The Fat Badger in West Dorset - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Great food, nice location and very dog friendly. Staff went out of their way to look after our nervous girl.

Food was lovely and good atmosphere Star rating dropped due to the fact both by kids had the exact same dish but they were served 20mins apart and that was only because of persistent reminding to staff...i believe if we hadnt said anything it wouldnt have been served at all.

Absolutely outstanding staff, and a beautiful view across the Fleet and back to Portland. The food was delicious and the only reason I have removed one star is that the burger brioche was crumbly and inedible, as if it had been frozen at some point. Buy better buns!

Lovely place, beautiful views. Staff we're very welcoming and helpful. Food was great and burgers were huge. Will definitely come again.

Beautiful Location & good service. Lost our telephone booking somehow but found us a table anyway :-)

Very nice food and good service.

What a great visit today. Charming staff, lovely food and clean and friendly atmosphere. We'll be back 👍

It was a fabulous place. The food was delicious and the view whilst you ate was amazing,great staff

At the base of the holiday park with views over the beach, this is a great breakfast location. Quick service by smiley staff and good food.

We went to this Restaurant on Saturday 29th June 2024 The Pebble Bank Holiday Park including their Restaurant is so amazing, brilliant service etc We went to this Holiday Park to celebrate a friend's Birthday with also members of her family joining us!! We recommend this Restaurant including the Holiday Park to all!! We look forward to coming again soon!!

We actually found this place by chance and we are so glad we did. It was lovely food in a beautiful setting with really helpful and tentative staff. We phoned ahead to ask if they had a highchair which they did and they were very friendly on the phone and extremely helpful. Once we got there we were seated straight away and asked if we wanted a drink. The service was quick but we didn't feel rushed. The food was fantastic. My husband got the pulled pork hotdog and loved it. I had a buffalo chicken burger which was delicious and our baby had a bowl of mushy peas. I would 100% go back again. Thank you. Puddings also good!

View is great, looking out onto Chesil Beach. Slight delay with some of our order but once staff hurried the kitchen, food arrived within 5 minutes. Lovely staff who were very polite and helpful throughout. Would recommend the chicken club sandwich which is enormous and good value for money.

If you enjoy surprise pulled pork and meatballs in your lasagne then this is the place for you. Breakfast was delicious, but not sure I’d eat in the evening again. “Pub classics” are not from any UK pub that’s for sure. Pizza toppings for the price were a little sparse. And also included chicken, which wasn’t mentioned on the menu. Anyway. Apart from that it’s a lovely place and staff are really friendly.

Excellent in every way. Great staff, tasty/fresh food, fantastic views, lovely atmosphere inside and out. Very welcoming and friendly. Couldn't fault it at all.

One hour and 5 minutes wait for 4 breakfasts. Toast so dry it crumbled, lumps of gristle in sausage, tough mushrooms and the worst poached egg ever, hard and inedible. The staff apologised and replaced the offending item. But it is simply not good enough. Breakfast is expensive here with a limited choice and there is better to be had elsewhere. We will not hurry back.

Nice view. Good service. Food was unexpectedly bad!!!

We have been a few times now to The Fat Badger, the food is ALWAYS outstanding. The staff are polite, welcoming and friendly. Excellent prices, we cannot fault the place! Sophie & Terry Peterson

Great place with a wonderful view! Always enjoy our meals here 😎

So we're locals and use the Fat Badger on a fairly regular basis, and even though it wasn't too busy this evening we had a few things we weren't happy about....first asked for some water which didn't arrive, second there was four men at one of the tables who were very loud and repeatedly used the 'F' word, but nothing was done by the staff, so that spoilt our evening , and lastly after finishing our mains we had our plates taken away, and were looking forward to pud/coffee however got so fed up of waiting we decided to leave.... admittedly we could have asked again for water, asked the table to lower and moderate their language and asked to see a sweet menu, but should we have to? We went there for our 46 wedding anniversary and the food was lovely, and we will be back, hopefully for a nicer time

Excellent food , freindly quick service , lovely setting .

We visited here while on holiday in the area and was recommended to try by a member of staff at the caravan site we were staying on, having been told about the gorgeous views and it was dog friendly(bonus for us!). On our first visit we both had the cider battered fish and chips and wow it was amazing! A really good sized portion and the batter on the fish was so crispy and tasty! Decided while we was there to book again for the next day (steak night) and this was also amazing and such a good deal! The steak was tender and cooked exactly how we asked for it. The views at this place just make it even more perfect. The staff are so friendly and nothing is too much trouble for them, they made us and our dog feel very welcome. I would highly recommend a visit here if your in the area.

Wonderful view over the Fleet Lagune and Chesil Beach. Good food, nice atmosphere.

Lovely place to go for lunch, most of the food amazing however avoid the mussels, the one thing they struggle to cook properly, twice now I have had them from there and been left with food poisoning. Everything Else on the menu is lovely.

My sun and I had a beautiful lunch … A lovely warm welcome… I had the quiche and salad My son had the prawn tacos We sat on the balcony with the fabulous views Great food Excellent service Stunning views

Although located on a caravan park the reviews looked ok and said it had a lovely view so as it was a lovely evening I thought I would give it a try, The place looked ok from outside and on going inside and checking out the menu which didn't have a lot of choices I saw something I fancied straight away, chicken thighs with lemon and Jasmin rice. The view is visible from the whole place so we originally picked a seat inside but although only half full it quite noisy so decided to take a seat outside. If you sit inside it's waitress service if sitting outside you order yourself from the bar. Paid went outside about 5 mins later waitress came over to say what I wanted wasn't available, so disappointedly I chose Lasagne. Service was slow took 3/4 hour to get our food. The Lasagne was awful see picture it was made with what looked like pulled pork and only had one layer of pasta so it was like eating mush. I was going to tell the waitress but she never came back to check on us or was around when we left. So I have to deduct 1 point for lack of service, 1 point for horrible food, 1 point for long wait. 1 point for noisy inside. Consequently for me the only good thing about this place is the view. Won't be going back and I don't recommend it.

Very nice food when we visited in September 2022. Would highly recommend visiting

Love the Fat Badger and I’m a regular there. It’s the go to place for meeting my friends for coffee or lunch. The food is delicious especially the ploughman’s! Attentive and friendly staff and fab views. Dog friendly too which is a bonus!

Love visiting here whilst on holiday. Lovely food and beautiful views.

Food was amazing the burger was so nicely cooked but service was a bit interesting as they forgot 2 of our drinks but it was still good and the atmosphere was good nice chilled and relaxed

Things have slipped since I was here last. Coffee & lemon drizzle cake with a friend today took ages to come to us & when it did it wasn't enjoyable. Coffee was bitter & tasted burnt, lemon drizzle had some kind of artificial cream through it & the cake in general didn't have a great texture. When we paid the bill the lady did drop the price of one coffee from the bill which was a bonus I don't like writing negatives at all but unfortunately this time I've had to.....

Lovely place to eat and drink.Not too over priced.Nice seating area outside which when my wife and myself used last summer there were deer in the field below.

Went for a carvery lunch. Absolutely wonderful. Everyone enjoyed their dinner, actually was fantastic. Mrs is wheelchair bound and everything accessible. Sat outside afterwards in the sun for another drink. Could not have been better. Staff were excellent.

Amazing food and views. Staff and service was great, definitely recommend.

The food was good but could have been a bit hotter was only warm soon went cold

What a hidden gem!!! Fabulous food in great surroundings with an amazing view. Couldn't recommend enough.

Our crab sandwiches were superb. Lots of it. Thoroughly recommend and will return soon.

Great food and drink, wonderful staff and a lovely view. Highly recommend.

The staff were amazing, there were 23 of us eating and everything was perfect in every way. Highly recommended.

Excellent couple of hours spent in a very pleasant and relaxed atmosphere

Never been before but we will certainly return. Lovely setting, overlooking the "Fleet ". The food was very reasonably priced and very tasty. The serving Team were very friendly and efficient. I have been told that they often have events and entertainment at the Venue. Well worth a visit for all the family.

Good food and polite staff and great service.

We only popped in for a drink. However, the staff were very friendly, the food looked lovely and the view was fantastic!

Fanstatic food. Lovely view and friendly staff

We visited for mother's day this year and we all went for the carvery. As wonderful as the good was, with the really rich gravy and yummy vegetables, unfortunately the service was very slow as it took almost an hour after sitting down to be allowed to go up for a carvery, and then it took quite a while to both clear the table and server dessert. Overall I'd recommend it, but I think the 1:30 hour table time is optimistic as we were seated closer to 2 hours by the time we had finished our 2 course meal which is a little crazy.

Ooh sun in my eyes in every seat! That has to be a win for a cold March day! Coffee and Walnut cake for a (I never eat cake person) was a beautiful moment! Thanks to the cake maker, don’t change the recipe it was divine! Cuppacionos and iced water all lush thanks so much!

great place with friendly staff

Been twice now ..coffee ..food is great staff fantastic and the views r stunning

All very nice if perhaps a little expensive

Easily the best carvery we've ever had! Can't wait to come back for breakfast/lunch/everything else!

Been before was great. Website said they were open. When we got there closed. Please update the website!

Would recommend The Fat Badger every time if in the area. Food delicious, friendly staff, welcoming with a beautiful view

We highly recommend going here for dinner. We were camping locally and found The Fat Badger on Google maps, I was glad I booked as being a slightly drizzly evening, I think everyone was in the same mind! I am plant based, and would like to commend the chef for serving the most delicious vegan Shakshouka, it was bursting with flavour and the vegetables cooked to perfection ~ thank you! When booking, the menu didn’t state any vegan options (I understand this is in progress) so if you’re looking for vegetarian or vegan options, contact them to see what’s available! The rest of my party had meat and fish dishes which they mentioned were equally delicious.

Excellent food and stunning views. I absolutely love their Ploughman's selection... I wish they would have it available all year round! The wait team is always very kind and attentive, but they do seem quite harried each time we've been there.

Amazing crab sandwich, even the salad dressing was yummy. The coffee was so good I had two. The place was busy with a Christmas party for about 30, but my meal only took 10 mins 😋

Ate here with my mum and sister on a very wet afternoon. They have Gluten Free options which meant I could eat there as well as grab a drink. Tasty chicken burger and chips - small portions but enough for me.

Delicious food and fantastic service on an almost empty November Wednesday Evening.

Fantastic Food,service was amazing and the views are stunning.

Great views over Chesil Beach dog friendly highly recommend the ploughmans

We visited this lovely place twice, once for lunch then for a Sunday carvery. Food was amazing as was the view of the Fleet, the staff were happy, helpful and friendly, it is a favourite place to eat. Would highly recommend

Just an absolute cracker of a find. The food and service is second to none all with a beautiful view out to the sea. 5* all round.

Amazing food, lovely polite and friendly staff who also accommodated food allergies. 100% recommend anyone to visit this restaurant.

Good pint of Tribute. Great view. Relaxed atmosphere, friendly staff, good with dogs.

Really enjoyed having a few drinks here. Shame one of the members of staff made us feel like an inconvenience. All the waiting and bar staff were lovely and the breakfast was lush.

Always a good place to visit for breakfast! Decent portion sizes, plus they are always happy swap things for other things at no extra charge.

Really good food,great location,will 100% be back

Beautiful views and lush food! Well recommended 🌞

Lovely setting and views But for me the meal was over priced

Not the best of menus and overpriced

Dog friendly. Friendly and helpful staff. Food - plentiful and delicious

Average food. Terrible service. Won't be returning!

A lovely welcome when we arrived. We are a couple with 2 dogs, nothing was too much trouble. A bowl of water was given for the dogs. I had the fish and chips and it was perfectly cooked. My partner had vegetarian lasagne that was excellent. Staff are really friendly, prices fair and there’s a good choice of food.

Excellent breakfast, cater really well for people with allergens, friendly and attentive staff. Thoroughly enjoyable experience, thank you!

Nice place to visit. Had a delicious Vegan fish&chips.

Great place to pop in to when walking the dog along the fleet. Staff always friendly and helpful. Can get busy but can usually accommodate. Dog friendly.

Nice place to stop off for a drink after a dog walk.

What an amazing place! Beautiful views with a terrace and indoor space, full of quirky cute frases in the walls. It's quite popular so it takes a while to get your order but is worth the waiting, tasty, big portions and cheap prices. Dog friendly which is always a plus and the staff were friendly and efficient. I would recommend the place to anyone craving for an English breakfast and is not in a rush.

I was a little unsure whether we’d made a mistake coming here at first as it’s in a holiday park but couldn’t have been happier with the outcome . Though it was dark, the views over Chesil Beach and towards Weymouth from the lovely wooden deck are spectacular. The Specials menu had so much to choose from but I had mussels and they were outstanding- arguably the best I’ve eaten almost any where in the world. My partner’s mackerel with horseradish mash was superb. The service was very friendly and efficient. Glad we went here instead of an overpriced restaurant in Weymouth. Highly recommend.

Really tasty vegan fish n chips, lovely chips and generous portion. Came out hot and fresh. The staff were friendly and just the right amount of attentive. Lovely table next to the window with amazing view. As a local I will be back as it was a really nice atmosphere, didn’t feel overly ‘touristy’ despite being on the holiday park.

Just pretty much spent the entire weekend at The Fat Badger. Service great, food great, all the staff were stunningly beautiful. We love you 💘

Good breakfast, the coffee could be a lot better though.

Bit of a wait for food, but nothing was too much trouble for the staff. Great portions, great taste. Will definitely return!

Food excellent quality staff really friendly and lovely views out across fields and Chesil beach

Lovely food, views and staff. Very relaxing evening xx

Great food here, nice atmosphere too

Quite peaceful with a lovely view and good coffee. Will visit again.

Impressive menu and wonderfull view of Chesil beach

Just had a lovely meal in the Fat Badger 🦡! We recommend the gammon egg and chips and the pizzas! Great atmosphere even with a kid in tow! Great choice on the menu, for kids also! Lovely friendly staff, views for days!! ⛵ 🌊

Poor service orders not correct long wait food luke warm

Really lovely place to eat and drink, a little off the beaten track but something of a hidden gem. Food was very good all round and would certainly recommend and look forward to going again. Lovely 👌

Booked in as 1st place we went couldn't be bothered with service. Service was great, food was delishous and the view was lovely will be returning.

We arrived and although busy they did squeeze us in. The service was really quick. The food however was not was we expected based on the reviews we read. My husband had the steak burger and it just tasted like Mince meat, no flavour at all. I had the carbonara and it was probably one of the worst ones I have ever had, it was stodgy and bland, it literally looked like it had been heated up in the microwave from the day before. I ordered chicken to go with it and I'm glad I had this as it added some flavour. I hadn't got to this part of my meal when we were asked if everything was ok. Over £40 we paid for both these meals and definitely felt like a rip off, however we just paid and left as. All the staff were really nice, the food just let it down, which I'd imagine they would have seen when they cleared our table and there was still quite a lot left.

Excellent food, excellent service. The staff were lovely and very helpful.

Absolutely loved my breakfast with friends x

Stunning location and views, with good drinks, lovely food and pleasant service.

Great food and service and a view that is breathtaking. Highly recommend

Lovely food and location,staff very pleasant.

Great food and great service…highly recommended

Beautiful views of the coast and lagoon from the terrace. Beer’s good. Food’s ok. Friendly staff. Deffo worth a visit.

Pros, they sat us quickly at a busy time with no reservations, they were honest about how long the food would take, and everyone was polite. Cons. The food was bad, clearly microwaved even the specials and was a bit expensive for the quality, the place had an atmosphere you would expect from a holiday park so no issues there but the waiter did wind up a dog behind us and it kept barking after that. 2/5 is more than fair especially as the food is awful especially for the price, however for lunch and drinks if you’re at the holiday park I’m sure it’s fine.

Lovely place, great views. Very friendly staff. Lots to choose from