DT2 8TE
Tel: 01305 848228
Situated in the lovely village of Puddletown, The Blue Vinny offers a friendly & warm welcome, a wide range of real ales and spirits and a high-quality & varied menu offering the best of local produce.
Christmas Menu Now Available
From 24 November to 24 December
Please call on 01305 848228 or send an email to thebluevinny@gmail.com to book.
Now serving our great, locally sourced Lunch & Main Menus
Current Opening Hours
Mon to Thu
Noon – 3pm & 5pm-10pm (Food: 5:30 pm – 8:30pm)
Fri & Sat
Noon – 10pm (Food: 5:30 pm – 8:30pm)
Sun
Noon – 9pm (Food: Noon – 4pm)
COVID-19 Restrictions
Please note that in order to comply with regulations we ask that our customers wear masks at all time unless seated.
We are operating table service only and you must be sat at a table at all times, whether eating or not.
Thank you for your understanding.
Booking is recommended at all times
Looking for a great local venue for a special occasion? We can catering for small or large groups no matter what you are celebrating.
Opening Hours
Fri & Sat: Noon – 10pm
Sun: Noon – 9pm
Booking Recommended at all times
How to Find Us
We are conveniently situated between Dorchester and Bere Regis a few hundred yards from the A35 dual carriageway making us an ideal stop to break up a long journey or easily reached from Poole, Bournemouth, Blandford or Weymouth.
Have a question or would like to make a booking? Get in touch.
If you are bringing a dog and would like to sit inside, then please let us know when making the booking.
The Legend of the Blue Vinny
The word Vinny comes from the old English words vinew or fyne meaning “mould”. Traditionally the farmer’s wife, in small farms around the Dorset countryside, would use the milk from her cows (after skimming the cream) to make her own Blue Vinny.
However, being skimmed, the cheese didn’t “blue” naturally so to encourage the growth of the mould, old horse harnesses would be dipped into the vats or the cheeses would be stored on damp flagstones or even next to mouldy old boots!
So it’s no wonder that the cheese-making locations were often kept secret for fear of being closed down!
Today a good Blue Vinny is a hard, crumbly cheese, creamy white in colour, with blue veins – lighter and finer than a Stilton. It’s is drier and tighter with a rounded sharpness, a positive taste of blue – and not a hint of horse harness or mouldy boots!
The Blue Vinny
12 The Moor, Puddletown, Dorchester DT2 8TE
01305 848228
thebluevinny@gmail.com
© The Blue Vinny 2019