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The best restaurants in West Dorset South West

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4.5

545 Opinions

location-iconHigh Street, England
British
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A very welcoming pub!! Very busy even on a cold wet night in February as soon as we walked through the door it felt like a good locals pub and they welcomed dogs !!! We went in not booked and it was valentines!!! But we did manage to have a table super food - we rebooked again for later in the week - the food was outstanding - in fact it seemed like a high end restaurant inside a friendly local pub staff very friendly but were so very busy. I would recommend this place to anyone in charmouth -you will not be disappointed.

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4.5

540 Opinions

location-icon5 Broad St, Lyme Regis, DT7 3QD, United Kingdom, England
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After browsing the rip-off cafes, fish+chips £26, along the promenade we finally came to Bell Cliff. We had eaten here some years ago and what a pleasant surprise this visit was as it hadn't changed. I opted for "Gammon & egg with chips etc" while my wife went for "Lasagne with chips etc", absolutely terrific and good value. Nice window table and very doggy friendly with nice welcoming staff, it made our day. You can have a table outside with fine views of the bay but today was too cold for us.

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4.5

532 Opinions

location-iconThe St, Charmouth, Bridport DT6 6PE, United Kingdom, England
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Great food, lovely young staff. Tom served us. He was new to cocktails and recommendations on the menu but he tried his best to accommodate us and did not disappoint, his coworker was also very hospitable and nice. Loved this place. It was very hard to get into with a stroller(pram). Wish there were ramps but the cocktails, coffee, and food were very good. A hidden gem. Definitely want to come back to try the dinner. The bathrooms were very clean and they had a great baby changing station. Hopefully I'll be able to try some spicy dishes if they have any on their dinner menu.

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4.5

527 Opinions

location-iconBrewery Square, England
Japanese
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Such a lovely meal as always! Food is consistently delicious, we sat outside for given blankets and the heaters were fab! Staff are wonderful here so polite and smiley, daisy was absolutely amazing so friendly and made our visit!

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4.5

494 Opinions

location-iconWest Knighton, England
British
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We recently made several visits to this wonderful Inn. My husband was born and brought up in the area, but due to a family bereavement we needed somewhere close by to stay, during this hard time. We can't give enough praise, the service is exemplary, food is wonderful, freshly cooked and ingredients of the highest quality. We stayed in several different rooms, each one was unique, beautifully decorated, with very comfortable beds, plenty of tea, coffee, hot chocolate, very clean and tidy. Ronnie & Jonathan go above and beyond to help and nothing is too much trouble. We held the wake at The New Inn, again, food was wonderful, and again, nothing was too much trouble. We have already booked to return, and will continue to book in the future.

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4.5

481 Opinions

location-iconThe Street, DT2 9LU, United Kingdom, England
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⸻ I booked and paid for a night’s stay, only to receive a call from the hotel later apologizing that, due to a system error, they were actually fully booked and couldn’t accommodate us. Thankfully, we were able to find an alternative hotel ourselves. However, it’s now been nearly four weeks and I’m still waiting on a refund. The staff have been unhelpful, the situation frustrating, and the lack of resolution unacceptable. Very disappointed in both the hotel and Booking.com.

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4.5

437 Opinions

location-icon11 Weymouth Avenue, England
Other european cuisines
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Perfectly cooked full English. Price included generous cappuccino. Airy and clean cafe. Modern tables and chairs. Friendly efficient staff. Value for money.

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4.5

431 Opinions

location-icon1 Victoria Rd, Dorchester, DT1 1SB, United Kingdom, England
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Really good customer service and quality food

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4.5

407 Opinions

location-icon57 Icen Way, England
Italian
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The venue is underwhelming, it's underground and quite musty. The food can be really good, when they try.

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4.5

398 Opinions

location-icon44-45 Coombe Street, England
British
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I visited today on my own with my three children, the staff were so lovely and accommodating and the food was delicious and good value. We were made to feel really welcome. The lady that served us was lovely. Kids portions are really generous. We will definitely visit again.

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4.5

395 Opinions

location-icon23 Fortyfoot Way, England
British
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We thought a fish & chip takeaway would be ideal but when we got it home we discovered misshaped fish had been horribly over cooked so that it was bone dry and all coated in a batter that was impenetrable in places. We had to throw the rubbish away. We thought that buying from a fish & chip shop rather than the several pop ups in the area would give us the best but that most definitely was not the case. We made our purchase at 6pm, so you would think that would be a peak time but you get the impression this place works on the principle of they are only selling to tourists so it doesn't matter what junk they give them. Avoid at all costs - there are so m any other outlets in West Bay

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4.5

395 Opinions

location-iconSymondsbury, England
British
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What wonderful pub, good beer, excellent food and very friendly people behind the bar. A traditional pub with no annoying music, wonderful.

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4.5

393 Opinions

location-icon23 Fortyfoot Way, England
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Disappointing. Fish was dry and like leather . Way below their normal standard . Perhaps they are sourcing their fish from a different supplier

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4.5

390 Opinions

location-icon19 Broad Street, England
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Great service- super friendly and fast, really yummy food, great variety and value for money, I would 100% recommend you visit

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4.5

366 Opinions

location-iconTom's Lyme Regis Marine Parade, Lyme Regis DT7 3JQ England, England
Seafood
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Regular Lyme visitors we have always wanted to try Toms. Based on the reviews we booked a table outside as we had our dog with us. First thing was a lady leaving who said don’t have the crab sandwich it’s awful! Undaunted we waited 20 mins until our order was taken, only 2 waiting staff on and very busy. Asparagus salad was nice and the crab croquette ok. Then another 15 min wait for mains. My wife’s aubergine dish was ok my breaded catch of the day with triple cooked chips was not ok. Fish quite dry and no way the chips were triple cooked and could have been frozen. I raised this with the waitress who spoke to the kitchen. They assured her they were not frozen but no mention of triple cooked. Offered to replace which I declined. Because I complained they took 10% off the bill. Shame the dish wasn’t as described