Situated on the shores of its own harbour, Christchurch has a well-earned reputation for its plentiful supply of places to eat and drink. From fine dining in AA rosette awarded restaurants, through to tasty snacks, afternoon teas and meals on offer by the many traditional and contemporary bars and cafés in the area, you're sure to be tempted by something here.
Many of the places to eat and drink are in, or within walking distance of, the town centre), and a fair number of the restaurants, pubs and cafés are committed to using fresh local and organic produce. Therefore you can be guaranteed a uniquely local taste, embracing a wide variety of fresh, quality ingredients, whether you opt for traditional fare or more adventurous international cuisines.
“Christchurch has earned an excellent reupation for its wide range of places to eat and drink...”
If you're searching for restaurants Christchurch, have a look at the web sites we've recommended on the right, or in the A to Z listings below. We've recently added to the list of recommended restaurants now that we've had a chance to explore them for ourselves first. Have a look below...
Or why not see what food-related events are planned for the forthcoming months? Christchurch has earned something of a reputation both locally and nationally too, for its annual Food and Wine Festival, and the much-loved International Food and local Dorset Farmers' Markets.
Recommended restaurant web sites for eating out in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch areas
Listing more than a hundred local restaurants, complete with venue information, news of forthcoming events and special evenings, Yourmealticket also has hundreds of exclusive vouchers that you can download, print and use to save money on your meals out in Christchurch.
The official guide to Christchurch, this web site contains links and information to all sorts of things to do and places to eat and drink in the town as well as the surrounding areas (with a built-in venue search and event guide to help). The site even includes news of eating out offers and deals.
A helping of the latest restaurant news, as well as information about venues and where to eat, plus forthcoming foodie events happening in the nearby harbour town of Poole.
A helping of the latest restaurant news, as well as information about venues and forthcoming foodie events happening in the neighbouring seaside town of Bournemouth, Dorset.
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A helping of the latest restaurant news, as well as information about venues and where to eat, plus forthcoming foodie events happening in the nearby city of Southampton.
A helping of the latest restaurant news, as well as information about venues and where to eat, plus forthcoming foodie events happening in the New Forest district.