The best restaurants in North Dorset South West

Just had a takeaway pizza. Why anyone goes to the big chains when I've just had a perfectly made pizza handmade in front of me for a comparable price is beyond me. The pizza was perfectly cooked, the quality of the ingredients shone through in the taste (the pepperoni was streets ahead of the big chains) and it was reasonably priced. Fantastic.

Off the charts. So friendly, great fun, brill staff. This pub is off the charts. Loved it

They sell themselves as "A restaurant with rooms" and that gives a mere hint of what they're REALLY about here, firstly, the rooms are beautiful, clean, & well maintained, their location literally couldn't be any better, just on the edge of the very lovely hill-top medieval town of Shaftesbury, it's a two minute walk into town and we'll worth a visit in itself, now then, the nitty-gritty, the food, OMG! I'm based in Leicestershire, and now I know how good the food is here, I can tell you that I would drive the 161 miles straight there for a feed here, no exaggerating, all three courses of my evening meal were absolutely stunning, the aromas, the textures, the sheer depth of flavours, I'm not gushing am I ? LoL Anyway, Don't take my word for it, get booking! You won't regret it

Called in for a nice evening playing cards, whilst the local pool team was practising. Fantastic range of local beers and the usual international ones to boot.

Went here on the off chance of a decant coffee and a bite to eat. We weren't disappointed. Fast friendly service from the staff. Spacious clean environment with some awesome vintage bikes to browse over. Would highly recommend this place. And we'll definitely be making a return trip.

Highly recommend!! Delicious home cooked food, great coffee! Came in with mum and we both loved our time. Will be back!

Ich habe das Vergnügen gehabt, dieses zauberhafte kleine Café zu besuchen, und es war ein absoluter Volltreffer! Schon beim Betreten wird man von einer warmen, heimeligen Atmosphäre empfangen, die durch die liebevoll eingerichtete Vintage-Dekoration noch verstärkt wird. Man spürt sofort, dass hier mit Herz und Seele gearbeitet wird. Die Betreiberinnen backen alles selbst, und das schmeckt man auch. Die Scones, Kuchen und herzhaften Gerichte sind nicht nur unglaublich lecker, sondern auch wunderschön angerichtet. Jeder Bissen ist ein Genuss, bei dem man die Qualität und Frische der Zutaten deutlich herausschmeckt. Besonders hervorheben möchte ich die großartigen vegetarischen Optionen, die mit ebenso viel Liebe und Raffinesse zubereitet werden – ein echter Pluspunkt für Vegetarier. Das gesamte Erlebnis war einfach perfekt. Man merkt, dass hier Menschen am Werk sind, die ihre Arbeit lieben und das merkt man in jedem Detail – vom freundlichen Service bis hin zur Präsentation der Speisen. Ein Café, das durch seinen Charme und die hohe Qualität in jedem Bereich besticht. Für mich ist das PetrAnette’s ein echter Geheimtipp, den man unbedingt ausprobieren sollte. Es bekommt von mir ganz klar eine 10/10 und ich freue mich schon auf meinen nächsten Besuch!

My favourite pizza place in the North Dorset area! Order on the website and collect in 15 minutes or they deliver locally. Quality ingredients and they do anchovies. Much better than their new local competition in Gillingham. Average prices for above average pizza. Helpful staff.

Another delicious lunch - our choices (moussaka and lasagna) beautifully prepared and promptly served. An excellent lemon drizzle with coffee completed our repast. The quality is consistently high - our visits to the Georgian always a highlight.

Myself and friends have eaten in, attended events and ordered home deliveries from Kabab Syrian Cuisine and the food is divine. I could eat their muhammara every day it's so delicious! Having lived in the Middle East, it is some of the finest food from the region I have tasted! The friendly, accommodating service only enhances the flavours as it is cooked with such care and the music played in the restaurant makes a visit a wonderful experience. Shukran and we will be ordering again soon!!

Lovely food and really reasonable prices. Quirky historic interior downstairs

Love bro 💙 always nice food cooked well 👌🏽

Popped in the royal oak on a short 2 day break to dorset We saw the google reviews were pretty good so we headed to the royal oak for lunch What a good choice as the food was absolutely lovely I had fillet steak with peppercorn sauce and my mrs had a jacket potato. The steak was cooked to perfection and very tender also the portion size was very generous on both meals, for dessert we both went for the home made Dorset apple cake with custard ( a pub favourite as the menu stated)this was a delicious light sponge with apple and a light sugary cinnamon top which was a delight. The very friendly barmaid made the experience even better so try the Royal Oak you won't be disappointed . Also check out the amazing wildlife drawings that are for sale hung around the walls

Great service from Jo our waitress, great food ,good pricing.

Ideal pit stop on the National Cycleway Route 25 between Bournemouth and Bath. The roast is out of this world. Warm and friendly pub with great staff - I felt so welcomed, and will definitely be back!