Cafe, bistro, pub and restaurant reviews across Dorset and the New Forest from the Bournemouth Echo

Riverside revelry at The George, Fordingbridge

11:20am Wednesday 28th July 2010

SET beside the banks of the meandering River Avon is where you’ll find the lovely pub and restaurant The George at Fordingbridge.

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Indian Lounge: a decent addition to Bournemouth's curry houses

11:28am Monday 26th July 2010

Whenever something new opens up in town you just have to give it a go. S o that’s what I did when it was brought to my attention that the popular Indian Ocean restaurant in West Cliff had opened a sister restaurant, Indian Lounge, on Old Christchurch Road.

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Divine lunch at Du Vin

11:00am Friday 23rd July 2010

HOTEL du Vin is a tremendous asset to Poole. Smart but in a completely relaxed and friendly way, it proved the perfect fit for the town’s former Mansion House and even though its primary focus is providing accommodation, there’s plenty of opportunity for locals to enjoy it.

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Asiana's worth breaking the diet for

12:20pm Friday 16th July 2010

Looking for a good Friday takeaway? Tuck into an Indian from this Wimborne gem, says Allyson Howden

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World-class cuisine at the Montagu Arms

11:00am Wednesday 14th July 2010

FOOD tourism is big business these days. The waiting list for the newly named best restaurant in the world (Noma, in Denmark) now stretches well into 2012.

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All ship-shape at the Ship in Distress

1:30pm Friday 9th July 2010

THESE days you can find dozens of pubs dressed up as restaurants purporting to serve fine food but failing miserably (and often at the expense of the drinks side of their business).

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A touch of French flair at Isabels in Parkston

12:00pm Friday 2nd July 2010

FROM its gold lettering and dark curved windows, Isabels has a mysterious appearance amid Ashley Cross’s other dining experiences.

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Superb pub food at the Oak Inn, Bank, near Lyndhurst

12:11pm Tuesday 22nd June 2010

WHILING away a sunny evening in a beer garden is a favourite pastime of mine, so with this in mind I hotfooted it to the Oak Inn with my girlfriend last Wednesday to catch the final rays of the day.

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Made to order menu at Bengal Paradise hits the spot

10:00am Thursday 17th June 2010

THE best take-away curries are always the impromptu ones, so with nothing defrosted and the day before’s pasta-bake looking decidedly un-alluring, it was time to dig out the most recent menu to have popped on to our doormat.

Atlantic restaurant perfect for a pop-in

11:00am Wednesday 16th June 2010

I’d driven past this recently opened restaurant, just outside Poole’s town centre, on a number of occasions and had been highly intrigued. So one evening I decided to head over to Poole and put it to the test.