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3,70

Based on 269 opinions finded in 2 websites

3.7Ambience4.2Cuisine3.7Price3.7Service
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Nº 561 in 792 in Bournemouth

Nº 41 of 48 Italian in Bournemouth

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That was so disappointing , Not happy at all when I was Waiting more than 40 minutes to get my Pizza when the shop are not busy

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Jordan S . 2024-07-31

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I ordered a margarita pizza last Sunday and I absolutely loved the taste of the sauce

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anna gabriela ortega ghini . 2024-07-01

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How can this possibly be a £2.90 expresso, such a scam.

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Fernando Robles . 2024-06-30

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Were here. Great little place. Only a quick stop.

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STEVE G . 2024-06-05

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Good pizzas, slightly over priced imo Good to get a beer from the tap

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Paul F . 2024-05-12

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Should be a good wood fired pizza, actually got a less than average, slightly undercooked one. Overpriced and bland food and deffo will not be returning.

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James Means . 2024-05-11

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I don’t understand how no matter what time of day you come and how short the queue is the service is SOOOOOOOOOO slow. The staff are in no rush at all. Come on guys 🥲 service is painfully slow.

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Rachael O'N . 2024-01-07

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Lovely pizza... not such great service. We were sharing a pizza between 3. One of us has lactose intolerance and avoids cheese. I asked if we could have a third of the pizza without mozzarella... This seemed to cause some confusion. What I presumed was a fairly simple request was apparently considered by the chef 'impossible' as he was 'no good at maths' I'm left unsure whether the staff have a shocking inability to visualise basic fractions, or perhaps felt my request was in some other way unreasonable. Either way, they weren't exactly helpful or particularly friendly, which was a shame because it put a bit of a downer on the experience.

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Dan Vee (DanVee) . 2023-08-26

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Up until a year ago the pizza was as close as you could get to an authentic Italian wood oven pizza, excellent with high quality ingredients. Very professional pizza chefs (pizzaioli) with so much knowledge and passion and also all members of staff in general. Today I was served a very low quality, over cooked on the outside and raw on the inside( as the dough was not left to rise properly) , extremely low quality topping ingredients and unfortunately also very rude customer service. The management is definitely not that of a year ago and it has gone completely woke, no professionalism and passion whatsoever. Of course this restaurant will continue to work because of its unique location right across the beach but if their policy remains the same do not expect an excellent pizza or customer service like in the past. Sad.

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Dominic Riti . 2023-06-23

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Shocking customer service, lots of chatting and empty hands when orders are outgoing. I can understand that they want a nice time but waiting 20 minutes for 2 mochas when there is no queue is shocking. Last week my friend asked for whipped cream for a hot chocolate and they said they didn’t have any. Whereas we’ve been coming for years. Lastly, it’s very obvious when staff are talking about us.

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Mahame. . 2023-06-18

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The pizza had barely any sauce at all and the topping on the meat lovers pizza was lacking and of poor quality. I have had good pizzas here years ago, but not today.

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Ben H . 2023-06-17

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Highly recommend! Great pizzas and ciders.

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Martyna Kuźma . 2023-05-31

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Always seems to be closed, just made a trip go in there, Google says it's open but it's actually closed.

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D Taylor . 2023-05-24

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The taste is very bad and the cheese in Margherita pizza cannot be digested easily.

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ماجد ! . 2023-05-07

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Absolutely terrible service. No queue no one sitting outside. Told would take over 30 mins to make some dough balls. Absolutely pathetic. Avoid.

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mfoss736 . 2022-09-01

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We are regulars, down Boscome and look forward to the pizza and cider , friday eve went down and was greeted by can’t you read the big f ing sigh no food , then the chef with the neck tatoo started to get really gobby we filmed this incident , the foot is getting worse , so if you own this lovely little place please take action now !!!

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William C . 2022-08-14

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Unfortunately this is ran by a complete set of dysfunctional unorganised and very Rude KIDS .. with absolutely no regards of the huge queues they allows to build up….along with there consistent bickering and very unprofessional behaviour towards there colleagues and Customers I think it would be very fair to say DONT BOTHER the wait and find somewhere else to spend your money … the food was not all that good after the wait … what a shame as it’s a great location

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Gee L . 2022-08-12

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I stopped with my son for a couple of coffees and was somewhat taken aback with the price of £7.50 for two. However, what we really found terrible about the place was how filthy it was. There was old food and wooden cutlery on the floor and a lot of cigarettes had been stubbed out on a table top which had sand through the middle as a decorative feature. I was surprised that they even allowed smoking but to have left the stubbed out cigarettes was just gross. I was worried about the cleanliness of the establishment to such a degree that we left our coffees, even though I paid for them, and left. There really is no excuse for a food outlet to present as so sub standard.

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Nomad06462885848 . 2022-07-07

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We visited on an early Friday evening. Location is great opposite the superb beach and with fabulous views. Seating on first floor available for alfresco dining. Weather was too windy to eat outside but interior was fine. Pizza is wood fired and was good size and excellent quality. Family friendly with a child's menu and nice pasta. We did not try any other food. Service was excellent. Price's reflected the sea front location. Recommended.

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CheshireDes . 2022-06-26

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My wife and I purchased two takeaway lattes yesterday. We got a few spoonfuls of coffee topped up with froth!The cost £7! We will not go again.

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E7216EQdavida . 2022-03-21

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Had Pizza here for lunch in December and it was excellent. They don't offer chilie oil sachets or bottles (covid?) so had to ask. Oil had a nice heat. Would have liked jalapeno peppers to be added but this wasn't an option. However, Pizza was delicious.

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Fergolicious . 2022-02-23

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We stayed the weekend at the nearby Bournemouth Beach Lodges and stumbled across this place on our evening dog walk. The front of house server was lovely and helpful, and was keen to assist when I said we were vegan. The pizzas are freshly made so it’s easy to stray from the menu and order any variant with vegan cheese. The ingredients were fresh and we waited a maximum of 10 minutes for our takeaway order. We had a portion of hand cooked chips to go with it, which had the skins on and my partner commented that they were one of the nicest chips he’s eaten. Thank you, we’ll be back if we stay at the Beach Lodges in future!

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southmouth . 2021-12-14

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Excellent staffing. The atmospheric in the restaurant was lovely during the dark evening by the beach. Can’t beat that. Definitely going back next time.

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Scotsman09 . 2021-10-24

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Where's the magic gone? Not a single greeting, how's ya day or smile....? Ordered tiffin and coffee, both basic. No offering of a napkin or side plate. Used to be special but has lost its vibrant friendly spark!

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Siobhan Dennehy . 2021-09-22

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Lovely evening and scenery!! We live locally and fancied a few beers and pizza!! Order drinks and pizza, only 2 as we all shared with chips too. Waited and waited and waited 1hr 30 mins. Kept reminding them. Manager gave refund on a round of drinks which was appreciated. No rush to go back.

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emma12344 . 2021-08-26

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Very good tasty pizzas. Golden bites awesome 👌

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James Taylor . 2021-08-15

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lovely people food good would go back and enjoyed the atompshore lovely staff and manager was lovely

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jingl892 . 2021-08-01

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Nice venue. Nice menu. Nice food.

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Andrew G . 2021-07-11

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First time to buy pizza here. Nice base but very little topping or sauce and thus little flavour. Also very expensive for what you get.

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David Weir . 2021-07-07

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Ordered a margherita pizza and chocolate doughballs - both tasted really good! The staff were really friendly also. The only annoyance was the very long queue and the 45 minute wait time for the food.

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jp1231234 . 2021-06-13

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Wonderful Neapolitan pizza, a great refill of energy after an afternoon at the sea

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Raffaele Litto . 2021-06-13

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Quite honestly the worst pizza we've ever tasted. For starters we had to wait approx 40 mins for it, it was so expensive for what was essentially a pizza base, skimpily covered in tomato base very little cheese and 1 tiny piece of chicken per slice. Totally tasteless and had to go back for salt just to make it taste some kind of something, Wasn't quite sure if it was the cardboard box I was eating! The chunky cheese covered chips resembled something my dog had regurgitated only colder. We visit Bournemouth often but will definitely not return to the wood oven. Shocking that management will allow food to be served on a thriving beach front food outlet to such a lousy standard ! Swerve at all costs. Although if your reading this your probably about to complain yourself !

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J Weston . 2021-05-02

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We ordered a Margherita and some chips. The pizza was nice and the chips too! Would definitely get food here again.

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Antonio A . 2021-04-19

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Delicious pizza and legendary chips! Definitely will be coming here again... Especially as they sold my toddlers some gingerbread men after closing time - very kind, thank you!

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Dom Stokes . 2021-03-28

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Takeaway kiosk on Boscombe Beach. Has remained open throughout lockdown & have enjoyed takeaway coffees & snacks. Service is fairly slow,but this is possibly due to the small service hatch & minimal no of staff working.

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places2seeplaces2go . 2021-03-25

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Stopped here for lunch today and ordered a cheese pizza, a bbq chicken pizza and a portion of chips to share with the family. It was a very long wait and when we did get our food the pizzas were honestly terrible. The bbq chicken pizza had only a few toppings on and was so wet that it was impossible to pick up a proper slice, same with the cheese pizza. The only redeeming thing was the chips, which were very nice. We didn't have time to return the pizzas as we were on our way home. Hopefully this is a one off but we were very disappointed with the quality, especially for £12 a pizza.

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Katie S . 2021-02-26

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Really poor coffee. Came for a beach walk and bought a what I hoped to be a great coffee (as they use badhand - a great Bournemouth based company!) Sad to see - just need to train their baristas I bit more! (Sorry unsure how to respond to your kind reply - the coffee was under extracted (at a glance less than 20 seconds out) and then the milk had been reheated in the jug so the texture was off and burnt.)

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Daniel Riggs . 2021-01-13

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Today I went to get a much needed coffee on the beach after a long dog walk. There was a bit of a queue but we made sure to get there before 3 (closing). We were than told we could not not served, only two of us out of the whole queue, with the man directly in front allowed to be served. Others then preceded to queue after this man once we left the queue as asked and we then saw these people get served. As a regular customer I am very upset with the discrimination we were shown and it was embarrassing for all the other customer to witness this happen to us too.

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ANZANOVELLI . 2020-11-06

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Today I went to get a much needed coffee on the beach after a long dog walk. There was a bit of a queue but we made sure to get there before 3 (closing). We were than told we could not not served, only two of us out of the whole queue, with the man directly in front allowed to be served. Others then preceded to queue after this man once we left the queue as asked and we then saw these people get served. As a regular customer I am very upset with the discrimination we were shown and it was embarrassing for all the other customer to witness this happen to us too.

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Anna Novelli . 2020-11-06

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Love being able to get a drink or two on a lockdown walk :)

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Kate Elder . 2020-11-05

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Amazing chips and pizza on the beach.

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Johan Ghillebert . 2020-09-20

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I came here 2 days ago. We ordered a Margherita pizza and 2 portions of chips. The best thing was that the chips were cooked in a fryer dedicated to just chips, so suitable for vegetarians! The portion sizes were generous and the food was delicious. Even the Margherita pizza was delicious! The drink was in a huge cup too! The staff were very friendly and welcoming! Thanks guys and keep it up 😊 A special thanks to the person who helped us with our little dilemma in the evening... you know who you are ! X

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sanaserco21 . 2020-09-07

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Amazing pizza. My fav is portobello, it's just perfect. The environment is beautiful, the staff is hard worker nice guys.

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Anna Molnár . 2020-08-14

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Ordered some chunky chips to takeaway and they were handed over soggy, luke warm and looking like they has been cooked along time ago. Handed them back and they were swapped with some more lukewarm chips. Took them away but unsurprisingly they were inedible. Don't...

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199josephiner . 2020-07-27

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I have just bought a roasted veg pizza. Unable to eat and feel cheated out of £12. The crust was blackened and burnt and the aubergine and courgette were raw. None of the veg had been roasted.

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Dee Burton . 2020-07-22

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Rubbish sloppy pizza! Dont go here! You have been warned! Management are hopeless with no customer service skills!We was told this is how the pizza should be!😫Are they having a laugh!

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garyrogers321 . 2020-07-15

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We visited the wood oven looking forward to pizza for lunch, looked great with some original& inventive options On arrival we were informed there is no indoor seating in the day- are you kidding, at this time of year??? Just be aware its probably better...

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tesstesstess . 2020-03-15

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The smallest and poorest pizza I ever had. For an expensive price, I'm not gonna order here again. They are good but expensive, small and not the pizza of the year.

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kevin chauvet . 2019-10-28

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We got a takeaway from The Wood Oven largely out of simplicity, as we are staying at the Bournemouth Beach Lodges 800m or so away and it was too wet on this particular day to go much further. After realising you have to go into Urban Reef next door to order, we chose the Meat Lover and a garlic bread with cheese. I had a quick drink whilst waiting for the pizza, and it arrived soon after, nice and hot. The total, with a 10% discount for beach lodge guests, was around £21, which was average to a bit expensive. The pizza was nice, but could have done with a bit more chorizo. The garlic bread was also nice enough. It wasn’t the best pizza I’ve ever had, but you could tell it had been cooked in a wood oven, and it was better than a bog-standard takeaway. The crust may be a bit dry for some. Overall, a pleasant takeaway given the situation.

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ElAlastair . 2019-10-09

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We had dinner on Saturday 21st September, we didn’t book but were given a table and told there was a slight wait on food as it was busy, which was fine. The menu has a great range of food, we had the carbonara pizza and...

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Katyharbison321 . 2019-09-27

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We ordered just one pizza (margherita with ham) and cheesy chips to take away, it cost £16.50, took half an hour and it was so thin it snapped like a cracker, was burnt and we could literally eat a couple of slices before giving up....

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Wander56099 . 2019-09-22

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Had a really good pizza (salmon) and chips. Chips were chunky and the pizza had lots of toppings, it was cooked in a wood fired oven so had that smokey taste which was great!

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A J . 2019-09-03

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I was told there would be a 1 hour wait for a pizza, but chips were available. We had chips which are very good. If you want a pizza, come early and expect a long wait, or find an off peak time. Even at off peak, there is a wait of 15+ mins. The drinks are good but they only sell craft drinks, so no Coke/Pepsi etc. I believe the pizza will be good, but I was not able to wait that long.

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Desmond Cole . 2019-09-02

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Went from excitement to dismay all in the same day... Having arrived really looking forward to the pizza, garlic bread and fat chips with a reputation for greatness, we were advised of an hours initial delay. That’s ok, food must be great... We were presented with the synonymous ‘buzzer’ that would light up the way to our meal. An hour passed, and a waiter came by with our ticket order letting us know he’s been trying to find us as they’d been buzzing. Strange, nothing come through, and none of the four members of family have heard it? Never mind, pizza is waiting. I’ve asked in the hope that it will be still warm given the time delay, only to be told the ovens are now off, so they hope so too. That’s not a positive remark to be fair, especially given the price we’re paying and the reputation expected. Pizza is warm (not hot), but we’ve got two hungry children, so I’ll accept it with thanks. Regrettably the chips are no where to be seen. I’ll get some made up and sent out they say. Great, thanks. Should be ok as a short wait I think, especially as the garlic bread had gone hard from the initial wait. Twenty minutes later and still nothing. Now, as every parent of young children will tell you, a meal can simply not be a meal without the accompanying side of chips. It’s now time to investigate I think. Things start to heat up when I ask, and not in a good way. What a shame! When asking where our food is, I’m advised (without question) that the kitchen is shut? But I’ve paid for them I remark? I’m sorry the ovens are off now? I repeat my remark in that I’ve paid for food and not received it. Their first reaction is that it’s tough. I must admit that at this time, I’m more than a little annoyed and point out the issues occurred, only to be challenged back by a chef noting how difficult it is and unless I’ve been in the kitchen have no idea. Now, I have no doubt kitchen life is hard work, and I’m not challenging the chefs, but the operation as a whole. I’ve simply ordered goods of which they’ve agreed and implemented a process. That process has fallen down through no fault of mine, so don’t expect me to be punished by it. After several minutes of heated discussions, the night manager walks in and simply remarks, what’s the issue and what do you want? I suppose for most people, they may just want a refund. But for me at this point (rightly or wrongly), there is a principle in that I’ve been victimised (or made to feel that way) for a situation that I am in no way to blame. I simply wanted, ordered and paid for food. The bottom line... would I recommend? Well the food despite being not hot, was good. The service however and the treatment of a customer thereafter was diabolical, so no, I cannot bring myself to recommend at all.

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Ian Fitzpatrick . 2019-08-27

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A family occasion, we'd met early evening at our beach hut, West of Boscombe Pier. We strolled to The Wood Oven, which is 100m East of the pier, ordered and paid for 4 pizzas between 5 of us, to be delivered to our beach hut....

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Johnfrisbee . 2019-08-11

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Delicious pizza, yummy chips and beautiful view.

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Rutheerdndvhfxcfeedcdd Butcher . 2019-07-30

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We visited on a Saturday evening and there was a 45 minute wait but it was definitely worth it! Quite a bit of a seating but we decided to take the pizza and have on the beach opposite which was perfect. We can’t recommend the...

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laurab012 . 2019-07-29

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I would highly recommend not going to this restaurant! After waiting 45 minutes for our food, I asked if it would be coming out soon, only to be rudely barked at and told “the lady” said it would be 45 mins. Firstly, I was served...

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Mellishio88 . 2019-07-29

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Visited here, fairly clean, but very overpriced for what you get , pizza reasonable . Location good friendly staff , needs an update on the exterior I would say .There are better pizzerias in the town centre .

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Bladydak62 . 2019-07-15

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Both delivery and pick up options are handled well. Few days ago we had few pizzas delivered to the office and over the weekend we ordered and picked-up few pizzas from the shop. It was so lush to eat a posh cheesy pizza on the beach. What else do you want? Sand, sea, beautiful weather and posh cheesy pizza. It's not the biggest and the cheapest pizza that you can locally have but crust is delicious and ingredients are very tasty too and also sourced locally. Will definitely order it again in the future.

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Agnes Krol . 2019-07-10

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Spent pleasant hour sitting in sun watching the world go by. The bar staff were friendly and there was plenty of seating. Recommend for a stop off when walking to or from Bournemouth along the coast.

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Pete E . 2019-07-09

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The location is great being in the sea front. Yes the pizzas are cooked in a wood oven. Three quality of ingredients is a real let down. The cheese on the pizzas is really poor quality. £12 for a margarita would be justified if they were of sufficient quality. I suspect the captive audience helps business along. However I won't be going back any time soon

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Yucel Evrimer . 2019-06-30

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Ate pizza and drunk some wine here on a nice evening watching volleyball on the beach. Pizzas were nice quality and very tasty. Relaxed atmosphere and dog friendly. Would recommend.

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Alan P . 2019-06-21

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Interesting and varied menu that is off piste compared to other pizza places so makes it interesting! the Q was well managed and efficient so didn't have to wait as long as expected. Pizza's were very generous in size and toppings. Feed 6 kids at...

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charbe72 . 2019-06-13

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Left me standing around like a lemon .. no one gave me a menu..staff more intetested in talking amongst themselves or texting than helping. Eventually found and helped myself to a menu. We ordered 3 pizzas ..tough hard to chew bases..I have no problem paying for fair service or Average food but this was a poor experience.

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Eamon McDonald . 2019-06-09

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A generally pretty poor experience. Stopped here for lunch at the start of the summer season. Chips are fifty pence more expensive than the menu states, doesn't sound like much but still cheeky. They also charge for tap water, even when you're buying other drinks and food, shocking. Food was average.

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Mike Banton . 2019-05-11

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Used to be very good but like there local bars (Urban Beach Hotel) the management have taken eye off the ball, what used to be a great pizza is now shocking bad and had no real topping and didnt look anything like the photos, i...

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leedenal . 2019-04-30

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The pizzas looked fantastic and tasted delightful. It was very busy, but it is Easter bank holiday weekend. Staff were absolutely fantastic, and very honest about the waiting time due to how busy they were. There were a couple of very rude customers practically demanding to jump the queue, the staff dealt with these people so well without being rude back. Great selection of gins too! Great place.

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Sydney Stoma . 2019-04-20

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Right where do I start. £12 for a margarita pizza that had no mozzarella no basil and no taste. At least Dick Turpin wore a mask. Absolute rip off.

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Stuart McGraw . 2019-04-19

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Pizzas ok, had cheesy garlic bread and garlic golden bites. Could not taste garlic in either. The chef looked rushed, I think he forgot to put it in.

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Steve Baggs . 2019-04-12

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A lovely place on the beach with lots of seating space. Staff are chilled out and friendly. However, organisation is very poor. Long queues for drinks / food as few people on the bar and they’re making drinks and taking orders. Our order apparently never...

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asha512 . 2019-04-12

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Usually buy my food from here.but tonight had a poor experience with them.check their pictures for a pulled pork bap,and look at what i got.a slice of pork diced and thrown in the bap with a pinch of salad and a touch of sauce,all this for 8£! Horrendous!

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Alex Gheorghe . 2019-03-28

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Pizza is really good from here, advice would get delivery directly from them not deliveroo or other company had really bad experience with them. But The woodoven made it right and sorted the issue there and then, would recommend ... good service and great taste!

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Shayden Norris . 2018-10-25

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Decent coffee at a premium price but the wait! Come on 'management'! Get it sorted!!

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Graham Nurse . 2018-10-21

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In a very simple description - AMAZING pizzas. It feels like you are eating a proper italian pizza. Quick service and just in front of the beach.

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Paulo Marcos Borges Filho . 2018-10-13

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My Wife and I walked from Bournemouth Pier to Boscombe Pier along the beach and arrived at two beach side restaurants, we choose the Wood Oven as there was seating available and no queue. The Barman was friendly and welcoming (makes such a difference to be greatly warmly 0 set the tone for the whole eating experience). I ordered a Slow Roasted Port Shoulder in a Brioche Bun plus chips, my Wife ordered Fish in Brioche Bun, i also could not resist the Banana Milkshake, a bit childish perhaps but ridiculously delicious and cold on such a hot day. We were given a Electric Buzzer that lights up and vibrates when the food order is ready to be collected from the Bar in front of the Kitchen. The Buzzer went off after a few minutes and we collected our delicious food. The Slow Roasted Port was tasty and tender, My Wife said that the fish was perfectly cooked and was a "proper" piece of fish and not in breadcrumbs or batter, so was not greasy or dry, but just right. The chips were proper English door step chips not skinny 'Euro Fries'. The view from the deck was great just watching the world walk by. A great place for a lunchtime meal, next time we will try the tasty looking pizzas

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thepaulholden . 2018-09-19

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Eaten in and also used their take away service online. Never been disappointed and always enjoyed their choice of pizzas. Great whilst staying on the beach or eating in. Ingredients are fresh and tasty and authentic pizza. Will keep coming back for more...

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70JamesG . 2018-09-13

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Sat down at the front. Confusion about where to order. Went into Urban Reef restaurant next door.

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janeychick . 2018-09-07

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It’s a modern cafe serving primarily pizza. I stopped by for coffee which was more expensive than central London prices. The service was very slow even though there was only one person ahead of me. The pizzas looked good.

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KateLondon_9 . 2018-08-29

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Quick service and really great drinks. Both the Mocha and the hot chocolate were so good and not overly priced!

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michaelbK5274FV . 2018-08-27

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Nice easy online ordering and super efficient delivery to our beach lodge. Would definitely order again :)

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juliesneds . 2018-08-23

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We had Summer and Margarita pizzas plus chips, delivered to our beach hut last night before the fireworks.

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Johnfrisbee . 2018-08-18

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Good pizza although fairly limited in terms of choice. Very annoying that they would not take an order over the telephone for met to pick up. Especially with just eat showing as closed a d website failing to show all items. Good but could be better with a few tweaks.

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Parking Pateweyo . 2018-08-13

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I was spending a day on the beach with my family when we decided to try the wood oven. My first thought was that the pizza was rather expensive, but I don't mind paying extra for good quality. However, I don't think the pizza really lived up to the price and some of the ones we bought were a little dry. I know they were very busy, so maybe this had something to do with it? Anyway, I won't be rushing back - although I will give them another try on a slightly less busy day and see how we get on.

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dombranca . 2018-08-11

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Ordered take away to the beach lodges and got a £10 discount! Lovely pizzas! They took longer than promised but it was a Friday night and they were well worth the wait!

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AS12_12 . 2018-08-07

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The service was supreme. Not only was I given a delightful pizza (margarita), but a generous portion of chips for a very reasonable price. The workers were very smiley and I would deffo bring my husband and kids here on another occasion.

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Lucinda1L . 2018-08-06

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Waited over an hour and still no pizza! Best avoided during busy timers

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Jeanette chapple davies . 2018-08-04

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We visited on ‘firework night’ with some friends and our toddlers. We went and ordered our food at 8.30 after a 20 minute wait with only 3 people in front of us. When we eventually got to the front of the queue, there was no apology for the wait and the guy serving couldn’t seem to care less. When it is so busy, the guy serving shouldn’t have been making drinks aswell as it made the wait ridiculous. We asked how long the wait would be as he hadn’t informed us (there was a sign outside urban reef stating up to 45 mins and no where near the serving hatch) and we were informed it would be up to an hour after my friend got this clarified a few times. The guy seemed too busy drinking his own milkshake and chatting to his colleagues rather than serving customers well.

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FoodieFemale90 . 2018-08-04

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Why ask us to come down last night when we queued for 45 minutes to talk to a singularly unhelpful,couldn’t care less man who not only told us there would be an hour’s wait for a pizza but there was ample signage telling us this? Total tosh! Not a sign in sight and shocking customer service. As a visitor to Bournemouth the Wood Oven gets a massive thumbs down. A load of rubbish.

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HeleneKent . 2018-08-04

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Nice base of pizza but ingredients are not generously used...Since not many other choice of eatery close by; one price for all pizzas that £12 gives %95 profit that trading standards has to look into....too many staff behind the bar but not efficient at all and not polite either ...

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hkrt17 . 2018-07-29

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We decided to take a stroll along the beach from Southbourne to Boscombe and decided to stop at The Wood Oven for a drink.

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Pauljh934 . 2018-07-25

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Both delivery and pick up options are handled well. Few days ago we had few pizzas delivered to the office and over the weekend we ordered and picked-up few pizzas from the shop. It was so lush to eat a posh cheesy pizza on the beach. What else do you want? Sand, sea, beautiful weather and posh cheesy pizza. It's not the biggest and the cheapest pizza that you can locally have but crust is delicious and ingredients are very tasty too and also sourced locally. Will definitely order it again in the future.

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Agnieszka K . 2018-07-15

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We ordered a pizza for 3, which was a bit on the low side because we weren't too hungry.

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Ivan P . 2018-07-12

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Went to the wood oven yesterday for some dinner on the beach with friends, we waited in line for 30 minuets to be severed which we had saw the sign about it being around 45 minuets so we didn’t mind waiting as we were hungry. Once we finally got to the till and paid they only had one buzzer left so they put all three of our pizzas on one buzzer and said it will around another 30 minute wait once the buzzer went off we went to collect and only one pizza was done so we then had to wait a further 20 minuets for the other two to be made in that time the first pizza that was meant to be kept warm was stone cold and the others were only luke warm for £12.00 a pizza not worth going again

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lucygC4917HJ . 2018-07-09

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I must start by saying the pizzas are great , so tasty and original toppings ....location is great too .....the issue I have is how clean the outside area is and state of the seating area .... it's a mess and so dirty, wooden table tops are left to go very weathered ...I know weathered can look cool but these are never cleaned or sanded down and protected from weather or food....the restaurant next door which they own is the same ...eating area old and dirty , plates and cups chipped , condiments Bottles filthy , buckets they are in rusty , the food although very very tasty is nearly always luke warm or cold , come on owner ...you have no competition we know but it doesn't mean you've got to lower your standards ....I'm thinking if the area we eat and things we eat off are so bad ....what's it like behind closed doors where we can't see !

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Mobile Car Audio Services . 2018-06-27

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We are pretty regular customers and have over the past few months enjoyed many a beef brisket or puled pork brioche with amazing chunky chips. We have recently decided to minimise the meat we eat so have started to order pizzas and this week had a roasted vegetable one and a marinara one. Absolutely amazing, the service was excellent, I messed up when ordering and didn't book them for delivery. They contacted us and delivered, apologising for the lateness even though it was my fault. They then called again to say there would be a few minutes delay as the chef wasn't happy to send pizzas that had been waiting so was redoing them for us. They were worth the few minutes wait, the vegetables were delicious, I don't usually like aubergines but these were amazing. There were loads of veg on the vegie one and just the right amount of anchovies and olives on the marinara, all in, highly recommend you try the amazing food here

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868carolined . 2018-06-10

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8 people in queue to be served took 15 mins 40 minutes waiting for pizza still not got it yet.

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chris hill . 2018-06-06

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We stayed in the beach lodges, we had 3 pizzas from the wood oven,they were very good thin crispy base good toppings. Ate on our decking with a glass of fizz looking out too sea perfect.

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Pauline7455 . 2018-06-05

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Although we waited about 20 minutes it was a busy warm Saturday night.We both ordered different pizzas and they were great.Nicely topped and thin crust.Both were delicious.I see other reviews say there is one long wait but it is worth it.

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andrewhS1865IS . 2018-06-03

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I waited around 20 minutes in the queue while had just 3 people in front of me. There was just one person at the till who also served drinks. Pizza was nice and served in 5-10 minutes.

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madur44 . 2018-06-02

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