The Manor, Yeovil

Magnificent building. Hotel, restaurant and typical Green King Pub. Lots of toddler/kids/prams at 8:30pm on a Saturday night. GK IPA or Abbott, not the most inspiring of choices. I asked the barmaid if she knew of a decent pub in Yeovil. She claimed to not drink. In Yeovil.

Official site of The Manor - www.oldenglishinns.co.uk

Official site of The Manor - www.oldenglishinns.co.uk

A splendid Georgian town house, originally the family home of one of Yeovil's rich and famous glovers, now extended as a town hotel and run by GK. It's actually quite good, at least by GK's standards. The décor has been sympathetically restored, there is a bright, airy conservatory which is not in keeping with the building and the grounds are well maintained. There is a small car park at the front along with some benh seating next to the road and a larger grassed seating area in front of the conservatory. Inside, there is a good sized restaurant area on one side and a bar from which the conservatory dining area is reached. The staff were overworked, and the food was over-priced, but that was no surprise. Two handpumps on the bar, clipped GK IPA and London Glory, but neither of these was available. Speckled Hen was actually on the Glory-marked, and that was predictably dull. It's not a bad place to spend time before going to the theatre.