Pie&Vinyl - Portsmouth

We visited this restaurant last Sunday and were disappointed. I have been a long-time fan of this place, but their quality has been declining over the past few years. On this particular visit, we ordered pies on August 13th, 2023. We were ignored for about 15 minutes before our order was taken, and then had to wait another 40 minutes for our drinks and food to arrive. The pies were not what we had ordered, and the presentation looked like frozen food that had been reheated. After sending it back to the kitchen multiple times, the staff member in charge was rude to the server and the atmosphere was unpleasant. Despite there being only a few other diners in the restaurant, we decided to leave. It's a shame because I used to enjoy this place, but I'm not sure if I would return after this experience.

In addition to the amazing scenery and atmosphere, visitors can also enjoy a delicious vegan option at this restaurant. The pies are seriously good.

I have visited Pin and Vinyl several times now and the pies are consistently delicious! There are so many options to choose from, whether you are a meat eater, vegetarian, or vegan. The ability to mix and match your sides with your pie is a fantastic idea, and at a decent price too! (I tried the veggie goats cheese, sweet potato, and spinach pie with mash) You do have to time your visit right as it is a small place, but that's what makes it special and gives it a relaxed and quirky, vintage vibe. The staff are friendly and efficient, quickly serving our drinks and checking if we wanted more. In addition to the food, browsing through the vinyl records and making a purchase adds to a lovely lunch experience.

So many people have recommended Pie and Vinyl over the years and have eventually visited. It didn’t disappoint, fantastic relaxed quirky, vintage setting, vinyl library to browse and delicious pies...we had spicy seitan kebab and gravy , best vegan pie I have eaten, pastry melted in the mouth ! What more could you ask for!

I will preface this isnt exactly a review more a word of warning. We arrived at 3pm (closing says 4pm) so we thought we would sit and have a pie. We were met with a fairly rude worker saying that the kitchen usually closes at 2:45 pm on a weekday, once he realised i wasnt from there he tried to be a bit nicer but i feel if you are going to close a kitchen over an hour before closing that needs to be stated somewhere. They also said they still had pies so i am not sure why they couldnt have pit one in the oven (i worked in a pie shop its usualy 15mins in the oven) or to sell as a frozen one. Anyway, just a warning if you are in the area and want to try. Further there was no other sweets/cames to buy and it looked like they turned off coffee machine. So i am not sure what people do from 2:45-4pm... Updated from previous review on 2022-07-20