The Chester Arms in Milton Keynes

Booked here for the first time. The food, especially the starters, was excellent. It was well presented and all delicious. Nice to have warm plates. The service was spot on, all requests catered for. Highly recommend this restaurant. We will certainly be back. Although it was a Monday which is normally quiet there were a number of other diners.

Great sunday lunch. We are well stuffed. Had the 3 meat roast dinner £21. Good service. Nice pub with attentive polite staff.

I’ve been meaning to review this place as we’ve been coming for the last couple of years and love it. My family are all vegan, it’s only me that isn’t, and this is our favourite place for a vegan Sunday roast or special meal. There are so many options, it’s reasonably priced, there is a really lovely atmosphere and the food is always delicious. There’s also a nice big back garden for the summer.

The food was delicious, and hot! Lovely homely restaurant with a true family theme, the service and staff are great, all four meals were absolutely lovely, I had sea bass special with a Greek home made theme, just loved the place

We went to the Chester Arms in Chicheley for lunch today. They no longer have the extensive veggie and vegan menu but quite a few dishes on the main menu. We opted for the Vegan Cod and chips with the soup of the day which was Truffles and Black garlic. We were the only patrons for lunch and were served very quickly. The vegan cod was the best that I have had anywhere and the soup was pretty delicious.

The food was delicious and the service was incredible! I will definitely be coming again:)

Very nice experience,nice food and polite stuff,,I really like this place and also their social media they do a good job

We had a really nice meal here. The place was packed so it's obviously very popular.

Food was quite outstanding. Very good service.

Had a nice Sunday lunch, kids size and it was plenty

Great pit stop on our bike ride. Friendly staff Good food and beer!

Lovely staff, well served, and fantastic food… so nice i forgot to take pics! Choriza prawn, haddock risotto, and chicken souvlaki all delicious😋

Amazing vegan roast, we definitely will be back.

A delightful gem we stumbled upon while passing through town, The atmosphere was warm and inviting, with a ambiance that makes you feel right at home. The menu was surprisingly extensive, and the food quality was exceptional. Both the staff and patrons alike had a genuine friendliness that added to the overall charm. Highly recommend stopping by if you're in the area!

The meal was satisfactory, and I was grateful for the vegan and gluten-free options. The service, staff, and atmosphere were also adequate. Overall, everything was good. It was also very hot within the pub.

Lovely atmosphere and ambience. Wasn't busy but a week day night and the gentleman who served us had time to chat! We ordered the bread to share for a starter. For the main course I ordered a Greek type chicken kebab dish that I cannot spell!! My husband ordered sausage and mash from the chef's special menu. All were served fresh and just so tasty. Will definitely be going back.

Beautiful pub great vegan selection a whole vegan menu too. We had burger & chips was very tasty & well put together. Like the cleanest pub I've ever been in so fresh, great service & atmosphere. Nice music. Beautiful views. Good prices. Really really appreciate the vegan options as Olney wasn't as accommodating but glad it lead us here to this great pub. Very well run definitely will come back again when in the area really want to try their vegan Sunday roast. Thank you for being great hosts & having so many vegan options even desserts. Everything was delicious!!

The food was amazing, freshly prepared and very good hospitality. They have specials menu daily and the beer garden was pretty at the back. Very good hospitality love it 🌹❤️

The food is fresh and delicious, The staff is so friendly and good hospitality

Our 1st time with friends but definitely won't be the last.... Lovely welcome & service with a smile. Food was very tasty, good portion size & well presented.

The managers/ hosts were extremely welcoming and friendly. The environment was wonderful and relaxing. The food and service were excellent, hot, very tasty and good value.

Such a shame, travelled from Somerset for my wife to meet up with ex work colleagues, annual get together. Inside very pleasant, welcoming staff. Unfortunately, we were a group of seven, booked well in advance. When it came to ordering food this is when it disappointed, no Steaks or Fish, this was a Thursday evening 1915hrs, not late. We would have expected some Restaurant planning, appreciate Restaurants need to minimise wastage but this is the Weekend Eve so to speak, I am sure Steak and Fresh Fish would have been consumed on Friday. Shame, as long journey, expectation was for quality Pub fair.

I had the white bait as a starter, a tiny portion for the money and taste it as though the oil needs to changed used to eat not so sure now

My absolute favourite spot for a vegan roast dinner. The portion sizes are generous and they really put the effort in with the cauliflower cheese and tasty meat alternatives. The Yorkshire puddings are an excellent touch too. Price is a little high but you really get what you pay for here.

Amazing Vegan Lunch. It is rare to find a place that does amazing Vegan food but Chester Arms smashes it all the time. The price is a bit high but it's fully worth it for the quality of the food.

Had another fabulous meal at The Chester Arms yesterday. The food and the service is 10 out of 10 every time. Fantastic selection of both vegan and gluten free options. My favourite place to eat.

Nice country pub with excellent food

A very pleasant dining experience here for a Friday evening meal. Very welcoming and friendly service. Delicious food with a good variety of drinks. We were sharing a selection of bread (with 3 varieties) served in a bamboo steamer as a starter. The bread tasted very fresh and well toasted. For mains, I had the chickpea tagine with basmati rice. The spices in the tagine were spot on. Very delicious and filling. Another half had the pie of the day with mash and seasonal veg. The portion was very generous. Not to mention that they got a wide variety of vegan options in the menu too. The vegan paella is an eye catching one. Would definitely try that next time.

Lovely pub with a super beer garden. Food was good and prices on par with what you'd expect. Service was prompt.

A proper pub with proper beer. Props to Ranjit for being an incredible host.

The food is very good and tasty, the staff is very kind, a very welcoming place, I recommend!!!

Lovely pub, lovely staff, great chef. Highly recommended but check opening hours before you make the pilgrimage.

Unplanned random stop for lunch on the way to Cotswold. I had homemade steak, bacon and mushroom pie whilst other half had the souvlaki. Both delicious. Friendly hosts, great service.

Great place for a vegan Sunday dinner, can't go wrong from service to food.

One of the best pub's I have ever visited in Milton Keynes. The staff were incredibly friendly and attentive, making sure that my friends and I were well taken care of throughout our visit. The menu offered a great selection of drinks and food, catering to all tastes. I will definitely be returning and highly recommend it to anyone in the area.

We had a drink and something light to eat, white bait and mixed olives. The service was spot on and the food was very good. We intend to go back and have a starter and main meal.

Nice friendly staff we didn't any food just drinks

The food was amazing with excellent prices!!!

Enjoyable family dinner! Great food and cozy atmosphere. Perfect for quality time together

Thank you for the excellent service!!

Thank you for this amazing evening

The atmosphere was amazing with outstanding decoration

We went there and the service was very good.Prices are very comfortable and the place is very cozy

I went with my girlfriend with a drink and the prices were very good and also the parking is very easy

Excellent food and amazing atmosphere

I went for a drink and the place was very cozy

Delicious food served in an authentic setting.The flavors were spot-on, and the atmosphere truly felt genuine, making it a dining experience to remember

Many different vegan options to choose from. I had roasted aubergine and red pepper dip with bread to start and 'chicken' souvlaki for main. Sadly too full for a dessert so just a very tasty espresso for me! I honestly thought there was a vegan in the kitchen as the food was done so well with a lot of thought and effort made. Definitely want to return and try something else!

Delicious food. Fully recommended.

Absolutely lovely food and very friendly staff

Excellent choice of vegan and vegetarian dishes.

Wow, wow, wow! That’s all I can say. This is my first visit in a long while, and the experience was memorable from start to finish. I needed a local place for a hastily-arranged business lunch today, and The Chester Arms was conveniently still serving lunch at 2 PM. There’s a fresh new menu and it’s a perfect blend of pub classics and interesting alternatives. We had halloumi and calamari starters which were beautifully cooked and ideal portions. For mains we both opted for the slow-cooked pork belly which was simply sublime. The table behind us had a souvlaki dish and commented that it was superb, they even called out the chef to compliment him. Dessert? There was barely any room but we were having such a good time, we felt greedy so we shared a clementine and chocolate crème brûlée which was a novel take on one of my favourites - it works! The Chester Arms has always been a cosy and welcoming local, but with the new menu and the attentive and welcoming approach from our waitress Jenna and the staff behind the bar, it seems to have upgraded to “the next level”. I can’t wait to bring the family for a Sunday roast. Well done, Chester Arms!

Delicious vegan options, the souvlaki vegan option is absolutely tasty and fresh. Tomato soup starter is simply Devine, pear crumble for desert delicious and fresh. Great atmosphere and lovely staff, favorite place to go on Sundays now. Thank you

Beautiful meal, fabulous staff. Couldn't have been kinder, more accommodating or efficient. Lucky find as we happened to drive by

Went for my wife's birthday, had a superb Sunday roast. Great service, great price. What's not to like.

Great good gluten free options but unfortunately I found a short straight dark hair in my food (a dog or short males hair) and when I notified the waitress she apologised but didn’t offer to replace with a new portion… Due to the hygiene issue I doubt I would return for food.

Food excellent, freshly cooked and lovely and hot

I went with the family for my birthday meal, for a Sunday lunch. We all had roasts which, the meat could only be described as dry and stiff. The veg was ok. My mum received a call the day before to say we only had a 1hour 30 minute time slot, which if we had know that was the case with ample notice we would have booked elsewhere. We felt hurried along throughout the meal as there was another table in at 2pm, coupled with having toddlers, if you have them you will know this is impossible. Luckily the other one was asleep. I asked when we got there if I could order our 3 year olds roast straight away to get her going, unfortunately I was told by the waiter that it would be ‘easier for us’ if we ordered all together. When ordering deserts we were reminded we had to hurry as there was another table coming in at 2pm. Drinks were removed from the table at the end of the meal half full whilst we were still drinking them. No time for coffee and a relax afterwards. Overall the whole experience felt very rushed, the service whilst polite was intense, my wife felt like the waiter was hanging over her shoulder. Lastly, the food was completely below par, borderline one of the worst roasts I have had.

Excellent food and friendly staff, very impressed

Went for a meal with my sister in law, who is dairy free. Had previously had loads of vegan and allergen options, which is why we had chosen to come again, but this time found the menu vastly reduced. When she asked for an allergen menu, she was told to just let them know, and they would make whichever option it was dairy free. Initially, the meal she ordered she was told could not be made dairy free, so she order two starters instead. When one arrived, she confirmed verbally that the butter was dairy free. Despite this, she had a horrific allergic reaction after eating, was sick several times, and had to have days off work to recover as she was crying on the floor in pain. DO NOT eat here if you have an allergy, they WONT accommodate you properly! She could have been hospitalised! The fact that they couldn't provide an allergen menu was outrageous! A shame, as previously had very good experiences here

Been dining here for the past 8 years With family and friends We are completely fussy with food And the Chester Arms always exceeds Our needs You pay for what you get

I took my sister here for a birthday lunch. It was my favourite place for a long time but I stopped going last year after a couple of disappointing experiences. It was definitely an improvement on the last visit, but I'm not sure I'd make the trip on a very regular basis. The vegan options are fantastic, but I feel almost £20 for my Sunday roast (see photo) is expensive, as nice as it was. Biggest disappointment was being charged £9 for a prawn cocktail that my sister couldn't eat as it had so much paprika on that it was burning her mouth. We were told there was nothing wrong with it, it was purely her taste, and that it says on the menu that it's got paprika on. We checked the menu on the way out and it's actually not mentioned. We had our desert as takeaway because they needed the table back, and £9 for a very small brownie was also poor value. It's a shame as this is the only place I've found to offer proper vegan alternatives, but service is as important as the food to me.

I have given 5 stars for food,service and Atmosphere but was disappointed with my prawn cocktail has it had Hot paprika on top which burnt my mouth , doesn't mention on the menu so i sent it back and they still charged me. They said there was nothing wrong with it just my taste. But i would not of ordered it if it said it had paprika on it. And still would not take it of my bill. However the Sunday Roast was amazing. Brownie is very expensive for a very tiny square.

Easy to find and a good car park. We went for lunch at 2pm on a Saturday. For the duration we were there, there were only 4 other customers. The pub and food were nice, just not great or 'special'. I would be very happy to go back again if invited and would be happy if it was my local, but I wouldn't make a trip there specifically.

First time here , beautiful place , very clean . Staff very helpful, very polite. Food amazing , very good quality. Steak pie full of beef, haddock beautiful.Wines and ales very good . Will definitely be back , totally 5 stars 🤩🤩

Booked for dinner online, staff were super friendly and helpful. Food exceptional and lovely feel about the place with nice decor.

Could not fault the wonderful service and excellent Sunday roast. GF and dairy free options were very well catered for and enjoyed too. Thank you all.

Lovely family lunch. Great vegan menu - original ideas, not the norm, so you feel the same as everyone else which makes everyone happy

Lovely food, really welcoming staff.

So disappointed in the menu change. done research and booked so myself and my gluten free partner had multiple options to eat. When we arrived we sat down looked at the menu and I asked where all the gluen free pub style food had gone. Ribs ect to be told there is a new menu. The gluten free options had be reduced and the rest wasn't applying. Also going out to dinner is a treat to enjoy something different. Offering gluten free people fish and chip and sausage and mash Is lazy. That's basic food that you can get anywhere. We booked here as my partner catered for by the multiple options you previously offered.

The young waiter Shaquel was charming, funny and an excellent host, they had run out of chicken burgers, but the food we had was delicious with good size portions. Will definitely be back

We were a party of 8 that had pre booked. From arrival we were all impressed with the service and friendly welcome by all the staff. The bar staff managed our order well, the waiting staff were attentive. They even lit a fire for us to make the tower room cosy. All the food was amazing, tasty, hot and served at the same time. The range of food was great for everyone, with vegan and gluten free options available. We had a wonderful time and being in our own private room helped with people in our party who have hearing aids or are harder of hearing. A lovely meal and a great place to enjoy great food, lovely company and fantastic service.

Had a lovely vegan Christmas dinner at this friendly pub. Everything was perfect and very good service too.

This is second time we have visited here and it's just as amazing as the first time. The food is delicious and fresh. The menu is so varied, catering for EVERYONE. The staff are awesome. We will definitely be back again. Thank you guys keep up the great work.

Food was amazing, will defiantly be back. Thank you so much.

First time visit to a great pub. Food and service was great even through it was busy with large pre-xmas Sunday lunch parties. We were made to feel very welcome by the whole team. Highly recommend a visit 👍

Not very impressed with the fish and chips at all.

We came here for the Sunday roast and had a great time!! Staff were very knowledgeable and friendly, and we tried a range of the different vegan roasts, all were perfect! Definitely recommend!

Personally I just loved this place! The service was amazing, the food maybe the best food I have had in a pub in Milton Keynes! The kids menu was lovely as well and they had very big portions and in reasonable price! I will definitely be back

What a find! This pub is excellent. The food is exceptional, full of flavour and lots of choice. Service was absolutely brilliant, would definitely recommend.

Amazing service, very friendly. Good food, lots of car parking. Not too noise. Really good place to spend some time. We been there recently and definitely will come back again. Thanks!

Lovely waitress who spent most of her time apologising. Four of went for lunch and , after several attempts we did all get meals but not what we wanted.

We're down from Leeds on a training course and are staying in a hotel opposite. We called in here for some food and few drinks. Very nice little pub with a really nice country feel to it. Food was absolutely beautiful highly recommend to anyone thinking of trying this place. Very friendly and pleasant staff.

Halloween lunch , excellent food, excellent service , and we were very tempted by their Christmas day menu . Unfortunately prior arrangements in place . Maybe next year .

Lovely lunch and Dinner yesterday. Great food prices and atmosphere friendly service. Great little place.

Myself, 3 friends and our dog came here for a post long walk dinner and it was the best choice! It's not often you can find a nice pub that can cater for gluten free and vegan but also with lots of normal options too! The menu was very well laid out with labels and plenty of options for everyone. We were made to feel very welcome and it was generally a nice relaxed atmosphere.

Great Pub, Great Food, Great Service. All the staff are really friendly and accomodating.

Fabulous evening for a friends Birthday. Really great food (the ribs are huuuuge) and superb service too. Staff are friendly, fun and accommodating for certain needs. Will definitely be back…

Amazing food, I had a vegan souvlaki and my husband had a steak which was perfectly cooked. Friendly environment and we would like to thank Ranjit for being such a good host opening the chimney with open fire, this made the atmosphere to feel like home. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I organised a reunion party of 14 persons and it was held at the Chester Arms Chicheley. Food was very good, chosen from their traditional Sunday Roasts. Service was excellent with friendly and attentive staff. Good selection of drinks. Both food and drinks reasonably priced. Overall a highly recommended venue.

An amazing place that you need to visit. The food was delicious and the service excellent. We enjoyed our time there with family. I highly recommend 👌

Really lovely little pub. Extremely friendly. Great priced lunch, very tasty home cooked food with excellent service.

The best ribs in town….. hope u have room for them!! Such friendly staff, great menu and all the food amazing!

What a disappointment. Was looking forward to a meal here having passed it several times. To say we were underwhelmed is an understatement. My husband's steak and ale pie had just 2 pieces of meat in it, and was so cold we sent it back. The replacement took a long time to come and we could hear the microwave beeping in the kitchen! My roast lamb was slightly better with a nice selection of veg, but the roast potato's were flavourless with no texture. The service was very uncomfortable and we were presented with the bill - without asking- as soon as we finished our main courses. When we mentioned this had made us feel uncomfortable, the member of staff just laughed. Overall, we were very disappointed, and won't make a return visit.

Great food, lovely place, absolutely recommend!

Great service, comprehensive menu of pub favourites. Bar area was a but noisy but didn't detract too much from the meal. Servings are massive.

Recommended Enjoyed a lovely lunch with friends. Food was very good, service even better. The place has a nice comfortable feel to it.

We had Sunday lunch here and it was really tasty. The food was served hot and there was plenty. Staff were polite, friendly and cheerful. It's not often I'm in the Area, but would definitely eat here again if I am. Oh and parking was good too. Plenty of space.

Amazing food, lovely beer garden, reasonably priced, perfect 👌🏻

Superb food, genuinely friendly staff, plus excellent vegan options.