Flirt Cafe Bar Reviews Summary

Ambiance

Pros:

• "New owner's brought life back into the café bar, creating a bright spacious, colourful and welcoming ambiance."
• "A lively yet relaxing atmosphere with just good vibes all around & exceptional service."
• "Cozy quirky friendly and unique sum up this place."
• "The decor is particular which makes the place special."
• "Flirt is a breath of fresh air for dining, music design and atmosphere in Bournemouth."
• "Lovely atmosphere with down to earth staff happy to help an serve with smiles clean an quick service."
• "Bright and airy café with a relaxed atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Gutted to say that this has gone totally downhill since the new owners have taken over."
• "The furniture is falling apart, the decor has completely aged."
• "Sadly Flirt needs updating, the once quirky furniture and style is deteriorating and dirty."
• "The decor has no theme, if putting random stuff from one's living room without much sense doesn't count."
• "Now though it's lost its shiny edges and the place is real tatty and unkempt."
• "This café has lost its once great atmosphere and is now dull and overpriced for the experience."
• "I found that it seemed quite noisy maybe the acoustics of the room but with the music and hearing all the mumbling conversations i left with a headache."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are great, prices are reasonable and the manager is very hands-on."
• "Attentive, cheerful and friendly staff."
• "The staff are super friendly to me and my friends."
• "The staff were very attentive, the guy who I assume was the owner was looking after every detail."
• "Really nice Staff, friendly & attentive service."
• "Staff seemed happy in their jobs, and the service was good."
• "The service team on the counter where the perfect balance between being courteous and relaxed."

Cons:

• "The service isn't all that great and the food is average."
• "The service is very slow, I once waited for a take away coffee for 40 minutes."
• "The customer service gone down big time. Just asked for a bowl of water for my dog they just pointed me the bowl in front of the shop but we were sitting at the back of cafe."
• "Staff seem more interested in having their personal conversations and not engaging with customers."
• "Shocked at how rude all the staff were."
• "The service took ages."
• "The food got delayed by our server at the time."

Food & Drink

Pros:

• "Great atmosphere and super tasty food! Definitely a must visit."
• "The hot chocolate menu alone keep me going back for more :-)"
• "The food was fresh and tasty - I recommend the Flirty Spaniard breakfast for something a bit different."
• "Quality food and service."
• "Breakfasts were freshly and perfectly cooked."
• "The food was fantastic."
• "Fantastic home cooked food, attentive first class service."

Cons:

• "The taste of the coffee was horrible, with no taste at all."
• "Coffee was obviously made from low quality beans, which were very burnt."
• "Subpar food, didn't even serve the specialty written on the board outside."
• "The food is overpriced and the service is lacklustre."
• "Sandwich was very dry. Asked for ham and cheese but contained nearly an inch of salad although came with a side salad. Sadly lacking in cheese."
• "Ordered a chicken caesar salad and got a whole piece of hardly cooked bacon on top of a tasteless chicken."
• "My chicken burger and my egg was overcooked very hard."

Value

Pros:

• "Reasonably priced, lovely staff, great atmosphere, delicious food and great drinks."
• "Very good value."
• "It was so convenient and reasonably priced."
• "Great, authentic, inexpensive, home-cooked food."
• "All told, a very reasonable £28.90."

Cons:

• "We found that ridiculous, £1 for a piece of bread? Seriously guys?"
• "It can be quite pricey for the amount of food you get but it is good grub."