The Tandy Sandbanks in Poole

Good meal and waiter but a little quiet, shame just needed a couple more tables taken but still enjoyed ourselves

We had a fantastic meal at the Tandy this evening with our 2 children. Their new winter menu is great, with lots of choice and something on there for everyone. The burger and the aubergine Kastu dish were amazing! Great atmosphere and swift, attentive service. Looking forward to returning

Had a fantastic birthday meal on Tuesday with their steak night. Incredibly tasty steak, great wine and wonderful service from the talented Rosie. Harrison was fantastic behind the bar and pumped out incredible cocktails all night.

I’ve been here on many occasions and I’ve not rated the food or service ( I’ve never left a negative review). The Tandy is convenient to me in terms of location hence the many visits but I’d never had a good experience. Tonight I had the best service and food. I’ll definitely visit more frequently now after tonight. Thank you Scott and Rosie. Rosie was our server and was amazing. Scott checked in on us… overall a lovely experience.

Food and service were excellent- we had the roast which was perfect. Staff were friendly and jovial. The atmosphere is always chilled and dog friendly by the beach which is a well added bonus

Overwhelming smell of drains!! Waited ages for food which was so bland. The crab linguine (£25) had barely any noticeable crab, just loads of cold tomatoes cut into it. Awful. The only good thing was the great music from a local DJ. I think the free Prosecco is the only draw for this place on a Thursday. Lots of ladies seemed to be enjoying it.

Fabulous place, full of fun. Very tasty burgers great staff.

Good food, great service, (a little noisy, could do with some acoustics) but all in all a nice evening.

Pretty poor unfortunately. They forgot our order and were then quite rude when we pointed it out. Some very rude waiters. A shame as it is a nice location and the food was ok when it eventually arrived.

Very poor service. Visited on mid-Saturday afternoon, post the lunchtime rush, having pre-booked a table for my elderly mother’s birthday treat. We arrived and were ignored at the reception, and then ignored by the barman after catching his eye in an attempt to register our arrival and get seated. The front of house eventually took us to a high table, with high stools, at the rear of the restaurant which wasn’t great for my elderly mother. Having sat there for over 15 mins without having been asked if we wanted a drink, we saw a better table being vacated so I asked the front of house lady if we could move to that one. She was far from obliging and said that they might have a group of 7 who would need that table, albeit she confessed that there wasn’t a booking for such! . I said that if such a group did arrive they could easily be accommodated on the high table where we were seating. She said “leave it with me”! After a further 10 minutes and still no one having asked us for our drinks order, another (much more pleasant member of staff - Mika), came and said that we could move to the vacated table. By that time several tables were vacant. Mika then took out drinks and food order. We waited for our drinks for another 15 minutes, watching the two men behind the bar merrily chatting to each other and ignoring the order that Mika has passed to them. So, I caught Mika’s attention and asked her if she could get our drinks. She prompted the barman who then leisurely prepared our drinks and put them on a tray on the side of the bar, where they sat for another 7 minutes. Just as I was about to get up and get the drinks myself, the barman eventually brought them over to us. After this, we then had to wait far too long for our food which arrived just as we were about to get up and walk out of the restaurant in protest, given the appalling service. That said, the food was excellent, and Mika was very pleasant and clearly did her best to overcome the atrocious level of service offered by the remainder of the staff. We are local, but won’t be going back to The Tandy, nor recommending it others!

We just ate here at The Tandy where atmosphere was good and a nice venue. We had a couple of minor issues with the food initially and I cannot speak more highly of their pre-emptive to and apologetic attitude Not only was our food replaced but we were given complementary drinks and service charge was removed. We were so impressed with their attitude, especially our lovely waitress Mika that we insisted on paying the service charge after all. As we all know mistakes happen but it is how you deal with them that matters! Martino

We had to request they turn off the air con three times as we were so cold in there The staff in there are very pleasant and friendly but very young and extremely untrained, I honestly don’t think they have received any training at all. One waiting staff member took our order in her head and and to check it with us three times, another served a bottle of £50 Minuty wine straight into four glasses, no asking to taste it and this is a Rose which will now sit in the glass getting warm unless you you drank the whole bottle in less than ten minutes Then the food arranged! Two friends had the Spatchcock chicken and both chickens were raw in places. When this was returned to the kitchen the chef informed us, via the bartender that it was cooked they just hit an artery that’s all. We know how to cook and the chicken was pink and red in places, it was NOT cooked! We insisted both dishes were removed from the bill, which they were. No apology received from management, but there seems to be more interest in Z list celebrities that may frequent this place than training staff and looking after other customers We will not be returning and I suggest you avoid it until staff are trained and they employ a chef who knows how to cook something as simple as chicken

What a place to go for dinner! be it Romantic or with friends and the staff are Awsome

We enjoyed an incredibly lovely evening at the Tandy, enjoying their fantastic steak and wine night. The ribeye was delicious and the house wine suitably tasty. Incredible value for money and the ambiance set the mood for a very romantic evening. Our waitress Rosie was attentive to all our needs and made us feel very at home. Feels like I’m on holiday when I’m in here, with the warm summer nights and open veranda. Highly recommended.

Bad service, everything is sadly ... overpriced and not to mention the staff's incompetence to come and assist me with a query.

Lovely decor and good location let down by sub standard food. My rice was dry and clumpy and my partners pizza dough was not cooked. Small portion sizes too, my chicken burger had a tiny chicken breast. The waitress did try her best to accommodate the issues with the food though. This establishment is not cheap either so would probably only visit for drinks.

5 minutes after leaving this establishment on Sunday June the 9th my partner realised he had left his new Helly Hansen jacket on the chair, we called up immediately and spoke to the barman who was on duty that day and he said yes we have it here ! So I have been calling for weeks now to arrange to collect it , they now are saying my jacket isn’t here. Have emailed many times , no response from anyone. A nice guy eventually answered my calls to the restaurant and I explained what happened and he said it’s totally unacceptable behaviour from our end and gave us his personal number and will try sort it out . Now not replying to me ! So assuming a member of staff took a liking to my jacket !! You had my jacket and now you don’t??? Not one for writing bad trip-advisors but this is the only way to warn other customers not to accidentally leave anything behind !!

food was great - great entertainment from some random brazilian lady 🤣 and had lovely service from Sapphire

I was served by Tom and Ellis, these two employees showed perfect professionalism and gave amazing survice. Would come again 👍👍

called in hoping to have food and unfortunately the restaurant was now shut until 6 pm (this was about 3:15 pm). This was fair enough and we had a drink. As we were sitting there two guys came in, in their swimwear with no shoes on and covered in sand and obviously wet still. One of them had a vest on and the other one didn’t! Both men had no shoes on either. When a family came in with young adults in their swimwear, they were correctly asked to put on some clothes and they covered up. I don’t really know why the guys weren’t asked to cover up but it certainly put me off the place. whoever they were, they didn’t seem to have any standards and no respect for any other people but strangely, they seemed to be welcome there! We seem to think they were something to do with the owners of the place (we don’t know for sure this was just a guess) We were going to eat there tomorrow but not going to bother now. Shame really !

The place was not busy only about 8 people in the restaurant at 1pm. We waited for 10min to be asked if we would like to order a drink. My wife ordered fish & chips and I ordered Thai curry. I asked if it was Chicken breast, and it was another £5 extra. The drinks arrived and my wife's glass of Prosecco was half full for £8.50 Pint of larger for me £7. When the food arrives My wife started to eat her fish and chips , but there was a tiny bit of fish buried in lots of batter. I complained to the manager and he said he would replace it. In the meantime I started to eat my curry which tasted quiet nice except for the chicken. There were 2 pices of what looked like 2 bird's-eye chicken breasts chucked onto the curry. Flavor less meat. I ate my dinner as I was starving, while my wife watched on. Her Fish meal was replaced and there was fish in attendance this time. The bill was £60 for 2 sub par meals cooked by a couple of lads in the kitchen. Nothing was offered off the bill for inconvenience we suffered. Not sure what this place is, it's not a restaurant it's not a bar, it does not appear to be sure what it is . We will never be back, neither will any of our friends. It's was our 35th wedding anniversary meal. Thanks Tandy

Servers were so so so lovely and helpful. The mussels were amazing!!

When first got there,tried to order some drinks at bar,was given a glance by the bar man and ignored, sooner polish glasses,turned his back. Waited ages to be served (not that many people), ordered drinks and food, waited ages again, food turned up before drinks, drinks were wrong, food was cold and sent back to reheat, food very bland, (truckers cafe,is better), puddings took ages,but better than main course. Then was asked why there was no tip!..

Giving a bad review is never fun, but this place really needs to step up their service game. My moules frites came without fries, and when I told the waiter, he did nothing, so I had to go to the kitchen myself to get them. The burger was way too raw in the middle to eat. The wine glasses were wet, and we didn’t have any cutlery. For a restaurant in Sandbanks that claims to be posh and high-end, they really need to make some changes. I hope this was just a one-time thing, but who knows?🫤

The 2 4 1 cocktails are a rip off! Very small and hardly any alcohol in them. We had margaritas and they were like a sweet, bad, lemon squash. The barman was told what we thought but he just laughed! Clearly he also knows they are a rip off. Try Lazy Jack's around the corner, brilliant cocktails and lovely staff.

Very professional and efficient staff and the food was lovely .. the atmosphere was even better . Amba our waitress was so lovely and friendly and very knowledgable not even writing our whole menu of7 people down and memory remembering . Will defo be back top restaurant and bar

Had an awesome night, food was good ,the service was great , sapphire made it even better definitely one of my better decisions to eat here!

Amazing meal and an amazing experience with saphire. We were a table of 10 and had a lot of difficult orders to deal with. Saphire dealt with everything amazingly. Even offering to blend some food for my 15 month old. Top notch service and top notch food. Best calamari I've had in my life!!

Breakfast review OMG what a complete nightmare of a visit, waiting for menus was the start of this nightmare, eventually placed an order after 20 minutes wait, we then waited over 1 HOUR and still nothing came, We just got up and walked out after that, Please if u want to survive in this very strange and challenging world, Do not just live under the Sandbanks illusion that people will accept you for where you are situated, An urgently needed team review is needed and discussion of how it can be resolved as a business moving forward, Look forward to comments Dean and Katie,

The best buffalo wings I've had in the UK, delicious burger 😋

The best buffalo wings I've had in the UK, 200% recommended

There was a lot of us; chaos. Alex was brilliant, there whenever we needed.

The management needs to make sure there is enough staff working for the customers. We attended this week and the staff were ran off their feet, you need to make sure you have enough staff on and working. Service was very slow but it was due to the number of staff working as they were working flat out. The fact we were told by your staff that the service change is split with the owner and not just the staff appauled us as made us tip cash going directly into the staffs pocket. Food was good, nothing special except the prices. Avoid.

Pleasant atmosphere to enjoy an aperitif...

our waiter sapphire was great. very professional and welcoming 😘

Had dinner this evening at The Tandy! Service was wonderful, cocktails were delightful and we fully took advantage of the cocktail offers before 7pm Food was delicious, so fresh and colourful! We all really liked the new menu! There was 7 of us girls, we had an array of starters that we all tried and loved over a natter. All the staff were so smiley, happy and polite; looking as if they all love their jobs and it appears it’s a great place to be! We all had different mains, but all enjoyed them. I had the Thai Green curry! It was so delicious, fresh, healthy and colourful! Can’t wait to go back! Thank you everyone for a great evening!

Me and my partner stopped in the Tandy for just a couple of drinks as we were drawn in by the interior of the place. On arrival we were told that if we wanted a drink we would need to sit at the bar which was fine. There were a few tables in and they seemed to be quite busy with drinks orders however 15 minutes had passed and they still had not taken a drinks order so I politely ordered our drinks, one of the ladies behind the bar was lovely and saw to serving us our drinks. As we sat having our drinks, the man who appeared to be the manager reached above the bar to grab a large steel ice bucket, he then plonked it on the bar where we were sitting on top of my partners mobile phone, accidents can happen we let this go. About half an hour later I had finished my drink, you'd think that being sat at the bar with an empty glass it would prompt someone to ask if I would like I refill, they did not. Eventually I asked the manager who was behind the bar if I could have a glass of Prosecco, he half filled my glass, practically threw it on the bar and walked off. Another half an hour passed and nadine who appeared to be the owner of the restaurant arrived, all of the staff rushed over to greet and serve her promptly, it was very obvious that they were treating her as a "VIP" after 5 minutes of this lady being sat one of the staff behind the bar mentioned that they we're "concerned nadine had not been seen to yet" they were more concerned about making her priority rather than their customers . To finish the evening a tray full of glasses was dropped and one managed to shatter and land on me again mistakes happen and the person who had dropped the glasses had no idea that it had landed so far away however the other lady behind the bar just laughed and brushed it off. We ordered the bill and decided to leave, the bill was £45.50 for 4 drinks and a 10% service charge. I am not one to write reviews and try to tarnish a business and a bar located next door to ricksteins restaurant on sandbanks beach it is understandable that you are going to be paying these kind of prices however I would expect the service to be much much better, and especially for them to be more attentive to their paying staff rather than their none paying ones. I did not feel like a wanted customer, in fact I felt like they could not wait for us to get out of their hair. Won't be coming back again and it is a shame as the bar itself is lovely with a perfect location. Feel as though money has been thrown at this place without any thought of how you should run it, either the staff are inexperienced or just inattentive.

Lovely service from all the staff working the Sunday Roast, big thank you to Nick as our host, as well as Abbee for the cocktails and Alex for the table service. Amazing atmosphere with the live music and phenomenal food, camembert and beef roasts were fantastic!

Great food. Great wine. Would recommend. Love the feel of the place. Service was straight to the point but it was the end of what would have been a busy bank holiday weekend and we only dropped in for lunch.

Service and atmosphere was good, sadly the food was sub-par. Dined with two other families and unfortunately none of our meals stood out. At those prices, I’m afraid I expected more, even for Sandbanks. Shame as the area desperately needs some better eateries. Perhaps a better choice for breakfast or lunch? The restaurant was largely empty for dinner so maybe we had the graveyard shift?

The Tandy at Sanbanks 24th May 2024 (Lunch). Thankfully it wasn't too busy. Warm welcome, seated quickly and order taken. Pizzas were very nice. Service was quick, friendly and professional. Thanks

The staff were really freindly and very accommodating for all my food Intolerances. Best tapenade I've ever had. Wonderful Interior

First time in Tandy today and it was brilliant . Luke was top man from from start to finish , food was really good . As a local we will be back Loads for sure

Great experience, good ambiance, delicious food. Truly enjoyed our time here. Would also like to appreciate Sapphire and Tom for their excellent service.

Lovely restaurant with a great atmosphere and the live music made all the difference. Every staff member that we spoke to was friendly and upbeat, and we had especially good service from Sapphire. A few things about the food let them down, with burnt toast on the eggs royale, pigs in blankets missing from the chicken roast and one overdone portion of beef which was disappointing given paying a premium for a roast. Having said that, it was a busy time and the quality of the rest of the food was very nice. I appreciated the efforts made with their vegetarian offerings too.

Amaaaazing steak sandwich, friendly staff - well worth it!!

Sapphire was really nice and made my birthday a great one Thankyou , food is also amazing xx

Fantastic breakfast last Sunday. Great food and friendly service. Looking forward to going back. Sausages were delicious.

Me and my partner are regular customers at The Tandy, there is always a welcoming atmosphere and the food is amazing. The staff are incredibly friendly, Sapphire and Luke were our servers most recently and they went above and beyond to make our special occasion a memorable one!

The best place I have been to in sandbanks, the barman Jake has made us feel so welcome and looked after us more than we could have ever asked for. Honest, to the point and a great entertainer as well, couldn't not ask for a better time at Tandys!

Luke and Nick were very welcoming and served us our delicious meals promptly - the perfect light lunches, with both food and drinks reasonably priced. A very enjoyable experience - and we appreciated being able to bring our dogs with us.

Great food and staff very friendly 👌

My partner and I visited last night for our first date night at the Tandy. All the staff were friendly, specifically our waitress Sapphire made our evening very enjoyable making sure we had everything we needed. If you’re looking for somewhere for a date night you won’t be disappointed!

Family-friendly, beautiful food , and lovely scenery. I don't really want to boast, I would love to keep it a secret. We're on holibobs, so must to share the love. Our table had steak, pizza, muscles, and monkfish. Allllll amazing all presented together. Nothing was too much trouble. We all felt welcome. Priced fair. Clean and food amazing. 10/10 and will return. Thank you :)

Stopped for a quick cup of tea and was given a complimentary piece of chocolate cake. Lovely little place and well worth the visit. Dog friendly too!

I wanted to love The Tandy, but was massively let down. We went for Sunday Roast with my family.. Negatives: - Food: The staple ingredients of the were a let down. The roast potatoes were pale, grey and soft. The chicken was similarly anemic and lacking any colour or crispyness. The carrots were incredibly sweet. The beef was delicious but came out very rare (without pre warning). My wife had to get hers cooked more. - Atmosphere: The musician had a great voice, but oh man the volume was LOUD. And that's coming from a 33 year old. Rather than relaxing, it created a stressful environment as we struggled to hear our conversations. - Service: Fine, but our drinks took a long time to come and my coffee was forgotten. Positives: - Value for Money: For £23 you get A LOT of food. Maybe too much meat. - Interior: Nice interior and bar. Cosy, but tight dining experience. - Dog friendly: We took our dog and baby. I think they enjoyed it. Overall, a nice place for a drink, but go next door to Rick Steins for your meal.

Fantastic food and the music was lovely relaxing lounge music. The staff were very attentive.

Had a really lovely meal at the Tandy. Food was delicious and the waitress, Sapphire, was super friendly, helpful and attentive. Couldn’t have asked for a nicer evening. Atmosphere was great as well!

Loved it - thanks Sapphire and Rory, you were great!

Superb meal, with fantastic service from Saphire, made us feel very welcome and very attentive. Thank you

Fantastic evening with friends. Lovely food, the Mousse Candle was rich and decadent, would highly recommend. Made all the more lovely with great service from Sapphire and Tom. Will be back soon.

amazing atmosphere, great food, love the free prosecco between 7-9 and our servers sapphire and tom were great, they put up with our nonsense all night

Came here for some breakfast, took 25 mins for our order to be taken. Then took 15 mins for a cup of tea and coffee to come out. Once the food came out it was luke warm and the eggs were uncooked. Staff were very lovely and apologetic! But overall not the best experience

Just spent a very enjoyable evening here with a group of girls. Food was delicious, atmosphere amazing, service was first class and all in a a very beautiful designed restaurant/bar. Even the toilets are stunningly designed. Thank you to all the staff who made it such a pleasant evening. Will definitely return x

What a lovely experience. The girl that greeted us at the door couldn’t have been more welcoming even though we were at the point of the kitchen closing. The service was superb and the food definitely did not disappoint. A really nice meal served by really nice people.

Four of us went for lunch today and had such a lovely meal. We won a lunch dine experience from a charity ball and from the moment we entered we were welcomed and really looked after by the staff. The calamari were the best we had ever had and the prawns were juicy and succulent. Great steaks and fish dishes too. Thank you… for a wonderful lunch and supporting a great charity. We will definitely be back.

Food and service were great but naivley, this business does not accept cash, therefore I cannot support and regretfully shall not return.

Had lunch with my family this lunch time. Luke who looked after our table was amazing!! Thank you Luke

Great service. Really friendly atmosphere and good choice of food

I stopped for lunch at The Tandy Sandbanks on a Saturday afternoon in January. It was fairly quiet due to it being a cold grey day, but it was warm and welcoming inside. We went on the 2-course set menu for £22.00, which was good value for a starter and main course. We also had a fantastic bottle of wine which wasn’t overly expensive, but really complemented the food. I started with the French onion soup, which was lovely. It was hearty and warming, and had a fantastic flavour. For my main course I had fish and chips, which was nice and crispy and tasted fresh. I do have one small gripe, and that’s the fish and chips came with fries, rather than chips. It wasn’t the end of the world but chips do go much better with fish in my opinion. For dessert I enjoyed a chocolate and rhubarb mouse. The sharp rhubarb worked well with the creamy mouse. My husband had possibly the largest cheese board I’ve ever seen, and I had to help him eat some as it was absolutely huge. The service we received was fantastic - all the staff were very friendly and attentive. The restaurant was nicely decorated and had a lovely atmosphere, even though it was quiet. It had quite a similar look and feel to an Ivy restaurant, which is definitely not a bad thing. Overall, we had a great meal at The Tandy, the food and service were excellent, and I’d recommend a visit if you’re in the area.

Consistently great dining. Food is super fresh and full of flavour, always a lovely menu, lot of nice options light or heavy, beautiful and thoughtful presentation. The service is really great too.

Popped in for dinner with five friends last night for a birthday meal. Served by the lovely Nick. We were very well looked after. Service was excellent and amongst the best we’ve received during meals out this year. Pleased with the choice, quality and presentation of the food. Loved the decor a great ambience. We will definitely be returning. Highly recommend.

Great food, buzzing atmosphere!

A great new addition to the area! Fantastic service, food and atmosphere!

I had a disappointing experience at the restaurant. The staff neglected to clear empty plates and glasses promptly, making the atmosphere cluttered. The preparation time for simple cocktails was excessively long, and the odd music choice added to the overall awkward ambiance. On a positive note, the food was the saving grace, truly delicious.

Finally, a place in Sandbanks with some energy! We came by to give the new Sunday roast a try and very glad we did. Attentive service, nice decor, best Roast-lunch around, well made cocktails and delicious dessert of tiramisu. They also had some live music starting up as we arrived, which, for a Sunday may be unusual but it was fun and lively, great vibes all round, and a new Sunday Roast destination.

Wow! Was on holiday to Sandbanks and came here today (near Halloween) the place was all done up for Halloween. Food was outstanding, cocktails were great also. Service was brilliant, they cleared our plates promptly, they asked how our food was and we told them it was great. We thoroughly enjoyed our meals. The cocktails were also very nice and great wine selection. They had a Dj on and magician walking around when we were in as well. Magician absolutely blew our minds, he fooled us constantly and made us laugh a lot as well. All in all I must say it’s a great restaurant and experience. Will definitely come again !

Came here to try it out (new place) food was absolutely delicious, great drinks selection, great service. Would highly recommend and come again !

Came her near Halloween. Brilliant entertainment, good drinks and food.

This gaff is what sandbanks needed!! We was missing a decent boozer!! All good locals and no rif raff!!

The Tandy never disappoints. Great atmosphere, amazing food and friendly staff. Not to mention free Prosecco for ladies every Thursday night!

Food was actually very good. We were initalially charged for the main menu..when we ate off the lunch menu. We were then told we would be "let off" the extra price. I pointed out to the waiter we were being let off nothing. He asked us to prove what menu we ate from. When we showed him we were told it was the wrong menu we were given. The experience was humiliating and patronising. If you want to eat in a prestigious restaurant with experienced staff...do not eat here...as prices reflect such!!

Food is amazing, the staff are great and friendly. Good vibes all round

First visit for breakfast. Good choices ..all beautifully cooked.

I cannot recall leaving, (getting kicked out actually), a restaurant, so annoyed as we were on Saturday 12th August. We booked for 8:30, I took a call from a waitress saying that there’s a party on later, can we come in earlier “as you may be waiting a while getting served”. No problem, we made it 8 instead. The food, wine etc, whilst not the cheapest were fine, as was our waitress Sapphire. However, when we asked for desserts, obviously acting on orders from the management, she said “you’ll probably just have time”. A minute later, said desserts arrived along with the bill (£178, including the mandatory 12.5% service charge). LITERALLY as soon as we’d put the spoons down, the card machine was there and we were told basically to pay, and go, as in right now, GO!! It wasn’t even 9:30 and we were outside on the road! Mind, the staff at The Tandy certainly were consistent, there was a significant number of fellow diners who had been kicked out too, all complaining about their shoddy treatment, trying to rearrange their taxis. On the way out, I spoke to who the waitress said were the bosses, but they seemed to have started very early on the drinks and made no sense whatsoever in their dialect. If they’re having a private party, fine, it’s their place, their rules, but would it have been too much to have told us that we had to be out by a certain time, bearing in mind, two of us spent £178 there?!!? 😡😠 As I said earlier tho, they most certainly were consistent with everyone in emptying the place. Whilst the food etc was fine, needless to say, we will not be going back there ever again. There’s plenty of eateries around here. I don’t recall a restaurant getting us so annoyed as last nights experience did, for well over ten years… We’ve certainly NEVER HAD any of this nonsense at nearby Baffi, South Deep, Lazy Jacks, Harbour Heights, Anchorage, The Cliff, The Canford, Britannia etc etc, none whatsoever 😡😡, we’ve always felt welcomed at those places. Clearly we were nothing more than an inconvenience at Tandy 😠😠😠

Loved it! Food, ambiance music all fabulous! Definitely come back!

We went to sandbank beach with our 3 kids , at end of the day the kids wanted to have pizza ,we went to restaurant to ask if they do take away and the waiter said yes,five minutes later we went to make an order the waittess looked .at me like i came from the other planet and she said no we do not do take away any more.very disappointed we drove 3 hours with out having any dinner and felt sorry for the kids .i want to tell to waitress may Allah forgive you what you have for the kids .

Loved the waiter Sai so kind and friendly, very quick and efficient!

An amazing meal with the family. Beautifully presented and tasty food. Wonderful service! Highly recommend visiting!!!

Visited The Tandy this evening with my partner and we had the most incredible meal. We dined in Rick Steins next door yesterday which was also very good. But We both felt the standard of service and extra detail from the staff at The Tandy was excellent. The lobster was cooked to perfection along with the steak. The Cocktails were awesome too. Highly recommend to anyone visiting Sandbanks or staying close by. Thanks again for a wonderful evening.

If you need a place for amazing drinks with a beautiful view then you must visit this one. Our evening at The Tandy was nothing less than perfect. The ambiance here is a perfect fusion of sophistication and relaxation. We ordered a pizza and some amazing cocktails. Pizza was a delightful burst of flavours. What truly sets The Tandy apart is its exceptional service. The staff is knowledgeable, and genuinely passionate about providing an extraordinary dining experience. Mr Sai patiently answered our questions, offered insightful cocktail recommendations , and ensured every detail was taken care of. The Tandy is an absolute must-visit destination.

Brilliant restaurant, amazing pizza. And great hospitality from a young female waitress today, 19/8. She is a credit to the restaurant

Great pizza and relaxing atmosphere

Nice food and our waitress Sapphire was great. BUT, we were not happy at being asked to leave the restaurant at 9.30 as a private party was coming in 😡 We had been asked to change our reservation from 8.30 to 8.00 which was fine, they indicated that it was because it would get very busy later on, but they never mentioned that we were expected to literally leave the restaurant before 9.30 😡 We were given the bill with our desserts and actually asked to leave straight after 😡 What a way to treat your customers 🤷‍♀️ This place is not cheap either. Definitely won’t be returning….. 😡

Wonderful place, we really enjoyed :) Steak was delicious, scallops, salmon tartare and burrata salad were really great. Eliot is really friendly and helpful. Atmosphere was modern and cozy.

We’ve had a great experience here, Luke was very warm and welcoming. Hands down best skinny fries - so crispy, perfectly salty. Their cappuccino was also so tasteful and freshly brewed coffee. Thank you and highly recommend for visit!

First visit to the Tandy, atmosphere was good. Thursday night was really busy with music available. Food was good and an extra place for people to put on list for visit

Food was delicious, brilliant table service.

The staff need better training It’s easier to list what went wrong rather than what was right - Forgot my friends drink - Staff chatting at the bar dusting shelves and no attention paid to customers - Forgot my friends pizza so had to make that once we’d been served - Can we have some cutlery please - Can we order more drinks please - Can we have a bowl for the mussels please - Can I have mayo and ketchup please x2 - Didn’t ask how I wanted my steak cooked - Please can you clear the table - Didn’t mention my bday on the booking - Didn't offer us desserts - Didn’t take the pizza off the bill initially like promised Offered us lemonchello as a sorry, we were over it. It wasn’t even busy because I’d be forgiving if it was Won’t be returning, no one listens or follows basic hospitality

Really wanted to like the Tandy after reading the reviews, but sadly it didn’t live up to expectations. While the food was ok, we didn’t get the service. Chasing up forgotten drinks, orders, cutlery,, and no one seemed to care. I won’t be returning or recommend.