January 2024 by Penny H
Have been here twice recently and both times we had excellent service. This visit there were 9 of us and our food was very good and all brought to the table at pretty much the same time. Warm atmosphere and good value.
September 2023 by Peter G
We are so lucky to have the Nellie as our local. Sunday lunch we normally enjoy at home but decided yesterday to allow Mark to cook! I am awarding 3 Pirelli stars (a cut above Michelin....) It is easy to see why Mark & Helen are so busy - Jenny & I have not enjoyed a better meal. Suggest you book early!
August 2023 by kaysee5
Best steak and Stilton chiabata ever! Great chips Very good price.great service. Will definitely go again.
July 2023 by Amy F
Unfortunately I didn?t have a great experience here today and have left feeling disappointed. Upon ordering the steak, I admit, I didn?t read the menu properly and thought it came with the sauce. So when it arrived at my table without sauce I politely asked if the sauce was coming. I received an unkind glare and the statement that ?obviously? the sauce is extra so you have to ask for it when ordering. A simple mistake made by myself that didn?t need quite such a hostile reaction. I asked if I could have the sauce added please and she said ?obviously you?ll have to wait now while we make that up? as if it was the biggest burden set upon her. It came out mere minutes later, so didn?t seem that it was as much of a hardship as she had initially made out. Whilst I had been waiting for the sauce I had cut open my steak to discover it was medium, rather than the rare I had asked for. Usually I would hold my tongue and accept it in good British silence, however, considering I had received such a hostile reception surrounding the sauce incident I decided to be truthful when she asked how it was and said that the steak was not as rare as I had asked for. She looked at it and said ?I can see pink, so it?s rare, maybe you meant to ask for blue?. I?m afraid you can see some pink even in a medium cooked steak, that in itself is not an indicator. A lot more pink was needed in order for it to be rare. I love steak. I know my steak. I do not wish for it to be suggested that I am the one in the wrong when a simple apology would have sufficed. This is just poor customer service. The over cooked steak was not the problem so much as the bizarrely confrontational attitude from the staff member. I don?t know if she was having a bad day or had decided she didn?t like me just from the look of me but it was odd to be spoken to in such a way when you?re a paying customer. She must have overheard me joke to my friends ?someone?s getting a bad review!? as she came out shortly after and asked again if the steak was ok, sounding somewhat more pleasant all of a sudden. I was already eating it at this point so said ?we disagree on how it?s cooked, but it?s fine.? Honestly I just wanted her to leave me alone at this point as her previous attitude had already made me feel tense and uncomfortable. When my partner went in to pay she said ?I?d rather have replaced the steak than get a bad review? which just shows she had missed the point entirely. It was never about the food. It was quite offensive customer service, especially from somewhere with high prices. I wanted a treat, it was not that. I would recommended this place if you enjoy feeling tense and awkward whilst trying to enjoy a rare evening out, or if you?re happy to pretend the food is perfect so as not to hurt anybody?s fragile ego. Reading other reviews I can see this is a reoccurring problem.
July 2023 by KentishCobnutty
We stood at the bar waiting to get served. We couldn?t get eye contact with the lad who was behind the bar. As soon as a local walked in he went over and asked him what he wanted. Whilst pulling the chap?s pint he glanced up at me and looked guilty. We carried in waiting until the landlady was free to be spoken to.
March 2023 by 368Chrisw
Big thank you to Helen and Mark for wonderful meal and use of the skittle alley for our parents 40th wedding anniversary. Great evening had by all including a game of skittles to finish the evening.
March 2023 by Joesoapreviews
Fantastic meals for all of us really good service we had a great time I would recommend this lovely pub to anyone It is set in a real Somerset village can?t say any more
December 2022 by Explore542436
As a group of well travelled and experienced eaters out 5 of us booked a meal local to us, we all live in Stoke sub Hamdon. 4 of us out of the five had a great meal but the reaction to mentioning the poor quality of the 5th was one of the three things that let the experience down. We booked 12:30 for 1pm and arrived on time, the pub began to fill 10 minutes or so after our arrival. Our order was taken some 20 minutes after our arrival by which time we where getting quite cold despite having a Luke warm radiator near us, luckily our coats made good knee blankets and we all had a pair of gloves. Our meals eventually arrived at 1.30pm and 4 meals where fine, the Thai curry however had none of the expected lemon grass and chilli flavour, the chicken was bland and over cooked, perhaps the curry paste had been forgotten. The kind girl who waited on us said she would get it taken off the bill. We then had coffee and dessert which again took some time to arrive so again had to get our gloves on while waiting. On paying the bill the owner refused to take the Thai curry off the bill and suggested that we where unfamiliar with a Thai curry and it was supposed to be like that?. it certainly wasn?t like any Thai curry any of us had eaten in the past, including in Thailand! Still at least we could all get out to the car and warm up.
November 2022 by chiltonttom
We were looking for a family meal to celebrate an anniversary we decided on the Lord Nelson in Norton-sub Hamdon, not far from our home in Yeovil when we went for a weekday lunch visit. ?Never had a bad pint, never had a bad meal? follows its mention. Our group of eleven, stretching from six months old to eighty-one making a four-generational selection for our celebration. High noon on a Sunday lunchtime in early November was a arranged a few weeks prior, which was just as well as the bar and dining room soon filled not too long after we had arrived which was expected as previous experience has shown, the Lord Nelson enjoys good local support making for a genial ambience. With two grandsons with milk protein allergies, the chef came to discuss their options which assured their parents accordingly. Within a short time, we were soon being served from the comprehensive menu which was offered and ordered from the friendly waitress. Ten meals delivered hot and efficiently ranging from three roast options. I took the tasty tagine roast with apricots and almonds adorned with a generous Yorkshire pudding accompanied with a Wadworth?s ale. Extra veg was available for hungrier members of our party. The children had fish and chips as well as sausage and chips and chicken nuggets to accommodate our grandson?s allergy, none of which would have gone amiss as an adult serving. Between main course and dessert being served, our grandchildren were beginning to get a little bored, so we asked if there was any paper for them to draw on which was answered with a large tin of coloured pencils and a handful of A4 paper much to the children?s delight. Desert selections were made from the blackboard, most of which were home-made, and all the better for it all of which made a good rounding-off of our family celebration.
November 2022 by sallybG1453SL
First impression, it?s a lovely village pub with atmosphere. We easily booked a table for lunch for six people on a Saturday lunchtime; the pub was busy but our order was taken quickly and the food arrived within a very reasonable time. Five of the meals were very good, the ?boneless rib? was not rib, it was two thin slices of belly pork with a dollop of bbq sauce which I couldn?t eat, very disappointing. I tried to speak to a member of staff but she wasn?t prepared to discuss it, she insisted it was rib, for this reason we wouldn?t go back which is a shame.
November 2022 by Shellalsop
Very welcoming stayed nearby for the night and visited here Bryony was very welcoming and pleasant We will be back thank you
October 2022 by robst137
Came across this beautiful pub almost by accident and decided to have a bite during a usually busy day, had lunch, food was absolutely awesome, and the staff were so warm, welcoming and friendly, it?s definitely our new go to place when we are anywhere near
June 2022 by Sonia S
This Great Village Pub was near to us we ate their a few times the food was great Sunday Lunch proper home cook?. Great entertainment there and very friendly
June 2022 by songsofyesterday
Friendly, jolly pub with a good menu and drinks. Great atmosphere on both nights. We will certainly return. ?
June 2022 by NorthStar34010172420
Tucked away in a sleepy somerset village, but dont miss out. Food very good, staff freindly Highly recommend. Nice ambiance to the location.
