Bakers Arms in Cotswold

Friendly place and a delicious lunch. In the middle of a Christopher Somerville walk

Nice pub, friendly landlord and staff. Three real ales all well kept. Dinner was good, prices reflect other local pubs. Good parking - we stayed overnight in our motorhome. Lovely village, friendly locals and great location for walking the Thames path.

We visited for lunch with a friend. Pub looks very homely with a roaring log fire in the middle of a lovely village! Don't let this deceive you (like it did me). Food is overpriced and very very average. £10 for a couple of bacon slices tucked inside granary bread with some limp lettuce is an outrage. What's more outrageous though is that when you go to pay they AUTOMATICALLY add a 10% service charge to the bill for both the dank sandwiches and the drinks! In restaurants I've seen a service charge added but I've NEVER been ripped off with an underhand service charge by a barmaid in a pub before! Service charge .... 10% Service charge .... All that was missing was any form of service. This place is a total rip off - their food is not even average and they are totally underhand in their pricing .... I didn't realise I'd been robbed until I got home .... I won't be visiting again ... I will warn every one I can about this disgraceful place. Don't go - they don't deserve your custom .... and if you do go .... Don't get robbed (like I was)

I was totally ripped off when I visited this pub for lunch last week. Sandwiches were massively overpriced for £10 each and my BLT consisted of a couple of slices of poor quality bacon and a bit of limp lettuce. When we got the bill a service charge of 10% was added to the drinks and food total for service! Ha ., what service? Totally underhand and a total rip off meaning my dank sandwich cost £11 and not £10. I've seen a service charge added in restaurants many times but NEVER in a pub when you stop for a pint and a sandwich. The charge was not pointed out to me when I paid and I didn't spot it until I got home. Absolutely outrageous - the owners should hang their heads in shame for ripping off their local customers I won't be visiting again and I will tell everyone, locally, I can to avoid this place .... Dick Turpin was more honest than the owners of The Bakers Arms .... Such a shame as Somerford Keynes is a lovely village only spoiled by a greedy greedy landlord at the local hostelry.

Owner is racist and was spouting out chat only heard at far right marches. Had a horrid look in his eyes. He was angry that Muslims were taking over

The owner was nice at first and then he started to make racist remarks such as “‘Muslims are taking over” I wouldn’t go back it’s a bad atmosphere

Just went for drinks on Sunday afternoon. Very friendly bar staff and nice atmosphere. Obviously a pub well frequented by the local community. We were already booked for Sunday lunch elsewhere so didn’t get an opportunity to try the food.

Came for a birthday celebration with friends as had visited the pub 2 years previously and the food and service had been top notch. Not so this time unfortunately. Waitress that served us was pleasant but the food was average at best. When we complained about a couple of things we were met by a very surly and rude landlord/manager who instantly went on the defensive and came across as quite aggressive. Will not be returning which is a real shame as the pub is located in a beautiful village.

Very friendly pub. Friendly staff. Really enjoyed the food.

They were having issues with electrics when we came but so friendly abd welcoming despite that. Good choice. Car park.

Great beer and lovely helpful staff

Friendly staff and boss, good food at a good price. I'm from Belgium and will come back.

This cozy pub is a must-visit in the winter when the fireplace is crackling. While the indoor ambiance may feel less inviting during the summer, their spacious garden offers a delightful outdoor pizza experience. We enjoyed our meal, and though the service was a bit underwhelming, it was likely due to a new waitress learning the ropes. A leisurely walk from Lower Mill Estate, I'll definitely be returning here again in the colder months.

Tried this pub for a random Sunday lunch. It was pleasantly peaceful, but busy enough to not make you feel like the only customer. It had great food and very efficient service. A definite gem for the area with some nice walks through fields just around the corner

Went for Saturday night dinner, items on menu not available. Predominately frozen fried food. Closed kitchen at 8:30, failed to advise those dining to order desserts before, so we had none. Awful wine list. Nothing like the last time I went.

We visited for a spontaneous lunch and were extremely disappointed by the quality of the food, especially given the prices that were as high as other establishments in the area renowned for good or high quality food. The soup was very salty and appeared to have come from a packet, rather than home made, because it had lumps of what seemed to be a powdered mix. We found more than one hair in the side dish of chips. And the cheese and rocket sandwich arrived with no rocket in it, a lump of cheddar on some plain white bread accompanied by what was supposed to be a salad. That is if you can count one lettuce leaf, one slice of cucumber and one tomato as a salad. We didn't! The steak burger was fine as far as it goes, but still over priced. The garden needs some attention e.g. chipped and uneven paving stones. The young women serving were friendly and welcoming. Given the competition in the area there are many other pubs and restaurants where you would get far better food for the same price. The pub needs to up its game if it is going to survive.

Don’t bother for food. £10 for a sandwich with four crisps and a pinch of salad. Two hairs in the side of chips and they had forgotten to put the rocket in the sandwich which I raised and they added. My mums soup had chunks of powder in it so it was basically an £8 cuppa soup. Such a shame that the foods so bad now

Mixed review here. Pub with pub food and pizza, no beer menu, so we just gambled a bit. The pizza was fine, the halloumi and the fish n chips mediocre. You can sit outside. Nice service, that's for sure. Pub is a 15 minute walk from Lower Mill Estate.

A perfect village pub within perfect strolling distance of Lower Mill Estate. Brilliant beers everytime, enjoyed in a well-maintained outdoor seating area. Friendly staff and smily locals! Highly recommend. Will return for a pizza later this week!

Never had the food but it sounded good

I can't say much about the food as i didn't eat. I stopped in with my son and my Friend to have a drink after a long day cycling. The staff were great, they even had the euros in the garden which was brilliant.

Lovely garden. Great pizzas made by a very polite young man.

Very disappointing experience, such a shame that staff just didn’t care. Six of us booked in for a roast dinner and the pub looked beautiful from outside. The Sunday menu offers a roast only, which we were happy with - who doesn’t love a good roast? We went to the bar and ordered our food - two roast dinners without drinks came to £42.00. I asked and they said they had added gratuities, this wasn’t advertised on the menu or given as an option. The service was simply terrible, food came out a plate at a time, no vegetables so the meat and potato went cold and had to be sent back. Cauliflower cheese was supposed to be served with it (they confirmed at the bar) and it wasn’t. One person paid for extra cauliflower cheese and it came out eventually. Bright yellow packet cheese sauce mix, tasted awful. The other dinners arrived 15 minutes later were missing the roasties, just two small roast potatoes. We complained and were brought out a few more once the plates were empty. Every one of the meats seemed like wafer thin, pre cut packet meat, tasteless. The only nice thing on the plate was the crispy roast potatoes. As a group of 6 we were precharged over 10% gratuities. We asked for this to be refunded which was agreed without asking what was wrong. At no point were we asked for feedback. I was asked if I wanted any condiments, I can only assume this was forgotten about or maybe they would have delivered it as a desert. Beautiful place - shocking food, poor service. Get a new chef, train the staff and it could be the ideal country pub.

Great pub with lovely staff! We were camping at the Cotswold Lakes Campsite and popped down the road for a drink.

Walked there as staying locally. Beautiful Cotswold village & the pub is open all day. We didn't have the food but other customers were happy & it was busy

Enjoyed a fabulous meal at The Bakers Arms this evening, such lovely people and food, highly recommend, may even go back tomorrow.

We came to this pub for a lunchtime meal and our original impressions were positive. They were very busy, with no meal available for over an hour but the landlady kindly offered to fit us in earlier. However they were serving pizzas outside and as there were no customers around it we decided to order from there as we thought it would be quicker. A rather surly young man took our order at 12.20 pm with no pleases and thank yous and no information. We then went and got a drink served by a friendly woman at an outside bar and sat in the busy garden to await our order. It turned out that many of them were also awaiting pizzas because they don't start cooking them until 12.30. Strange they start so late but it would have been nice to have been given this information and we would have chosen a different meal. At 13.10 my wife went to ask how much longer it would be and was rudely rebuffed by an older man with 'It comes when it comes'. The pizza arrived about 10-15 minutes later and was actually quite good although it contained no ham that was one of the main ingredients advertised. We didn't complain about this as we didn't have time to wait for them to be amended and were nervous of the attitude of this man. I have looked back at other review and we are not the only ones to experience rudeness, the words please, thankyou and sorry go a long way when talking to customers!

Very mid Sunday roasts, the lamb was tough and over cooked. After asking about the possibility of a gluten free starter we were then harassed about ordering one despite stating multiple times we didn't want one. After that clear indication that gluten free was required, the meal delivered had a Yorkshire pudding. Not gluten free. The wrong drinks were delivered and the staff were rather hostile to my mother. Would not go back, which is a shame since it was so nice a year ago.

Lovely meal and ales , great night in the Cotswolds.

Friendly helpful staff. Large choice of food with lunch menu (look on web site), specials and an area cooking fresh pizza . Good atmosphere.

Lovely pub garden with a delicious Pizza hut in the garden. The staff were all lovely and helpful.

Visited this pub with high expectations which weren’t quite met. It’s small inside and quite cramped, which isn’t a moan just a reflection on the visit. The bar staff were polite and not nice of a wait to get served. We had a Sunday roast which was ok but on of the waiting staff we found quite rude/borderline confrontational.

Excellent food, Excellent staff , highly recommended, visiting from Norfolk

Kindly kept the kitchen open till 2.30pm for us to get some lunch, after we phoned ahead to say we were delayed on our walk along the Thames Path. Food was just what we wanted - freshly made sandwiches, smoked salmon with dill in one, BLT with delicious back bacon just cooked in the other, plus side salad and some chips. Friendly owner and staff, very welcoming. Attractive pub in this pretty village.

We had a great evening at the Bakers Arms as a family! The team is warm and adorable, the dishes were good and the atmosphere was great! A great souvenir from our holiday in the Cotswolds!

Had a great late pub lunch here last Thursday. One Steak pie, two Faggots and Mash and a Fish and Chip lunch. All were great, wish we had found this place before our last day in the area but we will return in August with our family.

Found this gem of a pub on a walking weekend. How pubs should be! Great food. Great atmosphere. Great landlord.

A short detour from the Thames Path. Sunday roast mid afternoon was delicious. Specials available too. Nice wood burner and large garden area outside. Good range on tap. Friendly and welcoming staff.

We visited this pub as it was clearly noted as dog friendly whilst on our trip away. We sat in the sunny pub garden with our 2 dogs, however the owners had 2 black Labrador type dogs who continuously circled around each table/area sniffing/begging for food and they kept snarling and growling at our dogs (who I might add were happily sitting on the floor minding their own business.) It was clearly obvious that the people who worked there were aware of this happening and made no effort to stop the dogs from doing this which unfortunately ruined our experience. We then noticed the landlord speaking unnecessarily rudely towards a younger member of his staff, other staff were swearing/shouting towards each other.

We made a return visit here after a holiday 2 years ago and were glad we did. Very friendly, helpful staff and great food. Nice pizzas available outside too.

We stumbled upon this place by chance. Really good quality food friendly staff and a reasonable choice of drinks.

Great food and friendly bar staff and locals. Our bulldog was very happy and chilled.

Like to visit this pub at the weekend on our horse drawn carriage. We enjoy a pint and Charlie Bucket (@ charliebucket74) enjoys a sugar free lemonade.

Popped in here whilst getting towards the end of a very long walk. We were looking for food but unfortunately we missed the cut off by about 20 minutes. We had a pint at the bar instead. This place had a strange feel to it, quaint village pub on the outside, but it felt different inside. No real welcome that you’d expect from a village pub, and felt pretty down trodden inside. Not sure why but felt more like a working man’s pub instead. Didn’t feel anything special to keep us there, so we left and headed back to a pub in another town.

Amazing food as always, loved the new menu

Had a long weekend in Somerford Keynes. Lovely village, made even better by the local pub - The Bakers Arms. We ate there for lunch and dinner every day. The food was plentiful and delicious. What made the experience even better were the staff. Rarely have we been made to feel so welcome in a village local. A special thank you to Kiri, who was a delight. Brilliant service and so considerate. Another shout out for Charlie, who was looking after the bar, and us, very well. Thank you guys x

I live locally and love to visit this pub. The staff are all very welcoming and the food is very nice. A great place to go for a Sunday walk along the Thames and then to stop for a Sunday Dinner.

Popped In for a quiet drink thinking it would be a nice village pub to be met by loud drunks at the bar including what appeared to be the landlord. loud, inappropriate and racist comments. Not acceptable. We did not finish our drinks and left.

Ten of us arrived unannounced, the staff and the locals were very friendly. We all had a great lunch with kids and dogs made welcome 🙏

The food was delicious, the service was fantastic and I hope to come back soon. There were 7 of us and the pub staff could not be anymore accommodating.

Truly awful first visit to this pub. Surly landlord sitting drinking at the bar, wrong food arrived and terrible value for money.

Good pub grub and well kept real ale. Real pub with real landlord. Highly recommended.

Lovely pub, good food, gluten free options available. The landlord was very helpful and friendly. I would recommend the Bakers Arms.

Great food. Great atmosphere. Staff all really friendly. Thanks we had a lovely Sunday lunch. We'll be back next year!!!

What a lovely local pub!! I highly recommend this beautiful pub snuggled in the countryside. The owners and staff were so welcoming and friendly. They were knowledgeable about gluten free and we had a delicious meal. There was even a gluten free home made sticky toffee pudding. So exciting to have a choice for once. There was a gorgeous wood burner which kept us lovely and warm throughout.

Pub itself was lovely and the service was great, but the food was shockingly bad and expensive. Had the macaroni cheese (£15-17) which was bland and lukewarm & a chicken burger (£17) which tasted like something you'd get in a cheap high street cafe. Would definitely go back, but just for drinks.

Excellent home made steak and ale pie, and fine Butcombe Original. A great country village pub - use it or lose it!

Great pub with lovely bar girl... Best part was listening to the village bar propers practicing for the next episode of the league of gentlemen...

Lovely pub food was great and the staff and landlord very friendly and helpful

Not great. Food did not seem to be homemade. All out of a packet. Children’s gammon was so salty and tough it was inedible. Not cheap either. Would be better if they got a decent chef in as the pub and its gardens are actually really lovely.

We loved everything about this pub! The atmosphere with all the locals was lovely. The food was amazing and we absolutely loved our waitress Jeannette. Thank you, you made our last night in the Cotswolds perfect.

A very disappointing visit on Saturday. When my son was choosing an ale, there was a misunderstanding between him and the lady serving him resulting in half a pint of the wrong beer being poured before he stopped her. The landlord was walking past and gave a disapproving look. On seeing the landlords reaction my son offered to pay for the wasted half, even after this the landlord made a very condescending comment about him not knowing the difference between cask and keg beer. A totally unnecessary comment and quite rude. I won't be rushing back.

High hopes for a lovely country pub meal & drink. But instead we received suspicion, rudeness, flat beer & over-priced mediocre food. 😕

Didn’t eat there this time, but service friendly and good

Our recent visit to Baker's Arms was a complete let down, all thanks to the astonishingly rude new owner. Despite having a reservation and confirmation email, we were made to wait before being told they had no tables available and we'd have to wait at least two hours The owner's dismissive attitude persisted throughout, casting a negative shadow on the unfortunate experience. The only silver lining to this story is that I've since read the terrible reviews about the food on TripAdvisor and think we probably dodged a bullet. Thankfully we did find an alternative venue for lunch (Thankyou @Ballihoo restaurant!), who bent over backwards to accommodate us at very short notice! I think its a terrible shame that at a time where pubs desperately need the support of local communities, individuals like this choose to behave as they do. Therefore I would strongly advise avoiding the Baker's Arms - a forgettable disappointment.

Our recent visit to Baker's Arms was a complete let down, all thanks to the astonishingly rude new owner. Despite having a reservation and confirmation email, we were made to wait before being told they had no tables available and we'd have to wait at least two hours The owner's dismissive attitude persisted throughout, casting a negative shadow on the unfortunate experience. The only silver lining to this story is that I've since read all the terrible reviews about the food (and new owners) and think we probably dodged a bullet. Thankfully we did find an alternative venue for lunch (Thankyou @Ballihoo restaurant!), who bent over backwards to accommodate us at very short notice! I think its a terrible shame that at a time where pubs desperately need the support of local communities, individuals like this choose to behave as they do. Therefore I would strongly advise avoiding the Baker's Arms - a forgettable disappointment.

Amazing food, highly recommend the chicken burger! Fish and chips looked lovely! Good atmosphere however is very small. A service wasn’t great.

We were a large group and they could not be more accommodating.The food was fantastic and very reasonable.The landlord was friendly too.

Really enjoyed our trip to this little gem we found, food was fantastic and service was very welcoming and went the the extra mile for my son who was being a nightmare!! Defiantly recommend to friends and family.

Food was not good- tiny expensive portions! Food bland and chips tasted of soap. Garlic prawns still had pooh in them and translucent have been quite poorly since eating them and will get investigation issued Not pleasant. Won’t be returning! Great big dogs roaming around very intimidating trying to eat childrens food- which was frozen and they charge £10 for a child’s meal??? Very very disappointing. This really isn’t fair times are hard don’t change a lot of money if the food doesn’t live up to the cost….

Mac and cheese order took 30 minutes to cook. Cheese was not fresh and had a flavour of the fridge, salad tasted a bit stale as well, expected more for the price. Nice building and the garden though.

When we placed our food order we were advised there would be a 30 minute delay, which was no problem for us. A little over 20 minutes later we were informed that the steak & ale pie was not available so a fish and chips was ordered as a replacement. The meal arrived a mere 7 minutes or so after the fish was ordered. This fish was supposed to be beer-battered but certainly didn’t look or taste like that; the menu stated mushy peas but garden peas arrived. Meantime, the gammon steak that was supposed to have peas didn’t! We were directed to the bar to pay the bill and to discuss the problem when I said we were not happy with meal. When I complained the only comeback was that we had been advised about the 30 minute delay, which was not an issue at all. This was a bad experience and it was appalling that the landlady/manager did not come forward to discuss the issues with us but left it to the two young servers. I must say that both servers were excellent, they were the only highlight of the evening. We did try calling the pub mid-morning today to no avail.

Superb Village Pub........... !

Lovely pub, made space for our table of 7 for Sunday dinner. Lovely service, staff were friendly and quick to take our orders. When food was served it was no trouble when we asked for more gravy and cauliflower cheese (which was delicious). Would definitely recommend. 🥰

Waitress was absolutely lovely and that is the only positive I can give! We came here for a family meal whilst on holiday and were severely let down by the quality of food considering the prices we were paying. Starters were “okay” Mains were terrible,...

Avoid absolutely awful and management very poor letting young lovely staff deal with awful food 🤢 over priced coop wine 😡

I went to the Bakers Arms, with my family, two youngsters, and two slightly older kids. It had just opened, so no one else there. The service was good! It was pricy, £10 for kids meal, and probably not worth that much. However, our little one loved playing on the slide, and there was a changing area for his nappy!! It was very kid friendly. Beware, the steps are wonky, and are a hazard. These need to be sorted, because our little girl smashed her knee. Overall, I’d maybe come back here again.

It's "ok", it's "alright". It's not bad but definitely not good. Lacklustre service, sides forgotten. For £18 for a burger, should have been better. A handful of salad and chips, with the burger in a cheap bun.

We visited this pub for a Sunday roast after having a lovely meal here the year before, however we were not aware that the pub had changed owners very recently. The plates arrived quickly however the presentation was very basic with the food just slapped...

Very disappointing Sunday lunch today for £18… I do hope the new managers up their game as this is such a great pub.

Called in today for lunch Only one beer on draft and it was a weak organic one Ordered a pint of Guinness and a cider No cider Ordered a birra moretti £6.55 for the Guinness £6.55 for the birra moretti Took the empty glasses back...

Had drinks and a Sunday roast, the staff were all very chatty and friendly and a very nice pub. Food could be better but it did the job.

Excellent Sunday lunch & good service.

The best roast dinner! Delicious pudding. Wonderful place and lovely staff. Yummy food. We will be back

Was looking forward to eat there, as it was supposed to be open today. After a 30 minute walk, hungry as hell, I found out there is no food on wednesdays. No stars.

I had a couple of drinks here after work. The service was great and the beer garden was top notch.

Had a roasted veg and hummus sandwich,. Just dreadful. Awful bread, hummus was a tasteless sludge. Accompanied by one small spoonful of coleslaw and a few leaves.

Rude dump. Restaurant was COMPLETELY Empty yet they took one look at me and told me they were full. Clearly I had the wrong look For the staff in this disgusting sham of a place. ‘ we only like local people here’

Utter shower of a place, who calls time at 6pm on a Bank Holiday when you have 20+ guests present. Just so the staff can go and work at another of their pubs. An utter disgrace, don’t deserve to be in business. Locals have supported...

If you've not booked food and need any food don't bother, turned at at 530 no one around but all reserved and still wouldn't serve a simple side of chips for child.

We tried to order lunch at 1.45 to be told the kitchen wouldn’t accept an order as they had low stock but took an order from people who arrived after us. We were there to see what the service and food was like to decide...

Having walked from the source of the Thames, this was the perfect lunchtime stop. The food and beers were excellent, and the staff couldn’t have been more friendlier or helpful, even driving us back to our car when we couldn’t get a taxi. 5 stars...

A real decent pub excellent staff shame we were unable to eat there

We popped in for a casual lunch with family. Lovely old village pub. Great atmosphere and the beers went down well. Lovely ambience. Staff were very attentive and friendly. We had lunch here . The starters went down really well. Very interesting choices. Very tasty...

My wife and I popped in for a light lunch. Lovely venue with welcoming staff and a friendly atmosphere. Reasonably priced food and a well stocked bar. A great venue in this beautiful village. Highly recommended.

Good beer, good food, lovely people and lovely atmosphere!

Visited today for lunch as a group of 15 - thoroughly enjoyed the food, and the service was great too! Due to the large group, we booked and pre-ordered in advance. Nothing was too much, and we would certainly recommend/return.

Visited today for lunch as a group of 15 - thoroughly enjoyed the food, and the service was great too! Due to the large group, we booked and pre-ordered in advance. Nothing was too much, and we would certainly recommend/return.

A true British pub. We went there for a drink and dinner on our first night visiting the area. The bar area is "pub-by," and the restaurant area is pretty and cozy. The staff were friendly and the food good. We went back again and had a similar experience. Love it!

Amazing food! Strongly, strooongly recommend the venison!! Lovely staff & atmosphere too! Will definitely come back!