Urban Reef - Bournemouth

Amazing place right on the beach. Went for lunch and sat out in the sun. They seemed a bit short staffed, but were all very nice and helpful. Yes, we did have to wait a bit but it was worth the wait. The food was really good. We had squid, Korean wings and a chicken sandwich with chips. All very tasty and nicely presented. Will definitely return!

Visited today for lunch and overall it was a poor and vastly overpriced experience. We had to wait a long time to be seated but that would be expected in a particularly busy service (it was averagely busy). The staff were grumpy staff and seemed to lack any motivation. The food was barely average, I ordered a roast vegetable pizza but the vegetable toppings were barely cooked at all; my partner had a chicken burger which was fine but overpriced for what it was. The pizza came from a different kitchen to the burger so arrived at different times (this is fine but no one thought to tell us this when we ordered). It took an age to catch someone 's eye to get the bill and then a further 10 15mins for someone to bring it and pay. No one in this time offered to take our plates, or ask us if we wanted anything else or even how our meal was. The tip is also automatically added to the receipt so I had to ask not to pay it. Not worth the £38.75 our meal and drinks cost in total. AVOID unless you want overpriced food and poor service at a beach location.

We had a brilliant corporate event, hosted by the amazing Anna. It was the perfect afternoon friends and colleagues came to help us celebrate our company birthday. Food was great, drinks were cool and the location was simply stunning. Bournemouth looked at its very best, as we had the upstairs terrace doors open and sat there looking out over the sea whilst catching up with everyone. Thank you Andy, Max and in particular Anna for ensuring the event went so smoothly.

Meh. Right from the start not a great experience. Service was poor, grumpy staff, apart from 1 lady. No other option to choose how you have your eggs? Which baffled me. It’s poached and poached only. Sausage was beige, mushroom was weird, like it was microwaved? Bacon was tough and fatty. The actual poached eggs were like the ones cooked in cling film. Hash browns and beans were alright. Only one meal came out so had to wait for the other. Add to that the poor service and you have yourself quite an underwhelming time!

We're had a really good experience with our food and service, thank you Niki ! Also I'm not a vegetarian but my Asian salad was soo good highly recommended.