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Seafood Restaurant on the Beach in Dorset

Come and eat at our seafood restaurant located on the Chesil Bank, beach near Bridport in Dorset, offering some of the best views of Lyme bay. The café offers a vast range of local fish. The fish counter is on view as soon as you walk into the café and our chefs are at hand to answer any questions regarding the fish on display.

Local Shellfish by the Seaside

During the summer months we offer a selection of shellfish, spider crabs off our own beach, brown crabs from Lyme bay and when possible hand dived scallops, a must to have while sitting on Dorsets beautiful World Heritage coast watching the sea and enjoying a bottle of Cloudy bay.

Homemade Food in the Café

Inside you will find our cake counter filled with a selection of homemade cakes and locally made biscuits. Behind the counter on the walls the chalk menu tells you what’s on offer. It’s always best to be a bit early to get the best pick of the fish, ask at the counter if you have any special requirements we will be pleased to help. Sandra has been the manageress at the Hive for several years and runs the team of staff that make your visit as pleasurable as possible. Read what people say about us on our Reviews page...

Al Fresco Dining by the Beach

Outside the main café area you will find our famed awnings and an extensive patio area making it accessible for wheelchair / pushchairs and just to make life a bit easier there’s around 140 chairs to choose from, inside and out. We extended the awning in late 2008 giving us more inside space for the winter months which has already proved invaluable over the busy Christmas period. Our famous awnings which caught the imagination of AA Gill (Read review...) when we were given 4 stars in the The Sunday Times Style magazine. Since then we have had many accolades in national magazines and newspapers.

Hive Beach Café Wins Prestigious Award

Steve Attrill, owner of the Hive Beach Café at Burton Bradstock, West Dorset, has scooped Coast magazine’s 2009 Award for Best Coastal Café, Pub or Restaurant.

Coast is one of The National Magazine Company’s flagship titles and for the Hive to receive such an accolade is fabulous news for Steve, his staff and all the suppliers. View photographs of the award party.

The Hive prides itself on being the perfect seaside café.  We combine quality produce with fish and seafood, landed mainly in Lyme Bay, Owner Steve Attrill says
“Our menu reflects the wonderful diversity of what’s available in the South West.  We serve simple and sophisticated food, from egg and bacon breakfast baps to Lulworth hand-dived scallops with chorizo, pancetta and black pudding.” 
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Ice Cream Parlour

The ice cream parlour is mainly open in the summer months serving delicious Lovington’s ice cream. The Hive even has one of Lovington’s flavours named after it Hive Honeycombe. They produce many more gorgeous flavours, too many to mention here so why not visit the parlour and let us know your favourite.

The parlour also serves fresh Dibar coffee and a selection of cold drinks, always worth remembering if the patio area is full.

For All the Family

We cater for the whole family so if you and your little ones have forgotten their bucket and spade or want a try at body boarding our cheerful staff will help you out, don't forget the sunscreen!

 

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