New Calley Arms in Swindon

Absolutely amazing service, food and atmosphere. Sunday lunch beautiful! PERFECT roast potatoes and a warm friendly welcome.

We visited for a Sunday lunch and as usual, weren’t disappointed by the quality/quantity of the meals or the friendly and helpful service. Not one of the 7 family present had any cause to complain, it was a super meal all round and I’d heartily recommend it. Over and above this though, it was my mother in law’s birthday, hence the visit and we’d bought her cake with us on the off chance we could share it out after the meal. (I left it in the car initially as I wasn’t sure they would permit). The pub team were however very accommodating even though they didn’t need to be and even presented it on a plate with candles they supplied - we hadn’t thought to! When you consider they were effectively doing themselves out of some additional custom as we effectively ate our own cake rather than their enticing desserts, it ably demonstrates what great service they provide and why they’re rightly so popular. Till the next time then !

A fantastic Sunday dinner Great service from Barbara Jess and Dave and brilliant food cooked by Jon Beeden great portions the beef was cooked perfectly only surpassed by the home made apple crumble made by Barbara the fact you have to book well in advance to get a table shows how great the new calley Sunday dinner is Many thanks

Having been recommended by a friend, hubby and I decided to pay an "early doors" visit for a spot of dinner. From the moment we walked in the door, we felt welcomed, Jess behind the bar was an absolute delight and extremely friendly (as were the Landlord and Landlady). The food was sublime! I had the Hanging Peri Peri Chicken on a skewer - visually amazing - and very tasty. Hubby had the Belly Pork with Black Pudding. Shame we had no room left for dessert! Thank you so much, we shall return.

Perfect setting for a family meal for 10. We were seated in an area off the main bar which was very comfortable, the menu was varied and there were a few specials to make your choice even harder! All 10 of our meals came out together. Piping hot, looking delicious and a more than generous portion. The pork loin was amazing. Cooked to perfection and the accompanying dauphinois potatoes just made the dish perfect. Family said the ribs were amazing too and the meat just fell off the bone! Although we were full from our main course we had to sample the dessert menu. Again the cheesecake was superb. This was our third visit and every meal has been consistently good. The atmosphere and service in this place is amazing. Definitely one to visit again.

Tapas Night Omg what a menu to choose from and what beautiful food! Very highly recommend, fantastic staff , Linda was amazing. Such a good price for the amount of gorgeous food . Will definitely be doing this again .

Diverse and excellent menu with fresh, in-season menu items. The roast pork with black pudding is insane and the portions on a Sunday are huge! Book in advance! Lovely bar area and cosy feeling pub.

From the time you arrive in this cosy pub restaurant- you are made to feel very welcome. You need to book well in advance to secure a table here, that’s because the food is absolutely amazing, because the word has got out! Congrats to Dave and Barbara and the great family team for making this place the little gem it is. On this night my wife had the Chicken supreme, I had the last home made fish pie ( highly recommended) and my two friends had the fish and chips and the hanging chicken kebab dish, which again is amazing as I’ve had that before too. I will always choose this pub to have a home made meal - top marks to whoever the Chef is - but you have it so right. Keep up the great work guys. Well Done!

Brilliant little village pub came for a drink last week with a friend very friendly staff warm & welcoming didn’t eat but definitely will next time

Lovely Sunday lunch on Mothers Day. Lovely fresh tulips on the table, and a glass of prosecco for the mums. Nice brown roast potatoes, proper cauliflower cheese and a large portion of meat. No room for pudding.

Have visited twice recently for food. Both times food was outstanding and well priced. Second visit not quite as good as first due to service - it was by no means awful but very slow & some of our requests - decaf coffee, bread - were met with a look of complete shock..not sure why!! Also was very crowded on second visit - personally I don’t mind this & it is a small space but my friend’s chair kept getting bumped by people at the bar which she found a bit annoying. But would definitely return.

Good, tasty pub restaurant dishes, better than most and with good sized portions at a reasonable price. Nice atmosphere with service which is always friendly and obliging - we keep going back.

Fantastic meal last night amazing food thanks to Jon for cooking Jess and Linda for attentive service was a great night thanks again everyone thought it was top class food

Having reserved a table for 5 people for 18.30 we arrived slightly early but already the place was full ( always a positive sign) and had a lovely warm atmosphere along with some good aromas. We were greeted with a smile at the bar and our drinks were in our hands within minutes. We were escorted to our nice circular table with plenty of space for the 5 of us. We chose a bottle of house white wine which arrived quickly and was cold and pleasant to drink. For our Main course 2 of us opted for the Hanging BBQ Chicken kebab Fries and homemade slaw and 2 of us chose the Pork Belly with black pudding mash/veg and gravy and our other choice was A par-boned chicken supreme with dauphinoise potatoes. All our meals arrived in good time and piping hot and all together. The presentation was very good on all dishes and the ingredients were good and were very large portions and most importantly very tasty. The service was exceptional and friendly but still managing to stay professional simultaneously. We all had further drinks during the remainder of the evening including Coors lager, floater coffees, brandy and Malbec wine. We all agreed what a great night we all had in lovely surroundings and had our every need tended to efficiently and professionally. Many Thanks to the waitresses, bar staff and kitchen staff you are a credit to the hospitality industry. We hope to see you all in the near future.

Amazing food - well cooked - well presented - not over priced. Really enjoyed our meal with 2 clean plates. Recommended.

Organised a surprise 50th birthday Sunday lunch and everything was impeccable! All the staff are simply amazing - super helpful with the planning and just adorable on the day. The main lady (sorry, not sure of your name but possibly the landlady (long dark hair) is the perfect hostess, ably supported by another lovely lady (shorter blonde hair). They just went over and above to make everything special. The Sunday lunch was honestly the best I’ve ever had bar my own kitchen. We had a variety of meats, all lovingly prepared and cooked to a very high standard. Ample portions, fine quality and beautifully presented. Absolutely top class - you would struggle to find a finer Sunday roast. Also the offer of extra veg or roasties if anyone wanted them! Well done chef! The ambience was also warm and friendly - a real local pub set in the heart of Wanborough with a charming feel. Without exception, every one of the party of 15 thoroughly enjoyed the visit, especially the food. However, the hosts really finish the experience off nicely - and it won’t cost you an arm and a leg! We will be back!

It was a birthday family dinner with our two granddaughters. Jess provided colouring books for the girls. The food was lovely - we had the belly pork, sea bass and chicken fajitas. Nothing was too much trouble. See you again soon.

A lovely country pub, with wonderful atmosphere. Firstly the customer service is on point, everyone is treated as a friend and the staff will go above and beyond with hospitality, The food is superb, great portions, excellently cooked, local ingredients used, well presented and very reasonably priced. The puddings I think are even too cheap! Could charge more for the size and quality. Fully recommend you try and if you do, you’ll return soon after, I’m sure of it, proper gem.

Ordered their fish and chip takeaway many times before from the New Calley Arms and it has always been good however last time, the fish came in some sort of weird batter which wasn’t very nice and crumbled off. So today I called to check it they’d returned to the beer battered fish and check on the price. I was advised the fish was in beer batter and it was £9 a portion so I ordered two. When my husband went to collect them, he was charged £20 so he said to guy that served him what we were told when we called to order and he just shrugged, smiled and walked away. On getting home and opening them up, we discovered in both portions that the fish was all broken up and half the batter had crumbled off. There was definitely no beer batter in sight! The chips were slightly hollow and more a kin to fat oven chips. To be frank, I think Iceland could have even mustered up something better than this and we won’t be ordering again from them. I don’t appreciate being lied to and paying for the privilege of it.

We were a family of 6 adults and went for the Sunday roast. There was a choice of chicken, pork belly and beef. The quality was amazing and the consensus was the Pork was the best choice. Usually when you get great quality you don’t get the quantity but here you get both. Unfortunately we had no room for a desert. The service was friendly and efficient too. The New Calley has the ambience of quaint Wiltshire village pub. Overall, I would say the best Sunday Roast we have had.

Went to the pub last minute, had the beef roast. I can say with confidence this is by far the best roast in the area absolutely stunning.

We have wanted to try The Calley for a while and we were not disappointed. A quick stop for Sunday roast today.. The food was really tasty and the best gravy I’ve had in a long time! (The extra gravy that comes on the side was most welcome!) 😋 Everything was delicious and the staff were most welcoming. We will be returning and bringing our family. The pub itself is also really cosy and pretty.. Not many pubs think of the extra little touches these days! ✨

My Wife and I have just been for Sunday lunch, we had the pork belly and roast beef and followed this with a trio of pudding. The service is first class and the food was (in my opinion) the best Sunday roast I’ve ever had in a pub. We will definitely go back.

Such a lovely little pub, for friends and family. Food is delicious and the staff are so friendly and just make the place welcoming

We always look forward 2 coming here for a Roast and it never disappoints. Staff are always friendly the atmosphere is always welcoming. Food is excellent

The best roast dinner in the area and all of Swindon, me and my dad have been to nearly every restaurant now in Wanborough and Swindon. The food and service was truly unbelievable, the meat was a good size, potatoes and veg was just amazing...

A superb village pub. Friendly, fun staff, excellent beers and possibly the best pub food I’ve ever tasted. Outstanding in every department.

Wow, all we could say is wow. The roast I had was beyond what I was expecting, it was truly amazing. My partner had the chicken fajitas, not a typical Sunday lunch, but definitely had the wow factor. The portion sizes was spot on but...

All the warmth and cosiness of a typical village inn, combined with highest quality food imaginable, and all at a really affordable price served with a beautiful smile. Eating out doesn't get any better than this for me. This finest pub really is one of...

Wowzers love this place drinks taste so lovly food is fantastico Barbra and Dave fantastic host will come back 100% great success

I cannot recommend this pub enough. We recently booked the hut out the back for my mums surprise birthday celebration. Jon and staff were so helpful and welcoming from the beginning. This included the booking process, orders and organising. Given there were 21 of us,...

What a delightful pub! My friend and I visited Swindon and wanted to be close to the Coate water park to go for a nice walk. We stopped off for some food at this pub and what a delight! I had the pork belly cooked...

Omg. This place. Incredible. No wonder it’s rated no.1 Interesting dishes. The landlord also in the kitchen serving amazing food. The staff are the best you will find, they will do anything to make your visit a lovely experience. If something is wrong, they sort...

Booked a table for the Friday night Tapas and what a treat. Plenty of dishes to choose from each sounding as delicious as the other. Finally managed to choose 5 (£30 deal) and we had plenty of food for 3 of us. All dishes freshly...

Family and friends celebration at the New Calley yesterday was a triumph. Thank you to the team at the New Calley for the best roast dinner I've had in ages. Service was spot on and the beer flowed. Highly recommend a visit you won't be...

Has to be the best belly pork around, the crackling is made to perfection! Fabulous food, great portions, reasonably priced, lovely staff and atmosphere. Recommended to book as its busy which says alot in itself. Can't wait to go back to this little gem of...

We turned up on a busy Thursday night and they were extremely accommodating, quick friendly service, food came and was absolutely faultless! We had the salmon and the pork belly and genuinely one of the nicest meals we’ve had in ages! To top off a...

We booked a few weeks in advance , Sunday roast was one of the best , Pub was busy and friendly , food and service 10/10

Went to the Tapas night with 2 friends, the food was absolutely gorgeous and great portion sizes too! The staff were really friendly and attentive. Very impressed! The pub was busy but we didn't wait for anything!

We are a party of 4 couples from Sth Wales, Hertfordshire, Midlands and Cotswolds and its difficult to find somewhere where we can all come together for a catch up and Sunday lunch and we think we've now found the perfect place. Such a cosy,...

Lovely night out with friends, all 6 of us loved our meals. The fish and chips is substantial and very well cooked, the homemade pies were excellent and my seabass delicious.

This evening I was fortunate to experience another one of this Pubs culinary delights. Today was a homemade pie. Wonderfully short paste, with a substantial filling of beef bournigion, chunks of tender beef and tasty mushrooms. I'll be back to try more and enjoy a...

We received a very friendly welcome into the pub which has a lovely village pub atmosphere to it. Nothing was too much trouble for the ladies behind the bar and it was lovely to see the interactions with our children. The service we received was...

I have visited this charming pub on a few occasions now when I’ve been in the area. The food, drinks & welcome have always been perfect! Definitely worth a visit!

We'd seen good reviews regarding the Sunday lunch here and Mrs Moose was keen to try it. The pub was comfortable and homely inside, a friendly welcome and a nice atmosphere. Out of six of us, three went for roasts, the others having the burger,...

Lovely little pub with lots on , great choice of drinks and nice menu We end our midweek bike rides here and are always welcomed with open arms and a cold nice pint Staff are always friendly and go out their way to help, food...

Fantastic Sunday lunch with a close favourite to mums roast potatoes. Food portions absolutely perfect, meat, veg and gravy amazing and dessert was delicious. Fantastic customer service, warm, friendly and efficient. Definitely be back.

The food here is absolutely amazing. The portions are huge and the food taste awesome. Can highly recommend. Great cocktails, friendly staff and a great atmosphere.

Today is Father's Day. As a singleton with no entourage, I popped in for a pint late afternoon. I was immediately felt welcome and despite the how busy it was, I was offered a meal providing I waited for service to slow. It was well...

The staff could not have been more helpful and friendly. The traditional Sunday roast was excellent. The vegan and GF versions were also very good, with plenty of choice. Beer choices were varied, and we loved the meat raffle.

Lovely roast dinner which was freshly cooked. The food was delicious and plentiful. Even though we we full, we were just too tempted not to try the puddings! We were not disappointed. My partner said it was the best sticky toffee pudding he’d ever had!...

Visited on Sunday to celebrate with our friends for our birthdays, we were delighted to see a big ‘happy birthday’ balloon on our table when we arrived, such a kind gesture. The Calley is a small family run, dog friendly traditional country pub, with a...

We have been going to The New Calley Arms in Wanborough for Sunday Lunch for quite a few weeks now, we have never been disappointed. The lunch is just like the home cooked ones you have at home. We always get a very friendly welcome...

Service and food was excellent by this family run pub. We will definitely return. The atmosphere was warm and friendly.

Lovely local country pub, we went for Sunday lunch and it was very good , huge quantity of both meats and , vegetables I would say their large roast would easily feed two ! Warm and inviting atmosphere and a truly dog friendly pub.

The New Calley Arms is always a pleasure to visit. A wonderful traditional village pub with a warm and friendly atmosphere, it always has a good selection of beers and delicious meals with generous proportions. Jon, Barbara, Dave, Jess and the team are always so...

Lovely pub, great selection of beers available. Cracking pint of guiness on every visit. Great family run business. The beer festival is always worth a visit also! Keep up the good work Jon and the Calley team!

This evening I dropped by the New Calley. Being a bit peckish after a long hard day I asked the staff (Jess & John I believe) what they would recommend. I was led to a newish addition to the menu, a kebab. When this arrived...

Well done to owners Barbara and Dave and not forgetting your chef and staff - what absolutely amazing food and service you provide. For anybody who hasn’t visited this great little pub in Upper Wanborough, you won’t be disappointed. This was my first visit with...

My family and I enjoyed a lovely Sunday lunch at the weekend at the New Calley Arms. The service was excellent and the quality of the food was first class. Very flexible in terms of letting my older children have a larger portion of chicken...

Excellent Sunday Roast, you really couldn’t ask for anymore, great friendly service and the food was plentiful and served to a very high standard - so lucky to have this as a local pub - thank you for looking after us so well, needless to...

The staff here could not be more helpful. Very friendly and working hard. When I asked if they had gluten-free beer, I had a freshly-drawn pint in my hand within minutes, from a barrel that the barman went and tapped in the cellar.

I had a meal meal booked for the late afternoon. The place was buzzing with families, it being Father's Day, and a birthday party. The front of house staff, ably led by Jess together with the chef provided an excellent low carb lunch to fit...

Very disappointing, food was substandard and certainly not what we expected having read other reviews. Ordered a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc which came with no ice bucket!!

Celebrated my husbands birthday here on the 12th April 2021, we were seated in the Love Shack which was really cosy, they provided blankets and a heater. The food was excellent and plenty of it, we had burgers, chicken fajitas and fish and chips, starters...

Amazing food, amazing customer service, amazing cleanliness. Easy to find with plenty of parking spaces. Will definitely return soon! Thank you

Wonderful service terrific braised lamb shank great atmosphere great ale and great food What more can be asked from Jake the chef and Mine hosts Dave & Barbara Superb

Thanks for the take away burger and chips on Saturday John, done just how we requested, bloody marvellous.

Thank you SO much you listened to everything I said on the phone & my Mother absolutely Loved All of her Sunday Lunch today. I have tried several places around Swindon to find Mother a Sunday lunch that she didn't have anything to moan about especially the Beef!! All the family know Mother complains about her beef from Everywhere I have bought it from, but she likes beef (Yes we do Try to get her to have turkey or chicken) This week from this Great Pub my Mother had Beef & Turkey & Loved it All. Thanks again for making my Mother Happy!!! PS: She Loved the Size. See you Next week.

Delicious ! My wife couldn't finish all the chips, I struggled to clear my plate. Ordered on the 'phone and sat in the car to take delivery, no waiting nor problems at this difficult lockdown time. Tip : Take along a thermal bag.

Phoned to book a table, two days before. From the start we were told that there were to large parties due in at 1pm and 1.30pm, who had pre ordered. We were welcome to come but would need to order by 12:30. We were more than happy to rock up at midday. As usual, greeted warmly and shown to our table. Ordered promptly. What I love about this place, is the menu. Simple, and straight forward. Not pages and pages of stuff the chef cooks once in a blue moon. As previously stated. Pub food , done extremely well.

This is our local and we love going the problem is they are so popular you have to book sometimes weeks in advance

The food was quick and almost too hit to eat straight away. The beef and ale pie was one of the best I've ever had. Really nice chips and veg too. Service at the bar was quick and staff are very welcoming and attentive. Will have to return soon for desert as we were too stuffed this time!

Thank you to everyone at the New Calley for looking after us so well. The welcome is warm and friendly, the beer is well kept and a good variety. A special thanks to Luke and Jake in the kitchen for the most fantastic food. Looking forward to the next visit soon. Amazing job guys.

Went here for our work Christmas lunch. Everything was very good. Food was very nice and good sized portions with one of the girls saying it was the nicest roast she had ever had.

Ordered sirloin and they bought out rump. Asked for medium, over cooked. Ordered a pudding told we don't have it plus didn't have cream.. Shame as I had heard it was nice. Very very disappointed

Great Sunday lunch service was excellent we will definitely go again will try a evening meal sometime soon

7 of us went for my sister’s 23rd birthday. Staff SO friendly, service fast and professional and the food was absolutely DELICIOUS!!! Best Sunday roast in Wanborough

Twelve of us enjoyed a lovely evening on Monday night. All the meals were very good indeed. The service was just great thanks to Barbara, Dave, Linda and John who were on duty on this occasion. Despite being very busy with diners, the Calley still retains a great pub atmospehere and welcomes everyone.

We have just had a Sunday roast today in your wonderful pub. We arrived late due to traffic and our table was booked out for another party at 2pm. You made another table for us once we had finished our meals and wanted to have pudding and you we’re all so friendly and helpful. The food was also exceptional pub food and beautifully presented. We couldn’t fault anything. We are from winchester and our friends are from Cheltenham area, it’s a great half way point to meet and we are so pleased to have found you. We love traditional, home cooked food and we found it here.

Simply the best pub in Swindon/Wanborough.

The service and food quality was excellent. The tartar sauce was a bit sour for my taste. Apart from this it is an excellent place!

My first visit, got the last table 7pm on a Friday night. We loved it! The food was really fresh and well executed and decent portions. I especially liked the baked salmon with French potatoes but the fish bites were fab. The helpful service, great tasting food and really good atmosphere made for a great night out. I hear the Sunday lunches are good too so we WILL be going back! You do need to book as this is deservingly popular. Great find - give it a go!

So popular is this pub that the hardworking staff are sometimess run off their feet ! On each visit to date we have appreciated the sincerity of their efforts and the food was well worth waiting for : perfectly cooked rump steak, with wonderful garlicky dauphinoise potatoes and veg selection (not the usual soggy pub vegetables.) This is a friendly informal place, very reasonable prices with a chef who knows his stuff ;so a winning formula in my book ! We will return.

Great roast dinner, service with a smile and a perfect setting. Visit here most months, still as good as ever!

We visited this pub last evening in order to celebrate our 52nd Anniversary. We were made to feel very special and Barbara went out of way to make our celebration one to remember. The atmosphere was friendly and cosy and the food was excellent. We would certainly visit them again when the occasion arises and would recommend this pub very highly. Many thanks to Dave & Barbara we really appreciated what you did for us.

I can not recommend the roast here enough it was delicious and very good value for money. We had the cheesecake for desert and that too was amazing! I highly recommend and will be back!

We was a group of 10 which can be a little worrying, no need to worry at all , food all come out together hot and cooked to perfection well done to the chef everyone said their meal was amazing, best ribs iv tasted. Staff could not be more helpful and so so polite and freindly, amazing evening Thank you to you all,

Being part of the local show committee, I venture in here quite often. I have eaten a meal here, been to an event here or just nipped in for a drink and a chat. The food is good and very reasonably priced and everyone is very friendly. Well behaved dogs are welcome and the staff are lovely. It recently was voted a firm favourite by the local newspaper food editor.

Food was very tasty and nicely presented. Staff were very welcoming and friendly. Great selection of gins too! We really enjoyed our visit.

Again another place we had heard about from different people. We took hubbys parents out for their birthdays and we all loved it! We went on a Friday night and booked in advance...I'd recommend that, it's not huge and it got really busy! Friendly staff and a menu to suit everyone with lots of varied choices. I had the chilli winch was great, hubby had the fajitas which got the thumbs up from him and the parents both had steaks which looked amazing! All the dishes looked really attractive and were very hot and fresh...would deffo return! Oh nearly forgot the amazing honeycomb cheesecake we shared, YUM!!

After reading the reviews on Trip Advisor we decided to visit one lunchtime, our meal was alright and well presented but nothing more than you would expect from an average Pub. I was feeling rather underwhelmed and somewhat disappointed after the ‘excellent’ reviews, in my opinion - very average!

I have left 4 stars here as there were only a few little things that prevented it from being a five

Great choice on menu which was clearly labelled for food allergies . Food came quickly was well presented and absolutely delicious. Very friendly and helpful staff .

What a absolutely amazing roast dinner the best I've had so far really enjoyed it and the honeycomb cheese cake was to die for highly recommen this amazing place staff super friendly as well

Heard good things about this pub so came on a Thursday night for meal.

What a hidden gem, I would recommend visiting this traditional village pub, a great place to eat and drink. We loved it

We had a table booked for Sunday Lunch for us and friends. The New Calley had a problem and couldn’t open their kitchen for lunch, having tried to contact me without success, rather than just let us down they booked us into another local pub for lunch.

My husband and I are incredibly pleased that we headed to the new calley arms after being at swindon hospital. I was in early labour, but too early to be signed into the hospital so the hospital suggested that we go for a walk and a bite to eat to get me a bit further along. My husband did some research and low and behold - not far away was this wonderful pub.

Four of us had a early Saturday afternoon visit for lunch and we were all very pleased with what we ate, the disappointment of finding out that the fish pie had run out turned to delight when my second choice pulled ham hock turned up, it was lovely and I would definitely recommend it, we all enjoyed are meals and the beer was good too. We will definitely be back. Forgot to mention the service which was also excellent