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    Chaplin's & The Cellar Bar

    4.8 (4 reviews)
    ModerateMusic Venues
    Closed 12:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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    Excellent venue for gigs. Warm friendly environment. Great garden area, live entertainment most nights

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    Peppinos Italian Fusion Restaurant & Live Music Lounge Bar - Peppinos Italian Restaurant & Live Music Lounge Bar, 27 - 37 Charminster Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8UE. 01202 292727

    Peppinos Italian Fusion Restaurant & Live Music Lounge Bar

    3.7(3 reviews)
    1.3 mi
    £££

    I think Peppino's must have been reinvented since the last review as it is anything but…read moreold-fashioned. But it is still Italian and the food is good. The place is massive and consists of a restaurant and separate bar area which is used for live music gigs. We went on a mid-week evening which was more quiet, but not as quiet as they expected. Staff seemed completely overwhelmed by the number of guests. We had to wait well over an hour for any food to arrive at our table the large party at the table next to us weren't served until we were ready to leave at 10. Unfortunately, the more senior waiter lost his cool in the course of the evening and wasn't particularly friendly, almost snapping when one of us went up to the bar to hand over our payment. As we booked the table on a discounted deal, I'll be forgiving and give three stars. At full price this would seem generous as no food is good enough if the atmosphere isn't right.

    Good old fashioned Italian restaurant even down to the tableclothes with their red and white…read moresquares. Sometimes you have to wait quite a long time to be served as they spend a lot of time chatting to the customers which is a good thing in my opinion. The pizza and pasta is of good quality and they have a good selection of wine and beer. The staff are really friendly and chatty as I mentioned and it is generally quite good fun in here with lots of people in large groups.

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    Peppinos Italian Fusion Restaurant & Live Music Lounge Bar - Peppinos Italian Fusion Restaurant & Live Music Lounge Bar 27 - 37 Charminster Road Bournemouth BH8 8UE 01202 292727

    Peppinos Italian Fusion Restaurant & Live Music Lounge Bar 27 - 37 Charminster Road Bournemouth BH8 8UE 01202 292727

    Peppinos Italian Fusion Restaurant & Live Music Lounge Bar - Peppinos Italian Fusion Restaurant & Live Music Lounge Bar 27 - 37 Charminster Road Bournemouth BH8 8UE 01202 292727

    Peppinos Italian Fusion Restaurant & Live Music Lounge Bar 27 - 37 Charminster Road Bournemouth BH8 8UE 01202 292727

    Peppinos Italian Fusion Restaurant & Live Music Lounge Bar - Peppinos Italian Restaurant & Live Music Lounge Bar, 27 - 37 Charminster Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8UE. 01202 292727

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    Peppinos Italian Restaurant & Live Music Lounge Bar, 27 - 37 Charminster Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8UE. 01202 292727

    O'Neill's - Not O'Neill's loo, but you get the idea!

    O'Neill's

    2.5(11 reviews)
    1.1 mi
    ££

    Let's get the loo re-voo done first. The toilet doors are signed in Gaelic; I think mine said 'Fir'…read more(or was that the Ladies'?). The designers must have thought it was a good idea to tile the walls with tiles saying 'failte' (welcome). The only living thing that would find a welcome in O'Neill's toilets is a germ. Everything odious (no, I didn't mean to write 'odourless') that can be associated with a bad toilet area can be found here. In the main bar, two foreign bar lassies were both struggling to get the till to work, whilst a long queue of dispirited drinkers looked on. Of course, they didn't know how much anything cost, so if the till was not working, neither were they. I try find Manager on phone, one explained in halting English. There is a smaller bar in O'Neill's up some steps on another level, so I nipped round there in the hope of getting a pint of Guinness; there was not a soul in sight, but at least I was now first in the queue. After a few minutes, some loud glass-rattling brought the desired effect: a bar person - a pale, emaciated youth with long, lank and greasy hair, emerged from within. What now followed was amazing. In an attempt to be jovial, I mentioned that I was dying of thirst, and asked The Ghost of Banquo where he had been. Ah, I was hiding he confided, I needed a rest. The tables were sticky, the floor tacky, and it was a nice evening so I went out into their yard, which is ambitiously described as a Beer Garden on their web site. The tables were crammed with uncollected glasses, unemptied ashtrays, and the decking was littered with crisp packets. There's an O'Neills near you, I'm sure. I know that the Cardiff branch is clean and well run. So Bournemouth must be down to management. But who manages the Managers? Stand up Mitchells and Butlers Leisure Retail Limited. By the way, the Guinness was excellent. But not worth the bother.

    If pretentious £10 a drink Bournemouth isn't you're thing then there's only a handful of places to…read morego and of these, O'Neills is one of the only places that is open late. While it's part of a fake Irish pub chain, it has an independent feel. There is a distinctive troupe of locals who fill the place every weekend but it's got a welcoming and fun vibe around it. The crowd is that little bit older, with 20 and 30 somethings filling the split section pub. The smaller top section is more laid back, with plenty of seats to chat with mates. With the main bit usually features a live band, covering everything from Van Morrison to the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. The music follows a similar trend when the DJ's on so it's usually a good place for a dance. The drinks are fairly cheap and if you go during the day the cheap food is actually quite scrummy. A good bet for a group of mates. You're likely to see rocky looking folk mingling with gay men and women and scruffy students chatting to well preened ladies. A real mix of people rather than an Hollyoakes type meat market. A rarity for Bournemouth.

    Chaplin's & The Cellar Bar - musicvenues - Updated May 2026

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