The Anvil Inn

I stayed here with my husband for 2 nights on a business trip and was so impressed with this lovely Inn which is run by the owners Karl and Zuzanna. We stayed in one of the most recently refurbished rooms and it was beautiful. Our room was a really good size and absolutely immaculate with a large comfy bed, loads of storage for clothes ( you could easily stay for at least a week and put everything away that you have brought with you). The bathroom had a large shower and free standing bath, and again was immaculate. My husband had stayed the week before for 5 nights in another room and found it to be very comfortable and roomy, and our work crew that stayed also found their rooms the same, hence why we returned this last week. The evening menu is small but there is also a Specials menu. Over the course of our stays we tried almost everything on the menu and you couldn’t fault it. Personally I have to recommend the fish and chips; very tasty haddock (locally caught and bought at Poole Harbour) in the most amazingly light batter that I have ever tasted. I tried the Pheasant casserole from the Specials and it was very good. Breakfast is cooked to order and again it’s really very good. As we had to get to work early on the morning that we left Karl made us a continental breakfast to take with us 👍. Karl and Zuzanna were so warm and welcoming and nothing was too much trouble for them. We are planning to stay again in the spring but it will be for a relaxing few days to explore the local area. Thank you guys for your lovely hospitality 😊

We were visiting family in the area & stayed for 2 nights. The Inn looks very attractive from the roadside with a good car park & outside seating areas for all weathers. Inside the Inn is full of character with a public bar & dining rooms. The welcome was friendly & breakfast arrangements were given. The stairways have low ceilings, so mind your head! The room was quite small & the double bed took up most of the space. The en-suite was adequate & everything was spotless. The food was excellent, both breakfast & evening. All staff friendly & nothing too much trouble. ** (Only issue, the paint on the bedroom walls could do with a refresh, looking a bit tired)

Haven't finished my stay yet - very impressed so far. The place is lovely, rooms comfy and clean, and breakfast spot on. The staff have been friendly and helpful and have gone the extra mile. We also had woodfired pizzas last night - really good.

I love Thai green curry so ordered the Thai green curry here was absolutely disgusting. The chicken was rubbery and the sauce was like a watery like chip curry sauce. I was So disappointed, service was great but I'm afraid It doesn't make up for the bad food. I'm afraid I won't be visiting here again.

Can't believe the prices. £5.00 for a pint of diet coke! We had a lunchtime ciabatta each and a pint of diet cke and it was £31 ! It used to be a very good pub but those prices are ridiculous and we won't be going back.

We arrived and entered the building to eat a simple main course and dessert for lunch on a 1pm sitting, there were four of us one of whom is gluten and nut intolerant. The meals were good honest food, slightly weird on the roast potato in that they tasted like they had been spinkled lightly with garlic powder, and everything was served with a large yorkshire pudding even the Cranberry and Brie Wellington. The desserts were ok, although the crumble tasted very over sweet to one of us and that put them off finishing it and the price was reasonable in that for 4 mains and 4 desserts plus drinks it was a shade over £100. If we are in the area again then yes we would eat there again.