The Ropemakers — Restaurant in England

Went with friends who had been a few times before and liked it, sadly there was due to be live music on (we weren't told about this when booking) and they closed the kitchen early without telling us when we arrived or while we were there, we just saw the shutter come down and realised we wouldn't be getting dessert :( Food wasn't bad but we had an issue with the portion size of 2 identical dishes being quite different and the staff really struggled to resolve it until we pushed, all it took was a handful more chips! We didn't make a public fuss or a scene but had to speak to several people to get it sorted. Our waiter told us we'd have to go up to the bar and tell them! Had to keep asking him to get someone to come to the table, he was more interested in larking about and jumping off the stairs, he was dismissive and almost rude. We were trying to eat our dinner so didn't want to get up ideally and shouldn't have had to Food took a long time to arrive too, we seem to have been forgotten as we were the last ones to get served (after 2 tables who arrived after us) even though our dishes weren't complex We may try again but will make sure there isn't an event...

Tonight was our first visit to The Ropemakers. My wife and I are on holiday in Weymouth and we arranged to meet up with some family who live locally for a meal. And wow what a fantastic meal we all had! The portions were very generous and real value for money! I had the steak and ale pie special, which came with mash and a side dish full of fresh vegetables, and it was absolutely delicious! My wife and her 2 cousins all had the scampi and they were all impressed with it and enjoyed it greatly. The desserts were also yummy too, my wife and I both had apple and rhubarb crumble which was deliciously tart! The 2 ladies sampled the treacle tart and the sticky toffee pudding all served with custard, which I have to say would be my only criticism is that there wasn't enough of it, as it was served in a rather small milk type jug. But overall the entire meal was absolutely fantastic and we will most definitely be back next time we're in the area...

Had the pleasure of going to the Ropemakers for a midweek lunch. It was a freezing cold day, but lovely and cosy in the bar. We ordered the soup special, which was roasted pepper soup with fresh soda bread, and a side of garlic chips. The service and attention to detail of all the staff was first rate. The food arrived, took about 15 minutes. And the bowls were nice and hot as was the soup, the flavour was pretty much perfect, slight kick of chilli, and a deep mix of flavours, really good. The bread was fresh and a generous portion with butter. And our side of garlic chips were as the soup was, lovely and hot, with a nice garlic mayonnaise and seasoning. We opted for coffee after our food, which was served in nice big mugs and also nice and hot. All and all we had a great meal, which we both agreed was also good value for money. Thank you chef for the great food, and the staff for their first...