The Lord Poulett Arms, Hinton St. George

A traditional mid-terrace village pub in a busy Somerset village with B&B facilities, bare boards, stone flags, wood fires and so on. As Brewguru says below, the emphasis has been on food until recently, though the pub is now trying - very successfully - to regain its reputation for good beer. It's still expensive, but you get what you pay for - excellent food and well-kept ale, with a warm welcome and great atmosphere in which to enjoy them. The menu is imaginative, and there is also a good wine list. There were 4 ales in gravity fed casks and one on tap. I had a pint of Bradoc from the Branscombe Vale Brewery which was perfect. One quirky surprise was the gents' toilet - a disconcerting and very unusual urinals (double-decker - maybe intended to double as vomitoria?). Overall, well worth finding (as it's a bit off the beaten track) and I'm sure I will return.

Large multiroomed village gastro pub in very rural Somerset. Accent is on food and letting rooms but two beers on, Branscombe Branoc and Otter Ale (the 4.5% one), the Otter being the better of the two last night. Branscombe was on a stillage beind the bar, the bar maid tapped the next cask and must have lost 2 pints of beer she made such a meal of it. Not cheap either but pleasant enough. If you had Visitors from overseas they would probably love this pub.

Official site of the Lord Poulett Arms, includes menu, real ale details and events list - www.lordpoulettarms.com

Official site of the Lord Poulett Arms, includes menu, real ale details and events list - www.lordpoulettarms.com