Grasshopper - Poole

Never had a bad meal here this Sunday the beef was a bit tough but I put that down to us not going until 6:00 p.m. would have been nice if the beef was sliced and put into a beef stock to keep it moist rather than in the oven or under hot lights to make it go tough

The Gasshopper is a very pleasant environment and could be the hub of the whole area, and its staff are very good on the whole. However, its main long term problem is the unreliable quality of what comes out of the kitchen( lack off consistency) good one day dreadful the next. Its such a shame they won't pay enough to keep a good chef. Now also if paying customs have to pay for parking as well they will stay away. Word is already out locally that people really resent having to pay parking to eat here.

Arrived for lunch, group of 4, lovely menu, always tasty produce used and the food is lovely. Bit of a wait on food but it was over the lunch period.

Nice pub with friendly staff but I ordered a pretty expensive fish and chips which was undoubtedly the worst I've ever had. Greasy, overcooked, the actual fish not nice at all and hardly any chips too. Definitely will not be returning.

I have to say this pub suffers from an all too frequent problem, Parking well automated parking control . The signage was poor and at no point were we warned by bar/ waiting staff that we had to log are car registration. So a mediocre meal was followed later by a demand from Brittania parking. For a large fine halved if paid within a certain time still a lot of money . Being a holder of a disability parking badge I could legally have parked outside on yellow lines for free. I appealed and eventually after showing proof of purchase in said pub . I received a condescending email about being let off and don't do it again, well I can honestly say I won't as I will never go again and advise others to be careful. Poor service backed up by a charge trap