The best restaurants in South West

We tried this restaurant after walking past a couple of times recently, and we are so glad we did! We were seated whilst the restaurant was fairly quiet, and were pleased to find homemade pastas that were a little different to most average Italian restaurants, we had spaghetti with clams, perfect pasta with huge clams, seasoned beautifully, and truffle tagliatelle served at the table in a Parmesan wheel, which was quite possibly the nicest thing I have eaten in a long time! Perfect portion sizes and small but very decent wine list. We also tried the homemade tiramisu which was fantastic too! Service was friendly even though the young lady serving us was on her own with 20+ customers! We will definitely be returning and recommending to family and friends! Thanks for a lovely evening!

just had to pop a review on here for our experiences at Old Harry’s bar. My parents and sister were visiting for the week and we were staying very near to this ‘hidden’ gem. From the very warm welcome, to the smell of pizza and a good G&T (or 2) we spent 2 lovey evenings playing cards, chatting and relaxing. My dad enjoyed his pint. Great ambience, music to listen to but still hold a conversation in the cosy but spacious bar we felt great. Highly recommend. What an asset to Studland village

Wow! Such delicious, fresh food. My first experience of freshly made sushi and watching it being prepared was an added pleasure. Amazing!

We came across this delightful eatery by chance and so glad we did. The staff were brilliant, the food so well prepared, served and tasty. There was a real home from home ambiance and our spaniel Alfie was delighted with his treats. We will definitely be dropping in again when in the area. Thank you wonderful staff😁

I cannot rate this tea room highly enough. We received a very warm welcome and settled on a cream tea. The scones were warm and there was plentiful cream and homemade jam. Delicious! They support the local community bus so I’d encourage you to buy a book from the second hand book shelf in the tea room.

Always fresh and very tasty, healthy options available. Ate here a few times the quality is always great.

Lovely surroundings, excellent service and reasonably priced well-made coffee. My brother and I are on a surfing trip and have made this our morning coffee stop. Well worth a visit and getting an alcohol licence this week which adds another dimension.

As soon as you step through the door you know the place is well run; with the shop shelves beautifully stacked. All the prices were very reasonable too. Like the shop, the cafe was spotless where we enjoyed coffee that was full of flavour, but not bitter. It was obvious the whole business was being well looked after and clients were made very welcome.

Fantastic pub food. Really tasty smoked haddock fishcake starter and the lambs liver and bacon for main. Friendly pub with great service. Would recommend highly.

After over a decade of visiting Minehead we were recommended to try this restaurant. I am delighted to say it was well worth it. Delightful home feel and decor, this small restaurant and its owner Cristina make you feel the centre of attention as their guest. Beautifully prepared home cooked food from my main of pollo parmy and rigatoni to dessert of tiramisu, all washed down with a Victoria Beer. Can’t wait to visit again when we’re back in May 2025.

Wow wow wow 🤩🤩🤩🤩❤️❤️❤️😋😋🤤🤤absolutely amazing so tasty so filling such good value so many flavours to choose from , made with love ❤️ love

We had our works xmas party here Saturday night( 30th nov), the venue, food, service and atmosphere was brilliant. There were 32 of us, our food all came out together and the staff were amazing especially Mark who is in charge, he accommodated us at short notice and made sure we had everything we wanted, we are now booking for next year.

The best pizza, the friendliest ever staff, perfect setting for the location, and….. long overdue in Swanage. We will return, regularly :)

This was so welcoming into what felt like the Chef’s home. It was cosy, the ambience was superb. The food was truly delicious and what was real, we felt we were part of the family. The tastes of the various dishes was just amazing and every dish was so different. The Chef was accompanied by his lovely wife and son who were amazing and helped make the family atmosphere with such a famous chef at the helm.

The worst food on the island and horrible rude staff. Made me very uncomfortable. I couldn't finish my meal it was so awful and it also made me quite ill the next day. Avoid at all costs!!!