Al Balad Burgers & Desserts in Bournemouth - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

I was really looking forward to dining at Albalad but the poor service and food quality made for a frustrating and unsatisfying experience. I hope the management takes note of these issues and makes the necessary improvements.

This place is a real gem. We were served by the super friendly Rachel. She told us the story of Al Ballad- Yusuf the chef, and how he gets his ideas for new additions to the menu, how his father owns a butchers shop and grocery shop where they source all the ingredients, and how all the meat dishes are prepared on premises. I ordered a beef wrap that came wonderfully presented with fries and fresh salad and tasted amazing. Seriously, I could tell. Excellent. Quality lean beef with original tasty flavours. We also ordered dessert and cocktails, the mocktails are very original and really showcase the creativity of Al Balad. Even if they charged double the price it would still be value.

Food was on point, chefs kiss👌🏽 Customer service was 10/10 Will be returning again :)

Saw this place online & visited while away in Bournemouth and I can’t even describe how mouthwatering the burgers were. Tastiest burgers I have had in a very long time! Very very filling and leaves you feeling content & happy ( with very messy hands ) but it was worth it. The chicken strip & wing combo were delicious, nice and crispy on the outside too just how wings and strips should be! The service was so wonderful and professional, kept checking in on us and helped us choose what food to order. Could not fault this place at all! Will definitely be coming back next time I visit Bournemouth and will be telling family and friends to visit too. 20/10 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Quite possibly the most splendid meat I’ve ever had the pleasure of wrapping my mouth around. Excellent service, fabulous food and awesome sauce. UN REAL !!!

One word, unbeatable. I recently had the pleasure of dining for the 3rd time at Al Balads here in Bournemouth, and I must say, it was an exceptional experience from start to finish. From the moment I walked in, the inviting ambiance and friendly staff made me feel right at home. The menu offered a fantastic variety of mouthwatering burgers, each more delicious-sounding than the last. I opted for the Tuesday and Wednesday special 2 burgers and fries for £10, and it was truly a culinary masterpiece. The patty was cooked to perfection, juicy and flavorful, and the toppings were fresh and plentiful. The combination of flavors and textures was simply divine. To top it off, the fries were crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside and the salad was fresh. Not only was the food outstanding, but the service was top-notch. The staff was attentive, knowledgeable, and went above and beyond to ensure that my dining experience was nothing short of perfect. The attention to detail and care put into every aspect of the meal truly sets this brilliant place apart. I really could not recommend this place enough as it has NEVER FAILED TO DISAPPOINT!!!!!

Had a great experience with the service

Lovely friendly staff, fresh food, reasonably priced. New fav burger venue!

The most delicious burgers ever! And such good value for money! Excellent service

Beautiful place, the food was lovely and the service was incredible. Would definitely recommend

The food here was amazing and the customer service was even better. Will defo be coming back!

Brilliant milkshakes and the chicken shawarma was lovely. Service was excellent, very reasonably priced and I would definitely return! Would Highly recommend

We dropped by after a day at the beach. Good menu, generous portions and super friendly staff. Burgers top notch. We enjoyed ourselves, recommended!

Lovely staff especially lady serving us, made sure everything was okay and that we enjoyed our food. Short amount of time to get the food to us! The atmosphere and vibe was lovely as well.

Great food, friendly staff and quick service.

Amazing food, great presentation and the staff were brilliant!

Love the food, burgers was amazing and does match with insta pics. Taste amazing and well juicy. Service is exceptional..with the food like this you probably won't need much service but the host is awesome. Can't recommend enough.

One of the best places Iv been too, food was incredible, quick service , cool way of laying food and lovely waitresses xx

The restaurant is delicious and the staff is very helpful ❤️‍🔥

Best beef burger I’ve ever had and the seasoned fries never miss, the seasoned fries are my favourite and whatever magic the chef does to the fries I need to know!

great food with a lot to choose from and great service

Ten/10 best burgers about , must try for every burger 🍔 eater

Service was 10/10, and food was absolutely amazing and fresh. The waitress was super friendly and helpful. Definitely try this if you’re close by!

The food is sooo good and we got a good deal also the staff is so nice I didn’t get her name but she was so cute and bubbly

This was an immaculate dining experience. Let’s just my taste buds were satisfied to the maximum degree. Yum. 😋😋😋

Sereen and her team were fantastic, they were very friendly and helpful. The food was excellent and delicious!!! Have been to Al balad many times and will be here again soon

Came in for dinner, everything was absolutely lovely, I believe serine served us and she did amazing. The best !

Sereen is a star. Very welcoming and kind. Food came quick and tasted amazinggg, would recommend 😋

Great food and customer service, I ended up getting chicken & rice and a delicious oreo milkshake. I was served by Ayman who made sure my experience was great and was lovely overall!! Will definitely be back again.

Amazing food, helpful and polite staff. Couldn’t recommend more!

Really fast service and food was amazing one of the best burgers I have had.

Very clean place and the burgers were excellent!! Service was also great! Wish they were closer to london!

Absolutely amazing place to eat.. such friendly service , food was absolutely delicious and the presentation was outstanding never knew a place like this existed in Bournemouth

Delicious food and fabulous service. 👌

tried this place back in 2023 and I can say it’s the most amazing restaurant in Bournemouth. The service and customer service is amazing, everyone is very welcoming! highly recommend to anyone! ❤️

Decent staffing, food is delicious and in a very good amount and tasty, the upgraded chips with chicken shawarma on top is very nice, the price of food is very much affordable, nothing in this place I didn’t like! I strongly recommend..

Love Al Balad the best food in Bournemouth! Mine and my families favourite place to eat, Lovely staff, brilliant food ♡♡♡

Probably the best place I visited!

Great size of burger and absolutely tasty, staff ate so kind,

very quick service, and absolutely delicious food! amazing presentation and a lovely atmosphere. highly recommend, the burgers were fab. meat is halal too

Absolutely DELICIOUS, great service. Really enjoyed the veggie hallomi burger. Thanks so much.

Delicious food, amazing desserts! Top quality service.

Omg cheesy overload burger! So dam tasty! Comes with chips, which were also really tasty and Also has caramelised onions in it! It's a cheese lovers wet dream, must try! All for £11.50, very reasonable. Really nice vibe, and friendly service too

The burgers are amazing, homemade and delicious. The fries are fantastic as well. Definitely need to try them out!

Amazing food great service highly recommend eating here; best burger I’ve ever eaten and so many varieties with great presentation.

The best burger in town highly recommend *****

Halal Burgers I was in Bournemouth and was looking for dinner options. The ambience struck me and I went inside to ask if burgers are Halal. I also saw how good the presentation of burgers is so we decided to order and can’t be happier about the food . Fresh , tasty and well presented beef burgers with fries and salad. We returned the next day for waffles as they had 2 for 1 deal. Erica and serene were super kind and helpful, very friendly staff I must say . Will come back for steaks soon. Irfan

So nice and every thing is perfect

Amazing food, needed something like this in Bournemouth 🤌🏼

We have been here twice now. The first time was on a whim just to see what it was like and both times.... OMG. THE FOOD IS AMAZING. THE STAFF ARE AMAZING. Unfortunately, for the second time I wasn't able to take a photo of the food before because I was too excited to eat it! Fingers crossed for next time. Amazing! Must go and Sereen our waitress both times is honestly so soo lovely. She will light up your evening ✨️ 💛 10 stars! And you will see from my reviews I've never given 10 stars!

This plaice is unbelievable the service is amazing the staff is friendly and helpful Sherena is amazing best burger in Bournemouth

First when you walk into this establishment. You feel a bit strange as I may admit the dining area doesn’t look insanely good. But the food and service will outweigh this factor. When I first when to these guys it was a lot of chips and big burger. The chips have lessened which is a bit disappointing and the bun of the burger has become smaller. But tbf I can’t lie it is good food. I’ve been here multiple times and it’s one of those things that you’re nervous whether to eat here or not but please so. It’s insanely solid food. Just wish they put more chips and bigger buns. Other then that the food comes out quite quick considering how big the food is it’s surprising. Milkshakes are solid and so are the mock tails. You’d defo want to try this place out. Parking may be difficult but there is a side road around the corner from the establishment so it’s not a big deal.

Very lovely food, even better customer service, always come here when in bournemouth!

Visited al balad from Reading today, and really enjoyed our meal there. Exceptional service from Serene she really went above and beyond.

The waffle and crepe we ordered was harder than expected. Our order was rushed as the lady serving us was in a rush to leave as soon as our order arrived. However the manager Yousef was absolutely fantastic! He put on the TV and the kids watched a movie and gave me & our group a fresh pot of mint tea with chocolate and biscuits for the children afterwards. I'd recommend it to anyone in the area

Food was the best I've ever tasted with great presentation nice friendly service and deffo need to try

Most underrated halal burger spot in Bournemouth. The burgers and desserts were amazing. Yussef and his team were also very hospitable. It doesn’t look like a burger place from outside but give it a go!

Always love coming to Al Balad. Food and service is amazing! Defo going to try a dessert next time😆

The service is brilliant so is the food the staff is so nice I would 100% recommend

Incredible food and service. Will definitely be coming back

Fantastic service, great food, the place was clean and had a lovely atmosphere, great wine and music, we LOVED the ferrer Roshe milkshake and the green detox smoothie. What a lovely place.

It was amazing, the waitresses are super kind and the food is delicious.

Al Balad Restaurant in Bournemouth exceeded all my expectations! The burgers and desserts were not only incredibly tasty, but also cooked to perfection. The portion size was generous and left me feeling extremely satisfied. The staff, especially Serene, were extremely welcoming and attentive throughout the entire meal, making the experience even more enjoyable. The restaurant itself had a great atmosphere, with a cozy and inviting decor. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a delicious meal with excellent service. 5 stars!

Food was delicious 😋 the atmosphere was nice and staff was so friendly. Definitely would recommend this. We had burger and wraps . Portions are really filling and presentation was perfect. Dessert was the best thing. Drinks were refreshing.

Amazing food, and and amazing staff who make the whole experience better. I have never met staff as kind as them anywhere else.

What made the place so nice was how friendly and welcoming the workers were especially sereena (sorry if i got the name wrong) she was so lovely and welcoming. The food was amazing too

Well that was disappointing. Travelled to visit this place with my friends having read all the reviews I was expecting good things. I ordered the Cheeto cheese bomb burger. And believe me what you see it on Instagram is nothing like what you get. The patty was not 100% meat and was frozen meat that taste like rubber! The cheese was like water and tasteless. Massively disappointed as you pay for premium burgers but my personal opinion definitely not worth it. What I will say staff were friendly.

Great little place for food, big big portions. Burgers were all amazing, the beef had double patties and the chips were seasoned. Staff were super friendly and very accommodating of food preferences. Went two times, once when it was very busy and once when we were the only people there and service was faultless both times. No parking connected which is to be expected in this area so look around for street parking. Food is halal.

Really recommended Al balad! Very nice food and friendly staff

Great food - we had wraps and burgers. Superb shakes and smoothies. Wanted to try the waffles but were too full. Service with a smile too - couldn’t want for more👍

Banging milkshakes and food. Friendly service. Highly recommend if you are visiting Bournemouth.

We ordered the cheeto cheese burger with loaded chicken fries and the beef burger with the seasoned fries. The cheeto cheese burger was a bit overpowering due to the cheeto and cheese however overall the meat on both burgers tasted delicious. I would definitely recommend this halal food place to anyone visiting Bournemouth. The service we received was nice and friendly from both the young lady and two gentleman. Overall the price is very reasonable, I would definitely go back for another juicy burger.

(I’m posting this from my husbands account btw ) But OMGGG!! This place is PHENOMENAL!!!!! We came to Al balad with my husband and baby on the 14th may ,after from eating across the road at Smile Grill, I won’t lie , but was sceptical at first , but upon entering the deco was aesthetically pleasing which was nice to see. I ordered a ferrero rocher milkshake and OMGGGG it was the most amazing milkshake I have tasted in my 30 years of life!!!!!! It was THAT GOOD that I had to walk back up to the till to tell the pretty young lady at the till who had made it (she had brown hair with a middle parting and very young looking ), I also made my husband go back the next day and order 2 milkshakes this time ! I will remember that milkshake for the rest of my life and will come to Bournemouth not for the beaches but for that MILKSHAKE!!! I live in London so it’s well over a 2 hour drive from me but it’s worth every single mile!! See you again soon guys !! The only reason I will keep coming back to Bournemouth!! The best desert shop! I wish it was in London ! I would be their most loyal customer ! Keep doing what you’re doing guys! Especially the pretty young lady! She needs to be made the manger! Lots of love, A lady who fell in love with that milkshake !

Burgers 10/10 service even better

Great food and 5* service, highly recommend👌

Well that was disappointing. Travelled to visit this place. Having read all the reviews I was expecting good things. Feel really bad giving it it's 1st less than 5* as it has all 5* reviews. I ordered the Cheeto cheese bomb burger. What you see it on Instagram is nothing like what you get. The cheese was ice cold and was a blob that stayed rather than melted onto the burger like is shown. I have a video of this attached. When I told them they advised me that they had no more cheese sauce so could not replace it. I had to order a different burger. No compensation for the fact that now I was eating at least 15 or so mins after all my family had eaten. I then replaced it with the Cheesy overload again I felt the bottom bun was cold the cheese in the syringe was Luke warm. And considering it's called a cheesy overload it's not that cheesy. Massively disappointed as you pay for premium burgers but my personal opinion definitely not worth it. What I will say staff were friendly.

Driving past in chaminster possibly one of the best burgers I have ever had. Breakfast burger with seasoned chips! And a biscoff cheesecake for dessert! Absolutely amazing! Staff was so friendly! Highly recommend

A brilliant place to eat with amazing tasty food

Very friendly staff and excellent food, will definitely be coming back.

My wife and I went here yesterday for our first time and was thoroughly impressed by the quality and quantity of the food, customer service, the decor and cleanliness of the place. Will definitely be returning again soon.

Great food, great vibes, great staff!

Just had the most incredible meal thank you so much Yusuf and Max. Fantastic food excellent service.

Visited this place with my husband, and was the best decision ever! The food is halal, and is so fresh and delicious. The burgers are so filling, and great portion sizes too! Mocktails and milkshakes are freshly made. Great aesthetic, presentation and food quality is amazing! We can’t wait to visit again!!

Staff were friendly. Big portions.

We tried the burgues, and they are absolutely fantastic, even a simple French fries has a delicious seasoning, in fact everything is very seasoned and tasty. My friend ordered the Tower Burger and is huge, but he managed to eat it all 😄

Great place, great service by a very friendly professional staff (Sirine) best homemade burger

Great food and customer service was amazing!!! We are definitely coming back to another delicious burger ❤️👏

Eaten here more than once. Very pleased.

Amazing burgers and chips.Perfect portion Great decor. Very cheap too. Guy who served us was very polite too. Will be back for definite.

Gosh! Food ,service and hospitality was just on point. Bringing the whole fam in the next time. ❤ Food was so good did a video for advertisement, we need more people coming in. 😊😊

I came in for some lunch and I was not disappointed! Portions are huge and everything is delicious 🤩 Will definitely be back to try more things on the menu 😋 All the staff are really polite and couldn’t do enough for me.

My fiancé and I were treated with the most lovely service and food. The burgers were A-class and were a surprisingly large portion! Thank you for the great hospitality 😊

Great food and customer service was amazing!!!

Lovely service and amazing food! Interior was super lovely, Definitely something Bournemouth needed

Food was very delicious and amazing service

Great food and amazing service!

Banging Burgers with a capital B, Shwarma...banging, and lets not forget the chips. Fantastic!!! service was quick while keeping with quality and quantity, the chefs should be proud!!!. The man behind the bar with the great beard (Max) was welcoming, friendly and always there to our aid while the lady made us feel so comfortable and was so lovely with a smile always on her face (Sereen). The Couldn't have asked for a better first experience in a new restaurant. This is the new spot people!

Food here is amazing the steak burger is my favourite burger and the girls in the front really friendly, will be coming in a lot more

Visit today with my wife and two children. Decor was on point and very modern. Serene (apologies if spelt incorrect) & Nadia were wonderful hosts. We had Chicken & Mushroom/Bacon burger and they were both excellent and the service made it even better! Would highly recommend and will be back soon.