Bramdowns

Beautiful place with welcoming host's and fabulous food, I can honestly say the Steak and Ale pie was the best I've eaten in a long long time, well presented with sauteed patatoes, veg & a rich gravy, my complements to the chef. We were a party of three ordering different meals and we all received excellent food at a very reasonable price We will return without doubt next time we are down in Porlock.

We popped in on Monday for lunch with no expectations other than it was open and looked welcoming... WOW - did we fall on our feet. Bramdowns is a gem of a place with a wonderful selection of freshly baked and cooked goodies! Three of us had homemade pasties with salads and one had the mushroom/stilton soup (with a lemon cupcake for pud). All the food was absolutely delicious. I've not tasted such delicious pastry since my Nan's apple pie! It was with great sadness that I was too full for a slice of cake - gosh they looked good! Thank you - we'll be back!

Be warned - this place will cause you distress when you realise that everything on the menu is mouthwatering and you can’t possibly order it all! Fabulous sweet and savoury scones and crumpets (the warm apple scones are particularly recommended) plus a wonderful selection of teas. Heartily recommended in a village that has no shortage of cracking cafe options.

FABULOUS & DELICIOUS. Anita took all the catering cares away from my shoulders for a 7 day retreat that I ran in May 2021. The catering is VITAL to me to ensure a successful retreat, and is not something that I have the time, energy, or wherewithal to undertake myself. I'd never tried Anita's cooking before I booked her (I live in London and Covid restrictions meant I couldn't do a trip to check) but she'd been recommended by the local tourist information as one of my options and on the phone and with the sample menu she sent me I felt like I was in good hands. I run the retreat as vegetarian and we had people with gluten and dairy intolerances - none of which phased Anita at all, we still had a fabulous, varied, heart-warming and healthy variety of meals with attention to detail and 'the trimmings' that meant everyone felt included. We were delighted - every meal was tasty and wholesome and made my attendees very happy. The homemade crumpets and cakes kept our need for comfort well satisfied and the main meals were well thought out, nutritious and delicious - and plentiful too (there's nothing worse than doing big emotional cleansing work and then being left hungry after meals - this was never a problem!) These photos don't really do Anita's food justice - I will do better next time I run the retreat - and have requested her for next year already. PS - I also popped to the cafe on my way out of town and tried one of their meaty pasties ..... I'll be going back for more of that too!

Absolutely fabulous! Probably the tastiest afternoon tea I have ever experienced! Home made crumpets, scones and tea cakes were all truly scrumptious. Loose leaf tea in a girt big teapot! The lovely lady who served up this feast was very friendly and efficient in catering for all our whimsical demands(there were 5 of us, wanting decaf, oat milk, gluten-free etc)... We sat in the window of this lovely old building ( not sure what its history is...) A real delight...couldn’t recommend more...