The Brunel in Wiltshire

It's okay. A bit dull, usually empty, but that's Chippenham post-lockdown. It's not their fault. They won't let people over 8' tall sit on their tables, which is ridiculous and impractical/uncomfortable. ... I haven't been in for a while. Last there for a wake. A bit chilly. Of course, they're aiming to be dull. Good for events. The name is deeply inappropriate: The engineer who built the house hated Brunel - apparently a common experience at the time. Couldn't avoid him either - big contract, building the neighbouring viaduct. The Arches would be a better name. I apologise; I'm not in the right mood for writing objective reviews. It's nice Chippenham has several of these large Pubs.

The food is amazing and so are there homemade cocktails and the staff are absolutely lovely and the atmosphere is really good

The food is freshly done and tastes so good. The atmosphere is so nice as feels like I'm around family because it is run by a lovely family. The homemade cocktails are perfect and refreshing. This place is also dog friendly

Great staff, great food and great atmosphere, would definitely recommend 👌

Great food and staff , definitely come in here if in chippenham

Great spot , food was amazing staff were lovely, they have big TVs for the football and the prices are fair ,would highly recommend ,

Superb breakfast Monday morning. Smashing service too.

Place was dead on a Saturday night. There is no atmosphere and very few people in there. We had 1 drink and left.

What can I say it has been taken over and they are smashing it the food was great I had a all day breakfast with was lovely and my partner had the sirloin stake with she really enjoyed I spoke to the chef about the meats with they now get from the butchers in Corsham and the bar staff were great

Absolutely rude service. Bar man told us to f***off. We were given the wrong drinks so politely asked what the drinks were as what was given was wrong and we were told to f***off. Arrogant little boy. Sort your staff out!

Visited on a Saturday evening for drinks with visiting family. There was a DJ on that night, no food ordered so cannot rate that section. Staff were friendly.

Love the "new branded" Brunel! Food was absolutely amazing! Fresh and nicely presented! Staff well mannered, nothing was too much trouble! The lady behind the bar was just simply amazing! Definitely a better vibe from my visit a few months ago when it felt like kids club!

Great staff, very warm welcome,coped with busy Saturday afternoon crowd. Good choice of beers and wines. Yard long sharing platter was unbelievable, good value for money and very tasty. Good fun for a Saturday lunchtime 😋

Poor customer service. Place packed on a sat afternoon and one member of staff behind the bar. Long queues to get a pint. A lick of paint hasn't covered up the same service very poor. Not bar staff fault but management

What a dump!! I was served the most appalling Gin and Tonic....

Not sure which pronouns the barmaid uses but sure LAZY is one of them, couldn't be arsed to cut me a lime or lemon for my drink... the DJ's mixing came straight out of a deaf kids nursery... a Will Smith Meddley was the cherry on the cake... a night full of laughter ( but the wrong kind)

Staff not trained enough and what is all the single file queing about . Its a bar stand and wait to be served not rocket science

We are from Argentina and during our stay in Chippenham we were looking for a bar to eat something and have a few drinks and we came across The Brunel, an excellent place, delicious food and drinks and a very good atmosphere!!! Furthermore, the staff that assisted us was very friendly!! Definitely if we go back to Chippenham we would come back here :)

Absolutely love this place. I accidentally broke a glass and they were brilliant about it. The service was great and the bartender on 17th April was amazing. Funny af and perfect service.

Terrible experience me and my friends came for a couple drinks 2-4-1 cocktails and the person that served us didn’t want to make certain drinks because he said he was tired and wanted us to buy easier drinks for him to make. Such a shame fora

Great place!! All the staff are kind and friendly! Absolutely love the bingo nights and the music on the weekends!! Would recommend!

Nice pub beer was not the best, but overall, not bad

The place was dirty and the portion sizes miniscule. I had Scampi and chips and I thought it was a starter the portion was so small. It was served on what looked like a tea plate, and even then the portion was lost on the plate. At £10 it was a rip off

Food very low standard was ill for 2 days after. My daughter took me for mother's day meal which was ruined by poor cooked food and service was awful hot food placed in front of 18 month old with no thought that it could burn the child food just slammed down in front of us. Would not recommend this place to anyone

Probably the better place for a night out in Chippenham. Although it could do with some love with the decor and sometimes needs a good clean but that's what you get on a busy Saturday night anywhere. Service only loses a star as again it gets so busy on a weekend the poor staff are flat out, again expected in such a busy pub

staff are really friendly, food is good, sports atmosphere is the best in town - what more could you want! UPDATE: I came for the drag bingo and the atmosphere was amazing

Disappointing. Ordered chips and drinks. The chips were luke warm and a very small portion and not very tasty. Poor quality and poor value.

Excellent service from Jack. He is amazing, he is cool, he is funny. Even in the mad rush, he still shines and is very fast as well (clearly takes his time elsewhere 😉😉). Such an amazing venue as well, best place to go if you're single and want a bartender to flirt with

Staff were quick and friendly, food was piping hot, breakfast was nice, atmosphere was lovely 10/10 would go again and recommend

very nice pub its very lively and full on the weekends its like the heart and soul comes out it lovey the bailiffs do there job well and are nice to talk to. BINGO ON THURSDAY. AMAZING.😄😁😀🥳👍

Always greated with a smile when I visit with my family, we don't get to see each other very often so having a reliable positive environment to go to makes every visit so much more memorable. Can't fault the staff, friendly, polite and always willing to go the extra mile.

This is a wonderful pub with great customer service

Maybe you can correct me if I'm wrong and I'll change my review. But it seems like there's multiple "restaurants" on uber eats with your address connected. All with bad food? Seems weird to me.

Staff are really friendly and a great selection of drinks and food. The worst thing about this place is that it needs a good and regular clean. The floor is so sticky my friend had her shoes pulled off multiple times while walking. The toilets are nasty af and the stairs leading up to them have so much grime on them. Give the place a good power wash down regularly and you’d have a 4-5 star place.

Decor not great but ok place to have a drink during the day, gets busy later at night

Great evening out , friendly staff

It is a wonderful venue with happy and friendly day staff

The new manager is simply amazing. What a great addition to the pub

The best place to go if you want food and a night out on drinks, the staff are AMAZING, food is so great would recommend to anyone and the bar staff are so lovely and friendly would definitely go in there all the time 🙂🙂🙂🙂

Word can't express how much I love this place. My go to for every occasion as I know the service is amazing and the food comes out perfectly

Too noisy on my visit Not for me

We had a fantastic evening in the pub on the18th November. Really enjoyed.

Great location being close to the train station, super friendly and accommodating staff, very clean. Food is lovely. Would definitely go back!!

Whenever I go in I am welcomed with a smiley face. The staff there are just lovely, best place in chippenham for watching sports for sure!

Friendly staff but the food is truly disgusting - but you get what you pay for. Pleasnt place for a quiet drink but save yourself money and indigestion and avoid the menu

Nice staff good seating and food selection

Prebooked a table as they are "showing all F1 races". They didn't put on the race until only 45 minutes remained, due to the football being on. Food was served cold, with over an hour wait. Portions are very badly priced.

The food was cold watery horrible

Fantastic service from Fiona an excellent assistance from Jack. Wonderful food an drinks too!

So this isn't my first visit to the brunel and normally if anyone wanted to come to Chippenham and needed somewhere to eat drink and watch the football id say to go here, however today was not good, I ordered a jacket potatoe it took nearly 40 minutes! Its a jacket potato, I can almost guarantee it wasn't fresh but I except that but then it shouldn't take that long, I had to wait a further 5 minutes just to get cutlery, everything ok here?

Its ok, same as many pubs. Good location.

Nice pub. Didn't fancy any of the food so went elsewhere.

Cracking place to eat chill or unwind with friends and family.

Got there when it was nearly empty so was quick service

Great pub, can't beat the atmosphere with the DJ on a Saturday night!

Great pub, friendly staff, awesome food. Has multiple TVs and sky boxes so great for sport. Can't wait to visit again

Love this place, the staff are always friendly and smiling. My one gripe is, and it may seem small but to me it’s a big one, where are the chicken nuggets on the menu? I have to have chicken nuggets in my life, come on you know you want to do them 😀

Fantastic place, great service, attentive staff, and really nice food. One thing I'd change is that I'd allow a free refill on the pots of tea. The pots aren't big, the cups are small, and with my full English I like a good mug of tea. Other than that, I would definitely visit there again when I'm in the area.

22 and 23 May. Polite barman saiidno food delivered. Only one beer,. Very diissapointing

Kitchen was closed on Friday 1900hrs.

Sadie and Michaela have smashed it tonight... another top class night in a busy pub and handled with ease :)

Wow. What an incredible inside of a pub. Lovely building

Dog friendly, decent priced wine and easy atmosphere early evening for a dog walk stop off.

Just a quick drink before the hike up the hill to the train station friendly staff

Not the best tasting pints, but large spaces for groups to be loud without disturbing others

Still the best pub around by far, great team and awesome atmosphere, very good value, and lovely food. Such a great pub, really friendly staff, the food is wonderful and such an amazing atmosphere, especially during the live sports events, where they make you feel like you are actually there at the match but with much better views and nicer food!

I always get a warm welcome here from the staff when I walk in. Very good choice of lagers and ales on draft, regularly changing their line-up. A nice big screen for the Formula One and there's a chef on til late as well. Fab DJ too, providing a lift to the atmos on a Fri & Sat evening too 🙂👍🍻. Brunel is more often than not my first choice for a good time out in town!

Brunel chippenham has to be at the top of anyones list of pubs to visit if you're local or simply visiting! I have been here several times both throughout the week and on a weekend! Every experience here has been nothing less than superb. The staff go above and beyond to accommodate you no matter the time of visit whether its a quiet midweek drink or a weekend blowout they are always doing their best to make sure your visit is to the best of standards while running an extremely well functioning pub. A few staff have really stood out to me and it's only fair they get the recognition and my appreciation at the same time. So Mirko, Natalia, sadie, mikaela and Jack keep up the outstanding work guys.

Love this place, always take my son here for dinner. Never disappoints!

Perfect for families. Large seating area, good value food, friendly and helpful staff. Would recommend to anyone who's looking for a family meal or a quiet drink or to watch events on the TVs.

Plenty of Ales and Lagers to choose from. The food was excellent and not too expensive. Large screen Tvs are in all areas to watch the Sport. Pool table and Dart board for use.Staff are very friendly and helpful. Disabled toilet on the ground floor, Other toilets are upstairs. A room is available for hire at the rear with its own bar. Will return. Recommended

Went to watch the England v Iran World Cup game. Plenty of TVs to choose from. Great choice of drinks and a special football menu. Great value for money. Bar team were friendly, and the service was fast. Great atmosphere, even my 82 year old Dad had a great time!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️🤓🍻

Always a nice atmosphere, nice staff. Will be back again

Amazing food, Natalia on the bar is excellent! Disco nights are fab to.

Nice pub, bouncers controlling the door well

This public house is a bit of a walk away from the river, is it worth the walk not really, it has limited selection of real ales, mostly larger and spirits, they do food but we didn't eat there.

I and a friend went for lunch at the Brunel today. The food was very good, a reasonable price and the bar person very pleasant and helpful. My sweet was absolutely yummy too! We shall make the Brunel our regular meeting place as couldn’t wish for better! Thanks 🙏

Nicely sized pub, big screen and tv's for sport, pool table, dance floor and resident DJ with a good selection of drinks. Always busy amd vibrant with lots of places to sit.

A really nice place. Awesome food (specifically the bbq mac burger). Family friendly and dogs are welcome too. Will be returning.

The staff in the pub were friendly. A number of the tables looked like they had not been cleaned recently. The cubicles in the gent's toilet were in dire need of a clean.

Called in yesterday to watch the British Grand Prix, had a great time with the commentary (which a lot of pubs do not offer in my experience) the atmosphere and service was fantastic from the young lad and girl behind the bar, the burger was excellent, can highly recommend this place. 💯 %

Beat place to go for both casual and drinks drink

Always enjoy the visit! Lovely staff.

Staff were welcoming and helpful! Definitely recommend!

Good place to come and relax have a beer or 2 good food staff are fantastic serve you well manager great food is great would recoment it mikaela is one of the best to get served by

Nice company and lovely drinks, lovely place to watch sport, staff are friendly, great atmosphere,family friendly,great food.love spending time meeting up with my friends after work and watching all the sports on a weekend

Nice food but they recently reduced their all day breakfast tray portion used to be a lot but now a lot less and still the same price, but overall love the place.

Fantastic pub, great service by Mirko. Food was spectacular, got treated like a king :) Will keep coming back time and time again

come to the brunel often for a couple drinks! Staff and service is beyond amazing! Especially Sadie (bar staff) and Mirko (new manager i believe) very friendly and always up for a chat! Great atmosphere, great staff and quality food and drinks

We had a cracking night at the Brunel after we'd got back from Bath. Great music, great drinks and lovely staff. They even put the F1 replay on the telly for me so I could watch it from the dance floor....win, win 🏆 😉

Great food and drink I almost came in my tightie whiteys still I give a 100 wholesome chungus out of 7 Ha ha no cap sheeèeeeèe

Great friendly staff, well priced drinks, excellent service and atmosphere

Top pub, great food and service. The management and staff are at rue asset.

Everything great, food drink and staff 👌

Always good to have a pint here when I'm in Chippenham.

Stumbled across the pub on our travels, was welcomed by the landlord/barman... clean tidy boozer good selection of drinks,sports on several large screen tv's all had food and was pleasantly surprised... burgers were amazing 👏

Stopped in for food and a drink while in Chippenham for work, genuinely impressed, great service and food. Never really leave reviews but must say this place really impressed me after a busy day!

This pub has alot to offer with food, drinks, entertainment/ sports and amazing customer service. I highly recommend coming here for a meal, a drink and family day out. Side note I highly recommend the chocolate fudge cake

Great pub. Delicious chicken wings to be had while watching the football. Perfectly splendid! plenty in the tank for the next trip there. I would recommend to anyone. Great polite efficient service. Friendly staff and landlord 👍😀💥

Very friendly atmosphere coming from staff and customers, plenty of great events and competitions all year round and the most elite workers imaginable, particularly the young lad with the red hoodie. Highly recommend for a nice pub lunch or a meet up with friends/family or to watch your favourite sports teams