Services & amenities
3301
Service options
- Outdoor seating
- Yes
- Takeout
- Yes
- Dine-in
- Yes
- Delivery
- No
02
Offerings
- Coffee
- Yes
- Healthy options
- Yes
- Quick bite
- Yes
- Small plates
- Yes
- Vegan options
- Yes
- Vegetarian options
- Yes
03
Dining options
- Breakfast
- Yes
- Brunch
- Yes
- Lunch
- Yes
- Dessert
- Yes
- Seating
- Yes
- Table service
- Yes
04
Highlights
- Great coffee
- Yes
- Great dessert
- Yes
- Great tea selection
- Yes
05
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- No
06
Payments
- Credit cards
- Yes
- Debit cards
- Yes
- NFC mobile payments
- Yes
07
Pets
- Dogs allowed
- Yes
08
Crowd
- Tourists
- Yes
09
Planning
- Accepts reservations
- Yes
10
Amenities
- Restroom
- Yes
11
Atmosphere
- Casual
- Yes
- Cozy
- Yes
- Trendy
- Yes
12
Popular for
- Breakfast
- Yes
- Lunch
- Yes
- Solo dining
- Yes
Gallery
6
Customer reviews
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Review topics
- cakes 27
- garden 18
- wrap 18
- cafe 18
- atmosphere 13
- prices 13
- falafel 5
- ruins 4
- castle 4
- halloumi 4
Available reviews: 15
I had an absolutely fantastic experience at The Raft at Wild and Free in Christchurch. The burger was simply outstanding – juicy, full of flavor, and topped with an incredible sauce that made it unforgettable. Everything was perfectly prepared. The service was equally impressive…More reviews
I had an absolutely fantastic experience at The Raft at Wild and Free in Christchurch. The burger was simply outstanding – juicy, full of flavor, and topped with an incredible sauce that made it unforgettable. Everything was perfectly prepared.
The service was equally impressive – the staff were so friendly, helpful, attentive, and wonderfully communicative, which really made me feel welcome.
The atmosphere was unbeatable: sitting outside in the beautiful garden, enjoying the sunshine with a stunning view of the old castle, made the whole experience even more special.
I will definitely be back – thank you so much for such a memorable visit!- Meal type
- Lunch
- Noise level
- Very quiet
- Seating type
- Outdoor patio / terrace
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Fantastic food, friendly service and lovely outdoor area that is dog friendly. Breaky pan was great, with excellent sausages, and my partner hasn't stopped talking about the avocado and haloumi on toast. We will be sure to come back next time we visit Christchurch.
- Meal type
- Brunch
- Seating type
- Indoor dining area, Outdoor patio / terrace
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 4
- Atmosphere
- 4
The Raft at Wild and Free is an absolute gem! The food is some of the best I’ve had in a long time—every dish is full of flavor and beautifully prepared. The atmosphere is warm and cozy, making it the perfect spot to relax and enjoy a great meal. The staff are so kind and welcoming, which makes the whole experience even better. I can’t wait to come back again soon!
- Meal type
- Dinner
- Group size
- 3-4 people
- Recommendation for vegetarians
- Highly recommend
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
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Lovely place to eat, friendly staff willing to change something on the menu for my husband.
- Meal type
- Brunch
- Seating type
- Indoor dining area, Outdoor patio / terrace
- Special events
- No special event
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Vegetarian offerings
- Vegetarian menu or section
- Recommendation for vegetarians
- Highly recommend
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Very friendly and cosy place, perfect to stop for a while to drink delicious coffee and eat tasty cake! The best cheesecake I’ve ever had. Nice reggae music in the background.
- Wait time
- No wait
- Group size
- 3-4 people
- Noise level
- Quiet, easy to talk
- Seating type
- Indoor dining area
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Very chill vibe with lovely wraps and cake. Very enjoyable and just what we needed after a lot of walking.
- Service
- Dine in
- Meal type
- Lunch
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Recommended dishes
- Chilli Jam Wrap
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
We had the Grilled Halloumi with Fig Chutney and the Falafel with Chilli Jam Wraps. Both were delicious. We had chips too and a Flat White Coffee with Oat-milk. Lovely atmosphere and decor inside and outdoor seating too in the back. Excellent service and pricing.
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
We visited this restaurant for a quick lunch and had Persian tea, a halloumi, hummus and fig jam wrap and a falafel, hummus and chilli jam wrap. All very tasty and freshly prepared. Very friendly welcome as you'd expect from a family run place. The little garden at the rear is fu…More reviews
We visited this restaurant for a quick lunch and had Persian tea, a halloumi, hummus and fig jam wrap and a falafel, hummus and chilli jam wrap. All very tasty and freshly prepared. Very friendly welcome as you'd expect from a family run place. The little garden at the rear is fun and colourful with a view of Christchurch castle. They also do Persian themed evening dinners and with Persian heritage I would expect it to be good.- Service
- Dine in
- Meal type
- Lunch
- Price per person
- £1–10
- Vegetarian options
- Various veggie and vegan wraps and sandwiches
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Lovely little restaurant just of the high street with an outside space backing onto the castle. The staff and attentive and very friendly, the food it delicious especially the holumui wrap, the coffee is the best in Christchurch.
- Meal type
- Lunch
- Seating type
- Indoor dining area, Outdoor patio / terrace
- Kid-friendliness
- Friendly to kids and dogs
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Vegetarian offerings
- Not sure
- Recommendation for vegetarians
- Highly recommend
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Love the atmosphere. Love their small vintage style garden looking towards the ruins of Christchurch. Beautiful place to have a coffee.
Lovely secret garden out back. A real suntrap. Cake was delicious and excellent decaf latte. Highly recommended in Christchurch.
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
The best breakfast I can remember eating, the coffee & tea were equally fab as is the presentation of the dishes. Even had a couple of doggy sausages for the hounds to
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Very chill place with friendly staff, delicious breakfast and coffee
- Service
- Dine in
- Meal type
- Breakfast
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Recommended dishes
- Breakfast Pan
- Vegetarian offerings
- Vegetarian menu or section
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
This is a great little cafe. The toasties and wraps were delicious and well presented. I'd recommend a visit. Came back today. Still a great place for food. Lamb kofta wraps delicious, tasty salad with them. Chips piping hot and really good. Best coffee around! Staff very friendly and helpful. I've added another star after today's visit!
We were in Christchurch for a weekend, a week or so ago, and had breakfast here on the Saturday morning. We have a dog and she was warmly welcomed, as were we. Felt at home. The Raft was empty when we first came in, which can be a bad sign, but within a few minutes it was bursti…More reviews
We were in Christchurch for a weekend, a week or so ago, and had breakfast here on the Saturday morning.
We have a dog and she was warmly welcomed, as were we. Felt at home. The Raft was empty when we first came in, which can be a bad sign, but within a few minutes it was bursting (so good timing on our part).
The breakfast was really good, although if I was being slightly critical and the sausages weren't quite as good as everything else on the plate, and the coffees were great (funny how so many coffee places get coffee very wrong - not here!).
They accommodated our requests for slight changes to the breakfast (another thing some places don't do which puts me off a restaurant) and they even cooked us up some scrambled eggs for our dog, who doesn't like to miss out!! We were very happy with the service.
We liked it so much that we had breakfast there on the Sunday morning as well.
If we're ever in Christchurch again we will definitely be in for breakfast and a lovely coffee.- Service
- Dine in
- Meal type
- Breakfast
- Price per person
- £10–20
- Recommended dishes
- English Breakfast
- Food
- 5
- Service
- 5
- Atmosphere
- 5
Opening hours
- Monday
- 9:30–16:00
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- 9:30–16:00
- Thursday
- 9:30–16:00
- Friday
- 9:30–16:00, 18:00–22:00
- Saturday
- 9:30–16:00, 18:00–22:00
- Sunday
- 9:30–16:00
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Location details
- street
- 9 Castle St
- postalCode
- BH23 1DP
- plusCode
- P6MF+FX Christchurch, United Kingdom