Mary Rose & Dragon, Portsmouth

An impressive Victorian pub with glazed tile frontage and a large pavement area at the front. It is still being run primarily as a down-market Chinese restaurant and bar, but isn’t actually any good at either. The large bar is cluttered with various stuff including bicycles and packing cases, the dining tables compete for space with a pool table, the food is not good and there is no real ale. Service is extremely slow and there is little by way of atmosphere. I don’t propose to come back until it has been recovered from the depths and returned to something more suited to the marvellous building.