The Den at Thorner's in Mendip

The food, (The Ultimate Breakfast) was very good and plentiful. However the space is very noisy when full and conversation is difficult. I would draw the management's attention to the washbasin in the ladies. It needs a really, deep clean, it did not leave a good impression.

Service was slow and poor. With staff joking amongst themselves about the dirty state of the floor. Food was disappointing for the money, chewy beef and the lasagna was dry. Would be acceptable at half the price.

Lovely little cafe with a wide range of choise. All produce used from local farms. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Friendly staff, lovely food and reasonably priced. What more can you ask for.

As soon as me and my partner walked in the atmosphere was like being back at school, the waitresses are clearly under staffed and stressed out to the point they have to put reserves on the tables to turn people away as they don’t want anyone else coming through the doors. The waitress that I spoke to told me they had no more tables when there were 4 available ones. I was extremely hungry and travelled to that specific cafe as it’s the closest one and being pregnant I NEEDED to eat otherwise I would have been ill. I went to the farm shop (which was dead) came back and went to the toilet and noticed more tables available, I asked the waitress if they still didn’t have tables, she looked p’d off I had asked and managed to make up a table for eventually. Wrote my order down as no beans but extra beans so the kitchen staff had to come out to confirm. The waitress was extremely rude to most customers walking through the door and most of them got told to leave abruptly. She had no manners whether she was just rude or just having a bad day it was definitely not good customer service and I won’t be going back in a hurry as there are a lot better cafe’s around that have better service and welcome you. On the other hand the food was actually really nice. Hot food and a decent portion, shame about everything else, was like being told off by the head mistress of a primary school!

Omg found my new brekfast place 10 out 10

We stopped here for breakfast. The choices were well varied and the food reasonably good if slightly on the expensive side. Service friendly and quick.

Lovely place for a quick bite to eat and a nice coffee ☕️ 😋

Easily one of the best breakfasts I’ve ever had. The waitress was polite and friendly, they were happy to make a couple of item for item exchanges on the breakfast and it was served hot and fast. Everything was cooked to (at my least in my opinion) perfection, and the coffee was lovely. Would 100% visit again!

Popped in for a quick snack, great bacon butty, the wife had a great waffle with berries and compote and we shared a slice of lovely mocha cake. Have passed this place so many times, this is the first time we have tried it. Now very unhappy about the number of times we passed it by

Called in here on the way home from a day out. It was OK.

Great place to stop at any time. Brilliant food and Outstanding Staff

Stopped here with the intention of having a late breakfast / lunch. We were seated quickly and given menus. However there was absolutely no choice for Vegan/Vegetarian diets. The server did offer a Vegan jaffa cake and offered to do the breakfast without the meat but nothing clearly labelled so we decided just to have a coffee and left. There were no Vegetarian or Vegan options for anything, even the sandwiches. Very disappointed.

Was spoilt for choice by menu options. Sadly opted for beef baguette which was advertised as thin slices of rare beef but,just got one medium slice and medium cooked. Not what I imagined when reading description. Cakes looked great would have had one but,after sitting for 10 minutes for plates to be cleared whilst staff sat nearby chatting I didn't bother.

Would recommend 100% of the time. Excellent food and service as always. Thank you

Excellent food, coffee and service. Thank you.

Just a coffee stop but service was quick and efficient. Absolutely packed so a good sign.

Service and staff great but the pancake were burnt and very oily sadly but coffee and waiting staff brilliant.

One of the worst cafes I’ve ever been to. Dirty plates lingering on tables for ages, awful food and absolutely no atmosphere ☹️

The food was ok, if a little pricey, but the service was lousy with the staff chatting amongst themselves rather than take our order. The room is fairly bland and echoey without much charm or comfort.

Been here a few times & food is always great. Excellent value & friendly staff.

Awesome food great price clean and friendly

Gluten free breakfast for my wife. Hot and tasty food.

Had the regular breakfast. Superbly cooked and great service. Would recommend.

Hit & Miss. Went twice, 1st time 19/1/24 12am had breakfast , amazing all freshly cooked couldn't fault but had wait 15mins as you would expect. 2nd time 26/1/24 9am , had breakfast again, preheated sausages that had consistency of chorizo or leather (great for banging nails in) , eggs well under cooked, all but hash browns cold including toast, was ready in 3 mins. Advise go at lunch time.

Only been a couple of times, but food very nice as are the staff. We'll worth a visit.

Really great food and coffee with polite and friendly service. Only thing lacking is the atmosphere... It's a bit noisy in there.

Such a shame this place has really gone downhill. The breakfasts used to be amazing ! Ours was worse than a supermarket breakie and double the price. Only got one egg when menu stated 2, beans cheap and luke warm, toast cold. All thrown on a tiny plate. £36 for 3 of us. Definitely won’t be returning.

What a fantastic place staff are lovely and very attentive, food was delicious if you haven't tried it yet your missing out greatly. Thank you all hope you have a wonderful Christmas 🎄 see you in the new year! 😊

Went out of their way to accommodate my elderly father’s request for an omelette, as we were to early for the lunchtime menu

We were staying nearby and came across 'The Den' by chance , food was delicious and so reasonable, we enjoyed our first visit so much that we returned the next day for both breakfast and dinner. Staff were great and facilities perfect.

Lovely food and service. Can be quite noisy when busy.

It gets a little noisy at times. Shane they do not allow dogs in☹️

Used to be great. Not any more. Maybe I chose the wrong thing from the menu. Won't be returning.

Empty when we arrived at 8.50am. Prompt friendly service. A decent enough breakfast that could have been hotter. Loud conversations between staff.

Do not do Sunday dinner on a Sunday. The burger was ok

Great, good quality breakfasts. Reasonably priced. Booking advised as they get busy. Parking available outside. Staff friendly. Look forward to going back.

What a great find! We had breakfast there 3 days running and were never disappointed. Food was amazing, at a great price, and with very friendly service. Well worth stopping by!

Good food… BUT £2:50 for a can of coke.. come on

Stopped in at this little gem on the way into Glasto. Food was great, the crumble was best, liked the staff too, but could have been a little cooler, have they never heard of air con?

Outstanding visit, today. The team were friendly, efficient, and the food and drinks were top notch. A great asset to Somerset; thank you!

Good service but unfortunately the coffee machine was broken for breakfast and they specify dog friendly but dogs are only allowed outside, this should be made more clear.

Service and food was very good, and very accommodating to any special request/substitution for food. Would happily return.

Not many vegetarian options were advertised on the menu, but they were able to offer me a vegetarian option on all-day breakfast. It was still charged at meat cost £12.95, which was a bit high, I felt. Choc orange dessert and choc fudge cake was lovely, but £6 a portion! We sent back Broccoli and Stilton soup £5.95, as it was too watery. Soup cost refunded and apology given. Customer service was excellent, and staff were young, well presented and friendly, very welcoming. Building and decor clean and meals were cooked fresh. The farm shop again well presented, it would have been nice to have some of their meals available in the cafe that are sold as readymeals in shop as many chilled an frozen vegetarianranges, but overall good meal and good service.

What a great breakfast in The Den, table service and a good selection of food and drinks available, staff were attentive and quick to take our orders. food was perfect and done to our requests (great for the fussy eaters) and all the produce is locally sourced and seasonal.

This was fine, the young service staff were particularly efficient and on the case.

Breakfast outside have to book day before

Tasty food. Excellent service. Would recommend it as a place to eat

Visited ok Sunday 18th Dec 22 Family get together Lovely food bacon brie and Cranberry panini and side of halloumi fries - all was very nice and so good. Would visit again

Excellent food, and friendly service

Not a very good menu with several things not available one member of staff was working in her fleece jacket that was absolutely filthy, she was serving the cooked food not a good experience

Always a lovely breakfast. Disappointed the breakfast waffles are no longer on the menu though

Lovely light and spacious, restaurant with very friendly staff, who don't mind at all when messy toddlers arrive. Good food too, it's next door to a superb farm shop... well worth stopping here.

Excellent experience. Great food. Great food. Just Great 👍

We ate here for the 4 days we were staying in Shepton, once for lunch 3 times for breakfast, service and food was outstanding on all 4 occasions. Would definitely recommend.

Good food, friendley staff. Only one toilet

Not brilliant, the young lady that served us was very good at her job, smiled a lot and made us feel comfortable. Food was reasonable but very overpriced. I won't be going back unless I win the lottery!

Been going here for years, stopped of for breakfast but told no fried breakfast after 11.30😱😱😱 and menu very limited now , such a shame tbh , 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Rude, rude, rude. Blame the customer not the staff

Easy parking with plenty of space. Seating inside and out. Food was good and tasty, but not a big main meals selection. What was available on the menu was good. Very friendly staff and good service.

Great food and friendly service. We regularly use this as a pit-stop on our travels. Food can be a little slow when they are busy, but staff usually advise on ordering if there is likely to be a wait.

Great coffee stop, right outside Glastonbury Festival

Was very disappointed to arrive at 2.40 to find they were shutting at 3 and there was no food left why shut so early ? We had a drink but felt very rushed to take our used cups

Used to ear here often when passing. First time for some time. Not good. Took ages to get served, staff standing around chatting. Breakfast was at best tepid, fried egg as hard as a rock. Just not what it used to be.

Lovely place and good food. Unfortunately went there today and was over charged. According to menu for 2 Ammericano coffees, 1 bacon sandwich and 1 sausage sandwich it should have been £11.60. We were charged £15.70. I looked on website after returning home at the menu prices. So very disappointed...

Visiting my son working on the Glasto festival site. We fancied a decent breakfast n coffee. Happened on Thorners farmshop n restaurant. Breakfast available until 11.30. We got there at 11. Lucky to get a table n they kindly seated the two of us at a reserved table for 6 as they were delayed Great atmosphere - busy, buzzing but relaxed. Really nice, smart decor. You can tell as soon as you walk in they're organised and on it. I was expecting it to be expensive, but we don't treat ourselves that often to eating out so was prepared for that. In fact the Ultimate Breakfast I think it was called, with more than enough to challenge the hungriest eater (my son) was a tenner. N mine was £7.50. Really reasonable considering the quality, variety n amount you get especially with suppliers n bills going sky high across the board right now. Both breakfasts included bacon, sausage, egg, baked cherry tomatoes, hash browns, black pudding, baked beans, mushrooms n fried bread or toast. I swapped my hash brown n black pudding for an extra egg n rasher of bacon. Quality ingredients perfectly cooked. Had a large flat white n latte while we waited. Top notch coffee. Straightforward menu on the table catering for most cooked breakfasts down to something on toast. Order at the counter. You can see the chefs through in the kitchen cooking. Friendly n efficient front of house n waitresses. Service with a smile. Really nice relaxed but buzzing atmosphere. Outdoor patio seating n farmshop to have a wander round afterwards with arts n crafts upstairs (pricey but nice to look at!) n food downstairs. Meat surprisingly reasonable. Highly recommend n will be back next time I'm in the area. K

Nice very clean Could not eat meal as fully booked a good sign

Nothing wrong with the place but nothing special. Food is honest.

Very friendly spacious and a very good menu have enjoyed several visits food very well presented and delicious

Very nice coffee and cake, the food being served looked delicious but we were just driving past and decided to stop for a drink, very glad we did

Good home cooked food, but it seems there's chips with everything, even lasagne.

Enjoyable trip, good service and food.

Sorry have to say did not like the food at all. Won't go back. Very disappointed

Roast dinner was not what we expected , not enough as set meal , will not be going back again , but the pudding excellent 😃

Loved it. Staff very cheerful and food great.

Very good service and great cafe very nice food

Excellent food, location and staff very helpful and friendly.

Sausages not that fantastic, my black coffee was not hot enough to finish my breakfast. But overall we enjoyed our staart to our shopping day. So much we are stopping before we go to Bristol before Xmas

Didn't go inside, but sat outside. Excellent service and refreshments. I keep missing the entrance, so glad I finally made it! On a road with few opportunities for a refreshment and comfort break, well worth a visit

They serve a really nice beef sandwich here. Best I've had for a long time.

Maybe a caught this place on a bad day, but the tension between the staff was High and got this real sense of sinking ship when actually we were one of 2 tables in the cafe. The farm shop is great though :) will be back

Friendly staff, clean environment, good food.

The place was near empty, refused us a table as had not pre-booked. Asked for a takeaway and told they had a back log so could not offer a takeaway. Very poor.

Lovely coffee , didn't eat there but the food looked nice

Yes we really enjoyed our visit and the food was very good lovely friendly staff

Loved it at Thorners! The coffee was really good - can recommend the flat white! Cake was delicious too and some happy punters near us were tucking into a freshly cooked breakfast. We'll be back!

Very nice food and coffee, bit pricey but nice.

Lovely breakfast, friendly staff

Decent lunch, good service at a fair price.

Very nice breakfast. Well cooked and service was good. Efficient and friendly. Didnt book and was fortunate to get a table outside. Could be improved with umbrella over the outside tables, in case of rain. Price was very reasonable. Dont order the big breakfast unless you have a good appetite.

Fabulous lunch and really friendly service

A bit noisy! The food was nice presentation was good. I would have liked the option to not have the burger bun.

Ambience very pleasant. Food excellent. Well organised inside and on the outside seating areas.

Food was great, service was good and a lovely atmosphere. Would recommend

Lovely food. Lots of choices. Very pleasant Restaurant. Friendly staff. Good service.

Stopped off on the way between Longleat and Glastonbury. Lovely friendly restaurant. Great breakfast and the kids loved the waffles

Delicious and reasonably priced

Wow wot a breakfast drove 150 miles to visit my daughter and grandchildren used to live in Somerset always go back to Thorner,s prebook to get a seating you won't be disappointed also have a farm shop food quality perfect

Staff were vigilant taking temperatures and were very friendly, wive had an omelette I had a big breakfast both were scrumptious will definitely go again

This was the best breakfast , all fresh and good produce. Will definitely go back.