A 17th century picture perfect thatched country pub, located in the heart of North Dorset. From cosy log fires in the winter to summer dining outside in our recently refurbished pub garden, to our eight guest bedrooms and your traditional Sunday roasts - The Anvil Inn has something for everyone. Karl & Zuzana Bashford, along with their little ones, Sofia and Charlie, have been at The Anvil Inn since 2016.
With their years of hospitality knowledge and experience they have created the perfect balance of your traditional family friendly country pub with those modern touches. Think pub classics with a little twist and an extensive menu with a strong emphasis on featuring Dorset's finest local food and drink producers.
With their years of hospitality knowledge and experience they have created the perfect balance of your traditional family friendly country pub with those modern touches. Think pub classics with a little twist and an extensive menu with a strong emphasis on featuring Dorset's finest local food and drink producers.
Services
Chef Karl Bashford's modern British pub food is rooted in traditional classics, using the finest local produce he can source from the surrounding area & mixing these with ideas and inspiration picked up from travels in the UK and beyond.
His long-standing friendships with local suppliers ensure the freshness, quality and seasonality of the food prepared at The Anvil and is continually on the lookout for new and upcoming local food & drinks producers to support.The bar is open from 12-2.15pm and 5-11pm between Monday and Thursday. On Friday and Saturday, we serve drinks 12-11pm and on Sunday hours the bar is open 12-10.30pm.
His long-standing friendships with local suppliers ensure the freshness, quality and seasonality of the food prepared at The Anvil and is continually on the lookout for new and upcoming local food & drinks producers to support.The bar is open from 12-2.15pm and 5-11pm between Monday and Thursday. On Friday and Saturday, we serve drinks 12-11pm and on Sunday hours the bar is open 12-10.30pm.
Being located in the north of Dorset, The Anvil Inn is a great base to explore all that this county has to offer. From coast to country we have it all so whether you want to simply enjoy some of the local walks and fresh country air or venture further out to the famous world heritage site of the Jurassic Coast, there is always plenty to do.
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Debbie Wheeler
Jan 03, 2022
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Guy Michu
Dec 26, 2021
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Mark Kenyon
Dec 16, 2021
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Patricia Magee
Nov 25, 2021
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Linda F. J. Simmons
Nov 05, 2021
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Bradley Edward
Sep 26, 2021
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Viv Duck
Sep 23, 2021
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This was a dreadful experience. As a family of 3 grandparents, daughter and granddaughter we had booked what we thought would be a lovely meal, how wrong could we be. We had visited the restaurant earlier and had a drink and viewed the menus, we booked for a meal later on returning @ 6:30pm and 4 of us had decided to have the restaurant “Special” seafood linguine, to be told after we had ordered that they did not have any linguine!! But they would substitute with spaghetti, as we had set our heart in this dish we thought ok, we will still have it. We had also ordered wine and drinks amd a burger
Karen
Aug 18, 2021
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Carol Ross
Jun 13, 2021
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We were staying with friends and visited the pub (last done just before first lockdown!). The price increase was disappointing, £15 for a burger, £7 for white bait starter, but we were glad to be out and helping local business get back on its feet. However, the food was poor to average at best. The whitebait was overpowered by batter and overcooked. The burger was dreadful, supposedly accompanied by king prawns. They were tiny, overcooked and enveloped in batter. The tomato was the end piece and I couldn’t cut through it, so I just ate the chips, which weren’t great either. We all felt the
Oliver R.
Dec 10, 2017
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Sabrina G.
Aug 28, 2016
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Lee P.
May 08, 2016
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Qype User Scooby
Jun 30, 2010
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Don't let the reasonable looking outside of this establishment fool you. The food served is distinctly average: for example, limp salad served with chronically overdone steak. I've seen better food at motorway services.
And, as for the service by the owner, it seems that he has not understood the idea of customer service. My family asked for a buffet to be made; a varied was promised; we received a small selection of dower sandwiches. It appeared the owner wanted to maximise his profits, caring little about the quality of service given. Locals say that the owner has been bankrupt twice
And, as for the service by the owner, it seems that he has not understood the idea of customer service. My family asked for a buffet to be made; a varied was promised; we received a small selection of dower sandwiches. It appeared the owner wanted to maximise his profits, caring little about the quality of service given. Locals say that the owner has been bankrupt twice
