The White Lion in West Dorset

So the website says open till 11pm and I go there a lot play pool have few drinks but today we got to the door and a girl comes up to me and friends saying they have closed the tills at 8:30 but they are still serving people in there the atmosphere is always dead feels like a funeral constantly getting doggy looks by the bartender she is very rude even tho we sit in the corner no shouting no acting bad just chilling and kicks us out very early even tho we spend money

Miserable barmaid, on her phone mostly. Rude

Great, local ales, footie and friendly locals.

Great to watch football. ⚽️ good Guiness

Nice pub. Well kept drinks. Good outdoor bar.

Was here for pool league. Staff keep walking off the bar. So bar was left unstaffed. And food was horrible as scampi was cheap stuff as tasted horrible. Chips was undercooked. Also we witnessed a dog walk out of the kitchen

Friendly staff and welcoming to dogs, but they will prioritise football over other sports if there's a football match and an F1 race on on the same day.

Nice pub with nice areas and nice garden. But hard to guess when it's gonna be open and even harder if the kitchen is open.

We booked to have Sunday Roast in The George.When we got there we found a notice on the door to say the Hotel was closed until further notice.We went to The White Lion and had a huge roast.Very pleasant and helpful staff and delicious food.

I didn't go for food even though I know the food is very good.

So sadly understaffed. Managed one drink in our 1.5 hour visit. Waiting 25 mins for the 1st drink and gave up for the second one, as did many others! Shame. We left at 11.50pm on NYE in search of a drink!

Lovely friendly welcoming pub with the most delicious food at great value prices. Staff were so wonderful and made us, and more importantly my Greyhound dog, feel happy and very well fed too! The portions are very generous, so be warned! Will definitely return and highly recommend 😊

Unfriendly staff. Slow service. Lots of people waiting for food and chaotic. Guy vapikg on the bar filling the place with smoke. Avoid.

Stopped off here for a meal while we were traveling to Charmouth for a few days holiday. We were welcomed with open arms from jodie the land lady. 5 stars as dog friendly great meal cooked fresh & local beer ales & cider. Well done to Shannon the chef. 🙂

Incredible food. Staff were so gracious and polite and were very attentive, quality of food was sublime and the quality of service was second to none. Highly recommend. A pub for all.

All round nice pub, staff great,

Warm, welcoming atmosphere and a delicious roast at a good price. Pool and football table too which our children loved.

A great pub and a lovely landlady cheers

Nice pub with garden to sit out in food was fine.

This pub was very welcoming. The land lady's son will was entertaining. Never laughed so much in my lfe

Great place to watch sport,the meals were not bad either.

Friendly staff, great pizza, great times

Really lovely lunch in the garden - the staff were super friendly and the chilli fries were delicious

Great food and service! Homemade chilli loaded fries were fab

Amazing well would the money Sunday roast

We met our son in this pub as it’s halfway between Bournemouth and sidmouth. So we decided to try the white lion. What a gem. Lovely greeting from young lady behind the bar. They only do roasts on Sunday, but no prob with that. It was a lovely roast, it was hot and very tasty, the roast potatoes were gorgeous. It was nice as we had a few hours to eat and chat, well nearly 3 until our parking ran out. Very nice pub friendly. We will be back next time we meet up. We used to go to Morrisons but you can’t really relax in there, just eat and go. So was lovely to have time. Totally recommend thankyou

Came in to watch the football. Very friendly service and a really nice Sunday lunch. Also an excellent Chocolate Brownie, so I am informed. Dog friendly 🐕

Booked for Sunday lunch time, arrived early and made to feel very welcome. Pub very clean and the staff very attentive Food was very good and as an additional bonus my partner received a mother's day bag of goodies

Excellent food and very friendly staff. I was given a Mother’s Day goody bag which was a lovely surprise. Definitely recommend the Sunday lunch

Lovely Sunday lunch with the added bonus of a mother's day goodie bag

Kind and welcoming staff, excellent food and an all round wonderful pub with good live sports coverage.

Went for Sunday lunch and the food was amazing and the staff were great. And I totally fell in love with Nora (the dog). Will definitely be going back

Niçe staff very helpful good food will be back when passing.

Great atmosphere, Great food, excellent service. finished our holiday off nicely

Only found this pub whilst looking for the bus station what a great find!Missed many a bus waiting in there watching live sport eating good food drinking great beer. A very pleasant wait for the next bus or maybe the next one. Staff and management were very welcoming whom I wish to thank for not having a timetable. We'll be back(well I don't know about the missus)I recommend it. Cheers!

Down to earth family pub with covered back garden w/wide screen for sports+ uncovered area leading to footbridge across Brit to large public carpark.

Food was lovely and tasty. Well prices and drinks well priced too. Lovely atmosphere and dog friendly.

Difficult to rate. A nice afternoon was ended when a woman began to scream hysterically at a young barmaid. Apparently she felt someone had been served a drink before her. Locals (I think) came to the young ladies aid but she was distressed and had to leave her post. The offensive woman was asked to leave and kicked off again. To much sun and sangria methinks. Bridport is a lovely town and it's hostelries certainly don't need this. I'd recommend this airy comfortable pub to anyone. Friendly and relaxing..Apart from mememe tourists. L

Nice enough but slow with the food

Well what can I say, popped in with the kids to watch the football and was made to feel so welcome. Really friendly pub, didn’t have food but looked great and and an amazing team working there. Well done, more pubs like this who generally make tourists feel like locals - thank you, we will be back!

Well what can I say, popped in with the kids to watch the football and was made to feel so welcome. Really friendly pub, didn’t have food but looked great and and an amazing team working there. Well done, more pubs like this who generally make tourists feel like locals - thank you, we will be back!

The food here is good honest grub at a fair price. Good atmosphere too. The beer and cider are good and a fair price for the area, the staff are very welcoming too.

Really good definately recommend this

I'm absolutely shocked by the attitude of the bar man tonight on the Monday of the May Bank Holiday tonight. He needs sacking

Great food, great service and great for watching the football.

20 of us (with an age range from 6 to late 70s) from Wales were staying in a cottage close by and asked the White Lion if they would mind us coming in for the England v Wales 6 Nations match. They sat us all together and really looked after us. Good drinks (I loved the Orchard Haze and the fruit in the glasses with Koppaberg) and food. Very friendly atmosphere (even though we were supporting the opposite team) and we were introduced to Nora the dog.

Pub with local atmosphere, clean and very friendly staff.

Having seen a fair bit on FB about this place we decided to give it a go as we were in town. BIG disappointment. Fair enough it seems to cater for young sports minded drinkers (and I am sure it does this well) but in my opinion is not a place to take your granny. First impressions on entering we not good. Lacked any sort of ambiance and person on bar came across as someone who didn't want to be there. Two large TV screens showing the umpteenth repeat of a F1 race did not help. Only saving grace was that despite large menu boards outside the front door I was told they were not serving food. Decanted to a pub up the road - chalk and cheese.

Actual ledgends work here like hakim, Laurence annndd lewie best people everrrr super luuurrrvlyyyy and they’ll give you a kiss if you ask nicley (just not lewie) Xxxxxxx

Beautifully cooked sourdough pizza 🍕 Very friendly group of staff alongside such a cosy place to relax

Comfortable pub, friendly staff, TV sport, real ale plus lagers. Clientele pleasant and mostly under 40 when I've visited.

Found this pub on the way back from Seaton to Weymouth. The food and service was excellent so if you are hungry and in Bridport make sure you go here

lovely sunday roast once again served promptly staff were lovely and very attentive food was hot and a lot of it well done white lion you should be proud of yourselves pub was clean and very tidy nice place to have a meal

Had a amazing roast dinner and pudding,with fabulous service

We phoned up and was extremely short notice for a table of 11. They were super accomodating and organised tables for us. The staff were fantastic, lovely, polite and friendly. The food was delicious and well worth the little wait for it, seeing as we...

We stopped at bridport on a coach trip. Needed some good and a drink. Went in just as they were opening and they were very welcoming and friendly. We said we were on a time limit and ordered two roast meat baps and drinks. We...

Excellent roast dinner , helpful pleasant staff . Well kept beer . Choice of pork or beef with 4 veg . Apple crumble for pud

Stopped by for a drink and sandwiches. Friendly pub showing cricket on the tv.

We stopped in Bridport on our way to Torquay. We were on a coach so limited time. The staff went out of their way to serve us quickly and despite this the food was excellent. The landlady checked twice to make sure we had everything...

Lovely pub, good food and atmosphere Clean and staff very attentive

Disappointing and average at best. The hot dog was on the menu as “gourmet” but it really isn’t. A dry white finger roll with a frankfurter, dried onions, a little grated cheese, and a basket of fries. And we paid £11 for the privilege. One...

Swift and courteous service. Family friendly. Pizza really went down well. Palmers beer in very good nick.

Popped in to the White Lion on Saturday to watch the football with the idea of having food! Only stayed and watched the first half as I couldn’t sit there any longer to listen to how very rude and aggressive the young blonde haired barmaid...

Good simple pub grub. Its basic menu but food is excellent and portion size really good. Everywhere in the town was booked but here was quiet which concerned us initially but it was good. Value for money reasonable.

Wow I love this place!!!, considering my local pub is the Coach House Inn within Winterbourne Abbas. The Whites atmosphere feels a lot more welcoming and friendly and the food and drinks are on a different level.

Friendly staff. Nice atmosphere. But when I got home I realised I'd paid £3'60 for a coke ! I mean..it had ice and a slice but..

Popped in for a meal at 1.30 on a Sunday, ordered food by 1.40, drinks were really watery ordered milkshakes but it was literally just milk and flavouring with some ice cubes in, when questioned they just told me it was how it was served,...

Extremely poor. Stopped for drinks on a very long trip back from Cornwall. Hot Chocolate watery and tasteless and overpriced at £3.00 each. Garden scruffy and untended. Wouldn’t recommend.

Nice and friendly staff and a really tasty hamburger. Love it!

Walked in got a table as directed. Waited 20 minutes with no service walked out. On way out 2 barmaids just lent over bar not serving any one. Not very busy now understand why

Great pub, dog friendly, staff provided good service, food was good value & served hot

Called in for lunch, they did say they was only doing a reduced menu. The food was good and my daughter loved the chicken burger which was a chicken fillet in Southern fried coating, the staff where attentive and happy to help. Their dog is...

We popped in yesterday for the football and had such a wonderful experience. Great food for affordable prices and a range of different beers to choose from. The atmosphere was incredible and all COVID restrictions were being adhered to. We shall definitely be back!

I can in with my daughter and her friend, the atmosphere was great, it was a sunny day and the garden is fantastic! The staff are super friendly and helpful. We saw some people who ordered food, it looked and smelt incredible so we ordered...

Went to watch the England game on Sunday absolutely amazing staff and amazing food we had a burger, hot dog and pizza it was amazing. Will definitely be visiting the pub again

Came here for a bit of food and to watch the footy. Atmosphere of pub was fine, but the staff were all good for nothing stoners that wouldn’t be able to point out a pizza let alone cook one. Only good point was one wait...

Nice pint of IPA, football on the TV, well kept, comfy chairs, attentive staff, decent toilets. What's not to like?

Beer (Palmers IPA) was delicious and obviously very well kept. Food was good - had a very decent burger, sandwich and salad. The staff were friendly and polite; they apologised for the ‘reduced menu’ which still ran to three pages! Facilities were clean and plenty...

We were so disappointed after reading reviews on line and seeing the menu online. The food was terrible. We had a hot dog that was inedible. It tasted very strange and had a blackened purple part to it. We sent this back. The menu online...

friendly staff - good service, very nice drinks

I can’t find the words to describe how dreadful a meal we had at this pub. A chicken burger, a burger abs 2 fish burgers. Greasy, appalling cooked burgers and chicken that was reconstituted greasy and flat as a pancake. The fish was beyond a...

Lovely welcome and Excellent service. Lovely atmosphere in a newly renovated pub. Clean and welcoming to both visitors and regulars alike

Having lived in the area for 30 + years, I've never been into this pub, don't know why, just haven't, however on a sunny afternoon in April we had some friends popping down so we joined them. What an absolute delight. Proud to call it...

My local so very lucky. Top boozer great staff. Not happy about lockdown 😭

The second nicest pub in the Bridport town

Stopped here for lunch whilst travelling from Hampshire to Devon. The landlady and bar staff were all friendly and very accommodating of our two young children. The White Lion is directly next to the river and short walk to a playground (the landlady kindly gave...

Very busy but we sat out in the pub garden and met up with a couple of new friends, lovely evening.

Lovely friendly pub, just called in on the hop. Just looking for a friendly drink. Landlady was very friendly and chatty. The place was lovely and clean. And the pub dog was so Sweet! Next time we head up here from Lancashire we will definitely...

Great place that does amazing roast dinners at great prices, staff are welcoming and always make you feel at home highly recommended

Amazing Sunday lunch, desserts looked awesome but we just couldn’t manage one! Lovely friendly staff 💙

Came here with friends and had a lovely area all to ourselves. The service was impeccable, staff were so friendly and helpful and there was fantastic pub food for a great price. The pub dog was adorable too! My only complaint is that living far...

Had a great evening at the White Lion with the family - lovely food, great local Palmer's beers and everyone very welcoming. Many thanks

Excellent food. Friendly staff. 6 meals, all enjoyed and will definitely be going again. All loved Nora the resident dog. If your in the area definitely worth a visit. Hopefully going to try the Sunday Roast.

We had a meal for 4 today at 7 and were greeted by the female owner who was lovely and introduced us to her gorgeous Shar Pei dog . We had our Pug with us and he was made welcome and given a treat. The...

We visited here whilst on Holiday and thought we would try the pub seeing as it was under new ownership. Despite only having opened on the Friday they were faultless! The staff were super friendly and helpful especially the landlady and her adorable dog Norma!!...

Opened again today after Lockdown..... lovely owners and great atmosphere 😁. Maybe better signage and direction at the bar as at one point quite a few people standing there not socially distanced Handed out nibbles which were amazing and can’t wait for the full menu...

Came here for the reopening night, lovely atmosphere, really friendly staff and affordable prices! Highly recommend!☺️

It's ok but to dear for a pint..

Our first visit to The White Horse in a year, and what an enjoyable lunch the four of us had.Very friendly service in this lovely local pub, at the western end of the main street.My ham, eggs and chips was delicious. The others really enjoyed their burgers and pizza. Everything hot, tasty, well-cooked, good value and served with a smile. Sensibly-sized tables.We'd booked our table for lunch, (excellent "reserved" /name sign on the table by the way), which is to be reommended, although there's usually a table available at lunctime.Good toilets and level access.We love it here. Thanks guys.

Fun playing pool with friends and enjoying the great food