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Iwerne Minster, Iwerne Minster DT11 8QN, England
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The Talbot
3.5 of 5 stars 17 Reviews
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Dorset England
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Birthday lunch but not good enough!”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 September 2011
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We decided to go to The Talbot as we thought it would be a bit special. It is a pleasant pub and the bar staff were polite and welcoming. We ordered two crab and prawn salads and a portion of chips. We were brought a glass of this salad and queried that it was a main course as it looked like a starter. We were reassured that it was main size but the new(?) waitress went to check. The chef said he hadn't seen that she had written main and put a bit more on top. My husband wanted to leave but we had drinks to finish and I thought there might be more crab etc. It was bland and NOT what we would consider a main course. If we hadn't ordered chips we would have been hungry. Our mood was dismal by then and we just wanted to leave when we should have been celebrating my husband's birthday. We offered to pay for a starter but, to their credit, we were not charged for the food. The management of the pub need to review some food items. They serve good quality meat from a local butcher which one would expect to pay a bit more for BUT some items like Risotto £16 and our salads for £11 seem very overpriced for a pub especially if they don't come with any chips/potatoes/bread etc. .

  • Stayed September 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“Lovely stay at friendly Inn”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 June 2011
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Had a lovely sinlge night at the Talbot Inn prior to a wedding in the area. Rooms were lovely, 2 owners very friendly and accommodating - let us check out late as we needed get ready for a wedding.

Would recommend.

Chris
Doncaster

  • Stayed June 2011
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Woking, United Kingdom
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“A pub with great rooms and very good food”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2011

Bed & Breakfast pub providing good size clean bedrooms with very comfortable bed
Very good " Bistro pub " food with reasonable selection of beers and wines
Good breakfast, but could do with a breakfast menu Enjoyed our stay

  • Stayed March 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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London, United Kingdom
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“Balls-up in Blandford”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 August 2010
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Pretty village, with windows proudly displaying Michelin and Alastair Sawday stickers, two starving out-of-towners wooed. Decor's pleasant enough, if a little bland, and the dining room's empty but it's early and the menu looks good: pea and mint risotto, lamb shoulder and sweetbreads, confit of duck. 'I've smuggled you some bread from the kitchen," the waitress - who's lovely, no complaints there - says. "We used to offer it for free but we don't any more." Hmm. Still, here comes the food. Uh-oh. A mass of sticky green starch, purporting to be risotto, minus the pea shoots - "We're out of those, sorry" - accompanied by some disconcertingly browning carrots and overcooked green beans. My lamb - at £15 - makes me want to cry. It's been inexplicably shredded, packed into a little pattie and comes with a grim underside of charcoal that definitely wasn't on the menu. Apparently this place, which seems so perfectly placed to deliver, has lost its chef. It certainly shows.

  • Stayed August 2010
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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“Very good value”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2010

The Talbot is best described as a country pub with rooms rather than a hotel, but don’t be put off staying there because of that, my wife and I went there for a two night weekend break and will be certainly returning.
The proprietors and staff are very friendly and welcoming, the restaurant serves really good quality food, the wine list is fairly small but represents outstanding value, they have an excellent Sauvignon Blanc.
We have nothing bad to say about the Talbot, our only advice is that if you are planning to dine there on a Saturday night it might be wise to book a table in advance

  • Stayed November 2009, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Iwerne Minster, Iwerne Minster DT11 8QN, England
Price range (per night):* INR7,189 - 12,038

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