The best restaurants serving Italian food in East Dorset South West

I was fortunate as the much maligned “Grumpy “ landlord was in fine form & most convivial. The hospitality was first rate, the premises excellent with good beer & even the guard-dog demanded attention & a belly rub. I would thoroughly recommend this venue. Only negative was the entertainment; England v Scotland which was pants !

Great evening once again! Met up with friends just before Christmas, great food, all freshly cooked and reasonable prices. The staff were excellent, polite and friendly. The house red was good and went down well too!

Great food, great service. Been going here for a few years now and still look forward to eating there. I can’t find a tastier pizza anywhere.

Went for lunch, 2 couples, booked in advance. On arrival, it almost seemed as though we were imposing on the staff as it seemed too much trouble to show us to our table. Menus were just thrown down onto the table and we had to wait ages before being able to order some drinks. I couldn't order my chosen wine because "No, we don't sell that anymore - the wine list is out of date so you'll have to have the Soave" Unbelievable!!! The side salads were a joke - just pieces of limp lettuce with some onion and a bit of tasteless tomato. The pasta dishes were totally bland, in particular the PENNE FRUTTI DE MARE, which had a watery tomato sauce with very small pieces of seafood (no clams in sight!) and totally lacking in flavour. The waiters were extremely brisk and almost rude, especially when we declined any desserts. There's no way we could recommend this restaurant and will certainly not be going again. This is definitely NOT Italian cuisine!!!

We visited with some friends for the first time today. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful and the food delicious. We’ll be back.

Wonderful Georgian building. Staff very pleasant and helpful. Food was tasty. Great choice for Gluten free and vegan. Overall very happy!