My friend Jack was trying to impress me with card tricks he learnt in Ghana at this pub and they…read morewere honestly the worst, most boring card tricks I've ever seen. I was so bored and miserable because he kept getting them wrong and he was wearing baggy trousers without a belt. He kept pulling up his trousers and there were some nice ladies there who had to keep looking away because his big ugly bum kept going on show. Eventually they complained and the manager had to come and ask jack to do the tricks outside in the pouring rain. Jack got upset and started asking around if anyone liked magic and everyone groaned and said no please go away. The staff were really nice about it though and the drinks and food was good.

We followed the sign here without knowing what it would be like and hoping we wouldnt be…read moredisappointed . Well we were not! This has to be one of the best undiscovered pubs in England the food was amazing! Nothing fancy just plain well cooked and really.really.tasty food sourced.from the lacal area. Friendly staff and quiet atmosphere made this a plCe we will seek out whenever we are in the area . Fantastic place!

We stayed at the Vobster Inn for a couple of nights in the garden room and ate breakfast, lunch and…read moredinner. We had a great couple of nights in the clean spacious room. The highlight however was the lovely food, a compact menu all beautifully cooked and presented with a Spanish flavour. Really excellent and well priced. Peta was a great host and all the staff were polite, prompt and efficient. Really enjoyed the suckling pig and selected cooked breakfast very enjoyable

This place takes some finding but is worth the back tracking, map checking, sat nav cursing when…read moreyou finally arrive. Located between Frome and Radstock in the heart of the Somerset countryside this little gem of a country pub and restaurant takes some beating. Set in ample gardens in Lower Vobster with plenty of outside seating if the weather is kind to you, the welcome once inside is warm. The real ale on pump when I called in was Butcombe Bitter, a little local treasure from North Somerset and was as bright as a brass button and tasted as good as it looked. The menu is not vast but is varied; the fresh fish board is a highlight. The fish mixed grill offers great value, a selection of king prawns, scallops, with fillets of salmon, bream, and sea bass served with new potatoes and vegetables of the day all for under £20. My companion also plumped for a desert, Sticky Toffee Pudding which was light as feather with a sauce to match, all topped off with a couple of strawberries. The inn also has three quality letting bedrooms for those who may wish to linger a little longer, lunch, dinner, and breakfast maybe! For opening times and directions, see their website, http://www.vobsterinn.co.uk , the trip is definitely worth it!

What a great little find! Cute place! Lovely service. Beautiful gardens. Clean bathrooms, and most…read moreimportantly, fabulous food. I wasn't expecting much, but left delighted.

From the owner: Quaint and traditional 16th century pub and restaurant on the edge of Dartmoor, offering great…read moreales, Ciders. Only 10 miles from Exeter and 15 miles from Okehampton. Only 1 minute off the A30 Devon to Cornwall road.

Sunday Roast! We had dinner at this clean, well appointed…read morepub on the recommendation of our B&B hosts. We opted for the 2 course Sunday roast dinner (2 courses for £16.95) - we both chose roast beef which came with Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, plenty of vegetables and delicious roast beef gravy. It was excellent and the desserts we chose - brownie and sticky toffee pudding were fantastic! The service was friendly and the prices were reasonable. This is a great option if you are near Bristol Airport and need something to eat.

A wonderful place in the countryside…read more Great country pubs - checklist 1. In the middle of no where - check 2. Warm welcome from the staff - check 3. Warm & cosy with a roaring fire - check. 4. Great choice of local beers - check 5. Good food cooked fresh - check 6. Good value - check

PUB NAMES, SOMERSET AND CHEESE…read more The names of public houses in the UK can often be as baffling to the foreign visitor as they are to the locals. 'The Pig and Whistle', is said to be variously from, 'peg' (a set of pins fixed at intervals in a drinking vessel), 'piggin' (a wooden drinking vessel or ladle), although most seem to have missed the rather more obvious 'pig' (an earthenware pot or pitcher). The 'whistle' element is harder to pin down. 'Wassail' has been suggested. This is the salutation used in toasting a person's health the reply being 'drink-hail'. Wassail is also the name of the spiced ale that was drunk on Twelfth-night and Shakespeare referred to this in Macbeth, 1605. The Case is Altered (near where I grew up) is said to be a corruption of Casa Alta, meaning high house, and brought back by returning soldiers from the Napoleonic Wars in Spain. It's often a question of guesswork/fable. Indeed, the temptation to baffle future generations by setting up an establishment named e.g. The Hobbit and Harridan is of course omnipresent! More conventional epithets such as The Lord Nelson or Duke of Wellington do not necessarily signify that the aforementioned were either regular topers there, nor that they managed the establishment at some stage, but are generally a mark of respect for 'services rendered'. The suffix 'Arms', however, usually honours a local landowner, as is indeed the case with Somerset's Waldegrave Arms in Chewton Mendip. The Waldegrave family descends from Sir Richard Waldegrave, Speaker of the House of Commons from 1381 to 1382. His descendant, fervent Catholic Sir Edward Waldegrave (c. 1517- 1 September 1561), of Borley, Essex, and West Haddon, Northamptonshire was imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1551 by King Edward VI, for refusing to carry out the Privy Council's ban on Mary having mass said in her house of Copt Hall, near Epping, Essex. He was released a year later and on Mary's accession in 1553, he was knighted, admitted to the Privy Council, granted the manors of Navestock, Essex and Chewton in Somerset, also becoming 'Master of the Great Wardrobe', a task that sounds impressive. Unfortunately, Good Queen Bess was unamused by his recusancy and committed him to the Tower again, where he died in 1561. So where were we? Oh, yespubs. During journeys to my ancestral lands in the West Country, (aka my mother's backyard) we often stop off for refreshment and such was the case a few years back when we were passing through this charming village of Chewton with its Mendip stone cottages and discovered the Waldegrave Arms. I can heartily recommend this pleasant and friendly pub, which also offers accommodation. There is a clean and cosy 50-seat dining area and a public bar, as well as a garden and a good range of real ales is complemented by local cider. In that corner of the country, a 'Ploughman's Lunch' is usually a sound recommendation because of the proximity to Cheddar, although the quality of these can vary to a startling extent. Although the menu at the Waldegrave stretches well beyond a simple Ploughman's Lunch (see also website), we decided to see what this place had to offer in the cheese department and enjoyed what I believe to be the best mature Cheddar I have ever tasted. How can I put it? Essentially, unmistakably and utterly English, the nose was well-aged cricket boots, the bouquet West Country sileage and milk, the taste full and sweet without being too 'tart' and the finish was like listening to Elgar. The size of the portions was very generous and the price reasonable. (http://photobucket.com) Upon enquiry about local sources for this 'chunk of caseic paradise', we were directed to the local farm shop on the Waldegrave estate round the corner, where we made a not insubstantial purchase. (Indeed, this Cheddar cheese has enjoyed acclaim beyond my humble palate ( see 'BEST CHEDDAR CHEESE' here http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/cheese-competition-winners-1441747.html ) Our most recent visit with a friend from Italy impressed her to the extent that we now have to regularly ferry supplies to Turin. For some reason, she managed to overlook the cheese in her photograph above (or had she already eaten it?) For that she cannot be blamed. Treat yourself when next cruising along the A39!

From the owner: Traditional Pub,serving locally sourced produce.read more

Visiting Bath for a couple days and stepped in here for a pint to cap the day of sightseeing. Local…read morefolk were welcoming, and we had an interesting chat. I'm thankful for this Yelp app and our reviews which is very helpful in finding great spots we might miss otherwise.

The bartender was really nice-she chatted a bit about the area and responded to my request for a…read morelocal beer.

I used to live in Holcombe from the age of 6 until I was twenty and I used to frequent this pub in…read morethe village that I lived in on a Friday night during my teen years. I drove through my old village and was pleasantly surprised to see the new changes to this once jaded public house. Here is some information about the new concept - The pub is now split into three sections. - The Duke - a traditional village pub with a log fire and local beer and cider. Farmshop - a shop focussed on local produce as well as refillable containers in a bid to reduce unnecessary packaging. It will sell meat, vegetables, cheese, charcuterie, milk, bread, cakes and more. Cafe - a cafe that will be open for coffee, breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea. It will open during some evenings. The space will also be used for comedy nights, live music, cookery classes and more.

This was probably one of the best places we stayed on our 16 day trip to the UK. The owners were…read morevery nice and welcoming. Had a great time in the pub in the evening talking with the locals and the owner. the food was perfect. The bangers and mash and steak and ale pie was amazingly good. rooms were modern and well maintained. bathroom was very clean as well. plan on going back to england and this is one of maybe 2 places we plan to return to for sure.

I stay at the Two Brewers regularly when visiting Street. The rooms are simple but clean and…read morecomfortable. The staff are friendly, and the food is very good. Excellent value for money, in a pub that doesn't feel like it has been taken over by a bland chain, but has maintained some local character. It's not fancy, but if you are looking for simple, hospitable, comfortable accommodation and food, this is the place for you.

Great food, great local ales and a good atmosphere.read more

Having lived inn Bath for some 28 years I can confirm that you'll be hard pushed to find a pub in…read moreall of Somerset with a garden as good as the one at the Wheatsheaf. We walked out there with the dogs (which are welcome and the pub even provide treats and water) and had a lovely Sunday lunch on their terrace followed by a game of table tennis in the garden. It's not just the garden and the settings that make this place so wonderful, it's the service, the food, the home made honey and everything that goes with it. The worst thing about the Wheatsheaf is having to leave. Highly recommended.