Amongst the hills, Churches & rural beauty of the small village of West Chinnock sits this interesting and quirky pub, an Inn that encourages a sense of HUMOUR but takes  Real Ales and Whisky very seriously but also dose food.
 The pub occupies a building that was built around 1650; It was originally intended as weavers’ cottages, then licensed as a cider house in the early 1890's, and has taken on a number of names & forms since, for this reason the only parking is on the road shared with the Village School so during term time the cars parked outside at lunch time may be for the school & not for the Pub. In the case of large groups, we have access to parking off the road for most of the cars by prior arrangement
    The beer garden at the front of the pub catches the sun all day long, and with the hanging baskets and flower troughs in bloom throughout the summer is a great place to sit in the Sunshine.
When the Weather is at its worst then the large Ham stone hearth at the end of the bar, and its small but friendly bar area, has a warm and welcoming feel all year round. You will find a warm & friendly welcome here but please remember to bring your sense of humour with you.
     Our small but very well stocked Bar carries 50+ Single Scotch Malts, 20+ Gins, 20+ Rums.
On the 3 hand Pumps we rotate through 12 West Country Breweries from Hop Back of Salisbury to Bays & Teignworthy from Devon Geoff Brewery Cheltenham to more local Brewers Yeovil Ales.
       The Muddled Man Inn is not A Gastro pub or just a drinking pub, there can also be found traditional pub grub on offer, prepared using locally farmed produce. So, if you’re looking for a reasonably priced meal without the pretentious bits (we don’t do slates or wooden boards for plates, nor triple cooked chips in a cup on the side), but we do offer a good selection of Steak & real traditional English pub comfort food. Cooking our own hams and we have the sausages and burgers made by our local butcher Mr K McAdam of Martock & Bagnell Farm of Little Norton, Norton Sub Hamdon for some of our Sunday joint and other Beef. While the Friday Real Ale Battered fish is sourced from Bridport in West Bay.  You can choose anything from a simple starter of home-made soups to fillet steaks, burgers and delicious deep filled pies, or why not try one of our home-made curries. The Sunday Roast is to something to try with freshly cooked Pork & Beef, sometime Lamb with Chicken a Pre-ordered request, along with The Vegetarian option as the Roast Potatoes are done in dripping.  All cooked fresh on Sunday Morning with seasonal vegetables coming straight off the Farms of Shepton Beauchamp.
     The Roast are Gluten Free apart from the Yorkshire Puddings (sorry we have tried alternatives, but they don’t come up-to our standards.  Please note that only Roast’s or salad’s available at this Mealtimes the Kitchen is Small & fryer space is need for the service of the Roast’s.     
The pub is fully wheelchair-accessible with a disabled toilet situated in the entrance hall. With slopes on the ground floor to all public areas.

Well-behaved Dogs Owners & Responsible Parents are welcome.
IT’S NOT THE DOG OR CHILD’S Fault They are Here.

 The ‘Cask Marque’ is an award for pubs which serve great quality cask ale.
Cask Marque is an independent company funded by brewers, pub groups and trade bodies (see below) with the aim of improving beer quality through an accreditation scheme.
Qualified assessors make over 20,000 visits a year to over 10,000 pubs which hold the award. They test for temperature (to score full marks the beer should be between 10 – 14 degrees), appearance, aroma and taste. All beers must make the grade to pass the visit.
Accredited pubs are then promoted through the CaskFinder App, CaskFinder Online and through the plaque and point of sale at the pub. Recent independent research for the 2017 Cask Report identified that 77% of beer drinkers recognised the Cask Marque plaque as a badge of quality.