Ludo Lounge Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant Bournemouth

Address: 34 Southbourne Grove, Bournemouth, BH6 3RA, United Kingdom

Phone: +441202430699

Rating: 4.3
based on 212 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Always good service in our experience, relaxed atmosphere."
  • "Great to see the venue nice and busy, staff friendly and solid service."
  • "Friendly staff."
  • "Efficient and friendly staff."
  • "Staff are friendly although it feels like they are over worked at times."
  • "Service was efficient and food tasty."
  • "Staff we’re all friendly."

Cons:

  • "Long wait and the Food was cold."
  • "Very poor service. Ordered a coffee at 10.30am on a not too busy Thursday morning, still hadn't arrived by 10.45am."
  • "Food was below par, 2 dishes sent back, poor service staff."
  • "Service a little slow."
  • "All the staff were lovely but each food came at different times, last 2 didn’t even arrive until we asked where it was, kitchen staff were rude as anything."
  • "Service a little slow but they were very busy but with plenty of staff."
  • "The staff are slightly less attentive than they should have been."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Nice atmosphere, nice food, nice staff and a cheer for every chair that falls over."
  • "Definitely will be back again and would definitely recommend for anyone looking for a great atmosphere."
  • "Friendly lively atmosphere."
  • "Nice ambient atmosphere, popular but never feels overcrowded."
  • "Great atmosphere, will definitely come here again."
  • "The place was buzzing with people on a Sunday afternoon and the atmosphere was really vibrant."
  • "It has a very casual and friendly atmosphere, with a lovely range of food and drinks."

Cons:

  • "Be careful going in the mornings as it can get REALLY busy with many parents with young children/toddlers and it can get really loud."
  • "Only thing I wasn't 100% happy with was the music was very loud so conversation meant shouting over speakers with high reverberation."
  • "A very busy place, so quite noisy at times."
  • "Quite loud as I walked in."
  • "The place was far too noisy for me."
  • "More like a creche than a pub/coffee lounge."
  • "Family meal to celebrate a birthday....really poor service and very disappointing."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Everyone had fantastic food."
  • "Beyond meat burger is a must."
  • "Fabulous food (the breakfast may be the best I've ever had with very high quality ingredients)."
  • "Food was good."
  • "Meals are very good value, the big breakfast was very tasty."
  • "The food was fantastic."
  • "Food came very quickly and it was very tasty."

Cons:

  • "The garlic flatbread was tasteless and extremely oily."
  • "Food was below par, 2 dishes sent back, poor service staff."
  • "First they didn't have the steak, then my 'superhero' burger was average at best. My partners bang bang chicken had hardly any chicken in it."
  • "Food is not great as a lot is pretty prepared and microwaved."
  • "Food lets it down."
  • "Long waits for drinks during quiet times, food was seriously poor."
  • "The food came out terrible!"

Decor and Ambience

Pros:

  • "Interesting interior decorations and lighting which we liked."
  • "Nice building, interesting quirky decor inside."
  • "Lovely decor - love coming here."
  • "Artwork fills the walls."
  • "The decor and ambience in Ludo Lounge is chilled and, well, lounge-like."
  • "Decor is beautiful and the vibe is lively, yet relaxed."
  • "Very casual and chilled vibe with great decor giving you so much to look at."

Cons:

  • "The only thing I didn't like were the ghastly animal head 'trophies' on the wall - one hopes they were not real?!"
  • "I think the decor is like Marmite you either love it or hate it, for me not a fan."
  • "Quite dark at the back of the ground floor... But like a cave, would be nice in mid winter."
  • "Also the table ripped my tights and had to go home to change them for another one."
  • "The toy/game selection was in disarray, the small children's toy truck that I dug around for was missing most of its wheels."
  • "Just one thing - you need double doors for the main entrance guys as in the winter cold blast when people arrive is uncomfortable and not energy efficient."
  • "I would pay more attention to the cleanliness there were areas I noticed were clearly pictures etc had not been wiped for a long time dry dust somebody needs to give that a deep clean."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Meals are very good value, the big breakfast was very tasty."
  • "The prices are reasonable."
  • "Prices are reasonable."
  • "Good menu with plenty of options, not expensive."
  • "Not the absolute cheapest place to eat but worth the price, good value for the whole experience given."
  • "Food is always superb and pricing isn't too high."
  • "Great value and good food. Highly recommended for families."

Cons:

  • "Just over £40 for 2 adult meals 2 kids meals when I could of done better at home."
  • "Quite expensive for the quality of the food."
  • "Little overpriced drinks. The food was a bit disappointing too."
  • "Not good value for money."
  • "The price of these meals are shocking for the quality and portion you get."
  • "Overpriced and underwhelming."
  • "A bit expensive compared to other places with the same type of food."

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