The Five Bells in Wiltshire

A must visit according to the CAMRA good beer guide. We decided to eat here on the first night of our stay in town, and was not disappointed in the food.

What can I say, absolutely amazing!! Good beer , one happy husband I had the fish and chips served with a delightful salad , fabulous as I dislike the ubiquitous mushy peas!! Cooked to perfection My husband had the rib eye steak cooked exactly to his preference, served with homemade peppercorn sauce, chips and salad Although we were full, we couldn't resist the cheese board option on the desert menu, we shared and again nothing to disappoint, five delicious cheeses with artisan crackers, spreadable butter and chutney. Highly recommend Staff and locals welcoming !!!

Brilliant staff, outstanding food the best pub in Bassett by far.

The best pub in Bassett, great range of freehouse cask, keg, cans. Food is great too. Wine etc also top notch.

As many stars as bells for this locals pub. Busy at 6pm Saturday with locals enjoying a beer inside and at the rear courtyard

Looking for a real ale pub in Royal Wootton Bassett? This is the place. What a line up! Lovely in the pub But we sat out in the garden. The shelf by the door to rest your beer to open the door is GENIUS

Regular visitor - great pub all round.

Always a pleasure to come here!! All the staff are great, especially Amy!

Just great. Large range of quality beer and good food.

This pub is always bustling, nestled in wood street the pub is a hub of the community. Always a warm welcome from all. The beer is great always fresh. Well worth a visit

Very nice sandwiches. Nice warm fire. Very pleasant atmosphere

Best pub for miles around. Great selection of drinks, especially real ales, friendly staff, incredible food

Very friendly staff very good choice of drinks and good food

Great range of beers. Very busy even during weekdays, so book a table if you plan to eat here. Food is expensive but very good quality. Absolutely the best battered onion rings I've ever tasted. 2018/11/14 Had the Ramsbury Milk Stout today. Fantastic pint. 2022/08/04 Still great food, fantastic range of beers including Bristol Beer Factory

Good well-covered beer garden, nice pints. Didn't try the food

Excellent food and friendly staff

First visit today, wot a find, good beers, fantastic Sunday roast. Great staff

Can be crowded at times. Good choice of drinks. Not a family friendly establishment.

First visit and found great food (with a different menu for each day of the week!)and real pub atmosphere. Outside space looks good too....must try it on our next visit

Real ale pub great outside space with heating 👌

When I’m in the south of England The Five Bells is first choice to dine. The food is exceptional, the staff charming/welcoming & the setting is cosy. I work a lot in various parts of England, Europe, North America & Asia - The Five Bells is phenomenal.

Best pub in Bassett, great atmosphere, good outside area. Never had a bad pint in there and they do change their selection quite frequently. Friendly service and the prices aren't too bad.

Staff were very accommodating Food was great Loved the chiabatta instead of a roll great all round - will be back if I’m the area.

This is my favourite pub on the high street- there is a lovely outdoor area which feels both cozy and spacious, and the food is great as well. Would definitely recommend 👍👍

Roast was a bit meh..lack of variety of veg ie cauliflower cheese or carrots or something other than generic...would go back tho but have chicken not beef or pork belly( roast pork would have been better)

Wonderful pub with a lovely atmosphere and great selection of guest ales on tap each week. The really helpful and friendly staff get to know your tastes in drinks over time and give advice on new beers you might like. Good outside space with covering (just in case the weather doesn't behave) and nice food. Overall excellent.

Great pub with atmosphere and superb beers

An excellent pub with good food and good beer.

A proper pub - as the bar mats & receipt say. Well it is, a nice pint and the burger was delightful. If I lived in Wotton Bassett this would be my local by choice. Barman attentive & polite. Locals seem friendly enough too.

Had the best Roast dinner.All cooked to perfection.Our first visit , we will definitely be going back. Jill and Norman

Great beer selection and quanlity. Friendly and welcoming staff. Locals blocking the bar far less friendly and welcoming. Food took 50 mins to arrive but was worth the wait.

A friendly place, with a great atmosphere overlooking the canal.

Nice and friendly put still a proper pub not had any food yet but is meant to be very good

Nice pub with a decent beer garden, staff are always very good on the bar. Nice selection of drinks available.

A fabulous local, great beers and drinks and scrummy food!

So glad we found this gem of a pub. We were looking for somewhere to have Sunday lunch during a hastily arranged last minute visit to Royal Wootton Bassett. The reviews looked favourable and after calling them the day before our visit they had a table available which we snapped up. On site parking wasn't available but parking at the nearby Sainsbury's pay & display car park was just 70p all day, No brainer!! Upon arrival we found the thatched roof pub very charming and we received a warm welcome from bar staff. We were swiftly served drinks and shown to our table in a quiet room at the back of the pub On offer at the bar was a fantastic choice of real ales which pleased hubby. Their delicious dessert menu also went down well with my son. The main event 'The Sunday Roast' didn't disappoint and was absolutely lush!! Roast Beef, Shoulder of lamb, Roast Chicken and Pork to choose from. We opted for the Beef and the Lamb and were impressed at the portion sizes. Accompanied with roasties, a homemade yorkie, parsnips, fresh (not frozen) vegetables and delicious gravy we thoroughly enjoyed every mouthful. Naturally we felt obliged to test out the desserts too, which also hit the mark. Would definitely recommend The Five Bells for Sunday lunch and wouldn't hesitate to return again when we are next in the area. Thank you for your hospitality!!

Amazing food and brilliant atmosphere, a really friendly pub. Menu a bit different and we loved that vs classic food choices.

Food was dire. Dirty fries had barely any cheese, were dry and thick cut. No sauce or salt and vinegar on the table. The chicken on top was chewy as not chicken breast, two tiny portions too. Not cheap and won’t return.

Excellent food. The steak fillet sandwich was amazing

What a fantastic pub - inside, outside, food, drinks, staff and atmosphere. Do yourself a favour and visit the best pub for miles around!

My favourite pub in the world, who just so happen to do the best pork roasts on Sundays. There are also always dogs visiting. What more could you want?!

Popped in on an evening walk, pub was very busy which was good to see on a weekday. Ales were impressive and service was friendly. No food had, so can't comment but what came out of the kitchen looked good.

Disappointed with service , waited half hour for menus as was told ‘there are only 5 and they are all being used’! Then had to wait another hour for food!! Shame as when we eventually hit our lunch It was very tasty Sadly won’t return

Always welcoming, always enjoyable, always good beer, wines and spirits - better than ordinary! And here in 2022 its as good as ever. Food still fantastic, always the great range of beers, wines, and spirits, still the best pub in town! 2023, only getting better !2024, still the greatest pub in town!

Recommended by others so we visited. It was quite busy but the atmosphere was nice. Most people were locals so there's plenty of parking for non locals. They gave us the wrong beer which didn't taste good. The coke was also watered down from the tap. The burgers were brilliant though. They have gas cannisters for the outdoor heaters so you could sit outside at night, where others can eat, smoke, bring their pets. Indoors section was also nice. Friendly staff.

This was a great discovery for Sunday lunch. Without a reservation, my friend and I happened upon this lovely pub. Excellent choice of drinks, pleasant, traditional atmosphere and welcoming staff. The Sunday roasts (lamb and belly pork) were excellent. Clean plates afterwards! Another visit to this hostelry is definitely on the cards, because the weekday menu caters for all tastes and pockets. Thank you, Five Bells!

Ist time there in a while but still rates highly in my book as a traditional country pub with a decent menu. My partner is vegan which means she really can't eat any animal produce or flesh and I'm vegetarian. We were looked after very well and made sure we were happy.

Lovely pub. Good range of beers. My pint from Bristol Beer Factory was lovely. Arrived after the kitchen had closed but the Chef kindly offered to make a sandwich- had an excellent ham roll

Really good food here. It's a really unassuming little place tucked away from the main high street down a little lane. Doesn't look like much from the outside, but as soon as you open the door there is a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Every time we've been here both the service and the food have been phenomenal.

Great pub, and always delicious food from a wide range of choices, from good old classics to something more adventurous. A brilliant range of beers and other drinks to satisfy everyone, has always been popular and always a favourite of mine. On my last visit I even won a sachet of popping candy for cleaning my plate - thing don’t come much better than that 🤣😂🤣

We ducked in here after a failed attempt to get a table elsewhere nearby. Welcomed us in and we quickly ordered a meal. Absolutely brilliant food. Service was fast and the staff were super friendly! Thanks so much. We will be back for sure!

Best pub in Royal Wootton Bassett bar none! Great beer selection, fantastic old building with loads of character, and a great location to watch big sporting events due to the atmosphere.

Excellent traditional style pub with friendly staff serving an excellent range of real ales and imported lagers. Well worth a visit

A lovely pub with stellar service! The staff were so attentive and kind. I wish I would have gotten the server's name but we had a toddler with us and she was so kind and lovely toward him. Food came out very quickly and was delicious. Cosy atmosphere with a nice log burner. Excellent gluten free options. Highly recommend.

A fantastic pub with wonderful, warm, friendly staff and locals. Off the main high street, it is a hidden gem, with its lovely thatched roof and open fires it is a place you want to seek out. They also make the most amazing Yorkshire puddings which we were lucky enough to sample with a bowl of gravy! Thank you for a wonderful weekend, we will be back to visit soon.

The moment i Entered the pub the local chaps made me feel at home straight away. For lunch I had 2 nice portions of fish and lovely big fat chips and mushy peas.

Great Sunday lunch selection. Lovely beers that were well kept. It's just a great pub with good food. Thursday night, five person, dinner update two years later: Excellent varied pub food menu. Which was well served and very tasty. Eight hand pumps serving a cider and seven ales. Plus, twelve pressurised pumps for beers, lagers, and ciders. An excellent drink selection overall,even before the wines and spirits. Is this RWB's best kept secret pub?

Our favourite pub in RWB. We're luckily very local so we're able to pop in too regularly, some might say. Love the log fire. Service always bubbly. Burgers are the best but recommend a bib or change of clothes. If it's not dripping down my hands and all over my face, I don't want it.

8 hand pumps, 12 electric serving all your faves plus more. I had a pale ale from Bristol when my dad had a bass 😁£8.85 for the two pints I didn't eat here but the eating area out the back looked amazing, great ambience.

Friendly traditional pub with a nice atmosphere, open fire and ever changing selection of decent beers, so definitely the choice in Bassett if you like a real ale. I've never had a bad pint here. It's probably the town's most popular pub, but also quite small, so it can get very busy some evenings and it can be a struggle to find a seat, but that's for a good reason! Well worth a visit though.

What a fantastic team at the five bells. Great atmosphere, great food and drink and lovely staff.

Great traditional ale pubs good selection friendly, positive atmosphere. Great being open boxing day evening

One of the very best pubs. It reinvented itself during COVID to become a thriving food pub, rather than just a locals' boozer. Lovely food, superb ale and friendly staff.

Love the outdoor rear seating area heaters on each bench

One of my favorite pubs. I have been coming here for years and it never disappoints. It’s such a lovely and cosy little place with great food, drinks and staff. They always make me feel at home, even when I haven’t been in for a while.

Very friendly staff and customers

Was only there for a quick drink. Place was very busy so they must be doing something right.

Fantastic old pub, real fires and excellent inexpensive food. Always on my list when I'm visiting friends in Wiltshire

A great pub very frendy staff and customers all round a good atmosphere

My Birthday meal with my sister was amazing. Will visit again.

Stopped here for Sunday lunch based on good reviews, they were 100% accurate. What a great atmosphere. Pub was very busy when we arrived without booking, Becci, said if we could wait a little while she would find us a table. The wait was a little longer than we had hoped, but only because customers were taking their time. Becci kept us informed and kept apologising. When the food arrived it was definitely worth the wait. We will be back

Just had Becky's fabulous Autumn salad. Happiness inside & out....Thank you xxxx

The best local pub. Great selection of ales.

What a great pub restaurant. A fine selection of drinks on draft, far more than you'd find in most places. A small but very tasty menu with home cooking front and centre. We had ham egg and chips, which doesn't sound exciting but I'm still talking about how good it was! And it has a great atmosphere. It's cosy, friendly and run by good people. If you're looking for a lovely pub, with good food run by people who care, you'd be hard pushed to find somewhere this good in the area.

Cosy back street pub with a real fire (or a good fake). Wide range of cask ales and well above average food. At the time of writing (October 23), it was North Wiltshire and Swindon CAMRA Pub of the Year.

Nice little pub with an open fire for them winter nights. Nice choice of drinks including cocktails. Little slow on serving on the couple of occasions we have visited. It’s a shame the garden area is now fully covered by a roof as the smoke lingers too much.

Beautiful cosy pub in Royal Wotton Basset. I've worked in the town for 4 years and this was my first visit. Sitting by the fire drinking a glass of Romanian wine, eating amazing food catching up with friends. Time flew by, before I knew it, it was closing time. Service was so friendly, like I was one of the locals. I can see why this place is so popular. I will be back again. Thank you

Great British pub. Great home cooked food. Brilliant atmosphere. All friendly staff. Lovely open fire. Clean toilets

lovely place, delicious food and beverages, kind and helpful staff!

Lovely, friendly staff. Wine was lovely as was the coffee.

Great food and very friendly staff!

Was busy when myself and my family stopped in need of some food, an amazing woman helped us find seats, menus then when the bar got busy she even took our order from our table. Even though she was busy running around trying to do everything m, she was wonderful to guests and the food was really good!

Great food always changing to keep the variety. Well kept real ales - best in town. It’s always a treat to come along to the bells for a couple

Great pub great food great staff

Went Tuesday 18th July. Asked for an Old Fashioned and when though not on the menu was superbly made. Went so well with The Godfather burger - was one of the best burgers I've ever had. The combination of pesto and pine nut and cheese fits so well and so filling. The chips are outstanding. Real rustic feel to this pub and even though I was dubious about the reviews I've been converted. When I am in the area again I will be back again for this gourmet pub grub. Quite simply outstanding.

Fabulous dog friendly pub, service with a smile and great food, sat in the beer garden under shelter from a small drizzle of rain, heaters available but definitely not required today!

Busy pub. Great atmosphere. Good selection of ales.

Me and my wife stayed in Wooten Basset for a couple of nights and we popped into The Five Bells with our little one, whilst he was asleep. Unfortunately he woke up and was very restless and upset. The staff were both very helpful and friendly giving us a bowl of cold water to cool his bottle down.

Stopped in for lunch and it was amazing definitely recommend, the quality of food and service is outstanding

Best place for a amazing food in Bassett. Service is always 5*

We managed to book last minute for Fathers Day and on the day added more guests. We were warmly welcomed and the pub was buzzing with a great atmosphere. We enjoyed the best Sunday roast ever. Would highly recommend especially as very affordable too. Can’t wait to revisit soon. Thank you for forgiving me not being able to count to 6 ;-)

Small, local pub with a few tables serving simple but unusual dishes as well as classic home made burgers! Great ambiance...low beamed ceiling; open fire (even on chillier summer evenings). Beers and ciders I've never tasted before - not unusual of course; there's lots I still need to try.

Always a warm welcome and good food.

Fantastic food, catering for a celiac which was great. Great choice of beer to

Great atmosphere and friendly staff 👍🏻

It is a really busy place, so to have the opportunity to eat there, you will need to plan the time you arrive. Staff is friendly, good options of beer and the food is also good. The price is fair. You can bring your dog weigh is awesome. I will be back, for sure.

Was disappointed in the Sunday lunch not what was expected after the reviews. I enjoyed my pudding and the staff were great.

Awesome town pub just off the main highstreet. Great covered garden area. Award winning beers and cider. Friendly staff. Small amount of parking requires luck to get a space.

Absolutely amazing night there. Will definitely be back.

Great place for ale but the rear garden has been roofed and three sides walled so poor for none smokers.