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The best restaurants in West Dorset South West

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4.5

295 Opinions

location-icon47 High East Street, England
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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.

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4.5

66 Opinions

location-icon90 Cheap Street, Sherborne DT9 3BJ England, England
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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.

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4.5

2412 Opinions

location-iconLower Burton, England
British
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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.

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4.5

1382 Opinions

location-icon11 West Bay, England
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Overpriced for what I'd say tasted like a standard cornish pasty. Service slow on my visit

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4.5

1141 Opinions

location-icon59 East Street, England
Greek
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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.

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4.5

1083 Opinions

location-icon21 Weymouth Ave, Brewery Sq, Dorchester DT1 1HX, United Kingdom, England
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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.

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4.5

1055 Opinions

location-icon14 High Street, Piddlehinton, England
British
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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

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4.5

1040 Opinions

location-icon14 Broad Street, England
British
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Cutest cafe right on Broad Street. Friendly service and great food.

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4.5

902 Opinions

location-icon30 Trinity Street, England
British
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got a sloppy cow burger chips and a coke. Staff were very friendly and food service was very quick

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4.5

694 Opinions

location-icon30 High East Street, England
British
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Excellent place for Sunday lunch, chilled atmosphere and excellent service.

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4.5

647 Opinions

location-icon3 Brewery Sq, Dorchester, DT1 1HX, United Kingdom, England
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Lovely French cuisine, friendly service, and reasonably priced

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4.5

572 Opinions

location-iconWest Bay, England
British
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It's a lovely traditional hotel. Friendly staff, very comfortable and excellent food.

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4.5

571 Opinions

location-iconThe Rose & Crown Inn, Sherborne, DT9 4SL, United Kingdom, England
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Great atmosphere and people. I recommend it 👍

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4.5

571 Opinions

location-icon14-15 Monmouth Street, England
Italian
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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.

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4.5

564 Opinions

location-iconCliff Rd, Burton Bradstock, Bridport DT6 4RB, United Kingdom, England
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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.