Wiltshire
Bybrook Manor House

Bybrook Manor House

Castle Combe, SN14 7HX, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

French • British • European • Vegetarian


"we liked bybrook. it had a nice feeling and it fits well into the hotel that is a century old house. so there is much dark wood; many stained glass windows. there are also generously dimensioned tables, with a lot of space between. and there are comfortable chairs – an important aspect when they will spend some time sitting on them. the employees of the servier staff as well as a team and all the delays we have experienced were almost safe on problems in the kitchen. the current personal problems of the restaurant are known and the consequences must be accepted. to end september, a “a la carte” menu is offered in addition to a tasting menu. after that there is only the tasting menu. I understand why a restaurant could do this – it reduces costs and makes living easier for the kitchen team – but it is not necessarily progressing. Perhaps they have already begun to change to the new model – we ordered from the war basket, but the most important price sub-sizes were not generous, even for his Michelin star status. the card offers three options at each cursor and shoots out with a few kanapes. a smoked cod teat was filled with taste and for the other one a mousse bead was covered with a beetroot glaze and served on a spoon. we chose both the same starter – effektiw lobster “three possibilities”. it was recommended that a lobster bisque be drunk from its small cup, but also suggested that it could be used as a sauce for the other elements. there is a single bite of lobster in a tempoura battery with a dab of mayo to it in. and the “main event” – a poched lobster tail with thin cut fennel and a tiny gurke. each element was Spot-on and they all worked well together. in the current mode brot was served as curs in his own right. a mini leaf and butter was good. for a main course was the line caught braut, um, brunette. and for seasonal eating. a mussel mousseline was filled into a courgette flower, and a scattering of fertilizers and drilling just added to the summeriness. the other main course was definitiw the tasting of menu conditions. the kind they might have wondered if they would need a visit in the local chippy on the way to home. that was ryeland lamb from near herefordshire. there is a tiny boned velvet, a cube-long cooked shoulder a cube of kartoffel and a teaspoon size dab each of the cauliflower pure and black garlic pure. it cost everything really well, but they really needed more. for dessert went one of us with a classic paris brest – two layers of baked made a sandwich of coffee cream, with a hazelnut palette and, separately served, a milcheis. cheese on the other side of the table – six local. the likes of bath blue and montgomery cheddar, served with very unlocal membrillo and caramelized feigen. very thin nuts and seeds cracker were a beautiful crisp. the petit four we had with coffee were excellent. a single bit of lemon sponge cake and a chocolate “cigarr” covers a passion fruit puree. good contrast and, unlike many places, actually good to work with the coffee and show the ability of the baked cook."

Rising Sun

Rising Sun

32 Bowden Hill, SN15 2PP, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Pub • Steak • Vegan • European


"We went to the Rising Sun for a family Sunday lunch. We were seated in the conservatory, we asked if we could sit out on the deck but this is not possible if you’re having Sunday lunch. The sun was shining directly in my in-laws faces, when we asked if the blind could be lowered the waitress asked her manager who said this couldn’t be done. The alternative table we were offered was too small for our party of five to be seated comfortably so we elected to stay put. The Sunday lunch was ok, though the quantity of meat and roast potatoes for the price was not particularly generous, especially for those of us who had beef. The thin pieces of beef were reminiscent of school dinners. We decided to have a two course lunch with pudding. We had quite a long wait before the puddings we ordered arrived. My husband enjoyed his strawberry cheesecake but I was disappointed with the Eton Mess because it was about 60% crème fraiche, 29% compote and 1% meringue. The crumble seemed like it had been microwaved and had very little flavour. Service was attentive but slow, the group at the next table had been waiting for their starter for a while when the manager told them it would be a couple of minutes; they still hadn’t arrived by the time we left. The manager was quite dogmatic, shouting across the room at his staff. We had only gone there because of the view and would not go there again to eat."

The Bell At West Overton

The Bell At West Overton

99 Bath Road, SN8 1QD, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Pub • Steak • British • Vegetarian


"I never really write reviews but after my experience here I had to! my husband and I came here on a whim on a Tuesday as most pubs around the area are not open on this day which left us bummed out and hungry. was surprised to walk in and have a lovely young lady named Tara to come to take us on for lunch. the pub did seem a little short-staffed for the number of people in the establishment but she handled it great regardless and still greeted everyone with a big smile and had good knowledge of the beers on draft such as the 2 local ales which I was very impressed by. even offering 'tasters ' before we bought a pint. she even took the time to talk to us, asking about how our week had gone and made us feel very comfortable whilst dining here. the food was great, can not fault it in the slightest, wish we could 've had room for pudding! The only thing I would say is that it does look like more staff is needed as the poor lady did seem to be doing everything, taking and bringing out food and drink our as well as ensuring all customers are happy but all in all was very smooth and food was brought out in about 20-30 minutes which we couldn 't complain at! I would definitely visit again just to experience such great service, we were told that other days of the week they do offer a larger menu as Tuesdays unfortunately, is a limited menu and I would be eager to try the haddock scotch egg which the waitress spoke about."