Renoufs (westbourne)

Our first visit even though we are very local. What a lovely experience. We had lunch with the family, shared platter of 12 cheeses and 12 charcuterie along with olives, baked casement, pork pie, pickles, hot chorizo, breads and crackers. Excellent wines and gins. Superb. Fully recommend and we will be back.

Simple but such an effective idea. Great vibe in there. Use it as a main or just a desert place as we did. Cheese, meats, bread and wines / alcohol. Unreal! Select the size of your plate, 6, 10 or more combinations of cheese and meats or go for a meal platter with pies and other yummy options. They offer 'flights' which allow you to try three types of wine (of the same type), whiskeys, ports etc to go with the food. Huge selection of cheeses, smoked and camembert as personal favourites but so many to choose from. Friendly staff to help out and get you the food and drink your mouth waters for when you're in there.

Absolutely fabulous place. I have a local wine bar I love in London and this is so much better. The idea of wine flights is fantastic, a good range with continuity across them. The cheese and meat boards are so customisable and great value for money. All the staff were very friendly, professional and knowledgeable. I would put this at the top of my list for places to visit in Bournemouth!

Review of the Southbourne branch. We were there on opening night, and had a super time. The atmosphere, the drinks, the food and the service was all superb. Opening night jitters as expected, but that did not affect the evening too much. I can see this as a regular easy night out place for us, especially in cold weather.