The Symondsbury Kitchen - West Dorset

Very friendly staff, warm welcome. Lots of dogs which we enjoyed. Sausage and mash and burger both tasty. Prices high but same as anywhere really which isn’t Wetherspoons! Food not a knockout but well worth a stop if combining with a walk.

Cooked breakfast was 10/10. Good service in cosy surroundings next to the wood burning stove. Very good selection of cakes (inc vegan) to take away for later. Very happy.

Quality of menu deteriorating. Local person who has visited many times Not enough food on plate . Soughdough Hummous and tomato very scant content. Brought 7 people with me and I was embarrassed .Good service from Waitress with a smile .

It’s a nice restaurant/ cafe and the coffee was really good. However, the staff seemed really stressed despite what seemed like a relatively quiet lunch service. We only dropped in for coffees. We were seated quickly by a very polite waitress however we then didn’t see her again for another 15 minutes. There was a huge amount of activity but very little occurring in terms of food or drink being placed on tables.

This is one of my favourite cafes in Dorset. Fabulous, fresh local produce in a charming, historic location. Love it, 5 star!