Puriton Inn in Sedgemoor

Great pub in a convenient location, couldn't believe it was almost empty, it is closing down due to lack of support, a great shame.

We were on our way to meet up with our daughter and her partner, who had been attending a wedding in Cornwall, and were travelling back to Shropshire. I phoned to ask if a table for four was available, and received a very friendly response. On arrival, we were made to feel very welcome, including our dog. The food portions were ample, well prepared and well presented. The bill was so reasonable that my wife asked if there had been a mistake. The pub and it's owners deserve success, especially as we have encountered so many bad examples of customer service elsewhere.

Great food good place would go back

Visited for small family lunch. Friendly and attentive staff, light, bright and clean interior, food was prompt and tasty, generous portions, (took some home)! Nice atmosphere. Don’t let slightly tired exterior put you off. Would visit again

Had a Sunday roast.. not impressed with the overcooked food.. I won't bother again

Lovely pitstop just off motorway nice find

absolutely vile place. The pub looks so tired and run down. The staff are rude and lool like they need a good wash. The food was disgusting and tasted like the fryers hadn't been cleaned in years. The manager was rude and was heard laughing about customers to a very scruffy lady I say politely who was working behind the bar. Funny as displaying a 5 star hygeine rating yet the council confirm it is a 3. Avoid avoid avoid!!

If I could I would have given a Zero. The worst meal I have ever had. I don't know why the place hasn't been shut down. The food was disgusting, service awful we asked to speak to the Manager to be told she is too busy because she is doing the cooking! Management unprofessional when we did see them and not interested in talking to us or listening to us, until we left to go when we hadn't paid, they were soon there then. Food swimming in fat, burnt, tasted awful and well the onion rings they were something else. I wouldn't give the food to the dog. How this place stays open I do not know, environmental health would have a field day!

Lovely food and great staff. Thanks to all concerned

Fabulous, really good food, really lovely staff.

Really lovely food and really lovely people. Very dog friendly too. Had the best onion rings ever!

When there to celebrate an 80th birthday and the food was absolutely disgusting. 14 out of 18 meals when back as they were inedible

My wife and I held a meal for 24 people the staff Gemma and kirsty were great hosts and everyone enjoyed the food we held this meal for her mother who sadly passed away in September we were looked after and everyone enjoyed the day at the puriton inn .we truly recommend this pub for there hard work and hospitality Ian and Michelle fear

The pub has great staff and excellent food. A worth while visit

Pleasant staff, nice atmosphere

Thank you for an exceptional family rememberance meal. Care and attention to detail. Three course home cooked meals of sizeable tasty home cooked far better than pub grub. Excellently presented. Hot and on time. Topped by Guide Dog friendly acessability fairly flat. Hats off to Gemma the cook. A must for a family occasion, a small intimate tete-a-tete. You'll be be a fool to miss it! Thank you

We have eaten at the inn several times without any problem and always loved our food however on the 11th October my steak pie was burnt though the gravy mash and vegetables where lovely my wife's scampi was a little mushy and not much meat in the cases.

Very well priced, great service and top notch food. Not a single complaint and therefore 5 stars.

A great place for food and drink.

Great food and beer. The Puriton burger takes a good appetite to finish but is worth the effort. Large portions and no end of extras available. Service was great and a real credit to the village.

A over night stop on the way to Cornwall very friendly staff nice food highly recommended

Nice friendly staff and a nice cool pint!! We stayed over in the car park too which has an electric hook up too

Stayed for one night in the car park on route to Cornwall in our motorhome, great stopover as a stones throw from the M5. Electric hook up is provided for £15 per night & car park is flat & easily accessible. We ate in the pub, good choice of vegetarian food, I had the lasagna which was lovely & we were all happy with our food. Lovely friendly staff, would definitely stay again if in the area

Really good venue .Menu excellent very wide choice .Staff very helpful and a play park and good parking!!

Motorhome stopover on the way down to Cornwall from Yorkshire. Less than a minute off the M5. £15 for overnight parking and a hook up. Food and beer good.

We turned up half an hour before end of food service. The chef turned up whilst we ordered a drink, having been stuck on the M5 for 3 hours. She could not have been more helpful. She asked us to be patient and we could have whatever we wanted off the menu. The meals were brought to us 20 minutes later and could not have been tastier. Very fresh fish and chips and a great Hunters chicken. The decor seems new and has lovely typical country pub furniture. We will definitely return soon.

Went for dinner tonight. I wasn't disappointed, excellent meal and staff were great 👍 Had Chicken New Yorker for main and Toblerone Cheesecake for dessert 😋.

We stopped here randomly as a halfway stop for our journey. The staff were really friendly and polite. The facilities were immaculate. The food was lovely (and we have 2 very fussy children) the premises were child and dog friendly the kids loved the park and Gizmo the dog. The staff were busy and when the children asked them a question they stopped and gave the same level of customer service as they did for us adults. Also there were a few Vegatarian options which suited our family as well. I would highly recommend this place.

Good food and great service. Reasonably priced in great location just of m5. Great stop off on the way to Cornwall. Thanks

A great place to stop just off the M5 J23. South. Excellent food.Best chips ever.Piping hot.Good sized portions .Friendly staff.Good atmosphere. Reasonable prices.Well worth a visit.Allways try to stop off to break journey back to Devon .Far better than rip of Service Stations . Will be back .

Awful food. Over cooked, hard garlic bread and onion rings swimming in oil. Pathetic 'loaded fries' Said we weren't happy and weren't offered as much as an apology. Won't be going back.

Awful food. Staff didn't care that we weren't happy. Won't go back.

Lovely quiet country pub with well-priced menu of great food and very good customer service. Large car park with hook-ups for motorhomes.

Great food, great prices and really lovely staff, really worth a visit when in the area.

We cannot give stars as the pub was closed on our night stopover but carpark was quiet and we slept OK.

Loved the Sunday lunch and dog friendly 😋

Service behind the bar fab, and the young waiter 😀👍

Following an unfortunate breakdown on the Motorway we came here to await breakdown. Thanks very much to the kind hospitable staff for making us welcome!

A lovely local pub. Lots of locals/regulars, which meant that there was a very friendly atmosphere.

Great place for Sunday lunch. You should book though as it gets very busy

Lovely place, food was beautiful, staff were really friendly.

Great pub stop over with our motorhome for the night on route to Cornwall, had a bar basket meal cheap and cheerful. Plus a pint, shame my partner didn't feel 100% as you serving his favourite real ale, thank you and definitely use you again as night stop over

No food on day,after phoning to see if it was available and be told yes will be available .Turned up with friends and not happy.

It was ok not much to shout about Waitress had a very dirty stained apron on very off-putting

Super little village pub. Very friendly and vibrant local just off jcn 23 M5 ideal moho stop over going N or S to Cornwall.

Quite an extensive menu and good value.

Extensive menu, but exceptionally good. Dog friendly.

Over priced for a bog standard pub . No Atmosphere at all . Litter in the beer garden . Avoid unless very desperate for a drink !

We went after a funeral food was lovely

Friendly staff. Good beer food good for the price but nothing to rave about

Rather disappointed to be honest, it started badly and went downhill from there. We'd booked a table for four at 8pm and when we arrived were told that they had no record of it. My wife said that our booking had been confirmed by email. The lass who was serving looked fed up and frazzled and said "Ok, but we have a party in, so im afraid you'll have to wait to have your order taken and get your food". There only seemed to be two members of staff on,herself and the lass behind the bar. We got a drink and sat down chatting till the lass serving was able to take our orders. This unfortunately was also a bit of an issue. My wife is a coeliac and thats one of the reasons we chose the Puriton Inn, as they have quite a good selection of gluten free options on the menu. She'd already decided to go for the lamb chops option, but was informed that wasn't available, as the menus online haven't been updated. She went for a steak instead. The food arrived quite quickly and was adequate , but again when it came to ordering dessert it was a big let down. On the menu online they have four gf desserts listed. The barmaid had to come over and read out from a list what was actually available. Anything my wife had fancied wasn't available, the lass was very apologetic and said that all they did have was what was left in the freezer, which they were trying to get rid of. So basically the only thing available she could eat was ice cream, it was rather frustrating and disappointing to be honest as we'd specifically chosen the Puriton inn on the basis of the gf options listed on the menu.

Really very good quality pub food, little wait for food but definitely worth. Reasonably priced as well.

Today we had very short notice plan to meet family for lunch. Despite plenty of other bookings and short-staffed, Gemma was welcoming and friendly both on the phone and in person even though at full stretch serving multiple customers. Seven of us enjoyed lunch before travelling on, thank you Gemma and team.

Just left this pub en route to Devon and glad we did. The staff are lovely, especially the lady behind the bar who was super nice and friendly. Food was decent and arrived in good time. The pub is liteally 2mins off the M5 so great for a pit stop. Would definitely come back.

Just left this pub en route to Devon and glad we did. The staff are lovely, especially the lady behind the bar who was super nice and friendly. Food was decent and arrived in good time. The pub is liteally 2mins off the M5 so great for a pit stop. A little dated but that didn't bother us. Would definitely come back.

Really warm welcome by Jamie. Food was OK, I had the Puritan burger and my partner had the vegetable lasagne. Shame there was no vinegar.

Very disappointed .would need Trained staff and chef to bring it up to decent standard.

I came down to visit my daughter and we all had a lovely meal. Would definitely come again.

This is a perfect stop just off the M5. Good wholesome pub grub nothing out of the ordinary but 5 stars for location, waitress service and just getting everything right. Will be back definitely.

Great food, average prices and really nice staff. Highly recommended.

The meal took ages but at the time the place wasnt busy. We had to send the vegi burger back as it was so dry and the bread roll was burnt. A new one was brought out but again the roll was burnt, The lasagne was ok but would not recommend. We certainly wouldn't go back for a meal, or indeed visit this pub again.

Would give 0 stars. Went for an evening meal with family, only the 4 of us. Spent £18 on 5 soft drinks and was told we had to wait for food, as they were busy. Barely anyone was in the pub and most didn't have food. Poor service.

Average food, scruffy pub, poor service. Not worth trying.

Nice cosy welcoming Inn. Had a lovely meal. Fairly priced. Nothing was a problem . The staff looked after us. Nice and quiet you should try it.

Only stopped for a drink but the menu & specials board looked yummy. Staff were very welcoming and friendly

We were driving down to Cornwall on holiday and unfortunately had a blowout. So we managed to come off the motorway and find this little pub, they let us wait in the pub garden for a recovery vehicle and have a drink. They were really lovely including all the customers! Thankyou so much for being so accommodating when we needed help the most!

Very friendly wonderful food will be returning

Great place 2 stop on u journey south

Women behind the bar was very friendly. Beer was kept well. Didn't order food but seen a few dishes going out that looked quite nice. Nice beer garden too.

Service wasn't very good and food choice was very limited as they had reduced their menu. Wouldn't go here again in a rush, however nice location.

Just had a lovely Sunday lunch here on the way back to South Wales from Torquay, just off J23 M5 ideal, great beef dinner with great drinks to match, fantastic service to go with it, if your passing on the M5 it’s an ideal stop with a beer garden if the weather is nice, thanks all the team at the Puriton well done after difficult times.

Lunch stop en route to Devon. One of places to stop described in book "Near the motorway" and usually we're really delighted with where we stop. Positives: literally a minute from M5, very dog friendly, very welcoming staff, good beer, lovely secure garden with great children's play equipment. Negatives: very dated, carpeted area outside toilets smelt of cat/dog urine, fish fingers in sandwich very unappetising, slightly grey fish, greasy and flavourless. Wouldn't stop here again.

The Puritan burger is to die for! Friendly locals pub

Fab roast dinner.lots of good food big portions. Friendly staff, very clean and has a lovely garden, child and dog friendly.

Lovely welcoming family and dog friendly village pub, with very relaxed atmosphere! Owners were very friendly and so were their bar team! Great beer garden with fab play area for children! Only stopped for Shandy's and fizz for the kids and a bowl of chips on this occasion, but will definitely be back for food and will pop by more often! Gizmo the resident retriever pup is adorable! Sky sports shown here too! What a lush hidden little gem! Just off M5, J23, with large carpark! Lots of improvements taking place too for the summer!

Poor service and hit and miss food

Recent sunday roast. Food and service ok.

Not the best place I've been to.The staff are awful,the food was terrible and its very expensive. Will not be going back.!!!

Atractivo pub con terraza, jardín y juegos para niños. Buena atención y ubicación.

Very welcoming staff and friendly atmosphere!

Great location for a pit stop 2 minutes away from junction 23 of the M5. Great service and they had a lunch special on for £12 for two. Would stop again.

Lovely lunch of liver & bacon. Service was good, beer was good. What more could one want? Around £12 for my liver/bacon. Just off the beaten track but worth it.

Nice meal good beer very pleasant staff

Arranged a meal for freinds ,then read reviews and thought I'd made a mistake. But we had a enjoyable lunch good old fashioned pub grubs ,no airs and graces but very resanbelly priced,good offers. I had fish and chips, delicious, good selection off deserts would happily return

Great local pub with good Food.. Had the Puriton burger.. Wow what a burger..

Had an awesome valentine's meal.. friendly staff and great food. Great value for money.

Friendly staff. Nice interior. Unfortunately the gammon steak was very tough, as was the gaming served with the egg and chips.

Had Sunday lunch. Lovely meal but sadly luke warm and had to ask for it to be warmed up. Served a gluten free lunch but taken back as cauliflower cheese had gluten in it. Luckily none eaten when chef 'remembered'.

Food was lovely , . Service was friendly and polite.

I really like this pub it frandly ***** But the stand of food could be a lot better so I will give ****

We had one of the best Christmas lunches we have ever had this year at the Puriton Inn. Staff were very attentive, food was amazing. My family and I had a lovely time there. We would not hesitate to do it again.

I used to love this place but what has happened to it?! Had Christmas dinner here - I can't even describe how disgusting it was, I could still vomit thinking about it! Firstly our starters went to another table and then to us (hello covid!) My partner's starter smelt and looked like cat food! (INEDIBLE) and another person's was cold. We asked for it to be warmed up, 15minutes later it arrived back - it must have got lost! (maybe santa took it!) The main was the worst thing we have all eaten, I wouldn't even give it to the dog, obviously frozen produce and we were all missing the trimmings. We were all holding out for the pudding but no, even that was just a disappointment. The quality did not match the price that you charged. We all appreciate that you work on Christmas day and open your doors to everyone but please close them next time and stay sober whilst in service

I used to love this place but what has happened to it?! Had Christmas dinner here - I can't even describe how disgusting it was, I could still vomit thinking about it! Firstly our starters went to another table and then to us (hello covid!) My partner's starter smelt and looked like cat food! (INEDIBLE) and another person's was cold. We asked for it to be warmed up, 15minutes later it arrived back - it must have got lost! (maybe santa took it!) The main was the worst thing we have all eaten, I wouldn't even give it to the dog, obviously frozen produce and we were all missing the trimmings. We were all holding out for the pudding but no, even that was just a disappointment. The quality did not match the price that you charged. We all appreciate that you work on Christmas day and open your doors to everyone but please close them next time and stay sober whilst in service

In the interest of brevity, I have abridged my review to include only the main points. Worst customer service experience of my life. Took an hour between courses, starters were brought out, then removed and sent to another table as if Covid didn’t exist. Mains were cold with watery veg. Deserts were a mystery. Staff had no clue what they were bringing out because, and I quote “we can’t sniff ‘em anymore [to work it out]” Staff we’re either clueless, rude or visibly drunk and wobbling like a weeble. Requests for drinks or next courses fell on deaf ears. And the excuse? “Well, you are a large party.” Yes, a large party which was booked over a month in advance. One that you were fully aware of and had made a binding contract to cater for, such is the nature of your business. The crux came when we were wrongfully accused of having not paid our deposits. The meal was a joke, but you can laugh at a joke. Having the entire staff come out in a feeble attempt at intimidation is no joke. Had we had any sense, we’d have walked at that point, and left the money-grabbers to count their buttons. To sum up, the Puriton Inn is badly managed and offers food you wouldn’t feed to a rabid dog, all led by visibly drunk or entitled staff and management. I would rather wander aimlessly through 1940’s Auschwitz in a kippah than set foot in this place again.

What has happened to this place? We just had Christmas dinner here today.To start off some of our guests didn't receive any welcome drinks and the welcoming itself was very disjointed , when we were seated in what I can only describe as the toilet alley a table slapped in a very awkward position. Once we we in our feeding pen we then waited an hour for our starter. Once it arrived the soup was cold. We told the waitress who then got it reheated to a luke warm state we thought we would give them the benefit of the doubt and all was looking forward to our main. It come out and I felt sorry for the meat it needed armbands as it was struggling to stay afloat with the oily gravy train . No veg but enough pigs in blankets to keep bridgy fed for the rest of 2022. Some of us missing stuffing. No effort was made to make this special today and we paid alot of money we feel let down and robbed. Stick to pouring the pints 👍 I understand it's not easy but don't offer this service in the future.

Came today(24th Dec 2021) for lunch with a friend. The meals were absolutely lovely. The service was first rate. The young lady who served us was very helpful & very polite, could not fault her. Would highly recommend.

Well where do I start I used to go to this place a couple of times a year when the previous owners had it and it was hit and miss then but the food was still to a good standard. I was told by a work colleague who lives in the village that it had changed hands and was better then before and I should give it a go as I would not be disappointed with the place. They could not have been far wrong it was the worst visit I have ever experienced the locals made you feel like I was walking into a local morgue all that was missing was their white coats and the same can be said for the staff. They place is painted a gery colour and looks like a place where people with depression go after being to a meeting with the looney doctors. After ordering a round drinks we decided to order some food with the person behind the bar that I could describe as someone with as much use as criminal on death row finding out that they can't have a last meal by the chef before they were hung at sunrise. It took 45 minutes to get the food out of the kitchen after the chef had finished chatting up every one in the pub and the old human sacrifice of the poor kitchen porter. To our disappointment both meals were cold enough to be put back in the freezer for the next victim to fall though the door. The old bloke who I believe could have been the manager thinks he is the bees knees but he's more like Mr blobbys baby grown up. He speaks to females like they are second class and are a piece of property and not a human being. If I can say one thing about this place is the drink was OK but other than that you will be better off visiting the pub up the road where the food is hot.

If you like wetherspoons you will like this place 🤷lovely staff but food not great.

Can honestly say I will not be returning to eat here again !!! The bar staff were inexperienced and I had to take my real ale back twice as it had gone off but was told they only need to pull some off !!! For...

Was great food lovely staff and awesome puddings,