The Kings Arms in Wiltshire

We stopped here for lunch and had the tapas option. The food was excellent and portions generous, when we left we felt like Tweedledum and Tweedledee! The fish bites were fantastic with large chunks of cod and salmon, the vegetable tagine was also superb with lots of apricot. My wife liked her squid (she's weird) and the halloumi fries we shared were a great touch. It's a pleasant dining area very spacious and service was pleasant and personable too.

This bar and restaurant is lovely.. The interior is so cosy.. open fire.. Great decor. The bar serves a great selection of drinks. We ordered from the new menu. It has mains on there but also a tapas selection which is what we ordered. Taoas was the beat we've ever had.. and we've had it in Spain many Times.. Chorizo . Prawns..potato bravas etc. Staff on duty were super friendly and helpful.. were not locals but we were made feel really welcome. Would def go back when we are down here next. Thanks to the team.

Great location stayed one night room very small and the window didn’t close properly so was cold. The shower worked but not great. Food and staff lovely as was the ease of Checking in and free parking for the car. Would stay again but ask for a different room .

Top notch grub! And view! Who is your chef, they are fabulous. Everything we ordered arrived quickly, piping hot, delicious. Our first visit to Malmesbury, so if we're ever there again we'll be back to the King's Arms.

We Were a group of 9 'gents' , some more active than others. In fact 5 of us had arrived late from an interesting but very wet walk around the outskirts of Malmesbury Wet and muddy, we were greeted warmly and directed to an area to get out of our wet gear. The rest of the 9 were already eating their meal but our lateness did not seem to phase our lady host who in quick order provided drinks and menus. I was not expecting Greek food and needed advice about what to order which was cordially provided. I had chargrilled chicken in a flatbread wrap with fries. The popular BBQ ribs had already been snapped up by those who had arrived on time!! The ribs (what was left of them!) we're the biggest! The friendly staff and setting alone would get 5 stars. The Greek food was an unexpected bonus.

Visited restaurant for a Birthday Lunch Lovely relaxed setting Staff polite Food poor. Food Luke warm. Chargrilled but tasted burnt . Eat part of the meal, didn't order desert as disappointed with main meal. Shame as it put us of from planning to book a stay at their accommodation.

Really lovely setting with lots of options to sit comfortably and privately. The staff are lovely despite having to deal with a very rude customer they remained calm and professional. Tapas tasty but not really hot enough.

Absolutely lovely staff, we had a table of 12 and were looked after beautifully. Food came out very prompt and nice and hot. We tried their new tapas menu. Great food, great staff. I also have a difficult allergy, that they were very accommodating for. They made sure to check i could have something to eat with my party and made us all feel welcome.

Thought we’d get a quick meal whilst in Malmesbury and opted for the kings arms as tapas seemed like a smart bet for quick and easy eating. I wish we hadn’t bothered. We got an okay pint to start with and were directed to a table. We easily got the attention of the server when we were ready to order but who also had some advice on dishes. Once we ordered a few dishes for our table of 4 we waited about half an hour before anything was brought out. The first dish to arrive was the recommended meat platter, I don’t know how it took them 30 minutes to take 6 slices of meat out a packet and toast 2 small bits of focaccia for 4 people. I thought as this £12 dish was recommended for the 4 of us that we may at least get 4 bits of bread. Another 10 minutes goes by and other dishes are brought out to us. 2 tiny dishes of fried chicken (though could probably be described as dried chicken), some meatballs and a ‘special’ which was 3 unidentifiable fried balls of various flavour and some mayonnaise… certainly not special. Having sat questioning if the quantity of chicken we were provided really was all we would be getting, someone came back over and said “sorry one of those dishes isn’t for you so I’m going to take it back and you can share one of the dishes” a special wrap had also been ordered but not arrived so we questioned this at the time. He took our chicken away and then came back and told us the chicken had now been put in that wrap and that’s what it was actually for. The wrap that was brought over was almost fridge cold. We then told them of this fact and were offered two options, ‘don’t have it, or we can microwave it for you’ as apparently there was no more chicken in the premises. It came back after what I assume was just a second stint in the microwave and it was if anything worse. We decided to get out of there so went to settle up. £87 for 4 of us to have an okay pint, cold chicken and a bit of meat. Upon our horror they kindly deducted the cost of the wrap that back and forthed the restaurant so £20 each we finished on. To walk away hungry filled with nothing but regret.

Really nice high street pub, good service, good beer and safe environment.Very well located for our hotel and restaurant.

We had heard good things about this pub, so decided to book in. It was a busy Thursday early evening (the kitchen closes at 8pm) . The welcome was warm and friendly from a delightful young man at the bar. Before we sat at our table, they kindly informed us there was a party of 11 in and to order quickly, if possible. Another young man, came to take our order and was helpful with recommendations. The food arrived and we had croquettes - very nice, so too the special lamb stew, sadly the potato gravas, aubergine and lentil stew and fried fish were not quite so good, seeming to lack seasoning….

Expecting a pub we instead found a beautiful space, or rather spaces. The bar area, a window seat, and a large, bright space under a skylight perfect for a larger gathering. All tastefully and beautifully decorated. Check out the amazing 150-year old olive tree. Wow! The licensees Simon and Marianne have created a welcoming, friendly environment and offer an exciting and mouth-wateringly delicious range of tapas-style food from 21 countries. We had 7 generously-sized, for tapas, dishes and will return to have more. What was particularly impressive was the ability to cater for all tastes, allergies, and dietary needs. Superb and very highly recommended.

We has a lovely time at the KAs with our friends, whom we had not seen since the start of the pandemic. The restaurant was immaculate, and COVID precautions well respected. We were impressed with the choice and quality of the tapas menu, with the fish bites, padron peppers, meat balls and meat pasties particularly commendable. The merlot we chose was both delicious and affordable. The staff were prompt, knowledgeable and very helpful indeed. The restaurant was also dog friendly, which conferred an extra bonus. If we lived locally, we would definitely be regulars!

We arrived before our 3pm slot on Saturday expecting great things. The guy on reception looked like we'd disturbed his chain of thought and dismissively told us to get a drink, find a table and someone would be along. We snagged a table and a couple of cokes and after waiting 30 minutes concluded that we were in the wrong place. I checked on my way out but no, we were in the Kings Arms alright. There must have been 4 tables occupied in total so it's not like they were rushed off their feet! I'd love to rate the food but we never had any & there's better, more smiley service in a Russian carwash. Don't waste your time, find somewhere that actually serves food, you know, to your table and all that jazz.

We'd booked a table for two hoping to have a quiet dinner during what has been a testing time with lockdown over Christmas 2020. Tension was heightened by Mr Hancock at 1500. Unfortunately all the youths of Malmesbury seemed to descend upon the same venue and in an absolutely unprecedented event seemed to have all arrived from a single household. Covid rules were out of the question although the owner did seem to warn the crowds, this advice fell on deaf ears and a couple of Greek salads and 48 bottles of Peroni later all seemed to be forgotten. I've nothing against the food or service, but the locals are taking the piss somewhat.

We popped in here for lunch. The staff were great and so was the food. We tried the tapas. All the dips were made on site and the humus was probably the best I have tasted - we even asked to take some away! It was quiet because of the Covid precautions and probably the weather but we would happily visit here again if we come back to Malmesbury They had all the Covid precautions in place.

Llamamos a este pub de tapas por recomendación de un amigo, ¡y qué revelación después de la taberna "Whole Hog"!Las reglas de distanciamiento social se aplicaron con simpatía, el servicio fue fantástico y la comida excelente.la señora que nos atendió nos explicó cada plato y su contenido y recomendó artículos de cortesía fuera del menú.Solo desearía tener una barra de este calibre cerca de donde vivo.

¡La comida era horrible! ¡La ensalada griega de queso feta no tenía queso feta! El barman se ofreció a ir a la tienda a comprar un poco, ¡pero fue después de que nuestra comida estuviera en la mesa! ¡No había otro queso disponible! La envoltura era como cartón viejo y el pollo sabía a viejo, ¡como la cerveza! Ensalada muy básica en su mayoría comprada en lechuga! !

Lovely environment. Nice staff. Ok food. Would revisit next time we in the area. Could not have full menu as Covid causing limitations as per everywhere.

Could not recommend this beautiful place more! Rooms and food were beautiful and the service was equally as amazing! We will be back!

Nos alojamos en The King’s Arms en el último minuto para una noche especial fuera de Nochevieja. Ha sido renovado y nos quedamos encantados y satisfechos cuando nos llevaron a nuestras habitaciones. Los problemas comenzaron cuando nos sentamos a cenar. No teníamos la intención de comer aquí originalmente, así que no sabía que eran tapas. (¡Sin embargo, he comido tapas antes mucho mejor que esto!) Pedimos unas pocas canastas de pan - la camarera dudó y dijo "eso es bastante pan" - así que dije que solo una y luego pensé que debían ser grandes canastas. Cuando llegó, solo puedo decir que estaba atónito y no en el buen sentido. Era un plato pequeño de pan cortado (un poco duro para ser sincero / seco) como, no es broma, ¡el tipo de sobras que alimentarías a los patos! Había un pequeño plato de aceite, pero no eran buenos panes frescos y sabrosos. Los "platos principales" eran de nuevo pequeñas porciones diminutas. La camarera había dicho que era para compartir, pero sinceramente, no había suficiente para alimentar a un bebé y mucho menos compartir entre ustedes. Como vegetariano tuve champiñones al ajillo, como una cucharada y tres falafel bastante secos. ¡He tenido una mejor selección de picnic de Asda! Mis hijos comieron pollo, era literalmente un plato de unos 3 filetes de pollo secos, mi papá comió pescado y nuevamente 3 bolas de pescado empanizadas. Estábamos absolutamente hambrientos y, para ser sinceros, sí, podríamos haber pedido más, ¡pero no valió la pena! No era buena comida de calidad. He visto buenas críticas aquí y me pregunto si el chef adecuado estaba fuera. Me quejé y el proyecto de ley se redujo a 22, pero no resolvió el problema que teníamos hambre en la víspera de Año Nuevo. Abrí el camino con mis hijos para encontrar una pizza para llevar, pero estaba cerrada, pero de nuevo, ¡eso no era lo que quería hacer en la víspera de año nuevo! Al final tuvimos unas 6 bolsas de patatas fritas. Se puso un amortiguador en toda la noche para que tengamos hambre. Estaba en una cama Z que obtuve fue mi elección, ya que tengo gemelos: no era cómodo y estaba debajo de una ventana de guillotina ligeramente abierta, ya que entraba un cable, así que no dormí y tenía frío. Por la mañana nos dijeron que no había desayuno. Me informaron que debería haberme avisado cuando reservé, pero no lo hice. Nunca me he alojado en un hotel donde no hay desayuno. La preocupación era que era el día de Año Nuevo en todas partes, pero terminaríamos en el café 1, una vez más, no era lo que quería para una noche agradable. Y sin disculpas. Puede haber dicho 'solo cama' en el papeleo que firmé cuando entré, pero no lo vi porque acabo de firmar y nos pidieron que pagáramos cuando llegamos, y de todos modos ya estábamos allí después de un viaje de dos horas, así que ¡no nos habríamos ido a casa! ! ¡No puedo entender por qué no nos dijeron cuándo hicimos la reserva o dejaron en claro cuando llegamos, ya que habríamos aparecido en la cooperativa y habíamos comprado cruasanes para comer en la habitación! Le envié un correo electrónico al KA para que me respondiera y no tuve respuesta. La comida era el problema principal para nosotros, simplemente no era lo suficientemente bueno o suficiente. No regresaríamos, ya que no se disculparon por las molestias, ¡más bien iré a un lugar donde sé que me alimentarán! !

Good grief, the place had been closed for ages and half the High Street taken up with construction vehicles for weeks, so we thought 'We must give the new King's Arms a go'. The board outside offered open fires, a new menu, a specials board and even dogs welcome. What could go wrong?Well, today, we took our dog, jockeyed for a parking space nearby and went in. The welcome was cheerful and jolly and as we were the first people to arrive for lunch, we had a choice of tables. No fire, though, on a grey old day...The refurbished decor is already looking tired and amateurish, with long drapy curtains cascading over the floor, poorly (re-)upholstered chairs and scuffed paintwork. Not to mention the dirt and dust on the windowsills and the general lack of ambience.Anyway, the cheerful server took our drinks order and brought us a menu, which is basically a choice of tapas from different Mediterranean countries. So far, so good. 'What were the specials?' we asked, looking at the blank board. We were told that the specials 'finished yesterday' and that the chef was off and a temporary chef was in the kitchen. Ooh-ooh, alarm bells started to ring gently.Oh, and please, cheerful serving lady, do not keep touching your diners when you are standing near them taking orders or explaining why there are no specials - not everyone (such as me) likes being touched by a complete stranger.Nonetheless, we placed any order, slightly put off by the high (we thought) prices for each item (around £6 or more each), and sat there drinking our drinks and taking in the disappointing surroundings - disappointing because the place has just been refurbished.The food duly arrived. Served in tiny individual and barely warmed dishes, 2 of the 3 tapas we tried were deep-fried and soon stone-cold. The third, chicken strips, came without any adornment, although there might have been a hint of lemon juice to jazz it up. Goodness me, it and the others all needed it!We managed to eat the chicken, but the fish pieces were awful and the squid uninteresting.In all, the bill came to £21.50 for the tiny portions of food and drinks. That may not seem like much, but we felt we had just thrown our money away. It would have been much better spent donating it to the British Legion and going home for lunch!Sorry KA@Malmesbury, but you have a long, long way to go if you are to tempt us back.

This olde worldly pub has recently been very tastefully refurbished. It offers a range of Tapas with homemade sauces. Delicious.

Recientemente restaurado de un estado bastante pésimo, el KA es ahora un bar y restaurante luminoso, acogedor y acogedor.¡El nuevo equipo directivo tiene mucha experiencia y se ha asegurado de que los clientes se sientan felices! ?Espero que el bar amplíe su gama de cervezas, pero por ahora es genial tener otro encantador bar y restaurante en la ciudad.

He estado en King's Arms dos veces desde que reabrieron después de su renovación con su nuevo menú mediterráneo. El menú es excelente: platos pequeños interesantes para que pueda preparar su propia comida, tanto o tan poco como desee. Muy sabrosa comida, a diferencia de cualquier cosa que pueda obtener en cualquier otro lugar en Malmesbury, y un servicio amable. Lo recomiendo a fondo.

Been ages since I visited this establishment was told it had been refurbished recently with a new Management team .The inside has been brightened up and much more appealing , an interesting menu of International Tapas dishes was great fun and well executed, staff very friendly and gracious. All in all a very good experience. Will return again soon . Thank you Kings Arms team .

Popped in for a drink on a rainy Saturday afternoon, the decor was great... The food menu wasn't for us as just wanted a quick snack, but didn't put us off. Will definitely return even if it's just for drinks.

We enjoyed several delicious share plates followed by interesting main courses. The service was good.

Unfortunately, The Kings Arms restaurant is closed until Aug. 2nd 2019! They are refurbishing everything top to bottom, currently. Please bear with me until they open, again! So all the points I give are just a faint wish to dine here one day.

I’ve been in the kings arms on serval occasions with my partner. From our very first visit we’ve had the warmest of welcomes every time, every time we’ve dined with KA it’s been a memorable and fulfilling evening they consistently exceeded our expectations.

My partner and I walked specifically to the King’s Arms after seeing the positive reviews on tripadvisor. However, we were incredibly let down by the rudeness of the hosts

Great family meal out for 10 people. We had a 3 course meal. The service was great and the food was servered in good time . Fantastic food and attentive staff. That made us all feel very welcome. Will definitely be go back and recommending to friends. Thank you for a great night out.

We had a large group of us go for an evening birthday meal. The food was very very good and my steak was cooked exactly to my order. The hosts were very attentive and we had a great evening. Would highly recommend this restaurent.

100% recommend this place. The quiaitly of the food was impeccable, the guy couldn’t accommodate us more. Made our Wednesday night very memorable, actually going to dine there tonight again, you have to try the chilli prawns, the Ciabatta is die for.

Welcoming bar area. We were trying to enjoy a drink with our dog and toddler. A challenge! It all went wrong when the dog knocked the table and the drinks spilled! They mopped them up and replaced the drinks. Thank you!

We visited the kings arms in malmesbury on Saturday to celebrate my sons 15th birthday. We cannot speak highly enough, for the welcoming staff, the food and the atmosphere, music & real fires!!! A winning combination!!We all enjoyed different choices from the menu and each dish was stunning. I had the lamb, and it was totally mouth-wateringly yummy. It was a treat for my son but I felt I had the treat too! We all agreed to return very soon. Thankyou KINGS ARMS for spoiling us rotten! See you soon Andrea .

We tried the Sunday lunch with a view to booking for 12 at a later date. The meal was very disappointing. The lamb was cut very thickly & was tough. Certainly would not recommend Sunday lunches

Although I live in Malmesbury I haven't been to The Kings Arms in a long time - under the previous management the food was very hit and miss. It just wasn't worth going to as at least half the time you got very poor food.

We live locally and discovered this pub a few months ago. We returned with our friends for dinner a couple of weeks ago and had a lovely meal. We all had steak ( sourced locally - same butcher who supplies Highgrove) literally the best gravy any of us have ever had ! They have a new chef who is doing great things and the landlords couldn’t have been nicer. We had such a lovely evening we gave them a hug on the way out. Please try this hotel/restaurant and show your support for a business that is trying really hard, with great results. Support local !

Visitamos los Kings Arms anoche. Este establecimiento está bajo una nueva administración y estoy realmente impresionado con los cambios que han realizado. Todos decidimos en bistec con todos los adornos. Estaba delicioso y de gran valor también. Muy recomendable

Fuimos hoy para el almuerzo del domingo a corto plazo. Las mejoras que los nuevos propietarios han hecho son grandes. La decoración del comedor lo hace sentir cálido y acogedor. ¡Qué cambio! La barra principal también se ha transformado.

Mis dos amigos me sorprendieron con una visita de regreso a Londres desde Bath. Aunque con poca antelación, María y Stuart, los gerentes de Kings Arms no dudaron en hacer espacio para mi reserva de almuerzo. Elegimos el lomo de cerdo, el cordero al horno y un filete del extenso menú de ternera [cocinado raro]

Friendly service and relaxing atmosphere. Tasty and flavoursome food, compliments to the chef. Worth a visit if your in town.

Dans l’une des rues principales de MALMESBURY venez découvrir ce restaurant où le chef a un savoir incontournable pour vous faire manger n’importe quel légume tant il sait bien les préparer. Je conseille les plats au miel qui émoustille les papilles. En outre les assiettes sont particulièrement généreuses. Donc sans hésitation

The Kings Arms ha cambiado de propietario recientemente y ha hecho un excelente trabajo. El bar reformado es muy acogedor y acogedor. Nos sentimos como un bistec así que fuimos al restaurante. Me encantó el uso de manteles y servilletas de lino. Mi marido tenía un plato de gougons de bacalao con salsa tártara, la porción era enorme, ambos elegimos un bistec de costilla que se derretía en la boca. Se servía con tomate y champiñón de la vid con un plato de patatas fritas como la patata, que eran inusuales, ya que se cortaban en lugar de un chip convencional. Eran deliciosos y todo estaba muy bien sazonada con una buena selección de salsas para complementar el bistec. Desafortunadamente estábamos demasiado llenos para un dulce. El personal es muy acogedor y eficiente. Así que si te gusta un bistec darles una oportunidad. Ellos están trabajando muy duro para hacer que el restaurante sea un éxito. Felicitaciones al nuevo chef, él sabe de qué se trata. Además del menú de bistec, hay otras opciones y ofertas especiales para tentar a los comensales más exigentes. El Kings Arms es un verdadero activo para la ciudad.

I visited Malmesbury recently just looking around Wiltshire and stopped to find somewhere to eat. I found this amazingly welcoming restaurant/pub who could not have been more accommodating. Great welcoming customer friendly proprieters who brought to the venue some great Northern hospitality. They even got the chef to start food early. The food was hot and delicious, and plenty of it. They did not push you to have anything else, though I think they missed a trick there, I might have had they asked me.

Great meal in olde world pub. Staff were very helpful and the food was really good. Good parking although if you are disabled phone first to check on access into pub as there are steps down from outside to inside. Would certainly go again

I just popped in with my sons for a drink and immediately we walked through the door we felt welcome. A lovely smell of wood smoke, friendly and attentive staff and a VERY nice cappuccino made for a memorable stop-off.

Place was very busy and staff were very pleasant, but unfortunately the meal itself was not up to standard, meat looked nice but was dry and probable standing too long, vegetables ok but carrots uneatable, I like my veg underdone but raw! no. Decided to have pudding chose ice cream which came in a WARM PLATE could not fault the staff and lets hope that they sort these problems out have had plenty of carvery lunches far nicer elsewhere

We wanted a hot drink after me wife and son had been out in the snow. We walked into a lovely warm cosy area r fire going. It was nice and quiet apart from the owner and the 2 goregous dogs. Great service she went and got somone to serve us. And there on the bar was some lovely cakes . yes indeed we had some. A lovely warm drink yummy cakes a great time all round. The owner was lovely she spoke to us . Chosen a good time as not long after a few other people turned up.

4 of us ate here early on a Friday evening. 3 chose the fish and chips which was accompanied by a 'drizzle' of pea puree on the side of the plate. The actual fish and chips was visibly overcooked and dry. My meal, the tagliatelle was ok, a large portion, accompanied by delicious garlic bread. The young man who served us was pleasant and helpful but overall a disappointing experience.

6 of us stayed over the bank holiday weekend. Friendly staff, yes maybe short staffed however this is only a small hotel with social pub attached. Room has standard facilities but matches the price. Other people on here are obviously looking for more for their money. Quiet and peaceful sleep. Bed was broken in one of the rooms however they made up for it with a free breakfast as the previous occupants in the room didn't want to tell the staff. The only issue we had was that the taxi services in the area was shockingly bad, literally only 2 taxi cars working in the 20 mile radius so if you are looking to go to a wedding or something make sure your taxi is booked in advance and the other is that the overall town feels like the town from the film in Hot Fuzz, you definitely feel like an outsider there.

Well, I have definitely slept in better places. Staff fabulous, bed old and sqeeky but hey ho. Perfectly placed in centre of village. Bedroom needs a good clean, would I stay again....... NO . But never say never lol.

room that we stayed in was disgusting and potential dangerous .... £50 maybe lower end but this was beyond that .... definitely the dirtiest room I have stayed in ever and I stay away a lot see pics ... given something that was not much better than a room in a shed , baking hot , lots of things broken or not working , TV inop , shower rail hanging off , bedside light broken with bare wires sticking out of the top , and then there was the vent fan on back of hotel banging away all night on and off ,breakfast wasn't very nice also sat on a small round bar table with two others as no where else , access road to car-park very narrow and couldn't get two of larger cars through it , shame as malmesbury was lovely , receptionist however was friendly and helpful definitely needs to work somewhere else !

Este establecimiento solía tener un bar en el restaurante y un bar de personas "jóvenes" adyacente al restaurante. El bar en el restaurante ha ido y bebida basura más grande/Arkell en la "zona de basura." jóvenes Este pub solía ser mi favorito. . No volveremos!

I recently stayed at the kings arms hotel with 3 other family members due to attending a concert at the nearby location of westonbirt and the hotel was reasonably priced. Let's just say that I would not be staying at this hotel again and I wouldn't recommend it. There are many reasons why which I will now state below. 1. Our welcoming to the hotel was very slow but did feel sorry for the young girl who did eventually checked us in as she seemed to be running the place on her own. 2. Me and my sister were placed in a stable twin room which was not ready by the specified time of 3pm even though we didn't arrive until 3:45pm the room still contained all the cleaning products and a rubbish bag just left on the floor. We did let the young girl know and after around another 20 minutes the room was ready.3. Very limited wifi, inaccessible from rooms only in reception. 4. Disgusting smell of dried sick in the stable room that made us feel physically ill which did not go away.5. Broken elements in the room, curtain pole hanging off the wall, fallen apart lampshades, in need of new mattresses. 6. Carpet definitely had not been hoovered and desperately needed it7. Found a small bug in my bed which I found disgusting.8. Dirty tea/coffee mugs.9. Difficult lock to use on the door. 10. Room felt dirty to be in even though the cleaner had just been in.I don't normally complain like this but some higher standards are needed at this hotel immediately. I can't comment on the food as I didn't eat at the hotel. The best part about the hotel was the beer garden area outside.

wenn es jemanden in diese Gegend verschlägt sollte er dieses Pub meiden. Schmuddelig, unfreundliches Personal und warmes Bier. Grausam

The reception staff were very helpful in showing us alternative rooms on arrival but the rest of it was a dire experience. Room faced onto the high street which, with no double glazing, was noisy from the traffic and drunken people on Friday & Saturday nights.There was noise until 11 p.m. from below ourroom - 'the human jukebox' one night and disco the next. Every time the entrance door below opened the noise was not only heard but the vibration shook the floor. The ceiling plaster was falling off and the shower had no hot water. The bed was so uncomfortable I used the sofa cushions to sleep on. Thank goodness we brought our own electric fan. We were expecting free parking onsite but you needed to fold the wing mirrors in to get through the narrow entrance and there were frequently no spaces so you had to come back out again. So glad to come home

Este es un edificio muy antiguo, así que hay un montón de pistas y adoquines. Puede ser bastante tranquila en el día, pero un poco ruidosos por la noche! ! Las mujeres jóvenes que trabajan aquí son simplemente encantadoras. . Se puso al día con un montón de basura) (francamente sexistas pero sonrisa y hacer que todo el mundo bienvenido! ! La cerveza es buena y siempre hay música o el televisor.

Seems to be amateurly run by staff that seem to please themselves as to when they open with little idea about the ethos of customer service Generally dirty with facilities that are permanently broken

Lo suficientemente agradable pub con las comodidades habituales. Un montón de cerveza de barril y la disposición y el personal del bar.

Awful place and awful staff! Staff are always drunk and rowdy don't go here and do not waste your money

Firstly we arrived to discover the entrance to the car park was very narrow, my Almera just made it down, anything bigger would struggle. We were greeted by a friendly lady who checked us in and told us that their new chef was starting in the morning so breakfast was free. Good start. Then we headed through dingy corridors to our room (room 3) Alarm bells were going off already at how dark and musty the place felt. We entered our room and my heart sank. It was tiny, on a huge slant and absolutely filthy. Dust everywhere, still urine in the loo from previous occupant, shower had mould on the head and pipe, the bathroom light didn't work so I had to use my phone torch, stupidly I lifted the seat of the toilet.... i almost vomited. The windows were rotting away and the net curtains were horribly stained and ripped. I sat on the bed and felt like I was being stabbed a hundred times by springs. We could hear loads of noise surrounding the room and could hear word for word the neighbouring rooms conversations. My partner and I agreed we couldn't stay in that room. We asked for a room change and were told she was sorry about the room, they'd had problems with housekeeper and she was being sacked in the morning, however they had no rooms. We set out to find another hotel and got lucky at the old bell. I said I refused to pay a cancellation fee due to the fact the room was not fit for purpose and was told I wouldn't have to.., hopefully I won't be charged.Separately we did pop in for a drink as we were in the area for a wedding and most guests were staying there. The bar is ok but limited on products and a screw top prosecco is beyond me!!? They told us they were shutting the bar at 10.30 but we could go in the lounge and they would bring drinks over. After we moved across the pub was locked and no staff to be seen! We did pop into some of the guests rooms to see theirs, whilst they were still bad, they were not as dire as the one we were given.

This hotel is of poor quality. It's unwelcoming, dirty and uncomfortable. There was a lot of noise from the bar from the rowdy customers but we were warned of this. The staff struggle coping with the simplest of tasks for example booking out. The breakfast was terrible. We won't revisit this establishment.

Room was booked online and was told to pay at property! That's the first problem (and believe me there are many) they took the money twice and I'm still trying to get a refund. Next the room was dreadful I had an hours sleep before I was awoken by the beer delivery lorry (was not warned about it) not told when breakfast was or even where, in fact there are too many things to list... I spent over a week and gods knows how many phone calls phoning the place to speak to the manager (who is never there) and was told that the refund had been done but still after another week of waiting still have not received!!!! Phoned again and was told that someone would call me in an hour but at the time of writing this still nothing... The best thing to do is avoid this place like the plague

Confusión en registro no fue mitigado por nuestra eventual sala de no haber sido limpiado y preparado para una estancia familiar. La zona del bar no tiene alma y no bienvenida en cualquiera. En cosas de desayuno falta del menú persistentemente y no hay comida se ofrecía en el almuerzo o la cena. Comparado con otros bares en la ciudad; tiene mucho que mejorar. Malmsbury es una delicia; los reyes de Armas no es

Nos alojamos aquí para una boda. El pub/estar a 5 minutos a pie de la recepción :) El aparcamiento es gratuito, pero sólo para coches pequeños, ya que hay un arco estrecho. Personal muy entusiasta en diciendo que no aceptar la responsabilidad de coches rayados (era la primera cosa que nos dijeron).

Went in for a drink. Walked into the bar and were told to go opposite, went opposite and were told to go back where we had come from. Not very good customer service. Some of the beers were off. The lager wasn't that impressive. Went and sat in the garden, it was grubby. A barbacue with the lid off and thrown on the floor, cigarette ends all around. The bar itself looked dirty with a big puddle on the floor, not sure what that was. Cigarette ends all down the cobbled alleyway. Wouldn't eat here and wouldn't go again. Has great potential, but what about a bit of tidying and cleaning.

Ok, popped in for beer whilst waiting for takeaway. Beer fine but language in the more local bar shocking (not occasional but constant and I would not have used playing rugby) and unchecked especially with children around. Redecoration is had done, wires hanging down and just not complete, overly loud music for 7pm. If I was staying in a room I would have left by now. The place has a lot of potential.

Arrived after being tempted by their menu we walked in to be greeted by a sign that said, 'please take a seat and you will be table served. The table we choose was dirty but we sat anyway and shortly a friendly girl took our order. My beer was a bit cloudy but a tasted okay. I ordered shredded beef with chilli on a jacket potato but was told it was in fact 'chilli-con-carne' which I had guessed. The jacket potato was very good but the salad and coleslaw wasn't up to much, but the biggest disappointment was the chilli that wasn't fully cooked. But of an amateurs attempt but seemed home cooked. My wife ordered a tuna sandwich and given the choice of brown bread with cucumber, but this didn't arrive and a white door stop sandwich arrived fit for a transport cafe which wasn't very pleasant. Anybody that knows anything about the pub industry knows that the toilets MUST be clean, however the gents were far from clean which I pointed out but the bar staff didn't seemed that overly bothered of fused that the lights had not been turned on. Overall we wouldn't rush to return.

Firstly, if you have a large car and want to use their Car Park, take your life into your own hands. You have to turn between 2 buildings under an arch. It is EXTREMELY narrow. This is a Local's Pub with accommodation for those needing such, so expect rather a lot of the locals using the Bar and outside drinking areas. Rooms are small, clean but dated, especially the bathroom I had, which was VERY dated.While I was served a drink in decent time, trying to order food later that evening took an eternity - I believe due to the fact that there were just 2 staff on customer duty. Food itself, basic, but well cooked and well priced. Under the circumstances - I stayed on the hottest night of the year, I had a good sleep, and by 8 a.m. was ready for a good breakfast. However, nobody in reception, no smell of food in fact nobody around at all, until a lady appeared at 8:15 and said that cooked breakfast would be 'A While'. She had to 'find' the chef!!! By 8:25, still no chef, so I paid my bill and left. Not a visit I would want to recommend to others, so, I won't!

We went for an evening meal - it was a bit quiet but the food was superb. My husband had steak, I had lamb, someone else had the burger and one child ate from the children's menu. First of all, the children's menu - fish fingers usually mean orange breadcrumbs but no, this meal was pieces of cod (I think) in a batter, with chips and beans. I wanted to eat it too! The burger meal was very good, as was my lamb, and my husband's steak was cooked to PERFECTION. He asks for medium rare and that's what he got. So, we thought the food was extremely good. Dessert (sticky toffee pudding) was amazing too, as was cheese and biscuits. The service was very slow, however, but hopefully that will change.

In the high street of Malmesbury this very local pub hS dome good sleep but very little to offer for food at lunchtime in my experience. Good to watch rugby.

We called in for lunch with two other couples and opted for the pleasant eating area outside behind the main building. Nice beer, very good value fish and chips for me and one of our guests and a selection of sandwiches for,others. The only gripe was that the sandwiches came between two massive slabs of bread, but the bread was good!In spite of the trek from the main bar and kitchen, service was prompt and the hot food was hot. Well done!

I frequently drink real ale in either the Smoking Dog, Kings Arms or the Whole Hog. The 'KA' has never let me down on any of their real-ales! Well done Jack and all the staff...(one of the other pubs is very 'hit & miss' See my other reviews to work that one out... :)

Lovely evening meal with delightful waiters Fiona and Koran even the chef came out to help with allergy discussion and was able to adjust menu to suit

Popped in here the watch the mid week football on BT sport and decided to eat. We ordered steak and cod, have to say food very good and staff friendly with good section beers. The bar itself is dated with a mixture of chairs & sofas that have seen better days. I guess in summary it was ok but the general condition of the bar area just needs updating

A one night stay, I just about managed to get in the carpark through the narrow entrance, pleasant staff, good ales, sports bar with sky & BT sports. I met some mates we had lunch while watching the football, good food £8 for a steak sandwich and chips very good. My room overlooked the street it was ok but a tad used old wardrobe I would say the room needed a facelift, kettle tea & coffee in the room and small flat screen tv. We came back at night the bar was very busy with a lively atmosphere. I didn't stay for breakfast I was leaving early Sunday 8am there was no one around to hand the key back to or settle my bill, I phoned them when I got home. Nice enough all round probably suited the reasonable price for just a room.

This place serves delicious food (my partner recommends the burger- he had this twice during our long weekend stay in Malmesbury) and the portions are generous.In the bar area, there is a warm, dog-friendly atmosphere and the opportunity to watch sport on the screens.The staff are really helpful and friendly.A great place.

I been here several times with a friend who currently lives in Malmesbury.There is a lovely seating area outside and a separate restaurant area.It is possible to walk to the pub from the residential areas like Burnivale but it is up uneven steep steps so you would have to hold onto the guard rail if it is icy.There is a car park but the entrance through an arch is a little tight.The Arkells beers are nice and there is a good selection of nuts and crisps to eat.

New Years Eve probably presents a challenge to this type of establishment with a greater number of visitors but the Kings Arms efficiently and pleasantly dealt with us when we appeared, serving drinks and clearing a table for us. Reasonable food choice. Would have been happy to visit the pub later for just a drink but we ran out of time.

Stopped here Friday evening the week before Christmas with my two small Children whilst we had dropped a family member at a nearby work Christmas party. I was rather concerned about finding anywhere with a spare table but The King's Arms looked pretty quiet. We were greeted by a very friendly member of staff (Jasmine) who welcomed us and showed us to a table. The children's menu was just perfect for what my little ones needed, with a more than substantial menu for me too. I asked for some bread for starters and was presented with a fantastic, brilliantly presented board of bread, dipping oils and olives. The children's food was excellent and included ice cream too so I had two very happy little ones! My burger was first class, brilliantly presented and featuring excellent quality meat.Jasmine could not have been more helpful and attentive, making us (and particularly the children) extremely welcome and well looked after. This was the perfect stop gap for what we needed. Excellent quality and value for money. The other half of the establishment is the bar area which was hosting some very good love music as we left. We popped our heads in and I think the children though it was great (as did I) but we had to return to our taxi duty.Thank you for a perfect evening meal.

So disappointed this Sunday morning to be invited in for breakfast around 1030, asked to take a seat whilst a table was prepared and then told we were too late by the Chef who said he needed to start Sunday lunches. I wouldn't have minded but I checked they were still doing breakfast before I brought our party of 7 in the door! Give the chef more staff please. The poor staff, including the chef, seemed to be the victim of management penny pinching who then lost £70 sales.

From the warm welcome to paying the bill, everything was swift, no fuss and a delight. The whole place was very clean and the seating comfortable. An excellent menu to suit all tastes, and when the food arrived (freshly cooked) it tested wonderful. Would definitely go back and like to try the other things on the menu. Iced water was brought to the table as soon as we sate down, a lovely extra touch, along with the little posies of flowers in the vases.

Decided to try the two steaks and a bottle of wine offer. The waitress was very efficient and managed to slip our order through before taking orders from a party of 12. The steak was cooked really well, it came with tomato's, mushrooms and chips which were very crispy and fluffy inside. The atmosphere was very pleasant and cosy. Did not have room for the sweets offered.

This was a really wet bank holiday Monday which meant Malmesbury festival was a wash out. However we found a haven of loveliness where even though the only waiter was pushed he was fun and you never felt unwelcomed. Roast had run out so we all chose ham egg and chips.... Well even though there was no sun it beamed down on us this was an utterly amazing bit of fortune. Ham that tastes like ham used to..... scrumptious. Thanks we will come back for more on our next travels highly recommended

Popped in for a refreshing beer very early in the evening. Local ales available. Suspect it could get really lively later.

We had a light lunch (mostly sandwiches and pasta) in the courtyard of the pub. It was fine, food nicely presented and quite tasty. The courtyard is a little barren, and on a hot day a bit oppressively hot. The staff were nice and friendly, so a nice, reasonably priced stopping place.

В этом ресторане можно не только позавтракать, заказав английский завтрак, вместо континентального, но и хорошо провести вечер за бокалом вина с хорошим ужином.

Friendly manager and waitress, nice choice of beer, original tables. We really enjoyed having a drink there before going to the restaurant next door.

We were a group of 5, gathered to watch the final of the Six Nations Rugby. The barman set us up in front of a large TV and treated us very well. The food was good, my friend's burger, outstanding.

We were in Malmesbury for the evening and we had brought the dog, well puppy really, and were looking for somewhere to eat. There seemed little choice and we ended up here - because they did not allow dogs in the restaurant we had to eat in the bar - the bar was one of those bars with a sports screen, incredibly high volume music and somewhat rough and ready - the hotel dining room on the other side of the passage looked more refined - the food was actually quite good but eating a meal with such a racket going on was really not conducive to a pleasant evening.

We spent two nights here recently - the hotel is an attractive old inn, conveniently situated in the centre of Malmesbury. Some allowance for the fact that the building is 500 years old and constrained by the proximity of other buildings should be made when comparing it with a bland modern purpose built establishment - the place has charm, it's generally clean, comfortable and the food is good. We found the staff to be pleasant and helpful. That said there is scope for improvement - for me the biggest let down was the noise generated by the small number of folk who gathered in the narrow covered way that leads to the hotel car park. While walking around Malmesbury at 11pm at night I found the quiet serenity of the place so pleasant, but on returning to the inn half a dozen people (most of whom didn't appear to be customers) were making an infernal racket only a few feet away from my bedroom window. The noise continued until well after midnight and was repeated the following evening. I do think that the management should address this issue - even if they put up a sign reminding people talk quietly after 11pm it would be something. But for this annoyance I would have awarded the hotel 4 stars in my review. One other point, I mentioned earlier that the place was generally clean - the net curtains in Room 7 were disgusting however, they looked as if they hadn't been washed in years.

This has to be one of the worst hotel stays I have ever experienced. I arrived Sunday afternoon in January & the kitchen was closed. Staff refused to even sell me a packet of crisps from the bar! The room was dirty & to say the bathroom had not been cleaned is an understatement. If at all humanly possible do not stay at this hotel unless you want to experience rude staff, extremely poor service, & dirty rooms, even if it's free!

Have visited this hotel several times. The atmosphere is very homely, cosy and relaxing. The food is 'to die for'. Simply fantastic. The new décor is also very well designed. makes you feel at home. Have met the owners and they are both very friendly and courteous.The staff are excellent and very customer friendly. Not stayed here as a resident but I'm sure (from how the bar and restaurant are run) the accommodation is more than satisfactory. Keep up the good work guys.

Four of us ate at the Kings Head last Saturday. The pub/restaurant has been refurbished nicely and we all found the food excellent and reasonably priced. The staff were lovely and went out of their way to sure we were looked after. I would highly recommend a visit and a meal.

This was our second visit in about 6 weeks and both times have been very good.We live in Malmesbury and drink in the KA but never really think about eating there but i'm glad we did.The service is friendly, food well presented and tasty.good value for money, i would definitely return.

Good find,, central to the town.. Room ok stayed in the courtyard, clean and you get what you pay for, but breakfast is good..

My boyfriend and I came up for the two course menu, then saw the al la carte menu.....lobster tail, seared scallops, panchetta, for £20.... Yes please, first time I had ever tried and was amazed by the combination of flavours. My boyfriend had the 32oz T-bone steak and was demolished. Didn't have room for pudding....but will be more carefull next time on how much we order. Little tip...be carful when ordering side dishes, they call them sharing sides for a reason.

We were suggested the kings for food, bit surpised due to its reputation for trouble but understand its changed for the best.... We were not disappointed. Three courses for 18 pound, i had the salmon followed by pork belly then chocolate torte for afters. Abouslutey well worth the money, crackling was crispy and salty Would recommend.