The Botanist

The Botanist in Bournemouth is a bar and restaurant on the fourth floor of Bobby's on Commercial Road, right on the edge of Bournemouth Square — and dogs are welcome inside the bar, so no one needs to wait on the pavement while the drinks are poured.

The menu runs from brunch and a weekday lunch to hanging kebabs, hearty roasts and a long cocktail list, with live music every Friday and Saturday evening. The rooftop garden adds an outdoor option when the weather plays along, and the venue opens daily from 11am, with earlier starts and later finishes on Fridays and Saturdays.

Whether it's a post-beach debrief, a town-centre lunch stop or a cocktail before heading home, The Botanist keeps dogs and their people together indoors — which makes it a genuinely useful anchor for a Bournemouth day out.