Based on 905 opinions finded in 1 websites
Based on 905 opinions finded in 1 websites
Nº 218 in 1596 in Wiltshire
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A great country pub with roaring fire and good lunchtime food
Mike Lee . 2024-12-14
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This is a review of the restaurant, not the accommodation.
Sigh Studio . 2024-12-03
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Amazing food, the best A303 lunch stop off. Great place
Alister Esam . 2024-11-21
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Fantastic place. Welcomed by both gentlemen in the bar. Food exceptional. Lovely open fire & great atmosphere & setting. Can't recommend enough.
michael morton . 2024-11-06
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There is such a beautiful feel to this pub. The staff and also incredible welcoming & friendly.
Kate Roberts . 2024-11-05
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Beautiful Building, enthusiastic young team. Menu good but kitchen execution has fallen back a bit. Several dishes disappointing.
Roland Hodson . 2024-10-20
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Great lunch very busy will be back.
kevin Barlow . 2024-08-12
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Unable to have lunch in the garden. Bar snacks only????
Peter Moritzen . 2024-08-11
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The Beckford Arms—a place that once whispered promises of rustic charm and countryside sophistication. But, do not be fooled by the unchanged charming stone facade the internal organs of this once great pub have rotten. What now awaits you is a culinary catastrophe so profound it makes you question if any of the staff even know what a decent pub looks like. Let’s start with the burger, a dish so fundamental to a pub that it should be impossible to muck up. And yet, the new chef in the kitchen at The Beckford has managed to create something that could only be described as a taste-free hockey puck between two fat soaked buns. This double pâté burger was so dry it made the Sahara look like a lush oasis. As for flavor, it had all the zest of a damp dishrag. Was it beef? Was it cardboard? The line between the two has never been blurrier. And then there was the pork chop—a piece of meat so brutally overcooked that I feared for the welfare of the pig’s descendants. I’ve seen ceramic tiles with more give than this. One bite and you’re met with an experience so dry, so arid, that you can’t help but question all the life choices that led you to this exact moment. But the pièce de résistance, the absolute cherry atop this dreadful cake, our waiter. He had all the charm of a door-to-door double glazing salesman and the overfamiliarity of a childhood friend you’ve been trying to avoid for the past 15 years. His demeanour was that of a coked up divorceé who’s taken up waitering to hang around with the kids and flirt with customers. The Beckford might have had a lot going for it, but it seems this is no longer the case. In conclusion, if you find yourself meandering through the Wiltshire countryside, driven by the romantic notion of a quaint pub lunch at the Beckford of old, do yourself a favor—keep driving.
Oli Williams . 2024-08-10
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This is probably the best pub I've ever eaten at. The food is excellent and has been in the many years we've visited. It's in a very pretty location and it has a great atmosphere
Grant Brady . 2024-08-08
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Fabulous Sunday Roast. One of the best chicken roast I have had. Everything on my plate tasted divine. The potatoes had been cooked in herbs and were crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. The test for me is the yorkie pud which was perfect. Great selection of veg which is hiding under the meat in the photos. The chicken was really tasty. My husband had the beef which melted in your mouth. It’s a big place with many different sections to eat. We hadn’t booked but they found us a table for two outside under the canopy. There is a heater there and rugs if you get cold. It looked lovely from what I saw inside with beautiful chandeliers. The staff had a lot of tables to look after. So service was a tad slow. But the staff were lovely. Will definitely recommend.
Debora Worrall . 2024-05-26
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Beautiful pub with extensive garden. Marked down due to the terrible tables and chairs outside.
Phil . 2024-05-23
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We've been staying at this Pub for more than 20 years. We always dine in their popular restaurant. The rooms are tasteful and breakfast is buffet and or full English. The last time we ate here was last October and loved the Frangipane desserts and the burgers. After your meal, you can retire to the large open fire drawing room with two large comfy sofas. Its a quiet and restful location, but would mention the little car park can get pretty busy at the weekends, not a problem, just park round the corner near a bush. Dogs welcome in the pub, with various dog lead hooks and water bowls.
S Goodman . 2024-05-21
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We had a late lunch at the Beckford Arms. A lovely pub in a delightful, very English setting. Will definitely go back.
Suzi Blewit . 2024-05-18
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Excellent lunch served in beautiful dining room.
Ian Duthie Happy Couple in Dubrovnik . 2024-05-17
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Pretty good food, but the staff were amazing!
Jack Wood . 2024-05-17
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Had a lovely night stay here on Easter Monday and enjoyed dinner in the evening! It gets busy so make a reservation even if you’re a guest. And bring walking attire to enjoy exploring right outside the front door!
Ellie F . 2024-04-11
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Lovely pub to stay in with excellent food and service. They allowed me to store my bike in an outhouse overnight which was very helpful
Nick Long . 2024-04-10
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This little gem right on the outskirts of Salisbury is well worth the detour. Food was fresh, well thought out, and properly cooked - not to mention the service which was immense. All within an idilic setting right at the gate to Dorset. Can not recommend this enough!
Max De Pfyffer . 2024-04-09
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We came across this pub on the way to Fonthill Bishop, so good to be back home and see a proper country pub, the ploughmans was divine, knocked back with a cider. Couldnt get any better! Even my Aussie hubby loved the beer!
Claire Ernst . 2024-04-08
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Excellent food and service Would be nice to have a dog free area as our meal was interrupted by an aggressive dog barking and growling at a really beautiful German Shepherd ..that did not react at all. This was however an unpleasant unwelcome part or out dining experience
Pat Taw . 2024-04-05
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Yet another most pleasant Sunday lunch. My wife's birthday acknowledged, our springer spaniel spoilt, attentive but unfused service and very enjoyable food and wine. It's what Sunday is all about.........
Martin Steel . 2024-04-03
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All about detail. Beautiful accommodation (wood burning stove ready to light, soft linen, home made brownie). Choice of high end pub food and/or really delicious modern gastro , all very reasonably priced. Decor = cool but comfy, and friendly, attentive service is also thrown in. Lovely Easter weekend including a run round the beautiful lake, but beware: your city running shoes will get wet and muddy.
Alex Gover . 2024-04-01
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A great dining experience. My beef cheeks were to die for....
Craig Storey . 2024-03-29
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3rd time and always consistently good. Great welcome, lovely room, super food.
Jackie Morris . 2024-03-29
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Lovely traditional country pub, log fires, good beer and comfortable rooms. The restaurant is great as well. What really makes it, however, is the the friendly can-do attitude of the staff.
John Brown . 2024-03-27
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Fantastic atmosphere and service. As they were fully booked a very kind young chap booked us another reservation at a local recommendation nearby. Will certainly attend again as the food looked delicious.
jack pollock . 2024-03-23
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How about something on here to say your closed for renovations!!! Made a detour especially!
Mark Beresford . 2024-03-18
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Great service, great food and drink, great atmosphere...what's not to like?
Adam Woods . 2024-03-09
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Enjoyed our weekend stay, friendly staff.
Malcolm Hopson . 2024-03-07
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The food was fantastic and dog friendly!
Hal Smith . 2024-03-03
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The Beckford Arms is our favourite pub. The food is excellent, the service is always great, and all this in a beautiful spot.
Marckbriones B . 2024-03-03
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Charlie It was a pleasure to meet you last night and talk Bristol cars! I have to say that what you have created here with your team is truly exceptional . In my 40 years in business, I’ve stayed in hotels, pubs and bed & Breakfasts and none of them have made me feel so welcome as your team did yesterday. I’m also in the hospitality business and extremely proud of the team, we’ve created so have some understanding of what that takes, and also what exceptional customer service looks like. The food is on a par with the service, and without doubt the tastiest ox cheek I’ve ever had. I came here just for one night to take some time out to think through our vision and purpose and what I have experienced as simply reaffirmed to me, the importance of inspiring your team with your belief and ethos, such that your customers feel a part of something very special. Please pass on my thanks to all those I met who made my stay, not only comfortable but memorable. I’ll be returning with my good lady, and will soon be regulars as well as advocates. I hope that it won’t be too long before you reinstate a Bristol into the family and I’m sure I’ll soon see one outside to park mine alongside! Seriously Charlie - your team, knocked it out the park! I’m truly grateful Jules
Julian Sayer . 2024-02-26
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Superb venue, great staff! Food could do with a few tweaks.
Clive Radford . 2024-02-25
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Great pub, super selection of drinks, delicious food and friendly staff. What more can you ask for 👍
Neil Barnes . 2024-02-23
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Exceptional Sunday Roast and hosts!
Alex L . 2024-02-20
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Very nice people. Service fantastic. Room a tad small, but I loved the tantalus in the bathroom. 😂
Martin Sharpe . 2024-02-17
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Fabulous food. Great atmosphere in the bar.definetly be back
Chris Puddy . 2024-02-15
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Took my wife here for a birthday dinner. We were met with a glass of bubbly which was a very nice touch. The meal was perfect. The food was amazing and the staff were so polite and funny. Made our evening very special. Thank you!
Craig Gordon . 2024-02-10
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Fine pie! Good choice of ales and very friendly staff.
Neill Bayley . 2024-02-06
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I had my 60th birthday dinner at the Beckford Arms on Saturday 27th January and I could not have chosen better. Excellent but discreet service, gorgeous food, and the very sweet touch of a personal birthday greeting on the menu! Thank you all very much.
Donna Wynter . 2024-01-28
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Superb country pub with excellent food, great atmosphere, good wine list and several real ales. Some good walks through the local countryside and Fonthill estate starting at the pub, and the garden at the back is lovely and sunny (weather permitting!). Several rooms if you're staying, plus lodges elsewhere on the estate. Highly recommended.
Ben Urmston . 2024-01-25
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Really lovely country pub. Super friendly stuff and great food
Maciej Skulski . 2024-01-24
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If you are in the area or like us locals this is well worth a visit. A good choice of drinks and food in a very welcoming surroundings
Robert Anderson . 2024-01-22
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Regularly partake of their London Particular Soup (pea and brimming with fabulous hock) but today had a celebratory lunch. Everything perfect - melt in the mouth mustard mash, charming attentive service from new FOH member Izzy and the meat? Feather blade which was, frankly, the best piece of beef I've ever eaten... fellow guests were equally complimentary. Thank you Beckford!
Lizzie Leigh - Enriching Connection . 2024-01-09
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Had the most amazing Sunday lunch today with exceptional service from the moment we entered until we left! We will be back - we’ve already booked!
Gina Fry . 2024-01-07
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Everything was spot on! Had lunch for 2 of us. Very good service, the craft lager is really nice, food was all lovely and it is just a very nice atmosphere. Perfect, really.
Ptob . 2023-12-22
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A lovely restaurant in the heart of the Wiltshire countryside. Very good food ,creative and accommodating staff a fine culinary experience with a great atmosphere
Robert Speakman . 2023-12-17
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This place is gem. Lovely relaxed staff, great food and...that elusive plus...consistency! Each visit has been a joy.
Rupert Glascow . 2023-12-16
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We had a really wonderful Sunday lunch, wonderful food, excellent staff and beautiful ambience.
Suzanne Ruggles Redhead . 2023-12-11
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