The best restaurants in Halstock West Dorset South West

Trees down trying too get too cordcombr too get two free bikes to give to the homeless or people who need them. Like the village pub of olde. Warm and inviting after trespassing for two miles in the pouring rain leaving Angel in the car on a deserted narrow lane.... So a big thankyou for letting me dry out before I went back into the malestrom of havoc leaked by mother nature. Sr least the hunts couldn't go out . My thoughts not the perfect hosts..❤️

What a lovely, unexpected experience. We wanted a quick lunch whilst waiting for family to meet up with us and with many cafes and restaurants closed for Christmas we came across this gem. The waitress greeted us with a smile, handed us menus and said to take a seat as there was table service. The sandwiches, fries and tea we ordered was very quickly served and everything was delicious. The fries were hot and the sandwiches were very fresh and so tasty. We even had to order more fries for my grandson, he enjoyed them so much. The next time we are in Dorchester we will definitely be eating here and will make time to look around the museum as well. Wonderful staff and great food, just what we needed.

Went for the carvery Sunday lunch and I must say this was absolutely fantastic. The quality of the food was great and the service received was brilliant - I would definitely recommend and will be heading back here for sure

I visited Summer Lodge with a friend to celebrate her birthday. We ordered a cream tea which was advertised as freshly baked scones daily. We were shown to the drawing room and sat down. Then a waiter came to ask what tea we would like and tried to joke with us which was not necessary. The scones arrived and were frozen in the middle! So much for freshly baked scones! When I complained the waiter then said ' so much for our freshly baked scones!' Then joked that we must have got them out of our handbags! Totally inappropriate. Not a great experience for parting with £34 for 2 cream teas! The building and setting is very lovely. A shame that our experience was not up to expected standards.

We spent the afternoon here with friends that traveled a long way to see us. We had a wonderful Christmas lunch, and it really was wonderful. The food was gorgeous, (and home made!) the table looked beautiful too. They were so friendly and attentive, there’s not one thing I would change. Great atmosphere, and I’ll say it again, delicious food. Thank you for a fantastic time.

The menu was good and the quality of the food was good. The service was very slow even though the restaurant was only half full. The ambiance wasn't brilliant.