The best restaurants in Mendip South West

Food was delicious and looked amazing. But for me, going to a restaurant is all about the experience. And my days, they were flipping brilliant. Amazing hospitality, incredible welcome from the beginning, attentive, generous and a sparkle of humour thrown in! They were great and definitely will be going back.

Roast dinner takeaway absolutely amazing, great value for money and staff extremely friendly couldn’t do enough to help. Will definitely be going back.

Stopped en-route here for the nature reserve at Ham Wall . We both enjoyed our lunch very much as the prices were reasonable , and the amount on our plates exceeded our expectations . We had the pork & lamb roasts between us , which we found to be an excellent Sunday lunch . We hope this business thrives as it deserves to , with good and friendly staff , and have recommended it to our son who lives not far away .

This lovely café is a regular of mine, such warm, genuine and friendly service and the food is always absolutely delicious, with lots to choose. I went in recently just for a coffee. I was quite down, I having one of those bad days and all of a sudden I was presented with a delicious piece of complimentary cake. Completely made my day. What a lovely random act of kindness. thank you Long Story Bistro I highly recommend a visit when you’re Wells. xjx

Excellent service and atmosphere and the food was delicious! Really happy we found this hidden gem. We will definitely be back

Outstanding italian food. I cannot speak highly enough of this place. We stumbled across it while wandering around Dorking and are so glad that we did. The service was friendly and genuine, and the food is incredible. Everything was cooked fresh and with genuine care. If you are in the area you should definitely check it out.

Ate here in May. Pretty disappointing. Portion sizes are tiny. The bruschetta was very small, the trout and avocado was very salty. The seafood stew main course had a small piece of fish, 3 mussels and 4 clams. Served with a small piece of sourdough. It was a starter size and definitely not a stew. The wine is overpriced. The pizzas were good and the prawn Pil Pil excellent. Staff lovely but won’t be hurrying back.

Just the most delicious food ! The Chicken Mirch is fantastic, but I asked if they could spice it up a bit, to “Madras Hot” - which they did. Result was a heavenly dish !!

Krishna jossiya bheeban and surdasun. I had a very nice stay at the Taj Clubhouse and the staff were very accommodating.

I just LOVE this restaurant. Cosy, relaxed, great atmosphere, fantastic knowledgeable staff and outstanding food! The steak au poivre was cooked to perfection. The Onglet melted in your mouth and the black pudding with a green sauce was one of the best things I have ever tasted. This is my 3rd visit and I cannot wait to come back again! It is consistently DELICOUS!

Really nice food and service. Really enjoyed it. We loved the freshness of the food and also the wide choice. Staying in the area for the first time for a few days and this was our first meal out here. Not disappointed. Chap serving was really excellent too.

There is now a restaurant trading as Cafe Sol at this address. We only went because Rainbow's End next door is shut on Wednesdays, but it's very good! I had halloumi wrap with Greek salad and sweet potato chips aka fries, which were good anyway, but the best thing I had was their home-made elderflower lemonade, which had more body than most elderflower drinks yet was still refreshing. The service is rather on the relaxed side but don't let the put you off!

Having been encouraged by some positive reviews, we gave this restaurant a try. The lamb was far from tender. The sauce tasted ‘strange’. The naan bread was only half cooked - it just tasted like dough. The waiting staff are very pleasant, nice people but the place is let down by incompetent cooking. Needless to say, we could not eat more than a couple of spoonfuls - which was definitely a good thing, as Montezuma’s revenge struck the following morning. Terrible.

This was my first visit and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food. Staff were attentive. Prices OK. Would recommend booking as number of covers is limited especially if a big party is in.

Visited Glastonbury whilst on a weeks break in Crewkerne. Popped into to this lovely cafe as it was dog friendly. Forgetting my glasses I asked if they catered for gluten free, they did (it stated it on the menu). As I ordered the lady behind the counter asked if I was coeliac, I told her I was. When the food was brought to the table, the lady explained that she had cleaned the kitchen and prepared my food using all new unopened ingredients. All I had was a corned beef and onion sandwich, but the attention to detail was second to none. Really recommend this place to coeliacs and non coeliacs.