Reviews

Overall Total Score
4.1 out of 5
Impressive | 2575 reviews

What User likes about The Ilchester Arms:
I loved it! quirky old place with many strange things e.g. paper made gay puppies good choice on beating many comfortable sofas and sitting interesting clientels when they are a rectilinear dail mail readers are intended when they fun good company and a decent pint they will love it! View all feedback. What Steven Pinkham doesn't like about The Ilchester Arms:
Worst pub I've experienced on my World Record attempt so far! Asked if I could buy a drink charge up using the plugs. To which the Landlady said yes. Got charged an extortionate £5.50 for one pint. The wifi was so bad I couldn't get any work done didn't bother using it. Areas of the pub were closed off and buckets in other areas catching rain water through leaks everywhere. Constantly heard the landlady moaning about... View all feedback.

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Tripadvisor
4.0 ★ from 394 reviews
Fifi
22.01.2024 - 08:15

Shockingly awful place with rude staff and owners, plus the locals are openly racist and all taking hard drugs. This has been run by the same family for years a...

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Escape65281794789
22.01.2024 - 08:15

Awful… avoid, don’t waste your money! Visited the pub to sit in the pub garden to view the chapel but we’re greeted instead with a poor badly neglected area the...

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lianag335
22.01.2024 - 08:15

We waited 45 minutes for our lunch order without any apology. The smoked salmon salad arrived without lemon and the waitress was nowhere to be found. There was...

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David
22.01.2024 - 08:15

We stopped by this restaurant for a quick drink and were disappointed to find only one type of lager, cider, and Guinness available. There was no draught beer o...

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Dean
22.01.2024 - 08:15

Friendly staff, clean room and great food, a very enjoyable stay. We had a wonderful stay and would definitely return. The food was so good especially the home...

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Google
4.0 ★ from 517 reviews
Steven
29.11.2023 - 22:23

Worst pub I've experienced on my World Record attempt so far! Asked if I could buy a drink charge up using the plugs. To which the Landlady said yes. Got charge...

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John
29.11.2023 - 22:23

Very friendly if lacking on the draught beer front Service: 5 Location: 5

John
29.11.2023 - 22:23

Appears I’m the 3rd reviewer in a month to experience no draught ale available on our visit. Incredible. Bar staff couldn’t have cared less. At least the food w...

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Linda
29.11.2023 - 22:23

Perfect place to stop with our dogs, great menu too Service: 5 Location: 5 Hotel highlights: Quiet

Kalle
29.11.2023 - 22:23

An incredibly affordable place! Friendly staff. Good food. Clean in the room. The place is NOT newly built but it has charm and authenticity and I have nothing...

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Menulist
5.0 ★ from 6 reviews

I loved it! quirky old place with many strange things e.g. paper made gay puppies good choice on beating many comfortable sofas and sitting interesting clientel...

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Really relaxing pleasant evening celebrate our friends birthday, beautiful meal very friendly staff, would recommend

I love this place! eating is fantastic as the personal! highly recommended xxx

Yesterday in the room charlotte. will definitely love to stay back. room was very picturesque and comfortable. the hotel itself was simply with a beautiful bala...

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We stayed in a B&B in Abbotsbury and discovered the Ilchester on our 2nd night; we then ate there every night for the rest of the holiday! It 's a lovely place,...

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Opentable
4.5 ★ from 1 reviews
CraigR
28.08.2023 - 15:43

We took our friends from Canada here to show off good local cooking and the Ilchester Arms did not disappoint. The hotel front gives nothing away but once out i...

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Facebook
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Gastroranking-uk
4.0 ★ from 375 reviews
Restaurantguru
4.1 ★ from 1173 reviews
Int Restaurants
4.1 ★ from 677 reviews

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