The Blue Boar Poole in Poole

It was an open mic night so I can’t comment on the food or service

Friendly staff, good range of drinks. We don’t eat here but we sat outside for a drink which was nice.

Wonderful night here last Saturday, live band was awesome everyone was up dancing, welcoming staff and awesome food and great beer 🍻 ❤️

Very cosy with real fires. Will definitely be back

WARM FULL ENGLISH. NO TOAST WITH BUTTER. COLD TEA. FAR TO MANY BAKED BEANS, FLOODING THE PLATE. DO YOU WANT MORE?

Truly lovely bar,nice fire ,decent beers and great ambience.

No thanks, worst manager/owner (Harry)ever...

Unfortunately not great. No decent Wines like there used to be when the Merchant Cellar was open.

We couldn't have been happier with our wedding party at The Merchant's Cellar in the Blue Boar. New owners Harry and Sophie looked after us really well from the planning to the end. The evening was perfect. Great selection of drinks and excellent service. They had even switched all our decorations on for us ready for us to arrive. A super cool venue and our guests had a great time. Thank you!

Amazing pub, Sophie and Harry are so lovely and take pride in making every customer feel at home and welcomed! Lilly behind the bar is a gem, always smiling and in a good mood! Will definitely be returning to have their mesmerising beef pie cause it’s to die for! Thank you again for your hospitality

The service and food were great. The staff was friendly and welcoming. Would highly recommend to anyone.

Been visiting this pub for years And sad to say its gone down hill rapidly since marie has left. Absolutely shocking service. Staff are rude and unprofessional tables where filthy food was cold and under cooked definitely would avoid at all costs dont waste your time or money. Sadly wont be returning

Was having a lovely time after a crappy day at work Lilly was great behind the bar but im giving this pub a 1 star after the new girl with long dark hair with no smiles Well miserable n shant ever return Miss Marie but time to move on Clearly bar staff should realise if there is a problem with the customers Went over the road and had a ball for several hours

The Blue Boar is a proper pub with decent beer e.g. London Pride and a function room upstairs. The table service team works really hard and looked after us fantastically well. Parking nearby in the BCP multistorey car park.

So much more than a pub. The cellar bar has entertainment at the weekends from talented local musicians to a comedy club. A great place for a private celebration. And great cask ales!

Myself and my Partner went to the Blue Boar to watch the footy and the landlord & landlady were so lovely! They took the time to get to know us which made it feel personal and the overall atmosphere was great! Quick service and brilliant little pub right in the middle of town! We will deffo be returning!

I went with my family (a party of twelve). We had the roast. Firstly service was amazing and the staff couldn't have done more. The food was so tasty, I had the chicken and it was so flavourful and moist. Also it's a classic style of pub which I for one prefer than these modern bars. We all had a blast, great food and a great lunch out. Hidden gem for sure.

Top notch local, all the staff and customers are so welcoming. Sunday roasts to die for. Certainly not one to miss if you’re in Poole

Went for a wedding function upstairs, staff friendly, great beers.

Absolute fantastic sunday roast dinner. Excellent service from staff.

We had our wedding reception across the drawing room and cellar bar. They gave us the best day ever. They have something really special here and the team work so hard and genuinely want to make people happy. We cannot thank them enough. Everything was perfect 😍

Lovely pub great food, music in the cavern

Lovely Easter Sunday roast dinner

We had tapas and it was okay. There was a log fire burning that gave the bar a wonderfully cosy feeling. The beer was okay too. I liked the pub, but the menu was limited. It's good if you're not hungry, but adding tapas dishes can quickly bump up the cost, there's no option for something like fish and chips.

Had sunday lunch here with my 2 grandchildren , it was absolutely amazing. Best roast dinner in Poole

Excellent wines and beers and a warm friendly welcome 🍻

Popped in on the off chance as I'm new to the area. A friendly landlord and staff. The live act was brilliant too. I would definitely go again. We'll eat next time and try the food! 😀

Came here for a friend's birthday celebration party in the private function room upstairs - really enjoyed ourselves - good location and venue, nice food, very polite service.

How about the Beatles Complete. They are just the best.

Excellent pies, rich sauce, all meat, no filler veg, completely wrapped in pastry, not just "soup with a lid"

Lovely couple as landlords, very welcoming, attentive, talk to all customers new and regular and like catching up. Food and drink is great, entertainment and quiz are very good. Highly recommended

Our band The Fab Beatles have performed at the Cavern Club Poole (Blue Boar). We had an incredible night with very welcoming hosts, team and guests. We would highly recommend this venue to anyone looking for a great venue with Cavern vibes. We look forward to performing there again soon.

Great place friendly and with old character even had the fire on so cosy.. Love popping here always great time to hear a band or pop for a chat with friends.. 👌

Friends booked 2 months ago for group Christmas meal for 8. 1/2 hours notice of cancellation. Appalling.

It's ok Very limited menu and the food is just okay. If you are vegan or vegetarian or gluten intolerant, bring your own food

We always get a warm friendly welcome here, great beers. The Cavern Bar is amazing. The whole pub is steeped in history. And at this time of year the log fire just adds the finishing touch to an incredible pub.

We held our wedding breakfast and evening celebration at the Blue Boar in November. Tony and Marie gave us a day/eve that we shall never forget. The food was delicious, as was the wine! And they worked so hard to make sure our day was special. We can’t thank you both enough for the amazing day we experienced. All our guests commented on how amazing the venue was and how great the day was! Massive thank you both! Tim and Faye x

Delicious food and nice atmosphere

Lively and friendly cellar bar, open Mike on Monday well worth a visit, good wine choiceand HSB!!

Stunning ,food was very good and a real fire very welcoming on a cold day even got to see the cavern.

Booked our wedding reception at the blue boar, Maria was very accommodating throughout from booking to the actual day including the table layout She made our reception very welcoming and would not hesitate to recommend for anyone wishing to have their reception at the blue boar

Sunday roast x7 with dogs. Public car park opposite pub. Fantastic food and very friendly owners and good service. Asked for off menu items and was happy to accommodate. Two open fires in a traditional style pub. Definitely recommend.

a good pub to drink beer and watch football

Nice pub for a drink and snack in Poole

Monday night's open mic in the Cavern.... a must.

Went here on a Saturday night and it was a bit dead (people had just cleared out ater the rugby). Downstairs had a function on and sounded like they were having a good time. Enjoyed my pint though

Great place owners are very welcoming and staff. I would recommend.

Lovely friendly bar staff and food.

My 2nd visit to the BB. Always very friendly staff. Met the landland and her potman🤣. They have live music every weekend in the cellar bar. Very interesting history to the building. Will return very soon

I visited at a quiet time and had a pint with friends. We didn't stop to eat, but the menu looks good. It was quiet when we visited, but it was very comfortable and the staff were friendly.

Marie, Tony and their amazing group of staff helped me throw my partner an amazing surprise 60th in the beautiful cellar bar. Marie was so helpful through all the planning and all our guests had such wonderful things to say about the buffet, pizzas, surroundings and how lovely everyone was. Thank you thank you it was an amazing evening 😊

My daughter and new son in law had there wedding reception here on 20th July 2023 and Marie and hannah were amazing. Hannah thanku for the amazing food amd Marie you made sure kiya and damian had everything they needed which was great.

Great venue in the cellars below this old merchant house lovely landlady and landlord very comprehensive selection of fullers ales and drink and excellent food definitely recommended

Best pub in Poole, lots of music, really good food and great atmosphere.

We held a birthday party at the Blue Boar. Marie, Tony and staff were absolutely fantastic. We booked the upstairs room as we invited between 40 and 50 people. We had access to the room beforehand to decorate with balloons etc. The room has its own bar and bathrooms so guests don't need to go downstairs to the pub. We had a DJ (thanks phil) and and amazing buffet (thanks chef), all organised by the Blue Boar team. The music was perfect for the group and the dancefloor was packed all night. The food was delicious and plentiful, with a mix of hot (ribs, chicken goujons spring rolls etc) and cold (mini quiches, saldas, various filled wraps etc). The vegetarian options were great too. There was also a selection of lovely bite sized desserts. One of our guests had a nut allergy and chef took care of it personally, speaking to myself and the guest, making sure that food was clearly marked and even offering to make an additional dessert if needed (it wasnt as there was so much food we didn't manage to eat eat it all). We chose the buffet which I cant recommend enough but the Boar also offers charcuterie plates which I have had before and would also recommend. Everyone had a great time and the party was a roaring success. Marie, Tony and team took care if us all night ensuring it went off without a hitch. If you're looking for a venue give them a ring and have a chat. Our thanks again to the Blue boar team for a very memorable night.

Absolutely awful service. Marie was impossible to get hold of for events planning and completely unhelpful

Marie and Tony at The Blue Boar are fantastic from helping bring every aspect of my wedding together (countless emails from me sorry!) to providing the most amazing food which our guest very much appreciated! I can't thank you enough and can't wait to come back and have the fish and chips again because it really was amazing!!

Amazing pub great drinks great staff spot on

Excellent traditional style pub with an excellent quiz on a Wednesday evening. Thoroughly recommend The Blue Boar.

Great food, great service, would recommend! We went as a party of 8 + a dog during one of the night during Easter break. Fish & chips were superb, especially the chips - crispy outside and so soft inside. The sirloin steaks were perfectly cooked to our liking. Chicken was a little dry but the staff took our feedback very well. Even our dog got a treat! Will definitely come back if we are in the area again in the future!

Great pub. Friendly staff. Good beer.

The Merchant's Cellar is a great music venue. Good acoustics. Intimate bar area.

Very quiet on my visit, so I had a good look round. Good choice of ales, real fire and an interesting basement dining area resembling a cave or cavernous cellar. Look forward to popping

Come to Bournemouth for weekend went to Poole and found this great Fullers pub. Nice friendly staff and served beer perfectly. It has three floors and caters for parties weddings etc. Didn't have food this time. As I keep saying be nice to staff they work hard to make your visit worthwhile. Will definitely return next time we are in the location for a break

Remains an excellent pub if about in Poole Town. So glad it has new owners and reopened. We recently left our 1yr old shoes in the pub. Much to our surprise they remembered us the next time we visited and returned them. Comfortable pub and not Badger!

Glad it's still open great cellar

We attended a family lunch on a Sunday and had a great Sunday lunch and great get together. Staff could not have been more helpful and friendly. Would highly recommend this place.

Lovely cosy candle lite Merchant celler

The Merchant Cellar is cosy but menu is limited to platters and tapas which are very small portions for the price charged. We waited 40 minutes for 4 tapas and were charged £9 for a camembert we had not ordered or eaten, would not recommend

We had our Christmas meet. Excellent food and service. Great venue. Highly recommend, beautifully prepared room. Thank you.

Great place for family/friends celebration. Bar staff very friendly and helpful. Party food lovely. We had great evening 😊

Interesting place. Upstairs was closed but nice cosy setting downstairs.

2021 Fantastic Sunday lunch, never new beef could be so tender. Great service, great prices. But we reserved and a non reserved couple were put on a window table in front of us, we were put in a corner. Photos on Web site show vegetables served seperately this was not the case but we would have preferred. Cannot understand why so quiet, great lunch, great staff but maybe lacks atmosphere, possible when winter comes and fires lighted we will go back. 2022 October Tried to make online reservation for Sunday lunch, not possible! Telephone reservation accepted gave name and tel.number, however when arrived completely closed up!!!

Nice venue, had a private hire that was extremely well run and enjoyable.

The pub wasn't open when we visited but there is a hidden gem underneath called the Merchants Cellar . Tapas and quality wines etc, very atmospheric in an old candle lit wine cellar . Excellent service , worth a visit .

Friendly staff, good choice of Gins, Rums and Wines. Thank you for stocking non-alcholic wines and spirits. A nice touch. We even treated ourselves to some items of the desert menu. Lovely evening catching up with friends.

Great service and lovely atmosphere.

Great food, great service , very reasonable prices.. definitely be back..

Fantastic team helped a lot with our event and had everything ready in time. The food was excellent and we'll prepared. The events menus are reasonable but the bar menu prices are on the expense side with limited options.

We have driven by this pub many times and not had the chance to call in but today we did ( when we were let down by another local) and found a lovely little gem which we definitely recommend. The first greeting was warm, friendly and polite and continued throughout the evening, the food was cooked perfectly and tasted wonderful. We were not rushed and thoroughly enjoyed our evening and will definitely be going back again. Thank you for a lovely evening.

Had staff party here great night

We had booked at the merchant’s cellar last night as we were very excited about the boards on offer. Due to a shortage in staff (which can’t be helped) we couldn’t eat in the cellar downstairs. The staff were so apologetic and accommodating by offering the same menu upstairs. We honestly were so fine with the situation as we came solely for the food and wine anyway. The upstairs has been renovated beautifully and what a wonderful atmosphere. The food was unreal! Much much better than other cheese and charcuterie places locally. The staff were absolutely lovely and the landlord was so friendly and very knowledgeable on his food and wines. We are going to book in for the supper club for sure and I’m sure this is going to become a new regular for us. Thank you so much for making our anniversary such a wonderful evening

Nice place. Good food. Will come back.

Lovely pub and venue. Hired the beautiful upstairs room for a wedding reception; James, Holly and the team couldn't have done more for us. Thank you so much!

Lovely food and excellent friendly service, we will come back next time we are in the area.

Lovely friendly service food was delicious

We have visited the place a couple of times. Really tasty food and excellent service. Definitely recommend

We really enjoyed our visit to the Blue Boar, the food was delicious and the staff were really friendly and welcoming. We're looking forward to going back again sometime soon.

Great pub with an excellent atmosphere and a good drinks selection.

Fantastic service friendly staff, very efficient

Went to Poole and wanted some small plates to nibble on with a glass of wine and couldn't find anything enticing around the quay area.We had heard that the Blue Boar has a new charcuterie cellar bar so went to check it out. Unfortunately it was closed due to a private event but the staff were really lovely and pulled together a board for us to have upstairs with some easy to drink Italian Verminto. Lola our waitress and the manager were very accommodating, thank you we will certainly be back!

Friendly and accommodating. Staff were all wearing PPE and constantly cleaning. Inside has been refurbished and is very welcoming. Well done.

Very good service just changed lunch menu very basic but good a bit disappointed they weren't doing a Sunday lunch will go back.

Excellent food, beer and service.

Excellent service, very attentive. The food was great quality and well priced. Would recommend!

Had a great time in the Merchant's Cellar. The cheese and meet board was superb, and the service was excellent.

Great pub, along with great friendly staff, food excellent, will be returning. Thanks.

This is the second time I've had the Sunday lunch and both times it has been superb. Lots of roast beef and lovely vegetables, even the roast potatoes were good and they usually seem to suffer when you get food to bring home. I will definitely keep using the Sunday collection service and look forward to reopening so I can try some other things.

Quite easily the nicest pub in Poole. I've had an amazing boxing day being catered for by Joshua. He's been the most fantastic host, very chatty and friendly. He's been really present and attentive despite all the COVID regs making everything a bit difficult. Very appreciated! Well done Josh and thank you Blue Boar 🐗 I wish you all the success in the world when the world picks up pace again 💙

Really good night. Enjoyed the food and the staff super friendly 😃