Sam's Fresh Kitchen

28/07/2024

On the Quantock Belle last night. Join us next time.

21/07/2024

A new addition to our menu. Served it today on the West Somerset Railway on the Quantock Belle Dinner Train.
Tomato and manchego tart.

31/05/2024

That day we cooked 60 baby chickens.

25/03/2024

Our first outing on the Quantock Belle this year. Loads more to come. We do lunches on Sundays and selected Wednesdays and then there is also the Saturday evening services, some of which are themed. Check out the menus and dates here.

https://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/events/view/the-quantock-belle-dining-train

20/03/2024

We’ve cooked there. It’s a great venue.

20/03/2024

03/03/2024

Potayto, potahto. Today ours are baked with scrumptious fillings.

27/02/2024

Don’t forget to watch on Thursday night at 8 on Channel 5. We were lucky enough to be featured on a program about tourism in Somerset.

20/02/2024

Our fresh and scrumptious food is going on a train journey. Join us! February 29 on Channel 5. Call us on 07840841278 or email [email protected]

22/01/2024

Brand new for 2024!
Wedding package for DIY Weddings in and around Somerset.

Sample menu

Arrival Canapes
Salmon and Prawn Cocktail
Chicken supreme with lentils and goat’s cheese
Lemon and blueberry tart
Cheeseboard

All the above for £3000 (excl. VAT if applicable) for up to 60 people. 10% non-refundable deposit required to secure. Minimum package is £3000. Extra charged at £50/head.
If you have the venue, we provide the catering. All your wedding food requirements in one package.
Tableware excluded, although we can arrange this for you for an additional fee.
This deal will run for the whole of 2024

Further Terms and Conditions apply

22/01/2024

Brand new for 2024!
Wedding package for DIY Weddings in and around Somerset.

Sample menu

Arrival Canapes
Salmon and Prawn Cocktail
Chicken supreme with lentils and goat’s cheese
Lemon and blueberry tart
Cheeseboard

All the above for £3000 (excl. VAT if applicable) for up to 60 people. 10% non-refundable deposit required to secure. Minimum package is £3000. Extra charged at £50/head.
If you have the venue, we provide the catering. All your wedding food requirements in one package.
Tableware excluded, although we can arrange this for you for an additional fee.
This deal will run for the whole of 2024

Further Terms and Conditions apply

26/12/2023

Whatever event you have planned for 2024, give us a call or email to discuss your requirements.

Tel: 07840841278
Email: [email protected]

25/09/2023

Fig, pancetta and Gorgonzola tart.

04/09/2023

Slow cooked pork belly with caramelised apple and seasonal vegetables. Tastes as good as it looks.

01/09/2023

Spring salad in the autumn sunshine.

30/08/2023

Fresh blackberries from the hedge for tonight’s crumble at

15/07/2023

Some colourful salads for a contract today at Pontispool Equine Sports & Holidays

23/05/2023

Last Sunday’s menu on the West Somerset Railway Quantock Belle dining train.

Ham hock terrine to start, slow cooked lamb shanks in red wine (not pictured) and berry pavlova and apple tarte tatin for dessert.

Join us on the 4th of June for the next one.

Book directly at the WSR website. https://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/events/detail/the-quantock-belle-dining-train

16/05/2023

Join us this Sunday.

It could not be more quintessentially British

08/05/2023

Afternoon tea on the West Somerset Railway

24/04/2023

Yesterday on the Quantock Belle Dining car of the West Somerset Railway

Smoked salmon parcels for starters and panna cotta with rhubarb for dessert. Come and join us again on the 21st of May.

20/04/2023

Check this out!

We are doing afternoon tea here on the 6th of May. If you’re up to the gills with the coronation come and join us on here for a relaxed afternoon.

LOCOMOTIVE LINE UP CHANGES FOR SPRING STEAM SPECTACULAR

Our Spring Steam Spectacular is fast approaching, starting a week tomorrow. We have some updates for you regarding locomotive availability.

Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of engineering staff at Minehead, repairs on no.7822 Foxcote Manor will not be complete in time for the locomotive to operate during this event. Whilst this means there will no longer be three operating Manors at this event, we are still able to operate our Evening Photographic Shoot with the three Manors lined up.

Additionally, following some problems with another of their locomotives, the Epping Ongar Railway have had to cancel the visit of no.4953 Pitchford Hall to this event to ensure they have cover for their own services.

Whilst we recognise that the above may be disappointing, it's not all bad news!

We are extremely grateful to our friends at the Severn Valley Railway for answering our desperate call for help early this week. We are delighted and extremely relieved to announce that visiting our Spring Steam Spectacular instead of no.4953 'Pitchford Hall' is SR West Country Pacific no.34027 'Taw Valley'! 'Taw Valley' has not visited the West Somerset Railway since the early 2000s and she will make a great sight in her new Southern Wartime Black livery running as no.21C127! This will be the first visit of the loco away from its home since her overhaul in 2015. No.34027 appears courtesy of Taw Valley Limited and Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) plc and we are so so grateful to them for helping us!

And that's not all the good news! Repair works have been completed on 94XX Pannier Tank no.9466 and she will feature at the Spring Steam Spectacular! The engine will work Goods and Local passenger trains. This event will be the engines' first public steamings for over 18 months. Thanks to the Mechanical Engineering Department for their hard work in getting no. 9466 into traffic. No. 9466 appears courtesy of WSR Chairman Jonathan Jones Pratt.

And as if that wasn't enough, the locomotive diagrams for the event have now been confirmed and are now uploaded onto our website. Please see the link below to view the diagrams, now you can start planning! -https://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/userfiles/userfiles/file/PTT_SSG_2023_Website_with_locos(1).PDF

Tickets are still available at advanced discounted rates here - https://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/events/detail/spring-steam-spectacular-2

Image with thanks to Declan Hargreaves.

14/04/2023

Homemade by our own fair hands - truffle flavoured scotch eggs. A brilliant idea for your coronation picnic. 👑

27/03/2023

Menu for this Sunday’s Quantock Belle dining car. There are still a few spaces left for you last minuters. Book here: https://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/events/detail/the-quantock-belle-dining-train

West Somerset Railway

27/03/2023

Catered for a fabulous fiftieth birthday this weekend. This was the dessert. Pear tiramisu trifle and vegan chocolate pots.

20/03/2023

Some pictures of our first train for the year on Quantock Belle.

Pictures of food is Twice Baked Goat’s Cheese Soufflé and Pate with Fruit Melba Toasts and Squash and Stilton Pethivier. They turned out very well.

14/03/2023

Here is the menu for Sunday’s run on the Quantock Belle. A great outing if you have nothing to do on Sunday afternoon. West Somerset Railway

14/03/2023

Don’t forget to book for lunch on Sunday on the Quantock Belle.

The service operates on the scenic West Somerset Railway between Bishops Lydeard (near Taunton) and Minehead, recreating that wonderful, nostalgic atmosphere of the great days of steam. Our diners enjoy good food and excellent company as the train winds

28/02/2023

With Spring literally just around the corner, we thought you might like some Smoked Salmon and Prawns for your starter.

Light and just right for warmer weather

13/02/2023

Canapés for a tasting we did over the weekend.

Prawn and beetroot cups
Smoked salmon on homemade blinis
Confit duck poppadoms
Goat’s cheese and fig
Manapé Yorkshires with beef and horseradish.

Contact us if you would like a tasting for your wedding.