Spread Eagle Inn in Wiltshire

We visited on 24th October. It was a reasonable day regarding the weather and Stourhead was busy. We called into the Spread Eagle at about 1.30pm. Positives - we got a table inside. It had been cleared but was sticky. Negatives- no vegetarian sandwiches on the menu. But to be fair I was offered ham cheese and chutney without the ham. My friend selected carrot and coriander soup. Both meals were awful. The soup was so diluted that it was tasteless. My brown bread was tasteless as was the awful processed cheese slice (who still uses these abominations?). Only the chutney had flavour. Final negative was that I was chased out of the pub and accused of not paying. I explained exactly how I had paid only to be greeted with a shrug and “ok I believe you” - like she didn’t! And on top of that they dare to add 10% service charge.

Had a table booked for 2:00, we were early so had a drink in the bar whilst waiting for our table. 2:00pm came my Husband asked the girl if our table was ready, she looked confused so he said our name and time she checked and said it was still being used, was going to find us a a different table then decided we could eat in the bar at the table we had been at for the last 20mins! Why didn’t she suggest that to begin with?? We ordered roast beef, wasn’t asked how we liked it so assumed it would be medium cooked, one piece was the other two slightly on the pinker side and didn’t taste of a quality meat. Only one spindly parsnip, no crunch to the roast potatoes, one spoon of cauliflower cheese for both of us and all a bit bland. Overall disappointing will stick to just stopping for a drink in future.

Waited in a queue 20 min to be told kitchen is closed. Staff slow at processing customers. They could have let everyone else know.

Amazing stay I took my 87 year old mother for a break Harmony & Julie and all the staff were amazing it was home from home, the food was excellent the room was lovely. Took a stroll around the beautiful Stourhead gardens was easy as had a wheelchair for Mum! Can highly recommend The Spread Eagle Inn for a relaxing break where you are looked after so well have stayed in alots of places all over the country this would be at the top. Amanda & Mary.

This was a lovely place to stop have a bite to eat and a glass of wine after enjoying a fabulous walk around the grounds. Lovely relaxed atmosphere and excellent service by Julie and her staff. They could teach a lot of other places how to keep tables cleared and clean! Excellent service

Absolutely best gluten free fish and chips I've ever had! Lovely little Pub with really lovely staff. Will definitely visit again

Delicious. We called for lunch hoping to find something my husband could eat - finding something gluten free with no onions can be tricky. We sat in a quiet part of the restaurant and enjoyed a delicious lunch. My maize based Mediterranean tart with vegetables was very tasty too. 3 happy customers ! Definitely recommend this place. Staff and chef couldn’t have been more helpful.

Absolutely disgusting meal. Tasteless and poorly cooked. We suggest you seriously look at the ingredients and the way you cook the food. We have never dined at McDonald’s but it’s got to be way better than this establishment. Appalling.

We arrived at a very busy time on the Bank Holidy Sunday, fearing there would be little hope of getting a table. We were warmly welcomed & taken to a table quickly. The menu offered a wide range & I was spoilt for choice. I chose a pulled pork rascal with accompaniments which was really tasty! My son was equally pleased with his steak & ale "proper" pie. Usually i don't have pudding & indeed was rather full, but we were both tempted by the various puddings on the menu & glad we were. Those we chose were delicious. The service was excellent, as was the food, and it was good value for money. An all round excellent experience.

Came in at 11am and had a chat with I think the landlady, lovely and do friendly. Then walked around the garden and came back pub humming and such a lovely server behind the bar. I can recommend the rhubarb cider with ice. I've just ordered some food and sat people watching drinking my cider. Definately 5 star so far on a busy sunny Saturday

Stayed at the Spread Eagle Inn for one night only, but very enjoyable stay, friendly staff and it was very busy.

We ordered one soup followed by 2 main courses. The soup and the main course arrived together. The soup was cold so sent back and then came back after my husband had finished eating!

A day out today, walking with colleagues. We ended up at this pub. The food seemed to consistently arrive 10-15 minutes after ordering, despite it being heaving with school visits.

Friendly staff and good beer. On the day we were there a wedding party was booked felt slightly awkward so we left quickly. We will go back.

We have eaten here a few times the food is first class I had ham eggs and chips there must have been half a pound of hamburger and it was beautiful the ploughman's lunch was equally good, the only downside was the larger my wife had this and it was undrinkable I told the bar man and he just shrugged not good so the food is great but the drinks are not kept well .

Had 2 cream teas here last week, with Earl Grey and Peppermint teas. Very tasty. Staff friendly and helpful. It was very busy with most outside seating (with shade) being taken.

Very nice lunch, which they coped with very well even though we had booked and chosen our meal preferences beforehand. Food very good. Thoroughly recommend the minute steak, it was good.

This pub is on the doorstep of Stourhead (National Trust) and they clearly doesn't see any need to build up a relationship with the customers. Thank goodness, we only wanted sandwiches so didn't subject ourselves to greater expense and disappointment. The ham was fatty, mustard dumped on the bread in splodges, the caramelised onions were undercooked. The salad was uninteresting and sparse.

Nice shady place to stop for a beer at the end of our walk around the gardens. The staff were pleasant and friendly to us, although the lady who was very loudly and unceasingly giving instructions and advice to other members of staff may need to consider the impression that this gives to customers.

We had a hearty sandwich, full of filling and shared a cream tea. It's a busy little place, but plenty of staff and good service.

I am not sure why this place doesn't get better reviews. We stayed 2 nights and the rooms were very good - exactly what a country pub hotel should be like, well furnished, comfortable, clean and so on.

Lunch indoors as garden area full ...big soulless room at back sadly lacking in personality ....so much more could be made of this fine room! We lunched early but soon the room filled up. Service had very little interaction ....given menu ...paused took order ....cold. Food was indifferent ....all chucked into fryer and placed on plate. It is difficult for these places to get menu balance right as many coach parties pass through having visited the NT splendid gardens ...quite something so much so wished we had taken a picnic! Somehow they need to simplify the menu avoiding sit down two course meals ....more open sandwiches and light salads prepared with flair! May not be as efficient as using fryer but more in keeping with location if they went “local” and added things from the house walled gardens ...be different ....you deserve to be more than a so so roadside pub! Finally put some character into the service delivery ....echo the property and its history!

Great pub, location, building and staff. But the food is overpriced and like you'd expect in the 90s (frozen chips etc). The nail in the coffin was the difference between my steak and my wife's. Mine was grey and hers looked very nice, bur she couldn't chew through hers! We ate what we could as the minute steak on ciabatta was £12.50 each, and we'd been walking all day so were famished! We'll be eating at the national trust café in future.

This pub is in the most beautiful grounds of Stourhead National Trust Park. In the most perfect setting we had great hopes for an amazing lunch with family we only see a couple of times of a year.

Wonderful setting - the grounds are amazing - the staff were very pleasant - the food was .... well, simply dreadful - mushroom starter, undercooked, hard, chewy, close to tasteless mushrooms - main course of duck looked wonderful - I've never actually tried chewing a bicycle tyre, so I can only guess at the similarity - inedible. - add to that, I grew a beard waiting between courses and it was a thoroughly expensive and quite frankly unpleasant experience - not one I shall be repeating......

Visited today at lunch time, lady behind the bar very efficient and polite, order taken and served quickly despite it being busy. Ploughman’s was beautiful, lovely bread, fresh ham, cheese, salad and all the trimmings, we had a side of chips which were not greasy and piping hot, all very reasonably priced considering where it is situated, nothing to complain about, staff all lovely, very polite, would recommend.

It was raining as we left the garden with a fair walk to the NT entrance, shop and restaurant and we saw a chalk board outside promoting toasted teacakes!

If you eat in the yard, the tables are tired, the food is OK but not really hot and not special. Rather overpriced. Doesn't feel like a pub or a restaurant.

A mild wet Sunday afternoon lunch for three. Disappointing would sum up the experience.

Found this by chance after our walk around the lake and grounds. Friendly staff and a roaring fire. We opted for toasted teacakes and hot chocolate. That was a first in a pub but very welcome!

All I wanted was a vegan sandwich. All the pub offered was tuna or ham. They would not make me a sandwich with just tomato or just salad in it, even though there were side salads galore going out. I think that's appalling. There were six in our party and none of us will be returning.

Friendly helpful service at the Spread Eagle, the bar staff checked the soup was gluten free. I chose the leek and potato which was nice (with gf roll), my partner enjoyed the lightly spiced vegetable soup.

This pub is just outside the entrance to Stourhead Gardens. It is owned by the National Trust and could be an appalling tourist trap but I was actually pleasantly surprised when I ate there recently. The welcome was very warm and the staff friendly. A fire was roaring in the bar area, and there was a good menu with lots of choice. It was a tad expensive but then this is in a prime location. I had the ploughman’s and it was good size with plenty to eat, although I would have preferred different bread. The crumble was very good and just what was needed after a long walk! All in all, this was much, much better than I expected and I will definitely go back again.

Nice setting and great if you're walking around the NT place for sure but don't get excited by the eating experience as it doesn't match what it could be. The sunday lunch was not bad ; all hot and reasonably cooked.,... but no wow factor to it. The seating area is a bit noisy and has a bit of a old school dinners feel to it. The service was lacking on a sunday, young girls mainly interested in chatting rather than serving. Price wise it was fair but I'd probably not eat here again if I could find somewhere better nearby.

Three of us had a pleasant evening meal. One course each as follows:

After looking at the reviews for the Sunday Roast dinners at this pub I was dubious as to the quality and had a back up plan at the ready, however I was pleasantly surprised. Roast beef, homemade Yorkshire pudding, plenty of crispy roast potatoes, large selection of freshly steamed vegetables (Not over cooked or soggy)gravy and horseradish. I couldn't have made it better myself and all for the value price of £10.95! The roaring open fire was also very welcome after a long soggy walk around the Stourhead estate in the pouring rain...grand job!

We had the moules , with chips, for lunch. About 20% of the mussels had broken shells. Lots of pieces of shell in the wine and cream too. Not nice, in fact risky to et them in that condition, so I believe. Also, most recipes start with finely chopped shallots, or if they do use onion, they say soften in butter over fierce heat. Here, the chef (?) used big lumps of onion which were quite raw in the dish as presented.

Having just walked round Stourhead, the spread eagle was very welcoming, warm and friendly. I had ham egg and chips which was adequate, my husbands scampi was small portion for the price. Lovely food though.

Wonderful estate and really nice waitresses and staff in the pub, but the food is pretty basic, third rate pub food.

This is a nice period building near the Stourhead lake. The menu has a good range of lunch items, at sensible prices. Service was friendly and good.

Chose a fabulous day to go to Stourhead and fancied trying The Spread Eagle for lunch. Was surprised to find it really busy on a Monday afternoon - obviously a popular place so found a table and had a coffee to ensure we would have a table to eat at.

I first went to Stourhead back in 1983 to do some work for the National Trust while in the military. The Spread Eagle was the local pub and was mainly at night a local pub used and frequented by staff of the grounds.

Situated in the middle of Stourhead estate (National Trust) and ideal for a bit of lunch and a beer before a nice walk around the lake and gardens.

Staying at the B&B; at Stourhead includes breakfast at the Spread Eagle. Wide choice of menu from cereal to Eggs Benedict. Served by a lovely friendly lady who always ensured you had everything you needed and the offer of more toast and hot drinks.

Having known there is a pub just before the lovely setting of stourhead, we decided to stop there for a bite to eat before a walk. We both picked soup with croutons, and I said how much I was looking forward to dunking the bread in the soup as it was a cold and rainy day, to be told it's just soup and croutons. We were surprised as for £7.50 that sounded quite expensive but the waitress said she would see what she could do. The reason given was it's chef's time restrictions, but we ordered some chips at £3.25 a bowl, hoping he had time to do those if not butter some bread.

Despite having a large captive audience of visitors to the gardens it still delivers well. It was a warm day and function room and restaurant full but they still managed to serve bar and courtyard guests promptly and attentively. Sandwiches not the cheapest but very well filled and on gorgeous bread. The ham is great though the Lemon chicken had a bit too much Mayo ( thus making it four not five stars). These generous doorsteps were served with lovely crisps, nice fresh salad garnish and quality wine and local beer!

It is possible that the kitchen took the lids off the tubs of clotted cream lest we were unable to do so with advancing age; but the other possibility is that the use-by date was stamped on the lid.

Lunched here last week, a few years after our last visit. The restaurant was very busy and seemed to have some temporary or holiday staff. Our prawn starter wasn't as tasty as expected from the menu description. We waited rather a long time for our mains and the ham, egg and chips, although tasty, was rather pricey. My bass fillets were slightly overcooked for my taste and the minted pea puree was so minty and sweet as to be almost inedible and from the colour looked as though it was made from tinned processed peas. The cherry and chocolate cheesecake with raspberry sorbet saved the day and was delicious. Maybe it is best to visit out of season.

The Spread Eagle has a good spread of food and what's more, some very good local beer. The service can be slow in busy times, but when it arrives generally it's worth the wait. Unfortunately, wasps have also found it a good place to visit. They were a minor nuisance to us, but a table nearby had them in force. The staff need to be clearing plates that have been finished somewhat quicker.

We popped in here for lunch after our 4 hours walking round Stourhead. We had coronation chicken sandwiches with a pint and the egg and cress with a pint of local beer. initially we were sat outside in the garden but the wasps were so bad we moved inside. The staff were really nice and helpful and we changed seats easily even if it was very busy. The food was fresh and tasty and a welcome rest stop.

Amazing surroundings. Glad we booked at spread eagle pub lovely restaurant excellent Sunday lunch of roast pork with very nice friendly staff and very quick service. Next to beautiful gardens and lake to walk it off afterwards.

Very disappointing lunch. I chose roast pork which was clearly pre-cooked as it was only just warm and the roast potatoes were soggy. The pork was sliced and served as a heaped lump with far too much gravy. It looked very unappetising.

Stopped off for a quick coffee while visiting Stourhead with friends. Nice coffee, very pleasant staff.

After touring Stourhead Gardens, it was lovely to sit down and have cream tea and relax. The scones and jam were amazing...I have been craving them ever since eating there!

Have a walk round the house and gardens. End up here. Order the ploughmans and save room for pudding. Walk it off later. Superb !!! Reasonably priced. Service is great and the food amazing. Couldn't knock it at all

We had a lovely lunch here. Set in the grounds of Stourhead estate the inn is full of character. We even went back later for dinner but it was full up.

Visitado por casualidad, y fue espectacular. La comida era buena, y el servicio era bueno, pero lo que es realmente especial acerca de este lugar, es el terreno. Llegar allí mientras el sol es para vagar por el pequeño lago y disfrutar de la magnífica ubicación.

Hermoso entorno y realmente acogedores y muy hospitalarios al frente de la casa que estaban completamente dispuestos a hacer todo lo posible para asegurarse de que teníamos comidas que nos gustó mucho. Visitamos 7 pm ish en una noche entre semana y me pareció tranquilo, pero no demasiado tranquila. La comida era muy sabrosa y porciones a cerca de usted cuando salir a comer, una vez incluido el delicioso pan caliente rollos nos dieron tras colocar nuestra orden (el marrón era especialmente sabroso! ). Los precios no eran baratos como tal - £11. 95 - 16 libras. 95 para el menú de la cena, pero sin duda razonable. Precioso lugar donde parar si conduciendo demasiado/desde el sur por la A 303. Sin duda y sin duda espero volver!

El personal era estupendo, pero £12 libras de jamón, huevos y patatas fritas, realmente? Por desgracia este pub carece el latido de un corazón, y dada su ubicación maravillosa, podría haber estado en cualquier lugar en la U. K. Por último, no es necesario que bolsitas de salsa en mesas, dada la tienda granja vendió cerca de una abundancia de productos.

Nos alegramos de haberlo hecho como un buen apetito era necesaria para disfrutar de los platos de comida que pedimos. Nos quedamos impresionados con la calidad, y comiendo en el soleado patio exterior. El menú era corto, pero los cuatro de nosotros elegimos un plato diferente cada uno y todo el mundo estaba encantado con su elección. En general, una experiencia muy satisfactoria para terminar una visita a Stourhead.

Prices here were extortionate. Meals were miniscule. Very in child friendly. You were made to feel you were a hindrance.

Great food great staff. Staff decorated the room for us. Made our day very special, All the bedrooms were lovely.

A quaint Inn in a picturesque setting, with local walks around the lake. A beautiful place for a wedding venue.

Nos alojamos aquí por 2 noches y tuvimos una cena en el restaurante una noche. Los dos nos tomamos un bistec y estaba perfectamente preparada, buena calidad y un servicio perfecto. Un lugar encantador para el desayuno/almuerzo o cena. Una acogedora zona de bar y mucho fuera de estar demasiado en la zona del patio.

We stopped after visiting Stourhead. A Ham Sandwich and some chips (quite a number of chips) and a Sunday Roast Dinner and two Ginger Beers came to £27.55. Very good table service and food.

Muy práctico para la Casa y Jardines Stourhead y administrado por la noche. Tienen menú limitado 5 entradas y platos principales, pero complementada por una tabla de ofertas especiales. Nos hicieron sentir muy bienvenidos y encontraron una mesa incluye una silla alta. El servicio era rápido con drive está llegando. Tienen un par de cervezas de barril. Para empezar tuvimos cálido de remolacha y queso de cabra y langostinos en mantequilla. Todo era precioso. Hubo algo de confusión sobre nuestras principales con pescado y patatas fritas que lleguen en vez de lubina. Tres de nosotros elegimos Tarta del chef, que era de puerro y pollo. El pastel llegó con la pastelería muy underdone realmente no marrón. Era desagradable pero comestible. Fue muy concurrido, con un volumen constante. Sirve comida estilo pub mal presentado.

Después de nuestra caminata alrededor del lago en Stourhead paramos en la propagación Águila para el almuerzo. Aunque era un día soleado decidimos comer dentro y quedamos encantados de conseguir una mesa en el bar.

El pub está idealmente situado para explorar los Jardines de stourhead cuando.

La comida tardó al menos una hora. Elegí el cóctel de gambas, que estaba bastante asqueroso. El sabor de la goma y langostinos la salsa Marie Rose no había mezclado así que había trozos de ketchup. El servicio era terrible, y el personal era maleducado. La ubicación es fantástica. . . por lo que creo que sobrevivir.

We used the pub several times over an extended weekend for a wedding. At all times the service was excellent, food good value and a well stocked bar with several local beers. Well worth a visit.

After visiting Stourhead House and Gardens had lunch here, the pub/hotel is set in a very pretty small valley on a quite road. The prawn and crayfish cocktail would have been better if it had been served with some ordinary brown bread rather than the dry thin things it came with, which were something like Melba toast. Had the Fish and Chips for the main, the waitress did inform me that the fish was battered sea bass, I thought the bass itself was excellent but the batter idea did not really work and the skin had been left on, which would have been fine if it wasn’t battered, it would have been better without the batter.

Tuvimos una hermosa mañana en Stourhead y quería completar mi cumpleaños con un almuerzo en la propagación águila. El servicio era muy lento, aunque no había mucha gente allí. Ambos Pedimos el pastel del día, pollo y puerro. Cuando llegó la pastelería era muy claro y aunque pensamos que fue preparado sin duda no estaba. El pollo estaba delicioso, pero necesitaba más aderezos y fue servido con patatas sencillas y guisantes. No es exactamente un original o emocionante.

Fue allí el banco Lunes después de caminar los jardines de NT. Muy concurrida pero, sin embargo, encontramos una mesa (un montón de mesas al aire libre si el clima lo permite) una cálida bienvenida y servicio instantáneo desde la camarera. Sólo esperar un poco antes de la comida. También, generosas porciones de nuestros platos y mesas contiguas. Muy agradable. Los precios sólo alta en promedio, pero el tamaño de la porción más que compensó por esto. Cervezas de barril. Teniendo en cuenta que era un día feriado también, entonces fue muy buena

Lovely building, great menu. Really enjoyed dinner here after walking around the gardens. Atmospheric dining room. I had the steak which was cooked to perfection. Sticky toffee pudding very generous portion sizes - ample to share!

Visitamos los jardines National Trust en el camino de vuelta de Cornwall con miras a que el almuerzo. Llegamos el viernes santo en 1. 30:00h cuando topes pero tuvimos suerte de conseguir mesa para 6 casi de inmediato. Las camareras eran muy concentrados, la comida era muy buena, con grandes porciones de comida de buena calidad. No hay punto de visita para un almuerzo tranquilo como thety gire a mesas tan pronto como sea posible para el público espera! acudió !

Estaba un poco perdido por el camping, pero finalmente encontramos longlete este agradable pub! Llegamos temprano, lo cual era tan bueno, un pequeño lugar ocupado. Sentado en la habitación jardín y era un día soleado para disfrutar en el tiempo libre.

Friendly staff, good food. Nice fish and chips. Comfy surroundings. Great to visit for lunch as part of day out at stourhead

Desde fuera parece que será muy agradable. Te das cuenta de que todo esto pronto lugar está interesado en llegar a través de lo más rápidamente posible para realizar un rápido buck. La comida era normal en el mejor. Con un poco más de que este sitio podría ser realmente especial.

We have popped in the Spread Eagle Inn on a couple of occasions when visiting Stourhead. The service is generally good when they are not too full, but we find both the food and drink very expensive when compared to other local establishments.

El menú era un poco limitado y el servicio no era muy bueno.

Aunque no hemos comido aquí. . . . Siempre es una buena parada para beber. . . . Y si quieres tomar tu tiempo más café para dos realmente deleiten (leche caliente por supuesto) su mente sobre materia. . . . No importa y no importa. . . . Que es genial cuando la visita stiurhead queda a merced del clima. . . . El personal es encantador.

Reservado el almuerzo de domingo a tratar ayer, por desgracia, resultó ser algo! Un menú muy limitado. La única opción para un asado de cerdo, y era el que había pescado por pescado y patatas fritas. El cerdo asado, patatas empapadas era difícil, y el verduras sin sabor. Uno de nuestro grupo quería pescado y patatas fritas, que no estaba disponible, así que elegimos el pollo al curry de las ofertas especiales, este parecía un desastre cocinado, pero el destinatario era demasiado educado para decir nada. Como anfitrión me sentí avergonzado por ser fingen para disfrutar de una comida asada que me avergonzó a servir en casa, y no soy ningún gran cocinero.

We called by for something quick and light.

Domingo almuerzo pero nada especial. Sentí que era un poco caro para las porciones - tal vez fue la complacencia de tener colas fuera de la puerta. Volvería a ir de nuevo, pero no para comer el domingo que nos sentimos un poco masa producida y la falta de elección: cerdo, cerdo o cerdo.

Este es el tipo de lugar de sueño, un Country Inn después de un paseo por el parque stourhead. Por desgracia la propagación Eagle nos decepcionó. En primer lugar, intentaron nos atiborran en una mesa pequeña cuando había mesas más grandes disponibles. Nos puede resistir. Luego fue la comida. Tomamos el pollo y jamón tarta de queso y el aguacate y haloumi brioche. El pollo y el jamón estaban bien, pero la pastelería de pastel era pobre, y las patatas un poco crudas. El aguacate y estaba bajo de sabores haloumi necesitan llevar limón o algo sabor a la comida; el acompañamiento salsa de ciruela dominado todo, y las hojas que acompañan la comida estaban tristes y de imaginación. En £33 incluyendo una pinta de cerveza (muy buena Butcombe) y un pequeño vaso de vino tinto, entonces este no fue una buena experiencia, ni barato.

Fuimos allí para comer el domingo y realmente me decepcionó como único asado en el menú era de cerdo y me temo que no comer cerdo. Elegí un limón pollo con salsa de chili en la junta especial, pero este no era lo que esperaba. Llegó en un trozo de pizarra, 3 pequeños trozos de pollo hecho en un ramekin un recubrimiento crujiente de chili y un conjunto pequeño de guarnición de ensalada. El pollo estaba seco y sin duda no lo suficiente (quizás era un arranque)? Fue un buen trabajo que otros en mi mesa tenía el cerdo como pude para llenarse sus hortalizas. No declarar que su cerdo era muy buena, así que quizás yo tuve mala suerte con mi elección, pero la sensación de que no fue una buena relación calidad-precio.

Just returned from a night away at the Spread Eagle at Stourhead. Very comfortable room (6ft bed) with all necessary facilities for an enjoyable stay. Excellent, locally sourced steak at dinner. Great rates at this time of year!

A fine country Pub, set in a historic old Country Estate now National Trust cared for, The pub has a warm and welcoming feel, some hidden away dinning rooms and serves great quality food after a pleasant wander of the Stourhead gardens and Lake area a must visit.

Es una lástima que la última noche. Vamos cada Nochebuena para una bebida antes y después de la iglesia.

What a good surprise! Drop in at an NT property for walk and enjoy route, there is a traditional pub. Excellent.

Llamamos para una comida ligera a finales de noviembre y disfrutamos de la deliciosa sopa de curry parsnip. Sirvieron con real croutons recién hecha, pero creo que debería haber sido ofrecido pan con - un bollo de pan tal vez. De todos modos era un gran lugar para un almuerzo de calentamiento después del lago. Comimos en la habitación era más que pub hotel campestre, pero bueno, fue genial.

Después de un saludable paseo alrededor del lago en el National Trust's Stourhead llamamos para un refrescante té y café. Este es un hermoso estilo antiguo pub inglés donde fuimos cálidamente recibidos, orden tomadas y cuáles serán servidos por un quemador de madera cuando el invierno. El servicio era bueno y una solicitud tardía para un vaso de agua, que fue traído a nuestra mesa sin demora. Hielo y limón (incluido). El olor a pollo al curry era muy tentador, pero tenía que abstenerse, ya que teníamos una rica cazuela de vacuno esperando en casa. ¡volveremos!

Been here before and the foods been lovely. Went today and they couldn't find our booking and tried blaming us! They said they didn't have room! Very poor service!

Soy un visitante habitual a esta posada y muchos buenos platos para el almuerzo en el pasado.

No he estado aquí durante algún tiempo, fue realmente decepcionante para aviso de que ha tenido un cambio de personal. El frente de la casa/camarera cabeza por una palabra mejor era tan ruidoso, y yo realmente no les gusta la gente que dice "hola chicos" una y otra vez. pasar a la comida y está claro que no es de la misma calidad. Es una pena ya que realmente no queremos volver en cualquier momento pronto.

Un maravilloso paseo por los jardines, seguido de una excelente comida en el spread eagle. Muy concurrida, pero tuvimos suerte de conseguir una mesa. Risotto perfecto y pastel de pescado. Cuando fuimos a pagar cafés habían sido añadidos a la factura que no tienen y la señora detrás del mostrador era muy brusco con una camarera.

Jardines Stourhead son maravillosos. Nos hemos alojado en el National Trust Casa muchas veces y en todo momento del año y siempre hemos disfrutado de una comida en el spread Eagle. Me temo que este año nuestra experiencia no fue tan buena. Sospecho que el personal y el chef eran gastados desde el servicio de hora punta el almuerzo cuando pase el Pub es footfall en un máximo. Reservamos para la cena. El servicio fue sincero y un poco de prisa. El vino era de paquete en la mesa en un enfriador con apenas un comentario. La comida era mediocre. Tuvimos que volver dos de los entrantes que fueron quemados en el exterior, pero frío en el medio. El mismo platos reapareció después de un minuto o dos y obviamente lo superficial. Había una convicción de 'chef envía sus disculpas", pero no estoy convencido de que esta era la verdadera. Los platos fueron devueltos alarmantemente al revés y acabé con una entrada que había sido comido por otro parte de nuestro grupo. Mi pescado estaba servido en un rosti, que era de alguna manera tanto quemada y al mismo tiempo, como el de pescado empapados servían sentado encima de él. No es una buena idea! A lo largo de los años hemos tenido algo de comida muy buena aquí y espero que esto era sólo una. Si solo por la ubicación volveremos, espero que para una experiencia mejor. Mi consejo sería el Red Lion, justo arriba de la carretera en Kilmington, donde tuvimos un par de comidas sencillas pero excelente en un ambiente cálido y acogedor.

.... which doesn't say much for the restaurant. The place was busy but the waitresses were brusque; the starter was cleared away before one of our party (of four) had put his spoon down; the fish pie arrived without the peas and when the main course (best described as OK) was cleared away, it was clear we had exceeded our allotted time at the table - no offer of another drink or asked about a dessert. The best part about this place is the proximity to the entrance to Stourhead Gardens - the only reason to eat here.

Reasonable sandwich lunch and pint, although there was inadequate seating indoors to accommodate the hoards of visitors on a nice October day. Swift and pleasant service as the plates were already made up.

Lovely place to have a nice lunch, staff good. Best part about this restaurant is its location at Stourhead Gardens.