Cannards Well in Mendip

Beautiful pub, great food, very welcoming staff. Had lunch here on route to St Ives.

Great little place. Checking in at the bar was easy, and the gentleman who assisted us was very polite. The room was small but perfect for a one-night stay. The bathroom was well-designed with a toilet, shower, and sink. The restaurant provided a pleasant experience, featuring a well in the center. The food was delicious, well-priced, and the service was impressive. The young woman handling both the bar and table service did an excellent job on her own. It's an ideal location, just 6 minutes from town and the hospitals. I would definitely stay here again and recommend it.

Pleasant staff, great food, make sure you have an empty stomach the servings are big!

Booking not in book so confusion. No coffee in room. Not really any breakfast. One to miss

We only went there for Sunday lunch and omg it was excellent. We would recommend the place and we will definitely go again

My son and I were there in April 2019, it was really wonderful, the weather was spectacular and the people treated us wonderfully, they even took us by car to Glanstonbury. An unforgettable memory. Thank you My son and I were there in April 2019, it was really wonderful, the weather spectacular and people treated us wonderfully, they even drove us to Glanstonbury. An unforgettable memory. Thank you

Very basic menu but good service

Have not been to this place for a long while not since refurb and new owners but can highly recommend cannards well for food best sunday lunch in a long while

The well inn as its called now, food is amazing staff are friendly beer is great and burt who manages it when he's behind the bar your glass is never empty, proper!!!!

Went for Sunday lunch - superb!!!

Very friendly staff best meals,the accommodation is top speck

Cannards well - the new Well Inn. Disappointing! A list of non available food and then ordered from availability to be be told 20 mins later our choice weren't available either! Teething problems maybe but apologies come for free of which there was none. Nicely refurbished though!

We booked in a group of 13 at around 7.30pm on a Saturday as our previous venue let us down. We received a warm welcome and had a brief wait to be seated. With our orders already made we were served en mass promptly with superb meals. Well done to all the excellent front of house and behind the scenes staff.

Booked to stay 1 night at Callards Well, 21-22 sept , weekend just gone. After a 4 hour drive we arrived to find it closed with a repossesion sign on the door! Needless to say we were none too pleased! Managed to find another local pub to stay in, but seriously not impressed with booking.com for allowing us to book a pub that had closed down.

My wife and I were booked in to stay last night only to find that they had been shut down some days ago. We only found out from speaking to staff in the pub next door.

Excellent Sunday lunch, good choice of quality meat, and a variety of fresh veg. This was after the normal lunch times. Wish I lived nearer, I would visit more often

We've been visiting for breakfast for some years and found that they are reliably good for breakfast. Food is not fancy but their Full English is fine.Both toast and coffee are fresh and the service is good most days, though it depends who is on duty. One of the waitresses is slow, pretty chilly, and would probably prefer not to have any customers. If we see that she is there we leave without ordering.The toilets are clean and we've always been able to get into the car park.

The best carvery in Shepton since The Dusthole stopped serving. Gravy is beautiful; second to none, meats are authentic and you can fill the takeaway boxes until they’re overflowing for no extra cost. Queue can be long but that’s to be expected.

Just called in for a drink on our way back to Ilminster. The landlord was very obliging, letting me taste a couple of ciders before making my decision, and was generally chatty and informative. We sat in the lovely flower garden with our drinks and enjoyed the sun. Will call in again when in the area.

Stayed here 6 & 7 July - humid weekend. A good base for visiting Cheddar, Wells, Bath and Longleat. The hotel on a busy main road. Reasonable carpark from which you approach the entrance past fish pond and the garden seating area that must contain more plants than any garden centre!! Reception is the bar. Cheerfully booked in, and given two security codes for our bedroom and the outer door should we arrive back late. These pressbutton locks are fiddly but take time and press deliberately. Taken up to the 2nd floor suite (3 flights of stairs) warning that it would be hot (a fan is provided). The room was large - double and single beds, table and office chair, 2 sofas, TV table (Sky) and mini fridge should you wish to fill it. The en-suite is large - corner bath and separate shower. Windows on 2 sides, which with the heat and humidity just had to be opened letting in more road noise! The hospitality cannot be faulted, with advice available on the best ways to approach any local destinations. The limited menu includes vegetarian options. Try the 10-oz sirloin for £16 ! The bar is well stocked, especially with gin and cider.So what is wrong with the establishment? Better double glazing might subdue road noise, parts need more TLC - eg: carpets and window blinds - and bathroom had tiles missing on the stack-pipe trunking - and there is no shaver point.If it's a quiet and salubrious place you need this is not it, but for the money, hospitality and food makes a good impression.

Popped in for the breakfast deal (its very cheap!) and yea kind wished i hadent, poor quality ingredients, cooked well poorly, no one cares, its a sad, sad, sad place, they even have a hotel! OMG who is staying here? AVOID!!!!

my wife and had a regular and large cooked breakfast with coffee. The breakfast was freshly cooked tasty plenty of it cheap price. the lady who coked was very friendly and helpful. the pub is very nice with a well in the floor nice view of the fields lovely garden outside with fishpond full of fish.

Decent food and average service, relatively reasonable menu and a decent selection of drinks. Kitchen closes early for warm food about 21.00 hours on weekdays

Booked 3 rooms for a one night family stay, I read some reviews & spoke to the Manager & staff member - both assured me that the reviews were disgruntled customers & that we have booked some of the best rooms. On arrival we were given key codes to rooms (no keys) & even the 1st set of stairs we were presented with a broken blind hanging off - but it got much worse! Each room had a filthy toilet brush which still had remnants left from previous guests, filthy carpet, a window that wouldn’t close properly, stains on the bathroom wall & mouldy tea bags! But sadly there was worse to come, my daughter hot bites on her legs after sleeping in the very lumpy bed! Then we decided to risk breakfast which is located in bar area for breakfast & the owners dog actually went to the toilet on the carpet.....some was cleaned up but a large smelly lump was not cleaned up & absolutely no urgency made by the staff to clean it up! I was not expecting perfection, however what any guest should receive is a clean room & no mouldy tea bags or dog crap in the breakfast area.Also, none of the electrical appliances in our rooms had pat testing labels - another area of concern.

Waited 10 minutes for someone to even realise we were there (we were the only ones) had to ask for tea, coffee sauce etc . Quality was not that great and ups, cutlery etc were not clean!

Extremely rude owner!! Cleaner just walks in everyday, second day I was half naked just after getting out the shower which wasn’t even a shower. More like a squirt.... also had other guests walk in my room as they can’t even arrange rooms properly, very poor establishment. Would close down iff I could

Stayed on 2 night break. First room was filfthy. Dirty, stained threadbare carpet. Dirty curtains/Windows and window sill covered in dead flies. Mould everywhere in bathroom. Thick dust on furniture. This was all topped by finding used milk portion in tea/coffee making facilities as well as cigarette roll up papers. Smoke detector had been covered with plastic bag. We complained and given different room. Same filfth! Breakfast next day - dirty kiln jars containing cereal, one remained empty for duration of our stay. 2 sugar bowls containing dirty, damp looking sugar. Fridge with thick mould over all seals, containing one yogurt, jug of milk and juices. Tables dirty and covered in crumbs. Just had toast on 2nd morning, couldn't bring myself to risk cooked breakfast again. Returned on first night to find place in darkness and all locked up, think we were alone in property, goodness knows what we would have done if there had been a problem. Take our advice, if you value your health, don't stay at this establishment

It would be easy to vote thumbs down -either before or after-relative to dining at a place such as Cannards Inn. It's clearly seen better days and isn't situated in an overall environment where that's likely to soon occur. The road outside's mostly noisy, busy and about passing through on the way to beyond.

Stopped here for lunch whilst en-route down to Cornwall. Our lunch took a total of an hour to come to the table. It was terrible, the mash potato was not cooked correctly, no flavour. The veg was all hard, the meat was either well done or chewy and lots of fat on it. The worst meal I’ve ever had, didn’t finish it as lost appetite after few bites!

Home cooked lovely food and very friendly staff would definitely recommend and go back again had a lovely root vegetable and steak pie with extra gravy which wasn’t asked for which was lovely

Visited this pub after my girlfriend phoned to ask if they could cater for vegans to which the chef happy replied yes.

I stayed here for 3 nights, the hotel was clean tidy, bed were comfy. We ate and drank every night in the bar. The food was excellent and the staff were friendly, reasonable prices both on food and drinks. I can recommend this place

Came here on 15 October for Sunday Carvery, very friendly staff with choice of 4 meats on offer, with plenty of trimmings, will definitely be back , well done..

Have visited the Cannards Well several time, carvery is very good with the option to go back for more if you have any room left

Myself and my 3 children came here for a roast , upon arrival we realised the previous caterers had left. The carvery was atrocious! After being served our meat we then waited 10 minutes for vegetables to come which never happened! The young lad serving the meat asked “what are you waiting for!” Our reply vegetables. He told us to go on and eat our meat which by now was cold. Shortly after a woman came out and said you’ll have to make do with what we have which was rock hard cauliflower. The soft drinks were also flat. STAY AWAY And to add the toilets are worse than public ones in a street

I think the previous chef must have left. Two rump steaks were so tough they were inedible. However, the cod and chips were excellent.

We had the Sunday carvery on 20th August 2017. Premises are well appointed and the staff were friendly and helpful. A good choice of meats available and ample vegetables plus my favourite Yorkshire puddings ! This was a good value for money Sunday lunch.

jim and his team at cannards are excelant , couldnt do enough for you the food was delicious and it was an excelant cooked breakfast and so close to the festival , thankyou so much see you all again

Fuimos planeando comer aquí su web ha manifestado que el marisco de aquí. Al llegar pedimos una pinta de amargo y un vino blanco con un poco de hielo. No amargo y sin hielo. Mi marido fue para sidra (Plana y muy dulce). En el menú que pudimos examinando sólo ver gambas y patatas fritas y pescado y patatas fritas y todo lo demás con patatas fritas, así que nos fuimos. Como no comimos aquí sería injusto calificar

Disfrutamos de una comida maravillosa en Cannards bien, con mucha variedad y una buena variedad de verduras. Recomendado para almuerzo de domingo..

Me detuve por un asador hoy y fue una delicia. Las verduras estaba muy fresco, con mucho para elegir. La carne estaba preparado perfectamente y deliciosa y los precios son muy razonables. No pasar por alto este lugar

Stumbled upon this restaurant while returning from the coast . Really pleasant staff and a good menu . The highlight of an otherwise excellent meal was the pate , I am very fussy about pate and I believe that this was the best that I have ever tasted I had steak for my main course which was cooked to perfection all in all an excellent experience and very reasonably priced. Fortunately we were in no rush as the service although very friendly was very slow ,the restaurant wasn't busy , so I assume that there were problems behind the scenes .Excellent meal ,lovely people

Visited as a family for Sunday lunch and it was very good. Will definitely visit again. Good selection of meat and vegetables, and vegetarian friendly as the potatoes are not cooked in meat fat, and they are happy to do some veggie gravy.

Wow heard they did a good carvery here but it was still better than I'd expected. Loads of different veg cooked different ways on offer and a fantastic selection of delicious meat!!! Will definitely be back :)

Booked a table in advance for eight people. Arrived to a quiet and relaxed atmosphere. We ordered our food and 45 minutes after ordering we were told that they could not make our pizzas due to some members of staff not turning up. We decided to have burgers instead. freshly baked baguettes and water were delivered to our table. Our food arrived about two hours after ordering despite the pub being quiet with only two other tables occupied. Burgers and fish and chips were very good. Three of us had ordered steaks and they were awful one steak was crispy like it had been deep fried. Chips were nice but Corn on the cob was still frozen. Waitress was very friendly and puddings were delicious. Overall we had a good evening out but we would not visit again.

We visit here frequently and the carvery never fails to please. There's lots of meat and veg to choose from and you really can have as much as you like! They offer takeaway, which is great if you're unorganized like us and forget to book in advance. The takeaway boxes are big enough to get like two full plates in!I would strongly advise you book a table in advance, as there's often long waits for a table if you don't :)

Had a meal here one evening when staying close by and it was enjoyable and tasty. I ordered a curry which was too spicy for me so I swapped with my hubby but I cannot tolerate much heat so was me rather than them I think. I ate my husbands steak which I enjoyed very much and as he ate all my original meal and finished it, I assume he enjoyed it too.

Had dinner & breakfast here while staying in one of the suites.The sirloin steak was amazing, cooked to perfection & a good portion size all round.Breakfast the following morning was equally good, & my dog was fussed over by the staff.I will be back for sure

The meal was described as crispy battered haddock and hand cut chips.I was very pleased with the quality of the food. The batter was I ded crispy and the fish inside was beautiful.We didn't have a pudding as we were full! The lady behind the bar who served us with drinks also took our order and delivered our food.

We popped in on our way home from Weymouth as we were starving and passing and saw they did a carveryIt was really quiet when we arrived although it was busy when we left. The bar staff were friendly. The chef /carver was so friendly and gave us so much meat. The beef was beautiful. We will make the 50 min journey from our home for this roast dinner most Definatley again! Highly recommended.

We stayed here as a stop off whilst walking the Mendip Way and were very pleasantly suprised by the quality of the meal here. Very good chef!

My friends & I dined here last night, we all had sirloin steak, it was dire. They were all overcooked we had asked for the steaks to be cooked medium, they were all very tough & grisly in hindsight we should have complained!! The only positive was the puddings which were very nice.We shall not be returning or recommending this establishment to our many friends.

This place has got a great chef who does a wonderful Sunday carvery, I can well recommend it and good food at other times too

It was our first stay at Cannards Well, we stayed for 2 nights i. Suite A.On arrival I noticed there was no fridge in the room as advertised. The manager apologised and immediately brought a fridge up for us. I always think you should judge a place not by what is wrong but on how your complaint is dealt with so ten out of ten here.The manager, and the waiting staff could not be faulted, they were very attentive, polite and helpful.The outside and inside decor is very tired and could do with a lick of paint at least or a facelift at best. Our mattress was very poor, we could feel the springs in it and didn't get a good nights sleep. The water was just warm and didn't stay warm long enough to run a decent bath. We mentioned this to the manager who again apologised and promised to look into both. An overweight gentlemen frequented the bar, we guess he may be the owner. He was very rude to his staff and created somewhat of an atmosphere that was not very pleasant. Whilst we were discussing our complaint with the manager, the owner pulled the manager away which we thought was very rude.The food was delicious, we came down late for breakfast on the first morning and the food on the buffet looked like it had been sitting there for some time but then we were down late. The next morning we were down earlier and the food was fresh and tasty. You do hear traffic from the main road but then you would expect to given the location. Overall we had a pleasant stay and with a few changes this could be a wonderful place - a refurb inside and out and either the removal of the owner from the public areas or a change of attitude. The Manager and waiting staff are a real credit to this place and if it wasn't for them we are sure it wouldn't be as busy as it was.

Stayed at the Cannards Well previously and in truth have always found the food to be OKAY, but nothing more. There is a new chef in, and already there is improvement. Not every dish is piled high with chips which in the past, if you didn't like chips there was nothing for you to try. I spoke to the chef who is very enthusiastic and some of his ideas could be really nice if he manages to do what he says he is going to do.

Another excellent stay. As usual a warm welcome from friendly staff. Made to feel at home. See you on our next visit. Give Muffin a stroke from me.

Best Sunday lunch I have had 4 meet choice. Mashed swede cauliflower cheese and leak cheese. Lashing if wonderful gravy. As we passed and stopped on hop was very pleased at£10 a head. Will be returning again soon. Well worth the 45 min drive!!

Called in here on a trip to Shepton. Great welcome by the staff and then it was all downhill.The carvery had good choice of food the plates were cold most of the veg was overcooked and the roast potatoes were not roasted.The meat was very good otherwise I would have rated it as terrible.

A varied menu with 'something for everyone', food excellent in terms of quality and value, portions generous and service efficient and extremely friendly.

this is the best carvery i have visited friendly staff good choice meats well cooked highly recommend if you are nearby on a sunday

the breakfast was out of this world full English, toast, cereal, fruit juice jam, and marmite, being lazy that day

We visited for a Sunday lunch with the family who live nearby. On arrival there is plenty of parking and the pub/restaurant was clean and presentable. The food presented was a carvery of Turkey, Beef, Pork or Gammon, with the standard range of vegetables. The food was hot and plenty of it, the vegetables were cooked just right. All in all, very tasty and very good value.

We came here for a family meal. The menu is very small. Not a lot for vegetarians which was an issue for one of our party members who was also told he couldn't have a ploughman's because it wasn't lunch time. We finished our meal and asked the waitress if we could order pudding but because it was 2 minutes past 9 we were told we couldn't... bit of a piss take if you ask me. The waitress was helpful when we asked about the ploughman's however it would appear that the chef isn't as co-operative. The food was standard pub food.. neither good or bad. We are now off to the Bell in Evercreech for our pudding! If you want to eat here crack on but come early if you want pudding. P.s a lot of effort has gone into the garden and that is nice.

Having gone to the Cannards well a few times i can honestly say its the best food ive tried. The chef always a point of having a chat and explaining if he has done anything different with the food. He always tries to change it a little for the regulars. (carvery) we have gone ocassionally and had other meals which have been fantastic - and Jims a nice bloke!

My boyfriend and I had a nice meal here 18 months ago, and we decided to book again last weekend, but it was such a bad experience we won't try again. When we arrived, we were handed a couple of menus & told to find a table in the restaurant. We ordered a couple of drinks, but there were no vegetarian options on the menu. When my boyfriend enquired at the bar, he was told there was only one option available, a nut roast, which probably would have been ok if anyone had bothered to come over and take our order. There were two other couples in the restaurant and a party of four. There was one girl serving , she was clearly on her own and rushed off her feet, and we decided to pay for our drinks and go elsewhere.

Came here on Saturday early evening. It was quite busy with one new girl on the bar and one experienced. Decided to have steak, hubby's was supposed to be medium to well done and was still very pink in the middle, mine was medium rare and very rare in the middle but apart from that it was very nice. The waitress served us and then disappeared and the restaurant was very cold.

Nice enough pub but the rooms are a bit dated and average. The landlord sits at his makeshift 'office' at the side of the bar but looks a bit odd. The food is average too but the all you can eat breakfast is excellent. Would only stay here if nothing else is available in the area.

This inn is run by Jim, a larger than life cockney, he is the typiclal mine host, always ready to have a chat, with the customers, and his retorts are lightening quick.Food here is local, we cooked and of generous proportion, and very reasonably priced. Over the week, I tried the soup, ham, eggs and chips, beef carvery and rabbit pie, all were superb. All to be washed down with a selection of 6 proper ciders.I did not stay here on this trip, but it will be my first choice next time. Cheers Jim!

Have to say if want a Sunday lunch out then this is generally the place we go. The choice of meats, you can have a bit of each if you like, and the choice of vegetables is excellent. There is always all the additional sauces to go with each meat. They also serve for a good four hours over a sunday. Being a cravery you go have as much as you like. The puddings are also very good but rarely eat one myself from being stuffed from eating the lunch

excellent car very for sunday lunch their best roast I have had out jusy like home cooked meal very reasonable priced landlord can be odd at times but all thewaiting staff our excellent

Popped in for all you can eat breakfast wish I had not say no more. Not very clean teapot looked like it never been washed the lady was very rude sat eating and drinking and the lady came and took the sugar pot of are table without asking as I was poring my tea out of the dirty pot.

A real place of contrasts! From the outside all looks clean and neat and tidy, but the inside is a sad story of sticky tables and a lack of cleaning! Breakfast is advertised on a banner as ....'from £4.95 but a disinterested barman told us that.....'breakfast is breakfast!' I would probably have had the full house anyway, but my petite wife is more of a poached-egg-on-toast person, so was a bit daunted! The waitresses were, I'm afraid, clueless, slow and surly....and everything was an effort...brought the coffee, no milk.....brought the milk, no sugar...You had to order your eggs which were then plated and dumped under the lights because the staff couldn't remember who ordered them!! And it wasn't packed by any means.I feel sorry for the chef (and up the rating to 2/5) because the breakfast was actually fine!

We just had breakfast here. We ordered the regular breakfast costing £4.95 and were charged £7.50. A misunderstanding as the menu wasn't clear and neither was the waitress (although she was very nice) the biggest problem was the rude and nasty attitude of who we assumed to be the landlord he would not hear our complaint and shouted in our faces. We will never set foot in there again and would not reccomend it. The buffet breakfast was also cold but we were overlooking that. We only paid the £4.95 but that wasn't a gracious act of the landlord it was thrown at us with a 'take your money'

On the recommendation of a family member , we held a family get-together over Sunday lunch to celebrate a birthday. Although I live locally , I had not sampled the food here before . Sunday lunch is served on a carvery basis with a choice of four meats and a wide range of vegetables . You can have as many variations on the meat as you like. I had the turkey and gammon both superb and in generous portions. There was also beef and pork available . Although I was trying to keep things under control ,I ended up with a large plate bursting at the seems. After allowing time for my stomach to settle , I followed this with a fantastic plumb crumble with a generous portion of ice cream. The sweet menu was on offer that week at a staggering £2.50 . Fantastic value for such a generous size , full of flavour dessert . The staff were friendly and although the décor was not brilliant the whole experience was greatly appreciated by all the 10 family members. Well worth a visit if you want quality and quantity at a reasonable price.

We were travelling back from Glastonbury to London and ready to eat, we saw the pub and it looked a good place to stop. We went in and it was empty and didn't look too good. We decided to at least have a drink and look at the menu. Having decided to eat we sat down and the friendly waitress was right there to help us. We ordered the carvery and vegetable soup. The soup arrived - home made and very tasty. Then the main course arrived, a good amount of fresh cut turkey breast with Yorkshire pudding and roast potatoes. The vegetables arrived on a separate platter, a mix of carrots, green beans, cauliflower cheese, parsnips, corn, peas, sweet potato and several others. All the food was excellent, all fresh and cooked as required, no frozen or left over food. There was more than enough food and some unfortunately had to be left as we were both full. The staff were friendly and as the pub started to get more people, the pub took on a good atmosphere, we must just have been a little early (4.45). Looking at what others were eating, the meals seemed to be consistent in quality and quantity. When the bill arrived we were shocked at how low the price was..... the soup, the main meals and drinks came to £25 for the two of us, I've paid more than the total for just a main course that was not as good as we got. We left full and happy to continue our journey. If I find myself back in the area, I will certainly call in again.

We went to Cannards Well because of our Inn Keeper's recommendation as having a really nice steak and food. It was Thursday late afternoon and we were hoping to have an early dinner. First off, the bar/restaurant area was empty, except for a lady who we assumed was a guest of the hotel. The manager was friendly enough, but in the menu he provided, there was no mention of steak, having set my mind on it, I was a bit disappointed. I ended up ordering a burger instead. The presentation was nice, but that was the most horrible burger I have ever eaten :(. It didn't taste anything like a beef burger. There was a prominent vinegary taste which was not pleasant at all. We paid nearly £9 for it so I gritted my teeth, chewed and swallowed. It was a painful dinner for me. The Manager was also discussing money and issues about the guest of the hotel with a man whom we presume is the owner, but it was all within our earshot. The bar was pretty much empty save for 1 or 2 people who sauntered in and was clearly a regular, There was actually a couple who walked in while we were eating and walked straight out as soon as they saw what was inside. Maybe it was the time and the day of our visit. I am hoping that our case was an isolated one. But I'm afraid first impressions lasts, and we are definitely NOT coming back for the reasons stated earlier. :(

Landlord who knows everthing except how to speak to his customers - landlady who thinks she is above everyone and to cap it all the food was AWFUL - I've eaten basic fish and chips in many places but this was the worst ever A soggy mess!!! . Save your money and go next door much better service and the food is excellent.

Great food served up with lovely presentation. Busy at weekends with most of the residents eating in.

Went to Cannards a couple of times on my recent visit to the UK and WOW! What a lovely experience. The Sunday carvery was spectacular with plenty of meats and fresh veggies to choose from. My second visit was for dinner, and again not at all disappointed. The T-bone steak was to die for and the pate starter was delicious. On both occasions I had superb service and very friendly bar staff, the chef even came by the table to say hello and see how our meal was. Looking forward to eating at Cannards again in the future and would recomend it to anyone!