Storm Fish in Poole

Good cuisine with excellent staff and welcoming atmosphere.

This has been a fantastic restaurant for many years, we came 6 weeks ago for our anniversary meal and it was even better than the original, however we came last week and it was shocking. Poor menu choices, slow service, an all round poor experience. If this is how it's going to continue then I doubt it will be there much longer which is a shame.

The best seafood I have ever eaten!!

Excellent food, very friendly service - highly recommended

Went here on recommendation for our anniversary and birthday dinner, lovely food and great service. Will definitely go back. Th as moss guys for a lovely evening.

We've visited Storm in the past and enjoyed it, so back we went again. The first surprise was that it was empty - not a good sign. The waiter was pleasant, and noticed when we needed more bread with our starters - good sign! There were three meals ordered. Number 3 came out a little while after the first two, so by the time we started eating, the first two were pretty cold. The hake was a bit dry - could have done with some sort of sauce? The chard was overcooked and there was only a small taste of golden beet puree. The lemon sole was rather overcooked. We decided to go for puddings, but were disappointed by the portion size, particularly considering the price. I felt sorry for the waiter, who was trying his best, but was dealing with a poor product. It's unlikely that we'll be returning to this restaurant in the near future.

Walked in off the street to a lovely cosy restaurant. Asked the chef about dietary requirements for my friend and nothing was too much problem. The hake was splendid and my friend enjoyed their steak as well. Everything was cooked to perfection. Staff were excellent. Will go back again.

Food was brilliant but service was abysmal only one gent appeared to care about the service and customers. Food 10/1 Service 1/10

We came here on 2 July and just had the most wonderful dinner! Don't be put off by the rather dark exterior, this is a really great place and the food is fabulous. We were welcomed by the delightful staff and the lady in charge, Cat, looked after us so beautifully. The thing that struck us most of all was the freshness and high quality of the ingredients - my husband's starter came with tomatoes but they were so sweet he said that he had never had tomatoes that were tasted so good in the UK! We chatted to the chef Mike afterwards who was obviously so passionate about his job and putting together interesting flavours, and using locally sourced ingredients. We would really recommend this restaurant. Cat pointed us in the direction of Tin of Sardines (a gin bar where a friend of hers works) afterwards so we finished off the evening with a delicious cocktail there. A great night out

Lovely experience. Food was very well cooked, nothing was too much trouble for the chef. We are quite the fussy couple and they handled our requests perfectly. Front of house was very welcoming and friendly. Price wise, it compares with any good seafood restaurant.

Me & my husband went back to this restaurant for dinner last night - 1/7/2022. We have been to this restaurant couple of times. Each time, the food were amazing fresh, delicious and their service from inside the kitchen ( the chef) and the server outside will top - notch. Their portion size of each dishes were super big too👍⭐️❤️. I ate out to every restaurants everyday. And my reviews are mostly great. I don't understand some people ( they have not sit down for 5 mins to relax ) and start to have a GO/issue of unhappiness towards restaurant and start to give bad comments about this restaurant. Why❓️. When we were there. Few couple came in. Sat down. Look at the menu. Click for the server/ as server were holding dishes on the hand for other table. Before the server can walk up towards the person who clicking gesture for service ( I think is very rude manner ) He just walk off with his family with angry face. Why❓️. He have even stater. I feel if people want to whinge bad service, bad food. It has to be at reasonable means. I am surprised to see others who gave bad reviews about this restaurant. Anyway, my husband & I has been going to this restaurant way before the pandamic. After post pandamic and last night. Their food were never been bad. We took from starters to Dessert. All in took us 2.5 hours to finished our luxury dinner. Not bad as we have ordered 3 starters to start with. Follow on with MAIN course, Dessert. Thanks to your great service & great food. Highly recommended ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Nice but not amazeballs. Be aware the high street is not great so location wise it's an okay. Food was good, service was great from the manager, interesting from the waitress 😜! Overall, like it but don't luuuuuurve it.

Great - it is the only word for our dinner here. The exterior looks a little understated , but inside - the food and the service are just superb. Fish could not be fresher, nor better cooked. Wine was exceptional, and very helpful, friendly wait staff. Just superb - i cannot say anymore than that - other than we took away some lovely memories.

Only place we could get in but the food was lovely. Service a little slow.

Would have been 5 stars, but very disappointed by the price hike on the red wine, bottle red charged £26 for, but worth only £7 maximum, price was checked, not guessed at, felt cheated as food was excellent, and well presented, with friends and with ours wives birthdays, their champagne was £62, but worth £48 again checked, so not unhappy with mark up on that.

My wife and I went here tonight after reading recent excellent reviews ... and we weren't disappointed. They have first rate staff and an obviously very accomplished chef. We started with the local Oysters. Fantastic. Then we both opted for the grilled whole Plaice. Superbly cooked in a burnt butter sauce interestingly balanced with a small salsa. To finish, my wife had the brownie in chocolate sauce whilst I had the Spiced apple crumble. Home made - brilliant. The wine ... I made a note of it and we're getting some for ourselves at home. It all made for a very special evening. Thanks to them all,

Fifteen of us went to celebrate a birthday party. Despite being short-staffed due to illness, everyone was served promptly and the food was divine. Full marks to Sandip out front and chef out back. The food was cooked to perfection and presented impeccably. We all had a fantastic evening.

We enjoyed a delicious meal at Storm last week. The menu changes regularly, but we had: Starters: 2 oysters, scallops with samphire and radhishes, moules mariniere Main: plaice fillet with brown butter, fries and seasonal veg, seafood linguine The scallops were cooked beautifully and the oysters were very fresh. All portions were enormous, we couldn’t finish it all. We had a bottle of Picpoul and were looked after very well by the staff.

So glad that they were able to squeeze us in on a bank holiday weekend! Excellent service with excellent seafood! Each dish was delicious! We would definitely recommend!!!

Excellent place for sea food service was good if a little slow

Great food a little bit quick in and out on Saturday night they weren't that busy so personally I think it was a bit quick

What a fantastic place to eat!!! Friendly service, we had a full 3 course meal: Starters: Oysters: some for the softest juiciest oysters I’ve ever had! Scallops and Crispy samphire: My wife said it was possibly the best starter she’d ever had, it did taste amazing! Mains: Whole plaice with burnt butters sauce: Juicy and cooked to perfection, thin fries were the perfect accompaniment particularly when dipped in the butter sauce!😂 Storms famous Fish curry: Amazing fish in an amazing sauce with Aromatic rice! Dessert: Lemon Curd Tart & Spiced Apple Crumble: both were faultless and as you would expect! The young waiter, who we thought was rushed absolutely rushed off his feet, was excellent, his table timing impeccable and thoroughly deserved his tip! Definitely a 10/10 and when we return to the area it’s a definite return visit. One thing did make us laugh tho, the wine. I know restaurants make their money from wine, we chose what looked like a lovely bottle of Sauvignon Blanc which turned out to be one of our favourites from our local supermarket!😂 let’s just say it’s definitely not £27 a bottle! Like I said, it made us giggle! A thoroughly enjoyable evening!!!

Amazing meal. Easy to book online. Great welcome and very helpful and made the whole experience the best. Beautifully cooked seafood. We will be coming back. Would recommend this restaurant to everyone and anyone.

My daughter and I had an excellent dinner. The food was delicious, the staff were helpful and nothing was too much trouble. GF and dairy free requirements were no problem, the Chef just adjusted the menu. We will definitely return when we are next in Poole. I would highly recommend a visit.

Went with hubby daughter and our younger son, who has a milk allergy, before seeing a show. Ate early and it was lovely and quiet, another table arrived and looked like other tables ready for later on too. Nothing was too much trouble. Food was beautiful. The order did get a little muddled but they sorted it. We all loved our meals and our son loved his sea-bass and my ribeye steak was faultless! Hubby said his curry was delicious and daughter said her chilli jam with her squid was homemade. A really nice evening in the restaurant and will definitely go again!

We had a dreadful experience here. Firstly it was empty - not a good sign - but my husband had wanted to try it. We decided to share a starter of smoked mackerel paté, what could go wrong? It arrived boiling hot and the butter on top completely melted. When we raised it with the waiter he said chef said it was clarified butter - yes, but it's supposed to be cold and set! While we were having this conversation we could hear sizzling and asked if chef was already cooking our fish - the answer was yes! Sorry, didn't stay to try any food, paid for our (hardly touched) drinks and left. Will not be going back.

Feeling badly let down by Storm Fish. We arrived to find the restaurant in darkness. I made a call and a somewhat surprised sounding gentleman told me that the restaurant was closed as the chef had been taken ill. - I totally appreciate that health issues can affect much of the hospitality industry with little to no notice and I have every sympathy with the chef and hope they are feeling better. - However we live in a time when many restaurants feel understandably forced to charge deposits (Storm don't) because of an epidemic of inconsiderate no-show customers. Surely it is not unreasonable to expect restaurants to show their customers equal respect and notify them when they have to make the difficult decision not to open? (They took my contact details when I booked). - Sorry, Storm Fish, you blew it - for us permanently.

What an amazing place, warm friendly staff. Amazing food, lovely setting by the quay. Will return again soon! Thanks Mish

Great experience tonight. Amazing customer service and delicious food!

Exceptional food in a really smart cosy restaurant, good service, really nice wine. Seriously impressed. My wife's father was a head chef and has passed his knowledge onto my wife. So as you can imagine the food we eat is always from scratch. No jars...

Service wasn't good. Menu looked small and a bit expensive. Also, the descriptions were like "mussel in sauce" and I was like "is that just 1 mussle" and the staff said she would check. She came back and said you get 3 muscles. So I ordered the prawns. Loads of prawns and really good. Meanwhile, the lady in the next table had the "mussel" and had a whole bowl full! 😆 Main course was lovely. Slow, but we weren't in a hurry. Friendly, if not competent. I'd go again.

Had the most amazing evening at Storm last night! For a friends birthday. The best service and staff I have experienced in a long time and we eat out very regularly. Fantastic food, nothing to fault. Highly recommend the sautéed prawns and fish curry! Didn’t...

We went to Storm on a damp Friday night. Restaurant was lovely, food was exceptional and the owner Sandip was a pleasure to talk to. 10/10 basically faultless. These little gems need supporting. Great job guys. We will be back soon.

Don't bother... Will never return. Staff what Staff? couldn't cope with a few customers. Awful food. Never know to receive a bill before the table was cleared.. Don't bother...

Firstly, the meal last night was exquisite. We went to Storm to celebrate a friend's birthday. We had been several times before but not for many years so we did not know that there had been a change of ownership. In any event the food...

Surprisingly after reading the reviews. We had a very good meal, good service by a young waitress. Will definitely return.

My wife and I were served raw fish and when I confronted the owner he became very abusive. Don’t go there. New owner apparently

Went for our anniversary on Saturday evening and it was extremely disappointing and we ended up on a bench on the quay eating chips!! Our starters came out, I had what was supposed to be Bruschetta this was actually uncooked white baguette and my partner...

Had two friends down for the weekend. Was told that 'Storm' was one of the best fish restaurants in Poole. When we arrived on a Saturday evening it wasn't particularly busy and didn't seem to have a great atmosphere. First thing we noticed was that...

What a shame. We went last night to Storm restaurant in Poole. We were kept waiting for two hours when they finally brought our food it was our main and no starter? We said we'd like the desert menu and they never came? We're we invisible or something? I can't comment on the food because we didn't really have much! Service was atrocious and I'm really upset as to the way we were treated.

Excellent food and fantastic service. The chowder was my highlight! Would 100% recommend and will definitely go back when next in Poole.

Had a table booked for 1pm on a Saturday through open table, received a confirmation email few days before which I responded to to confirm I was coming, arrived at 1pm and restaurant was shut. No answer when I rang. Had to go somewhere else...

Friendly staff, nice wine list, small but well chosen. As is the food Obviously very popular, filled up quite quickly. I had the sea bass, upon reflection I could have asked for it to be filleted, but I coped. Would definitely come back

First time in this restaurant and booked because we like seafood. Both meals were good with generous proportions, but despite there being few diners when we arrived, service was extremely slow. The couple who arrived after us seated adjacent, gave their order and then after...

I had made a dinner reservation many weeks ago for 7th September. On arrival they had no record of it, but we were given what seemed to be the only free table. People on the next two tables had been waiting for some time for...

Impressed by quality of food and service

What an amazing find we happened by chance to find Storm. The staff were very friendly and helpful. We had the crab croquettes which are amazing so fresh and the sea linguine which I would recommend. Full of flavour and fish. Definitely worth a visit...

Th food: outstanding oysters, lovely pint of prawns only that quantity fell short of a pint and the Marie Rose sauce was a (very lovely) peri peri Mayo; crab croquettes had no discernible crab in them and can with. Sour cream throw sauce not a...

Used to be one of my favourites but hugely disappointed tonight with the quality of the food and slow service. We were not alone, lots of complaints and several tables walked out before eating. Clearly something going on with chef / staffing but needs sorting quickly to rescue this once great restaurant!

We first visited Storm some 10+years ago under different ownership. Good fish restaurant serving good value fish. Lacked a little ambience but still good food at a good price. Would go there again

I am a seafood nut so I choose carefully. Having spoken to a number of locals and read the reviews I decided this was the place for me. Met with a warm greeting, staff was attentive, efficient but not overbearing. Had the bream, my wife had the sea bass both beautifully cooked was not disappointed. If I'm ever in these parts again I will be paying them another visit.

There were no reservations available in bournemouth so we stumbled upon this restaurant, very good delicious food and affordable prices.

The staff are super nice and helpful, the food was delicious, we couldn't believe how well served it was and how delicious! The grated potatoes, the fish, the sauce, it was the best fish plate I've had on a restaurant! The atmosphere and decoration is...

What a terrible experience. We left after an hour and 40 minutes when our main meal eventually got served. The roast was black where it was all burnt...including the veg and the yorkshire pudding....the pasta had mussels in that were not opened. There was a definite lack of staff and certain members need more training. We wont be going back.

We haven’t visited Storm for a while and I couldn’t believe how much it has changed! This restaurant has always had a good reputation; I’m not sure what has happened! Starters were ok. Before I ordered the main (linguine), I asked the waitress if the...

Service terrible. Food poor quality. Had to wait over an hour for tasteless and overcooked dishes. I have been here a few times before but something clearly wrong with the current set up. Waiters who cant take an order correctly. Chefs who cant cook. This place isnt cheap so save your money and go elsewhere

We waited for over an hour to be served 2 plates of pasta that tasted like spaghetti hoops. Staff overwhelmed. Very expensive and sadly not worth the money. Finally we were given 2 after dinner mints for 4 people!

Worst experience ever !! 1hr and 40 mins and still no main courses, everyone running around like headless chickens. Frankly it’s an insult to the hospitality industry

In the romantic side lane is hidden seafood restaurant. If you are looking for oysters and scolops this is hour place. We had few fish starters, sandwiches with side dishes for lunch. All very tasty. Very friendly staff. Recommended.

Managed to get the last available table and had beautifully cooked ribeye steak. The chunky chips though were powdery and dry and I thought the salad was too greasy. We were a bit fished out, hence steak, but the other tables fish dishes looked great.

I haven't written a review for about 10 years but eating here has made me want to comment to save others from feeling as angry as I do for what I've just been charged for a "meal". I can't begin to explain just how disappointing this place is. It started ok as the waiter made us something that wasn't on the evening menu (calamari) even though it was on the website! Waited 2.5 hours to receive our main courses and the seafood linguine had 4 mussels (1 empty), 4 strings of calamari and no prawns. Totally hopeless. To be fair they did take it off the bill. One of the kids meals was wrong and moules mariniere was very meagre for £22 (with cream and chilli???). Oh, and the beer I ordered was warm! Overall, way over-priced (even compared to London) for basic food. Needs more experienced staff, an extra chef and a manager that can empathise and placate customers in a more professional fashion...blaming the current climate isn't exactly being accountable! Considering these prices, the experience was way-off. And for the record at least 1 table left before their meal arrived and 1 table had their order lost and then were blamed for not ordering! It was verging on laughable but was absolutely infuriating...

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY Trading under a previous ownership name and its fraudulent. Complete joke !! Arrived at 6:20 food ordered at 6:35 Starters arrived at 7:30 It’s now 8.10 as I’m writing this and my starters have just been cleared. My...

This has got to be the single best seafood restaurant I ever visited. I stayed in poole the week yet found myself returning to this beautiful resturant almost every day. Most of the other local restaurants frail in comparison, you can tell that from just from walking through the door and basking in the ambiance before you even start to eat!. Oh, the musscles and prawns were to die for but they also do an amazing Seabass which is competitively priced. Just check out the the mushrooms from my snap shots! Despite being a busy evening the chef was polite enough to show a selection. Over all great staff and great atmosphere!! Higly recommended.

Absolutely gorgeous food. We were looking for a light lunch and saw the Crab mayonnaise ciabatta and fries on the menu. The side salad was superb in its own right but add the crab mayonnaise ciabatta for a taste extravaganza. Fries were also excellent. Staff...

We visited this restaurant pre-Covid and were absolutely bowled over by the quality of the cooking and an exciting menu. We took old friends visiting from afar last night and were a little disappointed by a rather unimaginative menu. The catch of the day dish...

We went to this restaurant last night, we have been waiting for a long time to go there. We arrived promptly at 7.15 and the restaurant was full. We ordered our drinks and food together but noticed the service around the tables was very slow,...

This was our first visit to this small, cosy find in Poole Old Town. The staff were very welcoming and tables were spaced well. The food was absolutely delicious and so well cooked and presented. The atmosphere was excellent and the staff were very accommodating...

Booked online before visiting Poole as part of a staycation. Food was excellent. Generous portion sizes. Just enough time between courses. Lovely setting and friendly staff. Very good value for money. Would recommend

Had a lovely meal and the staff were very polite. Atmosphere was really nice and the price was fair. All in all I will be returning.

To be fair we should have noticed the sign in the window advertising multiple chef vacancies and avoided - to his credit the chef who was there was trying to do his best with a busy evening sitting, but resulted in serious delays to our...

Terrible...we had a confirmed reservation via the OpenTable system for lunch on 31/7 but the restaurant was closed so we had to go elsewhere at the last minute. Clearly they are experiencing some serious probs - we should have been called or at least a notice put in the window apologising for an unforeseen problem or whatever.

Trading under the reputation of the previous owners who were a justifiable award winning restaurant. However, under the new owners their attention to detail and product knowledge were severely lacking though perfectly pleasant enough but lack those essential Front of House skills as I think...

Booking made for lunch today via the system on their website, confirmation received and then email day before just to check we would be there and we e.nailed back 'yes'. Arrived on time at 12.30 to find restaurant closed..!!

The waitress was very sweet and helpful even though she highlighted they were under-staffed. The only reason for a two star review instead of one. The food was a big disappointment. The crab croquettes were lacklustre and bland. There was a pitiful 4 squid rings...

My husband comes from Margarita Island where oysters and sea food is so fresh. He complains he cannot find great oysters anywhere in the UK.. Until we came to Storm! The food is amazing, the owner is so lovely & the restaurant manager knows his...

Splendid Restaurant! I visited this restaurant with family following a sombre day of spreading ashes of a close loved one in Poole Harbour. What awesome service we had here and splendid dishes, particularly the catch of the day: Whole Lemon Sole - how delicious! Three...

Really lovely restaurant. We had such delicious food, and would definitely go back again

This a hard restaurant to review. We were in Poole on holiday, saw the good reviews on TripAdvisor. Booked and had a very tasty Friday night dinner. I realise now that the positive reviews were for the previous owners and the pictures don’t really represent...

Nice little discovery in the Old Quarters of Poole Quay. Attractive natural decor with a good choice menu. I had the catch of the day which as perfectly cooked and presented. Reasonable prices and attentive service. A definite return restaurant to try more of the menu.

I took my partner to Storm for a birthday meal. We’ve eaten at Storm numerous times prior to Covid and have always loved the ambience and the service and the food has always been very very good. This was NOT our experience on 4th June...

Not good, we ordered lamb croquettes but were cold inside. We were told a fresh batch would be sent to our table, when they arrived they were just the old ones warmed up. Prawns tasted like they were from a supermarket, panko chicken was burnt. 2 out of 10. I understand new owners have taken over, we were not impressed.

The whole bream is gloriously delicious. It takes serious courage to enjoy it as it comes with head tail skin and bone. It is ideally enjoyed when one is hungry, as that's a generous helping. Lost a star as the tapas chicken was extremely sweet, although the crab croquettes were excellent. Lost another star as there was confusion about our booking before we finally sat down.

Really should be zero as never got to eat . Arrived to met at the door to be told they had cancelled our table and sent an email 3hours earlier. Not something most look at while on holiday and I certainly don’t. A phone call...

Food was ok (a LOT of butter!)… minty peas had no mint… white wine sauce never came with dish… staff didn’t really know anything about the food they were serving. I get it was first week back after lockdown, but by the same token, there...

Just reopened under new management but still the same 1st class chef. Had Saturday lunch with place and hake mains which were delicious as were starters and bread and butter pud, my favourite. Good choice of wines too. Check times as it is open for lunches as well but Google info out of date. Really good and can recommend without question. Dog friendly too.

Lovely staff but, found that the meal was overpriced

Oysters, mussels, smoked salmon, plaice, lobster... everything we wanted from our seafood experience and all perfectly cooked. Will definitely return!

We were recommended to this restaurant and it lived up to expectations. The food was hot , delicious and plentiful. The menu isn’t huge but then this isn’t the local Wetherspoons - they focus on doing a few things well. The wine list was good...

We had such a lovely and delicious valentine’s dinner last night with a great starter of fresh oysters and of angel hair prawns then a main of whole lobster and of lamb chops. The lamb chops were amazing! It’s a special dish for valentine’s which...

We were attending a concert in Poole which is a good hour twenty from our base. We had dined at this restaurant some years ago and were determined to return if we going to another concert. The food was superb ,chef Phillip really knows his...

We had a lovely meal last night. The fish was truly wonderful and the scallops with hazelnuts were outstanding. Helen our waitress was so friendly, knowledgable and helpful. Go as soon as you can as the business is in the process of being sold.

I’ve been meaning to go for some time, but living in London makes that tricky. I was well rewarded, a great place with charming staff, serving real fish (no flabby farmed sea bass found elsewhere) in generous portions. All our dishes were delicious, good wine...

This is seafood cookery at its best. Really nice location and interior making it a great dining atmosphere. We had the scallops and mussels to start with followed by the John Dory and while sea bream cassoulet - it was fantastic.

Spent a very pleasant evening at this restaurant. Staff very welcoming and friendly. The food was exceptional and very reasonably priced. A lovely evening.

For the amount they charge, this place serves average to good food. But the atmosphere is great for a small group or date night.

Lovely meal best fish I have had for a long time - waitress was lovely The restaurant has been redecorated since the last time I was there - one of the best places for fish around here

Haven’t been to storm for over 10 years, and can happily say that it’s still one of the best restaurants in Poole. Sustainable fish dishes that are top notch. Best scallop dish I’ve ever eaten. Great wines informative relaxed friendly staff I won’t be waiting...

Always a lovely atmosphere and delicious food. I've been coming to Storm for years and I'm always impressed with the quality of the food.

Our meal at Storm, which we had as part of an anniversary celebration was really excellent. The menu was varied and enticing, the portions really generous and the food was really well cooked too. My gravalax starter was delicious, as was the Asian John Dory and sticky rice that followed and the sticky toffee pudding that my fiancee ate for her dessert was exceptional! The attentive, charming service rounded it off really nicely. A great evening and pretty much faultless in my view

5 of us had 5 great meals in this very good restaurant in the High Street.