Harbour Inn

Dorset


A flower-framed, beachside verandah, smart but snug interior and some of the best bistro–pub grub in town – the bouillabaisse is suitably intense.

Specials might span hake and scallops; or crab and lobster salad – all from Lyme Bay.


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