Al Trullo - East Dorset

The pasta and meat dishes were not good, and the garlic bread and cheese lacked flavor, resulting in a bland taste. It was a disappointing experience, especially since there are not many other options in the area. Despite this, the restaurant seems to be popular among the local retired community.

Moved into the area recently and was recommended this place to try locally as the only Italian within a long distance. Rang up for a booking a couple of days before and was completely full but they managed to squeeze us onto the terrace which was good of them and it was a nice day outside. Service was good, nice waiting staff and were chatty with us throughout. They have ravioli on the menu so were going to order but just wanted to check it was homemade. Waitress said it wasn 't, they used to but don 't anymore and these are bought in frozen. We decided to order a carbonara instead as its a good benchmark of how any Italian will be and how authentic the cooking also. Unfortunately it was not authentic, it was extremely creamy and flavourless, most definitely had cream added to the sauce and was disappointing. For main I had the fillet steak and fries and it was not great. Hadn 't had a chance to rest and was leaking all over the plate and just wasn 't a great piece of mate, had a grey look to it and I would suggest it had been frozen at some point which showed in the taste. For the price I 'd have hoped for better. My wife had a pizza which was cooked pretty well and seemed freshly made dough and done pretty well in the pizza oven, if we come back we will only go for the pizzas next time. We tried a desert as was assured they 're homemade so went for the tiramisu which was really nice. Would probably return if at a push but my tip is you can make most of the pasta better yourself at home so only go for the pizza and desert.

Lovely meal, reasonably priced and amazing staff. Highly recommend. Thank you will definitely visit again if in the area.

This restaurant never lets us down. The staff are fantastic and we've always had the most amazing meals with very little waiting time, even when they're really busy. Their ice cream is to die for

This was our first time visiting Al Trullo, and I am confident it won't be our last! We found the restaurant's interior to have a pleasant atmosphere, and the staff were friendly and attentive. Both my wife and I opted for the Tagliatelle Gamberetti, which we really enjoyed. For dessert, we indulged in the Creme Brulee and Tiramisu, both of which were delicious. We noticed they offer a set lunch menu, which probably explains why the restaurant was bustling with older patrons who seemed to be regulars.