Smuggler's Inn Pub Restaurant & Accommodation, Weymouth in West Dorset

Was looking forward to having a lovely Sunday lunch 27/9/2024 table of 4 starter good , main course we all had roast pork which was very dry, crackling 👍Roast potatoes were absolutely horrid ( it seemed like were reheated or aunt bessy and @ nearly £6 for a portion o cauliflower cheese!! Sunday roast far better @ SunInn Dorchester Location etc brilliant just need new chef

Lovely spot, we enjoyed a family meal with our 2 dogs, great service.

When visiting this pub on my birthday on Friday we waited 1 hour to actually get any food which was mediocre at best. The bill was a whopping £110 which we thought was extortionate. Myself and my partner will certainly not be visiting this public house in future.

A well portioned lunch from a wide variety menu. My food tasted great and I'd return in the future. Excellent service in a picturesque setting. An open fire and comfortable seating. Good size restaurant and plenty of outdoor seating for the warmer sunny days. No free parking and pay and display car park is tiny. The pub is set in a steep sided valley and though ramped, less abler persons should show caution. Worth a visit in my opinion.

Came here for a late lunch with my wife and parents. Booked in advance although it was very quiet and probably not necessary. The table was pointed out to us when we arrived and told someone would be over soon. It would have been nice to be shown to the table and a drinks order taken. Waited a long time (a good 25 mins) and eventually had to go to the bar to ask if someone could come over and take our order. I wouldn't mind but we seemed to be the only customers in the pub and A LOT of staff milling around chatting. I don't really understand how they can have a table of people with no drinks or food, holding menus, awkwardly looking around to catch someone's eye and not click on. The waitress was friendly and apologized for the wait and said no one had told her we were waiting. The main course was nice with a reasonable choice of dishes. On the expensive side though. Dessert seemed massively over priced for what we got (£8.50 for a small Eaton mess) nothing special. The pub itself is amazing, very traditional and incredible location. Very underwhelmed by the service and food considering the price. I can't say I'd recommend it frankly. Seems a bit disorganized even when very quiet.

Great food in a stunning location on the Dorset coast.

Lovely setting, quaint old pub serving good food with very pleasant staff

Shame they don't take money Food is good but have to take real money

Very nice place and nice surroundings food tasty.

Sunday roast a big disappointment, the beef chewy and very thin and tasteless, Yorkshire pudding dry and doughy, potatoes awful, cauliflower cheese very bland. Arrived at 12 and only choice was beef or pork loin, no lamb or chicken. Sorry will not be revisiting

Wonderful lunch at this lovely pub. Service was friendly and welcoming and it's dog friendly. Highly reccomend and the walks and views are simply stunning.

Amazing looking pub, great setting, lovely staff, the food left us wanting... The food was overly expensive for the quality and portion sizes (duck confit & burger) we did go on a week day and off season. (Have a lovely pint and a portion or chips and keep walking the beautiful trail)

Lots of veggie options unavailable. Halloumi fries were absolutely rubbish - just 4 fries in a bowl with no sauce. We were told there was no baby changing. Such a shame as the location is fabulous

First time re visiting my childhood secret location not many people know about. I used to come here all the time with family and grandparents however now they have all passed - it felt right to visit today with my other half and I have to say after a lot of emotion the excellent Sam and team gave 5 star service and it was exactly as I remember now even better. Perfect location perfect food and drink and best of all perfect and friendly staff. Beyond very cosy in front of the freshly lit fire that Sam did just for us upon arrival. Highly recommended and now I've discovered you can stay there overnight so will definitely be doing so very soon. Thank you Sam for a great experience. Kind regards Alex and Lolly the dog!

Fantastic views from the car park, caution if you have a low car as some of the car park is very un even. We had the burgers, and they were good but not amazing. We also had to ask for our drinks again after our food was served and we hadn't had them. It's a beautiful looking pub, and the beer garden looks really nice, but we came away feeling slightly underwhelmed. We wouldn't rush back and probably wouldn't recommend it as it's on the higher pub grub price scale.

Lad stood behind the bar and informed us that due to him being on holiday there were no real ales on tap. That's 6 empty pumps!!! The lad also lied / didn't know anything about beer. Absolutely shocking, avoid until October when they might have some ale....

Really enjoyable Sunday dinner. We booked a table for six on the Saturday, but when we arrived they could not find the booking however they instantly fitted us in despite it being a very busy service! All the six meals arrived piping hot and all at the same time. My wife had an issue with a couple of hairs on her plate and this was addressed super quickly with a replacement served up instantly. When requesting the bill our waitress informed us they would not be charging for the replacement meal, which we were more than happy to pay as the overall meals were super. Top dining, great service and overall a lovely venue. Our granddaughter lives in nearby Weymouth so we will definitely be returning for more. Many thanks.😉

Great location with very good service, friendly and helpful and can be busy in the summer months. Good gravel car park with awesome views and a public toilet block too. Access to pub is via many steps down or by a concrete ramp steep in places but sound under foot. Food was OK but not blown away with the mushroom ciabatta which was more onion relish than mushroom nor fish finger sandwich that was just that with no frills. For the price I expected more. Ale was lovely but Coca-Cola well overpriced. Amazing location and would love to stay one night to sample more of the menu. Walks around here are for the able bodied but with stunning views.

Nice pub and the location. We had Sunday roast, nice but was only luke warm, service was very very Slow, seemed to have plenty of staff but they seem to be working at a snail pace , really Slow on getting our drinks served.. one time on our 2nd visit walked up to the bar and not a sole working behind the bar waited quite a while to get served by this time there were people waiting behind me.. do not seem to manage their bar very well at all.. we did not go back for another..

We were caught out by a storm when on a walk, soaked through to the skin! We were welcomed in by the staff, we had some hot drinks and the food being brought out looked amazing!! They even sorted a taxi for us!! We will be back for a meal when we are dry!! Many thanks to the staff of this beautiful coastal pub. Easiest 5 stars rating I could give!! Thank you

Love this place used to go a lot when I was a local and it was so nice to return after 10 years to find it’s only got better. Had a lovely meal out here with my daughter on a coastal walk

Great friendly staff, good food, beer kept really well, best pint since being in Dorset. Beautiful looking pub !

Had lunch at the smugglers today, very friendly staff, lovely lunch, and stunning location. Roughly 7km from the kings statue Weymouth along the coastal path.

Expensive for the product. 18£ for a sub par burger.

10% "optional" service charge practice is weird considering that you ask people to order at the bar and it is not a group. Please consider increasing already expensive prices by it or ask every customer at the bar whether they are fine to include it. The information about it is a small print on the menu so put it on the top and with a bigger font so people really have a choice. For me it was around 20gbp for a very average burger (I had better meat quality elsewhere) without any salad, and around 6 pounds for a pint of ale. Also you're asked to collect your cutlery yourself. So nothing backs up the service charge. Not a nice practice in this overall beautiful place.

The food is pricey but the quality of this food is nowhere near. It is a disgrace. We ordered one of the priciest things on the menu, pork belly, 22 something quid, we got a tiny piece of pork with three old unfortunate carrots, some small unappetising potatoes and a pile of green beans on the side. It looked like nothing. Are they running cookery courses or something? Another dish was a cheese platter to share, we had six pieces of stale cheese, old grapes and some cookies, some were broken. 14 quid, horrendous. One piece of cheese looked bitten,so I didn't eat it. We couldn't just walk out because they made us pay before the food was served. It's not the price that matters but the quality. There was none.

What a lovely surprise the food, drink, atmosphere and location was beautiful. The food was local and probably one of the best meals I’ve had for a while! The drink where and a great selections of wines, beers etc Only down side is there is no easy access to the beach, there is a ramp for disable access

Service was very welcoming and efficient. The staff made every effort to make us feel at home and we had a lovely evening. Would highly recommend for anyone in the area!

Not easy if you're disabled. There is a very steep ramp down to the pub but the food was bland and the atmosphere wasn't good. No views due to the vegetation all around so all in all, I kinda wish I'd not bothered. Great if you can walk though.

Very expensive and deeply underwhelming. Food barely average, service virtually non-existent.

Did not stay in the hotel, visited for lunch. Friendly team here and the food was tasty. Definitely worth having lunch here after the walk along the coast.

Lovely location, you pay for the location, not the food. Very disappointed that they do not accept cash, beware.

Sticky toffee pudding is absolutely insane 10/10 would eat again

Great location, we called in here for a drink after a great coastal walk. We didn't know which ale to choose so the barman gave us some tasters which was really helpful! We will definitely be back in future and will try the food!

Great terrace. A bit overpriced though. For the price paid, I wouldn't expect cutlery, napkins and sauces to be self sourced from a central point. Also I appreciate if I can decide myself how much tip I pay for.

We were only there for dinner, it was excellent. The duck confit for my wife in particular was top notch.

Me and my partner came down to stay at the local campsite and decided to have dinner here whilst enjoying our stay. I cannot recommend this place enough!! The location is stunning, the food is incredible (especially the halloumi sticks!) and the staff have all been friendly and helpful! I’ll be visiting again the next time we’re down this way.

A truly stunning setting and staff who are happy to allow you to hunker down in a corner and crack on with with some work. However when it comes to food - my family and I found the food to be low quality and very overpriced. This aspect was dissappointing. Table service came also across as quite grumpy at times too. The best thing the Smuggler's could do is to get a chef who really cares and leads a team to deliver some great food.

Only order digitally and pay directly online with credit card. Cash is not possible. Then get your own drinks at the bar. Food will be delivered. If you want to use the internet via WiFi, you have to enter a lot of personal information. Not good for me. Nice location and nice terrace, but you can't do anything without a credit card. We won't be back there.

Fantastic location with fantastic food this is our favourite pub love this place. If you are in Weymouth this is a must visit

Food was very good but overpriced and it was a no cash zone which could be very embarrassing to any customers if they don't have a decent overdraft .a sirloin steak and a steak sandwich with 2 drinks was over £65. So be aware the prices are very, very small print. And they streamed music into the garden, totally ruining the atmosphere as we thought a nice lunch next to the river by the beach would be lovely but it wasn't we could've got the same food and terrible music for half the price anywhere else, and there was no way to get to the beach there either so that was the afternoon plan finished. If you can't climb a flight of stairs then I wouldn't go, the sloped access is as steep as a staircase, I saw healthy young men struggling to push a buggy back up it. Wouldn't go again wouldn't recommend it either

It was really really good and I enjoyed the peace and the view.

I had Shepherds pie £20 Child’s portion at best. Left feeling hungry and cheated. Had to get a takeout on the way home. Plus 10% service charge. Poor show.

Just stopped in for a quick drink whilst on a walk. Found the online order a bit of a fiddle but the bar service and drinks were good. Will pop back for some food one day.

Amazing lunch, great service by Rafa

Excellent all round lunch and service

This is an exceptional pub. Thatched roof, lots of great places to sit inside and out, roaring fireplaces, modern menu, nice selection of IPA's etc on tap. I'm surprised how blasé some of the reviews are; it's been ages since I've been in a pub this nice and it's off the chart compared with what you get on most high streets (not sure what sort of pub utopia you're living in!) but I guess the pub is quite obvious and well-known to locals. Iconoclasm, innit. Best appreciated hiking in from Weymouth.

Tori was our server today and everything was fantastic! The food was delicious, beautifully presented and came quickly. Tori was very friendly and personable, and made sure we had everything we needed.

Great food ,very pleasant service

Lovely cosy pub with good beer, glad we stopped on our walk

Lovely staff, amazing food (which came out so quick) and our waiter Tom was great!!!

Hidden away at the end of the road lays this lovely little pub, that does great food. Deffenatly worth a visit if your in the area.

Very friendly without being overbearing staff. Food came extremely quickly, very efficient, was tasty and plentiful. When I opted for no kale I was offered broccoli instead which was delivered instantly.

Came for a roast......we were certainly not disappointed!! Absolutely amazing food and service

Lovely little place with great food & service. Special shout out to Tom who was wonderful and made our experience 10/10. Would definitely recommended! Lovely plates

This place was the perfect place to stop and eat. Absolutely one of my favorite restaurant experiences when visiting. Clean and the food was amazing. Atmosphere was perfect and I found myself relaxing and enjoying everything around the restaurant. A perfect meal for perfect week.

Came here for dinner over the Easter weekend and despite not booking managed to get a table for 4. Food was so good! I had the crab ravioli and fish & chips which were delicious. Others had the minute steak, beef burgers, soup and terrine which we all loved. There was also a good selection of beers and ciders on tap. Service was also very quick and attentive for a busy Saturday evening. Location also fab and the setting of the pub was very quaint.

We came on holiday and stayed in a local b&b, we were recommended The Smugglers Inn from the host and it did not let us down. I was unable to leave inhouse reviews due to technical issue but I wanted to leave a review nonetheless. We were welcomed in with a smile and pleasant conversation from a young girl, Ella. She made us feel welcome with friendly conversation, including my daughter in these conversations too. Ella was just a friendly person to serve you in an unfamiliar area. It was clear that the team worked well together too. The food and atmosphere was cosy and provided great talking points and the food tasted great with correct portion sizes. Both child's and adult menus where spoilt for choice. Unfortunately we couldn't get the the local beach due to pathways closed after bad weather but if I was staying longer I would definitely explore the beaches and revisit the pub. Thank you Ella and The Smugglers Inn.

We parked in the Smugglers Inn car park with the plan to have lunch after taking a walk on the coastal path and stony beach. Staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming for us to do this, the views are spectacular. Initially we were underwhelmed by the menu but the food itself was cooked well and delicious. We ordered 2 gammon/cheese toasties and 2 fish finger sandwiches… the sandwiches came with skin on fries which was great but we had to order a couple of portions of chips with the toasties, the total was about £18 a head with a drink each. For the location and the ambiance of the place I’d definitely recommend a visit.

Friendly service great value quick and easy. Sunday roast Mmmmmmmmm

Great food, lovely atmosphere in a beautiful setting.

My husband and I really enjoyed our evening meal, our server Mezzo was delightful. Food was delicious.Atmosphere is brilliant at the Smugglers, it’s great that dogs are welcome.

Can't rate the rooms as I have not stayed here, but the location, food, drinks, and atmosphere are amazing!

Fantastic evening! Amazing roast will be coming back!

Great atmosphere, friendly staff and we really enjoyed the food

Really lovely atmosphere, staff were so happy and helpful

Turned up late on Easter Sunday and they found us a bit of space Delicious delicious roast, friendly staff, gorgeous little pub.

Tory was an incredible waitress and nothing was too much trouble

Nice food, great attentive service despite being enormously busy

Great staff, really friendly and beautiful views👍

Fantastic place, great atmosphere and location. Food was lovely and service was exceptional. Definitely recommend!

V pleased with food and the friendly service

Pre 2020 this pub would have got 5 stars It's a shame that they have decided to go for card only payment for this reason alone I will not return or support buissness that do not alow you the freedom to pay in the form that you choose .wake up

Delightful pub in a magnificent location. Moved away from Weymouth many years ago but was trying to think of somewhere new to take family for a meal on a recent return visit. Kicking myself for not thinking of The Smugglers Inn for previous visits to my old home town. Great food, excellent service and beautiful views. Will definitely be back next time I'm down that way.

Slow service arrived at 13.30 pre booked food arrived 14:15 after told today's roast ran out 20 mins after ordering.... not well organised. Had beef with less life, but that was in a jacket

It’s ok! Been waiting to try this place for years. Finally got round to it today. Probably a perfect place in the summer, great pub but food was average and not great value for portion and quality. We had the roast pepper soup ( watery), beetroot goats cheese starter (nice) and vegetarian larder sharing plate ( expensive for the items you get).

Stopped off for a quick lunch today while out and about, 2 steak baguettes and 2 beers. Food, drink and service brilliant.

This is a fantastic place. We came for one night, walked some of the coastal path on Saturday and loved the sea views, stayed Saturday night. The service was friendly and attentive, the food was wonderful, and the surroundings cosy and very comfortable. We could not fault anything. I particularly enjoyed the pea, mint and basil arancini. I also enjoyed watching one of the serving staff, quite a slender petite lady wearing Doc Martens, boot open the kitchen door in such an elegant way! I look forward to returning in late summer to enjoy the extensive beer garden by the river.

A very wet/windy evening tho the inside of the pub makes up for it. Quality food, prices not cheap. Some portion sizes a little small versus the price. A very enjoyable meal.

It's a Hall and Woodhouse Pub....it is what it is. We were fine, midwinter, with a rain storm about to descend. I just wouldn't want to visit in the season ...it would be heaving

Great food Served in 15 minutes Fantastic lemon cake

Excellent - the food was delicious, the service was fabulous and the Monday discount a very welcome surprise.

Lovely ambience, good friendly service and delicious food. The Devon Crab ravioli starter was divine!

Great location, nice atmosphere and decent service, but don’t visit expecting good food! Went for Sunday lunch, early February, so few people outside (around 50% of capacity is outdoors) but busy inside, nice pubby atmosphere, plenty of dogs and families, so a nice lunch. But food us very mass produced fare, overcooked and small portions of the more expensive elements (meat) otherwise it’s what you would expect, no attempt to be a high standard, but if your expectations are for a basic meal then you won’t be overly disappointed. Good place to walk the dogs for a few hours and then stop for a drink and/or a bite to eat, but don’t make the journey for the food.

We had the most wonderful moment. Food, staff, location... Everything and everyone was perfect. The atmosphere is incredibly cosy and warm (the wood stove helps). The kind of moment one does not forget. Thanks to the staff and Tiffany, we loved every minute!

Very pretty cove and nice stopping point on the coastal walk

My wife and I dropped in for a late lunch today. I ordered the flat iron steak and my wife ordered the roast turkey. Honestly, steak always feels like a risk in a pub - something I usually feel like I can do much better at home and for far less money - but I took a risk because flat iron is my favourite cut and, no exaggeration, it was one of the best steaks of *any* cut I've ever had. Thick, cooked just right, juicy, tender, and extremely flavourful. It was also very reasonably priced in our inflationary times. My wife's turkey was excellent as well. Great staff, lovely venue, and a cracking place for a walk afterwards (if you have enough daylight - sadly we didn't on this occasion). We'll definitely be back!

Last minute getaway. Stayed in room 4 and was really surprised at the standard of room for the price, really lovely and spotless. Dog friendly and a superb location. Food was fab and priced well. Staff excellent. 100% will be back!

Great dinner and service was really excellent. Everyone served with a smile. We were there on Boxing Day and with most things closed, I asked if they knew of anywhere we could buy some milk to take home. A few moments later I was handed a litre of milk and was told, “on the house, it’s Christmas after all!” Very kind indeed.

We've been to the Smugglers Inn numerous times before and love it every time. We booked for our Christmas Dinner and it was exceptional. From the service, to the food, to the atmosphere, we couldn't fault a thing! We drove 1.5 hours for our visit and it was definitely worth it. There were so many little touches, like a Christmas card from the team and a gift of treats for our dog. I couldn't recommend more! The views to the sea surrounding the pub are incredible too.

Lovely tucked away pub, cosy and welcoming with tasty food and friendly staff.

We had lunch in what looked like a lovely pub in a seaside setting. Inside the pub was a great atmosphere. Bar staff and table service was with a smile and friendly demeanour. What let this pub down was the worst example of pub grub. Strangely there's not a star rating for food, thus I express my dissatisfaction by giving a single star for all, as I will never return, or recommend to others. The 2 others I shared a table with, both ordered ham and eggs. You would think this cannot be messed up....Wrong! It came with undercooked eggs, i.e. still transparent areas, and plate was swimming in oil. They tried to mop it up with their knapkin, but it wasn't able to absorb enough. This was the same for both plates. They complained, and asked for over-easy eggs without a plateful of oil, only to be presented with identical plates. The 3rd attempt the eggs were overcooked, less oil. They offered to get something else and not charge for meals and offered deserts gratis. Given the issues they stuck with the overcooked eggs. My fish and houlomi chips, the fish was so thin, with more batter than fish, and burnt houlomi fries. As I had eaten fish, they offered me a dessert, but elected to just have a coffee. Therefore, though they acknowledged the poor food and offered compensation, it was as bad as I have experienced ever. There are reviews here that praise the food, so I can only surmise that these are either by the restaurant, or it was not the same chef/management team. Also they were charging top prices, my fish and houlomi fries meal was £22. I regularly eat in a pub where the fish is twice the size (in Surrey, no near the sea) and is the best for £18.

Lovely pub, great surroundings. Food was great and staff very friendly. They even moved some tables around for us so we were more comfortable. Only slight downside was it took a while to get the bill, we had to ask a few times but got there in the end.