Amazing experience and food. I had the best meal I have had in a while here and I loved every bit…read moreof it. This made my week long travels worth it and would recommend this to anyone. I had crispy fried pork belly as an appetizer and fish and chips. And for desert I had a rhubarb tart with homemade ginger ice cream. Heavenly

The restaurant is so cosy. Beautifully decorated and very welcoming. The staff were friendly and…read morehelpful. We had a leisurely dinner. The monkey bread and cosy hamburger were delicious as were the sweet potato fries. A great place to visit when we were far from home.

Expansive special menu for Gluten Free with top draw treatment by staff to ensure allergy is taken…read moreseriously. Very impressed with how they handled it all. Food was beyond delicious. Staff was very attentive and friendly. A nice atmosphere.

I stopped in for a coffee the cappuccino was quite nice. The steamed milk had a great texture …read more It was Sunday morning, and all the kids were very excited to have ice cream or cakes. Although the window said free wifi, the network was locked and no indication of the password. That's the only reason for three stars instead of four.

I've been here 3 times and I cannot say it was disappointing. The staff are all so nice and the…read moredrinks are great!! Not everyone will like everything so you have to go there at least twice to know what you like. My friends didn't like their drink the first time that they went but when I went with them they chose a different one and it was a game changer. I had mango fruit tea with blueberry juice balls. Also, they do seasonal drinks so I can't wait to go there at Halloween! 10/10, 5 stars. Definitely one of the places you should go to before you die. Note: you should choose what you want before you go in because there will be a queue of people waiting and the staff need to have a fast moving line. +expect to wait 5-10 mins for your drink or food, maybe 15 on a busy day max because they make everything fresh and always have a lot of orders!!

Super impressed with this place…read more The main things I enjoyed about it was the ease of variety, and how they've used their space. The menu is broad without being complicated, messy, or overwhelming. Everything is really well organised and they've done a great job of advertising their range of products. Bubble tea is their staple seller but they also offer frozen yogurt with a choice of chocolatey/sweety and fruity toppings, and tear and share waffles. Savoury stuff is available too! You'll find Ramen noodles and Gyoza dumplings on he menu if the sweet stuff isn't quite doing it for you. This time, I opted for a pear green tea with mixed blueberry and cherry bubbles. Never tried the pear before and it was lovely. Slightly sweeter and a little more artificial tasting than I'm used to, though. Like I said, I really enjoy how they've used the space. The unit is really long, kind of white washed throughout including the wooden floorboards which gives it a mega bright and spacious feel and there's ample and varied seating before and after the serving counter. I feel like they've made the space really interactive which is great! Even though I was kinda in a rush, Yobu makes you take the time to appreciate it. There's a little wall of fame/fandom dedicated to its customers, a book case, some cute trinkets dotted around, and leaflets about the local area. I'd love to go back if I'm around B'mouth again! Frozen yogurt next time!

As mentioned elsewhere the room is impressive and well decorated with art-deco touches…read more Nice informal bar area with tea, coffee and cakes available, coffee and a cake for £2.50 is the current value offer. The bar food is the usual salad, burgers, sandwich and wrap selection typically under £10, but there are some interesting sharing platters for around £10. Recommended

Spectacular conversion of the former printing hall of the Bournemouth Echo, to create an ambitious…read morecombination of bar, brasserie and patisserie. This is another venture by serial restaurateur Andy Price, who already has Aruba and West Beach. A recent 'Business lunch' was good value at £15.50 for three courses. Starters included an excellent pork terinne with shallot jam. For mains, we enjoyed fish & chips, lasagne, and bangers and mash. The lasagne was very generous, coming in big oval cast iron lidded dish. The bangers and mash could have done with a green vegetable. Puds of berry compote and ice cream; and American style pancakes with maple syrup and vanilla ice cream were both done well. The overall verdict, though, was competent but pedestrian brasserie fare, rather than anything special. Will have to try dinner, or go a la carte, next time. And may have to hurry, because they were practically empty, so this may not be venture that is sustainable. UPDATE (Nov 2010) This place folded in the summer, and has been bought out of administration (sans the debts) by the same owners. It reopened this month. A recent visit for lunch found it much improved. There is a large area of upholstered seating for teas, coffees, etc, which also improves the formerly clattery acoustics. There's also a counter selling the marvellous homemade chocs from Chococo in Swanage. The food was also a big improvement our eggs Benedict and pumpkin & sage risotto were both spot on. Desserts were imaginitive like the deconstructed Mai Tai, and fig tart with licorice parfait. Pretty good for thirty quid, incl coffee. Let's hope it doesn't go downhill again, as Bournemouth needs a place of this ambition. The Maitre d' doesn't auger well, as he has no idea how to do greet and seat, and neglects new arrivals to such an extent that several gave up and left!! Here's hoping for the best UPDATE (July '13) The restaurant now seems to have stabilised as one of the best dining options in Bournemouth. A couple of recent lunches have been spot on, and service is good now as well. Still imaginative cooking. Fig, blue cheese and parma ham salad excellent, and the fishcake, wilted spinach and poached egg consistently tasty. Lunches about £30-40 for two with drinks, incl. coffee ain't bad for this quality. Do go, and support a venture that deserves continued success.