Fish & Seafood Restaurants in Dorchester
1. Crab House Café
Fish & seafood restaurant in Weymouth
Ferrymans Way, Portland Road - DT4
“A hot sunny evening. A table outside with a view over Chesil Beach. A glass of local English white. Two whole crabs, one plain, one spicy Chinese. A sticky, messy heaven worth planning a voyage to Weymouth around!” – this “quirky”, “rustic venue in a shack” sitting “just yards from the sea” is one of the hundred most commented-on restaurants in the UK in our annual diners’ poll on account of its “awesome” fish, oysters, crab and other seafood. The main complaint? “wish I lived nearer!”
2. Billy Winters Bar & Diner
Fish & seafood restaurant in Wyke Regis
Ferry Bridge Boatyard, Portland Road - DT4
“Quirky diner, right on the beach” – “a simple, relaxed waterside venue, incorporating a plastic marquee overlooking Weymouth Bay”. It “serves a wide range of delicious food: their amazing fish/shellfish tacos are a favourite” as are “fresh oysters from their own farm” (and there’s also pizza and burgers).
3. Catch at The Old Fish Market
Fish & seafood restaurant in Weymouth
1 Custom House Quay - DT4
In the exciting setting of the 1855 fish market, this two-year-old sustainable seafood specialist delivers “an earnest love letter to seafood and the fishermen who provide it” (as The Independent’s Kate Ng put it), with dishes changing to accommodate the catch even between customers – an “extraordinary way to run a restaurant” but one that “really works”. “It’s only a no-choice tasting menu” these days, which may not be to all tastes, but the results are “inventive” and “very reasonably priced for the quality”.
4. Hive Beach Cafe
Fish & seafood restaurant in Burton Bradstock
Beach Road - DT6
“Excellent fish, super-efficient service and a wonderful outlook on the beach” – three reasons to love this Jurassic Coast staple (est. 1991), and with siblings in West Bay and West Bexington; yes, the “seating is basic, but comfortable enough and with those views and the quality of the food, who cares?!” Top Tip – “look out for ‘Lobster Wednesday’! It’s the best deal on the coast!”.
5. The Parlour
Italian restaurant in Burton Bradstock
Bredy Farm, Bredy Lane - DT6
2023 Review: “Genuinely spectacular pizzas and gorgeous Italian food in the middle of a farmyard” in the picturesque Bride Valley may be “very off-road for many” – but this “interesting restaurant” with “friendly staff” is by all accounts well worth the trip. Brede Farm also hosts a cider press, micro brewery, campsite and live music.
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