The Castle Inn

Lovely pub, perfect place to stop for lunch on our way home from Studland. Varied menu with lots of choice, staff were really friendly too. Dog friendly with a big garden.

Dropped in at 12.15 on off the chance of Sunday lunch on Easter Sunday! They had no bookings. There was only one table of 8 diners. Within the hour it was packed. My wife had chicken I had the roast beef, both really good portions and good quality. Good beer choice. Wonderful old pub. Good car park.

First night in Corfe we thought we'd try the closest pub to our Airbnb. How lucky were we! Oozing rustic charm, it was exactly the atmosphere I want from a pub. Stone walls, a fire in the hearth and well kept ale. Food was good too; simple, plentiful and well cooked. The only time for two people to eat was 5.45pm which tells you everything. Just one minor niggle....why do they never give you enough custard. Would recommend.

Having been recommend this pub, we were less than impressed with the food, service and hygiene. What was listed as tail on langoustines, turned out to be 10 pieces of deep fried scampi from Tesco, when pointed out, there was no recognition or offer of compensation. Staff were not at all engaged, did not provide menus till asked or offer desserts. Both staff looked like they wanted to be elsewhere. There was no soap in either male or female toilets and the staff were using the customer toilets, what does this say about hygiene? When this was pointed out it appeared obvious that they were aware , but nothing was done. There was no evidence of there being any soap present for some time. Maybe we caught it on an off night, but we would doubt the authenticity of all the 5* reviews. Approach with caution !

I found this pub as I was looking for the number 40 bus stop back to Poole from Corfe Castle. I had a 35 minute wait until I stopped in for a cup of tea and could not believe my luck. This place is as old as the rest of the village and authentic top to bottom. The tea was delicious and they served it in a sweet little ceramic pot. The staff was funny and so were the locals hanging out and chatting. One offered to take this picture of me as I roamed around like an obnoxious American taking pictures of the fireplaces and the beams and the floors and the furniture and the picnic tables out back. What a gem! They're about 1/4 mile out of the main village, but more than worth it.

Fabulous in every respect, our (home cooked) meals were absolutely great and very reasonably priced, great selection of beers, and the owners and staff were lovely. After our really poor experience a few days earlier at a different establishment in the centre of Corfe (see my other reviews) this was just wonderful, in future we will not even consider going anywhere else in Corfe for food or drinks! Thank you 😁👍👍

We stayed in the village for the last week of April 2023. Terribly bad of me to be composing a review this late. We were a short walk from the pub so it soon became our local. The food and service was consistently excellent! There were always interesting specials available. The next time we hop across the pond from Canada to Corfe Castle, this pub will definitely be visited again!

The best hospitality service experience i had in this year. We booked table for lunch and We had warm friendly service from Livy. 5 stars. Inside is gorgeous fireplace. Beautiful Christmas lights on, decorated, with Christmas music in background. Candle on the table with beautiful atmosphere gives feel like eating in real medieval castle .The food was so delicious, mouthwatering. We had a turkey roast with vegetables, fish and chips and pasta with tomato sauce and basil. Home made tatar sauce. Will come again definitely.