MENU SAMPLE
The dishes listed below are just examples
Vegan Tagine • Quorn & Tarragon Pie • Gammon Steak & Egg • Beer Battered Haddock
Chicken & Walnut salad • Apple & Cinnamon Crumble
Lite Bites
Soup of The Day • Pork or Not Pork Pie • Scotch Egg • Vegan Vegetable or Steak Pasty
Garlic Bread • Cheesy Garlic Bread • Cheese & Pickle Tartlet • Breaded Whitebait • Tempura King Prawns
DECEMBER 2025
We’ll be open as usual Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 12 midday until 10pm and on Sundays from 12 midday to 3pm
CHRISTMAS EVE, CHRISTMAS DAY, BOXING DAY, NEWYEAR’S EVE AND NEW YEAR’S DAY
The Blue Raddle will be closed from Thursday 25 December until Wednesday the 7th of January and will re-open on Thursday the 8th of January 2026.
As always if you’d like to make a reservation please email us via laughters@blueraddle.co.uk or leave a voicemail on 01305 267762
Non-refundable deposit £5 per person to confirm bookings.
Please provide your menu choices at least 14 days in advance of booking. Download, print, fill-in the form and leave with the Raddle.
The Blue Raddle is now open on:
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
12 midday to 10.00 pm
Sunday
12 midday to 3.00 pm
The Raddle will be temporarily closed on the following days:
Doors close at 9.30pm Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2.30pm Sundays.
If we have not had the pleasure of your company before the stated times, we regret we will not be able to serve you.
We’ll be serving our delicious meals on:
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
all day from 12 midday, last order 8.00 pm
Sunday
from 12 midday, last order 2.00 pm
If you’re after something a little quirky but great fun then you won’t be disappointed with The Blue Raddle.
Located in the historic county town of Dorchester, Dorset, The Raddle is an intimate community pub frequented by local characters, famous for the beers and landlady concocted meals on offer. The wine and other beverage selection isn’t bad either!
The Raddle hasn’t always been a pub. Prior to this it was a private residence being converted to a pub in 1850 and named The Dolphin. In the later part of the 20th century it was renamed several times to the Gun Room and then the Country Gentleman until eventually being named The Blue Raddle, as it is today, in the early 1990s.
The walls of the Blue Raddle are festooned with many items of interest the most noteworthy being a depiction of important events in Dorchester’s past by renowned local artist John Walker.
Another example of artistic talents of ‘Raddlers’.
Wines on the list are also sold by the glass. Click image to view list (pdf)
Anyone who is familiar with dining at The Blue Raddle will know all culinary delights on offer are the personal work of the Landlady, Chris Townsend herself. Every meal is a masterpiece in home cooking for the family.
To protect and preserve the convivial nature of these premises discussion or mention of the following or any related matter is strictly forbidden.
• Politics, Religion, Race • Sex (excluding that of consenting adult sheep) • Birth, Death, Marriage & Divorce • Size…
