Mattia Diner

A slice of 1950s Americana parked beside the road near Queen Camel, Mattia Diner is a chrome-and-neon throwback where rock and roll plays and the milkshakes come thick enough to stand a spoon in. It is a fun, family-friendly pit stop for travellers crossing this stretch of south Somerset, serving up hearty diner fare built around char-grilled prime beef burgers like the towering Big Bopper Mega Bap, loaded fries, hot dogs and a glass cabinet of nostalgic American sweets.

The shakes are the runaway favourite, with flavours stretching from a classic vanilla malt to a vegan root beer float, and there is a small cocktail bar for the grown-ups too. Feedback is genuinely mixed, and it carries a 3.8/5 rating from well over three thousand reviews, so the portions and the warm welcome win plenty of praise while consistency can vary from one visit to the next. Eat in among the memorabilia or grab your burger and shake to take away for the road.