Awards & Accolades

The Acorn Inn is proud to have received the following recommendations and awards including:

• The Good Pub Guide - Best Country Dining Pub - 2020, 2021
• Sustainable Restaurant Association - Food Made Good 2 Star Accreditation - 2019 
• Dorset Magazine Food, Drink & Farming Awards – Chef of the Year - Robert Houngu - 2019
• Dorset Tourism Awards - Responsible, Ethical and Sustainable Tourism, Bronze Award - 2018
• Dorset Tourism Awards - Tourism Pub of the Year, Gold Award - 2018
• Dorset Magazine Food, Drink & Farming Awards - Pub of the Year Winner - 2018
• Dorset Magazine Food, Drink & Farming Awards - Chef of the Year Finalist – Robert Ndunga - 2018
• South West Tourism Excellence Awards - Tourism Pub of the Year, Silver Award - 2018
• Telegraph Newspaper - Listed in the Top 25 Dog Friendly Pubs - 2018
• Telegraph Travel - Listed as one of the 10 perfect Country Pubs with Rooms - 2017
• Awarded Best Country Dining Pub in Good Pub Guide - 2017
• Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards - Voted No. 7 in the Top Hotels in the United Kingdom - 2017
• Ranked No.3 in The Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For  2016
• The Times - Voted No. 3 in the 30 Best Summer Pubs - 2016/2017
• Gold Winner in the Taste of the West Awards - 2015/2016/2017
• Gold Winner of the Dorset Tourism Awards, Tourism Pub of the Year category - 2015/2016/2017
• Green Tourism - Gold Level - 2016
• TripAdvisor - Certificate of Excellence - 2015/2016/2017
• Awarded Two Star Sustainability Champion by the Sustainable Restaurant Association - 2014/2016
• Restaurant awarded an AA Rosette
• Highly rated in Alastair Sawday’s 'Special Places to Stay' - 2016/2017/2018
• Included in Michelin Guide - 2014/2015/2016