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I highly recommend a visit (well more than one) to this pub! I am an organiser for a social group of local volunteers and Laura, Becky and the team could not be more helpful and friendly. Right from the start, I was shown an excellent table layout for our evening which included a quiz. I was even given a table to set out the prizes. I really don't know how they managed to cope with our large party of 23, creating such a relaxed friendly atmosphere, even though it must have been difficult for the chef dealing with our delayed start as some of our party arrived late. Our meals were served quickly and efficiently - not an easy task to get all of the orders correct for such a large party with a wide and varied menu selection. As I have feedback from the rest of my party, we all agree that the food was delicious, the service could not be faulted and the location and facilities are excellent.
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Ate here following a recommendation from friends in upton to try it again after not visiting for a few years. The bar area has been decorated and furniture moved around and was full of locals, all of who seemed to know the staff and vice versa. service was relaxed yet attentive and manageress was friendly and interacted with most tables in the restuarnt. had a pint of the new h and w seasonal, well kept and tasty although slightly costly compared to other places. all in all, husband was happy, grandkids were happy. will be using more frequently.
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Being one of the local pubs it was poor last time i visited.So i thought it maybe worth another look after two years.But again its no better,first going to order drinks and food there was still a tab open on a empty table.When this was sorted i ordered two lunch time specials, which were two courses for eight pounds a pint of lager half of cider.The food was average to poor but the real rip of is the ice cream one very small scoop in a egg cup when my partner had a large plate of fruit salad.Then going to pay the bill came to twenty five pounds fourteen pence,What isaid that makes a pint an half a bit much.She flumbled about with the till blaming the computer, handing me back four pounds.So that sums it up i will not be going back when theres a better pub the bakers arms just up the road.
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Visited 25.6.2011 and again the following day for food. Slightly better than average menu but it does not come cheap - paying nearly �9 for what is basically a few lettuce leaves and a few slivers of chicken made me eat it slowly. They do a special where for a tad under a tenner you get a small portion of six desserts. I would not have it again as four of the six were basically the same whipped up cream with different bits added to it. Nice Badger beer and served at the correct temperature. A good experience and atmosphere all round though - hence the return visit to eat. What pushed the ratings up was the exceptional friendliness of all the staff we encountered and the knowledge about the food by the waiting staff. Will go back.
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We love the food, we opt for a small appetite as that price suits us better. The only thing we dont like is that it is cramped, the tables are too close together and it gets crowded, hence the atmosphere is spoilt. This could be a nice eating place if they could have fewer tables
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Will not be eating here again. The dining area is very cramped, and the food is overpriced and of the microwave variety. Not very impressed. I had the bangers and mash, which was possibly the most bland and tastless meal I can remember eating.
The most shocking of all from a Dorset pub was the 'Dorset Apple Cake' advertised on the deserts menu. I was expecting this to be the jewel in the crown to perk up my rather uninspiring meal. Surely a Dorset pub can make a decent Dorset apple cake... even I can make one!
No, no, no! - Apparently a Dorset pub can fail at such a simple dessert. I should have realised it would be bad, when it turned up in a sundae glass!
The 'chef' had bought a dry madeira cake, and cut it into large cubes, these were tossed in the bottom of the glass, then to form the focal part of the dessert, the crux if you will.... the chef had sliced an apple (skin included) and thrown them on top of the odd cake cubes. This was topped off with a blast of squirty cream and delivered to our table. I don't tend to eat food which comes from an aerosol can, and I certainly dont pay for food which has been ill advertised! - VERY POOR, and dissapointing.
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Been on a few occasions now and must say I like it. Food is not cheap but is plentiful and the staff are very pleasant.
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I popped in here recently for a lunchtime bite to eat, given that I'd heard they were focusing more on food nowadays. We were given a choice of waiter or bar service and opted for the latter, which allowed us to sit in the front half of the pub (the rear seemingly set aside for restaurant goers only).
I gave their Steak and Tanglefoot pie a try, and thought it was fantastic. Our group also tried the sandwiches, which were very big and came with plenty of side salad and some crisps. Good value for money in my book.
Had a Badger beer (possibly England's Gold?) to go with my meal, which was very nice as well. There was a seasonal beer called 'Hopping Hare' on offer as well.
It's not the pub I remember from my teenage days drinking there, (don't expect to find the above mentioned dartboard or pool table any more) but it's reivented itself in an era that is seeing other pubs in the Lytchetts and Upton struggling to cope, and for that they are to be commended.
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The recent refurb has turned this place into a restaurant. You are ushered to your table as soon as you walk in. Overall the staff are good, sometimes its a struggle to get service at the bar, though.
Badger ales are well kept, though there is a reluctance to change a barrel if it runs out.
Food is generally of good quality.
Beer & food prices are high-ish, but then again this place is trying to pass itself off as an eatery.
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has gone down hill since recent change of licensee and introduction of waiter service for food orders.
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This pub looks lovely from the outside but is Hall and Woodhouse - not my favorite brewery.
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Another real ale pub with a good landlord to boot. Roaring fires and dog friendly. If your a big mouth Yuppie, I guess you will get a frosty reception, but in the main a nice quiet pub with a rugby club next door if ou fancy a game!
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Stuck up clientele spoils the night out.
anonymous - 9 Apr 2006 22:11 |
Good food & beer. Staff helpful & friendly.
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Note: The location of this pub is Lytchett Minster and it is about 400m from the Baker's Arms.
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A lovely pub - particularly on a summers evening sitting outside.
Food is wonderful and value for money.
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excellent food at realistic prices
good night out
g jones - 11 Nov 2004 12:37 |
excellent place to go with the kids, friendly warm welcome and staff are lovely.Food was amzing and would definatly recommend this pub to others.
Tommy White - 7 Sep 2004 20:44 |
Loveley place to go in the summer. Friendly,relaxed country pub.
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