Dinner at the Dewdrop Inn

Excellent food, lively atmosphere.

Bell Lane, Lower Broadheath, Worcester, WR2 6RR

the restaurant

The bar was busy on this Friday evening for our dinner at the Dewdrop Inn. Locals, visitors, and lots of conversation made for a lively and really pleasant atmosphere. We took the last two seats at the bar and enjoyed a gin and a pint of Wye Valley Brewery HPA (my favourite ale). Moving through to the restaurant, we were shown to our table. The furniture and decor is chic. Despite the decent wine list, we stuck with the reasonably priced house red merlot. It was a very nice wine.

The service was excellent. Not too in your face, but always there when needed. Despite being busy, the time between courses was spot on.  

 

dinner at the Dewdrop Inn

starters

I couldn’t decide between the smoked salmon and the pea and ham soup. Being a creature of habit, the soup won. It was exactly as it should be – great taste and served hot. The soup was served with a parmesan scone and Marmite butter. The scone was perfectly nice, but I would have preferred a slice or two of quality bread. Marmite butter sounds awful, but it tasted great.   

Christina chose the Dewdrop Scotch Egg. It looked great on the plate. The egg was cooked perfectly, and Christina said the sausage meat was very tasty with quite a kick. These were quality Scotch eggs!

main course

Corn-fed chicken supreme for Christina and roast rack & braised shoulder of Knightwick lamb for me. Both dishes were well presented. The chicken supreme was served with a potato rosti, cabbage, broccoli and baby onion jus. It was, I am told, a lovely dish, with the chicken and vegetables all cooked perfectly. 

My lamb dish came with creamed potatoes, kale, and mint & juniper jus. The portion of lamb was generous, but I could have eaten more of the potato and vegetables. The dish overall was delicious and the mint & juniper jus was gorgeous.  

dessert

Photographs of desserts often look good due to the range of bright colours – especially when fruit is present. And these two dishes tasted as good as they look. Christina’s orange & almond cake had a perfect texture and taste. Christina loves almonds and this cake was perfect for her. The accompanying lemon sorbet was good, but she felt it clashed with the orange from the cake.

The baked vanilla custard was as good as it gets. The contrast in taste provided by the vibrant fruit and the vanilla shortbread made this an excellent way to finish off the meal.   

around and about the Dewdrop Inn, Lower Broadheath

Situated just along from Broadheath common, the Dewdrop Inn is only four miles from Worcester. It is ideally positioned for a pre-walk breakfast or a meal on the way back from the countryside.

Barely one mile from the restaurant you can enjoy a visit to The Firs, the birthplace of Sir Edward Elgar.

The village of Martley is five miles further on and from here you can follow the Martley Circular Walk. At just over six miles, this is a good stretch for the legs and it takes in some beautiful countryside and excellent views. The waymarked walk takes you through fields, country lanes, along riverbanks, and though an apple orchard.     

A 20-minute drive from the Dew Drop is Brockhampton, a National Trust-managed manor house and orchards.

facilities

parking

The Dew Drop has its own car park. It is usually large enough to accommodate diners, but occasionally people park on the road outside.

disabled access

There is a level entrance suitable for wheelchairs and there is a disabled toilet.

children

Children are welcome.

take-aways

Take-away food is not available.

Dinner at the Dewdrop Inn, Lower Broadheath

We really enjoyed our dinner at the Dewdrop Inn. I hope you have found this review helpful. For more ideas check out my other dinner reviews.
Visit: Friday, 7 October 2022. Visit the Dewdrop Inn website.

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