Today December 14, 2024

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

Christmas Menu

See what the Landlady is cooking this Christmas

New opening at The Blue Raddle 

from September 2024
The Raddle will be open on Thursdays.


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CHRISTMAS MENU AND OUR FESTIVE SEASON OPENING TIMES

DECEMBER 2024 
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 Monday 23 December until Wednesday the 1st of January and will re-open on Thursday the 2nd of January 2025.

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.

We are only able to reserve tables for customers wishing to dine at The Blue Raddle.
A deposit of £5 per person may be charged for parties over six people wishing to make a reservation. Please contact us for further information.

Welcome to the Blue Raddle

The Blue Raddle - Pub in Dorchester, Dorset - Outside view

If you’re after something a little quirky but great fun then you won’t be disappointed with The Blue Raddle.

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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.

» READ MORE ABOUT THE BLUE RADDLE

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.

The piece, aptly named ‘The History of Dorchester in Beer and Sheep’ together with John’s accompanying musings provide an amusing take on matters Dorchester.
 
 

Another example of artistic talents of ‘Raddlers’. 

A cartoon by Lyndon Wall which has been published in a number of local publications and aptly depicts the Raddle’s take on the Euro 2020 football results. Click image for larger view.

Food & Drink

Wines on the list are also sold by the glass. Click image to view list (pdf)
Fine 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. 

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Non-events

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… 

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Travellers' views

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