The Kings Arms

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

Everything was great, the room, the food and the pub. The staff were friendly, polite and friendly. The only problem was the breakfast didn’t start until 8am which is a little late for a business traveller but amazing cooked to order breakfast. Will definitely come back.

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.

Our stay was as expected. The accommodation was clean, tidy and well laid out. There was a kettle in the room and plenty of milk, Tea and coffee. Staff were very friendly and helpful. My only criticism is the lack of communication from the accommodation. I had phoned and left a message on the answerphone regarding a stay but I received no reply. I therefore phoned and spoke to a member of staff who booked our stay, took my card details and told me a confirmation email would be sent. I nevet received it. I then emailed again and asked for confirmation, I never received it.! I was e,expecting to turn up yo find we didn't have booking. I don't like that!

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.

Went in for a meal, Saturday evening about 19.30. The menu is very limited and unappealing. Ordered a chicken dish and were told there was a 45 minute wait for food, as we didn't have a lot of time to spend there, we ordered chips and onion rings, which were served quickly. We had about 10 chips for 4.50 and 6 onion rings, also 4.50. Very overpriced. Only about 6 tables eating in the restaurant and because the menu is so limited, cannot understand the long wait.

Pub and staff faultless, room carpet badly stained with i don't know what. There was a hole i the bathroom floor and the shower head just sprayed everywhere.