Nemrut
94 albert road, 023 9275 6777. exceptional value & quality turkish/kurdish cuisine. the friendly owner & staff make the place one of the best places to eat out in portsmouth. runner up in "the news" best restaurant 2006 for portsmouth area.
Bangkok
64 albert road, 023 9242 9922. a nice thai place where you can take your own drink
Kitsch N d'Or
37 eldon street, southsea, 023 9286 1519. french style bistro food. great fixed price 2 course lunch, good value a la carte evening menu and with monthly food-and-wine nights. details are displayed outside the venue.
Mozzarella Joes
Clarence esplanade, southsea, 023 9229 5004. a relatively new restaurant right on the pebbles, with the most amazing views of the solent. great for a cold glass of wine, stonebaked pizza and pasta.
Regal House
88 albert road, 023 9282 8382. chinese takeaway.
The American Bar
58 white hart rd, old portsmouth, 023 9281 1585. modern european cuisine. also great but you can drop a lot of money in this place, which has great service!
Rosie's Vineyard
87 elm grove, southsea, 023 9275 5944, (http://www.rosies-vineyar...). french/modern european. wonderful wine selection food and atmosphere.
Strada
Gunwharf quays, 023 9281 7278, (http://www.strada.co.uk/). italian.
The Tenth Hole Tea Room
next to mini-golf course, 023 9283 0009. great for light lunch but the highlight is the amazing home-made cakes.
Portsmouth has literally hundreds of restaurants catering to all tastes. Towards Fareham, the marina Port Solent offers a variety of restaurants in a pleasant environment with a multiplex movie theatre nearby, and ample free onsite parking.
Sur La Mer
69 palmerston road, 023 9287 6678. french.
Best places for curry:Portsmouth offers a variety of Indian restaurants thanks to its prominent Asian community. The best places are Albert road where the curry are cheap as there is a restaurant literally every couple of shop, Palmerston road, where you pay for quality so take your pick.
Best Indian takeaway:
The Indian Ocean Takeaway
234 fratton road, 023 9282 4720. probably the longest serving curry outlet in portsmouth, established in the early 1980's by the current owner/chef mr mahtab uddin. the quality of the food is of the highest quality and their curries are also priced very reasonably.