Hardens Guide to the Best Restaurants in Bridport
Hardens guides have spent 34 years compiling reviews of the best Bridport restaurants. On Hardens.com you'll find details and reviews of 6 restaurants in Bridport and our unique survey based approach to rating and reviewing Bridport restaurants gives you the best insight into the top restaurants in every area and of every type of cuisine.
Featured Bridport Restaurants
1. The Cotley Inn
restaurant in Chard
Wambrook - TA20
“Tucked away down increasingly narrow country lanes but not far from Chard and the A303 for those en route to Cornwall, this delightful country pub serves both bar meals and more refined grub using plenty of local game when in season” (last year’s survey noted the arrival of beaters and dogs during a meal). Top Tip – “they have an outdoor space well-suited to families”.
2. The Seaside Boarding House Hotel
British, Modern restaurant in Burton Bradstock
Cliff Road - DT6
“Exceptional fish soup and good fish specials” help win praise for the cooking at this contemporary dining room with outside terrace on the Jurrasic Coast. There are niggles in reports on diverse grounds, including some who find it “overpriced for the quality”, but even a diner who said “service can be slow” thought “it doesn’t matter when you are in such surroundings, with vast sea and coast views”.
3. The Ollerod
International restaurant in Beaminster
3 Prout Hill - DT8
“In a delightful old hotel in a lovely little Dorset town” – a 14th-century house full of charming original features – this “hidden gem” was snapped up by Silvana Bandini in 2018, after a stint working at the Bath outpost of foodie hotel chain, The Pig. The “reliably fine cooking” (of everything from pizzas to small plates) is overseen by ex-Mandarin Oriental/Bath Priory chef Chris Staines and wins nothing but praise for its “unusual combinations” (that are “exceptional value for money too”).
4. Summer Lodge, Summer Lodge Country House
British, Modern restaurant in Evershot
9 Fore Street - DT2
“A great and romantic hideaway” – the Red Carnation group’s “traditional country hotel never disappoints for comfort”. The dining room offers straightforward but well-realised cooking from a two-course or three-course à la carte menu: food that’s “well presented and interesting but not too fancy”.
5. Tytherleigh Arms
British, Modern restaurant in Tytherleigh
“In an area where good food options are still surprisingly rare”, this “lovely” 16th-century gastroboozer on the Devon/Dorset/Somerset border (also handy for the delights of the Jurassic Coast) shines all the more. Mirroring reports in previous years from its very dedicated fan club, “the prices might be getting a bit high” these days, but when the service and modern British food with a Euro twist “are always so good”, absolutely nobody seems to mind.
6. The Club House
British, Modern restaurant in Dorchester
Beach Road - DT2
The “perfect location” overlooking Chesil Beach, “knowledgeable and friendly staff” and “delicious and changing menu” tick most of the boxes at this Art Deco-style seaside venue with plenty of outdoor seating – although a significant minority reckon it’s “disappointing compared to previous visits”.
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