The best restaurants serving British food in South West

Enjoyed an authentic British pub lunch here on our first day in England on our drive to Bath. Perfect place to get us ready for our British adventure! Toasties and Guinness! It was very cozy and traditional inside. Service was friendly and attentive and the food was really good and reasonably priced. Toasties, we learned, are basically grilled cheese sandwiches but with modifications. This one included small bits of white onion and was really good with the fries! We also enjoyed their sister restaurant in Bath, the Pig and Fiddle in Bath which was also quite good but their Toasties had green scallions! Recommend both for a quick, tasty lunch!

Honestly awful. Place looks dated and need of modernising. Food is lacklustre at best and way overpriced for what you get. Described as 'fresh' by the owner but its obviously frozen and heated up. London prices for cheap, barely/unedible food Will not be returning.

We were back in West Bay for a pre-Easter week-end and after visiting one or two of the pubs/restaurant for lunch decided to visit The West Bay Hotel for Sunday lunch. The welcome from the staff was as expected, still warm and friendly and a very good atmosphere. The roast menu was varied, not expensive, well cooked and certainly value for money. The availability of small plated roast dinner was very welcome for those with smaller appetite. Customers can park fee in the car-park opposite, giving their vehicle registration at the bar. We also visited a couple of evenings for early evening drinks. We would have eaten on these occasions but the kitchen still did not open to 5:50. We would still recommend.

We stayed for 1 night in January 2025. We were disappointed with our stay. Breakfast & food in the evening were average. The real let down was the room. On arrival we were told that the heating was on a timer, it was not on when we arrived neither in the morning when we got up, making the room cold. The shower unit was coming away from the wall and door coming off it's hinges. When you did get in there, no water pressure. We did mention the shower when we left and were told they knew of the problem but it had not been fixed?

We booked a wake/celebration of life at The Bell and the team were so accommodating with arranging this, that at such a difficult time in our lives, this put our minds at ease that everything was catered for. We had the barn to ourselves with lovely refreshments and could personalise this further with our own playlist and decorations. The team made sure we were looked after throughout the time we were there. I would definitely recommend The Bell Inn for any occasion.

Fantastic meal for an 80th birthday.There were 14 of us, the food was delicious and the staff were amazing really gave that bit extra . Will definitely be visiting again when in the area.

Lovely food and quick service! An absolute gem in our little village.

We booked for a family dinner for my husband’s birthday. The food was absolutely lovely and the staff are lovely! One couple made a point of complaining about the food, stating that the husband has been a chef for four years…my husband told the bar staff that he has been a head chef for 42 years and had no complaints whatsoever, even stating that the food at The Fox is the best in Corfe Castle and we’ve been visiting for 30 years.

We only had some chips and sauces from here but they were great. Service was awesome, portion size was great and the chips and sauces were lovely. Would highly recommend.

The woodborough inn was an amazing place to stay, all the staff were very friendly and helpful and the room was brilliant. We’re did the thatchers tour just down the road and had a lovely time, also the eggs Benedict for breakfast was the best I’ve ever had 😁

Had booked a table for 6 people for Saturday 4th March. Had confirmation email when booked as I queried the nenue option for gluten free items. We arrived just before the time our table was booked for only to find the place in darkness. It was closed. When I rang the number the call was immediately cut off. We had to go to sainsbury's for a curry. Not impressed and so disappointed. If this place ever opens again, avoid it.

I really enjoyed my meal at The Raven My roast dinner was really tasty and full of flavour. It was nice to have plenty of gravy too. My pudding was absolutely delicious. The staff were very friendly and we were well looked after . Thank you very much Louise and Martin.We will certainly be coming again.

Really nice Sunday lunch and friendly staff.

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A lovely traditional pub. Booked ahead & were told the 2 of us could be 'fitted in' but most tables empty while we were there. Good service from young barmaid but landlord didn't acknowledge our arrival even with a look. Sunday roast was huge & hot & delicious, great choice of veg & biggest Yorkshire pud I've ever seen. Spoiled only by the copious gravy being beef flavour for both of us, would have been nicer to have had matching chicken gravy with mine. Very good value, and we came home with a generous doggy bag.