the Duke Hotel in Wiltshire

We visited with family from France with dog who were looking forward to visiting for coffee and a light snack for lunch,we arrived on a dry bright Sunday lunch, although relatively busy, there were several tables empty, albeit full of dirty leftovers, when we pointed this out to the lovely girl behind d counter she promptly cleared table and wiped, from this point expectations fell away quickly, there was absolutely nothing to eat except carrot cake or muffins fresh or pre packed biscuits and flapjack ! We mentioned this to the counter staff who just said sorry were short staffed and low on food, there were 8 members of staff behind the counter ! Oh well, we ordered coffee which hit the spot first round fine, second round incorrect, then members of our party wished to visit the loo before leaving, a queue of several people waiting constantly to use 1 toilet that was disgustingly dirty from top to bottom ! All in all a poor experience of what some 18 months ago was a lovely place to visit, maybe it was just an Off day, but to have that many staff not doing a lot or cared a lot, not sure I would be in a hurry to revisit

We booked a table for the opening party, the pub opened earlier in the week with new staff and owners.

We were first to arrive and it was still quiet but the cafe was spotless, beautifully decorated and the staff were friendly and helpful. Perfect for a coffee while we waited for the house and garden to open.

Forgot to serve us with a cake we had paid for. Had to remind the server.

Pub sympa où l on peut déguster des plats anglais très bien préparés. Service efficace et prix plus que correct.Attention à bien enregistrer au comptoir votre plaque d immatriculation si vous utilisez le parking du restaurant sinon belle amende ( 150£ )