Rick Stein, Sandbanks

Paul Cobb

Outstanding ! Went here for lunch and was not disappointed. The menu was incredible, great wine list and good service. I had the seafood chowder for starter and lemon sole for main course, both of which were expertly flavoured and presented. My partner had the shellfish platter which was also amazing. There is also a lovely outdoor seating area where we had post lunch drinks with some cheese. Well recommended

Michael Tee

Parking is quite convenient, though on a sunny weekend we had arrived by 9am which was adequate to ensure availability of parking. By the time that we left at 11am, there wasn't really much parking left. We had breakfast, which isn't really what Rick Stein's is about (that's seafood), but it is a restaurant with a good deal of visual drama of dining in the restaurant area with the 'Harbour View'. Certainly, climbing up the stairs and passing the kitchen to be greeted with the view of the harbour is fantastic. There weren't any real complaints about the food, which were all very good ingredients. The coffee was good and the brewed coffee offered complimentary refills. The bloody mary was really good. The children were catered for on the same menu and they seemed to scoff their food too -- ages ranged from four to thirteen! For me, the pick of the dishes was the crab omelette, a must have. Service... they were all very nice and professional but had a tendency to gaze downwards rather than scanning the room, a personal pet peeve. Overall, it's certainly a lovely place to be on a sunny Sunday morning and I would visit for lunch next time.

Naomi V

Beautiful evening dinner on the terrace. We had a reservation, which we called ahead to say we were running 10 mins late for to be told that's the only amount of time they could hold our table and wanted the table back at the same time (not sure what happened to the standard 15 min grace period.), my partner felt the interaction was a little rude. Turns out there was no booking after us we later learnt. Was pricey as expected, but worth it which is all you can ask! £5 for a bottle of still water and £4 for a flat white, is bit excessive in my opinion. Happy to pay for quality, not so much for other standard items like this though - that annoys me a little. We had a friendly, knowledgeable uni student as our waiter - he really made an effort for us which made a difference to our dinner. Overall, the view was amazing. Staff were helpful and friendly. Food and drinks were great. Will go back when visiting again.