Name: At the Chapel
Address: High Street, Bruton, Somerset, BA10 0AE, Bruton, GB
Telephone: 01749 814070

The story

At the Chapel Bruton | Modern Mediterranean Dining in a Converted Chapel

Sunlit Stone Walls

At the Chapel brings contemporary Mediterranean dining to a beautifully restored eighteenth-century place of worship in Bruton. Recognised in the latest Good Food Guide for its ingenious conversion, the venue balances historic architecture with a brilliantly white dining room. Sunlight streams through towering windows that frame views of the surrounding Somerset landscape. Guests gather here for breakfast, lunch, or a quiet evening meal without ever feeling rushed.

Wood-fired Sourdough & Seasonal Plates

The kitchen builds its menu around expertly crafted wood-fired sourdough pizzas baked fresh throughout the day. Wild mushroom and goat cheese combinations pair well with pungent truffle oil, while simpler options like tomato, parmesan, and basil flatbreads deliver serious flavour. Fresh salads featuring orange, fennel, radicchio, and buffalo mozzarella cut through the charred crusts with bright acidity. This straightforward approach to Mediterranean-inspired plates proves that quality ingredients need very little embellishment.

The Altar Bar & Bakery Selection

Cocktails flow freely from a bar originally positioned at the church altar. Patrons often choose between freshly squeezed juices, smoothies, or wine to accompany their meals. Sweet finishes arrive as individual slices from the attached bakery, with rhubarb and almond tart remaining a steady favourite. The space operates daily as a combined restaurant, wine shop, and bakery, making it a reliable stop for visitors and locals alike.

Recognition

Awards & accolades

2026

The Good Food Guide

Good

Details

At a glance

The Good Food Guide 2026 — Good

Cuisines Mediterranean

History

On the record

2026

The Good Food Guide — Good

Hallelujah for this ingeniously modernised 18th- - century chapel, now a well-established bakery, wine shop and restaurant with rooms. Open for breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea seven days a week, the menu is built around excellent wood-fired sourdough pizzas, which you can also order to take away on Fridays and Saturdays. With its unusual and stunning decor, the brilliant-white dining room, flooded with light from the two-storey chapel windows overlooking the pretty Somerset countryside, is worth a visit alone. Luckily the food can hold its own, with even simple starters (a tomato, Parmesan and basil flatbread, for example) packing a mighty flavour punch. Elsewhere, salads such as a bowl piled high with orange, fennel, radicchio and buffalo mozzarella provide a fresh, zesty counterfoil to the charred sourdough crust of a pizza topped with, say, wild mushrooms, goat’s cheese and pungent truffle oil. Many of the puddings served in the restaurant (a rich, tangy rhubarb and almond tart, for instance) are available by the slice from the bakery. If you don’t fancy a glass of wine, there is a wide selection of freshly squeezed juices and smoothies, while cocktails are dispensed from the bar at the altar. Booking is recommended as this is a popular spot, and rightly so.

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Location

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High Street, Bruton, Somerset, BA10 0AE
Bruton, United Kingdom
01749 814070