The Old Inn in North Somerset

Too many smelly dogs for a food establishment....

Great pub, friendly staff, good food. Good atmosphere. Can’t wait for the summer to see the beer garden in action again!

Excellent village pub with welcoming staff, nice selection of drinks well kept and good food.

Don’t know where the bad reviewers have been but it’s not the same pub as me. This is a quaint English pub with low beamed ceilings and inglenook fireplaces tucked away from the main road. The food is fresh cooked with plenty of it, and the chef came out to check we were happy with our meal. The staff are pleasant, friendly and couldn’t be more accommodating if they tried. All the food came out together, on hot plates and was well cooked. If I had to make a criticism it would be that there is too much food (I hate wastage). My mum asked if she could have a doggy bag and the staff were happy to box up the remains of each persons meals into separate take away boxes. I’ll definitely be coming here again.

WORST PUB EVER. The food was undercooked and the drinks glass were dirt and the staff were rude when we were ordering, they don’t care about there customers.

We found the food was not upto standard the prices were appalling the staff were very rude and didnt seem to care about there customers or lack of service the food was cold under cooked the atmosphere was not what you would expect in a pub environment there were people in the toilets upto no good dealing drugs and taking drugs when it states on the notice board that they do not tolerate this behaviour but its seems this pub has failed on many levels and we certainly won't be coming here again even the younger customers were very rude and didn't seem to care about the other customers that who there to have a quiet drink and some

Lovely village pub with amazing beer garden, perfect for summer. Serves food every day from basket meals to roast dinners. Highly recommend

We love the atmosphere of this quaint and slightly quirky pub. It's always welcoming and the patrons are friendly. The London Pride is a top pint!

Just had the Sunday Lunch with friends, it was absolutely amazing, stunning quality, everything and I mean everything was perfect, we use the pub often for a drink with our dogs but we invited friends who had no been before, I nearly had to break up a fight with them over the cauliflower cheese! Stunning. Special shout out to the wonderful staff who served us the ever cheerful Ali and of course Tracey, thanks ladies.

Fabulous! Spent New Year celebrating with the wonderful locals of Congresbury! Silent disco, female saxophone player, friendly, welcoming staff and the owner, Jack, offering everyone a glass of champagne to toast 2024 in 🎉Thank you to The Old Inn 🥂

Been going here since I was a teenager, great traditional local pub

Good beer and nice pub with fire. Horrible music and staff with an attitude problem lets it down however. (Not the female bar staff). Some less mind numbing tunes and a few more GCSEs needed.

Lovely traditional pub with friendly staff and a variety of outside seating options.

A lovely picturesque pub where the hospitality and food lived fully up to expectations. Our family party of 11 which include 5 children enjoyed an excellent Sunday roast. The staff were friendly and helpful in arranging suitable meals for the youngsters. The only slight downside was parking but definitely somewhere we would recommend and will hopefully return to in the future.

We were sat to a table and not told to order at the bar so were sat waiting for ages. Food came and was 5/10 at best. We were left waiting for any service for most of the evening. Such a nice quaint pub so shame it is ruined with loud obnoxious music. Would rate staff and ambiance 2/10. Sadly won’t be coming here again

Service was quick and food reasonably priced.

I went to the old inn congresbury on Sunday 8th of October with my sister in law and we both has a delicious roast beef dinner . The beef was so tender and the whole dinner was so well cooked ! I would recommend the old inn to anybody looking for a proper home cooked style roast dinner ! The also serve the best pint of Guinness in North Somerset .ted clark chestnut close congresbury

Had a pleasant evening and nice friendly staff too nice cosy pub

Wide range of tasty pub grub on a well priced menu - friendly welcome, I love this pub! Great place to meet up with friends

While the food was quite passable and reasonably priced (£20 for 2 meals from the ‘pub classics’ menu) it was a totally underwhelming experience. Pie with chips and vegetables - a square of pre cut shortcrust pastry plonked on top of a dish of filling (not a pie in my books) and a mountain of garden peas. Service was friendly but absolutely no effort to ask whether we wanted desserts or tea/coffee. Indeed felt that at 2100h they couldn’t wait for us to leave so they could shut the pub (which they did). Not at all welcoming. Wouldn’t recommend this as a place to eat.

A real Home from home freindly staff and customers everyone knows your name! The food is AMAZING !! And reasonably priced

Not a bad pub drink and food nuts crisp etc very dear

Wow just wow! The roast dinners are to die for. We travelled from Bridgwater to check this pub out after hearing great things about it. There was 12 of us, neither of us could fault any of the food, roast and basket meals were brilliant and good value for money. I challenge you to find somewhere nearby as welcoming and serving such delicious food. Kids thoroughly enjoyed the garden and the bouncy castle. What a glorious sun trap but plenty of optional shade also. Highly recommended by us 😊

WOW! What a fantastic pub. Brilliant food, excellent customer service. Would recommend 100%. We will be back there again. Very reasonable prices

Lovely day but the food was not the usual standard we have come to expect.

Lovely unspoilt country pub. Food menu looks good (although so far untried). Great selection of ales & ciders. Great garden & outside areas. How all pubs should look!

Fantastic food, great atmosphere, friendly staff

Lovely pub and friendly staff. We have eaten at the pub a few times now as we find the atmosphere very relaxing and friendly. The food has always been great, they even catered for a friend once who required a Gluten free meal. They seem to be pretty proactive at organising events and we have got involved in a few Bingo sessions and paid a visit when they had a special BBQ event. Dogs are welcome, so when we turn up with our Springers, they get spoilt, even when they turn up Soaking wet from a dip in the ditch along the Strawberry trail (which is a loverly walk if you are in the area). Would highly recommend for a relaxing atmosphere and great food.

I come here all the time with friends and family, absolutely amazing atmosphere my children love the garden and they do lovely food! The basket meals are great also, the staff are so welcoming friendly and helpful. I recommend for families and a good night out too! The locals are friendly and the best thing about the garden is it’s a sun trap but with lots of shade also! And I forgot to mention dog friendly! 5 star ⭐️ plus

I come in often with my family to this lovely pub. We are so lucky to have The Old Inn on our door step. My young girls really enjoying coming here and playing in the garden. The customer service is fab, always helpful and accommodating. Definitely worth a visit.and the food is great!

Nice pub, popped in for a pint with a few mates and ended up staying for more. The landlords loves a port and brandy. Staff are lovely

What used to be a lovely quintessential village pub is now a shadow of its former self. It’s noisy, service is poor, food is really bad, and it feels very unwelcoming. No longer a pub for locals, especially if you have children. I won’t be hurrying back, and sadly many friends and family I’ve spoken to feel the same.

An outstanding pub! The staff are so lovely and couldn’t be any more helpful if they tried! The Sunday roast was incredible and cooked to perfection so filling and all for a great price! Restaurant was clean and tidy! The beer garden is lovely with plenty of seats in the sun or undercover! It is a very lovely traditional pub and will definitely be going back soon with friends and family!

I had an absolutely lovely time at the old inn, the cider was spot on. The garden was cool to sit in and the staff couldn’t do more for us! And the food! Top marks to the chef! Will certainly be back

Great beer garden, lovely pint of Butcombe.

excellent Sunday lunch, we tried the beef, the pork and the chicken . All beautifully cooked and served with plenty of vegetables. Helpful staff, very friendly. Will revisit sometime

We were extremely disappointed to have eaten at the Old Inn tonight. We have been going for a few years on and off with family and tonight was the worst in quality in food and choice we had experienced. I was too embarrassed to complain as we had our aunty and Uncle with us. We were even embarrassed for the waitress who had to come back three times to say they had not got the food we had ordered and offered alternatives which they did not have.

The staff at the Old Inn are really welcoming and friendly. The food is great Well worth a visit

Usual pub food, good service, nice garden. Friendly atmosphere.

Very good friendly pub. Good beer and nice surroundings

Delicious Sunday lunch and great desserts

Lovely cosy pub with tasty food and friendly staff. Sunday roast was great and desserts were all delicious! Dog friendly in the bar too.

A lovely pub with a warm welcome. Good beer and an excellent Sunday lunch. Great value for money too.

The Old has started doing Saturday morning breakfast from 10-12 under and new chef and it's brilliant. £7.95 for a full English with veggie and vegan options is great value especially with local sausages and bacon. Really great tasting and served fast and piping hot with toast and lots of butter included. Free refills on tea and coffee too and friendly service. What more can you ask for? Will be back regularly.

The old inn is as close to the perfect english pub as you can get. Log fires secret nooks a garden for the summer and bar furniture smoothed by years of use from weary traveller and friendly local along with the atmosphere comes a good selection of ales lagers ciders and softs as well as a considered menu of english classics and country favourites. This is my favourite place to visit and often the first when i return to the UK.

I have been a regular (once a month) for 40yrs with different owners. Now it is really the best and dog friendly pub I know. Something for everyone. Great food. 17th Century pub,nice fire 🔥 place,with plenty of seating or hold on to the many leather straps hanging from the ceiling. The garden is out of this world. Only the other day I went with my dog. Covered areas to sit with tree lights, an inside area, no need to go back inside to order as a window to the bar is right there. Heating lamps hanging and the tree lighting give a calming warm atmosphere and ambience. The bar has an extensive range of ales on the pumps and bottles of Cider including Thatcher's Katy's 7% a very refreshing drink . Lots of small bites even bread rolls with fillings. There is a restaurant to the right of the bar and during the day on weekends it's possible to get a table and choose from a great menu. This pub is secluded, if you are not a local you won't know it's there. You may have to park up to 50m from the pub depending,but I have always found a space very close to the pub. Cannot think of anything negative about this establishment. Great Old Inn.

Had lovely Sunday lunch. Will visit again soon

Lovely bar, really quaint. Staff are a delight!

Lovely pub but the serving of shared vegetables for the roast was small between four people and being vegetarian, that’s what I’m there for, had half a carrot and two small pieces of broccoli :(

Good food, friendly people , nice garden area.

Off the beaten track well worth a visit on street parking. All you would expect from a country pub,good homemade food cooked to order build your own pasta for the youngest went down well. Beer garden all welcome with separate smoking area some under cover seating dogs welcome outside,massive log burning fire for the winter. Sunday roast was great as well

A little gem with really nice food and friendly staff

Friendly approachable staff, excellent food, generous tasty meals and worth a visit More than a pub as puts monies back into the community. This helps families like my sisters. Can't wait to go again.

Beautiful little village pub with very friendly, welcoming atmosphere, the staff are super friendly & went above & beyond! The food was delicious. Would definitely recommend the chicken, ham & leek pie with chips. Even my 7 month old baby loved the mash potato & gravy.

For a meal great..very friendly and polite.

Love the building and the outside patio is great. Wonderful staff and delicious food.

Lovely venue and very friendly staff. Such a beautiful place to go for a drink or some food. It's like a big family and a home from home. 🙂 I am looking forward to performing here once a month in 2022!

Really disappointing roast dinner. Overcooked soft veg. Gravy wouldn't pour out of the boat Everything was over cooked and simply over priced. I am being kind.

Went for a bite whilst staying at airbnb in the village. This pub is just beautiful. The bar man was very welcoming and told us to sit anywhere in the dining room. We had it to ourselves. My husband ordered the pork chop and I the gammon steak. We both said it was the nicest meal we had for a long time. All served hot and fresh. The gammon was so thick, moist and the pork chop was certainly a barnsley chop, again well cooked. Fabulous. Lovely beer garden too. Would return if we were in the area again for sure.

Beautiful old pub,food is absolutely stunning,staff are very friendly and know there role well,,,this place is a hidden jem and credit where its jue.....10 out of 10....fair play....

Nice place, fab garden, food the evening we went was pretty average and not value for money. Friends tell us we were unlucky as it was chefs night off so why serve food then?

Wonderful , typical English country pub .Covid regulations observed , well spaced out garden and excellent variety of food and drink . Well done

Friendly service and a lovely garden.

A wonderful place almost secretly hidden away,with fabulous food, great service and really friendly staff

The garden have been improved for the outdoor dining and drinks

Had great evening with fresh cooked food and good selection of beers. Brand new well planned beer garden. Lovely family run pub. Will definitely recommend

Only met the proprietors pub is not open yet but what a beautiful pub I am going as soon as it's open these people are really welcoming. Highly recommended visit .

We have had several Sunday lunches during this lockdown, thank you for keeping it all going. Your lunches are delicious, well presented and always cooked to perfection. A great service, lovely friendly people. Can’t wait until you open properly and we shall be there once a week for an evening meal. Thanks again.

Old Inn doing a great job keeping takeaway food deliveries going through lockdown. We've had several Sunday roasts (both neat and veggie) from them in recent weeks and all have been excellent - after a year shielding, these deliveries have become an eagerly awaited highlight of the week.Treat yourselves and bring a bright spot to a dark week.

Lovely pub with warm welcoming atmosphere and good cask ale. Currently offering delicious lockdown meals to takeaway at a great price. Very grateful and look forward to a proper pint soon

Takeaway Sunday Roast spot on today - Beef for me and Mushroom Welly for my partner both lovely, plentiful and piping hot.

Nice pub grub, lovely beer garden set out nicely for social distancing.

Feels like we are almost back to some sort of normality 😊

Very welcoming to a weary cyclist

Excellent pub, would highly recommend They actually do Basket meals, something you do not here of much these days. They also have a large garden. Staff were very friendly and polite.

Due to the current enforced shutdown of pubs combined with it being Sunday we were struggling to find any food in Congresbury. We went into the Old Inn which was doing takeaway only. We noticed it needed to be pre-booked but upon asking they were friendly and only too happy to cook for us. We enjoyed excellent meals of Fish & Chips and Veg Chilli. We ate the meals as a picnic nearby, whilst practicing social distancing. The food was delicious and greatly enjoyed. We will remember how helpful the team at the Old Inn were today and we hope to return after the Coronavirus shutdown is over for a full meal.

Came here for food with my family and it was amazing! Service was lovely and welcoming and food was absolutely perfect. Couldn't recommend a better place for a pub meal , will be returning !:)

The food was amazing and hospitality was perfect definitely recommend, great selection of ciders and more

Friendly staff and the local favourite pub.

Been here many times and each time we love it. Lovely cosy pub with real fire, very friendly. The food is always so tasty and plenty of it. Jane is so accommodating and helpful, nothing is too much trouble . We are going again in a couple of weeks, can’t wait. We can definitely recommend this pub.

I took a minibus crew in here for there xmas drink ,very polite staff and the wood burning fires are lovelly good selection of beers and always somewhere to park

An absolutely gorgeous beautiful real ale pub with really friendly people. A must for people who like real pubs Exellent..

Perhaps a change in menu items?....

Super friendly... Very busy... Mind your head with the low ceilings... X

Nice village pub with all the trimings and counrty welcome 👌🏽

Dog friendly pub, very friendly local pub not just for locals.

Fantastic old traditional pub. Lovely atmospher.

I made a vist to this old haunt for a lunchtime sandwich. After a 40 miunte wait I was told there was no wholmeal bread available. The publican, who did not show any real regret that a basic issue like that had not been discovered for 40 minutes, stated that they had"received a visit" whatever that was supposed to mean to the customer.Might I point out that Congresbury has an excellent bakery approx.. 3 minutes walking distance from the Old Inn, to which he might have made multiple vists in the time I waited for his lack of attention. Perhaps some fresh air might have helped him remember that he is supposedly in a service industry. Highly unprofessional.

A very old world pub with beams and unusual straps hanging from the rafters, while the menu isn’t extensive it has a good choice including vegetarian, well worth a visit for nice ales and atmosphere

Amazing. My husband email ahead as I need gluten-free and they couldn't have more accommodating. All the staff are so friendly.We had a delicious roast chicken lunch today, with beautiful fluffy and crisp roast potatoes, vegetables cooked to perfection, the chicken moist and tasty. My gluten-free gravy was tasty a little thick (my husband was envious)My dessert of Marshfield icecream oooh scrummy, so rich and creamy.Definitely a place to return to

Lovely pub/restaurant food excellent and good friendly service

Very friendly typical old english pub with a large selection of beers and ciders, and good food

Friendly staff here beer and grate atmosphere! This 16th century country pub oozing rural charm and rustic character, our picturesque surroundings provide the perfect backdrop for savouring the hearty, seasonal pub-food on our menu, and the carefully nurtured cask ales and fine wines gracing it's bar. There’s always a great reason to visit The Old Inn. Throughout the week they run a variety of specials menus including Build Your Own Burger Night on Tuesday, Di’s Pies on Wednesday and Thursday night is Curry night! At the weekend you can enjoy special prices on a selection of fresh fish or on Sundays for a delicious roast dinner. They have a beautiful garden with lots of seating and in the summer lots of colourful hanging baskets. The garden also has a summer shelter just in case it rains! They have three Petanque pistes, which guests are more than welcome to use at no charge, although children must be supervised by an adult at all times. There is a meat draw every Sunday to raise money for the local community, they have recently donated to Congresbury Pre- School for repairs. They also often make hot meals and collect clothes from the locals and community to feed the homeless and walk around the street of Bristol City Centre to give them out and have a chat to them.

Great pub, like old days pubs, cracking staff great service.

Visit with wife, father-in-law and our dog on a Wednesday evening in July. Seen on Facebook that it was Pie Night, food served from 6pm. Ordered three pies and we all had a very good meal and a very reasonable price.No longer a Youngs Pub ("no demand"), so another reason to visit again when we are next down to see the family!

Flag stone floors, low ceilings, proper ales and ciders and good wholesome decent pub food. This pub is a hidden gem slightly off the beaten track but easily accessible nevertheless. If you’re in Congresbury or North Somerset go try it, you’ll love it. It’s a proper village pub.

Great beer. Lush food . Proper pub

Lovely, dog friendly country pub. Nice food, good drinks, roast spuds on the bar, just mind your head !

Ali the bat manager is a treasure lovely girl great pub and great people

Came here with two friends. Dog friendly pub with good seating. Friendly atmosphere and good service with friendly staff. Ordered sticky bbq ribs as a main... meat was very nice and melted in the mouth. For pudding I had the "Chocolate Indulgence" which was very nice and tasty. Only thing that let this place down was the slightly slow service. Other than that, it was very nice!