The Poole Arms in Poole

We popped in for a quick lunch and were treated to a wonderful seafood experience. Wanting a light lunch, we were soon mulling over a great menu with so many choices. We went for 3 starters of oysters, scallops with black pudding and boquerones. Delicious!

I - with another friend - had been made very welcome by the landlord one evening here at one point during the pandemic when pubs were open. I wanted to come back for a proper meal. A Saturday lunchtime came up in September and I took another friend. The pub is on the tourist trail in Poole but you never get the feeling that you are in a tourist-geared pub with the feed'em quick and get-em out method which you can see in other restaurants in the same road. The landlords have recruited super staff - very efficient and genuinely friendly with nothing too much trouble. Great food appears as if from nowhere and of course, fish is a speciality. We were very happy and will be back as we are not that far away.

Chanced upon this friendly welcoming pub with a great menu. Wish we had been staying in Poole longer as we would have returned to try other dishes. Have to say the Moules were the best I have had anywhere.

What an absolutely fantastic gem of a place to find the food & staff was amazing & the fishpie is definitely worth returning for,you will need to book a table as it does get busy

On holiday & came to Poole for day. Found this lovely pub & decided to have lunch. The staff are very welcoming & friendly. Found us a table for 4 no problem, although it may be advisable to book in advance. I had the sea bass fillets, and they were absolutely divine. Freshly prepared, cooked and presented beautifully. Prices are very reasonable and service very good. The rest of my party really enjoyed their food too. I would highly recommend this pub for food should you visit Poole.

This is a lovely pub/restaurant specialising in beautiful fresh fish and seafood. The food was delicious and the prices affordable around ££80 for 2 for 3 courses with a couple of pints!! Really friendly proprietors. We were lucky and didn't need to book as it was a March weekday but would recommend booking other times of the year so you don't miss out.

Delicious food and lovely, friendly service. The best fish pie I have ever tasted. Would highly recommend especially for fish lovers. It was our first visit and we will definitely be returning very soon.

What a wonderful pub! Amazing, super fresh, good quality food. If you are a fish lover, would highly recommend a visit, so good, we've booked to return in a couple of days 😀

We have been going to the Poole Arms for many years, love the fish and seafood dishes not a huge menu but every dish is fantastic. We had king prawns in garlic and a fish soup

If you like fish and seafood this is a must whilst visiting Poole Quay. We had scallops,mussels and herring roe Will definitely be there soon. Beer good too.

Delicious seafood and lots of choice. Portions very big and don’t actually need to be that big. Very good value and obviously popular as full.

We decided to eat out rather unexpectedly and chose the pub because its kitchen was still open! The pub fitted us in and the staff were really welcoming and helpful. The food was delicious and lively atmosphere made it a special end to our visit to Poole Quay!

I’ve always wanted to visit this restaurant and it didn’t disappoint. Service was excellent and we were graciously slotted in on Mothers Day. The sardines and garlic shrimp made a great starter, followed by smoked haddock fillet and haddock hot pot. Would highly recommend.

Only had time for a starter as limited on a coach trip schedule. Such pleasant staff & surroundings.My friend had the salt & pepper squid & I had the very delicious garlic king prawns which came with tasty crusty bread. Great for mopping up the juice!

My partner Liz & I had a lovely fish supper here last night, having just seen Maestro at The Lighthouse. The pub is located on the quay and despite being busy, has a pleasant quiet ambience. The staff are friendly and the food was superb and not too expensive. We shared a sprats starter. Liz had a fish pie (very hot) and I had the red gurnard special. We had a slice of the coffee & walnut cake. All the servings were generous. As a lover of fish, Liz says she could eat here every day! 🐟🐟🐟 I had a pint of Sign of Spring from the Stonehenge Brewery at Netheravon. Don't be put off by the lurid colour; it is a lovely balanced and soft bitter. I followed up with a half of the Great Bustard, an equally good (conventionally coloured) and slightly fruitier bitter. Their beers are well kept. Liz had a very pleasant large Spanish PG wine. We would love to return to this fine venue in the future.

Fantastic food, great waiting staff, fast service, quaint interior, extensive seafood menu, so many specials to choose from.

We are here twice both on our way to and from Devon. The fish was excellent. We tried a range of different dishes - oysters, sprats, sardines, sole and skate. I wish this place was nearer to us, we’d be here all the time! You must book.

Best sea food pub we've been to, and being from Cornwall we know a few . Great pub, great ales, great fish , great customer service.

Went in on the off-chance on a Monday evening and were delighted to have done so. Excellent fish dishes, charming staff, and very warm and friendly ambience.

Absolutely phenomenal. Mussels were the freshest I've ever had and not a single closed shell. Sardines were delicate and flavoursome Oysters were some of the best ive had. Without a doubt one of the best seafood restaurants I've been to. Plus their classic pub desserts are great with a generous serving of custard.

Food was excellent best fish we have had in a long time .... staff very friendly and welcoming .. From the Midlands so if we're this way again will definitely try to get a booking again

Wow! Amazing fishy dishes, much better than all the other restaurants on Poole quay. I went for the fish pie that had a very generous amount of fish. Such great value, it was such a relief to finally find somewhere that doesn’t feel like a...

Great food,Rascal on tap!Happy days!Fresh local scallops with black pudding,moules,baked plaice,wing of skate,what else could you ask for?Oh yeh,puddings!😉🤣

Nice ambience, quality ingredients cooked superbly. Friendly staff. If you like fish, then this is the restaurant for you.

Wonderful friendly pub. Excellent sea food and local beers. Always a good venue and fantastic value for money. It's good to see a privately run pub flourish.

Made to feel very welcome on entry and very accommodating re a table as the place was packed. Good ale and the seafood casserole was amazing…

We had a wonderful lunch in this very old pub. Service and food both excellent and right in the heart of Poole Quay area.

We went for lunch, both had scallops followed by skate wing. The food was excellent, properly cooked and fresh. It was our first visit and we will definitely go again. The pub has retained its character and was very clean. Lovely staff too. Hooray.

Popped in for lunch with friends. Very friendly staff, great real ale and a wonderful Stilton ploughman’s! What’s not to like.

Went for a drink but menu looked good in a cozy atmosphere so ate some lovely fish dishes, locally caught and changing each day. Plenty of local regulars but visitors like us were welcomed with good grace. All round a lovely afternoon in a historic...

Excellent meal - great choice of fish (two large fillets seabass and one gurnard) - very pleasant helpful (I'm disabled) staff.

The food was super. Very busy popular place. We didnt book but they managed to find us a table at the end of the lunchtime rush. We had three light bites - anchovies, garlic prawns all with chunks of bread and butter, food delicious. Service...

Cracking Pub Quality Ale, best Pub on Poole Quay. Fabulous staff so polite and friendly beer is the best in Poole and always a friendly welcome. I haven’t been in here for about 3 years but as always feel like I’m a friend. Brilliant pub...

The standard menu is really good then add in the daily specials and you are spoiled for choice. The chowder was full of fish and flavour and the skate wing from the specials was fantastic. Service is great, attentive and friendly.

Delicious food and amazing friendly service, even got a little birthday song by the staff, perfect location after the fireworks. Would highly recommend

Amazing fresh seafood that won’t be beaten in Poole. We had rock oysters and scallops to start which were fantastic and great value for money the mains were superb and the beers were plentiful.

I've actually been in a couple of times in the last month because it's just so nice. Supposedly the oldest pub in Poole, it's well positioned on the Quay. Seafood is the speciality and it's going to take me a few more visits (well a lot more) to try everything. The Sea Bass really stands out though I was recommended the small-plate anchovies at my last visit, and as winter draws on the fish pie or haddock pot sound very warming. Service is decent and it's not unreasonably priced.

Two friends and I moored up at the quay for the night on our way to take the boat all the way up Poole Harbour to its overwintering boat yard at Wareham. Along the journey, lashing rain and strong winds meant we were in search of a warm, friendly pub with a good sea food menu. The Poole Arms delivered all three of our needs. The staff are excellent and the sea food choices mean we'll try and get back next year during the next sailing season.

This was our second visit to the Pool Arms and we wasn't disappointed. We had booked a table to be on the safe side as it gets very busy. Food again was delicious and the staff are lovely, will definitely be back.

Husband and I booked in for a late evening meal. We were drawn to booking her as they do LOTS of seafood dishes that we love! We enter and it was lovely and cosy and everyone was so friend and welcoming with lots of smiles. We ordered scallops to share for starters and Husband ordered gurnard fish with veg and new potatoes and I had smoked haddock on wilted spinach and poached egg with nee potatoes. Couldn’t fit any puddings in although we did look at the menu and they all looked superb especially the cheese and Biscuits. All were lovely and washed down with the best tasting larger Curious that we haven’t tasted in a long while. Atmosphere was lovely and traditional lovely little quaintness inside. Fell in love with the crab lamp. 🩷 Owners were lovely and friendly and we enjoyed chatting at the end of the night when we were the last customers in house lol When next in Poole we will definitely be returning to visit.

Nice old pub built in 1592, same code for mens toilet!!! Situated right by Poole Quay. Cosy, small and historic.

Another amazing meal at this fantastic pub. We shared smoked mackerel and anchovies to start then enjoyed seafood casserole and sea bass fillets. Excellent, as always, with nice fresh veg and crusty bread. Good beer and wine. The staff are truly special- they really go out of their way to make you welcome and to accommodate you if they can. Speedy service but never feels rushed. Thank you, Poole Arms

Visited on a Sunday lunchtime without having booked and although vey busy, they managed to find us a table. The staff were very friendly and attentive. The food (sea bass and Cajun catfish) was delicious. Couldn’t fault a thing!

Essential pub experience. We arrived on a Monday night without a reservation and no tables left to have dinner at but were given a spot at the bar. The starters, mains and deserts were nothing short of absolutely brilliant, staff and owner were super friendly, a fantastic night out.

Lovely seafood meal in a very atmospheric old pub. Would definitely go again. A good variety of gluten free options (including desserts)

My husband and I are local and walk past the Poole Arms at least twice a week for nearly 10 years but have never been in, shockingly, until now! We hadn’t booked but were lucky enough to get the last table inside which wasn’t reserved. We were served by Rachel and ordered 6 Poole Bay Rock Oysters - really tasty, decent sized oysters served with tobasco and lemon wedges, would have been nice to have something like horseradish or diced onions to go with it, followed by a Cheddar, Ham & Stilton Ploughman’s each - really tasty good quality produce with very large chunks of cheese and lots of ham, this could have done with a bit more bread to use with all the cheese but other than that was great. The food took a while to arrive but we overheard that the kitchen was short staffed. We will be back soon for dinner, but will book ahead of time to avoid missing a table!

The service was attentive friendliness from the moment we entered we ordered the oysters... first class, the crab salad was very nice, the sea food casserole was excelenf with the full flavors of the fish. Lovely bottle of proseco. Will come again with friends. Definitely I recommend this place.

Service was good, pil pil prawns were delicious. Lovely to sit out and enjoy the sunshine whilst enjoying our food. Good low alcohol beer on offer.

A real pub on the seafront that cooks real fish really well, and serves real real Ales. Had a lovely evening and really enjoyed the fish pie. (And big thanks to the landlord of the Angel who sent us here as he didn't have food)

We went here on impulse and were rather glad we did! The staff were friendly and helpful we both had scallop starters they were first class my wife then had mussels which she loved and I fish stew,which as fabulous. No room left for desserts...

Dropped on spec, they fitted us in on the proviso we had to be off the table in an hour and three quarters the table was reserved for later. My wife ordered hake and I had Gurnard. Both turned out to be excellent. There was...

Can’t recommend this pub/restaurant highly enough. Fabulous staff, amazing specials and fabulous menu in general. We will definitely be returning again and again. Wonderful.

Top quality food , good value , unique pub loved it , highly recommended, waitress great , sun shined , couldn't have been better

We've visited here many times the prices are reasonable and the local seafood is divine. The atmosphere is great and it's often packed with diners, so book in advance.

Delicious dinner - starters and main - accompanied by a pint of Jurassic. The fish soup and sea chowder with crusty bread were - full of fish and very tasty. The smoked haddock and poached egg was plentiful and gorgeous; the whole plaice accompanied by...

Had lunch with friends today - food & service very good but it took 65 minutes between ordering our 6 main courses & getting the food which I think is a bit too long

We visited the Poole Arms for an anniversary lunch. The food (seafood) was excellent (scallops with black pudding and smoked haddock pie). Portion size was spot on, prices were reasonable and the service was friendly and attentive (without being overly so). Our window table allowed...

We came here especially for the seafood. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. The food was a little hit and miss. Wonderful mussels! Amazing sauce to dip the bread in. The calamari were beautiful too however the seafood casserole was very disappointing. It didn't...

Had a starter and main course here. The scallops were lovely and do were the Shrimp. My wife enjoyed a lovely piece of bass while I went for the mussels which were the only disappointing thing about the whole experience. Although the portion was good,...

Excellent fresh seafood and excellent courteous service would recommend the seafood chowder and scallops with lardon & blackpudding be back next holiday break

Great old school pub with small but mighty fish menu. Nice drinks and cosy interior with beautiful fish dishes. would highly recommend if in Poole.

Character quayside pub with good real ale selection and quality seafood menu. Me and a friend had scallops and a whole plaice. Very good meal and service friendly.

We booked for lunch after reading the reviews and we weren’t disappointed. Our food was delicious and plentiful and was washed down with a pint of ale. The staff were attentive and the service was excellent. We will definitely return.

Walked in on off chance of a table being free. Staff couldn’t be more helpful Food out if this world! Monk fish and prawn skewers and smoked haddock pie 🥧 Drinks also good Would highly recommend- you won’t be disappointed

Lovely food …excellent service … the place was packed on a Saturday evening .. would recommend if you are a fish lover .. we had oysters, seabass and fish pie .. would recommend

Another AMAZING meal at the Poole Arms. Freshly cooked to order. Friendly staff and lovely atmosphere. Not to be missed!!

The worst pub in Poole staff were rude and need to receive further training in customer service it took me 15 minutes before I got served as the colleague behind the bar was too busy talking to a typical local I could have been a...

Das Poole Arms ist ein uriges kleines Pub mit frischer Fischküche. Glücklicherweise hatten wir einen Tisch reserviert, ansonsten hätten wir...

This is a great place to eat, the food is outstanding, the service is first class, friendly and welcoming. If you like fish, this is the place to eat in Poole.

A random meal this weekend in Poole Arms totally impressed us, the sea bass and the seafood casserole was delicious , it’s obvious to me by the tastes that nothing was frozen and all was fresh .

This is a great pub and we always visit when we are in Poole. The staff are friendly and know about the dishes they produce. We had the Cornish Sole and it was perfectly cooked and covered the whole plate. My partner had the dressed...

Wow! Managed to get a table for lunch at this clearly popular pub and we felt so lucky because this was probably one of the loveliest places we’ve visited. The food was absolutely amazing and the staff were all so thoughtful and accommodating. Beer was...

Lovely seafood pub/restaurant. We visited with friends and were not disappointed. Service was excellent and friendly and we were kept up to date with where our order was as it was a very busy period. Would visit again if in the area.

From the moment we arrived, the service was excellent. We had not booked so expected to wait, having been given a recommendation from two like-minded souls. We had a pint of Proper Job, top drawer ale, as observed they had won several awards for their...

Great food with a good view nice staff would go again and have a few pints with the family

The oldest pub on the Quay with the warmest atmosphere. A decent menu with a slant to hero the great locally caught fish. Service was excellent and the team were very attentive.

We went into the Poole Arms on the off chance they might have a table. Luckily for us they were able to fit us in, as although it was only 18.00 they were very busy. We both had the king prawns for starters and were...

Very Friendly staff, delicious food specialises in sea food. Had heard great things about this place from locals during my week here and booking advisable.

The authentic green tiles make this Pub stand out from the rest and the minute you step inside you know you're in for a solid treat. With the fishing harbour just across the road it's been serving up the catch since the 1600's. The menu...

the best food I have ever tasted lovely little place staff were so friendly couldn't fault anything

Average at very best. Fish was ok but overpriced and why they choose to put a balsamic reduction with it is weird. Veg side dish was bland and the vegan pie was obviously bought in and tasteless. Drinks were vastly overpriced. Can’t really be bothered...

They have a good menu The food looks delicious on people’s plates And they do takeout sandwiches and they are delicious. I recommend the crab sandwich

Excellent food and service. Cake for Mothers 85th Birthday an unexpected lovely touch. Sure we will back soon as Mother loves her sardines

We were looking forwards to our meals as we enjoyed them so much last year(and gave it an excellent review then) , but I found my chicken dish not so enjoyable on this weeks holiday and didn't have any butter provided with either as I...

The Poole Arms is located right on the quay, with parking available a short walk away. We love fish/seafood and this evening we chose Skate wings. Super fresh and beautifully cooked. Although the Inn was quite busy the service was excellent and we weren't really...

Great quayside pub great seafood dishes at reasonable prices friendly staff good beer I would have no hesitation in recommending the poole Arms to my friends and family

What a great experience excellent food and friendly service The Moules soft and tasty the smoked haddock pot to die for

We visited the Poole Arms for a birthday meal the food & service were excellent i highly recommend the casserole delicious, will definitely be returning.

A small seafood only British restaurant in Poole. We were waiting to get back on the Hop On/Off bus and when we stopped and looked at the menu. We both quickly found something we wanted to try, so sat outside and ordered. We just ordered...

Once again visited the Poole Arms for a fish lunch and was not disappointed with food and service.The fish dishes Cornish Sole and local Plaice were absolutely delicious and of course as were the oysters to start with.Great service from Aflfie and Tia. Congratulations to...

Great food friendly service really old pub great features inside The staff were amazing and the service was fast Food was fresh and the drinks were spot on Great place to visit

Enjoyed good food in a nice, easy going, relaxed pub, which is obviously a popular place on the Poole quayside. We chose fish dishes, which they had a good choice of, and enjoyed them. A disappointment though was the Aperol Spritz, which was a glass...

This is a place of high standards, great seafood and superb friendly service. Tanya was a delightful and very helpful, accommodating host. Very highly recommended. We’ll be back…

Excellent lunch, as always. Hubby had Skate wings with fresh vegetables and I had the smoked haddock casserole. Absolutely delicious. Highly recommend Looking forward to our return visit

Fabulous spot to eat with views of Brownsea Island! Great selection of fresh fish and seafood dishes!

Fantastic place to eat, the foods amazing! The fish pie was delicious, we wi definitely be returning back next time we are in Poole! Staff are lovey as well 😁

I don't usually post reviews, but the pub asked me to, so... My wife had sea bass and I had the John Dory, both served with potatoes and vegetables. The fish was fine, the potatoes were very nearly cooked, the carrots, cabbage and broccoli were...

3 of us had lunch here and I would definitely recommend it and I will most certainly be returning. We had oysters, scallops, haddock roe, dressed crab salad and seafood chowder and every single mouthful was delicious and huge portions. The food we saw being...

Mains were lovely, dressed crab and whole plaice, staff were friendly and service excellent. All in an atmospheric old pub full of charm. Definitely recommend this pub.

We went for a family birthday meal and were served delicious food, with the exception of the fish pie which was bland and very liquid. The atmosphere was busy and vibrant and the service was good. We had high expectations and were not disappointed. A...