Barolo Restaurant / Bournemouth Review

One of the best restaurants in Bournemouth. Great food, great service and a very friendly atmosphere. I ve been several times and never been disappointed.

Good food, good prices but I felt like the service was in a big rush. Although the staff were nice. My linguine de mare was great but the pizza was too salty.

Food was amazing staff are very friendly and helpful the take away is great too

Big delish portions ,great service,very clean,nice atmosphere

May have chosen the right day, but everything was delightful. Foods, staff, atmosphere, amazing.

Went for a big family meal. The place has just been refurbished looks amazing inside and very spacious. Food was the best Italian I ve eaten out side Italy. Considering he size of our party (12) and how busy the restaurant was we didn t have to wait an excessive amount of time for our food. I would recommend barolos to anyone in the Bournemouth area who wants some good Italian food. 5/5

An excellent evening spent at this restaurant. Due to current restrictions we were allocated a 90 minute slot but at no time did we feel rushed. Our servers Andrea and Natalie were extremely polite and friendly and added to a very enjoyable experience. The food was outstanding and very reasonably priced for the standard of food delivered. I would definitely highly recommend this establishment to anybody looking for excellent food and first class service!

Nice Italian food, friendly staff and nice atmosphere.

Been there with my GF tonight! Had an AMAZING night! The food was delicious, the wine was divine and the atmosphere was so relaxing! Definitely recommend it to anyone! :)

Worst experience of Our lives this evening. Had a home delivery, the delivery bag split all over the carpet of my hallway. The mussels and tomato sauce went all up the white walls and the door, the delivery driver then left.
I called him back he phoned up and got another mussels order set up and then left without offering to help me clean the mess by the time I finished cleaning the mess up wiping the walls and door down and cleaning the mussels and the tomato sauce stains out of my carpet my pizza was freezing cold.

I then found out the driver accused me of ripping the bag open, I explained the bag was soaking wet from the sauce because the mussels hadn't been put in the container properly and I have the bag as evidence to show you if you like the man on the phone then said "oh ok madam we'll get another order of pizza sent to you as well but it'll be half an hour between the mussels being done well in that case my order won't be here till 23:45" so I had no mussels and a cold pizza worst takeaway experience of my life not recommended to anybody .....and for the driver to accuse me of ripping the bag open knowing the mussles were not in their container properly well that is just dreadful......

To continue, it has taken my partner and I 5 days to get the smell out of the carpets, it's still not 100% smell free. We had to buy new matting for the communal stairway as the smell and the staining was irreversible on it.

Overall we felt wronged being accused of ripping the bag open and chucking the contents on the floor, being told if we want the mussels cooked again then it will be the same price as the first order, if we want a hot pizza then we'd have to return the cold one and not being treated fairly when calling them.

Great food, excellent portions and amazing staff...would defo recomend a visit to see for yourself

Great restaurant, great , first class service and the food is tasty!

Everyone seems to praise this place on it having a good atmosphere, not the overpriced food,;you can get more authentic Italian food in the frozen pizza section of a supermarket, the food is over priced and not good especially salads that include iceberg lettuce, the only positive thing is the staff are friendly

We recently came here for a birthday dinner. I have personally been to Barolo previously before its remodeling. The restaurants new look is very modern and nicely laid out. The food was exceptional. The services was on the slow side, but our waiter was rather entertaining. I have given it 4 stars for the slow service and the remodelling, as I preferred it before.

Lovely food, friendly, welcoming staff and a great atmosphere. We'll be back!

Great food, good staff, not sure social distancing is quite there but given how busy place is that is difficult, overall very good

Very unhappy with the meal and owner pestered us when we wanted to eat our meals.

Outstanding service from start to finish, and the food was absolutely perfect. The restaurant was very clean and we cant wait to come back! The prices are very reasonable and the food portions are very generous.

Been going there for years. Excellent food, great service, fantastic staff

Bruchetta followed by beef strogonoff - outstanding !!

Staff are lovely and friendly. Environment is clean and tidy all the time. Staff are on the ball and very kind. Table service is available. On birthdays you get a free alcoholic shot and a happy birthday message. welcoming environment. A little busy at times but staff still treat everybody with respect and are happy to help at any time. We normally have delivery but decided to go in this time and couldn't fault a thing. Toilets are clean and very modern. Disabled parking available and restaurant is disabled accessible. Would highly recommend.

Nice food, entertainment and good service.

Busy place weekends, book in advance!

Enjoyable meal, good service and a brilliant atmospere

Lovely atmosphere with really nice staff
But we could tell most of the food was microwaved and to top it off...frozen pizza.

Great anniversary Dinner tonight, good food and service to match.

Amazing restaurant and newly refurbished to a high standard. Staff as good as ever.

Great restaurant. Wonderful service and even better food. Been coming for years and never failed to impress me.

Great italian restaurant. Lovely food and friendly staff.

Had a lovely meal here, the owner is very friendly, the food is good and the price is very reasonable. My only wish is that they open up another restaurant near my house as Bournemouth is an hour's drive away.

Delicious food & attentive knowledgeable, friendly staff. Highly recommend. X

Great birthday night for my cousin, lovely food, super service

Big table and coped well with the size and the orders

Ordered from these twice always quick delivery great food always fresh and hot best Italian takeaway in the area period!!!

We had a delicious meal here! Friendly staff and nice atmosphere! Highly recommended!

I personally believe it was much more cosy before the refurb

Amazing food and staff so friendly, will definitely be back x

Just wanted to say a huge thank you for a wonderful and delicious meal which was delivered to us during COVID-19 Plan demic.
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It was a Birthday gift from a dear friend and I was instructed to go "all out"... so my wife and I ordered starters, I had a steak for main and she had see bass and a desert each!
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The food arrived on time, was piping hot and absolutely delicious.My steak was HUGE and cooked to perfection (medium-rare). We could not finish it all and will be re-visiting the leftovers with much anticipation the next evening. Tiramisu and profiteroles were phenomenal...
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Once again, thank you for an excellent meal! We will no doubt be back when we are "released" and are able to visit your restaurant or if "the new norm" prevents that, we will no doubt be ordering a takeaway option!!

Just got a takeaway delivered and it was very nice Thank you pizza was very good

Fantastic service & fantastic food it's been a while since our last visit.
we visited for my wife's birthday celebration we took our 2 1/2 year old grandson all staff were great couldn't do enough for us. We definitely will be returning in the not to distant future. Thank you all at barolos.

Very enjoyable meal..newly refurbished and friendly efficient staff..

Great food, excellent service, friendly family run business. Our favourite Italian.

Always great food but new decor will take a while to get used to

Friendly staff.
Gorgeous food.

I'm not a fan of Italian food, fifteen quid for a glorified toasted cheese and tomato sandwich has always struck me as a bit much, but this place is OK. The staff tend to be over familiar but they wander off if you ignore them. Good place for birthdays and the like, certainly better than that appalling Toby Carvery in Northborne.

Absolutely delicious! Staff very kind and helpful! Very nice environment.

Really lovely meal. Good value. Very fresh and tasty. Friendly & helpful staff. Would highly reccomend coming.

Tasty food(huge tasty steak) . Nice atmosphere. Top service

The restaurant is stunning staff friendly and food delicious will definitely be going back xx

Very good service, amazing food! Nice Italian atmosphere!

Attentive staff, great atmosphere, amazing food and plenty to choose from! We thoroughly enjoyed our visit here. If you're looking for something tasty to fill you up then this is the place to go! We would definitely visit again thank you Barolo!!

Love the food and friendly service... we're regulars

This is my favourite restaurant in Bournemouth based in Winton they are always very welcoming an the food is second to none. Very friendly staff will do anything to make sure your experience is the best. All there food is freshly made to a versy high standard I know I've seen an I'm very very fussy. What every you decide to order will be the best an freshly cooked to perfection the size of the portion are very generous so be prepared to be fed very well. My rating for this restaurant is 5* plus bk you won't be disappointed. JOHN GEMINI

Great food with loads of choice, I'd happily pay more without complaint. Genuinely friendly staff who make you feel like they care about you having a good time.

Haven't been for a long time, first time visiting since the re-vamp - lovely decor, staff, good selection of drinks and huge choice on mains. Was good before but even better now. 10/10!

A great atmosphere. A very warm welcome as you come through the door. The food is amazing and tastes so fresh. Thankyou to you all.

For was amazing, took my 2 year old and new born staff were very friendly and helpful

Nice food, place could do with a bit of an update though.

Lovely place and food. Staff very friendly and helpful

Had a 25 year anniversary celebration with 25 friends and family the food was awesome and the staff superb we had children with us and nothing was too much for the staff, giving lollies and kinder eggs to the kids. Highly recommended from us all. Thank you for helping make it a memorable evening

Quite pricey but good quality food worth a visit. Beautiful refit since last going. Certainly got the wow factor The staff are very friendly and obliging. Great night all in all.

Amazing food, great atmosphere and such friendly service, can't wait to visit again.

Food was delicious service and attitude of staff was awful! Really long wait to get the bill. Really long wait to actually pay the bill.

Very good value for money, nice food which was well presented. Great team of staff who were on the ball all night. Happy to recommend them.

After 10 years away we went for xmas menu. Was a bit disappointed.

Went here with the family and children for my fathers 90th birthday celebration. Fantastic and friendly place, nothing was too much trouble for them. Looks great now they have refurbished it. Food was amazing. Will definately go again.

Highly overrated, but a favourite of the Bournemouth Echo.
We came here, 14 strong, on the back of a rave review in the Biuenemouth Echo... presumably they got to eat free and had preferential service, because their account and mine couldn't be further apart!

Difficult online booking service, with no confirmation of receipt, we ended up ringing to book instead.

On arrival, the staff were attentive, perhaps overly so, but this is an Italian restaurant.



A range of startes were tasty, from garlic mushrooms, whitebait, calamari, garlic bread, olives and more ... all delicious ... but, I'm afraid, the glowing review ends there!

Have you EVER been to an authentic Italian restaurant that serves a range of rice dishes, but NOT risotto?
Stodgy bowls of white rice in some non-descript tomato sauce with vegetables, (the only main on the menu suitable for a vegan IF you specifically ask, so they don't add butter or parmesan), or seafood.

Pasta dishes, mostly edible but, frankly, could have been a portion of microwaved 'Tesco Finest' ... actually ... it wasn't even that nice.
The lasagna... well, let's just say, when we brought that to their attention, they immediately took it off the bill and offered a free dessert... The lasagna was disgusting and I have absolutely no doubt it was not prepared the same day!

One of our party had a chicken dish ... my kids are all grown up now, but let's just say, I was reminded of soiled nappies!

Sweets ... nice enough, but definitely not 'just like Mamma used to make' ... we asked if there were any vegan pudding options and were told, the box for the Tiramisu says it has sulphates in it and the carton for the sorbet doesn't say whether or not it's vegan!

So ... for the menu ... say what you like about your Zizzi / Pizza Express / etc ... at least you can see your food being freshly prepared!

At best, our food was fresh out of the microwave!

Now ... the service ... I do appreciate that a larger party, in a busy restaurant can be a challenge, but that's why we are paying hard earned money to eat out rather than try and so it ourselves at home ... what I don't expect is pressurised staff, leaning across guests to deliver meals / pepper / parmesan without a simple 'excuse me'.



Sorry - I know you're the darling of Bournemouth Echo reviewers (who doesn't love a free meal!) ... but you missed the mark for us - by a long way!

Back to Bellagio for us for an authentic Italian meal for the family from now on.

Overpriced, badly cooked, cheap ingredients!! I had a chicken breast that was so overcooked I couldn't get a knife through it. A friend had cheese and ham pasta-the ham was reconstituted, out of a packet!!