After a long drive, came here based on recommendations online for good Italian…read more There were only two tables being waited on. Quiet ambiance but it likely is because it's 8 pm on a Wednesday. The Italian gentleman was very kind. The house red wine was quite the best way to start the meal after a long day and long drive. Ordered the veal saltimbocca, mixed salad and penne side instead of veggies and potatoes. For dessert, the bunet. It was my first time trying this rum and cocoa caramel dessert. It was topped with an amaretto biscuit and cream dollop. It was perfect !!! Really great place and excellent food. It's right near boats area. I'm sure it's marvelous in summer. !!

Very disappointed that they used smoked salmon in a pasta dish advertised to have salmon. The dish…read morewas salty and difficult to eat. My issue is they failed to advertise or alert us that they were using smoked salmon. I wouldn't have ordered the dish and the dish was recommended by the waitress.

Been visiting here for around 10 years…read more My original review: "Friendly staff. Constantly high quality food at a reasonable price. Recommended." Well since then it has recently changed hands. The menu is the same but the quality of the food has changed and the way it is cooked. I feel these changes have been made to maximise profits. The staff are no longer friendly or happy. (Well the head waiter was happy with his hands all over the 3 blonde waitresses). I've been there 4 times since the new owners took over noticing the decline in quality each time. Lastnight was the last straw when I was served a burger that was raw in the middle. No apology by the staff, offered a free coffee which I declined and then told i should at least pay half for it!! Not going back.

We went with a group of 10 for dinner last night. We were asked to pre-order our food. The menu…read moreitself is very strange. They seem to offer everything from stir-fry, to pizza, to fish, which raised alarm bells with me from the off. I phoned on a Thursday to pre-order food for Saturday and asked what the catch of the day would be. I was told haddock. Clearly not caught on the day then. The chips are clearly oven chips and were tasteless and dry. Granted, my fish filled the plate but it was nothing to write home about. Would rather have gone to the local chippy! My husband ordered a steak burger and asked for it rare. They replied 'Are you sure?' and then bought us a burger that looked like it had been cooked for 2 hours. The staff were friendly enough but not particularly attentive. We were left with lots of empty bottles and glasses on our table for quite a long time and only offered a drink once or twice. I was given a half glass of water. Why we weren't given some jugs of water for the table I'm not sure. I think it's safe to say that I won't be visiting again. There's so many other nicer places to go in the area with much better quality, fresh food.

During the day this is a great place for coffee. You get pastries with the coffee (no, not loads)…read more Their lunch menu is rather mouthwatering, pastas, salads, pizza, panini. Scrummy. You get hungry just looking at it or smelling it. In the evening, it all becomes a bit disappointing. The flavours are a bit dull, nothing is very inspiring. However, the wine is served in large glasses so everything, in the end seems less of a let down, especially if you're not paying. They used to have a sofa near the kitchen door, but since they took it away, we hardly go there. Loos are clean!

Been here for lunch a number of times. The food is of good quality and they serve large portions…read more Very reasonably priced for what you get. Family friendly with a good childs menu.

I have not given a fifth star because of the high prices. A…read moredelightful wine bar/restaurant on the first floor at Dolphin Wharf. The cuisine here is multinational, with an Indian dish or two, Chinese and Italian plus a couple of French dishes. There is a pleasant selection of desserts and crepes. The three house red wines are priced extortionatly at $5.95 for the least expensive. (I don't have a pound symbol on this PC). Entrees begin at 7.95. So no one is going to get a budget meal or drink here. The food, however, is excellently cooked and presented, and quite delicious. The space is beautifully decorated with a theme of local black and white photos with blue and yellow paint for added effect. These are enormous and suspended from the ceiling as well as on big walls. The windows overlook part of the Marina and there are views of Brownsea Island. Try it, it's worth it. But it may not become a regular haunt unless you're fairly loaded.

Checked out menu online booked a table online couldn't wait to try lobster and crab didn't have…read moreeither! Very disappointed cost me £20 in taxi's for that disappointments .I've given 2 stars because waitress was lovely and the restaurant looked nice

A restaurant called Alcatraz seems to me to be the type of place then you go into and then can…read morenever leave. Sadly this was not the case here. I was pretty pleased to leave when the time came around though it was fine enough.

Popped in here for lunch yesterday with the family. I ordered a Pizza and a chocolate cheesecake…read morefor dessert. I have to say it was probably the best Pizza I've ever had. Full of topping and lovely fresh ingredients. And again The cheesecake was the best I've had in a very long while. We all enjoyed our meals. The food is definitely a cut above the rest. I felt the food to be reasonably priced for the quality. Worth a visit!

Lovely place and lcoation is great in Poole park right by the lake! Friendly service and as Italian…read morefood goes its the nuts (very good)! My family went for an evening meal and took my son who was 20 months at the time and they were very warm and catered well for him doing a child portion from the main menu I dont think they have a childrens menu. Each dish was presented beautifully and it is all fairly priced. I would like to go again and maybe hire it for a special occasion I think they would do a good job there.

Serious made me feel sick for days!!! We thought we would try somewhere new and the name made me…read morethink it might be ok.... It's really not! Could barely eat any of it and then I felt rough - best advice run run far!

Pizza can be a bit hit and miss and for m this one was a miss. Too doughy, too much cheese, not…read moreenough tomato. That might be because I have a particular liking for Italian style pizza though.