Weymouth and Portland
The Palm House

The Palm House

Melcombe Regis Carpark, Commercial Rd, DT4 7TZ, Weymouth and Portland, United Kingdom

Cafe • Pizza • British • Breakfast


"We visited today with our 2 young children. The 'soft play ' area is a fenced off carpeted area with a few totally filthy sofas and some toys- almost all of which are broken, missing pieces, ran out of battery, etc. Some complete puzzles are nailed to the wall, but confusingly so high up to be out of most childrens reach. Lots and lots of clearly 2nd/3rd/4th hand/ fit for the dump plastic slides, pushalongs etc, plus a small wooden playhouse with badly splintered wood and clearly visible screws. The slide on it had a large and sharp crack in the side. Needless to say we didnt stay very long. I did purchase a small item for my daughter and while waiting in the queue I heard the woman taking the order be INCREDIBLY rude to the ladies she was serving. They asked, very politely and reasonably, if a dish could be altered slightly and was told 'No. Im the cook and no way. ' They then asked for an Oasis drink. She said 'Well yeah you can get that yourself cause like I 'm pregnant! Now is that it? '. I personally worked a very physically demanding job until well into my 3rd trimester- with both children, as was my choice. If the woman serving felt that walking 8 steps to her right and opening a fridge to lift a small bottle from an elbow height shelf was physically beyond her then perhaps she needs to consider whether shes fit to be at work at all. If I 'd been spoken to that I would have cancelled the entire order (of considerable size, at over £40) and just left. Pregnant or not, there was no excuse for being that rude. Be warned, this isnt soft play- its like a graveyard for rejected, old, sad and broken toys, and its filthy. Some of the items inside looked like they hadnt even had a cursory wipe in at least 6 months! Both children will no doubt both have colds in a few days time. Avoid!"

The Red Lion

The Red Lion

33 Hope St, DT4 8TR, Weymouth and Portland, United Kingdom

Pub • Steak • Cakes • British


"We've visited Weymouth for many years always fancied trying the Red Lion. This year for the first time there was free tables outside, so finally we got to try it out. Would love to say it was worth all the waiting however I found it a poor experience that I'll not be repeating. Started off well barman who served us was polite so credit to him. Whilst having our drink there was an older lady sat at next table, her daughter arrived with her 2 children who looked around 7-10 ages. It soon became apparent that children are not permitted. That is acceptable obviously needs to be adhered too. Was is unacceptable was the manner in which the situation was handled! The poor woman was literally pounced upon immediately told children are not permitted, not told in a polite manner or quietly. The young man who spoke to her was loud in doing so, the grandmother tried to apologise explain they weren't aware. He refused to move until mom children left stared intently whilst they left. We felt embarrassed so I'm sure the ladies would have too. There are ways means to deal with situations to speak to people, this I felt was unacceptable. There is a small sign to say no children but only at the back of the beer garden not the front which is the direction they cane from. Whilst I was appalled by this I was soon be be disgusted further! The chef complete in all cooking attire cane out of the pub complete with cigarette box lighter. He proceeded to smoke at the side of the pub. Disgusting not at all good practice, pretty certain it's still a food safety guidelines breach as wearing in full cooking attire. Needless to say we soon drank up left. Can honestly say will not be returning our visit maybe shows why not so popular as in previous years. Perhaps management need to make signage clearer arrange some further training on etiquette."

The Cactus Tea Rooms Bistro

The Cactus Tea Rooms Bistro

34 The Esplanade, DT4 7PD, Weymouth and Portland, United Kingdom

Pizza • Cafés • Seafood • Asiatic


"The name of this tea room definitely stood out on the map of Weymouth! I looked it up before I came and read excellent reviews....and here's another! I was especially interested to read that they are very considerate of special diets and having had lunch here 2 days in a row during my short break, I can confirm this to be true. This tea room is very popular and it's easy to see why! It can be difficult to get a table but I was lucky on my 2 visits. You're given a very warm welcome on arrival and then you choose where you'd like to sit. It's table service here and they take payment as soon as you've finished placing your order. On my first visit, a member of staff made time to answer my questions about potential allergens in items on the menu despite it being so busy. They have a very extensive menu here. NOTE: The vegan cheese they use here is Violife. The chips are cooked separately from other menu items. The ham is from a local butcher. This information helped me make an informed decision and I was comfortably able to choose things to eat. The portions are very generous and everything was absolutely delicious! I didn't have to wait long for my order on both occasions. The tea room is in a lovely location opposite the sea front. I loved it here and I highly recommend it! I'll definitely be back should I have an opportunity to visit Weymouth again in the future. Absolutely fantastic!"

Slug Lettuce

Slug Lettuce

56-57 St Thomas Street, Weymouth DT4 8EQ, United Kingdom, Weymouth and Portland

Pub • Vegan • British • Vegetarian


"I booked a table for 10 people for Saturday 27th of January for my birthday and 2 of my friends. When we arrived the table didn’t even seat 10 people like what I booked for. We had to pull about extra chairs. I wanted to confirm the table was booked for 10 people all week and left several voicemails on the slug and lettuce phone and no one called me back. I did end up having confirmation the table was for 10 people from a friend that worked there. So never received a call back. My friend wasn’t on shift that night otherwise I’m sure our experience would have been a lot more of a positive one. She’s lovely! But the night we had was no so great, it took at least 30 mins to get a drink, food was an hour wait and people around us was complaining it was cold. One of my friends who’s birthdays if was received a free drink for their birthday but myself and my other friend didn’t. The toilets were absolutely disgusting, most of which didn’t have toilet roll and some didn’t even have a toilet seat. They was not clean either. We then asked for a cocktail tree but was told we couldn’t have it because there wasn’t enough staff to make it! There was 3 members of staff on a busy Saturday night, there should of been more staff to cater for how many bookings there clearly was. There was several other birthdays in there and were clearly struggling to serve everyone, I would understand if we just turned up but this was pre booked and therefore should of been catered for. Overall service was very slow, we was not appropriately catered for and was just disappointed as this was for my birthday and 2 of my close friends. Worse experience in there by far."