Its website<\/a> shares that it aims to be a place where people can “enjoy great coffee and food in beautiful surroundings”.<\/p>\nThe cafe can be found on East Lydeard Farm, with Meadow being opened by Amy and Olly Lewis.<\/p>\n
Part of the sixth generation on the farm, they want to offer a “fresh take on the farm\u2019s tradition of hospitality”.<\/p>\n
The website adds: “Meadow is a relaxed, family-friendly caf\u00e9 serving great food, speciality coffee, artisan gelato, and fresh bakes, all rooted in the rhythms of the land around us.<\/p>\n
“We\u2019re reimagining our beloved farm as a vibrant, community-focused destination where locals and visitors alike can eat, play, and unwind.”<\/p>\n
Food here is “sourced with care” and is “made to be enjoyed in good company”.<\/p>\n
A huge variety of cakes, such as chocolate espresso cake, can be found here alongside indulgent breakfasts and generous plates for lunch.<\/p>\n
It adds: “Mains are rooted in the season: roasted carrot and coriander soup with sourdough, leek rarebit bubbling with flavour, or our pulled pork piled high with tahini yogurt and sumac onions.”<\/p>\n
How do visitors rate Meadow?<\/p>\n
Meadow has earned an almost-perfect score from visitors, currently having a 4.9\/5 score on Google Reviews from 49 ratings.<\/p>\n
One person posted: “This is a beautiful hidden gem.<\/p>\n
“The courtyard is perfect for an unwind and enjoy the atmosphere.<\/p>\n
“The food is so good, some of the best cafe food I’ve ever had.”<\/p>\n
Another customer was very impressed, saying that Meadow’s opening was one<\/p>\n
Meadow in Bishops Lydeard has been rated as one of Britain’s best coffee shops (Image: Meadow)<\/p>\n
of the best things “that’s happened in the area recently”.<\/p>\n
They added: “It’s such a lovely spot which does brilliant coffee and an amazing selection of delicious, very reasonably priced food.”<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, one visitor described it as the “perfect coffee spot”.<\/p>\n
Additionally, its “speedy, friendly service” was highlighted as a plus point.<\/p>\n
Another person wrote: “We had a fabulous lunch at Meadow Cafe last week.<\/p>\n
“The staff were welcoming and efficient, the food was seasonal and delicious and we thoroughly enjoyed relaxing outside in the sunny courtyard.”<\/p>\n
What’s your favourite coffee shop in Somerset? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Somerset coffee shop near Taunton, described as a “beautiful hidden gem”, has been named as one of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16411,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[7725,13,5218,7724,7726,3035],"class_list":{"0":"post-16410","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-britain","8":"tag-bishops-lydeard","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-coffee","11":"tag-coffee-shop","12":"tag-meadow","13":"tag-the-telegraph"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116423763046309751","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16410\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}