Vitalife Skinny Lounge in Bournemouth

We visited as a group of 7 for a birthday celebration, as were arrived early for lunch we were quickly shown to our table and drinks orders taken. Part of the group arrived a bit later and by this time the restaurant was getting busy - The lady was trying her best, but they were woefully understaffed for a Saturday lunchtime.Drinks were particularly slow arriving, but the food wasn't exactly speedy either.The starters were very nice (I can recommend the Chorizo & Sweet Potato Croquettes, the Banana Blossom Croquettes were nice, but probably not worth the cost (£7) and I wouldn't go for them again).After such good starters the mains were a bit disappointing - I went for the BBQ chicken melt. It was nice, but it wasn't amazing. There are a LOT of possible combinations of food so anyone could find a meal to suit their preferences.I would visit again, but I hope the short staffing was a one-off situation during our visit and not a normal occurrence.

We popped in for a mid-afternoon snack. Service was great, a lovely lady behind the counter, friendly and welcoming. Two of us had apple pie, delicious, one of the best apple pies I have tasted. The coffee however, wasn't great. it couldn't really be called coffee to be honest, it was worst than an instant coffee. I would return just for the apple pie.

We travel 140 miles each year to stay in bournemouth, 40% for hotels and 60% for Days. Food and service is always exceptional as is value for money. Miss the trips as its been closed. PLEASE RE-OPEN SOON

We visited Toby for a carvery. We were so impressed that I had to leave a review . Our waitress Gilly was superb. She was so bubbly, helpful, polite and very efficient with great advice, over and above her job. The chef at the carvery Mitch, was also very helpful and smiley . The meat was moist and tasty and the veg was hot and tasty, although the sprouts were a little underdone. My mother in law, a very good cook herself, said the apple pie was the best she had eaten. We will definitely be going back and gave no hesitation in recommending this restaurant.

Me and my friends came for a meal here and we were greeted and seated quickly, our food was impeccable as always and I wanted to say how lovely the service was from Nidia, we absolutely loved her and want her to know how amazing she is! Thank you Nidia & everyone at Wagamama Bournemouth for a wonderful experience 🫶🏼