Hardy's - West Dorset

We stumbled upon this restaurant by chance as all our other choices were fully booked. It turned out to be a hidden gem, serving one of the best burgers I have ever tasted. Despite the slightly slow table service, the beautiful furnishings and atmosphere made us want to linger a little longer. The prices were very reasonable, so we found ourselves returning two days later just to have another delicious burger before ending our holiday.

I dined at this restaurant this afternoon. The burger was amazing! I can honestly say that the onion rings were some of the best I've had. The staff were attentive, but not overbearing, and our server provided excellent service. We ordered the 'dirty chili burger' and the cheese and bacon stacks and we were not disappointed. The prices are reasonable and compare well with a well-known burger chain. This led us to believe that the food might be average, but the quality was exceptional and proved us wrong. Keep up the good work and we will definitely be back soon.

Great service and good value, eating was always of high quality and was delivered very fast!

I feel bad for a terrible review, as the manager did his best, but I was never in a restaurant where there was a waiting queue to complain to the manager, we saw 11 tables fully reimbursed, including us. we ate here twice, the first night had to be returned a meal when the fried eggs were rock hard when they came back, the chips were undercooked. in the second night, three meal times had to be returned to be cold. on a pasta dish they forgot the sauce (and a meal forgot to serve them. we followed the fourth meal and when it came out, that was almost raw. the manager has done his best and offered to cook it again, but we would gather at this point.

I had a lovely and juicy gammon dish at The Carousel for £15, but was disappointed with the small selection of sides. For dessert, I had a delicious chocolate cake since they were out of brownies. Despite the high prices, I would still recommend it. However, I ended up going back to my room for another meal because I was still hungry. Overall, I wouldn't return to The Carousel as I prefer going to Toby's where I can feel full and also enjoy unlimited drinks.