Sunday best for a roast in a glorious garden

RESTAURANT REVIEW Pymore Inn Bridport

By John Clements, chef at The Olive Tree, Bridport

While inside tables here are bookable, outside is a complete gamble – first come, first served. The odds of getting a table weren’t good – the weather was warm. I have so many wonderful al fresco memories with some of my favourite peeps here. And it’s Sunday…no way I’m gonna be able to rustle up a roast with what’s left in the fridge if this bet goes south… Fingers crossed. A leisurely 25-minute stroll from Bridport town centre, the inn sits aside Dorset

TASTY TREATS: The Sunday roast and, right, the chocolate brownie at the Pymore Inn fields covered (in late May) with radiant buttercups and the footpath there with fluttering summer swifts, bathed in Queen Anne’s Lace and Devil’s Tongues. We arrived to find a few free tables – jackpot!

On the Sunday menu were four roasts, chicken, beef, pork and nut. Four starters too – soup, gravlax, hummus and burrata. We

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Mon-Tues 9am-4pm, Weds-Sat 9am-9pm 01308 chose pork and chicken. Both were served with a gargantuan Yorkshire pudding, veg and roasties. Unfussy, well cooked, moist and warm, just perfect. English chefs take roasts very seriously. It’s just a fact. I’d wager that the chefs who work here do too. The garden area is lovely. If gardens can have vibes then this has a good one. The tables and chairs are perfectly spaced and very sturdy. There’s a fire pit, an outside kitchen, a bar and a covered tent if the heavens decide to open. All in all an idyllic place to be on a warm summery Sunday afternoon. Surprisingly there were five puddings to choose from, banana, coconut and lime fritters, brûlée cheesecake (interesting hybrid), sticky toffee, chocolate brownie and yes – a cheeseboard. We shared the brownie. I urge you not to share the brownie. It was an unctuous, rich chocolate hit. There was a clash of spoons. Please gamble responsibly and have a cheeky punt on the Pymore Inn.