Reviews in Bristol and Somerset

I wouldn't say it's the best restaurant in Somerset by any means. But it's in a pleasant position, with a door to the Cathedral Green and the menus are creative and good

Magic and quirky restaurant; ordinary pub-like exterior but surprisingly light interior, with strange and interesting artworks on the walls. Chef Ashley Rainbow has a wonderful talent and his dishes are a delicious combination of tastes and textures, using local ingredients wherever possible. There are five havetobeseentobebelieved bedrooms; one of the bathroom doors is made out of a single slab of wood, including the handle). Lovely, friendly staff.

Peter & Veryan have run this pub with grace, harmony, excellent beers and ciders and very good food for several years. They are very proactive within the village and organise lots of different events - from vintage car rallies to cider & cheese evenings. We've never had a bad meal, nor anything other than a smashing welcome.

In my opinion the best kept secret in the area. Been eating here for years - the food interesting, seasonal, local & varied, service wonderful and atmosphere relaxed. Highly recommended.

It might be in the middle of nowhere, but I would travel even further to sample the excellent food served here, game and fish are as fresh, and as succulent as they can get and all perfectly cooked and in great surroundings

I think the meal I had last night was one of the worst meals I have ever had in any restaurant in all my years. The owner was curt, seemingly disinterested, didn't want to talk and a terrible host. Just stayed behind the bar, seemingly very stressed, trying to do five things at once and had no interaction with the guests. And that's after the bill for extremely poor food amounted to £90 for my wife and I. Incredible and sheer extortion for the awful food. I started with 'smooth chicken liver parfait'. It was quite the opposite of smooth being full of big lumps. The pork fillet/tenderloin I then had on a bed of mashed potato was anything but tender. I could hardly cut into it and the mashed potato was 50% water. To cap it all I found an eight inch long black hair in amongst the vegetables, which didn't get any apology from the waitress when I handed it to her. I ended with sticky ginger pudding, which was a slab of goo with nothing with it. No cream, no ice cream. I had to ask for some which arrived 10 minutes later after the pudding had gone cold. Oh, and guess what? Yes, I found another long hair sticking out of the pudding too! My wife had a similar bad experience but I've run out of patience writing about it. My wife went through a process of ordering SIX different main courses before she found one they actually had available. And, how the meal and wine all came to £90 I have no idea but it was an experience I never want to go through ever again. £90 absolutely wasted and the worst pub food would have been twice as good and probably only a third of the cost.

Food was okay, shocking service. Pre booked a table for a group of us. Everyone ordered starter and main, while my partner and I had a set menu. Started promising as the food came out quick, three items came from the set menu, we then had to ask when the rest was coming after 15 mins (told that it was just coming), after another 30 mins when everyone had finished their bento boxes we still were with no additional food. The rest of our party were offered dessert menus while we were still waiting!! Was told that it was due to being very busy upstairs with 40 people. Considering that we booked in advance I find that it was a very poor excuse. Paid for the food we had and more than likely will not be visiting again due to the service - not the food.

Everything about this restaurant is excellent. Food is exceptional, service is friendly and extremely helpful and knowledgeable. There is a very nice ambience about the place. A real gem.

THIS IS A FRIENDLY PUB AND IS ALSO GAY FRIENDLY, with a gay disco every Thursday night

A really lovely little restaurant/cafe/bistro just off the beaten-track of George Street. We are daytime regulars (best coffee in Bath we reckon) but went last Friday night to try their famous tapas platters. The place was buzzing. We could tell all the dishes were made from scratch and were absolutely delicious. Next time we want to try their main dishes (rib-eye steak,risottos,sea bream etc.)which the table next to us had and looked divine. Really cosy atmosphere, fantastic fresh food, reasonable prices and a particularly friendly waitress made this an evening to remember

A really great little restaurant/cafe just off the beaten track. We are daytime regulars (best coffee in Bath we reckon) but tried this on a Friday evening - the place was buzzing, we had an excellent tapas platter which we could tell was all made from scratch. Next time we are going to try their main dishes (rib-eye steak,risottos,sea bream etc.). Reasonable value and particularly friendly waitress made this a meal to remember

I highly recommend Amici's restaurant. It has recently become a family favourite upon which we can all rely for a delicious meal, cosy atmosphere and attentive, friendly service. Whilst not the most modern interior and despite the slightly alarming (life-size)statue guarding Amici's entrance this venue is totally unpretentious, welcoming and accommodating.

excellently located, this is a jewel on the river Avon with quality and fine cuisine, atmosphere, excellent service with personal attention from the management to ensure you are well looked after... I had a fabulous time and birthday there! If you are in Bath and look for a place to have drink in the cute and well arranged back garden facing the river before your meal and also stay beyond dinner, well then you now know where to go...

This is not a recommendation to got and have food at the Cross Hands its a recommendation to stay away. We went there today 11/05/08 and had the Sunday Roast which for £9.50 you think will be good. How wrong can you be, the meat was tough the gravy still had flour lumps in it and they never even brought the veg out for the meal untill we were nearly finished. The Cross hands is not worth the money and it is a place we will not be going back to again!!!!

Had a really great meal at San Carlo last night - the food was delicious, the service was great, and the location of the restaurant is fantastic.

Apsolutly Gawjuss Lush Food ( the steak ) recommended big time !! x

I was recently on a visit to the UK from South Africa and had such a fantastic experience at Cobblestones I just wanted to tell everyone about it. The welcome on arrival was excellent - even being greeted by name (we had booked in advance as it was a birthday). We had a relaxing drink in the bar area first so that we could look at the menu and decide what to have. This was a very difficult task as there was so many delicious things to choose from but eventually we decided. The table had been decorated with fresh flowers and there was plenty of room for us to enjoy our evening. The food was excellent and obviously freshly cooked - how nice not to have something that had been thrown in the microwave to heat through, The sauce on my steak was out of this world and the steak was cooked to perfection. If you love deserts - this is the place to go!! What a wonderful selection, even those of us that were too full really to want one were tempted and the cheese platter had a variety of local cheeses that we had not tasted before. The whole experience was wonderful and the hostess made our evening one of the highlight of our trip. If ever we go back to the UK again we will definitely return. We now recommend it to all our friends that are visiting that part of the UK. Well done to everyone at Cobblestones and keep up the good work. 5 star restaurant and service!!

Over priced, however food quality reasonable.Found the management had an arrogant attitude. Not a particularly welcoming atmosphere.