October 2024 by Matthew Hughes
Always good here. It's what's expected of a pub like this. Consistently good food, friendly stall who always accommodate.
Good if you like a proper ale.
Vegetarian options: There's a good mix of vegetarian and vegan dishes that suit most needs.
Kid-friendliness: Great with the kids, they are always happy to make changes based on their needs.
October 2024 by Sara Lamas
Great ambiance, lovely staff, nice vegan options, vegan icecream available for dessert even!
October 2024 by Susan Lindley
Space when other places nearby are full - but a good place to go.
September 2024 by Stephen Hughes
First visit. Will definitely come back.
September 2024 by Stephanie Hurwood
Food was good but perhaps a change in menu as it has been the same for the last few years. Fish and chips were perfect.
September 2024 by Brian McCourt
Maybe it was late in the day, service was slow, and food a bit dried out, but edible
September 2024 by Jamie Chambers
Decent enough but expensive. Clean, tidy and quiet, but drinks cost same if not more than London prices
September 2024 by Maria Yorston
We called in at 6.15pm to see if they had a table for two for a meal. We?ve never been greeted by such a rude, unwelcoming, aggressive man ever. We do understand we hadn?t booked but seriously never expected that kind of reception. Won?t be back & defiantly would not recommend.
September 2024 by Bash Bash
Went in to try and get dinner, big guy greeting people probably shouldn't be working in customer service. Granted they were busy so we got the worst table, but come on, a smile and a bit of a welcome might go a long way. He sat us down at a dirty table but didn't clean it. We tried to move to an empty table but were shut down by the big fella.... he's a happy chap. The house red was pretty decent for £18 a bottle. We drank that and did one.... didn't feel inclined to give them more money.
September 2024 by Louise Massey
My friend and I had travelled to swanage for the first time, and were looking for somewhere to eat.
Nearly all restaurants had menus outside, so we could peruse at our leisure, and decide what we wanted. The ship in, however, didn't have a menu outside, so we decided to go in.
There was a sign inside the door saying 'wait to be seated', there was nobody waiting, so we went up to the bar, where we could see the menu displayed, so we could see if we wanted to eat there, to be confronted by a very rude man serving behind the bar who said 'what do you want?' I said I was looking at the menu and he retorted 'well you should have asked'
Taken aback, not realising I needed permission to just look at the menu, I replied' well you were busy serving, and I didn't want to interupt'
I thought he was joking initially, but my friend said he was serious, and having read the reviews, I realised he was being very rude.
I'm so glad, this manager/owner can afford to be this rude to customers.
My advice? Don't dare pass the threshold and read his menu or you will be treated very disrespectfully.
September 2024 by Alison Leach
Drink was good
September 2024 by victor woodward
Just another pub.
September 2024 by T
An excellent experience here today. Booked a table online an hour before which was very easy. The two servers were great, very friendly and accommodating. Quite a big space and tables are a nice distance apart.
2 vegan options, I had Moving Mountains burger (see image) which was very good. There was also a vegan hot dog available. Everybody liked their food. Dogs are welcome in there. Clean toilets. 5 stars.
September 2024 by Joanne Dyson
Went here on Friday and the meal was nice but the reason for my 1 star is the man who is possible the manager around early 50's has no customer service skills. Went to order food at bar and he didn't smile or say hello and just said to me "food" so I told him then he said "drink" so told him and then brought our dinners out and because the paper menus were on table he didn't want to put meals on top of them so he just said "move them". The two lads that work there were polite and welcoming when we arrived. Think the man needs some customer skills training from The White Horse pub as they have amazing customer service and wish we had gone back there. Will not visit again.
September 2024 by frank m
First time visit, loved the food, great atmosphere.
