Harden's survey result
Summary
This “quaint pub in the tiny village of Evershot” – immortalised as the ‘Sow and Acorn’ in Thomas Hardy’s ‘Tess of the d’Urbervilles’ – offers “beautifully presented, consistently good and interesting” food from Kenyan-born chef Robert Ndungu. It is the more informal sibling of Summer Lodge on the other side of the village, from the Red Carnation hotel group.
Summary
The ‘Sow & Acorn’ in Thomas Hardy’s ‘Tess of the d’Urbervilles’ – this fifteenth-century coaching inn makes a “lovely setting for a short stay” in Hardy country, and is a sibling in the Red Carnation hotel group of posh Summer Lodge a short walk away. It boasts a “varied and imaginative menu” – “cooked with flair” by Kenyan-born chef Robert Ndungu, and “service is informal and friendly”.
Summary
This fifteenth-century inn with a skittle alley in picturesque Hardy country was the model for the ‘Sow & Acorn’ in ‘Tess of the d'Urbervilles' and, like the swankier Summer Lodge in the same village, is part of the Red Carnation hotel group. Here you get “similar food, but with simpler presentation” than at its sibling – “an all-round pleasure”.
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28 Fore St, Evershot, DT2 0JW
Restaurant details
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £28.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.50 |
 Extras |
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| Service | 10.00% |
28 Fore St, Evershot, DT2 0JW
Opening hours
| Monday | 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Tuesday | 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Wednesday | 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Thursday | 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Friday | 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Saturday | 6 pm‑9 pm |
| Sunday | 6 pm‑9 pm |
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