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Welcoming pub with good food and friendly staff in a stunning location. The views from the garden are lovely. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Can be quiet especially during the week. Roast only Sunday.

This is a little known secret of the Purbecks, every bit as good as the best hotel restaurants in Wareham and Corfe that are more expensive and much harder to book. The dishes on the simple menu are all first rate (well done, chef!), wine choice great, service excellent and the terrace view outside on a summer evening to die for. In the winter, snug too, with a fire in the lounge for those who arrive early.

We can for Christmas dinner as a family. The food was amazing, the staff were wonderful. We will definitely be coming back!

Popped in here whilst visited the cove for some fudge and to have a look at the “dolls house”. A very cool little house which they have turned into a shop.

Fabulous staff and good. We will be returning

As a local this is my all time favourite place to go. Staff are always so friendly and welcoming. Lovely hot and cold drinks, along side food! Also got some lovely gifts you can buy for yourself or family/friends! Lovely travel mugs and bags currently - believe they also do hoodies also! Very appreciative whenever I clear my table outside and give them a helping hand - wish more people did this 🫶🏼

Visited today for the first time to eat, only having visited prior to this for the garden centre years ago. Really enjoyed our meals of scampi and chips and quiche and chips. The chips are lovely and chunky, the little chopped salad lovely and crisp and tasty. Scampi very nice too. Had a try of hubbys quiche, which was very tasty too. Good sized cappuccino each too. The staff were really friendly and are a good team, who seemed to enjoy their work. We also used the farm shop for some treats, and the other shops for a new watering can, and a birthday card for our daughter. Will certainly return and hope to visit to do the walk round the grounds. All in all, a good few hours spent.

Staff had no understanding of allergies and service in general was extremely poor. We walked away before ordering as did those behind us in the queue who overheard the service we received.

Terrible and would not go back. Tables outside were not being wiped down or cleaned between customers and the plastic wicker chairs were all broken and horrible to sit on. All the food came out to find they forgot to put my food order through, so had to sit and wait and by the time it came out my husband and kids has finished. And when it did come out it was the biggest disappointment, DO NOT order the warm chicken and bacon salad with honey mustard dressing, it's basically a bowl or shredded iceberg with some sweetcorn and cherry tomatoes and a bit of onion thrown in and a measly few bits of chicken placed on top, with a pot of mayo in the middle, £14 for this is ridiculous. I must say though as don't like to be too critical on a small business, my husband said the crab burger was lovely. I am all for supporting small businesses but I would never return here.

Absolutely shocking dog feeces all over the garden horrible stench of dog urine up stairs in the bedrooms it's absolutely shocking AVOID AT ALL COSTS NOT WORTH THE MONEY

Very cold steak pie served to us both. Replaced eventually, but felt aggrieved to pay the full price,including an inclusive 10% service charge. No quality kitchen that complies with food hygiene, should make such a basic error in days of temperature probes. It’s a tourist location, so I guess they can afford to set low standards but we live within a few miles so would seriously think twice about returning here.

If you are looking for a quiet and comfortable stay in Dorset, this is the place for you. The staff are excellent and are always willing to help whatever your needs. Breakfast is very good with a good selection for everyone. The evening menu is equally good with a good choice. The hotel is ideally situated for both Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door and just a short drive to Weymouth, Dorchester and Bournemouth.

Visited this cafe today and the service was really bad. The lady serving us was very rude. The order took over 1 hour for fish and chips and panni’s. We ordered for two adults and two kids. Really wasn’t worth the wait when it arrived. Over priced , poor service and not clean. Not sure what the hygiene rating is but the place wasn’t clean. The lady that took my order was extremely rude and questioned my son on why we needed four dessert spoons after we ordered desserts and refused to give us more than two dessert spoons and asked us to take the wooden ones instead. Very old behaviour. We also noticed that a lot of people that arrived after us received their order before us. Would really avoid this place as the food was average but more importantly the staff were not helpful and rude. Disappointing as we wanted to buy a painting inside but due to the poor experience decided not too.

Thought we'd give it a shot to have real seafood, not fish and chips. They do have real seafood, but a very limited menu, and the chef seems to be a bit afraid of spices and salt. Fairly bland food overall, though the balsamic reduction on the veg was nice. It didn't help that when we asked for salt (there was none on the table) it exploded on the side of my wife's plate. Luckily, most of the salt explosion stayed on the side, leaving just enough on the food to make it OK. I didn't argue the bill, but I also don't think I'd return.

Had the scampi and chip’s special was absolutely lovely and good value for money £12.95, staff were so friendly also, throughly recommend it.