European cuisine: the best places to taste it in Swanage

7 restaurant menus in United Kingdom, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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The Royal Oak
The Royal Oak
97/100 (206 ratings)
Restaurants
European
Bar
Pub
Bar
European
Pub
British
British
Dinner
Lunch
Sunday roast
Bar
Pub
British
European
Reservations
Seating
Accepts Credit Cards
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"Discovered this pub on our last night at Swanage such a shame as it is an absolute gem wish we had discovered it sooner ! Very friendly people with a..."
Hannah Goble-Young
"Called in for a few pints on a walk back to Swanage. Great pub with one of the most impressive pub gardens I have ever seen. If you like gardening..."
Harry Clarke
"Lovely, friendly, traditional pub with a decent pint and a lpovely garden with great views. Most country pubs are spoiled these days, but not this..."
Stephen Lenane
"A proper British pub .you wouldn't get a better Sunday lunch in swanage.10 vetables and choice on 3 or 4 different..."
Clive Batten
"Had a great lunch at a very friendly pub very generous portions beautiful beer garden this 1 should be on your list 😉 very friendly..."
Bernard Parkhouse
"Having driven past a couple of times during my week staying locally I'd thought it was a house conversion - happily proved wrong when walking home on..."
Vince Weldon
"Really friendly local pub,full of character and characters! haha Staff were very accommodating eve though they had a few staffing issues. Food was..."
vivienne Thompson
"A proper pub. Really friendly staff and regulars. Felt at home as soon as we walked..."
Andy Hagerty
"Excellent food, great atmosphere and friendly..."
James Walton
"A lovely traditional country pub just outside the town. Always made feel welcome on every visit. We have our Sunday lunch here it is home cooked and..."
william palmer
Peppina
Peppina
94/100 (417 ratings)
Restaurants
Pizza
Italian
Vegan Options
Mediterranean
European
Southern-Italian
Sicilian
Vegetarian Friendly
Southern-Italian
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Brunch
Drinks
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Pasta
Pesto
Café
European
Italian
Mediterranean
Southern-Italian
Sicilian
Pizza
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Serves Alcohol
Takeout
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Drinks
Brunch
Mid-range
"Frankly, I was looking forward to writing this review almost instantly when visiting Peppina with my family for the first time. The ambience is semi..."
FReviews
"Perfect pasta, great staff and lovely ice cream. Tried it on a couple of occasions, both superb and look forward to many more visits. and a couple..."
Jon Baker
"Incredible pizzas! Really great sourdough crust and lovely selection of toppings. We were very happy to find this in..."
Rebecca M
"Wonderful little restaurant. Food was outstanding, the place was spotlessly clean and the staff were wonderful. 100% highly recommended! Also dog..."
Caroline Dickinson
"Good prices and portions and taste, lots of flies though and food not covered so flies when all on the food on the..."
Georgia Day
"Really tasty Pizza slices and amazing gelato with friendly service right in the heart of Swanage. The Humbug gelato is is bonkers. Must try the fresh..."
Steve Williams
"Lovely staff and delicious food. Would definitely visit again..."
Julie Bright
"Really tasty pizzas here, so fluffy, the dough is just..."
Libby Naylor
"Tasty ice cream open late. A casual venue with a range of interesting flavors of ice cream and sorbet including vegan options. Great for a pudding..."
Nicky Addrison
"A little authentic Sicilian haven in crowded touristy Swanage - we fled the crowds in here with a grumpy three-year-old and six-week-old and they..."
Natasha Condon
Chilled Red
Chilled Red
93/100 (1760 ratings)
Restaurants
Seafood
European
Gluten Free Options
Seafood
British
British
European
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegetarian Friendly
After-hours
Dinner
Lunch
Hake
Sea Bass
Lobster
Garlic Prawns
Venison
Salad
Monkfish
Lamb
Fresh Fish
Crab
Fish
Tarte
Duck
Pork
Plaice
Salmon
Fish Platter
Local Fish
Cheesecake
Tiger Prawns
Prawns
Puddings
Grilled Fish
Surf And Turf
Cake
Soup
Bass
Torta
Pâté
Torte
Pavlova
Cheesecakes
Mackerel
Sit down
Seafood
British
European
Serves Alcohol
Full Bar
Accepts Credit Cards
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
After-hours
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"Chilled Red in Swanage is an absolute gem of a restaurant. The staff here are incredibly friendly and welcoming. The food is out-of-this-world..."
Kayleigh Vincent
"A little bit of an enigma due to limited online presence. However, I do encourage you to pursue (several others do judging by the busy dining room)...."
Nicholas Beaver
"Me and my fiancé tried to get in to this restaurant last year (april) with no luck of anyone answering the phone and the restaurant looking closed..."
Rachies Fancies
"Another fantastic dining experience last night - spoilt for choice with the menu but, after scrumptious starters, we plumped for the daily specials..."
Jane Hamilton
"Absolutely delicious food, a very warm welcome and excellent service. We spent a week in Swanage and Chilled Red was by far our favourite restaurant...."
Julie Bradley
"Great food, friendly staff. The only minor issue was a lack of character or ambiance in the decor. A few colourful pictures or paintings would..."
Roger
"Lovely small reasonably priced restaurant with excellent service and delicious fresh seafood. We had the specials, a fresh lobster and a fresh fish..."
Oliver Black
"Fantastic meal. Best we have had in Swanage! Every course tasted delicious and was presented beautifully - and generous portions too! I could have..."
Sarah Forde
"Fresh, delicious, local produce cooked to perfection by Andy and beautifully served by Kirsty and her team. THE best place to eat in Swanage..."
Gail Green
"Best of luck to the owners - i think it is a family run business. Decoré is simple, starters are adequate, mains are great and price is..."
Gennady Belyakov
Tawny's Wine Bar
Tawny's Wine Bar
91/100 (2924 ratings)
Restaurants
British
Wine Bar
Vegetarian Friendly
European
European
British
Wine Bar
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
After-hours
Dinner
Lunch
Bass
Pasta
Hake
Tagliatelle
Salad
Meringue
Kebab
Crab
Lemon tart
Steak and Mached Potatos with Vegetables
Scallops
Halloumi
Steak Fries and Salat
Duck
Linguine
Salmon
Lamb
Puddings
Pesto
Soup
Fish
Pâté
Tapas
Wine
Sea Bass
Chicken Curry
Curry
Burger
Cheese souffle
Seafood Linguine
Prawns
Beef
Sit down
European
Wine Bar
British
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Highchairs Available
Full Bar
Free Wifi
Accepts Credit Cards
Live Music
Dinner
Lunch
After-hours
Mid-range
"Great service and the best meal I've eaten in years!! My friends and I had a brilliant night there and I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone...."
Georgina Clarke
"Amazing food ! Melt in the mouth lamb & puddings to die for! Also lovely friendly..."
Sarah Jane Broadway
"Lovely relaxed atmosphere provided by the proprietor & his friendly staff, delicious food, good menu for kids - all-round great..."
Anna Waymouth
"Wonderful, friendly atmosphere. Fantastic service. Extensive wine list. Children's menu was really good and our meals were second to..."
Mitzi Moo Tatman
"Fantastic service and great food! We were unable to book in advance but Tawny’s still managed to accommodate us on a Saturday evening. Really..."
Sam Perry
"One of the best restaurant experiences ever. Service that was just right- not to intrusive but also,not left alone. Food was amazing- great quality..."
Simon Povey
"Perfectly cooked duck. Delicious. Great..."
Nick Clarke
"Had a fantastic meal last night food was delicious, service was brilliant, thank you very..."
Karen Jackson
"My friend and I had the sea food linguine it was cooked to perfection to end lovely..."
Carole Bromley
"Fabulous service fabulous food we will return a great find for..."
Pete Phillips
"Always receive 5* service and the food is outstanding ! highly recommended you won't be..."
Samantha Hill
"Thank you for an Excellent meal really impressed with service, amazing wine , chilled to perfection..."
Bex Gamble
"Came for a family celebration, not expecting much, but was surprised by brilliant food, cosy and quiet atmosphere and great wine. Can say from..."
Jonny Storey
"Came here on recommendation, we were not disappointed! Rare to come across a place like this - A small cosy restaurant with very good quality food,..."
Daniel Jacob
"A rare gem of a bistro. Lovely staff, great service. delicious food and relaxed atmosphere. Local friends took us there on Friday night but now we..."
johanna
"When we were on holiday last year and we called in for our first time, we were not disappointed that's why we visited there again this year...."
Kate Neale
"Lovely place. Great food and very good service from the sole waitress (didn't see another). Had the crab linguine, decent portion size great taste. ..."
Mark Girling
"Great food, lovely atmosphere,,good service. Nice Rioja And the following has nothing to do with Tawny’s, but made me smile as I ate (bd..."
Jon Baker
"Good food reasonably priced, good service, friendly atmosphere. A most enjoyable experience. One minor criticism could do with a good "house..."
Stephen Hughes
"Amazing food 10/10 you should try it out.very cheap and nice there’s toilets wine coke water literally..."
Sabina Piecuch
"Hands down one of the best restaurants I've ever been too. Firstly, the lovely hostess is amazing! She's so friendly, has extensive knowledge of all..."
Bill Acharjee
"Excellent welcome and service. We'll priced wine. Had a problem with one meal, but that was handled impeccably and a new dish was prepared swiftly...."
trish Barnard-Smith
Waffle, Shake N Roll
Waffle, Shake N Roll
84/100 (47 ratings)
Dessert
Fast food
European
Cafe
Belgian
Fast Food
British
British
Cafe
European
Belgian
Café
Fast food
British
European
Belgian
Romeos Piri Piri Swanage
Romeos Piri Piri Swanage
83/100 (1076 ratings)
Restaurants
Quick Bites
Healthy
European
African
Portuguese
Fast food
American
American
Healthy
Portuguese
African
Dinner
Lunch
Fried
Halloumi
Cheese burger
Burger
Playboy Burger
American
Healthy
Portuguese
Fast food
African
Visa
Delivery
Outdoor Seating
Takeout
Accepts Mastercard
Accepts Visa
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Parking Available
Free Wifi
Mastercard
Dog Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"It nice to see a fresh new and well presented restaurant / takeaway in Swanage especially as we come out of the pandemic. Great products like this..."
Christopher Brown
"Great takeaway. The veggie halloumi wrap was delicious.and good portion size..."
Kezza Kezza
"One of the only places in Swanage happy to feed you after 9pm! Honest, tasty, fast food. We like..."
Larissa Pozzati
"Just had a lovely chicken wrap and fries and it was one of the best wraps I’ve ever had,I’ll defo be..."
Frank Clapham
"Absolutely delicious! We're huge peri chicken fans and this was one of the best we have..."
Alice McPherson
"Great, amazing freshly made food, wraps are amazing, burgars are huge !!! The Colesaw is freshly made and very yummy, the delivery driver is our..."
Natalie - louise paull
"I ordered a lunch meal deal, 6 pieces of chicken wings, 2 pieces of garlic bread and a can of drink £7.1 . My husband ordered a burger chips and a..."
Anna Cheng
"Get this at least once a week. They're food is great, could have spicier options tbh. Inside it's often quiet, service is slow but that's due to its..."
Gabriel Perryman
"Was visiting and looking for something different for my family. All the food we ordered came quickly despite them been short staffed. I ordered a..."
Ian Dinmamode
"Very happy with the customer service i recieved. Oggy delt with my order and i feel he went above and beyond. I would lile to say a huge thankyou to..."
Amy Stange
"Visited on a weekday lunchtime. First visit. Premises was very clean and has nice decor. Ordered a burger and a chicken pitta. Prepared from fresh,..."
Ross Penman
"We love Romeo's! We haven't tried everything on the menu......yet! But the things we have tried include the chicken sizzler wrap, halloumi veg wrap,..."
Hayley Metselaar
"Decided to order last minute... thank god we did! Absolutely delicious chicken burgers.. succulent and so so tasty... delicious chargrilled meat in a..."
Helen Batten
"Been this place a few times but never tied the burgers, we started with the wraps ages ago and they're that good that we've had never tried anything..."
Andrew D
"This place one of the only takeaways that will deliver your food in..."
Luke Hamilton
"We live in a busy town in Hertfordshire and are lucky enough to have a huge choice of quality take aways to choose from. Sadly, not lucky enough to..."
aaron hardy
"Tried the chicken burger and peri fries. Absolutely Delicious and generous portion size! Really well worth the price. Have already looked up to see..."
Tarrian Hurn
The Waterfront Swanage
The Waterfront Swanage
79/100 (1564 ratings)
Restaurants
British
Deli
European
Wine Bar
Dinner
Lunch
Drinks
"Great location - right by the water's edge. Lovely staff and a great choice of drinks and food. We popped in for coffee and..."
Richard Mills
"I've parked my sailing dinghy on the beach, only to be mobbed by children wanting to play on it, and squelched our way in half-removed sandy..."
James Harrison
"Nice to sit out and have a beer. Good pizza..."
Dave Dupont
"The staff were all wonderful - friendly chatty and welcoming from the word go. The decor is nice, classic/modern and well laid out. The view from the..."
Tom Kilbingtons
"Lovely day out with the family. Lots of little knick knack shops with beach front nuts and park near the..."
David Head
"The staff were really friendly, the restaurant really nice and comfortable with a beautiful view. Would be a 5 star if we didnt have to wait for our..."
M MDF
"Our waitress (Grace I think) was really lovely, bubbly and smiley, really nice customer service, such a welcoming atmosphere. Food was out of this..."
Megan Hubbard
"The food was brought out in no time, and was really tasty! Would definitely recommend the meatballs and potato fries. The staff where friendly and..."
Tim Hubbard
"Considering these guys have only just opened up after an enforced shutdown period due to reduced staff (due to Covid isolation), and so not..."
Olly mc
"Friendly staff, chilled atmosphere and great food. Only dropped a star as there was a little bit of a wait (about 20 mins) after ordering. Will..."
helen pulham
"Great location on edge of the beach, chips, with bacon and melting mozzarella cheese, perfect comfort food on a stormy day. Staff friendly and coffee..."
Joy Rawlin
"Great outlook, food nice, reasonable value considering the location. £3 for a bowl of skin on..."
Hugh Woodman
"Great meal tonight fun laughter plastic free crackers, live music and don't forget fantastic food!! Well worth a visit x thank..."
louise barrington
"Stopped for a snack lunch.Great service and a good menu.Notice that they provide a range of evening activities.Will be back to try out the evening..."
Richard Coleman
"What a great place, the owners are wonderful hosts. Superb wine list and the food..."
Simon Oranje-heiden
"Has a bacon baguette the bacon was loverly and thick and the baguette a good quality they had only just opened and the staff where very..."
kim Hyde