Truffles Restaurant

Kiren Puri (12 July 2007)

We found that little gem after meeting an old university friend from Wincanton, just three miles down the road. That was eighteen months ago, and we have probably been nine or ten times since then. The team of chef Mark Chambers and his wife Deborah make the little restaurant's experience incomparable before the food is even being served. Homemade breads, ice creams and sorbets, a chef's complimentary course and three sublime dishes almost make sheer mockery of the 29.95 price tag when compared to almost any destination pub or restaurant.

Nearly all the food is not just local, but is within walking distance of the restaurant, and if you get Mark on a generous day, he might even direct you to some wonderful local foraging sites, to see where what you have just eaten is growing. It’s possibly the country's finest vegetables from the Mill on the Brue over the road, and a little duck pond around the corner to walk off the meal. It’s so much more, including an exceptional local cheese board, local spirits and wonderful theme nights, especially the lobster and Japanese nights. Go, but don't tell too many people.

Julia Tibber (19 May 2006)

We frequently go here for lunch or dinner and are always welcomed like old friends - Debbie and Mark are a charming and very talented couple. The food is sublime and the cellar has some delightful wines. They also do theme evenings which delicious and different - and on the first Sunday of the month they are doing the Great British Pudding Club which is an ideal way to spend a very fattening and delicious Sunday! We cannot recommend this restaurant enough.

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