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From morning coffee to harbour-side seafood and memorable evening meals, discover our favourite local places.
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Our Favourite Places to Eat & Drink
Our Favourite Places to Eat & Drink
One of the pleasures of staying at Drift House is being just a short walk (within easy reach) from Weymouth's vibrant harbour, independent cafés, traditional pubs and excellent seafood restaurants.
These are the places we return to time and again - and happily recommend to our guests.
⭐ Our personal favourites are marked with a star.
☀️ Start Your Day
☀️ Start Your Day
A perfect start to your day.
☕ Weymouth Bay Coffee Co ★
📍1.0 mile • 18 min walk
A relaxed waterfront café serving excellent coffee.
Why we love it
✓ Fantastic harbour views
✓ Great coffee
✓ Friendly staff
✓ Lovely outdoor seating
Perfect before exploring the harbour.
Best for
Morning coffee • Light breakfast • Watching the boats
💙 Drift House Tip
Visit before 10am to enjoy a quieter atmosphere and the best choice of outdoor tables.
☕ Custom House Café
📍Harbour
✓ Excellent breakfast
✓ Harbour views
✓ Fresh pastries
✓ Relaxed atmosphere
💙Drift House Tip
If the weather is nice, grab a takeaway coffee and enjoy a stroll around Weymouth Harbour before the crowds arrive.
🦀 Fresh Dorset Seafood
🦀 Fresh Dorset Seafood
The taste of Dorset's coast.
🦞 Crab House Café ★
One of Dorset's best seafood restaurants.
✓ Local seafood
✓ Waterfront location
✓ Worth booking ahead
Best for
Special occasions.
🐟 Catch at The Old Fish Market
✓ Harbour views
✓ Fresh fish
✓ Excellent seafood platters
✓ Lovely atmosphere
🍩 Bennett's Fish & Chips
Classic seaside fish & chips.
Best enjoyed sitting on the beach watching the sea.
🍦 Ice Cream & Sweet Treats
🍦 Ice Cream & Sweet Treats
Because holidays deserve ice cream.
🍦 Rossi's Ice Cream ★
A Weymouth institution.
No visit is complete without one.
Our favourite
Honeycomb
or
Mint Choc Chip.
Don't miss...
Enjoy your ice cream while strolling along the Esplanade or sitting on the harbour wall watching the boats.
🍷 Evening Drinks & Pubs
🍷 Evening Drinks & Pubs
Relax as the harbour comes alive.
🍺 The Black Dog
Our favourite traditional pub.
✓ Friendly
✓ Great atmosphere
✓ Local ales
🍸 The George Bar
🍸 Cocktails with a View
Modern cocktails.
Lovely terrace.
Great sunset drinks.
🍷 Hall's Kitchen
Wine.
Small plates.
Excellent food.
⭐ Our Top 5 Recommendations
⭐ Our Top 5 Recommendations
Weymouth Bay Coffee Co.
Crab House Café
Catch at the Old Fish Market
Rossi's Ice Cream
The Black Dog
💙 If you only visit five places during your stay, we'd happily recommend these.
⭐ Worth Booking Ahead
⭐ Worth Booking Ahead
Our favourite restaurants for birthdays, anniversaries or a memorable evening.
🍽 Crab House Café
🍽 Catch at Old Fish Market
🍽 The George
🍽 Hall's Kitchen
💡 Reservations are recommended, especially during weekends and school holidays.
🍽️ Local Specialities
🍽️ Local Specialities
If you've never visited Dorset before, try...
🐟 Fresh Dorset crab
🦪 Local seafood
🍺 Palmers Ale
🍦 Rossi's Ice Cream
🧁 Dorset Apple Cake
🧀 Dorset Blue Vinny Cheese
💙 Elaine & Weng's Favourite Meal
💙 Elaine & Weng's Favourite Meal
If we had one evening in Weymouth...
☕ Coffee at Weymouth Bay Coffee Co.
🚶Walk around the harbour.
🍽️ Crab House Café for dinner.
🍦 Rossi's Ice Cream.
🌇 Sunset walk along the Esplanade.
💙 Local Tip
💙 Local Tip
Weymouth Harbour comes alive in the early evening. We often recommend enjoying dinner overlooking the water, then taking a gentle stroll along the harbour after sunset - it's one of our favourite ways to spend an evening.
Continue Exploring
Continue Exploring
There's always a little more of Weymouth to discover.
Arrive, unwind, and let the tide set the pace.
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