The Queens Arms in South Somerset

Rooms are nice, old-fashioned but clean and you get fresh milk delivered to your door in the morning.

Evening meal for a birthday with 3 people. Good friendly and personal service. Food was ok. Portions too small though.... My cod roe was a teaspoonful surrounded by 8 crispy potato skins. I did mention this to the waitress but nothing came of it. The fish in the fish and chips was somewhat emaciated for £20. It was an ok meal but unlikely to return.

Sunday lunch. Service pretty non-existent and no vegan desert option available. First time I can remember not being able to have a desert. What would it take to have a tub of sorbet in the freezer??

Dined and stayed at this absolute gem of a place tucked away in the Somerset countryside. We were welcomed warmly by Jess who showed us to our rooms, which were spacious, clean, and offering some lovely views. When we sat down to eat, the staff were very attentive. and helpful. All I can say about the food is....that it was stunning. Every course was beautifully presented, and tasted astonishingly good, couldn't fault it in anyway. So if you're looking for a place to celebrate a special, or not so special occassion, then this place is a must visit. We will certainly be returning there in the near future!

20 pounds for a burger! never been there, will never bother - what a joke

Nice food and wine but overpriced for what was served. We were also put off by a waiter and an off-duty waitress who were at the bar making out in full view of the dining room.

Don't normally do reviews but felt the need to for this place. Absolutely fantastic! Very nice pub/restaurant area. Bedroom was spotlessly clean and nicely decorated. All the staff were very friendly but Jess in particular was very welcoming at check in and attentive/helpful during dinner. The food was brilliant, including the little extras like the bread and chilli butter. Location is very secluded - be careful on the narrow lanes - not the hotel's fault at all, just be prepared to pull in on the single track!

A perfect place to stay while visiting family Sherborne. Friendly staff, comfy beds and delicious food.

Great and friendly service. Food isn't cheap but you get what you pay for and in this case that's great quality delicious food.

We came here for lunch as an adult family, several years ago, and weren’t impressed, despite the beautiful building and environment. So many positive changes since then. Space has been opened up, delicious lunch for all, service friendly, prompt and generally impeccable.

Called in at this lovely spot for a beer and glass of wine. One glass of Rose was £16.50! I’m afraid that’s taking the mickey…. We left

A little disappointed. We have been diners here on several occasions and up to now have been impressed by the menu and the service. On this occasion their summer Sunday lunch menu was fine and the lamb was excellent but the service was not up to scratch. We were a family of five, the pub was nearly empty when we arrived, staff were around but inattentive. Each time we had to get up and ask for a menu (drinks, food child’s and main), ask whether we could order a drink and ask if we could order our meal. Maybe it was one of those days, but we hope that next time we have a better experience.

Having arrived at Plymouth , we had to make a last minute - almost literally - reservation as we had to change our plans at the last moment to accommodate an outbreak of COVID in our originally planned location ( across the other side of England!) And what a lovely surprise! Warmly greeted and shown to a beautifully appointed room, we realised we had arrived somewhere very special. Dinner was a delightful experience. When the locals frequent an establishment you know it has to be good. Exquisite cuisine created with great imagination. Room was spotless and very comfortable. Will stay again!

I don't normally feel inclined to leave reviews but I just wanted to say thanks so much to Scott, the bar manager for being so helpful & friendly when I popped in to watch England (just) beat Slovakia! This is a fantastic pub, not a "SKY TV" pub in any way by the way, they just happened to have the football on, it's much more of a traditional rural & gastro pub ...but the staff in general and Scott in particular don't have any of the usual associated pompous pretensions that go with that, and are very friendly & easy going in their presentation and very diligent and hard working in their delivery. Great food and drink menu too! Highly recommended

An excellent lunch was had in the garden. Superb professional service, good food and lovely atmosphere

We visited the Queens arms for our wedding anniversary on Friday evening and was very disappointed. It isn’t particularly local to us, so meant we had to get a taxi which is fine, but had I have had my car I would have got straight in before ordering and went home. The service was shocking. We went in got Told where our table was and we sat then for 20 minutes waiting for menus and a drink. I’d be more understanding if they were particularly busy or if the restaurant wasn’t in front of the bar and the walk way for the waitresses and staff. It continued like this throughout the night, when it come to ordering more drinks or asking for anything at all really. The food looked beautiful when it arrived, the beef Tartare was lovely, but the pie again looked fantastic but the jus that went was all over it was so over powering I was left unable to get any taste at all from anything else on the plate. I was unable to Finish it as it was so so rich it made it unpleasant. Overall we were very disappointed.

Our Sunday lunch was ok, but very expensive for what you got, as portion sizes were not big. Service was slow and parking was a bit of a pain. So wouldn’t return.

A nice little pub and would definitely recommend a visit

What a fabulously run and cared for gorgeous remote country pub. Exceeded expectations, large pub room beautiful, the quality can’t be seen in pics of the bed linen and detail extras. Jess is super to work with (large business dinner), an extremely efficient, bubbly joy. Bar manager, first class, bar staff superb. As a Mariah Carey hotel guest, loving this place, glad booked 3 nights.

Best pub in the area, been numerous times for dinner, an event and to stay overnight. Fantastic food, lovely rooms and very helpful staff.

Excellent food served by staff who never once smiled. Yet service charge was automatically added! Wine was ‘off’ - oxidised and undrinkable which was charged for! As a WSET Level 3 Merit qualified wine drinker, it is hugely disappointing the lack of acceptance that dark urine coloured white wine tasting vile was considered drinkable. The fact that the bottle was poured down the sink thereafter speaks volumes. I would not recommend this establishment despite the quality of the food. The customer experience was poor and no attempt to make anyone welcome.

Nice pub in quiet location staff extremely helpful Scott in particular went out of his way to help after request for ground floor room not passed on Pub in general not really accessible

Stopped here for lunch on the way down to the West country and was reluctant to leave! Food was absolutely delicious and accompanied by extremely good wine recommended by the knowledgeable barman.

A wonderful country Inn with real charm and character. Very well appointed rooms - though some simple improvements would make 5star (if the Inn asks, I'll share my observations) - and some of the best food I've eaten in a long time. Wished we'd had a second night. Lovely staff and made most welcome. Thank you.

Delicious food in a very pleasant setting,dog friendly,busy on a wet Tuesday in march, in no way can it be passing trade,perseverance needed to find it. Obviously the best kind of advertising,selective ,quiet word of mouth.

Family Sunday lunch: fabulous staff - warm and welcoming - excellent service and terrific food. Many thanks to all! Looking forward to returning.

Sticky date pudding almost as hot as my date xox

Always a pleasure to come here for lunch. It's a quintessentially British country pub, food and service are always top notch 👍🏻

One of the best meals I have ever had. Thank you to all staff and so glad you are near my new home. Will be visiting again. Very attentive. Chocolates appeared magically when I pointed out we hadn’t got any.

Really fantastic experience all round. Danny and team welcomed us so warmly and were so attentive with great recommendations and took real care in looking after us. Service really couldn't have been better. The same can absolutely be said for ambiance, decour and food. Everything was to an extremely high standard. Plus dog friendly plus fires too! It really was a very special experience for which we were all very grateful. Thanks and well done to the team for it all.

If Carlsberg did pubs... they do, but this isn't one of them. Great venue, great food, great service, great atmosphere and great vibes. I would vibe hard for this place given another opportunity.

Very nice Sunday lunch...highly recommend

Disappointing. After stopping for a quick drink one after I liked the atmosphere and menu so recommended to a client. They had an ok experience so I tried this evening. Massive disappointment. Cold inside after a table took over by the fire. Wind was over priced for a bottom shelf Rioja. No water offer with dinner. Starters acceptable. Mains not acceptable. Two fillet of beef ordered and where was the veg?? Tiny bit of red cabbage and a miniature onion. Waited forever for dessert to be ordered and had enough after a long wait so requested the bill. Desert cancelled. Parking is poor. Service was slow. Food was average. Atmosphere was average. Not impressed with a high bill and poor experience. Should of gone for a Chinese

An over night stay in great rooms with an amazing supper. Staff were very helpful and happy to serve until we ran out of steam. Have recommended it to other people.

Very nice atmosphere. Classic but not stuffy or generic. Friendly service too.

Great place to eat on our walk today. Interesting menu and great food and service. Loved it.

First visit will be revisting. lovely food staff friendly.

The welcome here was so appallingly rude we had to leave. Possibly the most inhospitable hospitality experience I’ve had anywhere! It was a special day and we couldn’t risk staying to find it went from really bad to even worse so cut our losses and got out. Very disappointing after a very good previous experience. Feeding back in the hope that this potential local gem has a look at their arrogant and unfriendly approach to customer experience.

Overall, disappointed with the experience. Whilst the staff were nice they were not very attentive. The first course of pork cheek was excellent but the main course of sirloin beef arrive cold and was of poor quality. When this was mentioned to the manager it was shrugged off. Nice place but I wouldn’t return.

As expected, great food and service, the staff are really attentive, nothing is too much trouble. Highly recommended for a good eating out experience.

You can rely on having a good meal and excellent service, a firm favourite. Well done again the Queen’s Arms

As a local I had not been back to the Queens arms since its refurbishment, which is excellent and gives a large bright in keeping pub, the staff were young friendly and efficient we decided to share two starters the crispy pigs head & ham hock fritters along with the citrus cured monkfish both were delicious with plenty of excellent interesting flavours - then onto the mains - 2 of us had the burgers as they looked so good when delivered to another table but sadly they were very disappointing a rather dry bun with the beef pattie dense dry and lacking any depth of beef savoury flavour we would have wanted something with much more taste and juicy texture especially at £18 - the fries were good the last of our group had the slow roasted leeks again very disappointing watery flavour with no seasoning - then we decided to share the £12 promising us isle of wight blue, westcombe cheddar and Bath soft - all cheeses we really like OMG not sure how they had stored the blue - it did not even resemble isle of wight blue it was grey in appearance and well past its best a very acidic favour profile and we had no idea what they had done to the westcombe cheddar - the texture was rubbery and had very little flavour not what we would have expected from a westcombe cheddar - we understand it is difficult to keep cheese at its best but it was a disgrace to serve these as they were so bad - it would have been better to explain this and just give us more of the bath soft which was spot on and the generous amount of crackers were excellent - this has so much potential but it needs to look at the little simple things especially when they are charging high pub prices

Booked for Sunday lunch for a table of 7 for a special birthday. Having been here 6 weeks ago and discussed with the manageress how good it was they weren’t just doing roast dinners and how ridiculous it was pubs that only did roasts on a Sunday we booked for a special occasion. On arrival we found it was a set menu which was ONLY roast dinners. This was not told to me when I booked and also was totally the opposite of what was stated on their website which was still showing the previous menu, (which was brilliant). We promptly left and won’t be going back again. Such a shame as being local we had told everyone how good it was now and the menu so much better and now we’ll have to inform them to not bother again. I would suggest they also update their website instead of continuing their false advertising.

First visit and even the weather was perfect. Off the beaten track, but very well worth the adventure to a stunning country house that has been tastefully restored and evolved into a fine Inn offering accommodation (we did not stay), great menu of beautifully cooked and presented foods. The beers and wines are in good taste (excuse the pun). Service is friendly, professional and obviously intended to be excellent.

Love this pub as live 2 miles away. Walked there today had a lovely beer in the garden thought we'd stay for another and eat. NO you haven't booked we only have stocks for the weekend of booked tables.strange reply from two staff.I guess the kitchen must be tiny as they can only cope with limited covers(10)so no passing trade or spontaneous dining here.VERY DISAPPOINTED

Stayed here for two nights - the room was superb, great bed and cottons, rain fall shower and big bath and super clean. Only criticism was the temperature in the hotel really warm upstairs in the room. Food was excellent and the staff/service was first class. £180ish per night for the room, dinner with wine about £120 -great value and I'd certainly recommend for overnight and dinner

I'm torn between my experience today and my general experiences at the Queen's Arms. Visited today and overall, it was a good pub experience. Pigeon breast starter, a near perfect chicken pie and a slice of Parkin albeit drowning in sauce. So good grub The downside, it's served in a soulless 'pub' that wouldnt look out of place in Cheltenham, London etc... Which is a shame as the pub used to be a rare establishment. A local pub with perfect food, atmosphere, dogs trotting on the floor and where you'd take friends because it was unique. The pub used to have home made pork pies stacked on the bar...! It's a shame, there's nothing wrong with the pub however for people who have been to it we know that it used to be so much more than it is today.

Everything was wrong. Took 1 hour for our food to come. Plates were cold. Roast beef was tepid and tough. carrots were burnt black. On complaining,the plate was taken away and returned in about 3 minutes with the beef a bit warmer, but on a cold plate again with the same Luke warm vegetables. Whole lemon sole were swilling in butter and served with COLD RAW sliced fennel and a topping of an excess of capers and no other veg. 1 of our party ordered soup and a pasta- both were served at the same time! The pasta was undercooked, rubbery and tasteless. The waiter plonked our main dishes on the table, in front of the wrong people, without asking. who had ordered what. We complained to the duty manager who was the best thing about the place. He apologised profusely and only charged us for the wine. Which is exactly what he should’ve done. We have no intention of going there again in the foreseeable future.

Despite a miserable day, there was no welcoming fire for a lunch time visit. Our order was taken but service was slow until another member of staff came into the dining room. It was not busy and there appeared to be about 4 staff at or near the bar area. Whilst we were eating, more people came in and things were obviously getting busier. Whilst the food was good, the prices were a bit steep and one got the impression that it was aiming to be rather grand.

Was really looking forward to lunch here with my family and friends having not been here for 4 years. Really sad to see what the new owners have done to the place, turning a beautiful country pub into a soulless and non descript restaurant, devoid of any personality. The menu is very limited and overpriced. Admittedly we ate late at 2,30 on a sunday but one of the 6 mains wasn't available and two of the other options were vegetarian. 4 people on our table opted to make a starter into a main but what was brought to the table was very underwhelming.

So so sad to see The Queens Arms transformed into a London bar. How did you get planning permission to destroy the lovely old Queens Arms? Was there any consideration to why visitors loved the pub? Who wants to sit in a noisy hall? The bar is far too big, no room too sit and enjoy the atmosphere and roaring fire in the winter. Menu was limited, not usually a problem, but not successful here. Very expensive, £15 for broccoli and spelt So so sad to see my favourite inn destroyed

We have frequented the Queen's Arms for many years, enjoying the atmosphere, range of real ales and bar snacks, with the occasional meal. We have visited on several occasions since the change of ownership and have concluded that the heart of the establishment has been...

Just got back from a wonderful Sunday lunch at The Queens Arms. It was our first visit to this lovely pub and we will certainly be back. The food was fab, staff friendly and efficient and atmosphere congenial. Great find.

The hotel was warm and comfortable with large rooms in a remote location but near enough to visit towns and villages, the restaurant has log fires and the food was top class.

Absolutely lovely pub, offering a lovely beer garden overlooking fantastic views. Friendly and accommodating service all through our experience, and great ale and cider selection. Best ‘pub grub’ experienced in memory — could not recommend more highly.

Menu looks good but the food was Very disappointing.Greasy badly cooked.Undercooked greasy soggy squid food v mean portions.Extra service charge added

We decided to book after viewing a sample menu online and being impressed by the food choices on offer. The prices were rather high but we fully expected this to mean that the food would be exceptional. Unfortunately this wasn’t the case. My husband and...

Five of us visited this restaurant on a Monday lunchtime - great to be able to sit outside under the marquee. The service was good and COVID provisions mostly ok (although I didn't visit the loo). They provided paper disposable menus but we were a...

Our second visit here with friends for a birthday celebration. We were not disappointed. Good selection of ales, bottled beers, lagers and spirits. Splendid wine list. Fabulous food and great service. Not cheap, but worth it.

The food was absolutely exceptional , both dinner and breakfast, although we felt coffee might have been included in the price of the latter. No big deal... The bedroom and bathroom facilities were also excellent; one of the best showers we have found in an...

We have just stayed in this lovely country pub, part of a Travelzoo offer. We know these offers can be a little limiting, but Gordon and Jeanette were very flexible with the offer. Our superior double room was very nice, with a great view out...

I must admit, we only pulled in here to charge up our Tesla on the way home, but I’m glad we did. The greeting was very friendly and the atmosphere inside the pub delightful. The fact that the electric charging was completely free come as...

I was treated to lunch at this lovely little inn last month by a friend. People moan about it being hard to find and the parking being difficult but hang on you are talking about rural Dorset here. What do they expect a dual carriageway...

We had such a wonderful stay and thought everything was perfect. Strange that the review before was so bad, although we did see these people in the bar, so maybe I’m not so surprised?!

We have been coming here for nearly10 years to eat many times and also stayed over 6 times. We have also left a review under hotel section as the stay was so dreadful in all areas of the stay and eating We arrived to a...

The Queens Arms is situated down a country lane in Somerset. The parking is quite frankly a nightmare. Small narrow lanes which tractors and lorries and customers of the queens arms cars parked on the lane and no obvious signs for a car park. It’s...

Just visited here and this pub is lovely. The atmosphere is lovely. The service is good. The food is really good. Would definetely recommend it here. Worth a visit.

We made an unscheduled visit to The Queens Arms on a road trip as the, sorry, Tesla we were driving across country needed top-up due to really bad driving conditions.We found that there was a Tesla Destination charging point at the pub on an app.When we arrived the staff were fab, getting a non-electric car moved so we could park up, charge the car, and recharge ourselves with dinner.Being a Somerset local, back home for the weekend, I had to say I was extremely surprised with how plush the pub was, something I wasn't expecting after many years of visiting old pubs around and about.If you've read any of my other reviews you'll know I have dietary needs (gluten-free), which the bar and kitchen team were fantastic about, the menu was varied gastropub style and absolutely delicious. I had the fish, whilst my travelling companion had the chicken.After just over an hour we had to depart in order to get to our destination in Devon, it was hard to leave though as the dessert menu was very tempting.

Nice surroundings but food overpriced and small portions. Some bizarre flavours which didn’t work for me. We filled up on the cheese which was a splendid selection of local cheeses but even this was spoilt by a strange curry chutney and some marinated figs which didn’t do anything for the cheese where fresh figs would have worked better.

We arrived mid afternoon after a 5 hour walk and, starving, ordered 2 club sandwiches. Everything about it was perfect: fresh crusty bread, well charred bacon, the freshest eggs. and succulent chicken. Strongly recommend!

8 of us had a family dinner on a Saturday evening but felt cheated by the tiny starters, that were delivered on huge plates. Not right for dishes in the £8/£9 range.

Nice looking pub and supposedly popular with the locals.

My partner had booked a surprise break in this gorgeous country pub to celebrate our ten years together, and the place did not disappoint! Our room was really lovely, with a comfy bed, huge windows with a spectacular view of the surrounding hills, and a sun-filled bathroom with a claw bath, stunning! My only issue with the bathroom was that the shower was awful... weedy, thin misty- drizzle - which meant a bath was a must even if you didn’t want one.

Great choice of beer, cider and whiskeys. Food always excellent and to top it all the garden is a proper suntrap

Poncey and overpriced country pub popular with weekenders but not with locals. The menus say it all. Prices are just shown in whole pounds next to the dish concerned with no pound sign or punctuation. You know the sort of thing: "Bacon lettuce and tomato sandwich8". Yes, £8.00 for a very average lunchtime BLT sandwich. Some good ales, though (at 4 a pint!)

I went to the Queens Arms as part of a party of 5, including 2 vegetarians. The on line menu looked great, with a much more interesting veggie option than the usual veggie lasagne. However, on the night the only 'veggie' main, as advised by the waiter, included Parmesan, which is not vegetarian as it is made with animal rennet. I had a 'nibble' as a starter, 3 mandolin strips of courgette rolled and filled with ricotta mixed with orange zest, which at £5 seemed very overpriced compared with the meat nibbles (eg 3 sizeable black pudding and haggis bon bons with whisky BBQ sauce) also at £5. With no other choice available, I had the only vegetarian starter (soup) as my main, ordered with a side of cauliflower cheese. The wild garlic soup with homemade roll arrived after the other diners had eaten their mains and was unpleasant with the roll stale, so I sent it back. The cauli cheese did not arrive so finally I asked for it - it was dried out, with no liquid sauce and a heavy crunchy sprinkling of salt on top. The cost of the soup was removed from the bill, but the cauli was charged for, despite it only being half eaten. The other vegetarian had a starter as a main, minus the meat elements, but no deduction was made for an expensive element of the dish being missing. From the website I thought we were going to have fabulous meals - if the chef is not capable of catering for vegetarians the pub should make this clear in their advertising.

A dinner for 9 people......food was disappointing, really not very impressive at all but pricey and definitely not good value for money. Fish & chips (a pub staple) was very poor, scallops were rubbery, lamb main was bland and fatty. Asparagus and egg starter very nice. Service was well meaning but meals arrived a different times, drinks ordered failed to arrive at all etc. Over-rated in our view which is a shame as it's a beautiful pub in a stunning location.

Very nice place, friendly staff and good food. Lovely remote spot too, even if parking is a bit tricky.

As a party of six we all had a very enjoyable meal and would certainly return. The chef made the effort to provide quality food which is both very tasty and somewhat different to what one would tend to expect in respect from a country inn. The deserts are certainly a must

I have stayed here on numerous occasions and never been disappointed. It is set in lovely countryside and perfect for walkers and is also dog friendly in the bar (unsure about bedrooms).

Ate at the Queens as part of a large birthday celebration party - 14 in all.

A genuine gastropub. I dined at The Queens Arms recently with an elderly relative and we could not have been made more welcome. The menu is short but by no means limited, better a few dishes lovingly prepared than a vast range of sameness. I had a cod fillet that was tender yet firm and full of flavour, the same was true of my relative's beef. Dessert was equally good. Nice to find a pub that genuinely cares about its food.

We were taken to this pub by friends, who live locally and know this pub, for a few drinks. Lovely, friendly staff. Some great beers and a raring log fire. All in a comfortable room and a great country setting.

Having played at several of the pub’s Jazz Nights in the garden, I’ve never ventured inside.

lovely mains, i had Duck breast, asked for no salted caramel sauce with my dorset apple cake, but got it any way. Service and staff very nice.

We had lunch here with a group of friends and really enjoyed the meal. The pub itself has a decent range of real ales, and is an interesting location - the room we ate in is sometimes converted to a cinema for locals to view films, and the pub has a couple of Tesla charging points, so is obviously run by a switched-on team. There is no car park, so you have to park on the road, which is a narrow lane - possibly worth making sure you get there early.

Visited as party of 4 and things weren't great from the start.

My partner and I have stayed here a few times now and we always enjoy our stay, the staff are friendly, the rooms are clean and the food is superb. Everything is made with local produce and excellent quality. (The duck, partridge, fresh eggs and local honey are all amazing!) I have quite high standards for restaurants and hotels and i'm particularly fussy with cleanliness so had to write a review to say how impressed we were. We would definitely recommend the Queen's Arms to anyone looking for a country break with food that won't let you down!

I was looking forward to pub lunch in this establishment as I had previously heard good things. The menu is limited and quite expensive but I was expecting this after checking the website. Whilst my food was ok, even if portions were rather small, my partner received a really bad tough cut of beef. After cutting off all the fat (with difficulty) there was hardly any meat left. He mentioned this to the waiter but wasn’t offered a replacement . I then mentioned it again when our plates were being collected and requested for feedback to be passed on to kitchen. The waiter then came back and offered us pudding on the house (the pudding was indeed very nice).

While most of the pub's patrons were outside in the garden enjoying the warm weather, we had lunch in the very pleasant bar. Service was very friendly, and we were especially pleased with the welcome our dog received! Food a bit pricey, but tasty.

Had a small get together for my birthday, had an easy time booking a space, staff was very helpful over the phone. Food and drinks were great and special kudos to the staff who made my birthday very special :)

My partner and I went to the Queens Arms for an evening meal with my partner last week. The pub is located in such a beautiful setting. Staff were friendly and very hospitable and nothing seemed to be too much of a hassle. Our waitress had great knowledge of the wide range of gins on offer and recommended a couple for us to try. Food was also tasty. My partner had the pigeon starter and whilst I opted out from a starter however I couldn’t resist having one of their homemade scotch eggs with real ale chutney. For mains we had the duck and the hake which were both beautifully presented and delicious. I would recommend a side with the hake though as not much in the way of carbs on there! Would recommend this place to all, good range of choices, fantastic gins and lovely service. Looking forward to visiting again soon!

We had booked a table 7.30 for 8pm for 6 people to celebrate my birthday. We experienced some problems with delays in ordering and the Grouse main course was not as described and was not cooked to our satisfaction. After some debate with the bill we did agree an acceptable figure. It was a shame really what was a lovely occasion was spoiled somewhat. I have not gone into the full details here nor would I but I do feel it would be a while before we return.

Having read some good reviews for The Queens Arms, I had high hopes and booked lunch for my wife and I.

Came to this pub a couple of years back and had an excellent home-made house burger - the mark of a good pub in my book. So I was looking forward to enjoying another today when we were in the area. What a disappointment. Our starters of sea bass ceviche were swimming in vinegar so that was all you could taste. I then had a burger but it was not homemade and the fries were straight out of a freezer pack. Why have proper handcut chips as a side and not serve them with a main course? And the prices were pretty heavy. Won’t be going back.

We had a voucher for two luxury afternoon teas, but as it had just expired the management absolutely refused to give us any credit for it. When we talked about "customer goodwill" they were simply not interested. They had tken our money and were not prepared to be flexible and offer us anything in return

Have been back time and time again to this restaurant the food & atmosphere is always great. Our daughter held her wedding hear and it was made a very special occasion. Would highly recommend.

We arrived in a group for lunch, one of our fortnightly visits to pubs around North Dorset and South Somerset, to be met by a member of staff (manager?) whose welcome could curdle milk, so rude and off-hand was she. The beers then gradually ran out, so that only the 7.3% special was available, although there was no compunction in first serving cloudy, and clearly undrinkable, beer, suggesting the staff on duty didn't recognise good beer from bad, or didn't care. The food, when it arrived, was good, although the choice was rather limited for a pub that makes claims to be a food destination, but the delay in serving on what was a fairly quiet mid-week lunchtime was hard to understand. Having visited many pubs for lunch during this and previous years, we found this one to be expensive for what was on offer, and with an extremely unwelcoming feeling from one member of staff (although the younger staff were much friendlier and pleasant). All-in-all, not an enjoyable visit and not one that will be repeated.

We stayed here recently for 2 nights at this chocolate-box pretty pub and were very impressed with all aspects of our stay. On arrival the chap behind the bar came out with us and carried our bags to our room, the room was very nicely decorated, had a lovely en-suite shower room and a super comfortable bed with beautiful views over the countryside. In fact, every member of staff we spoke to was delightful and very attentive; we were made to feel very much at home. We ate dinner in the dining room on our first evening and were very impressed with the food, all in our party agreed it was delicious. We enjoyed our stay here very much and really didn't want to have to leave.

A clean and tidy, well presented village pub that offers a good range of food on the menu. The garden has been extended, so sitting on the terrace in the summer is good. Lovely puddings and good cider.