The best restaurants serving British food in North Dorset South West

We found this hidden gem a few months ago and absolutely love it here. The food is all fresh local produce and the homemade treats are always so tempting. They serve lovely coffee (the best tasting around) and the fresh tea serve in your own pot is perfect for any time of day. We have been to most of the local cafes and this is bar far the best and the one we would pick over and over again. Margo and her team are what makes this cafe different to others in the area and unique. They always take the time to have a chat and are invested in making you feel so welcome. Would recommend to anyone, they even do takeaway. What more could ask. We will be back again very soon xx

More than just a leading Tea House, Comins Sturminster Newton is a very coeliac friendly café.  Full 5* review at CoeliacwellNES.com.  They have soft doughy GF gyoza, gluten free sweet treats and obviously phenomenal tea.  A lovely place to watch all the comins and goings, will try out the Bath branch soon!

Lovely coffee and delicious lunch of beef and bell pepper curry. So nice to find good gluten free options. We will definitely be back 🙂

Sarah and Robin created a wonderful Birthday lunch for our family. Six of us sat down to a three course meal, the highlight being a fabulous Beef Wellington. Nothing was too much trouble and they were marvellous hosts. We cannot recommend them highly enough.

Really lovely and friendly staff; lizzie and matt were very welcoming. Explained what drinks they had and made us very wonderful and tasty drinks for very reasonable prices. Just a very friendly place that goes out of it way to give fantastic service. You will not regret coming here like ourselves who had not been here before as we are new to the local area. Hope you try it yourselves!

This café is gorgeous, and is a lot bigger than it looks from the outside, it's like the Tardis! It's very airy and has a lovely, peaceful design scheme with a variety of tables and sofas. It is very clean and well-kept, with a light colour palette that is really relaxing. I definitely will bring my laptop and work here. I don't have a dog, but I felt very welcome, and it's lovely because you get to see so many dogs here. They clearly love it. The cakes are homemade and really delicious. There are also lots of high-quality products on sale, I actually bought some raw food for my cat here as there are a lot of products suitable for both. I genuinely think this is a lovely new space for Gillingham meetups.

Breezy ridge offers a stunning backdrop.a perfect place fo a summer party. We had an amazing time celebrating mine and my sisters 50th birthday here. The food was absolutely delicious and staff we friendly.. service was outstanding.. we Honestly had the best time, all the guests commented on the setting. Truly makes any occasion a special one . Thank you Becky for making sure our parry was a blast.. really appreciate all the hard work you guys put in ..oh and the cocktails were spot on ..!! Thank you

Off the charts. So friendly, great fun, brill staff. This pub is off the charts. Loved it

They sell themselves as "A restaurant with rooms" and that gives a mere hint of what they're REALLY about here, firstly, the rooms are beautiful, clean, & well maintained, their location literally couldn't be any better, just on the edge of the very lovely hill-top medieval town of Shaftesbury, it's a two minute walk into town and we'll worth a visit in itself, now then, the nitty-gritty, the food, OMG! I'm based in Leicestershire, and now I know how good the food is here, I can tell you that I would drive the 161 miles straight there for a feed here, no exaggerating, all three courses of my evening meal were absolutely stunning, the aromas, the textures, the sheer depth of flavours, I'm not gushing am I ? LoL Anyway, Don't take my word for it, get booking! You won't regret it

Popped in the royal oak on a short 2 day break to dorset We saw the google reviews were pretty good so we headed to the royal oak for lunch What a good choice as the food was absolutely lovely I had fillet steak with peppercorn sauce and my mrs had a jacket potato. The steak was cooked to perfection and very tender also the portion size was very generous on both meals, for dessert we both went for the home made Dorset apple cake with custard ( a pub favourite as the menu stated)this was a delicious light sponge with apple and a light sugary cinnamon top which was a delight. The very friendly barmaid made the experience even better so try the Royal Oak you won't be disappointed . Also check out the amazing wildlife drawings that are for sale hung around the walls

Visited Steve and the Yellow Bicyclists for a couple of their supper clubs. Always an outstanding and fun evening with gorgeously prepared and cooked food, served with a smile. We understand that Steve will be hanging up his apron, so thank you for everything and good luck for the future. You deserve it.

This is a hidden gem of a cafe. We went for breakfast and it was lovely. Well worth searching out and they are so friendly. We will be back 😊

Stayed in the area for the weekend and booked for lunch. Asked for a high chair during the booking and it was ready at our table. Whilst on the pricey side, the food really was lovely. The kids fish and chips was a decent portion size and so fresh. My wife can’t eat gluten and they had lots of options on the menu for her. She also had the fish and chips which was one of the best gluten free meals she has had. Thank you for a nice meal and great service.

Very cosy and welcoming place. A great vibe!

Big thank you for my big breakfast