Twelve is an organic, entirely plant-based restaurant tucked into The Triangle, one of Bournemouth town centre’s main dining and nightlife streets. Rather than treating vegan cooking as a substitute for a meat-based menu, the kitchen builds dishes around organic, plant-based ingredients from the ground up, and extends the same approach to its drinks: a cold-pressed juice bar sits alongside a separate organic bar pouring wine, beer, spirits, cocktails and specialty coffee, all made without refined sugar.
The food
The menu runs from casual plates like a plant-based burger through to more composed dinner dishes, with mains generally priced from around £12 into the low £20s and a typical dinner working out at roughly £30-£40 a head before drinks. It’s positioned as a proper sit-down restaurant experience rather than a quick vegan cafe, and the venue has picked up recognition well beyond Bournemouth for its cooking, including being cited among the world’s top-ranked vegan restaurants and a TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice award.
The setting
Inside, the space is set up for both a relaxed solo bite and a longer group dinner, and there’s a patio area for anyone who wants to eat outdoors when the weather allows. The restaurant is wheelchair accessible, with step-free entry and accessible seating. Given the juice bar and organic cocktail list run alongside the food menu, it works equally well as a stop for a daytime juice or coffee as it does for an evening meal.
Where it is
Twelve sits at 12 The Triangle, right in the middle of Bournemouth’s town-centre restaurant and bar cluster, a short uphill walk from West Cliff and the seafront. That makes it an easy addition to a day that starts on the beach and moves into town for dinner and drinks, rather than a seafront venue in its own right.
Good to know
Service is dinner-focused: the restaurant opens for dinner every day of the week, with lunch added on Thursdays through Saturdays. Hours vary slightly by day and by season, so it’s worth checking the website or calling 01202 310166 before making a special trip, particularly if you’re planning around a specific lunch sitting.
