Dorset Restaurants

Ocean Palace

Undoubtedly one of the best Chinese restaurants in Bournemouth. The cuisine is Peking and Szechuan and there is clear evidence of more than just ordinary care in the preparation of the food, which is cheerfully served by staff who have the wit to know that it may be just another night for them but for their customers it is special.

• Address: 8 Priory Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5DG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Chinese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00

Oscars Restaurant

Named after the legendary writer Oscar Wilde. Oscars is a relaxed yet formal dining restaurant. The service is very professional yet not intrusive, which is a refreshing change from some of London's finer eateries.

• Address: De Vere Royal Bath Hotel, Bath Road, Bournemouth, BH1 2EW (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, French
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £33.00

Peeks Restaurant at The Dower House Hotel

• Address: Rousdon, Lyme Regis, DT7 3RB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern European, Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £35.00

Perry's Restaurant

Overlooking the old harbour you will find Perry's, described by that inveterate traveller Bill Bryson as 'Weymouth's outstanding restaurant'; it has become a bit of a Weymouth institution, and is the only restaurant in the town to be recognised by all the national restaurant guides.

• Address: 4 Trinity Road, The Old Harbour, Weymouth, DT4 8TJ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British, Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £22.00, Dinner: £38.00

Petit Canard, Le

A real little gem, set in what was formerly an old coaching inn, with classical music and candle glow as background, Le Petit Canard looks inviting before you even enter. With a mainly English-based menu Gerry Craig uses the local produce to considerable effect.

• Address: Dorchester Road, Maiden Newton, nr Dorchester, DT2 0BE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, French
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £25.00, Dinner: £37.00

Pheasants Restaurant

A thoroughly attractive dining room, with a menu to match. Try the devilled Cornish crab with a charcuterie salad, followed by plaice fillets with a scampi and mussel ragout, finishing perhaps with blackberry and apple crumble with clotted cream and a walnut and amaretti topping.

• Address: 24 Greenhill, Sherborne, DT9 4EW (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £25.00

Pier Point Restaurant

• Address: 42 Sea Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH5 1BQ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Central European, Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £30.00

Pizza Express - Bournemouth

Pizza Express remains a hugely popular bedrock of casual eating. Its popularity is testimony to the fact that across the country, they have restaurants where you will always be guaranteed a good nosh, with children's tastes being well catered for.

• Address: 192 Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1PD (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian, Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £21.00

Pizza Express - Poole

Pizza Express remains a hugely popular bedrock of casual eating. Its popularity is testimony to the fact that across the country, they have restaurants where you will always be guaranteed a good nosh, with children's tastes being well catered for.

• Address: 30 High Street, Poole, BH15 1BP (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £21.00

Prezzo - Bournemouth

Prezzo has been delighting diners for over seven years, and this Italian restaurant chain has since been able to expand throughout large parts of England with well over a hundred outlets. Interestingly, the company seeks to restore either impressive buildings or ones of local interest.

• Address: 58 Westover Road, Bournemouth, BH1 2BZ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £30.00