The Best Restaurants in Netherbury, Dorset, United Kingdom (2025)

Probably the best country pub in the world! Bob and Jenny are wonderful, genuinely warm hosts. The food is fairly traditional in style and incredible. It's a Palmers pub which is okay ( Palmer's 'Tally ho' is a great pint) The atmosphere is just what you need from a country pub in my opinion. Unfussy, unhurried, mud and dog friendly, and possibly the best beer garden view on the planet.

Walked here from Pineapple Farm Campsite, we enjoyed a lovely lunch and a couple of pints. Good local pub & highly recommended.

We really enjoyed our visit and was one of the highlights of our trip when visiting Dorset. The service and food were fantastic and locally sourced, just wished we knew who the butcher was so we could buy some meat to take home with us! There is a lot of outdoor seating with a lovely view. We hope to come back again, thank you!

A lovely pub - so pleased we found it! Bob and Jenny were wonderful hosts (actually all the staff were). The menu is reasonably priced and lots of choice. My husbands steak was perfect. The beer garden is so lovely - the wild garden is beautiful. We had a wonderful afternoon there and we will be back when we are next in the area. Really dog friendly too. Thank you and we will see you next year! :)

Had a wonderful evening in this cosy and friendly pub. We both ordered the venison which turned out to be the best we’ve have ever had in a pub (and we’ve had our fair share of venison!). The service was outstanding and we were made to feel at home right away. Will definitely be returning when we next visit Dorset!

Beautiful pub with a lovely outlook. Great food and beer selection. Great value for money and different to anything else that we’ve experienced in Dorset. Not the usual tourist fare at tourist prices but really good quality and well worth it.

Myself and my husband went here for lunch and were definitely not disappointed. We received a very friendly welcome and opted to sit in the beautiful beer garden to enjoy the sunshine. We had a Ploughman's, which was plentiful and a portion of chips each. Everything about our visit was perfect, we will definitely be returning and highly recommend this venue to everyone.

Whilst staying locally we visited this pub for dinner. The staff were very friendly and welcoming, especially with the dog. The garden is big and spacious and perfect on a warm sunny evening, with a large tree that provides great shade over parts, perfect with young children and furry dogs. The outside bar and kitchen area adds a really nice atmosphere outside. The food was great. And we even got a takeaway box for the pizza. Highly recommend a visit

A fantastic pub, clean, friendly, lovely atmosphere. The garden is sheltered with plenty of seating. Dog friendly. Booking is reccomendationed. The menu is varied with plenty of choice for all dietary requirements. Along with sharing platters. The staff are attentive and friendly. The pub is historical. The old post office has been integrated into the front lounge area. If you love your Sunday lunch, book early as you won't get a seat.

Great food, fantastic service and really well priced. A kids meal for £8 with dessert and a drink is great value.

Absolutely amazing roast and I’ve eaten a lot of roasts!! Huge portions and the meal included cauliflower cheese at no extra cost. Lovely pub garden in a beautiful little village. Golden Cap on a nearby so I’d recommend a long walk along the gorgeous Jurassic coast followed by a roast at this gem of a pub

I can firmly recommend this restaurant. We came here for a dinner and were very surprised. Everything was exceptionally tasty and very well decorated. Service was fast, the waitresses were all friendly. The food took a while but the place was full. We sat in the dog friendly garden. We had three starters to share, prawns, the cauliflower and BBQ pulled pork. Especially the cauliflower was awesome. To the point. Lots of spices, great sauce, spicy. The fries were crisp even covered with sauce. We then shared the fish curry. Another surprise. Also spicy, the rice was perfect, crisp vegetables and a delightful sauce over the shrimps, the fish and the mussels which were outstanding huge. The prices for such high quality are very OK. The negative reviews could be explained by the season. We were told that during summer vacation the near campground is flooded with people who then also flood this place.

A lovely little village and just off the A35. Garden centre, cafe and gift shop and the animals. Park in the Symondsbury estate car park and climb Colmers Hill and take in the wonderful views. Explore the ancient Hollow ways, pick up a map at the visitor centre for 50p and admire the carvings or add your own.

An excellent Exhibition of artworks by local artists and makers at the Winter Open Exhibition at the Sou Sou West Contemporary Art Gallery on the Symondsbury Estate in Dorset. The Main Gallery also runs alongside the Little Gallery and shop with a number of beautifully made local artworks and craft items for sale in the shop. The exhibition runs from the 16th November until the 9th December 2024 and corresponds with the Symondsbury Estate's Christmas Market which runs over 3 days on the 6th, 7th and 8th December. An inspiring Exhibition in a beautiful location. Well worth a visit.

Visited the Symondsbury Kitchen for Breakfast, which was delicious and the location stunning. We enjoyed a mixed feast of full English, summer fruit bircher, and maple pancakes. The staff were friendly and helpful, the bacon to die for, the berries gigantic juicy and sweet. My mocha was creamy and luxurious and the OJ tarte, bitty and refreshing. Only flies in the ointment were literal flies, or rather wasps, who set about our breakfast with gusto to the extent that we had to move ourselves and kids in doors to get away from them, although mum bravely maintained the outer fort knowing that however irritating the bugs they remained more relaxing breakfast companions than the kids.

A new find for this year and we've visited 5 times since! Lovely base for great walks with free parking. The estate has great shops, beautiful garden, gallery and cafe serves really yummy food aswell as the little food shop selling delicious pasta salad/pastries etc if you wanted more of a picnic. Over the summer they've had great garden games and trails, even have donkeys and goats for the little ones to visit who are very friendly. Our favourite walk is the holloways, so unusual and beautiful sea view from colmers hill

A secluded, quaint, and tranquil inn. Great price. Truly a hidden gem of Dorset. The owners are good people - friendly, yet discreet. Georgia, one of the hosts, can be found working the bar at the pub, which offers quality food and drink. Short drive away from Lyme Regis and Charmouth.

Absolutely amazing food; much more than usual pub grub! Everything was clearly freshly made and very well executed. The menu was varied and interesting. The service was also excellent.

Great value for money,good selection of roasts and specials and great puddings and not a bad selection of locally sourced beer

Went for Sunday roast. Delicious food. Generous portions. Booked in advance for a party of 6 adults & 4 children. Orders all ready and correct on our arrival. Very friendly owner, who made us feel instantly welcome. Only downside was no baby changing table available.

I stopped off for breakfast 🍳 at the Bull Hotel. The food was delicious and well presented. All staff members were very friendly and polite. Definitely recommend treating yourself.

The room was modern, clean, comfortable with some amazing amenities. The breakfast was fantastic. My only complaint would be all the banging around at 5am when the staff started work. I never got back to sleep after that rude awakening.

I liked this hotel but it is not for anyone who is noise sensitive. The rooms look like on the website but the single rooms are super small. I heard every door, every step above and everyone in the beer garden. And because of that this would have been a 3 star review if not for the excellent breakfast which I loooooved. There is a small buffet of yoghurt, granola and juices and then you order from a menu. My soft scramble was so good, I still think about it. I also had the Sunday Roast which was also good.

Beautiful hotel, lovely cool courtyard with plenty of iced water on tap. Really lovely, helpful staff. We stayed for a couple of nights as part of a large wedding party and they bent over backwards to accommodate us. Nothing was too much bother for them and all our party thoroughly enjoyed our time at The Bull, despite the intense heat! We will be returning I'm sure.

A solid 5/5 for us. Could not fault a thing. Tried both Spanish wines and the French rose at a £5 for small glass…you don’t need to spend more. Absolutely fab. Sign of a good restaurant is spot on house wine. Lovely service from all and my steak was melt in my mouth. We will be back. Thank you all !

Just lovely! A birthday lunch with no fuss and really good food and delightful service. I will be back for more as soon as I can, and advise others to try this brilliant little gem! Thank you for making our day so special!