What a great place right at the waterfront. We were there with a group of eight and so I was able…read moreto try most of the food. It was incredible. The cheese soufflé, the pork belly, the scallops, all appetizers we're just stunning. For the main course, I had the vegetarian gnocchi, in my opinion too many vegetables and too little gnocchi, seafood and lamb dishes looked really great! I also had the winter salad which I can highly recommend. The only downside was my dessert, I had the trifle and it was just really not good, one of my colleagues had the passion fruit soufflé and that was incredible! make sure to get that! All in all, a great experience, especially if you love sea food.

Everything was amazing. We came for lunch & ordered a variety of items and each was prepared and…read morepresented perfectly. We are going back again for dinner! Highly recommend!

Great location, good food, always busy, but maybe bit overpriced.... They are also now running…read moreeverything in that area, not sure if that's good for customers, but great to or them..

For a decently popular place I will say I'm disappointed in the vegan options. I understand that…read morenot every restaurant will have the best menu but £10 for a burnt mushroom and some canned beans? I hate to be rude but we thought they were joking when the plate came out. They did NOT allow substitutions because of their lack of "efficiency" I wanted to send it back but my friend didn't want to be rude. To make it worse she emailed management/ownership to give feedback and received a sassy reply. To say it plainly we will not be coming back and I do not recommend at all due to poor quality food choices and very poor management

Really nice little restaurant with a relaxed atmosphere in the stunning setting of Mudeford Quays…read more The food is unpretentious with some nice seafood options like whitebait or cajun sardines. And the service is super quick.

Fantastic views from the deck.food usually pretty good and service excellent. For a place to chill…read moreout looking over Christchurch harbour you can't go wrong. Yelp! Says this is a Greek - it's not. Mix of different cuisines - and obviously lots of fish! Recommended.

The food and service was excellent! Very nice inside and a reasonable walk to and from our…read moreCliffside hotel.

The Crab at Bournemouth was a delightful discovery offering quality food amongst the many mediocre…read moreestablishments I've experienced in this area. The restaurant has a very nice menu, well presented and delicious dishes, a relaxing piano player and a good selection of liquors and wines. The only minus, which keeps this restaurant from attaining a solid 5 stars is that the staff is very attentive. What? Why lower the rating you ask? As another reviewer stated, the service at times feels a bit overbearing. I had at least 6-7 different people bringing and taking drinks, plates and food dishes to / from my table. It sometimes feels as if the wait staff is hovering to bring or take something which can get a bit annoying. Tempura shrimp and mussel appetizer was tasty & well presented. The sea bass main course was really good and looked impressive. Tasty bread and spread selections. For a quality meal and relaxing piano tunes, 'The Crab' is your go to venue. Beware of the hovering and at times, overly attentive wait staff.

Fantastic ambience here. Beautiful setting, lots of space, relaxed staff (also slow). Food pretty…read moregood, but a bit pricey. Came with the kids, which was fine, but my wife and I both commented that this is the sort of place that makes you want to linger the whole afternoon. Uniquely on the south coast it feels like you are in a quiet spot.

Stunning view and great locally fresh seafood. Small number of tables so booking in advance needed…read more- Feb to Sept only - and a relaxed atmosphere. Chain ferry trip to get there just adds to the experience.

I was patronised by 2 particular member of their staff, management has been slightly accommodating,…read morehowever, they failed to address the situation adequatly. Whay is the point when coffee is not served without an oppinnion? Sarcastic first eh? Best of luck bla bla bla for restricting me access to your ammenities when i deserved them fully.

took a while to get our drinks ordered and a long wait for them to come. customer service poor too,…read moreanother table asked for a menu to look for food and was told they cannot have a menu as cannot order yet. yet another member of staff happily gave them a menu. wont be coming back. expect it when it's busy but not when quiet

Cordon bleu menu aka small portions but beautifully presented. Our me for two (olives for…read morestarters, 2 fish meals, one dessert and an Italian coffee) set us back £50 and my husband's meal had no veg as that costs extra. Nice for a special occasion but not the place I'd go back to.

Had a great dinner here , good service a little slow at times but they were very gracious. The food…read morewas very good it had a lamb dish which was incredible and my partner hake ...the only thing I didn't like was the biscuits with the cheese, they were savory shortbread and crumbled. On their own were nice but did not go with the cheeses.

This is a relaxed fish restaurant right on the beach, with a good view of the pier and surfers. We…read morewere lucky to get a table mid afternoon on a sunny Sunday - booking is best. Unfortunately many dishes were 'off' - no Sunday roast, vegetarian option, Guinea fowl. There were still a few specials left on the board. Devon crab tagliatelle had delicious tasting chunks of crabmeat. Chargrilled halibut with black olive puree, and sunblush tomato salad was a well cooked tranche - though a mention by the waitress that it came without starch of any kind would have been helpful. Not cheap - lunch for two (with wine, but no starter, pud or coffee) was £43 excl. tip.

The service was not great, there were many mistakes. Food was also less than satisfactory for the…read moresteep price.

Never again! Friday evening disaster the place yes was…read morebuzzing the service appalling booked for 7pm by 8.30 still waiting & when the main course arrived nearly stone cold Very pleasant lady got the meals replaced but when the replacement arrived part of it was still cold and by this time wasn't even worth waiting for not what you would expect from a Rick Stein restaurant. Overpriced need to re look at their customer service

I went to there with my family and ordered the pigeon salad, bbq chicken and treacle tart. Despite…read morethe good presentation of the food, the pigeon was cold and lacked flavour; the chicken was burnt - sauce and meat; the treacle tart was good but I was expecting more in terms of portion size. I was very disappointed. Their cocktail menu was very bare and what I did order from it I wasn't happy with it as it was watery and tasted strange. The servers were lovely though.

The WORST dining experience ever!…read more Heads up, do not order the Oysters, they gave myself, my mother and husband FOOD POISONING!!!! AVOID Loch Fyne has got to be at the top of my list for the worst place I've eaten at in my life! We visited here on the 2nd January 2020 and this review has been written on the 14th January as I have tried to give the restaurant plenty of time to rectify the matter, but they haven't!! My husband and myself took my mum here for lunch. We started off by ordering 12 Oysters to share - 4 each then each had an entree and main course. We were told by the waiter that the oysters were fresh so we went ahead and ordered them. They came with Tabasco, lemon and shallots in red wine vinegar which I wish we didn't use as this probably disguised the freshness. They didn't look like the freshest oysters I have seen but I trusted the restaurant - being a seafood restaurant that they wouldn't serve us something that could potentially kill us! We are 100% Sure that it was the oysters as they were the only thing we all ate that was the same. The following day I got really sick and was up vomiting all night, followed by my husband and I called my mum up the next morning and she too was also sick. We had zero sleep that night and had to drive to the airport in the morning so it was a very uncomfortable trip. Eating at Loch Fyne was the worst experience ever, I have never been sick from something I've​ eaten so I am pretty pissed off that I got this ill from a restaurant. I reported this to the Council / Health department right away and they are investigating the matter. I also emailed management and they have been really slack in getting back to me and haven't even offered me a refund even though I am able to prove that we have seen our Dr and he confirms that we had food poisoning. While I have never written a negative review before like this I believe it is important to tell others about this restaurant as if I had taken my grandparents here, they would most likely have died as a result of eating here.

Mum & Dads 53rd Anniversary EPIC FAIL. Waited an HOUR from ordering... ONE starter came out…read more Manager came out and said "I don't know how this has happened?" This was the MANAGER! So we left, All 9 of us! Greatly disappointed in what was supposed to be a family celebration!