Lovely country pub run by locals. Excellent food, nice interior and gardens. Friendly welcome. Shame it wasn't busier.
A lovely, friendly local pub, great food and nice garden to sit in, toys for children in the summer
Looking for a quiet country pub on our drive back from Devon and found the Cross Keys. It's a little community run pub for locals and is obviously the centre of their community. So, good to support we thought. The young lady serving was super friendly and polite, and although we were too late for food (finishes at 2) we sat in the lovely peaceful pub garden and enjoyed our drinks. The pub also has a milk vending machine and milkshakes as well as jars of jams and pickles etc. There is also a phone number to get burgers, both beef and venison and a other farm products. It's a feel good place and exactly how a quiet country pub should be.
I returned to the Cross Keys having discovered it last month while on a business trip in the area. Loved the 'proper' homemade steak and ale pie, and the Butcombe Original ale on draught. Enjoyable quality food, relaxed atmosphere in a real 'local' pub with friendly welcoming staff. I'll be back.
Found this little gem, so visited for lunch. Such a friendly atmosphere. Family run pub. Lovely garden too. The food was absolutely delicious. Lots of choice on the menu at very reasonable prices. We had the sticky beef which had been recommended followed by the lemon posset. Yummy. Will definately be returning.
Enjoyed a lovely lunch here, booked ahead easily on the website. I had steak, with sweet potato fries, which was cooked medium rare as requested and was actually medium rare, which is not always the case! The vine tomatoes were delicious! My husband had the fish and chips, which he enjoyed and was a large dish. A nice touch that it came with curry sauce but in a sealed pot so if you hate the smell (like me) it won't ruin it for you! The waitress was friendly, I think new? There seemed to be some locals in and a couple.of friendly dogs 😀 The only thing was that there was a leak in the ladies toilets so a puddle on the floor, but assume that will get fixed pretty quickly. Would recommend and visit again.
Lovely meal again at the Cross Keys. The burger is colossal and so tasty, the cottage pie to die for and the cod special... WOW!
Seriously the food here is good - far better than anything around for a good few miles.
Good selection of beer, friendly staff and a welcoming humdrum of locals. All round great country pub.
Nice village pub with car park. Nice Christmas decor and very friendly service. The food menu is good and states produce is locally sourced. Unfortunately it took some time to appear and my steak and ale pie consisted of nice gravy and good crusty pastry, but the meat was poor quality which is a shame.
Lovely little pub, serving great food and the Guiness on tap is one of the best I've tasted.
One of the most beautiful and friendly pubs we have ever been in. Stunning part of the country, and the food is absolutely delicious. Eaten here four times now and every meal has been lovely. Staff also friendly and efficient. Highly recommend.
Lovely location and food. A few items missing off the menu but still enjoyed what we had.
These guys really went above and beyond in helping with my wife and baby as they struggled feeding - even the Chef came out and knew exactly what we needed for our babies milk and had it ready faster than I've ever managed it myself!
The food was genuinely great too - I recommend the locally shot Venison Burger.
Really nice little country pub with such lovely staff. If it were closer to where we lived, then we'd be there a lot more.
We couldn't find anywhere that had room for the 4 of us to eat but spotted the road signs for the cross keys so decided to try it. It was a good call. We were willing to sit outside because we had the dog with us but they went out of their way to sit us inside as soon as there was space, with the dog. The food was lovely, lovely big portions and well presented. Very tasty too. The service was excellent and the staff really friendly. I don't usually post, but they definitely deserve it
First visit to this community owned pub having heard good things and not disappointed. We both chose fish of the day, excellent with curry sauce, not had that on a pub menu before! Good service from young staff, very nice to see. We'll be back again.
What a lovely place with welcoming friendly staff. Just had the most amazing chicken and leek pie with mash and veg. In fact the best chicken pie of any variety I have ever had, I have had a number of pies in my lifetime and consider myself an expert lol. well done chef and team 10 out of 10 from me. We will eat with you again for sure.
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