The Old Thatch

We had a really lovely meal. We chose vegan steak just for trying something different, and it was very nice. Staff very friendly and helpful. Good beers.

Incredible, couldn't fault a single thing. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the food and the atmosphere. The staff are so kind and welcoming. We will all be returning and recommending to others.

Fun night including a great meal and we won the weekly quiz as well.

Staff were very friendly and attentive. Food was very nice.

Very cosy, friendly staff, good food, delicious desserts. Plenty of parking

We went on a Thursday lunchtime, and therefore only a few tables taken.

A family meal and we had a great time. The food is always good and the service is excellent. The atmosphere is great. I can’t recommend it enough.

Excellent food, great pub and brilliant staff. All round 5 stars

Nice food and excellent service and would definitely go back .

Fantastic meal, attentive staff, overall a really lovely evening we will be back!

Memorable welcome, superb service and excellent food experience. Susan of Christchurch.

Great place Enthusiastic service This is my second visit and once again me and my partners weren’t keen on the food . This time was the cavery, everything dripping in grease and veg unwashed so gritty ( this has been the case both times I’ve visited and with different dishes ) . Also stone cold within 20 seconds of serving. Otherwise it may of been a nice cavery as far as caverys go. My partner couldn’t eat his unfortunately.

Great food, great staff, we’ll definitely go back there again

Great food and service thanks . Love the black Rock cooking

Disappointing visit. Noisy as it was quiz night - our mistake as we didn't realise the amount of background noise this would generate. Item from the specials menu that 2 of our group wanted to order was not available. Dish containing chorizo sausage was overcooked and dry. Chorizo was burnt ( I think the fashionable term is caramelized !) and whole dish would have benefited from a sauce / gravy. Seafood grill contained a piece of salmon, 2 prawns and a leathery piece of haddock . Chips were soggy and fairly tasteless ! However the battered fish was tasty as was Hunters Chicken. Puddings were expensive at £6.25 for very small portions. Sticky toffee pudding was more like cake, very dry and appeared to be lacking any toffee sauce. Only sugar free drink available was diet coke. Don't think we shall be returning in a hurry even though the price of the sticky toffee pudding was deducted from the bill.

Warm welcome. Good menu. Good quality food. Good value. Thank you.

Amazing Carvery! The meat was perfectly cooked and the servings were generous. Desserts are from the main menu and very tasty!

Amazing food with great service at an affordable price. Will 100% be back when we are next down this way.

Great meal today. Thanks for having us! Lovely stuff Proper job Let’s be having you

Had an excellent lunch, all staff friendly and extremely helpful. and food was exceptional.

Love the food especially all the GF starters and puddings.

Service was a bit slow even though we were one of the first tables seated. My seafood grill was a bit dry. Waitresses were polite and pleasant.

Unfortunately despite a second try, the roast was again, not very hot, especially the vegetables. it was a disappointing lunch for Mothers day. The parsnips as served whole so were cooked only at one end. I don't know what the carrots are cooked in but they didn't look very appetising. We did mention it to the lovely waitress, but had no feedback. its a shame as we love the place and the main meals are very good , but I can see why they were not very busy last Sunday when it used to be full every week - the price has increased to £14.95 per head - which is quite a lot for a carvery so this may be the reason, and if cold, this adds to the lower rating. I will return to support this lovely pub with great staff and they accept dogs, but not on a Sunday for now.

Family meal to celebrate mother's day staff friendly food lovely and nice and hot

The food was very good but i have to say the waitress who served us was amazing. Always had a smile on her face, was helpful and happy to please. Would definitely recommend!

Very pleasant staff. Nicely presented and tasty meal. Cosy setting.

Very slow service but food was tasty once we received it.

Three carveries and one calves liver - all excellent. Will definitely visit again soon.

Great food, friendly atmosphere. Could be a little quicker with service.

Disorganised staff, slow to order, long wait for drinks, burnt potatoes at the carvery, lack of vegetables, very average quality carvery. Disappointed, would not recommend carvery.

A very pleasant experience with good food and friendly staff

Had a lovely time for my birthday meal. Thank you.

Two of our party had the carvary and complained the vegetables were under cooked. Service was a bit slow however the restaurant was busy. The rest of the party ate off the menu and really enjoyed our food.

Great new food and service since the change of ownership

Great to have fresh good tasting food , although the pudding were a little dry.

Great service and good. Good value and nice environment. Coming back soon.

First time we have been there we will go again all good happy lunch.

Overall a great experience, couldn't fault it. Good Food Great Staff

Excellent new carvery set up & hot plates so food didn't get cold while eating. Very friendly staff too.

Had the black rock steak meals. Steak was superb and very good value for money. Would have like steak brought out raw to cook from scratch ourselves (as we like it rare) but apparently they are not allowed to do that (H&S) which is a shame. Nice atmosphere in pub. Pub was quite busy servicing the grills. We will be regular visitors for the Blackrock Grill.

Absolutely amazing black rock grill.excellant service. Friendly staff good cider

A really great experience. Food was delicious and dining area not overcrowded. Will definitely return.

fantastic food, great service and tables were well presented for a Valentine's Day special

Lovely atmosphere with super staff and very delicious food. Worth every penny. Would definitely go again. Not too crowded but plenty of tables full to make a super evening.

seated towards the rear off the restaurant and could not hear the live music which i though a shame other than that the service was good

Fantastic food Great service and very friendly Lovely decor of traditional English pub Live music playing but not loud so you can talk without shouting Highly recommended

Fantastic food Great service and very friendly Lovely decor of traditional English pub Live music playing but not loud so you can talk without shouting Highly recommended

We had a lovely evening meal at The Old Thatch the food was great and the service was very good, definitely will return to The Old Thatch soon

four of us went to the old thatch {near the Ferndown Trading Estate} As we had been advised to try it, we were pleasantly surprised...…. It was proper food NOT the synthetic reconstituted meat you are often served up on carveries' GOOD FOOD GOOD SERVICE EXCELLENT VALUE Keep it up We'll be back

Had a really great meal there with the family tonight; excellent food, lively atmosphere and very good food. Glad we found it, thanks google maps!

Very friendly service from a family run restaurant which has an excellent menu. Standard of cuisine is excellent. The premises have not been messed with & retains its character.