Pelican in Wiltshire

We arrived at The Pelican as a stop off between our home in Worthing & our destination at Chudleigh Knighton in Devon. The new Landlords of The Pelican had only recently the pub over & had only just opened. We were heartily welcomed in & the interior of the pub is really well turned out. I think this may well be a good destination to eat out & I look forward to my first meal there. 👍👍👍

Historical pub Inn fab beer garden didn't eat food there so can't comment Couldn't have a bloody Mary cocktail as no tomato juice so settled for a cheeky half larger The bar manager is a great guy. I would return perhaps in summer time

Meet the locals and spend a relaxed evening.

Just popped in to the Pelican for the first time in years! We had lunchtime meals (nice fish and chips!) and a drink. Pub is dog friendly, drinks were good, food was great, It ticked all the boxes you need, including comfort, atmosphere, lovely staff and friendly service. It may have been a long time since we visited before, but it won't be long till we visit again. Thankyou.

We were coming to the end of our 2 & a half hour journey yesterday, as we'd been on holiday. Just a few miles from home, but didn't fancy cooking. We arrived just in time to order. (6pm they normally stop serving food on a Sunday, but open until 9pm). Myself, my husband & the children were made to feel welcome. On a few day time occasions we have arrived spontaneously & found them to be fully booked, as they are very popular due to great food & reputation. Booking is advisable! Very soon, they will be bringing back their Sunday Roast for the Winter months (we were told by the chef) 12-4pm or until the roasts run out 🙂 Photos taken were close to closing time & after our meal, hence why it looks almost empty. We had Chicken Tikka, Hunters Chicken, Mac n Cheese & Chicken dippers kids meal. Children can be fussy, but there were great options for children. Clean plates all round 😊. I highly recommend the Mac n Cheese, as it had a twist that made it taste delicious. You now have new return customers! Thanks guys.

Despite the old vibe of the place, the service was great and the food delicious! Worth a stop!

A nice friendly Inn with decent food for dinner and a fantastic breakfast.

1st exchange with the Anglo-Saxon world and it was a great discovery. I recommend the fried cauliflower, delicious. Thank you for the welcome

Impromptu stop for family dinner on a weekday evening - excellent and friendly service (thank you), good pub food (we had steaks and sausage/mash), good beer, easy parking

Perfect for a quick lunch ! Super service! Very nice food!

Having realised that a) it was 4pm, I hadn't eaten anything all day, and wouldn't be home until 7pm, and b) I would be arriving at my next destination half an hour early and would have to sit in my car, I just happened to be driving past The Pelican and pulled in on the off-chance of having some food. It wasn't busy but it had a nice feel, and I ordered a prawn salad and went outside in the sunshine to eat it. I know food can taste better when you're really hungry, but this was SO nice.. it wasn't 'just' a plate of iceberg lettuce with prawn cocktail on the top.. and the balance of flavours was delicious. The menu is quite standard pub grub type, but lots of choice.. and if the salad is anything to go by, I'd hope that the rest of the meals would have that little extra flair too 😁

Great food. Friendly and helpful staff. Cosy atmosphere. Clean, comfortable and spacious accommodation.

Had a lovely overnight stay on way to iow warner defo stay again welcoming serves fab ale and the food was wonderful couldnt fault it lovely inside fab outside garden area around the back and lots of free parking will be stoping again next time we this way x

Very polite staff Food was delicious

Great little find for a country pub. Real ales, lovely traditional decor and great service. Already looking to the next booking

Good pub food. Was a busy Friday evening but service was still great. We were advised that food would take a little longer to come out due to being busy - so important to be advised and were happy to wait. Good value for money.

Great place to stop off for a snack and coffee. Only had some quick snacks but it was a lovely relaxed atmosphere with friendly staff

Great food and great service we will definitely visit again

Food worth going for and rooms ok need a little tlc but worth a night or 2

Went for a 50th birthday party meal food was good and lovely atmosphere . nothing was to much trouble

We dropped into The Pelican on the way home back to Taunton. Totally blown away by the service, food & atmosphere. Excellent quality food, massive value for money and just a good all round experience 🙂

We stopped off here for lunch on our way back from Salisbury hospital and was not disappointed at all, very good food.

Friendly welcome from the hosts and the locals. Good value room for a stop over. Nothing was too much trouble for the team. Good beer and food. Would recommend and stay again.

Dropped in passing great snack great staff

Great service, very helpful bar staff. Definitely recommend popping by. 🙃

Stayed for 2 nights. Lovely food. Sat outside on the decking by the River. Lovely location. Some TLC needed. But would stay there again.

I stayed last weekend. As my daughter was doing a sky dive .for hairfields hospital. We had a lovely time. Rooms are clean and tidy.could of done with a hair dryer in room 2. Well worth a stay.foid was good.

Great service! Great food! Made to feel very welcome and the food was fantastic!

Good British pub with good value food. Obviously keen on football for their customers 🙄

We had lunch today. A lovely gluten free menu for me and normal for my husband.

We had planned lunch in another local pub, but a road closure forced us to change plans. Very glad we did. Excellent all round at The Pelican. Good simple food and friendly service, inexpensive, highly recommended.

I was at the Pelican this afternoon with my husband and daughter. Food excellently cooked and served, staff friendly and helpful. Altogether a very relaxing and pleasant afternoon.

Dropped in here for dinner after a days fishing on the Wylye. Excellent shortcrust pastry steak pie and a very good burger. We’ll definitely return next time we’re fishing here.

It was okay, a bit old fashioned, rather dull, just very plain. The hotel needs upgraded and refurbished

Paid a visit having heard good reports which turned out to be excellent certainly food was .On a downside the sweet was advised as a Banoffe tart but seemed to be a very rich dark chocolate tart no tast of banana at all .other than than that this will not deter us from visiting again .

Great pub food at a great pub food price! We’ve been several times and will be back again, soon!

10 of us met up for lunch. Good "pub grub" & some smaller "meal deals". Fish & chips a popular choice (large & small) & everybody enjoyed their food. Puds excellent value too. Most enjoyable 🙂, happy to revisit. Give it a try ....

Nice pub. Worth stopping off at.

Lovely pub, amazing food and friendly service.

We mainly stayed here for dinner and also ate here together. The food was delicious and not expensive. The fish and chips and lasagna were both delicious. We chose a lot of shrimp for the salad. We made an appointment near Stonehenge. It only takes 15 minutes. If you drive there, you can come here to eat. It’s affordable and affordable. The accommodation is pretty good, but the mattress in Room 1 is broken and sunken.

Stayed in room 2 on 13th April, service was lovely and food was 10/10, wasn’t sure what to expect because of how affordable the rooms are but would travel back the 5 hours just for the food, beds weren’t the comfiest but like I said it’s so affordable you really can’t complain, will definitely be coming back. (Sorry about the noise we made at dinner)

Visited the pup in January for the first time and it was very welcoming. Staff and food was great also dogs are welcome. We will see you soon. Thanks dave

Just popped in for a drink following a trip to Warminster. Lovely looking pub, clean, tidy and with a good atmosphere. We didn't have food this time but will definitely be going back. Took a look at menu, very good variety and a good childrens menu.

Me and my husband had a takeaway meal and it was a really lovely alternative to the usual Saturday night takeaway. The food was cooked and ready within 20 minutes, it was good portions and really tasty, will definitely be ordering again and hopefully have a sit in meal without the kids! Thankyou ⭐️

Great pub good atmosphere we been seat and serv very quick. Food was good same as service. Thanks again keep up the good work.

Hi it was our 1st visit went along for the steak night to be told one steak left ...we were there at 6.30 so it was not later there were not many people at the tables so you could not say they had run out steaks ...we had other dishes but it was average.. we wont be returning disspointed ....

Partner had made a reservation for Sunday lunch 1.30 to 2pm but when we got there we ended up waiting far too long for our food. When food did arrive it wasn't exactly what we ordered, 2 meats supposedly instead of the beef we ordered (mostly frozen food as well). Portion sizes were an eye opener, one dessert spoon of mash 3 carrots 1 broccoli and one cauliflower. Yorkshire pudding looked like and tasted like it had been trodden on. Partner ordered the Rocky Road sundae and that looked like it had been thrown together, he said it wasn't anything to get excited over. Not impressed with the price we paid (over £50 including a few drinks while we had to wait and waiting time (40 minutes) was way too long in my opinion. Yes I know it was mother's day but we booked in advance so no excuses for the wait. Not much pride in their food. Early days as I understand they have only been there 3 months or so but lack of staff, lack of quality and lack of pride will eventually take it's toll if this place doesn't turn itself around. Over priced for what it was. Won't be visiting again. Very very disappointed I have to say.

Made very welcome, excellent service and meal definitely will visit again

Held a work function here, food is excellent as is the service, highly recommend if your passing through on A36, at last the village has its pub back. Well done

Great food, reasonably priced - can't fault the quality, service or experience

The starters we had were good, but then we had burgers for our mains…the first bite all we could taste was charcoal! Had a look and both burgers were black, however on the inside they were dark pink some parts red. The fries were also quite hard.

Great (no, fantastic) burgers and fresh fries. Quick service. Wonderful stop!

Very good food & quiet as January but lovely pub & feel/decor. Food very tasty & really impressed they had vegan nachos !!! I usually miss out as a vegan. All really enjoyed our meals & would go again. Used this after a trip to Longleat on our route home. Child portion of mac cheese quite tiny but otherwise all was good & our daughter said it was really yummy ! A happy choice !

Lovely, bright, welcoming clean pub, staff so friendly.

Very pleasant and very old. Right by the main road, so you can't move miss it.

Excellent value for money good food pleasant environment. Cowboy/bbq chicken burger. Staff very hospitable will be back

Stopped today on way down to Devon and had a wonderful lunch and never had to get up once for drinks as the service was top notch along with the food.

We stayed here for the winter solstice. We arrived half an hour before the food service closed but they held on for desserts for us. The food was lovely, very tasty and great portions, the staff were brilliant, very welcoming and very friendly, they really couldn't do enough for you. The rooms are basic but clean with good amenities and great value. Lovely little place, highly recommend.

Had a great time here with family and friends. Staff were really friendly and engaged to make a memorable occasion

Went there this afternoon to meet friends we looked for somewhere half way. Lovely pub, friendly & polite staff food was lovely & nice and hot will definitely be going back!

Staff welcoming and helpful. Good location. Clean and comfortable

L'hotel més brut i deixat que hem anat mai. Horrible i molt fastigós

Waited an hour for food, then got a steak and ale pie that was still frozen in the centre! Asked for no tomato on the steak and got a big red tomato plonked on top of the steak and no mushrooms, which were part of the menu! Huge apologies and got told "Sorry its our first day open!" At that rate it will be your last too! Pity, as it smelt good!

Lovely hidden gem! Cannot wait to visit in the summer with that beautiful garden!!!

Great room, hot shower, very comfortable bed. Would be back

No food served at moment .. it was quiet .. nice pub garden 👌

Dreadful..filthy, no cups in room for even a drink of water, made to feel most unwelcome. Kitchen is closed

stopped on way back from holiday for a drink there were four customers sat drinking we stood at the bar for ten mins there were no bar staff and no one appeared so we went elsewhere

Was ignored by staff when tryingbto order a dring and had to wait for another staff member to serve me...pub up for sale...

Lovely pub, great to stop off on the run. Lovely staff very welcoming.

Prenotato la sera prima 2 camera, arriviamo e una camera è senza chiave! Attesa di un ora per avere la camera La cucina era fuori uso perché mancava lo chef La pulizia non sanno nemmeno dove sta di casa Di contro il pub è molto bello e caratteristico Dormito pochissimo in quanto si possono contare le auto che passano per strada

Belle chambre et bel endroit, le lieu est proche de beaucoup de sites touristiques (Stonehendge et Salisbury).

Bank Holiday Weekend and the Kitchen was closed 🙄

Sadly, after booking the week before by telephone, when we arrived for our birthday meal, we were told the chef was sick. The chap serving hadnt been told of any bookings and despite giving our telephone number at time of booking, we were not contacted. Would have saved us a 20 min journey and giving us a little more time to try and book in somewhere else that evening. Very disappointing customer service.

We stayed overnight at this lovely little pub. Staff were so helpful and friendly. Ate in the bar honestly priced food that is both hot and tasty thank you guys

Always friendly and relaxed here. I don't get to visit often but it's where I choose to go when I'm local 😌

Nice little find if travelling on the A36 good all day serving menu. So good local brewed ales

Lovely place not far from stonehenge, chalet-style rooms, I stayed with my girlfriend for two nights for winter solstice. Place was clean and modern on the inside even though it's a 200 plus year old pub. Warm too. Very reasonable price on the room and drinks. Unfortunately the chef was off sick so we couldn't order food but Lionel at the bar was kind to offer to do us some anyway, and even helped us work out our way to stonehenge and back, his friend helped us with a lift! Couldn't recommend highly enough, lovely place, lovely people, very likely will visit again 👍

Delicious foods and great coffee 😋

We stopped in for some food on the way past and enjoyed the home cooked food. It was tasty and glad we stopped here. Looks like it would be a nice place for an evening meal.

Recently came under new management, Exceptional experience, kind and generous staff, delightful location close to Stonehenge. The rooms and accommodations were nice and safe, the food was fantastic, the pub has a genuine and authentic atmosphere that was extremely friendly. It’s a very family friendly place by the way.

Friendly staff, lovely garden, and really delicious food.

Fantastic service and really well cooked food. New management is marvelous with loads of exciting plans for the future. A real gem of a place and would happily return

Me and the Mrs absolutely loved our stay, Lionel was an absolute hero and made our stay what it was. The locals are so welcoming and we had the best time ever even considering it was a Thursday ! We are returning again to meet the same gang next month! Highly recommend Ps mark is a legend. H & J

Little bit fragile after a long weekend,but exceptional hosts made us and our geriatric staffy feel quite at home. Great food,perfect pitstop on the way home. Highly recommended .

Lovely staff, good value drinks, and nice chilli con carne. 👍

Room was what you expect for the price, value for money. Would recommend eating elsewhere as the food was terrible, I couldn't finish my meal. The pub is not as nice as pictures and reviews suggest and it is on a very busy road

Worst food I've had in years Room was good value for money Staff were great.

Lovely family friendly pub which accepts dogs

We stayed a night in one of their rooms, and had a drink in the bar. The accommodation was basic, but had everything you need. The staff were very friendly and helpful, and we were allowed to bring our dog with us too, both in the room and the bar. They had also provided a sofa bed for us so our daughter had somewhere to sleep. Very happy, would definitely stay again.

Fantastic food at a good price lovely welcoming staff will definitely return.

Absolutely beautiful place for all your family. Friendly. Food is beautiful. Sally and lionel make you feel very welcome. Their children. Make you welcome. I will definitely be coming back here again. I can't think of any other place i would want to go to. Thankyou for making our weekend trip a wonderful time. Love every minute of it xxx

Called in as passing on long trip, saw "open all day everyday". Kitchen still cooking although later in afternoon. Ordered fish and chips. Had the best piece of lovely fish. Better that most chippies. Definitely real white Cod, top class batter. Plus a nice pint. I highly recommend.

We were made very welcome on a recent visit. We ate "pub grub", not flashy, but good. A minor problem with a drink was resolved promptly and helpfully. The staff were very good throughout.

Finally someone professional running this beautiful pub. had a great visit. Place was so clean, staff don't have an attitude and were great. Looking forward to going bad

Vert impressed.Food was excellent and accomodation.Staff friendly.Nice gardens to walk round to.xx😜😜❤️❤️💋

Hidden gem secret garden and quiet pub.

Lovely meal and surroundings great staff very helpful and courteous

Lovely pub accommodation is beautiful.Nice little village and garden.Liked design inside chalets.Staff very friendly.Do hear traffic on main roads a bit.Did not put me off ❤️❤️❤️👌🙂

A very welcoming pub that caters for the entire family. Offers a wide ranging menu that didn't disappoint any of us. Good quality and a fair price. Special mention to the owners daughter who took special care of the youngest member of our group. She definitely wants to go back to the Pelican