Ye Olde Poppe Inn in South Somerset

The welcome on the Thursday evening was a cold one, and it felt like we were an inconvenience. Maybe because we were the only ones in there. More reason in my eyes to engage and smile. Its sad to see the slow decline of The Poppe. The place is deserted and in need of TLC. The excuses get boring quite frankly and the lack of reviews and cars in the car park is evident. Is there time left to save the pub? Not sure now.

Public Houses are sadly becoming a thing of the past. YOPI is doing what it can to remain in a sector under pressure and I applaud them. They are not far away from a top notch offering...so please keep it up for those of us that need locations like yours! 🙂

A proper English pub, good food , good selection of drinks, dog friendly.

Very welcoming, good beer and lovely home cooked food and very welcoming staff. Would genuinely recommend you try this place.

This beautiful pub has special memories for my husband and I. We visit when we can, our last visit was for Sunday lunch, as usual the food was lovely and more than enough... The staff went out of their way to make our visit enjoyable, they are very helpful and friendly and always have been .. We will be returning and recommending this beautiful place.

Great Sunday roast with all the trimmings, followed by apple crumble and custard. What more can you want.? Cold Thatchers, of course, just enough to wash it all down!

Excellent meal. Great value for money . Chef service and very friendly. Thank you .

Lovely old pub and hosts. We ordered a meal, the service was prompt, and the food was delicious. Had a nice chat afterwards, and will definitely be back.

Very glad we ‘poppe’d in! Very welcoming for our dog AND child! Lovely food - friendly service - lovely big beer garden with ride on toys for the little ones. Looking forward to our next stop! X

We stopped off again for s drink staff friendly and drinks great. Was a Sunday people eating and food smelled amazing. Yes the pub inside is tired but was built fourteen hundred so has character. Enjoyed our visit.

Sunday lunch is excellent…great value and top quality. We go every week. I can only think that whoever wrote the previous review has some sort of agenda because it isn’t the Poppe Inn that we know and love

Not good. Smells terrible inside, even the parrot looked depressed in the darkness of the bar. The service was ok, no atmosphere as I was the only customer. I daren't try any food. Bought a pint of ale, it wasn't good so i had a sip and left. The whole place needs a refurbishment.

It is a very nice country pub with friendly owners and locals.

Amazing staff, excellent food, lovely atmosphere

Quaint historic pub, really takes you back in time!

This pub feels very unloved. We visited in the evening and it was practically empty. We were greeted with the stench of the toilets as we entered, and then a stale smoke mixed with a smell of oil or grease. My husband's glass was dirty, only noticed half way into the pint. We left whilst looking at the menu as that was pretty basic. A cold and smelly pub. Not surprisingly empty. I dread to think what behind the scenes was like. One to avoid for sure.

Completely dead on Saturday night, no music, no atmosphere. Quaint building, but stank of smoke, old food and loos when you walked in. Felt like intruding on their lounge, complete with dirty dinner plates. Wont be coming back in a hurry!

Review Russ from appleradio.co.uk says........do not pass by on your travels. Great food with a warm welcome awaits you within. Pop into the Poppe Inn for a traditional English public house experience.

Really disappointed I have been there before a few years ago just not the same which is a shame

Food was very good great atmosphere friendly staff.

Nice stop off place on the way to Seaton. Reasonable choice of food, freshly prepared, with generous sauces and extra gravy. Friendly staff. Dog's allowed in. We will be "popping in" again.

We visited the Poppe Inn for a family dinner, and it was a lovely pub with delicious food! We had the lamb shank and the gravy was delicious. Lovely people running the pub, we will be back for dinner again. Thank you

Pop in to the poppe inn. Excellent food and a lovely atmosphere. Owners are very welcoming. All staff very friendly

Really lovely hosts friendly pub called in for a drink didn’t try the food a bit quiet but it was mid afternoon so not a busy time a few locals in the local cider was yummy

Another fantastic Sunday lunch. A very old pub with very friendly staff fantastic food and atmosphere

The welcome and service from this beautiful character pub could not have been better. The standard of the food was superb and all locally sourced. Would thoroughly recommend it for couples and families.

Wow, what a lovely lovely place and amazing lunch, the sausage baguette was superb and both the landlord and landlady were so friendly, our best find in Somerset to date.

Wonderful lunch for Mothering Sunday. Greeted with a glass of Prosecco and a good varied menu. Delicious creamy garlic mushrooms for me and my husband had the chicken goujons. Followed by delicious roast with a large selection of veg. The gravy was outstanding and you always get extra gravy at the Poppe. We were too full for pudding even though home made Baileys cheesecake was on the menu! Perfect food and atmosphere and all Mums got a potted plant to take home. Great service too! Thank you

Lovely old pub, landlord knows how to keep his beers 🍺🙂 Didn't eat here but overheard other customers saying how good the food was.

Great Christmas Day Dinner. The turkey was succulent, roast potatoes delicious, smooth gravy and a choice of many different vegetables. The parsnips in cream were something I haven't tried before and lovely. My starter was prawns and desert rhubarb crumble. I don't know how I fitted it all in as there were generous portions. Service was great too. All round a great treat for Christmas day.

A fantastic Xmas Day Dinner 3 Courses... Prawn Cocktail Turkey Roasties Yorkshire Pudding Pigs I Blankets Carrots Leeks Cauliflower Savoy Cabbage Parsnips and xmas pudding Great real ale and wines Good price fantastic service

Very nice and friendly people, just doing that extra to make sure you have a lovely afternoon. Food is excellent and very healthy for your wallet

First visit to this pub whilst on holiday and it was a mixed bag for us. The toilets were pretty smelly and in need of some tlc, and the place was generally a bit grubby and unloved. The menu was pretty basic but the food we had was fine no complaints. The owners were very welcoming and friendly and went out of their way to look after you. It was fairly empty when we were in.

Ignore the shabby exterior and enjoy a very warm welcome, good beer and good menu! Dropped in (after a minor panic it was closed) and had a couple of pints with some baguettes - very nice.

We stopped by for a drink.Bar man was very friendly lovely old pub

My husband and I visited on Saturday for a meal for our wedding anniversary. We were staying in the area and the pub was our closest. We took our dog with us, who was welcome inside the pub. The pub is lovely and traditional, the ale selection was good and the food was amazing. We had very large portions (see photos) and it was very tasty. There is a great selection of dishes including wood fired pizza. The owner was very friendly and turns out we went to the same school. Would definitely recommend and will visit again.

Dropped in with my son for some Saturday lunch. Welcoming landlord & landlady. Welcoming regulars. Ordered fish & chips, and a tuna Mayo baguette. Fish super crispy batter. Generous portion. Tuna Mayo baguette….. if it was …. Just a baguette sliced in half and filled…. That’d be…. ‘Ok’. But… the baguette had been warned through giving it a very nice crust and soft inside. I appreciate them going the extra mile to make something better than ‘ok’. Hat tip. We felt welcomed and looked after. We’ll be back 🙂

Very old pub, only stopped for a drink

Called to Ye Olde Poppe Inn for a spot of lunch today. Arrived at around 1.00pm to find it closed. Both Google and their FB page had opening hours from 12.00pm to 3.00pm and 4.00pm to 11.00pm. While weighing up options; a member of staff came to the door; she said sorry we don’t open until 4.00pm. I pointed out that they may wish to update FB and Google as both said they were open from 12.00pm. Her exact words were “don’t be so F*ckin* rude to me love” and walked off. I have never been spoken to like that before by a member of staff of a public house or any other food/drinking establishment & I most definitely will not be frequenting this establishment in the future. 0 out of 5 for my rating.

Just had a perfectly cooked steak and had to leave a review as our meals were outstanding. Lovely friendly pub, would highly recommend.

We had the Sunday Lunch but due to food allergy, they cooked a separate dish for me, which was yummy! Best chips I've had in a long time. Thank you!"

We ordered a light lunch which came out in good time and was well presented however, whilst eating, the chef came outside coughing like mad, I asked her if she had Covid, she said yes, I was shocked that she could be working on food so questioned further as I wanted to make sure she hadn't prepared our lunch and she said that it was Ok as she had changed her whites, not sure how that protects the clients when she has touched every door on the way through and hadn't been wearing a mask? Surely you can not have a chef with Covid preparing food, it defies belief. Interestingly as soon as I had questioned her a young lad came out to check our food was alright, I will let you know in a few days when I know if I have Covid or not!

We weren't expecting much but we're greeted with a warm welcome. The food was absolutely marvellous and prices extremely reasonable. We went there 2 nights in a row. The landlord and landlady were fab, down to earth and professional. Landlord remembered my drink 2nd night...

First time at this pub and cannot fault it. We both had the sea bass and it was excellent. Friendly and welcoming staff. Will definitely go again

Four of us dined we had the special sea bass , which was divine a fish and chips and 2 rumps all cooked to perfection and the peppercorn sauce was one of the tastiest I've had in a long time home cooked food well worth...

Myself and my brother have been working in chard this week we came across this charming pub by accident after work yesterday, The staff were warm and friendly and I ordered a mixed grill this was possibly the best one I’ve ever had and cooked...

Best Sunday Lunch in the area and we’ve tried most of them! Plenty to eat and the meat is perfectly cooked. Pink beef, Pork with lovely crackling, stuffing and tender chicken. We have the mixed meat selection so we get some of each. A side...

Welcoming staff, lovely beer! A very friendly pub, dog friendly, had a lovely time! I would definitely recommend and visit again!

Gorgeous old pub, beautiful period features but honestly the food was not great. Food advertised as a ribeye but was obviously not. Staff are lovely but the food was not good at all and expensive for what it was.

Came in for lunch today with my partner and dog very attentive food was glorious definitely a place to come for food or just a drink

We came here one evening after hearing good reviews all thought it was a quiet wet evening we were welcomed and it was well worth the visit I had the fish and chips the batter was the best I've had locally in along time and...

the scampi and chips was delicious and the wood burner gave off lovely heat to create a great warm atmosphere great staff i could not fault it

We visited this pub midweek with our 2 dogs & newborn baby, we were made to feel very welcome by the landlady & enjoyed a lovely fish & chips. Real old pub feel - brass & stone :) I would recommend this to anyone needing...

Food was great. Staff were friendly.

We had our wedding reception booked here as we wanted somewhere with a large outdoor space to have a bouncy castle for the kids and this place had the space we had everything we asked for and more and nothing was too much trouble, even...

We moved to the area not long before lockdown and hadn’t visited this pub because of past negative reviews. What a mistake! The food is delicious. We have had Sunday lunch here twice now. The meat is perfectly cooked, great selection of vegetables and a...

We stopped off here for dinner as we are staying locally . The owners are very welcoming , but the menu is very limited I think we would have gone else where but it was getting late . Hubby & I had the fish &...

Stopped for lunch and was pleased to find a friendly welcome and a dog friendly pub Cottage pie and mushroom and pepper stroganoff were both piping hot and delicious

Thankyou for the beautiful spread, and friendly service to celebrate our Dad's life yesterday. Totally recommend to anyone. Always Dad's favourite local, and we will be visiting you again soon.

Lovely village pub but with my wife being Gluten Free and the only food items available where Jacket Potatoes or a portion of chips meant that we were unable to have a meal. Pubs need to cater more for people that are Gluten Free.

We visited this pub when we were on a weekend break, attending a dog sport event. We were made very welcome. The pub has a very friendly atmosphere and lovely food. We tried the 'fish of the day' and chips and it was delicious. Perfectly...

Having moved to Axminster two days before Fathers Day I realised I had no plans for our visiting family for Father’s Day. I called The Ye Olde Poppe Inn to see if they had any availability for a takeaway roast for 4 and luckily they...

Visited this pub on 2 occasions whilst on holiday. Could not fault it. The first time we went was just for a drink. We sat out in the beer garden which is quite large. The garden could do with a tidy up but when the...

Lovely pub lovely service and very friendly. Even locals were very chatty.

Having read some of the previous reviews it is clear that there may have been some hiccups and strange goings on during a rather extreme period that was 2020. Whatever that was caused by previously was not in evidence when my family and I recently...

Im absolutely disgusted with the customer service! Firstly when we called to see if they were serving food the woman on the phone was extremely rude and put down the phone so we had to call back to confirm they were and until what time. When we arrived and ordered the food at the bar we were over charged it stated on the menu the steak was £13.95 and we was charged £18.95 also the mozzarella sticks were £5 on the menu but we were charged £6, when the food arrived it was cold and to my absolute disgust there was a pubic hair in the chicken with white wine sauce! Also, the cheesy chips came without cheese! When we complained about the hair the gentleman was in denial saying he couldn’t see the hair but it was definitely placed on purpose as the bulb was visible so it was clearly freshly plucked! When we changed the order to a steak it came but there was no peppercorn sauce and when asked if we could have some peppercorn sauce they said yes that’s £2.50. Given the service I was not happy to accept being charged for the sauce and the gentlemen said ‘you’re not having it then’ and took the food away! I had been driving for 3 hours, I was not in the mood for arguing, I was starving but at this point I was livid. I explained how angry I was and expressed that I couldn’t believe they were refusing to give me the peppercorn sauce for free after the disgusting service. They gave me my money back for my main meal and asked me to leave but when I said I couldn’t as I was caring for a young person they threatened to call the police! I’m laughing typing this because the service was ridiculously bad and if I don’t laugh I’ll cry. Finally, as I was waiting for the YP and my colleague to finish their food I could hear the gentleman saying ‘I knew they would be trouble when they walked in’. Wow the absolute cheek of it! Never again, if you’re an out of towner don’t eat here as they will judge you on your accent before anything else. And this is how honest I am, the food looked lovely. But they picked the wrong person to try and con. I wish I could post the picture because I have it!!

A lovely start to our holiday, a real country pub with fabulous food, beer and gin!! The hosts were very friendly and we will return for another excellent meal - thank you.

We stayed close by in South Chard and this was our closest pub to walk to. Firstly - the welcome was just lovely, we felt at home in the bar with friendly locals. The land lord and lady are really welcoming and appreciative of your...

How on earth this place has not been shut shut down is beyond me. The garden is pretty and that is where it ends. The menu was mainly burgers or baguettes. The waiter who took our order was rude and could not give a damn....

It seems it was once a great place but after covid it is run by a bunch of drunks with no organisation. Outside bar staff were drunk, no menus available, no idea of what was going on. Had our dinner interupted by a grown man...

They have made an effort in the garden, marquee, gazebo. No inside drinking.

Great family traditional Sunday lunch, huge selection of vegetables and amazing gravy. Warm welcome and social distancing respected

Ordered 2x 8oz rump steaks with all the trimmings ,didnt expect the amount we got on delivery ,steak was amazing melt in your mouth stuff ,tasty and well cooked , side salad was amazing ,chips were plentiful and proper rustic pub chips ,we even received...

Me and a business colleague stopped in here on way back from a business meeting for lunch. Food was fine. A little bit of a wait but was worth it. The problem we found was that you could hear the staff talking about doing drugs....

Me and my partner popped into this amazing traditional country pub on a horribly stormy Saturday afternoon for a quick drink. It was quiet as you would expect but it had so much character and the quietness in no way dampened the atmosphere. The log...

Very quiet lunchtime midweek. We were only customers. Coffee OK, cider good.

We called in here by chance on our way back from a day out. We had a friendly welcome from the staff and a nice chat with other customers. There wasn’t a huge choice but we had the fish and chips, the fish being whatever...

Called in for a drink on the way back to Axminster from Chard mid afternoon. A few friendly locals and a lovely landlady called Ann made us very welcome. A great atmospheric country pub.

Lovely old fashioned pub. Friendly barman and staff. Good old fashioned pub grub and dog friendly

Service for food is a bit slow but worth the wait food was all cooked fresh and we had 5 empty plates so food was good

The good lady wife and I stopped in on our way back from a totally packed Lyme Regis. It was quite quiet and we ordered some drinks and a meal each. It was made very clear to us at the point of ordering that the meals are hand cooked thus we would have a bit of a wait while they did so. We waited for about half an hour and the food duly arrived piping hot.My fish, chips and devine minted mushy peas were top class and I commented that I hadn't ordered whale and chips as it appeared so large. The fish was fresh line caught Pollock caught by the fisherman who was in the bar!All in all a nice meal with very friendly staff (and locals), nice beer and good service.

We visited here on our summer hol for the one meal out we treat the kids to, the food was below average and took a long time to arrive, the mussels tasted of chlorine, were way overcooked and the sauce was watery,the lasagna was inedible, grey horrible tasting meat still in clumps and not broken up, I was told they were having problems with their meat supplier yet the uneaten dish was still charged for ( I would not even serve a dish if I knew the meat was rank). The Creme brulee dessert was also overcooked and had separated into a rice pudding consistency. It also had raspberries in it which my daughter was unaware of, I was told rudely that they were strawberries and not raspberries but of course I know what a raspberry looks like and what a strawberry looks like! Anyway the main problem was the vomit like consistency and not that there was fruit hidden inside. The Kids' deep fried meals were fine as you would expect, the steak was also just ok. Overall very below average and I would not recommend the place to eat. The Landlady was very friendly though and engaging with the children. Ok place to go for a drink but I wouldn't recommend the food at all. Since eating there I have also seen an article online about the food hygiene rating being given a few months earlier of one star, wish we knew this earlier and could have avoided the place.I was very sad to have wasted our only meal out in this place :(

Food below average, mussels tasted of chlorine, also overcooked and sauce was watery, lasagna inedible, grey meat still in clumps and not broken up, was told they were having problems with their meat supplier yet uneaten dish was still charged for! Creme brulee dessert also overcooked and had separated into rice pudding consistency. Kids deep fried meals were fine as you would expect, steak was also ok. Overall very below average and I would not recommend the place to eat. Landlady very friendly though and engaging with the children. Ok place to go for a drink but I wouldn't recommend the food.

Was driving by and stop for a pub lunch. Very English traditional pub. All the food we had was a good quality and all with very friendly service for all of our family.

Very friendly atmosphere. Proper beer, great place to eat.

I visited recently with my grandchildren advertised families welcome NOT the case found landlady very rude and food was dreadful along with service wish I had taken the children to Burger King .

New owners recently, they seem nice and friendly, great country pub

Would recomend to all my friends & family. Friendly staff that could not do enough for me and my family.we orderded three roast beefs and wanted a side plate for my 1 year old and was offered an extra portion of chicken just for him so we did not have to split our dinners up.

Very unfortunately we dropped in for lunch and due to the place going to auction the choice of food and drinks were poor due to the pub stocks being run down. Overall disappointing anyway.

I went to the Poppe Inne and had one of the worst steaks I have ever been served. I complained and was refunded the price of the meal, but I simply could never recommend this place for a meal.

Food was perfectly cooked, very generous portions. Friendly staff, nice atmosphere and best of all no screaming kids running around!

Been visiting every Christmas for 3 years & always had a warm welcome. Food is good pub food served quickly & well presented. Very homely place to relax with a drink (no pressure to eat unlike some pubs these days which are more like restaurants).

Visited here on a quiet Monday night.

Went back to have a drink as we hadn't been there in a while. Ordered drinks and didn't feel welcome. Toilets dirty and bar really sticky to touch. Used to be our local and went regularly as it used to be a lovely place to visit. Won't be returning.

Have been working in the area since April and have found this gem of a pub that has a warm friendly welcome and serves great homely food and ales

We visited last weekend and the pub itself is really lovely, albeit a bit cold in there and could have done with putting the fires on. The bar service was friendly and that's where the positives stop. We ordered food for 2 adults and 3 children, it took around 50 minutes to come out, from what I can see there were 3 people in the kitchen but I don't think much cooking was going on. When the food did eventually come out my daughters sausages were so overcooked/crunchy you needed a sharp knife to cut them (I would have been so embarrassed to serve them), liver was overcooked, mash incredibly lumpy, steak overcooked. There was absolutely no care and attention in that meal whatsoever and we certainly won't be going back or recommending, which is a shame as could be really nice.

Thought we would give it a go as you can’t always trust the reviews on trip advisor!

We stopped off here as it was dog friendly. The pub is full of rustic charm with many a low beam. The beer was good and the home cooked food was superb and well priced. Would happily visit again if in the area.

Lovely quaint old pub with very low beams and loads of character. The staff were very friendly and helpful and the home cooked food was superb. My wife had ham, egg & chips and said it was the best ham she'd ever had. The chips were awesome too. Will visit again if we're in the area.

Pleasant dining experience, good quality food, starting with the sharing platter was our mistake, the platter was very good however it meant as we are not big eaters that we did not leave enough room to do the mains full justice.