The best restaurants in Christchurch South West

Great pizza. Lovely thin base. Don't bother with the tiramisu though. It's the same as what you get at the supermarket so not very special at all but charged at £4, it's very disappointing!

Such a little gem of a place. The decor is industrial meets Victorian, everything is quirky but well thought through. Beautiful Japanese teapot with bone china cup and saucer, shot glasses used for jam and clotted cream. Delicious food, friendly service. Visibly lots of returning customers and locals. We will be back!

Good crack, friendly landlord and fellow drinkers,made me feel welcome.will Go again Good beer,got squiffy,overall banging

Purchased the breakfast burrito and was amazed at how it tasted and the amount you got for your money's worth. Was very delicious and will purchase again

Fantastic food and service. Would highly recommend!

The food and service was top notch. We ordered mains and they came out with dips, salad and bread which was such a lovely surprise. All of the food we ordered was beautifully presented and tasty. I would definitely recommend and return

Starters were delicious, mains were good but not amazing. I had the pad thai which was quite oily. We will visit again but maybe next time to more of a ‘tapas’ style, ordering a selection of starters. Service was good until we got our mains, a huge shame because it was great until then. We ended up going to the bar to get our bill as our plates still hadn’t been cleared 15 minutes after we’d finished eating. We were going to order pudding too but no one around to catch eyes with.

We popped in yesterday and had Cottage Pie with veg. and the portion for £9.99 was well worth the money. Very tasty and filling. The staff where all very friendly. Well done all of you. See you again soon.

We have had takeaway from Bao Bao 3/4 times since moving to the area and each time have been so impressed with the delicious, freshly cooked food. I am gluten free and I called to double check my meal options (even tough the menu is clearly labelled with icons to show food allergens). They were extremely helpful in answering my query. I don’t enjoy regular Chinese takeaway food which always to me tastes greasy and unhealthy. This is nothing like that, it’s fresh, you can distinguish what you’re eating and tastes amazing! Highlights - crispy seaweed and sticky crispy beef (served with Kung Po sauce) although last time they were unfortunately out of beef so they recommended chicken strips instead with the Kung Po sauce and this was just as delicious, thick chicken strips which were very succulent. It does appear to be slightly more expensive than you’re traditional take away, but it is absolutely worth it (after all why pay for something you don’t enjoy, when you can pay a little more for incredible food you’ll love). And as a huge bonus all food is ethically sourced and is served in recyclable cardboard/compostable packaging.

Bought a sausage roll and potato and steak pasty out of the hot cupboard,from their stall on Lymington Market. £8.75...! Both were not up to temperature; luke warm at best. Sausage roll had stale pastry and salty sausage meet; Pasty was 90% potato. Crooks....should have gone to Greggs

Went here as they advertised Scottish breakfast. The man liked it lots but said it could have been bigger! The cakes looked impressive but we'll have to come back to sample those!

Made very welcome by the staff and locals, enjoyed a pint of trio, would recommend and would definitely visit again

First time we have visited, and we will be back. The free salad, bread and dips were delicious, as was our main course choices. Very good quality and large portions. Great service. 5 stars.

I ordered a vegetarian breakfast. When it arrived it came with ingredients that were not listed - 2 scoops od advocado and salsa. 2 eggs were listed but they were not served. I returned the breakfast and re lived one minus the unlisted ingredients with 2 eggs. One of the eggs had a broken yoke snd was laying under a freshly fried one. It looked disgusting. I took a photo which I have uploaded. I complained about my service and did not receive any reduction. I will not be returning.

Lovely cooked breakfast, pancakes and bacon roll. Friendly service and nice environment. Close walk from the car park. Highly recommend.