TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in United Kingdom - Updated November 2024

Colin Fowle

Treve Sanders

"Great food, freshly prepared. Great service and..."

Samantha Hazelwood

"Great local pub, made to feel very welcome on a recent holiday to Swanage, best pint i had anywhere and the food smelt and looked amazing even though..."

Ashley Berrill

"So a lovely friendly warm welcoming pub, absolutely fantastic..."

Hayley Clayton

"Great atmosphere and food, very good..."

Anne Therese Cromwell

"Lovely friendly historical pub -one of the oldest in Swanage and only one with a thatched roof. Nice beer garden with a covered area and good..."

angel damour

"For ages I have looked at this pub and thought I must visit. One cold windy Sunday was meant to be walking up to the nature reserve and beyond, but..."

Jon Baker

"Great little pub with large garden. The beer garden would benefit from some plants and new seating but would like to wish the new landlord best..."

Janet Plant

"Lovely old English pub with lots of charm and. A great atmosphere and made welcome by the locals lovely beer garden also pool darts and to end the..."

Vance Smith

"Fabulous little pub with a nice garden, great food, beer and service. The fact they do so much to support local live music and the Swanage Blues..."

Dubbel Xposure

"So good we came back 2 days later for another meal. The food was great and well priced and the beer was the best I have had in Swanage. Very friendly..."

Al Mackcracken

"What a great find. Friendly welcoming staff who went above and beyond to ensure our evening was most enjoyable. Food was well priced and very..."

Paul Meades

"Very friendly and charming. We managed to get some stone baked pizza from another onsite business. Lovely little garden to eat, drink and relax..."

Michelle Ingham

"Great staff, so welcoming. There Special Burger is a burger to enjoy. Every bite was different, every mouthful was delicious...."

Joseph Mitchell

"Service was amazing. Very welcoming and great pub. Drinks well..."

Lia Foray

"Lovely pub great atmosphere landlord and lady made us feel very welcome amazing food especially for a sunday roast massive beer garden dog friendly..."

Ken Chant

"Really enjoyable lovely pub! Will be returning..."

Jenny Holmes

"This could be a good pub if supported more by locals. Good selection of real..."

Lord Baring

"Nice cosy pub had fish chips and peas and it was very nice and filling, chips were nice and chunky 😋 very..."

Donna Barnes

"Nice pub, good beers and very polite people. There is a great beer garden, a snooker table and live music time by time. Food (limited) is available..."

HePe Con

"We found this place towards the end of our stay in Swanage and its the nicest and friendliest place - the couple who run the place are lovely, the..."

Alison Moore

"Straightforward, really friendly, usual hearty pub food. A warm welcome on a very rainy..."

Lea Moore

The Fish Plaice

90/100 (1429 ratings)

Fish and Chips with Mushy Pea Fritter

Handmade Fishcake & Chips

Cakes

Hone Made Fishcake and Large Chips

Small Cod and Chips with Peas

Chicken Nuggets with Fries

Chips and Curry Sauces

Large Cod Medium Chips

Cod

Greasy Fish and Chips

Wheelchair Accessible

"I can't thank you enough for doing a gluten free day, please make this a regular option! As a coealiac sufferer I struggle to find delicious, safe..."

Lesley Licudi

"Amazing fish and chips, the fish cakes are to die for best I have ever tasted, staff very friendly, have eaten here for years and will continue to do..."

Alan Donnelly

"This is by far the best fish and chip shop in Dorset. Absolutely love it. Big portions at great prices and top customer service highly..."

Lee Taylor

"Excellent every time, today was no exception. Friendly staff - despite being rushed off their feet. Generous portions, beautiful cod and chips which..."

Sarah Phillips

"Lovely fish 🐠 chip 🍟 shop always enjoy food we are served at this..."

Karen Jones

"Been going to this plaice since I was a little girl on our yearly family caravan holidays to Swanage and it tastes just as good now as it did back..."

Sarah Sweeney

"Just driven all the way from Bournemouth to visit as better than anywhere else. Never fails to deliver. Another amazing dinner :) great service...."

Daniel Tony Chambers

"Superb fish and chips. Their fish cakes are the tastiest I've ever tried. Fast and friendly service, I always make a visit or two (or three!) when..."

Andrew Cutts

"Every time we go to Swanage we get fish and chips from here. The fish is fresh and white the chips are from proper potatoes not frozen ones so they..."

Gillian Worsfold

"A great plaice to eat, excellent fish and chips, loving the curry sauce and mushy peas too. Plenty of seating at the front of house or you could sit..."

Ron-Jules Jones

"This is the best fish and chips in swanage and really yummy fish cakes..."

Debbie Wilson

"The railway brought us to Swanage and the best fish and chips - thanks for a beautiful..."

David Underwood

"The fish and chips here are to die for simply filling and fresh fish you cant beat..."

Sharon Lydon

"Stopped off here for some food at lunchtime today. We have been here before but not for a few years. I had the homemade fishcake which was £3. It..."

Andrea Powell

"Very reasonable prices here for fish and chips down by the seafront. Grab a takeaway fish and chips and go sit on the seafront looking out at the..."

Tom Ford

"Hands down best fish and chips I had on my visit to the area. Large cod was a good size and the batter nice and crispy. I do enjoy fat chips with a..."

Andrew Chang

"Good chips but the menu is lacking on vegetarian/vegan..."

Emma Binning

"We asked our friend who lives locally which was the best fish and chips in town and was told the fish Plaice but we might have to queue. When we..."

Babs King

"Great fish and chips. Fresh fish, nicely cooked. The place gets very busy though, suggest turning up early or being prepared for a long queue. Staff..."

John Bartholomew

"Had the large Cod and Regular Chips, both cooked fresh, took it away as all seating was taken up, chips were lovely but the star was the Cod, lightly..."

Dee Patel

"Amazing fishcake and the best curry sauce I've had. Great location on the sea front by the harbour to get take away and take it to sit by the sea,..."

Sophie

"Best haddock and chips I've had in a long while. All the staff were happy and friendly. Would definitely recommend. A BIG PLUS for me was the fact..."

SHALLOW DEPTHS

"Have visited once a year for the past 3 years, whilst we holiday in Dorset. It has always been great quality fish and chips. Couple of tables..."

Kevin Paterson

The Salt Pig Too

89/100 (2010 ratings)

Charcoal Cooked Trout

Lasagna

Sausage Roll Roast Potatoes Carrots and Parsnips

Cappuccino

Chuck Eye Steak

Veggie Breakfast

Quiche of the Day with Beetroot Onion and Tomato Pomegranate Seeds

Beer

Full english breakfast

Salt Pig Cheeseburger

Wheelchair Accessible

"Fantastic Dining Experience - Great Food, Service, and Atmosphere! I recently had the pleasure of dining at this wonderful restaurant, and I cannot..."

Hamed zeidabadinejad

"Well what can we say other than scrummy! It has taken a year to finally get to eat at the restaurant and expectations were very high. We were not..."

Paul Holloway

"This place was a joy, from the super friendly staff to the amazing food. Highly recommend the Sunday BBQ dishes which were delicious, the own sourced..."

Jennie Chan

"You must eat here but book table to avoid disappointment!. Fantastic Sunday roast lunch with extremely generous portions of meat + lots of veg..."

Amanda Walker

"We love to holiday in Swanage and also experience the traditional restaurants/pubs BUT found this place and was smitten! Charcuterie that you can..."

Sharon Rose Goulty

"Love this place. Made a beeline for lunch there today as staying in the area. It was great, as always. Good wine, delicious food and super fun..."

Linda Amey

"OMG! Amazing experience of Food, atmosphere and hospitality. Food was phenomenal and absolutely delicious, wide range of sides for each dish. Highly..."

Saba

"Only 50m from the theatre, so planned a meal beforehand here. What a lovely choice. Our meals and starters were terrific and didn't take long to come..."

Jim Pettitt

"We decided to celebrate our 30th anniversary here whilst on a weeks stay in Swanage and we were not disappointed. Highly recommend this lovely..."

MALCOLM HARRIS

"Delicious food, great service despite being busy, good value for money, highly recommend if you want something different than greasy fish and..."

Nel

Isle Of Purbeck Golf Club

86/100 (1782 ratings)

Free off-street parking

Wheelchair Accessible

"Wonderful course!! Amazing views We had lovely time and cannot wait to come back. Terry at the proshop is very friendly and gave us a warm..."

Sylvie Andre

"Super friendly Professional Shop and Terry is on it in the clubhouse. The golf course is in very good condition. A great..."

Nicholas Sharratt

"Challenging course with amazing views. The ground is hard so lots of roll. The rough and wind makes the course tricky if you’re off line or long. I..."

Alister Smith

"I first played this fantastic course around 35 years ago and yesterday with the strong winds, bright sunshine, and drizzle in the 4 1/2 hour round,..."

Chris Bird

"One of the most intimidating courses in the south west. Think your way around. Wonderful views friendly staff excellent..."

George Taylor

"A view to die for and you don't have to be a golfer or member to enjoy it. Afternoon tea is nice, lunch bar menu is very unexciting and the actual..."

Russell Brayshaw

"2022 review- Great breakfast Good dene course Can't wait to play Purbeck course 2023- played the Purbecks course for my 30th with my dad who has..."

Ben Carey

"Great course and will go back, so worth a..."

Richard Nugent

"Lovely views of Sandbanks, Poole, Bournemouth Isle of Wight. Great layout with excellent greens fairways was dry on quite a few but don't let that..."

Phil Epping

"Great service, beautiful views and good food. In Restaurant part £29 for a 3 course meal pp, which going by the location, I think it's reasonably..."

Jason Hazlett

Brook Tea Rooms

82/100 (2729 ratings)

"A really delicious tuna sandwich with a fresh crispy side salad. Nice chunky granary bread made it perfect. They forgot to bring out the milk for our..."

Jayne Jones

"Came across Brook Tea Rooms whilst walking along the front. Tables outside so you can view the sea whilst having tea and cake. On using the..."

Janet Smith

"Food local and awesome, atmosphere friendly and welcoming and to top it all off, truly stunning views nobody would ever get tired of. Never had a bad..."

Matthew Snowdon

"Seeing cafe house in such a beautiful place made me feel good. I spent some time there and enjoyed the beauty of..."

Mrs Cat Smin

"Good value, Great view of sea. Tea is served in a pot which gives 2 cups per person. Had double poached egg on toast and pot of tea for £7. Service..."

Jackie Allen

"Just stopped briefly to get takeaway tea and cake and what a great find! My husband is allergic to eggs so we don’t usually have much choice but..."

Louise Gmail

"Thank god for this lovely place that still takes cash. After being turned away elsewhere we found the tearoom. Turns out this was our good fortune..."

Jo Woobay

"A lovely place for a coffee, tea cake or bacon butty. Service was good and with a smile. If you sit outside, they're not 5s they are Ss for the..."

Jacquie Mordak

"The service excellent, food impeccable 👌 staff brilliant prices perfect view from window..."

sean neville

"Beautiful spot on the beach. The tea room was open for dinner when we spotted it. We weren't in the mood for fish and chips, so saw this as a nice..."

Andrea Bailey

"Great location and lovely place to stop for tea and cakes. The cakes are fresh, great range of flavours and the cafe is clean. And finally, because..."

Jon Baker

"Nice friendly tea room and dog friendly. Staff helpful and nothing too much trouble. Recommended the Dorset apple cake nicest I've had and my..."

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La Trattoria

81/100 (6153 ratings)

Treacle Pannetone Pudding

Pepperoni Pizza

Splodge of Creamnbwith Some Alcohol and Then a Dollop of More Cream

Wheelchair Accessible

"We found out the hard way that in Swanage you have to book places for dinner. After trying many places to no avail, we walked into La Trattoria and..."

Daisy Evans

"We called in during our visit to Swanage. We were very pleased to get seated as we thought it may be too late to find food anywhere. The staff were..."

Eve Hutchinson

"We've been before a few years ago when we were last in Swanage. It was a beautiful sunny warm evening and they'd opened the folding doors so that the..."

Mary Anne Harding

"Lovely gem of a place. The best Italian meal we have ever had. Beautiful food, great..."

Louise Smith

"Just had a great meal with a group of seven ... Friendly staff, great food, nothing too much trouble ... One of our favourite places to..."

David Brown

"We managed to get a table after walking in, the staff were very accommodating. The service was first rate, and the food was very good. When we visit..."

Mick Corner

"Walked in by chance,we got seated by luck what a good choice ,had olives & garlic bread to start with, followed by the chicken meals ,very nice ,then..."

Robert Hall

"Food was amazing, it came very quickly. Lovely atmosphere, and the waiters were so friendly and welcoming. One of the best restaurants I have ever..."

James King ➊

"We visited here on a Saturday night and had pre booked which I would recommend as it's not very big inside and they were having to turn people..."

Villan Chris

Gegs Thomas

"A good pizza place. Have been eating here for years and find it to be a reliably good pizza in a nice atmosphere. A range of other good dishes too..."

Nicky Addrison

"My boyfriend and I had dinner there last night, it was the only place in town that served food other than subway, we went inside, and as soon as we..."

Irene Hervas

"What a find, this was our first visit. An excellent Italian restaurant, superb food and service. Thank you for finding us a table after the mixup..."

Barry Jones

"Picked up two pizzas for takeaway. Staff were friendly and the service was very quick. The pizzas were hot, fresh and very..."

Alex Millard

Gee Whites

80/100 (2037 ratings)

Bubble Waffle Ice Cream Sundae

Smoked salmon platter

Mussels Marinara Sauce

Wheelchair Accessible

"I love Gee Whites. They never fail to deliver. Attentive staff. Great food, gluten free for me. Fantastic views. No improvement..."

Jane Viney

"Had a superb bowl of mussels in a beautiful sauce with 2 slabs of bread and a Swanage beer down there. Good food and quick service on a busy day...."

Callum Brierley

"Sunday lunch at the best view in Swanage. Gee Whites never fail to satisfy. Oysters and Bloody Marys,..."

GJ Fletch

"What a wonderful place to sit and enjoy a glass of wine in the evening..."

Cherry Bartlett

"wonderful location great food..tempura prawns to die for..what's not to..."

Paul Ludlow

"Lovely breakfast 😊In the sun - a perfect start to the day in a perfect spot..."

Sandra Bayliss-Hare

"Friendly staff and fantastic meals we have been going to Gee whites for very long..."

Payley Moore

"Had the most amazing pizzas, lovely selection of drinks, great service and friendly staff..."

Madge Monkhouse

"Very nice lunch with the family. The fish finger sandwich was to for..."

Elliott Harrington

"We had 2 really good meals here. The first was an evening meal without the kids. There was a group from the RNLI singing shanties which added to the..."

Ani Springett

"Wonderful food enjoyed sitting looking out over Swanage Bay. It can get very busy which is why the service rating loses a star as there was only one..."

Andy Burt

"Great seafood restaurant right on the seafront. We had an outdoor table overlooking the bat and a small stone jetty. It was a sunny early evening and..."

Jim Pettitt

"We didn't have food but there's a Nice terrace bar. Friendly staff and relaxing with a nice view. We'll worth a..."

neil

"Excellent fish and chips if you stay at ground floor. Upper level has more refined choices with much smaller portions of you are not that hungry…..."

Fred FR (Fredfr)

"Great place! Loved the food and drinks and also the location and views obviously. We had drinks upstairs then headed downstairs to eat (had our 2..."

Janine Coletta

"Fab roof terrace, helpful and friendly staff. Great views over Swanage and delicious..."

Nathan William

"Absolutely amazing food, wonderful friendly service and the most amazing views when you eat upstairs. The portions were a good size, the food was..."

Kaptain Uke

"It's a busy restaurant so there's normally a bit of a wait but definitely worth it and busy for a reason. Food is great and would highly recommend. I..."

Will Johnson

"Popped in here to grab a bite eat and we were pleasantly surprised - food was fresh and tasty, and the views out to sea were life affirming innit. We..."

Ben Slater

"We always have fish & chips here when in Swanage. It's not cheap but always excellent quality and the cod enormous and in lovely crisp batter. The..."

Allan

"Great coffee but only one member of staff doing any work! The others were experts in slow timing to look busy while doing nothing. I told him he..."

Elaine Brittain

"Always a great place to eat, or just enjoy a glass of wine. Warning, it does get busy though. I love breakfast here, when the good staff are on. The..."

Jon Baker

"Fantastic location overlooking the bay and a varied and reasonably priced menu. I had the tuna steak (cooked to order, excellent!) served with chips..."

Michael Bloomfield

"The seafood is so fresh! All food is tasty and over expectation. Be aware of the sea gulls trying to steal your..."

Wendiddd

"Wow! What a place to sit and eat, this restaurant will not disappoint you! Family of 4 (adults) had a mixture of food, pizza was amazing! Better than..."

Chris Brown

Golden Bengal

79/100 (1270 ratings)

"Just had the best service for delivery while camping on ferry road studland bay. The food was delicious best curry we have had in long time highly..."

Paul

"Very authentic curry house. I had a veg jalfrezi the spice level was good but was missing the sweet aftertaste unfortunately, but wasn't too heavy...."

David De-U

"some of the best curry I have ever had in my life. genuinely, hats off to the chef, because this was amazing. overall 5 stars from me, must visit if..."

Konstantinos Moschouris

"We had a takeaway/ collection (5 minute drive) from The Golden Bengal. Food was ready when we arrived, hot when we came to eat, great taste and..."

Andrew Taylor

"Excellent food and friendly staff. We thoroughly enjoyed our dine-in..."

Kate Gascoyne

"Had it for takeaway - great great food. Tandoori chicken particularly..."

Amelia Langley

"Offer go when n we visit Swanage, lovely family feel. Food lovely. Staff friendly and checking your..."

Jackie Nicholson

"Have you read reviews about the food tasting the same? Ignore them. Have you read reviews about the food being served cold? Ignore them. The Golden..."

Mick Norman

"Ordered online, I'm a visitor from London so was shocked there were few curry houses around the area. Just so happens we found a very good one. Food..."

Dr. Wade Ackley

"Great service, polite and efficient Food alright, hot and extensive menu/ unusual choices and food lacked some salt Very quiet on a Saturday in..."

G #C

"Called up, order ready and hot in 25 minutes. Achary chicken spicy and lovely, absolutely mahoosive portion of tasty saag paneer and great..."

Arran Deans

"Great food ... excellent value for..."

Paul Holloway

Old Brick Pizza

"Friendly chap at the desk. The food was good but definitely not a 10/10. My dog did look quite amazed at the food 🤣. A very underrated restaurant..."

Everything Cults

"I've gone a few times over the years, since it was a restaurant called Old Brick Pizza. Now it is smaller and doesn't offer table service, but there..."

Antonio España Zamora

"Popped in for takeaway pizza to take to the beach. Great range and gluten free options (including garlic bread!). Popped for pints next door while we..."

Alec Tomlinson

"We had a pizza and a side each to take away. My husband had the meat feast and mac n cheese bites, I had a pepperoni pizza with rustic fries. All..."

Chloe Wood

"Had a takeaway from these guys today. Order was ready nice and quick and was very tasty and fresh ingredients. Strangely though one of the two pizzas..."

Andy Durrans

"Made an order to take away. Pizza was ready in about 20 minutes. Smelts great, tasted good. The only annoying thing was I had to cut my own pizza..."

Natalie Arnold

"Had a fantastic meal here tonight. We were warned of the wait but having had a great meal there the night before we knew it was worth it. The pizza..."

Emma Smith

"We visited on a Wednesday evening. It was quiet but not dead! We were shown straight to a table. Drinks were offered soon after, we were informed..."

Lorna Robson

"We we here on a Wednesday evening and it was not too busy. The Pizzas we had were a good size, nice taste and texture and they added a very generous..."

Jonathan Robson

"Had the Italian tapas for 1 and some prawns for starter. Both were very tasty. Very generous portion on the tapas. Pizzas were good. My husband's..."

Abi H

Masala - Swanage

75/100 (1560 ratings)

Leo Fielder

"A relatively small and straightforward family run business, reasonably priced for Swanage and very popular. Tables are very close together so you get..."

Andrew Knight

"The food was exceptional. It was tasty and great value. Akbar was wonderful , he was cheerful and witty. A lovely family atmosphere. This..."

herbie treehead

"Small restaurant hence nice and quiet, the food was excellent, the service & hospitality was great. Reasonable prices. If you fancy a curry you..."

Dave Hickey

"The food was excellent, very tasty indeed . The welcome could have been warmer, but once we were settled in the front of house team became more..."

Jonathan Brownsell

"It’s about the food right? and this how I roll. I order for the family but they barely get a look in. I order fairly hot dishes, give them the..."

DAVID RAE

"We came to this restaurant last year and we made it our first point of call on our visit this year. We had a takeaway last night instead of eating..."

James Townsend

"Food is okay, not that great. Service is the worst. One of the waiters at the restaurant was very unprofessional,maybe be had some personal issues on..."

Kusangi Satish Reddy

"Got a take away, nice hot food full of flavour and I'm a bit of an Indian connoisseur coming from East London! =..."

Geoff Hunt

"Beautiful food, nice to have vegan options. Friendly staff. If you love Indian food and/or eat vegan, this is a nice place to..."

Draeckensteijn Media

"One of the best Indian restaurants by the costal area,was extremely tastey ,naan was abit on the dry side but over all I very much enjoyed the..."

Faddy work out Faddy

"Great experience all round. The staff are fantastically friendly and attentive, and the food was great. Would definitely eat here again. I wish this..."

Cameron East

"Delicious food and brilliant service. Akbar and all the other staff were outstanding and created a brilliant dining experience for us all. Thank..."

Mus

The White Swan

70/100 (1240 ratings)

Sticky Toffee Pudding

Hunters Chicken Burger

Pulled Pork Fries with Cheese

Sea Bass

Sunday roast

Salad

Home-Made Steak and Ale Pie

"Proper pub for locals, as well as catering to the tourist looking foe the real town. No frills, good food, good service. Always friendly staff, and a..."

Charlotte Frost

"Live band on the Friday. Great vibe, packed with a wide age mix of locals and tourists enjoying the rock n roll covers blasted out at decent volume...."

Nick Nugent

"Although it was really busy due to the Blues Festival, the staff were really friendly and efficient. Tasty food and good..."

Diana Davis

"Lovely friendly, warm and welcoming pub, with a great selection of beers and ciders. Fun pub quiz on a Thursday night. We didn’t eat here but our..."

Gillian Ghosh

"Had a couple of pints here. Garden is fabulous and the bar staff are very friendly. Didn't eat this time, maybe next..."

Mark Smith

"So sorry but we ate here and it was awful, don't bother. The place was dirty and the staff totally..."

Aly Moult

"Super location, in the centre of Swanage, lively atmosphere. Live music playing, as there was Blues..."

Sharon Glave

"We were all hungry and the dog was welcome. Service was friendly and food came quickly. Unfortunately my fish and chips were not great, the fries..."

tony richardson

"Cosy old style pub, good beer, food and a pool..."

Alan Masters

"Stayed at the local YHA. Popped in on new year's eve. Treated like a local by the wonderful barman. Decent selection of drinks. The punters were so..."

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