The Lamb Inn, Axbridge: Photos, Reviews & Location

At a glance

#3 of 4 Restaurants in Axbridge

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.50

1.2 km from the center of Axbridge

Rating breakdown

5 ★65%
4 ★24%
3 ★6%
2 ★2%
1 ★3%

What reviewers talk about

Share of 15 recent reviews that mention each topic.

Service & staff80%
Food73%
Atmosphere67%
Price & value20%
View20%
Waiting & crowds13%

The Square, Axbridge BS26 2AP, United Kingdom

butcombe.com

+44 1934 732253

Quick facts

What is the rating of The Lamb Inn?: The Lamb Inn is rated 4.5 out of 5 based on 1,620 reviews.
How does The Lamb Inn rank in Axbridge?: The Lamb Inn is #3 of 4 Restaurants in Axbridge by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is The Lamb Inn located?: The Square, Axbridge BS26 2AP, United Kingdom — 1.2 km from the center of Axbridge.
What do visitors mention most about The Lamb Inn?: Most often: service & staff, food, atmosphere (from 15 recent reviews).
How can I contact The Lamb Inn?: Phone: +44 1934 732253 · Website: butcombe.com

Reviews (15)

David North 2024 Sep 22

Great atmosphere and great food. Sunday roasts are awesome. Dog friendly as well.

Michelle Bird 2024 Sep 01

The service was great! We was trying to view the specials board from our booth; one of the people serving noticed and brought it over to us - how nice is that?Lovely atmosphere, very warm and welcoming. Such a quaint little village pub - had a homely feeling about it. Food had good portions, tasty too. Dog friendly, which was wonderful. Definitely recommend a visit if in the area.

Ekaterina Hill 2024 Aug 25

Nice Sunday roast and a great selection of drinks. Would be good if you could order from your table via the provided QR codes. Dog friendly!

Michael Jordan 2024 Aug 01

Having two nights away with my wife for her birthday and wanted to give her a chance away from our kids with a nice meal and drink. We chose this venue because of its reviews and menu choice. I can honestly say we were not let down. The pub was clean and had a great character, staff were polite and the food was absolutely delicious. Will 100% come back.

Wendy Beacham 2024 Jul 08

We went for Sunday lunch, having booked the table online earlier the same day. We were both very impressed with the meal; there was plenty of meat as well as roast potatoes, vegetables and a huge Yorkshire pudding..along with gravy too. It was absolutely delicious. Had no room for dessert unfortunately - just perfectly ’stuffed’ haha! Washed down with a glass of wine for me, a pint of Guinness and bottled water….
The Lamb itself is a typical, traditional, old style place with bar are to the front with ample tables to sit and eat, in an old village square. All staff were polite and helpful, service prompt and very efficient! Looking forward to going back again…highly recommended!

Yasmyne Thorner 2024 Jun 27

Had a lovely birthday meal, food excellent as was the service, really love this pub even though it is a 15 mile journey, well worth the drive.

Joe Kozak 2024 Jun 24

We had an excellent meal at the Lamb Inn.

The interior is incredibly cosy and well considered, the staff were very friendly and the food was delicious.

Genuinely one of the nicest burgers and apple crumbles I've had in ages. And very generous portions too!

Also really appreciated the waitress offering to put some cherry syrup into my pepsi as they didn't have cherry pepsi available. They should add this to the menu as an option.

The specials board offers a few more choices so it's worth asking about that too.

If we're ever in the area again we'll definitely be visiting.

Christine Harvey 2023 Dec 03

An absolutely tasty lunch with friends. Atmospheric with all the Christmas trimmings up and a cosy log fire burning. Staff polite and friendly. Will most certainly be back.

N A Swain (ELEV8) 2023 Oct 28

Have say... excellent. Had the pie and better half had the gammon.

Kirstie d 2023 Oct 01

First the good points - This is a beautiful historic pub with a charming terraced sun trap garden that provides lovely views across the chimneys of the medieval town centre. I have been once before with family on a weeknight and the food was pleasant and the pub was stunning inside with low beams and fairy lights creating a cosy atmosphere.
Now for the review of today's experience...
We booked in online and on arrival we weren't clear where we should ask about our table (there are two entry doors) but as it was a beautiful day we picked a space in the garden. The scan here to order qr code didn't work so I went back down to order and gave our table number.
Our roasts came out after about 20mins and the waitress initially put it on the neighbouring table until we stepped in and said it was ours. The young lad on the bar had apparently taken the table number down wrong. We were told our cauli cheese would be 5-10mins behind the mains, we weren't asked if we wanted sauces and we had to ask for cutlery. As our dinner was getting cold whilst we were waiting and I can appreciate that they're busy, I went back down to the bar to get these bits myself.
The food itself was presented nicely, but every single part of it tasted bland. The only thing that had been seasoned was the extremely peppery potatoes. A little bit of salt during cooking would have made the world of difference to the potatoes, greens, mash and yorkies. The cauli cheese was mushy so I assume frozen, and had no real flavour, though the crumb they'd put on top was nice. My beef was medium at best but very dry, and my partner said the same for the pork. The tasty gravy was the saving grace for the dishes, though this is the first time we've left roast on the plate.
Perhaps we've just been spoilt by the other Butcombe chain pubs (we are big fans of the rising sun and Ring O Bells) but we came away feeling very underwhelmed, especially given the price was the upper end of the scale. We didn't bring it up with the pub because nobody came to check how things were, we had paid at ordering and there was a queue for the bar when we had finished. If they'd offered us desserts I'd have declined on the basis of the quality of the roasts.

Sammy Conway 2023 Sep 30

Lovely place, had a lovely meal. Unfortunately had sold out of the pie but the other food we had was nice. Great atmosphere and service

Treve Jenkyn 2023 Sep 23

It's a interesting building in the market Square, staffed with keen young people a nice atmosphere

Michelle O'Donnell 2023 Sep 18

We came for a Sunday roast on 17 September, group of six including vegan and vegetarian. We had beef, pork and vegan/vegetarian options. Food was outstanding. Service very friendly and helpful. Nice calm chilled atmosphere for a Sunday lunch. Cost varied between person depending on drinks and sides. Happy with cost for the quality of food and service.

Hazel Williams 2023 May 05

We had a lovely meal followed by watching the Butcombe Festival of Laughs. Such fun! I love the olde English style decor. My aged steak was cooked to perfection, with a side of broccoli with almonds which was divine.
It's a great place to sit outside on a sunny afternoon and watch the world go by in the beautiful village square.

Adam Sewell 2023 Apr 09

We were very lucky to get a last minute table on Easter Sunday but we're very pleased that we did.

The roast chicken was replaced with roast turkey, which was excellent. And the same was said of the roast beef. In fact we thought this was one of the best roast pub lunches we'd had for a very long time. Something so many pubs fail on.

Staff were really friendly and helpful. There was also an Easter egg hunt (for the children of course...) which was an added bonus.

The pub has a great atmosphere with many original features. It was really popular, especially with passing cyclists.

Highly recommend, though best to book in advance.