Top Cafes in Abbotsbury, Dorset
The Bellenie's Bake House
11 Market St, Abbotsbury, Weymouth DT3 4JR, UK | Bakery P: 01305 871990
Rating: 4.8 (59) Price Level:
Really friendly little place. We had amazing pesto and tomato tarts, which when we wanted more he made them fresh as he didn't have more preprepared. My daughter ate all of hers which doesn't usually happen. Really friendly owner who chatted to us and made us feel at home. The apple cake was also delicious. Would definitely return!
Rating: 5 / 5
Great service. Amazing coffee and cake to be had here 😀
Rating: 5 / 5
Great atmosphere and a very friendly proprietor! Dropped in for a coffee while passing and had a great chat with Steve who is full of interesting facts and some good tips. A proper local cafe. Didn't try any but the cakes looked good!
Rating: 5 / 5
Came here to warm up prior to long coast path walk. Ended up not really wanting to leave, were pleasantly surprised how good this place was. Vegan friendly too with a decent flapjack and a nice pasty, good coffee and best of all the nicest owner ever who was very knowledgeable of all things local. Will def return
Features:
- Dine-In
- Serves Breakfast
- Serves Brunch
- Takeout
- Coffee
Website not available
Nearby Landmarks:
- The Old School House - 35m away
- The Ilchester Arms Abbotsbury - 36m away
- Abbotsbury Abbey Remains - 257m away
- Swan Inn - 301m away
- Abbotsbury Fishing Tackle - 196m away
Meat@Robins Farm Shop
4 Market St, Abbotsbury, Weymouth DT3 4JR, UK | Cafe P: Not available
Rating: 4.9 (44) Price Level:
Cracking little place. Bought some biltong during a walk on the SWCP and it was so good I went back the next day for some more. Also bought a couple of fillet steaks that were superb, possibly the best I've cooked myself! Haven't tried the Milk Tart yet, but I'm sure it will be good 🙂 Lovely people as well, so friendly. Please support shops like this. Abbotsbury is a stunning little village and stores like this make it well worth the trip.
Rating: 5 / 5
1st but definitely not last visit 😁 bought 3 homemade beef pies which were absolutely delicious. Highly recommend them. ❤️ 🥧❤️🥧❤️ really lovely to meet you both x
Rating: 5 / 5
Such a lucky village to have a great couple. Superb service and the start of a good selection of South African delights. I will certainly be back if ever passing through. Ps the animals loved the treats, thanks!
Rating: 5 / 5
Great! Had just hiked from Portland to Abbotsbury and only had fifteen minutes before our bus came, so we were in a rush. Popped into the butchers and they provided us with hot sausage rolls that were terrific, best I've had for ages. And a couple of home made milk pies (like egg custards). And they had a cabinet of cold drinks. As soon as I get a chance I'm going back for more sausage rolls, some pies and some biltong ... don't miss it if you're in Abbotsbury!
Rating: 5 / 5
We stopped in on holiday. Wonderful people selling great produce. Lots of stuff I had never heard of and the owners were super friendly and happy to explain what things were and how to best cook them.
Features:
- Dine-In
- Reservable
- Serves Breakfast
- Serves Lunch
- Serves Brunch
- Takeout
- Children' Menu
- Dog Friendly
- Good for Children
- Desserts
- Coffee
Accessibility Features:
Parking Options:
- Paid Parking Lot
Nearby Landmarks:
- The Old School House - 44m away
- The Ilchester Arms Abbotsbury - 5m away
- Swan Inn - 262m away
- Abbotsbury Abbey Remains - 220m away
- Abbotsbury Fishing Tackle - 157m away
The Abbey House
Abbey House, Church St, Abbotsbury, Weymouth DT3 4JJ, UK | Bed & Breakfast P: 01305 871330
Rating: 4.8 (175) Price Level:
Lovely appointed rooms. Reminded me of my great grandmother‘s home. The BEST toffee sticky pudding ever!! The chef and owner, Jonathan Cooke, and his staff went above and beyond for us during our stay. The sole dinner was outstanding! Would love to go back!! Plenty of local sites to explore.
Rating: 5 / 5
Only discovered this hidden gem by accident. We didnt expect we would get a table because we were not their guests and we had no reservation. Ordered grilled whole seabream with salad and new potatoes. Food was superb. The servers were so nice. As a foreigner, it feels so nice to receive such good treatment. Location is so pretty and relaxing. Breakfast/tea/lunch and toilets are clean. Would like to come back here to stay and have a meal.
Rating: 5 / 5
We visited for food and sat in the garden on a lovely sunny day. The food and drinks were lovely and the staff really friendly. Abbey House is in a beautiful location, we love it. This is a gem.
Rating: 5 / 5
Just the perfect English cottage and grounds, with great hosts. You won’t be disappointed.
Rating: 5 / 5
What a great find this place is. We stopped in for lunch and a drink. Sandwich was delicious and the best iced coffee! Really friendly service. Lovely garden with great views. Have sent the rest of the family in since, who all agree it's a lovely experience.
Features:
Nearby Landmarks:
- Abbotsbury Abbey Remains - 15m away
- Swan Inn - 150m away
- The Old School House - 257m away
- Abbotsbury Fishing Tackle - 137m away
- Abbotsbury Car Park - 95m away
Chesil Beach Cafe
Bullers Wy, Abbotsbury, Weymouth DT3 4LA, UK | Coffee Shop P: Not available
Rating: 4.6 (50) Price Level:
The best Fish Finger sandwich and chips ever! Fact! Yummy salads annd lots of amazing fish options. Great selection of drinks, cakes, pastries and ice cream. Can’t wait to try the breakfast options. Am coming here again!
Rating: 5 / 5
Excellent coffee (this comment is from a coffee snob who has been looking for a decent coffee for several days!) and really delicious almond croissant. Love the fact you have to 'tap the crab' to pay! I would highly recommend this little gem in a beautiful spot.
Rating: 5 / 5
The weather wasn't too great but our welcome was warm today. Very best of luck to Sally on her new venture. We enjoyed some superb coffee and cake and great lunches. Doggies made very welcome so Lily wants to return ASAP for some more Doggy Doggy Yum Yum ice-cream. A fabulous hidden gem just past Abbotsbury Tropical Gardens and right near the beach. Go visit!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
What a find. Been down to the Chesil Beach at the end of the road Abbotsbury Sub Tropical Gardens are on many times but this October this Cafe had appeared. Discovered they had opened in May this year. Wonderful friendly staff. The best hot chocolate I have ever had. Delicious. The Bacon, brie and cranberry sandwiches are just right on a cold day. But the very best is the almond croissants which are massive and best eaten warm. Keep coming back and even on the coldest day a very warm welcome is guaranteed. Thank you.
Rating: 5 / 5
Ab Fab. Excellent sea food based menu in a delightful beach location. Excellent haddock chowder and scampi. Great coffee too. The staff have an obvious flair for what, they do
Features:
- Serves Lunch
- Coffee
Website not available
Parking Options:
- Paid Parking Lot
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens
Bullers Wy, Abbotsbury, Weymouth DT3 4LA, UK | Garden P: 01305 871387
Rating: 4.6 (3353) Price Level:
This is glorious little hideaway. If you take the map given to you at the entrance you will most likely follow the route signposted with white arrows. This route is a short, nonetheless beautiful tour of the garden. For a lengthier tour map out your own tour. Be sure to climb the viewpoint that provides a fabulous view across local countryside toward Chesil Beach. The restaurant and outside seating area are really comfortable. Staff are friendly and professional with food food that is also great value.
Rating: 5 / 5
A beautiful garden with multiple zones from different parts of the world. We took two hours walking around with a main route to follow but many other paths to explore. The sheer range of plants shrubs and trees is amazing. Well worth a visit and you can get half price access to the Swannery when booked at the same time.
Rating: 4 / 5
Definitely a dog friendly place. A tropical paradise with flowing gardens of rolling landscape, inter weaved with pathways to explore. Some paths are wheelchair friendly. The 'restaurant' is more of a tea room but serves up usual drinks, cakes and pasty type hot snacks. The toilets are ok but just not big enough for such a popular place, especially for the women. Great plant sales and a small shop. Friendly staff, well worth a visit.
Rating: 5 / 5
What a wonderfully calming place these gardens are! Admittedly it wasn't packed, the forecast wasn't great and even though we were part of a coachload for the most part it felt like we were the only ones visiting. We didn't follow the arrows but instead went down all the little paths to see as much as possible. Had we done so I suspect we'd have completed the trail in a couple of hours. We made a point of stopping at the various seating areas and we're pleasantly surprised - there are so many different plants to enjoy, even when doubling back on ourselves after stopping off lunch we spotted something different. Lunch was a Cornish pastie and a sandwich which were both enjoyed. The pastie could have been a bit larger but was really tasty. The shortbread (and apparently the cakes) were good too. There's only one set of toilets but even though the gardens are spread out it's not too long a walk back from most points in the garden. The west lawn was closed due to a wedding and the viewpoint over Chesil beach was also closed apparently due to mud after 4 days of rain which was a shame. We arrived at 11 and departed at 4 which was the perfect amount of time to see everything, stop for lunch, afternoon refreshments and visit the plant sale & gift shop. I would definitely recommend Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens as a day out - we travelled 2 hours each way and it was worth it.
Rating: 5 / 5
A wonderful day out. The gardens are beautiful and the layout of paths takes you round all the different areas following printed guide . Personally I would have preferred more plant labelling. The cafe served good food and drinks and was reasonably priced and the car parking is free. There is also a shop selling an assortment of interesting items, including plants and cards.
Features:
- Dog Friendly
- Good for Children
Accessibility Features:
Cherries Abbey Farm
Church St, Abbotsbury, Weymouth DT3 4JJ, UK | Restaurant P: 01305 873925
Rating: 4.7 (157) Price Level:
Lovely place for coffee, cake, meals and small dishes. A real gem on the Dorset coast. The new menu I sublime and staff friendly as ever. Sit outside or inside with dogs welcome and easy excess for all with a carpark out the front. Be back again soon as we always are :).
Rating: 5 / 5
A great atmosphere, excellent menu and helpful and efficient staff team. The whole experience underscored by the ancient Abbey setting and the rolling Dorset landscape. We will return...
Rating: 5 / 5
Unreal food. Absolutely excellent. Very very well balanced. Has the vibe of somewhere with an excellent chef, team and ownership - family feel, but with true talent behind it.
Rating: 5 / 5
The food was served promptly and was an excellent combination of flavours and textures. The staff were friendly and attentive.
Features:
- Dine-In
- Reservable
- Serves Breakfast
- Serves Lunch
- Serves Beer
- Serves Wine
- Serves Brunch
- Serves Vegetarian Food
- Takeout
- Outdoor Seating
- Children' Menu
- Dog Friendly
- Restroom
- Good for Groups
- Good for Children
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Vegetarian Food
- Desserts
- Coffee
Accessibility Features:
- Wheelchair Accessible Seating
- Wheelchair Accessible Restroom
Parking Options:
- Free Parking Lot
- Free Street Parking
Nearby Landmarks:
- Abbotsbury Abbey Remains - 131m away
- The Abbey House - 136m away
- Swan Inn - 283m away
- Abbotsbury Fishing Tackle - 281m away
- The Ilchester Arms Abbotsbury - 322m away
Lookout Cafe
Bowleaze Coveway, Weymouth DT3 6PL, UK | Cafe P: 01305 833459
Rating: 4.6 (1302) Price Level:
Popped in for a quick bite to eat after visiting the Roman temple ruins. The cafe has the perfect location looking out over the bay, and has seating both inside and out. Staff were super friendly and even though it was fairly close to closing time they were incredibly accommodating. We had the seafood platter, and even though they did not have a lot of crab meat, they offered to make it up with another part of the platter instead. That being said, the platter had a great portion of each of the seafoods, and the salad was very good too. Personally I really enjoy radish in salads so glad to see it here. We also got a milkshake and a smoothie, the milkshake was a great refresher and my partner said she loved the smoothie. Finally we also had a couple of cakes to finish our lunch, I had a rocky road which was superb, and my partner had the largest slice of coffee and walnut cake, which of course I helped finish off. Definitely worth going for a nice meal with a view!
Rating: 5 / 5
Recommended by my friends cousins and wasn't disappointed. Great breakfast and coffee. Great views across the bays! Must be good as we left at 10 q was well out of the door!
Rating: 5 / 5
I fly kites at Bowleeze Cove common ground, and the Lookout is right next to the field so it's very convenient. They provide great food with good sized portions and the freshly ground coffee is lovely especially on a cold day. Would recommend 👍
Rating: 5 / 5
Great cakes, coffee and tea (we stopped both ways walking from Osmington Mills to Weymouth). Views are spectacular to!
Features:
- Dine-In
- Serves Breakfast
- Serves Lunch
- Serves Brunch
- Serves Vegetarian Food
- Takeout
- Outdoor Seating
- Children' Menu
- Dog Friendly
- Restroom
- Good for Groups
- Good for Children
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Vegetarian Food
- Desserts
- Coffee
Accessibility Features:
- Wheelchair Accessible Seating
Parking Options:
- Paid Parking Lot
- Free Street Parking
Nearby Landmarks:
- Harvester Spyglass Inn Weymouth - 184m away
- Jordan Hill Roman Temple - 187m away
- Cafe Oasis - 344m away
- The Beachside - 499m away
Swan Inn
Abbotsbury, Weymouth DT3 4JL, UK | Pub P: 01305 871249
Rating: 4.3 (500) Price Level:
Absolutely stunning crab ploughman's. Can not fault the food or service, was a warm day so sat outside, friendly staff.
Rating: 5 / 5
I came in for a family dinner, it's a very cosy pub with lots of photos of local life and times of what I assume to be people associated with the pub, it looks like this place meant a lot to quite a few people. The highlight for me was the dinner, I had the potato and broccoli bake with garlic bread and a salad, it took me back to my aunties cooking when I went round her house every Sunday, so it's difficult to put into words how much I enjoyed the food. For dessert we had sticky toffee pudding and a homemade crumble, both served with hot custard, as it was a chilly day that was perfect to warm us up before we left. I will definitely be back again if I'm in the area!
Rating: 5 / 5
Popped in one chilly morning for a quick drink and a warm by the fire, but will be back to try some of the tempting home-made dishes. Lovely traditional pub in a beautiful setting
Rating: 4 / 5
Lovely place to sit outside in the yard and have lunch and coffee ☕️. Lovely atmosphere and good friendly staff.
Rating: 5 / 5
Lovely pub and eatery in beautiful Abbotsbury. Staff can't do enough for you and the food was delicious. Good parking facilities too.
Features:
- Dine-In
- Reservable
- Serves Beer
- Serves Wine
- Outdoor Seating
- Dog Friendly
- Restroom
- Good for Groups
- Wheelchair Accessible
Accessibility Features:
- Wheelchair Accessible Seating
Website not available
Parking Options:
- Free Parking Lot
- Free Street Parking
Nearby Landmarks:
- Abbotsbury Abbey Remains - 171m away
- Abbotsbury Fishing Tackle - 111m away
- The Abbey House - 163m away
- The Ilchester Arms Abbotsbury - 272m away
- Abbotsbury Car Park - 68m away
Hive Beach Cafe Burton Bradstock
Beach Rd, Burton Bradstock, Bridport DT6 4RF, UK | Seafood Restaurant P: 01308 897070
Rating: 4.3 (3779) Price Level:
Came here today, after walking from our campsite at Graston Copse through Burton Bradstock village. A warm welcome by a member of staff & shown to our outside table for 4 with 3 dogs. Our waitress took our drinks order & returned after a few minutes to take our food order. She was very friendly and attentive, giving time for a chat despite being extremely busy. Wait for our food was minimal and when it arrived it was hot, tasty & well presented. Back ground music was pleasant, giving the Mediterranean feeling due to the sunshine. Wouldn't hesitate in returning if we are in the area again .... thank you.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a well loved beach cafe which has beautiful scenic views, it is very popular and rightly so. The menu is mainly fish and seafood dishes. However, they do a smashing full English breakfast up to 11.30 am. I will post pics. This dog friendly beach cafe has a carpark close by, but if you choose to walk along the cliff top path or the lower paths, you will walk within the most beautiful scenery. This is a totally table service venue, so once you are seated, you can sit back, relax, and enjoy the view. Prices are reasonable.
Rating: 5 / 5
Huge muscles in a nicely balanced blue cheese cream sauce. The fish chowder was also lovely, great tasting fish and fresh veg. We enjoyed on a wet and windy day, outside seating had heaters which warmed us up nicely. Would recommend after a walk.
Rating: 5 / 5
We arrived at 11.20, just in time to order breakfast. We were lucky to get the table on the edge of the 'tent' overlooking the beach. Despite being quite busy we received very efficient service. The food arrived within 15- 20 min, then our hot drinks. We had 3 x full English and egg Benedict on muffin with bacon. Everyone enjoyed it. The only nuisance were a few wasps but not a lot to spoil our experience.
Rating: 5 / 5
Camping at Freshwater holiday park, a 20 minute walk to visit this gem of a place. Busy and bustling restaurant, great menu, food was outstanding and the service was great too. Dog friendly aswell, all in all, will definitely be returning soon.
Features:
- Dine-In
- Reservable
- Serves Breakfast
- Serves Lunch
- Serves Dinner
- Serves Beer
- Serves Wine
- Serves Brunch
- Takeout
- Outdoor Seating
- Children' Menu
- Dog Friendly
- Restroom
- Good for Groups
- Good for Children
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Desserts
- Coffee
Accessibility Features:
- Wheelchair Accessible Seating
- Wheelchair Accessible Restroom
Parking Options:
- Paid Parking Lot
- Paid Street Parking
Nearby Landmarks:
- The Seaside Boarding House - 129m away
- National Trust - Burton Bradstock - 80m away
The Ilchester Arms Abbotsbury
9 Market St, Abbotsbury, Weymouth DT3 4JR, UK | Restaurant P: 01305 364728
Rating: 4.1 (507) Price Level:
Great place to stop for a pint and food after at long walk down the Southwest coast path. Friendly staff, great atmosphere. Good good at a reasonable price . Will defo be back soon 😊
Rating: 5 / 5
We came in the Summer to have a ploughman's, and found it so good we came back for another one, on the last day of our holiday! After having stayed overnight in their accommodation, and consumed a delicious breakfast, I can't recommend it enough. The staff have always been friendly, amenable and accommodating. The room was clean and tidy. Finally, the view of St Catherine's Chapel was amazing.
Rating: 5 / 5
Stopped in for a drink after a walk. Lovely old pub with friendly staff, relaxed atmosphere. Older reviews say there’s no draught beer, but it’s under new management now and there were plenty of options when we came.
Features:
- Dine-In
- Reservable
- Serves Breakfast
- Serves Lunch
- Serves Dinner
- Serves Beer
- Serves Wine
- Serves Brunch
- Takeout
- Outdoor Seating
- Live Music
- Children' Menu
- Dog Friendly
- Restroom
- Good for Groups
- Good for Children
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Desserts
- Coffee
Accessibility Features:
- Wheelchair Accessible Seating
- Wheelchair Accessible Restroom
Parking Options:
- Free Parking Lot
Nearby Landmarks:
- The Old School House - 44m away
- Swan Inn - 258m away
- Abbotsbury Abbey Remains - 219m away
- The Abbey House - 224m away
- Abbotsbury Fishing Tackle - 154m away