North Dorset has some tasty restaurants and food producers. You can read all our reviews here – including Shaftesbury and Gillingham.
Buy local meat direct from your Dorset farm or butcher. Many of us are trying to support local businesses in this season and as lockdown eases enough for us to begin to meet with friends and loved ones, we may be start to look to …
We often get asked for recommendations for great places to eat by people who are visiting for a weekend break or longer holiday. We have gathered together some of our favourite places to eat in locations across Dorset, including these great places to eat in …
The Lounges in Dorset I have been a fan of these cafes/restaurants/bar hybrids for almost 14 years with fond memories created in different Lounge locations. The Velo Lounge opened in Bath in 2007 and it quickly became a great place to meet friends for coffee …
Dorset Foodie Feed Christmas Gift Guide 2020 Christmas is the time of year when our amazing food and drink producers dust off their festive recipe books and get making. Here are some of the fab products on offer this Christmas but do check out …
Review of Jurassic Coast Farm Shop and their new Farm Shop Delivery service. With autumn here, the nights drawing in and the temperature dropping, finding ways to not have to venture outside can be very tempting. Top that off with a global Pandemic (and a …
Dorset’s Coffee Roasters I am a huge fan of coffee and have personally spent time learning and tasting the beautiful complexities in different coffee flavour profiles. During lockdown, I took the opportunity and the simple pleasure of the routine of grinding the beans and making …
There is something special about popping to the local Bakery and buying a fresh loaf of bread or a sweet treat, especially as a treat in this Lockdown season and the queues around the block are proof that many of us have enjoyed a little …
We have spent time finding Dorset’s amazing independent food and drink businesses and making this Directory as an online resource to help people find their local businesses. We have separated the lists a little to make it hopefully easier to find what you are looking …
Current Government restrictions due to Covid19 may mean that these restaurants are temporarily takeaway only or open with restricted seating. Always check with an establishment before travelling. We wanted to make a Directory of all Dorset’s restaurants and takeaways but there are just so many, …
Many of our amazing food producers handmake their food products from home or from small factories across Dorset. They are made (or grown) in small batches and often supply many of our cafes, restaurants, farm shops and delis as well as making products for sale …
