Kings Arms Town and Country Pub in Forest of Dean

Lovely family-friendly countryside pub. Service great quality hearty pub food, you would never walk away hungry. Highly recommend!

Fabulous staff , fabulous food . I would have marked the pub 5 only a couple with a dog in a dog pram came in , The dog woman put the dogs food and water on a table where people eat , then the dog shit in the pram and it stunk , Waited for the staff in pub to say something but they didnt so we left. The pub should not let dogs in or have a specific area for dogs and their owners

Really good food and beer served by friendly staff. The landlord went above and beyond to leave us back to our accommodation when Uber let us down! Definitely recommend the King’s Arms!

Wayne and team a very friendly, helpful and attentive. Service was geat and food was exeptional. Will definately call again. Thank you

Booked in on a pub stop over in our campervan. Had a very nice welcome and given loads of information about the fun day in newent centre. Booked a table for 7:30pm and was greeted again with very cheerful staff. The menu is fantastic and really great prices, the food was excellent and good size portions. We will be going back and will recommend to friends and family. Well done on a great pub.

You won't be disappointed. Great food, great staff. Dog and children welcome.

The food is decent pub grub, tasty and good value but nothing flashy. The place is nothing flashy either it’s a little ‘stuck in a time warp’ but this only goes to make it feel more cosy. I ordered sweet chilli halloumi burger for my daughter and forgot to say no chilli. I asked if it was too late to change it when the halloumi was already under the grill. They were really brilliant and made us a plain one without question and seemed genuinely happy to do so. This kind of generous and understanding service is so rare. I’m so glad I stopped.

Found this pub on a free motor home stop over page on fb so happy we did excellent service greeted with friendly staff.Food was outstanding with a wide range of choice including specials at a reasonable price for the two of us.parked up behind pub felt safe.highly reccomend will be visiting again on our travels.

Family friendly pub, the food is really nice and all is reasonably priced, staff were really friendly and made us feel very welcome, looking forward to coming back here.

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I looked on Google Maps for a halfway point on the map for us to stop for a lunch break on our way to Cheddar from Montgomeryshire, Mid Wales. The Kings Arms looked a good halfway stop. We pulled up, walked in and had a really friendly greeting from staff. Great selection of local ciders and ales from the bar and I went for a cider of their recommendation. I wasn’t disappointed! There was a good selection of food from the regular menu and specials menu and we all really enjoyed our meals. Access and parking is easy with plenty of space behind the pub. We really had a lovely meal and great experience and will certainly make this our halfway stop again in future & if we’re in the area again. It’s pinned as a favourite on Google Maps! Highly recommended.

This is what great pubs are all about. Fantastic staff, amazing food, and lots of it, we travel 150 miles round trip to eat at the King's Arms and have do so on many occasions. Can't wait for our next visit.

Fantastic roast Lamb Sunday lunch. Excellent value for money. Fabulous friendly place. Will definitely come back here if in the area. Will be recommending to friends

Food very nice all staff pleasent

Lovely people, great service , value for money

Top notch for everything! Steak was beautifully cooked, this is a dog friendly place, GREAT chef, FANTASTIC atmosphere, even I made new friends! Book in advance or lose out!

Food was delicious, we had scampi followed by jam sponge/sticky toffee pudding. The only 2 negatives were we wanted a garlic bread as a starter but was told by the waitress they only did side orders not starters. Also we had to go to the bar for our drinks which as 2 widows with walking sticks left us feeling very uncomfortable with and even when we explained the waitress said she couldn't do anything about it.

Darnt be too open as I don’t want to get roasted for what I consider honest of my personal experience. Found owner to be extremely pushy. Food wasn’t worth the asking price. We were a Party of 6. All felt the same. Won’t go again.

Such a lovely place, the food was great and the staff went above and beyond going out of their way to make food for us. Me and my friend were walking around the centre trying to find somewhere new to eat with our toddlers but everywhere was shutting. We are both pregnant so were both very tired when we got to the kings arms today at 2.30pm. The exact time they were shutting the kitchen. We explained that we would just sit, catch our breathe and have a drink but instead the chefs let us order some food. The girl behind the bar was so friendly and gave our kids some colouring. We will definitely be back soon for some more food! Any other place probably would have finished closing the kitchen and let us be on our way.

Great Motorhome stop over. Everything was perfect. Great menu, wide selection of beers. Food was very tasty.

Staff were very helpful best to book a table food was good manager s very very helpful to all customers nice place to go would recommend

Some of the best value for money food I’ve ever had!

Could not fault this lovely pub, will definitely be going again.

This is great old school traditional pub. Lovely greeting as soon as we arrived outside in the car park, especially for our chocolate labrador Zac! We had one of Wayne's (exec chef) steak and ale pie, mash and veg and it didn't disappoint. Highly recommend, and dog friendly too.

Great little pub that sells great home cooked food. Great value too. I had a fabulous halloumi Salad which tasted divine. Would absolutely recommend for food.

A wonderful place great meals service and atmosphere

Beautiful place, lovely food and people

Have driven past many times but this was my first visit. Pleasant place, including a sunny garden at the rear.

Warm welcome with amazing food and fresh beer. The ploughman's was immense!

They made us welcome and serve great food. Good bit of fun.

The best roast dinner for miles. Homemade cheese pie for vegetarians. All the staff are friendly and very helpful.

Brilliant pub serving an excellent Sunday lunch for a very reasonable price. Definitely worth booking. Recommend the '70s Screwball ice cream!

Great for a stopover in a motorhome. Fantastic food with great hosts

Great food with friendly service

Stayed 3 nights in car park. Staff all lovely and very helpful. Provided bus map and local directions to Lake and town. Very good location to reach other places. Ate in pub every night, reading my book too and I wasn't at all rushed

Stayed here in our motorhome for three nights was supposed to be for two but we enjoyed it so much added another night. Food absolutely gorgeous. All staff welcoming and friendly.

Unexpected treasure. Nicely kept ales and hot tasty food at a reasonable price

Just had Sunday lunch today. Absolutely beautiful. Tasty, plenty of it. Service was prompt. Could not fault it. Will definitely use again and thoroughly recommend.

No Packages, No pints. Quite a boring pub

Just had an incredible Sunday roast. Very friendly and competent staff and the meal was excellent, one of the best Sunday roasts we have had. A lovely, cosy pub with great service. Thanks very much!

Great service, great food, lovely pub, would definitely recommend

Great place to eat a pub meal. Large portions.

Went for mothers days. Can not fault the food at all. Was lovely. Hot...plenty of it and very tasty. But not sure if it was due to mother's day or not, and trying to accommodate more families....but it felt like we had been sat in the village hall....right next to stacked chairs and where the D.J normally sets up. Was cold in the room untill we warmed up a little after eating. Myself and my partner arrived before my mum and other family. So when asked who's name it was under and this was given and my mum mentioned 1 was missing.....and before she has time to explain...what I belive was the female owner sat at the bar snapped 'wish you had rang and told us, you should have called and made us aware' 1 I had already told the lovely young lady that seated ys we were missing one due the mother in-law being rushed in to hospital suddenly....2 my first thought was not to call you but to make sure she was OK before travelling out. And if I had to lose that but of deposit then so be it....which you did charge me. Wonderful food lovely young staff...just a shame about how mum was spoken to when she first arrived by the female owner and the sitting arrangement .

Real home cooking, best pie we have had in ages.

Lovely walk from Newent Centre, friendly staff and nice country pub food, chips friendly and plenty of space. A must try is the Lillies Cider, Mango was our favourite but over space of a week tried several of them 👍 we really liked it here and would certainly recommend!

Really lovely homely place. Meal was really good quality. Were looking for to going again

Work Christmas do, Had a few games of skittles followed by excellent Christmas meal. I had Turkey, followed by Christmas pudding. Generous portions well cooked. Delicious. Served by attentive and pleasant waiting staff.

Great pub food. Always a good pub meal. Staff great, lovely Christmas atmosphere. Fire lit too - fab.

I had a beef roast dinner which was superb. Beef was incredibly tender and I'll definitely be eating there again.

Great local pubs. Sunday roasts amazing

Superb food best chilli I've had for a while good quality beef, lovely staff, great prices, coke tastes like coke should. 5* and we always come here when we are in the area

Managed to fit 12 of us in despite us not booking, so appreciative after a long walk! Great chicken burger and chips!

Been here a few times. It wasn't the best this time but it was quiz night and they accommodated us.

Absolutely dreadful. Not at all welcoming to people other than the locals. Walked in and my father was straight away targeted by one of the owners. Got seated at our table to find all the prices being completely different to what we had seen online. VERY expensive drinks (non-alcoholic too). Food arrived swimming in grease. The cheesy garlic bread was COVERED in grease and was all soggy from the amount of cheese chucked on top. Charged for extras that we did not even have. To top it all off, another owner (female) snatched the money out of my fathers hands, got close up into his face and shouted "DONT COME BACK" after he refused to pay for items we had not received. Thankfully we do not plan on returning anyway due to lack of respect and horrible food

Wayne and all the staff are great at supporting my dietary requirements. They always come through on the food! Cheers guys

Utterly scrumptious 😋 and excellent service. Very friendly and lovely atmosphere. A definite must visit 😊

Good food and generous portions. Good choice of ales. Highly recommend

Stayed here as a pub stop off in the camper for one night on 22nd September. Great pub!! Lovely friendly staff and locals, made us feel very comfortable from the start. Our dogs were made very welcome too. Food was delicious and big portions. Both the food and drinks were very reasonable priced. Would totally recommend going there!

Staff were great good ales & food was great too

We had very tasty food, sweet and sour followed by sticky toffee pudding . Good quality foos and well sized portions. The atmosphere was friendly and relaxed. I hope to vist again. God Bless.

Two nights stay in our camper van on site at this fantastic Pub, we will definitely be returning!!! From the second we walked in we were greeted with friendly staff and an amazing classic pub vibe. The food and drinks were top notch and very reasonably priced. If staying in a camper I suggest call ahead and book a table for food because it seems to book up quickly which is always a good sign. Thanks again to the Kings Arms For a Fantastic weekend 👌

Excellent food, lovely staff. Will.visit again very soon

Delightful pub with efficient and friendly staff. Fab live music 🎶 event 🙌 here the other night, wonderful evening had!

Very clean pub and lovely service.. Definitely looking forward to visiting again.

Been in Newent since Jan and ate here approx twenty times I’ve been working my way through the changing menu and every meal is excellent reasonably priced best pub food I’ve had definitely worth a visit.

Go on a sunday for the Sunday lunch high quality cuts of meats that will melt in your mouth. I tend to go for the Salt Marsh Lamb because that's the best option for the roast because it is a good price for the quality it is. Brilliant service, the staff are friendly and will serve you after a couple minutes after your table. Make sure to book a table in advance because this Sunday Lunch is an award winning sunday lunch.

Great mal out with an extensive menu and specials board. Food was tasty and hot, well presented. Atmosphere lovely and the staff interacted really well with the baby.

Good plate of food,and a fair price

A wonderful, atmospheric place, the food is very tasty and the portions are huge, especially beneficial for food lovers.

Excellent pub. Really friendly welcoming relaxed staff. And beautiful quality food at really reasonable prices

Holly and Molly have been absolutely amazing, what an amazing pub. Great environment, incredible food loved it, thanks

Called in on the way from Ross to Gloucester. Best pub meal we've had for a long time. Great staff, atmosphere, clean, lovely food at a great price, nice range of drinks. Thank you Kings Arms, we'll be back!

I love this pub! My husband and I and family stayed in Newent in 2019, visiting from Canada, to visit my family in the UK. Wayne made my husband the best steak & kidney pudding he’s ever had, we ate here almost every night and the food was fantastic, and prices really reasonable. I’m visiting family again, we went to this pub today and it was fantastic! I really can’t say enough positive comments about this place!! Food is amazing!!

A friendly pub on the edge of Newent. Comfortable with a good range of reasonably priced food and good service. Dog friendly.

Overnight stay in the car park - quiet and safe - CCTV cameras positioned around the place. Good choice of beer especially ciders. Two meals purchased and really enjoyed - good portion sizes. £50 spent on 5 pints and 2 meals - reasonable.

Proper quality pub grub, in a friendly pub atmosphere.

First time visitors passing through We were made welcome and greeted on arrival We wanted to eat and was shown to an impeccable clean restaurant table The pub has all the traditional features of the great british boozer you would want to find Our choice of drinks and food was both delicious and great value for money Congratulations to their team Can't wait to return

Good food friendly staff nothing was too much trouble will definitely come again

Local friendly pub ...no frills but good food and drink

The food is fantastic! 5 of us have eaten here a couple of times now both from the regular menu and the specials board and the food is tasty, hot and plentiful. It is always welcoming too with lovely staff and great 80s music on in the background. This is our new local.

Food was ok nothing you couldn't get from a supermarket and put in oven barmaid was friendly drinks were overpriced coke was flat and they need to buy some fly spray as I spent half the time trying to stop them landing on my food is not on my list to return

Excellent food and service. Best roast had for a long time

A really good local pub. The staff were really friendly and chatty and they had some very nice local cask ales on tap, as well as the usual beers and ciders. Food is really good, I had the ribs from the smokehouse, which was banging.

Great if you like cheese!!! Husband had a pizza, the middle was smothered in cheese, very little sauce and just stodge in your mouth. I had fish pie which was OK, lots of cheesy 🧀 🧀 mash

Food was delicious and staff very friendly will definitely be going again

Great Sunday dinner. Small is more like regular portions, regular is huge! Lovely staff

Now open for motorhomes and campervan again 5 parking spaces

To me, the best pub in Gloucestershire, the food always delicious!! friendly, just Fantastic every time that we visited

So friendly and helpful staff. There was confusion over the booking, my fault, we didn't book, but they accommodated us, a party of 9! How good is that. Then the food, was so good, fantastic variety, including several vegan options, which went down well, and the carnivores were well taken care of too. Did I mention the chips? brilliant, and portion sizes exceptional too. A good variety of beverages are available as well.

Very helpful, host boardgame nights on a Wednesday.

Great food, great staff that are always welcoming. Would highly recommend!!

Oh my ! Forget the mass produced carvery at Toby... this Sunday roast is 100 x better. Fresh veg, very generous portions and as much gravy as you want. I will quite happily keep this as my go to eatery. Support local businesses, use it before you lose it. 🥰

Good food sunday lunch is fabu;lous, beef is always good choice i like my gravy but not enough upon serving but you can ask for more ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Love this place. Fantastic food with plenty of it. Staff are polite and friendly. Had a good chat with the head chef who told us of its apprenticeship program. A definite place to stop for food. Thank you for a lovely evening.

Brilliant service. Welcoming staff and owners. Meals are brilliant

I went with a group of friends for a meeting and xmas get together. I've never been before but shall be back! Food was amazing. Proper homely roast with the most amazing gravy and generous portions .lovely accommodating people running the place. Thank you so much for a fab time.

2 halves of Stowford Press plus a small ginger beer £7.40 says it all

Good food excellent service and warm and cosy atmosphere

Not been to the KA for 40 years,what pleasure to visit today. Fantastic food, friendly, homely and very friendly staff. Excellent food menus with lots of choices Including a wide gluten free meal choice. Once again, thank you to all the staff that gave us a very pleasant lunch time meal. We will be back. Regards Roger & Sarah.

Fantastic food amazing staff nothing too much trouble