The best restaurants in Parley East Dorset South West

I was fortunate as the much maligned “Grumpy “ landlord was in fine form & most convivial. The hospitality was first rate, the premises excellent with good beer & even the guard-dog demanded attention & a belly rub. I would thoroughly recommend this venue. Only negative was the entertainment; England v Scotland which was pants !

Loved the decor, felt old but well kept and quirky. Good ale selection, lovely staff and good value food.

The soufflé and burger were fabulous but the big let down were the French fries which appeared to have been served from the bottom of the deep fat fryer, full of fat and blackened potatoes. Otherwise all was lovely.

A group of ten for dinner last night, the whole experience was superb. The dinner was delicious and generous, served hot by a lovely waitress who couldn’t have done more to please. My meal was traditional, steak & ale pie, dauphinois, selection of veg incl cabbage & carrots. All ten were very satisfied with everything. The bar is cosy with character(a lot of owls) so we’ve booked again and would thoroughly recommend.

We visited the Parley Country Club on Sunday. We were looking forward to a Sunday roast and a game of petanque on their terrain. Unfortunately the place was all shut up and we were told that it had shut down 2 weeks ago. I wish that they had updated their website to say this as it would have saved us from a wasted visit.

Terrible food and service cold and gone off fish !!!

We came here for a family dinner on Saturday evening. The pub has free parking' and a large garden area great in the summer. But the atmosphere from the bar man and our waitress was hostile. One for asking if we all could be reseated somewhere else due to being by the entrance door ! And it was almost too much to serve us, and all 4 of us were made to feel uncomfortable. There was a younger female waitress, who was very polite. Our waitress realised she had been rude and gone to far' so she made an effort to turn a negative into a positive. But we were offended by the her reaction which made an ever lasting impression. It was ashame that the Barman didn't follow suit ' he seemed very unhappy when we previous ask him for no ice polity' but he was very put out' that he had to empty the glasses as he forgot after taking our orders. We understand it was busy, but the customer service is just as important as the food, which food we couldn't fault. Unfortunately we won't ever come back or our parents who made the trip here. Very disappointed as this was a special occasion .

Thankyou to your staff for treating my 89 year old godmother as a "VIP" yesterday. We had the most delicious lobster in this friendly restaurant right on the beach in the sunshine at West Bay. First class food and service with attention to detail to their customers. Superb. Plus parking right outside the door. Well done. We will be back.

We visited Baskets and Blooms on Sunday with my brother and sister in law who are on holiday from Devon. We met for coffee then having looked at the menu decided to stay for lunch. My sister in law required a gluten free choice so she had a discussion with the manager. He was very helpful and understood her requirements completely which gave her confidence as she can become very poorly if cross contamination happens. The food was lovely as was the atmosphere. The manager and staff were very attentive and ensured all their customers were well looked after. We have been there for their afternoon tea and a fundraising cream tea in the past and will definitely be revisiting.

The first time here for a number of years and it turned out to be a good choice. Came here with some friends for a midweek lunch and, although the place was busy, they kindly fitted us in. The menu offers a good range of dishes - we sampled quite a few between us and all were well cooked and presented. The portions were good and the service was friendly and efficient without being pushy. We felt the pricing was a little high for a pub meal but was justified by the quality of the tasty food. Definitely recommended