The best restaurants serving British food in South West

all positive here! there are copious choices on the menu which is always great to see. the food is also tasty and quite clearly made freshly. i'm in love with the interior as it is very spacious & there are plenty of tables and chairs. the staff are super polite and friendly so we are really grateful for that☺️

If you like traditional pubs, thatched cottages, and a really warm welcome from Mark and Teresa, your hosts, then look no further than the New Inn. You feel the warmth immediately you walk through the door. As you walk round to the bar you are greeted by “Captain” the parrot who is the longest serving resident at 40 years old. Being freehold, with no ties to any particular brewery, there is a wide choice of beers, ales and ciders and they're all excellent. The food is traditional country pub and is cooked and prepared by Mark and Teresa who do an absolutely amazing job. In my opinion the food being of excellent quality. Although I haven't stayed in any of the rooms I do know that they were all refurbished very recently and having spoken to people that have stayed the comments have always being excellent. Mark and Teresa always take time to try and chat with their customers and make them feel welcome. If you have any particular requests then they will always do their best to accommodate if at all possible. Another welcoming aspect is that they are pet friendly even having dog biscuits on the bar, free to their customers. A testament to their welcoming approach is the number of people from the local area that visit time after time. The impressive thing is that Mark and Teresa always manage to remember each individual's name. I can't recommend this wonderful, ancient, traditional thatched pub, highly enough. You won't be disappointed.

I visited The New Inn last night in a group of 8 friends for our Christmas meal night out. The pub was toasty warm with a log burner going near our table, just what we needed on a wild stormy night! We had the three course Christmas menu and the food was delicious, and there was plenty of it! I had the lamb main course and there was loads of meat, and none of it fatty. My starter was spicy parsnip soup with bacon, also delicious, and for dessert I had the biggest slice of cheesecake I've ever seen! We were also given a palette cleansing sorbet in between the starter and main which was a lovely surprise. Would definitely recommend!

We loved our first trip to Brightside. Great food and drinks, good value with superb service. And the best avocado bathroom :-)

Really good, well-presented food, served in a really pleasant atmosphere. The main 'Hardy' dining room, is big enough for large groups and was ideal. There is a well-stocked bar and a reasonable wine-list. But, the 'Stand-out' feature, was just how helpful and accomodating, that the staff were. We had lunch and breakfast too and they were great too. Brilliant for families as well as formal functions.

Lovely traditional pub friendly staff. We went on a Friday when it was fish or Pizza night. We had pizza and a fish burger all really good quality for the price we paid. Meal for 3 with drinks £70 I feel is good value would go back if in area.

There was a group of 12 of us for lunch, so we had to pre order before we arrived...... The time between the first and last starter being served was 15 minuets, OK for me because I had the salmon, but for others who had 'hot' soup it wasn't good enough..... If that wasn't bad for the main course they forgot one meal completely and everyone had finished before it was served. The food was 'quite' good... but not very.... The service was patchy, drinks took a long time, but the servers were trying to be helpful. The ambiance and feel of the place was good.

So welcoming & accommodating for a large group We had been caught out with no electricity or heat in our weekend holiday house after storm Darragh hit on Sat 7th Dec We turned up in South Molten on Sunday 8th with no booking, (did telephone 20 mins before 12 to check availability) and all 10 of us were warmly welcomed for a drink and carvery lunch. Amazing Yorkshires and a great selection of meat & accomps.. The place obviously had regular customers and we understood why! Thank you for cheerfully accommodating us and providing a hot tasty meal!

Won’t be back anytime soon ! It used to be a good but has fallen off the edge I’m afraid The cafe area is a complete shambles, full bin bags lying in the seating area, tinned drinks stacked up, bookshelves stood up against wall and no heating. Food is poor quality and hugely overpriced, with stale bread, salad leaves going brown and “ lumps” of cheese in the sandwich. The staff are less than helpful and appearance does not seem to matter to them. All in all a very poor standard set in all aspects

Love this place I would move to the village if I could afford. Always good food and a warm welcome. Food portions are huge and vegetarians well catered for

Chance visit and head barman very good, found table, gave good recommendations of pie and mash and made alterations to suit my wife hating peas!!….. would definitely come again and use deceptive rear garden backing into fields

my mate comes over every Wednesday and up till lockdown we visited here. It has got to be the best place in Poole. the staff were excellent and was really hoping it would reopen.

Helpful friendly staff. Grand daughter enjoyed the children's menu. I really enjoyed the fish and the dessert. Relaxed atmosphere and easy parking near the petrol station.

This has to be the best restaurant in Swanage. There are no end of fish & chips and burger places in Swanage but if you want a high quality meal, home cooked with excellent ingredients and a feeling of ‘class’ then this is the place for you. The food is reasonably priced too and cook by the owner. Book a table to avoid disappointment and the house specialty is the local Purbeck pie. An absolute gem.

Si usted está después de un excelente desayuno inglés adecuado, realmente no puede equivocarse aquí. El desayuno era excelente. A juzgar por el vasto menú que se ofrece, realmente no puede equivocarse... Dice mucho que estábamos rodeados de lugareños que estaban comiendo felizmente. GRAN PAN FRITO!