Al Molo Dorchester

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   Gavin

   Dorset

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Thoroughly enjoyed our meal. Staff were attentive and polite. Food was amazing and very well presented. Overall highly recommend Al Molo.
   

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   claire

   Dorset

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Another lovely meal, staff are all so friendly and we really enjoy our visits
   

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   Gill

   Newcastle

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 11, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Relaxing dog friendly restaurant. We were in a small upstairs room with 3 tables, all occupied. Attentive staff. We both had a fish dish which we found very salty ( not just the capers) - we use very little salt at home. Fish dish was beautifully cooked. We would definitely come again when in the area.
   

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   Sue

   VIP

   Dorset

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 9, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lovely well presented dishes. Friendly and effecient staff. Can't wait to visit again.
   

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   Steve

   London

   43 reviews

   4.0

   43 reviews

   Dined on January 8, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Quiet lunchtime sitting, only three other tables for two in use. Fixed price lunch menu had good choice and great value. Simple presentation, but chicken roulade starter, seafood risotto, and tiramisu were all tasty. Slight criticism was £8 for mix veg side dish was very poor value - small portion of pepper, aubergine and courgette. Compared to the rest of the cooking this was disappointing.
   

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   Miss

   Hampshire

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 4, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Great fish and seafood. One of the finest fish tasting menus I've ever had. The attention to detail, presentation and flavor was amazing...the tasting menu was great value for £80
   

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   Nigel

   London

   18 reviews

   5.0

   18 reviews

   Dined on January 3, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This is the best dining experience I have had in a very long time. It was made really good by the consummate professional that was our server. It was so nice to have a bottle of wine properly presented, to have a good discussion about the menu with knowledgeable recommendations. He was excellent. The food was very nice. The menu is varied and interesting. The prices are very reasonable. An absolute gem of a restaurant.
   

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   Ann

   Dorset

   5 reviews

   3.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on December 31, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   This visit was because the Owner had kindly asked us to return with a discount off our food as our previous dining experience had been below standard. Unfortunately, although the food was good, the service was appalling. Nobody greets you when you enter, we waited at least 10 minutes to be asked if we wanted a drink, a second drink was not offered until we asked. There were plenty of staff but, again, no-one assigned to a particular table. There was an air of chaos about the place. Our food arrived in a timely manner. The bill was wrong and had to be corrected and when we left not one staff member said goodbye or offered any parting words even on New Years Eve.We dine out a lot and this restaurant could be vastly improved by attentive and we'll trained staff. It was noticeable that if you were a "regular" you were treated quite differently. Unfortunately, an excellent kitchen is being let down by staff who are unorganised and not interested in providing a top-notch dining experience.
   

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   Jon

   Cornwall

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 31, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was outstanding - the rabbit, and lamb were both superb, the lamb was falling off the bone and the flavour was second to none. All of the food was a credit to the chef and their team. The cocktails (margarita/ negoroni/ espresso martinis) all perfectly made and delicious. Cannot fault anything tonight. The staff were super friendly, and attentive, even on what appeared to be a busy night (new year's eve). Cannot recommend al molo enough.
   

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    Caren

    Dorset

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 31, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    We had the 8 course Assigne menu which was amazing. We enjoyed every course. The staff were very helpful, polite and knowledgeable.
    

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