Much needed Sunday roast (after a walk around the wonderful Sunday independent street market).Great staff and delicious roast, will definitely be back!Vegetarian options: Tasty Sunday roast with veggie gravy
Groupy
Delicious Sunday lunch, a choice of beef or pork or you can have both. Plenty of vegetables, including cauliflower cheese, really good roast potatoes. The sticky toffee pudding was very light and had lots sauce with it. All six of us enjoyed our meal. Lovely waitress called Daisy looked after us well.
JJ Morrison
Proper British pub with amazing atmosphere, great food and fantastic service from the staff.Cant fault it really.
Tour24474396057
My partner and I visited in May, a birthday treat for us both and the first time we had been out without our 1 year old. We had heard great things about The White Hart since it had been taken over and we wanted to indulge. We ordered a number of items off the starter menu, opting for a Tapas vibe: dirty nachos, halloumi fries, pork belly bites, brie bites, mac & cheese, calamari. I then had the sticky BBQ ribs and my partner ordered the rib-eye steak medium-rare with peppercorn sauce. The guy working the bar and taking our order was lovely, can't fault him. We sat in the courtyard which was nice and quiet. Food arrived quickly and was piping hot. I wouldn't have complained about the starters, but events that followed upon us paying had me changing my mind. The pork belly bites were so dry they sucked all moisture from your mouth. The calamari was stringy and the batter unseasoned. The mac & cheese had zero flavour. Brie bites were lovely, nachos had plenty of cheese and halloumi fries, according to my partner, were nice. Then our main arrived. I was too full to even contemplate eating my ribs, but they looked good and I'm sure I would have enjoyed them. My partners steak, on the other hand, was not medium-rare, it was blue - it was cold inside. He decided he wasn't going to bother the kitchen for a replacement because he was full as well and would just eat his chips and two small bites of the steak that were cooked at the edges. When our server came to collect our plates we mentioned that the steak was well undercooked and we asked if we could have that taken off the bill because it was inedible. He promptly went and told the kitchen and the head of service, who we then heard shouting at the chef "why have you served this? It's blue, he asked for medium-rare." Upon walking to the bar to pay my partner stopped at the kitchen to have a chat with the chef who was initially very apologetic and admitted that it was undercooked. He then did a total u-turn out of nowhere and started saying that there was no problem with the steak, he didn't agree and we couldn't tell him, with his years of experience in the kitchen, that this was undercooked. At this point the head of service got involved and said she would 'handle' it. Her idea of 'handling' it was to shout at us that we were unreasonable and tell us she has 20+ years as a chef and that it's ridiculous for us to tell her what is and isn't cooked - she didn't take kindly to being told that we have been eating for 30+ years and know when food is cooked or not...She went on to accuse us of just waking up in the morning and thinking 'I know, I want to go to Yetminster and find a nice quiet pub and cause trouble'. I know that happens, some people have nothing better to do, but after spending over a year looking after my little one day-in-day-out with no break, the idea of going out to 'cause trouble' was the last thing on my mind. We told the lady that we don't wish to argue with her, but the food was poor and we don't believe we should be asked to pay for something that was inedible. We weren't asking for the whole meal to be wiped off the bill, just remove the cost of the steak. She had it wrapped there on the bar and tried telling us it had been half eaten - she had in fact disposed of the two large raw chunks that had been cut off and left on the plate with it. We asked the guy standing next to us at the bar if it looks cooked, if he would eat it. His response was "it looks like gristle." Eventually, the lady confirmed that the steak itself costs about a tenner, so we said we will deduct £10 from the bill. She then went on a high and mighty rant about how she will pay the final £10 out of her own pocket. If that's what you want to do then do it, by that point we had zero sympathy and it was laughable that she was trying to make us feel bad like that after spending the last 10 minutes shouting at us and throwing accusations around. Like I said
IAN CHOWN
Very nice food. My wife and I took our close friend for a meal and he loved the steak pie.
Gary Shail
Friendly staff with great service and atmosphere.
Lewis
Fantastic staff! Really set the bar for friendlyness. Also they are fine with dogs and have great food!
Lilly040222
A lovely lunch served, Sue and Dave are very welcoming and such a nice atmosphere in there now. Will be returning for lunch again
Sam Bower
Staff and locals, are so friendly. Make you feel, right at home. Food, is to die for. Tasty, hot, and loads of it. Can't recommend, this fub. So. SHIGHLY
Langy65
After coming here for a few months now I have to say this is the best Sunday roast lunch in Sherborne!! There was 8 of us today and all meals were great, not one complaint. We had one vegetarian meal which was spinach Kiev and that was equally good. Beef today was the best me and my friends have had in ages (and we eat out a lot), the staff and style of the place in warm friendly and informal with drinks from the the bar served to your table too. So give it a go and try the food, there’s always a surprise. Today’s surprise was a Mars Bar cheesecake which we all agreed was absolutely awesome. Well done to all and the chef there really is amazing!! It’s definitely our go to Sunday lunch place now.
Had a great Sunday roast here today, staff were very pleasant and attentive.. food was really nice and piping hot and plenty of it.. the beef was a bit over cooked for the Mrs but perfect for me.. even bought some chopped up sausages for the dogs which they loved!
mikebQ6024IZ
Bearing in mind this is a pub slap bang in Sherborne high street, I thought this pub was excellent. My wife and I went in for a quick lunch and a drink. The chap running the bar was friendly and attentive and the locals were friendly. I’m off the beer and so I just had a Thatchers Gold cider and very nice it was too. Our meals were really generous portions and excellent value. The mashed potato that accompanied my wife’s steak pie was the best mash I’ve had in years and the portion of ham with my ham, eggs and chips was huge. A lovely pub that I’d gladly go back to the next time I’m in Sherborne. Thank you.
Amy Summerland
Visited Sherborne in the winter and really wanted pie and mash. Tried quite a few places but they were either extortionate or were serving trendy food. Came across The White Hart. Only good things came from this;The bloke behind the bar was possibly the friendliest and most helpful person I’ve ever met. Secondly, it was peaceful inside. It had cool Laurel Canyon vibes in The Snug where we were. And they not only served proper pie and mash, but the best sticky toffee pudding I’ve ever eaten.If you want something more down to earth, it’s definitely the best place in Sherborne. Still dreaming about the pudding now….
susan Jennings
To the horrible lady that said my dog attacked her dog was a load of bull her dog growled at Betsy then I picked Betsy up straight away on no account did Betsy bite her dog every customer who comes in here loves Betsy who is very friendly that’s why we are a dog friend pub.I hope the person with her dog never come in here again. not once did she say to me your dog attached mine.
Douglas F
Our first Christmas Dinner of the year and first for the staff at The White Hart. Great food and atmosphere in the room they had set aside for us, thank you Tom and Ashley for all the hard work you put into it. Special thanks to the kitchen and waiting staff for the wonderful service.
Much needed Sunday roast (after a walk around the wonderful Sunday independent street market).Great staff and delicious roast, will definitely be back!Vegetarian options: Tasty Sunday roast with veggie gravy
Delicious Sunday lunch, a choice of beef or pork or you can have both. Plenty of vegetables, including cauliflower cheese, really good roast potatoes. The sticky toffee pudding was very light and had lots sauce with it. All six of us enjoyed our meal. Lovely waitress called Daisy looked after us well.
Proper British pub with amazing atmosphere, great food and fantastic service from the staff.Cant fault it really.
My partner and I visited in May, a birthday treat for us both and the first time we had been out without our 1 year old. We had heard great things about The White Hart since it had been taken over and we wanted to indulge. We ordered a number of items off the starter menu, opting for a Tapas vibe: dirty nachos, halloumi fries, pork belly bites, brie bites, mac & cheese, calamari. I then had the sticky BBQ ribs and my partner ordered the rib-eye steak medium-rare with peppercorn sauce. The guy working the bar and taking our order was lovely, can't fault him. We sat in the courtyard which was nice and quiet. Food arrived quickly and was piping hot. I wouldn't have complained about the starters, but events that followed upon us paying had me changing my mind. The pork belly bites were so dry they sucked all moisture from your mouth. The calamari was stringy and the batter unseasoned. The mac & cheese had zero flavour. Brie bites were lovely, nachos had plenty of cheese and halloumi fries, according to my partner, were nice. Then our main arrived. I was too full to even contemplate eating my ribs, but they looked good and I'm sure I would have enjoyed them. My partners steak, on the other hand, was not medium-rare, it was blue - it was cold inside. He decided he wasn't going to bother the kitchen for a replacement because he was full as well and would just eat his chips and two small bites of the steak that were cooked at the edges. When our server came to collect our plates we mentioned that the steak was well undercooked and we asked if we could have that taken off the bill because it was inedible. He promptly went and told the kitchen and the head of service, who we then heard shouting at the chef "why have you served this? It's blue, he asked for medium-rare." Upon walking to the bar to pay my partner stopped at the kitchen to have a chat with the chef who was initially very apologetic and admitted that it was undercooked. He then did a total u-turn out of nowhere and started saying that there was no problem with the steak, he didn't agree and we couldn't tell him, with his years of experience in the kitchen, that this was undercooked. At this point the head of service got involved and said she would 'handle' it. Her idea of 'handling' it was to shout at us that we were unreasonable and tell us she has 20+ years as a chef and that it's ridiculous for us to tell her what is and isn't cooked - she didn't take kindly to being told that we have been eating for 30+ years and know when food is cooked or not...She went on to accuse us of just waking up in the morning and thinking 'I know, I want to go to Yetminster and find a nice quiet pub and cause trouble'. I know that happens, some people have nothing better to do, but after spending over a year looking after my little one day-in-day-out with no break, the idea of going out to 'cause trouble' was the last thing on my mind. We told the lady that we don't wish to argue with her, but the food was poor and we don't believe we should be asked to pay for something that was inedible. We weren't asking for the whole meal to be wiped off the bill, just remove the cost of the steak. She had it wrapped there on the bar and tried telling us it had been half eaten - she had in fact disposed of the two large raw chunks that had been cut off and left on the plate with it. We asked the guy standing next to us at the bar if it looks cooked, if he would eat it. His response was "it looks like gristle." Eventually, the lady confirmed that the steak itself costs about a tenner, so we said we will deduct £10 from the bill. She then went on a high and mighty rant about how she will pay the final £10 out of her own pocket. If that's what you want to do then do it, by that point we had zero sympathy and it was laughable that she was trying to make us feel bad like that after spending the last 10 minutes shouting at us and throwing accusations around. Like I said
Very nice food. My wife and I took our close friend for a meal and he loved the steak pie.
Friendly staff with great service and atmosphere.
Fantastic staff! Really set the bar for friendlyness. Also they are fine with dogs and have great food!
A lovely lunch served, Sue and Dave are very welcoming and such a nice atmosphere in there now. Will be returning for lunch again
Staff and locals, are so friendly. Make you feel, right at home. Food, is to die for. Tasty, hot, and loads of it. Can't recommend, this fub. So. SHIGHLY
After coming here for a few months now I have to say this is the best Sunday roast lunch in Sherborne!! There was 8 of us today and all meals were great, not one complaint. We had one vegetarian meal which was spinach Kiev and that was equally good. Beef today was the best me and my friends have had in ages (and we eat out a lot), the staff and style of the place in warm friendly and informal with drinks from the the bar served to your table too. So give it a go and try the food, there’s always a surprise. Today’s surprise was a Mars Bar cheesecake which we all agreed was absolutely awesome. Well done to all and the chef there really is amazing!! It’s definitely our go to Sunday lunch place now.
Restaurantji Recommends
Had a great Sunday roast here today, staff were very pleasant and attentive.. food was really nice and piping hot and plenty of it.. the beef was a bit over cooked for the Mrs but perfect for me.. even bought some chopped up sausages for the dogs which they loved!
Bearing in mind this is a pub slap bang in Sherborne high street, I thought this pub was excellent. My wife and I went in for a quick lunch and a drink. The chap running the bar was friendly and attentive and the locals were friendly. I’m off the beer and so I just had a Thatchers Gold cider and very nice it was too. Our meals were really generous portions and excellent value. The mashed potato that accompanied my wife’s steak pie was the best mash I’ve had in years and the portion of ham with my ham, eggs and chips was huge. A lovely pub that I’d gladly go back to the next time I’m in Sherborne. Thank you.
Visited Sherborne in the winter and really wanted pie and mash. Tried quite a few places but they were either extortionate or were serving trendy food. Came across The White Hart. Only good things came from this;The bloke behind the bar was possibly the friendliest and most helpful person I’ve ever met. Secondly, it was peaceful inside. It had cool Laurel Canyon vibes in The Snug where we were. And they not only served proper pie and mash, but the best sticky toffee pudding I’ve ever eaten.If you want something more down to earth, it’s definitely the best place in Sherborne. Still dreaming about the pudding now….
To the horrible lady that said my dog attacked her dog was a load of bull her dog growled at Betsy then I picked Betsy up straight away on no account did Betsy bite her dog every customer who comes in here loves Betsy who is very friendly that’s why we are a dog friend pub.I hope the person with her dog never come in here again. not once did she say to me your dog attached mine.
Our first Christmas Dinner of the year and first for the staff at The White Hart. Great food and atmosphere in the room they had set aside for us, thank you Tom and Ashley for all the hard work you put into it. Special thanks to the kitchen and waiting staff for the wonderful service.