The Somerford Arms

‘One of the best gravies of any pub we have tried,’ declares an admirably methodical reader: just one nugget of praise for the Sunday roasts at this edge-of-village pub. Most tables in the modernised two-room interior are for diners, though local real ales and bar stools await drinkers. The main menu runs from ‘classic pub plates’ of burgers, fish and chips or Bramley apple crumble to a trio of beetroots with whipped feta, roasted chestnuts and pomegranate dressing and ‘special plates for any occasion’ (whole lemon sole meunière, for example). The staff and atmosphere also attract plaudits: ‘it’s like being wrapped in a big blanket’.