Waldegrave Arms in Mendip

Great atmosphere. Good food. Good selection puddings Great banter with Derek and Alan....

Great service, great food, great staff.

Drove past this place on the way to Glastonbury and thought, I want to go back and go inside there! So beautiful from the outside. Was welcomed with opened arms despite coming in an hour before closing. Derek the owner is amazing, he’s so funny and a great host. Brilliant drink recommendations, funny chat and the locals are also a laugh. So polite, old school vibe and the toilets are lovely and clean too. Love it here, will be back :) Emma x

We have had just the loveliest Sunday afternoon at this fabulous pub. It was like stepping into the past decoratively with an old fashioned lounge and dining area. The staff were friendly and warm from the moment we arrived and the food was outstanding. We had Sunday roasts and pie of the day and none of it disappointed. Piles of quality food, plenty of perfectly cooked veg and our coeliac missed out on nothing because they even had gluten free Yorkshire puddings 🙌🏼. A first for us when eating out. The roast dinner was superb and we’re hard to please because Dad’s Sunday roast is hard to compete with! Great puddings too and a great gluten free set of options once again.

I Ordered the beef roast, the beef was terrible, it tasted like processed beef, the rest of the food was ok, I made a complaint about it afterwards but they said they were sorry about that but still charged me the full amount , I was very disappointed about it, I won't be going again, The beef repeated on me for several hours after. Update. Never the less what you claim about your beef, it tasted terrible, if it was fresh cooked good quality beef this would be a different review. It strikes me that you just interested in profits not customer satisfaction, reduced cost for the poor quality beef would have helped, it made me annoyed .

Myself and my partner visited you on our way to Shepton Mallet. We had not booked a table on what appeared to be a busy day. we were greeted by a lovely team and food was amazing standard. Definitely an asset and really nice to see home-cooked food at its finest. If ever we are in this area again we will definitely visit.

Good basic English food. Very friendly and competent service.

Excellent meal at this charming traditional village pub. Friendly staff, excellent food and cold drinks on a hot summers day!

I will never return to this pub out of principle. It was recommended by a friend who often goes with her family. I’ve not been for years, last time I did go (around seven years ago) it was great but things have changed, potentially because my friend and I aren’t locals or regulars. We booked a table and arrived to be completely ignored by the bartender for a good couple of minutes. He knew we were there and chose instead to continue a casual conversation with a female member of staff. No other customers in sight. Completely ignored us, not even an acknowledgment we were even stood there. When he finally decided to engage we were told where we could sit, which was quickly followed up with harassment about ordering food so he knew what he was doing for when it got busy. It didn’t get busy. The food was bare minimum and nothing special. The meat was the best bit which was actually very nice. Roast potatoes burnt. Vegetables were well cooked and not overdone thankfully. Atmosphere was awful. The pub was empty virtually and you could have cut the air with a knife. Everyone else (two couples in the same area) were intently listening to what my friend and I were saying. There was no hubbub, just deathly silence. We left early as being listened to like this was incredibly uncomfortable. Stood at the bar again for another long wait where the bartender continued his chit chat with a regular sat at the bar. Just a chat and again no acknowledgment we were even there. It took for one of us to step in and interrupt the conversation (must have been two minutes by this time) and ask for the bill, before we were paid any attention to. I’ve no idea what caused this treatment but it was sustained and isn’t something I am not happy to pay good money for again.

The Waldergrave was recommended to us by a friend that lived in Wells. We were on holiday and thought we would try it out. Exceptional food, home cooked. Steak Pie was delicious as was the Chicken Curry. Staff could not have been more helpful. Thank you.

A hidden gem in plain sight on the A39, great beer and great food friendly staff and the landlord Derek really knows how to run a pub.

Love going here! Try and go at least once a month. Food is great and staff are lovely

Very warm welcome on arrival. Extensive Gluten Free menu. Most dishes are home made. Extremely knowledgeable host and chief. Food was delicious and large portions. Large Gluten Free dessert menus not just the usual chocolate brownie.

Great classic pub with great food and friendly bar staff

Superb Sunday lunch with the family. Excellent food and service. Recommended!

Most enjoyable, tranquil country public house. Friendly welcome.

Warm welcome. Fresh food with plenty of choice. Very reasonably priced and delicious. Plenty of locals eating in this delightful pub

Stopped for a late Sunday roast. Tasted fine for my wife and I

This is a family run pub with good food and value for money. We have been a few times and the food is consistently good. Home made cheesecakes are not to be missed. The beef and ale pie is excellent and every Friday there is fresh fish and chips. Very good Sunday roast too with vegetarian option. Dog friendly on the bar side. A great village pub!

Been here many times over last few years. Always a warm welcome. Food is lovely and portions are good sized, you will leave feeling full.

Cosy place, traditional English food. Very welcoming service.

Lovely pub great food friendly staff

Great country pub with lovely pub food and cheerful staff.

Derek and the team pulled out all the stops for our party of 11 and they rose magnificent to the challenge. Food was excellent and the atmosphere brilliant, we had a fabulous time. Many thanks

Last minute booking, requested dog friendly and a gluten free menu, the team truly couldn't be more accommodating! The food was epic, all fresh, home made, and massive portions, got dessert to take away 🙈 who can say no to home made malteaser cheesecake?!

A classic country pub. Nice people. Great food.

Came here for Sunday lunch last weekend. We received a warm welcome from the landlord and enjoyed a nice friendly chat with him. Shown to table in the bar and ordered two roast beef lunches. Enjoyed a wine and a very nice local ale whilst waiting. The lunches were absolutely delicious. Beef was tasty and tender, vegetables cooked well and all hot. Ordered a dessert each, which again was very nice and also homemade. We left feeling very full, portions are large! The pub was really busy with a friendly atmosphere. This pub is popular thanks to its great home cooking, reasonable prices and relaxing atmosphere. Booking essential for Sunday lunches.

Just popped in yesterday first time great bar staff cracking pub great food will be back lovely place

Massive portions. Nice country pub

Great food ..good staff. See you soon

Went for lunch and what can I say, it might not be your idea of a country pub but it is definitely hitting all the marks. Food was excellent, the staff were amazing and we will be making more Saturday lunch trips out there. 10 stars

Stopped for lunch today, what a find, delicious beef curry, and katsu curry was amazing. Definitely going back for more !

Great food, refreshing dry cider, helpful chatty host. Really generous cheese ploughman's (lovely Stilton). My wife had cheese omelette, again generous size and loaded with cheese. Not fancy or fussy, but very tasty.

Exactly the sort of local, country pub that many dream of running. We were passing trade looking for somewhere to have dinner after a day out and picked a real winner. Lovely cosy interior, genial host, lovely pub food with big portions and all reasonably priced. Maybe the toilets could do with a little TLC but the rest of the experience was great. Well worth a visit.

Good honest traditional pub, friendly staff, excellent service and food, ample parking. Highly recommended 👍

Called in here as passing and looked nice. Greeted as soon as we entered by pleasant staff. Ordered a ploughman's lunch. There was cheddar, Stilton, beef and ham on offer. We both asked for half and half. I had cheddar and ham. It was wonderful. Lovelysalad. Pickle and pickle onion. Apple. Crusty white bread. An egg. Crisps. Ham was delicious as was the cheese. Large plateful. Husband had Stilton and beef that was equally as good. He also had a pint of Gorge ale that he was given a taste of before buying. A wonderful meal served by pleasant staff inlovely surroundings..

Popped in for a bite to eat on way home from Devon with friends and dog. We all had different selections and were excellent, friendly staff well worth a visit.

As always, lovely food. Struggle to finish the Sunday lunch, no room for dessert. Plenty of people in the pub eating, showing how popular it is.

This pub is an old fashioned furnished looking pub has not changed for years. But all clean and the service is so welcoming and warm. The food very comforting good pub food. Fish and chips on Fridays are amazing! Also currys and pies ect all delicious.

Great food at good prices. The staff were friendly and helpful. Good choice of drinks too.

Top notch old boozer... Best Sunday lunch in a long time. Really friendly place just wish I lived closer so it was my local.

Great place to go Great food Booking advisable

Lovely staff food delicious. Thank you for making it special for my granddaughter.

Popped in for lunch today, was passing, lush proper old school pub. Food was great, service was great, lovely old style pub, we will definitely go back again 😀

We visited here for the first time yesterday and we loved it. We were greeted by warm friendly staff .we had lunch which was excellent and its very good portions. We will definitely be returning, beautiful little gem

Still a lovely country pub. Will pub grub.

Whenever we have a special occasion to celebrate, this is where we go. We've never had a bad meal and especially love their fish Fridays. Good menu range. Highly recommended. Lovely beer garden if not to windy. Now they do takeaway, too.

Beautiful food and good service.

Lovely food, friendly staff, great beer can't ask for more in a pub!

Amazing service and wonderful to find a pubrestaurant who understand the coeliacs condition. Our coeliac son could choose from his own menu & we could all relax and enjoy our very tasty lunch. Huge thanks xx

We had such a great time. The food and the service was impeccable. I would definitely recommend.

Excellent lovely food and service good value Will certainly go back again

Classic British Pub, family-run, a rarity these days. We chanced upon this pub Saturday lunchtime and ordered Homemade Steak & Ale pie. Absolutely bloody gorgeous, haven't tasted a pie like this in years. Friendly service, great cider and cosy atmosphere. Would highly recommend.

Lush family pub great food huge portions

Always a good meal and well kept beer was lucky to get in

Great beer, great food! A lovely place to come for a quiet meal whilst watching Sky Sports - will definitely be back.

Excellent venue food superb. Great pub atmosphere.

Wonderful food and really friendly staff. Will definitely revisit.

Called in for lunch. Warmly greeted and found a traditional pub with character and friendly staff.I had tge steak and ale pie. Delicious. The veg. too. Superb. The gluten free menu is excellent. Both my wife and the landlords wife are coeliac so we can recommend eating here in safety and comfort. A good range of ale etc at the bar. All round great service and value.

Good atmosphere, food, drink and food! what more could you need !

What a lovely find. A typically English country Inn with an excellent host and fabulous food. We had a lasagne and homemade pie. The hand cut chips were lovely and a great touch. Shame we aren’t local because we would definitely be regulars. It has been tough time for our industry so good luck to you and long may you continue

We had a lovely lunch here today. Very reasonably priced and generous portions. Friendly family running the pub with a great atmosphere.

We haven't eaten at the Waldegrave for ages even though we live locally but went in today as it was the last day of "eat out to help out". Fantastic pub lunch, very generous portions, Allan and Derek have got the one way system and track / trace clearly under control. Really enjoyed the lunch and will definitely be back in when we can!

Well organised with social distancing. Lovely food at very reasonable price. Had a lovely Sunday lunch and went back again on different day for evening meal.

Whilst on holiday in Somerset visited this old family favourite for an evening meal. Friendly welcoming staff and good pub food in a nice setting in the garden. Lovely to see a pub that has only reopened recently doing well.

Waldegrave Arms which we love and have not visited due to coronavirus lockdown.Tonight we collected pre booked Cod chips and mushy peas as a takeaway.What a relief to visit the Waldegrave again even if just for a takeaway.The usual warm welcome from Alan & Derek.Fish chips & peas delicious as usual and generous portions.Our meal was still hot when we arrived home and excellent social distancing when we collected.We will definitely be doing this again.

excellent ,service ,staff and landlord , never been disappointed at any of the meals I have had there over the years highly recommend it you might just have to book at busy times but well worth it

What a brilliant place. Run by the nicest people and serving fantastic meals. Derek is a real character!Luckily I had booked as it was packed with customers enjoying their food.Sunday lunch here is a bargain. Fresh vegetables, plenty of meat (choice of four) and not too many potatoes. Definitely a bargain price too.What's not to like?100% recommended by both of us....and everyone else by the look of it.

Superb meal, and as usual, made to feel extremely welcome. I can't recommend this place highly enough.

Dropped in for a meal and a beer. Food was excellent, especially the vegetarian where there was a wider choice than usual and home made. Pub was very quiet, but it was a Thursday and apparently both the darts teams were playing away. Will be back.

Had a lovely lunch today. We had, Scampi, Steak & Ale Pie, I had Prawn Combo. Delicious food - I couldn't eat the whole meal, it was very generous. The four of us meet every few months and have never had a bad experience. Great staff, great meal.

Visited here with family who have eaten here several times before. The pub is traditional with the dark furniture and little corridors and nooks and crannies. Very warm welcome from all the staff and all our meals were hot and cheerfully served. My sister-in-law had the SMALL Salmon and Prawn Platter whilst I opted for the normal size! I soon saw why she had made that choice based on her pervious visit. Plenty of smoked salmon and prawns served with granary bread, butter and seafood sauce which you can add yourself to suit your taste. The accompanying salad had tomatoes, cucumber, carrot, celery, three types of lettuce, a boiled egg, red onion, spring onion, apple slices and orange segments – hopefully I’ve not forgotten anything. The meat pie meals were thoroughly enjoyed too. If we are visiting the area again I would hope we can manage another visit as we had no room to try a dessert!

Popped in for lunch with a friend, toasted sandwich and an egg sandwich. Lovely warm welcome, in an authentic local pub, food was okay, but nothing special. Every Friday they have fresh fish from Brixham, homemade batter and breadcrumbs and hand cut chips. Looked lovely.

We have been coming here for over 30 years and it hasn’t changed one bit ! Friendly faces & lovely home cooked food ! Never had a bad meal here !

We dined here as it was literally 5 minutes walk from Harptree Court where we were staying. The food and service were excellent/delicious in a lovely country pub atmosphere. 10/10.

When I visit family they take me to the Waldegrave. It's a place they go quite regularly. Very friendly and cosy place and lovely food.

When ever we visit family in Chewton, we always look forward to at least one dinner here.

We stopped here on Sunday 2nd, mid afternoon hoping we’d be lucky and get a bite to eat. Friendly atmosphere as soon as we walked in. It was busy but the landlord said ‘I’ll find you a table, you’re not leaving till you’ve eaten’

We had passed this pub regularly and called in as others had raved about food. We were not disappointed- beef curry was just right, not too hot, and the chips had a home cooked feel to them. Followed with a banana and toffee meringue.

Great home cooked food in a very friendly place, very welcoming. Great service and choice of food and drinks.

We had been to the Waldegrave Arms on Valentines day and decided to hold our Silver Anniversary dinner there. We had a large party arranged and were given the little side room as requested. Due to the numbers involved I gave them a list of the meals required. Everything was ready to be served as soon as all our guests arrived, including one who got lost and was 1/2 an hour late, but there was no fuss. We were told that they''d wait as long as needed. The food was wonderful and everyone enjoyed themselves. We were later told that that one of the meals a couple of people had were no longer on the menu, but seeing as I had used the online version that was not up to date, they still provided what was wanted for us. How's that for service! Would thoroughly recommend stopping by. Very friendly and helpful, nothing was too much trouble. Thanks to Derek, Allan and the gang for a very enjoyable and memorable evening.

What can I say, this pub is an absolute gem! Mum & I enjoyed a fabulous lunch here, proper home cooked food served in a warm & friendly atmosphere. From the moment we arrived we felt so welcome, exceptionally friendly service, but you can't really call it that - we just felt at home! Thank you Allan & your parents, we loved your friendly banter & obvious affection for people - please do not change a thing!

We stopped here on the way back from a busy weekend climbing and the roast dinner was lovely. There was a good portion of chicken and the gravy was very tasty. They also accommodated my garlic intolerance with no issues which made me feel at ease. The only thing I would say could have been better are the Yorkshire puddings which were too burnt to eat. Overall a good experience and just what we needed after a long weekend.

We got reacquainted with the Waldegrave tonight and were not disappointed. Good ales and enough choices on starters, mains and sweets and small portions of some are available as well. Between the 4 of us we had the curry, the salmon and prawns, the liver and bacon and the baked ham with cauliflower cheese. 4 empty plates showed the food was good and the portions just right. We made room for desserts and coffees and the bill was a very reasonable £85 all in. The landlord and staff were just right and it is good to know there are still some really traditional country pubs close by. We’ll be back, thank you.

This country pub has an extensive menu and amazing salads (salads don’t exist in many eateries).

Despite a disappointing last visit,we called in on the way back from a Bath shopping trip and were very pleasantly surprised. It’s never going to be a Gastropub, it very much caters for hearty country appetites with generous portions of traditional food, and my roast beef with about five different vegetables and a Yorkshire was very satisfying. Warm and friendly landlord and staff, cheerful customers and a great pint of Langport bitter all made for a very enjoyable visit.

This is a true country pub, log fire, great food and wonderful friendly service. We came to see Father Christmas with our son and enjoyed a lunch. The kids food box was really good and the pork belly was amazing. Highly recommended.

Sulla strada che porta a Bath ci siamo imbattuti in uno splendido villaggio, Chetown Mendip.

Came here with my husband for lunch and as usual the meals were freshly cook, delicious and plentiful. After a little break I enjoyed a pud too. We will be back soon.

Had a lovely family meal here last night . Two of us had the fish from the specials board. The fish was so fresh and beautifully cooked. Service was good and the welcome was very friendly. I am sure we will visit again soon!

Booked at the last minute on a Sunday evening but got in no problem. Arrived and pub was quite busy but not overcrowded. Food excellent - still had a choice of roast dinners along with main menu and specials. Opted for the roast dinner and wow I was not disappointed you certainly get value for money. Food portions are generous. Desserts just as good as the main course. You will not go hungry here. Will be returning very shortly.

Just passing for a drink.Read the menu and came back next day for lunch.Wow lovely food very reasonably priced and such a warm welcome.A really traditional pub with proper food.Childrens meals were great value.

Came here on the last minute chance of passing through. Very accommodating , friendly staff, great drinks and food wow, amazing!!!! Would definitely recommend this place to anyone who wants a good meal

I was driving past and literally swerved in at the last minute. So glad we did! Old fashioned pub with the most amazing food. Good old fashioned pub grub. Hubby had the homemade pie and I had the cheese and onion flan made by the landlord’s Mum. Both dishes were gorgeous. Sadly no room left for pudding, ha!

Called in minutes to the kitchen closing but it wasn’t too much trouble for the landlords son.

Typically old style English pub with excellent food at sensible prices. Definitely worth another visit.

Get the CHIPS! They are amazing multiple-cooked chips. We often call in here when in the area. There is lots of choice on the menu and the food is a proper home cooked style and has always been excellent. I would recommend to book for Fridays and weekends as it can get busy. Staff are always friendly and the service is great. Remember to get a side of CHIPS.

Decided to call in after being out for a drive, instantly met with lovely staff behind the bar, smiling and cheerful. decided to stay for lunch and had a ploughmans which I have to say was huge. very good value for money and the Sunday Roasts looked amazing.

Lovely meal last night in the Waldergrave, we just decided last minute to go out for a meal and ended up at the Waldergrave, we hadn't book but they found us a table no problems. Great food and great atmosphere 👍

Enjoyed immensely prawn and smoked salmon platter last night. Beautifully presented fresh clean tasty salad, counted ten different food items in salad, apart from delicious prawns and smoked salmon. Easily the best salad I have eaten in any restaurant.also liked the idea of sauce and caulslaw served on separate plate for myself to add according to my liking. Excellent service, friendly, courteous and non-intrusive. Big Thankyou to chef and waitress and landlord.