Arbor Restaurant

UPDATE: After being offered to go back for free we took the opportunity and this time it was one of the best afternoon teas ive had! Service was great and it felt like they went above and beyond. Thank you. Awful afternoon tea! Bread was extremely dry and was stale on one side. Scones were very hard and cold as if they had just been removed from the fridge. Cake was also stale on one side. Very disappointing.

The ingredients used, preparation and presentation were all superb. Beautifully crafted and imaginative food at very reasonable prices for the excellent quality. We stayed overnight and had a wonderful breakfast, the selection of fruit, pastries and especially the wide range of cooked options. Can't wait to go back😊

This was our 7th visit to Arbor and they never disappoint. My fiancé and I were here for his Birthday, straight after work and right after New Year so we were expecting it to be quiet, but we had the restaurant to ourselves, the staff were incredibly friendly and attentive but also gave us time to ourselves to enjoy the peace. To start we had Warm Sourdough, Mixed Olives & Crispy Halloumi with Tapenade Mayo followed by Filo Tartlet of Wood Pigeon, which was perfectly pink in the centre, Creamed Leeks and Puy Lentils & Ragu of Venison with Saffron Linguini and Old Winchester Shavings, so rich and full of flavour. For mains we enjoyed Roast Breast of Creedy Carver Chicken from Devon, Chicken Leg and Tarragon Pie with Truffle Mash, I've never had such succulent chicken before, it was amazing & Locally Sourced Market Fish Special of Black Bream with Squid Ink Spaghetti and Fish Cream Sauce with a side of Koffman Chips which were so crisp and fluffy. For dessert we decided to share 3 as we couldn't make our minds up... Chocolate & Hazelnut Babka, Hazelnut Ice Cream and Warm Hazelnut Sauce, Salted Caramel Tart, Banana Ice Cream and Banana Praline & Parsnip Honey Cake (made using the honey from the beehives on the roof), Malted Ice Cream and Parsnip Chip. All of the food was perfect, incredible flavours and combinations that were to die for. To help was everything down we had English Oak Engleman Cuvee from Dorset, keeping it local, Red Carignan 2021, Domain Reine Juliette, Freedom Lager, Amaretto Sour & Whiskey on the Rocks. We would always recommend Arbor Restaurant to anyone wanting to visit Bournemouth looking for an amazing place to eat at a reasonable price whilst using locally sourced produce, we will be back soon.