Kemps Country House Bar Restaurant

Very good food, service was very good waitress was very attentive and made the meal very relaxing. The bar was more than adequate also had a Juke box

The hotel is a middle of the road country-style hotel with decent rooms and friendly staff. The restaurant is pleasant and the food and service very acceptable. No superlatives to offer but no negatives either; all in all a good hostelry in the Wareham/Swanage area.

We had a lovely time at Kemps and the owners John Carol made us very welcome, the food was really good and our waitress went the extra mile to get us what we required.......Our compliments to the Chef as his food was really tasty especially the Duck....The breakfast was to die for full English eggs anyway you want them also smoked salmon, kippers etc.... The rooms were very comfortable with flat screen TV. like home from home. The area was lovely especially Lulworth Cove. Great Pub there. As we visited in November the leaves on the trees were turning a rustic brown red was a lovely sight. I recommend a visit to Monkey World very educational.

My parents wanted to take us, two vegetarians, out for dinner somewhere special. We chose Kemps, after checking that they did offer at least one vegetarian main course. When we arrived, we found the menu had indeed the promised one vegetarian main course mascarpone and tomato ravioli. However, the only vegetarian starter was mozarella tomato salad. So two courses, both cheese and tomato! I had really expected better at Kemps, but hadn't realised just how behind the times they are. What an unimaginative chef they must have. We left, and went to the Red Lion in Wareham, where they had several vegetarian choices and great service. We will not bother with Kemps again

This is billed as a luxurious accommodation it is not it is adequate, clean and has large rooms in the annex that we used. Disappointments were that I emailed the hotel 4 days before arrival, they never bothered to reply, the Manager Owner addressed me as young man I am over 65) rather than my name, on our first morning we asked for tea and hot water, got the hot water but no tea for another 10 minutes, it went to another table, had to go and find the waiting staff to ask for our plates to be cleared 15 mins after we had finished, Tins of paint stored in reception, bottles of drinks in the corridors. With a bit more care and professionalism this could be a really nice hotel

I expected more from this Hotel/Country House, it was advertised as 5 starred which I don't feel it is by any means but that's just my opinion. It was a comfortable place to stay in, certainly not luxurious though, right on the main Road so you couldn't miss it which is a plus. Bedroom was spacious, décor and furnishings were good although I did notice a bit of mold on the net curtain . Lovely décor in the restaurant. We were visiting relatives and therefore didn't have dinner there just came back for drinks that evening and had breakfast the next morning. All in all it was ok for the purpose we wanted it for just an overnight stay while visiting the area. Very friendly staff.

I stayed here for three nights at the end of October whilst working in the area, I have stayed at the Springfield Hotel and The Countryman as well as the Rembrandt in Weymouth but this is my favourite so far. The only thing lacking is any fitness facilities. The rooms are good, I had a room upstairs which was a good standard and a good size. I had a problem with the shower one morning as another reviewer mentioned, it seems to run out of water. However after a 5 mins it started working again. I'd heard mixed reviews from my colleagues about breakfast service but I found it to be of a high standard although it was half-term so the hotel was quite busy. Smoked salmon and scrambled egg was exce...

The good, the bad and the ugly. Lovely bedroom, comfortable bed but pillows like hardboard! shower not working so decided on a bath as arrived soaking wet after being caught in a downpour. It was lunchtime and used the last of the shower gel to make bubbles but realised just before I jumped in that the hot water had run out. Not happy! A light over the mirror in the bathroom would be a big improvement and a towel big enough to go round and cover me! I am not big but they were hand towel size for me. Such a small thing that makes it feel less luxurious and would be cheap to put right. Plenty of drawers and wardrobe space. Good TV channels but volume restricted to quite a low level if there is...

I stayed here with my partner for one night over the Easter bank holiday weekend. We spent the day in Swanage, about 20/25 minutes drive away. The hotel was really easy to find as it's off a main road but despite this, the room was very quiet and you couldn't hear the traffic. The room we were given was on the ground floor and it was HUGE! I've never seen a hotel room so big! The bed was king size, there was a sofa, chairs and TV, and the bathroom was spacious as well. We were also given complimentary mini chocolate eggs with the tea/coffee making facilities as it was Easter I nice little touch that we really appreciated! We ate dinner in the hotel restaurant as we didn't really have the ene...