Sal E Pepe in Bournemouth

Shocking food. Starters were mediocre. Had to ask for replacement bread for the burnt bread that was served up. Mains - Overpriced pieces of chicken in cheap, oily sauce. No sides. Steak fatty and extremely chewy. Had to return. Charged for birthday shots at end of meal, which all.other restaurants have given complimentary. Won't be returning. Drawn to this place by the 4.7 Google stars. What have others had that warranted such a score?? Shocking.

Amazing Service today, She was smiling all time and was very kind. We had Brushetta Pomoddoro , garlic mushroom starters and Rib Eye Steaks that were cooked really good. They had offer wine it was cheaper than other restaurant but better quality. Really enjoyed tonight. They gave us some fruit salad and they didn't charged us. Thank you so much Sal E Pepe Team.

A lovely warm welcome from the owners. Nothing was too much trouble. The food was beautifully cooked and plentiful, so much so, we didn't even have room for dessert. We will definitely be back! Dinner was excellent, but the breakfasts are good too!

Probably the best bistro bar with its delicious pizza and handmade fresh Lemonades in the UK. Super friendly staff! Offers a great dining experience as well as other things. I got a pizza and Lemonade from Sal Pepe, my children are a fan of them any more when it comes to pizza time.

GOD! I am so glad I choose this place. I love it, and I tell you why. The Lady was just AMAZING, she was so helpful so nice so educated. She always smile and never upset with my boyfriend asking many things different times, she always pollaid . The BREAKFAST, JUST DELICIOUS. SO TASTY, AND FULL PLATE. The Chef, amazing having the cheft came out of kitchen making sure we enjoyed his food. They are very educated, very clean PLACE. All is very clean and I love a place clean make me feel at home.I really recommended. I FOR SURE I CAME BACK❤❤ HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL.

Have been here numerous times with my partner and my experience has been amazing every time. Food is always so delicious and the service is great. Definirely one of my favourite restaurants- lovely family run business would highly recommend!

This place was lovely!Atmosphere and service was great.The food was excellent,tasteful and good portions.We really enjoyed the food.Very friendly waiters excellent service good value.They were very clean and safe.Will definitely be back soon and will highly recommend it.

Everyone really enjoyed their meals. Very varied menu to suit everybody. Best duck I have had for a very long time. Will definitely return, as will my friends. Thank you for being so friendly and helpful.

Absolutely wonderful- the best authentic Italian food ever. We were visiting from australia and have had many trips to Italy. They did it better than Italy. This was the real deal. When we are back this will be our first port of call. The ravilo was superb, the veal was magnificent and the linguine cabanara was fantastic. The wine was great. You must have dinner here again and again. Sue & Steve from Noosa Heads.

So we have seen this place a few times and thought finally we should try it. So a quick call an booking for two sorted on a Friday night. We arrived and walked in, a very nice greeting and a lovely ambience throughout, we sat down and on the table were a little lovely bowl of olives and proper Italian bread sticks. What a start. I should point out my other half is Italian and is fussy as anything when it comes to Italian restaurants, she was ecstatic to see proper Italian brands from bread sticks to the water. On to the menu, it's great to see some proper food on the menu other than the standard boring stuff you see so many other restaurants serve and we quickly decided on our starters and main. The food came out, lovely presented and tasted great, the main was exactly the same, we were very happy customers. I had a desert and was even happier :) the only thing we could fault was the house white was a little naff but then wine is a personal taste really.So to sum up the rambling above1) Place is lovely, friendly and great to sit and chat in2) Food is tasty, well presented, great menu and nicely priced3) Staff are very good, just the right amount of attentivenessWe will be back and I think we have found a real gem of a place here.