The best restaurants in South West

Wonderful food, friendly accommodating staff, relaxed atmosphere - everything was perfect- nothing was too much trouble - highly recommended

Amazing service, all the staff were lovely, especially Marcello and Mustafa. Great food and atmosphere, would highly recommend!

Birthday lunch, exquisite food and excellent customer service. I would highly recommend. Cocktails were amazing and good value.

I visited for the last time. My lunch was wonderful as usual , Hubby had the ploughman’s . I couldn’t wait for a piece or should I say slab of strawberry & cream cake. This wonderful place CLOSED at the end of September. The lease no longer viable , the cafe has decided to move to TRURO . So although I am sad , I know I will be able to visit TRURO for my delicious Cakes. So if you love this place like I do look out for ‘The Cake House’ in Truro .

We’d been waiting to visit Lola’s for a while as every time we visit Bournemouth it’s been fully booked. Finally got in and were waiting to be delighted. … however, the food was outstandingly average.. the saving grace was the waitress, who was great. In addition the toilets weren’t clean and had parts missing from the flush. Overall it looked like the whole restaurant could do with some TLC. Disappointed

Went here for dinner for a birthday celebration. Food, cocktails and service were all excellent. Warm welcome - nothing was too much trouble! I’ve been a part-time resident of Bournemouth for the last 20 years and had never been here before but I’ll certainly be back!

Lovely cafe, beautiful home made cakes and lovely service from the owners. Highly recommend to anyone in the area, wanting afternoon tea

we had amazing food served with friendly, professional service. Despite being fully booked the attention to detail was wonderful. Well done to Ceri and Matt for running Restaurant Four so well!

We have been regulars at L’Artisan for many years. It was our absolute favourite restaurant and we were devastated when it closed. Yves was a magician in the kitchen; the food was always fabulous and imaginative, the presentation beautiful and the ambience wonderful. Elisabeth always made us very welcome, with hugs and kisses all round, as did Anna, their lovely waitress. It was such a relaxed atmosphere and we loved talking to Yves when he emerged from the kitchen to chat with clients. What shall we do now without you? Lesley & Roger

This is small cagfe set back from the coast path, ideally placed to rest a while. Great coffee and cake. Highly recommended

We live in Weymouth but whenever we come to Bournemouth we almost always come here.Delicious food, excellent service.

I have never left a review before, but I had to this time. The food was nothing short of excellent and the service phenomenal. I would highly recommend to anyone.

We have been coming to this establishment for several years on our holidays and have been greatly let down this year. Our food was lovely, but due to a server error when taking our order some of our food was missing. The staff weren’t very receptive when we tried to figure out what had gone wrong, but shortly discovered that the waitress has taken our order incorrectly. This led to us being over charged for a cream tea for one but it didn’t include the tea. We didn’t feel very welcomed. We always have to sit outside because we have a dog, which we completely understand, but there were minimal tables available and it looked run down. As a family we feel it has lost its spark.

This place is the best ! Food is superb, really delicious, piping hot, beautifully presented.Desserts are fabulous. Great friendly family run pub.Lovely atmosphere, dogs welcomed.I have never had a better meal anywhere.

We had our extended family Christmas meal here and it was really fabulous. The food was delicious and the staff warm and friendly. Great experience.