Brace of Pheasants is an award-winning traditional 16th century grade II listed thatched inn nestled in the Dorset country side, 9.5 miles from Dorchester.
Upcoming Events...
26 Nov - 20 Dec 2025
Christmas Celebration Menu
Must be pre-ordered for parties of 6 and more.
Cost: 2 Course £32 p.p / 3 Courses £38 p.p | Booking essential
21 December 2025, Sunday
Early Christmas Lunch
Bring your loved ones to start Christmas celebrations early!
Reservations only & must be pre-ordered. £10 deposit per person.
Starters
Twice Baked Cheese Soufflé
Panko Partridge Breast, Seabreeze Sauce
Duck Liver Pate, Wholegrain Sourdough Toast
Sloe Gin Cured Salmon, Pickled Cucumber, Horseradish Cream
Mains
Roast Turkey Crown, Pigs in Blankets, Stuffing, Roast Potatoes, Gravy, Seasonal Vegetables
Chalk Stream Trout, Lemon Saffron Cream Sauce, Potato Rosti
Chustnut & Mixed Nut Quinoa Roast, Roast Potatoes, Season Vegetables, Vegan Gravy
Venison Fillet, Dauphinoise Potato, Red Cabbage, Blackberry Sauce (£8 Supplement)
Desserts
Traditional Christmas Pudding with Custard
Vanilla Pannacotta with Raspberry Coulis
Hot Chocolate Fondant
3 Scoops of Local Ice Cream
Selection of Local Cheeses (£3 Supplement)
Time: 12pm - 2:30pm | Cost: 2 Course £32 p/p / 3 Courses £38 p/p | Booking essential
28 November 2024, Thursday
Dorset Experience
Celebrate the very best of our local food & drinks -land, air & sea with a fabulous 5 course menu, one not to be missed!
Time: 7pm | Cost: £55 p/p | Booking essential
24 December 2025, Wednesday
Christmas Eve
A La Carte Menu. Live music from David Main - A mix of acoustic music including all of the Christmas Classics! Open all day for drinks.
Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm | Booking highly recommended
7:30pm : Plush Panto & Carols- much anticipated annual local production , it gets funnier each year! (no booking necessary)
26 December 2025, Friday
Boxing Day
A La Carte Menu. Open all day for drinks.
Time: 12:00pm - 2:30pm & 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Booking highly recommended.
31 December 2025, Wednesday
New Years Eve Party!
A La Carte Menu: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Live music from Just Swerve 9:30pm - 1:00am
Fancy dress optional - Prize for the best outfit!
Cost: £10 p.p Including a glass of Prosecco at midnight, free if you dine with us.
1 January 2026, Thursday
New Years Day
A La Carte Menu. Open all day for drinks
12:00pm - 2:30pm & 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Bookings highly recommended for food.
Matt and Shannon Gernetzky would like to welcome you to Brace of Pheasants, the heart of Plush.
Please pop in for a drink or join us any lunch time or evening to enjoy some fine wines, cask beers and of course our renowned food. Explore the rolling hills on our doorstep, enjoy the sunshine in our lush garden or relax next to our roaring open fire in the pub on a chilly night. You are welcome to bring your family, friends, colleagues, dog or just yourself.
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Upcoming Events...
26 Nov - 20 Dec 2025
Christmas Celebration Menu
Must be pre-ordered for parties of 6 and more.
Cost: 2 Course £32 p.p / 3 Courses £38 p.p | Booking essential
21 December 2025, Sunday
Early Christmas Lunch
Bring your loved ones to start Christmas celebrations early!
Reservations only & must be pre-ordered. £10 deposit per person.
Starters
Twice Baked Cheese Soufflé
Panko Partridge Breast, Seabreeze Sauce
Duck Liver Pate, Wholegrain Sourdough Toast
Sloe Gin Cured Salmon, Pickled Cucumber, Horseradish Cream
Mains
Roast Turkey Crown, Pigs in Blankets, Stuffing, Roast Potatoes, Gravy, Seasonal Vegetables
Chalk Stream Trout, Lemon Saffron Cream Sauce, Potato Rosti
Chustnut & Mixed Nut Quinoa Roast, Roast Potatoes, Season Vegetables, Vegan Gravy
Venison Fillet, Dauphinoise Potato, Red Cabbage, Blackberry Sauce (£8 Supplement)
Desserts
Traditional Christmas Pudding with Custard
Vanilla Pannacotta with Raspberry Coulis
Hot Chocolate Fondant
3 Scoops of Local Ice Cream
Selection of Local Cheeses (£3 Supplement)
Time: 12pm - 2:30pm | Cost: 2 Course £32 p/p / 3 Courses £38 p/p | Booking essential
28 November 2024, Thursday
Dorset Experience
Celebrate the very best of our local food & drinks -land, air & sea with a fabulous 5 course menu, one not to be missed!
Time: 7pm | Cost: £55 p/p | Booking essential
24 December 2025, Wednesday
Christmas Eve
A La Carte Menu. Live music from David Main - A mix of acoustic music including all of the Christmas Classics! Open all day for drinks.
Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm | Booking highly recommended
7:30pm : Plush Panto & Carols- much anticipated annual local production , it gets funnier each year! (no booking necessary)
26 December 2025, Friday
Boxing Day
A La Carte Menu. Open all day for drinks.
Time: 12:00pm - 2:30pm & 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Booking highly recommended.
31 December 2025, Wednesday
New Years Eve Party!
A La Carte Menu: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Live music from Just Swerve 9:30pm - 1:00am
Fancy dress optional - Prize for the best outfit!
Cost: £10 p.p Including a glass of Prosecco at midnight, free if you dine with us.
1 January 2026, Thursday
New Years Day
A La Carte Menu. Open all day for drinks
12:00pm - 2:30pm & 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Bookings highly recommended for food.
Upcoming Events...
26 Nov - 20 Dec 2025
Christmas Celebration Menu
Must be pre-ordered for parties of 6 and more.
Cost: 2 Course £32 p.p / 3 Courses £38 p.p | Booking essential
21 December 2025, Sunday
Early Christmas Lunch
Bring your loved ones to start Christmas celebrations early!
Reservations only & must be pre-ordered. £10 deposit per person.
Starters
Twice Baked Cheese Soufflé
Panko Partridge Breast, Seabreeze Sauce
Duck Liver Pate, Wholegrain Sourdough Toast
Sloe Gin Cured Salmon, Pickled Cucumber, Horseradish Cream
Mains
Roast Turkey Crown, Pigs in Blankets, Stuffing, Roast Potatoes, Gravy, Seasonal Vegetables
Chalk Stream Trout, Lemon Saffron Cream Sauce, Potato Rosti
Chustnut & Mixed Nut Quinoa Roast, Roast Potatoes, Season Vegetables, Vegan Gravy
Venison Fillet, Dauphinoise Potato, Red Cabbage, Blackberry Sauce (£8 Supplement)
Desserts
Traditional Christmas Pudding with Custard
Vanilla Pannacotta with Raspberry Coulis
Hot Chocolate Fondant
3 Scoops of Local Ice Cream
Selection of Local Cheeses (£3 Supplement)
Time: 12pm - 2:30pm | Cost: 2 Course £32 p/p / 3 Courses £38 p/p | Booking essential
28 November 2024, Thursday
Dorset Experience
Celebrate the very best of our local food & drinks -land, air & sea with a fabulous 5 course menu, one not to be missed!
Time: 7pm | Cost: £55 p/p | Booking essential
24 December 2025, Wednesday
Christmas Eve
A La Carte Menu. Live music from David Main - A mix of acoustic music including all of the Christmas Classics! Open all day for drinks.
Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm | Booking highly recommended
7:30pm : Plush Panto & Carols- much anticipated annual local production , it gets funnier each year! (no booking necessary)
26 December 2025, Friday
Boxing Day
A La Carte Menu. Open all day for drinks.
Time: 12:00pm - 2:30pm & 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Booking highly recommended.
31 December 2025, Wednesday
New Years Eve Party!
A La Carte Menu: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Live music from Just Swerve 9:30pm - 1:00am
Fancy dress optional - Prize for the best outfit!
Cost: £10 p.p Including a glass of Prosecco at midnight, free if you dine with us.
1 January 2026, Thursday
New Years Day
A La Carte Menu. Open all day for drinks
12:00pm - 2:30pm & 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Bookings highly recommended for food.
FOOD & DRINK
We serve a delectable range of traditional and contemporary cuisine with a real flavour of Dorset.
As you would expect, situated in the heart of Dorset, we have fabulous produce on our doorstep and we pride ourselves on fresh, tasty food. We are equally passionate about our wine and we have worked closely with wine suppliers and wine maker Chris Piper to produce a balanced list to enhance and compliment your food – select a trusted favourite or an exclusive vintage from our wide range of local Dorset wines and wines from all the popular regions around the world. Also, being a traditional, freehold pub we serve cask ale from the various local microbreweries around Dorset.
FOOD & DRINK
We serve a delectable range of traditional and contemporary cuisine with a real flavour of Dorset.
As you would expect, situated in the heart of Dorset, we have fabulous produce on our doorstep and we pride ourselves on fresh, tasty food. We are equally passionate about our wine and we have worked closely with wine suppliers and wine maker Chris Piper to produce a balanced list to enhance and compliment your food – select a trusted favourite or an exclusive vintage from our wide range of local Dorset wines and wines from all the popular regions around the world. Also, being a traditional, freehold pub we serve cask ale from the various local microbreweries around Dorset.
ACCOMMODATION
Relax in stylish and comfortable rooms each with its own unique charm and a view over the countryside.
We have eight luxury en-suite bedrooms, four garden rooms in the old converted skittle alley and the remainder upstairs above the pub, all with well-appointed bathrooms – everything you would expect in a top-flight en suite. We hope you like them as much as we do. Our accommodation includes a scrumptious breakfast and guests have access to free WIFI and off-street parking.
TESTIMONIALS
“Fantastic room, very comfortable. Great food and service, we’ll be back!“ – G & H, London
“Rediscovered after 30 years and even better than before.“ – S & J, Thames Ditton
“What can we say, a brilliant weekend in a lovely pub with lovely food (& beer)“ – K & N, Totton
“a great room, great food and your personable hosting skills we had a really enjoyable time. “ – Sean and Caroline
TESTIMONIALS
“Fantastic room, very comfortable. Great food and service, we’ll be back!“ – G & H, London
“Rediscovered after 30 years and even better than before.“ – S & J, Thames Ditton
“What can we say, a brilliant weekend in a lovely pub with lovely food (& beer)“ – K & N, Totton
“Just the place to relax after a wedding reception, seriously good“ – H & C, Wittshire
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