So grateful to Linda for all the love and support, not to mention fabulous food, she has provided my Mum and Stepdad whilst they were living together in Poundbury and as they got less mobile and more reliant on outside help. There's a lovely atmosphere and a mix of people. A very special place and a pillar of the community.And they make excellent sandwiches. I've only tried one cake but it was properly good.
Louisa Bavington
Had a lovely lunch here of ham, egg and chips. Delicious ham and the chips were really good. Would recommend.Parking: Parking was fine.
Peter Gray
Fabulous, a great stop for a bunch of cyclists.
Isobel Donald
This is a cheerful venue. Staff are friendly and attentive. Food is very good. We have had breakfast and Sunday roast. Both fully recommended.
Susan Dunckley
Nice friendly cafe. Good food at a reasonable price. Popular with locals.
Sue Burton
Just love this place. The food cooked by Scott is always good. And Lynn’s cakes are amazing!! Brilliant atmosphere and dog friendly
Bob Ayers
Great cup of coffee and friendly service. I will visit to eat here soon. Cakes look excellent
Jo Taite
Fabulous cakes!! Lovely proprietor! Totally recommend the Bakewell Tart and Orange and Almond cake ?
John Howard
Hade a lovely mid day meal of bubble and squeak topped with sausage, bacon and a golden fried egg and to follow, cake of course. A hidden gem in the poundbury.
Jane Milliner
Lovely quiet little cafe, reasonably priced, good service. Worth a
Thank you Linda for the delicious chocolate cake you made for Brian’s eightieth birthday.All the family loved it as it was moist, not too sweet and just delicious and plenty of it!We really appreciate you taking the time to make it.If only your golf was as good as your cakes!!!!!
Chrissyamarsh
The Octagon Dorchester has just produced a beautiful home cooked Sunday lunch consisting of 2roast chicken,1 beef and 1 gammon all excellent. The vegetables were perfectly cooked and very well presented. The gravy was incredibly tasty,all served together and piping hot. The pudding we selected was homemade cherry pie and was absolutely perfect, beautiful pastry nice and thin with plenty of filling. Thank you Linda for making us so welcome. We will return very soon.
TrussRules
Popped in for breakfast on a chilly Saturday morning in Feb. Lovely and light and warm inside this cafe. Only one other table occupied. Friendly lady who seemed to be the only staff member there so I assume they aren't usually busy. Chose full English cooked breakfasts. There was a long wait for it but you could see and hear her cooking it and we weren't in a hurry. It looked lovely when it was brought to the table and was a good price at about a tenner per head. But in fact we were both disappointed with it. The bacon was on the rock hard side of crispy, difficult to cut into with a knife so once you managed to do that you risked your teeth trying to bite into it. If you did manage, then it was very bland anyway. My fried egg was undercooked - snotty and slimy so I didn't eat it. The rest was ok, actually the little bubble and squeak cake was great, but the rest was average. The sausage wasn't inspiring, have had much better quality ones and the same with the eggs - very pale yolks. So overall I feel I have to rate it as average as we have had much better breakfasts for similar prices elsewhere recently.
LowPenhowe
Great local cafe. Been for Sunday lunch several times. You do not leave hungry!!! Lovely lady, Linda runs the cafe with a welcoming smile…….
Tyree82
Went here with my mother for breakfast/lunch. Was the best panini I've had and I'm not easily pleased. Lovely fresh side salad and friendly staff. Would recommend and can't wait for my next visit
So grateful to Linda for all the love and support, not to mention fabulous food, she has provided my Mum and Stepdad whilst they were living together in Poundbury and as they got less mobile and more reliant on outside help. There's a lovely atmosphere and a mix of people. A very special place and a pillar of the community.And they make excellent sandwiches. I've only tried one cake but it was properly good.
Had a lovely lunch here of ham, egg and chips. Delicious ham and the chips were really good. Would recommend.Parking: Parking was fine.
Fabulous, a great stop for a bunch of cyclists.
This is a cheerful venue. Staff are friendly and attentive. Food is very good. We have had breakfast and Sunday roast. Both fully recommended.
Nice friendly cafe. Good food at a reasonable price. Popular with locals.
Just love this place. The food cooked by Scott is always good. And Lynn’s cakes are amazing!! Brilliant atmosphere and dog friendly
Great cup of coffee and friendly service. I will visit to eat here soon. Cakes look excellent
Fabulous cakes!! Lovely proprietor! Totally recommend the Bakewell Tart and Orange and Almond cake ?
Hade a lovely mid day meal of bubble and squeak topped with sausage, bacon and a golden fried egg and to follow, cake of course. A hidden gem in the poundbury.
Lovely quiet little cafe, reasonably priced, good service. Worth a
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Thank you Linda for the delicious chocolate cake you made for Brian’s eightieth birthday.All the family loved it as it was moist, not too sweet and just delicious and plenty of it!We really appreciate you taking the time to make it.If only your golf was as good as your cakes!!!!!
The Octagon Dorchester has just produced a beautiful home cooked Sunday lunch consisting of 2roast chicken,1 beef and 1 gammon all excellent. The vegetables were perfectly cooked and very well presented. The gravy was incredibly tasty,all served together and piping hot. The pudding we selected was homemade cherry pie and was absolutely perfect, beautiful pastry nice and thin with plenty of filling. Thank you Linda for making us so welcome. We will return very soon.
Popped in for breakfast on a chilly Saturday morning in Feb. Lovely and light and warm inside this cafe. Only one other table occupied. Friendly lady who seemed to be the only staff member there so I assume they aren't usually busy. Chose full English cooked breakfasts. There was a long wait for it but you could see and hear her cooking it and we weren't in a hurry. It looked lovely when it was brought to the table and was a good price at about a tenner per head. But in fact we were both disappointed with it. The bacon was on the rock hard side of crispy, difficult to cut into with a knife so once you managed to do that you risked your teeth trying to bite into it. If you did manage, then it was very bland anyway. My fried egg was undercooked - snotty and slimy so I didn't eat it. The rest was ok, actually the little bubble and squeak cake was great, but the rest was average. The sausage wasn't inspiring, have had much better quality ones and the same with the eggs - very pale yolks. So overall I feel I have to rate it as average as we have had much better breakfasts for similar prices elsewhere recently.
Great local cafe. Been for Sunday lunch several times. You do not leave hungry!!! Lovely lady, Linda runs the cafe with a welcoming smile…….
Went here with my mother for breakfast/lunch. Was the best panini I've had and I'm not easily pleased. Lovely fresh side salad and friendly staff. Would recommend and can't wait for my next visit