Pig on the Beach - Purbeck

I love this place. Everything about it is perfect. Except that they add 12% service charge to the bill, which is not how I like to do things. They should pay their staff properly and then good service be rewarded as and when. Also, then you hope tips go directly to the staff and not in the general hotel coffers.

Have passed this many times, so this time on our visit to Swanage, booked the winter lunch offer. Food, service and staff and welcome on arrival were all great. The cosiness of the bar and lounge, with the logs fires very nice. Views are the best and parking very easy. One small disappointment- a chocolate or truffle with our coffee would have been the icing on the cake!

Fantastic location, gorgeous views to the peninsula, pretty gardens, beautiful hotel, wonderful on a warm sunny day, food was excellent, innovative, fresh,

I had the opportunity to visit this restaurant with friends of mine yesterday.

"The sides were the best bit" - "_All local ingredients, lots from their garden, including the pork."__We started off with a G