The Merchant House
📍 0.6 miles from Fratton Park
About this Pub
Why it's great for Matchdays
Matchdays are well covered here: the pub explicitly shows England football games and promotes live sport, so you can watch televised fixtures in the bar. It also serves a full in-house street-food menu from Need Street Food with long weekend hours, making it handy for pre- or post-match eats. Beer choice is a strong point for groups—Untappd lists an ever-changing tap and cask lineup from leading UK breweries, and CAMRA notes a large number of regularly changing beers—so fans can pair the game with quality pints and proper scran, all under one roof.
Recent Fan Reviews
Delightful food, the mac and cheese were so creamy and delicious, the fries were out of these world. The burger was really really good, I got the briskt one and maybe I needed a bit more flavour contrast because it was veery beefy (this is why I don't give a 5 start completely, I'd give 4.5), but very very good overall!
My son treated me to lunch, luckily it was pretty quiet. Food is so good, tasty not over powering flavours and very reasonably priced for what you get. Great spot to watch the world go by. Also dog friendly 🐾
Edit: October 2021 - same applies. An excellent bar serving an array of beers, ales and lagers to suit all tastes. It's a very popular bar during peak hours so be sure to arrive early if you want a table, and also a drink! Staff are friendly and knowledgeable about their offerings. This bar also hosts "Need Street Food" which offers an awesome array of dirty (in a good way) burgers and fries and also a decent Sunday Roast. Also served are a good variety of vegetarian and vegan meals. Definitely worth a try.
Nice bar restaurant with very friendly service. Food is tasty and as expressed serve some good wines. Also good craft beers too
A modern pub with craft beer in cans and a good selection on draft.The food was really nice too it was served in what I would describe as a plastic basket, but good portions and very tasty. The young people had burgers and fries and I had a Gyros, washed down by a beer. Very light and airy pub with a great atmosphere, the staff are knowledgeable and helpful.