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.

OK, so it's a chain, and it's a formula, albeit a quite attractive confection. Cosy Club is a…read morewelcome addition to scoffing options in central Bournemouth now that the Print Room is gone. The quirky decor, though faux, is appealing if you like chandeliers, Victoriana (likely from China), and stuffed stag heads. Music is a quite loud speakeasy playlist. Lots of menu options, from tapas to burgers with a gastro pub range of mains. Nice cocktail list too, and they have a gluten free menu - though sadly, as everywhere else, the only gf pudding is sorbet. Service seems fine, and they serve meals all day from 9am to 10pm, and breakfast is served til 6pm! There are a lot of stairs, though there's a lift to the first floor to get you started. The main restaurant is only open Fri, Sat, Sun in winter, but you can eat in the first floor cafe/bar the rest of the time. There is a third floor dining area with terrace for summer, which we did not explore in January! The food is very serviceable if not exactly a gastronomic experience. We had excellent game stew, with lots of chunky pheasant, venison and rabbit. The promised root vegetables in the stew were a bit few and far between, but it came with champ (mash and spring onion), and was gluten free. Dessert was chocolate croissant bread and butter pud, with fine vanilla custard (for me) and (good quality) mango and blackcurrant sorbets for my GF partner. A rum based espresso martini to finish. So dinner with two courses, and drinks was fifty quid for two, which is pretty reasonable. So, definitely will be back, and we recommend it.

This is one of the best bars we visited In Bournemouth. The bartenders are quite nice and very…read moreskilled. They even had green chartreuse and knew how to make a last word! There's two floors. When we were there live music was playing at the door. They were very good, but it was very loud so we opted to go downstairs after getting our drinks. Toilets there are very dive bar, but they work. Overall had a great time here and would definitely come back.

Beers are a bit limited but to be honest when there's this many bourbons on offer who cares!read more

This cocktail bar promises a lot, with a SkyBar atop the Bournemouth Hilton. The cocktails are…read moreamazing, but at around £15 each they should be. The interior is stunning and obviously the high-end finish yoy expect. Apparently Ted Baker but in not sure how you'd tell. The outside balcony is a real treat with great views over Bournemouth for the 8th floor of a building that's already on a hill. The seats are heated from below, and there are blankets too if you feel the breeze. A great location. Sadly the best view. ..out to sea. .. is tantalisingly only seen with a lean over the edge of the balcony. The sea view is reserved for the £550k apartments that have that side of the building. The staff were welcoming enough with a slightly condescending this-is-exclusive-you-know expression on their faces, but maybe they get tourists covered in sand just going for a look.

View may be nice but overpriced and the tapas are terrible. Meatballs had no flavor and fell apart…read moretrying to eat them. After tasting the chicken pops I left them as they just weren't good (which your server will not even notice). They only give you a cocktail fork and bev nap to eat with. Social drinks here only!

Great venue of modern historic significance for Bournemouth a real bit of recent 'industrial…read moreheritage' for the seaside town that seemed to miss that particular revolution no dark satanic mills here but a wonderful Art Deco printing 'factory', the old Bournemouth Daily Echo print room, now a really cosy and welcoming bar (with restaurant next door in the huge old print room itself). High stools and tables, luxurious lounge settees, dark, moody but warm atmosphere, excellent.

This bar is situated in part of the Art deco building which houses the Bournemouth echo (hence the…read morename). This bar is a good place to go for a drink with a new date, especially if you were to follow it up with a meal in the print room next door. The decor is chic, with lots of dark colours and opulent fabrics.

What.. a great dinner a rare find.. We was two hungry girls and seeing it was a bank holiday we…read morefailed to book and the place we wanted to go into was fully booked. The restaurant was well decorated and seeing we went on a Monday they had a special three courses meal for like £15.00 like bargain and they also had happy hour cocktails.. Like who is going to say no to that? I started off with a smoked duck, then chicken breast and finished it all off with a chocolate brownie cheesecake which was served is a very unusual way.. See pictures for menu and the food.. So don't say I didn't warn you.. Don't look if you're hungry.. Great venue for a cosy date too.. Fellas!! Service was amazing and it was like fine dining at a fraction of the price! If you're heading to Bournemouth then I really recommend it!

A breath of fresh air for Bournemouth. Nice and comfortable. Outstanding cocktail menu. I haven't…read moretried the food, but being part of a well-established hotel, I'm sure it can't be bad. The bar is called 1812 after the year the building was established - and it was apparently the first building in the town of Bournemouth as we know it. They have a live music programme with plenty of jazz. The prices are high, but that is pretty much expected in a swanky hotel bar such as this. The bar staff are more than competent and their fresh fruit cocktails are a delight.

Solid 7.2 rating on the food. Nice staff, lovely chill hangout area I would go with a group of…read moremates. Food was decent, however menu limited. Great place for a fun area to chill.

Been here 3 times now. First time was excellent. Love the decor, sublime location, nice and airy,…read moredecent menu. A bit overpriced - cheapest meal is £8 - most are £10 and upwards. Cocktails £6-8. Second and third time I came here made me decide I will only drink here from now on - and only on special occasions. Service was non-existent second time around - we were seated and abandoned. I had to order at the bar, and pay at the bar in the end too. Third time was the last nail in the coffin. One of the poorest attempts at my favourite cocktail I have ever been subjected to - I had to take it back to the bar for adjustment and waited about 10 minutes for the bartenders attention. Our glasses were empty throughout our meal - no offer of replacements despite 3 waitresses clearly clocking them. We were asked to change one of our food orders after an age of waiting. Food came before the cutlery. No check-up, and then again, I had to go and track down the waitress to pay. No justification in these prices. Food and decor good, service at the bar and at the tables shocking. AVOID ON A BUSY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ALL COST!

Popped in for a second time after visiting for a quick drink the day before. This time my…read moregirlfriend had jasmine tea in a very elegant tea pot and I enjoyed a cappuccino. Our lunchtime meal was a real treat. Farmhouse pizza for me with prosciutto ham on a flat bread base that had been freshly made. With the sauce and mozzarella cheese this was perhaps my favourite pizza since returning to the uk. My girl had a veggie spaghetti dish and cleared her plate, the best sign of a good meal. Her dish was accompanied by a bowl of freshly grated Parmesan and my pizza had a bowl of dried chillies - a nice touch that made the difference! Great stuff. Really nice atmos as the place filled, great decor and nice wooden furniture.

From the owner: Mediterranean / Italian restaurant and bar…read more Enjoy our warm creative atmosphere, delicious pizza, pasta, Mediterranean mezze and great coffee, wine, beer and cocktails - just off the square in Bournemouth. Looking for the perfect birthday, hen or Christmas party venue in the centre of Bournemouth? Call us for more information. Ask us about our live music events.

Bar So seems to be the spot to hit up on a Saturday night in these parts. Glitzy-looking lounge…read morewith several bars and cozy corners to chill out. Around 10:30 (oh, sorry, I meant 22:30) the place started filling up with single blokes looking to get their groove on. If you're a girl on the prowl, you'll have your pick at this place. I think the name is short for "So? Am I gonna get shagged or what?" We went here for a private party in the cozy bottom level, which you can apparently rent out for about £200 with a cash bar. It opens up into a lovely patio with heat lamps where the foolhardy can brave the cold. It's probably packed in summertime. Mixed drinks are served by the measure, as it is everywhere in England. (Another reason why I love living in the States: no jiggers when the alcohol is poured!) But prices are fair and they have specials on certain nights. Call ahead to find out since the website doesn't give any info.

More like Bar So-where-is-everyone?! Maybe it was just because it's outside of term-time for…read morestudents, but this place was pretty dead on a Friday night! On the plus side it meant that our mixed group of 8 walked straight in and got some of the limited table space, but it did put us in that awkward place of not having enough people around to dance but the music being too loud to chat. We left after one round of drinks - which I bought and remember thinking was pretty reasonable versus London prices. The friendly bartender was the saving grace of this place as you could tell he really knew his stuff. He knocked up a great Old Fashioned for my mate who was dithering over his drink choice, which wasn't on the menu and made me wish I hadn't been so quick to order my Vanilla Mojito (turned out a bit too sweet for my liking). There was a certain novelty at partying in what is essentially a giant conservatory and I do like the centralised bar layout - but perhaps there's a better vibe when it's busier...

me and my boyfriend visited the slug and lettuce for some food on friday and it was amazing…read more the service was great, orders taken from the bar within 5 minutes of arrival, also received our drinks there. the gentleman who took our orders and waited us was lovely, very friendly. our food was served in less than 10 minutes after ordering and it was absolutely gorgeous, we had chosen a chicken share board, it was packed full of delicious food, lots of range too and not just boring chicken. very high quality, cooked to perfection. the ambiance and atmosphere in the restaurant, it being the afternoon was rather quiet and nice for the kind of day that it was. we really enjoyed our visit here and will definitely be visiting again soon!

This is a drinky drink review. Happy hour lasts from 4 to close or from 4 to 10, 2-4-1 drinks…read more There are conflicting signs in the place but no matter. You can do serious damage either way. Please, please, please order the drinks from the cocktail master. Ask the servers and they will tell you who he is. Hell, they told me. I ordered a drink from someone else, big mistake. My Long Island Ice Tea tasted like vodka and coke. Big no-no. Took it back and let the professional fix me a new one. And he did so with no issues. He was actually disappointed in the person that fixed me the drink after tasting the drink I took back. The other bar tenders need to learn from this dude. Too bad you don't tip in England because I would have handed this dude some cash for sure. Especially after all those delicious drinks he fixed me.