The Compass Inn in Sedgemoor

This was the worst Sunday lunch I’ve ever had! Beef un-cuttable, even with a steak knife! turkey had a nasty flavour. Landlord arrogant when I told him and rude. Expensive and simply awful. NEVER AGAIN!!

Unfortunately our first visit back since changed hands and very disappointed on the roast dinner beef was very fatty frozen roast potatoes not proper spud which you would expect for the price of the meal then asked for a coffee but possibly hotter this time as first one was barely warm ,I didn't like the attitude of the manager behind the bar he didn't realise o could see his attitude when asked to do this ,the feed back I've heard since the change over has been done is true I will not be returning

This is an excellent place for a drink and a chat, bit also for food. 2 adults +child all very excellent meals and plenty of it. Staff friendly and efficient. Old world pub . Huge beer garden plenty of parking.

Our first visit here in years, we had heard good feedback so thought we'd try it. Our welcome could have been better, there was no "hello" just several members of staff all asking us at once if we were eating or drinking or booked...we were then told our booking had slipped through the net. Not the best first impression of customer service, however we were found a table and enjoyed a delicious roast beef lunch. Great to see they promote they are 'dog friendly'. Would return.

Yesterday evening a party of 13 went to The Compass for a 50th birthday party. As usual the food was excellent. This is such a homely, cosy pub. We go there often. Can't recommend this pub enough. Staff friendly too , as were the owners

Since the new ownership the prices and the food have gone drastically downhill, paying £7 for a pint of peroni is a absolute rip off, we both had the Somerset burger paying £17 each, it was unseasoned, chewy and overpriced, will NOT be going back there, this used to be our go to but now not any more.

Ok here is my review after going to this establishment many times with my family, very easy to access by the M5 on junction 24. Parking amicable especially for events birthdays weddings dare I say funerals as well. The establishment has a good variety of alcohols for all as well as non alcohol drinks as well. The menu over the period I have been visiting this establishment has very, the menu when I first visit did this establishment was okay and it gravity got better then they removed certain things from the menu for my taste was disappointing over time they changed the menu again it got better, recently they changed their menu again and it was much much better a good variety of tastes. Facilities available tables or ample as well as a good size bar!. So just a little bit of information about myself as well as my parents were all disabled. Parents are elderly however I'm 45 and disabled person not my choice. Facility wise for sanitary questionable when I say questionable because I'm disabled I find the tight and combined gents not greatm! Honestly they could do with updating especially actually when you sit on the seat that's not secured properly moves about. As I said my parents are a disabled and they find the toilets hard because there is no Disability Furniture for them to get up properly. However I will say that this place is a fantastic place to go new menu needs adjusting put more fish dishes on would be fantastic that's my preference other people are different than me!, I hope this review gives you more information as well as the people that own this establishment will read this and adjust certain things regarding toiletry! Otherwise fantastic place to go highly recommended.

This evening was to celebrate my son and daughter in laws birthday. The Compass has new owners. The meal was excellent and the staff was very welcoming and pleasant. Highly recommended to come here and have food.

This was by far one of the nicest meals that we have experienced. The pub was clean, well decorated, and spacious.Hazel and Zoe were lovely. The meals that we ordered were hot and well presented.Very generous portions. We were particularly impressed with the fact that the chef came and checked our meals were OK. Lovely surroundings, friendly efficient staff and tasty, fresh food...what more does anyone want!!!!!

Big thanks to The Compass for enabling a great family gathering on Boxing Day! A warm, welcoming and friendly pub with good value buffet food, and a lovely area reserved for the 35 of us. Thanks particularly to Andrea and Tash for their help organising the event and accommodating the gradual rise in numbers in the run up to Christmas! Thanks & best wishes to all for 2024.

Really lovely place for a Friday evening meal. We live just down the road in Taunton and been wanting to come in for a while. Waitress was friendly, Tasha and made us feel welcome. Food was good and we will come back again. Thank you.

Very Welcoming On Arrival By The Gentleman Behind The Bar. Took Order For Drinks Told We Were On Table 19. He Brought Over The Pint Of Guiness to The Table After It Had Settled.(A Nice Jester). Told Us To Look @The Menu And He Would Come Back Which He Did. Ordered 2 Sunday Roasts 1 X Pork buttery mash, a roast parsnip, red onion & carrot medley, Savoy cabbage and peas, with unlimited Yorkies 134 kcal, crisp roasties and rich beef gravy. 1 X Triple Roastbuttery mash, a roast parsnip, red onion & carrot medley, Savoy cabbage and peas, with unlimited Yorkies 134 kcal, crisp roasties and rich beef gravy, We Were Offered PIGS IN BLANKETS @ 1.49 CAULIFLOWER CHEESE @ 1.99 PORK, ORANGE & FIG STUFFING 99P Asked If I Could Change The Savoy Cabbage Etc For CAULIFLOWER CHEESE. Told No Have To Pay For It Witch Supprised Me. Now The Problems- No Roast Beef On The Tripple Roast Meal. No Parsnip On The Pork Roast But 2 Pieces Of Crackling . The Triple Roast Was Swimming In Gravy (Perhaps The Beef Floated Of The Plate) HA HA. No Return Visit To The Table By The Waitres To Take Sweet Or Coffee Or Drinks Orders. IT Was Not Busy So Very Surprised About This. Had To Go Up To The Bar To Get Bill And Pay. The Waitress Was Informed When Paying The Bill And She Spoke To The Chef Who Said It Was Put On The Plate IT WAS NOT There. She Refunded 50% Of The Two Drinks. Very Disapointed. Not Sure If We Will Visit Again. Shame After Our Last Visit And It Was No Way As Good.

Enjoyed a lovely evening meal on our way home from Bristol airport to Plymouth. Lovely attentive staff and food.

Amazing food and great staff, just up the road from the Bridgewater Travelodge M5 , which was fantastic well worth the money plus it takes pets .

We have visited this pub on a number of occasions previously when travelling to the South West. We’ve always been happy with everything until our recent visit in early November. My wife ordered the Chicken Tikka which disappointingly contained just 4 small pieces of chicken. It was more like a soup than a curry. It was also served with chips rather than the advertised rice - which my wife didn’t want. My Hunters Chicken was advertised as the ‘Signature Dish’. It was clearly pre-prepared and re-heated in the kitchen. It was pretty uninspiring and cheap tasting. Hardly a ‘Signature Dish’. No one did a table check, which I would have expected. As we were paying, we were asked if everything was ok, which obviously it wasn’t. The response from the staff member was ‘We are changing the menu on Monday’ and ‘I will pass your comments to my Team Leader’. I’m still not sure what to do with that feedback. It certainly didn’t make us feel any better. The pub was cold, uninviting and virtually empty - a pale imitation of the busy place it was only a couple of years back. It had the feeling of a place being run down towards closure. If you’re picking somewhere to eat in the area, go to the White Willow pub next door. A far warmer and welcoming place. We will in future. Based on this visit, I would give The Compass zero stars if I could.

decent food but unfortunately shocking staff behaviour. i went for a birthday dinner with friends and the waitress was giving us death stares and judging us the whole time. made us very uncomfortable and ruined the atmosphere. she was very patronising as we ordered our food and drinks which made us feel quite embarrassed (for no reason). multiple waitresses ignored us calling them over and one girl took away our cutlery and sauces before we were finished without asking.

Excellent food and service! Are here with friends. Happy to change our table so we could be nearer the bar! Good was excellent.

We have been here a few times before and have always been more than happy with the quality of the food and service. Unfortunately on this occasion I was left extremely disappointed! I ordered the Fish Pie which costs just under £15 and a pint of Mad Goose beer. When the Fish Pie arrived at our table the pastry top looked rather pale and probably could have done with a few more minutes in the oven as could the chips that were served up on mine and my partners plates. Upon cutting through the pastry top it was immediately obvious that the creamy leek sauce had either ‘split’ or not been cooked properly! I raised this with the waiter when he returned to check if everything was ok, but said to him that I’d have a go at eating it as we were short on time and I didn’t want to send it back and wait for something else. I tipped the sauce out of the pie dish onto my plate and it was very difficult to find any decent chunks of seafood, in fact all I found was a total of 1 small prawn (not King Prawn as stated on the menu) and 3 thumbnail sized pieces of Salmon and that was it. I don’t know if this pie recipe is cooked fresh or bought in so I feel it could be unfair to blame the chef on the night for the recipe, however the sauce should not of been served ‘split’. Unfortunately the serving staff failed to return to our table in a timely manner to clear the plates etc so I was unable to raise this further with them. The bar was also busy so I was reluctant to take my plate of food up and talk things through with the staff. The Mad Goose was also cloudy which it hasn’t been previously. My partners fish and chips were acceptable though.

Charming place with exceptionally courteous service. Our order consisted of 3 identical steaks and a chicken curry. While 2 of the steaks were good, unfortunately, one fell short of our expectations due to the meat not being as tender as expected. As for the chicken curry, it was enjoyable, but the meat could have been a bit more tender. Considering our experience, we would rate it an average of 3.4

Went here for a birthday party, service wasn’t great food came at different times, very small menu and then even then you couldn’t order half the items as they weren’t in stock. Then ordered and they then got the order wrong but they said what we ordered they didn’t have either. Tried to order drinks and even then they didn’t have some of them. Wouldn’t come again not worth the hassle

A friend told me this was a quality old school feel of a pub. She was spot on. Lovely staff, quick service, lush scampi and chips. Plenty of privacy to have a chat with an old friend. Will be coming back with my wife next time.

Great oldie woldy country style pub. Lots of character inside. Loved the old beams. We were served incredibly quickly. Our food was absolutely delicious. Generous portions, decent price. Lovely cocktails. Ample parking. Would highly recommend and already looking forward to our next visit

Lovely traditional British Pub. Friendly staff and wonderful food. The Sunday lunch is beautiful Would highly recommend

Had a lovely sunday roast in a proper pub.. Staff were amazing & welcoming. Also a bonus doggy 🐕 friendly.

On a recent trip for a short holiday to South Devon, I looked for somewhere to stop off for a break. After much research, I chose The Compass for its location which is very close to an M5 junction and its old world character. We were not disappointed. This stone built oak beamed pub makes for a pleasant stop, serving good food and welcoming staff. After a very pleasant hours break, we left refreshed and ready to complete the drive down to Torbay.

We went as a family of 6 for Sunday lunch and we couldn’t fault it, lovely and attentive staff and food was delicious, we will definitely be visiting again soon

Great family pub with a lot of character and quality food. Enjoyed a great lunch with family and staff were very helpful with dietary needs for my mother. Can be easy to drive past and not see it - don't get distracted by the "chain"...

I used to live in North Petherton so we used to visit here regularly, but since moving away, it was great to be back. Lovely food, great service and still the cutest pub I know. I guess the best comment I can make was it...

Friendly staff. Food amazing. If we travel this way again we will definitely call in. Made to feel very welcome. We had a stop over in the premier Inn and called in this pub and never left lol. Just fab.

Poor food. Perfunctory service. Chicken dry, overcooked and too tough to eat, fish and chips had frozen chips, a tiny portion of mushy peas and sprig of wilted yellowing cress, fish was okay. Won’t bother visiting again.

Another excellent Sunday Lunch. Always worth a few extra miles to visit our favourite. Food well cooked as always and staff polite and well trained.

I hate reviews when reviewers should have complained at the time so I did. It's a pleasant pub and I had a good chicken and bacon salad but my husband paid £14.45 for a chicken tikka marsala. A large plate arrived with rice and sauce...

Awful, don’t bother! We were there on a Saturday night and appreciate that it was somewhat busy… however.. 3 of the starters we wanted were unavailable so we went straight to mains… only to wait over an hour for 3 steaks and a scampi and...

Fantastic food at very reasonable prices. Staff were friendly and efficient. Went for Saturday lunch. We were not disappointed. Thank you.

Amazing food delivered here from The Compass, food came out really quickly even though they were very busy. And I must say it was the best meal we’ve had in a while. The staff were so friendly, checked on us several times and just made...

10 people In the party started well, starters a bit slow in coming. Was not that busy. A short wait for the first of mains to arrive, was told a mix up in kitchen so the first 2 meals were out and the rest would...

Amazing carvery. Good size portions. Friendly and helpful staff. A brilliant find for a Sunday afternoon. Amazing puddings also. Good veg and vegan options. Love the cocktails.

Popped in on way home from shopping in Taunton we had a great meal as always, staff were busy but attentive. Will be back again.

Visited pub with the wife and they managed to fit us in on a busy evening. Steaks cooked medium as requested, smooth experience and nice to see madri on tap. I didn’t like the low ceiling beams but my wife found it very funny.

We stopped here for tea on our way to Bristol Airport. A nice pub with friendly staff and food which was tasty and arrived quickly, which was exactly what we were after…. A good well poured pint of Guinness too 👍🏻

This may look lovely but I’ve never been so disappointed, we paid for a three meat roast and it was a slither of COLD MEAT. I will never pay for instant mash and that’s what we had as in the middle it is powder one...

We booked here for mother's day, as a family of 4. We were seated and served quite promptly. 10 to 15 mins later the starters were brought out which was good. But then we had to wait over an hour before the main courses were...

Lovely meal for a family of 7, had the Mother’s Day menu, lots of children with us and were well looked after, treated kindly and all in all a well organised day. A few minor menu hick ups, but tried their best to help us...

Mothers day, called expecting not to get a table, manager squeezed us in table of 8, made really welcome Manager and his partner absolutely amazing made really welcome Lovely helpful smiley staff, just what is needed, haven’t been here for a while but will defiantly...

Absolutely excellent.Lovely service,good,all great.We came across on way home .,Lovely find staff are excellent.

Popped down here a few days ago, was absolutely brilliant. Staff were friendly and so helpful. Food was incredible.

A Lovely Experence. Excellent Food And Service A Lovely Pint Of Guiness From The Booking. To The Service And The Food We Recieved. The Food Was Piping Hot. Excellent. The Meat,The Roast Potatoes,TheMash Potatoes,The Veg,The Stuffing.. All Excelent A Compliment To The Chef. The Young...

Lovely staff greeted us on the way in, we sat in the snug which had a lovely atmousphere. I was shown a vegan menu and chose the pesto linguinie, it was delicious. I was happy to see vegan desert options available as well and went...

Looked for somewhere for a late lunch and found this lovely restaurant. Manager very welcoming and food was amazing. Highly recommend the prawn and calamari duo perfectly cooked and the seabass with prawn almond pesto cream. Absolutely delicious

Very pretty pub with a lovely atmosphere. The staff were attentive and very friendly. Good quick service. The roast diners were great and very plentiful Good value for the money. Visited the loos, modern and very impressed with the cleanliness. Thank you very much for...

Excellent Sunday roast, tasty, hot, fresh and well presented. That staff were excellent & the pub has got its lovely homely ‘feel’ back which is just great. We haven’t eaten here for several months as had a couple of poor experiences, but what a difference...

Staying at the Premier Inn opposite, thought we'd give it a try. Only stopped for drinks and a couple of starters, but staff friendly and efficient, food absolutely fine. Would come back if in the area again

Our first visit here for Sunday Lunch. The beef roast was cooked to perfection with lovely pancakes on the menu as it is almost pancake day. The new Manager and his staff were all efficient, friendly and attentive. My husband commended his beer as “the...

Popped in during a Thursday afternoon and enjoyed excellent freshly made sandwiches with chips and salad garnish. Friendly service and comfortable seating. Dog friendly and open all day - great!

Came with my husband and two children for something to eat, all the food was delicious, kids ate the lot. The service can’t be faulted and atmosphere very pleasant indeed. Will be back.

Love coming to the compass for the weekly quiz on Wednesday. Quite often will have food, coffee or a desert whilst there (why not) and it’s always nice. Services is always very friendly too, especially from Hazel. Would recommended!

It’s so nice to find a pub in Bridgwater that offers all three of the above. We visit very regularly and have never once had a bad experience! Keep up the good work.

Called in on spec early evening and were accomodated by manager + his staff willingly for an early evening twilo course meal on what was actually a booked tabkevfot later that evening - Valentines Day very appreciative. Two courses hot food very nice steak +...

Stopped in here on our way home on the off chance food was being served (it was 5pm) and there would be space (it was Valentine's Day and all the tables appeared reserved) but it was a resounding 'yes' to both questions. We were given...

Had a wonderful meal, staff really friendly Mark the manager was really attentive, there was a staff member covering from another branch who was fantastic great job guys would defaintely recommend

Booked a table for 4, when we arrived we were shown to our table (4) which was very small and pushed into a tiny, draughty corner where we had to keep moving the table from side to side to get in and out, we asked...

Smiling welcomes, good food at an acceptable price. Amazing staff and dogs welcome at the table. Great local pub serving traditional pub grub and also superb Sunday roast.

We have been to the compass Inn 4 times now for a meal together or with our daughter and the service has been excellent. We have tried different meals from the menu and each one has been delicious cooked. The staff were polite and very...

Could not fault the food , 12 of us all had festive 3 courses, food was tasty and plentiful and good value , we even had a Christmas hat each included, would Definately recommend

We arrived Sunday evening just after the service stopped for food but they reopened the kitchen for us. Lovely and very welcome steak pies with chips. Excellent service and friendly staff who went the extra mile for us.

Had table booked for 10 so was asked to pre book Arrived and was showed table waited 45mins for drinks and then was ask should we start food Food was amazing and was let down by service We sat waiting to order second drinks and...

A last minute decision to go out for Sunday lunch. We haven't been to this pub for a long time and it didn't disappoint. Warm welcome in a proper English pub. Delicious lamb shank with well-cooked veg. A massive plate of food that none of...

Staying at the Holiday Inn Express a few 100 metres down the road and asked the receptionist where was the best place to eat and she recommended this. She wasn't wrong, nice atmosphere, lovely food and great service. I had the Pate to start and...

Ultra ultra clean everywhere plus stayed for lunch and had an amazing bacon steak thing with bubble and squeak which was amazing, also gluten free!!!!!

This place has amazing food and service. We went twice whilst in the area on holiday. First for a Sunday roast as a group of 5 and then just a couple of us midweek. The food was outstanding on both visits. I have to say...

This is my second visit this year. I can not speak highly enough of the food value for money staff care and general good feel of the place. One waitress even remembered us from our first visit months ago. Highly recommend to anyone.

Absolutely amazing food service and ambience . We always stay here for business but have never found this gem of a place . Thanks for such an amazing experience

The menus offers Vinuva Prosecco Rosé, Italy Elegant, delicate and full of summer fruit flavours 125ml 5.70 - btl 21.95. I asked for a glass of the wine as advertised but was told they don’t sell by the glass! The following arrived, there were 4...

We went for a family meal here for the first time since the change of management. The staff were friendly and the food was good. The desserts were especially tasty! Some of the serving staff were a little nervy and needed some more experience but...

We were served an excellent meal on a day when not many places were open and we were feeling very hungry. The prices were very reasonable, the food service couteous and timely and the food itself delicious beyond expectations, especially the sweet potato fries. Well...

After many delightful meals we would highly recommend this doggie friendly pub/restaurant, the food is well cooked and presented, and the staff are friendly and attentive. Well done everyone involved.

Visited today for the first time for a Sunday roast with my husband and two daughters. The food was very nice and we were very excited to see bottomless roasties and yorkies offered. The service was quick and friendly and we will be returning very...

Best food I've had in a long time.. Had the 10iz ribeye on my first visit, and the lamb shank on my second. Been here regularly for drinks alone also. Ashleigh is very welcoming and very professional. Great service, great food and a great atmosphere....

Me my wife and 3 children ate at this wonderful pub/restaurant the atmosphere was amazing with friendly staff and the food was such high quality with fantastic presentation would highly recommend

Great little find. Been travelling Bridgwater for the past two years and never visited till today. What a great little find. Fantastic food and Ashley was really friendly.

Popped in for some food after work and the service and quality from this place was outstanding. Great chap ( called ash) behind the bar very friendly and chatty. I will be returning.

We stopped off for lunch on our first journey from Birmingham to Crediton for several years, and we were very pleased to find that the service, ambience and quality of food is as good as we remembered. We had excellent lasagne and a chicken/bacon/avocado sandwich,...

Fantastic welcome, service, food and value. Would definitely use this place again when back in the area. Well done guys

Visited today with my parents and family. We had great service and enjoyed a wonderful roast. Would recommend without hesitation based on today. Many thanks to the compass.

We have visited 4 times now, at different times and I can’t fault any of the food we have had. The staff are very friendly and our meals arrived promptly. We went as a family yesterday at 5pm and had the 2 courses for £11.99...

When we ordered food we were told it would take around 30 mins. Almost one hour later, we had to ask the staff how much longer it would take for our food to arrive. Within a few minutes both starters and main arrived at the...

We had dinner here with two kids 7 & 9 and my mum, shared the fish platter with my mum, beautiful, although there wasn’t a kid’s menu when we ordered the burger for my son we were offered a kids size which was perfect and...

Great food Excellent service First class choice of beer. Stoped off for an evening meal and fully enjoyed the experience, a lovely atmosphere, the service is great and food went down well, the lamb shank was tasty the meat was falling off the bone. I...

Just had a meal at the Compass, first class friendly service, good timing , good food. First visit to the Compass, we will return, we can highly recommend it. Des and Rose.

Just returned from one of the best Sunday roasts we've ever had. Excellent prices (unbelievable, actually, for the amount & quality of food). Very nice wait staff. And a delicious choice of Sunday roasts: I had turkey, my husband had lamb shank. Add roasties, mash,...

Really good homemade food and managed to get a large table (11) of us in last minute. Really Glad the hotel & other pub could not accommodate us!

My husband and I were drawn to this pub by the 'dog friendly' sign outside. We chose 3 courses from the main menu. Every course was absolutely delicious, probably the best meal we have ever had in a pub, anywhere! The prices are cheaper than...

Partner and I went here as a last minuet date night location. Excellent food, amazing drinks and super friendly staff. Definitely going to be returning. 10/10

We have always used this pub and after it changed hands we wanted to see if it was still a good place. And it most certainly IS a good place to come. The venue is clean, the new loos and spotless. The staff are welcoming...

We popped in for a quick bite. 2 of us had burgers Korean and a bacon/ cheese burger and my friend had mini bake camambert. It was served quickly and fast and hot. .. coffee was lovely and I had a diet coke lovely smiley...

We came here for a family get together to celebrate a birthday, both groups having travelled for an hour to meet here. It proved to be a disappointing choice of venue. We had to ask for the children's menu and the waiter ticked the options...

We were staying at the nearby Holiday Inn & booked here for an evening meal at 7:30pm, although we’d seen the other dismal reviews we gave them the benefit of the doubt as it looked a very pleasant place. We arrived and it wasn’t overly...

We came for my Birthday meal and the food wait times was absolutely shocking. We had our starters which the garlic prawns had no taste to them. We then waited a further 45 m inutes to be told when approaching the bar to ask that...

No atmosphere the staff need to wake up. The wait for the the food is unforgivable when it eventually arrived it was very poor in fact mine was disgusting it had a very strange twang to it which made me feel Ill. Not good for...

Beautiful roast dinner today, attentive staff and ice cold lager, what more could you want! Very impressed. Will be booking our Christmas Day here based on the quality of food we had today.