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Our welcome was a little ‘Luke warm’ as the staff both looked at one another, as though reluctant to be the one to serve us! The young lady who took us up to our table with the menus was quite sullen and we found that quite disconcerting! We asked for clarity with the menu and the young man serving us was very polite and engaging. The meal was sublime and there are many descriptors that I could use, but I’ll stick with that one. The wine was perfectly chilled and very flattering. We were given the appropriate attention and neither felt rushed or neglected and whiled away almost 3 hours. We were very happy with the choice of restaurant for the evening and were really impressed with the Menu and the outcome of our selections. Thank you. We would definitely recommend your restaurant for its food and ambience and hospitality shown by the very attentive waiter.

I was there only for dinner it’s was fabulous

Such a lovely host, the food was delicious. Fantastic value for money. Nothing was too much trouble. So pleased we chose here.

We were very excited to go to this restaurant as part of out stay at Buckland Manor Hotel (separate review for that experience). The ambience is quintessential Cotswolds charm. One is presented with wine lists and menus to peruse and they then take your order in one of the delightful lounges before ushering you into the beautiful dining room. A carpeted, elegant room which allows for a delightfully quiet dining experience - rare these days in many places with hard furnishings, loud (awful) music and raucous clientele. What unfolded however did not meet expectations. The menu was limited, consisting of 4 options for each of the 3 courses on offer. There were 4 of us so we sampled everything on offer. It was all excellent in terms of taste, BUT the food was tepid at best and the portion sizes ludicrously small - especially for the price. I thought perhaps we had ordered from the children’s menu, but these portions would not have been enough food to satisfy even a child. The service was also rather limited. There were only three other tables of guests and the 3 waiters were nowhere to be seen much of the time. This left us to pour our own drinks and at one point having to wait for a waiter to appear so we could get the remaining white wine served - they had not left the bottle near our table for us to help ourselves. The cheese course was supposed to feature 6 cheeses but only 5 were presented as the 6th had run out and no substitute was offered - the price didn’t change despite the depletion. This restaurant and chef may well be dreaming of a Michelin star but they need to meet some standard of excellence in value for money ad well as taste of food. This might be the first time you need to bring a doggy bag of food with you into the restaurant as you will definitely not have food left on your plate to warrant leaving with one.

The best tasting Indian we have ever had! Fantastic service, they couldn’t do enough for us. We can’t wait to return

Absolutely phenomenal place for brunch, highly recommend.

Food and service were both good, and reasonably priced - albeit not cheap. Steaks - which were perfectly cooked and delicious - are presented with fries and several other items on the plate. This is so much more appealing than chain places like Gaucho, where you are presented with a steak in the middle of a plain plate. Well done for putting in the extra effort - it’s definitely worth it from a customer perspective.

Friendly staff, delicious fresh food, good quality ingredients. The waiter was looking after us so well! We will return on our next visit to St Ives. Thank you Source Kitchen Team

We had a lovely lunch today. Food was lovely and fresh and special requests were dealt with. Ginger Rogers coffee was yummy 😋

Great little pub tucked away in a village but quite near the M4 junction for easy access. Parking was available. Enjoyed Sunday roasts with trimmings, tasty desserts, and very friendly service. Will be back for sure!

I was a regular visitor while taking my daughter to a lesson in Charmouth every Saturday morning for 6 months. I couldn't recommend this place highly enough.... Bacon roll on point and a nice pot of tea. Always the warmest of welcomes and a highlight of my week!

Have visited the Carpenters Arms over several years, it's a lovely pub holding pride of place in the centre of Ilsington.

Amazing food, the menu has a huge selection & they do a half size dessert if you're too full from the huge meals 😋

Everything about this place is a YES. Incredible service from the moment we sat down and incredible food. A big thank you especially to Annie, a wonderful server who just made it feel like we were there for a chat. The head chef was also lovely when I thanked him for the meal. Your team is wonderful Nadu - don’t change a thing!

Absolutely brilliant I go here quite a lot and it’s always lovely people great food nice and hot and really really friendly staff best sausage chips and curry sauce I’ve ever had really really recommend this place