Dancing Jug Charminster in Bournemouth

Visited on Christmas Day for lunch with friends. The food was amazing, quality, value and nicely presented by lovely staff. Festive atmosphere made for a quality afternoon. Probably the best value Christmas day eat out in Bournemouth.

Spent my Christmas day having a Christmas bottemless brunch, as you do. Just wanted to say a massive thank you to the staff, as it was quite busy at the Charminster venue, they were amazing as always, checking in to make sure everything was alright, if we needed anymore drinks etc, I had a fair few by the end of the afternoon. The food was delicious, not a long wait and everything came out hot, you can tell the chefs had put in a lot of effort into the finer details (roast potatoes were the best) and I probably should have got another roast dinner to take away. Overall, really glad we chose The Dancing Jugg in Charminster as it didn't disappoint, the food, cocktails, service from Kerri and the team was all on point, cheers for making it a memorable one. We will be back!

Alright for a local in Charminster. Good is good, definitely not 5 star though. It’s no Michelin restaurant. Atmosphere overall is lovely it’s just some clientele aren’t great at keeping the atmosphere nice for everyone.

Booked a bottomless brunch for 2, very busy due to Xmas but was a great atmosphere, bottle of Prosecco on the table to start with was nice but very dry, the first couple of cocktails were great but in plastic glasses? and food was delicious. Then the cocktails went downhill massively, nothing like what the menu described, not sure how a frozen Strawberry Daiquiri tastes only of coconut? Shame because the place is lovely and the staff were fantastic

delivery driver was rather rude make sure your delivery drivers have some respect

Had great fun at bottomless brunch here, Kerry and the team were welcoming and friendly, as well as really attentive with drinks and the food was really good. We had a lovely time, thank you :-) and we will be back again soon!

Grotus was the most lovely server , made poopys birthday very special

Order is still not received!!!! Ordered nearly 3 hours ago. Me or the restaurant couldn’t get through to just eat to arrange a driver to collect as I received the wrong order in the first place!

ella and theresa gave us the best visit ever, food was good and service was exceptional

Ella and Theresa were amazing great service and great drinks would highly recommend

We've just had a birthday brunch here and omg !! Staff were absolutely amazing, service brilliant, they were so involved with the customers !! They even brought the birthday boy a free birthday slice of cake !! Our servers were Ella and Theresa!!

Ella and Theresa were amazing and welcoming, gave the best service and made our time there so good.

Beautiful Sunday roast, plenty of it. Well worth the money you will definitely enjoy the Sunday roast we had the roast beef it was fantastic.

We just had the bottomless brunch here and it was fantastic. Amazing food, great atmosphere and great service from Ella and the bar maid. Met the owner and was pleasant. It was my friends birthday so a cake came out for her. Attention to detail was brilliant. Highly recommend.

Brilliant bottomless brunch just now , Ella and the lady with the blonde dreadlocks theresa were brilliant for my birthday treat , amazing service, we are coming back for bottomless Sunday brunch , thank you xxxxxx

Ella was wonderful really engaging it was my mum birthdays and she made it extra special

Ella was a fantastic host, attentive and pleasant. Service level was exemplary. A+++

Was there for an evening out, bar was pretty busy being a saturday so slowed service down a bit but the staff were working hard, good music, no trouble. Can't rate the food as i didn't eat.

The food is absolutely shocking and they charge you for a cover charge. I won't be eating in here again!

First visit and the last. Had roast lamb which was a good portion with decent taste. The veg could have been hotter but just about acceptable, however the cauliflower cheese was cold. The waitress was very good and offered to have it replaced. When it was replaced it was also cold. Having the issue once can happen to anyone but more than once is unforgivable. To make things worse they add a service charge of ten percent and refuse to take it off the bill. Go here at your own risk.

Such a fun vibe! Staff were amazing as were the cocktails & food. Loved the music bingo too!

Staff are amazing and always make you feel welcomed drinks are priced amazingly so there's something for everyone to drink if you are on a tight budget will come back time and time again

Great wings! They forgot the sour cream dip!!!!! Gutted

Really awful roast. Tinned potato’s, overcooked meat, watery gravy, all unseasoned and it goes on.

Maison and his family deserves a pay rise. they were the best, very helpful and welcoming. i will definitely return just because of them. thanks a lot. :)

Amazing night drinks kept flowing mason brought the vibes to our table very friendly and energentic we will definitely return

Best experience food was amazing mason our waitor was brilliant joining in with the fun and bringing all the energy definitely recommend

Amazing experience mason was a brilliant waiter bought all the vibes and energy to our experience!!

Kerry and the staff where fantastic! Went for my birthday, 12th july. The doorman where great also, very professional and kept everyone safe. Would come back.

The food was so dry. The burger I managed to pick out the 1/4 chicken breast in a dry bun. We ordered Prosecco during our bottomless brunch. Wasn’t given it 10 mins before our time was up we was told no more drinks far from ideal towards the end.

When my daughter and her carers visited and she got left behind with no money or phone key and her team looked after her finding out her name and getting her home safely I can't thank kerry enough for keeping her safe and calming her down thank you again kind Regards N dugdale

Female staff are fit .. that's about it ..

ordered a large lamb roast dinner with extra roast potatoes, good job I did, the portion size was not a large I would say small and the Yorkshire pudding was burnt, will not be ordering from them again alot of money for a small meal, the only saving grace was the cauliflower cheese.

Absolutely amazing time at the Dancing Jug ... The price was good, the service was amazing!! We went for a bottomless brunch to celebrate my friend birthday, they never let our drinks go empty, kept checking to make sure we were happy, the food was nice ... Highly recommended and I will be going again!!

Love Kerry she’s a babe, good pizza

Me and my friends had bottomless brunch for my 40th birthday the food and staff were so nice making sure we had want we needed. Nice place to go definitely will go back. Big 👍👍 to them all.

Myself and friends enjoyed a fantastic bottomless brunch yesterday. The manager, Kerry, is fantastic & the staff were so friendly & welcoming, especially Phoenix, Mia & Rosie. I’m disabled & have to say the accessibility is outstanding. The amount of space I have with my scooter to move around the premises is the best in Bournemouth. Needless to say, this is my chosen venue for any night out 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

We’ve been using the Dancing Jug in the Triangle for years. And have been to the Charminster one several times. Great food, drinks and atmosphere. But as with any bar, it’s so often the bar staff that make it. Last night (Thursday 25 July) we had the pleasure of meeting Carla and Ali in the Charminster Jug. Never met them before and we don’t know their friends/family. What I do know is that they are both amazing bar staff and credit should always be given where it is due. Kind, friendly, hard working and know how to look after their customers. Thank you Carla and Ali for making a good night a great one for Angie and I. P.S. Didn’t catch the DJ’s name, but he was brilliant too.

Great pub really friendly staff, lovely food and have nice seating area out the back with heaters. Highly recommend visiting.

Came on a Monday for a bottomless brunch and even though it was fairly quiet we had a wonderful time. Kerry was an absolutely star, being very attentive with our drinks and so friendly!! Would recommend to anyone considering doing a bottomless brunch in Bournemouth.

Bottomless brunch: kerry was amazing in getting drinks in! Even suggested some. Food was really good and service even better! Thanks kerry

Honestly perfect, so delicious and well cooked.

Great lovely food we have it delivered very often

The bar staff are amazing here, Mia and sasha really made my night. They brought such an upbeat atmosphere where everyone enjoyed.

Had a fabulous Sunday roast. Gravy amazing! Only scored 4 as Yorkies overcooked.

Very good service would recommend coming for a bottomless

Top notch food, drinks and friendly staff! Can’t ask for much more

Kerry and Marcus,gave us excellent service Will 100% be recommending and returning great bottomless

marcus was amazing great service and was so kind

Mia was amazing, came in for bottomless brunch for my birthday. 5* always smiling and nothing was too much is a very busy environment!

Mia was amazing today! Kept all the drinks going and was overall brilliant. Will be back again soon x

Mia is tremendous in many ways than one, went out of her way to make sure all of us were looked after. Asset to the Jug

What a great, fun and well organised bottomless brunch! Kerry and Carla were fantastic looking after our table! Good all round

Had a lovely botomless brunch this afternoon. Exceptional service from Mia especially.

Great value for bottomless brunch, always good! Mia was lovely!

Had a great time having brunch with friends, Mia's service was impeccable and lovely.

Had an absolute blast! The food was great and the cocktails were lovely :) Mia was the best!

Really pleasant, Mia the waitress was very sweet!

Great food and drinks and Mia was lovely ❤️

Roast beef dinner was absolutely amazing 👏 🤩 😋 👌 😍 size was perfect for a single meat meal. I would and i have highly recommend to friends and family. The Service was amazing from the staff the manager was very welcoming/lovely and was happy to have a chat and laugh whilst she had 2mins

Came for a bottomes brunch. Great service. Mia was lovely and friendly! Very attentive. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is a great venue, staff are very polite & welcoming. My friend & I ate here for the first time & were impressed. The food was freshly cooked, all hot, and tasted delicious. Will definitely eat here again, or even just stop off for drinks. Its right in the centre of charmy & was clean & spacious too. Happy customers 😘

bar staff need to feel you welcome not just ask what you want drink then turn there back without saying thankyou after paying.plus they are outside smoking and then serving you a drink without washing never will visit this pub again..1\2 star if could.

6.15pm Went in with 3 family members and asked if they were still doing food, the waitress answered, 'yes, how long will you be'. We were stunned by this and went to sit down, before I could, another waitress came over and asked for our drink order, I said I would order at the bar. 2 minutes later she came back and asked again, and I again said I would order at the bar, and her reply was, ' a tut and sigh'. We left, end of.

thanks KERRY AND CARLY for your lovely service and the duck hoisin pizza was nice!

Rosie, kerri, karla have been amazing and have looked after me and my friends really really welcoming team

Best place to go for bottomless and drinks in general. Great atmosphere with a DJ past 9, showing sports too. The service is the best in Bournemouth, the manager is such a bestie.

Mia our server was so nice, so helpful and lovely, during bottomless she was so lovely and always ready to give us drinks xx

Kerry really took great care in making sure we had great experience. We were never without a drink . Always had a bubble smile when serving us.

I've never done this before and I have to say I was very pleased with my dinner ut was very tasty and hot. Maybe a bit more veg but apart from that it was delicious 😋

food was hot and tasty.. everything was really good and I'd order again..

Food was good but one whole meal missing

Amazing steak dinner, served piping hot - excellent service!

Love this place, so does Buzz Lightyear. Lance

Order says it was delivered and it’s not

Food was absolutely delicious and it has that fantastic atmosphere. Most staff were excellent. However, we had been for a bottomless brunch. There are set rules for a bottomless brunch. Ie how many jugs you can have at one time. I fully understand, but these rules are not made clear. May be worth mentioning this on the menus. Otherwise, half of your party may have to wait for the other half to finish their drinks before you can order again. There was one member of staff who was fairly rude, which did kind of spoil it. However all other members of staff were brilliant. I would visit again but perhaps not for a bottomless brunch x

we had the lovely Ella serve us and she was AMAZING!! 10/10 RECOMMEND

Was served by the lovely Mia who told us it was her first day! Would 100% recommend, she was like a pro!!

Absolutely love this place. We are from London and every time we come back to Bournemouth we are here before anyone else. Apart from the atmosphere, I can definitely say both Ella and Becky are the beautiful golden girls. They are not just lovely but they are a true inspiration. I will definitely be coming back here soon

food was very nice please cut the veg up smaller in future as I choked on it

Went for a girlie bottomless brunch and had a fab time!! Food was lovely cocktails were delicious and the staff were amazing and friendly! We definitely got our moneys worth!! 100% going to return.

Absolutely joke worst one of the two local to me booked and went in with a friend for bottomless brunch was seated for half an hour no one took our drinks or food orders but yet staff were eating behind the bar chatting and ignoring customers when paying for 2.5 hours should expect service within that time ended up walking out went elsewhere walk in seated ordered n received food within half hour !

On time, Wrong drink, got a coke zero not a coke Burnt potatoes and yorkie. Broccoli only had stems not flowers, only got 2 slices of carrots. Cauliflower cheese where was the chesse just a sprinkle on it and half of a small pot for £2.95 And all round no flaver

Returned for a Sunday Roast for Mothers Day. Unfortunately the service was not as good as previously received. The usual manageress was not there. Sullen waitresses with distinct lack of warmth. Ordered roasts which included a drink. Two of the four drinks came with dirty lipstick glasses which we had to ask to be changed. Roasts were ok but certainly not to the standard of before. Gravy was very watery and had to ask for condiments ie mint sauce and horseradish sauce. Good value I suppose but nobody asked if our food was ok or if additional drinks were required. Shame as we have recommended this place to a lot of our friends and felt the service was lacking today. Didn't stay for additional drinks and went elsewhere. Come on guys a smile and a bit of warmth with your customers goes a long way. Toilets also looked shabby with broken toilet roll dispensers.

Molly gave fantastic service brilliant

Me and my business partner came her for a business meeting a man called magna brought to a dirty table got angry when we asked him to clean the table. Took 45 minutes to bring bring us a bottle champagne and 2 beers slammed it on the table spilling it on my other half and was angry when I ask got a re fill and swore at my daughter

Been in a few times, to the Charminster bar. Staff friendly. My complaint is each time I have been in the men's loo has had no soap and no way of drying your hands. Complained each time but still the same. Not good for ant establishment yet alone a restaurant bar!

Went for a nice meal and, while the food was lovely, it was quite over priced for the area and it was very strange that the place was playing fake toilet noises as people were eating their food. Very noisy for a week day and the lights were quite a lot to handle. Not the best setting for a weekday but maybe better for a weekend evening out.

Really nice chilled vibes, Ollie single handedly holding the Fort on a busy night, bottomless brunch. Constantly kept the drinks flowing. Good music, would definitely come back

Perfect place for food an drinks with friends. Ollie and Molly treats the regulars with alot of respect along with new customers. Also a big shout out to Jack to always makes it a more enjoyable experience with a lot of laughs.

The manager extremely attentive and helpful, thumps up! Kerry bar staff, wonderful in charminster, smiling, happy face . Can't fault the greet when you arrive in both charminster and Bournemouth. The manager always running around to make sure every one is 😊happy. We are happy customers Dave and Karen

went for a bottomless brunch. Food is normally good but was shocking. Didn’t eat 3 meals. Complained and the service stopped. We were on a 2.5 hour brunch but as soon as we complained and refused to pay for the 3 brunches we didn’t eat / enjoy we were no longer served. Service and food was generally shocking. Would not go back.

Was severed by Rosie, arrived last minute on a busy Saturday afternoon, was sat down quickly dispute the volume of of customers are orders came quickly and the service from Rosie was second to none! She's massive asset to the team!

Best take away roast dinner. Everything was perfect

Fantastic Roast and no washing up. No custard with desert but we had a tin in the cupboard so no worries. Having our 3rd roast in as many weeks, I pretty much think tat speaks for itself. Mx

Awesome place, first time visiting in a while. 2-4-1 cocktails were very tasty, and a decent price. - only down side was the frigid breeze that chilled the whole bar whenever anyone entered or left, but I appreciate that's a seasonal risk out of their control. Planning to go back and check out the food soon

The waiter tried to convince us service charge is mandatory and we had to pay it to cover the cost the pub has to face to hire extra staff the during the weekend (it was a Thursday evening - we went there for the karaoke and pub quiz only but neither of these two took place - only 2 people were working - we only had 1 pint per person, ordered and collected from the bar counter)

Very disappointed with our food. All food cold. Ordered a plain bacon and cheese burger, put a comment in The instructions box to confirm plain burger, no sauce or salad. Burger arrived with sauce and salad. Contacted via just eat for Refund but it was declined. Very disappointing. Will not be ordering again

Came here for a bottomless brunch on a weekend. As we were a big group we were given jugs rather than individual cocktails, the food was overcooked and lots of our glasses were visibly dirty or stained. In terms of getting your drinks worth, definitely better than other brunches but wasn't anything fancy. Would rather spend an extra £5 and go somewhere nicer.

Had a roast lamb dinner on new year's eve which was nice but been today and had roast beef , it was absolutely lovely, everything cooked just right , look forward to my next one , lovely staff , especially michaela who communicate well with customers, excellent service all round , my partner had chicken burger and chips , presentation was also excellent on tht too, disappointed as can't upload my roast dinner here 😀