The Sun Inn in West Dorset

Going on other reviews, I was expecting to award The Sun Inn 5 stars. Close, but not quite.This place is charming. Easy to park and very friendly and helpful staff. It was a lovely day so we ate in the medium sized garden which was lovely.The food, however, was just a little disappointing. Again, basing it on the reviews previously read. The salmon was lovely, and they kindly swapped the new potatoes for roast potatoes, which was very good of them. The Beef Bougonon was great, but the supposed "creamy mash" was anything but creamy, and definitely had a reheated taste to it.I'm being fussy here, but given the rave reviews here which upped my expectations, it was somewhat disappointing to have had what I did. Would I come back again? You bet. But I'll probably avoid having this dish again.Otherwise, a great place to eat.

Definitely deserves its reputation for the food! Tried to get in on spec before but very busy, today we had booked and for a Saturday lunch time I'm glad, as it was still very busy. The carvery was just lovely. Veg all nicely cooked, meat succulent. Waiting staff were really good and prompt with taking the order and bringing drinks. 10 out of 10

I visited the Sun Inn West Burton for a Carvery last week. I was very Impressed with the entire visit. The Carvery was so tasty, Chef very friendly, Looking forward to a return visit. Thank you. Also I lost an earing, phoned to ask if they had found it,took my details and telephone manner was spot on

Can't fault it. Very professional staff. Top class. Carvery was best we have ever had. Quality, hot plates , great choices. Can't wait to go back.

Not been here for many a year and was not disappointed,car parking good,warm welcome on entering this lovely lnn. Pleased with the distancing,quick table service. Pleasantly surprised to have a carvery on and oh what carvery it was,Beef and Gammon on today,nice cooked variety of veg,roast and crushed pots,red and green cabbage,roasted carrots,mashed Swede,peas and leek mixed,stuffing. Can I say we sent back clean plates.

Amazing food and kind staff membersWent on a busy evening. Even though it was busy food came out very fast and staff cleared the table straight away between mains and desserts. Will be returning again soon.Had a chocolate and coconut tart with coconut ice cream.. was absolute heaven

Charming little place, would recommend booking, we visited on a Thursday evening and it was busy, staff were friendly.Really crispy roast potatoes, my only negative would be beef was really tough, quite hard to cut.Prices were reasonable and lovely drink selection

One of the best carvery meals we have had in a long time. The waiter squeezed us in even though fully booked. Amazing food and service. Highly recommended.

Good food. We had a prawn cocktail, chicken liver parfait, hake and burger. All were delicious and served quickly. The liver parfait was a bit mild for me but there was plenty of it, with lovely bread and tasty chutney and salad. Friendly and helpful waiter. Good COVID safety. Table service only when we visited. Spotless loos.

It was an amazing lovely pub a bit outside the city centre of Dorchester. We popped to here after visiting the beach / durdle door. It’s better to book a table in advance, but luckily we had seating both evenings we visited - yes, it was so good that we went back twice 😂😂The food was great too - very good portion. Average £20 per person including drinks.The service was good. Staff very friendly.Outside seating is lovely. Will come back if we go back to Dorset.