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Nº 130 in 792 in Bournemouth

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Had a hot turmeric latte and a flat white both lush. Awesome set up, wonderful views and excellent staff.

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David Sumsion . 2025-03-11

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Great relaxed place. Ate the burger and salt and pepper chips. V good. There's simply no better location. Right on the beach. Sun, sand and sea. Bliss

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Barry Stancombe . 2025-03-06

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We stopped for a coffee in the March sunshine and loved the setting and relaxed atmosphere.

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Emma . 2025-03-06

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It's the perfect spot. Always a good atmosphere, come rain or shine.

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Sarah Guppy . 2025-03-06

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Great coffee, cute cups. Nice space to sit and enjoy the beach with a latte. Generous babyccino at just the right temp.

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Jill S . 2025-03-06

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Loved it today was my first experience of sobo beach , friendly warm environment great food and fast friendly service . Highly recommend

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Bri Holt . 2025-03-05

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A perfect place in a perfect spot. Beach prom widens. Zig zag leads to this fantastic beach cafe. . Enjoyed by all. Friendly & the evening entertainment brilliant. 7.5 miles of coastline & prom & this is perfect. New cafe/ restaurant branksome I don’t go there. It’s like walking towards a busy car park , main road & not what I class as a beach cafe . Sobo is fabulous

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Lisa . 2025-02-24

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Perfect place to enjoy a drink or food regardless of the weather! Funky decor and great music

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Nigel Willson . 2025-02-16

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I absolutely adore this establishment...... No matter what the weather...... In the summer AND winter come rain or shine it's always a friendly environment. ❄️😍🌞 The staff are always so friendly and helpful, i always see them making sure everything is clean and tidy; especially in the summer, I always see the staff cleaning up, taking bins out, dusting off sand that everyone and everything has dragged in constantly 😂 that being said it does mean it's a pet friendly establishment 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾with dog water bowls always out and full 🐾💦 Summer sessions down here are just immense.🥁🥳🌞🌞 The food grill shack has beautiful food prepared fresh in front of you if you wish or you can get your beeper and go back to the party while you wait 🎉🥳❤️🦑🦐 In the winter they have the bus top to keep you warm and dry, if you have a pet or smoke they have heaters downstairs and they put up nice thick canopies and even provide blankets to help keep you warm ❄️ Just an epic place to be! Grateful I live so close! 😍

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Bobbie Downer . 2025-02-12

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Great place on the beach. A little pricey

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malcolm smith . 2025-02-10

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Had a lovely stop for hot drinks party dog walking. They do doggy doughnuts, which the pup enjoyed. Staff are very friendly, ordered a hot chocolate and a mocha both were really nice

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Lauren Willson . 2025-02-09

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It was a wild windy, wet and cold day but the hot chocolate was delicious. Staff were great even though the sea was so rough and almost to the point it breached their premises

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Helen Palmer . 2025-02-02

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Favourite place after a long walk along the prom. Fab coffee and croissants from Big Wigs- when they have any left. Dog walking haven. Can sit under cover with heaters and blankets or outside if it’s not bitter. Also do bacon and egg rolls and other food if you fancy a bite. Always popular.

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Russell Butcher . 2025-01-28

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The location is unbeatable but both food and frinks overpriced. Parking might be tricky as well unless you are willing to pay ££

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JOY DIVISION . 2025-01-22

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Nice set up but come on guys where’s the wheelchair access? For a newly refurbished business you didn’t even make the ordering area accessible with a large stepped area the entire width of the place. Not good enough in 2025z

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Steve Hodges . 2025-01-19

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Not the best selection of beers. But food is good and has vegan options. It's music on the beach. What's not to like ❤️

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Steve Peck . 2025-01-15

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tired needs a clean and a sort out. has potential.

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Jill Collins . 2025-01-15

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On the beach in January, we just had the deluxe hat chocolate which was delicious.

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Colin Hadley . 2025-01-14

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Nice place, nice music, tasteless food. Had Hungarian goulash, absolutely no depth of flavour

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Darren Wright . 2025-01-11

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Lovely place to eat or drink whilst on a coastal walk. Dog friendly.

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Tony Wilsenham . 2025-01-10

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We had winter noodles today and they were very expensive and pretty bad. It was mostly noodles - not that many vegetables in them, and the extra tofu, that cost £4 extra, was awful. It was overfried and oversalted and barely edible. A travesty for £17 really - we would have been much better off going to Urban Reef instead. I live locally and hoped I might go to SOBO Beach for lunch sometimes, but forget it :(. The oat turmeric latte was nice (although the wait for drink collection was like 20 minutes!). The atmosphere is pretty lovely, although the place is overpriced, and on nice days it's overcrowded, too. It shows we need more beach-side venues in East Bournemouth for sure.

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Mervi T . 2025-01-02

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Great music and atmosphere here. Coffees came after a long wait and were tepid, and the once awesome fries are now greasy chunky chips, one of which was so chunky it was half a potato.

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Dave Watson . 2025-01-02

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Great coffee and early morning pastries . Happy helpful team

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Mark Tutton . 2024-12-30

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What a lovely place to stop and have a drink it’s lovely because you can walk straight to the beach and the bus is really nice you can Evan sit upstairs brilliant place brilliant food and drink

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Archie Mountford . 2024-12-22

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Didnt get food but i saw others dishes, nice service not outstanding but good, lovely disco room

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Alex Cave . 2024-12-21

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The worst coffee ever, not a single ounce of effort went into making our coffees. Watched the guy on the machine not even use fresh oat milk for us just used the lukewarm jug that had been sat on the side, a waste of our money. Atmosphere from all the staff is always miserable. Only good thing about this place is the atmosphere that the general public bring

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Megan Gallagher . 2024-12-13

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This could have been a lovely addition to the beach, but it feels uncomfortable and just takes up valuable space. Maybe better in summer but not appealing at all, really detracts from what was a quieter, family beach. It feels like you are supposed to like it, as it's so hyped up, but reality is a few old 'buses' and an uncomfortable shack, with average food.

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Mary Berry . 2024-12-10

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Gotta be fair probably the best calimari I’ve tasted from my personal view , others may disagree but my sweet lord that sh1t was tasty. Easily hands down the best nachos ever to grace my filthy little taste buds . Every time I’ve been in here service has been great , staff always seem happy and helpful and service is always as quick as it could possibly be . Deffo worth a visit for anyone whether local or grockle

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Ben P . 2024-12-09

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Another place we found on a our trip to Bournemouth. Which claims to be The UK’s Number One Beach Venue & Community. We don't know about that, but it is great. It's a cafe and beach bar on the prom. You can chose to sit on seating outside next to the sand. Or inside under canopys and maybe you would like to sit on the upper deck of a bus. They are open everyday serving drinks such as coffees to beers,wines and cocktails. There's various street food,from burgers,hot dogs, tacos,poke bowls and fries. You place your order at the counter and they give you a buzzer to let you know when it's ready. As the food is all prepared to order. We managed to get a seat inside overlooking the beach. That's the great thing about here. It doesn't matter where you sit,you're guaranteed a sea view. This is a very dog friendly venue. It's so friendly,they even allow kids in too.🤣 In fact, if you don't have either, you might be the odd one out. The area and beach is beautiful and definately worth a visit away from the Bournemouth centre.

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Guys Who Dine . 2024-12-04

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Always a great walk on Sobo beach to either Hengisbury Head or heading to Boacombe or Bournemouth. Free parking at southbourne. dog friendly, variety of food establishments. Cafe by Fishermans zig zag great.

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Yvonne Appleton . 2024-12-03

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Lovely vibe and location. Food acceptable and drinks great. Staff look slightly oppressed! Everything is in green washed single use plastics and paper.

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Sarah Irwin . 2024-12-01

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Fantastic place for breakfast, lunch or just drinks.

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Sean Whitney . 2024-11-27

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Ordered an Americano and a hot blackcurrant in that order. Server looked confused and grumpy when I wouldn’t accept hot blackcurrant drink with coffee in it! What was she thinking of? It was put right, but not with a cheerful face or any apology. Not the first time we’ve noticed the rudeness of staff at this establishment. My dog was rather disappointed to learn that I refused to pay £5 for a doggy ice cream. Come on!! They’re £3 everywhere else. This place is taking the Micky out of dog owners.

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Ann Stokell . 2024-11-27

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Great place, shame I was under the weather, but will definitely return when next in Southbourne

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Graham Clark . 2024-11-20

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Uber cool beach bar with great food music and vibes

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Phil Jarman . 2024-11-17

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Didnt eat but fab place to drink coffee with family

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sue medforth . 2024-11-16

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Great venue that offers something for everyone from Yoga to Food, Drinks and Great Music and Dancing

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Darren ‘DJ SpreadLuv’ Latimer . 2024-11-12

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Nice atmosphere in ventage style. Although crowded do not wait very long for the order. Friendly to four-pawed furries

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Lauran Marinela . 2024-11-03

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Overpriced drinks and average quality cocktails but a fantastic little place to visit for Sunday afternoon day parties with a great crowd and good music.

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Mel . 2024-10-28

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Great food, right in the beach, great vibe

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jon wright . 2024-10-27

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Visited in October and was still popular. Scored 3 for food as only had chips so can't comment on burgers etc. Beach is lovely café really quirky. Will definitely visit again when we are back this way.

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Maureen Fitzgibbons . 2024-10-22

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Even on a cool autumn morning a lot of people enjoying sit down with super coffee + more

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Terry Wisdom . 2024-10-11

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Absolutely brilliant, we feel so lucky to Sobo Beach on our doorstep. Delicious food, great coffee and dog friendly! Love it!

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Tracey McGrath . 2024-10-08

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A great venue, in a lovely location. Brandon Block on a Sunday afternoon with no entry fee! Brilliant! A bit chilly though, so wear a good coat if the weather isn't so good!

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Nicholas Thuilliez . 2024-10-06

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Perfect place to stop by at the beach any time of year, dogs welcome and always a great atmosphere

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Dave Klammer . 2024-10-02

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Such a brilliant funny night last night. Great atmosphere...Thank you!

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woody mcdonnell . 2024-09-30

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Amazing to have a beer at sunset on the beach. Not many places you can do that, particularly in September!!

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Ben Powell (Sinistapenguin) . 2024-09-25

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A great vibe place by the beach, with good food.👍😎

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Clive Connor . 2024-09-23

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Very casual menu and dining. Essentially an eat-on-site takeaway. Beach Burger was amazing. Fries portion was ultra huge. Nice vibes and always a seat going spare somewhere.

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Dominic Stafford . 2024-09-21

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Great place to visit for a beach day. Highly recommended.

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gordon cowan . 2024-09-21

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With the sun shining, a bacon roll, black coffee, top deck and views to die for, alls good in the world

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Sam Grant . 2024-09-17

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Do much better than your average seaside food and drink. I recommend the Zpimms and chicken flatbread

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Jules White . 2024-09-17

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A good fun beach bar experience. The atmosphere is great and while the bar line is always long it moves quickly and isn't an issue on the whole. Always good to be by the beach. Only negative is the food prices are criminal for bang average before the portion size hurts even more. I'd go for a drink by the beach but won't bother with food again, just feels like a total rip off. Example 8 calamari for £10 and £13 for a burger you get at a kids football match at £2.50

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Warren Foster . 2024-09-15

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Grabbed some chips whilst having a walk along the beach. Thought they were a little bit expensive, but happy to find a good portion, slathered in garlic oil and plenty of condiments to choose from.

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Jessica Hughes . 2024-09-14

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Very nice spot for a day on the sea. Public toilets, free park on the street and pay as you go beach front. bar open with hot food served. Lively environment

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Gessica Monni . 2024-09-12

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Had a good coffee here with friends. Despite the rain we had seating under cover.

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Carol Capille . 2024-09-07

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Just had coffee & cake but all good.

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Tracey Tanner . 2024-09-06

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Llamé para tomar un café durante un paseo por la mañana. Desde el exterior parecía un poco peculiar (autobús de dos pisos, etc.), así que no estábamos seguros de qué esperar, pero fue una experiencia muy agradable, relajante y el café era bueno. ¡Gran lista de reproducción de Spotify! Recomiendo llamar.

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Graham P . 2024-09-02

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Great place for drinks and food right on the beach I have given a couple star off for the fact I asked for no chocolate on my cappuccino and even after it was put on the guy who took my order me told the guy that served me no chocolate, hearing this he just shoved the drinks at me. This might seem petty, and luckily, I'm not allergic, but what if this was a request because a customer was allergic to something else and it was just given to them with no thought or care about what was asked for.

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mark hinsley . 2024-09-02

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Beautiful spot and lovely staff, drinks very expensive though. £12 for a pimms and lemonade!

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Enid Blyton . 2024-09-01

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Enjoy the beach scenery, but food is quite expensive, but good.

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Ibvicky Akin . 2024-09-01

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Street food, very good. Crowded in a good day

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Nondas . 2024-09-01

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Just had a coffee, the place is welcoming, the beach is very beautiful.

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stefania loy . 2024-08-31

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Best beach we've been to, great facilities and food and an amazing beach!

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Chris Brandon . 2024-08-30

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Didn't have food as the portions were very small and expensive

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Debbie Wilkinson . 2024-08-27

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A lovely beach just 15 minutes drive from Bournemouth. Stunning views, lots of food and drinks and seating areas and benches. Live music and friendly vibes and family friendly as well. Definitely recommended

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Karim Abdallah . 2024-08-26

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Just had a hot chocolate but it was good, everything is given in takeaway cups. It was a busy weekend so lots of people, music playing and queues but there was a good atmosphere. We took our drinks to the beach as it was crowded but a great spot on the beach, quite unique.

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Lucy_ M . 2024-08-25

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Very nice on the beach and lovely atmosphere, one of my favourite places 😄

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Jennifer England . 2024-08-25

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LOVE this quirky spot on the beach. It's perfectly placed between hengistbury head and Southbourne to make the perfect speedy coffee pit stop, a breakfast outing after a morning walk or somewhere to sit and while the day away whatever the weather. The food and drink are pricey, but you definitely get quality products even if the portion sizes are relatively small. They have a captive audience so can get away with charging extra, and the relaxed vibe, friendly staff and super fresh pastries more than make up for it hitting your pocket a little harder than expected. Definitely worth a visit if you're passing through and have ever wondered what a converted double-decker bus and a beach-side cocktail bar/cafe might have in common...

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Kirsty Allen . 2024-08-24

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Bit windy. Every time I've been there, there's always been a guy doing lunges, he's got good form but, feels a bit odd, you know?

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Ben Brigham . 2024-08-23

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Food was tasty if a little expensive. Bar service was poor, uninterested and rude.

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Rich T . 2024-08-19

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Excellent atmosphere, food was ok but location is fantastic!

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Orla . 2024-08-18

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Delicious food, great atmosphere.

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Sara Dutton . 2024-08-16

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Food was amazing, staff were great. Only issue was there wasn’t enough tables and the tables could’ve done with being wiped down. Either way would recommend and will come back 👍

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Hayden Bowrey . 2024-08-16

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Lovely location 💙 £17 on 2 Italiano toasted sandwiches. 1 slice of each meat, not made fresh ( not a busy day, mid week late lunch ) pre made which is fine if it's cooked through but both freezing cold in the middle and hot around the outside. Children's mini dawg was ok and reasonably priced £10.50 on a frozen watermelon margarita - was like a kids slushie. No watermelon or alcohol In sight ( maybe it hadn't mixed in the machine yet 😕) GREAT MR WHIPPY though and great price for a beach ice-cream Maybe we just came on the wrong day.

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Lianne Chorley . 2024-08-14

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The best beach near Bournemouth because of the food and drink available from the bar. No wonder it gets crowded.... Go early to get parking.

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Mike Spray . 2024-08-14

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Went in for a few drinks with a friend, the staff were friendly and great to talk to.

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Keith Dunbar . 2024-08-13

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Large area for food and drinks. Friendly staff

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WiGS Wiggins . 2024-08-13

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Love it there. Great atmosphere.

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Carolyn Coombes . 2024-08-12

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Lovely place to relax. Great atmosphere. Friendly & polite staff. I've been to Sobo every day over the last 2 weeks whilst on my holiday. I love this place!!!

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Nicky Humm . 2024-08-12

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We were there in storms and rain. It's a simple beach bar, with drinks from paper cups, but very tasty. The staff is very friendly, dogs are welcome guests! When the sun is shining it's definitely a great place to be with a great view!

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Pudi Puh . 2024-08-10

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Great vibe, well laid out right on the beach.

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Jason Kemp . 2024-08-10

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One of the best beaches and refreshment areas in the UK. Chilled and relaxing vibe.

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Beezus Fuffoon . 2024-08-06

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Great lunch in the sun...RIGHT on the beach!!!... food was like street food... very tasty! As it was a sunny day it was very busy ..but still good service. ( the large glass of wine isn't large!! 😬).. Great location.. Great concept!

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Thomas B . 2024-08-04

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Only found by accident. Its alright for those who know but our first time. Superb location and great for dogs. Only downer is parking and bloody expensive. £7.80 for 3 hours. Is there really any need.

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Peter Lancaster . 2024-08-04

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Very nice seafront, small bars offer good beers and good food. All stuffed into an old bus and old shipping containers.

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Guillaume HENNY . 2024-07-31

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Really nice place in a great location to chill out by the beach. Sunday sessions are great, i only wish they had more similar regular events.

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steve champion . 2024-07-31

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Had lunch here yesterday. Stunning. Great food, good beer, good value, good service. Perfect. The Med comes to Dorset.

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graham spiller . 2024-07-30

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Love the atmosphere . Drinks a bit expensive .

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Lynn Carr . 2024-07-29

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Great location for a summer drink.

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Chris Clancy . 2024-07-29

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This place is really nice. Great location. Great atmosphere. Great service. The food can be a bit hit and miss though. But I particularly love the garlic fries. A must try.

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Emilie Brossard . 2024-07-27

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Amazing location right on Southbourne seafront. It's quite pricey due to its location and can get busy at the weekend but it's well worth a visit

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Neal . 2024-07-25

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As a local come here quite often for coffee/brunch. I find the quality of the coffee to be very inconsistent. Sometimes great but sometimes mediocre. Nice vibe and setting but I try and avoid the busy times. Shame they've hiked their prices for the Summer. Might have to avoid for a few months and hope the prices come down again.

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Richard Hales . 2024-07-24

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I love heading to Sobo after a mornings beach walk. Lovely staff, food and drinks. We had my husbands birthday here in April and just had the best time! Love it!

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felicity york . 2024-07-23

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Honestly a super cool selection of bars and food huts on the beach, with an awesome atmosphere. The whole venue looks really unique, and having a drink at the top on the "balcony" is really atmospheric. We only had the salt and pepper fries but they were really nice. They also had Thatchers AMBR which is really good stuff. 👍 Only downside is that the drinks are fairly expensive, but that's to be expected on the beach.

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Matthew Rider . 2024-07-23

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Nice chips, confusing where to actually order food

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cindy drinkwater . 2024-07-23

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Great for youngsters but for more mature people a big turn off

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Christina Freeman . 2024-07-22

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Great place 😇 plenty of room and seating, lovely staff and service, can't wait to visit again 👍🏻👍🏻

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Jacks Williams . 2024-07-21

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very chilled out beach cafe , friendly staff very well organised to cope with high demand of a hot summers day on the beach. The food offering was varied our food was amazing the Thai food on offer was delicious. Reasonable prices and great selection of both food , drink and ice cream available.

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Running on-Dinosaurs . 2024-07-21

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Absolutely beautiful. Great choice of drinks, hot and cold, food as well. Lots of seating, including terrace with amazing views. Super dog friendly. We loved this place and will be back. Staff were ok, could do with being happier working in such a nice place 😊

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mo fathi . 2024-07-18

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