Top Places and Services in Alderholt, Dorset

Excellent pub with high quality food, good beer, service and a lovely ambience. Was staying at TDOC Poundbury. This place was far better for food, drink and price.

We’ve been coming to the Saxon Arms for years, and with good reason: the pub is lovely, the welcoming service from all the staff is exemplary and the food is a cut above the average. I don’t normally write reviews, especially for places I visit frequently, however I ordered the Beef Wellington for lunch today from their varied specials board and it was simply superb. It’s a favourite dish, but I rarely have it when I’m out as it’s easy to mess up - tiny steaks that are overcooked and pastry that’s soggy and tasteless, and the whole lot is more often than not outrageously overpriced, but today’s was outstanding. It was beautifully presented, perfectly cooked and tasted fabulous. The last Beef Wellington I had that was this good was at Hawksmoor in Spitalfields, a world away from this relaxed, quiet country pub in the middle of Dorset. I can honestly say that the Saxon Arms never fails to meet expectations and would always get my hearty recommendation, but today’s lunch was worthy of an establishment charging many times more for its food. Outstanding.

What a lovely place in a picturesque setting. From the initial welcome we were made to feel right at home. The staff were brilliant and very helpful. We had the Sunday lunch which was great value and delicious. Top marks for the cauliflower cheese! 👏 Really enjoyed our visit and will be going back.

We did enjoy coming here, however the food wasn't up to par this time round. It was super busy ( Christmas) and for the price, I expected something more treat worthy.

First time we visited. The food was tremendous, hence the revisit and I felt spoiled which is how we should feel when choosing to eat out.

This saddened me because I thought we had found a real gem 💎. Sorry guys x

Lovely Christmas dinner. The food was very nice but there was so much of it it was hard to enjoy it. My feedback would be to have the veg in dishes on the table so we can pick out how much we need. Would save a lot of waste and far easier to eat as not so much. The staff are always very welcoming and friendly x