Dorset Restaurants

Berties Fish and Chip Restaurant

A traditional family run fish and chip shop, combining a takeaway and thirty seats with waitress service. Most popular on their menu is the 'Lunchtime/Evening Special' - Cod, chips and mushy peas served with a drink of your choice and a roll and butter.

• Address: 331 Lymington Road, Highcliffe, nr Christchurch, BH23 5EG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Fish & Chip
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £16.00

Bistro at Hotel du Vin - Poole

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We hear a great deal about recycling these days - du Vin recycles attractive but un-loved buildings to restore real gems in the best tradition of British understated style. Complement that with all that is best in the French bistro ethos, bars that reach out to please, and you have a setting that provides an inspirational background for people to meet, do business, get married, provide a base for golf or fishing, somewhere you can call your own for a private celebration, a spa or - most engagingly - a wine school that breaks the mould.

• Address: Thames Street, The Quay, Poole, BH15 1JN (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Bistro, Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £25.00, Dinner: £34.00

Bistro on the Beach

As the name implies, short of setting up camp on the waterline you will not eat any nearer to the sea than at the Bistro, a fact which has been gratefully accepted by locals and holidaymakers alike who flock in great numbers to enjoy the buzz and informality of this friendly place that offers real value for money.

• Address: Solent Promenade, Southbourne Coast Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, BH6 4BE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Bistro, Café, Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £16.00, Dinner: £27.00

Blake's Restaurant

• Address: Best Western Connaught Hotel, West Hill Road, West Cliff, Bournemouth, BH2 5PH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00

Blue Vinny, The

Alex and Nicky Ford took over this traditional village pub in Puddletown in June 2008. Keeping the very best of the old, they set about combining its warm, friendly country ambience with a cool, airy modern interior - part of a style that is reflected in their approach to the food and hospitality for which the Blue Vinny is rapidly gaining a reputation.

• Address: 12 The Moor, Puddletown, nr Dorchester, DT2 8TE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British, Pub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £24.00, Dinner: £30.00

BlueFish Cafe & Restaurant, The

Customers don't need to be encouraged to feel at home in the Bluefish, as this happens on its own, almost always! They never rush people at the tables, and pamper diners with both food and the service.

• Address: 17a Chiswell, Portland, DT5 1AN (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £38.00

Bon Amis Bar & Brasserie

Bon Amis Bar and Brasserie is a relaxed and stylish restaurant offering a range of modern British food, veering ever so slightly towards the European way of doing things. The focus is on great tasting homemade food, sourcing the best local produce Dorset can offer.

• Address: 35 Great Western Road, Dorchester, DT1 1UF (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Gastropub, Modern British, Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £8.00, Dinner: £22.00

Brace of Pheasants, The

Located in a quiet piece of a quiet county 'The Brace' satisfies the desires of those whose idea of a cosy pub with restaurant in deep English countryside, an old thatchedbuilding with log fires, oak beams and a minimum of formality.

• Address: Plush, Piddletrenthide, nr Dorchester, DT2 7RQ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Gastropub, Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £30.00

By the Bay

One of the best reasons to visit Lyme Regis is to enjoy the magnificent vistas over Lyme Bay and Cobb Harbour, and what better way to do it that to sit on the terrace of By the Bay on Marine Parade with a chilled glass of white wine.

• Address: Marine Parade, Lyme Regis, DT7 3JH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £25.00, Dinner: £28.00

Byzant Restaurant

It seems unlikely that the original inhabitants of this former monastery would recognize either the victuals or the surroundings in present form, though rumour has it that the upper echelons looked after themselves quite well.

• Address: Best Western Royal Chase Hotel, Royal Chase Roundabout, Shaftesbury, SP7 8DB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £13.00, Dinner: £35.00