The Quarrymans Arms
Below you will find a list of reviews of the Quarrymans Arms,
both on-line and in the press.
Web addresses of the original reviews are provided where known.
This low stone building which is ideally situated for cavers, potholers and walkers was once the local of the Bath stone miners which explains a lot of the mining related hardware dotted around the interior. They now run interesting guided trips down the mine. Good food, a warm welcome and sweeping valley views are the other rewards waiting for you at the end of the sinuous drive down a warren of lanes to get here. While many people come for the varied enjoyable bar food, one pleasant modernised room with an open fire, interesting quarry photographs and memorabilia covering the walls, is entirely set aside for drinking the well kept Butcombe, Moles and Wadworths 6X on handpump, and a guest or two from West Country breweries such as Abbey and Bath, good wines, over sixty malt whiskies, and ten or so vintage cognacs. As well as soup and sandwiches (both £2.50), good bar food might include stilton and asparagus pancake (£3.75), camembert parcels (£4.50), moules mariniere (£5.25), lasagne (£7.25), home-made curries or pies (£7.95), various stir fries (£8.25), pork medallions (£9.45), rack of lamb (£11.50), barbary duck (£12.50) and lots of fish such as bass, barracuda, mackerel and tuna; good prompt service. Cribbage, dominoes, fruit machine, shove-ha’penny, football, boules, cricket and piped music. An attractive outside terrace has picnic-sets.
We have been featured in the CAMRA good beer guide for 8 consecutive years now.
A
300 Year old miners pub tucked away in the hillside, with splendid views over
the Colerne valley - great for walkers, cavers, potholers and cyclists. The
snack menu lists burgers, fish and chips and macaroni cheese, whilst the main
menu offers barbary duck, pork dijonnaise and pan fried tuna steak.
Principal beers are Butcombe, Wadworth 6X and Moles
HTV
HTV have recently screened a series entitled "particular pubs". We were featured on episode number 2 of this series.
Every
pop star needs somewhere to drink, and The Quarrymans Arms is a popular pub in
the village. John and Ginny Arundel have run the pub since 1988
"When we first took over the pub it was derelict, but we have slowly done
it up and we have found a lot of old mining equipment that we have used to
decorate the pub".
The Arundels are helped out by bar manager Mark Wade.
Mr Wade says "We are always busy especially at lunchtimes."