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Great friendly pub with good food.

Stayed for a 2 nights great accommodation excellent food. Will definitely return polite staff great service.breakfast was included and a great choice for the start of a day. Also they are happy to serve small portions which I have had issues with in other establishments. Well done bell and crown.

We visited on 24th October. It was a reasonable day regarding the weather and Stourhead was busy. We called into the Spread Eagle at about 1.30pm. Positives - we got a table inside. It had been cleared but was sticky. Negatives- no vegetarian sandwiches on the menu. But to be fair I was offered ham cheese and chutney without the ham. My friend selected carrot and coriander soup. Both meals were awful. The soup was so diluted that it was tasteless. My brown bread was tasteless as was the awful processed cheese slice (who still uses these abominations?). Only the chutney had flavour. Final negative was that I was chased out of the pub and accused of not paying. I explained exactly how I had paid only to be greeted with a shrug and “ok I believe you” - like she didn’t! And on top of that they dare to add 10% service charge.

We stopped here by chance on route to somewhere else. Although the dining area was packed we were offered a table in a new conservatory area in the bar and we were glad to be there. We had a warm welcome and our drinks order was taken. Food was ordered a little while later and arrived quickly despite the kitchen being extremely busy with Christmas dinner orders. The food was excellent well cooked and presented and good portions. A very enjoyable lunch.