"Lovely little place to have some food and drink. The crab was beautiful and my partner really enjoyed his steak. Will visit again as the people are lovely aswell and very helpful. thank you!"

josie slade

"AN APPALLING EXPERIENCE.

This is the worst pub meal experience I’ve ever had. My son, myself and 3 friends went in for food after an 18 mile coastal walk. We were tired and hungry and would have eaten virtually anything. The bar staff didn’t look you in the eye when they served you. They couldn’t pour a pint without a big head and then spilling it.

We sat at a blue table which was sticky to the touch.

We ordered two roasts, two Mac and cheese and chicken curry and chips. The Mac and cheese were incredibly bland and the garlic bread had large bits of chopped, uncooked garlic on it. Then one roast arrived - small, not much veg, no offer of sauce for the meat. Then two meals arrived that we hadn’t ordered. We quickly established that they were for the table next to ours. Rather than taking them over to them, they went off to argue with themselves about whose fault it was, leaving the meals we didn’t order on our table. They walked past several times ignoring us and looking angry and annoyed. I held up the mac and cheese for them to take, which they did, but didn’t take the roast, for some reason. We moved it up the table.

My son’s roast arrived. 1 long piece of lamb. No mint sauce bought or offered. He was starving and ate it with grim determination.

By the time my chicken ‘curry’ arrived, my three friends had left, leaving just my son and I. The chicken ‘curry’: pale and looked like cat sick. I was starving so tried to eat a few mouthfuls but could not do it. I asked the staff in what way it was a curry since there was no cumin, coriander, turmeric, etc in the meal? He looked defeated and asked how he could make it better. After some pretty embarrassing customer interaction, eg he said, “But was your Madri alright?” (it was actually a pint of lager shandy, but he seemed to want to take credit for them pouring it in the glass) I had to ask to speak to someone else as he was not prepared to refund both meals as my son had actually eaten his.

In the end, both meals were refunded to compensate for the appalling food and experience.

The cold roast mistakenly given to us earlier remained on the table…

We’re not complainers, as a rule, but this was an appalling meal, at an unhygienic pub, with poorly skilled, trained staff who made no effort to welcome us or make this a nice experience."

Graham O'Neil

"Best pub, best staff and landlady and perfect location. After spending 5 weeks in Swanage there is no where myself or the family would go. ALL the bar staff were brilliant and treated even my youngest who is 7 with the upmost of respect and they went out of their way to make sure we were happy with our time spent there which was most days at some point. Good bands playing at weekends, fun Thursday quiz and a wonderful locals who also make you feel welcome. Doggie friendly also is a bonus. TOP PUB 😁😁😁😁😁"

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