Southsea is adjacent to Portsmouth on the south coast of England. They have a range of dining options. I have had some good Japanese and Thai food there, but we wanted to try this restaurant. It is not very big and so booking is probably essential. HUIS has a strong Belgian theme.
As well as serving Belgian favourites such as bitterballen (meatballs), mussels and frites they also have an extensive beer menu.
I went for a Westmalle Trappist beer. This is a strong beer brewed by monks. They seemed to have a special glass for each of the beers. My other half tried an alcohol free beer from Bruge, but neither of us was that keen on it. We have actually been to that brewery and I do like some of their other beers.
As I do not eat meat I was happy to see that there were vegetarian version of some of the dishes. I had a beetroot and mushroom Wellington with Brussels sprouts that was great. The food the others had looked good too. Our waiter was not Belgian, but he was very friendly and helpful. The theme extends to items decorating the place. There were beer bottle lights, old cameras, an accordion, Belgian comics and a Tintin cartoon being projected onto the ceiling.
For Christmas they had made their own tree.
The many beers are kept in a cage for the safety of customers.
There are just a couple of toilet at the rear. These are decorated with the ends of beer crates.
The portions were substantial, but I thought I could manage a dessert. There were starters, but that may have been too much given the size of this waffle with brownie and ice cream.
We were allowed to take our time with the meal. I thought prices were quite reasonable, but some of the beers are quite expensive. That is to be expected with such imports. I would happily go there again as there is lots more food and drink to try.