woful service! Purchase a chair on 20th August 2017, no contact from BVE until today.
A note to say sorry but the product has been sold and blaming "Etsy" for not notifying them of the sale!
Serious lack of integrity and contempt towards customer! Product still available on BVE's own website!
Brilliant! A vast and interesting array of antiques, vintage memorabilia and reclaimed pieces from a large number of individual sellers. Unlike some places the sellers aren't in residence which allowed us to have a proper, unhurried look at what was on offer. Bought a few ex-army lampshades for a project of my own and had some amazing soup in the cafe. A lovely couple of hours!
Bournemouth s little hidden gem! We only have just discovered Bournemouth Vintage Emporium and we are so impressed with the place. Fully of affordable vintage, antique, mid-century quirky pieces. The staff are very helpful and the tea rooms serve amazing coffee and homemade cake. Definitely worth a vist if you haven t been before.
Good place for picking up retro items. Well worth a visit.
Lovely relaxed atmosphere. ... good browsing. ... well worth visit xx I'll be back x
Quaint, vintage, always changing. We had a bite to eat in the tea shop. Always pleasant staff and good food served on old crockery.
Lovely experience shop, great to mooch about in and then sit down for a cake and cuppa in the tearoom they have.
This is a great find. It's one of the few vintage stores which really has an eclectic collection of curiosities. Everything from mid century Danish furniture to 1970s football magazines, LPs, reel to reel, old armchairs. You can spend hours in here and if you get tired then there's always the great coffee shop with cream tea. A bit more legible pricing on items would raise this to a 5-star experience.
Fantastic shop layout a real array of antiques and collectables and staff are helpfull and friendly and cafe adjoining it serves superb afternnon tea and cakes and milkshakes
Super cool furniture. The staff too are super cool and friendly. Their customer service is in as superb as their knowledge and passion for vintage furniture. If i could give 10 stars I would
The Emporium is full of eclectic items, vintage and often strange adaptations line metalwork from aircraft made into large table! But the best bit by far is the cosy tea room. Serving good fresh healthy food, then there are the cream teas to die for! Scrummy...
A wondeful treasure trove of memories trust me to pick the only object not for sale a wondeful strong trolly. The cafe is dog friendly with good cakes and food. Awesome.
Great space, the volume of the music was so loud, it was a huge distraction. Seriously overpriced.
Shame
Very helpful good range of antiques and collectables
Lot's of interesting retro item's, and a coffeehouse too..
Fabulous retro furniture and clothing.excellent tea rooms and friendly welcome to mums and babies.
Good experience.
Just full of interesting stuff! ,coffees good ,staff very helpful
What a nice find. A Vintage Emporium with some amazing furniture, jewellery, clothes and unusual objects all on one floor and a lovely cafe too. If you want to browse round you won't be disappointed and if you've got money to burn there is plenty to buy.
Some unique items on sale here. Well worth a visit if you like retro furniture etc!
Went for a gorgeous Valentine's Cream tea tier lunch, the food was yummy!! The whole place is beautiful and has lots of very interesting antiques, the staff were extremely welcoming and me and me and my partner had a wonderful time, we will definitely be coming again! Thankyou!
Brilliant, newly revamped. Love looking around here.
The cafe in the BVE is fantastic!
Home baked cakes and pastries, together with delicious coffee or tea.
Why not treat yourself to a fabulous milkshake (lots of excellent flavours to choose from).
Highly recommended
Very interesting Antiques Shop. Quite large inside, lots to see & covet! Set out in 'rooms' so you could buy a complete style! Reasonably priced items too. Even have old Mod Scooters for sale!
Can browse then relax in the comfy old chairs & sofas in the Vintage Tea Rooms & soak up the atmosphere over tea & cake!
There is now an Upholsterer in residence!
Could spend a week in here looking at things and still find new and interesting items
This is a treasure trove or vintage and pre-loved items. You do have to be lucky if you're looking for something specific. It's a little messy however
Great place to look around and you might even find something to buy. The tea rooms make delicious food and s lovely cuppa, well worth a visit.
Absolutely delightful staff and food and drink perfect
Interesting place to go for an hour and the tea rooms make it worth a visit.
Lovely welcome to the cafe and tasty homemade cakes. Armchairs are comfy too.
Yes a very nice place, set out well lots of different things from the normal things that you'd see in these places.
Very nice vintage shop
A place to go back from time to time !
A big thank you to the owner for his warmth and continued help.
We moved to Dorset from the midlands recently after a drawn out house move due to lockdown After a lifelong ambition to retire to the south coast we were so daunted by what was happening globally, at times we were in two minds as to whether to make the move or not.
Eventually we did exchange and completed, then took the hike South where we have holidayed for many years. Our house was as good as empty on arrival as we wanted a complete new start, so searched the internet for the perfect furnishing etc to go with our new home. We was informed by our neighbour about the Vintage Emporium near Christchurch, which had been a huge help when she purchased her home, so we decided to to drive over and take a peek.
From then on in, we could not have been more delighted. The owner was so friendly and knowledgeable, we took him up on his offer to guide us around the showroom as he asked us about our new home and plans for our retirement. He was so attentive and aware of what we were trying to achieve, we finally asked if he could visit our house and help with the arrangement.
On arrival, we were shown a portfolio of pictures with furniture dating from the eighteenth to early nineteenth century which was what we explained was our preferred taste. After browsing the portfolio, we eventually entrusted him to take pictures of our new house and layout so that he could devise a scheme to our liking. Within a few days we were emailed some ideas which he believed were consistent with what we were hoping to accomplish. I cannot thank him enough for what he has done for us. From our hallway and lounge, through to our dining room and orangery including the bedrooms, we have everything we were aspiring to achieve and more. The transformation is incredible and a transformation that we know without him, far exceeded our own capabilities The urns outside the gates were a finishing touch that we would never have had thought of and which hold a special place in our hearts, due to their historic relevance to my wife's childhood home near Stratford-upon-Avon.
Again, a big thank you for all your help and we will certainly take you up on your offer to pop in for a coffee and light lunch in your lovely coffee shop, which was unfortunately closed due to the pandemic restrictions.
Very dark, interesting stock. A little bit pretentious.
We Visited late sunday so there was less selction at the cafe but enjoyed the pannins and Cake available. The real standout for this place is the setting, its facinating seeing all the oddities and vintage products and items around the cafe. Next to the cafe is the emporium itself, full of vintage antiques, upcycled furniture and fashion. We spent 20 minutes just looking at all the stands so well worth the trip.
I had a terrible experience on visiting the Bournemouth Vintage Emporium yesterday afternoon with my uncle. On entering and pleasantly greeting a member of staff we were asked by him to 'behave ourselves' and were told that we 'looked like trouble'. As we were both very much 'behaving ourselves' and were in there to buy a lamp this struck me as very odd behaviour. I note other reviewers who have had similar issues with a member of staff here; perhaps it's the same one. It's a real shame as there are some interesting piece here but our experience was marred by poor customer service. An apology would be greatly appreciated...
An esoteric collection of objet d'art and retro furniture. Worth looking around for the curiousity only, even if you don't buy anything!
Nice place to browse around. Has a cafe, wifi and toilets.
Outstanding collection of furnature.
Some true showstopping peices for your home (I want it all! )
I can't wait to go again and see what other fantastic things have come in.
It's like a cave of wonders MAGIC
Absolutely wonderful place, highly recommended. The tea room is excellent
Love this place currently going through a refurbishment, it will look fab when it re-opens 15 June.
If the owners not there it woukd be fine but he is such an arrogant vile individual
Very good vitage shopping . the music of jaz drumming was not my cup of tea. Not shopping music. Better if they had some 40 50 music.
Awesome place full of amazing items. Could spend hours in here just looking at everything. Staff are friendly and very helpful too. Will definitely visit again.
Fun place to visit, with many curios and collectibles to see. On our last visit the tea room only accepted cash. Walked to a cashpoint, spotted Costa and ended up there. Would have been nice to stay!
Everything is vintage except the yummy cake and mug of hot chocolate with all the extras! Must try the all day breakfast and nice to sit in the window and watch the world go by. They now also have an in house upholsterer.
When I visited with a friend they didn't have any cream for cream teas. Sort of not a tea room then, almost by definition. I had cake, which was nice. My friend asked for scones anyway with jam, had to ask for butter which the waitress seemed to think was an effort, and we had to suggest that the full price wasn't reasonable in light of the no clotted cream status. My cake was pretty expensive too. I said I wouldn't go back because there are better places nearby serving better stuff for less. The chairs are all vintage, by which they mean badly upholstered and borderline dangerous. Not as good as it should have been.
Interesting place with unique items. Great place to spend an hour browsing etc. Turn up with a few quid and you are guaranteed to find something you didn't know you wanted.
I absolutely love this place, they have really amazing antics and stock are renewed often.
Very disappointed, overpriced and mostly poor quality when compared with mollys den.
Lovely, lovely place for tea and a cake. Rather unique in the fact that it's decor is all mismatched vintage furniture. Tea comes in China tea pots not boring steel. Cups are also China so nice to drink from. Good selection of cakes and snacks too. Is a little chilly so take your coat but they do have rads around and it sort of adds to the charm. Clean facilities and very large sales/show room at rear that can keep you a entertained for ages. Limited road side first come first served parking.
Cool place, really quirky with some real treasures to be found although you have to hunt for them. Alot of vintage furniture here. Hundreds of old books. War relics can be found. Tons of retro gear including clothing and accessories. Vintage dj/audio equipment. Also plays host to a coffee room. Like any emporium it can be different with every visit.
Absolutely the best vintage decor spot in bournemouth, beautifully presented and a great selection. The tea rooms are fantastic too, great coffee and cake and very stylishly decorated.
A great place to wander round and try and find a bargain. Leave time to stop and take tea and cake!
Amazing place to find valuable things for your house. Also lovely tea time with beautiful teacups from old time.
Thank you to Graham and the team for helping us furnish our new home with outstanding antiques! Nothing was to much trouble and the price was absolutely amazing! We will be recommending you to all of our friends and family, once again thank you.
Fab place absolutely loved it. Great layout and fantastic selection of antiques and retro.
Lovely cafe with great coffee and cakes. Will definitely go back..dogs were welcomed too so nice for them to be included
We had afternoon tea here for Mother's Day. What a lovely treat it was! Staff very attentive and really relaxed old fashioned quality atmosphere.
They happily catered for our daitry requirements and the sandwiches / cakes / teas / coffee we're DELICIOUS!
Also it was really fascinating looking round the large hoard of vintage memoribelia for sale - very well displayed, it is quite the museum.
Well done vintage enpirium - well definitely be back! Highly recommended!
Great place to browse antiques, worth trip just for coffee and cake too
Graham and his team have a great eye,
A must for those vintage lovers and antique hunters
Stock large and varied some astronomical prices ! We would have liked to purchase several items but couldn't be bothered to shout above the abismal choice of music being played at tremendous volume
Great shame but hey ho
Biased as I am regarding all things vintage...I rate this place. A eclectic mix of everything from the 30s to Industrial interiors. Give yourself time to look into dark corners you never know what you may unearth . When all done retire to the cafe for coffee and cake...
We had lovely cakes and paninis. If you like good coffee, its really good here. Staff are very helpful
I took my Mum here for the first time for her birthday afternoon tea thinking it was going to really nice.
We couldn't get a seat and when we eventually did the table wasn't cleared. We then asked how long till we would be served after sitting for ten minutes, she replied five to ten minutes. After another ten minutes we was told that we had to order at the counter. When we went to order they had no scones for a cream tea, at this point we just left. Not great service and only one member of staff The emporium was nice to walk around as had unusual things but I would avoid the tea rooms. Shame as it could be a really nice place if it had more staff and food available to order.
Great range of just interesting things JIT for sale. Retro, antique, retro and modern arts and crafts material for sale.
Love this place, you never know what you will find! All manner of treasures.
Pretty, interesting to browse but not all that much there. Some items are incredibly overpriced!
The young ladies in the tea room are a breath of fresh air! Friendly, Cheerful, Delightful what a team. On top of running the cafe they also work hard baking all the delicous cakes. Steve in the vintage emporium also deserves a mention. A really nice helpful guy. Thanks for making our visit so enjoyable. We can highly recommend you to all our friends and be back soon.
Great Antique shop and good tea and cakes as well friendly staff
Love going to the Emporium staff very friendly, lots of unusual things and the cafe superb.
