Téléphone: +441305757569
Adresse: 12 Queen Mother Square Dorchester, Dorset DT1 3DD, DT1 3DX, West Dorset, United Kingdom
Ville: West Dorset
Menu Plats: 35
Avis: 9034
Site Web: https://www.duchessofcornwall.co.uk/
"The Dutches of Cornwall is an impressive looking inn in the slightly surreal environs of Poundbury, King Charles’ pet sociological experiment. It doesn’t have much competition in the immediate area and is or should be something of a flagship for the Hall and Woodhouse brewery that is based just up the road in Blandford. The setting, decor and general ambience are all excellent. The staff are youthful, smiley and mostly enthusiastic. The rooms are well appointed, comfortable and, particularly given the recent cold snap, warm and cosy. The bed and breakfast deal I got also represented fantastic value for money, particularly once you throw in the complementary drink from your room. What’s not to like? Well, we combined our overnight stay with Sunday lunch. It all looked promising. We, however, waited quite a while between being seated and being spoken to by waiting staff. “Sorry for the wait”. My pescatarian wife wanted the Hake. “Sorry, there’s no Hake left”. Our booking was at 1:30, not, I would suggest, late in the day. Not wanting fish and chips again , she opted for the No Nut Roast. I went for the Roast Beef ‘served pink’ . We perhaps confused the issue by ordering starters arancini and beetroot cured smoked salmon. Both were delicious. We then waited quite a while for our starters to be cleared. Eventually, my wife asked someone to clear our table. We then waited for our main courses. We waited. We watched other table’s mains come and go. We waited. We asked after our mains and moments later they appeared. ‘Sorry for the wait”. All looked Okay although my beef wasn’t pink. I tried it and it was a bit tough and beginning to dry out. Had I guessed, I would have thought they may have been waiting under a warming lamp for a while. We mentioned it to a waitress, who said she’d ‘tell chef’ and get me some more, pink beef. We waited. Unsure whether I should continue to eat my veg, I asked a waitress and she said to carry on eating I’d just be getting some more pink beef. Eventually, 4 succulent pink slices of rare roast beef appeared. Joy. When asked by the duty manager ? if everything was OK, the waiting, string of apologies and the over done beef were highlighted and he, again, apologised and kindly removed the cost of our main courses from the bill. Whilst I feel this was good and absolutely the correct response, I would clearly have rather have had a good meal served in a timely way the first time round. Breakfast looked promising but, again, a few items typically those we requested were unavailable. No baked eggs ? and no plain yoghurt. I am not sure who eats Toffee yoghurt at breakfast, of which there was a plentiful supply, other than, perhaps 6 year olds. It was also sad to see streaky rather than back bacon included in the Full English Breakfast and my bacon bap . Is this pandering to the American audience, do you think? A bit pernickety perhaps. Overall, a lovely stay was tarnished somewhat by some poor catering and a limited number of young staff who, whilst trying hard, lacked effective supervision; I would suggest that many of the delays we experienced could have been avoided by a good ‘maitre d’hotel’ or ‘floorwalker’ directing staff to clear away, prepare tables or identify when folk had been waiting too long. We would certainly give the Duchess of Cornwall another go if only for the exceptional value for money of the overnight stay and hope that the duty manager’s assurances that what we found was not representative of their usual high standards to be the case."
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Petits Plats
Burger
Sharers
Brunch
Entrées
Puds
Our Sunday Roasts
Grazing
Soupes
Soups & Side Salads
Kids' Burgers
Croques
Croque-Monsieur
Croque Monsieur : un sandwich chaud à base de jambon de Paris et fromage fondant, gratiné au four pour une touche croustillante.
Cuisine Américaine
Pain
Pancakes & Pain Perdu
Limited Edition
Sandwiches & Breads
Sunday Sides
Plats Principaux
Vegetarian / Vegan
Viennoiserie
sarahaY540XI
Excellent fish and chips and great friendly service a very enjoyable lunch. We'll definitely be back.
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Lynda
The Shepherd’s Pie was tiny. Not worth £18.95. Fish n chips came with 10 chips. Few mushy peas served in a small sauce pot.
Peter
A lovely place to stay The manager and his staff were so friendly and helpful and made you feel very welcome. The room was very well presented and very clean. Thank you hope to see you again
Alexandra
Lovely atmosphere, clean, staff attentive and pleasant! However we had the roast dinner which was good but arrived cold on cold plates! Lemon tart dessert was small, unpleasant, hardly any filling and a mouldy raspberry sitting on the top! Shame Voir le carte
Hannah
I live in Dorchester, and have been coming up here to eat since it opened. Last night myself, my partner his parents went for dinner. The staff were so lovely, the setting always beautiful, the food was INCREDIBLE. Being 8 months pregnant I struggled to eat it all but it was so lovely. The staffs attentiveness really did make it a perfect night out, so thank you xx
Janet
Went for lunch yesterday. The service was slow but we ordered Shepherds Pie with seasonal veg. It was pricey but sounded nice. It was slow coming and the portion was on the small side but the shepherds pie was tasty but had some sharp fragments of dried bay leaves in it. The veg was awful carrots, leeks and tender stem broccoli they were over cooked and had a peculiar taste possibly pickled but that was not advertised. All in all not a good eating experience and definitely over priced.
Linda
We are a group of 10 who enjoyed a fabulous meal on Christmas day at The Duchess. I cannot fault our experience. The food, staff and venue were perfect. It's not easy serving 3 courses to 6 adults and 4 children in a timely manner and all piping hot. The atmosphere was great. All of our meals were excellent and we enjoyed an amazing lunch. Big thanks to all at The Duchess. We have never eaten out at Christmas but will definitely return and reccomend this lovely Inn to anyone considering joining the team for a fab Christmas Voir le carte
sunshineCambridge
Extremely poor service, had to wait for 2 hours for food. We were a party of 9 pre booked table and ordered food through the app. Drinks arrived and food was ordered. Then had to wait for over 2 hours for the food. When it did arrive, food was ok, but having to wait that long took out the enjoyment of the food. When my father in law questioned the wait for food, we were given a bottle of wine. A substandard service. Our reservation was for 1pm, we didn’t leave until nearly 5pm. This is the only pub in the village, then they need to up their game with service, food.
FairyCakes4415
My family and I went for Sunday lunch here last weekend. Lovely surroundings and friendly staff can not be complained of. However, the Sunday lunch was not great, and it had been our reason for dining out here. Despite ordering at the same time to the same table number, our meals all arrived separately with a long wait for the last 2 dinners, meaning we either waited and ate cold food or all ate separately. That was annoying. Then the roast dinners arrived what 4 of us had been waiting for, and it was visually not representative of the £17.95 we each paid. A few dry, thin slivers of tough meat, overcooked roast potatoes, and what seemed like a teaspoon of gravy made the offering a huge disap...
LaidBacknHappy
The Dutches of Cornwall is an impressive looking inn in the slightly surreal environs of Poundbury, King Charles’ pet sociological experiment. It doesn’t have much competition in the immediate area and is or should be something of a flagship for the Hall and Woodhouse brewery that is based just up the road in Blandford. The setting, decor and general ambience are all excellent. The staff are youthful, smiley and mostly enthusiastic. The rooms are well appointed, comfortable and, particularly given the recent cold snap, warm and cosy. The bed and breakfast deal I got also represented fantastic value for money, particularly once you throw in the complementary drink from your room. What’s not t... Voir le carte
West Dorset
West Dorset, Royaume-Uni, offre des paysages champêtres pittoresques, des villes historiques et la Côte jurassique. Les plats locaux typiques incluent le Dorset apple cake, le fromage Blue Vinny et les fruits de mer comme le maquereau et le homard.
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Pub Profitez d'une ambiance animée avec nos classiques du pub. Des burgers copieux et du fish and chips aux tartes savoureuses et aux bières artisanales, notre menu promet une expérience conviviale idéale pour se détendre entre amis.
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Bars Découvrez notre sélection de cocktails méticuleusement préparés, de bières rafraîchissantes et notre liste de vins fins soigneusement choisis. Parfait pour se détendre entre amis ou accompagner vos plats préférés de notre menu. Santé ! Voir le carte
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Steak Savourez des morceaux de steaks juteux et tendres, grillés à la perfection par des experts. Chaque bouchée offre une explosion de saveurs, servie avec des accompagnements classiques et des sauces délicieuses pour rehausser votre expérience culinaire.
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British Traditionnel et copieux, le menu britannique propose des classiques réconfortants comme le fish and chips, des rôtis succulents et des tourtes savoureuses. Redécouvrez des favoris familiers, préparés avec amour à partir de recettes intemporelles et d'ingrédients frais, locaux.
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