Burnt Honey @ Pithers in South Somerset

It’s difficult to know where to begin with this place because it is such a gorgeous little oasis in this beautiful market town. The menu is not just interesting but original and completely delicious. I had the smashed avocado with a beetroot rosti and it is one of the nicest things I have eaten in a long time. Prepared freshly in their tiny kitchen, by a talented chef who has a delicate touch, I would come back tomorrow just to eat it again. But not only are the food and premises reason enough to eat here, the staff are so lovely and made my meal more than just a dining experience. Thank you, I’ll definitely be back.

The food here is excellent. The staff are kind and take great care to prepare excellent meals. We are here three times during our stay, it was so good we kept coming back. When the weather is nice there’s seating behind the building.

Dropped in on our way to the coast. One of the best breakfasts I've ever had. Perfectly fried egg on avo and beetroot hash. The bread was pain Nordique which I've never had but was delicious. Offered two strengths of coffee - wish that was a thing everywhere. The menu was far from the normal breakfast types you see in every farm shop or cafe. I was torn between about 8 choices. Staff delightful. Only a few tables and rustic, tasteful decor. Wish we were nearer, I'd be here every Sunday morning 😀

Great find - we found this cafe after going to Haynes motor museum. Really good food and lovely atmosphere! The staff were so welcoming and really great with our kids!

What an absolute gem. Fantastic coffee. Superb, fresh food. Friendly staff. Comfy, cool decor. Will be returning far too often, for sure.

Food and coffee are out of this world, will definitely be returning Scarlett makes all those who enter feel at home. A huge asset to the team you've got

We popped in after a morning shopping in Castle Cary. From the outside this looked like many tea rooms. However our experience once inside was far from average. Both the dishes we had were tasty and really well balanced, the word that comes to mind is sublime. The staff were really friendly and helpful. All in all a great experience and can’t wait to return

Sorry - I hate writing negative reviews but this place was not good today. We live in Somerset and decided to spend a couple of hours exploring Castle Cary. We sought this place for out for brunch, based on prior research on TripAdvisor but boy, I wish we hadn’t. Our order was fairly simple - 2 hot drinks, some tap-water and a sausage roll to share - nothing about this order went well. I ordered a chai latte, an americano with hot milk on the side, tap water and a sausage roll (of which two specimens, apparently, were on view in the chiller cabinet next to the till). The conversation with the young lady (yl) at the till went like this: me - “is that actually a sausage roll, as it looks like it has halloumi or some sort of cheese at the end of it” ? yl: “yes it’s a sausage roll with spinach and feta” me: “are you sure it has sausage meat in it” ? yl: “I’ll check”; she goes off to the kitchen, and comes back, yl: “yes it definitely has sausage in it, it’s definitely not vegetarian”. We share a joke about how it couldn’t be a sausage roll if it had no sausage meat in it ! After a while she delivers us a pot of Earl Grey tea ! I point out it’s not ours, we hadn’t ordered it. She then delivers an americano with cold milk - I point out I ordered hot milk. Then a period of inactivity at our table, whilst the 2 ladies who came in after us get their Earl Grey tea delivered to them (the pot that was delivered to us in error) and their tap water. The we get the “sausage roll” brought to us. Of course, by this time we neither have the chai latte nor the tap water. The sausage roll has, as you might have guessed, no sausage meat in it - it is a bland and tasteless (to me at least) feta and spinach roll. I have to ask again for my wife’s chai latte and the tap-water. My wife is totally fed up - she hasn’t got her drink, the “sausage roll” isn’t a real sausage roll - and other tables are getting their hot drinks long before my wife gets her chai latte. In the end we were offered a refund for the “sausage roll” that according to the yl definitely wasn’t going to be vegetarian ! However, we had already paid, and as my wife had eaten the spinach and feta roll, she told me we shouldn’t accept a refund as she had eaten the food - my wife just wanted to leave and put the whole sorry debacle behind us. We walked down to Burn’s the Bread and got a bacon and cheese turnover which, to me, was far more savoury than the “thing” we got served at Burnt Honey. Of course, everywhere has “off days” - but I can only judge and review it on what we experienced.

Our visit was on our way home from a holiday. The food was gorgeous would definitely recommend. The shop is very quirky with bits and bobs around the wall. We were very tempted by the cakes on offer but resisted just about. But won’t if we are in the area again as they looked scrumptious.

I’d rate this gem a whopping 10 out of 5! We stumbled upon it like a happy accident, and boy, are we glad we did. The food? Absolutely legendary! If you’re not loving this place, are you even living?

Lovely atmosphere and good service. The best coffee for miles around. The food is good and interesting. I really enjoyed my avocado smashed with feta on sourdough.

Lovely little cafe with great friendly staff and fantastic food. I’m coeliac so am always a little apprehensive about eating out but the lady who took my order made me feel safe to eat there. Will definitely be returning!

Three motorcyclists after a night camping with storm Kathleen, looking for a hearty breakfast. Not cheap, but oh so good, two of us had the Big Brekkie, the other Bacon and egg roll. Great coffee, which is such a change. Nice staff, nice ambience, will visit again.

I've been here for coffee and cake before but this was the first time for lunch. I'm vegetarian and the choice was great, I had a falafel and winter salad called winter bliss, my husband had the Moroccan stew, the mushroom burger was also amazing! This is just my kind of food - whole foods, wonderful flavours! The staff were really friendly, helpful and cheerful. Although we couldn't book a table, the waitress told us the best time to come. Would definitely recommend!!!

Small, friendly with quirky menu. Great food - I was more traditional, however, and had a wonderful double egg and bacon roll... Good coffee.