The best restaurants serving British food in Dorchester North West Dorset South West

Great service, delicious food and an intimate dining experience. This is what eating out should be. Well worth a visit. Excellent customer focus and a lovely atmosphere. We have made this our yearly Christmas meal venue and it never disappoints. I cannot wait for our Christmas visit this year!!!

If you are looking for a change from the usual humdrum Prem Inn Travelodge that seem to be taking over most town centres then this exquisette steeped in history creaky floored no room the same Hotel is for you. Refurbished to an excellent standard whilst retaining the period features. Staff were very friendly and helpful from the 2 receptionists we met to the lady running the restaurant to the bar person to the excellent chef we really couldn't fault it. Our evening meal in the restaurant was delicious and breakfast the next morning cooked to order much nicer than buffet style hot foods from above mentioned hotels. Thank you to all the staff we met who couldn't do enough for us and really topped off an excellent stay.

Lovely cosy cafe, friendly staff, good atmosphere.

Food was lovely and staff was 1st rate

The hotel service room breakfast was very good reasonable price would recommend anybody staying there manageress very happy polite and helpful

Had Coffee and Pain au Raisin, The Pain au Raisin was not very fresh , they had wasps landing on the cakes , all very unhygienic. The Coffee I ordered was made incorrectly and a poor blend.

A small hidden Cafe hidden down a side alleyway, delivers a big smile through it's food and warm welcoming hosts. They make delicious salads, homemade crustless quiche, large saucer style macaroons, homemade sausage rolls and vege rolls. It's the only place in Dorchester that i feel the food is good for you, cooked on the spot there that day, great coffee and choice of tea's etc. Seating is limited and very sadly due to it's size of premises maybe closed due to Covid, please double check. They have worked so hard and deserve all our support

We thoroughly enjoyed going round the Shire Hall museum and topped it off in this lovely café. My husband had a homemade sausage roll, and I had a slice of homemade quiche. Both were served with very decent salads, not just leaves as you usually get in cafes! The food was exceptional and we recommend it highly. The prices were very reasonable too.

A proper pub, lovely hosts, good selection of draught beers lagers and ciders all at sensible prices, excellent choice of food both hot & cold well plated and promptly brought to table . Plenty of comfortable seating in small groups or sit at the bar.

We wanted something less corporate for lunch and was pleased to find this cafe as it looked a little more old school and independent. The build your own breakfast offered great choice and when I said I fancied crumpets with marmite rather then the offered jam, was told this was fine. The crumpets came with a generous serving of marmite in a little bowl. This was a great find and having never been a fan of Dorchester improved my opinions if the town (finding the park also helped improve my opinion of the town) .

Sandwiches eg ham & cheese include pickle , not always what a child may like . No childrens menu sadly

Very welcoming and accommodating, slightly limited menu but no big deal as plenty to choose from, great service! A++++++++

Excellent location , very accommodating staff .

Shocking. Slow poor customer service. Stood in queue for 20 mins. People left before me saying how bad it was. Staff didn’t speak. I left as well - useless - don’t bother.

Sorry to write had a negative experience here..found the staff unhelpful Don't go there between 11.30 and 12. Breakfast menu ends at 11.30 and they don't take orders for lunch until 12..