Bar + Block Steakhouse opening in Portsmouth has been delayed

THE opening of a new steakhouse in the city centre has been delayed.

Bar + Block had been scheduled to open in Queen Street on Thursday, February 27, it was announced last month.

However Whitbread have now revealed that the opening has been pushed back to March.

The exact date it will open next month has not yet been confirmed.

Inside one of Bar + Block's restaurants - with a new site set to open in Portsmouth in March. Picture: Bar + Block/ Whitbreadplaceholder image
Inside one of Bar + Block's restaurants - with a new site set to open in Portsmouth in March. Picture: Bar + Block/ Whitbread | Other 3rd Party

The 165-cover restaurant will be located next to the Portsmouth Dockyard Hotel, Premier Inn.

Bar + Block will be open all-day, seven days a week, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Whitbread promise that it places an emphasis on delivering high-quality steaks at affordable prices.

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Unsurprisingly the restaurant puts steak at the heart of its extensive menu, featuring rotating specials from the Butcher’s Block, grazing plates and handmade burgers prepared on-site using prime beef.

The restaurant also has a wide selection of drinks, with a focus on craft beers, specially curated wines and innovative cocktails with seasonal specials.

Joanna Spencer, senior brand & marketing manager from Whitbread Restaurants said: ‘Situated in a prime city location in close vicinity to the popular Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, we are looking forward to expanding the Bar + Block brand in Portsmouth, which will be our fourteenth site and our first opening in 2020.’

Launched in 2016, Bar + Block have locations across the country including a restaurant at Whiteley Shopping Centre.

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