Good Family Pub Or Restaurant Poole Area?

[Stefan DS3R]

Popping down to Westovers in Poole on Saturday to have a look at an Abarth for the Wife, any recommendations for somewhere to eat in the vicinity, or on the A31 road from Southampton etc?

Thanks

Stef

[macey_j2]

My knowledge of poole is minimal, but we past this place on the way down to poole quay

http://www.millerandcarter.co.uk/millerandcarterpo...

might be worth a look.

I gather M&C are quite nice places to go for a meal

[danyeates]

Loch Fyne in Canford Cliffs is nice and family friendly.

[minimatt1967]

macey_j2 said:

My knowledge of poole is minimal, but we past this place on the way down to poole quay

http://www.millerandcarter.co.uk/millerandcarterpo...

might be worth a look.

I gather M&C are quite nice places to go for a meal

I thought Miller and Carter were adults only?

[Stefan DS3R]

minimatt1967 said:

I thought Miller and Carter were adults only?

They have a kids menu....................

Looks quite nice there, do like a decent steak!

Stef

[minimatt1967]

Stefan DS3R said:

They have a kids menu....................

Looks quite nice there, do like a decent steak!

Stef

Ah, my error, I was thinking of the Ember Inns.


That always used to be good when it was a Beefeater.

[.Mark]

minimatt1967 said:

Ah, my error, I was thinking of the Ember Inns.

If the rules are the same everywhere even Ember Inns accept kids now.

[minimatt1967]

.Mark said:

minimatt1967 said:

Ah, my error, I was thinking of the Ember Inns.

If the rules are the same everywhere even Ember Inns accept kids now.

Interesting, when the Horns at Dudsbury changed from a Brewers Fayre to an Ember Inn they specified no kids, so we stopped going. It wouldn't surprise me, that place was always full of families, they must have lost money hand over fist, at the time I thought it was a naive move.

[.Mark]

minimatt1967 said:

.Mark said:

minimatt1967 said:

Ah, my error, I was thinking of the Ember Inns.

If the rules are the same everywhere even Ember Inns accept kids now.

Interesting, when the Horns at Dudsbury changed from a Brewers Fayre to an Ember Inn they specified no kids, so we stopped going. It wouldn't surprise me, that place was always full of families, they must have lost money hand over fist, at the time I thought it was a naive move.

Could be a local rule, but certainly the one Ember Inn I know of now allows the little mites.

[DamianBPhoto]

danyeates said:

Loch Fyne in Canford Cliffs is nice and family friendly.

One of the worst meals I have ever had, there lol

[nick1275]

The miller and carter is good, or the grasshopper in lower parkstone

[CarlT]

Little detour in to the forest to The Red Shoot. Or, pop onto Poole Quay and go to The Custom House...

[Stefan DS3R]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone, let's hope the Wife likes the car too!

Stef

[ecain63]

The Miller and Carter Steakhouse at the Mountbatten Arms roundabout is actually one of my favourite steak houses in the country, believe it or not. Ive been there a dozen times or more and its always been brilliant. Go for the rump steak over the other cuts as this seems to be a speciallity of theirs. Also, the iceberge wedge with blue cheese dressing is to die for. I always add the 1/2 rack of ribs for a £5er. Very good value too and as ive said, its always been reliable for great food.

[Stefan DS3R]

ecain63 said:

The Miller and Carter Steakhouse at the Mountbatten Arms roundabout is actually one of my favourite steak houses in the country, believe it or not. Ive been there a dozen times or more and its always been brilliant. Go for the rump steak over the other cuts as this seems to be a speciallity of theirs. Also, the iceberge wedge with blue cheese dressing is to die for. I always add the 1/2 rack of ribs for a £5er. Very good value too and as ive said, its always been reliable for great food.

Cheers Eddie, we'll give it a try.

Stef

[Stefan DS3R]

Thanks for the recommendations for Miller & Carter all, Donna and I shared a Chateaubriand between us and my little 'un had the kids rump steak, very nice it all was too.

Oh yeah, and Donna also bought this...............................





It's having a matching chequered roof and bonnet Scorpion fitted along with a Monza bi-modal exhaust and we should be collecting it next Saturday!

Stef

[minimatt1967]

Wow Stef, you're going for the full hot hatch stable

[ecain63]

Brilliant, glad you enjoyed it.

[Stefan DS3R]

minimatt1967 said:

Wow Stef, you're going for the full hot hatch stable

Yep, just need the Clio Sport now!

Quite envious of the exhaust she's getting!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01Y6kMtTNis&fea...

Stef

[minimatt1967]

That does sound rather excellent, do they do some sports pipes for the DS3R yet?