Gloucester in Weymouth and Portland - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

The Gloucester was suggested by a few people as somewhere to eat that is on the seafront and close to the parking/pavilion. When we arrived, we didn’t know how to get in - you need to head down the steps, not up! The decor wasn’t what we were expecting and left us a little trepidatious about whether we had made the right choice; it definitely needs a facelift and - to be completely honest - a really good clean. We could see other diners looked happy, so we decided to give it a go. The staff were lovely and clearly worked very hard. They did their best to serve us quickly, even though it was busy. The food was good. We can recommend the steak pie, it was really well filled and very tasty. Burgers were good quality too. All reasonably priced. We would return.

Was really apprehensive about going here as a lot of people drinking outside- however really good meal - very good value and generous portion sizes- does gluten free too - website is out of date as it’s just been taken over and they are trying their best to get everything sorted out. Decor a little shabby but this was explained to us about the takeover

Being a busy summer day, this place never has enough staff working behind the bar, good half hour before getting served,

Was a little wary on entering the pub as a Saturday evening and fairly rowdy crowd outside However we were served by a lovely waiter who explained the place had just come under new ownership. Gluten free menu online but turned out not to be up to due to the takeover however was presented with the allergen folder and advised of what was what. Food was lovely and good size portions Decor needed a bit of TLC but this does not detract from the overall quality of the food

Table was ready before our time,Staff friendly and helpfull, went twice food excellent will use again next year.

Nice food Nice cold pint Friendly staff I need say no more 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

Very nice food slightly on the expensive side but not enough to be an issue. However the service was quite lacking, waiting 15-20 minutes for our server to even clear our starter plates after waiting about 40 for them in the first place, then another 50 minutes from for our food, making me think the server forgot to put through our mains order. But the food when it came was very nice with large portions that somewhat justified the price. A nice place for good food if you’re wanting more of a pubby atmosphere, just hope you get a good server

Meat and potatoes were lovely but lack of veg options, carrots looked sad, everything was either cheesy or creamed (didn't impress the kids) not even any peas, not a big enough selection for the money

Food and service excellent - each time we went (8 adults,2 children and a dog) they could accommodate us.

Nice beer Full of ants in the gardens outside Maybe could do with a clean?

Always have a meal here when visiting Weymouth, it's reliable, well cooked, ample portions and good value. Staff have changed, didn't recognise any but the service was good. Can get very busy when big matches are on so best to book.

Nice little pub lovely menu nice food. Busy at times

Home to the wonkiest pool table in Dorset 😉. Normal pub nowadays, fairly expensive drinks.

Popped in to meet up with friend had to clean table off all sticky and dirty Looking quite tired

Food was far too expensive - £22 for ribs and half a chicken and far too big-this would have served 3 people! Also the Tuesday deal was badly worded as we thought we would be buying 1 and getting 2nd for a £1 as advertised which is why we thought the price was so much. They did not have the item I wanted on the menu - MUSHROOM, CRANBERRY & BRIE WELLINGTON

Visited here for the National Scooter Rally, lovely atmosphere as usual but could of done with more staff as there was large groups of people piling in and out all day and night

Nice venue , good range of drinks

Plastic glasses and a huge queue for the bar. But nice place. Staff are professional.

Been here a few times over the last few weeks for the Euros, and I have to say what was once one of our favourite bars in town has quickly moved down to the bottom for me. On our most recent visit we booked a section (2 tables) for 12 people to watch the football. Upon arrival we were told we didn't have a reservation (even though our name/booking was on the clipboard), but they would move things around to accommodate. We were put on a table of 6, so were already compromising what we had booked, but were just grateful to be seated (well, half of us anyway) as it was very busy, which we pre empted, hence the booking. We all bought drinks, and proceeded to sit at the table we were allocated. Another lady then came over and told us we were to move because there was a booking on that table. We explained that the first lady had seated us there because we had a booking, and they had accidentally messed up. She then said that's no problem, went away and got the security guard to escort us away from the table?! The security guard was very understanding, and brought the manager over who moved us to the table next to the one we had. Very frustrating as the people sat here (a party of 8) didn't even have a booking, yet we were being told to move and they weren't. So all in all, a bit of a shambles. It's like nobody there knew what was going on. Instead of trying to sort it like the first lady, everyone else just wanted to get us to move. No point in booking here so wouldn't bother. All of this and the fact there was only 2 people on the bar, causing queues to go out the door just made the whole experience shocking, waiting nearly 40 minutes for a drink. They said 4 people had called in sick hence only 2 members of staff, but I beg to differ as it was the same for the semi final on Wednesday. Sadly won't be returning here, and I am gutted as mentioned this used to be a firm favourite for us.

Really terrible quality food. The experience was made even worse by the hostile (lack of) service from our server/ the manager.

Excellent place to visit! We're semi resident to Weymouth, and always make a point to visit the Gloucester. You can even cook your own steak!

Great food (British), unfortunately the service does not know the menu, does not pay attention to the guests or the full tables of guests who had already left. After more than ten minutes we were still sitting with empty plates in front of us. The waiter was chatting in the kitchen. We went to the bar to pay. The lady just turned around and walked away without saying thank you or anything in that vein.

Table of 4 recieved mine and partners within 1hrs but daughter and grandson waited another hour, service was atrocious wont be going back I a hurry.

Lovely friendly and excellent service in pleasant surroundings. Separate restaurant area adds to the experience. Great place to sit outside in the sun.

So, we went to this steakhouse on Tuesday. You know how much we love steaks, and they had this awesome promotion—the second steak was only a pound! We ordered the steak on stone, which was cool because we could cook it exactly how we wanted. It came with chips and salad, and it was all really good. The peppercorn sauce was a bit pricey at £3.50, but it was a big jug, so I guess that makes up for it. The atmosphere in the place was great. They had a TV showing the football, and the staff was super friendly and helpful. I'd definitely recommend going there. We spent a little over £40 for two steaks, a coke, a beer, and two peppercorn sauces.

Food cold wouldn’t recommend. When we told staff they said there was nothing they could do. 👎

I've had a couple of bar meals there which have been quite nice, although I don't recommend the carvery, meat was dry, Yorkshire pudding was tasteless and the stuffing balls were terrible, in saying this I will go back for a bar meal

Nice atmosphere, very tasty food and reasonably priced. Helpful staff, certainly worth a visit, the sea bass with saute potatoes was excellent.

Steak night, steak on a hot stone you cook to your own preference at the table. Buy 1 get another one for £1

Humongous quantities of food, my stomach is groaning. The burger and chips were delicious, the garlic bread was top notch, and they catered to our gluten-free dairy-free friend well with the mixed grill. Would definitely come back!

Played one of there fruit machines on the premises lost £18 went to collect £2 left, wouldn't play told staff they said it wasn't there machine so wouldn't give me my money.staff not helpful and and totally dismissive and rude never going back,went to another pud after and found out of spite the Gloucester staff had told other venues not to let me in nice friendly people glad I will not see them again *****

The staff are friendly and welcoming, it just after they opened at 12 so it was a bit empty but we chose a good table and we were given time to choose our meal, we both had a burger they were excellent with lovely coleslaw and onion rings, the chips were very good but far too many a much smaller portion would be better and less waste. I felt it was a bit over priced but we were very happy with our food. Nice wine as well

Popped in here to watch the football , have a snack and a few beers on a Sunday afternoon. A good size sports bar with a fair selection of beers. Tvs at every angle all round the bar so where ever you sit you can watch the sport. Ordered a couple of bar snacks which came out in good time and was hot. The nachos with cheese and chili's were excellent. Sadly the barman didn't know how to count and tried to charge for just one beer instead of 2. Finally he charged for both and couldn't work out what change to give. He then shut the till with no change given. A supervisor came and made it right. Found out that he was a new member of staff. Sadly we found this to serve the most expensive beers at over £11 for 2 pints. Other establishments are all about £9 for 2 pints. Toilets were clean and tidy. All in all a average pub.

We were recommended to come here by our BnB owners. They said the Sunday carvery is the best ever worth every penny. We had to try it. As it looked very popular we booked. It was as the only time they had by 6pm on Saturday was 2pm Sunday. Not a problem very small breakfast it will be. The pub is a sports pub so tv screens on ready for the big games of football. Big bar and restaurant areas. We were shown to our table with a chalkboard showing our name and time explained how to order at the bar. Got drinks little tickets for regular carvery, as they do childs regular or large. Were then able to get our carvery. 2 meats and so much veg to choose from. My friend cant have honey so as carrot and parsnips were already in honey they brought out a separate bowl very thoughtful. The carvery was gorgeous the veg cooked to perfection not soggy not hard. Yorkshire stuffing balls amazing. Beef and pork meat was so tender and extremely flavoursome very good. There was no rush and people were leaving and arriving all the time. As the football started we left. But we shall return. Just book 1st. Lovely location lovely staff even the 2 on trial shift. Hope they were successful.

Didn’t have Sunday Roast as advertised on maps

Had the Sunday carvery pork gammon beef all the veg and trimmings you could want. It is of a good standard value for money also normal menu and specials lots of meat options. In the pub you have pool table and lots of screens for the sports.

The venue has changed hands and food has gone right down hill it is terrible and the staff were rude since it has come under new ownership. The place looks run down.

£16.50 for 'fish' and 'chips'! I received a thin stick of batter about the same diameter as a carrot - barely any fish to be seen anywhere. The fries were heavily coated in something extremely salty that was not pure salt but had some kind of unpleasant flavouring.

The mains were awful, cold jacket potatoes, the medium rare steak was still mooing, the Chef was too busy to speak with us, (we was the only table in there) booked for a wedding celebration

All’ food is frozen nothing is fresh

As I write I'm here! Gem of a place , big venue, live music great vibes, lovely staff ,great range of beers and drinks, looking forward to a nice Sunday lunch tomorrow. Very nice atmosphere here , perfect for the Esplanade, best to book food as very busy

Stay away !!!! 20.00 Screaming kids running around parents pissed they don't care ! Bar staff do nothing . Stay away !

Great for sport and food carvery very popular

Good for Sunday lunch. A Carvery. Located moments from famous Weymouth beach. only matter is sadly no view of the beach from the venue as located quite low down, Convenient for town centre.

I come here today and had the curry and parsnip soup it was vile the parsnips were clearly Sunday carveries left overs it tasted absolutely disgusting. Being a chef myself I could just tell it wasn't right, safe to say two mouthfuls in and I pushed it away won't be going there again

The carvery was good, but cold. Had to get it microwaved, when we did settle down, it was very tasty.

Good place for family meal. It was fully booked online, but the staff managed to accommodate us prior to the start of the bookings. Quick service and friendly.

Love this place great for watching sport,eating and family friendly too

Only stopped for a quick drink, so not fair to comment

Good carvery at a good price on Sunday . Very pleasant staff .

Have visited several times over the past few years, the Sunday carvery is amazing and highly recommended!

Great food & friendly staff, well worth a visit

Went for group Xmas meal, which was unsatisfactory and luke warm, service slow and rock band close to our tables which spoilt our chatting and enjoyment of the occasion.

AVOID AVOID AVOID. My partner and I walked in here twice and were completely blanked. The place smelled of mould. No thanks!

Always forget about this place, then swear I'm going to go back. Really overlooked and underrated, brilliant food at decent prices.

We had lovely food here which was good size portions and it wasnt overpriced. Half a barbcue chicken and gammon. Definately worth visiting we will be going back.

Absolutely appalling restaurant. Had hardly any food left on the carvery (despite booking in advance), charged extra for chicken as they were out of the other meats, no stuffing, the few pigs in blankets left had no bacon on... we were offered free deserts (sticky toffee pudding came out rock hard) and told we would be sent a voucher... despite chasing, this never arrived!!! These guys clearly cannot cope during busy times. And their promises are empty. AVOID.

Absolutely appalling restaurant. Had hardly any food left on the carvery (despite booking in advance), charged extra for chicken as they were out of the other meats, no stuffing, the few pigs in blankets left had no bacon on... we were offered free deserts (sticky toffee pudding came out rock hard) and told we would be sent a voucher... despite chasing, this never arrived!!! These guys clearly cannot cope during busy times. And their promises are empty. AVOID.

Sort of a basement establishment. Descent sized room, Food being served. A few TV's around showing the football. Pool table in the adjoining room. Usual tap beers on. I had a Guinness which was ok. Staff were friendly. Good visit.

Great service an excellent carvery with 3 kinds of meat with all the trimmings and a wide range of freshly cooked veg and roasties. The magnificent mgrs special desert pictured of a Yorkshire pudding filled with jam and chantilly cream brought a great end to a wonderful meal.

Had the best Sunday carvery ever this Sunday on our visit to Weymouth . Lots of meat lovely vegetables and perfect YORKSHIRE PUDDINGS! You know who we are! Staff were very friendly and helpful definitely recommend to everyone

Awful food wings under cooked. Vegetarian dish ... Vegetarian Wellington not on the menu. So the convinced us the Vegetarian ragu was good...... my good god a few pieces of quorn mince with cheap pasta.. very poor

Having to be treated for a trip in the pub,the staff were very kind,knowledgeable and efficient in treating my husbands cuts and grazes. So we booked up later for a table for 13 and again the staff were very accommodating.The food was great and plentiful and the ambience in The Gloucester was great. Would highly recommend and again a big thankyou to the staff for your kindness.

Total disappointment, poorest experience i have ever had. No ambiance. Extremely smokey atmosphere. Our clothing reeks of smoke as a result. Not suitable for asmahtics. Wouldn't recommend to anyone. Arrived 7.30pm, left by 8.10pm. Couldn't call it a night out to say the least !! . Complete let down.

Fantastic value for money carvery.

Despite the atmosphere being great as it was Saturday night and the rugby was on, the food we received was some of the worst I've ever had from here The Fish was soggy and tiny, everyone's meat was dry and chewy, this was after waiting a very long time aswell. Not sure what's going on with the chef and produce but it used to be fantastic.

Only had drinks, good place to visit, but food looked good

Food was lovely. 8 of us had carvery roast dinner. Loads of food, really nice meat. Service very friendl, excellent value. Would recommend

The majority of the food wasn’t good, we were there for a birthday and no one didn’t really want to make a fuss. The medium rare steak was well done, chips were dry and the king George burger was so dry that with the dense brioche bun was impossible to swallow. The young man which was tending to our table was very polite and apologetic. On the other hand the manager was full of attitude and excuses about how much the meal was eaten and begrudgingly offered a refund. Wouldn’t go back there for a meal if they said it was free!!!

Great night out brothers birthday ,meal looked after my brother as he is gluten intolerant, food very good value for portion size not your normal pub food fresh made burgers steak and chicken and sea food . I would say it is more of a sports bar aswell quite loud but not rowdy gets very busy so book up . I hope the new owners keep up what the previous owners have worked hard to acheive

Popped in during the afternoon while the rugby was on. Jack, the new barman, found us a table and served us. He also booked us in for the music that evening and for our main meal the following day. He was cheerful and attentive with out being overbearing. An asset to The Gloucester. We always have at least one meal at The Gloucester when in Weymouth and this was yet another great meal.

Had a loverly meal good pub food gluten free and vegetarian options plenty on 5he plate 10 of us went for brothers birthday meal good value hope the new owners don't mess it up

A nice big pub, I had a steak which was very good service was very quick and friendly

Good for sport. They change the timing of when the kitchen opens on a whim. A large group of us arrived at 8.30 on a Wednesday to eat and we were told that they were not serving at that time. We had all been there the night before and we were happily served at 9pm. We would have spent at least £300. Very short sighted.

Amazing food cooked to how you want it ...staff are really friendly and happy to help ..... even booking us a table so we could watch the rugby 🏉 😃 will definitely return

Food was excellent and plenty of it,great atmosphere, very good value.

Amazing fresh local mussels and the kind food was fresh and lovely as well. The staff were helpful and super friendly as well

The pub owners were incredibly friendly, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere.

Looks okay from outside buy once inside it is a bleak, soulless sports bar with TVs everywhere. Depressing. Bar staff didn't care and as a result i didnt order any food. Never again.

Fantastic roast here! The beef wasn't dry and it was just delicious. I highly recommend it!

Lovely place to dine for a carvery.

Just popped in for a meal tonight and the meal, as always, was superb. Also we must mention the great customer service from Jack. Very attentive and observant throughout! Well done the kitchen staff ! - Well done Jack!🙂 Graham and Denise

Food always good And well behaved dogs welcome inside

Service was terrible. Not enough staff. Waited ages to order food and drink. Food wasn't great. Cold chips, fish more oily batter than fish

Better than your average pub grub, but ask for a plate if you order a sizzling dish, otherwise, it will be overcooked. Good quality ingredients.

If you like your chief to serve your chicken (out of a draw) or your Yorkshire pudding, pigs not in a blanket or even stuffing by hand yes by a hand then this is the place for you. Somebody grabbing food by hand and putting it on your plate is a No No. Or is how you eat down south 🤷🏻‍♂️

The carvery was ok and the staff were friendly but the place is grubby, our table was sticky and when I was in the gent's toilet a member of staff came out of a cubicle and walked out without washing his hands.

After a bad experience at Brewers Fayre Lodmoor decided to go here for a birthday treat. So glad we did, staff were friendly and food very good.

We had a lovely breakfast in Gloucester which was yummy. I had the avocado with sourdough bread with pouch egg and my hubby had a cheese platers. And on Tuesday evening, we went back again for our diner. Every Tuesday they have a deal of a Steak buy 1 get 1 for a £1. What an amazing offer. I chose a rump steak with prawns and my hubby got a sirloin steak. These are cooked infront of you by using the volcanic hot stone. Service was quick but the bar is quite busy just only 1 person or 2 and the queue was getting busier. So we ended up not having our dessert because the place are getting busier. Best recommended 👌 will come back

Large pub on the seafront with outdoor space, great food (Sunday roast is very good) and friendly staff. The interior needs a refresh with many seats torn and stained which gives the place a slightly neglected feel, however overall a nice place for a drink and food.

Tuesday night buy a steak full price and get another one for £1 superb

We booked a table for 14 people as a member of staff was leaving work, we was able to sit outside as it was a nice day, on booking for food we all paid separately so you can imagine the queue but they opened up another till to serve the rest of the guests, and all our food came out together and I’ve got to say we was all very impressed with what we ordered , the service was brilliant, would highly recommend the Gloucester , friendly helpful staff nothing too much trouble

Terrible. The atmosphere was lousy, the food was terrible one of the steaks had more fat than steak the menu stated 'rustic chips' in reality they were oven chips from a budget retailer. I will never eat here again

Loved it.great beers and great company 👌 👍 😀

Just not a nice place. Won't be going back.

THIS LOOKS LIKE A GREAT PLACE BUT ISNT - BUT COULD BE I booked a table for my partners birthday. As soon as we walked in we went to bar asked about our reservation. We’re told to go to the food booking stand which was an unmanned wicker corner unit with dish cloths and paperwork on it. A guy came over, he was tall, white shirt, the manager I’m guessing who said we were early and he wasn’t sure our table was ready. A lady member of staff overheard and said it was, it seemed manager didnt seem to know what to do with us as we were 15 mins early, the lady ended up showing us to our table after some odd eye contact between all 3 of us on what to do. They decorated the table as id hoped, very grateful, but it was sparse . Table was sticky and menu dirty and worn, it needed replacing. Sat there for 10 mins then I asked if it was table service, no I should order at bar. We did that, young lad was really nice taking our order, he said we’d love the food, but should have came Tuesday as it’s get one steak for £1. I said it’s a birthday treat, it was a Sunday when we visited. I was excited to eat as was starving. Food comes out pretty quick, our mushroom with our steak looked 100 years old and was black and shrivelled up. I asked food server to replace our mushrooms, she took them away in a napkin, no apology. Another girl bought us over some fresh cooked mushrooms, i comment those look nicer and she had no clue what I was talking about. Obviously no communication about our food complaint. No one checked our food was ok. My steak was so fatty I only got 2 pieces that were edible. I left an 8oz stirloin. Thought complaining again wasn’t worth it. My fiancés meal was ok, he had rib eye. Then in the middle of the restaurant a guy and his family who came in to watch the Grand Prix style racing wasn’t happy as the pub had advertised the sport was being shown but half way through they turned over the Chanel. Said he was local, it wasn’t the first time they’d done this and spent money on drinks. The manager didn’t apologise or offer to put it back on he just stood there whilst the guy said it’s not on, and he won’t be comming again. I thought the manager should have asked the guy to go into the bar to discuss, as diners were clearly taken aback whilst eating. The managers shirt was hanging out, looked untidy, and he very clearly didn’t know how to handle this guys well deserved complaint. He just let the man walk out, with no attempt to fix anything. I must say I overheard the server who was doing the carvery calling every one sir and madam and that was a nice touch. Made folk feel special where he could 5* to him. That guy I would employ very happily. In my opinion, for the price of meals (£25 and £24) there should be table service not order at the bar. That way staff would get tips in return for good service. This is an incentive to provide good service, there’s no consistency in service and we had 4 members of staff attend to us from being seated, ordering drinks, then food, bringing out food, and having the mushrooms replaced. We had 2 steaks £49, 1 peppercorn sauce £3.50, garlic bread £4.50, a large lemonade and a Guinness. We spent £67 for two of us. We are locals and their adverts for good food attracted me, the food was a real let down for the price and this place clearly relies on holiday makers who never return a second time. Personally, I think the manager whilst mucking in everywhere and it wasn’t that busy, was the worst staff member performance wise. I’ve work in this industry for years and this place could be fabulous in the right hands. Staff need training on customer service, a little chitter chatter and pleasantries would have been nice from our food servers. Only the young lad at the bar chatted to me. We won’t be going again and tourists and locals a like, I recommend you go William Henry Wetherspoons just down the road instead. Our experience was a spoon experience but pricey. This is a very real review, I believe eating out is a treat and should feel as such, especially in this ££ climate. Nothing felt special. Food wise, I will say it wasn’t all bad, everything fried was hot and the side salad was fresh with a nice dressing, garlic bread was great. I didn’t go hungry. Steak was cooked rare perfectly, walking away full was the only silver lining.

We ordered steak and ale pie and sirloin steak when it arrived it was Luke warm no staff about to tell them when staff come to collect plates and asked was everything ok I said no all she said was I will tell the chief no apology been here twice but I can guarantee I will not go back better places by the harbour

Don't let the humble setting fool you, the food here is amazing. Sharer Nachos were easily enough for three people. I had the George III burger and it was lovely.

Had a superb breakfast, excellent coffee and two very good pints of Directors. Staff very friendly and welcoming, pub was inviting and clean. Sunny outside seating area too. Looking forward to a return trip soon.

Food was delicious but facilities badly let us down. My partner booked 3 weeks in advance as a surprise meal for our holiday. The table we were seated at was not big enough for all the cutlery crockery & condiments that we needed to enjoy...