The best restaurants in West Dorset South West

Wonderful Dorset pub with extended garden, warming decor and a refreshing 'outsider' vibe. Great music on the speakers; including reggae, Australian punk, rock, funk and more. Reasonable prices for drinks and regular, individual pop-up nights as well as community events.

What a charming venue this is. Decor is informal bordering on rustic but with a stylish theme nonetheless. The food and service was excellent with reasonable prices and prompt service, even during busier times. The young staff were warm, courteous and friendly. If you're looking for an interesting venue squarely in the middle of town and would also enjoy the adjacent interesting and eclectic antiques boutique it also encompasses, you'll like this place. We have returned a number times and will certainly do so again.

Had a quick stop for some dinner on the way home. As is Sunday a carvary was on the menu which seemed great. However, food was bland. The gravy is out on for you on the plate before you are allowed to put your vegetables on. I asked politely if I could have it on after my vegetables had been put on my plate and was swiftly told I could but would have to go to the back of the queue again! Why is it they can't offer small just of gravy if it's such an inconvenience to have him put it on after? To be honest it's like water with crumbs of meat in so not worth the drama anyway. I have eaten many carvery's in the local area and this is by far the worse i've had by far.

Overpriced for what I'd say tasted like a standard cornish pasty. Service slow on my visit

We had high expectations after reading some of the reviews and unfortunately came away feeling a bit underwhelmed. I had Bravas fondant to start and it did not have any of the expected heat or smokiness associated with Patatas bravas. I then had sea bass with chimichurri. The fish was accurately cooked but the skin wasn’t crispy, so I wouldn’t have expected it to be served. The chimichurri worked well with the bass but the fish was served with a side of boiled/steamed vegetables, none of which were seasoned and just seemed a little at odds with the rest of the dish, maybe a dressed salad would have worked better. Nothing was unpleasant or badly cooked but when paying to go out for dinner I expect food to be better than I could cook myself, and it wasn’t.

We had a wonderful experience dining in today and the quality of food was outstanding! Thank you to their amazing manager Joe and chef MJ, we really enjoyed our lunch today.

A big thank you to Emma-Jayne, Michal and the team for the lovely birthday celebration meal that we had today 8/4/2025. The food was delicious and everyone really enjoyed it. Emma-Jayne and our waitress were very friendly and attentive. We had such a lovely afternoon, thank you so much. John especially appreciated the hand written "Happy Birthday" message on his desert. John and Fran Manning

Cutest cafe right on Broad Street. Friendly service and great food.

got a sloppy cow burger chips and a coke. Staff were very friendly and food service was very quick

Excellent place for Sunday lunch, chilled atmosphere and excellent service.

Lovely French cuisine, friendly service, and reasonably priced

It's a lovely traditional hotel. Friendly staff, very comfortable and excellent food.

Great atmosphere and people. I recommend it 👍

Not the fastest service, but a clean comfortable well laid out restaurant. The liked the atmosphere and choice of background music which presented well the Italian theme. Pity the staff don't have a uniform to match. The food was absolutely fine.

We travelled all the way from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 and got this restaurant recommended by a friend of mine. The service was very courteous, very good food. Nice ambiance. Will come back again.