The Blackmore Vale Inn in North Dorset

Excellent tasty food and very good value for money. Totally unpretentious and a lot cheaper than most greedy pubs in this area. Highly recommend this pub. Very friendly landlord, landlady and staff.

Excellent value unpretentious pub food, with very friendly service. Old fashioned pub interior that has not been chichi-ed up.

I reviewed this pub a couple of months ago after my first quiz night visit.Since then I have had an excellent value Sunday lunch with an astonishing array of vegetables.(no beef or lamb available but 5 other meats) and before tonights quiz had a really tasty and generously portioned shepherds pie accompanied by some fine Otter Ale

A good value tasty Sunday lunch. Dogs welcome. Very welcoming landlord and cosy log burner. Would reccomend. A good village pub with live.music events.

Well what can I say …?! My friend said that she had booked The Blackmore Vale pub for our lunch, as last week her family had enjoyed delicious meals for her Mum’s birthday . We arrived at midday Sunday 30th Oct 22 , to a very warm welcome from the Landlord Mark, and were offered regular drinks from the bar, plus a couple of Ales: Otter and Wadworth’s triple 6X . We were then shown our table in the bottom bar area and presented with a mouthwatering menu . We both chose the Beef Wellington ! It was brought out by the Landlord who cut if for us at our table . The Waitress brought out a plate of Roast Potatoes, steamed fennel, courgettes, asparagus. THEN… the waitress brought out a sublime mushroom sauce / cauliflower cheese / another dish of mixed vegetables: Swede, Carrots, Peas and a jug of gravy ! What a superb plate of food and most importantly, the beef Wellington was outstanding . Which contained : Pate, the beef was wrapped in prosciutto and chopped mushrooms … all encased in golden, light pastry . Once we had finished the main, I chose the warm chocolate brownie and cream. ( My friend was too full For Pudding) I was presented with a generous helping of a warm and chocolaty brownie which was a real treat , alongside a coffee to finish . I can’t rate this friendly Pub and Food enough . Go treat yourself too . Perfect Pete , the Chef , will delight you too and you will want to make this Pub your local with the warm and welcome atmosphere that Landlord Mike creates so effortlessly ! We shall be back ! Thank you !

An exceptional venison steak Sunday lunch. Very good value for money, and warm welcome from the landlord and staff. Live music from 15.00 hours was very varied and great too.

We are new to the village and visited on quiz night.Made very welcome by staff and our new neighbours.Beer was fine and fish and chips on offer well cooked and excellent value.Quiz was enjoyable although we arrived too late to participate

Dog friendly BUT BEWARE my terrier and lurcher were attached to table by leads as ordered a meal . Landlord's Bull Terrier ( told she was dog friendly ) ran to my dogs and attacked my lurcher. They couldn't escape .Luckily, only chunks of fur taken but I won't be returning . Good food though.

Warm welcome from landlord/chef. Food a let down though as had the pork roast which was cold and was swimming in very watery gravy. Can not describe what they called apple sauce as was awful. Attempted to eat but had to leave most of meal as wasn't pleasant. Fish and chip meal was poor as fish too greasy and chips which looked more like wedges were over cooked and not pleasant. Felt unwelcome by bar staff. Can't understand why people were allowed to sit at bar as thought that during covid rules this was not allowed.

We love this place and have come on several locations the landlord is amazing. The food is fantastic if your in marnull you need to come here.

We visited Marnhull during COVID and we went to the live music at the Blackmore on our Saturday night. The band were brilliant fun and the owner Mark just couldn't do more to make our night enjoyable. The apple pie was divine!

And received much more.. friendly staff and host/chef and a very friendly English Bull Terrier..we had a small Spanish dish to share made from eggs sausage cheese and chips which was fresh made and very tasty and we then had a smoked salmon sandwich and an egg mayonnaise sandwich..the egg mayo was made on the spot and served in tasty granary bread and the smoke salmon was equally well prepared..will definitely be back to try a full meal soon..

The Blackmore Vale Inn, immortalised as Rolliver's by Thomas Hardy in Tess of the D'Urbervilles used to be a fine traditional village pub. It closed several years ago. It has reopened but is sadly a shadow of its former self. It really is not acceptable for a pub offering food not only to have a very limited menu, but to display it only on a blackboard with no prices. The service was friendly but eccentric, and the atmosphere non-existent. We cannot see this sad resurrection of the BVI lasting much longer.

We were on holiday in Marnhull,came upon this delightful pub.We were made to feel very welcome the food was freshly cooked to order and very tasty.The host Mark makes the best Pink Gin every, once again thank you for making us welcome. p.s say hello to the dog.

Stopped here on my bike last weekend for a quiet drink at the end of a summers evening ride out. The pub bar was lined with loud swearing young "adults" and the music was loud enough to be uncomfortable in the outside seating area. A disappointing country pub.

If you have dietary requirements keep on driving past this one, a very limited menu with most thing not available, Bar man didn’t know what gluten free was and made a joke of what it could be, felt like we weren’t welcome, keep driving and visit the Crown in Marnhull, amazing in contrast and so welcoming, the empty car park should have been a sign 🤷‍♂️

Excellent dinner tonight after a long cycle ride to get here. They have a small menu to make sure food is cooked fresh and well. You’re better to get you recommendations from Mark the landlord who oozes bonhomie and is tremendously welcoming.