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Restaurants in Beaminster

• Bridge House Hotel

  The old market town of Beaminster is set in beautiful countryside and is home to the Bridge House Hotel. Dating back to the 13th century it features a beautiful walled garden, beamed ceilings, large fireplaces and a charming candlelit restaurant with its oak panelled walls and 'old world' charm.

  3 Prout Bridge, Beaminster, Dorset - Cuisine: International

Restaurants in Blandford

• Castleman Hotel

  Castleman is principally a restaurant with bedrooms serving dinner every evening and lunch on Sundays. A charming dining room with soft yellow walls, indigo curtains, white table linen and large windows overlooking the garden to the fields beyond.

  Chettle, Blandford, Dorset - Cuisine: British

• Stables Restaurant at The Langton Arms

  The Langton Arms, an attractive 17th century thatched inn, has an ever changing selection of outstanding real ales is well known for its excellent food and offers a good selection of interesting home made dishes, including vegetarian, at value for money prices.

  Tarrant Monkton, Blandford, Dorset - Cuisine:

Restaurants in Bournemouth

• Aruba Bar & Restaurant

  A riotous tropical extravaganza on the first floor of Bournemouth's Pier Approach building, Aruba is the brainchild of local entrepreneur Andy Price (of WestBeach fame).

  Pier Approach, Bournemouth, Dorset - Cuisine: Eclectic

• Bistro on the Beach

  Bistro on the Beach certainly lives up to its name. It stands in a glorious spot on the Solent Promenade with to-die-for sea views from just about every table, whether you are sitting outside or gazing through the full-length windows in the casual dining room.

  Solent Parade, Bournemouth, Dorset - Cuisine: Eclectic

• Chine Hotel, Sea View Restaurant

  The Sea View at The Chine Hotel in Bournemouth is a traditional restaurant with a modern interior and an unpretentious style, but with a romantic, intimate ambience.

  Boscombe Spa Road, Bournemouth, Dorset - Cuisine: Modern European

• Langtry Manor Hotel

  It's romance all the way in this splendid edifice, built by Edward VII for his mistress Lillie Langtry. Inside, there are all the expected trappings – twinkling chandeliers, a minstrel's gallery, stained-glass windows and lofty ceilings.

  Derby Road, Bournemouth, Dorset - Cuisine: Modern European

• Mandarin

  A popular restaurant, Mandarin offers Chinese cuisine from three regions, Canton, Peking and Szechuan, each giving a variety of contrasting taste.

  194-198 Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset - Cuisine: Chinese

• Ocean Palace

  A galaxy of famous names and faces have frequented this popular and long-serving Chinese restaurant over the years: it's a great favourite with big-name players on the snooker circuit, but it also attracts performers from the nearby Pier & Theatre, and is handily placed right next to the Bournemouth International Centre.

  8 Priory Road, Bournemouth, Dorset - Cuisine: Chinese

• The Print Room

  A new venture from the team behind the highly successful WestBeach on Bournemouth seafront, this glamorous mix of brasserie, café and charcuterie bar occupies the ground floor of the Seal & Hardy building (once home to the Bournemouth Daily Echo).

  Richmond Hill, Bournemouth, Dorset - Cuisine: Modern European

• Twenty Restaurant

  A popular choice for casual dining in Bournemouth, Twenty combines the virtues of an all-day café/bar with a fine dining restaurant.

  20 Post Office Road, Bournemouth, Dorset - Cuisine: Modern British

• WestBeach

  A stunning location right on Bournemouth promenade, just a few yards from the pier, is just one of the attributes of this bright young venue, where beachfront decking and a buzzing minimalist dining room framed by large windows make the most of the views.

  Pier Approach, Bournemouth, Dorset - Cuisine: Seafood

Restaurants in Bridport

• Marquis of Lorne Inn

  Originally a sixteenth-century farmhouse, the Marquis Lorne stands in delightful Dorset countryside just a short drive from Bridport. It's a particular favourite when the sun shines, since it boasts a big garden with great views, a play area and picnic tables under the shade of old apple trees.

  Nettlecombe, Bridport, Dorset - Cuisine: Gastro pub

• Riverside Restaurant

  'A great advert for local food' proclaimed one UK Restaurant Guide user who also rated the 'excellent fresh seafood bought from local fishermen' that is the Riverside's stock in trade.

  West Bay, Bridport, Dorset - Cuisine: Seafood

Restaurants in Burton Bradstock

• Anchor Inn

  A new team is at the helm, but little else has changed at this 300-year-old pub/restaurant on the Jurassic Coast between Lyme Regis and Portland.

  High Street, Burton Bradstock, Dorset - Cuisine: Gastro pub

Restaurants in Cerne Abbas

• Royal Oak

  Set in a pretty Dorset village famous for the awesomely endowed Cerne Giant carving, this sixteenth-century thatched pub looks as pretty as a picture.

  23 Long Street, Cerne Abbas, Dorset - Cuisine: Gastro pub

Restaurants in Chideock

• Chideock House Hotel

  Far from the madding crowd, deep in the heart of Hardy's Wessex you can find the Chideock House Hotel a few minutes from a coastline designated a World Heritage Site.

  Main Street, Chideock, Dorset - Cuisine: British

Restaurants in Christchurch

• Alex Aitken at The Jetty

  We are pleased to introduce Alex Aitken at The Jetty as a new addition to The UK Restaurant Guide for 2010.

  Christchurch Harbour Hotel, Christchurch, Dorset - Cuisine: Modern British

• Splinters Restaurant

  Splinters Restaurant is an intimate, romantic dining experience found on the cobbled street leading to Christchurch Priory. It comprises of several eating areas, some with separate booths, all candle lit for that special ambience.

  12 Church Street, Christchurch, Dorset - Cuisine: International

• The Lord Bute Hotel & Restaurant

  This magnificent edifice, which stands in delightful grounds behind the entrance lodges to Highcliffe Castle, was Lord Bute's residence during the latter part of the eighteenth century.

  181-185 Lymington Road, Christchurch, Dorset - Cuisine: European

• Three Tuns

  Situated on the fringes of the New Forest National Park, some three miles from Christchurch, the Three Tuns is instantly recognisable with its immaculate thatched roof and hanging baskets.

  Ringwood Road, Christchurch, Dorset - Cuisine: Gastro pub

Restaurants in Corfe Mullen

• The Coventry Arms

  A watering hole has stood on this site since 1426, and the present Coventry Arms still puts on a rustic face with its original flagstoned floors, roaring open fires, heavy exposed beams and real ales drawn direct from the cask.

  Mill Street, Corfe Mullen, Dorset - Cuisine: Gastro pub

Restaurants in Dorchester

• Acorn Inn

  A warm welcome awaits visitors to the 400 year old Acorn Inn in the picturesque Dorset village of Evershot. Run by new owners, Todd and Louise Moffat, Todd describes his restaurant as "London chic come to west Dorset.

  Evershot, Dorchester, Dorset - Cuisine: British

• Sienna Restaurant

  Russell and Eléna Brown's proud boast is that they are now 'the smallest restaurant with 3 AA rosettes' – a remarkable feat given that they operate on such as modest, almost domestic scale.

  36 High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset - Cuisine: Modern British

• Yalbury Cottage

  Recently voted 'Rural Idyll of the Year' by the Good Hotel Guide, this enchanting 300-year old thatched cottage was once home to the local shepherd and keeper of the water meadows, but is now a beguiling country retreat just two miles outside Dorchester.

  Lower Bockhampton, Dorchester, Dorset - Cuisine: Anglo French

Restaurants in Evershot

• Summer Lodge Hotel

  Set in the picturesque village of Evershot and overlooking beautifully manicured lawns, this restaurant continues to scoop up awards. Dining at Summer Lodge is a truly memorable experience with the talents of Executive Chef, Steven Titman, formerly of the highly acclaimed White Barn Inn in Kennebunkport, Maine, one of the top ten hotel restaurants in the USA.

  , Evershot, Dorset - Cuisine: Bistro

Restaurants in Farnham

• The Museum Inn

  Holding pride of place in a village of 'roses round the door' cottages, this gem of an inn was extended by Victorian superstar archaeologist and anthropologist General Augustus Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers to accommodate visitors to his museum of personal treasures.

  , Farnham, Dorset - Cuisine: Modern European

Restaurants in Gillingham

• Stock Hill House

  Peter and Nita Hauser are now into their third decade as custodians and congenial hosts of Stock Hill House. Their delightfully tranquil late-Victorian residence is approached along a beech-lined drive that meanders through 11 acres of carefully nurtured wooded grounds near the Dorset/Somerset border.

  Stock Hill, Gillingham, Dorset - Cuisine: Modern European

Restaurants in Lyme Regis

• Dower House Hotel

  Hidden away in its own walled grounds some three miles west of Lyme Regis, this converted Victorian rectory has been cleverly transformed into a relaxed, personally run hotel with excellent facilities and fine views over the Axe Valley.

  Rousdon, Lyme Regis, Dorset - Cuisine: Modern British

• Hix Oyster & Fish House

  British food champion Mark Hix followed his successful Oyster & Chop House in London's Smithfield by opening this fish-based cousin overlooking the famous Cobb and harbour in Lyme Regis.

  Cobb Road, Lyme Regis, Dorset - Cuisine: Seafood

• Hotel Alexandra

  Built in 1735, The Alexandra is set in beautiful grounds with stunning views and just a short distance from the beach and Cobb Harbour.

  Pound Street, Lyme Regis, Dorset - Cuisine: Traditional

• The Broad Street Restaurant

  'Easily the most up-to-date place on the Jurassic Coast,' enthused The Independent's reviewer about this relative newcomer in an historic building less that minute's walk from Lyme Regis seafront.

  57-58 Broad Street, Lyme Regis, Dorset - Cuisine: Modern British

Restaurants in Maiden Newton

• Fox Inn

  'A real picture-postcard ideal of an English country pub,' is how one UK Restaurant Guide user described the Fox Inn, and it's easy to see what she meant.

  Corscombe, Maiden Newton, Dorset - Cuisine: Modern British

Restaurants in Piddletrenthide

• Brace of Pheasants

  Standing at the village crossroads close to Plush Brook, this beguiling old thatched inn was the result of a merger between two cottages and the village forge.

  Plush, Piddletrenthide, Dorset - Cuisine: Gastro pub

Restaurants in Poole

• Da Vinci's

  We are pleased to introduce Da Vinci's, Poole, as a new addition to The UK Restaurant Guide for 2010. A full review will be published shortly.

  7 The Quay, Poole, Dorset - Cuisine: Italian

• Guildhall Tavern

  Despite its rollicking English name, the Guildhall Tavern brings a touch of France to the centre of Poole, and pleases locals and visitors alike with its warm, friendly atmosphere and classic food.

  15 Market Street, Poole, Dorset - Cuisine: French

• Harbour Heights Hotel, Harbar & Brasserie

  'Contemporary elegance with a classic Rhode Island twist' is what you can expect in this handsomely renovated 1920s hotel, which now struts its stuff as a luxury boutique venue.

  73 Haven Road, Poole, Dorset - Cuisine: Modern European

• Haven Hotel, La Roche Restaurant

  For more than 100 years, The Haven has stood at the southern most point of the unique Sandbanks peninsula with the sea lapping at its edge and overlooking the broad, beautiful sweep of Poole Bay.

  Banks Road, Poole, Dorset - Cuisine: Modern European

• Patrick's Restaurant & Bar

  A stunningly converted bank building in up-and-coming Lower Parkstone is the setting for Patrick's contemporary restaurant and bar. Once through the original bank doors, you can't fail to notice the spectacular bespoke chandelier that hangs from the 40ft-high ceiling.

  1 Bournemouth Road, Poole, Dorset - Cuisine: Modern European

Restaurants in Portland

• Blue Fish Café & Restaurant

  On the site of a legendary Portland café called the 'Dap & General', the Blue Fish is something of a labour of love for Luciano Da Silva and family.

  15-17a Chiswell, Portland, Dorset - Cuisine: Modern European

Restaurants in Shaftesbury

• La Fleur de Lys

  David Shepherd and his team have been in Shaftesbury for a good while, and recently moved their well-known local restaurant to new premises in a converted girls' boarding house.

  Bleke Street, Shaftesbury, Dorset - Cuisine: Anglo French

• Le Chanterelle

  A delightful, personally run restaurant in a whitewashed, wisteria-clothed eighteenth-century cottage, Le Chanterelle is very much a family affair with Ryan Lamb in the kitchen and his mum often on hand to greet diners.

  Sherborne Causeway, Shaftesbury, Dorset - Cuisine: Modern French

Restaurants in Sherborne

• Eastbury Hotel

  The Conservatory Restaurant at the Eastbury Hotel in Sherborne, is light, airy and individual. It overlooks the walled garden at the hotel and provides a varied menu with choices to suit most palates.

  Long Street, Sherborne, Dorset - Cuisine: Modern British

• The Green

  There's no village green here anymore, but verdant paintwork, window boxes and an old stone façade help to give this attractive neighbourhood restaurant an appealing outlook.

  3 The Green, Sherborne, Dorset - Cuisine: Modern European

Restaurants in Studland

• Shell Bay Seafood Restaurant

  Arrive by boat and anchor-up, or take the car across the Sandbanks Ferry to reach this sunny restaurant/ bar on the shores of Pool Harbour, looking out towards Brownsea Island.

  Ferry Road, Studland, Dorset - Cuisine: Seafood

Restaurants in Sturminster Newton

• Plumber Manor

  Founded in Jacobean times, Plumber Manor is now billed as a 'country house hotel', although it feels more like a refined restaurant-with-rooms imbued with oodles of hands-on TLC.

  , Sturminster Newton, Dorset - Cuisine:

Restaurants in Swanage

• Cauldron Bistro

  A handy position close to Swanage quay ensures that fresh fish is in plentiful supply at this long running local restaurant.

  5 High Street, Swanage, Dorset - Cuisine: French

Restaurants in Wareham

• Abbots Cellar Restaurant at The Priory Hotel

  The UK Restaurant Guide discovered that table reservations are strongly recommended if you intend to dine at The Abbots Cellar Restaurant in Wareham.

  Church Green, Wareham, Dorset - Cuisine: English

Restaurants in West Bexington

• The Manor Hotel

  On a bright summer's day, with the Chesil Beach breezes blowing across the hotel grounds, you might almost think you were soaking up the semi-tropical luxuriance of the Channel Islands.

  Beach Road, West Bexington, Dorset - Cuisine: Modern European

Restaurants in Weymouth

• Perry's Restaurant

  Perry's is fabulous,' raved one UK Restaurant Guide user about this converted Georgian townhouse right by Weymouth harbour. Over the years it has become a local institution and it continues to pull in the crowds, whatever the season.

  4 Trinity Road, Weymouth, Dorset - Cuisine: Seafood

Restaurants in Wimborne

• Les Bouviers

  James and Kate Coward preside over this secluded restaurant-with-rooms set in five acres of Dorset green belt land complete with a lake and a wooden footbridge.

  Arrowsmith Road, Wimborne, Dorset - Cuisine: Modern French

Restaurants in Wyke Regis

• Crab House Café

  Situated in a glorious spot on the Dorset coast, not far from Weymouth and with breathtaking views across Chesil Beach, the Crab House Café is a brilliantly off-the-wall set-up.

  Ferrymans Way, Wyke Regis, Dorset - Cuisine: Seafood