The best restaurants in Queen Thorne West Dorset South West

What a lovely welcome! Greeted by Steve and the locals after a long drive, into the valley where Sandford Orcas and The Mitre quite literally nestle. Such a friendly team at The Mitre. The room was spacious, comfortable with a lovely ensuite. The garden is being landscaped and the first phase is already well on the way to being complete - looking lovely. The clever planting means it will look great all year. The menu is small but mighty - in that there is a good degree of choice for all tastes. The food itself (I had Wagu Burger but sea bass was recommended by a regular) is also really good quality. Steve did a fab' omelet for breakfast - one of the best I've had. Why not a 5? The spring nights are cooler and the room was a little cold. It was too late to raise it and the glorious sunshine the next morning made it irrelevant. I will definitely be back!

Fantastic food! Fresh, locally sourced products, all presented beautifully waiting staff excellent - just a lovely experience!

Having been Vicar of Sherborne from 1993 to 2020, I have seen the R&C go up, and down, and up and down again - but now it is very seriously on the up! Although about 15 miles from where we now live, we have begun to take old friends who live closer to lunch or supper there. They have been amazed. Now it’s their turn to take us! We will be back! Eric Woods Deputy Lieutenant of Dorset

Great menu and food was really nice. Good selection of beers and staff were brilliant. Really nice atmosphere, will definitely come again.

Walked (on a walking holiday) in with 2 dogs and my daughter to a warm welcome. Pub was quite busy but we were served promptly with a quenching beer & cider. The menu specials all sounded delicious. The food appeared quickly and was excellent. I had liver and my daughter the faggots. Pudding was also lovely. Great value, I hope I walk past again soon!

Fantastic country pub. Great food and a mouth watering Sunday roast. Pool and darts too. What more can you want.

I love this coffee shop at garden centre it's so nice especially at moment as flowers are coming out and weather was soooooooooo nice today I sat outside the staff both in coffee shop and garden centre are so pleasant well worth a visit x

Had the eat as much as you like menu for 11 of us.very nice

Friendly enough staff but low quality over priced food. £9 for a sausage sandwich which would be equal quality to a Morrisons cafe. Would have expected to pay half that for the quality of the ingredients.