Lovely setting to enjoy an intimate Sunday roast. Open fires, wood beam ceilings and cosy necks and crannies. Dogs are also welcome here. Food was filling and tasty. The meat was plentiful and was a tasty roast! Service was very good too.

We were greater by thr chef who explained the menu and was very friendly. Food absolutely delicious and extremely good value for money. Dog friendly and sensible precautions in place.

Been looking forward to this all week and it did not disappoint. Great service, friendly staff (chef came out for a chat also) and the food was incredible. Cannot recommend this place highly enough - just make sure you book in advance

We visited the black swan for dinner and it was lovely! Couldn’t find one fault - all the staff were lovely and very helpful and the food was delicious! Would 100% recommend. Thank you!

Absolutely delicious food and service is second to none. It’s our go-to when staying in Swanage. Too many memorable dishes to mention! Can’t wait to return, thank you.

Very friendly folk. An excellent choice of specials, vegetarian and usual mains. We chose mussels and chicken wing starters. Wonderful onion based sauce accompanied the mussels fresh that morning. Delightful sauce with the chicken wings: chicory and cayenne pepper. An excellent main of Skate wing...good size . Jerk chicken & prawn with rice and homemade coleslaw was very good. Finished with a lemon sorbet and a salted caramel ice cream. 10% off for blue light: nhs, police, fire service. Will definitely return.More

We have recently been barred from the Black Swan for complaining about an unsatisfactory meal. We have eaten there dozens of times, supported them and recommended them. As a rule the food we have had there has been delicious & the service good, hence the...enormous number of times we have returned there. There have however been rare occasions where the standard has slipped & dishes have been unsatisfactory. The response of the senior staff when this has happened has been disappointing and despite showing some regret they have also been indignant and flippant when told of the problem. It's inevitable when you eat somewhere as often as we have at the Black Swan that sometimes things can go wrong and we fully appreciate that, however no-one should expect such a patronising response for pointing it out. To our amazement this has now resulted in them telling us our custom is no longer wanted and they have cancelled our two future bookings. In conclusion, if you do eat there we hope you enjoy your meal but if you feel the need to complain, God help you!More