Dinnington Docks in South Somerset

Just spent a relaxing and most enjoyable Lunch at the Docks today. We ordered our beers and were deciding about what to eat and discussed what we had before when mine host mentioned the chef had just made some home made Faggots. We thought, why not give them a try. Had not had faggots for a long time. It was a superb decision as they were really delicious, well made with lots of flavour and very filling. they were accompanied with mash, cabbage, roast carrots and parsnips topped with gravy. A great recommendation and at such a reasonable price. Well done Chef and mine host for the suggestion :) The secret is out now!!!

Our family group came over the border from Dorset for lunch in Somerset at the Dinnington docks . Perfect village pub. I love the bar area with old mullion windows and sunlight streaming in . Great selection of beer and local cider on tap. Friendly, relaxed, unpretentious atmosphere. Waitress /bar maid was superb. Interesting menu and quality meals, not your average pub grub. Lovely pub garden. I never understand why this place is not more popular! Undiscovered gem.

Came with the family for a meal on our anniversary. A little underwhelmed. Food was hit and miss. I had rump of lamb which came very rare, not offered a preference for cooking. Had to ask for steak knife for steak, could have done with them for the lamb as well which I found quite chewy. Waitress a little confused as to what was on offer at times. Pleasant evening but I feel could have been better.

A wonderful evening spent with friends. A warm welcome and great hospitality from Charlotte and Lucy. Happy to have a laugh at our tables lighthearted jokes. Delicious mains and desserts. We will be back.

A very warm and friendly welcome, - a clean, comfortable and homely atmosphere, - a wide choice of reasonably priced food, - an excellent start. My garlic chicken with rosti and tarragon sauce was superb,- definitely the best pub meal I've ever had. So impressed that I will be bringing a group of 9 friends as a thank you for their recent support.

Stayed for two nights in our Motorhome for n order to have Sunday lunch and catch up with friends who live locally. The welcome from the landlord and his staff could not have been warmer. Friendly, enthusiastic and helpful. Plenty of real ales and local cider to choose from and a great menu. Sunday lunch was plentiful and very tasty. A local band was playing in the afternoon and we all got involved ininvolved in a sing song well into the evening. The locals weee also warm and welcoming. Thanks you all for your hospitality and a great weekend. See you again soon.

Great lunch here last Weds. Took two visiting friends. Two of us had the sausage mash and veg with thick gravy. One had the fish and chips and the other a burger but a very nice burger with gorgeous chips. All cooked well altho my husband would have preferred petit pois to crushed peas. Service was good and they were very busy.

I wrote a Google review after our visit last Sunday (21st January) and the owner wrote back to me asking me to message him. I obliged and he explained the whole situation. That he had spent the day in hospital with his father, they had a new start, and staff off sick. He then asked me to come back to the Docks, and to take my review down. Initially I wanted to wait till I had visited to either take my review down, or to change it, however after the second time that he asked me to take the review down, I did. After that he stopped responding to me. To me, this shows that the poor customer service I experienced when walking through the door to the Docks is the expected standard. Attached is my initial review, and screenshots of the conversation the owner and I had. Severely disappointed as I have heard great things about the food (not that I ever got to try any), what a shame the customer service is so bad.

We've been to The Docks several times but our last visit was disappointing. I ordered the Chichen breast risotto, I asked for some parmesan cheese as the risotto was not very creamy and was given grated cheddar! My dessert, sticky toffee pudding was delicious and good size portion. The young waitress was charming but there was no atmosphere in the pub. The lady serving drinks was not wecoming. We were the only ones left 9.00 pm.

Went for Sunday lunch. As usual the food was excellent as was the service. Field mushrooms and cheese for a starter followed by the main, plant based burger and then a passion fruit mousse. The rest of the group had roast dinners which were also excellent.

Fab menu ~ lots to choose from ~ fab waitress who was working hard as also the bar manager ~ did everything with a smile and the food didn’t disappoint ~ cracking visit will go again

Honestly the best place to eat by far, we first discovered Dinnington docks while on hoilday in 2021 when I was pregnant in the November and both my partner and I fell in love with food and how friendly the staff where! November 2023 and we are back on holiday with our little man in tow, the staff were so kind to him and even brought his chips out for him before our mains so he could munch and be happy! The food was amazing as usual. Roll on our next holiday so we can visit again! Thankyou to all the staff who made sure our little man was comfortable at the table!

We had previously visited in October but returned with friends to celebrate three of our birthdays, staying the night in our motorhomes. Matt is a fab host and the team he has there are second to none. The food was superb, served by friendly staff. This is in the perfect position, being roughly halfway between London and the South West, being a matter of minutes from the A303 Ilminster by-pass, to take a short break from the journey (or perhaps a longer one 🤣) A proper pub, dog friendly, selling a variety of Beers, ciders , wines and spirits accompanied by an eclectic menu that caters for everyone and a surprising twist to its origins and history which I shall leave a secret. Quintessential British. Malc, Suzie and Nellie the poodle.

Food was OKhas the squid , good presentation, but ambience nil !! No welcome at all felt like an impostor! Shame because we were looking forward to going to Dinnington docks

This is a fabulous hidden gem with excellent service and food in a traditional ‘No frills’ pub. The menu is way more than just ‘pub grub’ although that is available if you fancy . I can thoroughly recommend their homemade pie! Sunday lunch is one of the best I’ve had and we have celebrated several family birthdays there . Plenty of parking and a warm welcome greets you . Well worth a visit 👌👏

First time for me and a friend eating here and we will definitely be back!! A lovely country pub with great service and a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Lovely surprise to see such an interesting, varied menu, so much so, it was tough to choose. In the end I opted for the Ox Cheek (a first for me) and wow it was absolutely delicious. The passion fruit mousse for dessert was divine!! Well done chef!!! We will be back soon to enjoy some more delights. Thank you 😊

AMAZING roast dinner. So delicious and great portions. My daughter had the cheese and bacon burger which was also really tasty. It was so good we all had deserts which were also fantastic. My daughters sticky toffee pudding portion was huge and very tasty

Popped in for lunch last Saturday having not been here for a few years. Hubby had lovely home cooked ham, egg and chips and I had fish and chips. Mine was served with what seemed like a lovely home made tartare snd the peas crushed (which I often find tasteless) were really nice. Chips were divine too. We were served promptly by a lovely lady who was very welcoming. We will return 🤗

Lovely friendly place, like going back in time. Appears out of nowhere along a dark winding road. Nice food and good portions. Would recommend.

Left with mixed feelings about our evening out. The positives were that the chef took a lot of trouble to make a lovely Waldorf salad for one of our group who is vegetarian and gluten free. The mushroom dish was also very good and the chips were great. The fish and chips were disappointing as the amount of actual fish under the batter was minuscule. Our order was mixed up so we were initially presented with venison burgers instead of the vegetarian burgers we had ordered. Also the fish and chips were forgotten and we had to ask what had happened to that order. The young waitress was very attentive, polite and helpful however the lady in charge was not particularly friendly or welcoming. So overall rather a mixed experience - a shame because most of food was nice.

Marvellous evening yesterday at this place. Great atmosphere, amazing food, top shelf service and the team secured the sunshine for the entire evening ! A wide range of customers e.g. families, couples and friends. Looking forward to returning soon

We visited for the first time today for Sunday lunch with our 10 month old and every single thing was brilliant! The food was beautiful, lovely location and the service absolutely perfect! Never been anywhere that’s so family oriented and welcoming as Dinnington Docks, they did our daughter a little bowl of her own lunch and noticed when she dropped her water beaker off the high chair and washed it up and refilled it for her. Taking babies/children out for a meal can sometimes be a bit stressful, we were so grateful that it was a brilliant experience all round which is down to the fab staff! We’ll definitely be returning, such a lovely place to have on our doorstep!

We hadn’t booked but the staff were very welcoming and helpful. We had a fantastic family Sunday lunch next to a roaring fire.

Visited and reviewed in 2019, it was excellent then and it is still just as good. We went with three generations for a Sunday Roast and we all loved it. Big portions and was really delicious. The best roast we've had in the area and would highly recommend it.

Really enjoyed our meal here. Steaks were really good and puddings tasty. Staff really nice. Thank you.

We came in on spec and were a bit concerned about the muddy country road to the pub, but when we got there, what a delight!! We were a bit put out by the grumpy barmaid with grey hair but the other blonde barmaid (could be her sister?) was an absolute delight, having some great banter with us and making us feel really at home. There was a bunch of old men at the bar drinking real ale, they were quite friendly too. I had a fish pie and my partner had soup, both absolutely delicious and not too expensive. We both had the local scrumpy which we enjoyed. I can't recommend this place highly enough!! We will definitely be back next time we are in the area.

Great to see The Dinnington Docks open again and busy on a Friday lunchtime. We had been for a walk with our dog and decided we would treat ourselves to lunch. We arrived around 13:40 and eagerly asked if we were ok for food and...

Taken here by some friends for midweek lunch and it was all positive from start to finish. From clean tidy garden, welcoming staff behind the bar, quality of food we had no complaints. IMO places like this which aren't on a traditional tourist trail rely...

Loved everything about our visit - especially the story about its change from the Rose and Crown to The Dinnington Docks.

Stopped here for lunch and the service was great. Food was delicious and the outdoor seating was perfect. Thank you

Off chance visit. So impressed with the variety of the vegan food on the menu and it was incredible. 5 stars to the chef! Atmosphere is very welcoming and cosy, with very friendly staff.

When to this lovely little pub , nice home cooked food my friends and me could not fault service food or drink it was very nice will definitely be going back .😁

Our first visit here today, and a fabulous find. Great food and service in a beautiful setting. Five stars!! We will be back. Steak was cooked and perfectly with super chips

Visited on Easter Monday it was very busy .however luckily managed to fit us in. We both had a rib eye steak and I reckon it was the best steak I've had in ages. Cooked to perfection just as I ordered it. Was soft and...

We were staying local to this delightful pub, located down country lanes. The staff are very friendly, especially Charlotte who was very knowledgeable and helpful and the two young men who helped serve our evening meal to. The pub has a great atmosphere and we...

We called in on the off chance the the pub was still serving Sunday lunch and it was. Really nice, helpful polite young men waiting on the tables. Our food was absolutely lovely and really well priced. Lovely, local friendly pub with an oldy world...

Absolutely stunning firstly the quality of the ingredients, the roast beef and Accompaniments bang on as was the pudding..The young man server was brilliant nothing too much trouble, it made me chuckle when I asked him a question and he nipped around the corner and...

My husband Paul and I visited for a much needed break February 2022. We stayed across the road at the Shepherd’s hut during Storm Eunice and our visit was made fantastic by our two evenings at the Dinnington Docks. The food was fantastic; the first...

....following a busy morning preparing to reopen my own business down the road, we went for lunch at The Dinnington Docks. Fabulous warm welcome for us, quick efficient service and fabulous food. Ensured our order was placed prior to a large table who were due...

A first time at the Dinnington Docks for us for an 18th meal for our daughter. The young waiter was great and smiley. Lovely food,especially the ox cheeks. My husband and daughter were fighting over the chocolate brownie. Will definitely be back and the garden...

Visited Dinnington Docks for lunch recently as a family - 4 adults, 1 teen and 3 children. We arrived for an earlier lunch at about 12:15 and on arrival were the only table sat planning to eat. After seating and around 10 minutes later the...

Visited for a Sunday Roast, best beef ever, generous portions and plenty of well cooked veg😁 and a Lovely place too with friendly locals, great ambiance, fabulous food and super service… we will be back!

First time here, had Sunday lunch ..roast chicken. Food was very good..bit slow on serving dessert but fairly busy. Dog friendly. Will come again !

I went to this pub with my friend for a drink and was impressed with the atmosphere, it seemed a pub full of locals and it was good to see that it looked to be supporting a local skittles team. We were thinking about coming...

Lovely place for an evening meal, first visit, will definitely go again. Food was delicious and great value for money, very busy so book a table.

Brilliant proper English pub We visited recently and as soon as we walked through the door we were welcomed into the pub community. A great selection of drinks, especially ciders and ales - do visit even just for a drink if you love your beer....

We found this place having driven past whilst exploring on holiday, had a quick google and booked based on the already great reviews. Delicious food, lovely pub and good service. We had a mushroom starter, gammon and pie between us which was yummy. Would definitely...

We have been frequent visitors to this wonderful pub for many years. We have always had great food and fabulous service. We popped in on Thursday night for a meal and it was so good I just needed to write a review. I had a...

We stayed in a friend's cottage just north of Dinnington and our chum told us that this was his local so we gave it a try. It has a huge garden with tables in the open air and under cover behind the building and a...

This is still a welcoming pub in unspoilt Somerset setting. Spacious garden with great Marquees. The staff here are so friendly, efficient and helpful. All food is fresh and made to order, a rare finding these days. Great choice on the menu. Well kept beer...

Welcoming pub in unspoilt Somerset setting. Lovely spacious garden. The staff here are so friendly, efficient and helpful. Food is fresh, really well cooked and varied. Great choice of drinks…real ale is well kept. A gem.

The wonderful staff at Dinnington Docks helped me give my husband a surprise birthday party to remember. Roast dinner for 30 which was beautifully prepared, hot and all arrived together....no mean feat. The staff were attentive, quick and courteous, serving us all afternoon. Together with...

A friendly traditional pub serving great beer and outstanding food. Very good service in a relaxing atmosphere. Cannot recommend this place highly enough.

Have lived in Somerset for more than 50 years, over 40 of them @ 5 miles from Dinnington Docks and hadn’t heard about it until a couple of years ago, don’t get out much but a visit was on my to do list, which we...

Booked a table at short notice. Garden has a large ‘Arabian’ style black tent like awning. Good friendly service. Good choice of food. Plenty of parking.

We ate here last bank holiday Monday and had a fabulous time. We were a group of six and everybody thoroughly enjoyed their meal. The best fish & chips I've had in years! Whitebait as a starter which was delicious and cooked to perfection too!...

Fabulous steak and ale pie at the Docks tonight. Very buzzing in there tonight, excellent as always.

Popped in for lunch. Wasn't disappointed. Cod and chips was really nice. Cooked fresh. My wife had the pie and she said it was really nice. Apple crumble to follow, nice but different. Worth a visit if in the area. Especially reading about the myth...

We always have great food here. The service is always top notch, and they have friendly and welcoming staff.

We visited recently during the Government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme. I am glad we prebooked as it was busy. The pub have made a great effort in socially distancing and masks are worn by staff along with clear markings for the public to...

Four of us enjoyed a really tasty lunch today. All ordered different dishes and all were delighted with the quality and quantity of the food served by friendly and helpful waiters. We look forward to our next visit, many thanks.

Lovely evening meal with the family out on the lawn in the heat of summer. Grand food, nice to be eating outside with COVID19 times half funded by the government ( our taxes!). Staff really really friendly they ran out of bubbles for the soft...

Visited this pub on our first night in Hinton St George and were very glad we did. The food was so good we came back the next night too. The camembert was amazing, the fish and chips was lovely and crispy and the burgers were...

Dinnington Docks is a few miles from home but we were on a fairly tortuous route back, cross country so made a small diversion for lunch. So glad we did! We had the game pie with venison, rabbit etc all under a lovely pastry crust....

Dinnington Docks is an unspoilt local which serves large portions of tasty food. It's friendly and staff were helpful.. Well worth finding this old pub.

Accommodating landlady. Dog friendly. Food excellent. All cooked to perfection. We will return soon. So popular on a Wednesday perhaps a good idea to book next time.

Can’t fault this gem of a pub. Visiting area for a weekend with friends and was recommended. Very friendly and helpful, fantastic service, couldn’t do enough to ensure we enjoyed our meal. Food clean, fresh, well cooked and very tasty. Everything looked appetising. Clearly very...

Staying nearby and stopped here on Friday evening for dinner, after reading the good reviews on tripadvisor. We both had lovely meals, my faggots were really good and my husbands steak was excellent. The pub was busy and had a lovely atmosphere, filled with local...

We had a truly first class meal last night there was nothing that could have been done to improve on the quality of ingredients or cooking. My Hake was simply the best, cooked to absolute perfection. Thank you.

Visiting my Aunt, who lives nearby, we had visited Dinnington Docks and enjoyed our meal. She suggested returning, as she heard that there was new owners since our last visit and the food was good. On entering ,we were pleased that it had retained the...

We came here with our friends and all of our children for a Sunday roast. It was a great lunch all round with particularly great yorkshire puddings!

We’ve visited a few times now and have thoroughly enjoyed the steak sandwich, made with slices of medium rare rump steak, lovely onion jam and mustard mayo, all in a ciabatta sandwich. Highly recommended. There’s a good selection of beers and ciders too.

Went for dinner on recommendation of our Airbnb host. Warm welcome in a buzzing atmosphere (Weds eve). Charming staff, V dog friendly. Imaginative food which was delicious and good range of well kept real ales. A*

We stayed in a cottage down the lane and this pub was fantastic the food was great and in the week we stayed Charlotte was great we visited several times and always felt welcome your food is amazing and thank you Charlotte and all staff if we are back in the area will definitely come back thank you for adding to our fantastic holiday x

Cycled here from Ilminster. Lovely little pub with great traditional pub food! Good size beer garden too. Staff were great.

My wife and I had not booked and dropped by on spec. We were made most welcome by the friendly staff, and ordered roast beef with trimmings. There were 5 different types of vegetables plus properly cooked roast potatoes and an outsize Yorkshire pudding. The gravy was plentiful and very tasty. The 2 slices of toast beef were cooked to

Had a really lovely meal this evening with my two small children. The staff were friendly and chatty and very welcoming. There was a great buzz in the busy pub. They have a lovely children's menu which was much better than the bland offerings you often get elsewhere. Both my girls really enjoyed their food and finished every last bit. The main menu was also very good. I had the flavorsome special of trout, a generous portion and very tasty. The puddings looked great but I was too full to have one. The girls had ice-cream and were very kindly given extra by the kitchen because they'd had such lovely manners. Proud Mum and delighted girls! Thank you, we will definitely be back!

Had lunch in tidy garden which is presently being refurbished and maintained. New Umbrellas need to be fully secured though. A gust lifted our brolly right out. Tasty Baguettes well presented and not dry. Lovely chips. Whitebait also well received. Good choice of well kept Ales. Sensibly priced soft drinks. Dog friendly.

Thanks to the waitress who reshuffled the tables to allow us to eat at this friendly pub. My pork burger was served with some of the freshest and most delicious herbs just tossed in salad that I think I have ever tasted. The brass railway themed sign in the ladies toilets made me smile and will be a memory for me of the evening we visited. Thanks.

In the area on holiday, we decided to stop by this pub to eat after reading several positive reviews. Our visit started well with nice drinks and a nice welcome. But as our visit continued the pub filled up with people most. Of whom seemed to know each other. We started feeling as though we had intruded upon a private members club or something similar. Eventually a rather brusque lady took our order for food and bustled away before we could ask any questions about the menu. We waited over 40 minutes for our food to arrive only to discover that one dish was not what we had ordered. The food served wasn't particularly hot and at best was only of a very mediocre standard. It's a shame that our visit started on a positive note and then rapidly deteriorated into just a very ordinary and uninspiring experience because it's a nice little pub with a really lovely sunny garden to the rear. The disparity between our actual experience and some of the super positive reviews noted on trip advisor leads us to be suspicious of their authenticity. Overall we will not be returning here since we have subsequently discovered much better and more professional experiences elsewhere in the immediate local area. This place is slightly overpriced, absolutely not that special at all and probably should be avoided in our humble opinion.

This was once one of my favourite little country pubs. It was full of friendly locals and the staff were all friendly and helpful. The food served was excellent, the helpings generous and the price was economical. Sadly this has all now changed. The food is bland and expensive, the locals have disappeared and it seems that the place is full of arrogant loud mouthed people. I'm not bothering with this place anymore it's a mere shadow of what it once was. What a shame!

Lovely little pub that does gorgeous food. Great choice of wine and especially gin. The bar staff are very knowledgeable about which tonic pairs best with which gin. We made a tiny indent into the range and loved it. If the faggots are on the menu when you go I can recommend them though if you go for the large portion bring a second stomach. You'll need it. All in all a great little place in the Somerset countryside.

Best of food experience I had lately , all of our group of 10 were very happy with the food and I personally found it the best of all of the places I’d eaten recently ! Well done not only for food the actual environment and for the service too 5 stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me

No frills, no gimmicks, just good quality ingredients cooked to perfection. A pub with no juke box, no machines no nonsense where conversation is relaxed and happy. Thank you for a delightful evening once again.

We had a lovely Sunday lunch at the Dinnington Docks. The food was of a high quality and good value. The service was also good and we we shall definitely be returning here soon!

Fantastic evening meal here last week. Defo need to book. Had the home made pie... lovely . Desserts are good too. Homemade which makes all the difference. Not too long to wait for food and a lovely atmosphere in the bar. The new owners have got it right now and we enjoy coming here. We'll be back!!

This pub had a great atmosphere and served good beers.The food was excellent, well presented.The service was great and the staff welcoming and friendly...totally recommended!

Booked a table in the bar early on a Friday night - it was already packed at 6.30pm! The menu arrived on a clipboard after ordering drinks at the bar. A good range of pub classics and more imaginative offerings - I chose the veggie tagine (a few more options would be nice). Pudding was a delicious brownie and ice-cream. My order came to £21.

This pub was recommended to us, it had a great atmosphere, served good beers and the staff were friendly. The food was excellent, reasonably priced & large portions. We visited three times whilst we were in Somerset and it was always busy, so if you are planning going for a meal it's a good idea to book.

Excellent dinner. Railway themed premises. Good menu choices which were well cooked and presented. Of particular note the lemon Eton Mess was an interesting twist on an old favourite. Whilst off the beaten track this is an establishment well worth travelling too.

We stayed here as a recommendation from a well known motorhome stopover website, but would not hesitate to recommend this pub to everyone! Brilliant place to stopover in a motorhome, but a genuinely lovely pub for everyone. We felt very welcomed by staff and locals alike, and although arrived very late in the evening, we had been advised that we could order food ahead if we liked. Bar menu looked very good and well priced, and the ale and cider selection was second to none. Not to mention the gin shelf...... A bit off the beaten track but well worth a visit and we will be back.

Three of us had a lovely meal here [like the idea of smaller portions to leave room for pudding!] The service was great and the staff welcoming and friendly. Many thanks to all.

Having been to Dinnington Docks several years ago, and at that time it could not be bettered, having returned recently the size of the meal had dropped quite noticeably, so we returned again, just to see if it was a one off. No, it wasn't, the portion was quite small, the mushy peas looked anemic, and it was not cheap.

Called in on the off chance last night as heard it had changed hands. The place was packed and we wish we'd booked. Nevertheless they found a table for us and we had some superb food. Fish and chips, gammon and faggots. Totally recommended. Lovely food and atmosphere. Definitely worth a visit but if want to eat and dont want to risk not being able to because they are so busy, then you should book!! Well done and thank you for a lovely meal.

New owners have transformed this pub into a real local home from home - with great food and superb beer and wine list. Great value dining from pub classics to restaurant quality food for a special occasion. It's the perfect place to relax and spend time with friends and family and would highly recommend the docks, both a quick super or a full-on meal!! Well done....a great pub

On a long walk today and I stopped here for a beer. I’m well impressed. It’s 13.45 on a weekday and the place is busy, with diners and locals at the bar. What a lovely pub.

I was sceptical visiting ‘The Docks’ as l’d not been there for quite some time. Having heard new people had taken it over, l kept an open mind. I have to say l was very pleasantly surprised. The fish and chips l had was amazing and my husbands steak was quality....

Went here tonight 4 adults and 2 kids everything we had was very nice even the garlic bread ( not on menu 😋) thanks kirsty See you soon

Popped in last night after the place we tried was closed- very happy that we did. Lovely pub which clearly is very popular with the locals but extremely welcoming to others too!

The Docks has received a gentle make-over, which makews it lighter and brighter. The menu is small and sensible, pub classics with extras. Friendly welcome - though the new owners were not visible- and a very nice lunch indeed, freshly cooked.