The Chambers — Restaurant in Portsmouth

Excellent service, attentive staff but really let down by the food. The lamb rumps were exceptionally fatty, chewy fatty and both of us that ordered this as a main struggled to eat it. They’d run out of the potatoes listed to accompany the lamb so we went for the triple cooked chips instead. They were awful and undercooked in the middle and a bit soggy on the outside. The red wine jus taste was also disappointing and lacked flavour. For nearly £30 for the main lamb dish. It was a big let down and not the fine dining plate they were aiming for. Pork belly was nice to start. Goats cheese starter nothing to write home about. The salmon main was average and also lacked flavour. The restaurant itself is cute and quirky and as mentioned the staff were lovely, so much so that I couldn’t bring myself to complain in person (typical brit that hates confrontation) however on reflection i wish i’d said something. We spent over £150 on our meal/drinks and left hungry after pushing our food around the plate. I would return for drinks and potentially try the afternoon tea as the venue and staff are both lovely. However i would not eat dinner again there, for me it was poor and a...

Really disappointed after hearing such great reviews, both me and my partner work in the industry and having a Saturday evening off decided to book a table for a nice meal. Are starters were really nice and although it seemed to take a while for them to come we both thoroughly enjoyed them, after a while the waitress noticed are mains hadn’t arrived and came over to tell us they would be along shortly a few moments later the manager appeared to tell us our steaks were resting and would be along any minute now, these had only just been started and it was obvious when they arrived, both the Fillet and Ribeye were under done the ribeye came out Blue I had asked for it medium and the Fillet was med/well when asked for Well done. Both steaks were taken back and redone but we would of been happier for them to have just been cooked correctly the first time and to have waited longer, we hadn’t asked where our food was as we new that they were busy with a big party upstairs. The manager took the Ribeye off of the bill and gave us free desserts which were both delicious. The first time i have ever eaten out and not left a tip...

Really enjoyed this restaurant. Why only 3 stars then. Was torn between 3 and 4. Should have been 5 star. Was very hopeful when I walked in. Bar maid didn't seem 100% sure of our waitresses name, as if high turn over. Orders came out wrong, slow for some of our party. So we were all eating different times. Sloppy time management and un organised for the high expectations. Menu was basic as Sunday evening. Basic different over priced roasts, steak or sea bass. Which they only had 2 available early in service. One of desserts also was missing. Sea Bass was very well cooked. Full or flavour. Small portion. Really small portion. No veg.... a thin slice of artichoke. Mango salsa was half a teaspoon at most with no sauce. The dishes which came with Veg had a small amount to share. Steak wasn't as good as price suggested. Dessert was good. Really enjoyed the candied hazelnuts and banana ice cream. Banoffee was average. Looked fancy. But taste wasn't there. No courtesy drinks or discount for poor service. Staff were friendly enough though. Shame almost a really good restaurant. Probably wouldn't give my...