Lulworth Cove Inn

Came for Sunday lunch as I had a great lunch her a few years ago and knowing we were returning for a day out I was excited to eat here again. I honestly wish I had tried somewhere else. Booked ahead and got table quickly when arrived. The tall blonde young waitress who was serving our table was lovely very smiley and friendly. Five stars to her. Unfortunately they had no Pork left at 2pm. So I ordered the beef. Extremely disappointed and very very overpriced for what you get. I honestly was shocked. The peas and red cabbage looked very old and shrivelled. There was three peas to which I commented, light heartedly to another girl who brought the plates over "do I only get three peas" she commented back "there under the meat". So I now have 9 shriveled peas and cabbage. The roast potatoes out of three, one was old and rock solid, another was about the size of a Brussels sprout in half and one tasty. A male water came over and I mentioned to him is this normal for £22. And he said "what do you want". "Do you want more peas" This took me aback a little and I just answered yes please. The second girl returned with a fresh bowl of veg which look colourful and tasty. Nothing like the shrivelled veg on the plate. When she put them down she rudely said "there you go if you'd asked politely". I was shocked and so was the first waitress. I'm grateful they they brought out fresh veg but this experience was terrible for the premium price. Your paying for location not a quality product. Thankyou to the polite friendly blonde waitress you were an asset but definitely would not return or recommend anymore. I have two photos which hopefully show the pitiful state of the lunch we were served for over £22 (I had pulled the veg from under the lukewarm beef) and the second they fresh veg in the bowl. Fair it doesn't have gravy on it but wow the difference in quality is ridiculous. Oh and the gravy well let's say watery

I rang the hotel the previous evening to double check that parking in the Lulworth Cove carpark was covered by the hotel. I was passed on the phone three times to someone who told me I should have received an email to apply for a parking permit. When I arrived at the inn the staff seemed disinterested and unwelcoming. They asked for my email to send me the parking permit information which cost £5 and was a convoluted process. I had a meal at the inn - a burger - which had lots of hard gristly bits but cost £18. I noted that the information in the room said that the staff slept upstairs. Around 6.30am the next morning I was woken by voices upstairs and the sound of toilets flushing and a fair amount of noise for about an hour. When I commented on this at reception they said there was no-one above me or in the room next door to me and implied that I'd imagined it and said the staff did not sleep above me. The room itself was excellent, lovely decor and a comfortable bed.

Perfectly located pub/hotel in the centre of Lulworth Cove. Beautiful spotlessly clean room with view of the Cove, bed was very comfy too. Food was great breakfast and evening meal and the staff work incredibly hard to provide a welcoming and attentive service.

Nice location. Captive customer as there is no other reason to visit apart from the beach. Disinterested staff. Rediculousy over priced drinks. £11.50 for a glass of wine and £7 for a pint of lager. The 2nd highest we have paid for the same drinks in the UK this year!!

Waited an hour for starters, and finally got our mains an hour and a half after we arrived. Soup served with cheap white bread and terrine contained peas instead of capers and was served with a panini rather than melba toast. Goats cheese was a bit flavourless and chicken was dry. Warm welcome when we arrived but it quickly went downhill. Will not be back.