Ojo Rojo - Bournemouth

Great place, great atmosphere, friendly staff and good eating. immersed in lunch and so impressed that we cancelled our reservation somewhere else to come to dinner.

I came here twice during my one week stay in Bournemouth. The staff are super friendly and welcoming and the cocktails are amazing! Would definitely recommend to anyone who loves trying new and interesting drinks. The bar staff are clearly passionate about what they do.

Good for groups of 4+ The food is tapas so it's not big or very filling but when everyone orders one dish each and just share, you end up well fed. The taste is great, they put a lot of effort into it with the spices and herbs. The dips are extremely good especially the guac, very fresh and the addition of pomegranate sprinkled on top makes it even more balanced. The vegan options are also decent. Although the vegan steak was very underwhelming, the rest of the food was great, especially the beans and mushrooms. We had the churro waffle for dessert which was really nice, especially the whipped cream with fresh mint. It's pretty decently priced also although the drinks are really expensive. A double gin with tonic cost £8 and they even add on a charge for the tonic as you're expected to drink it straight

I don’t recommend if you’re in large groups. We did the reservation for 11 and when we arrived there, they strongly asked for us to take the tasting menu because is what they do for large groups (and no, there were nothing the in the reservation about it). We felt that we had no choice and accepted. The tasting menu was 25 pounds per person. We would have spent less than that, and I would probably enjoyed more the place. We had no way to choose anything. They served: 3 nachos with cheese (it was ok), 2 hummus (it was ok), 12 pork mini taco (I don’t eat pork), 12 shrimp mini taco (it was good), 2 chicken wings portions (it was terrible), 2 salads (I didn’t eat) and 2 churros (I don’t like cinnamon). Maybe for some it’s worth it, but for me it’s definitely not. My personal experience was that I left the restaurant hungry.

Beautiful independent restaurant. great food, price in agreement with the quality and the location (bournemouth is very touristic.) when the environment is definitely going back.