The best restaurants in Mendip South West

A really, really poor meal unfortunately. Pasta tasted like it was from Tesco (the value range at that) and the sauce was weak and watery with little to no flavour. The sauce was advertised to come with king prawns and when it arrived they were so incredibly tiny! Imagine the shrimp you might get from Iceland supermarket. A traditional salad of tomato and onions was barely one tasteless, unseasoned tomato and half a sliced onion - no oil, vinegar or herbs to be seen. Pizza was okay... just and the wine was good but unfortunately these were the only "positives" to take away from the evening. Very, very disappointed, no wonder they were so quiet on a Friday night. Not what you expect for £20 per head meal for sure.

Had Friday night and Saturday night evening meals, great menu offering excellent local produce. Bar staff, front of house and catering staff all smiles and very professional. Belly pork best I’ve had! Hope to be back again!

Excellent lunch. Very attentive staff. Good value . Would highly recommend. attentive staff. Good value . Would highly recommend.

Amazing place. Food is great and casual but done with care, cocktails are amazing and the service is genuinely unbeatable. Thanks to all the team for a good night!

Great food , nicely cooked , good choice and good portions . Sensible prices. Service excellent and gave a very relaxed feeling

Went for Sunday afternoon drinks. Service was first class from Ethan. The live music was an unexpected bonus. Definitely be back again.

The place to go when you need a break. Great coffee, nice atmosphere, brilliant baristas.

I'll admit I am a difficult diner, gluten and dairy free and don't eat beef or pork. Menu did not have any chicken or veggie choices that weren't covered in breadcrumbs and the first person I was talking to wasn't at all helpful However. I was then offered a great vegetarian solution by another staff member and that was delicious and the service improved greatly. Would also like to comment on the atmosphere. Mostly good except for said first staff member was also hell bent on throwing every empty bottle in to the bottle bin with force that seemed excessive and was startling.

Had a fabulous dinner outside - it's all authentic Indian food cooked on the premises, compliments to the chef! The staff were wonderful, very helpful explaining the menu. Can highly recommend!

We went for a lunchtime meal, which was lovely! The food is excellent and the staff and amazing. We had the roast pork and the portion size was very generous. The meal was delicious. The tearoom food and atmosphere is so lovely that this is our 6th visit as we go each time we come to Somerset. Mary and her staff are friendly and very welcoming! The tearoom is also dog friendly and Monty our golden retriever is very much spoilt when he’s there. All in all a fantastic visit!

Visited on Saturday 26th October 2024 for lunch. Entered the bar area which was empty of drinkers. There were a couple of occupied tables in the main dining area and a table of 4-6 in the bar area. My husband asked if we could have a table for 2 for lunch. The singularly sullen lady behind the bar asked if we'd booked. He said no. Was greeted with an off-hand response. Assuming we were allowed to stay for lunch we noticed that she seemed to be handling everything on her own. After waiting a bit while she attended to the other two dinning tables, taking orders (no problem), my husband attempted a gentle ..."have you been left on your own?"... This was greeted with a grunted 'Yes - so you can either be patient or... not'. Quite taken aback at the very 'whatever' attitude we left and had a lovely lunch at the Mill in Rode instead. Possibly a bad day for her, but really not a good customer experience for us. We have eaten here previously and really enjoyed both the hospitality and the food so really wouldn't put people off giving it a try. Just not a good moment for us this time. Making people feel welcomed and valued as a customer goes such a long way. We were quite happy to wait for service as we could see she was on her own but the attitude meant we left instead.

The Fox is een erg leuk restaurant. We stonden op een camping in de omgeving en we zochten een goed restaurant. The Fox vind je niet zomaar, deze zit buiten het centrum van het stadje Frome. We hebben er erg lekker gegeten en gedronken. Echt een aanrader! Niet te groot, echt leuk. Ik denk dat hier veel locale bewoners komen. Ze zijn sinds een half jaar ook een camping begonnen. Die hadden we niet gevonden en daarom staan we ergens anders. Bediening is wel erg snel, Nederlanders zitten graag wat langer aan rafel. Echter erg lekker gegeten en gedronken, ik kan u dit restaurant van harte aanbevelen. The Fox, thank for the very nice dinner!

My group booked a table at this apparently excellent local restaurant, I received a call 2 hours before our sitting informing me that my group could only be sat outside due to having a dog despite it being winter and having booked a table at this "dog friendly" restaurant months and months ago. Absolutely appalling behaviour, avoid, avoid, avoid.

Fabulous food, service and atmosphere. My husband left his wallet and the staff kindly looked after it until its return. Thank you for a wonderful evening.

Fantastic cafe , great food, great drinks, excellent service and lovely inside.