Restaurants in Shaftesbury

The Ugly Duckling Cafe

I can't recommend this place enough, popped in yesterday for coffee and cake, lovely little cafe hidden away in a lovely little alleyway, service was amazing, coffee was superb and it has to be the best Dorset apple cake I've ever tasted and I've had a lot, also as an added bonus I got to meet Billy, the mayor of chettle he was in there perfecting his cappuccino skills, fantastic visit highly recommended.

The Salt Cellar

Popped in during a visit to Shaftsbury and what a pleasant surprise. Lovely location with friendly helpful staff. We had Steak & Veg-Pork & apple pie both with salads. Pies were amazing so tasty with encased in soft pastery. The salad was made with fresh produce and the flavours were amazing. We are aiming to visit again and will definately stop here for lunch.

La Fleur de Lys

I attended a catered afternoon event there and my sister stayed overnight. The room was lovely and well appointed. The catered event was very well run with excellent food and service. My sister reported the breakfast was lovely and also plentiful. Mary and David could not have been more helpful over a lost earring.

The Benett Arms

Stayed at The Bennett Arms after finding it on the Britstop App. We booked in for our evening meal with them and the food was delicious. Homemade Lasagne and their own house red also gorgeous. We received a warm and friendly welcome from the staff and locals and the owners. We were so struck by how friendly everyone was. Would definitely recommend and will be back again some time.

San Tonino Restaurant

Excellent food but even better service. We visited on an exceptionally busy night (a table of 24 we in!) but that didn’t matter as we were so well looked after, especially by a very young waitress who was just perfect at her job. Everything arrived exactly as requested and was all delicious. We just wish we lived closer so we could visit more frequently. Thank you.

Gusto

Our favorite cafe in town !

Food is lovely, good selection and the frappes are the best around☺️

The staff are always so friendly and welcoming and nothing is ever too much trouble.

If you are visiting Shaftesbury and are looking for lunch, cake or coffee, this is the place to go!

The Coppleridge Inn

Exceptional staff, very attentive but in over bearing. Perfect! The pub is lovely with spectacular views. Good was excellent with generous portions! We eat and drank well! The room are very spacious but need a little modernising and bring up to scratch. Very low water pressure for the shower. Update the the rooms and a full 5 star all the way!

The Shaftesbury Deli

What a fabulous little place with great produce and outstanding customer service - we not only had a lovely hour in the back garden with excellent coffee and delicious muffins - but the team here really went above and beyond to return one of my possessions when I accidentally left it there - having it posted to me the next day which I will forever be grateful for ☺️? Shaftesbury is a lovely little town definitely worth a visit and if you do - please pop into the Deli for a drink, a nice bite or to take home some great local produce - highly recommended

Costa Coffee

The last few years or so, the customer service has greatly improved in this branch. I sincerely hope it continues to be this way. A particular young man called Freddie always makes me feel welcome here; he doesn't just serves myself or any other customer their drinks, but takes his time to engage with and make conversation with the customers. Something that's very rare. Keep it up Freddie and Co!

3 Ivy Cross

A very comfortable stay indeed, I felt spoilt!!The surroundings from my beautiful bedroom to the lovely garden with full size trees & even unspoilt nature area right at the bottom with very nice views.What a breakfast, with homemade yogurt and jams, not to mention the full English all served in a dining room bathed in light, it was also nice to see your breakfast cooked infront of you. A very relaxed atmosphere.Many Thanks to Mike & Sally!!I do hope you managed to finish mowing the whole of the lawn Mike ?

Shaftesbury Sports Bar

Ye Olde Two Brewers

Had the Sunday carvery - very tasty food and lots of it. Enjoyed a drink outside first taking in the wonderful view! Would definitely recommend. Forgot to take any photos

Mitre Shaftesbury

Sunday lunch was really tasty - big portions, Yorkshire puddings tasted really fresh and everything was cooked well. As vegetarians it was one of the nicest veg roasts we’ve had. Drink options were good too and the pub felt cosy.

The John Peel

First time comming here and I do say it wasn't bad and the breakfast I had was very nice and filling and good for the money do recommend trying this place out if you haven't already

Chutney's

Ordered a meal for my daughter's 17th birthday. Took 2 hours to get delivered as they had to recook it, due it being delivered to the wrong address and the person being dishonest. It was rectified and we all enjoyed the food. The manager and delivery guy was very apologetic. Would I order again? Yes I would.

Marmaris

We have ordered from here for many many years . Tonight we waited for over an hour for our food and when called they said it had been delivered . I told them they must have delivered to the wrong address as we had not received it .
The driver had taken it to an address that is very similar to ours and they had accepted the order which of course was not there’s and they knew that . The lovely guys still despite all that delivered us our food very promptly and with an apology .. although it was not really there error in the end ..
Well done on excellent customer service . The food was still fab also even though prepared quickly .

The Grove Arms

We stayed for one night as we had a house viewing in the area early the next morning. Pleasantly surprised by the whole stay. Room was comfortable and well-priced. We had dinner, which was a bargain and very nice - good options for the vegetarian among us!!
Easy to get to on the main road. Staff were very attentive.

Reeve The Baker

Great bread and cakes. Best lardy cake in the area. Sourdough is great and their sausage rolls are lovely. Our only local bakers and we get all our bread from here. Service is good. Atmosphere? It's a shop!!!

Thai Kitchen

Fantastic take away! Little gem, the food is great and a great price. Had a few from here now and every single one has been consistently good. It’s tucked away but the food is worth the wait. Haven’t eaten in but several take aways. Awesome!!!

Aroma

Excellent experience from start to finish. Polite staff who welcome you warmly and are efficient and professional the entire time. We had a delicious meal and they even opened the door for us as we left. We will be returning customers for sure.

Domino's Pizza - Shaftesbury

We ordered from here last Friday on the way home from a late lunch. Good pizza. Not fatty. Really tasty. Clean place to order from. Ready in less than 25minutes. Never had a problem here. Would recommend.

Subway

Lovely chap served us Monday lunch time.he was very patient and talked me through the meal option as I've never had a subway before.thank you for being such a great team member.

China cottage 4 bell street Shaftesbury

Tip - if being delivered you need to pay on arrival by PayPal or cash. I had to set up a PayPal account just for this purpose, transfer monies to it and then I couldn’t get the app to work to pay the driver. Strongly recommend a different payment system with just a card reader or pay when you order. However we were very pleased with phone. Very generous portions. The special mixed meat rice was a full meal in itself! Large chunks of meat and vegetables on top. Good service and quick delivery.

The Half Moon

First visit here and very glad we came. Two good starters, bonus points for Scotch Egg), followed by the Friday deal of 2 for £25 fish and chips which was really excellent with mushy peas, tartare and curry sauce. Friendly and efficient service. Would happily return if in the area again.

KFC Shaftsbury - Ivy Cross

When travelling through Shaftsbury and Gillingham I normally stop off here if hungry.
Very clean, staff are always friendly and the service is always extremely quick.
Carpark could be bigger but it's no huge issue and the mens toilet floor is almost always wet and very slippery (atleast in my experience) (if you're reading, petition your managers to install grip tiles or something on the floor to help with shoe grip)

All in all, very pleasant little KFC with good quick and friendly staff and an extremely quick service.