Dine-in & takeaway
Find your new favourite pizza place in Swanage – from sit-down authentic Italian cuisine to indulgent Friday-night takeaway.
These pizza restaurants and takeaways in town offer a delicious taste of Italy by the English seaside.
La Trattoria
This family-run restaurant in the heart of Swanage also offers pizza and pasta takeaway.
La Trattoria’s 11-inch pizzas are made to a family recipe, with a handmade Italian tomato and fresh herb base sauce.
Customise a traditional margherita pizza or choose from popular toppings such as fungi, piccante, rucola and la reine.
The dine-in menu also has a range of pasta and pasta al forno dishes, along with various sides, breads, olives and desserts.
🐾 Sorry, no dogs (except outside where there may be a couple of street-side tables available)
- ℹ️ View the menu on La Trattoria’s website: www.latrattoria.co.uk
- 📞 Pop in or phone to make a table booking or arrange a pizza collection: 01929 423784
- 📍 12 High Street, postcode: BH19 2NT
Gee Whites
For a simple, tasty pizza with fantastic bay views, visit Gee Whites on Swanage’s stone quay.
Choose from a half-size pizza (6 inch) or whole (12in) and enjoy al fresco dining at this busy spot.
There’s a broad range of menu options here, including seafood and fish & chips, making it a great option for families with different tastes.
Pizza options include traditional margherita, vegetarian and pepperoni, and specialties such as ‘hot carnivore’ and ‘mighty meaty’, and are served on wooden board with various side options as extra.
Tables are offered on a first come, first served basis.
Gee Whites is popular with visitors arriving by boat – you can get a water taxi from your mooring to right outside Gee Whites. (Water taxi number: 07802 480139)
🐾 Well-behaved dogs welcome
- 📍1 High St, Swanage BH19 2LN
- ℹ️ Find out more and check out the menu: geewhites.co.uk
- 📞 01929 425720
Takeaway only
Grab a pizza take-out for a picnic in the park, beach-side bite or to bring back to your home, holiday let or campsite.
A popular place to sit and enjoy a pizza or fish & chips takeaway in Swanage is on the sloping lawn of Prince Albert Gardens and amphitheatre at the southern end of town. It’s close to many of Swanage’s restaurants and bars and has great views over Swanage Bay.
Coastal Crust Pizza
Coastal Crust Pizza offers weekly takeaway nights around Purbeck, as well as event catering, with more frequent pizza nights in spring and summer.
Their Neapolitan style wood-fired pizzas are made with locally-sourced ingredients and handmade dough & sauces from their Swanage-based mobile catering trailer, which is open seasonally at the following times and locations:
- Thursdays – At The Globe Inn pub’s car park on Bell Street, (postcode BH19 2RY) between 5pm – 8pm
- Fridays – Pizza takeaway from the Coastal Crust Swanage HQ between 5pm – 8pm (call or message to pre-order for collection)
Regulars on the menu include classics like margherita, marinara and pepperoni pizza, alongside more intricate flavours such as the ‘nduja honey hot one’ and a BBQ chorizo pizza.
The mobile pizza van also runs various pop-up dates throughout the year – check the latest menus and find out more about catering for your wedding, private party or corporate event on Coastal Crust’s website: www.coastalcrustpizza.co.uk/
Pick up a loyalty card to start earning points towards free dips, garlic bread, pizzas and desserts.
The best way to see where Coastal Crust Pizza will be next is to follow them on social media:
- ℹ️ Facebook: www.facebook.com/coastalcrustpizzas/
- ℹ️ Instagram: www.instagram.com/coastalcrustpizzas/
- 📞 Call or WhatsApp to pre-order: 07985 574825
- 📍 Coastal Crust HQ – Unit 16, Prospect Business Park, Swanage BH19 1EJ
Old Brick
The Old Brick opens seasonally for takeaway-only.
It offers pizzas and sides in conjunction with The Ship Inn, next door.
Keep an eye on updates on its Facebook page: www.facebook.com/OldBrickPizzaCompany
Dino’s
Dino’s fast food restaurant is set in the centre of Swanage, close to the beach, arcades, main pubs and shops and right next door to Swanage Museum.
In addition to pizza, Dino’s sells a range of other fast food items for takeaway including hot dogs, burgers, doughnuts and churros.
There’s a small amount of bench seating in the square outside Dino’s and the adjacent fish & chip shops.
- 📍 16 High St, Swanage BH19 2NT
- ℹ️ www.facebook.com/pages/Dinos-Take-Away/
- 📞 01929 426357
Rainbow Kebab
Swanage’s only kebab shop also sells pizza for that late-night nourishment.
Toppings include vegetable, seafood, Hawaiian, meat feast and BBQ flavours, with sides including garlic bread and cheesy chips.
Order in the shop, on the phone or online for collection or local delivery.
Find Rainbow Kebab on High Street next to Masala Indian restaurant.
- 📍 7 High St, Swanage BH19 2LN
- ℹ️ rainbowkebabonline.com
- 📞 01929 427373
Pizza outlets in Purbeck
If you’re visiting a nearby area of Purbeck try these pubs, restaurants and social clubs that serve either eat-in or takeaway pizza:
Old Harry Bar, Studland
This volunteer-run social club in Studland serves stone-baked pizzas and drinks, and holds regular, popular events.
Located opposite Studland Stores, it’s open every day during summer between 5pm – 11.30pm (closed on Tuesdays & Wednesdays in winter).
There’s a pool table and darts board here, and it’s a short walk to Middle Beach and South Beach.
The Pig – On the Beach, Studland
Enjoy The Pig’s drop-in ‘outdoor eats’ with their wood oven flatbreads and sourdough pizzas.
Flatbreads are topped with seasonal ingredients sourced locally and from their own kitchen garden, with extra nibbles, sides, sweet treats and drinks available.
View The Pig’s Wood Oven menu here: www.thepighotel.com/media/56536/wood-oven-2905221.pdf
The Greyhound Inn, Corfe Castle
The Greyhound pub in Corfe offers a seasonal takeaway menu, which starts around Easter time throughout summer.
Stone-baked pizzas can be customised to your taste and include Italian classics alongside unique flavour combinations such as shredded BBQ brisket, red onion & jalapeño and mozzarella BBQ pulled pork & shredded rotisserie chicken.
Order takeaway pizza and other items from the menu, which you’ll find on the pub’s website: greyhoundcorfe.co.uk
The Italian Kitchen & Street Pizza
Dine-in at The Italian Kitchen on Wareham Quay or order to pick up a takeaway from The Italian Bakery on North Street.
Pizza can also be delivered within a three-mile radius.
Check out the takeaway menu, which includes street burgers & fries and various weekday deals at www.theitaliankitchendorset.com/street-pizza
Find out more about the restaurant at www.theitaliankitchendorset.com or call 01929 550066.
Wareham Pizza and Kebab
Wareham Pizza and Kebab serves a range of pizza, garlic bread, burgers and doner kebab & wraps.
You can now order online for collection from the takeaway located on South Street, across the road from The Horse & Groom pub: warehampizzaandkebab.com