The Kings Head in South Somerset

Amazing family evening! 12 of us had a great time! Had a great time - great food and service, Thoroughly recommend this pub/restaurant x

We stayed locally for a few nights and thought we would try a different local pub each night. However, we found the Kings Head the first night and didn’t venture elsewhere. The food is great and the staff brilliant. Please do visit them if you are in the area, you are in for a treat.

Strolled through the lanes to this pleasant pub for an evening meal. The young staff friendly and the food was very tasty.

Called in on the off-chance as we were passing through the village. Very friendly staff. Nothing was too much trouble. Great food, nice atmosphere. Just what you should expect from a village pub. Will definitely be going that way the next time we're in the area.

The staff were lovely and polite and the meal was Brilliant thank you kings head for your lovely service.

I once had a lovely lunch here but the last time in it was dreadful, I couldnt believe it was an actual chef who had cooked it. I sent it all back as I found it inedible. Didnt even get a sorry from them

Wednesday curry night is excellent , and food is wonderful at other times of the week . friendly staff , a real joy of an experience .

Wednesday night is curry night at the Kings Head. It was busy (good sign). We were brought 4 poppadums & a dish of chutneys. From there on it's serve yourself from a buffet. There was pilau rice, vegetable curry, and beef, lamb & chicken curries, with naan bread. It was good value & good to have an evening off!

Have only been to this pub for a meal once. To say that we were seriously disappointed is putting it mildly. The food was mediocre at best and cold and inedible at the worst.

Came to Merriott for day to visit friends. We went to the pub for lunch. It was such a change to go to a pub that actually serves home cooked food. All our meals were good. They came nicely presented and were lovely and hot. Couldn’t fault them. The Staff were all friendly and the pub itself very welcoming. Can’t wait to come back to visit and will definitely return to The Kings Head 👍 .

We have been to eat at this pub five times in the last couple of years. Three really good meals, two terrible ones. Wonder if they have two different chefs, the standard was so very very different? Very warm welcome by bar and waiting staff on all visits. Interesting menu, with specials like corn beef hash (delicious), faggots, liver, sole meunière. However, on our last visit, the steak was grisly, the sole swimming in oil, and the pie was a mean triangle that was hard and dry round the edges. On a previous visit it had been a delicious whole pie. One evening, the chicken wrapped in ham in a gravy was fantastic, the next time the ham was in bits haphazardly stuck on, and the gravy pure Worcester sauce. As a previous local reviewer commented, inconsistent.

A beautiful traditional village pub. We visited two evenings of our 4 night stay in the village and both nights were equally good. The staff are so friendly and helpful and the food is delicious with a varied menu and specials board. Also dog friendly which was essential for us

Jan 2018 was our last visit,so was hoping for an improvement. The ingredients and dishes were delicious my wife had the ribeye steak,couple of £ over priced but cooked to how she wanted,salad turned up when asked for ,!! ?? Came with a so called pepper corn sauce that was not used as it was horrible.(gravy with acidic pepper in it) I had a meatball stuffed with cheese ,tagliatelle in a tomato sauce delicious ,but let down again having to ask for the garlic bread.stated on the menu,so all in all great attempt but let down by attention to detail and service. Mind boggles, Couple of drinks nocked off the bill as I relayed the concerns. Try again in another year ,see if any good,but would return more often if constant.

The Kings Head is a lovely old stone building with mullioned windows & Lias flagstone floors & a huge inglenook fireplace with woodburner. We took friends for lunch & the food, service etc were very good. There are specials each day as well as the regular menu of pub grub. We had pork tenderloin with black pudding; ham, eggs & chips; beefburger; field mushroon & haloumi burger. Chips were especially good. Everyone very satisfied. Thank you. We are lucky to have such a great pub.

Nice country pub, friendly staff, great food. Ideal for eating or just a social drink, has a lovely beer garden for those rare sunny days. Easily recommend.

pop inn mid week for something to eat I had 33 lamb chops with red currant hubby had steak cook very well lovely staff were more than helpful

A lucky right time/right place moment went we found this place today whilst cycling past. A very walm welcome, with nothing too much trouble. Awesome sandwiches and good beer. Highly recommend a visit.

A very welcome and friendly village pub. We all had wonderful home made meals very tasty and plentiful. Atmosphere always very good. Would strongly recommend for bot lunch and dinner times.

Our party had an excellent meal at the Kings Head in Merriott last night, very helpful service and we were made to feel welcome, nothing was too much trouble. Highly recommended for good, well cooked pub food and wishing the management team every success, they deserve it.

We dropped in here for lunch as we were visiting nearby. The pub is traditional, cosy and dogs welcome, staff are local and friendly, the bar has a good selection of beers, ales, wines and spirits and the food is proper homemade in taste and portions. We all ordered from the two course menu - the menu is not extensive but enough choice to be torn! and the two course deal did include specials. I highly recommend the faggots and lemon meringue roulade if it's available. We'll definitely be back!

We have been here a few times to eat and on hearing they had a new chef were waiting to see the reviews. Having not seen any recently we decided to give it a try.

We visited this evening as we have not been since the current owners took over. We had the Pork and Chorizo casserole from the specials board and the chicken forrestiere which were both fantastic, really tasty and very generous portion sizes representing great value. Puddings also very tasty too. Drinks were very well priced and overall a great experience was had with very friendly and efficient service. Highly recommended - we will be back again soon.

We were a party of 5 & surprised how busy it was for a midweek lunch time. We received a very warm welcome & were seated in the dining room, we decided on the 2 course special menu, it was all freshly cooked & we all enjoyed it, very good value for money. Will visit again when next in the area.

We had heard that the Kings Head had improved since our visit last year. Unfortunately we didn't find this to be the case. Our food was lacking in flavour, the plate piled too high was unappetising. Not good value except in quantity. The service was very good. Shame about the food.

Can’t get much better then this for a local pub! Great food ! Wonderful service! Particularly Debbie! Well done! Wouldn’t mind Guinness , ham hill cider !

A birthday lunch for one of our party. Food arrived quickly and they were very generous portions, nicely presented. We had gammon & eggs, ham eggs & chips, sausage & mash & avocado with crayfish salad. Too full for dessert!

Have just returned from a weekend stay in Merriott where The Kings Head was in walking distance. A warm and friendly pub with great food - highly recommend.

We popped in in the off chance and were lucky to get a table for Sunday lunch. It was absolutely lovely. I had beef which was tender and tasty and my husband had chicken which he was very pleased with. A lot of perfectly cooked vegetables to accompany and a jug of gravy. Nice busy atmosphere with families and drinkers at the bar as well as the restaurant tables. It’s just slightly lacking in traditional old charm and a bit draughty by the windows because they’re lovely old mullions, hence four stars but for the food it was five star and I’m looking forward to going back. We noticed a fantastic gin selection too with lots of unusual choices.

I had this tonight and it was superb. My husbands meal was great too. This place is good value and the food is wonderful, we ate on the night a chef called Andrew was cooking. We will be back soon.

Nice little pub ,pub food ,had the foresters chicken which was very tasty and the wife a ribeye steak (not shore if it was butcher quality)which she said was ok with a very good port and Stilton sauce!

Visited for the first time with friends who live in the village and were keen to share their local secret. Lovely open fire in the bar area which is dog friendly and very welcoming staff. Some traditional meals available with a great list of specials. Generous portion size and all dishes cooked and presented to a very high standard for a pub. I had the halibut which was on the specials board and it was a delicious potion of fish. Meat all comes from the local butcher apparently and my husband said his steak was the best he had had in a long time. There was not a large variety of vegetarian dishes but the special sounded really interesting.

this beautiful village pub was recommended to me, so I went one evening to try out the food. the staff are very friendly. the food was fantastic, with lovely fresh vegetables, and the deserts are well worth a try too.

Been several times now and every time the King's Head is better. Lovely historic surroundings and friendly welcome. Great choices at the bar and a wide choice on the menu. The ultimate cosy, friendly, proper village pub. Superb food and value too.

Ate here twice last week while on holiday in the area. Lovely meals and not overpriced. The home made meringues are to die for! Very friendly and welcoming staff. Would definitely recommend a visit.

Had a lovely lunch there, friendly staff and good menu choices. Value for money too! And they stock 65 gins 😃 definitely go there again

A real pub.Ham egg and chips to die for. Nice welcome from the barman, locals friendly. Would love to live in tghe village.

Really enjoyed the food and great service. Nice old pub with good atmosphere. The fish pie was excellent.

Went here last week and i must say my coriander and spiced veg served with rice was, divine and far better than it was described or i expected. My husband had gammon with all the trimmings, which was ok but peas were a bit on the hard side. All in all, well we will be going back

Lovely food, great atmosphere , wonderful selection of drinks! This is the best pub merriott has had! The landlord and landlady are genuinely lovely - be sure of a warm welcome!

We visited this pub whilst staying in the pretty village of Merriott during half term week with our two grand-daughters. Food was excellent with a good choice and a specials board. Very friendly hosts and welcoming of children. I had the calamari to start followed by fish pie. Both delicious. Would certainly recommend this pub and hope others will enjoy as much as we did. We will return when next visiting Somerset.

Went on the spur of the moment and was surprised to be treated like a king. The food was first class and the staff very friendly. I will certainly be visiting again.

We decided to walk from Crewkerne to The Kings Head after reading a positive review in the local rag. It was Easter Day and nice and warm. We arrived around 12:30pm and people were having a hearty Sunday Lunch. Whilst ordering the drinks I enquired about a table and we were advised that they were full. So we took our drinks and went into the sun trap garden. After about 5 minutes the bar man came out and advised me that we could still eat, if we so wished, after about 10 minutes. We accepted the offer without any regret. The menu was limited to the usual Sunday lunches and whilst we were outside he took our order. Sure enough after about 10 minutes he returned to advise that the table was ready.

Good quality food, generous portions & helpful bar staff. If you like Gin, this is a must as there more Gin to choose from than you can shake a stick at. Tried London No. 1 with Fever-Tree tonic 😀😀😀

Ordered 2 (basic) mains and a starter. Kept waiting for an hour and a half, with various excuses along the way 'oh, yours is being prepared now', yours is just being re-heated now' - ???

It's a very nice pub, clean and private, not too noisy. We were 4 generations of a family, with 3 eating pub food. The starters of spicy parsnip soup and calamari bided well. The main courses included fried haddock, cod en papillote and ribeye steak. All were of top quality, very well cooked. The deserts looked great, also. There was only one problem, the service was very slow indeed, annoyingly so. Perhaps it should be expected on a Tuesday night, but it became annoying.

Food was great, the pub had a lovely warm atmosphere. The staff are very friendly.Good for families or that special occasion.

We have been in the habit of going out for a pub lunch on Tuesdays and tried the Kings Head recently. It was disappointing. The scampi and chips included 5 scampi which didn't seem very generous and were overcooked, the chips were OK but the peas were overcooked and dry. The tartare sauce was nice however. The ice cream choice was very basic and so I chose a rhubarb crumble. The rhubarb part was uneatable because it was too tart. On mentioning this to the waitress I was met with a shrug. The offer of some sugar would have been a more reasonable reaction! Altogether it compared unfavourably with other local pubs. We won't be going again.

Nice village pub good atmosphere food good/beer. Friendly staff good parking opposite , in area excellent for dog walking etc.

First time I've been here. Can't fault anything. The staff were very friendly. Our waiter was a young chap. Very very helpful, attentive, polite, well dressed. The food was delicious. Pate to start. Full of flavour. Mains were also incredibly tasty. Highly recommend this place. Will definitely return

Had an excellent New Years eve dinner at normal pub prices. Cheerful staff and first class service, which was a repeat of our earlier visit in the Summer

We have been a few times since the new owners took over and the food is getting better and better. Always a very warm welcome from Mike and his team, there is a really nice friendly atmosphere when you walk in. Our food arrived promptly on hot plates, excellent lean meat and nice fresh selection of vegetables. Good varied menu and always a full specials board to choose from. Excellent pub grub, well worth a visit

A typical country pub with a fabulous welcome, a roaring fire and flagstone floors. We have visited several times since it re-opened under new management and cannot fault the food or service. The real ale is excellent and the surroundings nice and traditional. It is such a favourite that our dance group enjoyed their Christmas dinner there this year complete with secret Santa and silly hats. They do a 2 course special in the lunch hour in the week for £8.95 which we find excellent value.

Ideal of a lunchtime meal or snack Child friendly and excellent friendly service from attentive staff Pub grub at very good value

Went on reccommendation and glad we did, good menu well cooked and presented in nice surroundings. The bar itself is refurbed.but lacks a little character .

Village pub which has been painstakingly restored and only recently reopened. Wonderful historic interior and friendly service. No big television, no music, no fruit machines, no affectations. Wonderful. Good menu with wide choices, at lunchtime and for dinner, it will be a frequent stop for us.

Went into crewkerne yesterday for a meal, two pubs later we realised our only option was a take away! The kings head tonight was lovely,fresh and clean with welcoming staff, a large menu and great food as well. Will be coming back.

We stumbled across this pub as we got lost driving down from Ham hill. So it was a pleasant surprise to find somewhere to eat. It was a hot day and so very refreshing to walk into a cool bar. We ordered some ale and set about looking at the menu. We chose a cheddar and stilton ploughman's and we were not disappointed. The staff were friendly and helpful, and the food excellent.

roast chicken dinner ordered which was terrible chicken breast piece over cooked veg pots and carrots must of been yesterdays tough and wrinkly overall my labrador dog was the winner for the roast

I was recommended this pub by a friend of mine so we decided to go for a meal. It was early Monday evening but the main dining room was completely booked so we sat by the fireplace in the bar. We had the home made steak and kidney pudding which was excellent. Served with good portions of mash potato and tasty veg the meal was highly enjoyable. I finished off with some Amaretto cheesecake and a scoop of delicious ice cream made with clotted cream. Prices were very reasonable and the service spot on. dinner at the King's Head will now be a regular thing!!

Just reflecting on my first evening meal at the KH. I have had a nice lunch and been in for a beer a few times but this time we went for dinner. It was really good. The baked Camembert starter was incredible but needed one slice extra of bread to make the most of the cheese. Our mains were sausage, mash and veg and my wife had vegetable lasagne off the specials board. My meal in particular was stunning. The local sausages were some of the finest I have had and the mash and vegetables were also top notch. It was also reasonably priced we thought. The real ale and cider selection here is really good and we are enjoying the variety. Having been there a few times the beers change regularly which is really nice. Tonight, perhaps the only thing that we would have changed was a little music. It was quiet and there are virtually no soft furnishings so every noise you make travels! That said, it is a nice country pub and the last thing I want is a beat box or slot machine!

Great to see the Kings Head open again - don't remember it ever having such a good selection of real ales as this - perfect! Prawn cocktail garlic mushrooms and sirloin steaks were all delicious as was the rhubarb crumble and custard. Fantastic to be able to eat out like this in the village and enjoy great beer in nice surroundings. Game of table tennis out side was also a nice touch - Barry Elswood is hopeless after a few beers though so I would recommend this tactic if you plan on playing him.

The pub had no ambiance and the food was poor, fish & chips consisted of a very thin piece of fish which was overcooked inside a flabby batter and there were a couple of bones. Peas were hard and the boiled potatoes were unadorned. Homemade tartar sauce should have been finer. To be fair, when asked how it was I told the waitress that I was disappointed and why and I wasn't charged for the meal.

We spent a few hours here during a lovely summers day. Nice enclosed safe pet friendly garden. Plenty of tables and seats. Very good choice of ales and ciders. This place is a gin drinkers heaven with a whole shelf dedicated to many different choices. There's plenty to choose from on the menu with snacks and hearty meals. Overall we enjoyed our visit and will definitely be happy to revisit soon.

The landlord seems nice and friendly but the rest seems a bit empty compared to what it used to be, there was no bar stools when I visited and it all seemed a bit empty, other than that the food is amazing

Had a meal here. The food was ok when it came but service was shocking. However the main reason I wouldn't return is that the heart and soul has been ripped out of a village pub. White bare walls, echoey, tables on top of one another. Not for me I'm afraid.

Have been for a few meals now since the pub re-opened and have all been excellent, wide choice on the menu and specials board, always a warm and friendly welcome, highly recommend

Stopped by here one Sunday afternoon last month with a friend, my husband and our children. We had heard it had new owners and had had a revamp. First impressions: pub itself looks great - newly refurbished but still maintaining a traditional country pub charm. Good selection of ale and cider. Lovely staff, very friendly and talkative.

Fantastic ales, really good cider, tasty great ffm food, lovely friendly atmosphere, the new landlord and landlady have done a wonderful job,

Came on Friday night for a girls night , food was fab and the service too, Kim couldn't do enough for us , her cooking is fantastic and there is such a wide range of meals to choose from , shame to be losing kings head

We celebrated my parents Ruby wedding here recently. It also coincided with mothers day and my parents were concerned that it would be busy everywhere with slow service. However I booked the Kings head for a family meal (for 9) & were really impressed with the food & service. They even had the banner & balloons put up ready as I'd asked, and the children's play area meant that my 2 children could run around while some of the adults had coffee. We had a lovely time & couldn't fault the service.

being an keen amateur chef my family will be the first to say i'm a fussy git when it comes to roasts, and i'm the first to moan if it isn't good.. we chose the kings head in Merriott for a family roast for my birthday as it was close to mums and we'd not been there before.. it was a beautiful, typical, rustic country pub with a warm feeling about it, Kim, the owner/chef i think, was very helpful and chatty and made us feel quickly at ease, there was a toy box full of stuff for young children, there was no pretentious pub restaurant feel about it, more a relaxed family pub( a rare find) .there is a lovely beer garden and parking opposite the main entrance.

Eleven of us had a beautiful lunch at this establishment yesterday. The meal was hot and service very prompt . We shall return again in the New Year .

Have been here a couple of times recently. It's fantastic so friendly and fun. Haven't eaten here yet but hubby has had the odd one or two, and gives great praise.

Very friendly staff, the food is all freshly cooked, which means, yes sometimes you do have a wait, but well worth it. Very good value for money, The eton mess yum yum, and Kims homemade ice cream is out of this world, you really should try this pub. love, love, love it.

I have eaten here several times now and had great meals every time. The food was delicious, the staff were friendly and it is great value for money. The chef is very flexible and can cater for anyone's needs. The homemade ice cream is a must, divine!!

Went there for my friends birthday meal at the weekend and I have to say the good was fantastic a great selection on the menu, waiting time was a little while but defiantly worth the wait, the lady did explain that the food was cooked from fresh and all home made and was very polite. Would visit there again.

We have eaten here several times, amazing home cooked food at a great price! The home made Ice creams are the best we've ever eaten. Prices on main meals start from around £7. Great range of food. A little hidden gem in the middle of Merriott. We will be back!