This is a place where you can get a fried fish plate at a bargain price. If you want anything…read moredifferent, please don't eat here. You get a huge piece of fish and fries delivered to you on newsprint paper for a very aggressive price. Note that there are not enough used newspapers anymore, they use unprinted newsprint. The fish was fresh and tasted great. We were very pleased with our meal.

Yep, this is the place with the queues on a summer's evening - and they are there for a good…read morereason. Don't be put off by the queues either, 'cos they know how to churn out good fish and chips in industrial quantities, so you won't wait long. I had large cod & chips twice for £11 - worth every penny. Batter good, chunky flaked fish cooked to perfection, and chips with a bit of crispiness. There are tables inside and out, or sit on the quayside nearby, with all the others (and the circling greedy seagulls). Seaside heaven...

Expansive special menu for Gluten Free with top draw treatment by staff to ensure allergy is taken…read moreseriously. Very impressed with how they handled it all. Food was beyond delicious. Staff was very attentive and friendly. A nice atmosphere.

OK, so it's a chain, and it's a formula, albeit a quite attractive confection. Cosy Club is a…read morewelcome addition to scoffing options in central Bournemouth now that the Print Room is gone. The quirky decor, though faux, is appealing if you like chandeliers, Victoriana (likely from China), and stuffed stag heads. Music is a quite loud speakeasy playlist. Lots of menu options, from tapas to burgers with a gastro pub range of mains. Nice cocktail list too, and they have a gluten free menu - though sadly, as everywhere else, the only gf pudding is sorbet. Service seems fine, and they serve meals all day from 9am to 10pm, and breakfast is served til 6pm! There are a lot of stairs, though there's a lift to the first floor to get you started. The main restaurant is only open Fri, Sat, Sun in winter, but you can eat in the first floor cafe/bar the rest of the time. There is a third floor dining area with terrace for summer, which we did not explore in January! The food is very serviceable if not exactly a gastronomic experience. We had excellent game stew, with lots of chunky pheasant, venison and rabbit. The promised root vegetables in the stew were a bit few and far between, but it came with champ (mash and spring onion), and was gluten free. Dessert was chocolate croissant bread and butter pud, with fine vanilla custard (for me) and (good quality) mango and blackcurrant sorbets for my GF partner. A rum based espresso martini to finish. So dinner with two courses, and drinks was fifty quid for two, which is pretty reasonable. So, definitely will be back, and we recommend it.

Have enjoyed dining here on a number of occasions, as I have family living in the area…read more Consistently delicious F&C!!!!!

I've never met Fred. But I do know I'd like Fred. The approach here is total quality with…read moregenerosity, good value, oh and as importantly, always a smile from staff. We were in a miserable hotel called West Cliff for 2 nights. The steam room was cold, it had no steam and the aromatherapy room had no aroma so I was in the cold hot tub thinking about dinner and explaining to locals how a miserable spiv manager here had refused me a fried egg at breakfast; apparently they had no fresh eggs. I said we were going to have the dinner offer they advertised but decided no more business for here. No fresh eggs my derrière. The locals told me to get breakfast in the Westbourne pub and raved about Fred's so we walked here on a lovely summer evening. We arrived after a 15 minute walk on a Tuesday night. It was packed out which was a great sight. The take - away too had crowds waiting patiently for their on-line orders. They smiled, took our number and said they'd call in about 30 minutes. So we had to go to a nearby pub (The Westbourne recommended for breakfast) a few minutes away; 1st world problems. Again this place was also busy for a Tuesday night albeit a pleasantly warm night. I had a pint of neck oil and my wife had a glass of rosé - £11.15. About 3O minutes passed and the phone rang...our turn. The sit-in part was still crammed full of happy people being served up delicious fish & chips and typical British desserts like lemon sponge, knickerbocker glory and sticky toffee pudding. So we opted for a Fred special (£17.95) as it got us prime cod and unlimited chips, mushy peas, their home-made tartare and coleslaw. We also got a bread roll with butter and a choice of wine or half pint of beer. The mushy peas were really exquisite. We could have had tea or filter coffee in the deal too. My wife got two rosé from the deal. I opted to pay extra for a pint of Piddle. I'd never heard of it but it was a tasty local beer. Everything was just perfect. We were offered more chips but we didn't finish the first lot. We were so full we had to forgo dessert. If I could give Fred 10 stars I would. If I could set Fred up in my home town I'd do it in a heartbeat. Thank you Fred and staff.

The quality of the food and the menu choices were amazing. Everything we ordered exceeded our…read moreexpectations and was exactly as described on the menu. We came on a night where they seemingly had a staff shortage which meant a slight delay in our food order but did not detract from our experience. I'm only mentioning it as some other diners around us were less tolerant of the longer wait time. Definitely more on the gourmet fancy food side! Great place for a date night

What a great place right at the waterfront. We were there with a group of eight and so I was able…read moreto try most of the food. It was incredible. The cheese soufflé, the pork belly, the scallops, all appetizers we're just stunning. For the main course, I had the vegetarian gnocchi, in my opinion too many vegetables and too little gnocchi, seafood and lamb dishes looked really great! I also had the winter salad which I can highly recommend. The only downside was my dessert, I had the trifle and it was just really not good, one of my colleagues had the passion fruit soufflé and that was incredible! make sure to get that! All in all, a great experience, especially if you love sea food.

Lovely setting, nice atmosphere. Good beer and fair selection. I ate here some time ago and that…read morewas good too. Spacious indoor area and a fair size outdoor area with heaters for those that smoke. Great place to meet for a date or for a night out chilling with friends or family.

I came here with my mother whilst she was visiting the UK. The food was reasonably priced but not…read moreexcellent. The atmosphere is fantastic and the space of the restaurant is surprisingly big, I would say it would definitely be a place for large groups and catch ups.

This is a relaxed fish restaurant right on the beach, with a good view of the pier and surfers. We…read morewere lucky to get a table mid afternoon on a sunny Sunday - booking is best. Unfortunately many dishes were 'off' - no Sunday roast, vegetarian option, Guinea fowl. There were still a few specials left on the board. Devon crab tagliatelle had delicious tasting chunks of crabmeat. Chargrilled halibut with black olive puree, and sunblush tomato salad was a well cooked tranche - though a mention by the waitress that it came without starch of any kind would have been helpful. Not cheap - lunch for two (with wine, but no starter, pud or coffee) was £43 excl. tip.

The service was not great, there were many mistakes. Food was also less than satisfactory for the…read moresteep price.

This place worked out really for us as a family (and we are a big family). The staff were friendly,…read morethe kids menu was great. My Chicken Calzone was very nice considering the price point. If this place was a movie I'd say it was Antman as it even though its small it's is a lot better than you'd expect.

I've worked opposite Kayla for 4 years and only went inside for the first time a few months ago. I…read morehave no idea why we didn't go before! I don't know why we'd subject ourselves to the dreadfulness of The Inferno and The Christopher Creeke when we could have been in here! The interior is gorgeous with really high ceilings and the food was brilliant. The service was nice and quick which is a big plus when you are on your lunch break!

Cliff top cafe in a wonderful location, at the top of a 'zig zag' to the beach, or you can use the…read morecliff lift in high season. They do tea, coffee and cakes, ice creams etc. They are licensed too. Plenty of seating and parasols outside (but they don't seem to clean them!). If you can't take wheat, they do a limited range of gluten free things from Honeybuns. They also run a mini golf/crazy golf. Parking for a couple of cars.

VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND AVERAGE FOOD SAVED BY ITS LOCATION…read more I think the only reason this place survives is because of its physical location. Sat on top of the cliff it has great views. It also has no competition because it is a long way from any competitor. I have been here a few times, each time hoping things will have got better. They haven't. The staff are surly at best and rude at worst. I think the owners set the tone. They bark at customers and do the bare minimum in terms of service. The delivery of food is always slow. The food is OK but is priced at a level where it should be really good and it isn't, it's just OK. If something similar opened up nearby this place would be deserted I suspect.