Lamb Inn, Lower Weareback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Visited twice over the Easter Weekend. A large and rambling pub. Rooms here, there, and everywhere.
Excellent selection of local beers and cider (Butcombes bitter and Cheddar Ales Potholer were both superbly kept and served - best I've tasted from those breweries. Sandford Cornish Scrumpy too).
Food was also first rate. Fishermans pie excellent. Four-cheese cauliflour and leek crumble unusual and excellent. Even the jacket potatoe was declared best ever.
Plenty of parking. What's not to like about this place. Find it on the A38, a few miles north of the M5/A38 junction in the village of Lower Weare.
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An attractive stone built pub that looks as though it would be more at home in The Cotswolds than the middle of Somerset. As you walk through the front door you come in to a very small hallway / lobby area with wood panelling and dark wooden doors. This theme continues in to the front bar which has an unusual appearance with plenty of dark wood panelling and architrave on light cream walls, and the sombre red velvet bench seating almost merges in to the carpet which is an identical colour. The whole room is reminiscent of an old fashioned hotel lounge, and could do with a bit more colour in it. Not unpleasant, but definitely different. There were however a couple of small pictures dotted around, and a real log fire which was a nice touch on a cold January evening.
At the rear of the pub there were a few different areas � a small slated tiled section with three low leather sofa�s all facing each other, a skittle alley which had a game in progress and a dated looking restaurant area with artexed walls.
There was a good choice of food on the menu and a few specials chalked up on boards above the bar with most of the pub classics you would expect such as ham, egg & chips, lasagne, curry of the day, etc., as well as a few more adventurous dishes. Food seemed good value with most of the mains being around the �8/�9 mark and very generous portions. My Chicken, Bacon & Ham Pasta was a substantial dish and came with some tasty garlic bread and a decent side salad. Mrs. B�s Thai Green Chicken Curry was still tasty enough, but perhaps slightly less successful overall. It had a very bland appearance with the rice, chicken and curry sauce all being a virtually identical colour, and the sauce was far too runny.
Beers on tap were Cheddar�s Potholer, Butcombe and Wadworth�s Henry�s Bitter. The solitary cider was Thatcher�s Gold.
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Superb pint of Cheddar Ales Gorge Best. Potholer and Butcombe also on the bar. Very competitive on price at �2.55. Food looked good; especially the side dishes of veg. Nice big pub with lots of rooms. Very attractive lady behind the bar. Everyone friendly. If you're visiting Cheddar, use this pub instead of the honey-pot hostelries in Cheddar. It's only 5km down the road.
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Nice large pub with clean interior,very pleasant welcome.My friend and i sat down to eat, after ordering the Beef and butcombe pie and, for me the large portion of scampi.Both meals well presented and large,very good value for the money.A simple menu with pub basics and a few specials.But well worth the visit.It was quiet when we went but, filling up nicely on our departure.well done
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Fantastic pub, friendly quick service and a totally beautiful pint of cheddar ales "potholer", 8/10
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Nice non chain pub on the A38. Bath ale gem was excellent(cask marque pub-I expect no less). Food fairly good, certainly a better option than the deep fried 'roast' potato establishments on most of the main roads around here.
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