Ploughboy Inn in Mendip

We had a super meal last night the four of us were impressed with how delicious our different dishes were very fresh and well cooked . The landlady and Landlord were very welcoming and the staff charming . I highly recommended a visit, I’ll certainly be returning soon.

Stayed close by to the pub, thought we wander down to have a drink and see the menu. According to their own website it was supposed to open at 5.30pm, we arrived at 5.46pm to find vehicle gates still locked there was a small pedestrian gate open. We went into the rear yard to see that there was't any outdoor seating firstly and a sign on the door said it opened at 6.00pm. Looking through the locked door we were being observed by staff who were just sat at a table drinking, no one approached the door to see us until we had stood there for about 4 minutes. When one opened the door she told us in a very rude manner that they didn't open until 6, by then that was only about 8 minutes away but she was so rude and arrogant we decided not to wait and give them our custom as they clearly didn't deserve it. Needless to say don't waste your time and take your business to a more deserving pub.

Suggested by a relative as an idea for a pub visit. However this is now a restaurant with no interest in the wet trade. The bar is screened behind perspex and tables are for formal dining only.

We were not booked called in by chance hoping to get a nice quiet table for two we were so lucky was seated in a nice quiet corner quick service we both ordered a chicken meal which was cooked perfectly followed by delicious sticky toffee pudding we were very happy with our meals Staff very friendly food reasonably priced and toilets very clean will definitely come back soon only one disappointment they are not open on Sundays was hoping to get a good roast there

We were driving home from Wooky Hole and were looking for some where for food, stopped at the ploughboy inn, what a little Gem, delicious food, wounderful friendly service from the Dad and daughter team, OMG the waffles ...........heaven in my mouth .....Photo of my empty plate .....

The Ploughboy sits at a junction on the trunk road between Bristol and Wells, with an ample car park, and (at the time of our visit) plenty of seating both inside and at wooden tables outside. I visited with my elderly and partially-sighted mother, and we were given every consideration. The draught beer was very good, and the food (a simple ploughman's lunch, as it should be) was top-notch and appeared very quickly. The facilities were easy to access for someone with a stick and poor vision. As they say: 10/10 would visit again.

The plough boy is a beautiful old pub at a crossroads in a small village. It has plenty of space outside to sit in the garden but no outside seating except one small table that has a sign that says you are not allowed to sit at it. The most obvious thing that is missing is a warm welcome. We are a family of seven staying in a cottage nearby for a week and myself and son-in-law went over to check the place out, have a pint and book a table for the family the following night, we were smartly dressed, took all the appropriate COVID precautions and politely asked if we could have a table and a drink in the almost empty pub. The old woman behind the bar said no because we hadn’t booked, OK can we book a table for tomorrow? No you will have to ring tomorrow. Well guess what. We didn’t We went to Tesco and bought all our own food and drinks for the week. On the plus side we probably saved ourselves £1000

We stopped here for a light lunch on our way from the airport (my first English meal in 10 months!) And we had a great time. Good cider, good ploughmans, really nice staff. We will be back, thanks!

Stopped by for lunch and very pleasantly surprised. The food was delicious and the staff were very friendly and helpful with accommodating our additional requests. They have also taken the COVID situation very seriously, so we felt suitably safe too.

Had a lovely meal here. Really lovely food and pudding lovely staff and really nice clean and comfy surroundings recommended *****

Chanced upon this gem! And will return. Home cooked food in a relaxed and homely environment. Not a microwave meal in sight! Waffles, ice cream and toffee sauce - amazing!

On a day out yesterday we were looking for somewhere for lunch at about 1.45 p.m. As we approached the cross roads we spotted this attractive looking pub. Brightly painted with every window with a window box and lovely deep red geraniums cascading down. Drove into their car park. Bird feeder there with birds visiting and lots of pots of home grown flowers around the back of the pub. This looks nice we thought. Went in - it's a 1970s style pub. 1970s carpets, toilets - down to the air freshener smell - but that's ok. Landlord was quite pleasant and we complimented him on the flowers and had a chat about the plants etc. At this point it all seemed to bode well. Menu was pretty 1970s too so we both chose fish and chips thinking that would be a safe bet. I chose the breaded plaice as a healthier option to battered fish and was pleased I was offered peas instead of salad which I didn't fancy. I chose it with chips. My husband chose the scampi and chips with peas. I had a glass of cider - which was fine. My husband had a glass of beer which was ok. Lovely young woman fussed around us bringing us the condiments. The food when it arrived was awful. Really awful. The breaded coating was very hard and really overcooked. There was virtually no fish "meat" on the plaice. My husband commented that plaice doesn't have much to it - but this was barely a forkful. I was speechless. The chips were undercooked and needed to be cooked much more and they were not crisp at all. The scampi was - well - barely adequate and chips were the same as mine - inedible. There was so little fish that once I'd eaten a bit on my fork, which was slimey, and hunted around under the coating for more fish on the skin - which was all there - most bizarre - I realised that there was no more fish to eat. Just skin and hard hard coating. It was my husband's birthday (not much of a treat for lunch sadly) so I hadn't wanted to make a fuss. When he told the owner he was told we should have brought it into him before and it was too late now. I'm not sure what difference it would have made as he would just have assumed I'd eaten the fish - which I had all measly tiny bit of it. (I wish I had a photo to show you but my phone was flat) My husband didn't seem to think they'd have done anything better if I had taken it back. Usually "mine host" in a pub or restaurant comes to check everything is all right after delivering you a meal. Maybe it is telling that no staff came back to check if we needed anything else - maybe they knew what they'd served us. I very much resented that we had to pay for this "food" - which apart from the peas it was not. I could not recommend this pub less if I tried. Just don't bother.

4 of us visited recently for lunch, when one of our party felt ill & faint. The owners were really kind and helpful and did everything they could to help out. Eventually my friend felt better and we stayed for tea & coffee. There was no rush to get us out the door, and my friend could recover, at no time did they tell us it was past their opening hours (only just found out that they close at 2pm and it was well past that when we left). A family run pub, service, food, drinks, value for money all great An old fashioned pub perhaps but no music means we could all hear each other speak Also kindly let us all pay separately at the end, working it all out for us

Had a lovely meal here for fathers day everyone enjoyed it. It was all nice and hot very nice friendly staff.. and the puddings were lush too..would recomend this pub *****

We stopped for a teatime meal on our way home and were very pleased. Good portions, piping hot and a warm and friendly atmosphere, super puddings too.

i took a lady friend to this homely pub, nice fire and we felt comfortable straight away, the landlord was most welcoming and offered the menu and specials, we fancied fish and chips but were told that the fish was not up to standard and that it was to be returned to his supplier, so we chose scampi, a very generous portion was delivered by a pretty girl who was very pleasant, while we ate we heard the landlord giving merry jibes to customers and to two chaps in the corner probably locals who gave back equal abuse, most entertaining, so we had another drink and listened to the banter, certainly go back again.

We discovered this pub by accident whilst on our way to our holiday accomodation, and were very pleasantly surprised. They had a limited menu, serving either chips, jacket potatoes or croquettes. However all was very nicely cooked and presented and thoroughly enjoyed.A pleasant warm and cosy pub with an open fire. Very good value for money.

We've known Mike for years and always try and call in when in the area. Nothing ever changes much; just home cooked food in a clean quiet pub with a real fire and a room full of wrinklies (like us) enjoying a chat over lunch.

Ben warned this rather old fashioned - but I liked that ! Cosy and inviting, we had lunch and drinks. Good food, good service, great parking, lovely gardens if nice to sit out

What a horrible owner!!!! We were on our way back to Exeter after a trip to Bath and my sister suddenly and urgently needed the toilet. She is a 28 year old who had liver and bowel disease! She had an Urgent Help Card!

Small pub serving good home cooked food. This is a quiet country pub. No loud music etc.. just a lovely pub where you can actually talk to each other. Have had several meals here over the last year and have enjoyed them all. No complaints at all. Thanks guys you are doing a great job.

Buscando un lugar para parar a almorzar entre Wells y Bristol decidimos parar en este pub. . . . Aparcamiento grande, fácil acceso desde la carretera. . . . Eso fue todo. . . . Pedimos un menú y no había nada que me gritó a usted. . . . Decidido plowmans.. . Pedí la comida y pedí una silla alta que nos dijeron que no tenían ninguna. . Realmente en este día y edad. . . . . Así que tuvimos que tratar de mantener un niño de 18 meses y todavía bastante, muy divertido! ! !

Buscando un almuerzo en un pub y encontré este lugar. Pensamos que la comida estaba bien, nada más, pero muy caro para lo que era. 2 comidas, 2 vasos de cola, 25 libras. Sólo tenía jamón, huevos y patatas fritas! Jamón jamón, patatas fritas paquete era tan caliente que me he quemado dentro de mi boca. No hay asado en oferta y era un domingo. No hay sillas altas para los visitantes poco.

En nuestro camino de regreso a Bristol desde calle decidimos ir a un pub y encontré el Plowboy inn, al entrar en el pub nos recibieron con una cálida bienvenida por parte del personal y también por el fuego de leña.

Mi esposa y yo llamamos a almorzar y realmente disfrutamos de la calidad de la comida, la comodidad de la sala y la bienvenida de el propietario y la camarera. Las salchichas más suculentos platos que he tenido en muchos años, junto con huevos fritos (no recién cubierto de aceite o grasa), patatas fritas crujientes y alubias heinz todos regados por algunas buenas sidra. Mi mujer, jamón, patatas fritas y huevo ensalada igualmente delicioso. Nos encantó, totalmente recomendado por nosotros.

Estuvimos aquí para el almuerzo, por casualidad, en nuestro camino desde el aeropuerto de Bristol para visitar amigos. Encontramos un pub para ser cálido (sentados junto al fuego), y acogedor. Tuvimos un almuerzo en un pub tradicional que disfrutamos muchísimo y nos pareció que era una buena relación calidad-precio. ¿Qué más quieres? Nos quedamos contentos.

Came upon the Pub by chance - went in and was welcomed by the Bar Staff. Ordered two Meals and these arrived very quickly - piping hot and plenty of it. A variety of both Main Meals and Puddings - would recommend

The pub has a regular clientele for early evening dining. Classic home prepared and cooked pub favourites plus specials such as yummy chunky fish cakes, curries etcTry the garlic bread for starters and the traditional trifle for pud.Freshly cooked and prepared how you like it. Lovely in winter with a cosy fire

We popped in here for lunch on the way back from Wells,our first visit. There is good parking and the 2 members of staff we met were both pleasant. We ordered ploughmanslunch and fish cakes. Unfortunately the fishcakes had been over cooked to the point that my wife couldn't eat them. Also my ploughmans lunch had the smallest piece of cheese ever. We will not return.

Yet another of our Sister and Brother in law's favourite lunchtime haunts. We've eaten there numerous times and have never been disappointed. Good quality home cooked English pub fare rarely comes much better. Staff are always welcoming.

We called in for lunch in our motorhome and were able to park easily next to the large garden where our collie pup enjoyed a good run around. We enjoyed our lunch of gammon and lasagne and the staff were friendly and welcoming. The garden was well kept but the building could do with updating

This is becoming my favourite pub for Friday tea. Excellent food, friendly service and good beer. What more do you want from a pub.

Honestly cant get enough of the steak in the place - better than some of the high end restaurants I've been to.

visited here with friends for lunch. food was excellant very hot,nicely presented and plenty of it, menu was very varied so much to choose from. will certainly be going back.

Food is overpriced. One of us had a farmers lunch which consisted of two pieces of bread, a rectangle of cheddar cheese and a slice of ham - £8.95.All food was served on plates that were too small to be able to cut into it easily.One barmaid wasn't that friendly. My niece was showing me a video on her phone (not loudly) and the barmaid called across to say could we turn the phone down as she had customers.Not sure what she considered us to be if not customers. There was no-one sat near us and there were only three other people in the place who were sat around the other corner of the bar.All other staff including the landlord seemed friendly.

Went for lunch with a friend - made to feel welcome by the staff. Had ham eggs and chips which was a delight. My friend had chicken curry with rice, poppadoms and chutney which was also excellent. Would like to return to taste other delights from the menu!

came here a couple of times when staying in England and each time I loved it. The food, in particular the chicken curry was beautiful, and the treacle pudding was just how I remember it as a child. A traditional pub which is welcoming and relaxing. I just wish I knew where the coal mole came from!!! I wish I could have one just like that as well!! Thank you to the wonderful staff for making our trips that memorable.

After a recent visit I had one of the best sirloin steaks ever. The menu is not large but keeping it simple with good, home cooked food. Good ales. Very friendly family run pub, and very quick service

Visiting Bath and the area for a long weekend. Decided to go to Cheddar Gorge and eat on the way back to Bath. Had a great time in the Gorge but then trying to find anywhere suitable to eat was a nightmare. Eventually decided to eat on our return to Bath. However, out of the gloom appeared the Ploughboy. A traditional style pub, serving good food and beer. Thanks you the Ploughboy

Called in on our way back from Bristol airport for a pub lunch. It's a pub we pass frequently and whilst appearing tired and in need of some TLC externally, we were pleasantly surprised. Internally the decor is again dated but is still a charming pub with a warm welcome from all staff, and from the great open fire place which was lit.I had the home made chicken curry which was tasty, whilst my wife opted for scampi, for the first time, and is now likely to become a firm favourite! Our daughter had the usual children's menu of fish fingers, beans and chips and was more than happy. Good selection of beers on tap made for an enjoyable lunch.Good sized car park and out door seating were a bonus.

Dropped in towards the end of lunch service, but made very welcome in this small cosy pub. We had the farmer's lunch which had large amounts of excellent ham,cheese and bread. The portion of chips we also ordered was excellent, and more than sufficient for two to share. I had a very good pint of Buttcombe real ale sitting next the open fire - heaven!Good size car-park with 2 entrances on the crossroads. There are roadworks outside currently (March 2015), but was not a problem getting into the car-park.

Cosy, comfortable pub serving first class beer and food with large car park and garden. Pleasant, friendly staff and relaxing atmosphere.

Came in unannounced with a group of 7. Warmly welcomed seating found immediately after some shuffling of furniture. Made our choices on a typical pub lunch menu. Had sausage, egg and chips and wow what a suprise at how good such a simple meal was. Made a really good afternoon with family and was a very reasonably priced outing. Much thanks and definitely will be back. :D

Stopped here for lunch on the way to Bath and agree with other reviewers that this pub is excellent. Warm welcome, cosy inside, good selection of beer and first class reasonably priced pub grub - what more could you ask for? It's right on the crossroads in Green Ore so you can't miss it. Would highly recommend if you are in the area.

Been going here for over 15 years and have yet to have a bad experience. Food here is the best pub grub around and the prices have hardly increased over those years. The homemade chicken curry and the gammon steak(no thin horseshoe gammon majority of pubs sell) are amazing. Best chocolate fudge cake around too. Faultless pub.

This pub is so welcoming and run by a lovely family who go out of their way to provide an excellent service and wonderful home cooked food with specials available on their blackboard menu that are always delicious - the honey and mustard butterflied chicken breast was one of these delights. Without fail the chocolate fudge cake and double cream is to die for.We would have no hesitation in recommending this pub to anyone thinking of stopping in for a meal and a drink. The prices are an extra bonus, not too expensive.

This little pub is a favourite. Food is always good and service even better. Normally have the scampi which is the best scampi around.

Di ritorno alla nostra base di Newport dopo una giornata spesa tra Bath e Wells ci siamo imbattuti in questo pub, decisi alla sosta data oramai l'ora tarda. Siamo stati molto fortunati perché tutto ciò che abbiamo ordinato era ottimo, l'ambiente accogliente e la signora che ci ha servito ed aiutato molto cortese.

We visited last night with one of the grandchildren,we all had steak which was superb.It was cooked to perfection,and much cheaper than most other pubs in the area.We were made very welcome by both Mike & Jackie the owners,who provided very good service.The Otter ale was very good, well worth the visit.

We eat here around once a month, the good is always cooked perfectly and served with a smile.We travel from glastonbury as this is by far the best pub food around.

This restaurant/pub is a family run business at a crossroads just a few miles outside the town of Wells, Somerset. Their specials board changes daily. You are never left disappointed with the quality and flavour of the food. The chips are gorgeous. The chicken meals are beautiful. It is like you are eating your favourite dinner which you cooked yourself at home, only probably better! Tastiest meals our family enjoyed in whole area. Friendly staff and ample parking. We always return here when in area.

Stopped for lunch today, I had fish and chips and my partner the trio of sausages. Good sized portions, freshly cooked, piping hot and friendly staff. Do stop if you are passing.

We stopped here for lunch. It was surprisingly busy (good sign usually). There were eight of us, but we got a table. The waitress was nice. The menu was promising and long. We ordered some cajun chicken (very nice and soft), calamari (yum) and steak and kidney pies. Everything was tasty. The only comment is there were too much fries. Good value for money.

Stopped here for lunch lovely little pub very nice Stilton Ploughmans, very pleasant staff, clean and nice atmosphere. An open fire which makes a place feel homely will visit again and can recommend. Shame it is not able to accomodate groups as being a coach operator always looking out for somewhere to stop for a bite to eat with passengers.