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Compass Rose Chinese Restaurant & Bar, Portsmouth, England

Compass Rose Chinese Restaurant & Bar

4.8
4.8
136 Reviews
£26 to £40
Chinese

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 4 times today
Experiences are available.
  • Good for special occasions
  • Good for groups
  • Charming
Our Chinese restaurant is renowned for our exceptional culinary creations that bring out the best of traditional Chinese flavours. We offer an exclusive menu of dishes that are masterfully prepared, using only the freshest ingredients. Our Michelin Chef Simon Li will curate an unforgettable journey that will leave you and your guests impressed.

Additional information

Experiences

  • Compass Rose Asia Lunch Set Meal

    £15.00 per person

    Multiple dates available
    2 courses Set meal included Starter , Main & Side.

What 136 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.9Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.7Value

NoiseEnergetic

Loved For

  • Hampshire

    Best Food

  • Hampshire

    Best Value

  • Hampshire

    Healthy

  • Hampshire

    Vegetarian-friendly

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Compass Rose Chinese Restaurant & Bar offers "delicious" and "well-presented" dishes with fresh ingredients. The "friendly" and "attentive" staff enhance the dining experience, making it a "highly recommended" spot in Portsmouth. Despite a few service glitches, the restaurant's "amazing" food and lively atmosphere ensure a memorable visit.

136 Reviews
  1. Julie

    Dorset2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing Food, good and helpful service. Thank you

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  2. Heather

    Bristol8 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This is a fabulous restaurant. The food is excellent and the service is exceptional. The best chinese ever!

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  3. Hugh

    Manchester9 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on February 21, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    This was a last minute dinner but it was excellent value and the food was very good and well presented

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  4. Marilyn

    Hampshire2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 19, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Had a lovely lunch today with my friends as my birthday treat. It was lovely as always. Great food, great service.

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  5. JAMES

    Hampshire2 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on February 14, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    My only bad thing noted of the night was the slow and unconfident service issues that lies with the many employed younger staff. It appeared they constantly needed direction from older staff and this was noticeable to other diners too in getting their attention (looking over, then turning and going in the opposite direction!) As the night went along though, some finally did get rid of their nervous start and were keen to engage with diners. However… we laughed this off as ‘everyone has to start somewhere’. The main thing here is the food and it lived up to our expectations. The delicious and flavourful servings of each of the many dishes we ordered from the ample menu were colourful and a memorable experience. A great night as a whole and I and my wife agreed that we will revisit to try some of the other dishes soon.

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  6. Matt

    Hampshire1 review

    5.0

    Dined on February 14, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    The food was absolutely delicious, a fantastic al a carte Chinese experience. Attentive service on a very busy night (valentine's day). Decor is a bit shabby, but you can see the effort that has gone in to trying to make it look better. It's an old pub that's been converted and still needs updating, but I'm sure as long as people keep going here and eating the brilliant food they'll continue to improve the ambiance and appearance. My wife said the soft shell crab was the best she'd ever eaten, I had vegan options throughout and all were delicious, especially the vegan satay. Will definitely be recommending to friends and hope to return in the future.

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  7. Nigel

    South Wales2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 11, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellant food, excellent service. All in all a great place to visit, also very good value

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  8. susan

    Hampshire1 review

    3.0

    Dined on February 7, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    Staff were friendly but had to wait a long time to catch someone . Restaurant has an appealing decor . Noisy young guests for a while until they left and much quieter . Smallish portions of food and cocktails and very overpriced .

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  9. Clinton

    Hampshire1 review

    5.0

    Dined on February 5, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Very enjoyable evening. Nice prompt service with a smile. Very tasty food. Would go there again.

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  10. Carol

    Hampshire2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on January 30, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fantastic Chinese restaurant excellent service and food

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FAQs

Compass Rose Chinese Restaurant & Bar offers delivery in partnership with Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats. Compass Rose Chinese Restaurant & Bar also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at 023 9265 3988.

Compass Rose Chinese Restaurant & Bar is rated 4.8 stars by 136 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 4 times today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for Compass Rose Chinese Restaurant & Bar

Anchorage RdSywell Cres, Portsmouth, England PO3 5UH

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Chinese, Cocktail Bar, Asian
  • Hours of operation
    Tue–Sat 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:30 pm Sun 12:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Payment options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Delivery & takeout
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