RestaurantsSomersetBrutonBA10

survey result

Summary

£63
  £££
3
Good
3
Good
2
Average
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This stunning converted chapel (with rooms, artisan bakery and wine shop) was long in the hands of Catherine Butler, but in summer 2022 slotted into the Stay Original Company’s roster of SW boutique hotels and pubs. “For a small town Bruton has plenty of places to enjoy good food” – and, albeit “less fancy than the others”, this remains a safe choice for “straightforward, well-cooked fare” (including “a lovely lunch after a walk round the wonderful Newt” country estate).

Summary

£59
   ££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This “beautiful” eighteenth-century chapel was converted 15 years ago into an all-day restaurant-with-rooms, artisan bakery and wine shop, centred around a “fantastic” modern dining room. (In August 2022, after our annual diners’ poll concluded, founder Catherine Butler sold the business to the Stay Original Company, which has five other boutique hotels and pubs in the southwest, and pledged to carry on without major changes).

Summary

£59
   ££
3
Good
2
Average
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This “wonderful space” – a “great conversion of an old chapel” (built in the eighteenth century and Grade II listed) – makes a perfect venue for “terrific breakfasts, with croissants and bread from their onsite bakery”, and other meals throughout the day.

Summary

£47
   ££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“It caters for anything – coffee, brunch, lunch, dinner, casual or formal event” – say the many fans of this “clever conversion of a chapel” which is “worth a visit just for the amazing space, windows and views”. Top of its repertoire: the wood-fired “pizza is the best for miles” and “they have a great bakery too, but you need to get there early to get anything”.

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Restaurant details

Entertainments,Highchair,Menu
Yes
18, 10
No dress code
150

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£15.00 £22.50 £0.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £28.00
Filter Coffee £2.50
Extras  
Bread £3.00
Service 10.00%
28 High St, Bruton, BA10 0AE
Opening hours
Monday8 am‑9 pm
Tuesday8 am‑9 pm
Wednesday8 am‑9 pm
Thursday8 am‑9 pm
Friday8 am‑9 pm
Saturday8 am‑9 pm
Sunday8 am‑9 pm

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