The Allerford Inn

4.7/5 based on 857 reviews
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This little gem in the countryside serves an amazing carvery.

At busy periods it’s a little disorganised around the bar with ordering drinks and waiting for your table. But once you’ve moved away and settle it’s worth it.

The food is fresh out with a choice of meats and potatoes/veg.

Ideal if you don’t want to cook.
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I would like to say fantastic service from arranging the party and service was the best , friendly staff couldnt do enough and the food was great .We all had a wonderful time .
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A very nice inn great food excelent staff very friendly
A must to visit
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Most of food good but lamb shank with veg was just a mush drowned in thick sticky gravy.
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Great carvery, meat cooked well, good choice of veg.
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First visit and we were not disappointed. Excellent carvery with good choice of meats. Vegetables were well presented and freshly cooked. Good selection of desserts - thoroughly enjoyed our lunch.
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Visited here on many occasions for a Sunday carvery. Never had a bad meal, can't speak highly enough with regards to food quality.
Bonus for us is that they offer gluten free options (ie gravy and yorkshire puddings)
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Fantastic place to unwind and relax, lovely staff, always very welcoming, amazing food, Sunday carvery is delicious, it's the best one I've had. Absolutely recommended this place.
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Visited on a Sunday on our bikes for a coffee. Very busy with carvery orders but still found time to make us coffees. Very friendly place.
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Went with a party of 15 prebooked. There were 3 meats on the carvery beef, turkey and pork. This was carved for you and the rest was self service. There was a good
selection of veg that included cauli cheese. The Yorkshire puds were homemade which is always a good sign. All in all a good experience. The only gripe is the bar service was slow. Would go again.
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We had our wedding reception at the Allerford Inn on Saturday and it was fabulous from start to finish. Tom and his staff worked so hard to make sure everything went like clockwork. The food was amazing and very plentiful and many of our guests commented on how good it was. They even took away the cake and managed to cut it so that from the front it didn’t look as if it had been touched and guests could continue to take photos. After the reception the team packed everything away for us ready to pick up the next day.
Thank you Tom and your team for making our day so memorable.
Mr and Mrs Caswell
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Sunday carvery £10 good value
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Very good carvery and the desserts are delicious.
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Food was great however the service was awful. No one showed us to our table nor did any of the staff sat on their phones come and take our order at our table. Had to go up to the bar to order and staff couldn’t have looked less interested even if they tried. However food did arrive in good time hence the three stars. Have visited the allerford several times and it has never been this bad! Very unfortunate
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We went to this lovely pub today for Sunday carvery and 2 of the party ate from the main menu. The beef, pork and turkey was absolutely delicious! An excellent selection of potatoes and vegetables with a generous helping of yummy gravy! Pudding was a dipping board of small churros, brownie and fruit with dipping sauces which was perfect. The rest of the family had Eton mess and various sundaes. The entire meal and the staff were a complete delight!!
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The Allerford Inn offers the best Sunday Carvery in the area. My wife and I have checked lots of other carverys in and around the Taunton area, but always go back to the Allerford. We have eaten here several times and it has been brilliant every single time. Booking recommended!!
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We finally got round to trying this place having heard that the food was good. There were very few customers when we visited, and as the pub is quite large, there was zero atmosphere which we didn’t like much. We felt that the decor and layout could be improved to make it cosier or more intimate. The starters arrived fairly quickly and were nice but there was a very long wait for the mains due to a technical problem in the kitchen. My fish pie was nice but I felt the portion size (which friends had said was fairly generous) was on this occasion a bit stingy and there was hardly any potato topping. The dish it was served in could have definitely held a little more and I could have certainly eaten some more! My partner had ordered the steak pie but found that it contained carrots and gravy, but only one piece of meat. He did report this to the staff and to be fair, he was given a fresh meal. Mind you, by the time it arrived I had all but finished mine. The second piece of pie contained the appropriate amount of steak and he said it was very nice. It also looked rather more filling and satisfying than what I had chosen! Don’t think we will be rushing back!
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Great venue for functions ie wedding receptions, wakes etc. The Sunday roasts are friken awesome. Very accommodating staff and good selection of ales and ciders.
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Really good service, and very good food.
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So pleased we chose the Allerford inn to hold our late fathers wake. The staff were so respectful, the buffet was perfect. More than enough for the 50 or so guests and varied enough for all tastes. The drinks station for tea & coffee was spot on. A heartfelt thank you to everyone involved.
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Fab carvery and great puddings. Good value for money too.
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Nice big beer garden with views over the countryside. Dog friendly and if you're in to trains the track is only 50 metres away!
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Fantastic carvery served 12.00pm to 8.00pm on Sundays.
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First time we have visited as a family for sunday dinner and it was very nice , waitress was welcoming when we arrived , shown to our table and givin the carvery cards.Food was brill , soft meat with no fat , lovely selection of veg and nice roast potatoes, well presented and clean so a happy customer.

If I had to put a negative comment it would only be a few wasps flying about when your eating which the girl did try and help get rid of them and I was a hot day.

We will visit again !!

Thanks
Ian
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Nice food. Friendly staff
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