Booked here for dinner on Saturday 9th March. Arrived to find the place under construction.
robbob tomps
My visit on this occasion was fab. A meal with friends in a warm and friendly atmosphere. A semi formal restaurant experience followed by dancing to a live band. These type of evenings are programmed regularly through the year. 4 of us had two courses, 2 bottles of red, pre drinks and a post drink for £215, a little over 50 quid each.
Bernadette Perry
I dont even want to put 1 star this place is Awful with a big A, waited for a generation for our starter packed up and paid what we owed after an hour never to return dont waist your money
bromley taylor
This is a juicy restaurant. Staff are attentive and are well presented. Service is quick, drinks arrived quickly and food arrived in good time. The chicken was deliciously moist and the steaks the had the perfect sear to them leaving them plump and tender .
Ryan Davies
First time here with my family and my god was the food under par. My meatballs for starter were swimming in grease and my mums zucchini fries were soft and soggy.Team were fantastic after complaining about blandness within the dishes we got a it all on the house and a offer to come for a Sunday lunch the following week.For anyone wanting to come here I wouldn’t recommend.After posting this review we received a call from Kyle. Asking us to take the review down. Unfortunately for him and the restaurant in this world I have freedom of speech. Happy valentine’s
MARCUS GARVEY
Oh dear where do I start the food is not plentiful the cost is astronomical and the manager is a nasty piece of work : he hires musicians then takes 10 days to pay even though signing a contract to pay a deposit before the performance and the balance immediately afterwards. He complains about the sound level but look at the video of previous bands and that sound level . Hypocrisy if the highest level and a heavy touch of Dorset and South African racism . SAD but Dorset is the most raciest county I have lived for nearly 53 years and it all comes down to living in this nowadays racism !
Jimmi
Run and Reggae night was fab. Not big on both but was a great night. Singer, amazing, food, amazing, Service amazing and a little gem in Dorchester. Something for all on the
Matti
Walked on in to an empty gaff apart from one table. Weren’t too bad apart from the 4 uncooked camemberts also having a chefs hair in the food weren’t ideal but the service was spot
David Maddy
Absolutely amazing food and amazing staff. We were well looked after.
Carole Penfold
Absolutely fabulous meal this weekend -the haddock was divine and the belly pork my partner had made me envious . I have eaten here since their opening but Im really enjoying the new chefs menu -I must admit I have a penchant for the duck ,the service was attentive and the portions generous and we experienced a relaxing scrumptious meal, cant wait for my next visit .
Overpriced for what it is. £7.50 a pint of beer. £8 for thinly sliced cuts of beef on a bed of mustard and rock hard brownies with cold ice cream. 2 of us comes too £115. It was empty. And the food really isn't worth the
Phil Marshall
Great service and outstanding
Mark Freeman
TL;DR Please, don't.It is a great shame that this restaurant, with its location and decor, has such potential but falls a long way short of any reasonable expectation for quality and enjoyment.The front of house team are friendly and tried their very best to save our evening, but as a fellow diner said 'they'd been thrown under a bus'.I visited for an evening meal with two families as our pre-Christmas celebration. We pre-ordered from the set Christmas menu but left very disappointed and with a deep sense of pity for the young and inexperienced team trying to get things right.I'm not quick to complain and wouldn't usually bother with reviews, but the stakeholders of this restaurant need to step up and help their team do much, much better if they hope to keep any semblance of satisfaction for its customers, staff, and hope for a future.I have never before eaten in a restaurant that I have ranked so poorly (did you know it's not possible to leave a zero star review?). There were so many things that went wrong and the restaurant being empty, save for one other table of four, for the entire evening from our arrival at 7.30pm on the Friday before Christmas, hinted at the experience that was to come.We had to return five baked camembert starters that were each only baked on the surface. These were part eaten, fingered for testing, returned to the kitchen, and delivered back to the guests at random. We failed to identify whose fingers had been dipped into which cheese.The mains came complete with hair but devoid of flavour. Lasagne ranked 6, gammon meat a 7, but all other meals (8 in total) and accompanying vegetables could not be eaten.Deserts were not so bad. The Affogato, Panna Cotta, and brownie were eaten. The tiramisu servings could not be, they had turned sour.The toilets are not clean but I'll leave that description lacking.Dining out these days is expensive but not unnecessarily so. Ingredients, rent, rates, wages, and energy are all at an all time high. We expect to spend a lot to dine out on special occasions, to make them just that, special, but this occasion failed.l in many respects.We did not save our feedback for this review but were constructive with it for the young team doing their best with what they are given, but we shall not be returning and we would not recommend a visit to this restaurant until significant interest and remedial action is taken by its owners and management team.More than our disappointment at a bad experience is our despair for this establishment. Very simply, is not fair nor reasonable to put staff and customers through this and if must do better if it is to survive.
166stuartw
Had Sunday lunch yesterday which was excellent. Food was well prepared and presented and despite the ratio of customers to the limited number of staff, the service was timed perfectly. Menu choice and prices are appreciated and we look forward to our next meal in this great restaurant. It is also so refreshing to be welcomed by the manager who also takes the time and trouble to ask for feedback on the quality of the food.
Booked here for dinner on Saturday 9th March. Arrived to find the place under construction.
My visit on this occasion was fab. A meal with friends in a warm and friendly atmosphere. A semi formal restaurant experience followed by dancing to a live band. These type of evenings are programmed regularly through the year. 4 of us had two courses, 2 bottles of red, pre drinks and a post drink for £215, a little over 50 quid each.
I dont even want to put 1 star this place is Awful with a big A, waited for a generation for our starter packed up and paid what we owed after an hour never to return dont waist your money
This is a juicy restaurant. Staff are attentive and are well presented. Service is quick, drinks arrived quickly and food arrived in good time. The chicken was deliciously moist and the steaks the had the perfect sear to them leaving them plump and tender .
First time here with my family and my god was the food under par. My meatballs for starter were swimming in grease and my mums zucchini fries were soft and soggy.Team were fantastic after complaining about blandness within the dishes we got a it all on the house and a offer to come for a Sunday lunch the following week.For anyone wanting to come here I wouldn’t recommend.After posting this review we received a call from Kyle. Asking us to take the review down. Unfortunately for him and the restaurant in this world I have freedom of speech. Happy valentine’s
Oh dear where do I start the food is not plentiful the cost is astronomical and the manager is a nasty piece of work : he hires musicians then takes 10 days to pay even though signing a contract to pay a deposit before the performance and the balance immediately afterwards. He complains about the sound level but look at the video of previous bands and that sound level . Hypocrisy if the highest level and a heavy touch of Dorset and South African racism . SAD but Dorset is the most raciest county I have lived for nearly 53 years and it all comes down to living in this nowadays racism !
Run and Reggae night was fab. Not big on both but was a great night. Singer, amazing, food, amazing, Service amazing and a little gem in Dorchester. Something for all on the
Walked on in to an empty gaff apart from one table. Weren’t too bad apart from the 4 uncooked camemberts also having a chefs hair in the food weren’t ideal but the service was spot
Absolutely amazing food and amazing staff. We were well looked after.
Absolutely fabulous meal this weekend -the haddock was divine and the belly pork my partner had made me envious . I have eaten here since their opening but Im really enjoying the new chefs menu -I must admit I have a penchant for the duck ,the service was attentive and the portions generous and we experienced a relaxing scrumptious meal, cant wait for my next visit .
Restaurantji Recommends
The haddock and potatoe was the best I’ve ever
Overpriced for what it is. £7.50 a pint of beer. £8 for thinly sliced cuts of beef on a bed of mustard and rock hard brownies with cold ice cream. 2 of us comes too £115. It was empty. And the food really isn't worth the
Great service and outstanding
TL;DR Please, don't.It is a great shame that this restaurant, with its location and decor, has such potential but falls a long way short of any reasonable expectation for quality and enjoyment.The front of house team are friendly and tried their very best to save our evening, but as a fellow diner said 'they'd been thrown under a bus'.I visited for an evening meal with two families as our pre-Christmas celebration. We pre-ordered from the set Christmas menu but left very disappointed and with a deep sense of pity for the young and inexperienced team trying to get things right.I'm not quick to complain and wouldn't usually bother with reviews, but the stakeholders of this restaurant need to step up and help their team do much, much better if they hope to keep any semblance of satisfaction for its customers, staff, and hope for a future.I have never before eaten in a restaurant that I have ranked so poorly (did you know it's not possible to leave a zero star review?). There were so many things that went wrong and the restaurant being empty, save for one other table of four, for the entire evening from our arrival at 7.30pm on the Friday before Christmas, hinted at the experience that was to come.We had to return five baked camembert starters that were each only baked on the surface. These were part eaten, fingered for testing, returned to the kitchen, and delivered back to the guests at random. We failed to identify whose fingers had been dipped into which cheese.The mains came complete with hair but devoid of flavour. Lasagne ranked 6, gammon meat a 7, but all other meals (8 in total) and accompanying vegetables could not be eaten.Deserts were not so bad. The Affogato, Panna Cotta, and brownie were eaten. The tiramisu servings could not be, they had turned sour.The toilets are not clean but I'll leave that description lacking.Dining out these days is expensive but not unnecessarily so. Ingredients, rent, rates, wages, and energy are all at an all time high. We expect to spend a lot to dine out on special occasions, to make them just that, special, but this occasion failed.l in many respects.We did not save our feedback for this review but were constructive with it for the young team doing their best with what they are given, but we shall not be returning and we would not recommend a visit to this restaurant until significant interest and remedial action is taken by its owners and management team.More than our disappointment at a bad experience is our despair for this establishment. Very simply, is not fair nor reasonable to put staff and customers through this and if must do better if it is to survive.
Had Sunday lunch yesterday which was excellent. Food was well prepared and presented and despite the ratio of customers to the limited number of staff, the service was timed perfectly. Menu choice and prices are appreciated and we look forward to our next meal in this great restaurant. It is also so refreshing to be welcomed by the manager who also takes the time and trouble to ask for feedback on the quality of the food.