We would rate The Guildhall as the best seafood restaurant in Dorset. Food is exceptional! Service is exceptional. Lovely, attentive staff. The atmosphere has a great buzz! It is usually full of regular customers, which is recommendation in itself 🦀🐟🦑🍽.
My absolute favourite restaurant. Such friendly helpful cheerful staff, fabulous menu, I can never make up my mind what to have.. Beautifully presented and delicious food. We sat outside on this hot and sunny day under the huge awning. Highly recommend for food, ambiance and great service. Looking forward to my next visit already. Thank you.
Outstanding service & superb food. I have never had a bad meal in here & the staff just can't do enough for you. Brilliant! Highly recommended.
We had an amazing meal for our Wedding Anniversary. Every mouthful was delicious, and lots of gluten free options. The staff were friendly and attentive. Can't wait to go back and try more of their dishes.
Great food....great ambiance....best place to eat on the south coast...��
Our favourite restaurant in Poole. A little bit of France in Poole. First Class service, very good menu, focus is on seafood. We have been using this restauant for over 10 years and never had anything less than a brilliant meal.
A very nice place to eat or relax.
I had a Proper Job for £6.60. Quite expensive, but in excellent condition.
Will return and try the food.
Fish menu looked impressive.
Tasty Food, correct service. The Scallops were very good. You should double check the bill, was charged for the Full Lobster while I ordered Half. The staff was able to sort it out after.
Elegant and stylish restaurant, the staff is very professional and friendly. All dishes were succulent and well presented. Very fresh ingredients, deliciously well combined and the finest selection of wine, enhanced the whole meal. One of the best fine dining experience I've ever had. Excellent overall, we will definitely come back again!
Had 2 tempura fried prawns and 28 day aged sirloin steak and my kid had a fish all were excellent The steak arrived as requested medium rare with peppercorn sauce which was lovely but meat was done so well I struggled to use the sauce.the chips seemed to be triple fried very crunchy outside and melty inside. I would work on salad as came very basic like salad mix from Tesco bag with vinegrette sauce (this part really didn't match the quality of the rest dish). The 2 ladies from staff were very nice and very professional.
Most excellent food, full of flavour, textures and colours. The sauce that came with scallops was amazing, and the scallops themselves were juicy and bursting with flavour. Whitebait and its sauce were the best combination I have ever tried. The fish soup was sooo good and the piece of bread with sesame seeds that came with it was amazing (we asked for the second one). The chocolate fondant dessert with honey ice-cream was a delicious "cherry" on top. Thank you for a very friendly and quick service!
Fantastic evening out with incredible food, wine and service! While it is certainly quite pricy, and will definitely be saved for special occasions and treats, it is 100% worth the price! We cannot wait to return.
I highly recommend going to the Guildhall Tavern for any occasion. I ate there on Friday the 9th of June for my wedding and the food was spectacular. Everyone in the wedding party (11) loved their food. All the food came out at the same time so we were able to enjoy each course together. The drinks were flowing too and were delicious.
All the family members praised the food and service.
We were looked after extremely well. One of the waiters there is Polish and was able to communicate with my husbands parents so they felt included with what was being said.
Me and my husband enjoyed our evening so much we will be going back to the restaurant to celebrate our wedding anniversary each year.
Well what can I say the best food In Poole a real hidden gem atmosphere service unbelievable and as good or if not better than smiths of wapping in London or Scott’s of Richmond first class the fish was unbelievable and the manager was full of knowledge and and so helpful can’t compliment them enough
I will risk it and say its probably the best seafood restaurant in Poole.
The combination of the food,service and atmosphere make it all to very nice visit with delicious food.
Weldon 💥
Our favourite restaurant. Incredible fish and seafood, excellent local wines. Fantastic service and lovely atmosphere. My wife and I got married across the road and this also brings back good memories.
We went for dinner on a Monday night, it was a little quiet but comfortable and had a nice vibe. The service was great- the manager in particular had such a charming and relaxed approach to greeting guests that made you feel right at home. The food was amazing from start to finish. I had the mussels as a starter, my partner had the tuna. The tuna was delicious but a bit on the small side. I had the plaice for the main which was one of the fresh fish of the day- it was beautifully cooked and smothered in a rich dill butter. My partner had the sea bass pasta which was delightfully light. Overall it was a lovely dining experience and I’ll definitely be coming back
An extremely pleasurable experience from the moment you walk through the door. The service and treatment was top notch and the food on offer was delectable; a real treat.
This has been an incredible experience of a meal. The collective experience of wine to food, to setting, location & of course the service made this one of the best meals myself & my wife have eaten in the UK.
A huge thank you to everyone working that made this night so special
We have not eaten in this restaurant yet. We have merely enjoyed wonderful service from Vee and her amazing cocktails 🍸 👌
Fabulous place with amazingly fresh seafood! All dishes we ordered was well thought out. Homemade bread served while you ordered. Lemon sole was unbelievable and the Guniness chocolate cake was unreal! Matched by impeccable service from all members of staff, nothing was too much trouble and happy to accommodate your needs. Such a shame that I don't live nearer but worth the 3 hour journey!!
Booked for a special birthday the Guildhall tavern did not disappoint. The food was special and cooked perfectly. We had 3 courses from the main menu. We also , ordered two bottles of wine to accompany the meal. The service was fantastic, when we asked for time before dessert arrived they must have had a stopwatch it was to the second. 30 minutes. The coffee just rounded a wonderful meal. We were not rushed, we even had a conversation with the head manager which was nice. and we were last out. I would highly recommend this establishment. It's not cheap but you get what you pay for and you get quality here. Thank you for an enjoyable time.
We absolutely loved it here, best dining experience in a while! Attentive staff, and all the food was delicious - locally caught fish, amazing flavours. Cocktail bar great. They gave my grandparents a happy anniversary message on their dessert which was a lovely touch.
Only small downside was the music was not great and did not match the ambience of the restaurant.
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