The Crab and Lobster Tap, Ventnor

Extremely friendly town pub with very friendly locals. Excellent pint of Tim Taylor Landlord for a highly affordable £3.30. Lovely (enormous) Sunday roast with loads of yorkies and thick gravy.
Thoroughly recommend.

9 Nov 2014 20:50

The Red Lion, Sturminster Marshall

Popped in for lunch today. Beers the usual H and W offering.
Pleasant village pub with attentive staff. Quite a tempting looking menu slightly different from the average HW.

Pretty disappointed with my prawn baguette and fries for nearly £6. Mean handful of fries in a silly little fryer basket thing and half a salad baguette with a prawn garnish. Soup salty and Ok ish. Quite disappointing really. Could be so much better if not so grudging with the food.

Every time anyone got up or came in there was a growling of dogs and calling of their owners.

Pub is quite difficult enough to find from Wimborne so I would have thought they would do everything possible to make your visit memorable in a good way. As it is, it is not worth the effort to find.

11 Dec 2013 15:56

The Horns Inn, Ferndown

Stopped in for a quick pint while passing on Sunday afternoon and found the place very busy, mostly with diners. 4 or 5 brews on the go including DBC's Durdle Door which was well kept and served by helpful staff and attentive manager. Children well catered for and the is a huge conservatory area and gardens. Menu appears a bit Spoons-ish from what I saw. Will use again when in the area.

11 Nov 2013 09:22