This 300-year-old thatched pub, in the Dorset village of Burton Bradstock on the Jurassic Coast, delivers quality cooking and a refreshingly unpretentious vibe.

Husband-and-wife team Jaap and Hannah Schep met while working for the Marriott group and now delight diners with their own take on hospitality at the Three Horseshoes Burton Bradstock.

A good proportion of the menu majors on local fish, and Dutch-born chef Jaap is especially fond of pan-Asian flavour profiles. Indonesian seafood curry and tiger-prawn pad thai sit comfortably alongside more British-leaning pub dishes like the seafood ploughman’s.

Visitors should also check out the pub’s alluring selection of bar snacks which, in quantity, could kick plans for a starter, main and pud into touch. Who wouldn’t enjoy working their way through small plates of Dutch bitterballen (beef croquettes), Poole Bay oysters and a tempura-pork-fillet bao bun with peanut and cucumber salad and fiery sriracha mayo?

There’s a substantial list of by-the-bottle and by-the-glass wines, and the menu includes many English sparkling wines and intriguing international finds.

Trencherman’s tip

Full table service is available in the garden, so alfresco diners can order from the à la carte menu and receive the same service and excellent food as those dining indoors.