My family and I came down to Portsmouth for a day trip and spontaneously decided to dine in at The Briny. We ordered a bit of everything to try cause all the platings look fabulous on Google photos. Food were spectacularly plated, well-seasoned; we even had to order more oysters! The waiter who served us was very nice and welcoming, would love to revisit next time!
I have had a beautiful Briny Breakfast, everything was cooked perfectly - the best breakfast I have ever had. The waitress Evie helped me with everything and was very attentive to my requests. Everything was on point from the very beginning, I highly recommend to choose this place as it is just unbeatable in any aspect.
First time visit and we will be back again!!! We did have the perfect weather for sitting outside drinking chilled rose wine. The Briny staff were lovely, efficient and very welcoming. The food was simply fantastic. Really hit the spot. Very tasty. I had roasted river Test trout so local to Hampshire too. Highly recommended.
First visit, excellent service and location. As with their sister restaurant, abarbistro, excellent food and atmosphere. We only had the small plates, haddock fish cake, crab mayo and pickled cockles.
Superb choice of wines available.
Fantastic meal, great choice and different. Staff very friendly. Nice setting opposite the sea. Back there on Sunday can't wait.
When I googled the best seafood restaurant s in Portsmouth, the Briny came on top of the list. So we wanted to try it out. We didn't have reservation but we were lucky to find a table. The restaurant was full around 13.30. I ordered oysters which were delicious. Then we ordered the fish of the day which was Mackrell and squid, delicious as well. We enjoyed it very much. Great location by the beach.
Great food, great service and beautiful location right on the seafront. We have lobster with very generous portion of meat, and a fish & chips, thoroughly enjoyed them.
Booked for an anniversary dinner to hopefully remember it surpassed our expectations. The kitchen certainly know what they're doing. The preparation of the crevettes and oysters was excellent but it was the cooking of my partner's lobster and my fish and chips that was exceptional. The former was probably the tenderest lobster we've ever had and the latter - well anyone can fry fish, can't they? Sadly they can't and I've lost count of the number of times I've been disappointed but here was one of the best I've ever had. Add in a packed restaurant on a Tuesday night, an excellent Vermentino and service from Amber that was friendly, prompt and attentive and the result was a wonderful meal that we'll remember for a very long time. Thank you all those involved.
Very charming restaurant, Great service, food was delicious i was really positively surprised. The desert so so yummy and quality ingredients.
Live saxophone as well, we had little issues with the waiting times and a missing side dish. The restaurant manager checked up on us very nicely and quickly resovled the problem.
I can’t wait to be back as I enjoyed the food and experience very much. I highly recommend this place
We travelled from Reading to Southsea early in the morning on the spur of the moment because the weather forecast was good. Luckily we came across The Briny by accident as we were looking for somewhere else to have breakfast. We were one of the first customers and were given a warm welcome by the staff. We had a cooked breakfast which was lovely sitting outside in the sunshine. The food was good, the coffee excellent and the staff super friendly. Highly recommend!
Really good food here right on the seafront. Good selection including some seasonal. Great service, also had a musician at lunch.
Everyone smiles. All dishes are tasty. Ocean view. Cozy. Highly recommended for breakfast, lunch dinner.
Extra points to fish&chips
Absolutely lovely restaurant with beautifully decorated and presented dishes.
It's all very tasty! Slightly on more expensive side but worth it
Really nice spot on the seafront. The fish of the day was excellent. Very good service and kind staff. 100% recommended
Lovely staff and great seafood which is surprisingly hard to get on the island nation for some reason!
The seafood bar was filled with some delicious treats and the gluten free menu was tremendous which is usually far from the case. Portion sizes were great and the quality overall of the food was also really high.
I don't think we got to hear what was fresh that day sadly and that's always how I know the chefs are cooking up whatever is fresh off the boat. At least partially, if not mostly, my fault as I should have been more bold and asked.
Breakfast at the briny this morning. A beautiful sunny day so breakfast on the seafront was an ideal way to start the day. We booked ahead and were greeted by the host who was friendly and chatty and found a better table than booked which was great.
Drinks were ordered just after sitting down. Menu was pretty diverse. Prices a little higher than average but unsurprising given the location.
Food was tasty and fresh and service friendly although we did have 5 different people taking our orders and delivering food and drinks and payment.
Venue itself was clean and well laid out with plenty of inside and outside seating as well as table, bar and pass seats depending on what sort of experience you wanted with your food.
On a sunny day a nice place to stop.
Not to be missed! The food was excellent and the service was outstanding. I follow a strict medical diet to control MS symptoms and the chef brilliantly prepared an off menu dish that was suitable and delicious. I had the smoked salmon starter, halibut with broccoli and hazelnuts for my main, and an off menu fruit salad for dessert. My husband had the tomato tarte, skate wing and a cheese board. We would not hesitate to come again the next time we’re in Portsmouth.
The Country Celebrant Cindy Groves
+5
A lovely celebration in a venue that I had never visited. The atmosphere was good, full but not too packed. Delicious cocktails and very good fish and chips.
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