The White Hart in West Dorset

Fabulous! The new owners have only been there two weeks, so we're only taking a limited number of bookings for Sunday lunch, so we were very lucky to get in and the meal was delicious. Turkey and beef on the menu. We had a bit of both with all the trimmings

Excellent Sunday lunch, one of the best we've had for long time. Would recommend the White Hart.

We had a family Christmas gathering and we used the skittle alley. The landlady was so lovely. The pub is absolutely gorgeous and felt cosy and inviting. The hosts catered for us, providing a buffet and everyone had a wonderful evening. Thank you so much, we will be definitely visiting again throughout the year.

The food in this place is of the highest quality. Delicious tomato soup and gammon and eggs out of this world.

A typical country pub, nicely furnished and very clean. We had lunch which was very nice and reasonably priced. Good service and we would recommend this pub.

Beautiful village pub stopped for Sunday lunch it was appalling everything on the plate was cold and look Dreadful have tried it was quite nice but not nice enough to do anything about payment

Played here friday with jimmy macs bluesband ,lovely atmosphere great people ,owners really great , had a great time 👍😄🎸

Lovely pub, the team was great!

This is the first time I've been in the white Hart I would definitely recommend it the staff are very friendly & helpful ,the pub is very nice & family all welcome ,the food was lovely & nothing was too much bother ,great car park & garden will definitely be going back again .

Super friendly pub with good range of beer and food.

So, I arrived here at a bit before 2 pm and was a little worried I might be too late for lunch. But fortunately I was in time! I quick perusal of the menu, revealed some tasty treats! And oh my, were there some nice things! Unfortunately, my first choice had sold out - no doubt testament to how good the Crab and Prawn Salad must have been. This turned out to be rather fortuitous however, because my eyes were drawn to the Mezze. This was a sheer delight of Prosciutto, with a couple of perfectly spiced and cooked lamb Kofte balls, some olives and feta cubes, rounded off with a tasty portion of home made Hummus, some lightly charred red pepper, artichoke, and sliced freshly grilled pitta bread. The price was extremely reasonable (read could have been a little more money and still good value). The lady behind the bar was friendly and cheerful, and the whole place had a really good vibe. Excellent - thank you!

A quintessential Dorset pub. Well kept beer and a limited but interesting menu. Staff are extremly friendly and helpful. Well worth a visit.

Nette nee Besitzer mit neuen Ideen und grosser Getränkeauswahl.

My local pub for years. First visit for a while due to pandemic. Went to a music evening excellent night. Food was nice staff very friendly and helpful. Nice place.

Very nice village pub lovely furnishing

I've been to this pub many times and always so impressed. My child is on a restricted diet at present so we handed over a list of what he is not allowed and crossed our fingers. They could not have been more helpful. Not only were they kind and considerate of all this but the menu had a whole load of options. Several choices for a vegetarian child who can't have chocolate citrus or cheese! It was amazing and made the whole meal really relaxed. The food itself was incredible. Couldn't recommend more.

Nice atmosphere friendly welcome. Food was excellent and the landlady gave us a story about the origins of the dish I chose.

Had a fabulous Christmas Dinner here

We visited at the end of November 2021 enroute from where we live on the coast of Dorset on a day trip to Sherborne. We discovered it by reviews and were not disappointed. We were given a warm welcome for both us and our dog and being a Sunday we had a lovely Roast dinner meal. We will definitely visit again - thank you.

Just had a wonderful Christmas meal at the White Hart Bishop's Caundle: Generous portions, excellent quality, homemade Christmas pud' (from a family recipe), all totally delicious...plus.. service with a smile!! Heartily reccomended.

A great welcome, friendly staff, good food, nice beer and generally a nice atmosphere, dog friendly too. Highly recommended.

Nice place to stop for a meal and very welcoming.

Warm welcome, comfortable decor, excellent food. We have just moved to the area, we will be coming back.

Lovely food and good atmosphere

Visited while travelling in our motorhome. We can only reiterate what others have said. A warm friendly welcome for us and our dog along with a delicious meal of Salt and pepper squid, Venison sausages and Monkfish with butternut squash risotto. We will definitely return when in the area again.

Good food, good service and very accommodating. Will adapt the menu for gluten free dietary needs also. Would eat here again if we were passing through.

A very friendly pub with fantastic homemade food and nice real ales.

Great good, good company and an enthusiastic couple making a very positive change to a previously neglected Pub. I will definitely be back when I am next in town (village)🤗

Three of us had Sunday lunch at the White Hart today. Two had the mixed beef and pork roast. The other had a burger. Wow! What lovely meals. Wonderful meat, superb veg including some of the best roast potatoes ever. Our adult son said his burger was fantastic. Then followed three utterly superb desserts. Pecan and Apple crumble with custard, the cheesecake and the sticky toffee pudding. Delicious! The hosts were lovely and friendly making it in total a wonderfully enjoyable return to an old haunt we've not visited for severe years.

So pleased we found this pub early in our holiday. Visited 5 times and the food was amazing. Specials board changes regularly. Lovely hosts ade and Sarah. We left as friends. Sunday roast to die for.

Found this Gem on the second day of our holiday thankfully So can safely say after 4 visits with a group of 5 the food is amazing, not one bad meal was had The Sunday roast is up there with the best Sarah and Ade are wonderful hosts and colourful characters Couldn't recommend highly enough

Large menu, tidy pub. Stopped for lunch while passing through, good food. Pleasant.

Excellent, lovely people delicious food!

I would highly recommend this pub , arrived with my disabled wife easy access to the beer garden, friendly landlord who made us very welcome , even took the trouble to give our new puppy a treat.

The food was perfect good quality and reasonably priced . Very welcoming hosts a truly enjoyable night if it wasn’t the last day of our stay we would have come here every night

Lovely place, nice a relaxed. Friendly staff.

Visited for the first time this year now it’s under new management. Very friendly welcome, place lovely and clean and fresh smelling. Lovely Sunday lunch menu, with choice for those of us who don’t eat a roast. Changed things for the fussy eaters in the group, and had a high chair ready at the table for the baby. The whole meal was delicious and freshly cooked. Homemade desserts to follow for the sweet toothed and a lovely fresh cheese board for me. Family left and we stayed and sat on the comfy chairs for another couple of drinks. Will definitely be returning soon.

Really enjoyed the Mauritian themed meal last night. Service and quality/variety was most excellent.

Went for a family meal the other day. The food was excellent with very generous portion sizes too. An excellent range of drinks. The managers were fantastic and very friendly. They were great with my daughter as well. Would thoroughly recommend visiting.

We really enjoyed our visit here while we were in the area. We loved the roast dinner it was delicious and I loved the landlords very eccentric style. Good ale too!

Had a really good lunch. The Manager was friendly, service was good. Took a while but we were not in a hurry.

Great place for lunch. Lovely food and host. Great outdoor space also suitable for children.

Food what we had was very good. Usual pub menu but the specials board was a mixture of world cooking. From Spanish cod to Malaysian cuisine. All well cooked, served and presented with a smiling face, albeit with a mask on. Reasonable priced. We all had a different meal and were all extremely happy. Well done.

Fantastic curry night at the White Hart, authentic homemade curries were absolutely delicious , can’t wait for the next one!

Really recommend this local pub for the cosy environment, warm and friendly service and really exceptional food. Curry night is exceptional - properly cooked, authentic dishes and home made breads. Specials each day are home cooked and always delicious. Ade and Sarah are charming, helpful and very welcoming.

The White Hart Friday Curry Night is definitely a keeper. There were seven dishes from which to choose, and our party selected five, and shared them with each other. Absolutely delicious! The fish curry was a revelation,.. perfectly cooked chunks of salmon in a delicious sauce. We also had beef, lamb and two different chicken dishes, and there were two veggie options as well. Served with home made chapatis, a gorgeous vegetable accompaniment, rice and chutney. The flavours were wonderful: rich, varied and authentic. The pub has recently installed a coffee machine for those of us too full for the delicious brownie and ice-cream dessert! Other choices available... A real treat...thank you Sarah, Adrian, Rog and Rach. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

It is so lovely to find a pub that cooks delicious meals from scratch with love. Sarah's shepherd's pie and fresh veg was lovely. Warm hospitality. Highly recommend. Thank you for a lovely couple of evenings. Donna & Helen

The White Hart has Adrian and Sarah as its new management and that is great news ! Sarah cooks delicious food and Adrian makes you feel so welcome. Can't wait to visit as they managed our local for the past year. If you have the White Hart as your local you've lucked out !

Were nearby and stopped here for lunch. Really lovely welcome, delicious lunch. We all had different meals and all were excellent quality and value for money.

We dropped in this evening for a meal, our first visit to meet the new managers. Adrian and Sarah were very friendly. We both chose off the new specials board. My wife had a chicken Bhuna and I had the Malaysian cod and lentil curry....

Really good quality Sunday roast in the beer garden. Views over Dorset countryside. Great unpretentious pub.

3 of us had the chicken burgers: absolutely delicious;really succulent chicken with great crispy crumb. The regular burger was also really tasty and substantial. Lovely skinny fries and homemade coleslaw. The menu is great, with lots of the usual pub favourites and a specials board....

We had Sunday lunch here. The place was very busy, but we were seen to and served within a good time. I had the lamb which was cooked perfectly. My guests had pork and they loved there’s too. The vegetables were all cooked well and...

We arrived with our two dogs to a fairly quiet country pub with happy, friendly and welcoming bar staff. Very quickly the pub filled with people, including a large party of people with a dog and an infant in tow. We received our roast dinners...

Arrived 1:15 pm for a roast 2:30 when it arrived out lamb was literally pure fat honestly no meat on it vegetables burnt to a crisp and cauliflower cheese was so runny it was like water bar man/owner I’m not to sure was drinking pints...

A friendly welcoming pub. Good selection of beers. Brilliant evening. Cheers Pete

Called in for much needed shelter, from the rain, and hopefully a drink. Made very welcome by the people already in there. Went back a couple of nights later, for some food and wasn’t disappointed - same warm welcome and the food and service were...

We dropped in for a Sunday roast with family and was not disappointed. The beef was cooked perfectly and a great selection of vegetables, The portions were nicely sized as well. Dessert was also very nice.

visited the pub with family for a birthday as we heard they have started Sunday roast, I had the lamb and it was delicious, nice and tender, homemade Yorkshire pudding and lovely veg. Would defiantly recommend.

Roger and Rachel have done a fantastic job in transforming The White Hart. They are very hospitable, have refurbished the bar & eating area, re-introduced a monthly quiz and have regular themed evenings e.g Burns Night. It’s a great place to both drink and eat...

Before the quiz started we decided to have dinner, the 1st time since the new owners took over. Our last meal was greasy and unpleasant. What a different experience this was, the food was not greasy, it was tasty and well presented, will definitely be...

Not wanting a full carvery the White Hart do a wonderful roast beef or pork baguette served with roast potatoes and gravy. Have tried both and would definitely recommend them. They have gluten free baguettes too. The gravy is delicious and just right for dipping...

Decided to go to The White Hart on Friday for Fish Night with my other half. I must say that was a brilliant idea we both had the battered fish and chips. The fish was a great size, enough to settle a sizeable appetite that...

For some unknown reason, either Google is not working correctly or somebody is telling Google that the White Hart pub in Bishops Caundle is Permanently Closed, I can absolutely confirm this is not the case and the pub is open for business as usual as...

Friendly Landlord and Lady. Great Food at very reasonable prices

I joined a group of friends at the White Hart for Burns Night as I was back in the village after moving away a year ago. What a transformation! The pub has gone through difficult times during the last few years when people who thought...

Fantastic evening celebrating Burns Night!

Popped down for Fish Fry-day , under the new managment of Rachell and Roger,and enjyoyed a very welcoming,lively evening with good food. Will return, its just how a pub should be! A couple of games of pool as well, cant get much better!

We stopped off here on the way to visit family. Found it had new owners,. Rachel and Roger have done a great job and were excellent hosts. Pub was busy and lively and our dogs were made very welcome. I had the roast pork baguette...

Its a fact that this public house has had difficult times because of unsuitable tenants. It is now occupied by tenants [Roger and Rachel] who have the knowledge of what is required to make a business thrive, a warm welcome, clean establishment, good service, good...

Visited here Christmas Eve, the new management are very welcoming, the burgers were amazing and it had an overall great atmosphere!

Thank goodness Rachel and Roger have taken charge of the pub. It is now a warm welcoming place once more. It offers well kept real ales and good, attractively priced food. We wish them all the best.

Now that the original owners of The White Hart have returned the atmosphere and beer are back to their best. Always a lovely welcome from Roger and Rachel, a well stocked bar, family friendly and great pub grub. A real asset to any village. Had...

Roger and Rachel have brought a good friendly atmosphere back into this pub which was lacking with the previous landlord!. The beer and the food are very good, well worth a visit.

So nice to walk into a pub and have our children welcomed. Rachel and Roger were very welcoming hosts. The food was freshly cooked and spot on for taste and price. I will certainly be returning and will recommend to my friends and family. This...

Faultless, friendly, great value and great quality! We will return! Best of luck to the wonderful new team!

Excellent landlord/lady and staff. Food is great and service is friendly and attentive. Love the wood log fire. Oh, the beer is pretty good...need to have a few pints to fully appreciate it - haha!

A very warm welcome and great atmosphere. Food is simple, delicious - great beer and good wine selection. Massive improvements all round with the new management. Highly recommended!

The White Hart is a wonderful village pub. Warm welcome, lovely atmosphere. Massive beer garden and huge car park. Well worth a visit if you are in the area.

It’s so lovely to walk into a country pub and receive such a warm welcome. The food is amazing and worth every penny. The whole atmosphere is so welcoming, we will definitely be back soon. Thank you Roger and Rachel for bringing this pub back...

We have visited a few times since the pub re opened, always a warm welcome, great selection of beers and ciders, yummy food, beautifully decorated and best of all family friendly. Can’t wait for the warmer weather so we can enjoy the beer garden, the...

What a wonderfully welcoming pub. Roger and Rachel are there to welcome you and look after your every need. It's beautifully decorated with a cosy feel and offers good food, what more could you need! Enjoy a trip to the White Hart lunch time or...

We visited the white hart for a family meal, they were so welcoming and it was such a pleasant and comfortable atmosphere throughout our entire visit. I have no bad words to say! Definitely be visiting again and would recommend anyone to try! Thank you

Visited over Xmas with my partner for a meal and drinks. Seems the new management have lost there cask Marque and this is clear by the taste and clarity of the beer. It was horrible hence moved to water. The food was well how can...

We ended up here on a journey along the A303 from London to Devon. Great food and welcome and good to see that things have improved from the previous owners. Will be back!

Been in a few times now for food and drinks with my other half... The food has been great and the atmosphere has been lively and friendly, bar staff are happy to help and the fire was nice and toasty to warm up next to...

Stopped off here on the way to visit family. Found it had new owners which has made previous poor reviews from the previous tenants irrelevant. Rachel and Roger have done a great job and were excellent hosts. Pub was busy and lively and our dogs...

After a couple of dodgy tenants, the owners are back behind the bar with a fresh look and menu. Out is the full menu, sit down feasts and back are the well priced basket meals. I’ve just had a hot roast beef baguette, roast spuds...

White Hart changed hands again, back to microwave meals and oven chips again, what a shame, things did get better for a while this year

We were the only couple eating on a Thursday lunchtime and so there was no atmosphere to enjoy. The food was alright except that the pear crumble was rather stodgy and there was a distinct lack of heating in the pub. The staff was friendly...

Called in whilst staying locally needing gluten and dairy free. Excellent GF Fish and Chips with side salad in place of peas. Wife enjoyed sweet potato and chick pea curry. Very welcoming and relaxed.

Four of us went for dinner last night, looking forward to trying The White Hart after a few years absence. We were greeted warmly by the staff, and in fact found everyone that worked there very friendly. The food was a different matter. My husband...

First visit to the pub, we had lunch which was lovely and hot. The staff were friendly and our dogs were welcome. We will be returning .

Excellent food, great staff, good customer service, great for the kids to have a outdoor space to run around in, all in all an excellent experience

Lovely village pub with friendly staff and delicious traditional pub grub. Enjoyed a relaxing evening meal and spent evening in the pub garden playing football with our pooch. Definitely visit again and recommend.

We decided to go to this pub to have some lunch on Saturday 20th July from our home in Sherborne,about six miles away. After checking the pubs website and menu we set off just after midday. We parked up and went into the pub. Upon...

Really.good food, really good beer really good prices. Lovely pub this one

Excellent value for money, Good food and fabulous service in a beautiful setting. All round very plesent experience.

Popped in for a pint friendly staff

Visited the white Hart to celebrate our 36th wedding anniversary. Beautiful pub. The landlord and landlady made us most welcome all staff very efficient and friendly. Enjoyed a excellent three course meal with presseco. Excellent quality food first class service. Love this pub. The views...