Listed below are the candidates for the Best Restaurants in Dorset (in no particular order). These are just 25 of my personal favourites, ones I’d be happy to recommend to a close friend or family member visiting Dorset. There are bound to be a few excellent ones I’ve missed out or not had the chance to visit yet so I will try to keep the list updated when I discover a new ones. The list is 100% independent and I have never accepted free meals, drinks or payments from any of the businesses listed below.
Guildhall Tavern, Poole
15 Market Street, Poole, BH15 1NB (Google map)
https://www.guildhalltavern.co.uk
Tickled Pig, Wimborne Minster
Jetty, Christchurch
Shell Bay, Studland
Pig on the Beach, Studland
The Whole Hog, Lyme Regis
Chez Fred, Westbourne
Restaurant Roots, Southbourne
Fontmell, Fontmell Magna
Yalbury Cottage, Dorchester
Sienna, Dorchester
The Green, Sherborne
Rose & Crown, Trent
White Post, Rimpton
The Club House, West Bexington
Seaside Boarding House, Burton Bradstock
Ollerod, Beaminster
Brassica, Beaminster
Dorshi, Bridport
The Moose Kitchen, Charminster, Bournemouth
Summer Lodge, Evershot
Rick Stein, Sandbanks
Red Panda, Lyme Regis
Related Pages: Best Pubs in Dorset / Best Cafes and Coffee Shops in Dorset / Dorset Breweries / Dorset Food and Drink