Last week I was privileged to be invited as a guest at the wedding of two of my closest friends. The ceremony and reception were held in the restaurant of the Oake Manor Golf Club.
The service was preceded by drinks in the opulent bar of the club, the service itself was conducted in a spacious conservatory, the reception was held in the adjacent dining room. The meal and the manner in which it was served by the excellent staff were beyond reproach. I would not hesitate to recommend this venue for any large function or small intimate dinner for two, you will be treated as an honoured guest.

The carvery here is always a good choice if you are looking for a group or family get-together. The Puddings are a big favorite too, service is OK and it can get busy so do book

I visited Oake Manor at lunchtime last week, together with my husband. The bar area was full of golfers and there several tables of diners eating from the restaurant menu. We ordered drinks from the bar and were immediately approached by a waitress who said she'd prepare a table for us. Our order was taken very quickly and arrived within reasonable time, considering how many diners there were. The food was hot, tasty, and very reasonably priced. There was a good choice of meals available on both the bar and restaurant menus. The staff are always pleasant and helpful and we always enjoy eating here.

Lovely country course which plays well. Friendly staff in my experience. Generally hard to fault and easy to enjoy.

We had our valentines evening dinner at the oak manor and was just amazing. Good food well organised and amazing entertainment. Will go again next year

Our 2nd visit here and it definitely won't be the last!

We were very impressed with this venue the 1st time we visited and were saying it probably wouldn't live up to what we were now expecting, but it did...big time. We even had the same table which was great.
The food is fantastic, as much or as little as you want, we had the beef and mushrooms in red wine and it was delicious.

Everything is so well organised and the staff, all young, just make it such a great evening. I don't know who hires them but they are absolutely fantastic and deserve praise for how they manage everything. They look smart and are very efficient, my only gripe would be that I can't read their names as I would like to be able to pass on what excellent service we had. ( My eyesight is rubbish)

The acts that were on were great, such a brilliant altmosphere, Thank you Oake Manor
We are looking forward to our next visit.

For the price can't really grumble, but have had many better carverys in the local area in much better surroundings. Staff are very helpful.

I have just returned from my second visit to Oake Manor Golf Course where we (a group of 46) had an amazing Christmas lunch. Cooked and prepared beautifully and served well and with a smile and attention. We were there earlier in the summer and it was just the same. I have not been in a smaller group but I imagine that would be as good. Anyone looking for a venue for a larger group - this is the place to go.

Christmas party we were all packed in like sardines on extremley long tables hardly no room to move, I think they were being far too greedy by getting as many people in as they possibly could.

It is a good venue but will not book again for special function unless they accomodate people properly

This is a venue that must not be missed. The setting, the ambience and the quality of the food would be hard to beat. On the many visits made by me and my husband, whether in a large group or just as a couple we have never been disappointed.

Excellent Service And Food, Both Staff And Chefs Do A Lovely Job. Nice Disabled Access With Help If Required. Thanks A Lot

Went to Oake Manor for Sunday lunch and had an excellent meal. Plenty of choice of meat including beef, pork, lamb and turkey. Lots of different vegetables, cauliflower, carrots, broccoli,
shredded cabbage, leeks and peas and of course roast potatoes. Also Yorkshire pudding and all the necessary sauces, horseradish, cranberry, mint and apple. Then came the sweet trolley with lots of choice. At least a dozen different puddings and all served with either double or clotted cream. I would certainly recommend Oake Manor.
The young staff were friendly and efficient.

Wow, where do I start? I booked this a few months ago as The Sounds of Simon were playing ( I love them) so bought 2 tickets.
When they arrived it said that the evening also included a buffet. We got there early as wasn't sure what to expect as hadn't been there before.

We were shown to a table and were very pleased with where we had been allocated, wasn't expecting to have our own table tho, we were then told that the meal was ready and couldn't believe that we had such a good choice of hot meals. We both went for the Chicken curry, very tasty and having expected sandwiches and sausage rolls was a very welcome change.

Drinks were very reasonable, the venue was very clean and staff were absolutely brilliant. When clearing tables after eating they were polite and quick, and also when clearing at the end, very unobtrusive.

Can't wait to visit again, I don't know how they do it for the price, £10 per ticket, lovely meal and fantastic entertainment. First rate, thank you Oake Manor xx

I have been to Oake Manor every time I visit England, due to in-laws close by, and this restaurant is the best in the area. The staff are always friendly and helpful, they have a good bar and comfortable seating while you wait for your table to be ready. I appreciate the time to review the menu and the wait staff taking our order before being seated on several occasions. The meals are always good with large portions, the side vegetable portions, we had 3, are so large it was too much for a group of 6, one would have been enough. We went during August when they had a great 2 for 1 deal for dinner. They have a nice wine selection and being from wine country in California we were not disappointed. They have a vegetarian selection which one person in our party ordered and she said it was lovely! Its rare for a restaurant to get the appetizer and the entrée equally good and this restaurant does not disappoint. We planned ahead the second time we went to dinner in 10 days and saved room for dessert, again, it was spot on! We will be back!

This was the first time we had been here for Sunday Lunch. We were eight of us and were there for the second time in a fortnight. The first course was not served very quickly, but when it arrived was excellent. When we were called to the Carvery servery there was just a few minutes wait. All the food was hot and served by the Chefs very well indeed. Only one criticism that there was a que from each end, what a lovely idea, however when we got to the middle the two ques combined and we found ourselves crossing each other's paths to get the gravy, cauliflower and parsnips. In fact one customer got upset with me. The cauliflower cheese was too runny with hardly any sauce.

Have ben here several times for lunch. The food is good and so is the service. You can feel really relaxed here and you dont need to be a member or golfer. Nice views too.

I would highly recommend this venue if you want a stress free wedding venue. Staff were excellent and well prepared. from the beginning of the planning they took care of all main arrangements and the meal was excellent. Excellent views for wedding photos and relaxed atmosphere.

We were guests of the Taunton Deane Moose Lodge for their Ladies Evening and were very impressed with the service, decor, and the outlook over the golf course. The meal was more than acceptable and the food hot.

All in all we were very impressed and would not hesitate to recommend the venue for any occasion.

What a lovely meal we had at Oake looking out over the beautifully maintained golf course. Food always of a high standard and very reasonably priced. The sweet trolley is a feast for your eyes and quite irresistible. Staff are lovely and well organized. Oake is in the beautiful Somerset countryside on the outskirts of Taunton and is well worth the short drive to get there.

I've just spent the evening at Oak Manor Golf Club having an end of season meal with our ladies skittle team. It was lovely, the food was hot and plentiful and very well presented. I must say I've eaten several times here and have never been disappointed.
Well done Oak Manor our saving up all the skittle season was well worth it tonight.

We have been to Oake Manor for Sunday lunch on several occasions. Generally, we enjoy it. However, on this occasion, I was a bit disappointed with it.

There is no doubt that it is popular and that it is advisable to book if you want a Sunday lunch here. It is very much a standard carvery, with a choice of meats, various vegetables, starters and a pudding (on a sweet trolley that gets dragged around the dining room) if you feel so inclined. It's busy and therefore can be a bit noisy, but you know that before you go. And despite the fact that they cater for large numbers, they are normally efficient and the young staff have always seemed pleasant and friendly enough.

But I have noticed previously, and especially on this visit, that the amount of meat you get depends very much on who is carving it. Today, the young man could not have cut the meat thinner if he had tried. He pratically shaved it off the joint, and then put just two wafers of beef on my plate. The turkey was marginally thicker, but the joint was quite a bit smaller to begin with. I pointedly asked for another slice of beef, and one was provided, but as it was equally thin it didn't add much to my plate! By contract the Yorkshire pudding was enormous and filled up half the plate, so that I had to balance my vegetables around it.

You can help yourself to veg, and there is a fair selection, but of course the plates are quite small - about 8 or 9 inches diameter - so you are limited to how much you can fit on. It really would be nicer to eat if you could lay your veg out, rather than have to pile them up or balance them round the edges of the plate. In fairness, I have yet to go to a carvery that DOES have decent sized plates.

The puddings are usually good - cheesecakes, flans, trifle, roulade etc - and they come with a choice of pouring cream or clotted cream. All very nice, but the cream has started to be rationed out rather meanly, I feel. Sometimes there isn't enough to moisten your pudding. You can ask for more, but they whizz the trolley away as soon as you have been served, so you have to actively seek out more cream if you want it. I really think they could afford to pour on a bit more than a dribble of double cream, or give you a bit more than half a spoon of clotted cream.

This is not to be greedy, despite what it may sound like. And I do appreciate that they have to limit portions somehow. But today it really felt as if they were being quite mean with their portions. Reminded me of the old joke "How did you find the meat?" - "Well, I turned over the potato and there it was".

The young staff, at least the ones that served us, were not as pleasant and friendly as on previous visits, and in fact seemed rather rushed and stressed today. Hate to sound like an old fuddy-duddy, but it would be far more appropriate, given the general age profile of their Sunday customers (mostly 40 plus) if they could call customers "Sir" and "Madam" rather than "Guys", and if some of the young women could wear longer skirts. (Girls, having a skirt so short that your apron is longer than it really hampers your movements. Take it from me, you'd be much more comfortable if you didn't have to keep tugging it down.)

So, a bit disappointing on this occasion. I'd be prepared to give them another go, but will probably wait a few months first. .

Took family and friends out for a birthday lunch and what a wonderful place to go for lunch a carvery lunch .. three courses for £14.95.. attentive service from all the staff and the most relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere... all ages welcomed... and you are made to feel so comfortable... a must for a meal out...

Decided to go for their Sunday carvery as in laws had praised it and we knew it was a fairly busy place so must be good right? Wrong. I was not that impressed. So busy there I felt like a wallet to them not a customer. Our table was in such a place people were queing around us for the carvery; very off putting when you're trying to eat. The food itself was quite bland, didn't look that fresh ( drying carrots), Yorkshire pudding was stale and dry, generally I could have done a better job at home. We didn't see what all the fuss is about. Nothing special, won't be going back.

Enjoy playing the excellent golf course several times every year, always followed up with a meal. The whole place is very efficiently run by skilled, friendly staff and the food well above average In spite of being competitively priced. Have never been disappointed.

We are regular customers over here. We love their Sunday Roast and yummy desserts. The place is always full on Sunday, but even that staff is always welcoming and happy to help.