I was almost bored of the Lord Poulett Arms in Hinton St. George before I’d even stepped over the 17th century threshold.
My parents-in-law discovered this Somerset pub a few years ago and since then have resolutely eaten their Sunday lunch there whenever they’re in the shire. After each visit the father in law is so moved by the perfection of their roasts that he feels the urge to call and dissect the meal, roast potato by roast potato. “I get it,” I thought, “it’s good.” Oh how wrong I was.
Our inaugural LP roast took place a few weekends ago now, and yet I am still grasping friends/relatives/strangers and extolling the virtues of just How. Good. It. Was.
The Lord Poulett Arms is slap bang in the middle of the honeyed, thatched village of Hinton St. George, between Crewkerne and the A303 (if you’re heading down to the South West make the detour, I urge you). This village local is still very much that (although it looks like a photoshoot from House & Garden I grant you); and on our Sunday visit we found a reassuring number of ruddy faced farmer types propping up the bar with a flagon of local ale (Otter Ale being my local in Devon and definitely worth a tipple).
Worn flagstones under foot, vast open fires, Farrow & Ball hues and antique mismatched furniture are the order of the day, with every table taken by eager faced portly Grandpas in salmon-coloured cords, hungry toddlers slurping on Luscombe juices and us. The newbies.
After hearing about The Roast for what seems like an eternity it was the only option when ordering and as mile-high stacks of saucer-like Yorkshire puds and slabs of rare beef sail passed our table, we knew we’re onto a good thing.
Our portions soon arrived and alas, although I have no photographic proof, you’ll have to believe me when I say: it was a beautiful thing. Stacked high with a bed of root vegetables, then roast potatoes (I am a stickler for a good roastie and these passed with flying colours: golden, crunchy, fluffy but firm interior), a generous heap of the aforementioned rare beef, topped with the Yorkshire pud crown and, a genius touch, an onion ring. Each layer was done perfectly, I feel like I’m committing the ultimate betrayal here, but it even surpassed my mum’s efforts. And believe me I don’t say that lightly.
We opted for the mains/pud option (you’ll need a serious appetite to attempt all three but if you do I have it on good authority that the seafood plate to start is top-notch).
The Valrhona molten chocolate pud, lemon tart and Eton Mess were all brilliant. Plate-scrapingly so.
I’ve already booked in our next visit to try out the boule piste amongst the herb garden and after a quick peek at the rooms upstairs (£85-95 double room per night inc. breakfast) on the website, I am plotting my return for more than just the perfect roast.
2 courses are an astonishingly good £16 and three are £19. Don’t be lulled into thinking this is a quiet country pub, I’d say booking at weekends was essential. 01460 73149; lordpoulettarms.com
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