Join us and enjoy dishes that incorporate the delicate and exotic spices of the East. We will be celebrating the British love of curry with some much loved classics all made in- house by our chefs. Think home-made onion bhajis; chicken dopiaza; all the sides such as naan bread; lentil dahl, raita, coconut rice and so much more. Lagers to accompany of course!

Menu is £25 per head, and will be the only available menu on the night. Call or email to reserve your place info@thequeensarms.com / 01963220317

Enjoy the British summer on our terrace, with mouth watering barbecue all freshly prepared by our chefs.

Food will be available on the terrace from 12.00pm. There will be a set price for a selection of BBQ items and sides.

We also have solo artist, singer guitarist & front man of Tom & The Clementynes, Tom Clements performing from 3.30pm-5.30pm.

Our burgers are hand made from the bun to the relish. Celebrate burger day with a selection of some of our best burgers from the Queen’s Arms Classic to our crispy chicken.

Join us for champagne and oysters. We will be offering fresh oysters from Dorset paired perfectly with a variety of wine or champagne.

6 oysters with a glass of house white - £25

12 oysters with a caraf of Albraino - £50

24 with a bottle of house champagne £100

Please email us on info@thequeensams.com or call 01963 220317 to book.

We will be celebrating International Beer Day with the fantastic James from Lost & Grounded, he will be joining us to talk all things beer, with lots of different lagers and IPA’s to taste.

Enjoy the British summer on our terrace, with mouth watering barbecue all freshly prepared by our chefs.

Food will be available on the terrace from 12.00pm. There will be a set price for a selection of BBQ dishes and pudding. A children’s set price menu too, with an ice cream, from local Sherborne gelateria, Ecco Gelato, in a cone to finish.

Enjoy the sunshine and relax on our terrace listening to live music, in our mini nod to Glastonbury just down the road.

Meanwhile our chefs will be cooking up some mouth watering food on the BBQ such as

Grilled King Prawns, gremolata
Queens Arms Jerk chicken, sour cream
Teacle cured beef short rib, Texan glaze
Spiced cauliflower, puttanesca sauce
Lincolnshire sausage patty, milk roll, honey mustard sauce, onion

Food will be available on the terrace from 12.00-9pm. There will be a set price for a selection of BBQ dishes. Call 01963220317 fr more information or to book.

The lunch is open to all women and is a chance to gather and compare notes. Whether you are working or juggling home life, thinking of going back to work, running or business or thinking of setting one up join us for an inspiring day.

This month our speaker is Sophie Maydon, the Founder and Director of PXL Talent, a global specialist headhunting and recruitment agency for the Visual Effects, Animation and Creative Industries. Her wealth of global leadership experience stems from positions as an agency head, and in-house roles, most notably at Double Negative, a multi award winning VFX and Animation studio. As Global Head of Talent Acquisition, at DNEG, Sophie grew the business from 300 to 7000 staff in 7 years. She also held the positions of Global Head of Human Resources and Global Head of PR and Communications for a period within the business. 

Her most important role however, is mother to her three children, which balanced alongside her professional career has not been without challenges. Sophie is passionate about supporting women in retaining their careers through motherhood & returning to their careers after a career pause, as well as looking at ways in which companies, communities and society can better support working parents. She is an ambassador for Uplift Her a group supporting women in their career journey.

Afterwards enjoy a delicious lunch cooked by our head chef Rich Townsend of Chilli braised tomatoes and beans with sourdough followed by Saffron chicken with herb and fennel salad

A great chance to meet and mingle - I find these conversations can lead to a host of new ideas and inspiration.

We are bringing back the BBQ.

Depending on British weather will be firing up the BBQ for the first of our spring/summer BBQ weekends. Enjoy fresh prepared salads and dishes from our team of chefs. The BBQ will be running all day from 12pm until 9pm.

The kitchen team will lighting our wood fire BBQ to bring you a selection of fishes cooked over an open flame. It promises to be a fishy feast!

Menu

Hand dived scallops baked in their shell, wild garlic butter

Charred mackerel, coal roasted beetroot, hung yoghurt, horseradish, dill

Whole plaice cooked over applewood, sauce vierge

Served with sides of asparagus, Jersey royal potatoes and runner beans all cooked over the fire.

and to finish, Grilled pears in Corton Denham honey, cinnamon mascarpone and walnut cake

Wines from Berkamann Wine cellars have been hand picked to accompany each of the dishes.

Spaces are limited so make sure you book!
To book please call or email info@thequeensarms.com/01963220317

Join Charlie Bullen from Berkmann Wine Cellars, supplier to some of the best restaurants in the UK (including ours).

We will be celebrating Spanish wines and pairing them with a tapas menu of Padron peppers, ham croquetas, patatas bravas and fried calamari. Charlie will expertly guide you through a selection of Spanish wines, giving you the opportunity to sample wines you might otherwise not try.

Tickets are £60 per person, arrival for 6.30pm for a complimentary glass of Spanish Cava.

Spaces are limited, to book please email info@thequeensarms.com or call us on 01963220317 .

Enjoy the Wincanton races just down the road from us. Stay the night and we will ensure you have a racing post in the morning to study the form.

Enjoy a family Easter weekend with our children’s Easter Egg hunts for the children running from 11am - 3pm (or until the sweets run out!). Then join us for a traditional Sunday Lunch with roast lamb and all the trimmings, alternative roasts also available.

Wishing you all a very happy Easter.

Watch as Oxford and Cambridge battle it out on the water to see who will be the victor this year. Oxford have won 81 times and Cambridge 85 times. Wherever your loyalties lie this always makes for a fun event to watch.

The race starts at 4pm, so get here early to avoid missing the start.

We will be taking some of the best cuts of beef, to create a menu that will delight any steak lover. Enjoy the best cuts of steak and a glass of house wine for as little as £25.

10oz rump with all the trimmings and a glass of house wine £25

10oz ribeye with all the trimmings and a glass of wine £34

To book please email us or make a reservation online and select the steak promotion.

Join us to celebrate the Irish saint with a pint of ‘Irish Champagne’. We will also be serving Guinness rarebit all day.

Join us for Mothering Sunday.

Treat your mother to lunch and show them how much you love them. We will be serving lunch until 4pm to enjoy the day fully.

Booking strongly recommended to avoid disappointment

This is a day to particularly note all the hard work our employees put in to making this business work. We can’t thank them enough. From cleaning the rooms and washing the pots, to executing the menus, serving clearing and booking, and all the hidden things they do behind the scenes that makes this place tick. Please do remember to say thank you and a take a moment to think of them.

Join us for this special evening. This is not just for couples, but an excuse to get together with friends and family and let them know you love and appreciate them.

We promise the night will be executed in the best possible taste. There will be a three course set menu at £45 (pre-booking required) for those feeling romantic.

Or perhaps if this isn’t the night for you, show the person you love that you appreciate them, but buying a gift voucher to enjoy a romantic night out here on a different night.

Everyone loves a pancake. Traditionally served to mark the beginning of Lent.

Our buckwheat pancakes served with berry compote are a delicious way to start the day, join us and book in for breakfast.

We will also be serving pancakes on our lunch and dinner menu.

With the owners being partly Scottish we can hardly not celebrate this day.

Join us for a traditional evening of haggis, neeps and tatties, gallons of whisky, the ode to the haggis and bit of bagpipe playing.

Tartan and tweed encouraged!

Please call or email to reserve your place info@thequeensarms.com

For those staying the night who are heading off to see the Wincanton races, enjoy an exclusive Fitzdare’s Cocktail on arrival from us.

The Jenninsbest Kingwell Hurdle day is one of Wincanton’s biggest fixtures of the year, it is headlined by the Grade Two Kingwell Hurdle, a race which often proves an important trial for the following month’s Unibet Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

For those staying the night, or who have a keyring, and are heading off to see the Wincanton races, enjoy an exclusive cocktail from us.