The best restaurants serving British food in Purbeck South West

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.

My Spouse and I popped into this Wareham establishment for lunch. I had an absolutely delicious tomato and pesto quiche, whilst my other half opted for the scrumptious Dorset apple cake and clotted cream. Lovely ambience and friendly, welcoming service too.

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.

This cafe is marvellous. Bacon rolls.... mmmmm. Outdoor tables in the morning sunshine, fantastic staff, fusses and a biscuit for our dog. Thoroughly recommend. The Vic sponge and date slice both won Cake if the Week despite stiff competition in Gairloch and Torridon. Loch Ewe nearby is also amazing, achingly beautiful, perfect beach, and some poignant war time stories (and brilliant museum). Oh, and Inverewe Gardens.

Yummy! Must go here for breakfast if you are in the area. Such a lovely relaxed cafe with excellent service and reasonable pricing. Delicious coffee!

First time visiting the cabin and couldn’t rate our experience more highly. Great views of the beach and shoreline, comfortable dining area and great food. Awesome service from people that clearly love what they do

I was part of a very large pre booked running group- we were all very hungry upon arrival! We were catered for superbly with a number of delicious breakfasts, coffees and drinks brought to us promptly. The food looked and tasted lovely; the atmosphere perfect for a Christmas social and then there were the cakes! Wow! Despite feeling full, a number of us bought the delicious cake on offer which was kindly packaged up in a take-away box for later by the staff- a wonderful morning had by all.

The best little coffee shop Wareham has to offer. Soup, panini, cake and so much more. You won’t be disappointed. My favourite is the broccoli and cheddar soup washed down with raspberry and white chocolate cheesecake.

Much appreciated peaceful break for afternoon refreshments after a long walk on a sunny day. A tucked away gem on the edge of Studland. Great scones! Made us feel very welcome and a big thank you to the staff for putting us on the right foot path back to Swanage.

We come to Love Cake often and usually have a great experience but this one was particularly exceptional. The service was charming and the food was perfectly fresh and tasty. Our bill for two lunch dishes which were clearly fully homemade was very reasonable for the quantity and quality received. Highly recommended.

Superb food, excellent service, lovely ambience, a wonderful experience. The duck breast was exceptional, as was the chocolate cremeux.

Essential to book! Absolutely superb meals. My wife had salmon, which was excellent and with perfectly cooked vegetables, as opposed to the underdone ones you normally get nowadays. I had the Moroccan Tagine, which was a fantastic hot and spicy dish of lamb with a very tasty sauce on a bed of rice. Far and away the best meal we had on our Swanage holiday. Some reviews have commented on slow service. This is a small family run restaurant with food cooked to order. Don't expect any fast food! We found it very relaxing, with quiet and pleasant background music and plenty of people watching as we sat by the window.

Lovely pub, perfect place to stop for lunch on our way home from Studland. Varied menu with lots of choice, staff were really friendly too. Dog friendly with a big garden.

Food was delicious, fresh and full of flavour Very lovely lady working there as well 🤗

We always like to support local community groups and after walking round Wareham, i walk with a stroller and found the cafes either full or with steps so not to good for me, just as we were about to give up, i spotted the local church community cafe, where a lady showed me a lift to get in. Me and my wife both had a ploughmans whilst my son with autism had 2 pieces of homemade cake. Everyone was very friendly and if in Wareham again will definitely pop in