The Kings Arms

Called in for Sunday lunch - we had had a decent meal at the Kings Arms about 18 months ago, and enjoyed it, but on this occasion the food was extremely poor ! The roast beef came up floating in a sea of tasteless, watery gravy - the parsnip and carrots were al-dente to the extent of being barely cooked at all - the roast potatoes were more like boiled, no colour or crunch. Overall, very disappointing and we won't be back for a third time !

Good beer garden, pleasant surroundings, helpful friendly staff, excellent breakfast.

A picturesque Dorset pub with very comfortable rooms. I had dinner at the pub which was great, plus included breakfast at cafe round the corner which was also delicious. I hope to be back again soon

Room slightly tired but a good size and a comfortable bed. Good restaurant quality evening meals and good breakfast in their companion Farm Shop situated a few yards walk from the Kings Arms. Would be happy to stay there again.

Have visited in the past and loved it. However this visit was not so good. We decided on the conservatory as it was windy. We waited a very long time for both drinks and food. Food was ok but choice limited (we had a fantastic ploughman’s here in the past but nothing like it was on offer today), and seemed expensive for what it was. I chose pork schnitzel which was ok, but the sauce was split so didn’t look very appetising. Part way through the meal the gardener started cutting down a hedge near the door with a mechanical cutter. To say the noise was horrendous would not be overplaying it. The noise reverberated in the conservatory like we were in a tin can. We were about to complain about the noise when another diner beat us to it. The server closed the door but it only reduced the noise a bit. I very rarely get headaches but was left with a real banger and ringing in my ears for some time. We would have liked to try a dessert and coffee but couldn’t get out quickly enough. To top it off when walking down the path the gardener had left one of his hedge trimmers sticking out of his wheelbarrow and I narrowly avoided walking into it. This had been one of our favourite pubs on the Jurassic coast, but sadly feel like we shall have to find a new one.

We were met by a very helpful young man who handed us the room key and carried my wife's bag for her. That was the last we saw of any staff apart from bar staff. The linen and toilet were clean but the room was dirty. Cobwebs from the ceiling, dirty lampshade, a chair I would not sit on, dirty carpet and mould around the bottom of the ensuite and shower. All photographed in case of dispute.