The Priory Hotel

Visited midweek for lunch in January. Staff very welcoming especially 2 waiters in restaurant. Limited choice on menu and only one vegetarian main . Food quality was ok . However main concern was restaurant temperature was cold when “under floor “ heating was turned on it took about an hour to warm up to a comfortable level. Great venue , for warm days . Food ok , value for money questionable. Limited menu choice & n o choice for vegetarians

Stayed at the Heron suite overlooking the river. Separate lounge area, large bathroom and well fitted bedroom. Lounge opened onto a terrace on the banks of the river, ideal setting with a bottle of champagne. Evening meal at the restaurant with friends celebrating their wedding anniversary was superb. Service was quick and efficient, all courses were really good,especially the enormous cheese board.

Superb experience having the festive lunch at The Priory today. Easy parking in hotel car park through gates. Warmly welcomed into the hotel. Enjoyed pre lunch drinks in the lovely lounge by the roaring fire. The dining room itself is beautifully appointed and has an incredible setting by the hotel gardens overlooking the river. The dinner itself was excellent. My Mulled Wine Poached Pear and Shakespeare Brie Double Baked Soufflé was amazing. The Fillet of Beef Wellington was probably the best main course (English food) I’ve ever had. Excellent service throughout which was attentive yet unobtrusive, courteous and smart yet helped us feel relaxed and not rushed. Thank you Cristian and all the staff (compliments to the outstanding chef) for a very special lunch, we will return. Highly recommend.

Just occasionally you stumble across a really special hotel to stay. Stunningly beautiful historic building in wonderful setting, fabulous food and well trained polite and super professional staff. It was like being in a wonderful country house and amazingly relaxing without any corporate feel to it. Nothing was to much trouble and all with charm. My wife and I are fortunate to have stayed in many quality hotels but this is without doubt one of the best and worthy of a special effort to visit. So many are costly and don’t deliver but the priory does. Wareham is sadly a tired town like so many these days but the hotel sits in the river in a most wonderful setting. Thank you for a really fabulous 2 night stay and a return in the summer will definitely happen when we can enjoy the lovely garden and river. As somebody who rarely leaves a review it’s a testimony that I have taken the trouble to do so!

The view from the restaurant was stunning and the Sunday lunch was delicious. The staff were all very welcoming and attentive. Lily couldn't have been more helpful . All in all we had a lovely afternoon and would certainly be visiting again.

We had lunch in the main restaurant with a beautiful view of the gardens and river. Both the food and service were excellent. Christian’s burst into song to my husband joined in then by the whole restaurant was a birthday treat for my husband. Highly recommend the venue and special thanks to Christian and Lucinda for exceptional service and making our birthday lunch special.