Restaurants in Poole

Guildhall Tavern is Poole's most credentialled seafood restaurant, holding back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025 with a 4.7 Google rating from over 800 reviews. At £££, it suits special occasions and business dinners well, with a composed dining room, aperitif lounge upstairs, and a kitchen that Michelin singles out for its scallops and cod. Book 2 to 3 weeks ahead for weekends.

Thirteen in Parkstone is Poole's most ambitious restaurant: a six-table, tasting-menu-only room where an open kitchen doubles as the focal point of the evening. Michelin Plate-recognised in 2025 and rated 4.9 by over 200 diners, it earns its ££££ price point through serious, locally sourced cooking. Book four to six weeks out minimum — this is the hardest table in the postcode.