Sobo Fish in Bournemouth

Had family down for a visit. Everyone's food was 10/10. So we were delighted. There was 5 of us and sometimes its hard to please everyone. But everyone loved it.

Having been several times before, I was again not disappointed. Having something different each time. The Tapas starters were lovely and we shared around the table all loving the selections - all cooked to perfection and very tasty. Coconut prawns, Squid and butterfly prawns. All delicious. My main of Sea trout was lovely and I would definitely have it again. Too full for puddings, so enjoyed expresso martinis instead. We will be back - soon. Sorry no photo's - I like to enjoy my food while it's hot!

Friendly, relaxed atmosphere and good service. My friend and I were impressed with the quality of food and an interesting wine menu. We had the Prix Fixe, but I have eaten the Bus Pass Menu previously which, whilst the portions were modest, is amazing value for money. I hope to return to try the A La Carte.

We were a group of 6 friends looking for a new place to enjoy the seafood we all love. Sobo:fish is a real gem, serving only the freshest seafood in a lovely small family restaurant. The service was impeccable, the food matched and everything was just lovely. And best of all, it’s about half price of what one would expect to pay in Rich Steins or the Noisy Lobster. Well done Sobo:Fish

Last Saturday , this was a last minute booking for myself and my daughter, who was visiting overnight from Surrey. I have been to this restaurant a few times but it was her first time. The food was excellent, as usual, with us choosing oysters to start, the best I have had for a very long time. The main courses were very tasty, fresh and hot. Everyone was very friendly and helpful. Any requests were accommodated without question. Having booked for 7.30 we didn’t leave until after 10 o’clock allowing us to sit and chat without being hassled.

Very good time here on Saturday. Everything was good. Service is always good. Meals are well prepared and the nice thing is there’s always a £15 menu along with the more expensive choices.

We travelled from Southampton in the train specifically to try this restaurant and tha adjoining wine bar. Both were well worth the trip! Starting with a warm and friendly welcome in the wine bar I tried the recommended Japanese White ale and my wife a chardonnay, absolutely great recommendations. Moving to the restaurant we sat in one of the outdoor booths and again had lovely and friendly service. Food was fresh, well presented and tasty absolutely delicious. So much so we even went to our local fishmonger the next day to try cooking the same fish ourselves. Great ambiance and great food. I would highly recommend this restaurant, I wish it was closer to us so I go again.

Highly recommend. We had a lovely meal this week. A great choice of food and the mains are good value. Wine is reasonably priced too. Looking forward to trying their lunch menu which seems great value.

Went for lunch with family and had a fantastic meal. Service, quality and value were all excellent. Highly recommended

On holiday in the area, was looking for a fish restaurant and found SoBo on line so didn’t know what to expect. We were not disappointed, in fact we were very impressed, wide menu, hard to choose and very well cooked, super staff, great ambience, reasonably priced. Shame we live so far away or we would be regulars

My girlfriend and I went to SoBo Fish on Sat 9th for our evening meal. At first the service was great and the restaurant was very clean, modern, etc. When our drinks came out my beer was luke-warm & my girlfriend’s ‘Seabreeze’ cocktail was heavily watered down displaying no taste of alcohol. Unfortunately our food wasn’t much better either. Mediocre warm and no flavour… Sobo overall has a great reputation around Southbourne but unfortunately we won’t be visiting the restaurant again.

We had a wonderful Sunday meal at sobo fish restaurant, we both chose Sunday roast, Duck, it came with a lovely selection of vegetables, we thoroughly enjoyed our meal, would highly recommend it, we found although it’s a fish restaurant, they do have a non fish menu, which it great, the food was fantastic, definately be back. Also the service was very good.

Sunday lunch at a fish restaurant?! I thought why not - I love this restaurant but honestly wasn’t sure about a Sunday roast at a fish restaurant because….. well you’d normally go to a pub, wouldn’t you? I was sooo pleasantly surprised I had the fish Wellington and my wife had the duck, it was simply perfect along with the gravlax and prawns to start and ended with ice cream and a lemon dessert. A couple of Chenin Blancs all meant that we had a full (filling) three courses and drinks for less than a hundred quid!!!!! There is no better value in town!

The food was excellent and the service was really friendly. We are a family of 5 and keeping 3 teenagers happy is always a challenge. The table of empty plates at the end of the meal was the sign that we made the right choice for our Sunday lunch! I would highly recommend a visit.

I've been to this restaurant 4 times in the last 12 months and it's just special (I last reviewed in April 2023) . We meet once a month for fish & chips at a local restaurant or pub, and members keep asking me when are we going back to SOBO. I'm going again at the end of February with my golfing mates and their wives. There are a few indomitable diners who perhaps don't appreciate the effort that is put into providing good food and hospitality, and who sneak out without saying anything then moan on TA. If it's constructive nobody minds but...........on Friday & Saturday lunchtimes 2 courses for £15 or 3 for £20 is just the BEST value I know. I have no connection whatsoever with the restaurant and am just a satisfied customer. Keep up the good work.

We had a lovely Sunday roast, they do fish roast and also meat roast, which was the best, I would definately recommend. The staff was very friendly and good service, the best seafood restaurant I’ve ever been to.

We often go to Sobo Fish but when they started advertising Sunday Roast we were a little sceptical as to how it would work with Fish. We tried it today and it was AMAZING. We both had the Fish Wellington and it was so so good. The food is always so good here and the staff so friendly. Very reasonably priced too. We love this place and totally recommend

First class food and service, will return next time I'm in the area, worth booking and ignore fact it's out of town, worth the taxi fare

We love seafood and to find a restaurant like this that focuses on what they have on the day is a delight

Amazing food , great staff. Can’t fault anything, will definitely be returning !! Highly recommend coming here if you want a lovely evening out! Set Lunch menu looks delicious as well.

Booked a lunch out with friends. Have to say that the food and service was great however due to covid one friend couldn't make it last minute. On paying the bill, his £5 deposit was not refunded. This left a bad taste in our mouths. The restaurant was not busy and it does not state on their website that if your table shows up but there is one less than booked that you forfeit that persons deposit! We spent a lot of money and enjoyed our meals so felt this was totally unnecessary as they had plenty of spare tables for walkins.

The £20 set lunch menu is good value and we were all happy with the food. I had reserved a table of 4 for my sons but bday paying £20 deposit online. My husband had been unwell and taken himself to hospital that morning but because of the deposit we decided the 3 of us would still go to lunch as it was not suitable to rebook for another time which is the only option within 48 hours. When it came to paying the bill only £15 was refunded from my deposit not £20 which I had prepaid. I questioned this and was told that is what the waitress had been told to do, this policy is not on the website terms and conditions! There were empty tables so it wasn’t like we were taking a place they could have sold. I thought this was extremely unfair due to the circumstances and because of this we will not be returning. Plenty of other places to eat who don’t take your money for no reason.

Excellent food and great service. Some of the best locally sourced seafood around with a selection of wines to accompany any dish. Staff were attentive without being intrusive and all in all was a fantastic dining experience.

The food was pleasant but on balance it was expensive with not a lot to eat. It was a Seafood Special evening and I think they could have done better. The half a lobster was dry and chewy and had no doubt been kept hot for quite a long time.

Lovely beautifully cooked seafood and generous servings. Friendly relaxed atmosphere. Best meal of our trip to Bournemouth. Would love to go there again!

Visited this place on a friday evening. We were greeted and sat at our table by a very friendly young lady. The menu looked delicious and we were not dissapointed, we had nibbles, starters and a main each. It was delicious and the portions were...

Amazing lunch on Friday!! Three set lunch is amazing value !! We were so full we couldn’t even manage dessert!!! Wine also served at the perfect temperature!!! Please don’t let negative reviews put you off as it seems that an extremely busy night has caused...

Went here with a friend. Very cosy little fish restaurant with an excellent menu. The fish range was lovely, although a little expensive. I had the sea bass and my friend had the halibut. Generous portions with tasty sides. Service was excellent and the atmosphere...

Really excellent seafood. Attentive service. Good value. Lovely smart casual vibe. Thanks for a top meal.

Visited on the evening of 9 September based on a very good recommendation and I expected excellent seafood. Booked late and were given the option of an outside pod “in the garden”. My wife arrived first and was shown to the table. A small wooden...

really wanted to love this place! such an inexperienced front of house team with limited hospitality skills which was a real disappointment. Attention is also required around ambience particularly out the back the bays are stark and unfinished. Food was alright although there were no...

Fantastic food and service. Good value as well. The mixed fish andshell fish dish is amazing. They welcomed the three Grandkids as well.

Fantastic vibrant venue with beautiful setting on seafront. We dined upstairs in the double decker bus which was quirky and fun. Food was well priced and delicious. Service was very friendly and highly efficient. A great night.

This is the best seafood restaurant we’ve been to, great food, very well presented and very friendly staff/service

SOBO has been one of my favourite restaurants in the region. As usual, the food quality was excellent, and the service was friendly yet professional. I had fritto misto, which was delicious and was a great choice as you get to try different fish on...

Very good customer service the food is 10/10 will definitely be coming back such a good gaming run business

As usual Sobo always delivers great food and atmosphere. Having a get together with friends and the evening was perfect. The mains were outstanding as usual and great value for money. The wine we choose was as equally good. The whole bistro and relaxed atmosphere...

We were here for a family celebration and have visited this wonderful restaurant many times in the past. The food was excellent, as always, and the staff went above and beyond to accommodate our needs (seated us in a quiet corner outside-due to my partner's...

I absolutely love this place, come rain or shine it’s my number one place to eat, this time I went with a friend but usually I go with my family, the food, service and atmosphere is great and everyone always really enjoy eating here! I...

Love coming to this restaurant, top service, top food and most of all fab value for money. Thanks guys can't wait to come back.....

The food is 10/10 I will definitely be returning to this family run business, top service also top value for money will defo be rebooking !!!

This was our third time visiting Sobo fish and it never disappoints! This time I went for the bream topped with samphire and almonds and my partner went for the whole roasted bass, both were cooked perfectly and tasted delicious.

Visited with my family and as per all previous visits the experience was excellent. The kids love to try new foods and the chef is always happy to accommodate their requests. Looking forward to our next visit.

No words to describe the excellent experience at Sobo Fish, food choices and service from the moment we were show to our table was amazing. Coupled with the outstanding wine menu we would highly recommend a visit.

Wow what a fab find this place is, came here to treat my parents as I've seen the name crop up in places, the food was stunning and perfectly cook. My parents absolutely devoured their meals. Definitely coming back. Well done!

Lovely food, cooked perfectly, you can tell a lot of care has been taken over the quality and presentation. Well trained staff provided a great service. Definitely returning soon!

Great service, lovely atmosphere. Brilliant food. Good Choice on the menu for non fish eaters. Well worth a visit.

First time here and after seeing so many very good reviews My experience was not great! Slow service, very small portions of nothing special: Skate and Pouting was a lot of bone, not much meat. Haddock which I always thought was chunky and fleshy was...

We had booked Sobo Fish a month in advance to celebrate my fiance‘s birthday. Unfortunately, the experience was rather disappointing. Whilst the main courses, fish and seafood, were okay - but not more than that - the side dishes were very disappointing. But the worst...

Having heard good things about this place, my friend and I were looking forward to our meal but as soon as we arrived, I had a feeling we were going to be disappointed. There was no friendly greeting and we were just shown our table...

Having found this place on trip advisor and wanting a fish restaurant I booked a table online and paid a £5.00 deposit on my American Express card. I arrived on time and was shown to a table. The menu was on blackboards as it changes...

Absolutely superb!!! Amazing seafood cooked to perfection… Could not stop ordering the oysters!! Will definitely be back

Really nice fish restaurant serving whatever fish is available on the day. Pleasant, relaxed and casual environment. Very friendly staff. Fish restaurants like this are hard to find. A real gem

Gin and tonic served without ice and lemon, repeat requests for cutlery, serviettes and bread ignored, balsamic glazed new potatoes without balsamic vinegar and no opportunity to order wine with the main. Don’t dine here on a Saturday if you enjoy good service. Rather took...

Absolutely beautiful food! I had the best whitebait for starters and dressed crab with prawns salad, very lovely indeed! My partner isn’t a seafood fan, but he was well catered for with a fantastic Steak! We all had a lovely time, excellent food and the...

Took my husband and daughter here for Father's Day. Nice welcome, blackboard menus explained to us, so we knew where to look when ordering. Lovely ambience, food was top rate - all of us very happy with what we ordered. Full of flavour and beautifully...

This in my opinion is the Jewel in Southbourne's crown, the team are excellent, then menu is full of delicious options. We had the haddock and for starters we had prawn all very tasty. We were celebrating my wife's birthday and the team were excellent,...

If seafood is your thing then this place is an absolute MUST... Excellent food and service.... The selection of fresh sea food is insane and a very cool vibe too... I will be back... 100%

Really Amazing food. Very Friendly staff. Would highly recommend to friends and family. Lovely family run restaurant. Can’t wait to try the oyster

Terrible customer service! Charged me twice for my food and still have to wait for any response or refund! DO NOT USE THIS RESTAURANT

What a fabulous little find. This lovely small family run restaurant made for a lovely Sat night. We sat in one of their outside covered "pods" which, with its pebble flooring and wooden walls has a nautical feel. There may not be Seaview but there...

We visited last weekend and the food and service were both outstanding. Staff friendly and reasonably priced. We will definitely visit again when in the area. I highly recommend! Thank you!

Astonishingly good place. One of best meals I’ve had, great service, lovely friendly staff. A real find and worth travelling a long way for. Will be the highlight of every trip I make from London to Bournemouth

Great mackerel pate with crusty bread and garnish to start with, haddock and chips for a main. Add a beer and coffee and it was £25 each including a tip. Can't beat it. Deal only available on Friday or Saturday lunchtime. My second visit and...

We came for dinner and everything was excellent: great wine, fish cooked to perfection, great dessert. And all served with a smile!! I would recommend this restaurant.

Lovely food served by friendly staff, a really nice place for fresh fish dishes. We paid £64 for one starter two mains and a couple of drinks. Would return again.

If you want to eat fish or seafood, don't hesitate to book Sobofish. Fabulous choice, excellent service, and super clean. My clam chowder starter was so tasty, I wish I could have it as a main. However, my main course of the seafood bowl was...

Our friends recommended Sobo Fish so we popped along for lunch. Restaurant is very nice, and the staff were very very helpful. Food was great (we had the 2 courses for £15 menu) and very good value for money. Will definitely return

First visit to Sobo ... loved the warm friendly welcome, fresh fish, wide choice for lunchtime eating, and very reasonably priced. Both our fish mains were perfectly delicately cooked, with a good choice of side dishes. Highly recommend Sobo to anyone who loves fish cooked...

The Restaurant is in an unusual place for a fish restaurant, squeezed into a slightly scruffy part of town, but don't let that put you off. It may not have the setting of, say, Rock Fish, Rick Steins or The Shell Bay Cafe, but these...

A random choice and what an excellent surprise. Met by very friendly staff shown to our table and drinks quickly selected and served. With the menu situated on the main wall , do not be surprised when people take pictures on there phones , and...

We visited on a cold, damp Wednesday in February. The restaurant was very quiet and, after a while, we were the only customers. Not a great setting - but this is now one of my favourite restaurants ever after just one visit! The place is...

I took my U3A Group to SOBO for our usual monthly sojourn for their £15 two course meal on Friday lunchtime. We were all singing its praises afterwards and it was one of the best value lunches I'v ever had.

First time here with family will definitely return. 2 course meal for £15 with 1 side excellent value. Staff were cautious at all times

The menu was so good, it was difficult to choose. However we chose simple, but tasty starters of potted smoked mackerel and olives with crusty bread. Main course Haddock and Hake with side dishes. The menu apparently changes every day due to what the fishermen...

Our Brownies were working towards a challenge badge learning all about fish. Matt and his team were happy to host all 23 Brownies for free and tell them all about local fish and how important sustainability is. The Brownies were shown a selection of local...

Went for lunch to this friendly, family run restaurant. Great value lunch menu at £15 for two courses and wide a la carte choice. No frills decor - all the class is in the food. Will definitely be back.

An exceptional visit to SOBO:Fish. Food, service, wine and atmosphere all 10/10. Highly recommend the Sav. B white wine from the menu. We will be back!!

Beautiful fresh seafood. This restaurant has everything right - service, decor, food, drinks. So attentive to customers, personable etc. they just stand out from the crowd in all regards.

So visited here when visiting our son at Uni. Its a 10min taxi from Bournemouth centre, but worth it. Its not a fancy restaurant, and does not pretend to be. What you find is a great place serving top quality, fresh seafood at reasonable prices....

My first visit and I absolutely love Sobo Fish! The food is delicious and the service is so friendly. Great to visit a family run restaurant where customers come first. We also bumped into some people we'd met before and renewed our friendship. We also...

What a great night. Bumped into some old friends and met some new. I had the seabass and my partner sea bream as mains both excellent. We had a bottle of the stravaganza and then shared the A bottle of Syrah with our friends. All...

Thank you so much so both fish for a brilliant lunch for our rock choir. An excellent menu at a really good price. Everyone had a wonderful time.

Our popular Southbourne Surf Life Saving Club has celebrated this year Christmas Party at SOBO FISH. We have enjoyed the garden space for our speeches, meals and social. SOBO FISH were amazing with accommodating our request to serve drinks with meal indoor and outdoor, put...

The food is amazing, so tasty and fresh and staff are wonderful. Highly recommended for fresh, tasty food at a good price.

Lovely restaurant staffed by lovely people - I gather that a family run and staff the restaurant and it shows..very friendly, great service. My only minor complaint was that on the night we ate there, the temperature had just dropped from a previously warm spell...

We had booked online for a lunchtime meal & were initially challenged that we did not actually have a reservation - front of house was very brusque & menus were handed to us & we were told to just pick any table laid up for...

I eat fish at home and in restaurants and pubs at least several times a week. This was the best quality and value for money fish meal I have experienced in 45+ years. Three of us has different starters and mains and each of the...

Excellent meal/drinks and service,great prices toooooo😁will be going again very soon. Thankyou Sobo Fish.

Purely a fish menu but fab food and delightful staff. Nothing too much trouble and always different fish to choose from.

A totally unassuming little local seafood restaurant that just turned out to be an absolute gem. The noddles - specifically the salt and pepper squid was the tenderest squid I’d ever had and the main dishes were delicious, well cooked, flavourful and extremely good value....

This small restaurant was absolutely buzzing on the Wednesday night we were there. The food was delicious and the service friendly and attentive. Loved it

Last minute decision to have a weekend in Bournemouth. Booked Sobo Fish after reading the excellent reviews. It was a 10 min taxi ride from our hotel and expectations were high. Wow! You didn't disappoint, from the delicious potted crab starter to the mixed fried...

We were warmly welcomed by friendly, knowledgeable staff. The menus were comprehensive and mouth-watering! When the food arrived, we were bowled over by the quality of the cooking. Sobofish is simply superb on every level. We shall definitely be returning.

Had a fabulous meal at Sobo, the star turn was the Darne of Salmon Trout which was very fresh and absolutely great - good Chardonnay wine and a convivial atmosphere , we sat next to and chated with a couple in their 90's - Brilliant...

A lovely atmosphere and delicious, reasonably priced fish dishes. We had a combination of small dishes and mains to share and they were perfect. The wine was excellent too. Would like to have sat outside as it was a beautiful evening and didn't realise that...

This was a fairly regular place to meet with my Mum for lunch, but since the refurbishment, prices have crept up, and the quality was debatable on our last visit in July. Maybe we just got unlucky, as we have never had cause for complaint,...

Spanking fresh fish and shellfish, cooked simply, what's not to like ? The whitebait was delicious, the mixed shellfish main,as good as anything I've had in France.

Amazing service and food! We ordered the half lobster and the shell fish bowl. Both were fantastic and great value for money. Would recommend it to anyone although please bear in mind their menu changes daily depending on what their fishermen catch on the day...

Had a birthday meal for our 14 year old daughter and some of her friends. They were seated in an outside pod, while myself, wife and son all sat in another part so they could all feel grownup. Staff looked after them superbly, and the...