The Thimble Inn Reviews Summary

Category: Gastropub

Address: 14 High St, Piddlehinton, Dorchester DT2 7TD, United Kingdom

Phone: +441300348270

Rating: 4.7
based on 171 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The generous portions of beautifully cooked beef, vegetables and potatoes were just delicious!!"
  • "The food was amazing quality and absolutely delicious."
  • "The food was all cooked to perfection, the sides and trimmings all impressive and definitely worth the money and the drive."
  • "The food is superb, with a menu that changes regularly."
  • "Outstanding meals all around, top quality produce which showed on the plate and sung in the mouth."
  • "The food here is outstanding, fish wasn’t greasy at all and the other meals we had were also great very nicely balanced."
  • "The food was exquisite tasty hot hot hot spicy and I had the best rum cake I have ever tasted."

Cons:

  • "The food was mediocre to say the least, really nothing to do with how it looks on the pictures."
  • "However, I chose the scampi and was very disappointed with it."
  • "Sadly not so good drinks very expensive 1 j20 1small wine with a splash of lemonade £10:70p.. Food just okish roast beef tough swimming in gravy pork tough new pots and seemed like tin of chopped tin tomato's poured of top!!!"
  • "Chicken burger a little dry but other that that a very good visit."
  • "Bit too much fatty bacon on the scallops which took over the flavour and not much crab in the crab and prawn salad but still edible."
  • "Unfortunately there was only one vegetarian option on the mains menu (risotto)."
  • "As the only vegetarian in our party I had no choice at all for my main course which was overpoweringly strong and I was eating it because I had to have something."

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "The staff are all very friendly, and if you get lucky you may even get to meet the pooch that lives above the pub."
  • "Service on my visit was fab with very friendly and helpful staff."
  • "The staff were lovely and even sang happy birthday to my sister and helped out with cake!"
  • "Staff was very polite however you had to tell them two or three times what you wanted."
  • "All at a very reasonable price and served by a friendly and efficient crew."
  • "Staff are friendly and helpful, nothing was too much trouble."
  • "The staff were welcoming and attentive, knew the menu and were really friendly."

Cons:

  • "Staff was very polite however you had to tell them two or three times what you wanted."
  • "Overall while the staff were friendly, the service was incredibly slow with us having to ask for drinks, to order, chase our food, ask for more drinks, ask to pay."
  • "tonight gave up waiting to have a desert order taken, that we just asked for the bill."
  • "Booked a table for 7 for mothers day for my lovely mum well in advance. Shown to our table and waited 40 minutes until my sister in law went to the bar to see what the hold up was as to why our order hadn't been taken."

Atmosphere and Setting

Pros:

  • "It was the perfect setting for a party, hosted by a fantastic team at a great pub."
  • "What a gem we had amazing evening great atmosphere."
  • "It's a great atmosphere with a proper country pub feeling."
  • "A lovely village pub in a beautiful setting."
  • "A lovely little thatched country pub with great food, real ales, cozy atmosphere and friendly staff."
  • "Wonderful, cosy pub."
  • "The location of the pub is also gorgeous in a lovely village with ample outside seating and a small stream running through."

Cons:

  • "Now quiz night is a fun night and it's the same beer as every other night but the focus is on the quiz and so the ambiance of the place is secondary."
  • "We used to go here lots, but it's gone massively downhill recently and the prices have got ridiculous!!"

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "They have a varied menu (I’m veggie and they have several interesting choices) and reasonably priced."
  • "This is a great pub serving great pub food and beers at honest prices."
  • "All at a very reasonable price and served by a friendly and efficient crew."
  • "It’s great to find somewhere that caters so well for vegans as well as carnivores."
  • "The menu had plenty of gluten free options, one of the best we have seen."
  • "We drive here from Poole for lunch with our dog, that’s how good it is!"
  • "£45 for a couple of pints, starter and main for two."

Cons:

  • "my biggest problem was the price £18 for a steak and ale pie and a pint."
  • "Sadly not so good drinks very expensive 1 j20 1small wine with a splash of lemonade £10:70p.. Food just okish roast beef tough swimming in gravy pork tough new pots and seemed like tin of chopped tin tomato's poured of top!!!"
  • "It’s not the cheapest, but you definitely get what you pay for."
  • "We used to go here lots, but it's gone massively downhill recently and the prices have got ridiculous!!"

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