Kings Head Restaurant in East Dorset

Out for a meal with friends, conversation was great, meal was the worst I’ve had in years. Sunday menu with choice of beef, turkey or beef and turkey options. “Sorry, we’re out of beef”. OK, we’ll have turkey. “Sorry we’re out of turkey”. So no roasts, could we have a mixed grill? “Chef says no”. Fourth time lucky, I chose the Chicken Schnitzel. Chicken was OK. Rocket salad was slimy, sauce tasted like chopped tinned tomatoes, but the “rosemary skin on fries” were like bullets. I complained. “Yeah, they get like that when they’re left in the fryer.” Then it turns out they’ve run out of the rosemary fries… here’s some chips. Great. I imagined a lovely Sunday lunch. Ended up with an expensive plate of chips and ketchup.

We have eaten here several times over the last few years and it has always been good. Yesterday we tried their new Autumn menu which in my opinion is the best yet. One of us had the chicken schnitzel which came with fries and side salad. My partner had the chicken katsu which came with fries and rice. Both were delicious and good sized portions. The service was excellent. This menu is most definitely one try.

Disappointing Sunday roast both meals came put luke warm and roast potatoes were extremely over cooked. Waitress extremely busy and very apologetic about our 45 minute wait for the meal.Not her fault she was lovely and so busy.

Four of us came for dinner before going to the theatre. Two had the prawn cocktails which were dire, limp lettuce a few prawns and a bit of mashed avocado. Followed up by two steaks which the menu described as cooked medium rare, they were so overcooked it was like cutting shoe leather. To be fair they deducted the prawn cocktails from the bill. But if a kitchen can't produce basic food like this it needs looking at.

Been a fair few times for food. Always been good but this time our food wasn’t very nice. Can not fault the service though. I’d give that 5 stars. Very kind and helpful staff but the was of poor quality. I always have the cheddar and bacon burger but this time it wasn’t very pleasant. Gristly and tasteless. Terrible starter, left a plate full of grease from garlic mushrooms. Shame as couldn’t fault the service. Bar staff and waitresses were extremely kind and helpful. Family were also not happy this time with food. I didn’t see the use of complaining about it. Maybe a one off but I wouldn’t risk spending money here again. We unfortunately won’t be returning

Me and my mum came to the kings head for lunch last Sunday. We were served by Zoe who was a fantastic host. She made sure we had everything we needed and did frequent check backs to make sure everything was ok. The food was delicious and great value for money. We will be back!

A great hotel, restaurant and bar. We had a very nice meal served by Zoe who was very efficient. We net with Trefor, the Manager, who was very pleasant and helpful with information about the surrounding area. We would recommend this hotel to all those who visit Wimborne.

Food was very good and the service from Zoe and Lorraine was excellent- nothing too much trouble. Vast improvement from our visit in 2018 Will be back and would recommend.

We have stayed at the Kings Head hotel for one or two nights over the winter months and this time stayed for 2 weeks. The hotel is most welcoming with every staff member making you feel comfortable and at home. We would not hesitate to recommend the hotel for its friendliness and efficient service. Staff members do their utmost to meet guests requirements.

Had lunch on May bank holiday Monday. The food was excellent and very good value. Service was quick, pleasant and efficient. Especially pleased with the superb English sparkling wine (Chapel Down) at a very reasonable price. Will definitely be returning.

I'm surprised this is the first time we have been to The Kings Head for Sunday Lunch. As a local with so many choices of places to eat it's never been our first choice, however today's experience could well change that. We were looked after by Zoe, Lauren and Sinead. The service was efficient and friendly and everyone was happy with their food. Which was thankfully served in a timely manner as we had two hungry young children in our party.

Great meal for 6 adults and 2 children on a Sunday lunchtime. Nice atmosphere in traditional coaching Inn. The staff were great, and helped with the children

Great meal out with friends this evening. Lovely friendly helpful staff called Jess, Karen and Brian. Till should allow customers to leave a tip by card though!

The restaurant is clean, tidy and exquisitely decorated, giving it a cosy feel. The waiters were friendly and attentive, served the food quickly and were concerned about the needs of the customers, adding to the overall dining experience. The food was fresh and excellent with wonderful flavours, adequate portions and good value for money. Overall, this restaurant provided a very enjoyable and memorable dining experience and is highly recommended.

Decided to give The Kings Head Restaurant a go after many months. We were pleasantly surprised with the atmosphere & great service from Zoe & Lorraine. We understand it is under the new management of Trefor and we can see the difference in decor & food. We were pleased to meet the new Assistant Manager Brian who is going to be a real asset, very professional and friendly. We look forward to it being our regular again

Had an amazing stay at this hotel the restaurant staff are unbelievable friendly happy will help you in any way shape or form. Breakfast are amazing. Keep up the good work restaurant staff you’re one in 1,000,000+ the Bakewell tart was scrumptious

During a work trip stayed in this hotel, decided to have an evening meal which was lovely. The next day we had to leave early and was in the restaurant for 7am, greeted by Zoe front of house, who was very friendly and engaging, lovely fresh fruit to start with and probably the best salmon and scrambled eggs I’ve had for a very long time, my colleague had the full English which was also lovely ( thanks to the chef Fytos) keep up the good work. Will be back, also thanks to the manager very helpful and friendly. Lovely Bentley.

An excellent place to eat. Great choices on the menu and the food is absolutely lovely. The staff are always so friendly and helpful. The weekly Tuesday quiz is always well attended and great fun with quizmaster Simon. I would not hesitate to recommend this restaurant.

Recent redecoration has vastly improved the ambiance of the restaurant. The staff were efficient and friendly. The food served was of excellent quality.

The environment of this restaurant was clean, the food was delicious, and I was pleased with the service, so I will be coming back again in the future.

The meals were hot and well cooked. Served by a very pleasant Zoe who actually remembered us from a previous visit, which was much appreciated.

Rude welcome…. Arrived to have a quick coffee just wanted to nip to the bathroom before ordering my coffee ….as I walked in a rude gentleman accosted me at the top of his voice this is not a public toilet …don’t think I will be returning , no wonder it was empty

My 86 year old mum went for mothers day. `she was delighted by the food and the service.so much so the next day she went back to say thank you. They remembered where she was sitting and what she ate. a`well done to Trefor, Zoe, Lorraine,Sinead and Matt = FOH and Bar. Absolute quality. Thank you for making my mum so happy. Good Job

Had our daughters 18th Birthday meal and celebration drinks here, with family and friends. Area provided was just right for the meal, with tables set out as requested by the Birthday Girl. Food was excellent and served all at once (no-one having to waiting) thanks to pre -ordering food. Staff were all very friendly/polite & professional and couldn't do enough for us. Many thanks from all the family to Laura & the fantastic team at the Kings Head.

Well there was no one serving at the bar at the time we entered. Looking around staff were chatting together in another part. Then whilst i was sat down a member of staff a man was walking past me. I attempted to ask him a question. I was rather abruptly told by him he was busy. So i was a bit miffed. So to be honest i dont think i would go back there for these reasons. Wimborne has other places more customer friendly !!!!!!!!

Fantastic service, food great, service at the right level of attentiveness, highly recommended and really well decorated recently.

Fabulous brunch. Group of 15 but food all served together and hot - thanks to chef Fytos and waitress Zoe who did a sterling job.

Came here for food while staying at the hotel. A really nice menu. Lovely decor in restaurant. Served by a very polite young man who couldn’t do enough. The food was lovely, hot and warm plates as well. Desserts were very generous. We had breakfast here as well and it was scrummy and plentiful.

I ate there in January and had a meal with your girlfriend. We had a chicken in a basket with Kiev sauce and a chicken and ham hock pie. The service was excellent and the waiting staff were friendly and attentive. The restaurant had a very welcoming and cosy feel to it. You will definitely be coming again and have booked for another date in February.

We stopped in on our way back from Bournemouth and had a lovely meal. I had the mushroom soup with truffle oil, followed by the beef pie with veg and chips, whilst my partner had the pate followed by lasagne, salad and chips. Really nice after our long walk along the front to Sandbanks. The staff were first class and the place itself relaxing as we sat by the widow overlooking the square. Don't often write reviews but have to give credit where its due.

My family and I were visiting Wimborne last week, and went there for dinner. Good vibes, delicious food, and friendly staff. We all enjoyed ourselves. Highly recommend.

My wife and I took our daughter and son in law out for dinner here to celebrate our daughters 28th birthday. We had been before but some years ago. suffice to say the starter, bakes Camembert sharer was ok after we sent it back to get it cooked through properly. the main course, mine was the exclusive burger was nothing short of awfull. Everything was served on very cold plates. the food was at best luke warm the fries with the burger has been cooked at least twice. the service was dreadful. We didn't complain st the time because we didn't want to spoil the birthday celebration, but I would recommend to anyone considering it - don't eat here!! you will be disappointed.

Delicious lunch and friendly staff who couldn’t do enough to make our visit memorable. Can’t recommend enough

Excellent Boxing Day festive meal.Plenty off food .Staff attentive and friendly .Good value for money .

Amazing food ( highly unusual to get a steak cooked as requested, let alone in a restaurant as busy as this), Great service ( thanks Lorraine and Zoe) and incredible value for money. Lovely festive vibe on Christmas Day. Thank you! ( the only downside was a female customer who had clearly had way too much to drink and had no idea how to conduct herself in public). I refused to let her spoil a great day.

I booked a family birthday breakfast get together on Sat 16th Dec for 20 people. This was organised with Laura who was fantastic with the ease of the booking and she was so helpful at every stage. We were seated in a lovely area all...

I stayed here for two nights from 5th-7th December.From the minute I entered the kings head I was made to feel so welcome friendly hospitable lovely lunch and lovely vegi breakfasts.Very comfortable room such a comfortable bed very clean .So nicely decorated for Christmas. Such...

Good traditional pub food,we had beef & ale pie & hunters chicken. Our waiter Daniel was very friendly, welcoming & attentive. A very pleasant evening, thank you.

Fantastic from beginning to end. We gave only an hours notice, due to being let down elsewhere. Food, service, atmosphere all excellent. A very friendly place and looked beautiful all dressed up for Christmas. Thank you so much.

Excellent friendly service. Waitress was super polite and attentive Food was delicious Highly recommend

Today was our first visit to the Kings Head for dinner. Every thing was spot from our first contact who greeted us with a smile and couldn't of been any more helpful, to the delicious food and great service all at a brilliant price. every...

Took my two children out for lunch, we ordered the garden salad bowl. The salad was nothing as described on the menu. The butternut squash was raw and not roasted, there was no seeds no avocado as the menu stated there was. Totally disappointed and...

Family birthday meal, table of 8. Food lovely, service even better. Menu is great something to suit everyone. Made to feel very welcome.

We had Sunday lunch - around 5.30 pm. We had roast beef and the mushroom and stilton wellington. Vegetables all very tasty and cooked to perfection. Yorkshire puddings very large and portions all well-sized. Tables felt clean - not "sticky" as sometimes happened. Zoe served...

Excellent meal served by friendly and efficient Zoe, ably assisted by the delightful Indie. Breakfast equally good, with friendly service. Room clean and comfortable. Superb location.

Lovely family birthday meal for 6, variety of meals, all were tasty lasagne, steak, chicken etc. Service from the staff especially Zoe was excellent, very attentive & welcoming.

Ordered rump steak, no steak knife was provided, had to get one myself, The steak was so tough I still could not cut it. When I complained I was told it was the suppliers fault, and that I was not the first one to complain....

Amazing food and lovely friendly service. Thank you. Clean and food was hot. Great value for money. Staff great you with a smile xx

We stopped for a lunch because it was easy parking in their car park. We both had the salmon fish cakes with salad. They were reasonably tasty but the salad was a bit limp. We opted for mininpuds and coffees for desert and that was...

This afternoon, we walked in, sat down in the virtually empty bar area at around 3pm and picked up the menu which said lunch club till 5pm. We spent around 5 minutes looking at menus in front of the staff only to be told, when...

As a table of 12, we pre-booked our meals and very happy to do so as realise much easier for the restaurant to have this planned. Sadly it did not seem an advantage - both the starters and the main courses came out one by...

Booked for a Sunday lunch, a really happy jolly girl seated us and took our orders. So much unavailable on the menu, should have just printed a reduced menu to avoid having to read off half the menu as unavailable. The roasts were really good,...

We stayed for 3 nights. all good until Christmas Dinner. Booked for 1.30/2.pm had to weight nearly a hour before they brought first course. Next course the dinner was dry we think that it must have been cooked a long time before as veg and...

Dropped in to have a pub lunch on 20 December. However, a notice on the door stated that due to demand only pre-made bookings were being catered for. Anyway we went in for a drink, only to find that the place was virtually deserted -...

Unimpressive and unimaginative. Menu description was much more appetising than what was on the plate. Amateurish staff. Sticky table. I'll not be back.

ordered meals quite a long wait, 1 meal arrived the 2nd arrived 5 minutes later. They DO NOT do G/F chips instead you get a baked potato with your steak, no mushrooms, no onion rings, half a fried tomato

Popped in for lunch with my Husband, both ordered the cheese jacket potato, arrived, lovely presentation, a nice salad with it and a nice beer, really enjoyed lunch and will be back!

Have previously left a positive review but this visit disappointed. No Salmon, no sticky toffee only one millionaire but even more alarming a limp and brown mainly lettuce salads fit only for bin. Generally felt poor value, in particular the extremely small servings of coffee....

Great food and recommendations from really friendly server Jacqui who couldn’t do enough to make sure we had a lovely visit :) thank you!

Visited today with my wife and we enjoyed Scampi and Cod & chips. It was the nicest fish I’ve ever eaten. Thank you to the master chef Stuart and Violeta for the excellent service.

Called at The Kings Head in Wimborne this morning and was delighted with the service. During recent times at many restaurants it has been very difficult to find happy people at the front line. But what breath of fresh air I got at the Kings...

Popped in to take my mum for a meal. Very accomdating and patient smiling staff. A good menu choice for reasonable prices. Enjoyed a nice lunch and i reccomend the wine and desert choices.

Always efficient service with food delivered as ordered and piping hot. Scampi and chips warmly recommended. Waitresses always cheerful and helpful. Jarqui excellent.

Really great service by Jacqui. Thank you for making our lunch enjoyable and for being very helpful. We look forward to coming back again soon.

Meet up with a mate for after work dinner mid week. Restaurant was quiet and pleasant, servers were attentive and helpful, offering suggestions on what choices we might like I had the leak & chicken pie, chips, veg and gravy, friend had lamb shank, mash...

Need to single out Karen for being the perfect host. She could not have been more welcoming and accommodating to us, and she was so professional and polite when dealing with a particularly grumpy member of our party...

My friend treated me to lunch and we had great food. There was only one waitress for the whole restaurant and she worked so hard for everyone. The kings head should know.

Shana and Zoe were great, we were a large party with dietary requirements and picky eaters! We were looked after with care and efficiency. Thanks for being so lovely ❤️

Stayed a night for business trip and was very satisfied with the hotel staff and the personal service from Shana on the front desk. Would recommend this hotel with its character and history. Breakfast was great and we had veggies with us who thought the...

Average, run of the mill food, not bad, not great. Typical Green King food. Staff attentive and helpful.

We visited the King’s Head on a Monday afternoon which I appreciate is (out of the school holidays) generally quiet. It was so weird! We asked if food was being served and told it was, but there was no direction to the actual restaurant and...

Very helpful staff, great food. We had pur dogs with us which wasn't a problem. Toilets could dobwith been looked at.

Three of us had been recommended to eat @ the Kings Head & we were not let down, the food was delicious, not fine dining but very good all the same. We had an American friend with us who also gave the food top marks...

We received a very friendly welcome and the staff were very helpful. However, after spending time reading the menu we gave our choices to the waitress, only to be told that the Goat's Cheese tart was unavailable - why did she not tell us this...

It wasn't peak time but the service was very slow. It took 40 minutes for our meals to arrive, I had to ask when they were going to be served. Even the other diners were getting annoyed on our behalf. And another diner had to...

We spoke to the King's Head to ask to book a room there to celebrate my Grandfather's 98th Birthday and they were delightful. They gave us a lovely room and set drinks, food and birthday cake. In particular Shana was a dream! She was kind...

Many thanks to the Kings Head for hosting my father's 98th birthday party. Gorgeous private room at the back we had a great party. We were especially well looked after by my Shana who looked after us from beginning to end and was a delight...

We had a lovely afternoon tea party for my 98 year old father-in-law. Shana was amazing, arranged everything for us and decorated the room beautifully. I'm pretty sure she also arranged for the sun to shine as well. Thank you Shana.

This restaurant serves a very good selection of standard pub grub meals. Restaurant is run by Shana who is very professional and a very good people person, making every body feelwelcome. Her job is made easier because food is served hot and very well cooked....

Amazing value-for-money breakfasts... try out the smoked salmon and scrambled eggs or the full english :-)

Despite the very short notice, Shana and the team provided excellent service for a group of ten. All tastes were catered for, and the meals were thoroughly enjoyed. ....................... Many thanks

It was a quiet day so the restaurant had plenty of space. Pleasant decor and a warm welcome from the lady running the bar and waiting tables. Our food was tasty and good value - we fancied traditional pub food and the pies were very...

We love the kings head. If your lucky you will be greeted by Shana who really cares about her customers and goes above and beyond. The wine list is great for wine lovers, we’ve eaten here and never a bad meal, if you like a...

Was so hopeful of good meal ,started off badly poor social distancing. Ordered starter prawn cocktail and soup very good.i ordered small pork roast and boyfriend steak roast potatoes. My roast came out no Yorkshire pudding crackling apple. Managed to get Yorkshire, we both had...

My wife and I stayed at the hotel on a B&B basis for 5 nights and we ate in the restaurant on three of those evenings. Every occasion was a delight, with food of great quality served by friendly efficient staff. We enjoyed good wine,...

Very enjoyable visit to the Kings Head Hotel for Sunday lunch. The service and the food were excellent as usual. Thank you Shana - we will be back.

A very good Sunday roast lunch which is value for money. Lovely friendly atmosphere and helpful staff.

Visited for a birthday meal and the food and service was exceptional. Highly recommend very accommodating.

We had a lunch party for my dads birthday with 19 family members, the welcome was brilliant from all members of staff. The food was served to us very quickly and was delicious . Nothing was too much trouble for them to make his party...

Popped in on the off chance and had a very friendly welcome. They were very busy but we still had a great service and excellent food. Compliments to the chef! Zoe and team helped make it a very good impromptu evening out.

We came here after a family funeral and couldn't have been looked after better. We had our own section out of the way of everyone and the food was brilliant. Shāna was so lovely and welcoming and attended to our every need, in both the...

Big thanks to Shana and Karen for a lovely stay, good food, well kept beer, comfortable bed and lovely friendly atmosphere; I will be back….

Booked for sunday 13th February thought they doing valentine's menu. Turned up told no menu as Sunday, We booked looked forward to all week , they said didn't do that food Sunday. They do most of restaurants in wimborne doing valentine's meal on Sunday.

Had to stay overnight on business at the The Kings Head. The staff were ecellent, very friendly and helpfull. Unfortunately the overnight stay wasn't so good. The restaurant ended up being really busy and the meal I had (steak) was not up to the standards...

Recently visited with elderly family friends who hadn't been out for a meal since lockdown restrictions. They were a little anxious and we picked the perfect place for their first visit out. From the moment we arrived Zoe was so attentive and made us all...

I came in during the week and felt very welcomed by Craig who was working on the bar the day I came in.

Food is really nice. Last week I had a full meal and this week I had the soup which was lovely. Zoe our waitress remembered us and provides a warm welcome. Good service and nice atmosphere. Many different sections to sit in some more cosy...

Great time all thanks to Zoe, attentive and super friendly all under challenging circumstances. Thank you

Visited on a Friday evening. It was busy but we were shown to our table and our drinks order was taken, followed shortly afterwards by our food order. The food was great. Very good sized portions and the puddings were somewhat huge. The service from...

We had an excellent breakfast which was a great start to our day. Wonderful choice, friendly staff and a very caring atmosphere.