The best restaurants serving British food in Cranborne Chase North Dorset South West

I’ve visited this establishment a few times now as is my new local. The food that I’ve tried here is absolutely first class and would highly recommend it. The staff are friendly and very helpful. Will be continuing to visit this establishment weekly.

We went here for my Grandson’s birthday celebration. There was 10 of us and we each had various meals with different opinions of enjoyment. I had Belly of Pork which was average but made worse by the uncooked vegetables. Not good value for money. On paying the bill for my wife and myself I was told the amount was £59.30 but on checking my account I was charged £69.30. Talking to the rest of our group later I found everyone had additional amounts added to their bill. I assume this was a service charge, this was not mentioned and is outrageous.

The wife and I with our dog stayed here for two nights in a family room. After easily parking up in the pub carpark we entered the Cashmoor Inn and were met by a very pleasant and helpful young lady who then showed us to our room. The room itself was large and airy with a decent size double bed & again a decent size single bed. The bedding sheets were clean and fresh accompanied by a very warm and comfortable duvet. The beds were a little hard for us but still fair. The en-suite was very acceptable with a good hot shower with decent pressure. The clean white large fluffy & assorted towels were very good. Remember this is a pub/inn and not the Savoy. Our room overlooked the busy A road but this is explained on their website so you must expect heavy traffic at anytime - the flow of traffic does subside considerably later into the night but not completely. Our room had tea/coffee making facilities and these were topped up as required. A small but effective tv with decent reception. Decent size wardrobe and ample drawer stowage so you could “spread” your kit around. Plug sockets by double and single bed. The pub itself was friendly and used by the locals - a very good atmosphere indeed and so very dog friendly. The beer I had was hand pulled and Neil the owner knew how to look after his cellar. The wife was also very happy with the cider on offer. We dined in the pub side of the Inn. The restaurant looked nice and inviting but we enjoyed the bar area that much and having the dog with us it made it a no brainer to have our meal near the bar. Both our meals were prepared fresh and they were marvellous and at a fantastic price - well done indeed. Breakfast was fab, full English and all that jazz. Neil the proprietor was very approachable and flexible, meeting our needs as required. He and his daughter Thia (no idea if I’ve spelt that right so apologies for my ignorance) were such nice people and we can only give them praise. There is also a very large beer garden which is child & dog friendly, there is a climbing frame (probably not for adults!) and ample seating - dogs must be kept on a lead in the garden which is fair enough. You have to remember, this is a pub, and it looks after it’s locals, yes it may need a little freshening up here and there but somehow this adds to its charm. This is a good place & excellent value for money. Great food, great ale and great people - long may it last.