The Knatchbull Arms in Mendip

Fantastic local pub. Proper old school local drinkers' established. Friendly owner, friendly locals, loads of character and charm... feels like stepping back in time to what pubs used to be. Best of all, you can count on a chat with Aura, the pub cat, who's invariably to be found occupying her favourite chair.

A lovely country pub with a great history and well worth visiting,the world war 2 history is so amazing

Just as it seems it was getting back on its feet. There is yet another management change. I hope the new ones continue the sterling work that has been done of late.

¡Qué hallazgo, palabra de boca Domingo sólo un par de platos pon cada domingo que servirte con lo mucho que quieras y hacer una donación. Yo tengo la idea fabulosa de pollo al curry, uno de los mejores que he probado. Para postres preparados tarta de manzana o pastel de chocolate fudge.

Hola a todos, nosotros, Dave & Jolanda, son el nuevo dueño y dueña de este siglo XVII con un hermoso pub secreto de la segunda guerra mundial de la historia. Abrimos todos los días de 12:00 y sirve un menú sencillo pero sabroso de 12:00 a 14.30 horas y de 17.30 a 08.30 h de caseras de jamón, huevos y patatas fritas, hamburguesa y patatas fritas 8 onzas, bacon, bacon y huevos bap bap, etc. Servimos un excelente carne en piedra de lava cada miércoles de 6 a 9.30 pm y Domingos de 12 a 15.30 horas. Sólo 24 horas antes de la reserva. Tenemos regularmente entretenimiento en vivo, una pista de bolos, dardos y que son los niños y perros. Esperamos que usted venga y disfrute de su tiempo en los brazos Knatchbull!!! :):):).

Este siglo 17 pub fue en 1942 el lugar para la mayor asamblea secreta de mariscales, generales y oficiales de alto rango de campo en la historia del país durante la guerra.Pensé que te gustaría saber que.Entramos en este grubbily dispuesta en nuestra ropa de jardinería en el domingo a mediodía muy histórico pub pero te das cuenta de que realmente no importa.Había un menú, pero no hay comida en pruebas, pero supongo que tuvimos que pedir.Tan pronto como entramos en cada cara daba vuelta a inspeccionar nosotros, como es de esperar en un pequeño pueblo donde todo el mundo sabe todo el mundo.Pedimos una muy buena Shiraz de excelente calidad servido en la temperatura adecuada.Yo estaba en una búsqueda para la gente que trabajaba en la cercana asignación y el camarero, que sospecho que el dueño, dirigieron a la casa de alguien. Que era muy servicial.Nos establecido por la chimenea y la conversación en el bar era muy agradable y muy local. Tienes que ir a este lugar para saber lo que significa la palabra local.Françoise y yo decidimos que haría el esfuerzo de ir otra vez, porque el ambiente era tan bueno.Como ejemplo de la singular naturaleza de este pueblo, que incluya una imagen que van a utilizar algunos de ustedes, estoy seguro.

Mi crítica anterior estaba a unos muy decepcionantes víspera de Año Nuevo. No hemos vuelto hasta el sábado pasado. Pensamos que sobrare algo que darles otra oportunidad. Nos pareció que ahora está bajo nueva gerencia. El menú es mucho mejor que tuvimos una muy buena comida y la cerveza es mejor ya que ahora tienen Butcombe. La decoración es la misma y la mayoría de la clientela aún están allí. Estoy seguro que algunos no han cambiado desde enero. El fuego estaba caliente, la comida excelente y la cerveza fría. ¿qué más se puede pedir.

Visitamos un domingo recientemente; es un pub local generalmente bien mantenido. tranquila y serena cuando estuvimos allí. Una buena comida con una buena relación calidad-precio no es la mejor comida que jamás en un pub pero no cuesta una fortuna! El servicio era un poco lento, pero parecía que sólo una persona en la cocina/servir en el momento.

Debería haber visto los carteles. Incluso antipático y aparcamiento. Campo de obstáculos de antiguas maltratada macetas y traviesas de ferrocarril, abandonado todo el parque de coche. Y un montón de signos le decimos donde no aparcar. No es un coche a la vista! vacío.La comida era muy pobre. Comida pero los precios del restaurante cafetería.Los nuevos propietarios, deben tomar un curso en un buen servicio al cliente, y aprender a ser feliz y alegre.

Un amigo y yo visitamos este pub negar la ya que estaban en la zona y las críticas parecía positiva. es una hermosa parte del mundo, y este encantador pub encaja bien con el pueblo.Por desgracia eso es donde la experiencia positiva terminó. El pub en sí necesita una buena reforma. la antigua decoración trasnochada, un aburrido muy normalito menú y el personal que necesita para trabajar en sus habilidades de servicio al cliente. Sin embargo, la cerveza era agradable. Teníamos una pinta y a la izquierda.La pena es con muchos buenos pubs que sirven una comida deliciosa sobre difícil no ver el potencial.

Visitamos el Knatchball Arms última noche para unos tragos y comida. A la llegada después de viajar una hora de Bristol los ocho de nosotros nos dieron la bienvenida por Tony y Julie los cuales ahora la nuevo encargado y tierra virgen de esta tarjeta postal pintoresca casa muy inglés de imagen pública.El ambiente era excelente incluso teníamos una canción de Tony. La comida era excepcional y todo casero con los más deliciosos postres. Tuvimos una noche maravillosa el entorno en el pub era acogedora y cómoda, cargada con una historia interesante y caras amigables y personal sin duda iremos de nuevo en el futuro el no tan lejos.

No escriba nada negativo como una regla, pero estoy estaba echando humo.

After spending the morning decorating, we were on our way from Oakhill to Frome when we found this pub. It was the middle of the afternoon on a bank holiday Monday, but they were serving food all day, and my dog was welcome too. I had a vegetable Thai curry which was absolutely delicious, and Chris had Hungarian goulash. It was beautifully presented, and we even found room for the gorgeous puddings. Will definitely return.

The quality, the presentation and the taste of food was simply magic. You will be also impressed by the extreme clean chairs, tables and carpets which you don't often find in your local pub. Friendly environment situated in a little corner of paradise. I would hightly suggest to try the sirloin steak for only £12 cooked at perfection,the meat pie and the chocolate pudding.Fabulous lunch at an outstanding price. If you're in the area, don't think twice and find your way to the Knatchbull Arms!

A British pub serving restaurant quality food lovely warm welcome, open roaring fire we had the pie of the day fantastic, met Jonny the oldest customer a real character.The pub is catering for the village needs with a range of events to get that community sprit going. Well worth a visit.

We generally travel from Frome for the Thai there and find it wonderful every time we go, the atmosphere is always fun and friendly and they always bend over backwards for us to ensure that we are happy.

I've been fortunate to see and hear Tim Pitman twice at the Knatchbull. The second time he was accompanied by Hayley Jones, a classically trained soprano. Both times my partner and I had an excellent evening. As usual the food was superb in quality, quantity and price and the beer and wine are particularly good. Pete and Sunny the host and hostess are particularly friendly.

Enjoyed a night out with friends at The Knatchbull. Food was good, enjoyable entertainment and evening was good value. The Thai food and the curries were tasty and would recommend. We were not in a rush and when we wanted to order sweets were told Kitchen had closed, however, the Landlord said he would see what he could do. We had our sweets, tasty and again reasonably priced.

My wife and I were on our way back from a classic car show and decided to stop to have lunch before heading to London. We had a nice chat with the locals and the owner, and we enjoyed our Thai rice and a superb steak and kidney pie, both served in generous portions. The place is cozy and I had the chance to try a 'Hobgoblin', a delicious local ale. We highly recommend it.

My wife and I called in at this pub totally by chance on a cross journey looking for a light lunch. No sandwiches but the bar staff ( and locals) were lovely and helpful and came up with lots of suggestions. We plumpted for Thai fish cakes with a chili dipping sauce which came with a light salad. It was all delicious. The pub had featured at an important high level meeting in WW 2 and this was highlighted in the bar - very very interesting. A little bit off the beaten track but well worth the effort.

If you want good wholesome food? if you want authentic thia food? If you are looking for the absolutely freshest and most sustainably captured fish........then welcome to the knatchbull! This pub suffered badly whilst under the previous tennants care, so much so that we avoided the place completly and so did many of the locals.Now this place has new management, a refurb and resuarant class fresh locally sourced food!! The fish is provided by a local spearfishing expert; on the menu is: bass, plaice, flounder, sole, pollack, red and grey mullet and during peak summer months exotics like john dory, triggerfish, gilthead bream and even monkfish! All fish are hand captured by way of spear and feediving to furnish the locals with probably the freshest and tastiest fish in the UK. service is friendly and fast. Pete the landlord is a real charmer and endeavours to ensure your visit is unforgettable. What an amazing turn around.

Me and my family often eat at the knatchbul arms, the atmosphere is is fantastic and the staff are extremely friendly! The Thai food is just to die for, sunny the chef is lovely and the manager is very attentive and is also very Friendly. Overall I would really recommend visiting the knatchbul arms!

Having visited the Knatchbull for a Sunday lunch we were greeted by friendly staff and locals. Great choice of drinks and a fantastic Sunday lunch left me feeling rather satisfied. Compliments to the landlord for bringing the Knatchbull back to a family friendly atmospheric pub. Highly recommended!!!

Spur of the moment decision to visit our local pub, to find out that it has been taken over and redecorated. Friendly staff and great food. The Knatchbull is a very different place now and their Thai food is superb and great value for money, especially on a Thursday evening when there are meal deals on offer.

This place accepted our restaurant reservation for our group, by telephone, no problem.On arrival we placed our meal order and drinks at the bar and were given our wait time, which was acceptable.Eventually, after an hour, the food began to arrive, after we began questioning where it had got to.This restaurant managed to completely mess up the service .I have never known any thing like the wait we had.We had three children in the group and they were very hungry and upset.Also, we arrived at 7 pm, on time for our reservation.Last meal was served at 930pmI have to say it was not the fault of the bar staff, they tried their best and apologised to us repeatedly.Eventually the manager....if you can call him that.....had to be dragged out to see usHe was rude to us, arrogant and not forthcoming with an apology.Quote...he said...you got your food didn't you!!!Eat here as a family party at your own risk of receiving extremely bad service and the sharp end of the managers tongueOnly good thing was that the food was actually good.

A booked party of 16 when we arrived told meal would be 25mins that was fine.....however we actually waited in total 2hours for final meal to arrive meanwhile some of us had finished our meals. Other tables who ordered after us had meals before us. On asking to speak to the manager "what a rude man" he tpld us there were lots of us & what did we expect!!! CERTAINLY NOT HIS ATTITUDE I have never heard a manager anywhere speak to customers like that before!! A real shame as the pub was very quaint . I would stongly recommend you give this place a miss. He must be the worst landlord in England

The Knatchbull Arms is very much a village pub, the food is excellent. Not a huge range of starters, however, the Prawn Cocktails came with lots of tasty prawns and tasty slices of bread. Look forward to having a different starter on another visit.We found our main courses really delicious, Thai Green Chicken Curry & Caribbean Chicken, with the Lemon Brulee for afters a great way to finish the meal. Pricing of main meals and sweets is very reasonable and with the quality is excellent value.

Had a Thai green chicken curry at The Knatchbull Arms,on Friday. The place has been beautifully transformed, and Sunny cooks absolutely authentic,delicious Thai cuisine. I'm salivating at the thought of it.Yummy. we are going on Tuesday 27th August for a tasting session.Can't wait.This place is steeped in History and is a must see. Pete D sings a mean Neil Diamond.

Really nice layout and friendly. 4 of us went on Thursday and all ate from the Thai menu. Fantastic food with other selections available. Sky Sports available but doesn't dominate. Good information on display about local history. Good bar, easy chairs and free wifi.

After many years we returned to the Knatchbull for Sunday lunch yesterday. What a treat! There were three roasts on offer so the three of us each had a different one and I sampled all three! The half-chicken was almost more than my wife could manage. The landlord is a charming host and has done a great job refurbishing the pub. A series of smart but tasteful display boards give information about aspects of the village as well as one describing a day during WW2 when the pub was the venue for a hugely important gathering of 'top brass', amid intense security, including Eisenhower, Montgomery, Patton and Macarthur! This is a local with a fabulous history but more importantly, has a lovely atmosphere and friendly staff. We shall be visiting again soon for some of Sunny's Thai specials, which we hear are fantastic. Good luck to Peter and Sunny. This place deserves to be on everyone's 'must visit' list!

The Knatchbull has had a tasteful re-furb and is very welcoming both in atmosphere and staff, in fact I think would be even better if the manager relaxed a little more, perhaps that will come if they continue to do well with the bookings. There are plenty of other choices as well as the Thai food - all at very reasonable prices but I have only had the Thai option on the 2 occasions I have eaten there so can't really comment on the rest. Fish was excellent - where did they get such big sea bass? Only criticism from our table of 4 and another across the way, was that the seemingly helpful 1, 2 or 3 chilli signs on the menu didn't seem to always relate to how hot the dishes were, a 1 chilli soup was very spicy indeed. It would be nice too if the meals didn't come with a set amount of chilli but you could choose how much yourself. A seabass really doesn't need to be blown out of the water (forgive the pun) by quite so much heat - its a fairly delicate thing, but it came as a 3 chilli item which I coped with but don't think being that hot added anything. Maybe you can change it admittedly I didn't think to ask..

Whether it's Wednesday steak night, a Thai curry or Sunday lunch I have never been disappointed, Friendly staff and good beers. I would recommend it to anyone..

This has been my 'regular' for 33 years and I've always enjoyed the ambience, the roaring open fire in winter and the selection of drinks. However, recent events (a short-stay landlord who actually ran out of beer!) have influenced me to go further afield. Now, Pete and Sunny are at the helm and transforming the place, improving seating arrangements for eating and, best of all, introducing a thai flavoured element to the cuisine, Sunny being from Thailand. The whole place is being given a much-needed facelift and people, including families (for many years, children were not terribly welcome), are returning. It's still a question of 'watch this space' - but I'm most pleased with progress to date and entirely optimistic. Well worth a try!

We Visit the Knatchball about once a week as a family, a warm welcome by bar staff Sam and Chris and landlords Pete and sunny make us feel very welcome. The choice and quality of food is fantastic, we have not had a bad meal since there taking over in may. They have brought the village together with surrounding villagers singing and dancing on there many entertainment nights! I hope that they continue with the good work and the great hospitality and being fantastic hosts.sunny the chef provides a sunshine of happy service and Thai food to die for...

We called by en passant - good call ! This pub oozes history and but has been carefully redecorated and furnished, we were the first to use the new dining table. It was steak night and we were impressed, the 10 oz steaks were among the best I have had and were very reasonably priced. The landlord is friendly and enthusiastic and the staff are efficient. We will certainly call by next time we are in the area.

Just made another visit to the Knatchball Stoke St Michael. What a transformation the pub has been completely refurbished the menu extended and our choice of food was exceptional. Will certainly make further visits and take our friends and family.

A Village pub - First time I have eaten here since the new management (Peter & Sunny) took over a few months ago. Being a bit of a non-meat eater I browsed the menu which to my delight offered a great selection for both meat eaters & non-meat eaters - I opted for the Roasted Veg Jalfrezi but having a general conversation with Peter, the landlord, he offered a different alternative when I did mention I do love Thai food - he offered me "off the menu" a Green Thai Veg Curry - which I must admit was most delicious - very fragrant & spicy - yummy - presented with a Thai Jasmine Rice on the side - portion size good especially as I was very hungry having done a physical day's voluntary work beforehand - I would recommend this pub for it's host's greeting, food & atmosphere. The attention from the staff was very good - thank you for the table service for my wine Chris.

The Knatchbull has been completly transformed , visited their with the family and the whole place has had a stunning make over .I had the Thai and the rest had steaks -- great value and great food .Going to book for my birthday in the new resrtaraunt area . Keep it up guys,

Since writing my first review back in May when new management took, over we have been back to the pub numerous times, both with and without the children. The food choice has expanded greatly with the noted addition of Steak. I tried this on Friday night and it was lovely. I'm a fussy eater, especially with steak, but it was delicious. The rest of the menu is great too. Mixture of heat with the Thai dishes which is good as Hubby likes hot and I don't really do spice. I usually go for the yellow or sweet red when's it's available, love the sticky rice. With the Thai Thursdays and Steak Wednesdays being added it makes eating there even cheaper. Food is reasonably priced and a bargain once you realise how we'll cooked everything is. Could do with more in the way of side dishes, onion rings, garlic bread etc but the servings are large enough not to need them.Roast dinners are huge. I struggled to fit pudding in and I always find room for pudding usually. Speaking of which, they are great too. My personal fave is the crumble but there are more options to satisfy your sweet tooth. The addition of ice cream milkshakes gives the children something different to drink.Pete and Sonny have done a fantastic job since opening in May. The pub is a lovely place to spend a few hours with friends, or family. The staff are friendly and helpful and it's always clean. Entertainment nights are frequent and popular. Find them on Facebook if you want up to date information on acts performing.

Have eaten here many times recently as a couple and as a family and have been very impressed each time. Realistic prices for good pub food, and very good service. Steak night on a Wednesday - 2 rib eye steaks cooked to perfection with a mountain of chips for £21.99. I'm not really a steak person but very glad I tried this, best steak I've ever had! Thai curries are also very good and my daughter enjoys the veggie options. Nice atmosphere, friendly pub, lots of music nights, the new landlord / landlady are working hard to cater for everyone

The Knatchbull is our our local but we have not been there since it changed ownership a little while ago. Previously it was standard pub grub, so we happened to drop in on Thai night (Thursday) - good deal on Thai dishes but with the rest of the menu available.I ordered the hot Thai sea bass with garlic and black pepper with jasmine rice.The verdict: perfectly cooked fish, a beautifully balanced mix of peppers, coriander & chilli and a sweet fragrant broth. with a side of Sticky jasmine rice. It was hot but i like it that way, i was assured that the heat could be toned down to taste.I really cannot fault anything I ate (and I have eaten at the Mandarin Hotel in Bangkok). My only hope is that the menu is expanded with some Pad-Thai and Gaeng pa dishes.As a local, it's good to know they do a take away as well!

Had a lovely meal with my family last Saturday and was impressed with the improvements the new management has made so far. Food was fresh and well presented. The menu has a good selection with something to suit everyone. Service was good the pub was busy and had a good buzzing atmosphere.

Historic pub with friendly village atmosphere and excellent food. Choice ranges from ham, egg & chips to authentic Thai curries plus Sunday roasts.

Never eaten a better Thai curry in a restaurant. Friendly service and pub with character. Will definitely be back!

The pub has recently opened again under new management. It's a small village pub but don't let that put you off! The food is fantastic. So far we have experienced the Thai curries, burger and chips and the cream teas. All were prepared on site and tasted delicious. We will certainly be taking visiting friends and family there over and over again.

This pub is nice and cosy with a friendly atmosphere and offers the best Sunday Roast I have ever had in any restaurant. Fantastic value for money.

If you are looking for an old country pub situated in a quiet village, with plenty of atmosphere, friendly people,most of all great food and plenty of it - this is the place! It may be small but the food is well cooked and fresh from local suppliers. I had mullet at lunch time that had been caught at 4.30 that morning - you can't get much fresher than that! If you are passing that way or may be just out for the day, I suggest it is well worth a visit!!!!