The best restaurants in West Dorset South West

I'd seen this place on social media, flaunting trays of freshly made filled doughnuts, so needed to get over there to check them out. This weekend I planned on a 'long run' and was going to run east, but realised that I could run exactly half a marathon from Burton Bradstock to this place, along the south west coastal path, so I did. I expected my family to be waiting for me in Lyme when I arrived but they'd been delayed, so I grabbed a coffee and a blueberry jam doughnut without them (I had calories to replace!) I sat on the beach and enjoyed the doughnut with a coffee, also from the Whole Hog. Both were fantastic. The doughnut was exceptional. When my family arrived, we had brunch at Swim and I told them about the doughnut, so we stopped by again on the way back to the car and bought a box of three, the Lotus biscuit doughnut, the raspberry jam and the honeycomb topped one. When we got home, I put the kettle on and cracked open the box. My son had the Biscoff one and my partner and I shared the other two. A second doughnut in the space of two hours I hear you say? Didn't I tell you I had calories to replace!? The honeycomb was superb, light and tasty. The filling inside that doughnut was awesome. Would we go again? Everytime we're in Lyme, and that's a lot! I think I've found my new favourite coffee shop in Lyme. On a side note, I LOVE the boxes too.

I recently dined here with a friend for her birthday. The Service was above average at best, but this is not fault of their own, they had some very needy customers in the very small dining area they provide. I'm not overly a big fan of the food they serve here but they is just my personal opinion and again, no fault of theirs, just something I should have had a better look at before dining there. I hope to return once I've had more time to look over the menu they provide.

We had a lovely time - great pizzas, great service and a lovely atmosphere. I had the special which was mushrooms with egg yolk - absolutely delicious. We sat in the outside covered area which was warm enough with the heaters and only added to the atmosphere with the wind blowing outside.

16 of us were here for afternoon tea today, the food was amazing, the staff so friendly and helpful and the service top 10, thank you Yalbury Cottage

My family and I visited the crown for a Sunday lunch while we were on holiday in West Bay. Right from the point of booking the table up until the food was served the whole experience was delightful. The landlady Karen was so helpful and friendly right from the get go. The food was of an excellent standard and all of the waiting staff couldn’t have done enough to help. They were extremely friendly and kind particularly to my daughter. we came from Bath to West Bay and this pub was only a matter of miles away. We also purchased some of Karin’s home-made pies to take away and they were absolutely beautiful. Quite frankly this is one of the best pubs I have ever been in overall for a meal. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this pub. Excellent value for money. Thank you, Karin, your husband (sorry was it David?and the waiting staff who were all outstanding. We had arrived a little late and the staff were completely understanding and couldn’t have done any more for us.

We almost never eat out -always disappointing and not worth the calories. We visit Lyme Regis just to buy bao buns at Red Panda ! The beach and town are just a bonus. The food is beyond delicious with this special crunchy chilli sauce which we buy to keep us going before our next stay. Especially recommend the salad and bao buns

So having had one review removed because our guest wrote it, I feel I should review our experience, or lack of it, at this restaurant. Firstly, I suspect the food is good, but I can’t comment because we had our booking cancelled. A table at the restaurant had been booked for our 30th wedding anniversary for ourselves and two of our friends for a lovely celebration. At 4:30 on the day of the booking we were getting ready, champagne on ice, when we received a phone call from the restaurant stating our booking was cancelled due to ongoing building works. WHAT! so late on in the day? It was too late to book anything (we tried) so ended up in a pub, nothing like the celebration we had been planning for months. Surely the owners should have been keeping track of the work enabling them to cancel table bookings much earlier and offer some alternatives. Is this too much to ask for an important celebration? What followed over the next couple of weeks was the most atrocious customer care I have experienced in the last 20 years. Initially offering no recompense (blaming contractors and landlords), with emails taking too long to answer, claims of offers for recompense being been made when they hadn’t, and comments about the removed review, I eventually gave up seeking any compensation: I felt that I was communicating with someone who had no care or consideration regarding the significance of a 30th wedding anniversary (it only happens once!), or experience in providing good customer care. I’m sure the food is good. Unfortunately, the ability to care for their customers in unforeseen circumstances and deal with the fall-out following their domestic problems was at best pitiful.

A lovely little cafe with great speciality coffee. Cakes are v yummy too! Really friendly staff. A must visit for us whenever we're in Lyme Regis!

Excellent local food and great service very knowledgable and friendly staff! A memorable experience and he paired wines were a great compliment to this vey English cuisine.

Amazing service. Really considerate of my needs as I'm coeliac. Friendly to my little boy and let him try a bit of ice cream as he was getting into a panic about deciding. The ice creams were delicious. Really lovely flavours and a good selection. Highly recommend

This is a lovely cafe, nice rustic atmosphere and the lunch was excellent. The soup was hot and tasty and the sandwich was the best I have had for a long time. A choice of fillings with freshly baked bread. If you visit Beaminster give it a try.

This little cafe stands out from its competitors with lovely fresh food, beautifully presented and at a good price. We return whenever we are in Lyme Regis

Lovely friendly space to eat and drink. Sadly the Buddha Bowl was so full of spicy fermented vegetables that it made it hard to enjoy. Too many different textures and tastes competing with each other. At £14 for a medium bowl it was also a little over priced I feel.

Great tasty late afternoon breakfast and toasted scones. Friendly service and ambience. The cafe is a family run business and is located off the main square in Beauminster so could easily be missed. It was a Monday and most of the cafes were closed and the few that were open had only cold food so it was great to find somewhere serving warm food. Look for the orange sign on the square or outside the cafe. The cafe has artwork and crafts on display as well as books and is light and bright.

Stayed here in August 23. Lovely accommodation, spacious and clean. Vikki and Martin are both very helpful. Really relaxed atmosphere. The children loved playing in the games room and the communal garden. We might even come back for another visit. Would highly recommend this accommodation.