Farthings - Taunton Deane

This was meant to be my birthday celebration and we had invited four friends to join us. We ordered drinks to start and the staff managed to get the order wrong twice! Then we were handed the menu, and told that all but two of the starters were not available, leaving a very poor choice. and when it came to the main course half of that was not available either! i just ordered a Caesar Salad, and was presented with a huge (and off-putting) bowl of dark green leaves, hardboiled eggs, anchovies,and a pile of bacon on top.....no apparent Caesar Dressing......it was unlike any Caesar Salad that I have ever been printed with! Two of the party had a steak, but it was very stringy despite looking like a fillet. All in all, incredibly disappointing. We did not stay for dessert! I cannot recommend this restaurant to anyone.

I booked the Farthings restaurant for a surprise 80th birthday lunch for my Mum. There were 40 of us altogether, all of us were just so amazed at how beautiful the hotel and grounds are, how tasty our meals were and how efficient and helpful the staff were. My Mum just absolutely loved it. Added bonus was that there was a playing field and park literally just over the quiet road next to the Hotel which pleased the younger members of our group. Parking is also good. I would very much recommend this Hotel and restaurant.

This little hidden GEM the food was amazing melts in your mouth, would highly recommend travelling through and could not pass this one up

I had to go to Somerset as my father was ill. We thought it would be nice to stay the night at the hotel we visited on our wedding day in 1999. The room was very pretty and so tidy. Unfortunately we did not enjoy the stay as the duvet made a loud crinkly noise and kept waking us. The floor was so noisy under foot and we felt it was disturbing people underneath. We had just wanted a quiet rest during a difficult time but unfortunately we left feeling more tired and stressed.

We stayed here for three days in October and really enjoyed our stay. We were in the Garden room, which is a lovely, comfortable and welcoming room with a good bathroom with both bath and walk in shower. We ate every night in the hotel excellent food. Food was delicious with some standout dishes. Service was friendly and attentive too and the final bill was very reasonable for what we had. A pleasant garden to sit in as well. I can definitely recommend it.