The best restaurants in Charminster and Cerne Valley West Dorset South West

My husband and I recently had a 3 night stay at the New Inn with our disabled Dachshund. Annette and Julian were the perfect hosts and we couldn’t have found a better place to stay! Our room was in the original part of the building on the ground floor, it was a large room and beautifully furnished with good water pressure in the shower. All of the food was excellent and we ended up eating in the pub on all 3 nights of our stay. All of the staff were polite and friendly and nothing was too much trouble. We would highly recommend the New Inn and will definitely be returning

Fantastic pub with lots of character throughout. Nice little area to sit outside in the quiet village. Great selection of beers, including from the local Cerne Abbas brewery

Had tea and cake after trip to Hardy's cottage and walk along Roman road. Good tea and cake. Cafe packed with dogs which is not compatable with good hygiene. Also they present trip hazard for busy staff. Dogs should be tethered outside which would be the responsible thing to do.

Disappointing. Incurs hidden charges for dogs to stay. I had checked the website and rung up to confirm dogs were allowed in rooms and for any extra charges, none were mentioned. I happily booked and paid for the room, only to receive an email stating each dog would be an extra £10. Normally I don’t mind paying extra for my dog, but the fact that they didn’t state this on their website (room said ‘pets welcome’ at point of booking, no extra charge) and i had asked over the phone about the dogs they did not declare the charges. We cannot cancel because of 2 day cancellation policy, so are now forced to pay undeclared £10 fee per dog or loose our £60 room payment. Really unprofessional and bad management. Again, normally I am happy to pay for pets when I stay as long as they are clear and upfront about charges.

Greeted at the entrance by a young man called George. George literally didn’t stop cleaning the entire time we were in the restaurant. This was undoubtedly the cleanest McDonalds I’ve ever been in! Service and food standard McDonalds, staff friendly, George exceptional! The management of the branch should be proud of him