Dorset Restaurants

Royal Oak

• Address: 23 Long Street, Cerne Abbas, nr Dorchester, DT2 7JG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £39.00

Rumours Restaurant

• Address: 14 Monmouth Street, Lyme Regis, DT7 3PX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00

Saint Michel

• Address: Adj Bournemouth Highcliff Marriott, Saint Michaels Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5DU (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, French, Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £55.00

Salad Centre

• Address: 667 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH7 6AA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Vegetarian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £32.00, Dinner: £38.00

Sands Brasserie at The Sandbanks

Another, and spectacular, addition to the waterside scene at Poole, with breathtaking views of the beach as you sit and savour your pan fired scallops or Thai green seafood curry (some of the best ever).

• Address: 15 Banks Road, Sandbanks, Poole, BH13 7PS (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English, Modern
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £21.00, Dinner: £44.00

Sea Breezes Restaurant

• Address: Bournemouth Marriott Highcliff Hotel, St Michael's Road, West Cliffe, Bournemouth, BH2 5DU (Map)
• Cuisine(s): International
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £45.00

Seaview Restaurant at The Chine

The Chine Hotel is part of Bournemouth's history, Victorian in origin, close associations with the theatrical profession, and determined to ensure that its bang up to date with the expectations of today's guests.

• Address: Boscombe Spa Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1AX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): International
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £20.00, Dinner: £42.00

Shed Restaurant at the Museum Inn, The

When General Augustus Lane Fox Pitt Rivers built a museum in the 1800s to house his collection of trophies, artefacts and other fruits of his extensive travels, he decided, one suspects for reasons of natural good manners rather than commercial gain, that those coming to visit would seek refreshment, so he built what has now become the Museum Inn.

• Address: Farnham, nr Blandford Forum, DT11 8DE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): European, Modern, Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £42.00

Shell Bay Seafood Restaurant

For those who have been to the Caribbean and relished the shacks and snacks of coastal living Shell Bay may well rouse a few fond memories. This is al fresco dining in the true meaning of the style.

• Address: Ferry Road, Studland, nr Swanage, BH19 3BA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Bistro, Fish & Chip, Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £21.00, Dinner: £37.00

Ship in Distress, The

If you wish to learn how to transform a fast-sinking old boozer into a lively, popular and much loved local take a trip to Mudeford, drop anchor alongside The Ship, and ask for Sally Canning. Crammed full of cheerful people surrounded by nauticilia The Ship's turnaround was achieved very much on the back of its attitude to decent food, centred almost entirely on the fruits of the nearby sea with the odd concession to those who must have their meat.

• Address: 66 Stanpit, Christchurch, BH23 3NA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Fish & Chip
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £25.00