La caverns a nice limited seat place to be. Fine dine and wine makes a perfect combination for the day.
Fifi D
The venue is underwhelming, it's underground and quite musty. The food can be really good, when they try.
Harold Cargill
Great food good service very helpful and attentive staff really enjoyed it.
724trudic
On arrival two of the quests arrived 10 minutes late and was greeted by the chief outside and were not made to feel welcome. He told them to go through what looked like a lounge and left and down stairs. No welcome! Service was very slow with all guests getting a drink. We were still getting our drinks when the last guest arrived, who ironically got served her drinking before two of the other guests. We pre ordered starters and mains prior to arrival. One main did not arrive until 20 minutes (although the side of spinach had arrived so this had to be sent back to be re-heated) after everyone else’s as it had been forgotten. Chips were steak chips which were just warm and tasteless. Desserts took over an hour to arrive. Four of us choose the same dessert and were given half portions as not enough. It was delicious but just no enough and very expensive for what we had. The Bill took a long time to be generated as the waitress reported that it was a big bill to calculate. A member of our party who runs a public house helped her with it to speed it up. We asked to pay separately as some members of the party were not drinking and only had one course rather than three. This was met with ‘well this will take another one hour to sort out’. We all sorted out our totals and added 10% as this was requested upon booking. The chief was very rude as we were leaving and told us that we were not on time for the booking and one person had arrived much later than everyone else. This was awful to experience and was highly unprofessional. The restaurant was very grubby and one that would not be recommended and in my opinion should be avoided.
876coline
The whole experience was different and special . On booking I was asked if we could order out starters and mains over the phone . My group of four had no problem with this request . On arriving we were taken down a set of stairs into the main restaurant to our table . Wine drinks were ordered and our starters arrived . They were absolutely lovely . But the best was yet to come the mains all cooked to perfection looked fantastic and tasted like angels dancing on your tongue . I would highly recommend this little family restaurant and will be returning on our next visit to Dorsey
CBWC
Absolutely amazingly delicious pizza again tonight !We will definitely be back next time we’re passing DorchesterGrazie mille!
Ian S
Back for the 1st time since the pandemic. A lovely meal in a restaurant that is a bit special. Good service. Authentic Sicilian food. Great!
saucingit
La Caverna is a special restaurant that ticks all the right boxes. We thoroughly enjoyed our meals here and are looking forward to returning.
Trevor Hendes
First experience eating here last night. The food was amazing. The king prawns were outstanding and the pizza was the best we’ve eaten since being on a mountain top in Italy. The wine we chose was also fantastic. To finish off, our bill was under £70; total value for money and will definitely be coming back to try other things on the menu as everything we saw being served to other guests looked equally mouthwatering!! Thank you
William James
Had the bianchetti and a pizza. My dining partner had the risotto. Food was great, and there was a vegan cheese option. We shared a tiramisu. The lady managing the restaurant was very sweet and helpful with the food. It wasn't very busy when we went, so was quiet, but the decoration was great.Dietary restrictions: Vegan cheese on pizza was good. Not the best ever, but not bad.
Best true italian food and service we have gotten all week.The owner and server were very friendly and the place was beautiful. 10/10 would recommend!
Alex Botezatu
It's a cute little place. We didn't get to sit downstairs, we had a table upstairs which was ok but we chose this restaurant for the downstairs sitting area. Food for gluten free was limited. Still what we had was good, staff was nice. It was ok, just not an wow experience.
apr375
We were recommended this place by friends but our experience was not pleasant which was a shame. The older woman - who I’m assuming is one of the owners was incredibly rude. I left a voicemail to book a table of two, she then left a voicemail asking a name and what area of the restaurant we wanted to sit in. I called her back , gave her my name , she told me we were in the cellar and she’ll see me later . I then get a voicemail an hour and a half before our booked time asking for our starter and main order. Confused as they’re a restaurant of 7 tables and we were a table of 2 and there is no mention of preordering on their website, I tried to call back to clarify, 3 times but no answer. We then showed up at our booked time , the lady said “we thought you weren’t coming , you didn’t give us your order”. I explained I wasn’t aware we had to , she then practically called me a liar and said “you must have missed that part of the conversation” “we’ve been doing it since covid “ I’m already irritated as she has called me a liar , I state it’s I’ve never heard of having to preorder for 2 people , she then said “have you ever worked in catering ?!”… I have worked in catering and for years and I’ve never experienced someone that rude before . The rudeness might be forgiven if the food was fantastic , but this was not the case. We reluctantly stayed to have dinner; the same woman took our order . For one starter , we ordered shell on prawns which wasn’t cheap. When it arrived , we were told the chef couldn’t get shell on prawns so we were served basic prawns you can buy from a shop and still charged the same price. Having worked in catering , this is something you tell the customer at the time of ordering. I will not be returning and I won’t be recommending it further and that is mainly due to the poor service of the older woman.
Sue Metcalfe
I don't believe the rating reviews here, we eat out twice a week, and this has to be one of the worst! Photos on internet looked cosy and warm atmosphere but in reality, not like this, basement where you eat was very cold and brightly lit, the waitress service, very poor, pour your own wine when plonked on the table, same for black pepper etc. Food average. Wasn't asked if food was okay even. The whole experience very very unfriendly. So bad was the whole experience that we left our wine behind to get home to some warmth. My wife left last, the owner did not realise that their door was jammed to get out, but she could hear the owner mocking her loudly in front of friends or staff for being so cold. Staff agreed with my wife about the cold when paying admittingthey couldn't bare the cold either, anyway a truly disgusting night out. Will never go back.
WeymouthDorsetMomo
This place is absolutely great , the food was lovely & staff friendly and brilliant. We went downstairs into a cavern, what an experience, it’s stunning, it has a real quirky atmosphere with a family feel to it , will definitely be returning. Due to our taxi being 30 minutes late we were late getting to the restaurant, the owner was fantastic. Loved the food, loved the place .
La caverns a nice limited seat place to be. Fine dine and wine makes a perfect combination for the day.
The venue is underwhelming, it's underground and quite musty. The food can be really good, when they try.
Great food good service very helpful and attentive staff really enjoyed it.
On arrival two of the quests arrived 10 minutes late and was greeted by the chief outside and were not made to feel welcome. He told them to go through what looked like a lounge and left and down stairs. No welcome! Service was very slow with all guests getting a drink. We were still getting our drinks when the last guest arrived, who ironically got served her drinking before two of the other guests. We pre ordered starters and mains prior to arrival. One main did not arrive until 20 minutes (although the side of spinach had arrived so this had to be sent back to be re-heated) after everyone else’s as it had been forgotten. Chips were steak chips which were just warm and tasteless. Desserts took over an hour to arrive. Four of us choose the same dessert and were given half portions as not enough. It was delicious but just no enough and very expensive for what we had. The Bill took a long time to be generated as the waitress reported that it was a big bill to calculate. A member of our party who runs a public house helped her with it to speed it up. We asked to pay separately as some members of the party were not drinking and only had one course rather than three. This was met with ‘well this will take another one hour to sort out’. We all sorted out our totals and added 10% as this was requested upon booking. The chief was very rude as we were leaving and told us that we were not on time for the booking and one person had arrived much later than everyone else. This was awful to experience and was highly unprofessional. The restaurant was very grubby and one that would not be recommended and in my opinion should be avoided.
The whole experience was different and special . On booking I was asked if we could order out starters and mains over the phone . My group of four had no problem with this request . On arriving we were taken down a set of stairs into the main restaurant to our table . Wine drinks were ordered and our starters arrived . They were absolutely lovely . But the best was yet to come the mains all cooked to perfection looked fantastic and tasted like angels dancing on your tongue . I would highly recommend this little family restaurant and will be returning on our next visit to Dorsey
Absolutely amazingly delicious pizza again tonight !We will definitely be back next time we’re passing DorchesterGrazie mille!
Back for the 1st time since the pandemic. A lovely meal in a restaurant that is a bit special. Good service. Authentic Sicilian food. Great!
La Caverna is a special restaurant that ticks all the right boxes. We thoroughly enjoyed our meals here and are looking forward to returning.
First experience eating here last night. The food was amazing. The king prawns were outstanding and the pizza was the best we’ve eaten since being on a mountain top in Italy. The wine we chose was also fantastic. To finish off, our bill was under £70; total value for money and will definitely be coming back to try other things on the menu as everything we saw being served to other guests looked equally mouthwatering!! Thank you
Had the bianchetti and a pizza. My dining partner had the risotto. Food was great, and there was a vegan cheese option. We shared a tiramisu. The lady managing the restaurant was very sweet and helpful with the food. It wasn't very busy when we went, so was quiet, but the decoration was great.Dietary restrictions: Vegan cheese on pizza was good. Not the best ever, but not bad.
Restaurantji Recommends
Best true italian food and service we have gotten all week.The owner and server were very friendly and the place was beautiful. 10/10 would recommend!
It's a cute little place. We didn't get to sit downstairs, we had a table upstairs which was ok but we chose this restaurant for the downstairs sitting area. Food for gluten free was limited. Still what we had was good, staff was nice. It was ok, just not an wow experience.
We were recommended this place by friends but our experience was not pleasant which was a shame. The older woman - who I’m assuming is one of the owners was incredibly rude. I left a voicemail to book a table of two, she then left a voicemail asking a name and what area of the restaurant we wanted to sit in. I called her back , gave her my name , she told me we were in the cellar and she’ll see me later . I then get a voicemail an hour and a half before our booked time asking for our starter and main order. Confused as they’re a restaurant of 7 tables and we were a table of 2 and there is no mention of preordering on their website, I tried to call back to clarify, 3 times but no answer. We then showed up at our booked time , the lady said “we thought you weren’t coming , you didn’t give us your order”. I explained I wasn’t aware we had to , she then practically called me a liar and said “you must have missed that part of the conversation” “we’ve been doing it since covid “ I’m already irritated as she has called me a liar , I state it’s I’ve never heard of having to preorder for 2 people , she then said “have you ever worked in catering ?!”… I have worked in catering and for years and I’ve never experienced someone that rude before . The rudeness might be forgiven if the food was fantastic , but this was not the case. We reluctantly stayed to have dinner; the same woman took our order . For one starter , we ordered shell on prawns which wasn’t cheap. When it arrived , we were told the chef couldn’t get shell on prawns so we were served basic prawns you can buy from a shop and still charged the same price. Having worked in catering , this is something you tell the customer at the time of ordering. I will not be returning and I won’t be recommending it further and that is mainly due to the poor service of the older woman.
I don't believe the rating reviews here, we eat out twice a week, and this has to be one of the worst! Photos on internet looked cosy and warm atmosphere but in reality, not like this, basement where you eat was very cold and brightly lit, the waitress service, very poor, pour your own wine when plonked on the table, same for black pepper etc. Food average. Wasn't asked if food was okay even. The whole experience very very unfriendly. So bad was the whole experience that we left our wine behind to get home to some warmth. My wife left last, the owner did not realise that their door was jammed to get out, but she could hear the owner mocking her loudly in front of friends or staff for being so cold. Staff agreed with my wife about the cold when paying admittingthey couldn't bare the cold either, anyway a truly disgusting night out. Will never go back.
This place is absolutely great , the food was lovely & staff friendly and brilliant. We went downstairs into a cavern, what an experience, it’s stunning, it has a real quirky atmosphere with a family feel to it , will definitely be returning. Due to our taxi being 30 minutes late we were late getting to the restaurant, the owner was fantastic. Loved the food, loved the place .