Marston Inn in South Somerset

First time back there for 18 yrs, new people but what a lovely evening with lovely food, thank you.

Fabulous Warm Welcome from the owners of this historic pub. Carrie& Colin were great hosts , along with their bar staff Roxy. We'd just arrived & found this gem. Spent a very pleasant evening sharing stories & listening to their plans. We'll certainly keep a eye on them regarding future self catering accomodation. We don't camp any more but great camping venue. All the best!

Great pub with fantastic company from the owners

Great pub with friendly staff. The owners, Colin and Carrie, have clearly been putting in a lot of work since buying it last year.

Fantastic pub. Staff are friendly, and the food is great. Live entertainment on a Saturday night appears to be a fairly regular event. The owners, Colin and Carrie, are very nice with many stories to tell. They've clearly put a lot of work in since buying the place last year.

Great local village pub...friendly staff and reasonably priced.

Lovely place with great owners. The staff were friendly and offered great service. The outdoor area is great and is receiving lots of attention from the new owners. Will be return and looking forward to seeing how the inn changes in the future!

I join a tradition music (mostly English & Irish) session here every 3rd Wednesday night. As others have already said, the new owners Carrie & Colin are really hospitable and I'm sure will give you a warm welcome. I look forward to seeing their plans for the place realised, and wish them every success with their (ad)venture. Thanks for making us so welcome C&C!

I live locally and drive past this pub daily. I often think I must pop in and give it a go just to say I have. Today I did and pleased to say I have now found my new 'local'.

Great motorhome stop over, brilliant pub very friendly landlords. Landlords have future improvement plans which sound great. We slept well and kids, dog were very welcome.

just reopened staff very friendly plenty of parking space

Just getting established but warm and welcoming with Doom bar my favourite pint and it still has a skittle alley which is getting rarer. Food menu to come. Garden and space for children Ample parking Close to Sherborne. Yeovil and Yeovilton

nice to see pub open again they have made good job cleaning it wat it wants is the village to support it and give them a chance21

Superb venue with lovely accommodating staff

Great beer garden. Charity music event

Great pub,good selection of ales and cider.A proper pub,highly recommended 👍👍

Lovely atmosphere, Staff are welcoming and friendly. Lovely food and a great choice of ciders. A great and relaxing outdoor area. Would recommend the Marston Inn .

A proper pub with real locals who know each other. The ale, Norwegian Blue, is good and fairly priced

Incredible food at a price that is nothing short of exceptional Steak was cooked perfectly and lamb shanks fell right off the bone 10/10 would come again and dance with the owner!

Lovely pub . Please visit we want our local to grow .

Wonderful friendly atmosphere..the staff make you feel like it's a home from home..like your a part of the family. I would recommend it to my friends my family and anybody who asks me X

Very nice atmosphere warm welcome

Friendly country pub with <limited selection of> very nice food.

Extremely nice staff and wonderful local pub serving good food and good company also campers are free to stay if buying a drink

Friendly, family run pub. Lovely food will definitely be back!

Really friendly staff very helpful

Just had a carvery at the Marston Inn, I must say that it was bloody fantastic, very impressed with the service and the food, cracking atmosphere and very friendly staff which will go out of their way to make your visit a great one! Definitely going again!!!

My first time at the Marston inn for there Sunday carvery and I have to say the best one I have ever had can not fault it all absolutely fantastic and will definately be going again next Sunday

Not quite what we were expecting. We had a very warm welcome but the whole place could do with a overhaul and deep clean. The food looked and tasted like it had been cooked 2 or 3 times in advance and reheated!!!!

This place probably looked exactly the same before I was born

Myself and my husband have been going here for a while. The food is always great. Very tasty. Great portion sizes.. the food is always comes out quick and hot ( well as quick as fresh food can)... i always find it warm inside... Infact lately everytime weve entered they have had a fire on the go. The owners jo and phil are very hospitable... always made to feel welcome. And even cooked me eggy bread when i fancied it ( even though it was not on the menu).. people need to give this pub another go. I couldnt recommend highly enough. Great for families . Couples. Friends or even on your own. You will all be welcomed into this great pub A*****

Friendly pub, good food, and dog friendly.

Great pub, friendly people nice atmosphere,absolutely loved the garden. Unspoilt gem! Will be back!

Lovely sandwich, they went out of their way to go get fresh bread, for us

Cosy pub. Very friendly service

Wonderful owners, great hospitality, food great, loverly old 1800's pub, has carvery, dining area, new pool table, in process of renovation, but governed by listing on certain parts of building, skittle alley, lovely garden area, building outside bar and bbq area. New owners Jo and Phil, great characters and best host I've met in a long long time

We ordered our food on the had to wait over 2 hours for it come contain to the manager and he said we are busy there's hardly anyone in the restaurant at this particular time however when the food come the chips have been preheated the food was cold and the eggs look like they're sat on a hot plate all night and as dry as anything.. And when complain to the manager he couldn't give a s*** only done was walked away and walked off... We stayed here before and never had a problem but never stay here again that I had a formal apology from the company. But I doubt that would ever happen

Welcoming staff. Well kept beer and a great vantage point to watch Airday

Friendly and welcoming , good food and drink

Called in our way home. Enjoyed the carvery, plenty of tasty well cooked food, seconds if you can manage it and then eat a sweet. Nice atmosphere, nice people. Excellent value for money. One problem we live 200 miles away

Not been for a couple of years. Now under new management, can't fault the food on a piping hot plate, cafetiere coffee for a nice change, great value. Only downside is it's as cold indoors as out.

Lovely little place, new management and they are such nice people! Will certainly be back to try the carvery!

Great food and atmosphere. Lovely friendly staff. Oldy worldy, highly recommend for all, single to groups. Good selection of beers & wines. Get down and try it out.

We arrived quite late due to getting lost. They were so understanding and welcoming and couldn't be more helpful if they could. The bed was comfortably. It was a very bitterly cold night which they had put 2 heaters in which made it lovely and warm we check out extremely early that morning and they couldn't be anymore understanding and accommodating Thank you so much x

Lovely carvery and friendly staff. Will definitely go back.

Ok but wouldn't return. Out of most drinks and very little food on offer

Brilliant service and food could not fault at all will definitely be going back

Nice food, no dogs allowed unfortunately as was travelling with one on a very hot day, which made eating difficult.

Wow what a great meal. Mouth watering roastt pork with crispy crackling and potatoes yourkshire pudding and cauliflower cheese. Green beans, carrots can lashing of tasty gravy what more can you ask for. This is the place to eat a sumptuous meal. The pub and dinning room is comfortably decorated with a lovely out door covered seating area for the smokers. Friendly welcome from the managers who out to ensure you are looked after.

Nice pub and garden, landlord and landlady friendly and welcoming

Great country pub, the food was outstanding and the staff could not have been more friendly if they tried. only sorry I did not take any pictures. if you are in the area please do go and visit. We need to support these country pubs or we will loose them !!

The sort of pub which falls silent and an atmosphere is created when “people not from here” enter. A weird set of locals who stare, no food at 1:30pm on a Saturday. No pets allowed. I think some of the other reviews might have been written by the landlord...

The food was lovely. Great flavor. The service,the room needs updating.Get the feeling they are trying hard to get it right.

Recently re opened in July 2017. New landlord, the place has been cleaned up and very nice now

Warm atmosphere, good food and good priced drinks

We made a booking on Tuesday 7th March 2017 for lunch on Friday 10th March 2017. The chap we spoke to on the phone said "yes that is all booked in for you." We arrived on the Friday. On parking the car we spoke with a man who asked if we had come for lunch. We said "yes" and he said we could not have one as the cooker in the kitchen had blown up. We replied that we had phoned and booked a table and the man replied there was nothing in the diary. So, whoever we spoke to had either failed to record the booking or had entered it on the wrong day. Not a good way to run a business. What a disappointment. We are always keen to support local concerns but this has proved to be a failure.

Have had a few good evening dinners here. Particularly good steak and great tasting chips. Nice Ales.Not always the best atmosphere due to lack of customers.

Lovely waitress,shame the food was not up to standard, having phoned the publican to express my views in a constructive polite way and said I hoped he would value my complaints, he replied that obviously he would not be expecting me to return to the Marston Inn and if I did he would not be able to seat me at a table !!! and then put the phone down. No need to say any more

We arrived st 12.30 the fire was being lit and Patsy Kline was the welcoming voice - not in person! We had found a simple country pub with a friendly landlord and locals. We had pea soup and baked potato with prawns, served with a separate sauce and salad leaves. Dave Brubeck was followed by Dolly Parton and all the well known Country and Western singers. This may not be your musical choice but it certainly made for a cheerful lunch break on our way home from the Jurassic coast on the A303. I would have preferred brown bread or a roll rather than white bread with the soup, but it was unimportant and far outweighed by the good atmosphere, the chat and the friendly service. This pub deserves points for its sheer unpretentious simplicity. We'll return.

Had a great time last year and will be repeating again this year! Beautifully decorated with real tree and open fires. Excellent Christmas menu, the food was perfect for all and the atmosphere was warm and welcoming.

Really friendly and they welcome all sorts of pets

Good Sunday Lunch at a reasonable price

Been going to the Marston Inn on and off for years but now that it's under new management it's become a firm favorite to come for carvery on a sunday, meals in the week (all always delicious and speedy service). We also just come down to meet friends for a quick drink, are always made welcome and always try to attend events like the upcoming family fun day weekend and karaoke nights

Had the carvery , Really enjoy,d it , Made welcome as soon as we got there , good jukebox , with old classics on it , Will be going back

A new landlord took over this closed pub in October 2015. Since then there has been lots of improvements made to the building whilst still maintaining the traditional old coaching inn feeling. The Marston Inn now has a large selection of beverages including real ales and serves good homemade traditional pub food. A cheerful and warm welcome awaits you.

My daughter and I were overwhelmed by the hospitality and friendliness of both the staff and other customers! The food was very good, the service fast, and the conversation cheerful and stimulating. Our visit to the Marston Inn was one of the highlights of our recent road tour of the UK.

My second visit to The Marston Inn, lovely friendly pub, I had the roast beef, cooked nice and rare as I like it, great roasties, the vegetables were uninspiring in truth,the cauliflower cheese was really nice, the other choice, sweetcorn, peas or carrots, I like good vegetables, the choice at The Marston Inn is very limited, I don't expect veg from the freezer at a Sunday carvery, the rest of the meal was very good. I had chocolate cheesecake for desert, with cream, rich and indulgent and very nice.

Second visit to pub. Tried the venison and apricot burger. Well recommend it. Will be going back, as more on new menu I would like to try.

Excellent food with service to match. Can't recommend this place enough! The staff are very friendly and helpful. Looking forward to another visit as there's quite a few dishes on the new menu I want to try.

New menu with lots of homemade specials to choose from and the deserts are to die for!There are plenty of value for money evenings during the week and an excellent carvery on a Sunday!

New chef new food so come on down for a drink or a bite to eat and enjoy the warm log fire while eating from 12:00 till 3:00 or 6:00 till 9:00

Staff very friendly. Food was lovely, especially the chocolate pudding. Will be going back again. Would recommend it to friends and family.

Brilliant service, lovely food and a very warm atmosphere. The pub is a delightful place to sit and have a few drinks in the main bar area, restaurant or beer garden! The family are very welcoming and pleasant also! Would definitely go again!!

The Marston Inn is a large comfortable pub, large bar and separate dinning room, good selection of real ales and lagers.I had the carvery, choice of two meats, pork or beef, I choose pork, really well cooked meat, the roasties were cooked in Goose fat, the best roasties I have ever had, the cauliflower cheese was to die for! Lots of tasty cheese, if I had known how good it was I would have a few more spoonfuls!The Marston Inn is a gem, friendly and great food, can't recommend it enough.

Beautiful Carvery served, lovely atmosphere in a beautiful pub, log burning fires, 3 real ales kept in excellent condition a very welcoming and friendly landlord. Will definitely be back.

The food and service was spot on, couldn't fault it! They did so well as it was a really busy night and service wasn't that long and the food was perfect! Would defiantly return!

Was in Somerset visiting a friend and decided to go into this pub for Sunday carvery, they left me waiting for over 45 minutes before they asked me through to the carvery room even thought there was hardly anyone there, I went into the carvery room for my food and realised the man cutting the meat was picking his nose and wiped it on his chef whites so I left the meat and decided to have everything else, I had mash potato with veg and was very unpleased, the veg was cold and hard almost like frozen veg even though it states 'fresh', I made a complaint and they offered to warm it up for me as I stood waiting I heard somebody in the kitchen swearing saying "it's not fu**ing cold she's after a free meal the fat bi**h" then microwave pinged witch I thought was quite unprofessional and out came my food, regardless of the unpleasant things I'd just heard as I'm a 'fat bi**h' I sat back down with my food and started digging in then I noticed a long black hair in my mash potato and also something in the middle of my veg witch looked like flem, i will never be visiting this pub again as the staff are very unpleasant and I personally think it would be a health risk to even think about eating there, I had to buy a sandwich on the way back into yeovil.

We went to the Marston Inn for a evening meal on 13/2/16. What a treat it was! The pub is a traditional village pub, and surprisingly big inside with a separate restaurant area. It had recently been taken over and was under new management and everybody was so friendly and made us feel really welcome. We were shown to our table and our starters arrived quickly and piping hot and was delicious. For main course my husband had a steak and I had vegetable lasagne and everything was really good tasty food and cooked to perfection. We both had warm chocolate brownie for dessert, one with cream, one with ice cream, and if you like chocolate it was melt in your mouth heaven! All in all we had an absolutely gorgeous meal in a fantastic pub.

Fabulous Sunday carvery lovely meat and perfectly cooked vegetables. Will definitely return. The atmosphere in the bar is great proper village pub feel to it. Even invited to take part in a game of table skittles.

Under new managment new chef and a new menu lovely pub frendly staff and a new menu to be re lunchd soon hightly recomendid spshsly the sunday carvery

Wife and I decided on a nice midweek lunch.The Marston Inn took a bit of finding but we parked in the pubs empty car park (not a good sign), found that the front door was locked so decided it was closed. But before giving up we decided to try the back entrance and it was open. No customers; we were informed that there was no food cos the boiler had broken down.So wasted 15 minutes when a simple hand-written sign in the car park could have warned us of that. And how about a sign on the front door directing you to the back entrance?Obviously cannot comment on the food.

When refurbishing is completed, this will be a worthy contender to any other pub in the area. Grade 2 listed building with friendly staff and welcoming atmosphere.

Friendly local pub with a good Sunday lunch, prices are reasonable,the pub has had several new landlords since we moved locally. Serves a good pint and in a good location where the Yeovil and Sherborne roads meet, adequate sized car park on the Sherborne road

We all had steak and asked for this well-done. It wasn't and didn't live up to our expectations of food quality. It may have changed hands or be under new management now but personally this pub and food is not for me considering the cost they were charging.

Had been to the pub before and was not overly impressed, a friend told me it had been recently taken over so decided to give it the beneif of the doubt and try again, certainly a change for the better. The fire was lit and it was warm in the pub, the food was very nice with a generous portion, the staff were very friendly and inviting. All in all a change for the better.

Despite the change in landlord, the food really wasn't up to much. My soup was OK but my companion's mash was really quite lumpy and the sausages were cheap (despite some really lovely bangers being available from local suppliers). The pub was cold and uninviting, although the fire was lit, it just wasn't coping (in spite of the fat that it was a sunny day and we had just been sitting in the garden before going out for lunch!!).

Well done to Russ and his team for picking up the pieces and getting the pub back on its feet. We had a lovely carvery lunch there this weekend and the food, service, beer, and atmosphere were how they should be. What a turn around, and keep it up. Thanks.

With the departure of the previous "management" who killed the place in four months, let's hope that a fresh start can get this proper pub back on its feet. If we don't use it, we'll lose it. As a regular, it was embarrassing to see the trade dwindle as people voted with their feet. We want good beers, clean premises, good value food, a friendly staff. Let's hope the new management can deliver.

I went to this pub in Jan. as part of a small party (11 people), all of us had ordered meals in advance. On arrival we were told that people who had ordered venison had to choose something else as there was no venison. All who had ordered deserts had to settle for ice cream or sorbets - no other deserts available. Two people ordered lasagne but there was only one available. End of story. (by the way the lady who served us was pleasant and apologetic)

16 of us had booked a Christmas dinner here on 10 December 2014. We had each chosen our meal previously and when they bought it out we were all very disappointed. My meal was Turkey which when it arrived consisted of 2 slices of turkey (which appeared and tasted as if it has been microwaved!) it was sat on a plate swimming in thin tasteless gravy which when it was put in front of me overflowed onto the table, just awful. The vegetables arrived and the new potatoes had been boiled to every inch of their lives so much so that the insides had burst out of the skins, the sprouts were totally over cooked and the mashed swede was just a heap of lumps. When desert arrived (Xmas pudding) it was totally inedible as it has been microwaved so much it was too hard to break with the spoon.As if all this wasn't,t enough the waitress who served our meal smelt strongly of cigarettes and it was very unpleasant indeed. The majority of us had not been here before and needless to say will not be going back.When we left we caught sight of the chef (who looked about 18 years old) complete with chefs trousers which quite honestly needed a good wash.Finally the bar area smelt of a very strong Jayes fluid type disinfectant which was so strong it was not pleasant.We will never return here needless to say, but we were very very disappointed with our meal and the way it was served to us we were all looking forward to our girls night out which ended up being spoilt.16 customers and their husbands friends and family will not be eating here again.

Had a pre Christmas meal here as a group which was pre booked and pre ordered. Camembert starter was ok but could have been warmer, Salmon fine, sprouts which we think were frozen were not edibile so hard.Chocolate orange trifle was orange jelly in a wine glass with possibly chocolate angel delight on top squirty cream and 2 chocolates on top - this does not constitute a trifle. The coffee cream brulee did have a crisp top on but nobody could determine what the underneath was may be again angel delight.It was very cold in the pub no heating on and no log fire. There is no second chance in this sort of environment so things on the food side need to improve rapidly or there will be no returning customers. Also we didn't like the sticky tables, we were told this was the antibacterial spray but we have never encountered this in any other venue.

the worst food i have tasted for a long time.garlic mushrooms cooked in water on uncooked bread - sent backcheap sausages served on instant mash onion gravy -HA HA 2 if the smallest bits of UNCOOKED onion i have ever see.needless to say we did not stay for desertso much for my daughters birthday lunch

Visited marston inn. We were very disappointed. Starters were boiled soggy garlic mushrooms served on top of an uncooked piece of 'toast?' the slop was moving around on the plate when the waitress placed it on the table. My friend had pate and uncooked toast with a very limp garnish that was looking very sorry for itself. I complained to the waitress who kindly apologised and offered free desserts and said that she wouor not charge for the starters. Main course consisted of cremated chips and scampi for myself ..........with a sorry looking garnish and sausages with onion gravy for my friend. The mash was instant mash and had a very gloopy texture......a biy like warm wallpaper paste. The meal was served swimming in the gravy ......literally!!! The onion consisted of 2 slices of what tasted like nearly raw onion ????? Very odd. When mentioned to the waitress she assured us that it was the chefs own mash !! Nice. Any how I politely thanked the waitress for her kind offer of the free desserts but refused them. ( in fear of what other delights I might find)! I have been to the inn many times before but they have changed hands recently in the last couple of Months and sadly has gone down hill. Good luck to anyone wanting to eat there !! I will definitely not be visiting there again unless they change hands or make the chef undertake a cookery course.

Our local sports car club had our Xmas lunch booked at the Sparkford inn, when we arrived there we were told the kitchen was closed, and we were pointed in the direction of the Marston. On an already busy Sunday, we were not only accommodated, but welcomed and very well looked after. The carvery was excellent, very friendly staff (we can be a lively bunch), even joining in with some of the banter. Highly recommend this place.

A group booking at another local pub was transferred to this venue at the last minute. We were made to feel very welcome and nothing was too much problem. The food (carvery) was well cooked and served hot. Sweets were very reasonably priced and good portions. I would definitely recommend this pub.

We had booked a Christmas lunch at a nearby pub for 11 people, but on arrival found the landlord had been kicked out and no food available.The girl behind the bar phoned the Marston Inn and directed us there.On arrival at the Marston Inn we were given a warm welcome and our table was ready for us.They were doing a Sunday carvery with a choice of beef or pork or a bit of both which we all had and was very nice, followed by a choice of nice desserts.All the staff were very friendly and nothing was too much trouble for them.They even joined in with the joking and banter that was going on and had a laugh at our secret Santa gifts.We all agreed we would visit again in the near future,WELL DONE MARSTON INN.

We have just arrived home from a gorgeous Sunday dinner at Marston inn. Plenty of meat and everything was cooked to perfection. Probably the best roast potatoes I've ever had. We will definitely be back!

Lovely olde world pub, excellent staff, food was fresh, hot and superb. Good value for money. Plenty of parking.

Excellent food great service good value for money will be dining there more often cant fault anything about the pub

We have just visited the Marston Inn in the last couple of days and I felt that I have to write a review for these lovely people. We had a steak with all the trimmings. It was the tastiest steak I have had for a long time, and I like my steak! The staff were really friendly and went out of their way to make sure we everything we wanted. The atmosphere of this pub is warm and friendly, just like a traditional pub should be. The food is cooked freshly which is a big plus. We heard when we were there that that the landlord and landlady have just returned from a few days break, so temporary staff had been in place, hence negative comments previously. I would recommend this place if your looking for a cosy pub in the lovely countryside.