Bates Restaurant in Bournemouth

Fuimos a nuestra fiesta anual de Navidad aquí de nuevo La comida era increíble muy caliente y un montón de ella Personal muy amable como siempre y gran ambiente

5 star. Food excellant. The lady who served us was so nice. First course I had the pate and very good portion. Then roast chicken. Fresh vegetable. Meal was hot when cane out and services was very quick. I recommend it

Fabulous pre Christmas meal with friends. Food was excellent

I had a delicious meal at Bates for lunch. The restaurant was packed which was a good sign. Service was quick and the staff were friendly. The food was fresh, delicious and I just wish I had the room for a dessert. The cream of mushroom soup was delicious and the steak pie was fantastic. I think I will be going every week now.

Had a superb meal with friends celebrating our golden wedding anniversary. Excellent food excellent service.

Absolutely fabulous place for a relaxed lunch. Great food and service. Highly recommended. Don't miss it.

Best food favourable prices first class service. Very nice people, family run business

Highly recommended. Peaceful atmosphere Tentative service Amazing food

Bates es el mejor restaurante de la zona. Comida apropiada y un gran ambiente. Me encanta aquí. Vendrá aquí regularmente. John es un chef increíble.

Came here for a team lunch yesterday and will definitely be coming back. Beautifully cooked food, so nice I had to have three courses. Thank you. You won't regret it. Have a look at their menu online and book yourself in.

Nice steak. Good waitress. 8 of us all got meals served at same time. All served on plates that were hot... very good. Would go again.

We had not been for a while but was very pleased that the food and service was still very good. We are going to make sure we visit regularly again.

Had a superb 3 course Sunday lunch here celebrating a birthday and Australia Mothers Day. Staff were so lovely, kind and helpful. Huge portion of delicious meat. Gluten free yorkshire pudding and gravy. Plenty of roast potatoes and fresh vegetables. Icing on the cake was a candle topped sherry trifle and a rendition of 'Happy Birthday to you' sung by the staff. Really made my day and I will definitely be back when I am down south again. A gem of a restaurant.

I rediscovered Bates restaurant about a year ago, after not having been there for nearly 20 years! I am a ridiculously fussy eater, and am lucky to find even one dish on a menu in a restaurant. At Bates, I could probably have four or five to choose from.......very odd for me! The problem is, on my first visit (a year or so ago), I chose the lamb rump, and now I can't bring myself to try anything else.....it is absolutely delicious! An incredibly generous portion, accompanied by crispy sauté potatoes and vegetables, in a lovely gravy. The service is excellent and the wine very reasonably priced, as is the food! All in all, I always give my meal 9 out of 10....my husband says, "Why not a 10 then?" My reply, "Too much food! :)" To sum up... amazing food, fantastic, friendly service and super music playing in the background. If I had to fault anything, it would be that the lights are not quite dim enough for me ...I'm nearly 60 and benefit from slightly softer lighting!! :):)

Our first time at Bates Restaurant will definitely be going back friendly staff and beautiful meal

Highly recommended. Delicious food, well presented and for a party of 12, all piping hot. Excellent service, always willing to go the extra mile to help.

Great little Restaurant, beautiful Food, has to be one of Bournemouth Special little secrets, all my favourites on the menu, I had the steak for main course, medium rare. It was perfect. My wife had the lamb which was so tender it just fell apart. This family run Restaurant is warm, friendly and delivers on all levels. Thank you guys for making our Valentines evening perfect.

We booked our Christmas day dinner here as a group of 4 at £100 per head. We couldn't have asked for anything else! We all had such a happy time over 5 hours and 8 courses. The food was hot, home cooked, absolutely delicious and completely unfaultable. The service from the waiting staff was amazing from the moment we walked in to the moment we walked out. Very attentive and highly professional team running this place. Fantastic Chef. Goody bags full Christmas sweety delights to take home, Christmas crackers and 2 huge party poppers on the table to explode for some end of meal fun and crimbo celebration. If you've not visited here, we highly recommend you do if you like freshly prepared and really tasty home cooked English food. Thanks team Bates 🎉🍾🎉🍾🎉

An excellent restaurant. Lovely food and relaxed atmosphere. My first time. It won't be my last. Thankyou.

Christmas menu, excellent. Good choice great value and service. Highly recommended.

I had the braised mushrooms and sea bass for main. I so enjoyed it but couldn't eat it all. 100% recommended this place, it's a massive gem.❤️

Enjoyed a Christmas get together here with friends. Good food well cooked and cheerful efficient service. My fillet steak perfectly cooked. Good wine selection.

Bates restaurant serves good tasty food. It’s plain English food and the quality is very good. I found out about Bates through my parents. To put this delicately Bates clientele is main the people in the more mature age range. That being said the 3 times I have been there is have always had a positive food experience and the service is very good too.

Always reliably consistently excellent

Absolutely brilliant food. We have been to this restaurant many times and have never been disappointed. We cannot recommend it highly enough.

My Wife and I were brought here for a Thankyou lunch by a family friend. We hadn't been before. Thoroughly recommend. Welcome, food and service excellent and excellent value for money. Glenn Cooper

We visited Bates for an evening meal to celebrate a family birthday. The staff were welcoming, nothing was too much trouble, and our meals were perfectly cooked. We have been to Bates before and plan to go again shortly.

Excellent food and excellent service. We will definitely be returning. Apparently, their Sunday roast is to die for!

We went on a whim and found an excellent place which serves high quality English fare. We both enjoyed the lamb rump on the first night, with excellent gravy and plenty of vegetables - especially the sautee potatoes!) It was then back the following night to sample the excellent fillet steak. We recommend the desserts; we tried, banoffee pie, peach slice, ice cream and Jaffa orange cake and they were uniformly excellent. And you can park in nearby side-roads without having to pay the usual exorbitant Bournemouth parking fees.

You are welcomed by happy enthusiastic staff nothing is to much trouble, the restaurant is clean and had a nice vibe we had lovely meals which were tasty and very well presented also a good choice of starters which were the same. There is a nice wine list we had the sparkling white which was good and reasonably priced. We had a great time and will definitely return lots of dishes I still want to try thank you

Great food really good valve for money x

Lovely lunch for 6 people. So nice I booked dinner for 2 for 2 days later.

As always lovely food and good service. Will always go back.

My husband and i went last night 28/07/23 to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. We will definitely be going back the food was amazing and the service couldn’t be faulted. We will definitely be going back.

Sunday lunch .. Roast Lamb with freshly cooked roast potatoes, new potatoes and vegetables.... etc etc and a great choice of freshly made desserts . It has a feel of being in a friends dining room and being treated ...... Thanks to all. Definitely ring to book your table with a few days lee way.

Excellent all round. Will definitely return when next in that part of the world. Thankyou.

Amazing . Our favourite restaurant

Superb restaurant! Outstanding food - steak is probably the most tender we’ve ever had. Brilliant sized portions, Lovely wine & friendly service. Highly recommend!

Second time we've been here with friends, excellent service, excellent food, excellent staff. Everything excellent. When in Bournemouth will be back. Don't know who was in charge of background music, but brilliant taste. 😀😀. Don't pass this restaurant by.

We had an excellent dinner at Bates with friends. We received a very friendly welcome and delicious food.

Great place Fantastic food and service was excellent Thankyou Definitely recommend and Definitely be back

It was one of the best roasts you could have been coming here for years

I have used Bates for many years now, taking people with me, or recommending people. Those I have introduced to Bates have always been very happy with the food, service, the staff are always friendly and helpful. In fact a few years ago I had some friends staying with me from Australia. They have travelled to many countries and reckon the meal we had at Bates was the best in every respect.

Lovely restaurant with tasty food and great service

Lovely atmosphere, great service with a smile, food brilliant and really hot, will be returning in the new year.

Beautifully cooked rib if beef and the same about the lamb. Perfectly cooked vegetables. Delicious deserts. Wonderful service thank you for a superb evening with my granddaughter.

Nice little cosy family run restaurant. Top quality food. Friendly service.

Excellent food, lots of choice and friendly service. Perfect evening can't wait to return when next in Bournemouth.

We came to Bates Restaurant a year ago and were delighted. We returned at Easter for a family reunion and once again today to celebrate Dad's 92nd birthday. As expected, the food was plentiful,beautifully presented and tasty. The same super efficient waitress looked after us. I'm sure we will return again!

Food and service was amazing. Highly recommend this place.

Lovely Food and Friendly People 🙂

I would highly recommend this place to anyone visiting the area. It was honestly one of the best meals I've ever had, decent size portions and cooked to perfection. Our waitress for lovely, very friendly and efficient and the food was served promptly. Great value specials and a lot of menu options.

Fabulous place, friendly staff and awesome food. It was superb.

have eaten here many times before but this occasion was somewhat disappointing. the Main course "Pie of the Day" was very good as usual, but the Starter was an insult in all honesty and would be best not served at all, unless they intend to improve it...?

We visited this restaurant as part of a group. The service is friendly and very efficient. We had the fixed evening menu which was very varied. The fillet steaks were perfectly cooked as ordered, even one ordered blue which many places seem to have a problem with. Good sized generous portions, not fancy or pretentious but excellent value all round.

Normally we dine in the evening but went for lunch to celebrate our wedding anniversary. What a lovely time. The service was first class, food amazing especially the steak pie ( I am a Lancashire lass and know a good pie). I do think this could be good for families but to be honest, like it where the bulk of clients are adults!

For more than 20 years, we have lived within walking distance of this little gem but only recently ‘discovered’ it. What a waste of all those years! It must be one of Bournemouth’s best kept secrets. There is nothing to find fault with ……lovely staff, warm welcome and great service in cosy surroundings. Then there’s the I food! Oh my goodness! Mouth-wateringly delicious and served with a smile. Heaven on a plate! We can’t wait to come again

Booked a table for 8 for lunch, 7 adults and 1 child. Between us we probably had almost everything on the menu - 5 different starters, 5 different main courses 4 different desserts- not one complaint! Everything arrived quickly, & together, and all plates cleared, with the exception of some veg because there was so much of it. The restaurant was spotless, very tastefully decorated and more covid appropriate than we were - social distancing went out the window when we met up with family we hadn't seen for a very long time. We all managed to park within 20 yards of the restaurant, which was excellent as three of the party had mobility issues. The bill was extremely reasonable and our waitress was all one could want, helpful, attentive, patient and kept smiling. We will definitely return.

Where can one get a set three course meal for under £20 these days..., and of this quality? I don't think one can anymore. Outatanding value and delicious food. They do a brilliant, if filling Pie. Hadn't eaten here for a while but it is as good as ever.

Visited here for fiends anniversary meal. Distanced tables very clean, staff wore masks toilets immaculet. Food was hot and tasty large portion served with a smile Had prawn cocktail, fillet steak Dian and trifle very traditional fare done superbly

As our Anniversary is the 1st of November we came to Bournemouth for the weekend and went Saturday night to Bates restaurant. The service was excellent,food also, both the quality and quantity, the 3 course saturday night special at £24.95 is exceptional value,looking forward to returning to Bournemouth when this crazy world gets back to something like normal,and especially to revisiting Bates restaurant

Habíamos reservado Bates hace casi un año ya que habíamos comido allí debido a la recomendación de amigos y familiares. Sabíamos que este tenía que ser el único lugar para llevar a nuestra Familia a celebrar nuestra boda el jueves 27 de agosto de 2020. Y definitivamente no nos decepcionó. Habían dispuesto las Mesas para que todos nosotros, 12, nos sentáramos, esto lo hizo sentir mucho más íntimo y personal. El servicio y la comida fueron excelentes, como siempre. Muchas gracias por hacer que nuestro día especial fuera perfecto. Esta fue la primera visita de algunos, pero todos quedaron tan impresionados que también se convirtió en su restaurante número uno. Chris y Julie Stone

Comimos aquí, mientras estábamos en una escapada de 4 días con la familia, fue la mejor comida que tuvimos allí durante nuestra estadía en Bournemouth, y estábamos seguros de hacerles llegar nuestros cumplidos antes de irnos.Comida absolutamente hermosa y porciones muy generosas.No había menú para niños en el menú, pero cuando preguntamos sobre las opciones para niños, nos ofrecieron una variedad de opciones para niños, excelente servicio al cliente y postres absolutamente hermosos.Definitivamente recomendaría una visita al restaurante Bates, tienen pantallas de distanciamiento social en uso, entre mesas, lo que garantiza que se sienta lo más seguro posible, y el personal insiste en usar gel desinfectante para manos antes de sentarse en su mesa, todo el personal usó protectores faciales. veces, comida y servicio absolutamente perfectos?

Beautifully cooked salmon and a larger portion that is usual in a restaurant. We went on the £10 off scheme but will definitely be going again.

Aproveché el plan del gobierno para visitar el restaurante Bates esta noche y estamos muy contentos de haberlo hecho. A su llegada, se les pide a los huéspedes que se desinfecten las manos, el personal lleva escudos y hay pantallas entre las mesas.Tuve el paté casero y mi compañero la sopa de champiñones, ambos excelentes. Mientras esperábamos, nos sirvieron pan de primera. Para mis platos principales tuve cordero que estaba cocinado a la perfección y mi compañero tenía lubina, también excelente. Enormes cuencos de las mejores patatas asadas más crujientes, patatas nuevas, guisantes, brócoli y zanahorias acompañaron los platos. Todo muy caliente, incluidos los platos, y todo impecable. Las dos señoras que servían no podrían haber sido más agradables y eficientes. En general, una gran experiencia y sin duda vale la pena el viaje a Charminster para los visitantes que se alojen en el centro de la ciudad. Recomendaría usar los servicios de autobús muy frecuentes si es posible ya que no hay mucho espacio para estacionar cerca

Qué mina de oro. Mi amiga reservó esto como último resultado, me alegro de haberlo hecho. Nos hicieron sentir muy bienvenidos, la distancia social fue excelente. La calidad de la comida era insuperable, porciones grandes caseras y una excelente relación calidad-precio. Fue tan bueno que volvimos la noche siguiente para repetirlo. Definitivamente lo recomendaría. Señora ramsey

Thank you Tripadvisor for listing this gem of a restaurant. Home cooked food to the highest standard prepared and served by husband and wife team Well worth the trip out of Bournemouth where we were staying. Look no further Bates is the best !

Our first ever experience of Bates tonight and hopefully it won't be the last. Two great meals delivered to our door. Utterly delicious, generous portions, piping hot. We are impressed. and no masks or social distancing required!

El sábado por la noche disfrutamos de una excelente comida entregada por este acogedor restaurante local (también tuvimos un almuerzo de domingo hace un par de semanas). Las raciones eran muy generosas y calientes. Tomamos los Canelones que ocupaban la mitad del plato y esto iba acompañado de patatas y verduras salteadas y de postre elegimos unos gateux de la Selva Negra que eran enormes y venían con un bote de nata. Todo estaba muy bien preparado y sin duda volveremos a pedir.

We've just had an excellent take away lunch from our favourite restaurant. Fantastic food delivered to our door . Piping hot and generous portions. A real treat! We will be doing it again soon.

Mi esposo y yo hemos tenido muchas comidas de celebración maravillosas en este fabuloso restaurante familiar, aniversarios de bodas, cumpleaños 65 y 70 cumpleaños de un amigo, desde comidas íntimas para dos y fiestas de 25 amigos. Pero esta fue nuestra primera experiencia de una comida para llevar de Bates durante estos terribles días del virus Corona. No nos decepcionó, el rosbif estaba tierno y abundante y generosas raciones de verduras cocinadas a la perfección, brócoli, guisantes, nabo y patatas asadas. Todo llegó en recipientes, incluido un recipiente separado de salsa sabrosa y ollas pequeñas de salsa de rábano picante. Como fue una comida de dos platos elegida, su tarta de manzana casera y natillas estaban riquísimas y se entregaron con un generoso bote de crema entre los dos. Todo fue entregado por un repartidor muy alegre que quizás estaba un poco desconcertado de estar entregando a una caravana estacionada en nuestro camino. Una vez más, Bates ha proporcionado comida excelente a un precio muy razonable, con una excelente relación calidad-precio.

Wonderful meal delivered to our home at brilliant price!! Thank you John and Cheryl (and delivery driver son!)

There is very limited choice if you go here on a Sunday lunchtime. There are NO specials, one vegetarian, (which is very poor value at £17) no vegan just the choice of three roasts. Despite the fuss made over whether we wanted Yorkshire puddings with our dinners they were soggy, undercooked and inedible. The price was more expensive than listed on their website.There is also no choice as to the number of courses a person wants - you pay for three courses whether you only want one or two, which in this day of obesity problems and diabetes is irresponsible.There is no printed drinks list. There is no itemised bill so no-one knows what they have been charged for drinks.There are no disabled toilets with steps down to the toilets.We were rushed through desserts and the trifle was absolutely horrid and two of us felt quite ill afterwards. Shall not be going back.

The Customer Service is excellent always friendly an accommodating.We had a Roast Pork dinner.Plates where hot which we like because it keeps the food hot an you can savour every bit.The desserts are out of this world. An you are never rushed nice chilled out atmosphere.We love it here because it is traditional definite 5 stars from usThanks Bates we will definetly be back for my birthday.

A very unassuming traditional English restaurant but the food and service were superb. Highly recommend the 3 course Sunday lunch.

I was very impressed with this lovely unassuming establishment. It combines a rather traditional menu, low-key friendly atmosphere with first-class ingredients beautifully cooked, in generous portions; plus white table linen! Vegetables, recently AWOL in many up-market restaurants, were available in quantity and much appreciated. Apparently run by the same family for eighteen years, it is clearly much loved and has gained yet another fan here.

Entré en el restaurante y el personal estaba clasificando a otros invitados que estaban en la fiesta, ya que mi amigo mencionó que había bendiciones en la mesa con 50 en uno y que esa debía ser nuestra mesa, así que caminamos y nos sentamos. El resto de la familia entró y se sentó cuando una amigable camarera se acercó para preguntarnos si queríamos beber y después de unos minutos más regresó para tomar nuestro pedido. Pedimos nuestras comidas y no pasó mucho tiempo antes de que empezáramos nuestros entrantes. La comida fue deliciosa y sabrosa, como lo fue hace tres años cuando fuimos a nuestro 25º aniversario de bodas. Asistimos a eventos especiales y disfrutamos del ambiente del restaurante. todo el personal que vimos fue muy amable y servicial con ellos al sacar una vela en medio de mi bagatela y me cantaron feliz cumpleaños, lo cual disfruté mucho y les agradecí cuando salimos. No recuerdo haber pagado un cargo de señor por 8 personas o más antes, así que fue una sorpresa ya que algunas personas habrían dado una propina para todo el personal, pero acabamos de pagar lo que se debía. Volveremos quizás el año que viene o en verano para otra comida familiar.

Bates es un buen restaurante inglés competente, pero no excepcional, sin pretensiones, bueno. El menú, la comida, el servicio y la decoración son agradables, bien ejecutados y confiables, uno podría estar en un restaurante en la década de 1970, y eso es un cumplido, no una crítica. Es una bienvenida excepción a los restaurantes temáticos y de moda y es consistente en todo lo que hace. Los entrantes y platos principales son excelentes, los postres satisfactorios, ninguno de los platos es inusual o inesperado. El servicio es discreto, amable, pero no siempre atento. Los precios son justos, la lista de vinos adecuada, nada excepcional. La falta de cervezas locales inglesas, en un restaurante enfocado en inglés, es una deficiencia que debe rectificarse. Es decepcionante que algunos artículos del menú en inglés se ofrezcan fuera de temporada, no se puede disculpar que en un país con tantas frutas y verduras de temporada tan excelentes como Inglaterra, y, en relación, parece haber un bajo enfoque en los proveedores locales. Todos los alimentos, incluidos los postres, están recién preparados, bien presentados y cocinados. Un buen cambio para comer comida inglesa bien preparada y bien preparada en un restaurante. Estacionamiento en la calle disponible en caminos detrás y enfrente y está en las rutas principales de autobuses.

Junto con mi novia asistí al restaurante Bates por segunda vez para disfrutar de una comida navideña con nuestros amigos.

Excellent food and service with a friendly attention at all times. Two large seated areas for large groups as well as individual tables therefore very accommodating.

We had a lovely Saturday lunch at Bates to celebrate a friend's birthday. Excellent, friendly service, well served and plentiful dishes and of course the amazing desserts that give you the wow factor as you walk in in the display cabinet.

We have visited this restaurant last year whilst on a short break and were keen to return. This time we decided on a day trip and booked a table in advance( aprox 4 weeks before).

Always consistent. Good food charming staff. Very good lunch deal. Parking on the road a bit of a lottery.

Have known of this restaurant for many years, but never been there. Well at last have done so!

Went in a party of ten or so on a Saturday night and had a three course dinner for around £24. I had shoulder of lamb and it was huge, the starter and pud were both on the large size too. You wouldn’t go hungry that’s for sure. Really efficient and friendly staff, must be popular as the place was packed. Well worth a visit and I will certainly go again. Recommended.

Went to celebrate a birthday first time eating here. Food was hot and nicely presented and tasty and lots of wit. The deserts were tasty and a good size portion. Would recommend the food. The staff are also very friendly and helpful

Always look forward to booking a meal at Bates Restaurant. The welcoming atmosphere, the wonderful choice of meals and first class generous cooking. The staff are so attentive and the chef is first class. I totally recommend Bates Restaurant.

If you’re over 70 don’t like change and like your food eighties style and lacking in flavour you’ll probably really enjoy it.

Vine aquí para un cumpleaños familiar con un grupo de edad mixto; Todos nos fuimos sintiéndonos llenos, satisfechos, y habiendo tenido una gran noche.

Fui con mi esposo a almorzar a Bates y la pasé muy bien. El personal es atento y amable y el servicio es inigualable. La comida estaba bien presentada y sabía deliciosa, había mucho allí y sabía realmente casera. Una excelente selección de postres sin duda recomendaría este lugar.

I have been here before and only returned there because it was a friends birthday and she chose it. The set menu was 2 courses for £18.95 (starter and main). It would have been nice to have been able to have main and dessert as an option. It has had the same vegetarian meal for years - cannelloni and there are only 2 items on the a la carte menu, plus a dish of the day. The veggie special was cannelloni or mushroom wellington. I have had mushroom wellington elsewhere and it was delicious - a dome of short crust pastry filled with a variety of vegetable. This was a flat puff pastry circle, filled with mushroom in a sauce. It was mainly pastry and very bland. It cost £14.95.

A great restaurant with great food and friendly, helpful staff. It’s a shame that parking in the area is so difficult.

Celebrated a friends birthday here this evening. Excellent food and service. Not the cheapest but absolutely the best!

Visited today with my husband. Excellent service, food scrumptious. The chicken in mushroom sauce was delicious. Trifle to finish. Yummy!!!! Will visit again very soon.

Last night we celebrated a very special friends birthday at Bates the food was absolutely gorgeous could not fault the staff extremely helpful.

Lovely food, so well cooked and flavoursome. Simple food made very well. The fillet steak is in a league of its own. Staff so friendly, most enjoyable experience.

I didn't get who Bates was but don't worry it's not the one from Psycho. Best king prawn cocktail I've had with brown bread. The food is very good. Staff friendly and welcoming and not overpriced. Tasty food

Éramos un grupo de 6 para el almuerzo para celebrar el cumpleaños de mi madre. Como siempre, una muy buena elección en el menú, pero para nosotros fue una elección simple. . . . . El pavo. . . . . . . Estaba delicioso. . . perfectamente cocinado y una porción enorme. . . . . Un montón de verduras frescas para decorar. . . . . El Pud de Navidad hecho en casa también fue perfecto. . . . . . . Servicio encantador y valor fantástico.

I visited last night with 10 friends. Staff very welcoming. Chose two courses, deep fried Brie and then chicken in lovely mushroom sauce. Delicious selection of vegetables included. All were served piping hot. Friends who had puddings loved them. Will definitely return.

Comimos aquí el sábado pasado a la hora del almuerzo para una reunión familiar navideña para 21 personas, incluidos 4 niños. Todo fue maravilloso, galletas de Navidad en las mesas, la comida estaba deliciosa. Los platos principales todo caliente. Preciosa comida para los niños. Fantásticos postres. Servicio excelente. Todo el personal era muy servicial, nada era demasiado problema.