Roots
Restaurant Roots
A small tasting-menu restaurant in Southbourne run by a husband-and-wife team, recommended by Michelin, with three AA rosettes and German family influences.
Set on Belle Vue Road in Southbourne, within walking distance of the beach, Roots has only around a dozen seats. It is run by chef Jan and pastry chef Stacey Bretschneider, a husband-and-wife team, and opened in 2015. It is recommended by the Michelin Guide, holds three AA rosettes and is listed among Harden's top 100 restaurants in Britain. It offers two multi-course tasting menus, Classic and Discovery, along with vegetarian and seafood-free vegetarian versions and wine pairings. The signature dishes are duck liver, which has stayed on the menu since opening, and 'Supper', a bread, cold-cuts and cheese platter in the style of a German farm. Seats are very limited, so advance booking is essential. Prices start at around £100–140 per person.
Opening hours
Wed–Sat dinner; lunch on some days (check the website for bookings)
Nearby sights
- Christchurch Priory
- Hengistbury Head
- Boscombe Pier
- Mudeford Spit
- Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
- St Peter's Church, Bournemouth
- Bournemouth Lower Gardens
- Oceanarium Bournemouth