The best restaurants in Ivelchester South Somerset South West

The old team are back together. Nice and friendly staff and good. Coffee

Pit stop on way home, great little find just off the route home such a shame to hear it is closing :( Wish you all the best for the future 😀

A Fantastic Local Gem! We’ve been visiting this restaurant since 2020, and even more frequently over the past couple of years. Every visit is a delight—we always feel warmly welcomed and well taken care of. The service is consistently excellent, and the team goes above and beyond to make guests feel at home. We’ve recommended this restaurant to many friends and even brought our family from Australia here during their visit this past winter. Simone and Meana (I hope I’ve spelled and got their names correctly) are always friendly, attentive, and incredibly helpful. The food is absolutely delicious, with a well-curated menu offering something for everyone. Whether you’re a local or just passing through, this place is a must-visit. We can’t recommend it highly. Merrissa and Brian Rendell

In Ilchester for a car service and dropped into the Ilchester Arms for breakfast. They weren't cooking at the time but they made a Bacon sandwich for me anyway ❤️ Really very good of them, friendly service that you remember. Thanks !!

Probably didnt see this pub at it's finest as we visited late afternoon on Mother's Day. A good size and comfortable decor, suggestive of a nice sense of community.

Great lunch. Seven of us turned up as they had opened. We were are party of 4 adults and 3 children. We all chose completely different meals from the menu and every dish was perfect. Special requests were dealt with and we all thoroughly enjoyed our freshly cooked lunch. Will definitely be back again. Many thanks Diane and Russell for making our family feel welcome.

Two weeks ago we drove past the Podymore Inn earlier in the day so decided to try it that evening. Welcomed in by Isabel like long-lost friends & felt at home immediately. Lovely food at great prices, all home cooked beautifully. Enjoyed it so much we returned a few days later for another superb evening and more great food, live music too! We were on holiday otherwise this would be our local for sure! Thanks Isabel and the whole team, we will see you as soon as possible when we are next down your way (later this summer we hope!!). Amor para todos vocês, Paul & Carys xx

Always a great atmosphere and fabulous food.

I'm not sure if the lady treats everyone like this on a Sunday morning. She shouted over a coffee order at the same time stating she has a lot of people to feed and we need to hurry. That moment we were her only customers. When a friend asked for more bread she said eat what you have on the table. It felt so rude. The other customers sat . She seemed very friendly with them. The only difference was that we were all black mix race. She made it clear she did not want to have breakfast with us. So that was the start of our Sunday morning of the Bank Holiday weekend. Also full English did not come with hash brown. That really upset me . The others had hash browns looking over. She was not interested if we enjoyed our stay. Its still on my mind one week later.

We had a Wake today at The Trough.What gorgeous surroundings. The food was really excellent and so fresh. The staff were professional and friendly. Our guests were very happy and so were we. Many thanks to Lyndsey and her team. We highly recommend The Trough. Thank you you so much. Bethan

Love this pub! The staff are friendly and the atmosphere is always great. Definitely worth a visit if you’re in the area.

Nice little cafe that serve Costa a lot coffee and snacks, also some hot food as well,nice place to relax and check out the local news

The landlady of this pub is extremely rude and a really nasty person! I parked in this pubs car park as I was attending an event close by and couldn’t find any parking anywhere. I unfortunately missed a sign reading patrons only to park here as it was dark and there was no light above it. I wasn’t expecting to be parked there long and was planning on popping in there for a drink afterwards. Unfortunately the event ran on for longer than I had thought it would and as I have my young daughter with me, I didn’t have time to pop in there as I had to get her home. The landlady blocked the car park exit and started shouting abuse at me through my window. When I opened the window and thanked her for allowing me to park there and apologise for not seeing the sign she called me a s**g and a b***h. My daughter was upset about this and was scared of the woman shouting abuse! I am absolutely appalled by the behaviour this woman displayed. I will now never visit this establishment and will be taking it further. There was absolutely no reason for this disgusting and intimidating behaviour and I’m surprised ratings aren’t lower for this pub.

Absolutely brilliant. Two other friends came with us and that was no problem. The food was excellent. Great starters, a good size, well presented and delicious. Main meals were also excellent, the liver was gorgeous, very tender. The cod was a good size and perfectly cooked. Desserts were also spot on, a lovely cheese board as well. The service was also spot on, friendly and helpful. Five out of five from us.

This is a fast food cheap and cheerful resteraunt ideally placed for a bite before or after visiting the museum .The pies are the best choice