Address: Pier Approach, Bournemouth, BH2 5AA, United Kingdom
Phone: +441202587785
Rating: 4.1
based on 340 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The oysters were excellent, the kids loved the cheese linguine."
"Fish and chips are amazing (battered haddock)."
"We ate the crayfish roll, tiger prawns, monkfish risotto and scallop gruyère. They were all well cooked and really tasty."
"The sea bass was well seasoned and the chowder was extremely delicious."
"Food was excellent, as well as a great selection of wine staff was exceptional & friendly, location is perfect with an ocean breeze !! Highly recommend for excellent seafood, chefs really took their craft very seriously and you could tell!"
"Just had the best Risotto I’ve ever had - Crayfish, samphire and Parmesan to name a few of the ingredients - it was truly outstanding."
"The food was absolutely fantastic - beautifully presented and top quality."
Cons:
"The seafood sharing platter is not worth the money, it's mainly just a big platter of mussels."
"Not value for money. Please try to avoid any of the seafood dishes."
"The food was AWFUL. Avocado on toast was a brown paste that tasted acid."
"Tasteless, unimaginative food with zero flair - everything was bland, overcooked and / or swimming in butter."
"Pizzas were terrible they were burnt."
"The prawns were stale and they were served with a simple salad and terribly cooked fries."
"The calamari was a small portion considering its price and they tasted like they weren't fresh."
Service
Pros:
"Service was cheerful and prompt."
"Staff are attentive and very friendly."
"Excellent service and staff. Polite and knowledgeable."
"The staff were amazing and very accommodating of dietary requirements and adapting the menu options, they couldn't do enough to assist."
"Our host Emily was polite, prompt and very knowledgeable about the menu."
"The staff and service are just great!"
"Staff were friendly and attentive."
Cons:
"Upon getting our meals - fish and chips and crayfish risotto we were not given any check back as to whether the meals were ok."
"The service was average at best, very unimpressed being a local who has previously been here before a few times."
"Your waiters are so rude and not welcoming me. I don’t recommend."
"The staff were not very friendly or attentive."
"Management did not seem at all bothered about the poor service we received."
"The front of house guy AJ was a nasty unpleasant and very arrogant person with little to no idea of what good customer service actually entails."
"Our waiter was really grumpy and we felt like everything was a huge issue and that he really could not be bothered."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Great place, amazing service, really good quality food, very reasonably priced."
"One of the best meals we have had locally and for £21 for 2 courses and £24 for 3, excellent value for money."
"Prices are reasonable for what you get."
"Food was very good - we had the muscles at lunch - decent portion sizes, no lengthy wait, tasty, good value."
"Fish and chips were £20 each but huge portion and tasted great plus you're in a beach side restaurant so prices to be expected."
"Absolutely delicious and well prices breakfast."
"Really good food and excellent service - fresh local anchovies were sublime and dressed crab salad a really good main course."
Cons:
"The seafood sharing platter is not worth the money, it's mainly just a big platter of mussels."
"Not value for money. Please try to avoid any of the seafood dishes."
"And they added an extortionate £12.50 service charge to the bill."
"The food was overpriced, but was very tasty."
"Was lovely food, very pricey, and they couldn’t wait to get rid of us and shut shop for the day!"
"Very poor value for money. We've been before and enjoyed it but this has put us off going again."
"So overall it's low value for money."
Atmosphere & Location
Pros:
"The setting was beautiful, right on the sand, vibrant and lively music."
"We sat outside and it’s lovely. You have view to the beach, highly recommend."
"West beach is absolutely amazing! Ibiza vibes in Dorset!"
"An excellent location to use the beach with refreshments on hand."
"Although a bit of a tourist trap, the setting really is fantastic."
"The atmosphere was exactly what you want in a beach place - perfect for sunset."
"Given the location and atmosphere would recommend to all."
Cons:
"Parking is an issue. So, plan accordingly when taking your folks or grandparents."
"Really shame on a poor service at the beach bar."
"Definitely not a venue to come and enjoy the airshow as the airshow commentary could not be heard."
"Limited menu choices and our meals were all salad and hardly any fish..slithers rather than pieces that you had to hunt for."
"Lovely day but construction work going on outside which was very noisy and spoilt the conversation."
"Awful experience. Walked in and was not greeted for almost 10 minutes."
"Seating outdoors even on a cloudy day was warm enough, about as close to the sea as you can get without a boat."