Woodford Lodge Restaurant in Bath and North East Somerset

Have 3 course Christmas lunch today and it was absolutely delicious.Excellent quality and presentation , at a good price , with lovely views out over the lake . Highly recommend. A great find.

Place looks lovely so no bad review, just a warning if you’re going in winter like we just did, dogs are not allowed inside the restaurant. Shame as we were starving and had to turn around again!

Been going here for many years. Usually for a coffee, beer, cake and small bites. Tried to visit today to sit by the water and enjoy the view over a warm drink. But when I arrived I noticed it was quite busy. Took a while for anyone to show at the ‘wait to be seated’ sign and when the manager arrived he was very dismissive after I asked whether I could sit out on any of the many empty tables outside to just have a drink or a slice of cake if any. Just stating that it was lunch time and turning his back on me to walk away. I interjected to ask whether there was anywhere nearby he would recommend but he was obviously keen to get away. Bit of a shame really as sitting outside to have a warm drink wouldn’t have any impact on them. Certainly makes me think again about visiting.

This is the place to go for that special event or just for a good meal. Excellent service and friendly staff

I love to have my breakfast here

Upmarket menu with beautiful views across the reservoir. Excellent service

Received a very warm welcome on arrival and our waitress was also really amazing . Food was delicious - can fully recommend the Brixham crab.Struggled to finish my board of fresh and beautifully presented food. Also a great Bloody Mary! Even on a dull, wet lunchtime, the view was great and enjoyed a walk afterwards from Woodford’s lovely location .Looking forward to our next visit !

Nice meal, a few minor issue, lovely setting 12.5% added as service charge, it high we thought

Love to pop here for lunch or a coffee when we are down here a few times a year as we are from the north east of England.

Beautiful view, fabulous food, and some of the best service we have ever had.

We arrived at the restaurant with some American guests . We only required coffee and cake as we had an evening meal booked at a restaurant , and we were advised that they were only serving the " lunch " menu . However , they very kindly found us a table and we were able to enjoy drinks and some delicious cakes !! Thankyou , we were all impressed with their helpfulness ( and their delicious cakes !!)

Went for breakfast and was not disappointed!! Food was full of flavour and cooked to perfection. Very attentive service too. Highly recommended!

Ordered beef burger which was missing the bacon. Ordered a vegetarian burger which was missing Avocado. Ordered kids Brownie Sunday which was missing the honey combe. £18 for a basic burger is a rip-off. Staff were quite miserable and place lacked any kind of atmosphere other than the good views of the lake.

Really enjoyed our visit will definitely come again

I have been there frequently eating outside with my new puppy widget. The staff are efficient and very friendly. The food is very good and all I have tried has been lovely. The outside has great seating and fantastic views. Great walks for widget. Always clean water for the dogs. Always clean everywhere. Well done, ladies, and thank you for being so welcoming. Chief, good job Great place. Steve

Always on my list of places to visit. Photo of young Buzzard, with what I believe is a frog.

Restaurant manager and “some” of the staff were a bit on the grumpy side younger staff were spot on and cheerful - originally not allowed to sit inside unless we ordered roast dinner - couldn’t sit inside if it was “just for coffee and cake” - even though it was Baltic outside - we relented and ordered 2 roast dinners so the rest of our party a total of 5 adults could sit in the warm … they were doing us a favour by the way - even though 3/4s of the restaurant was empty. Service from the “mature “ staff were mediocre at best and really gave the impression that they couldn’t be bothered. 2x two course roast dinners at £25 each a large wine and 3 x coffee and cakes and an extra coffee - they didn’t do too bad on sales - fair play the food was nice . But We were over charged, the staff had got the bills mixed up with another table - but in all fairness it was was sorted out - would I go there again - probably not

Cracking venue with stunning views over the lake, if you're lucky enough to get a window seat or outside in the summer, it's hard to leave! Great food, friendly welcome and service... big thumbs up. The breakfast is hard to beat 👌 just need to go back and try everything else on the menu .

Excellent lunch at a fair price

Tried to get drinks here with the possibility of food but they turned us away due to us not being sure if we wanted to eat. They eventually signposted us to the little shack out the front selling canned drinks. It was a shame as we wanted to sit and enjoy the beautiful view.

Great service, lovely food, lovely location I can recommend Loaded nachos, roast beef and the strawberry Sunday. It was a lovely lunch. I also tried some of the crab meat scotch egg and it was very nice.

As a regular dinner for breakfast over the years, we have found that it can vary , as in granola Web site says served the jam and yogurt. Yet when ordered came with yogurt already applied and No jam. Yet website says jam. My daughter over the years have taken photos and quantity and what you get has changed alot. Veg breakfast portions have changed one time it could be veg finger next time quorn sausage. Portions smaller. I have now experienced Flourish restaurant paid £2.50 more and have had good quality and quantity so much better obviously without the view. I have always recommend Woodford as my favourite place but cannot beat Flourish on breakfast . (2x fried egg, hash brown, lovely mushrooms, beans, mashed avocado, toast, halumi, tomotos on the vine, veg finger sausage, pesto garnish)good portions . But no views !

Really great food with a lovely view over the lake. Family and baby friendly.

Well presented great meal in beautiful Woodford Lodge so relaxing

Went for afternoon tea and there was no cake!

Thank you Lucy for going out of your way to make this a special Birthday Meal for my son, excellent service all round! Food was superb and such a lovely venue for a summer family get together. Coffee and cake on the sunny terrace outside afterwards finished off a lovely meal. Would highly recommend. Thank you!x

This was the perfect venue for a lovely sunny summer Birthday! Beautiful view across the lake and outside tables also available. Excellent menu and beautifully presented meals, all delicious. Very generous portions. Such a friendly venue, our lovely waitress Lucy went the extra mile to make sure it was a perfect Birthday lunch. Nothing was too much trouble for her. All the staff were personable nd welcoming. We enjoyed coffee on the terrace after our meal. We will definitely be back and would highly recommend. Thank you!

A fabulous place for amazing food, super service and a world beating view of the Lake. Could quite easily sit and watch the boats and guys fishing from the comfort of the lodge. Stopped for breakfast which was amazing, hot, quick service and can’t wait to return. Cappuccino with a smile. 10/10

We went on a recommendation from someone and so glad we did. It was a busy Sunday lunchtime on a bank holiday weekend but the service and quality of food was top notch. It was our a treat for our wedding anniversary and the staff and owners made our day with a complimentary dessert. Great food and value for money. Highly recommend and will certainly be back.

Not been here for a meal for several years. Booked online, for lunch, at short notice, after good walk at Chew Valley Lake. Sat outside, pretty busy but service good, prompt and efficient with a smile. Excellent service, good choice of dishes, prices reasonable, inc wine per glass, compared to some daylighturavingalarff prices elsewhere! Helped it was sunny day. N b had my dog who was brought water and treats!!

Great breakfast and coffee was excellent 👍

Absolutely stunning place! Food was excellent! And the staff were brilliant would definitely recommend

Great place for lunch, amazing food. accommodated our rescue dog in a quiet/safe area. Staff friendly/helpful.

Great place with lovely views of Chew Valley Lake. Inside and outside seating. Good quality ingredients and reasonably priced menu. Recommend you book as it is popular, so can get busy. Dogs welcome outside.

Lovely Sunday lunch until dessert. Desserts werebrought to the table created by the chef which were not on the menu. The excuse when challenged was that they had run out. (Prior to this the chef attempted to say they were correct) at no time had anyone come out prior to advise the order would be changed without consultation. The lady who served us was lovely and said the chef was in charge - he was the cause of the issue but never came out to discuss. - in restaurants it’s the chef who orders the ingredients. Very poor. due to this half the table got desserts that weren’t ordered. There was an offer of reduction from the bill which was accepted but the bitter pill left from the chef attempting to say they were accurate is slightly disturbing. unfortunately for him some of us work in the hospitality industry so we know what a mocha is and also who orders the ingredients prior to table sittings.

Spur of the moment. Booked by phone 2 hours before. Visited several times before. Enjoyed the meal, excellent risotto seafood meal. Busy but welcoming and prompt service.

The place to go for alfresco dinning. Great food, wonderfully attentive and friendly staff along with spectacular views across Chew Valley lake.

Wow, this is the place to go if you fancy great food, wonderfully attentive and friendly staff, along with a spectacular view over Chew valley lake. I highly recommend this hidden gem!

Lovely breakfast, beautiful view and great service.

Lovely sitting outside above the lake with quality food served

One of the most beautiful places which we have been 🥹🥰 Food in here is incredible! We didn’t expect that honestly 🤭 Highly recommended!

Excellent recommended. We were greeted in a friendly and accommodating way, and provision was made for our nervous rescue dog ( table placement, bowl of water). We were seated outside on a sunny terrace overlooking Chew Valley Lake. The service was quick and the servers were knowledgeable about the food and friendly. We enjoyed our food (crab salad and Cornish Sole).

What an experience a truly beautiful setting overlooking Chew Valley lake! The breakfast matched the setting all local and free range ingredients the staff were attentive and helpful from greeting us on the door serving our delicious food tea and fresh juice to wishing us well when we left I wish I could heap more praise!

An excellent location with quality food and drink, lovely team, highly recommended!

A place to relax over a cuppa or a meal. really good food. Nice walks around for a serious walk or just a stroll to let the food go down.

What an absolute gem of a restaurant! Beautiful views, superb food (the dressed crab was particularly wonderful) and faultless service! First time to visit but it will not be our last! Thanks so much!

It is the location that makes this place so good: right by Chew Valley lake, with a terrace where you can eat your meal and enjoy the yachts sailing around. The food was generally good and service was great, but the vegetarian option was lacklustre.

Went for Sunday lunch. Very busy but had booked. Service was poor, after waiting half an hour for our meals we pointed out that several tables had been served who had arrived after us. As if by magic our food arrived- where had it been sitting all that time? We also had to work hard to get them to agree to allowing a teenager who was reluctant to eat to have a starter and dessert - and paying £26 for these was a bit much to say the least! We also had to order our desserts at the beginning - very unusual. The roasts were ok but all piled on top of the veg and swimming with gravy. The childrens roast chicken huge. It came with a yorkshire pudding, the adult one didn't so that was extra! The childrens dessert far too large for a child, and very expensive, as was the whole experience. The crab was excellent but £4 extra! We had a lovely seat in the window but noticed the interior seats were pretty dark and uninspiring layout. To top a disappoitning experience we were hammered with 12.5% manadatory service charge. I know within rights to challenge but not one to make a scene so coughed up reluctantly. If the service hadnt been so awful it wouldnt have been so bad.

Enjoyed a pleasant lunch on the veranda. Service was very good.

An excellent place. My wife and I had lunch here today. She had the chicken and I the tuna. Both dishes were outstanding. The staff are lovely. What's not to like?

Real friendly staff great breakfast fishing was slow but hey

What a view to stop and have breakfast, onlooking the lake and all the boats this place has everything going for it but for me the breakfast just did not wow…. Nothing was really stand out compared to other restaurants in the near by vicinity, and I felt like everything was lukewarm at best, it’s such a shame as I really wanted this to be a good breakfast because of how amazing the view is but it let it down slightly :(

Nice little spot walking around the lake.

Family meal outside on a sunny day, absolutely stunning location and lovely food. Staff were friendly and attentive and knowledgeable about the menu and allergens (gluten) for my Coeliac wife. Definitely will be back!

Wonderful, lake side restaurant with first class service, excellent food and great views.

Nice place to vist took my mum there was well looked after amazing food and nice scenery would definitely go back again

Dropped in around 13:15 one day. Only wanted something like coffee and cake (both of which they had) rather than a big lunch. Plenty of tables outside, so wasn't expecting a problem. Was told, in a very abrupt way, that this simple service wasn't possible during lunchtime and that we'd have to come back after 14:30. Amazed to be turned away when it would have been easy to provide a service. Won't be going back - good riddance to 'em and the sooner a service-oriented business tales over this excellent location the better.

Oh My God! I have just heard about 'The Woodford Words', a pathetic attempt at some kind of customer centric mantra I assume? "A warm welcome every time" "Nothing is too much trouble". "When people visit, they get what they want without any fuss" The list of stomach churning tosh goes on.....but just look at the poor reviews. Went here the other day for coffees and was told we couldn't sit by the lake unless we were eating. We could only sit up by 'the shed' if we only wanted drinks! Went here again today after the 4 mile walk that starts at Woodford Lodge and asked for coffees. This time a girl told us to come back later as they wanted to clear the food orders first?! 'The shed' was closed therefore no drinks available there, so that's why we came the few feet to the lodge and after all we were paying customers whether we were eating or not. There are no signs to say 'food only'. As we left I heard the same girl ask a couple who were sitting down if they would.like any drinks. I asked her why she had offered them drinks, but not us. "They are eating" she said. They were only looking at the menu, that's all. I asked her again for drinks and she simply said she couldn't as " it's management rules". I have never heard such rubbish and welcome a 'management' response to confirm that they discriminate between drinkers and eaters at will. Who knows, we may well have ordered some food too? (August 2024 - I posted this some months ago now and still no words from the spineless 'management'.)

Came here for afternoon tea with my family for my dad’s 90th. Cant recommend it enough. The food was amazing. So much sandwiches and gorgeous cake, we were beaten by it. The staff were really lovely and attentive. The perfect venue.

Fab food lovely staff They are great with dogs

Can't speak highly enough about the team at the Woodford Lodge. We held our wedding reception here at the weekend and everything was perfect. The food was amazing quality with all of our guest commenting on how delicious it all was and the service was fantastic. In the build up to the wedding Jennifer and the team couldn't have been any more accommodating and helpful and they did everything we wanted perfectly. The setting on the lake is also absolutely idyllic.

I attended my grandson’s wedding at the weekend and the venue was amazing, beautiful scenery and very helpful staff. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone.xx

It felt like we had been transported to the Mediterranean! Wonderful views whilst enjoying so wonderful food. Staff are so friendly and helpful. Highly recommended

Very unwelcoming. Was told to we could not sit on the premises as it might get busy (it did not). It was not even half full! Seeing as we'd travelled far, we did concede to have a takeaway although we didn't feel that we wanted to stay. We waited a long time for our coffees and cakes as the staff were slow. Really unhappy with how we were treated. Very rude.

Beautiful place, kind staff , good coffee . Totally recommend 👌

Fab location food was excellent 👌

Walk ins not welcome in the restaurant. We made an hour round trip to go here for coffee/ cake and drinks at 3:15pm but we’re told we could not be seated without a reservation, only get takeaway coffee from the portahut outside. It was not very busy with lots of tables available inside and out and others tucking into cream teas. Waitress was rude and when I said we would happily get food she said those sitting inside had also eaten a full lunch. Apparently 24 hour notice on bookings is needed even for cake and coffee! None of this information available on their website, screen grab attached. Giving 2 stars as we tried to make the best of it with the family we had visiting by having ice creams and a little walk as no benches were available and this was pleasant because of the views and weather. Very disappointing and rude service, a shame we couldn’t even sample the cakes, pictures and drinks in these other pictures.

1st time here it was reccomend by a friend. Staff were lovely and efficient but also friendly. Its dog friendly sitting around the back overlooking the lake which was lovely as a nice day they had lots of bowls of water for the dogs. The menu was good and plenty to choose from, the also had tea, coffee, soft drinks and alcohol. Everything was very clean and tidy and wiped down after the table had been used

Met a friend for a dog walk, followed by lunch. Weather wasn't brilliant but we were still very comfortable under the canopy on the terrace. Food was excellent and staff were very attentive. Plus my dog was made very welcome with treats and fresh water. It was my 1st visit and I will definitely return (hopefully on a sunny day!)

Beautiful views ,lovely food,great service.

Me and my partner have visited several times for breakfast in the past few months. We get get excellent service, and the food is incredible. We've booked to come back in June, and in July for a birthday breakfast. Thank you, to all of your team, for the amazing hospitality, and food ☺️

Superb place to visit. Breakfast was delicious, service with a smile,

Drove all the way from Bristol to be told they don't serve drinks with their lunch menu disgusting

A beautiful spot, excellent food and simply wonderful service.

Amazin, Food was delicious and service was excellent

Had to wait 20 minutes to be seen by someone by the ‘please wait here sign’. It was 3:30 and I asked if we could have some bar snacks and sit outside with a drink. I was told sorry we aren’t serving food… Are you closing soon? No… ok can I sit outside and have a drink? No we don’t do drinks, only with food. Very strange to turn two people away… very rude and not worth visiting along a walking path. Popped over to Salt & Malt who were very welcoming and friendly ☺️

Nice view and drinks. Worth a pint for the view

Had a really good experience here, atmosphere great looking over the lake, service good and a delicious lunch of fishcakes. To top it off, good coffee, which in my opinion is often not the case.

10/10 cannot complain staff and chef went above and beyond offering multiple coloured cutlery and plates for my child was a great extra and the chef custom making a garlic mayo from scratch for no extra payment!! Some of the best food I've had in a while will definitely return and highly recommend.

On arrival no one greeted even though it wasn’t busy and they seen us arrive, once we seated we wasn’t told wether we had to go up and order or they come to the table after being sat for some time I went and enquired and was just told “someone would be out” he comes out without any paper or pads and just took the order off the top his head, of course he got this wrong and missed things we ordered, after that he went not taking drinks order witch again I had to go and ask if we could order a drink once again he got this wrong too, Food was amazing! Such a lovely place just feel staff need to be trained a bit more to actually work and not stand around

Excellent food. Just a bit pricey so special occasions only.

Outstanding views, lovely food. Friendly efficient staff. Special experience

Absolutely beautiful views, spotlessly clean, lovely staff and food of course.

Stunning spot with decent food and good service (occasionally a little a slow/relaxed). Def worth a visit if you're not in a hurry. Savour the views and go for a stroll on the either lake path to build your apetite beforehand / wall it off afterwards

Stopped for a coffee break. Place was swarmed with May flies

Walked over on Easter Sunday with - 4 adults 2 dogs and a baby - daughter in law pregnant. Went to sit outside and go in for teas / coffees as we had previously to be brusquely turned away - and told to wait for shack to open. No one was sat on the outside seats and shack not open! Wont be coming back - you were a very rude man !!!

Great food, great view too over Chew Valley lake. Staff welcoming and friendly. Service was spot on. Been several times over recent years. Looking forward to our next visit.

Awful experience. What was meant to be a lovely brunch turned into a completely unnecessary argument. My breakfast order was forgotten, arrived 15 mins after my wife’s and was wrong. I re-ordered the poached eggs (as originally ordered) to replace the fried egg. When the bill came, I was charged for both. There was then a really uncomfortable debate with the (lovely) waitress. It’s a £2 egg we were debating so hardly worth the massive scene but sometimes there’s a matter of principle. A disorganised restaurant can’t charge to replace a wrong order with the right one! I don’t think I’m the first to suffer at the hands of belligerent staff at The Woodford as I’ve heard similar stories of other diners who have been treated with disdain. It will certainly be my last though.

Lovely place to stop for a break in your walk. We had lovely coffee and scones. Lovely place to sit and take in the view of the lake.

Excellent food. Had a walk to this place for breakfast. Had a great breakfast ciabatta and the coffee was really good. Would have given 5 stars but we had to sit outside as no dogs allowed in the restaurant.

Fabulous place to eat right on Chew Lake, with panoramic views. Went for Sunday roast and the food was excellent, lovely big portions. Very friendly and helpful staff even though they were very busy. Will definitely be back.

Excellent setting, superb views, good food, friendly service, but £9.30 for a very average glass of wine??????? That took the edge off an otherwise extremely enjoyable lunch.

Amazing food and location, came on Friday morning and the service was also brilliant very friendly.

Lovely venue for a shared family occasion. Gorgeous views over the lake.

It's been the second time I came here to have a drink and enjoy the view of the lake on a Sunday. But apparently that's not allowed because it's too busy on Sundays unless you pay £26 a head for a 2 course meal. Even tho there are plenty of tables and seats available outside. It didn't seem they wanted my custom both times. Almost as if they don't want anyone there unless they're spending enough money. I won't bother coming here again as they refusing my custom. And they weren't even nice about it either. I think they've had training on how to deter people in a way that makes them not come back

It's been the second time I came here to have a drink and enjoy the view of the lake on a Sunday. But apparently that's not allowed because it's too busy on Sundays unless you pay £26 a head for a 2 course meal. Even tho there are plenty of tables and seats available outside. It didn't seem they wanted my custom both times. Almost as if they don't want anyone there unless they're spending enough money. I won't bother coming here again as they refusing my custom. And they weren't even nice about it either. I think they've had training on how to deter people in a way that makes them not come back

A very pretty place for a coffee stop. But, experienced a very unfriendly and unwelcome reception. did not stay long and overheard other conversations saying the same thing.

Staff here were incredibly rude, didn't accommodate guests waiting at the door at all. They could not cope with the restaurant being busy & had no manners!! Need to learn how to speak nicely to their customers. Definitely DO NOT recommend this place. I wouldn't even rate it 1 star!

Amazing place, great service, lovely food, stunning views ❤️

We didn't eat or drink,but we have before, excellent service and food all around,we would highly recommend,we recently returned for some permits etc,and again the service is excellent.