The best restaurants serving British food in East Dorset South West

We visited the Hub for a 60th birthday party and found it extremely well laid out with good facilities and very helpful staff.The party and disco was held in a large room to the right of the main entrance.Drinks were purchased at the bar further into the building just a few yards from the party venue which was very convenient while prices were comparable or better than pub prices which was a nice surprise.Not only was the party venue uncramped and well equipped with tables and chairs but there was a further large seating near the bar for those wanting to take a breather from proceedings.The toilets were very well kept and very clean and overall presentation of the Hub contributed towards making the evening a big success. A very good venue.

Once again we had the most amazing afternoon tea. The cakes were sumptuous and the scones the best we’ve ever had. Liz is an amazing host. We will definitely be back. Thank you Liz.

Adecuada inicio - grub formulada en su mejor. Era un servicio realmente bueno, una persona de nuestro grupo es alérgica al gluten. Después de mencionar a Mike todos estábamos completamente atendidos y muy feliz! La alternativa verdadera ventaja sobre la opción libre de gluten. Seguro que volveremos, delicioso

This is a place where everybody is pleased to see you.Everyone says hello.The coffee is good and at present with a home made mince pie great value

Lovely food, we had mushrooms on toast with bacon, great service highly recommend , lovely family place , very clean and a great vibe

This place really cannot manage large table bookings. We booked for a table of 26 for a Saturday evening in April for a joint 30th and 50th. The lady I was dealing with advised in the phone we needed to supply menu choices a month in advance, I clarified she meant a month & she confirmed a month. I thought this was quite far in advance but did as was requested. When I called with a query it was an absolute nightmare to find our booking. The same person then told me I had sent the choices to early & I need to give a weeks notice. I was then told menus are changing & is picked the wrong menu (I hadn’t. I also hadn’t got the month/week wrong as I checked our internal cctv and our conversation was there). After lots of blaming me, she eventually accepted that it was probably due to her language barrier. Every time I had cause to speak to her it was a challenge. On the phone call she kept saying our booking was Sunday & given all the previous pains, I was really nervous we’d even have a table to sit down at! Anyway, we arrived earlier than 5:30 as we advised we’d like to decorate. Our tables weren’t set out yet, which was fine, we just decorated around them. The staff in the sun restaurant were lovely but the lady who dealt with our booking I felt was very rude & not welcoming in the slightest. In fact, she made us feel like we were a huge inconvenience. I sensed there wasn’t a lot of cohesion with her and the rest of the team. Our starters came out and midway through eating mine I was interrupted to ask if I could double check the menu choices. I then got the impression the original lady hadn’t been great at communicating with the kitchen. By the time we’d gone through choices my starter was cold. I also requested one garlic bread to share between two kids & two cheesy garlic breads. 3 normal garlic breads came out. The mains did all come out fine (thankfully) but all the additional sides were missing so there was a wait for those. The desserts were just plonked anywhere & at this point any feelings I had of not being welcome here had been cemented. It was like no one could be asked with us anymore. We also had no staff come back to check how puddings were so I couldn’t advise we’d been sent out an extra cheeseboard (their error). I was also told I’d need to supply paper plates for the birthday cake which was no issue but then they brought out plates & these were pretty grim & I had to clean them before use. When it came to pay and I highlighted to the main lady that we’d been charged for additional garlic breads and cheeseboards she would not accept she was wrong. Argued the toss over everything (which I experienced throughout this process) & she made the whole experience quite draining. We obviously didn’t pay for stuff we didn’t order but it was like climbing a mountain to get it taken off the bill. The whole experience felt very disorganised and chaotic. I don’t think a single person wished any of the birthday girls happy birthday either, just adding to the pretty rubbish service we received. I have put the poor experience down to them having a really busy Saturday and we were just unlucky. The guy who came and checked our orders was fabulous, great service and attitude and really apologetic. But the woman, who I think is manager, absolutely awful. I’ve had better service from McDonald’s than from her. I’ve also attached an email reply from her, you can get the gist of what she’s saying but it is a good example of how unclear her communication was through the whole process and I just guessed a lot of it. Really bad experience for what was a really lovely occasion. Would not advise anyone to book here for a party over 6.

Very very very good food!!! fast paced service and very friendly!! also lovely call environment with seasonal touches. Thank you :))

My large -family and I enjoyed an excellent dinner last evening. The food was outstanding—compliments to the chef! We loved the decor too. I thought the food was beautifully presented (in addition to being delicious!) and the staff was attentive and helpful. Can’t compliment them enough. Even the water glasses were beautiful! Very highly recommended.

Came the other day and left dissapointed. Pints are far too overpriced and the lad behind the bar showed poor customer service skills. The pint itself was flat for what I paid

Been wanting to try this place for a while as heard they did a good roast. Visited today with my dad and it didn’t disappoint. Fairly priced, with friendly welcoming staff. We will be back!

Superb experience in here this morning lovely staff and food. Had the large breakfast and a latte. They were happy to swap an item I didn’t like in the breakfast for something else. Superb coffee too. It’s cash only so that’s all you need to remember.

Lovely venue with great outside seating. Friendly and welcoming staff. Food was above expectations, the roast and desserts were delicious. We really enjoyed our visit!

We visited here on Tuesday morning and despite being very busy the staff coped admirably and food was excellent.

Myself and my wife are local and dropped in yesterday for breakfast. Very nice breakfast, my wife couldn’t finish her granola so I did, which was excellent. Will go again.

5 of us came here for a birthday lunch, a beautiful place, Beau was so attentive to us. All staff so friendly and helpful. So professional. You could tell they were aware of the customers and when they needed anything. Decor lovely, food amazing. Service amazing. Would definitely recommend.