The best restaurants serving British food in Town Centre Christchurch South West

Wonderful food and great atmosphere

What a fabulous place for a private party! Wonderful atmosphere, the staff were so warm, friendly and extremely helpful, they couldn’t have been more accommodating. We had our own caterers on this occasion The whole evening was a great success! Thank you to all the staff

Had a lovely time, despite the quiet patch post New Year, the team made us feel welcome and we enjoyed a rave of excellent dishes- particularly the seafood. Loved the steak too!

We are firm fans of the Captains Club Hotel & Spa we visit regularly and have done for many years. My family and I have also stayed in the Hotel as well as celebrating birthdays, anniversaries and having dinner with family and friends. This is a beautiful hotel with river frontage and fabulous river views. We booked Christmas day 2024 and New Years Eve which was unforgettable, what a wonderful experience. The Hotel reception/entrance was beautifully decorated for Christmas, as was the interior, the tables which were just the right distance apart, all set up to add the magic of Christmas all so beautifully decorated. The service, food and atmosphere was impeccable. We all agreed that it was probably the best Christmas dinner that we have ever had. New Years Eve, we had a table for 8 at the Black Tie Dinner Dance, what a fabulous evening!!! We all had another fantastic meal and lots of champagne, everyone enjoyed the entertainment, live music from the band who were great, and the casino tables which were a lot of fun. We wined and dined and then danced our way into 2025 and once again everyone had a fabulous night. We finished the evening off with lovely fresh bacon rolls before heading home around 1 am We cannot fault the service and attention to detail that was put in by all the team at The Captains Club Hotel, we felt the staff couldn’t do enough to help us make magical moments both Christmas and New Year. A big thank you to all the team for a fabulous festive season you all did an amazing job.

Had a fabulous meal at this lovely restaurant. It is such a friendly, busy and vibrant restaurant with a great atmosphere. The food was fresh and very tasty. Service was really quick and smooth allowing us to enjoy each course with no rush. Great choice of drinks and we definitely would recommend and will be returning very soon.

We ate here and we had a lovely meal. It was very relaxed and lovely staff. We will definitely go again on our next visit.

This is genuinely the best kebab I have ever had , cooked with passion nobody can top this place , thank you so healthy and tastes like you love what you do

I came here with a friend and her friend on nye quite early it was ok for drinks but we stayed for a little bit. While we were there there was this bloke yes I get he was having fun but he was bit drunk and harassing our table all the time ,there was no staff really to be seen,the door staff were outside. This bloke apparently was touching my friends friend a few times when she didn't want him to which Is unacceptable and yes staff no where to be seen. I only bought 1 drink which was £4 I thought wasn't a bad price. The place is really disgusting and isn't taken care of very well. I used to like coming here back 2015 it was way better and the security was better. I don't know if the place on nye got more people in the end but it really needs looking at . It needs more staff and most importantly better door staff for safety. I will not be returning!

Had a great lunch at the Boathouse Saturday, food was excellent and service excellent to . It has a great atmosphere and staff very helpful.

My husband and I went into Kelly's for the first time as we wanted lunch. We had jacket potato which was really good. I wanted to say how nice the staff were. They are a young team and they were so polite and friendly. They all looked happy in their jobs. Thank you for making our day

We are on holiday and fancied some chips we had scampi and chips and pie and chips and the chips were disgusting they were over cooked and tasted like they had been cooked an hour ago nearly twenty pounds wasted it all went straight in the bin 🤮

Absolutely lovely independent pub, friendly staff & amazing food. We’ve only ever had a drink here in the past, but we are so pleased we decided to have a meal. We had a variety of dishes, scotch egg, fish cakes, chicken burger, wings & seafood platter. All of which tasted fresh & delicious. We all felt it was the finest pub lunch we have eaten. We will definitely be visiting here again. Ps the manageress should be added to the paintings.

We went to the Haven yesterday and the lovely Clara was so helpful and friendly who took our order. We eat regularly at this cafe and look forward to our visits. We sat outside and when the waitress came she was completely the opposite. I asked her for cutlery and she said we had to go in and collect it ourselves. We asked her if she could get it for us, as we are elderly, and she said "no" but reluctantly said "this is the last time I do this". There was another couple by us and they had the same response. She was so abrupt and rude and if she carries on like this she will have no one to serve. (she had a face mask on so you will know who she is). We were so disappointed as we always look forward to eating at Haven every time we visit Mudeford.