Bower Inn in Sedgemoor

Not the first time I've stayed at the Bower Inn, but the first time organizing an event there, and having two dinners and breakfasts there in larger groups. It all went very well — the food was excellent, the staff friendly and helpful. Our room was clean, well appointed, and very quiet. I've always thought it's the prettiest place to eat in Bridgwater, especially when it's warmer and you can sit in their lovely garden.

Fantastic food and service as always! We love the food menu, everything is always top notch! Service is friendly, helpful and timely. We have never come away from any Butcombe Pub with a complaint or criticism, only high praise! Our local location, The Bower Inn is a beautiful warm and inviting pub, with a lovely outside garden as well!!

The food was great and service will return in fact already booked a table ....

Bridgwater is, at best, a questionable location, but if you do find yourself having to be there for work or a sports fixture, then this is probably your best option. Great service, good food and a lovely country pub feel- We will definitely be back! Excellent wifi too ✔️😊

Good food. little expensive but good service and friendly staff

Excellent service food and atmosphere. Staff were very helpful and the Inn is comfortable and homely. There is a small beer garden at the front, which was nice to sit in for a while to enjoy a rare glimpse of sun, and a car park with plenty of room. All round, it was a great place to stay and eat. The only one piece of feedback I'd leave is that the only normal milk in the place (when we were there anyway) was full fat. We have only drunk skimmed for years so full fat is like adding cream, so had to drink coffee and tea black for breakfast and didn't bother in the room. If we'd known we'd have brought our own. Not a big problem but it doesn't seem too much trouble to have some skimmed or semi skimmed milk available. Anyway, we will definitely be staying again to meet up with friends, as its a great venue with excellent staff, but we'll bring our own milk next time.

Food was good and service great.

A lovely pls d to stay .. I was there for 2 nights for a work trip and found all of the staff really friendly , the food was great and especially the breakfast ! Perfect poached eggs ! The room was nice and big but did need some touch ups as some flaky paint and water marks on walls and ceiling in bathroom .. also part of the sink was broken, so just needs a few little touch ups .

Warm welcome, beautiful food, another wonderful stay ❤

As a solo traveler, I couldn’t have asked for a better experience at this lovely country pub and hotel! From the moment I walked in, the staff made me feel right at home. They were incredibly friendly, welcoming, and always ready to help with a smile—it really made my stay feel special. The food was absolutely delicious! I enjoyed a tasty pie, packed with flavor and made with fresh, local ingredients. Compliments to the chefs! My room was clean, comfortable, and had everything I needed for a relaxing stay. The bed was cozy, and the peaceful atmosphere made it easy to unwind. I also loved the little touches, like the welcome cookies along with the coffee and cafetière facilities. I felt completely at ease throughout my stay and left feeling refreshed and happy. I’ll definitely be back and would highly recommend it to anyone traveling alone or otherwise. (BTW,,, this place is dog friendly pub and hotel too). Thank you for such a wonderful experience!

Excellent staff, good and welcoming atmosphere. Good rooms with nice tea proper coffee facilities.

Lovely food , very friendly service, always enjoy coming here .

Lovely meal and a game of boules! Awesome x

Gave a beer instead of a cider, last orders rather early for a pay day friday

Always lovely food and great service from the staff . Our favourite go to pub for a hearty good quality and value for money meal.

I stayed here a few years ago and enjoyed the experience and this has motivated me to return everything is perfect staff very professional

Great staff, very accommodating and super helpful, great food too.👌🏻

We went for a birthday meal with another couple. It was a very nice menu and the food was delicious. Staff were very helpful and friendly. We really enjoyed the evening.

Lovely stay, immaculately clean room, super friendly staff. Stayed to watch rugby and for supper - the food was delicious. A great stay.

We had a lovely Sunday lunch, with great service so much recommended, we'll be back!

Lovely food yet again, lovely atmosphere with excellent staff, very professional. We have now made this pub our local go to for food.

This was our first visit to The Bower Inn and we were very pleased we booked to stay here! We were greeted warmly at the bar and shortly after, we were taken to our room. The room was just lovely. Four poster style bed, with a small lounge area which included a small sofa, TV etc. The bathroom was lovely too. Walk in rainfall shower, soft comfy towels and toiletries as well. Everything was spotlessly clean and in good order. We had booked online to have dinner in the restaurant. We were greeted by friendly, attentive staff. We decided to order the Beer Battered Haddock with thick cut chips. The food was well presented, all piping hot and the thick cut chips were delicious. The fish however….. where was the fish? We had to go on a ‘Hunt the Haddock’ mission! After cutting through the batter, which was very tasty, there was hardly any Haddock! The thinnest piece of fish ever! If you are going to put battered haddock on the menu, please give us some nice succulent white fish. Every mouthful consisted of more batter than fish. We then realised that when we sat at our table, why the couple at the next table, were in the process of handing back their haddock and chips and choosing another meal! Breakfast however, the following morning was delicious. We chose the Butcombe breakfast, again beautifully presented and piping hot. The staff were attentive to every need, welcoming and friendly. Would we stay here again? Yes, absolutely! A lovely location, very peaceful and we were made to feel very welcome. Perhaps not the Haddock next time, though! 🙂

Lovely food as always, nice surroundings and a real fire 🔥

had a one night stay for work here. Fantastic food and atmosphere in the pub. The room was big and comfortable . Great Shower! I would recommend the Pie of the Week! and the Fish and Chips looked excellent! Will be back again soon!

We booked the Bower Inn for a Birthday Celebration for five of us. When we arrived, we realise we had been seated right next to the kitchen and serving area which felt very bright with the heat lamps from the kitchen and the constant noise. We asked if there was a possibility of being moved, this was welcomed with slight resistance but we were allocated a table on the other side of the pub, next to the toilets. We all ordered our food which was no problem, but then we were told that two of the items we had ordered had run out. We accepted that this couldn’t be helped as we were visiting in the evening after what I’m sure would’ve been a busy day. From here the food took a long time to arrive, and an equal amount of time between our starter and main meal. When it did arrive, the food was warm at most and of average quality. We had asked for water for the table on arrival and had to ask a further four times before actually going up and getting it ourselves from the bar. We chose the bower inn as we live locally and have visited before which was a much better experience, this time the staff seemed generally uninterested and like they couldn’t really be bothered to be there, the service was slow and in honesty felt like it was a little bit of an inconvenience to have to actually serve anyone. When it came to settling the bill, the member of staff actually suggested taking the service charge off which highlights that they themselves felt they hadn’t done a good job. Paying £145 for an average meal that we felt we could probably replicate better at home was a little bit hard to swallow especially as it was a birthday meal and a treat for our daughter. All in all a very disappointing experience with us wishing we had booked an alternative.

Went to attend the Big table talk to enable the community to get to know each other. A brilliant idea.

Apart from the rather mean breakfast (no cereal offered!) we had a fine stay here, staff were really nice and room though small was lovely and clean, great shower etc

Great service and location. Real fire a bonus.

Myself and the wife booked for lunch seated by the fire was lovley and having our little dog with us they were very accommodating food and service was exclant couldn't of asked for better service will deff be back for another meal

Warm, welcoming, friendly. Delicious food with great value. A negative? Can’t think of one at all!

Wow what a great team Dan has! Polite, always dressed smartly and willing to help anyway they can. I stayed here with my dog over the weekend for 3 nights and these guys were amazing!!! Totally spoilt my dog which means a lot to me. They are soo welcoming, the room was beautifully cleaned and very inviting…..the bath was to die for!!!! I can not recommend this place enough and I will be returning with Ren in the near future. Thank you again guys! Rebecca & Ren

Our first visit! We were just passing and decided to stop. Sat next to the fire, in a cold day..woodburner, warm soup and wine…nuf said!🥰 Lovely place 😊

Lovely pub - so much attention paid to providing a great service. Really glad we stayed here. Excellent food and popular so make sure you book a time to dine. Excellent dine and stay offer in Feb, nice quiet room overlooking a field. Convenient for the m5 and local area.

This is our local Butcombes Inn and we have always enjoyed our meals, the food, service and cooking is excellent. My only comment - the bar areas where updated a few years ago and mostly look stylish and modern. The dinning room, although improved, needs furniture matching and some love and attention to match the more morden bar area styling.

We stayed here as a stop off on the way to another location. It’s in a very built up residential area which we weren’t expecting as it looks rural on the website. The signage outside markets “boutique” bedrooms but our room was furnished with fairly basic decor. Attached is a picture of a hanging light bulb, untidy cables and a stark wall which was a bit of a shame. Having said that, the room was impeccably clean and there was a very nice little coffee station which was well received. The pub itself had a nice atmosphere with a lovely dual sided wood burner although would have been even better with comfortable seating in front of it. The pubs intention is definitely geared towards dining rather than having somewhere relaxing to enjoy a drink. We had some bar snacks that were tasty and breakfast was very well cooked and we really enjoyed that; classic breakfast food done really well. The staff were very friendly too especially the GM on Saturday night (08/02). Overall, it was … fine. I don’t think we will return as didn’t find it particularly good value for money but it was perfectly adequate to purpose.

A well appointed pub with plenty of character. My wife and I stayed there for a couple of nights: the room was spacious, comfortable and warm (January). The staff were friendly, helpful and efficient. However,the food was a major disappointment. There seems to be an emphasis on quantity rather than quality, the presentation was poor as was the food. My wife said her steak was Wetherspoon standard. I did discuss this with the assistant manager, who apologised and didn't charge for the meals, which was appreciated- but I would much rather have had a good meal and paid. To be on the safe side on the second evening I opted for battered fish and chips. Equally disappointed. The chips tasted like frozen chips, the batter was far to heavy and don't recall tasting any fish. The manager was sympathetic and didn't charge for my meal, which was nice gesture but the food really made this a disappointing trip,nowhere near the standards we have previously experienced in Butcome pubs. To end on a positive note, the breakfast was fine and they have good cask beers.

Visiting family in Taunton we needed somewhere dog friendly for an overnight stay Friendly and efficient check in, our room was perfect for us with enough room for our two small dogs, nice touches like cookies in a jar with the beverage station, lovely big shower and nice products to use. We had dinner in the restaurant which was dog friendly and the staff were lovely providing us with an area suitable for the dogs. Overall a great stay and we’ll be back

Lovely lunch, I had fish cakes and my Dad had the bubble and squeak Benedict from the brunch menu (until 3pm). Both were great! Service was excellent as well.

This place is truly a hidden gem! Even though it's part of a larger chain, the food is consistently excellent, the service is top-notch, and the atmosphere is incredibly cozy and inviting—especially in the winter with the log burner crackling away. I love hosting my customers, suppliers, and colleagues from other offices at the Bower Inn, and they are always well taken care of. Chelsea consistently goes above and beyond with her warm customer service and remarkable attention to detail. It's uncommon these days to find a restaurant or pub that maintains such consistency in both service and food quality, but the Bower Inn always delivers. Keep up the fantastic work, team—hats off to you all!

We stopped at this propery for one night on our way back home from Devon. What a wonderful encounter. Great meal,large bath in our room, and excellent service Breakfast was included in our room rate and it was delicious. Last but not least, dogs are welcome 🐶 We will definitely be back 🙌

Could not fault our stay here. Room, Food (evening and breakfast), Staff, Atmosphere, Drinks...

Went for a meal, great meal and service.

Lovely clean room, friendly staff and a great breakfast. Fantastic value for money. We also had our evening meal there and the food was really good, again staff were lovely and great value for money. Would highly recommend the hotel and restaurant.

Was really looking forward to lunch here based on reviews and local recommendations. Was left underwhelmed. Average food, expensive for the size of the portions and service was quite slow.

Visited for lunch so can’t comment on the rooms, great location just off M5. Food was good and sensibly priced. Bar service was great. Table service bit hit and miss. I would visit again

Stopped here for food and coffee. The coffees are proper coffees, they come with a lovely cookie and sugar cubes in paper, woah. It's the little things like the crockery is of a nice quality, all adds up to your experience I think. I have actually meant to try this way before now. Honestly, the best pub in Bridgwater by a long way. The food is sensationally good; the building exterior and interior are beautiful. The staff are really friendly, which you don't always find so that was really lovely. Honestly I cannot wait to become a returning customer. A bit gutted I didn't go sooner. Burgers, Steak and Apple Crumble are lovely. My only slight feedback is that the car park is very dark at night! But it does give an unpolluted view of the night sky, plus the cottage lit up looks rather wholesome to be honest.

Fabulous Room with great Service throughput - friendly and courteous

Absolutely beautiful building and location. Food was delicious and staff were lovely.

Had a very pleasant couple of hours good food good service good company and not far away

Had a wonderful Birthday meal with my family, service was great and the food fantastic

Outstanding and personalised service from the team. Made a real effort as it was my son’s birthday. Great food. Highly recommend!

Great food, helpful friendly staff, perfect thank you

Great place for our friends and family dinner. But the shining light was a waiter called Mackenzie (hope I spelt it right) what a shining light in the hospitality industry, a rare gem who cared, conversed and worked his station of tables with a smile and total professionalism. One who should go far and I for one hope Butcombe appreciate what a star in the making they have - and only 19 years old. Thank you Mackenzie.

We had our Wedding reception and evening do at the Bower Inn on the 15th June 2024. The day was incredible and a lot was due to the service we received from the Bower Inn. Starting with all the organising in the months running up to the wedding.. Chelsea at the Bower made the planning process feel really smooth. She also decorated the marquee beautifully, just how we imagined it would look like. All the staff that worked that day were very good and helpful. Also a big mention to Tom who was in charge of the team and lead the team greatly. The food was beautiful, just what we wanted. The Bower were very flexible in what we wanted. Special mention about the desserts, which got great feedback from our guests. All the rooms were very comfortable and clean.

We went for a drink last night lovely atmosphere drink was great I mean pricey but hey drinking is pricey these days but I couldn't fault any of it and the lad behind the bar superb service

One of the best pubs in this area! The menu is ever changing and imaginative. The staff are professional and I always enjoy my time here.

Evening meal booking and staff were excellent, very attentive and really pleasant. Food service was timely and food was hot, tasty and good value for money. Nice varied menu to choose from. Would recommend for evening out with friends or family gathering.

Great quality food for a chain hotel and restaurants. All our food was brilliant and so tasty will be back!

Came for my birthday celebrations. We were seated quickly and seen straight away. Friendly staff and lovely atmosphere. Most of us had roast dinner and although we requested no sauces they all came with sauces which wasn’t ideal. Lovely food, a little overpriced I would say but all and all happy with our lunch.

I've eaten here quite a few times now, the food is always fresh and tasty with an imaginative menu. The service is friendly and efficient. The log fire is just lovely in the winter and the garden is great when it's sunny. Nice big car park.

Lovely hotel, spacious room, comfortable bed. Great touch to have a cafetiere and ground coffee in the room. Would have been nice to have a biscuit to go with it. Knocked one star down for the room as it was quite chilly until I bled the radiator. Dinner in the restaurant was delicious and the bacon cob for breakfast was very tasty!

Ordered the mushroom wellington Sunday roast which is veggie but can be made vegan (veggie has Yorkshire pudding and vegan didn’t, different gravy too) It was so tasty and would definitely order again.

WOW!! Amazing meal the food was delicious, the staff and team were amazing, attentive and such a professional service second to none. We had the venison which was cooked to perfection a big thank you to the chefs, the venue is a beautiful country pub with a great ambience and friendly team

Always a warm welcome here. Dan and his team are so helpful and the food is always delicious. Jane and Sharon are brilliant hosts in the morning for breakfast too.

Great brunch/lunch and good service. Feels like a real country pub.

Inn looks very inviting from the outside and free onsite parking was a bonus. Staff were very helpful, friendly and professional. Evening meal and breakfast was delicious and restaurant/bar had a homely atmosphere. We chose to stay in a superior double room, which was large and tastefully decorated. Unfortunately though, we did have an extremely poor night's sleep due to the poor quality of the mattess!

Really nice. Traditional pub with accomodation, modern decor. Clean, welcoming. Good food interesting menu. I'll go back

We stopped for food on Christmas Eve. The staff were busy but kind and the food all 4 of us ordered was top quality. Handy location 10 minutes off the motorway. Dog friendly. Great!

I was delighted to see that The Bower was open for lunch on Monday. We were a party of 4 and had made a booking. We have been there several times before and always enjoyed it. Sadly, on Monday something was wrong. Everyone was very friendly but we waited ages for our food order to be taken and then waited 30 minutes for our food. Everything was delicious - beef burger, fish and chips, fish cakes and pork schnitzel - when it arrived. When paying the bill I asked about the service. Our server was very apologetic and said that there was only one chef in the kitchen that day. If only someone had told us that food would take a bit longer than normal we would have understood, instead of getting a bit disgruntled.

Booked in here for one night to break up the Xmas journey. Really happy with our stay. The welcome was warm. The room was spacious and very clean. Everything was in the room that you would expect. We had a bite to eat in the bar, they fitted us in with no problems. The night's sleep was fine. Breakfast was good, my husband's cooked breakfast was tasty and my granola and toast was something a little different. Easy journey out to the motorway. Staff helpful - especially when we could not find the kettle (it was in the wardrobe). Will stay here again when visiting family.

We stayed in the hotel on a deal which included an allowance towards Sunday dinner. Very busy and service, although generally friendly and helpful, was rather slow. Two dishes we chose were good, although not really memorable. The other was a roast beef "served medium rare" dinner, which arrived medium/well done, with everything piled on one plate, covered in gravy. To be fair, some slices of medium rare were brought to the table when we commented. Very disappointing, particular as we had a similar dish in another Somerset pub-restaurant, served as advertised, much more attractively, with vegetables and gravy separate, and for £7 less. We have eaten in 5 or 6 other Butcombe pubs, and unfortunately, this one did not match the atmosphere or the food quality of the others. Maybe the Sunday evening was not the best time to make comparison.

Outstanding food & service once again. I have visited the Bower on numerous occasions before but never on a Sunday for a roast & it didn't disappoint. It's my favourite place to eat in Bridgwater.

Always a very good service at the Bower Inn, excellent

Wonderful stay , rooms exceptionally clean and comfortable ,food excellent good choice and well priced , staff brilliant, especially Jane at early breakfast after a very busy Christmas period for the Bower , truly a lovely place to stay

We played pub food roulette for four nights in the area before striking gold at the Bower Inn. Landlords across the UK please visit, learn and replicate.

Xmas dinner on 25th arranged by my daughter for 4 was quite costly appreciate Xmas staff costs etc but food not rated sadly. .My fish was under cooked, veg overcooked , presentation lacking. Starter very basic, again basic presentation. Dessert I took home but found inedible eaten here before and had no issue.

Always a friendly welcome with a good selection of beers

Went for lunch on Christmas eve 12.30 still waiting for sweets 2.45 service was awful.

Lunch for family of 6, meeting from Downend Bristol and Sidmouth Devon. Very good meet of mains and deserts. We really enjoyed ourselves, a lot of empty dishes.

Just had great stay at Bower Inn while visiting family in Bridgwater great venue rooms are clean, cosy and excellent amenities the breakfast and dinner we had in their restaurant was excellent thoroughly recommend

We had such a lovely evening at the bower. We had a festive sharing Camembert board which was absolutely delicious and the staff were very attentive and friendly. Our favourite pub.

Excellent lunch with the family. Good selection and can highly recommend the fish and chips. Friendly service. Good value for money.

Really good accommodation, nice tastefully decorated, great menu in bar. Excellent service.

Carpark was a bit dark but food was very good

Stayed for the North Petherton Carnival. Finding the place was tricky due to road closures due to a building development and the website instructions are only helpful if you know the area. Booked a superior room but were allocated a mini self caterjng apartment with mini kitchen, overlooked fields but TV in lounge area meant watching in bed not possible. Fresh milk in fridge would have been nice. Good shower cubicle and decent toiletries. We didn't eat but breakfast was nice even with the £4.50 supplement for full English.

Car park pitch black, no lighting at all. 8 oz rump steak £25.50!!!!!!!! More expensive than the Mercure which after all is a steak house plus.

Lovely meal for our christmas work get together. Great food, really enjoyed our time at The Bower Inn. Thank you!

Excellent Lunch at Bower Inn-service was spot on-a great time-well done everyone !

Lovely spot for lunch. Very cosy with log fire in restaurant area. The young lady who served us was really kind and friendly, lunch (BLT and Smoked Haddock Rarebit) was delicious. Only downside was finding it! Apparently this happens to new visitors all the time. May I politely suggest that a note is made on your website, on Tripadvisor, and also if people ring in to book. Maybe also a sign from the main roundabout coming towards Bridgwater. This would save a lot of time wasting and stress. Otherwise a great experience and highly recommended.

Had a wonderful 3 night stay here, comfortable room with great shower with deep bath, nice touches like filter coffee and a little flask for fresh milk, food was delicious and reasonably priced with a lovely freshly cooked breakfast. The staff were all pleasant and helpful and nothing was a problem. The only issue for me was the service charge which was added to the final bill (on line check out) without being given prior notice, however this was sorted out by the morning staff without a problem when I questioned it, thank you for a lovely stay 😊

We didn’t stay, only visited for a meal!

We had a lovely Family Christmas meal. Tucked away in the little function room behind the bar, was perfect with our two dogs in tow. Brilliant service and very friendly and helpful. Staff un-phased by Storm Darragh!!!!

Amazing place, room was incredible. Lovely staff. Just had breakfast, top notch.

A really nice accommodation, the room was well equipped with amenities, and spacious, my only criticism would be the lack of space for the tea and coffee and the location of the kettle, but this is only trivial.

Very welcoming and helpful staff. Well presented, clean accommodation. Great food.

Had an evening meal at the Bower with a friend and as always - excellent food - really good quality and lovely staff/ great service

An enjoyable long lunch with friends. The soup was smooth and just the right amount of spicy and the chickpea and aubergine curry was very tasty. Everyone else ate different meals but all said they were very happy with the quality, quantity and tastes of their food.

We had a large family gathering for Sunday lunch to celebrate a special birthday party and the staff at the Bower Inn went above and beyond to ensure we had a great afternoon. Thank you !!

Stayed here several times before, rooms are lovely and we have our favourite, service is wonderful both from management, bar staff and room service, food is fantastic and a good choice for everyone, would strongly recommend a stay.

This was a happy accident find the night before attending a nearby wedding. One of the best inn’s that we’ve stayed at. Warm and friendly welcome. Well equipped room and peaceful nights sleep. Bottled water in room, good selection of hot drinks and yummy homemade shortbread. Especially enjoyed the option of flask of fresh milk rather than UHT cartons. Breakfast was excellent and friendly staff. Part of Butcombe Group and loyalty benefits available in you register for online account.