The best restaurants in Stour Valley North Dorset South West

My son me for an unexpected breakfast, it was delicious all freshly cooked we both had a latte with their version of eggs Benedict, I like hard poached eggs which they were, my son had soft poached eggs they were perfect will definitely been visiting here again

More than just a leading Tea House, Comins Sturminster Newton is a very coeliac friendly café.  Full 5* review at CoeliacwellNES.com.  They have soft doughy GF gyoza, gluten free sweet treats and obviously phenomenal tea.  A lovely place to watch all the comins and goings, will try out the Bath branch soon!

Arrived in Sturminster Newton on a Monday to find many eateries were closed! Luckily Joshua's was open and the food really good and service excellent. The coffee was exceptional!

Wonderful pub serving delicious home made local produce. Service and staff… 10 of 10.

Nice breakfast at reasonable price and very friendly staff.

Nice little place, good English breakfast with proper bacon and sausages. Huge hot chocolates. Will be back for more!

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT: oh dear… Everything about this place now screams: ‘lack of enthusiasm and care’. First off, in this day and age to serve soft drinks from a big bottle is unbelievable. Flat soft drinks from a pub is just not acceptable. Secondly, the Sunday roast is maybe the worst I’ve ever had. School dinners are better than this. Rock solid veg, water disguised as gravy, thrice reheated potatoes… actually impossible to say anything positive about the roast. And I’ve now seen the pictures of the roast dinners served here in 2023 before the new management came in and they looked fantastic. Several steps back. Also we were sat in a cold, echoey barn conversion which doesn’t feel fully converted. All of which is a massive shame as it looks great from the outside and the main little pub building is full of character.

The Plough hosted my small running group for Sunday lunch today. It was our first time and we were absolutely delighted. A really lovely and atmospheric pub with excellent food and great service. They could not have been more welcoming. The Chocolate Orange cheese cake was particularly good. Many thanks and will definitely be back. Lex

Very friendly and efficient service - had the most delicious lunch - the macaroni cheese was amazing - and the portions are very generous. Would highly recommend this lovely pub if you are in Sturminster Newton.

Although we are local first time in the Olives et Al shop. Good choice of olives either in jars or loose to buy in plastic containers. Nice selection of local made treats eg cheese etc. Some "different" food ideas. Great place would visit again. No cafe available at the moment.

Another great visit to Hart’s, both for shopping and lunch! Good parking, a lift to the cafe upstairs and a lovely lunch. The food always tastes good quality but the plated food presentation is not professional. Just a small point but important when prices are rising steadily.

Fabulous extensive menu. Lovely friendly staff. Prices very reasonable. Visited here twice when stopping in Sturminster Newton. Food came piping hot and delicious. Would recommend it most highly.

Lovely room with very comfy bed. We were in the area for a wedding and the staff were very helpful in organising transport to/from the venue for us, thank you!

We booked late one night to stay as we were collecting a vehicle near hotel ,we had a great reception and we were looked after like family . We were grateful for accommodating us at short notice ,we will return and were very happy to have been looked after by Barry and team ,thank you Barry , service, accommodation and breakfast was 5star and Daisy our special Bullydog.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Fish & chips for 7 of us on a Saturday night. Piping hot, freshly cooked & very good portion sizes. Between us we had cod, battered jumbo sausages, cod bites & scampi. All spot on, thank you