Pinsarkè — Restaurant in Portsmouth

Absolutely horrendous service and horrible atmosphere. Came here for a Christmas meal out with family and friends, and my Mum ordered a pepperoni pizza only to find the chef had changed her order and added raw chorizo meat on top as he preferred that recipe (?!) - the pizza was not cheap and I found the situation to be bizarre and really put her on the spot with a meal she did not ask for or enjoy. When I asked if we could please have that pizza taken off the bill, the waitresses became very intimidating and rude. We all work in customer service and we know what it's like on the other side of the counter, but we feel the way they spoke to us was simply unacceptable. The pizzas were nice, but nothing to write home about, there were no spirits in the bar, the menus were broken and stuck together with sellotape, and the owner was doing her accounts on a laptop in the middle of the restaurant which wasn't a very professional vibe. All in all, a very poor experience - there are so much nicer pizza restaurants in Southsea with absolutely lovely staff so make sure to give...

Mixed feelings about it so thought I’d do an honest review. Garlic bread was definitely store brought but can’t ever say it was bad as garlic bread is just good regardless. Bizarrely, all the condiments and drinks were from Lidl, didn’t even hide this fact and gave chilli oil in the Lidl bottle and cans of Lidl own lemonade… I have to say I’ve never experienced that in a restaurant before especially in an Italian! Chilli oil isn’t the hardest thing to make authentically or at least pour into a bottle and pretend… The chips were also definitely just cheap frozen oven chips, probably from Lidl, so that was very disappointing. The pizzas look great, we all had pizza. The nduja was extremely spicy, never had it that spicy before so it made my pizza inedible. The bits it wasn’t on were tasty though. Everyone really enjoyed their pizza though and could tell it was fresh pizza. Everything was very reasonably priced so can’t complain on that...

My family and I are regular customers of Pinsarkè - their authentic Italian food and lovely welcoming atmosphere never disappoints!

I was fortunate enough to be the lucky winner of their Christmas raffle in 2024. We went on our free holiday to the idyllic region of Calabria at the beginning of July. It was one of the most beautiful places we have ever been and it was a holiday we will be repeating in the future! Pinsarkè sorted our flights and accommodation so our trip was made so easy. The B&B in San Nicola Arcella was faultless - the breakfast was different everyday and made entirely of fresh, local produce. There is so much history to explore in the region, as well as lovely beaches to relax on.

We are so grateful to Pinsarkè for this amazing holiday! I highly implore people to visit the restaurant this autumn and enter their Christmas raffle. Who knows - it might be you on the...