The Orchard Café with delicious Holme-made cakes, cream teas & lunches

Set within the heart of Holme for Gardens, the Orchard Cafe is a light and airy destination with wonderful views across the large landscaped pond to the Purbeck Hills.

The Orchard serves refreshments including breakfast, lunch, coffee, tea, hot chocolate and our Holme-made cakes and scones are served all day.

Don’t miss our delicious Dorset Cream Tea.

Supporting our local suppliers is important to us and our lunch menu showcases just some of the fantastic produce available to us in Dorset. The “specials board” changes regularly to reflect the seasons and our locally sourced ingredients. 

We have a wide range of soft drinks including locally pressed apple juice, elderflower pressé, mineral water from the Somerset hills as well as a refreshing, classic Coca Cola.

We’re licensed too, so why not enjoy a glass of locally brewed beer, Dorset cider or a crisp white wine.

The Orchard’s terrace area and pond side seating is perfect for al fresco dining. A tranquil spot to relax-a-while over lunch, surrounded by beautiful plants and flowers.

Breakfast served everyday 

9am - 11:00am  (9:30 - 11:00am Sunday) 

Traditional breakfast

A rasher of smoked bacon, Purbeck pork sausage, mushrooms, two hash browns, baked beans, roasted tomatoes, fried egg,

and chunky white or granary toast  (df)                                                 

Holme hearty breakfast

Two Purbeck pork sausages, two hash browns,    two rashers of smoked bacon, mushrooms, roasted tomatoes, baked beans, two fried eggs, and chunky white or granary toast  (df)                         

Veggie breakfast

Vegan sausage, sliced avocado, two hash browns, roasted tomatoes, baked beans, mushrooms, fried egg, and chunky white or granary toast  (df)                                                                                                                 

Garden breakfast

Sliced avocado, fried mushrooms, and roasted tomatoes on a slice of chunky white or granary toast (vg)                                                           

Omelette & toast

Cheese or mushrooms (V)                                                                           

Wessex ham & cheese                                                                                   

Eggs on toast

Poached, fried, or scrambled free range eggs on a slice of chunky white or granary toast                                                                               

Any extras?

Purbeck pork sausage, smoked bacon,
black pudding, or avocado                                                                             

Mushrooms, baked beans, roasted tomatoes,

or a fried egg                                                                                                         

Lighter bites – available until 12noon

Breakfast bap

Two Purbeck pork sausages

or three rashers of smoked bacon (df)                                                       

Veggie bap

Sliced avocado and fried egg (df)                                                               

Big breakfast bap

Two Purbeck pork sausages, two rashers of smoked bacon,
and a fried egg (df)                                                                                 

Beans on toast (df)                                                                                           

Toast and preserves

A chunky slice of white or granary toast with butter and Tiptree strawberry jam or marmalade                                                                       

Hot sausage roll                                                                                                   

Toasted teacake with butter                                                                     

Scone and butter Sultana or plain sweet scone Cheddar cheese and chive savoury scone Sultana gluten free scone                                                                               

Add jam, marmalade, or chutney                                                                     

Portion of clotted cream or cream cheese                                           

All our pork sausages come from Phil Samways’s farm in Worth Matravers, and all our eggs are from free-range hens.

If you have any dietary concerns, please speak to a member of our team who will be able to advise you. We have gluten free rolls available, and can substitute butter for flora if required

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Lunch
12 Noon -3pm

Fish ‘n’ chips

Beer battered sustainable cod fillet with chunky chips, tartare sauce and peas (df)                                                                                                     

Ham, egg & chips

Hand sliced Wessex ham and chunky chips, topped with two free-range fried eggs (gf)(df)                                                                               

Scampi & chips

Breaded wholetail scampi with chunky chips, chopped salad and tartare sauce (df)                                                                                             

Curry of the day

Served with basmati rice, poppadom, and
mango chutney (gf)                                                                                         

Broad bean & pea pilaf

Lemon & dill fragrant rice, with roasted cherry tomatoes and mixed leaves (vg)(gf)                                                                                                     

Hunters chicken

Local chicken breast wrapped in smoked bacon and cooked in barbecue sauce with mature cheddar, served with new potatoes or chips and peas (gf)                                                                                          

Holme-made quiche

Cheese, tomato & onion quiche, served with chunky chips or new potatoes, peas, and salad garnish (v)                                                     

Landscapers lunch

Wessex ham, mature cheddar, free-range egg, coleslaw, pickles, mixed leaf, chopped salad, and crusty bread                                                

Garden salads

Prawn and avocado                                                                                       

Bacon, walnut, and Dorset Blue Vinny                                                

Children’s menu

Breaded cod fish fingers, chips & peas (df)                                            

Purbeck pork sausages, chips & beans (df)                                            

Mini ham, egg & chips (gf)                                                                             

Half jacket potato with cheddar cheese 
and baked beans (v)(gf)                                                            

Ham, cheese or tuna finger sandwich 
with tomato and cucumber slices                                                      

Oven baked jacket potatoes

Served with chopped salad and coleslaw

Mature cheddar cheese (vg available)(gf)                                          

Baked beans (vg)(gf)                                                            

Tuna mayonnaise (df)(gf)                                                            

Prawns and Marie Rose sauce (df)(gf)                                        

Extra topping of cheese or beans                                              

Grilled panini

Served with chopped salad and coleslaw

Smoked bacon, brie, and cranberry                                        

Tuna mayo and mature cheddar                                          

Cheese and onion (vg available)                                          

Barbecue chicken, bacon, and cheddar                                      

Roasted tomato, mozzarella, and pesto                                      

Ham and cheese                                                                  

Upgrade crisps to chunky chips for                                                           

Sandwiches

Served with chopped salad and coleslaw

Smoked bacon and avocado (df)                                              

Mature cheddar cheese and chutney vg

Prawns in Marie Rose sauce (df) 

Tuna mayonnaise and cucumber (df) 

Mature cheddar cheese and tomato(vg available) 

Wessex ham and mixed salad (df) 

All are available on white or granary bread, or in a gluten-free roll

Lighter bites

Chunky chips (gf)(vg)                                                                                   

Cheesy chips (gf)                                                                                             

Welsh rarebit with chopped salad garnish
and roasted tomatoes (v)                                                                               

Hot sausage roll with chopped salad garnish 

Homemade soup of the day  served with a crusty roll, gluten-free roll, white or granary bread please ask for today’s variety 

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