The Bakers Arms in Purbeck

Very poor reception from an abrupt member of staff, not welcoming at all. A lovely bright day, yet the garden was out of bounds, with no explanation. Very disappointing visit. We turned around and left.

My husband and I came out for Sunday lunch on Easter Sunday. Eleanor took care of us and I must add it's such a pleasure to give good feedback. Eleanor took care of us took our order checked that we were enjoying our meal and always had a smile on her face. I came to the conclusion that this member of staff really cared about her customers. It is an absolute pleasure to write this review and very much warranted, Eleanor is such an asset to the bakers arms and it was so nice to be served by someone who cares about what they are doing. At times we all have bad days at work but we must press on with a smile on our face and do the job in hand. Well done Eleanor we will be back soon you are a great asset and we look forward to seeing you and enjoying the professional service that you provided well done and a huge pay on the back. Also I'd like to mention the belly pork!!! Best ever pay on the back for chef. See you soon Jules & Andy Robbins

Could not recommend the Bakers Arms more, lovely atmosphere, friendly staff, and efficient service. Had lunch and as always was superb, I bought my dog along and I never knew they offered a dog menu! They have a choice of beef, sausages and chicken breast for them, we went for the chicken breast and my dog absolutely loved it! I thought this was really lovely idea as I don’t know any other pubs that offers this and really is the definition of going the extra mile. I don’t need to say it but we will definitely be back again!

Good atmosphere, attentive staff and beautifully presented food. Can highly recommend

Food was good, but incredibly slow service & we weren't offered more drinks, etc., while we were waiting. I understand that they were short-staffed, but it shouldn't take an hour to tell us this. Got free desserts by way of an apology, so will give them another chance if we're in the area, as the roasts were pretty decent all round.

We had a fantastic evening her. 6 of us celebrating my wife’s 60th Birthday.Kathy looked after us so well. The food was glorious, the atmosphere was fantastic and the staff could not do enough. We meet a few other members of the family in the bar after the mealI’d recommend this venue again.Thank you all at The Bakers Arms.

The venue is really lovely, a traditional pub which has been nicely decorated. It is a large restaurant with room for a lot of tables and diners which equates to background noise, It can be difficult to hear everyone at the table due to this but this didn't ruin the experience. Food was well worth the wait, it all tasted fantastic, especially the banoffe pudding which was a show stopper for me, loved it! Would definitely recommend getting the roast on a Sunday. I must mention the service here was fantastic, the staff were very attentive, great positive energy and were all round very nice. Definitely recommend this place for everyone.

We had really nice evening. Beautiful atmosphere, very tasty food and friendly service... THANK YOU 😊

Food was amazing. Best Sunday dinner I've had in a long time. Dinner half eaten in picture. Staff were brilliant couldn't do enough for us

Absolutely fantastic meal, Scalops, chorizo, peas with pea shoots followed by Ribeye steak(medium rare of course) with triple cooked chips, onion rings, salad and the best beef dripping sauce I've ever tasted.Probably the best meal I've ever had, and that's saying something. Please if you in the area just try it... You won't regret it