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Brazz

RestaurantsTaunton

4.3 out of 5 stars4.3(414 reviews)

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Quick info

+44 182 325 20 00
Castle Bow, Taunton TA1 1NF, United Kingdom
£20–50

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About Brazz

Brazz is a restaurant in Taunton on Castle Bow, attached to the Castle hotel. It works as a restaurant, bar and cafe, with seasonal dishes cooked to order. The cocktail bar carries a wide array of drinks, among them a tiramisu martini that sits alongside the dessert list. Panna cotta and sticky toffee pudding appear on that list as well. The kitchen serves brunch, lunch and dinner. The cafe side pours barista coffees, and loose leaf teas are on offer too.

Good to know

  • Reservations
    Accepts reservations
  • Parking
    On-site parking · Paid parking lot · Parking
  • Accessibility
    Wheelchair: entrance, restroom, seating
  • Good for kids
    Good for kids · High chairs · Kids' menu
  • Dietary
    Organic dishes · Vegetarian options

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Menu & Prices

60 dishes · mains £10–20
  • Learn more£20
  • 10 am–11 pm£10
  • See photos
  • 4.3
  • (414)
  • Dine-in
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Reviews

4.3/5
414 reviews

What reviewers say

Reviewers most often mention panna cotta, tiramisu martini, cream tea scones and steak.

5★
228
4★
108
3★
46
2★
18
1★
14

Customer Review Summary

The criticism is substantial and comes from long-time visitors. Several say the place has lost its classy feel, citing limited opening hours, no welcome on arrival, an empty dining room and the end of table service. One reviewer found the lunch menu weak and said the only vegan option was a caesar salad. Another reports a "no cheese" request nearly lost between waiter and waitress. One diner found the goat's cheese tasted like cream cheese, the monkfish came on bland unsalted potatoes, and the sticky toffee pudding was left after one bite.

Featured reviews

  • Christabel Okorodudu
    “A solid 10/10. Atmosphere is perfect , food was really really good , and the servers were really attentive.”
  • J W
    “It’s such a shame to see how far this place has fallen. The Castle used to be the place to go in Taunton. It had such a classy feeling inside, with A* service always guaranteed. Since they decided to shut the incredible Castle Bow, and lose the hidden second bar, the whole establishment is now a bit of a joke. Not sure what had happened to the family that used to run it, and I wonder if it’s been taken over - but it’s not a desirable place to go any more. You’d have found more atmosphere on Mars last night than was in Brazz. The clientele was all 70+, nursing a drink, and the restaurant was empty, maybe even closed. Such a shame to see the legacy of this once iconic place fall to ruin. The opening hours are rubbish, and the food menu at lunch time is not good. They have such a massive kitchen down there, and could be doing something really exciting from it - but instead they’ve chosen not to. No welcome when walking in, no goodbye when you leave. Table service has gone as well. Bad times. Cheers.”
  • Tone
    “I've just downgraded my 5 star review to a 3 star as Brazz used to be our resturant of choice for Taunton, we didn't mind paying a bit more because it was the classiest place in town. We visited this week as some friends had kindly given us a couple hundred pounds of Brazz vouchers as a retirement gift, we used the bulk of the vouchers a few months ago and the resturant felt completely different to when we had £20 left to spend this week. 1/ They've changed their opening hours it's very limited to when you can dine. 2/ We visited the website to book a table and got a warning that the site was not HTTPS and not to leave any payment details, as you have to provide a credit card number to book a table, so I sent an email asking for a booking, no one replied to it. The site is now working as HTTPS. 3/ We decided to turn up when they opened at 6pm in the hope they were not busy, when we did we were the only people in the resturant but were asked if we had a table booked, they said they guessed it would be ok if we were not too long, we were seated next to their reservation computer and could see that there were only three tables booked while we were there. 3/ We asked the waiter for our order not too have any cheese on it, he verbally told the waitress our order but omitted to tell her 'no cheese' so we shouted 'no cheese' had we not we would have ended up with cheese on it, we were not asked if we had any allergies. 4/ The meal was great, but some vegan options would be nice, a ceasar salad shouldn't be the only vegan option at a resturant. 5/ It honestly feels like Brazz has become a resturant that's for hotel residents only. As walk-ins we didn't really feel that welcome. Wildwood is so much more welcoming. 6/ Not sure what's going on with them selling art on their walls, not really the sort of thing we'd expect from Brazz. I'm honestly trying to be constructive as we've been visiting Brazz since it first opened all those years ago and have had many great meals and experiences there but there's something missing about the place now and it's not just the brunch.”
  • A T
    “Couldn’t be more thankful to Kevin for making this family lunch amazing. Our grandad struggles with mobility and can be nervous about going out much, the service we received was so incredible and way beyond what we could have expected. Really went above and helped relax us all, hugely thankful. Food was wonderful, especially adored the deserts and the tiramisu martini was to die for! Thank you!!”
  • Monty
    “We only had drinks here but this was a cool cocktail bar with wide array of drinks on offer. Very pleasant staff too.”

Hours

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Highlights

“Brazz restaurant, bar & cafe offers fresh seasonal food - cooked to order, barista coffees, loose leaf teas and the best handcrafted cocktails in Taunton. Open for brunch, lunch and dinner and conveniently located in Taunton town centre.”

  • Great beer selection
  • Great cocktails
  • Great coffee
  • Great dessert
  • Great tea selection
  • Great wine list

Amenities

  • Wi-Fi
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • On-site parking
  • Accepts reservations
  • Outdoor seating
  • Dine-in
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  • Family-friendly
  • Vegetarian options
  • Bar onsite
  • Cozy
  • Onsite services
  • Beer
Offerings· 10
  • Alcohol
  • Cocktails
  • Coffee
  • Free water refills
  • Hard liquor
  • Healthy options
  • Late-night food
  • Organic dishes
  • Small plates
  • Wine
Popular for· 1
  • Solo dining
Family-friendly· 3
  • Good for kids
  • High chairs
  • Kids' menu
Dining options· 7
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Counter service
  • Dessert
  • Seating
  • Table service
Facilities· 1
  • Restroom
Crowd· 4
  • Groups
  • LGBTQ+ friendly
  • Tourists
  • Transgender safespace
Parking· 2
  • Paid parking lot
  • Parking
Highlights· 6
  • Great beer selection
  • Great cocktails
  • Great coffee
  • Great dessert
  • Great tea selection
  • Great wine list
Atmosphere· 4
  • Casual
  • Romantic
  • Trendy
  • Upscale
Accessibility· 2
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating
Planning· 2
  • Lunch reservations recommended
  • Dinner reservations recommended

Location

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