The Fox And Hounds - Mendip

Went for dinner in evening. There were 6 of us and the choice of food for both adults and children was plentiful. The food we all had was excellent and plenty of it. The service was great and would highly recommend. Worth booking as a busy place.

A group of 5 booked a table for a Wednesday evening....7.15pm....walked in on time...stood inside the enterance for a good 5/10 minutes before anyone acknowledged us....not a good start...we eventually got shown to our table.....2 menus were just thrown on the table. !!!!! Between 5 !!! We ordered drinks food.....arrived in reasonable time, I was told the steaks were good, the chicken, bacon salad I had was ok...Served in a large bowl, meat was not the easiest to cut think it could have be fresher ! Asked if we wanted desserts, this time 1 menu was thrown on the table, decided we wouldn 't bother...paid our bill, splitting it between us...the waitress returned telling us we had not paid enough, told her to add it up again..she then came back to us said, 'oh sorry her mistake '. I appreciate it was very busy. But this is not good service. More staff was certainly needed...will not be returning...

Came early on a Tuesday evening (just as well as it got very busy later, and service got a little slower). Very impressed with the food, particularly the black and blue burger which was a delight in every respect. Choc nutella cheesecake also delicious (tasted almost boozy with amazing creamy ice-cream on the side).

This pub was recommended to us, we arrived to find a large party taking up about 15 places of a perhaps a 40 cover restaurant. There were two members of very young members of staff who looked like rabbits caught in the headlights. In hindsight we should have left as the feeling of the restaurant was complete tension due to the service of the large table causing panic throughout the place! Clearly the manager was helping the chef and when she (Michelle) finally appeared her attitude was awful. We asked where our order was, as we had been waiting for various items for quite a while to which she replied ‘well we are crazy busy!’

A late evening meal out with 4 kids under 6 is not something anyone would relish. However at the The Fox we were made very welcome and the choice of dish was just right for both child and adult.