Martin's Bar & Restaurant in West Dorset - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

This was my £14 falafel salad. Chef you should be ashamed of yourself. This was the cheapest bagged lettuce accompanied by 5 burned falafels. I sent it back saying they were burnt as they tasted burnt and looked burnt. You returned them to me saying that's how they should look. Owners please please employ a chef who has some pride in the food they are sending out, and respect for your customers. Look at this plate of food for £14, it is dreadful.

Awful food.chef can't cook a pepper .no butter on the flatbread sandwich,waited 45 mins for food on a not busy day,lots of empty tables. Woman serving was a misery ,when asked how much longer we were told our food is being cooked..two sandwiches for £30.00.

We recently stayed at Highlands End and decided to try the on site bar/restaurant. Visited a couple of times. First time one very hot and sunny afternoon for a pint sat outside. Bonus it was happy 'hour' 3pm-6pm! Good choice of real ale and cider. 2 pints for £8.50 so not overpriced like many campsite bars. 2nd visit was the wet Saturday morning for breakfast. Both went for the Dorest breakfast @ £9.95 each and 2 coffees. Staff seemed a bit dis-interested, would rather talk to 'regulars' than serve people waiting to order? Food took an age to some (about 40 minutes) and there was hardly anyone in there? However, it was all freshly cooked, hot (including the plate) and really tasty. Loved the look of the bar/restaurant, with the fire department theme!

We arrived in desperation on a wet and windy Saturday night as a group of 27 just 30 minutes before the kitchen closed. Staff were very friendly and accommodating and we all had hot food within twenty minutes of arriving. The chef even came out to see us. Very impressed. It’s not Michelin star food but it does what it says on the tin.

We're regulars at West Dorset Leisure Holidays sites (WDLH). We've been 6 years on the trot to one of their sites. They have been an exemplary business and a pleasure to deal with. This was our second stay at Highlands end and second chance for Martin's Bar. First up, it's a welcoming place. Laid back atmosphere. Great if you want to neck a few pints whilst the kids play outside in the convenient play park, or if you prefer there are selections of board games to take to your table for older kids. Generally the food is good. The fish and chips my wife had and the scampi and chips from the kids menu for our kids were all great. Mushroom tagliatelle with basil and garlic though... All that could be tasted was the coconut milk, not a hint of garlic or basil anywhere. I'm sure if I hadn't gone for one of the token vegetarian options and had opted for a burger I'd have been in for a treat. It took 45 minutes from ordering until the food hit out table. Desert was disappointing. The menu had a pavlova and cheesecake of the day. I asked what they were to be told they didn't have either. I tried to order the brownies instead, and was told all they had for dessert was what was in the display cabinet (one cake, 2 choux buns, 3 tarts). There was a freezer cabinet with small tubs of ice cream.... Then I asked for a decaf Americano and was told the only decaf they had was instant. If you want "something" and chips, a few nice pints, and a local ice cream and don't mind the speed of service then all is good. But if you're looking for something compares to a typical family chain restaurant you'll be disappointed.

We went there for lunch. There were only 6 or 7 items on the menu, which were all with chips. I had ham, egg & chips. The ham looked as though it had come out of a packet you would find in a supermarket. The egg was over cooked. The chips were like oven chips.

Stayed in our camper van for three nights and decided to try this place out as we didn’t want to venture further afield. The food was terrible. We ordered burgers, beef brisket and two children’s chicken nuggets and chips with beans. The menu was really poor and obviously catered for a traditional British family of campers. We returned one meal but could have returned four and should have. The burger was dry, cheese non existent, salad was lettuce leaves with some sort of balsamic glaze shoved on it. The bun felt like it had been frozen and then defrosted. The chips tasteless. It felt unloved and felt like they were profiteering from customers like ourselves. Terrible! Terrible place!

Amazing staff, every time I bring the VW camper away, so polite and can’t do enough for you, also great food and facilities, definitely a 10/10 Bar staff are amazingly 😀

Stayed at the holiday park and decided to eat here as had good reviews. We were disappointed. It was nice and busy but very understaffed. Grumpy bar staff. The only waitress struggled to keep up with clearing and cleaning tables. Very basic pub grub.

Read so many good reviews about Sunday Lunch ... so disappointing! Meat was tasteless, potatoes under cooked and not crispy, cabbage very watery, Yorkshire's flat and doughy etc etc, only thing on the plate worth eating was the cauliflower cheese. Guess we were just unlucky, but we wouldn't brother again, very expensive inedible meal... we were asked why we hadn't eaten our meal, after explaining the response was "all feedback welcome". ?????

The bar is a lovely clean well run place with enough of a selection to keep everyone happy. There's a lovely large cabinet full of cake. Other highlights are the large TVs, wifi and pool tables. We'll be back to discover more about the fire service too!

Great place for all day food, excellent quality and staff very friendly. Good bar with a selection of drinks.

Visited here several times during our stay at the Highlands End. Breakfast was lovely, dinner was also lovely and massive portions so good value for money! Lots of deals and offers on throughout the week! The soft play is great for babies and toddlers, but not so much older kiddies. Slightly over-priced for what it is. Would recommend to others!

If I could give these guys a ten I would!!! Some of our family booked a camper van pitch at Highlands as our original plan was to have a small family party/gathering at the van. However weather put an end to that idea so we called Martins For assistance. We were a group of 8 with a wheelchair and someone with Motor Neuron with us, plus we had all traveled from all over Uk to be together for birthdays and quality family time. Martins Team were exceptional!!! From the first phone call they offered us space without question, said we could stay there as long as we liked and no issue with some party bits and pieces. We also had a silent disco with us to use and they were more than happy for us to use this. The staff when we were there, couldn’t do enough for us. They were so friendly, nothing was an issue and they truly helped make a memorable weekend. Thank you to you all!

Very expensive for a place to take families to eat, check the menu before ordering. Chicken goujons were £2.00 each, same for the fish. £8.00 or £8.50 per portion, lots of batter, not much fish, shame, could be ideal but they do have a captive audience.

Would not return to this so called restaurant, this is why. Order a prawn salad which said it had the following prawn, peppers, tomato,mixed leaf salad, cucumber and lime and chilli dressing. When it arrived it had frozen prawns, no peppers,no cucumber,L could not detect any lime and chilli dressing

Indian night buffet, plenty of the cheaper dishes, rice Nan break, potatoes but the smallest amount of the meat curries. Even being an early dinner there was barely an inch in the serving pan. Then the desserts almost £7 for a slice of a selection from the cabinet

After walking to find Downhouse Farm (which was closed due to staff sickness) we walked to Martins. This is set within a caravan park. Beautiful views overlooking the glorious countryside. We came in to a warm welcome & staff were more than accommodating to our family of four who hadn’t made a reservation. We had the carvery. We all left with full bellies. Food was good & not overpriced considering it was Easter Sunday. Costa coffee also available. Definitely worth a visit.

Food took an hour to come. Then the quality of food was bad for the price. Veggie burger tasted very cheap and bland despitecosting £16! Childrens Mac and cheese had little flavour with no garlic bread and the dirty fries didn't have proper bacon on just a few sprinkles of meat shreds and over cooked dry onion rings. As for the home made colslaw , it was bland , dry and hard. The dessert menu didn't impress either with small slices of cheesecake at £7 each

Just popped in for a Happy Hour Cocktail whilst staying 'on site'. Friendly staff all good. The owners is into the Fire Service so two old engines to look at a great deal of memorabilia.

We visited Martin’s several times while staying at Highlands End - for a drink, breakfast, and dinner. We really enjoyed the experience - the bar and restaurant are warm and welcoming and the food is tasty and good value.

We had take away fish and chips on Saturday and the the Carvery on Sunday. Both were excellent and good value. Food and service were very good. Highly recommended.

We arrived 10 minutes, after the very late opening time.The staff were not ready and the place was empty.Nobody greeted us, or told us that ordering is only via an app and left us unattended, for 10 minutes. We left with the staff, still getting ready to open but they never even noticed us leave.Would you go back?

We had a takeaway this time. At £13 for a portion of fish and chips, I don’t think it was good value. I have to say that we have visited martins, pre Covid and the meals were very good

Very good ciabattas. Friendly professional staff wearing face coverings in advance of the announcement. Good experience.

Last visit with you, must be 20 years ago, great food then, unfortunately not on this occasion, the ribs where ok, the prawn curry, inedible, as was the lasagna, no mince! What a shame.

Visited with family on a Saturday evening, good choice of food, service good and food was well presented. I had a burger, which was well cooked and tasty, the others had fish and chips which they all liked. Quite noisy and echoes as has a high roof, tables separated with glass screens and a one way system.

How dare you! I have just been treated like a piece of dirt by the young guy with the beard at your bar. I came in at lunch for a couple of beers all good . I booked a table at 6.45 on the phone. I asked for a table outside. I was told you had loads of space. And booked my name for 7.30. I arrived at 7.30 and was ordered back to the foyer. You clearly have a different process in the evening. I was made to feel embarrassed. I then explained I had rung for a table outside and booked for 7.30. We don’t take bookings outside . Clearly there was a booking but he was trying to be difficult. I thought I had spoken to a lady, just driven 4.5 hours. That’s funny he said no ladies have been here. You will get no further wider sales from me. Being a director at a major financial institution I think I remember the conversation female or male. Get some nicer staff!

highlands end site is beautiful. First visit to Martins husbands Pizza was ok but nothing special. I had sliced steak which the flavour was good but quality not so good as they used rump, very fatty not much edible meat. Second visit husband had beef madras which was very chewy. I had lasagna which was so overcooked that the whole thing was sloppy and had no substance. So disappointed as this place looks brilliant. We originally went to have fish and chips as part of the new winter menu but sold out by tea time.

Lasagne rather disappointing, didn't match the description on menu. Poor choice of wine by the glass. Well-spaced tables inside and outside. Pleasant service if rather slow. Dessert was good. Can imagine it was much nicer before Covid.

Took my son and his family for an evening meal here, had to book a table because of covid, wasn't sure as they have changed the menu since I was last here,they now do Italian, which is a bit of a problem as my husband doesn't eat cheese, but I didn't have to worry as they did meals without cheese, and I have to say that it was nice.We did the eat out to help out so the bill was half price.

2020 is the year we all want to forget so my family and I were really looking forward to coming to Dorset, our first southern costal holiday. Staying at Highlands End, with its amazing views and short walks to the beach.... It was perfect.....apart from Martins Bar. Our second night in we went for a basic pasta dish, lasagne and pizzas. I booked a collection time (1930) but waited until 1945hrs until the food arrived.Now I'm fine with this because it was busy and I expected a delay. When the food arrived it was hot..... so far so good. The food was enjoyable, but nothing spectacular. Now here's where it falls down.....The menu is titled 'Our new Britalian blend', but the only thing I could see that was remotely British were the chips. For a costal resort I expected to see fish & chips, locally caught and so on. Unfortunately they're no such choices and you're left with pizza, pasta or 2 salad options.Dorset raves about its local food industry, but somewhere along the culinary route, Martins Bar was left out of the journey.I called to check that I wasn't missing anything.... after all the website says 'We have a new Italian menu alongside daily specials and British classic'. The lady told me they 'sometimes' do specials like fish & chips () but not at the moment. A costal restaurant that does fish and chips as a special?? Wow! So no specials, no British classics, no excitement.This place has the potential to be so much more, but until then we'll be venturing to nearby Bridport and Lyme Regis.

Ate here a couple of times on our recent trip to Highlands End. At the time of booking there was a full menu in place, however, prior to our stay the menu appeared to have been altered to an Italian theme. This wasn't an issue but it would have been nice to have a bit more choice, I'm not sure why they couldn't have left the original menu in place, albeit reduced perhaps. The food we had was good, no issues at all. We ordered via the app as they suggested we do, again, this was fine, easy to use. It was disappointing to see it so quiet, not sure why it wasn't busier, it's hard going for the leisure industry at the minute so I'd hope people staying on the site do go and support the restaurant/bar. The staff were good too - there was one busy evening where they all looked rushed off their feet but did a good job under the circumstances.

Was Very disappointed (seafood platter didn't come with anything 2 sqid ring 2 prawns 2 nugget size and 2 callimari more like a starter for £10.00 ( the steak well was so fatty had to throw half away came with hand full of salad leaves and couple of slises of cheese for £ 11.95 the meatballs were the same as eating in the restaurant so they were good overall won't have takeaway again

We visited tonight after a day out.Service was brilliant and we felt nothing was too much trouble.Food was superb, it was nice to find fresh tasty food.The menu was Italian themed however there was something for the whole family to enjoy, including one fussy teenager.Allergy was taken seriously and I felt confident in the chef.I would highly recommend visiting, it will certainly become a firm favourite for us.

excellent service and choice of food and beer,very clean and tidy.staff very helpful and smart.will visit again

The food was fresh and tasty. The staff were friendly. The restaurant and bar area was clean and had a good atmosphere. The prices were good and lovely to have the option of not cooking in the van.

We had Sunday carvery on a very wet and windy February day. Martin's was cosy and welcoming, a Palmers gold on draught and a generous and delicious roast. Choice of 3 meats and so many vegetables that I didn't have room on my plate to try them all. One thing I do want to know and that is how did chef do the swede? I'm still thinking about it, it was so good. As was the cauliflower cheese! And the parsnips. All of it really!

So thought we would give the carvery another go having been in September and deciding it was just ok. Having been to some other local eateries for carvery and very much enjoying we decided we owed Martin's Bar another try. One child disliked her carvery so much last time that she chose something else, a burger, and thoroughly enjoyed it. It did look good in all fairness. The rest of us had carvery. Unfortunately the meats we had were very dry which hadn't happened on our first visit. The roast potatoes and roast parsnips were really nice, just like last time. It's nice to see proper roast parsnips rather than boiled. Lots of other veg. We tried the cauliflower cheese dubiously having not been happy with the cheese sauce last time and it was far improved this time. Still not a fan of the mini sausages or stuffing balls but you cant please everyone.This is pitched as the best roast on the coast. I think it still has a way to go to gain this title as there are some cracking carveries around but maybe that will come with time

Had lovely meals in very nice surroundings. Loved being able to see all the artefacts that they had around. Very clean and well maintaned.

I attended the Makers Market here today and was pleasantly surprised with the changes that have been made over the past couple of years since my last visit. The whole area including the swimming pool looks updated and fresh. And the coffee wasn’t bad either!

The bar can feel a bit chaotic with lots of families and kids, and some mess can be left at tables after families leave which was not quickly cleaned up. The food was good but basic pub grub, good menu with a range of choices.Ordering food and drinks was a nightmare, and seemed to change every night. There are long queues for this, and sometimes you had to queue separately for drinks and food meaning twice as long queuing. I spent 20-30 mins in each queue on a night and it did put you off going to the bar to get drinks or food. And changing the rules from one night to the next as to where things were ordered was annoying and confusing.We enjoyed quiz night, although some of the staff running it had not had anything to do with the questions and could not pronounce some of the words in the clues. Still after a glass of wine it was all good fun, and not to be taken too seriously.I would say that better organisation and perhaps more staff are needed to make ordering drinks and food quicker and then to have spare staff to clean tables would greatly improve customer experience. I will be visiting the camp site again and would be happy to go back to the bar, especially on quiz night, but we were put off on other nights because of the queues.

We booked a table for eight today for the carvery,the food was lovely,the music by the young man was brilliant,and a great atmosphere.the only down part was that a dog was in the non dog area and I’m not sure why this was allowed,I love dogs and have one myself but at martins bar there have an area for them,so was very disappointed this family were allowed.

Thought we try the dog friendly restaurant, no one to advise us where to be seated on arrival, all front tables occupied so we walked through to the back of the dining hall and selected a table,we chose meal from menu and ordered from the bar, friendly young man brought food a while later, food was bland (steak pie) gravy tasteless.half way through our meal my wife went to the bar to order a drink and was told we would have to move as this area was reserved for non-dog diners, we refused as we were half way through our meal, there were no indicators on the table to advise dog /no dog, waiter did not say anything when he brought the food to our table.all the "dog area" was occupied by mostly people without dogs.To be fair there was a sign saying dog area at the front which I saw when leaving as I was looking for it.I suggest you have a meet and greet person to advise on arrival and or clearly marked tables Dog / No Dog. the food we had was poor in quality the portions were good size though although we didn't finish it

Steak pie not nice disappointing when you treat yourself to dining out. Husband didn’t like burger not sure why he loves burgers.

Delicious food and can highly recommend to friends & family. Very clean and staff very polite. Would certainly visit again

This was my first return visit to eat for many years. Thought I would give it another go. Unfortunately I would say they still havent got it quite right. The carvery is average, nothing special..not the best I have had but definitely not the worst. The meat was nice as were the roast potatoes, the roast parsnips were fabulous. Everything else was 'ok'. Not sure what was going on with the cauliflower cheese. The cheese sauce poured over the top isnt right (not homemade?). Good range of vegetable offerings and not overcooked but nothing exciting. Stuffing balls ruined by the way they are cooked (?? Deep fried??). Mini sausages were horrible.

We have stayed here for the past 3 years.... the first two years the food has been of good standard and a good menu.

Lovely service and food. They served over 15 of us sat at once.

Stopped for a much needed break, staff friendly food and coffee good price. Nice atmosphere. We would recommend this place.

Good food, dog friendly (allocated area), child friendly. Play area straight outside so children can play, cabinet full of board games (Jenga etc).

We stayed at the park and decided to try the food. It was lovely staff very friendly giving our dogs lots of fuss. It was very busy but food still came quickly and was excellent the chips are amazing. It is a bit pricey but to be expected when at a holiday park and it was worth the money. Would recommend to anyone staying at highlands end or if you just want to somewhere to eat where you can take the dog.

A word of advice, we went as a family for a meal in the last week in July it was the designated curry night but you could order from the normal menu before 7pm , big mistake of the 6 meals ordered 2 were ok 2 including the fish and chips were just about passable unfortunately the 2 special hamburgers had to be sent back as they were very overdone and inedible, well we waited for nearly half an hour and the replacements did not appear so got a refund and left a very disappointing evening, we have stayed at Highlands end on several occasions and eaten at Martin’s at least 8 times before this without complaint so I can only surmise that all the effort on this evening was being put into the curry night! !! Poor food and poor service come on Highlands end have only ever given you a five stars before

I have nothing but praise for the busy staff at Martins Bar and Restaurant. At times I'm sure some staff members were being cloned because they didn't seem to need sleep or go home. Even if they were tired, they didn't show it (regardless of how busy they were). Everybody was professional and helpful. My Wife and I took our teenage Grandson and teenage Foster child and we stayed at Highlands End Holiday Park for 2 weeks. We visited the bar and restaurant at least once each day. The boys spent their time drinking fizzy drinks, playing pool and staring at their phones.

We arrived just after 4pm on saturday 10th august, to have a family meal for my sons 7th birthday.

Good food we had a lovely breakfast, and several evening meals. Reasonable prices, clean and friendly atmosphere, great staff.

We are here for the second year based kn experiences last year which were positive.

Experienced a Friday night in a large group of 18 people. The food was served within about 20 to 30 mins which was quite good. Friendly staff and a well stocked bar. The food is just your average big pub/chain type of food.

Was a little disappointed to find out that the ‘buffet’ means only one plate. You can’t keep going back ‍♀️BUT despite that, the curry choices were divine. The meat was fantastic, the chicken was chunky and tender in the Tikka Masala and the Turkey Korma was equally chunky and tender. A lovely spread, even though actually anything more than one plate would have made me greedy! Very nice.

Clean, tidy, bulk standard menu, quick service. It was nice that you could take your dog into restaurant.

Wow! Great little place! Lovely atmosphere, staff were super friendly and helpful. Food was amazing!!!!!! Presented in a unique way which we loved and so tasty. Great portions! Definitely going back for dinner soon!

Popped in for lunch today and was very surprised at how nice it was. The food was really good and tasty. Good value. Service wonderful. The waitress Beth really good. The only down side was it was a little informal and not cosy.

So last tuesday (18th) I seen a advertisement come up online and said to my friend shall we go along to the curry buffet at Martins bar. My friend mentioned aslong as mild curry is on offer as she cant have spicy. I looked at the advert and there was a picture with Turkey korma and chicken tikka on offer I thought perfect! When we got there we sat down to realise you have to pay extra for chips, popadoms, garlic bread etc.. not so much a buffet as we had thought. We paid for the curry buffet and then went over to where the buffet was. We were suddenly confused.. what I had seen in the picture earlier that day was not what was on offer atall! Instead was medium and very hot curry. Nothing mild atall we had to go for the Turkey Balti because we thought maybe that would be a safe bet. Lets just say it was a very uncomfortable dinner and the food was Luke warm. As we have realised Martin's bar are using old pictures to advertise we will certainly not be going to the curry night again, extremely disappointed.

There was a group of six of us spanning two tables. We ordered as pairs but all of the food came together and all of the various dishes were of very good quality. A great restaurant right there on the campsite.

This club bar/restaurant was better than some we have visited on sites. Good food, good bar drink selection. Lovely breakfast. Maybe a few more comfy arm chairs and tables rather than the informal table & chairs would give this 5 stars.

We ate in the restaurant every night for a week we could not fault the service or the food .Also good value for the money. Well done Martins.

We had a lovely family meal, 33 people, to celebrate our Nan’s birthday. We don’t get a chance to get together often. The carvery was really nice and we weren’t asked to leave our tables, for others to be seated, so it was really relaxed. Zoe was really helpful from making the booking to the final arrangements on the day. Well done everyone we will be back!

Stayed at this park over Easter and ate here for Sunday lunch, good selection of meat and veg, there are 2 areas you can sit in with dogs which is great. Overall recommend.

Went on Sunday for a family meal for my Nan’s 89th Birthday. Lovely lunch, served quite quickly bearing in mind there was over 30 of us. Had the tables for 2 hours but they kindly let us stay longer so we could all stay together. Very good service.

We had a full English breakfast which was good . But my favourite was the Sunday roast absolutely loved it .

Great food freshly cooked and large portions, very spacious seating area inside and out. Great place to take children

We went there with old neighbours from our former life, with a baby and 3 year old. We had pre-booked in view of iffy weather, but were able to have the toddler play on the nearby amusements. On arrival at the bar we were immediately and efficiently served with drinks, our table was shown (complete with high-chair) and the method of ordering food was explained. Again our carvery order was taken and the children's food portions were advised. I had beef and pork and as much vegetables as I wanted. All of it was very good indeed and instead of a pudding, I mistakenly asked for a large Americano coffee. The cup was massive, good coffee but huge! All the others cleared their plates, pronouncing it very good indeed. My wife had a salted caramel sundae, beautifully presented and delicious. As far as the service was concerned, nothing was too much trouble and I would describe this place as one of the most child and dog friendly establishments I have ever attended. We were not hurried out and were able to let the little boy play again on the swings and apparatus. The tables were cleared very promptly. All the staff without exception were polite and efficient.

Great bar with lovely spacious outside seating with play park for the kids.The sausages from the Dogs menu proved a great hit with our dog! We were self catering, so we only ate in the bar once but thoroughly enjoyed the loaded nachos & margarita pizza as well as many Gins from their extensive Gin selection! Lovely staff! The inside bar screens live football, so my husband was happy! Great bar to chill out in!

Last year I popped in hear to eat once or twice a week. The staff were brilliant and still are. The place is clean and large as it still is. All good so far.

We used this place a few times to stop off for a drink or some food walking between West Bay and Eype. Really impressed with the cleanliness of the place and it’s very modern look. The food is much cheaper than some of the competition and has a wide range of drinks. This place is perfect if you have dogs or young children as they are well catered for. The caravan site is very quiet and has beautiful views.

Staying at the Highlands End caravan site for a week with our kids and left it too late to cook so ventured to the club house/ restaurant.

I go to a club lunch held here once per month - usual turnout is around 32. And that is the problem; few restaurants in the Bridport area can cater for a fairly quick lunch followed by a presentation and all at a reasonable price.

Thought we'd give it another go as staying local and yet again it didn't disappoint.

We met some friends on the site as they were staying there for the weekend. All four of us plus our dog had an evening meal which we all enjoyed. The service was fine and the staff we had contact with were friendly and helpful. We completed some review cards at the time to express our satisfaction. This place is not advertised as fine dining so don’t expect it. They do however, provide a reasonable choice on their menu, we all had differing meals and all were very nice and decent size quantities. You don’t leave feeling hungry as is the case with some fine dining restaurants. The prices are reasonable in my opinion and will not break the bank. We certainly have no problem with using this place again in the future. The only down side for us, there are televisions at various points around the restaurant which were something of a distraction and made conversation more difficult than it should have been. However, this is basically a caravan, static van holiday camp and I guess as such you should expect TVs. When those who were apparently watching the telly in our area left, we asked the staff if they could turn the telly off which they did.

Very disappointing. At first it looked promising. Lovely and clean with a huge amount of Fire Service memorabilia (including 2 actual Fire engines!). Sadly it went down hill very quickly. Our group had booked a table for the Sunday Carvery. 6 Adults, 4 children and a baby. After being seated the children saw the soft play area (great we all thought) but you have to pay £3.50 per child per hour to use it! Seriously? I pay less to visit a full size soft play area. It is small and certainly didn't expect to pay more to use the facilities??

In a group of 4 couples, we had the pleasure of eating here last evening. Selected “Hake” fillet from the specials board. A fantastic fillet, on a bed of bacon slices, was absolutely delicious. Eating here again this evening, none of our group could fault anything.

Fantastic food, friendly atmosphere and great location. 5 stars! We stayed at Highlands End for 5 days using the restaurant for both breakfast and dinner and weren't disappointed once. Definitely recommend and we will be returning.

I came to Martins bar as I've never been here before and people had recommended it, myself and my dad brought my 20 month old son to try out the soft play which may I add waa very good and will be returning to it again as he loved it! Firstly we ordered drinks which when we tried were veey vinegary tasting, we took them back, the lady came across very rude and like she didnt want to be there, we had to have something else instead which was fine.. we then went into soft play, I had a prawn jacket potato, my dad had tuna jacket and my son fish and chips, the prawns were SOO soft and tasteless and just didn't taste right, the fish batter was bright yellow and when my son refused to eat anymore my dad tried it and he understood why mt son didn't want it he said it was awful, I am now very sick after having prawns today ( I haven't had anything else ) we felt like we had to take out plates to the bar because the whole time we were there not one person came in the room. The place was lovely and clean and very presentable but the food has put me off. I would have adressed this issue during our visit but some of the staff seemed unaproachable.

We went here to try and we were really impressed with the food the steak was cooked lovely just had to remind them about the onion rings lol the only thing I would say that ruined it was the amount of dogs in the restaurant all barking at each other or whimpering plus they had the large tv on playing the football apart from that it was great a bit like a glorified Wetherspoon and great choice on menu not badly priced between £12-£17 for meals

After 5 1/2 hours travelling. I was looking forward to a nice relaxing meal in the site restaurant. It's not really a restaurant as such. You find a seat, note the table number, order food, collect your cutlery, napkins from the server.

very average bar food. Don’t like the fact that you must queue up in the same queue as the people ordering their food so you can just get a pint it takes far to long. staff are slow behind the bar. I was getting very annoyed with people having their pet dogs in the restaurant the dogs were just yapping all the time.

Storm Bromagh made us lose our appetite the night before.

Arrived around 18.15 found a table went to order at food bar the chap knew nothing of what curries were on offer. When he found out it was chicken or beef I asked do we get Nan bread he did not know. Ok so we ordered one of each, when it arrived the beef was so so chewy the chicken was cubed and like white rubber. We did inform staff before leaving.

A family and dog friendly bar and restaurant featuring a vast collection of fire fighting memorabilia.

We visited as a family of three tonight & we left with three full tummies & big smiles on our faces. All of our courses was so delicious, couldn’t fault anything. The chips are so perfect, as is the homemade coleslaw. The restaurant/bar is so clean & the memorabilia on the walls is fascinating, our 5yr old loved looking at all the different engines. Staff are lovely and helpful, overall a beautiful meal, highly recommend Martins.

Very good food, soft play area excellent. Plenty of parking. Loved the old fire engines on display in the restaurant. However, it took a very long time to get served initially, with staff walking past and ignoring us, and later, while the young lady taking her food order was clearly doing her best, it was obvious that she had not received proper training on the till.

Having booked a table for 2 and a dog we couldn't find anyone to seat us so found it ourselves.

Having walked for several miles we stopped in for a cream tea (advertised widely in the area), normal ones for the kids, prosecco for the grownups.

Excellent service We ordered when we arrived after a 6 hour journey. The food was prompt and quick. We also ate here on our last night, the dessert are gorgeous and the portion sizes are great. Great value for money.

Very large area. Parts were dog friendly. Lots of kids running about. Food was very tasty. Staff were pleasant. Sky sports available. Pool tables. Live entertainment. Worth a visit.

This was our first time to Dorset, Highlands End and Martin’s Bar, unfortunately it will be the last time for Martin’s Bar for food.

We went for lunch here as we were looking for a cafe/restaurant locally which had children's soft play area facilties. They have indoor soft play and an outdoor play area with fantastic views across the adjacent countryside. We ordered our food and although it was very quiet during our visit, just 3 other customers in the restaurant, our food took quite a while to arrive. The food itself was adequate, what you would expect for the price paid and the clientele they would mainly cater for. Childs meal was almost equivalent in portion/size as an adults, Staff were polite and friendly and the restaurant, soft play and bar areas were clean and airy.

Visited several times and always fresh and good quality had breakfast after a swim in the leisure centre too

Been here twice in 4 days (once in the evening and again at Noon) and the food was of an exceptional quality in taste and portion size.

great food, well cooked and presented. to many chip meals though! staff really nice and setting is good. part is dog friendly too. A+