Abarbistro

I was looking for a new place for lunch for family on a visit to Portsmouth so here we went today to the unusually named ABARBISTRO. It started well days ago, when I emailed the restaurant to ask if there are gluten free options and a friendly email came back from Christina with the special menu. Great. On arrival...also a good sign...the restaurant was pretty busy. Great again. The service was friendly and the choice of main courses was good. So let's crack on with the issues that grate with me. 1. The turkey dinner. I am pretty certain this was from yesterday's sitting. The turkey was fine, but the potatoes were stone hard and the other veg was limp and soggy. The potatoes should be crispy and the glazed veg should firm and sparkling. If this was truly cooked today then the chef needs to focus on timing. 2. Puddings. Either ice cream or most things are with ice cream. In deepest Winter..really? Get some traditional takes And £9 for a portion of ice cream is excessive. I opted for the mince pie parfait (frozen of course) and I'm happy to say this was a nice deconstructed version of a mince pie. This is my experience and I say what I see. This is not a cheap lunch so needs to be tip top.

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We spent a nice few hours at the Abar last night. I haven’t been for a few years as I thought the food was over-priced, but as most of party lives in Old Portsmouth, we decided to visit the Abar for dinner. The house red and white wine were very palatable and all our meals were pleasing. I had the ham hock, ducks egg and chips, and it was delicious and fairly-priced. The waiting staff were friendly enough, but why, oh why do they insist on calling everyone ‘guys’? It’s so annoying particularly as we were a party of five women. It’s so casual, and whilst I don’t expect formal addressing in a pub/bistro, ‘guys’ is just awful. Please think again how you address your diners.

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Such a nice pub/bar/restaurant, the staff are so good from the lads behind the bar to the girls waiting the tables, they really are top class. It is always busy, so book a table for a drink and food or just sit at the bar. Don't miss this when you are down in the area for shopping or just a sightseeing trip.

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Excellent Sunday lunch with well presented delicious food, great wine and attentive friendly staff. Competitively priced and worth the trip from Fareham. 5 stars on all counts!!

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The roast dinners we had today were absolutely delicious. Staff were friendly and attentive. We will be back! X

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