The Atrium Cafe is inside Poole House, in the glass-roofed atrium at the centre of Bournemouth University's Talbot Campus. It's a modest, practical place designed for people passing between lectures rather than a café you'd travel to: coffee, a quick snack and somewhere to sit, and it's generally open to visitors on campus as well.
What's served
Behind the counter is Bad Hand Coffee, roasted just down the road in Bournemouth, with bubble tea as an alternative. The food is grab-and-go: filled breads, pasties and pastries rather than a proper kitchen menu, useful fuel for a day on campus more than a relaxed lunch.
Opening times and getting in
The café runs to university hours. Expect it to be open weekdays through term time, roughly 8.30am to 4pm, with reduced hours or closures during holidays and between semesters. As it sits within a working academic building, aim for a term-time weekday and look at Bournemouth University's dining pages before travelling outside term.
Worth knowing
The site has a track record as a coffee stop: it ran as a campus Starbucks before becoming the independently branded Atrium Cafe. It won't satisfy anyone wanting a long, lingering café visit, but as a practical pitstop while exploring the Talbot Campus side of Bournemouth or calling in at the university, it serves its purpose.
For more leisurely cafés and coffee spots around town, see our food & drink guide, or discover what else is close by in our things to do guide.