The best restaurants in Canford Cliffs Poole South West

We’ve just celebrated a Mother’s Day Sunday lunch here & it was excellent. There were 7 of us & we all enjoyed our meal. The food was hot & excellent. Nice choice of starters, main courses served with lovely vegetables & desserts. All freshly cooked. Great service, atmosphere & excellent value for money. Would recommend this little gem of a restaurant right in the middle of Canford Cliffs village. We will be back.

Brilliant family run restaurant. Always lovely food and friendly service.

Celebrating a birthday. Had agreat night.

Today I had 3 delicious empanadas of shared beef, cheese and cazon (shark). Super tasty and nice! With a lovely garlic sauce Also good price and waiting time. Super recommended 👌🏻

It was good and the food was good

Have been ordering from here for many years, always been satisfied with previous orders Standards have gone down with quality and taste of food, Called to point out in a polite manner that meal was not satisfactory, to be interrogated and informed nothing had changed in the kitchen Very disappointed with food and attitude towards a customer that was raising concern. Sorry Joy Hing but you are just not what you were!!!

A very enjoyable and good value breakfast, efficient service and dog friendly, we all look forward to returning in the near future.

It’s been just over two months since Boyan and I got married at the beautiful Italian Villa and what a wonderful day it was. I do not know where to begin! I want to thank all of the staff at the Italian Villa who made the day run SO smoothly. The team could not do enough for us and were always 10 steps ahead of us with anything we asked for, even on the day! They truly took all the stress off of my shoulders. A specific shout out to Bianca and Kiki, thank you! The food throughout the day was next level, our guests still compliment it now including the evening snack. So yummy! The fact we could mix and match between seasonal menus and add our own twist to things made it even more personal. Back to the venue itself, the gorgeous gorgeous villa! The morning we got married we were unsure if we were going to get use of the beautiful gardens due to the weather however seconds before the ceremony the rain cleared right until that evening. Allowing us the perfect opportunity to get some wonderful pictures in the Italian Gardens. It was cold so we had our drinks reception inside and my did we put the new bar to use. It really made a difference to our inside drinks reception. What a stunning addition that is!!! And the evening reception was insane! So a special thanks to the bar staff for being so attentive. It was truly a day we will never forget, the most beautifully perfect day and I cannot thank everyone enough.

What a perfect spot for a leisurely evening of cheese and wine! There's nothing better than unwinding at the bar after a long day, relishing good company. Sam is phenomenal at pairing the wine and cheese, ensuring each selection enhances your experience deliciously. It makes me sad that it has now closed.

Visited for breakfast, whilst enjoying a weekend away in the area. I have to say the breakfast was truly delicious. Only downside was the fact our order went missing! Other guests who arrived after us, were served their food before us. On enquiring, it seems the chef had mistakingly marked our ticket as done, when it hadn't been. Considering only 4 tables were in use at the time, it should have been obvious to the staff there was an issue. They did waive our service charge, which considering this is optional anyway, was disappointing, I feel they could have done more. But like I say, the breakfast was one of the nicest I've ever had, so I wasn't going to make a fuss and ruin our day.

We visit regularly and love the decor, ambience and in/out & ground/upper seating options. Loving the additional beach area! Quick observation though. Being a restaurant - and even though you are dog friendly - shouldn't you apply a 'not on the chairs' policy for animals as a courtesy to your customers??!?

Dining here is lovely, but very overrated. I found the food to be subpar what you should expect with food that lacked seasoning. Apart from that service is great and the location is great. Breakfast here is always nice too.

This place was refurbished in 2022, with no great improvement, and the menu was changed badly with prices also increased. We feel sorry for all the staff especially Mark who we got to know as he served us a lot. We are not surprised it has closed but the owners brought it on them selves by ruining the atmosphere and spoiling the food.

Had sunday menu and chose the paella. It was lovely. The service was great, the scenary was beautiful inside and outside. The roast was massive and well worth it. I would go again! ☆☆☆☆☆