Akbar's Kitchen in South Somerset

We googled for a good restaurant in Chard and was impressed by the good reviews for A Tasquinha. We weren't very impressed by the entrance which wasn't very welcoming and had cigarette butts around the doorway. The inside of the restaurant was nice, clean and has a small garden outside. We presume the lady who served us was the owner. She is very pleasant and welcoming and took our orders and served our food speedily. We ordered a tapas plate for starters but when it came, there were no olives as they had run out that morning. However, we were charged the same price. (Sainsburys is 2 minutes up the road!) She recommended one of the specials, a bean, calamari and prawn stew which, for a cold day sounded good but the prawns were undercooked, there were only small very small pieces of calamari and it was beans, beans and more beans which was quite bland. My husband had their 'sausage' special. A tiny piece of sausage with a cooked egg ( he was not asked how he wanted his egg and it was a hard fried egg. I can't recommend the food here

Olga's cooking is out of this world. We had the Garden Breakfast which is a full veggie breakfast with the works. The plate was full of delicious items, each one seasoned fully and each taste was different and remarkable. Plus you can buy her vegan cook book. A really gem.

What a nice place! 🥰 The coffee was great and the cake was absolutely delicious. And the goats are fun. An absolute recommendation!

There’s a reason it was packed on a weekday. Lovely little village breakfast spot, everything well priced. Nothing fancy but then it doesn’t need to be.

The word "unique" is widely used these days but for the Holm, it is exactly the right description. And with the Holm, it is all about the people who run it - everyone was so friendly and professional. And then there is the food - WOW, what a delightful experience- thank you Nicholas & team. We will be back for more!!