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.

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.

If you like fresh fish then this place should be worth a visit. Downstairs is a frsh fish counter…read morewhere local catches are sold and where cooking lessons are given. Upstairs is the restaurant where in my opinion the best fish meals in town are served. With boarded floors and tongue and groove panelling on the walls there is a distinct nautical feel to the dining room, but it is warm and inviting. The menu is extensive and the staff friendly and knowledgeable about the different types of fish on offer. It's quite a small dining room so make sure you book at the weekends, but the size makes it an intimate place to dine for a special occasion. Highly recommended.

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.

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

This is a good fish and chip restaurant and take away. They do sausages, onions and the usual…read morealternatives. The chips are crisp, with a nice soft interior - I like them like that. The service is good and the place seems clean. If you want to take away, there are benches close by in the High St, or you can just wander. Pretty good.

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!

We can highly recommend the Beer Masterclass which was a perfect gift for us. During the 2 hour+…read moresession, we were introduced to 8 beers/ales, followed by a lovely meal. The session was hosted by Richard and Reese, and they were amazing! They both had extensive knowledge of not only the brewing process, but the background stories to many of the different beers. The 2 hours flew by as we were kept entertained throughout. One of the best presents we've had.

We had a Virgin Experience day voucher that gave us a beer tasting plus gourmet burger and we came…read morehere. Booking was not straightforward, but after a bit of phone tag we got ourselves booked in and it was all good from there. Our host on the day was Tim, who gave us the option of his unique beer-tasting trivia game and it was great fun. We all left knowing more random facts than when we started! The tastings were generous - a full 1/2 pint of all 8 beers. The burger afterwards was ok - over cooked and under seasoned and the coleslaw was not good but the fries were. Overall a good time and good value for money. Just a few tweaks on the booking process and burger and 5stars is within their grasp. The beer tasting and quiz is already a 5star! Thanks, Tim!