Augustus Restaurant

Augustus is tucked away in a little side street but well worth tracking down. The menu is of classic French style with little modern twists. My wife and l ate here they had no problem dealing with my wife coeliac disease GF. We were looked after by Cedric, Henry and Erin all very knowledgeable and professional nothing to much trouble. We had Asparagus with a crispy soft egg followed by crown of pigeon my wife had faggots. All were beautifully prepared and cooked to perfection, all in all if you’re in Taunton do hunt it out you won’t regret it.

We celebrated our wedding anniversary here, following a recommendation from friends. We were delighted that it lived up to its fine reputation! Service, food/drinks offerings and ambience were all top notch, but with a laid-back bistro style of operation. We both chose the same dishes (been married too long!) - scallops followed by monkfish. I indulged in a beautiful custard tart with rhubarb, but purely for research purposes of course! I only have one very tiny observation, and that is I felt it was a shame they use paper napkins - the same ones as offered in the WC to dry one's hands! Linen would have completed a perfect picture. That said, we both loved it and it will be our place of choice for future celebrations 🍾.

We had a lovely time. Atmosphere was great and the staff were very attentive. We had the sample fixed 3 course menu which was a great portion of food. All courses were AMAZING and were great value for money. We’d definitely go back.

Lovely Restaurant, Nugget and the team very professional and attentive 👍 highly recommend sirloin steak and the custard tart, the best in town. My greatest compliments to the chefs especially chef Elliott.

As usual we had an amazingly good meal. Cedric and his team are so warmly welcoming. The atmosphere is relaxed but the attitude to the quality of the food is anything but! The whole meal was wonderful but special mention for the custard tart with blackcurrant compote. Outstanding. Thanks to all.

The whole experience was grand. Extremely polite staff, amazing atmosphere. Food was out of this world and they use locally sourced ingredients for all their food. Highly recommend to anyone who wants to experience fine dining at a very reasonable cost.

Can't recommend I'm afraid ... Starter was very so-so, the main course was hopelessly over seasoned & served with french fries which frankly would have been better if they had been bought from McDonald's ... the 2 different glasses of red wine that I had were of poor quality ... then they got the bill wrong ... easily the worst dining experience of my Somerset holiday. Am completely unable to understand why this restaurant is so highly rated.

Went there with my wife for 3 courses dinner in May. Great food, roasted duck and curried butter fish in particular were very nice and full of flavor. The atmosphere and decor was relaxing and cozy. All this came together with a attentive staff and service. Highly recommend! Would definitely recommend this restaurant especially for birthday celebrations :)

I thought it was great here. I booked a table for one at one on good Friday and arrived a few minutes early. My first impression was that it's a nice, cosy, tiny restaurant. Very bistro style. The table was set up for one, which was good. Often when I dine solo the table is either set up for two which stays there the whole time or they tidy away the plates while I'm sat there. Nothing drums home the dining alone thing like the other plates being tidied away. The waiter was extremely French, which I liked. He bought me a wine list over and a menu and left me to it. I ordered quickly - lamb cutlets with Boulanger potatoes, broccoli and some roast veg. I had a large glass of wine also. The wine list was extensive but expensive. There was only maybe 3 options of wine by the glass. Then the cheapest bottle was probably £20 or so. I was bought over the wine, a bread roll and the nicest touch was that I was offered a couple of food related magazines to read. That was good, and something that I've not been offered yet while dining alone. The food was really good. It was a good portion size, cooked really well. I finished up and ordered a Tart Tatin for pudding. It was a really good tart, I'd probably say it was even better than my own. All in all, it was a good boozy lunch experience. I'll go again of an evening at some point.

This is a fantastic restaurant - the food was amazing and the staff were friendly, quick and really helpful. Highly recommend.