The AA have released their Restaurant Guide for 2023, with a number of restaurants from across Dorset featuring. I have already eaten at quite a few but consider it a personal challenge to eat at the rest before the next guide is released.
See who features below:
Restaurants from Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Bridport, Lyme Regis, Sherborne, Studland and more were included.
Now in its 29th edition, AA’s Restaurant Guide for 2023 provides food lovers with breakdowns of restaurants by county, including a detailed description of each destination, information on latest chef changes, opening times, sample menu prices and images of many of the featured locations.
Assessments of AA-inspected establishments are based on the experience of the Hotel and Restaurant inspectors on the occasion.
The restaurants are then awarded 1-5 ‘rosettes’ depending on the inspectors assessment.
,Dorset Restaurants included in AA’s 2023 Restaurant Guide
Three rosettes
Summer Lodge Country House Hotel, Restaurant & Spa, Evershot
The Grade II listed manor house hosts a hotel and spa as well as a restaurant, with local fish being described as a “particular strength” of the kitchen.
Dishes like tandoori-dusted hake fillet with sag aloo and lobster curry sauce come highly recommended by the AA.
Two rosettes
The Crab at Bournemouth, Bournemouth
Captain’s Club Hotel & Spa, Christchurch
The Lord Bute & Restaurant, Christchurch
The Millside Restaurant, Lyme Regis
Seasons Restaurant at the Eastbury, Sherborne
The Pig on the Beach, Studland
Photo: Restaurant Roots
Photo: Captains Club Hotel & Spa
Photo: The Green House, Bournemouth
One rosette
The Connaught Brasserie, Bournemouth
The Noisy Lobster, Christchurch
Upper Deck Bar & Restaurant, Christchurch
The Club House, West Bexington
Photo: Upper Deck Bar & Restaurant, Christchurch.
Photo: Connaught Hotel & Spa Brasserie, Bournemouth.
Photo: The Noisy Lobster, Christchurch
The AA Restaurant Guide for 2023 can be purchased online here and in bookshops.