The best restaurants in East Dorset South West

Placed a order didn’t arrive couldn’t get in touch with them by phone or email I assume they are shutdown on a Friday evening

Lovely pub , great food and service.

Very helpful, attentive staff. Delicious food. Found it by chance, tucked away in a lane, off the main street. Will visit again!

An amazing place with fantastic food. The staff are so friendly and welcoming. Best of all you can take your own drinks 😁👍. This is our favourite local restaurant.

Lovely food, we had mushrooms on toast with bacon, great service highly recommend , lovely family place , very clean and a great vibe

Great selection of beers, and very welcoming staff.

Tiny shop. Nothing seemed to have prices. The vegetables out the front looked like they were picked a week ago. We walked out. Wouldn't bother returning. We visited on Sunday 16th March 2024 at approximately 11.30am

Ordered cod and chips. Excellent chips but the cod was warm on the outside, cold and raw in the middle. Will NOT be returning.

We had been to another pub close by and had heard good things about the pear so we went in for coffee on our way home. We had never been into the pear even though we have lived in the area for 27 years. The staff were welcoming and the pub and gardens were a pleasant surprise. On first impressions we would return to eat.

If I could give this restaurant zero stars I would. I have booked a table several times for family events and every time have been cancelled within hours of attending due to "flooding". The most recent time my table was booked for 7.30pm and at 6pm was contacted to cancel my booking. The reason given was that the kitchen was flooded and unusable. We dined elsewhere and drove past the Pig on the one-way system to return home. This was around 9.30pm. The restaurant was full with people enjoying their dinner. I sat outside in the car and phoned the restaurant to enquire why the restaurant was open with a flooded kitchen. The person who answered the phone alleged that the people in the restaurant were finishing their desert and that they had not been open to receive customers. I do not believe that diners served before 6pm (when I was told the kitchen was closed) sat in the restaurant for approx 4 hours eating their main course and were still eating after 9.30pm. No apology was forthcoming or an attempt to re-book me. I believe they over booked or one of their regulars needed a table and they bumped my reservation. Note this has happened to me several times. I would not recommend this restaurant as it is obviously being run by a bunch of amateurs.

We had an awesome Sunday lunch here, out in the garden. The food was delicious, the staff were so friendly and polite and helpful with our kids and timings. The climbing frame was a huge bonus on our sunny visit. We’ve been before and will come again.

Excellent food and coffee. Really amazing, gluten free selection. Very welcoming to dogs.

Lovely atmosphere and nice staff. Very pleased I persuaded my daughter to pop in and not go to her usual coffee shop around the corner, we will be back. Great food.

Went for lunch with friends. The food was lovely, fabulous beef followed by gorgeous bread and butter pudding. The staff were friendly and attentive without being pushy. We would definitely go again.

The best Indian around! Delicious food and even better service from the staff.