Port City Pub — Restaurant in Portsmouth

4.0 star rating 12/23/2009 6 check-ins First to Review Port City is a shining light on Portsmouth's aging main street. The atmosphere is cozy and upon entering the pub's doors the customer will immediately notice the merging of dark Irish pub nuances and local memorabilia.

This reviewers favorite aspect of this establishment is the seating options. You can eat at the copper covered bar, in the comfort of a booth, at another bar-like stool seating at the back, or down in front at a more traditional wooden table. There is enough seating for a variety of groups, be it a date, dinner for one, or a birthday with full regalia.

Aesthetics aside, the food is excellent is far exceeds the label of "bar food." There chief there can (and has) whipped up peanut butter & jelly or grilled cheese sandwich for kids who are picky eaters. For the adult genre of eaters, there is a full menu that is sure to soothe any palate, while not being too hard on the wallet. The bar is full stocked but several bartenders may need reminded on how to make less common drinks (ie. Vodka Collins). There is a Happy Hour that runs from 5PM until 7PM with draught beers being 50% reduced. Bartenders and wait staff alike were accommodating, friendly, and professional. Wait times even during peak times were not existent.

Pub City offers a plethora of events in a city that lacks much to do. There are local musicians, trivia night, and even karaoke. There is the standard lunch and dinner rush, which provides quality people watching opportunities. This establishment is casual, but not overly so and attracts mostly the university and 25+ crowd of young professionals and retirees.

Overall, my experience with Pub City exceeded my expectations. Many eateries come and go, but with the positive aspects of quality atmosphere, customer service, and quality food & beverage, Pub City has set itself to continue on for many...

My wife, daughter and I met my high school classmate that I hadn’t seen in over 30 years and her 14 year old son for dinner at Port City because we heard the food was good and the atmosphere was friendly. I’ll start off by pointing out we unintentionally went on karaoke night so that was probably our biggest mistake. The waitress was friendly and the food was good so no problems there. The volume was turned up a few octaves too high on the sound system so we had to yell back and forth over the table in order to have a conversation. As the evening progressed, the “gentleman” controlling the microphone seemed to get louder and more obnoxious probably due to intoxication. In turn, this led to an uncountable number of curse words and obscenities flowing through the speakers at the highest volume imaginable. At first I just assumed the before mentioned person just had a lack of awareness that younger people were in attendance. But then it was almost as if the crude language and behavior was being done intentionally because it increased exponentially as we got up to make our exit. My classmate and her son was in for a short time from Dallas and we drove from Chillicothe to meet them only to have this unfortunate experience. All I can say is, Portsmouth has indeed fallen on hard times if this is their...

Was not aware of Port City Pub till I was left struggling to find somewhere in Northeastern Kentucky to enjoy a Irish meal to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day. Eastern Kentucky has no Irish pride I've noticed and to the many its just another day. A search on the internet yielded not many results but Port City Pub in southern Ohio caught my attention. Its advertising of good food, bar, and live music had me ready to make the 40 minute drive. The drive was well worth it! A classic Irish pub with a menu that can satisfy anyone from fish n chips to steak. Various sandwiches from clubs to turkey. Several different beers on tap and one of the friendliest staffs I've ever encountered. Being its Saint Patrick's Day a live band performed excellent Irish folk songs and gave it a almost out of time atmosphere. We of course went with the shepherd's pie and was happy we did but do plan on going back soon to try other menu items. Prices were extremely fair and they even offered various discounts such as law enforcement which I refuse to ask for but was still nice to see...