Walnut Grove - West Dorset

We use the Walnut Grove when ever we are in Dorchester, we have found the food to be excellent, the staff can not do enough for you and it's dog friendly. The home made cakes are very naughty!!!

Great find and reasonably priced highly recommended. Working locally and stumbled across little gem whilst on route to Greg’s have eaten their most days. Staff really friendly.

Came across this lovely coffee shop whilst on holiday, spending a day in Dorchester. Great food, highly recommend their cottage pie, friendly staff

Although we have visited this area previously we had never noticed this eatery before and having walked round the shops for over a couple of hours we were starving . It has a TARDIS like structure and was certainly a lot bigger than it appeared once you are inside , the staff member was extremely friendly and even though it was busy managed to find us a table . The menu was rather extensive so definitely something for everyone if you’re simply after a snack or something more substantial. We both opted for sandwiches, a cheese tomato toastie and a mature cheese with chutney . Our drinks were brought out very swiftly and it’s nice to come across somewhere that serves a good tasty hot chocolate rather than the lukewarm warm muddy water type efforts I’ve had put in front of me in the past. You may ask what so special about a sandwich but like anything else if it’s not prepared properly you’ll know about it . The bread , cheeses and tomato were all of good quality and fresh which you could taste from the very first mouthful. These were both served with a decent side of crips and homemade coleslaw, again both full of flavour . I did happen to spy their Christmas Menu and it looked very tempting and was reasonably priced , sadly we won’t be in the area then . The venue was nicely decorated , welcoming and above very clean and tidy , the service complimented this perfectly . I am guessing this is independently owned which is part of its charm and hope this doesn’t change . Price wise given the level of service and the quality of the food I’d say it’s on the money ! We will no doubt be in that part of the world again at some point and would certainly have no hesitation in dining there again. The only regret we have is that we only had lunch here as we booked an evening meal elsewhere , that experience was memorable but sadly not in a good way.

I was looking for a lunch spot and came across this restaurant just off the main pedestrian shopping area. We were seated promptly by a friendly waitress. The menu was diverse and they even offered breakfast options all day, which my husband was thrilled about. He ordered the 'full English' breakfast with toast, while I chose the eggs Benedict with smoked salmon. Both meals were delicious and filling, with my dish being particularly satisfying with a generous portion of smoked salmon. They also offer afternoon tea with a selection of cakes. The atmosphere was pleasant and the staff were very efficient.