These pages feature details and photographs of all pubs currently known to be trading throughout the Portsea Island districts of Portsmouth. Further entries are listed on the Mainland Pubs page.
Some pubs may also be listed with additional information on one or more of the following pages:
Pub Architecture, Pub Crawls, Pub Reviews, Best Ale Houses
CLICK ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS TO SEE THE FULL SIZE IMAGES
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| The Invincible |
6 Wickham Street, Portsea, PO1 3EF |
| 023 9286 5181 |
   Starting life as the Marquis of Lorne and later the Old Free House in the 19th century, this pub was renamed in 1983. the Invincible is now a single storey building, tucked away behind The Hard, opposite the Historic Dockyard. The long, narrow single bar is divided into different areas and has a mainly local clientele.
In early 2007 the pub benefited from a pleasant, and overdue, internal refurbishment. After a short closure in early 2011 the pub reopened with a new licensee, who hopes to stock up to four cask ales.
| Pub Operator: Enterprise Inns |
Photographs, left to right:
11th May 1989; 30th September 2006; unknown date |
Licenced Opening Hours:
Mon-Sat 07:00 'til 01:00;
Sun 07:00 'til 23:59;
Bank Holiday extensions |
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   Housed in the ornate former gas company offices opposite the imposing Guildhall, this was J D Wetherspoon's first pub opening in Portsmouth. Originally to be called the Apprentice Boy, the named was dropped through fear of offending the local Catholic community - political correctness gone mad? It opened simply as Wetherspoons in 1996 and proved an instant success. It remains the best JDW house in Portsmouth.
Now named the Isambard Kingdom Brunel after Portsmouth's engineering genius, the pub is always busy. A good selection of real ales is always available.
| Pub Operator: J D Wetherspoon |
Licenced Opening Hours: Mon-Sun 07:00 'til 03:00 |
| Photographs, left to right:
13th July 2008; 15th July 2007; 2004 |
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| The Italian Bar & Grill |
30/32 Great Southsea Street, Southsea, PO5 3BY |
| 023 9275 3058 |
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   Built in 1901 to a design by A E Cogswell, the present India Arms was built to replace a pub of the same name. The original premises was owned by the Longs Brewery before later transferring to Gales, for whom the replacement house was constructed.
Years later the pub became one of a small number of pubs operated by Bass Taverns in Portsmouth.
The pub was also extended into the former Hooper's fishmongers next door (see bottom right-hand photo).
During the 1990s the pub suffered the unenviable fateof being turned into one of Mitchells & Butlers' It's A Scream bars and morphed into a student haunt. Itconsequently became run down and in much need of renovation. In February 2007 it was thankfully given a new lease of life, being returned to a smart, traditional pub with an empahasis on the Raj theme. The former Hooper's part of the building housed the pub's Tiffin restaurant, which specialized in southern Indian cuisine.
Sadly, the company folded within two years and by July 2009 the pub was due to reopen as the Italian Bar & Grill. Further details shall be posted in due course.
| Pub Operator: Enterprise Inns |
Licenced Opening Hours:
Mon-Sat 10:00 'til 23:30; Sun 12:00 'til 22:50 |
| visit the Pub Reviews page for a detailed description (February 2007) |
Grade II Listed |
Photographs, clockwise from top left:
13th July 2009; 13th July 2009; 18th March 2007;
18th March 2007; 18th March 2007;
30th September 2006; 11th May 1989 |
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| Please note that the Licenced Opening Hours stated are the hours for which each premises has a licence to open its doors to the public. The hours for sale of alcoholic liquor may well be shorter than the Licenced opening hours. Some pubs may choose to open for shorter hours than their licence allows. Therefore it is always adviseable to check ahead to ensure that the premises shall be open at the time of your planned visit. |
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