The Honest Politician

Head down to Elm Grove in Southsea and you'll find The Honest Politician doing what it does best: being the kind of place where everyone knows your name and the banter flows as freely as the pints. It's got that unpretentious, lived-in feel of a proper neighbourhood pub—the sort where you can actually hear yourself think between matches, but it livens up nicely when there's something worth watching. The food's solid, nothing fancy but exactly what you want when you're settled in for the afternoon, and the staff genuinely seem to enjoy having you there rather than treating it as a transaction.