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Squirrel Inn, Chard
Winsham
Postal town: Chard
TA20 4NT
Reviews of Squirrel Inn (Average Rating: 5½ of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about Squirrel Inn
Pub with one regularly open room (plus a function room) complete with a lengthy bar that stocks a large selection of spirits, particularly gins. Pop music was playing quite loudly. Dogs are allowed in. A large-screen TV sits to the side of a fireplace.
Food is served. There was a Specials board on the bar advertising Bacon & Onion Suet Pudding with mash & peas for £12, Hunter's Chicken with chips & Peas for £13, Pork Tenderloin & Apricot Stroganoff with Rice for £13 & Fresh Haddock in Beer Batter with chips & peas for £15. A desserts board contained a rather intersting sounding Jamaican Bread & Butter Pudding for £5.
Otter Bitter is the regular ale. The guest beer was Fuller's London Pride. Ciders on offer (fetched from the cellar) were Weston's Rosie's Pig & Sandford Orchards Devon Scrumpy. BrewDog Wingman was the most exciting beer amongst the keg selection.
There are also outdoor drinking areas to the front and side. Note that the village of Laymore is actually found on the Dorset side of the county boundary with Somerset.
On 28th September 2024
- rating: 6
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E TA left this review about Squirrel Inn
A 1950s red brick country pub, currently a free house. There is parking at the side and a sign inviting 4WD drivers to park in the field behind. It’s scruffy as you come in, but the other side of the pub has a very pleasant garden with a paved terraced seating area and a large lawn. The views across the neighbouring countryside are quite impressive and it still feels very private and quiet. Inside, there is a long bar formed from earlier conjoined rooms, and there is a square conservatory at the end overlooking the same rural landscape as the garden through large picture windows. There is also a pool table in the conservatory, and a very poorly executed hole for the woodburner that heats the bar. There is a second fire at the other end, along with a large TV screen. The décor is amateurish, giving it the feel of a Falkland Islands shack. A range of shelves hosts an impressive array of gins – I counted over 115 different brands. The ales on were Doombar and Glanstonbury Spring Loaden plus 2 draft ciders. The ale was in good condition. The ambience was let down by the landlord who was a miserable git, not at all welcoming, though the landlady was a bit more civil. The lack of a welcome would put me off making the effort to come out this far, though I suppose it would be OK for people who really like gin.
On 10th July 2019
- rating: 6
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BobOs . left this review about Squirrel Inn
Decent, unpretentious country pub a bit in the middle of nowhere. I was on Guinness so can't comment on the ale. Average.
On 16th July 2011
- rating: 5
[User has posted 370 recommendations about 355 pubs]
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : Yes last updated 18 October 2016 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 21 June 2019 by E TA
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 18 October 2016 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : No last updated 18 October 2016 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 18 October 2016 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : Yes last updated 18 October 2016 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 21 June 2019 by E TA
- Darts : Yes last updated 21 June 2019 by E TA
- Function Room : No last updated 21 June 2019 by E TA
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 18 October 2016 by ROB Camra
- Jukebox : Yes last updated 21 June 2019 by E TA
- Live Music : Yes last updated 18 October 2016 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 21 June 2019 by E TA
- Micropub : No last updated 18 October 2016 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 21 June 2019 by E TA
- Pool Table : Yes last updated 21 June 2019 by E TA
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 18 October 2016 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 21 June 2019 by E TA
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 18 October 2016 by ROB Camra
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