The Cock & Bottle - Purbeck

Lovely meal. Lovely staff. We had a great relaxing evening. Thank you to the chef and all staff. Well done. We hope all the community support you.

We came here for a family meal as had seen the pub had recently reopened. We all opted for a Sunday roast which was certainly the smallest portion I’ve ever had roast wise! The chicken was extremely small and potatoes even smaller. The dishes do come with cheesy leeks Yorkshire pudding which were nice but we had to ask for more given the size of the mains. The service was extremely slow. We waited over 30 mins for pudding and had to ask for more drinks as staff were not attentive.

We came for a birthday dinner celebration. We were swiftly shown to our table and waited 15 mins for a drinks order to be taken. We later waited 30 minutes for starters and 50 minutes for mains after our starter plates were cleared. The food was diabolical. Two of us had prawns for starters, which were £8.50 for 6 small prawns with no garnish. The mains were very dry and cold. We paid an extra £1.50 for bacon in the burgers which genuinely looked and tasted like cardboard. The halloumi in the burger were non-existent. No apology for the wait and we were offered a bowl of chips in replacement for the whole halloumi burger meal (as it was taken back to the kitchen). The birthday girl left without eating a main due to the incompetence of staff at this pub. Avoid at all costs.

I took my wife for an evening meal at The Cock and Bottle, after hearing it had reopened. It has been refurbished sympathetically, keeping its proper pub charm. The welcome by Lucy was warm. We chose sea food chowder and ham hock pot, (like chowder) both of which we enjoyed very much. For the mains, I chose the fillet steak, while my wife went for sea bass. They were wonderful. We were not going to have a desert but when we saw the board, I could not resist the apple and beer soaked sultana crumble. Thanks charming old pub with excellent food and great service to match, we will return.

Friendly staff, big car park, pretty fairy lights (always a nice touch), quiet in a good way! Lovely food the best burger in the area according to my expert burger eater of a husband. Glad it has reopened we will be back!