The Bakers Arms in South Northamptonshire

Old and cosy! A small bar and a long bar, don't know why they need football on in BOTH bars?!

Very well kept ale. Perfect temp and condition. Friendly staff.

Went here today with a friend for his birthday and had a great meal served by friendly and attentive staff. The burgers were very tasty and unlike pubs in London they don't do reservations which is another major plus.

A well stocked bar at reasonable prices, a warm welcome on arrival and friendly. If you like sports there is plenty on offer with various screens, or if you prefer there is a cosy bar adjacent.

Now they are getting back on their feet they have a range of pizzas on offer which are very good. Nice friendly atmospher and good beer

Great village pub, they don’t do food yet but they do a really good drink selection and the cosy end of the bar is great! Pub quiz was a great night

Within walking distance of home the Bakers Arms is a friendly public house with guest beer and ales. Glad its opening again

The Bakers Arms is a quiet village pub, located on the high street of Bugbrooke. It has a reasonable garden, and is very pleasant in the summer. No food currently.

Nice pub! The locals are a little bit clicky but theres a nice open fire in the snug and a pool table round the other end of the main bar area. Will absolutely go again sometime.

Terrible pub. Racist and bar people for the most pathetic reasons, avoid this place if you can. The girl that runs it is a horrible girl

Change of ownership, no longer do food

Friendly and welcoming with a good pint served!

Cosy local pub with friendly staff / owners! Great selection of beer with nice pub snacks including bags of sweets, nice touch!

My wife, sister in law and I enjoyed a summer walk around Bugbrooke and decided to have a drink at The Bakers Arms before heading home. The pub was most inviting with friendly attentive staff. We enjoyed our drinks in the comfortable bar and had a look at the impressive menu for a future visit. Worth a visit!

We’ve been loyal customers for a few years. Now no real customer service from management or most staff and now they’ve stopped doing food. They can’t attract a really good team or create a vibrant atmosphere. No way to run a village pub - what a shame and it’s empty most nights. Hope that whoever takes it over does a better job.

Went for lunch mid week and had a thoroughly enjoyable time. The food was fantastic and the pub itself is a lovely place to be.

Only one tap on. Ale in good condition. Welcome could of been better.

A big thank you to lovely staff that looked after our family party of 10 today. Even though they were very busy nothing was too much trouble and the food was wonderful.

Lovely pub in Bugbrooke. Good beer, lovely Deco and friendly staff and service. Very popular so book ahead.

Very pleasant lunch Will return

Excellent food, plenty of choice and fabulous staff....we will be back 😋

Love this place. Stopped for a drink a few times and always had a lovely time. Decided to grab a bite to eat and couldn't have been more impressed. The food was excellent, I had the pie of the day and it was packed full of flavour sith delicious pastry. My partner had salmon with dauphinoise potatoes and was suitabley impressed. Excellent service as always, will definitely be eating here again.

Amazing food..very helpful waitress..nice atmosphere

Booked on line from the canal boat and had brilliant meal with friends . Great service from Charlotte . Very Vibrant pub . Well worth a visit.

One of the best pub meals I have ever had. I shall be going back again and again and again. The meat was perfectly cooked. Delicious. The display of roasted veg in the centre of the plate was exquisite. Tasted good too. Side vegetables was lovely. Cauliflower cheese was divine. Yorkshire pud was massive. I couldn't eat it all, but I wish I could.

Passing on a canal boat; booked table & we walked into village only to find it closed. I had taken steps to leave my mobile with any pubs I'd reserved en route. No polite call which doesn't sound surprising given the most recent review about manners from July 2021 below. found the next day there had been a post on Facebook - do remember a lot of normal people don't go on Chavbook to find out info - a phone call would have suited the situation better. Anyway reading past reviews sounds like we got off lightly - called & booked a table at The Wharf nearby. Lovely manners, service, friendliness & excellent food & would highly recommend this place to anyone passing through Bugbrooke. Just avoid The Baker's Arms.

What can i say , if i could give a minus i would.!!! I stopped in the village whilst travelling the canals of England . The food was passable ( i am am experienced landlady of over 30 years ) and never have i been so appalled . The staff were not interested in us at all ,they never asked if thefood was ok ( it wasn't ) no further drinks were offered! I asked to speak to the manager and guess what .....a gymslip of a girl appeared and stood with her hands on her hips !!! And then asked what the problem was ,i explained the steak was overcooked and that i already complained to the waitress wirh no satisfaction. She ...the so called manager.... was non chalont about the situation shrugging her shoulders and said what do you expect me to now i will never go againand suggest yoy dont suggest you dont eirther.

Splendid menu, excellent service and Aspalls cider on draught Thoroughly recommended

Great country pub food was good would go again

Stopped for lunch. Its a lovely pub with a good sized garden. Staff were excellent and service was quick. Great choice of food and all well priced. Highly recommended

Went for Sunday lunch with friends and had a fabulous meal. Staff were friendly too 👍

Lovely pub nice food and very nice house cider

First time visit by chance. Lovely pub garden on a sunny evening. Staff were friendly but drinks were very slow to arrive. Putting it down to Covid table service restrictions and not enough staff on. Food that passed us looked lovely so we will be back to eat.

Fantastic food... Great service.... Needs a new climbing frame for the kids 😊 I love it and will be returning.

Came here with family, everything about our experience was fantastic, great to see an old pub be modernised in a way that it doesn’t lose its traditional character. Will be back again great to see local produce on the menu too

Blue skies, sunshine and outside table service. First visit to a pub for a very long time and it was great.

Excellent food and lovely garden.

Chris is brilliant. Fantastic service. Beautiful food. Happy days

Fantastic food and service. Lovely setting. Highly recommend. Very efficient. Nachos with pork were amazing.

Lovely welcoming pub, called in for s as quick lunch, food and ambience very good. Look forward to going back at some stage.

Some teething problems with staffing levels aand serving times, but great staff and nice place

An old friend and I have not met up since last year , we try to meet up once a month in normal times . And today I forgot !! Until my memory was jogged by Sheila phoning and saying where are you?. Dropped everything and went over collected her and tried the baker’s again.there were a few tables spare, logged in and ordered pleased to find that it’s still up to the standards that prevailed back in early 2020 when last visited. We ordered 3 tapas plus a bowl of chips were tasty. A great couple of hours catching up. Looking forward to having regular visits again.

From the minute we walked in we were welcomed and all covid rules explained (sanitising Gel) at hand on entry , the track and trace app also on entry .Very friendly staff , menu explained professionally when asked. Food was amazing (Sunday Lunch) so filling and extremely good value .Will definitely be going back for more great food .Definitely need to book so not disappointed .

Amazing pub, fantastic staff a real asset to the village of bugbrooke..! Well done the bakers arms the food was superb and we will definitely be returning.

I recently moved to the village and The Baker's Arms has become my favourite place to go for both drinks and food. All of the staff and locals have been so welcoming and friendly, really made my partner and I feel at home! The vegan options in the menu are top quality too!

Lovely Sunday Roast in a nice and friendly atmosphere. Definitely booking again.

Poor customer service and unable to take any constructive feedback. Unfortunately locals are not happy about the way our local pub is being run and the new owners seem to think it’s a town centre bar and want to bar all the village people from their local pub. (Been happening regularly for the past year now) many stories going around the village. Disappointing as we used to go to this pub weekly. They won’t get any more of my money, and that’s for sure. Can’t wait for someone else to take over this lovely building and actually welcome the locals.

Good quality food ,friendly staff and accommodated both children and the dog.

Good selection of beers. Good covid prevention measures in place. Table service at present. Food served.

What should have been an enjoyable lunch was spoilt by one rude member of staff. Despite advising at time of booking I would be using The Gourmet Society discount card, when I went to pay, I was told it wasn’t valid on a Saturday. After showing on my phone it clearly stated Saturdays, the discount was eventually applied, however the member of staff was clearly unhappy and stomped off making myself and my guest feel uncomfortable. We won’t be going back, the food was nice, but didn’t compensate for rude, unwelcoming staff. There are plenty of better places nearby who know how to treat their customers!

Lovely meal and great safe service - thank you!

Great gastro pub found their approach a little off could have been more welcoming very up their own back side we were greeted as, if we should have booked a table but was told couldn't sit near the door but to find people sitting down next to the door on our exit - priority to locals! I just moved in to the village so found it a little disrespectful.

The Bakers Arms has introduced a breakfast menu from 10.00m till midday freshly cooked all presented beautifully and cooked to perfection. And the toast was hot and the butter soft. Good attention to detail! Great start to a weekend.

Lovely pub, wide range of drinks, very accommodating staff. Great food! Highly recommend.

Superb pub, lovely beer, awesome village location. Staff very friendly, Landlord Saints Man what more can you ask for...

Lovely village pub with good social distancing. Had Sunday lunch here today, it was excellent. Such a good choice of meats and vegetables which were perfection. Staff were very attentive and sociable.

Just had a lovely meal here. Felt safe with good social distancing. Good menu and fish and chips to die for. Well done.

Can’t fault this pub. The renovation has been sympathetic and well done. Staff are friendly and attentive. Food is excellent (as was the Shiraz). Real ale choice is limited but as the pub has just reopened after lockdown this will improve as customers return. Definitely worth a visit. Only minutes from the canal.

Great food, great atmosphere, reasonably priced, lovely people, dogs welcome.

Lovely ales , open fire , nice atmosphere

Booked in for a Sunday Lunch, the pub is stunning and service was very pleasant! A little slow but it was done with a smile!Food starters were tasty my Roast was lovely but I do like a thicker gravy. All in all a lovely little pub.

Popped in while waiting for a bus and glad I did. Will be defenetly be going back

A bit quiet but lovely warm natural log fire and good range of real ale. Didn't eat but food looked good. Friendly staff! Deserves to do well.

Went to the bakers for dinner and had a lovely dinner service was excellent. I had scotch egg to start followed by rump steak fantastic my wife had mushrooms to start followed by sea bass she loved it and Lesley had mackerel to start and then had the special we also had 2 bottles of wine and a bottle of prosecco well done to Matt and the staff will be back again

Welcoming pub, great atmosphere. Excellent food.

For a saturday night - this was a busy friendly pub and it impacted service slightly. Starter of pigeon was a good idea but the execution needs more. The pigeon was over cooked and a small portion and probably overpowered by the sweet pickle. Main course Sea Bass again over cooked and probably sat on the side for a while and probably too much potato with it. The comment on the Duck was not too favourable but the people having burgers were happy. Wine is good value and don't want to be too harsh but just a little bit of improvement on the dishes would easily lift the rating from average to very good. The rating is probably nearer good that Average overall but my gripe with trip advisor there is no "good" rating.

Very pleased with this place, seems like a Sunday Roast is too hard for most pubs to do well but it's no problem at all for The Bakers Arms. The meat was lovely, the vegetable selection was good and the roasties were decent.Good, friendly service and it's a nice environment as it's obviously been refurbished recently but still retaining good character and charm as you'd expect from a village pub.Prices weren't too bad and you get a decent selection of available beers and wines.

Nice interior, very clean. Food pretentious. Drinks very expensive. House wine very expensive. No saving on having a bottle. Owner very aloof. Staff very friendly

Lovely welcome for us and dogs. Great beer choice, good lagers and ciders, all well kept. Nice decor. Really nice fund. Will definitely be back.

Lovely pub in a great village. Very warm welcome for us with 2 dogs even though we only had drinks. Good beer and cider choice (shame hophouse was off though) Nice decor, clean toilets, friendly staff, food looked great too.

Good choice of real ales Good looked good

On a canal.boat so walked to pub. Around 15 mins. Lively atmosphere in a proper village pub. Dining is in an area off the bar.We had linguine and s bottle of wine followed by Apple caramel cobbler and a raspberry and pistachio frangipane. £63 which we thought was very good value. The only point I would make is that all tables were taken (we had booked) and only 1 waitress so service was a little slow. No criticism of the young lady who gave us as good a service as she possibly could just with an additional waitress it would have improved the service. Still had a delightful evening

What a lovely place great atmosphere and amazing food will definitely be going back, the waitress was great.

Great Pub Food. Lovely welcoming atmosphere.

Lovely meal and good service👍👍👍

Nice atmosphere. Great staff. Good menus

What a fantastic pub staff very helpful and always got a smile on there faces food out of this world and good service well done everyone

Fabulous food and friendly staff. Very clean and beautiful food. Less than 15 mins walk from the canal

Fabulous food. Friendly staff. Good value. Worth a visit. Less than 15 mins from the canal. Very welcoming

Massive thanks to Lauren who was both our initial greeter and waitress. She was full of smiles and made our visit very pleasant. Sunday Lunch was fantastic (beef and lamb) and we left very full!!

Had lunch, which I really enjoyed, the scampi was cooked to perfection, chips were beautiful, the staff were really friendly and helpful, I would recommend to anyone who was in the area.

Local to the area and have eaten here 4-5 times over the last 6 months. Each time, the food was fantastic. Yes - it's a bit more expensive than other places in the area. But you get freshly cooked food (no pinging of microwaves!) made with quality ingredients.

It not only serves wonderful food, & great beer, it's also local

Popped in here for a drink with a friend whilst waiting to do school run. The new owners have done a fab job with the place, it looks amazing and the staff are really nice. I regularly sit next door at The Pantry Door with one of the chefs before he starts work in the morning. I am looking forward to having time to pop in and have a meal there.

Good beer but no atmosphere and staff were unfriendly

Welcome and service excellent Variety and quality of food excellent Difficult to fault. Convenient car park

We were staying with one of our sons and his partner who live on the Grand Union Canal where it passes through the Northamptonshire village of Bugbrooke, and just a pleasant Kilometre or so walk away from a local pub that this time last year closed its door, only for owners Emma and Matt to re-invent itself in to its current format. Re-opening last November, it has quickly become THE place to dine, attracting a clientele from far and wide by virtue of the cuisine, that we were about try. The dining room and bar area seat 22 and 20 respectively and retains much of the ‘oldy worldly’ charm. Its would be hard not to be tempted by at least one of the well described dishes from the balanced menu, with a half dozen Sharers, seven starters and fourteen mains, they can also cope with Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten, and Lactose, however my intolerance to anything cooked in Oli Oil was a new one for chef Mustapha who quickly assured me that this would not be a problem.

What a perfect pub and good service from all the staff good service and good selection of beers

But of a dilemma here - if we say how good it is, it might get so busy we can't get a table! Seriously, the decor us clean, modern and comfortable. Good choice of beer, varied menu to cover most tastes and dietary requirements. The food is perfectly cooked, nicely presented, and very competitively priced. Definitely coming back.

Went for Subday lunch which was really excellent. The main menu was on offer as well, with a good selection to suit most tastes. Beautifully cooked and presented. Absolutely delicious, and competitively priced. Definitely coming back.

Not been here for a long time. Excellent refurbishment and menus look good returning to eat in the next couple of weeks

Not eaten here yet, but looks and smells really good after recent refurbishment, garden is fabulous, a real sun trap and well maintained.

A super eating experience a comprehensive menu and a well stocked bar. the staff were friendly and helpful well worth another visit.

Mutch improved well ran pub. Nice atmosphere well kept gardens good selection of beer I'll be going back 👍

Great good at very reasonable prices great service by the staff

Family friendly pub with play facilities for children. Has an wide variety of ales

Great food, great atmosphere, staff are always courteous & nothing is too much trouble.

Visited for to celebrate as few birthdays. Pub was busy but not packed. Some staff were trying their best but others were rude and did not seem to care about customers, we had to ask on more than one occasion for basics like enough wine glasses and plates for our shared starter. Food was average at best. A real shame as it has such potential

Lovely pub, very friendly staff, and dog friendly too. Food was really good

Smart and tidy pub good beer,nice garden