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Reviews of The Oak at Dewlish

3.5 out of 5
The Oak at Dewlish
The Oak at Dewlish, Dorchester, England

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 58 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 40 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 105 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 105 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Julia

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Derek

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice pub
Nice clean room. Super comfy bed. TV not so good. Food excellent pub grub.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good honest place.
No nonsense, tradional, small and friendly. Good breakfast. A little out of the way but relaxing for that. Staff efficient and welcoming.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Luke

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
One night business stay
Very nice village type pub, very nice evening menu, & food pleasant staff, although it says breakfast at 8-30 , they will do an earlier breakfast if you ask, parking may be an issue, as it’s on road, outside the pub , there is a small car park to the rear via a very narrow entrance, otherwise all good,
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
I cant speak highly enough of our stay at the oak at dewlish. This is classic old village pub, the atmosphere is very local and welcoming. Really nice countryside around. The rooms felt like they were newly refurbished in a nice way and very comfortable. Really nice for the price point. The food is very good, classic pub grub and a good breakfast
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Martin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Andy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful experience
The hotel and staff were excellent. The hotel is off the beaten track a little way from Dorchester - but well worth the effort and drive. The staff can’t do enough to make your stay as comfortable as possible. Excellent breakfast also.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Accommodation and breakfast was ok if basic. Staff were friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cathy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Oak is a complete "find". Lovely place, great room, breakfast brilliant - I will stay here again (if I can!)
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Raymond

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nicer place for get away
this country pub has excellent food we had diner and breakfast there was alot in there and only the chief and one girl behind bar that i see i did see another lady bring out some food the same chief cooked breakfast served and cleared tables all with no problem.He should told how good he was.the walls in the room are a little thin but it was only one night so no problem i would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Carole

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Frances

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't be put off by first imp. It's good!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

john

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Debbie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

2/10 Terrible

Elliot

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Closed when arrived...AGAIN
After driving for 14 hrs that day all i wanted was a couple of beers and a hot meal before bed.Pulled up to find the place in Darkness and was told they dont open on a monday.Said i could stay as was 7 oclock but no drink/Meal etc. Had to drive 40 mins back to Dorchester to get a take away. Breakfast is between 8.30 and 9.30 which is far to late for the average working man.. Left at 7.30 after paying £70 for the night. With hindsight i would slept in my van and saved my money. My worst hotel experience in 6 years of staying away weekly. This has also happened to another review that i have noticed so this really shouldnt have happen again unless it was deliberate... Not Impressed
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lesley

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nothing was too much trouble really looked after us
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

4/10 Poor

James

Business traveller
Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Not on a monday
Everything was closed,
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Clive, Hemel Hempstead

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good place to stay, with friendly, helpful staff. Food was excellent too!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great for a one night stop over
A little pub in the middle of nowhere really so don’t expect to walk out for a meal anywhere or to see much than a few country lanes, but the pub does meals which are quite good. It did what we needed as a stop off on a longer trip. They have just 3 rooms above the pub so expect a bit of noise until about midnight from those playing pool and drinking directly below you. After midnight it was very quiet once the pub closed, nothing around you to make any noise although the laminate flooring outside the rooms in the hall was noisy when other guests got up early. Slightly dirty in places but overall ok (doors, corner of bathroom). Breakfast was great and the service very good and quick.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property could do with a bit more renovation, but the atmosphere of the pub was real country and welcoming
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely
Great stay. Whole place very friendly. Even the cows that walked down the lane to the dairy were very friendly
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly staff, good food, comfortable rooms. Good atmosphere in the bar with a wide range of age groups. Dark skies area, opportunity to see the stars on a cloudless night.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Characterful & atmospheric pub
A nice pub in the country. Outside facade was tired but inside it had character was friendly and atmosphere. Apparently the chef was on holiday which explained the slow service at dinner but we only learnt this in the morning and were frustrated waiting without an explaination. The food was very nice when it came though. The room was clean & comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Alice

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Out of the way with Comfort
Very Friendly welcome, lovely evening meal attentive service.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Isaac

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

John

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice little pub
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Nicolas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simple and charming
Lovely pub and room small but nice and practical. Wish we’d had diner there, food seemed nice. Great breakfast. Simple place but not disapointing.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short overnight stay
Friendly pub stay with great food. Comfortable room and very quiet
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

nick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great pub.
A good comfortable pub which we have stayed before. It did not dissapoint, the food comfort and friendliness were as good as ever. Looking forward to our next visit.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful setting
A lovely friendly hotel which, with a few little tweaks could be excellent. Overall the room was a lovely size, the bed comfy and the food excellent. Absolute silence at night with just the sound of the wind in the trees. Even the cockerel couldn't disturb you. I would be picky if i said that the lock on the door needed attention and the toilet brush needed replacing as did the bulb in the bathroom cabinet but they make the difference between good and excellent. Would go again
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Anna

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a very cute property- the quintessential English country pub with rooms attached. There are only 3 rooms, down a country lane, parking out front or behind property. Garden and backs on to fields. Restaurant meals available - some local fare. Great experience!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable, quiet, good food and good beer, with friendly service. A lovely old pub set in a pretty, very English and unspoilt village.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely old fashioned country pub with friendly staff, good food, good service and comfortable room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very welcoming staff. Lovely food. Comfortable room.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One night
One night stay over on business. Quiet room. Food in restaurant OK
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018