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Bamboo Leaf — Chinese restaurants in Poole

Bamboo Leaf

Chinese restaurantsPoole

4.4 out of 5 stars4.4(394 reviews)

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Quick info

+44 1202 732337
349-351 Ashley Rd, Poole BH14 0AR, United Kingdom

About Bamboo Leaf

On Ashley Rd in Poole, Bamboo Leaf is a Chinese restaurant built around a fixed-price, all-you-can-eat menu. Rather than sitting out on a buffet line, dishes are cooked to order and brought out in smaller portions, letting diners work through several items in one sitting, with orders placed through table service instead of self-serve. The rotation includes mussels, Thai fishcakes, spare ribs in capital sauce, crispy duck, and chicken curry, and the counter staff can talk through the options and make recommendations. Tiger beer is poured by the pint alongside the food, though it has been known to run low before a fresh delivery arrives. The room is walk-in, with no reservation needed to be seated.

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Menu & Prices

21 dishes
  • Smoked Chicken
  • Deep Fried Fish In Salt & Chilli Pepper
  • Crispy Prawn Roll With Thai Sauce
  • Salt & Chilli Pepper Spare Ribs
  • BBQ Spare Ribs
  • Dry Spare Ribs
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Reviews

4.4/5
394 reviews

What reviewers say

Reviewers most often mention all you can eat buffet, cooked to order dishes, mussels and thai fishcakes.

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262
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69
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28
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12
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23

Customer Review Summary

Diners most often return for the all-you-can-eat format, where dishes are cooked to order and smaller than usual, so tables order many different ones and share. Appetisers get the most specific praise, with the mussels, Thai fishcakes and spare ribs in capital sauce named as favourites, and several describe the food as fresh, delicious and well seasoned. Staff are repeatedly called lovely, warm and knowledgeable about the dishes they recommend. Close behind is a split verdict on value, with one reviewer calling the choice, quality and price among the best of any buffet, while another finds a pint of beer pricey. Two reviewers give a sharply negative account, describing a freezing dining room where they kept their jackets on, flat Coke, and a soggy, oily, over-salted main course. Their chicken curry had only two pieces of chicken in a gravy-like sauce, and the starters were small for the price. Another diner found service slow enough to stop ordering after the first round of mains, and a second beer arrived less cold than the first.

Featured reviews

  • Google user
    “First visit here & it won't be the last. Dined tonight with friends & everyone enjoyed it. The food was delicious especially the appetisers we had 2 helping of, the mussels, Thai fishcakes & spare ribs in capital sauce were our favourites. Staff were lovely too. 👍”
  • Google user
    “Beautiful food. Lovely staff, a great evening had with my friends. All you can eat let us also share all we can eat too ..we will definitely be going again”
  • Google user
    “The food was fresh and beautifully presented, especially. Staff were warm and attentive throughout the meal, and the atmosphere felt calm and authentic. Definitely one of the better Asian restaurants I’ve tried recently — would happily come back again.”
  • Google user
    “The best Chinese food ever! I’ve always wanted to try authentic Chinese cuisine, and this restaurant exceeded my expectations. The food was perfectly seasoned, the portions were generous, and every dish was fresh and delicious.”
  • Google user
    “Fantastic cooked to order Chinese buffet. We love a buffet and this is definitely up with the best in terms Choice quality and price.”

Hours

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Good to know

“Bright, modern, basic venue for fixed-price, all-you-can-eat menu of freshly cooked Chinese dishes.”

  • Accessibility
    Wheelchair: entrance, restroom, seating

Amenities

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
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  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating

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