Cobblestones in West Somerset

Very disappointed with the ploughman's lunch today! Lots of things on the plate, but the have gone for quantity and definitely not quality. The only thing that tasted nice was the cheese. The baguette was cheap and tastless. The meat was cheap and tasteless Also the salad was limp, and had been laying around a long time The Chutney tasted like it came from cash and carry. Very disappointed 😞

Wouldn't recommend. Ploughman's was all low quality supermarket deli type fair. Coffee was bitter and not very good

Lovely and welcoming. Good food, good value. Recommend

Popped in while visiting Dunster for a cream tea and so glad we did. All of the staff were genuinely friendly, attentive, chatty and helpful. The service was quick and the food we had, excellent. I had a lemon scone with lemon curd and my wife the fruit scone with jam. Both scones were huge and still warm when delivered to the table. Both soft and crumbly, the flavour was lovely and for me, the curd was amazing. Tea was great and we were told to just shout for more hot water if we needed any. The surroundings are cosy and the seating well spaced and comfortable. Well worth a visit if you are in the area.

Amazing food and very friendly service. The stew yet again was wonderful. A special thanks to our waitress Sophie 👍 Good luck

Really nice coffee shop in Dunster. Really nice inside. Food and coffee all good

Really lovely service, great staff

Not a good experience unfortunately. Waited ages for drinks to arrive. Had to prompt them as other guests who arrived after us received their food and drink before us. I ordered an oat cappuccino but received a latte which I couldn't drink as it tasted awful. I'm sure it was cows milk, not oat milk. When we highlighted the issue to the woman who seemed to be in charge she blamed the waitress. Even though it was the woman in charge making the coffees. Really bad to blame the waitress, she should have just taken responsibility. A really horrible experience. Won't be back

Great food at a reasonable price, generous helpings and lovely staff.

What an amazing cafe!!! So accommodating and friendly. My daughter and I stopped here for lunch with my grandchildren twins, 3 yr old and 7yr old lovely food and nothing was too much trouble.. Would highly recommend

Stopped by for lunch whilst visiting the area. We both had the burgers which were delicious. Would have loved dessert but couldn't manage any! Friendly staff and would highly recommend

Called in for a meal at lunchtime. Our beef stew was delicious , home cooked with plenty of vegetables . Young man who served us was very pleasant as were the other staff members who helped us. Warm sunny weather so we were able to sit in the gardens to eat , with views of the castle . Prices very reasonable for well cooked , tasty food. Thank you.

Excellent place to eat in Dunster. Friendly, accommodating staff. Although their excellent 'Platter to Share' is no longer listed on the main Menu but they gladly made us a 'special' when I asked. Good value for money and great food. Recommended to all.

We stumbled on Cobblestones by accident, as part of a visit to Dunster Castle. We were looking for a light lunch in a dog friendly place with space for a wheelchair and pushchair. As soon as we walked in the staff identified our requirements and guided us to a big table towards the back of the place. The food was excellent (we are going back tomorrow for more) and the staff were brilliant. Highly recommend.

The atmosphere of the gardens were very pleasant and the vanilla ice cream is nice, but unfortunately, this is really the only positive thing to say about Cobblestones. We ordered lemonade that was borderline flat and of tepid temperature. The teacakes were very mediocre with hardly any butter. The iced coffee we ordered was very overpriced at nearly £4.00 and the quality definitely didn't live up to the price tag, especially as I didn't even get a glass full. On exit, we went to the toilets and there were no locks on the ladies door. All in all, a disappointing visit but the staff were friendly.

The most attentive service ever!! Pleasant friendly manner, with a very cheery smile. The traditional full English included a drink as well as two slices of toast, a very hearty breakfast indeed!! The atmosphere was equally pleasant also. The price was extremely reasonable for the area. Over all a very enjoyable experience

When I give this eatery three out of five, I'm being kind. We went for lunch on Saturday in late July and weren't particularly impressed. It looks as though it's run by a cheerful if lackadaisical mum with her pretty but bored teenage daughter and helpful if insipid son. They put no great love into what they do, and sadly, it shows. The carpets inside smelled quite badly, so we went to sit in the garden at the back, which was pleasant enough, although I had to go all the way back inside to the front counter again to place my order. The food was fine, nothing special, and I wouldn't say that the price was great value. Next time, we'll go somewhere else. Pity.

Very welcoming staff upon arrival. Plenty of seating both indoors and outdoors. We ordered 4 adults meals ranging from sandwiches to soup to burgers as well as two children’s meals. Portions were really good, food was fast and very tasty. Very reasonably priced. Overall a really positive lunch experience!

Really friendly staff and lovely outside seating area. We stopped by and had delicious milkshakes and cakes. The Victoria sponge was very nice indeed, very fluffy, moist and with a tasty home made raspberry jam filling. Highly recommended.

We visited Cobblestones twice during our stay in Dunster. It's light and airy with tables outside if desired. The food was excellent and the owner was very welcoming and friendly. Great value for money too. The cod and chips were delicious as was the bacon and brie baguette we ordered in separately occasions. Would definitely recommend it.

Super dog friendly cafe in Dunster high street. Have the stew!

Attentive service and lovely food. Bright and airy setting

Absolutely amazing garden area, really nice sun trap and the mixed ploughman’s is best to none! Highly recommend for lunch!

Went two.days ru ning was warmly welcomed . When in the area will go again .

We visited for lunch after visiting the fascinating castle. We chose the beef stew and it was excellent. A big bowlful each and vegetables on the side plus bread rolls and butter to mop up that delicious stew gravy. With coffee. The bill was very reasonable just over £30 for the two of us.

Nice café in a beautiful place. Closing time is a bit early.

Dunster is the sort of place which makes you feel like a cream tea. And Cobblestones is just the place to get one. We were seated without delay and our order taken and served up almost instantly. Very little delay. The scones were warm and just as we expected, with jam and cream - delicious. Without even asking we were given complimentary teapot top-up. The whole experience was absolutely delightful, right down to staff clearing, and cleaning tables as soon as they were vacated. A pleasurable experience.

Judging by the previous reviews we must have caught this cafe on a bad day or perhaps they have lots of friends? The service (can you call it sevice)? was reminiscent of Acorn antiques. The coffee was transparent and baguette of my ham baguette was pure dough. Cream, of cream tea, was served in its plastic tub (thats nice) and the fruit scone just disintegrated into a pile of crumbs.....and to think we passed three tea rooms to get to this one.

Cobblestones cafe had a lovely atmosphere, excellent service and food. We thought the price was very reasonable for this lovely tourist area. We highly recommended it.

Wouldn't recommend unfortunately, we don't know Dunster so just went into the first place we happened across but was pretty poor decision making from us. We sat in the garden which was perfectly nice but the food was disappointing and overpriced; £30 for two small baguettes, a portion of chips and two soft drinks. Which would be fine if it was a tasty baguette but the food was very basic; part baked baguettes, one of which didn't look like it had actually been in the oven. There was more mayo than tuna in the baguette itself so all in all it was just really unappealing. There was a hair in the chips and on the crips too it was just all not very pleasant and wish we had eaten elsewhere for £30.

This is definitely the place to go for good, traditional food. My Sunday lunch was amazing and very reasonably priced. Lovely staff too!

Myself, Partner and our dog popped in for coffee today. We were greeted with a lovely smile and made to feel really welcome. Coffee was great, thankyou! We will definitely be back to have something to eat on our next visit to Dunster.

This is our "go to" place whenever I am in Dunster with friends. Always a very warm welcome, lovely atmosphere and fabulous food with so much to choose from. Keep up the good work and we will see you again very soon

We are visiting the area and looked for a place to have Sunday lunch. We were not disappointed. The 3 meat roast was lovely. All served with lots of delicious vegetables and a huge boat of gravy. The desserts were just as delicious, I can recommend the lemon sponge. All served by friendly staff. They are also dog friendly, which was ideal for our beagle,Poppy.

Dropped in for lunch and what an excellent, random choice! Very welcoming, helpful and friendly staff together with good tasting food definitely means we shall return.

Cosy cafe , good soup and pasty.

We were looking forward to visiting here on recommendations. Firstly it was freezing (a couple & 2 children left before ordering as it was so cold). I ordered the Afternoon Tea (£15). It arrived and I had to ask for a plate - a dinner sized plate arrived. I had a prawn sandwich but the sauce was running everywhere from it. It said a selection of cakes but I just got 2 pieces of fruit cake. My husband ordered the Burger with cheese & bacon. The bacon looked like it had been cooked then reheated briefly (large pice of fat was white), the burger was raw inside & the bun was hard. Asked for ketchup and told it was in sachets on the table - looked round at 3 tables no ketchup.

Charming place for late lunch in Dunster village. Had the homemade soup choices and they were really good. Thanks

This is a lovely little place in a beautiful village. We were given time to choose from the menu without having to wait too long, my son and I both chose to have a cream tea. The tea was served to us and no sooner had i poured both cups of tea I was asked if we would like a refill. The homemade scones were served very quickly and were still hot. We went to pay and the lady at the counter told me how much it was and I told her that it wasn’t right, I honestly thought she had undercharged us. The food here is good value for money and I would visit again.

Absolutely the best place to eat in Dunster, dog friendly which is really important for us and the staff were all extremely helpful. Delicious homemade food at affordable prices.

We had a great lunch, the staff were great reacting to our children. Food was good and reasonable. Seating in or outside and there is a gate to the Dunster castle National Trust car park at the back.

We dropped in for lunch and had terrific food and fantastic service, people make a place and this one should not be missed.

My husband and I had wanted to go to this eatery all week. On our last day we decided to go for brunch. They weren't open when we arrived at 10.40 even though the door was ajar. I went in and shouted "Hello!' A very disinterested young man eventually appeared and I asked him what time they open and if they would be serving breakfast to which he replied "20 minutes". We returned at 11am when he was putting up the sign boards outside but said it would be another couple of minutes before he could open so we waited just to the side of the cafe. He actually opened up without coming to tell us. We went inside and asked where we should sit. "Anywhere" came the nonchalant reply. We chose a table for 2 but noticed it hadn't been cleaned properly so we asked him to wipe it which he reluctantly did. He then told us the card machine wasn't working as it wasn't charged up so we asked him how long it would take - "about 20 minutes" which was OK as it would take us longer to have brunch. He asked what we wanted to eat, we asked for a menu. My husband chose the traditional breakfast with the pot of coffee as quoted, I chose a bacon egg & sausage sandwich with a latte. He told my husband he couldn't have a pot of coffee. He also said that the coffee machine wasn't ready as no one had switched it on. I asked if the coffee would be ready by the time the breakfasts came and he said he really didn't know. This was the last straw. His attitude throughout had been abysmal, we had the impression that he really didn't want to be there. I told him that we would find somewhere else to eat at which point he accused me of being a rude customer as none of this,was his fault. Very disappointing when we had read the good reviews on TripAdvisor and in the guest book at our holiday cottage.

Ordered 2 cream teas. No ordinary scones, so had to settle for lemon scone, which were so hot they fell apart. Only given 1 small pot of jam and no cream!. Had to ask for the cream, then tried to go and find someone to get some more jam, noone in the shop so had to go in the kitchen. Lack lustre service, when not vaping or on mobile phone, and raised voices in the kitchen. Only positive was the tea and scone were nice, but service terrible. Shame really😏

Thankyou. Loved it. Delicious food (seafood, chicken and vegetable platter), good wine, great service. Hope to be back some day. Outside in the garden on first sunny day.

Lovely helpful staff, fantastic light scones, and comfortable friendly atmosphere. Will definitely go back

Lovely food, and friendly staff

We have been visiting Cobblestones for several years when we have our holiday in Dunster. The food and service is always excellent. Had a family meal last Sunday - lovely burgers and Mac & cheese. I squeezed in a piece of carrot cake as looked so good - delicious. Then called in for a 2nd visit on Saturday before leaving Dunster to drive back to the Midlands. Had a cream scone and cappuccino. The scones are massive, warmed and one of the best scones I have ever had. I sat in the garden looking at Dunster castle. A wonderful end to our week in Dunster. See you on our next visit to Dunster.

Great service and dietary requirements. Lovely cream teas. Would recommend the gluten free scones.

Pretty alright place, average food, small eating area.

Enjoyed a sandwich at lunch. Beautiful inside, friendly staff lovely decorating and food.

Cobblestones did us a fantastic Buffet for our Daughter's Graduation from Foxes Academy in Minehead. The food was delicious and was plenty to go around. Would highly recommend.

As a little overview, everything was fantastic: from the food, to the service, to even the decorations and atmosphere. To begin with, we walked in to a stunning room, welcoming environment and staff who are more than happy to give you advice on best car parking spots here and in Minehead, as well as advice on options of where to go for dinner in both places. My dad was still looking in other shops so my mum and I went ahead and ordered because we were limited in time. We got our teas and the ladies behind the bar had good communication with us as to if we wanted to wait to put the food through to the kitchen or not. Furthermore, they were also happy to hold the bread on the soup for my mum, who was most pleased with this. My dad ordered a few minutes after us and like the teas, his americano was quick to arrive. It wasn’t long after that our food was served. All three came together with extra spoons for the stew 2 of us had. This is an example of how the ladies think ahead and know what each customer needs. Obviously the food was amazing and brilliant quality as you might expect from a fine establishment such as this. While we were finishing up a younger member of staff was clocking off and leaving, and to my surprise the more senior staff clearly cared a lot because they made sure she was ok to get home safe and offered her a slice of cake too. Just another show of how much this place pays attention to detail. To continue, I took a slice of carrot cake to go which turned out to be delicious and moist, packed with lots of healthy nuts. As you can tell I was extremely pleased with our visit and will absolutely come again, and recommend to anyone in the area.

Wow what an amazing job cobblestones did for providing a buffet for the parents of the graduates of Foxes academy. Such a wide variety of food including catering for vegetarians. Savory and sweet including a cream tea of scones, clotted cream and jams. The food was delicious and plenty of it. It made the end of an amazing day of celebrations complete. Thank you cobblestones you are amazing. ⭐👏

Dear little cafe with nice food and friendly staff

Nice friendly place to have lunch. Very reasonably priced too!

When you’re holidaying eating out can get a bit “sameish “ how nice to find this friendly eatery serving good home cooked food using fresh local ingredients, sometimes all you want is something you would have at home but not have to cook it the Stew and Mac n cheese we had here really hit the spot and yummy home made puds if you’re in beautiful Dunster give it a go.

Visited on the hoof, as passing through Dunster. Lovely choice of cakes and drinks. A mahoosive jug of tea for the 3 of us with free refills! Lemon cake and gluten-free brownies very tasty. Thank you for the hospitality!

We decided to stop for lunch before returning to our caravan. What a find it was! The service was first rate, just enough time to peruse the menu before our order was taken. Then with barely time to take a breath our drinks arrived. We had opted for the ‘Cobblestone platter’ & I have to say how impressed we were with the presentation, the variety of dishes, the excellent way everything was cooked including a bowl of chips. We intend to visit again this week while we are here on holiday & only wish we could transport this business with us. Thanks to all those who are involved, you have a business to be proud of.

Such a beautiful restaurant in the heart of our very own medieval village in Dunster. Staff are super friendly and the food is gorgeous every time. A stunning place, quite misleading because it looks small from the outside and then u go in and there's more space at the back also a garden for you to enjoy your meal. We will be back soon. Thank you for your amazing customer service we are super impressed xx

Very nice place for lunch, much bigger than it appears from the outside with really nice inside and outside seating areas. Loads of vegetarian and vegan options. My lamb burger was very tasty and came with a generous serving of chips and salad. Very dog friendly.

Nice friendly staff and good food

Visited here on the off chance of a bite to eat. Great welcome from the first, the garden out back is lovely. The food was delicious, can't fault a thing. Will definitely return again on our next holiday. Thank you

Best value and choice in Dunster

Very pleasant restaurant. Generous meals and good tea. Dog friendly. Also shout out to the very friendly staff!

Service was great, food was lovely, just the jackets were not quite hot enough. But overall was lovely and looking forward to returning 😊😊

Excellent Sunday dinner service and atmosphere spot on and dogs allowed on premises

Great Sunday lunch carvery. Attentive staff and food excellently presented and the sticky toffee pudding was amazing. Great value for money and a great recommendation for anyone visiting Dunster. Even took home some coffee and walnut cake to enjoy later.

Very basic . Also not warm enough ,especially, as it was a cold day .

Good value, lovely owner who helps the disadvantaged in her community. Food was great!

This is a diamond of a find. As veggies we often get the poor end of the deal, but not here! The food is fabulous! Lovely selection, prepared with love and absolutely delicious! All of the staff were lovely, but Louise was a hoot! Thoroughly...

Very inclusive and welcoming. Greeted and served with grace and charm. Wonderful to find a young man with such good manners. Exquisite sofa seating. All in all a great experience.

Love Cobblestones' garden, which you don't expect from the front at all but is really much bigger than you'd think, and absolutely gorgeous in the sun. Last visit was for a drink on Mother's Day, and it was as joyous as ever. Didn't eat this time, but have eaten in the past and it was excellent food too, with locally sourced meat and cheese if I remember correctly. Situated on the High Street of one of Europe's best preserved medieval villages, you couldn't really ask for more!

Lovely roast dinner choice of beef turkey or pork, and 4 choices of pudding. I had the beef, and fruit crumble with clotted cream. Big meal with roast potatoes carrot and parsnip, broccoli cauliflower carrots and stuffing, very nice.

8 quid for a beef sandwich with the bread thickness of a sheet of A4 paper. Menu looks like it was typed up on Microsoft Word 98. The only plus of this place is the young waiter called Tom, other than that the place is a total rip off.

17/02/2023 - Excellent food. Very well priced. Very clean. Staff are friendly. The young male waiter was very polite and hard working. Great place to eat

This is the second time we have called in to this cafe on our way to Porlock. Lovely warm welcome and very dog friendly. Nothing is too much trouble and a lovely cup of tea and tea cake. Highly recommended. Cakes looked fantastic and I...

Just had the most delicious cream tea 😋 homemade scone that was even warm, absolutely delicious. Such a cosy and inviting cafe and dog lovers too. Thanks to Paula and her team.

What a wonderful warm welcome we received this lunchtime when the 4 of us stopped here for lunch. The staff were so friendly and helpful and the food was excellent. It was such a lovely atmosphere we will most definitely be back soon.

Great re-visit to Cobblestones. Good food and a very cheery helpful waitress who gave me a large jug of custard to go with the the super yummy Chocolate brownie!

Disappointing first visit to Cobblestones in a number of years. We visit the area regularly and thought we'd pay a return visit. The food that arrived was barely warm. The sausage sandwich was on cheap supermarket bread, poor quality sausages and not very warm either. The teacakes were also of poor quality and not warm. At the price charged we had expected much better quality food. We get that times are tough right now, but it felt like corners are being cut on quality to maintain prices. We had no intent to say anything and wouldn't have written this review either, but on the way out when asked if all was okay we mentioned that the food was disappointing. We got a very snappy response. In most lines of work a complaint would be met with "I'm sorry to hear that" rather than be made to feel we are the wronged ones. A big plus point was Tom, the guy who served us. We heard he was a new starter, coming from the amazing Foxes Academy. One bright point in our visit at least :-)

We were given a wonderful welcome from Josh and enjoyed an excellent slow cooked ale beef, mushroom and seasonal veg casserole which tasted superb, served with a separate small dish of fresh green peas. Plenty of warm baguette and butter to accompany it. Desserts were...

This is one of the friendliest restaurants we've been to with our dogs. They make you feel right at home and give a very warm welcome. We visit annually but you'd think we see them everyday as they are so lovely. Great food and drink...

Only stopped for coffee but lovely garden and very friendly staff. Coffee was good as well .

Popped in recently for a bit of lunch..looked like no available tables until staff directs us to the back..loads of room....food great,reasonably priced but the best part..staff were very attentive and chatty..they made the visit....I will return!!

The food sounded good on the menu but of the six meals our group had only one wasn't overcooked. The fish, fish goujons and chicken strips were deep fried to a crisp. Not cheap but not expensive, just not value for money based on the quality.

The service and staff were great but there were 6 and 3 of this thought that the food wasn't really as good as it could be.

Prawn sandwich and a prawn baked potato. Easy....wrong. By prawns they meant tiny, wet shrimps, in a tasteless sauce. Baked potato was very wet, not sure if it had been a frozen one perhaps. The salad consisted of a few shreds of iceland lettuce, with...

We popped in for coffee and cake whilst visiting the castle. We received a very warm welcome from both members of staff on arrival, and were then served by an amazing member of staff who had just started that day. Good quality food is important,...

Very reasonably priced food and drink. Excellent service. Lovely eating areas outside and inside. Good menu with a selection to please most people. Worth a visit.

Family dined here for lunch. Had baguettes and burger, all were good. Good service and food and nice environment, either inside or gardens. The gate from the garden also leads out to the NT Castle car park which is handy.

We went today 30th August, felt it was great service, cost was reasonable. Drinks and food delicious and lots of crayons and paper for the children to draw with. Would definitely visit again. Many thanks

Disappointing food. Fish was grey and not fresh, batter tough and had nasty taste. Lack of lemon too, to mask this a bit. Would not recommend.

Lovely food and friendly staff. Dog friendly as well.

We received a very warm welcome on a rainy day when we arrived with six adults and four children of various ages. The staff were so kind and thoughtful with the children and provided toys and colouring to keep them amused. Our order was taken...

Attention to detail was clearly lacking here on my visit. Asked for no garnish (allergy related), but this was given. Asked for one dish, got another. One of our party had to send a main course back as the fat on the bacon was unacceptable. Barely any bacon at all. That aside, The garden dining experience was pleasant. Food quality was OK. Well cooked and tasty. Table Service otherwise was fine. However i do find this place to be expensive for what it is. Would not go back based on my experience. Staff need to do better with the attention to detail. Food waste is unacceptable and if the kitchen staff had paid attention to the removal of said items, that would have been appreciated. As a customer, failure to listen is a failure to care.

Popped in here to have a bite to eat but after looking at the menu decided against it because my wife fancied a pasta dish and I politely explained this to the young lad on our way out. As I was walking through the door...

When in Dunster we always come here for our lunch and I think it still has the same owners, as the menu was similar as previously which is why we return...always presented well and tasty...the cakes are amazing and so are the staff. Clean and...

Stopped in for cream tea. Staff were fantastic. Great garden at the back. And the team was great.

Don't want to do down a small business in these hard times but equally customers deserve decent grub. Nice enough staff but awful food. Genuinely the worst burger I've ever bought, very dry bun, no sauce or salad and budget supermarket burger, likely microwaved. If I wasn't starving would have left it. Surely expect a homemade or quality juicy butchers burger for the price, but this was way, way below Wetherspoons quality. Cheap coleslaw was served in little plastic tubs like aeroplane food?! Really not a good look nor one I've ever seen in a cafe. How easy is coleslaw to make? £8.50 for a tuna sandwich with cheap mayo, very bad. Worst ploughman's I've ever seen, poorly presented with anaemic pickles and flavourless cheese. Chips were decent TBF and my dad was happy enough with his gammon, eggs and chips but I felt overall massively poor quality and no excuse to serve such awful burgers. Intended as constructive feedback and fair warning to tourists, location is great but food is sadly very poor.