The best restaurants serving British food in Purbeck South West

Great broccoli soup and scone and hot chocolate ❤️ my husband had a hot sandwich he loved as well - highly recommend in the MC 500 Scotland

Sadly no longer in business, as it was a favourite of ours, doing g lovely food and coffee, with lovely staff, in a beautiful location. Corfe has lost a major attraction.

Visited with friends a few times now. The staff are always friendly and welcoming, and the food is amazing. There are lots of great choices, but I personally recommend the quiche, which is made on site and comes with new potatoes and salad (complete with homemade coleslaw). They have a good range of homemade cakes and scones on offer too (including gluten free options - ideal for my particular group of friends due to intolences) Their cream teas, in particular, are very generous and beautifully presented. My friend particularly enjoys the tea there, which is served in proper tea pots and loose leaf. I'm more of a coffee drinker and always enjoyed the coffee here.

We love visiting Swanage and have found this gem of a place. We first went here in the summer and enjoyed fresh crab baguettes. The food is excellent with fresh produce and a great choice. This time we had granary baguettes freshly made with ham, salad and chutney. They were delicious. The owners are very friendly too. We will definitely be back for more. If you fancy something different from pasties or fish and chips then the Purbeck deli is the place to go.

One of the best meals I've had in a very long time. All food was lovely and generous portions, the starters (cheese souffle and salt and pepper squid) were exceptional, and the tiramisu was the best I have ever had!! Friendly, efficient service and lovely relaxed setting with fab decor. Already looking at when we can come again! Thank you so much.

After a walk at Studland, we went to Manor Farm Tea Room hoping for lunch or at least a pot of tea, only to find it unexpectedly shut again. This is our second attempt to visit recently, both times closed! Very disappointing after reading the good reviews and looking forward to the apparently delicious food. maybe next time......

Great pub great atmosphere although we only drop in when passing and it was quite busy but yes food was delicious

Absolutely loved this gem of a pub which catered SO well for Gluten Free (my husband is coeliac) and was delicious. we loved it so much we went two days in a row and brought our friends too. Thank you for providing an incredible range of safe GF options!

We visited for my husband’s birthday on a Friday lunchtime, it is a lovely cosy pub with a nice atmosphere right on the quayside all of the staff were very welcoming and helpful. There is JustPark parking outside which was £2 for 2 hours. We used a Groupon voucher which is exceptional value for money and the food quality was not lowered in any way. We bought the 2 course sirloin steak meal with wine for 2 Groupon offer which had an extra discount on it to come out at just £37.49 in total for the 2 of us. You are actually allowed to choose ANYTHING from the menu not just what is on the voucher itself. When you consider that a single sirloin steak meal on its own is £31 on their menu you can see how it is incredible value and well worth the trip to visit. We had a lovely steak meal, flavoursome and perfectly cooked, we swapped out our wine for a cider and a soft drink, then choose Dorset apple cake which was delicious. Photos show our meal (although for clarity that is a double portion of mushrooms as I can’t stand them)

My husband had a delicious sea bass special and I had the best steak and ale pie I’ve ever had. The pastry was exquisite and the gravy so flavourful. For pudding we had a mouthwatering raspberry and pistachio semi fredo to die for!! Service very friendly.

We managed to get a seat in this fabulous eating house. Staff were SO friendly, and we had the BEST bowl of soup ever - carrot, red pepper, and paprika with lovely wholemeal bread and real butter. What a delightful. The ambience was so cosy, rustic, and welcoming. we can see why it's often necessary to book. we wished we had room to try their amazing selection of homemaked deserts, cakes and pastries. We will return..........soon!!

We never got to experience this cafe. We got there on 27/9/2024 having travelled specifically to eat there based on the positive reviews, I also checked their website/facebook page and there was no announcements about closing. Their page says opened till the end of September and as this was the 27th and a glorious, warm and sunny day we assumed it’d be open. I also did ring the mobile number during the morning (we were getting there for lunch) but no one picked up, I assumed they were busy. Unfortunately one of our family members suffered an injury going down to the cafe so the whole experience was tainted and hugely disappointing.

Bloody brilliant. Food and ambience superb. Service with a smile. Superb plaice and monkfish Thai curry. The desserts are all made by the chef. We had a pavlova but look forward to coming back for the chocolate torte. Very underrated restaurant of the highest echelon.

We booked here because of the great reviews and were celebrating our friend’s 40th wedding anniversary whilst on holiday locally. To say we were disappointed was an understatement! It was a quiet Saturday evening but we were surprised when we asked for another drink and was told the pub was closing - it was 9.30pm. Food was at best average and rushed. It’s a miss for us next time.

OMG !! This is the centre of the great tasting foods of your deepest desires !!! We popped in here on Monday and fortunately have been back every day since !! The beef teriyaki is just wow, the pulled pork just delicious, but for us the show stopped is the Cottage Pie. Now before anyone turns off at this point, imagine your homemade attempt, where you stand back and pat yourself on the back….then try theirs !!! Worlds apart !! The flavour and mix is worth travelling just to try it ! Never tasted one this good ever and my Nan was a cook !! She would have been trying to get the recipe by any means possible. The staff and service is excellent and the veg and butchers is awesome. We will be back !! AND they do takeout !!! It gets better