The Old Tannery in Mendip

My group booked a table at this apparently excellent local restaurant, I received a call 2 hours before our sitting informing me that my group could only be sat outside due to having a dog despite it being winter and having booked a table at this "dog friendly" restaurant months and months ago. Absolutely appalling behaviour, avoid, avoid, avoid.

Delicious gluten free Sunday roast. Love this place

Friendly waitress, interesting building, easy location to find … But shame about the very over salted pork meal and salmon meal. Yes we did say this was a problem! But …no action taken. I understand the burger meal was a good choice ! So I suggest folk stick with that . I am not inclined to leave reviews as a rule, but …. felt compelled on this occasion.

We were all delighted with our meals in a party of 8. When we ordered two or more of the same dish, they came at different times, but apart from that service was great.

We visited on a Tuesday night and the restaurant was quite quiet. The welcome we received was friendly and welcoming and the service was great all evening. We were a family of 4 and we all thoroughly enjoyed our meals. Credit to the chef. The lady who served us was brilliant with my 8 year old and went out of her way to talk to him. We would certainly return when we are next in the area.

Great cider. Fantastic place to meet up with the friends. Lovely outside seating area near the river.

FABULOUS place! Haven't been since it opened as the Old Tannery, but was not disappointed. Attended as part of a Murder Mystery evening, and loved every minute. Beer was good, the room was full and atmosphere was buzzing, the food was exquisite, a really lovely curry and hot fresh brownies! Literally couldn't find anything to mark them down on. It was a lovely experience 😊 all allergies and food preferences were accommodated for in a really safe way that made us a realise that allergies are taken serious by them.

The flavours that the chef imparts to the vegetable tapas and mains are fantastic.

Ambled here from the (very close!) Premier Inn after a long journey with two kids. And what a refreshing pit-stop… Lovely venue, with loads of character, lovely staff and totally lush food! We sat outside under the fairy lights, getting well needed fresh air while keeping dry from the rain in the under shelter seating. Kids had pasta with a really tasty home made tomato sauce, and fish Goujons with fries (v reasonable, about a fiver). We split the sharing board of hummus, olives etc with local charcuterie and some absolutely gorgeous tapas from locally sourced ingredients. So good! Could happily go back and eat exactly the same thing! Would highly recommend a trip here, especially for weary travellers! We will definitely be back next time we pass by..

Great food and service! Thank you to Nick for excellent service. The food and drinks were delicious … homemade food and the ice cream was the best we have tasted! Thank you and highly recommend it! Lovely interior :)

Having visited The Old Tannery twice, once in the summer and again shortly before Christmas, it is apparent that the restaurant oozes a quirky, colourful and musical atmosphere appropriate for Glastonbury, however there doesn't appear to be a great focus on the food. I haven't yet eaten a plate of food from The Old Tannery that has wowed me. In fact, in the two occasions I visited and five courses I ordered, I didn't finish a single plate. On the menu, the food choices sounded great, different and interesting, but upon eating it felt like a chore. However, those who chose to order burgers and steaks had no complaints about their food. Perhaps the restaurant could focus on these safer options. Despite feeling deflated by the food, after passing my comments onto the staff they responded incredibly appropriately with a customer-forward mindset. No complaints about their attitude whatsoever. Finally, we made the mistake of booking a table on the same day as a musical event which meant the servers were preoccupied with a crowd of people ordering drinks at the bar. They did very well to attend to our table in a timely manner, but there were clear signs that they were too busy, drinks not arriving to the table and extras ordered off the menu not being passed to the kitchen. Relatedly, there is only so much parking avaliable, so during busy nights you risk parking your car in the road in a not so secure area. Especially as I visited in the summer where there was no event on, the difference is clear. If you have interest in attending The Old Tannery for a meal, I would advise taking the extra steps to ensure you are not doing so on a day an event is taking place. Ultimately, I left feeling that the restaurant menu is more style over substance and perhaps could be simplified. I hope to hear good things regarding The Old Tannery in future, but as it stands I won't be rushing back.

An amazing place for a Sunday lunch. We absolutely love this place, nice chilled out vibe with great tasting food. Highly recommended

Treated ourselves to a full breakfast. A true tasty delight, so glad the bubble and squeak and bean assortment added a different taste dimension. Great service thank you.

Such great Vegan options!! Fantastic staff and atmosphere 💕

Absolutely so disappointing lovely product had the plaice with wild garlic mash unfortunately nothing was mashed more like a hash and nice greens but everything over seasoned to the point of "I thought I was going to have a heart attack" I could only eat a very small portion before feeling ill and asking for water. The owner is the chef when I complained offered 50 percent off the meal. Didn't come out to talk to me even though no one else even eating. The money wasn't the point gave the remaining 50% to tip the servers just a shame he ruined such a lovely product 😔😔

The beefburger was amazing, as was the chocolate mousse. Also highly rate the tapas (vegetarian). The staff are really friendly. Definitely a go to place when in Glastonbury. A full 5 stars from me.

The restaurant area was quiet when we visited although the sign said they were fully booked. There was a wedding reception or something happening but guests were outside on the verandah or in the garden area or in an area just to the right of the bar. A musician was playing there later during our stay. It didn't sound the best but the interconnecting doors were mostly closed (thanks to the barman) but nor always. Staff were friendly at all times. Our dishes were a mix. My wife's risotto was tasty but the rice was overcooked. My pork was tasty but the garlic in the mash was a tad overpowering and seemed to be a bit salty. An interesting experience.

Delicious food - perfectly cooked steak and wonderful service. If we're in the area again we'll definitely be coming back

Great venue. Great food and the staff are amazing.

Really good quality food in a nice place with a relaxed atmosphere

Very disappointing staff disinterested and more interested in the large table of dinners. The food took a long time to arrive and was inedible, Charr grilled cauliflower was burned rather than charred and the garlic in the sauce was just overpowering and dominated, other dishes were not well cooked and over salty. Actually made me quite ill!!! No apology from the staff DEFINITELY would NOT recommend it I would have put 0 but review tool does not allow this

So disappointed. We travel down to Glastonbury every year and we always come to what was Bocabar and is now the Old Tannery for a treat. Tonight's meal was so disappointing. I had the Chicken with the roast squash and hubby had the vegetarian burger. Everything tasted over salted. No one checked if our meals were OK. We were asked while they were collecting our plates. I did give feedback but I don't really feel they were interested.

An unusual but very interesting menu, I had the risotto which was extraordinarily good. And the crumble, also very good. The staff were very friendly and patient and the atmosphere was excellent. Highly recommended.

We visited 5th March for dinner. What a great place! Part community centre and art hub, part event space and part bar / restaurant. The staff went out of their way to make us welcome, the chef owner is a whizz in the kitchen and the prices are reasonable. I had Lamb Tagine (superb) and my Wife had Tagliatelle (also superb). Oh, try the sticky toffee pudding - it's the best you'll ever have. Wonderful use of an old building - I really recommend a visit for young or old. Brilliant.

After a very long day Very happy Amazing food & friendly service..🥰🥰 Thank you. See you tomorrow. If you are in Glastonbury treat yourself & visit The Old Tannery Glastonbury

Although I have eaten there before, my main purpose for going there now is to put on events in the performance area and I often have coffee and cake while I am there. Great place for business meetings and catch-ups etc.

I came for dinner as part of a big birthday group of 22 people! The food was so delicious with local, organic ingredients and all arrived together! We all felt really well looked after and welcomed. :) Thank you

I visited for brunch on a cold Sunday and everyone in the group was very happy with both the food and coffees. I had the full english breakfast and everything was spot on. The homemade beans were delicious, as were the sausages and bacon. The portions are also very big, especially considering the prices are so low. The service was a bit slow, but it seemed like they were perhaps understaffed on the day we visited and everyone was clearly doing their best to keep up.

Went to an Oscars themed evening on Saturday. With 100+ guests all looking glam, we were disappointly made to drink from cheap plasticy cups. Drinking G&Ts in rubbish cups made for very expensive unpleasant drinks! Everyone was complaining about this and the team said they were under strict instructions to only serve plastic. I would not recommend a large private function on this basis (which is booked through Red Brick)

Gorgeous food and atmosphere, staff are amazing

I couldn’t fault this place. Excellent food; very decent service; reasonably priced. I would definitely go again, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend. Obviously it’s not The Ritz, but it is very good.

Very disappointed, my husband and l booked for News Years Eve , starters ok , l ordered chicken and bacon burger ( kitchen were asked if still available, responded yes) , when my meal came out , there was a piece of skin and 2x 2pence size chicken scraps . I called over waitress who told kitchen l wasn’t happy £16 , you would expect some chicken !! I reordered a steak ( well done ) after 15 mins my steak came out med/rare Sadly will not be back or recommend.

Didn't try the food. I just stopped by for coffee, but loved the ambience of this place. It's something a little different.

Best roast dinner in Glastonbury! Highly recommend

Amazing Roast Dinner, many thanks!

Very enjoyable lunch - tasty mezze platter and tapas dishes, and nice atmosphere too. We’d definitely come back.

I’ve eaten at The Old Tannery before, and further back when it was Bocabar. Until this visit, the experience had always been a positive one, and the quality of the food excellent. On this occasion, unfortunately, particularly given that we are out with friends for a celebration, we’re left very disappointed. The menu is short and seasonal, and we’ve always liked that. Having said that, we were told that there was no steak available - this on a not very busy Friday night. The main courses, once ordered, took over a hour to arrive, even though none of them were particularly complicated. We did notice that there were only two people in the kitchen, which might have explained the delay. The Brixham fish stew was virtually all salmon with a few mussels thrown in for good measure. The broth was good, but the rest was sadly lacking.the pork was hot but had a cold Muhammara type sauce on top which hadn’t been listed on the menu. Sticky toffee pudding for dessert was the high point, but the chocolate bavarois (usually a soft, set custard) was nothing of the sort. It was a small pot full of a very hard-set solid chocolate. When we commented that it was not what we expected , the waitress checked with the kitchen and came back to say she thought it was a bavarois which had just set a bit hard - I’ve often made bavarois, and this definitely wasn’t that. Service was not very attentive and lacklustre, rounding off an evening which was not a good advert for the restaurant, nor one which would ever encourage us to return, even this was an off day.

Amazing beef roast. Veggie roast was stunning too and the gravy on it is thick and flavorful! Service was a little longer ,but worth the wait!

Soup, meze, mains, desserts, all well presented, fresh, full of flavour. Friendly and efficient service. Atmosphere not too noisy, our preference.

I took a part of women here when we were on a retreat. Everyone had a wonderful meal, everyone was catered for from vegans to true carnivores. Excellent service and good value for money.

Great location, wonderful staff just need a new menu! Will and Dan are amazing, and the rest we will return! xx

Stopped for breakfast on a Sunday morning, lovely place, food really good and staff attentive- reasonably priced too

We had a roast meal and although it took time to come out it was very worth the wait. Food was lovely.

Absolutely beautiful building. Great atmosphere - relaxed and friendly. Amazing chicken burger!! Staff are fabulous.

Sunday Lunch: Beef & Veg very good. Roast potatoes leathery. Meal a little too salty. Deserts: Dark Choc Pudding & Sticky Toffee Pudding excellent. Service: Not poor but just a little bit on the slow side.

We had a gorgeous Sunday dinner we both had the beef and it melted in your mouth, all the veg and gravy and Yorkshire puddings were delicious, not many I’ve had lately has been nicer than the one I make at home, the staff were good, they were short staffed by one, but coped very well.

Great place to meet up for coffee and chat. Car parking can be sometimes difficult as its very popular at times

Great for an evening meal. Had a lovely mezze to start all elements were really fresh and fresh all local ingredients, had a chicken and romanesca sauce, this was perfect. Would definitely recommend. Portions are on the generous side

What a fantastic little find! I’m so happy to say this burger was the best burger I’ve ever had in my whole life, and I’ve tried many burgers! Great service and nice atmosphere, loved all the different Edison bulbs and decor! Lots of parking outside

I thought this place was pretty average and overpriced, which was a shame.

Dropped in for a well earned cup of tea. Staff amazing and welcoming, loved the bare bricks throughout the place. Will drop by again!

Friendly staff, amazing food and nice atmosphere. We had the Sunday roast, beef and nut roast, delicious. Prebooking recommended

When we arrived we weren’t sure where we had come to! We didn’t do our research and we’re expecting a pub but it’s an old factory on an industrial estate. Once inside though, it was great! Relaxed, comfortable, friendly staff and stunning food! We both had the fish stew and it was just delicious. If we return to the area we will definitely go back.

Very Glastoric! Excellent food, well worth gauntlet of travelers parked vans to reward you . Sensible prices a bonus

Food was delicious, two kid's meals (fish and chips & Pasta) They loved it! Also seven Sunday roasts, all agree, one of the best they'd ever had. Lastly, two fish stews, wow, they were beautiful. Best sticky toffee pudding ever, lovely and moist. Not expensive at all! Every member of the staff that we met were friendly and helpful. We had a great long table that sat all eleven of us, a bonus! Nice atmosphere and spotless. Lovely outside area as well, but it was raining, we will try that next time. Must admit when we drove in we thought it was an industrial estate and that we had taken the wrong turning, but learnt later from a friend, who is a local and involved with all that is going on in the area, that it is a work in progress, not The Old Tannery, the surroundings, loads of improvements going on. We won't be going anywhere else next time and will book well in advance. Many thanks to all of you at The Tannery. xxxxxxxxxx

A very disappointing experience. Our meal was very slow to come and when it arrived of a very poor standard. The Brixham fish stew was 90% salmon and a few mussels thrown in. It had clearly been microwaved as parts were hot and others cold. The vegetarian burger wasn’t hot all the way through either and was very small for the price. We were sat outside with young children and when we walked down to the garden together, a member of our party had to race ahead and pull our young children quickly out the way as the gate which opens directly onto the very busy road was wide open. Needless to say we won’t be returning!

Great service and amazing food - definitely a hidden gem x

Very friendly staff and nice food.

Average roast with even worse service! We went to the Old Tannery on Sunday for a roast for the first time and it will definitely be our last. After waiting about an hour for our roast dinners, we were left disappointed. The potatoes were definitely not fresh and tasted stale and fried, the vegetables were a poor choice and tasted awful and the broccoli and green bean cheese was all stalks! The beef and Yorkshire pudding were actually okay and the best part of an average meal. Aside from the food, the service was awful. Our waitress was very slow and we waited about 15-20 minutes just to receive our drinks after ordering them. She then kept serving other people in-between us when we’d asked for things meaning that we had to wait even longer and also didn’t have a very good attitude. Definitely not the kind of customer service you would expect and certainly wasn’t worthy of a tip. Unfortunately because of this, we won’t be returning!

Decent range of beers and the food is pretty good. Not cheap but worth a visit from time to time

The Chargrilled Brocolli was the star on the menu. Such amazing flavours. The Halloumi burger looked great too. All locally sourced food prepared by a chef that knew his stuff. The staff were super friendly and the atmosphere relaxing. Great dinner, would recommend five stars.

Hidden place but great! Lovely staff, really accommodating and great food!

The Sunday beef roast was cooked to perfection with a gorgeous selection of vegetables served by your lovely staff. Made our afternoon as we were starving !!

The worst customer service I’ve ever experienced. Booked in as a group of five for this Sunday just gone for a roast. The appalling customer service started from the moment we sat down. We asked if they had Estrella and one of the waitresses (brunette wearing a green top) said they had ran out, my mum pulled a sad face as a joke and the waitress in a sarcastic tone said “well I can’t magic it out of nowhere” my mum replied “I know you can’t I was just messing around” at that point the waitress huffed and we tried to move on. I then I asked if I could have a mojito and the green top waitress said they didn’t have the ingredients for it. So at this point we asked for a minute to think about our drink choices, we went up to the bar to look at our options, while we were looking the green top waitress came up to the lady at the bar (brunette with blonde fronts and tattoos) and said in front of us “I’ve already told them we can’t do mojitos” bare in mind we hadn’t even spoken to the bar lady yet so we weren’t trying to go behind what she said but the bar lady turned to me, without me asking, and said I’ll make you a mojito. I was shocked because the green top waitress said they didn’t have the ingredients but I accepted the happy change. My mum ended up ordering a G&T. After we went back to our table after ordering drinks 2 minutes went past the bar lady (blonde front streaks) came to our table and said they do have Estrella, my mum excited said she love to have an Estrella instead of the G&T and the lady said that’s fine she hadn’t started it yet. So happy days both getting the drinks we wanted after being told they couldn’t do them. The rest of our meal was average, food was good but stingy sizes and waiting a long time for plates to clear and order desserts. Now when we asked for our bill our friend noticed the total bill was higher than expected so we scanned through and noticed they charged us for the G&T so we went to the the bar and just brought it their attention, the green top lady, still huffing, said she had new staff working so it was probably their mess up (but from what we experienced the two others were lovely waitstaff and she was the one with no idea) she took the G&T off the bill and we took the new receipt back to table, where our other friend noticed they had put the dessert on wrong so over charged so he went up and queried this and again the lady huffed and changed it, the final thing was the receipt also had charged us for one random margarita so three mistakes on one receipt a £20+ over charge and not great service. When we pointed out to the green top waitress that this is the third mistake she turned to us and said “excuse me” in a sarcastic confrontational tone. We had been patient and understanding the whole afternoon but her attitude had been repulsive so my mum frustrated told her she had been rude all evening and she was extremely unimpressed the waitress started yelling at my mum I couldn’t hear the whole conversation I had walked away as to not escalate the situation, I could see the waitress still yelling and walking away at that point my mum asked for a a manger we waited a moment then realised it was best to leave because it wasn’t going to come to anything . I left my number and name with the gentleman waiter and asked him to get the manager to call me. I haven’t had a call so hopefully they'll read this review and realise the have a a lot to improve.

We had a delicious roast dinner here on Sunday. We both had roast beef and we couldn’t fault any of it - plenty of meat and really tasty veg!

Lovely food, great service. We love this place, we've eaten here every time we visit Glastonbury (every year) and it is always superb. We have also had breakfast on a couple of occasions, the menu is varied and each meal is perfectly done.

Great little Glastonbury find. Went here for lunch with a friend and we both went veggie - she had a cauliflower and halloumi burger which was MASSIVE but the vegan mezze was so good… she had a little bit of food envy, I can tell!...

Great steak, thoroughly enjoyed it!

I looove this place. Best chef in the uk is in here!! Don't care what Gordon Ramsay... Say lol

Very good service and helpful staff. Only came to see the Moorlands exhibition and ended up staying for a Sunday roast. Very nice 🙂

Nice lunchtime mezze platter - it doesn't look like much food, but with a slice of cake for dessert, it kept us going all afternoon - delicious too.. xxxxxx

Fantastic restaurant, simple but delicious menu. Food so tasty it tickled your tastebuds. Servers are great and attentive. Everywhere is clean and tidy including the toilets. A little tricky to find but well worth it. You must go if you are in the area. Plan...

We had breakfast outside. Which is a bit scruffy. Average vegan breakfast, Good portion,I couldn't eat it all.I took the vegan burger away and ate it for dinner it was lovely. My friend had the muffin,bacon and poached eggs, which she enjoyed. Her latte was nice, my black coffee was insipid. Service was slow and it wasn't busy. Our server was a cheery chap. I would go back.

Tapas absolutely amazing ingenuity with different flavours, a little inedible (couldn't cut it and very chewy) and perhaps too oily, presentation was very nice. Very clean,light,airy, relaxed,spacious. Staff lovely , very happy to help,very professional. A little on the expensive side but appreciated due to establishment overheads.

Sunday lunch was very good. The vegetarians in our party of 4 were happy too. Staff friendly and efficient, great ambiance as usual.

The guys (n gals) at the Old Tannery do it so well. Great 60’s/70’s themed venue. Good selection of drinks of all sorts. FABULOUS food. Very reasonable prices. Well on their way to Michelin stardom.

Really worth it, fresh, tasty, smoked salomone terrin with toast, frutti di mare stew lots mules, fishes.... Chocolate brownie Tarta with salted caramel icecrem..nothing special with names but with tastes "chapeau bas"😘

We ate here this evening & cannot recommend highly enough. The food was absolutely stunning! Fantastic flavors Cooked to perfection. Spectacular desserts! I had the Dark chocolate pot & it was sooooooo good! ♥️ Staff were great too. Thanks guys for a fantastic evening 🫶🏼

Visited for Saturday meal was quite busy and good atmosphere. Had the steak and food was excellent. However disappointed with bar service. Asked for a cocktail and was told the place was too busy to spend time making them so ordered something else then halfway...

Great atmosphere. Food unique menu (not so much choice) but very nicely presented and tasty

Lovely relaxed place to grab a drink, food and to chill out. We had Belgium Wheat beer and a session Pale Ale. They even cooked us some chips even though the kitchen was closed. Dogs allowed. Edit - just been back for a Sunday Roast. It is the BEST roast beef I have ever had.

Fab roast (both regular and veggie option), lovely atmosphere and dog friendly too - just perfect!

Great venue, relaxed atmosphere. Lovely food.

Still getting used to needing a reservation anywhere we go. Going to Glastonbury Abby and wanted a lunch stop. Wound up at the Tannery. Had to sit outside. Only 2 women working and they were having to hustle. So we relaxed for a leisurely experience....

This is the best place out for food near my home in Street. I love bringing people here. The food is always excellent. As other reviewers have mentioned, the service is slow and that needs working on, however I have to say that the staff are knowledgeable and the last chap we had serving us was hilarious! The Old Tannery also has a big black board on the wall as you go in which has all of their local producers on it, and there are a lot of them so you know you're buying local too which is worth the money anyway.

Looked online for somewhere to go, this looked promising and the reviews didn't disappoint, service was very good, atmosphere unhurried and the food excellent, if you happen to be in Glastonbury and want something to eat come here.

Top quality, top ingredients, reasonable prices, open to many social ideas, an authentic and real place for the larger community.

Fantastic menu and great food! How often can you go to a restaurant 3 nights in a row and still want to try other menu choices. This restaurant serves really unusual and top quality meals at reasonable prices. We were staying with friends at the...

We booked a Sunday lunch here as they have live Jazz music. If we went again we’d ask to have our meal in the room where the music was, as from our table in the restaurant we could hear the music. The food was fantastic...

Despite checking on the website and on Google, on arrival there was a sign in the window saying closed on Mondays. This was disappointing as I had built a trip around stopping off here (about halfway) for breakfast. Lesson learned - call ahead!

Lovely atmosphere, staff are brilliant and the food was amazing, I've lived in Glastonbury for many years this was my first visit and definitely going back the steak was amazing .

Lovley place just to call in for a coffee or a beer 🍺

We visited the old Tannery for a party and had a meal in the restaurant beforehand. Although the restaurant was very busy, it being a Friday night the meal came in a timely fashion and was hot and very delicious. And the party was great...

Really lovely place, staff are incredibly welcoming and had a personality which was refreshing. The food was ridiculously good, we had roast dinners and you can distinctly tell the local produce suppliers from generic suppliers. Definitely returning again!

Excellent vegan options and lovely atmosphere!

We visited for lunch after a weekend away in Somerset and had a lovely meal. Two of us ordered a couple of the burgers and shared as we couldn't decide! Both were excellent and the team were great at catering for allergies for another of...

We visit Glastonbury frequently but have always struggled to find somewhere that wasn’t the usual corporate reheat. This place was a revelation; great food, attentive service (reassuringly gluten free options including the chips) and good price. Local cider as well.

Great night out at the Old Tannery, pudding was a bit disappointing though. It was as if they'd run out of chocolate mousse and mixed it with stale brownie to pan it out. A shame as we've always had superb meals there before

Lovely place to eat friendly staff food was amazing

Had the pleasure of eating here with my friends and we all loved our meal. This service was great and the staff were all very friendly. The manager was really helpful at taking us through their great beer selection and was great to chat with....