The best restaurants in Swanage South Purbeck South West

Amazing food , proper Italian vibe . Recommend . Service was 10/10 Amazing taste of the food , very balanced flavour , definitely coming back here .

Really good service, staff very friendly. Food was well prepared and cooked and presented well. Very reasonable priced

Great Indian restaurant! The Prawn ceylon and Madras were excellent as was the coconut rice. Staff were lovely, really friendly and accommodating. Will definitely go back!

Beavers is one of our favourite ‘go to’ eateries on a regular basis (we are locals) for breakfasts and lunches. Beavers breakfasts are always very good and are reasonably priced. Lunches also are very good, one particular favourite is Tempura prawns with salad, delicious! Staff are very friendly, helpful and patient.

Excellent food, exactly what I wanted and more than I expected. Lovely staff and a great little pitstop, can’t recommend enough

This has to be the best restaurant in Swanage. There are no end of fish & chips and burger places in Swanage but if you want a high quality meal, home cooked with excellent ingredients and a feeling of ‘class’ then this is the place for you. The food is reasonably priced too and cook by the owner. Book a table to avoid disappointment and the house specialty is the local Purbeck pie. An absolute gem.

Extensive selection of yummy looking cakes, too many to choose from, wonderful problem to have 🤣 It’s mince pie season so that made the choosing easier 👍 A decaf oat latte was not a problem and was very enjoyable.

Great place for lunch or a stop off for a drink and cake... definitely recommend the Dirsrt Draught cider and the Dorset apple cake, warmed with ice cream

An impressive pier that has history on its side and is worth a visit, accepting that it is no more than a platform over the sea. Your visit will contribute to its survival, and the lack of arcades and cheap rides is rare and valuable today.

Lovely laid back atmosphere with views over Swanage Bay to the chalk cliffs and in the other direction to Swanage's Victorian pier. On a cold day it was a warm welcome, and good to get out of the cold. Great food -especially my Dorset cream tea, and my wife indulged in a very large cake. Nice place, good staff and plenty of seating with that view.

We visited a couple of years ago and had the best burger we had ever eaten so when we arrived yesterday it was with intrepidation as we thought it would not be as good again. Menus change, as do staff, but we were so happy that it was as good as we remembered. The chips are so unusual but so delicious too. Huge thank you to all the staff.

Recently taken over, but the staff were very attentive, nothing too much trouble. Food was amazing definitely will be revisting . Keep up the good work .

Definitiely different chef on from the good one. Good portions but disappointing. Only Tarka Dal tasted good. So many dishes - tasteless and no spice. MSG in food? Felt a bit sick next day. Different waiting staff on from usual - no english at all, like a deer in headlights - felt sorry for him. Golden Bengal has gone down in quality and experience. What a shame.

I went here as a pitstop before I went on a causal boat trip with my partner. We tried to get some prawn crackers to see us through, and when they came out they were all chewy in the middle, it might be as there normal chef was off but even so.

We had ordered a takeaway from here, efficient service and collection. Food was hood, fresh, tasty and packaged well. And open on a Monday! Would recommend