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Review of Yalbury & Yvon’s in Dorchester
Review of Yalbury & Yvon’s in Dorchester Yalbury & Yvon’s Cafe & Wine Bar (just off Brewery Square Dorchester) is a mix of the best of Dorset’s produce combined with artisan French pastries and has become a popular day time cafe. They also open in the evenings for dinner from 18:30 and on Thursday evenings […]
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Review of Dorset Blue Vinny Cheese
Review of Dorset Blue Vinny Cheese All classic cheeses are shrouded in myth & legend; it was said that you had to order Dorset Blue Vinny on the black market and overnight it would be left on your doorstep. Thankfully Mike Davies resurrected the 300 year old recipe in 1980, when he started producing Dorset […]
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Review of the Club House Restaurant in West Bexington
Review of the Club House Restaurant in West Bexington I knew Steve Attrill (owner of the Hive & Watch House Cafe) was in the process of renovating the old cafe next to the car-park in West Bexington. But it wasn’t until we drove down that we spotted that it was complete and actually open. It […]
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Review of Urban Reef Restaurant in Bournemouth
Review of Urban Reef Restaurant in Bournemouth. There is a whole lot of ‘local’ behind this 50’s inspired beach style restaurant overlooking the sea in Boscombe. Local boy owner Mark Cribb, who also owns the Urban Beach Hotel (which is just up the road from the beach) wanted to provide his guests with good local […]
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Food Product review – Liberty Fields Apple Syrup (including recipe)
Food Product Review – Liberty Fields Apple Syrup (with recipe) Liberty Fields have been busy creating apple based products since their Apple Balsamic Vinegar was launched in November 2012. This summer they have added a new product Apple Syrup (Dorset’s answer to maple syrup) to their list, which also includes Apple Balsamic Vinegar, Apple Aperitif […]
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Review of the White Post Restaurant in Rimpton
Review of the White Post Restaurant in Rimpton It was Thursday morning when I noticed one of Brett’s tweets announcing that he had a room free for Saturday night. For once there was nothing planned for the weekend and after a flurry of correspondence with Brett, I had booked it! He has an amazing deal, […]
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Review of the Duchess of Cornwall Inn in Poundbury
Review of the Duchess of Cornwall Inn in Poundbury Not many pubs can claim that they were opened by the Queen and that the first pint was pulled by the actual Duchess of Cornwall, but this one can! It all happened during the Queen’s visit to unveil the Queen Mother’s statue in the heart of […]
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Review of the New Inn in Portland
Review of the New Inn in Portland The New Inn Portland is on the right as you drive into Easton, which has wide roads and robust Portland Stone cottages, it is one of my minds images whenever anyone mentions Tophill. Easton is the gateway to Church Ope Cove, Portland Museum and the iconic attraction of […]
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Review of The Brewers Arms in Martinstown
Review of The Brewers Arms in Martinstown Proud to say that The Brewers is our local and for the last four years it has been a warm welcoming pub, with good pub grub & friendly landlords. So when we heard that they were leaving, it raised a few alarm bells, would the new landlords change […]
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Review of The Red Lion in Weymouth
Review of The Red Lion in Weymouth The Red Lion nestles in a corner of Hope Square and I first visited many years ago to play against the pub’s darts team, which consisted then of mostly lifeboatmen with an ‘odd’ fisherman for good measure. After the redevelopment of Hope Square, The Red Lion is now […]
