Based on 4.072 opinions finded in 3 websites
Based on 4.072 opinions finded in 3 websites
Nº 358 in 468 in South Oxfordshire
Nº 94 of 121 British in South Oxfordshire
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Popped in here for a birthday lunch. Food was delicious (fish and chips,scampi and chips,steak ciabatta). Welcoming staff and great service from Hannah S.
Karen A . 2025-02-26
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We had a lovely lunch, great food and thank you to Amina who served us you was excellent. Our meal was hot and very tasty. Good atmosphere in the pub.
Donna F . 2025-02-25
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Fantastic service from assistant manager David, they were able to provide an area for a family group and were very accomodating of our small children. Service was fas, efficient and friendly with the kids. Great food and kids menu options plus set menu deal for the adults. Also accomodating allowing us to split the bill. Thanks David!
Grace Gibbons . 2025-02-21
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Amina was incredibly attentive!! Nothing was too much, so friendly and bubbly. Service was quick,homely and lovely!!
Annabell J . 2025-02-19
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Lovely lunch here today, friendly service (Amina) thank you! Great riverside location, too and very relaxed. Would recommend!
Jemma H . 2025-02-18
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Whilst staying in oxford, we visited this pub for a walk along the river and an evening meal. On the whole a great place to finish off our walk with a nice atmosphere. Would defiantly recomend.
Joel T . 2025-02-18
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Nice pub for a Sunday lunch. Surprisingly good quality food and reasonable service for a busy chain pub. Nice choice of puddings too.
Ian Rose . 2025-02-18
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Great service by Amina. Food was lovely as always. Place very nicely decorated. Great atmosphere. Not my first time there, would visit again.
Dominika Nemcova . 2025-02-17
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We had a delicious lunch here and were looked after very well by Hannah. A slight issue with one of the dishes was dealt with very quickly and effectively. We'll be returning!
P C . 2025-02-17
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Good food & ambience. Service was generally good but mains were very late. We were offered a free dessert to compensate, which was appreciated.
Steve Weitzel . 2025-02-13
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We had a lovely meal, we were served by Amina, she went beyond to make sure we had a good time , my dad is 99 and she listened to his stories about the kings arms when he was a boy.
jenny burden . 2025-02-12
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Lovely pub and brilliant location. High quality food and staff very polite and friendly. Will definitely be back!
Alan James . 2025-02-10
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Love the place. Nice view cracking staff friendly atmosphere and a beautiful garden.
jamie jones . 2025-02-10
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Had a lovely Sunday roast here. Emily P was our server and was very friendly and helpful.
Joe Citrone . 2025-02-09
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Alex helped us out and we had a lovely time! Even gave our friend a birthday card and cake 🎂 Thanks!
Sarah Savić Kallesøe . 2025-02-08
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Great atmosphere and pints. David is a top guy😉
Joe Cousins . 2025-02-06
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Absolutely wonderful pub! Went here with the mother in law as it was roughly halfway between where we both live and what a find it was! The river is lovely to walk along and there are lots of outside tables to sit and have a drink and look at the canal boats. Inside os deceptively spacious, modern but cosy. The staff are lovely and the food was lovely! Sunday roasts went down and treat and the game meat special was fantastic. Portion sizes are very generous and there are a good range of drinks available. All in all very very impressed! The fact it was dog friendly and dogs were allowed throughout the whole pub and we weren't just stuck in the bar area was an extra bonus. Fantastic place, very much looking forward to visiting again!
Jenny Denny . 2025-02-02
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What a lovely friendly place . The food was excellent. We had the fish omg it was so tasty and white.
Michelle Edwards . 2025-02-01
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Food was nice, atmosphere and location also nice. Top notch service from Hannah S though!!
Ellie Beadle . 2025-01-31
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Had a birthday lunch for 14 on 28 December .Absolutely superb service, lovely staff and great value for money..A firm favourite of ours and we hope to visit more regularly.
Debbie Hull . 2025-01-27
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The staff were really friendly and welcoming, the food was really lovely. The location was great. Hope to visit again soon.
andy newman . 2025-01-27
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We attended on Burns night. The restaurant was busy but not packed. We were served by David. I had the Burns night special which was very nice indeed, food was hot and well presented. My wife being gluten free had gammon with jacket potato and same applied to hers. The service was very good and presented in a welcoming manner. I would like to point out that behind us there was a very loud table, having had their food then decided to complain to David about the standard of it and said they had, had unforgettable evening. I’m not sure where that came from but one of the women became very abrupt and making demands which from where I sat was out of order, but credit to David he handled in a professional manner and calmed the situation down without effecting the other diners. We had a very enjoyable evening. Alan also served us and Mark behind the bar contributed to the success of the evening.
stephen edmunds . 2025-01-26
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Went for breakfast, good service and Amina who served us couldn't have been more welcoming and helpful would recommend 👍👍👍
FW. W . 2025-01-24
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Excellent service from Hannah S and David as always.
Sian Mcneill . 2025-01-21
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Came out for Lunch today with a friend and we had smothered chicken and a cheese toastie and the food was nice, well cooked and quick I definitely recommend. We was served by hannah.s she was amazing and attentive. She was rushed of her feet but she always made sure we was looked after and making sure her other customers were looked after too with a smile. Very professional. Will be back.
Hannah . 2025-01-16
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Went for Christmas lunch. It was good, but not great. The food was very good, but at Xmas, would have expected something on the table to make it look different to just any other day's pub lunch. There were crackers, yes, but it just fell a bit short for us. A special day, didn't seem very special. Our server was very attentive, and helpful, however got the feeling that perhaps they were a couple of staff down, as we did have to wait for drinks and desserts.
Amy . 2025-01-15
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Just had a Sunday morning coffee, was perfect
Neil Bennett . 2025-01-14
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Very friendly and helpful staff, food is good too
Naomi Pearse . 2025-01-11
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The food was lovely this evening. Definitely recommend the steak and ale pie. Excellent service. David was really attentive and was happy to help with a slight order change.
Tom Robinson . 2025-01-11
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Visited 1st with our granddaughter for breakfast with Santa which was just a miracle for her and fantastic memories for us as grandparents, we then decided to return without granddaughter for dinner on NYE, as we wanted to do something but didn’t want to just go to the pub for drinks, We 💯 picked the right choice our meal was absolutely delicious.
Jojo . 2025-01-10
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Friendly pub with a nice atmosphere, and our waitress Amina was very helpful and welcoming. A good location to go for a walk along the river from.
Joshua Green . 2024-12-31
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Food was pretty mediocre (particularly for the price) and did not match the menu in certain aspects. Wouldn't go again. However, the service was from Hannah was good
Sam . 2024-12-31
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Popped out for an evening meal with a couple of friends, Great service provided throughout the evening from David. Highly recommend, food was delicious and lovely atmosphere. Will visit again soon when back in the area!
Luke Airey . 2024-12-29
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We had a wonderful experience here and had excellent service from Hannah W. Will be returning again!
Hannah Weldon . 2024-12-27
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Xmas dinner was not the best been here so many times in the pass I feel today’s experience may be the last
Wayne Page . 2024-12-25
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Great service from David. Thank you
Philipp Timmler . 2024-12-22
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Not so good tonight. Busy when we arrived and possibly not enough staff on. Waited ages for our drinks to arrive and had to go to the bar to ask where they were. Lady was just doing our drinks so I went and sat back down and then waited. The waitress said she would bring our order but still waiting and then saw that our drinks order was ready so went over and got it myself. Went with friends tonight and it seems that there are new staff. The menu has changed and all our meals were very nice. We also had a pudding, rice pudding with strawberries and 3 small shortcake biscuits, very nice. It made a change from the usual puddings.
Georgina Timbs . 2024-12-21
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The waiter service was excellent but simple instructions about my food failed to get materialised which leaves a bad taste in the mouth (pun unintended)
NTH NTH . 2024-12-21
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wonderful service by Amina! thank you again
Sydney Dunphy . 2024-12-20
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On the 13th December we had a family Christmas party with our extended family. It was hosted by Amina who catered for our every needs etc. excellent service in a very relaxing atmosphere. Thank you
Stewart Downs . 2024-12-19
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Food & service .... a high standard as usual. We visit at least once a week at different times of the day & evening. Always a lovely atmosphere, pleasant & helpful staff
MARIA CROAD . 2024-12-17
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A perfect lunchtime venue to catch up with friends
Fiona Joines . 2024-12-17
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Fantastic service from the very helpful and friendly Emily A. Food was great. Nice, enjoyable atmosphere.
Chris Scott . 2024-12-10
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Lovely meal out (5 adults), great menu, good service (thank you Lee), reasonably priced. Will definitely return.
Emily Hamer . 2024-12-08
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Great food lovely atmosphere and service was brilliant also thanks to Dave for his service for our Oxfordshire dubberz Xmas meal
Tessa Elbrow . 2024-12-08
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Visited as one of a group of 31 for a Christmas dinner. The food was excellent, as we're the staff. Dave, the main waiter for our group, really went out of his way to ensure everything went well.
alan kelleher . 2024-12-08
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Excellent friendly service from Amina and her colleagues. Lovely atmosphere and views of the Thames from the restaurant.
Paul Bowers . 2024-12-08
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We had a lovely meal here this evening. Very warm & welcoming from the moment we arrived. Food was delicious & service from Hannah W was amazing! Despite having a full service, she was very attentive & helpful. Overall a great experience & we hope to visit again soon.
Helen Taylor . 2024-12-06
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Lovely food, brilliant location , very friendly staff
Chris Fellingham . 2024-12-06
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Braised beef cheek is amazing, staff very friendly and helpful, been several times and always been great
steven thompson . 2024-12-03
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Great lunch offerings, friendly and helpful service and a fire to escape the cold. Special thanks to Hannah S for the hospitality.
Jack Davies . 2024-11-29
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Hannah. S was brilliant. Extremely attentive and tended to all of our needs. Couldn’t fault her. Great food great place
Joel Taberner . 2024-11-29
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Top notch restaurant. David was a great host with excellent recommendations on food.
Christopher Guidroz . 2024-11-25
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Very nice Sunday lunch, good food, a very good roast beef and great friendly service, they were very busy and made us aware there would be a wait, but it was not bad at all.
Nick Howells . 2024-11-19
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Me and a friend came in for lunch at your Sandford Lane chef and brewer. We were served by Hannah. Very patient and friendly and all round enjoyable experience.
Darren Harris . 2024-11-19
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Another great visit our waitress Hannah .S had loads of time to help and service us we had the chicken and bacon dish and Lamb shank pie both of which came quickly and Hot and very tasty Thanks again everyone See you for Xmas hope you can repeat service Cheers
Michael Mahony . 2024-11-19
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Dinner plates cold Roast new potatoes : dry Poor presentation.
Marion West . 2024-11-18
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10 of visited here today for my dads 80th birthday we all had Sunday dinner which was excellent with a great atmosphere,staff very friendly and attentive.would highly recommend
Princess SS . 2024-11-17
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Our first meal out when we moved here was The Kings Arms, Sandford. It was great. It's taken us a year to come back for another superb Sunday roast. The staff are genuinely concerned with customer care, the prices are fair, the atmosphere warm and food delicious. If it wasn't for the wobbly table, which we soon fixed it would be five stars. We won't leave it so long next time.
Stephen Rice . 2024-11-17
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Excellent service, 5 friends out for a meal, my seabass was ok one steak was delicious and 3 fish and chips were excellent once the chips had been replaced, they were hard and been sitting for a while, there were replaced immediately with no problem and with a smile, well done kings arms.
Carole Chandler . 2024-11-15
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Our waitress Hannah was amazing and incredibly patient with our table. Amazing lunch and our grandparents want to go back already!
Amelia Campbell . 2024-11-15
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Had a meal here served by Amina, very friendly and attentive service. Food was good, parking easy, nice ambience
Lulu Kane . 2024-11-11
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It's expensive and slow service when it's not particularly busy. Since they changed the menu, it's overpriced and not nearly as nice as it once was. I won't be wasting my money in there again.
Annabis Morgz . 2024-11-11
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Great location, good food and great service.
Janine Edwards . 2024-11-10
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Nice place with excellent typical English food. Good service
Adriana de bernardi . 2024-11-09
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Nice food, and very friendly and professional service by Emily. I have been a few times before and service was always just ok, but has vastly improved now
Alberto Giubilini . 2024-11-08
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We went here to celebrate our 52nd wedding anniversary. We were not disappointed. A very friendly welcome and great food to boot. Amina our waitress was simply brilliant and helped us book a family celebration during the Xmas season.
David Pittaway . 2024-11-07
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Had an awesome meal here with my Father, food was amazing service was even better Amuina was attentive and very friendly. Will definitely be coming back!
Michael Gipson . 2024-11-05
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I have been working away for a few weeks now and found this place from another colleague. The foods always been good and the service too. Dave has always been helpful and polite and got me booked in when he can
Carl Smith . 2024-11-04
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The food was awful. Fish pie had two pieces of fish in and 1 new potato and a peice of toast. Meet was cheap and gristly. Starters were frozen food all batter no squid. Food all came out at different times and one meal was forgotten about. Lovely waitress sorted us out the bill.
Maisie Wright . 2024-11-02
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Thank you for a lovely evening tonight with great service from Hannah. Our compliments to the chef.We all thoroughly enjoyed our meal and evening 😀
Fran Woodhouse . 2024-11-01
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I was served by a lovely girl called Hannah couldn't of thanked her enough!..what a attentive bubbly waitress..the food was amazing..a bit of river Zen was just what was needed. :)
Cassie . 2024-10-31
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We are regular visitors to the Kings Arms in Sandford and two members of staff here always give amazing service and go over and beyond to make every experience 5* with a smile! Thank you to Alex and Amina.😊
Debbie Bayliss . 2024-10-30
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Went on a Wednesday afternoon so very quiet. Ordered some drinks and food (Venison Burgers and Chicken duo and some desserts). All very tasty. Hannah S. was providing the service and she was very prompt, courteous and happy! It's dog friendly and Hannah provided some doggy biscuits for the happy dawg! Nice location by the river. Will be in the Spring/Summer to explore the riverside.
Mahesh Ramanna . 2024-10-30
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Served by Emily who was lovely and friendly, and very attentive throughout our visit. We'll certainly be back for another evening.
Jenclairet . 2024-10-27
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Our server, Emily, was excellent. The food was great too. Quiz was great fun.
Andrew Lloyd . 2024-10-27
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Emily was very professional in her approach to the table. Her attitude to the table, which was a busy table, was cool and calm, managing us well.
Squared Apples . 2024-10-27
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Amina was excellent and looked after us extremely well. The food was perfectly cooked. The atmosphere was very pleasant and friendly. Highly recommend this pub
Martin Clements . 2024-10-23
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Great service by Amina last week when we visited, and well looked after by the team that greeted and seated us. Food was fresh, hot and delicious.
lorna Nichol . 2024-10-23
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Visited with friends for a Sunday roast, which was delicious. Slow cooked beef was amazing. They were very accommodating, changing our seating time to earlier than we had booked and then allowed us to change to a round table. Seemed very busy so I would recommend booking. Excellent, position on the edge of the river Thames. Perfect for eats and a walk.
YvySurrey_UK . 2024-10-21
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Great meal for 4... All enjoyed our lunch!
John Carr . 2024-10-20
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Thankyou Amina for amazing service as always :-)
katie holt . 2024-10-18
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Made an online booking for 1pm but arriving was told they did not have my booking and i must have booked a different Kings Arms! Not a good start but we were seated but advised of the several non availablity menu items. Thankfully Hannah quickly arrived smiling and soon got a high chair. Hannah is an asset to the pub and was really pleasant and friendly. The Kings Arms is such a lovely pub situated by the river. Unfortunately the food served leaves a lot to be desired. We do go there quite often but never know what the food will be like, it really does need to be better.
FellowTraveler467853 . 2024-10-17
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Excellent service from a lovely lady called Hannah S.She was welcoming and was willing to go that extra mile to make our experience amazing! !Great location.Will definitely be coming back again.
Jade C . 2024-10-16
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Lovely Sunday roast! Good prices. Do book though as it gets very busy!
Jasmin Carne . 2024-10-16
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This was a lovely surprise. I had not visited in a few years and was impressed by the new decor (the theme pattern extending from the menu through to the wallpaper of the lavatories), warm and welcoming ambience and indeed the warm and friendly welcome we received. Our visit was in response to reading about a breakfast deal for walkers in October and although the manager had not been updated on this deal, he was calm and nice about it and immediately settled us in. We really enjoyed the warm and very attractive interior, as well as the view onto the lovely lock. Our breakfast sandwiches were good and hot drinks appreciated after our chilly but gloriously sunny early walk. The promotion has done its work as we are now re-acquainted with this lovely eating pub and are sure to return. Even as we left, staff clearing the nice outside eating area politely thanked us for coming - all these little things make a great impression. Well done, Kings Arms!
Lilact . 2024-10-16
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Lovely place, came for a sunday dinner with my girl and it was so nice. Hostess was lovely as well.
Alex Ibrahim-Bennett . 2024-10-13
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Excellent evening spent with a group of 8 friends. Very accommodating and friendly staff. Standard and select of food was great. Service also great
Mark JONES . 2024-10-08
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We had (and always do) a very good experience at the Kings Arms in Sandford. The food is good for the price, but what really elevated the experience was the service and waiting from the waitress Hannah.S. Always served with a smile, and prepared to always meet our needs. Made us feel extremely welcome and important (and we’re definitely not😁)
John Dash . 2024-10-08
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Very tasty Sunday evening meal. Great wine at decent price. Beer selection could be broader. Lovely staff who are clearly overstretched but attentive, friendly and helpful. I would implore management to have more people on shift to make it even better for patrons and more manageable for the hard working staff members. Great place to sit out on a nice day too and a stunning location.
Richard Dimock . 2024-10-06
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Perfect experience, a great pint, great food and great location. Served by Amina who was great!
Lee Beardsley . 2024-10-04
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I frequently visit the King's, always lovely friendly staff, great food and very reasonable prices. Highly recommend.
Claire Theobald . 2024-10-04
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Lovely lunch. Very attentive staff. Especially Hannah.
Lynda Slay . 2024-10-04
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We were served by Amna who was great. Everything arrived fast. We ordered gammon and fish and chips. The fish and chips was a bit over priced and small. Peas were watery but all tasted nice. The service was so lovely and cheerful. All the staff were nice from the meet and greet to the mini out and coffee. It’s a chef and brewer it’s a pub with pub food.
Lisa Stanhope . 2024-10-01
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Only one chef cooking so we waited 50 mins for our meal. But it was good eating when it arrived.
Anthony Dickens . 2024-09-30
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Drinks are standard but apparently they don't serve you sunday lunch if you don't make a booking. Which they don't mention anywhere on their google posting nor in the pub itself. We cycled 24 minutes to have a nice sunday roast today at 1.30pm only to be unceremoniously turned away because we had no booking. There were still lots of empty tables and they didn't look that busy so I don't get why they have this rule. We've been for drinks before but will not be returning to this pub anymore.
Lhea D . 2024-09-29
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We booked a table last night and had a great time with our friends. They did experience problems in the kitchen which affected the food availability, due to an issue with the equipment. It did take a long time to get our meal and there was a bit of a muddle with our order. However, I am still giving it 5 stars due to how they dealt with this. The food was good, the service from all staff was friendly and they compensated us for the issues with our order. You could see how busy they were, yet we were spoken to with a smile and they were efficient with the service. Hannah was lovely and served us the majority of the evening - she must be exhausted with how much she was doing.
Sas Lou . 2024-09-29
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Our Waitress Amina was very hard working and efficient.
Terry Reynolds . 2024-09-28
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Hannah.w was lovely was very attentive and gave very good service , food was amazing best we have ever had !!! Was very impressed
Liberty Jones . 2024-09-21
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We were greeted at the door by Hannah S. she was lovely and welcoming. We hadn’t booked but she seated us straight away. This was mid week at lunch time. There was a large party and several smaller tables of which Hannah appeared to be attending all. She was super, and the only reason I’ve given the visit 3 stars is due to her. The food was poor, cold and disappointing. I know they were short staffed, and hope that the food standard would improve if fully staffed. The only highlight was the standard of service by Hannah S. She was excellent.
Nicola MacDonald . 2024-09-18
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