The Methuen Arms in Wiltshire

My friend and I visited yesterday for the festive Afternoon Tea… it was delicious. Would highly recommend. The staff were so friendly and welcoming too and very accommodating as we couldn’t finish it all and wanted to take some home.

Bustling and friendly atmosphere, casual feel but menu includes high-end food alongside pub grub. Accommodated our dog too. Good on allergies (my wife has a nut and fish allergy and they are always helpful and reassuring).

The service in the Methuen Arms is appalling. I am still there, waiting for dessert . The food is pleasant enough, but one is fortunate not to die of starvation waiting for it. This is not the first time I have been here- never again- no sign of any improvement

Amazing food, highly recommend the flat iron steak. Waitress was very friendly and attentive. Lovely festive decorations.

Silver wedding night, meal and service were excellent. Couldn't have done better anywhere else. Most enjoyable evening. Thank you.

Lovely brunch, great service and relaxed atmosphere. Went there with my wife for a relaxed breakfast/brunch and we weren’t disappointed.

This location is perfect for a special occasion in a very old building It is also a great place just to visit and have a few drinks. The staff are super friendly

Very helpful & friendly service, but wasn’t able to get my Butcombe inns app working - so annoyingly I couldn’t get my 25% discount on my meal !!

Excellent Sunday roast, tender beef cooked to perfection, lovely building and atmosphere, would highly recommended

Came for lunch on a Wednesday afternoon and the Methuen was super busy. We were shown to a lovely little table and the staff were fantastic, so friendly and helpful. Food was delicious, could honestly not fault our visit! I recommend the sticky toffee and date pudding!

We had a great time it was my birthday dinner in the scullery (private dining room) ! The staff were excellent at accommodating our extra unexpected guests and very good service! The only disappointment was the fish of the day not being white fish! Would definitely go again and recommend to others! I would check beforehand what the fish would be but we ordered in advance so not sure if this would have helped! Those who had steak were impressed! Thank you xx

What a fabulous place. The food is fantastic. Great portion sizes. I have an allergy and I felt so welcome and accommodated for. There’s a varied selection of wines and non alcoholic cocktails. Toilets are clean and parking is easy. This will definitely be our meeting place. Ooh and the outside seating is gorgeous in the summer.

Came for Sunday roast. Really delicious, the extra jug of gravy and beef brisket in the Yorkshire puffy were nice touches. Lovely eating rooms and pretty courtyard garden. Friendly waiting staff.

Partners birthday excellent meal, fantastic service and first rate atmosphere 👌 thank you very much we will definitely be back.

5 of us met up for breakfast. We had pre booked. The lady on reception led us to the table & informed us that, we must order quickly, before the chef stopped breakfast. We arrived 10 minutes before our booking time?. 10 minutes later the waitress gave us the menu. 4 adults & 1 child. I asked if we could see the child's menu. To be told they only have 1 menu. £11.99 for a 5 year olds child's breakfast. The same price as the adults??. The waitress kept calling us lovelies, which was frustrationg I asked if I could have a sweetener for my tea . She said no we don't have those only sugar! And walked off. A few minutes later after another waitress had heard me ,she came back with a sweetener. ??We were than given our meals and then the waitress brought another cooked breakfast to our table, surely she could see we had our food & this was not for our table? . Noone asked if we wanted sauces or more drinks. When we asked for the bill, we were charged for 6 breakfast not 5. Although the breakfast was very good , we felt the experience was let down by Staff who weren't trained.

Had a family lunch here and it was one of the best meals I have eaten in a good while. Menu good, cooking excellent and the service exemplary. Don't be afraid to ask for a seat cushion! In addition, an error on the bill calculation was easily settled the day after and promptly rectified.

A 25 minute wait to order drinks whilst sat at the table did not bode well, the restaurant only had 3 tables occupied! Waitress was asked what Gin’s were on offer didn’t really have much idea. Food was delicious each course involved a good wait in between. Again another wait to be served more drinks, which came missing one. This was then brought and charged at a bottle instead of a glass of wine. Asked for the bill of which then again involved another wait and then a discussion due to the removal of service charge. A member of the table endured their chair leg being kicked as staff walked past on several occasions. Not a pleasant experience at all. We had visited in the past for drinks and enjoyed the atmosphere. We won’t return.

Great venue for a celebratory Sunday lunch with family. Efficient and friendly service and we were given time to enjoy our drinks and nibbles before lunch was served. Delicious starters (Chalk Stream cured trout was wonderful) and our selection of roasts - beef, pork, chicken and veggie wellington - all got five stars! Generous and fantastic quality. Really exceeded our expectations. We’ll be back!

Excellent lunch I had fish my friends had steak with peppercorn sauce and the other had the same as me fish. The food was delicious-I think this chef should go on to Masterchef. The service was excellent as well.

This place! The staff were lovely friendly, helpful but not overwhelming The food! Well what can I say…. Don’t walk run! My room was clean, comfy and luxurious. I don’t normally write reviews and I’m still sitting here with a glass of wine but had to say something. Thank you guys for a fabulous couple of days. It was a work trip but felt more like a little mini break.

Great friendly and professional service from Madison ! Delicious food and made my brothers birthday extra special ! Highly recommend

This is a must if you are visiting the Cosham area. Everything about this hotel is 5 star! To start with, there is a very good car park and the hotel is easy to find. The staff at reception make you feel welcome and to be fair all the staff we engaged with were all very friendly. The room is top class and there are a few extra touches that made your stay feel extra special, like complimentary drinks, lavender for your pillow, nice tea & coffee etc. We didn't eat at the hotel restaurant that evening, and listening to the buzz in the restaurant, I think we missed out, although we had a pre-dinner and post-dinner drink in the hotel bar which were both perfect. The breakfast was delicious including the chef's home made hash brown's and beans! We will definitely be back!

Arranged an evening for 5 of us, ordering two 'sharing boards', each of which was described as suitable for 4/6 people so believed I had over ordered by quite a margin. Well, Butcher's board (£45) included exactly the following....1 sausage roll cut into 4 pieces, 2 scotch eggs cut in half and 12 cocktail sausages wrapped in bacon. The Fish board was equally sparse (£50). I was so embarassed I ordered 5 portions of fries @ £4.90. With drinks and service charge the bill was just under £200 and we had to order a takeaway when we got home. I emailed but no one bothered replying, which seems quite common. Previous meals have been mediocre but I was willing to give their hyped up festive offerings a go. I won't be going back. A message to management. If customers email, please have the courtesy to respond.

A lunch with a lovely friend, we had a great chat over a long lunch. Waiter lovely but did not check during meal if ok, and didnt check how our food had been when collected plates even though left items. My friend had the coronation chicken flatbread, all good except salad dripping in dressing which was oily. My peppercorn sauce was without pepercorns, i think they had forgotton, so brandy cream sauce instead which was lovely but no expected spice/heat. Puddings; my friend had choc delice which she enjoyed, i had pineapple mille-feuille- saldly the pastry was flat and fatty and spoilt the dessert. This was my second visit, each time where a friend had booked. At the first visit i had bisque which was grey and tasteless. I emailed after the first visit rather than complaining at the table, regarding my disappointment, and had no reply. I won’t be coming again. I am happy to pay top dollar if it’s done right- it isn’t here sadly.

A large and pleasant pub with good choice of drinks and food. Unfortunately service at the bar can take a while.

A fabulous Sunday meal, our server was lovely and food came in good time. Desserts were outstanding, Thank you so much!

£16 for a poor cheese board with gherkins ! This is a great pub with a good atmosphere, we stayed the night and had dinner with friends. Nothing much to complain about, it’s pricey but popular, which brings me onto this bizarre cheese board, it lacked any great local cheeses and the kitchen had no sweet pickles, of which there are many to be found in the local shops, they put a pile of gherkins on the plate.. but at £16 it was a bit of a disgrace … so definitely choose something else from the dessert menu.

To start it off service is terrible, food is very expensive and average and it is hard to get much sleep considering that you are right next to a highway, oh and had to switch to the couch half way through the night because I was getting bitten and felt awfully itchy.

Hello at the Methuen Arms A very Happy New Year to you all. I can’t quite believe it’s already the 6th of January - Feast of the Epiphany. Where does the time go? I want to say a very big thank you to you all from the family for making our Christmas such a happy and enjoyable occasion. I came to Corsham form York and stayed with you 22-26/12 and my daughter & partner came from London and stayed 24-26/12. My son had organised Christmas lunch for us all + extended family and you made your Green Room available to us. We were 9 adults and 4 boisterous young children. The staff throughout our stay were friendly and helpful. A special thank you from me to Rose for making me ‘Queen' of the day with the lovely silver headband. A special thank you also to James with 'the green velvet jacket’ (hope I’ve got the name right ) for looking after us so well. He was very attentive and I don’t know how he managed it so skilfully because we were not the only guests in the Methuen Arms that day. I hope we make it an annual event With best New Year wishes to all, Joanna W

Very pleasant stay. The staff could not have been more helpful and friendly. Good food, nice bedroom and would thoroughly recommend.

I went for pre drinks before watching a show at the pound arts, at the time I didn't realise that my round of 3 glasses of wine were 29.50. After going home I noticed that I'd been charged that and thought it was a mistake...

Awful, thats a perfect word to describe this place. Its ridiculously expensive!!! Its more expensive that london! Staff rude and un interested and under trained. Go pretty much anywhere in corsham just not here. Come on butcombe pull your socks up! This is not doing...

This was our company Xmas dinner, deeply disappointed, amuse bouche was very tasty, the starters,were 3 tiny dollops of pate with a couple of miniscule cheesey type twirls (no french toast as advertised), the pate was very soft. Now for the main course, 2 Brussel...

7 of us arrived at the Methuen Arms on Tuesday December 12th for our works Christmas meal. 4 people had the mushroom pate starter, which was nice enough but would have been much better served with rye toast as per the menu .(complaint no1). When...

A beautifully decorated and set up room (The Scullery), excellent food from the Festive Menu with fabulous service and everything running to plan meant this was a birthday celebration to remember. A huge thank you for making my special day even more memorable. Thank you....

Brilliant service and very accommodating for our big family. The food was delicious especially the pork roast. Can’t go wrong with a portion of posh fries too…….even if you already have roast potatoes. We all had a great time and lovely dinner.

This is our second stay and it was just as good, if not better than the first!! The rooms are beautifully done, attention to detail means the rooms are immaculate. Dinner was delicious. The service from all staff was impeccable, however I must praise Jack....

We visited for brunch on a Sunday. We were shown straight to our table but the service was slightly slow in parts. However, the staff were friendly and the food was good quality.

My wife and I chose to stay at The Methuen, with our family, to celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary and a great time was had by all. Lovely rooms, food and friendly, ever helpful staff for whom nothing was too much trouble. Truly a weekend...

We stayed overnight and had the roast dinner which I would put in my top 5 of roast dinners. Service was impeccable and the surroundings are fabulous

Superb stay at the Met. Arrived and enjoyed a lovely lunch in the garden. The staff were so welcoming and helpful. After a lovely walk in Corsham Court park we arrived back and settled in to watch the Rugby in the green room. Again the...

Absolutely superb Sunday lunch that we would recommend. The staff are great, very attentive and polite. The food is good nutritious and cooked to perfection. Well done to you all you have got it right.

The location, accommodation and evening would have been five out of five. Breakfast wasn’t served as kitchen staff didn’t turn up. Understand these things happen, however only downgraded because little effort was made to rectify the situation. Offered a coffee and that was that!

We stayed at the Methuen for a night so decided to eat in the restaurant. I saw the price of the duck £32.95 and thought ouch but I love duck and this apparently was a special one so I ordered. The menu didn't mention any...

We stayed just for the one night whilst visiting family. The room (a snug) was beautifully furnised, very clean and cosy. 2 fans which were a god send when it's got out. Complimentary bottle of prosecco and cookies. Lots of little touches which really made...

You need to go here ! Such a beautiful pub, the service is professional and friendly ! The burger is delicious

Lovely visit for breakfast last week . The young manager is very professional and sweet and they have a great team !

Great pub , delicious food. Very good service and ambience. Highly recommend . Visited on busy day and everything was spot on. Thank you for your hospitality

Whilst we have become accustomed to a begrudging sort of service current in most pubs and bars it was the poor food that spoiled our visit again. People have mentioned that the Butcombe takeover is behind this but we have eaten extremely well at other Butcombe places so it’s not that. The Methuen has so much that’s spot on about it, even the menus look good, it just needs to care more about what they are sending out of the kitchen. We keep trying the food but will return to what is a lovely place for just drinks.

This is part of the Butcombe chain of pubs/hotels/restaurants and we had a very unpleasant experience at their Kings Arms in Melksham around Christmas but the menu here looked good so we gave it a go. My wife and I both elected to go for two starters rather than a main course and we both had the trout cured in IPA. This sounded interesting and indeed looked interesting but in fact was very boring with all flavour having been removed from the trout. I followed this with duck egg and smoked pancetta which was OK and my wife the pressed ham hock and pistachio terrine. Strangely this did not come with any toast so just a slab of terrine with salady stuff on the side. I had a taste and there was no ham flavour and the best description I could come up with was like a bonfire. My wife hated it and left it all. The desserts looked appealing but not wishing further disappointment we skipped it. Now for the only bit of good news. They had alcohol free beer on tap, the first I've seen and it was very good. Well done Butcombe but please do something about your food.

Amzing fish starter and main couse starf whre bril and vary helpfull we will be back you have vary good team x

Such a wonderful place to come home to, everyone wants to make your stay perfect, could not be nicer people looking out for you ♥️♥️❤️

Excellent venue. First class fish and chips. Megan and Jo did a really great job. Will be back soon. Phil

My wife and I love the Bath area and as it was her Birthday, I booked us a Superior Room at the Methuen Arms for a one night stay (through Booking.com) and made a subsequent restaurant reservation on the Hotel's website. Driving the 20 minute...

Restaurant très bon et bon service La décoration est de bon goût et idéalement bien placé dans charmant village Les...

We had a lovely lunch and our waitress her name was (Paris) she was delightful we enjoyed our visit

Fantastic birthday celebration meal. Could not have wished for a better experience. Food was delicious, Paris and Laura added an extra dimension from the warm welcome to the service and we absolutely loved everything about it. We will be back!

Staying in the hotel for one night. Fabulous dinner, a really lovely room, and everybody here is so nice and friendly. We would thoroughly recommend, and we will definitely be back!

Met a friend for lunch and it was just fabulous. The food was superb. Just the right amount, fresh ingredients and lovely presentation. The service was impeccable. Friendly, professional, not overwhelming. Thank you Paris you did a great job with us. When friends haven't seen...

I have dined in the Metheun for 8 years having stayed there almost every week for 3 years between 2017 and 2020. Last nights meal was appalling and without doubt the worst I have ever had there in years. Unfortunately, the menu is limited these...

Beautiful setting. Great staff. Relaxing ambience. Cooked Keto meals for one of our party. Great drinks menu. Could do with offering chicken or fish is only thing I would change.

A disappointing experience. We took my son age 10 and my partner's mother for Sunday lunch. The service was lacklustre and the food was below expectations for the resturants reputation. With a bill of nearly £50 a head (one of the people eating from the...

Had reserved well ahead of time for a late Sunday lunch. We both had the roast beef with everything and it was superb. We then tried the Wagon Wheel dessert - also excellent

Table far too small!! Only enough room to accommodate two plates but the staff insisted on attempting to fit a board of sides, a candle which we had to ask to be taken away and a bottle of tap water that had to go on...

Mid week dinner. Starter of mackerel was cold and unappetising. Main course of hake with mussels was far too salty and fish slightly over cooked, at least for a dish costing nearly £25. Service however was great, lovely service, but please sort your cooks out....

Stayed at hotel and enjoyed evening meal for the 3 nights of our stay. Food and service were excellent. An easy recommend. Was busy each evening so I would recommend booking.

We stayed here for one night after checking out of the Rudloe Arms. This pub is amazing, the staff are attentive, the food is outstanding and the rooms are exceptional. Please go out of your way to stay, eat and drink in this pub.

This place was always in my top 6 in the area but the last two visits have not been so good. 2 veggie main courses, one I had had twice before and the other I didn’t fancy. The menu had not changed much since the...

We enjoyed a really nice meal with drinks and dessert. The food was delicious. All staff in the bar and restaurant were helpful and polite. Would definitely recommend

Family recommendation had brought us here as a good base for a nearby family celebration. We hit a very cold and foggy weekend, but in spite of that we really enjoyed our two night stay at the Methuen Arms. It’s a real pub (so you...

Firstly the food was lovely, no complaints there, it felt like a special roast and one you couldn't cook easily at home. However, table was booked for 2 and we didn't eat until around 3.45. It took 45 minutes for drinks to come to the...

The saving grace for this, pub that serves food, it is not a restaurant by any stretch of the imagination, are the staff who are attentive and pleasant. We booked for 7 people on a Saturday evening and waited a generous half an hour between...

Caro on reception was excellent the bar team and the Managers were magnificent as we had to stay as our house had flooded. They showed a lot of compasion and understanding. I would highly recommend this Hotel . Breakfast was of a very high quality...

Four of us visited for lunch, and the food was good in general, but my main criticism was the portion size, especially for the price - I had the focaccia with beetroot hummus, pickled carrots and roasted butternut squash from the sandwich menu, and felt...

My husband and I decided to go for lunch and a glass of wine, we found a seat and as soon as we had made ourselves comfortable a lady in a green top told us very directly we could not have food. I went to...

I booked to stay at this pub to break a journey from the cotswolds to Devon. We booked the snug, a cosy double room. Communication beforehand was excellent. The pub is very attractive, parking easy. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Our room was very...

Our daughter in law booked us in here for lunch as our grandson was at a party nearby and what an amazing place. Loved the building and decor. Great atmosphere and friendly staff. Great menu and the food was excellent. I had the fish and...

What a fantastic place for a cozy stay in Corsham; perfectly located in the heart of this lovely town. My room was beautifully decorated, with every conceivable amenity one might need; far above and beyond other hotels. The Bramley toiletries were a classy touch, along...

Party of three last sunday lunch after a long drive from North Lincolnshire to visit our family. Absolute stunning Roast beef and the yorkshire pudding filled with beef shin, simply delicious. Forgot to mention the scotch egg starter and bread and butter pudding, brilliant. My...

We booked a very short notice for a party of 11 on a Friday evening. They accommodated us at long table in a room by our selves. The menu initially looked rather restricted, but there were a number of specials which added variety. There was...

I have stayed at the Methuen for many years mainly on business but also for leisure reasons; small details like bathrobes and homemade biscuits in the rooms were always appreciated and set apart the Methuen Arms from "average" hotels. Recently both of these things seem...

To keep it short, I’m not going to complain about everything that I found disappointing in this hotel. My biggest issue was with the food. The website states its a 5* hotel with an excellent restaurant using fresh and locally sourced produce. The menu shown...

We had a wonderful relaxed weekend lunch with friends at this great restaurant. The decor is beautiful and the food is always very good. Highly recommend.

Popped in for lunch having also been to the Methuen Arms for dinner a couple of times recently. The pulled pork sandwiches were amazing (quite authentic having eaten a lot of BBQ in the USA). Service was attentive and they fitted us in and served...

Sunday lunch absolutely superb, with terrific, attentive staff. But for a pre-lunch tipple in an AA 5-star establishment : no sherry. Really?

Had a two night stay here to break our journey to Cornwall. Hotel is in a lovely cosy pub with great bars and huge outside garden. Our room was lovely and had everything we needed. The room was really clean and the bed was huge...

No problem on Recption or Staff. Booking a table four of us in advance no problem. We arrived at reception greeted by well spoken staff and escorted to our table made most welcome water provided of which was good. We ordered our drinks of which...

Charming and busy, but not what it used to be in terms of service, atmosphere, and food. Meals truly hit and miss - in terms of prep and offerings. Interesting British menu. Offerings and quantity more limited than once were. Staff friendly and helpful, but...

I recently booked a dinner table for my birthday as a party of 10 and a dog. Our party was seated in a private room (at no extra cost) and this was dressed beautifully with fresh flowers by the candlelight on the table. We had...

Our Sunday lunch was fine – but it could easily have been so much better as attention to detail was sadly lacking. Despite the rock-hard roast potatoes, and that we were not provided with or offered condiments, the meal was generally good. On arrival, I...

This has to be the worst sunday lunch i have had in ages. Overcooked vegetables, hardly any beef/or veg and we had to ask for gravy as it was not served with the meal. Told the waitress we were not happy with the food but...

It was all going so well, until we got an additional invoice a couple of days after checking out. To be fair, we were happy with our room. We stayed for dinner and enjoyed it. I won’t take anything away for that. But to tell...

Best fish finger sarnie ever! Local lager was also very good. Lovely pub with nice gsrden & courtyard

Absolutely filthy , from the front entrance with aged cobwebs , dirty lantern , flaking paint and uncleaned windows , stinking toilets , overpriced drinks , warm wine , inexperienced staff , extremely slow service ... just as bad out the back what with all...

I eat here with friends from time to time but I am really disappointed to feel the lack of character here recently. The garden used to have the most gorgeous trees and plants and it now just resembles a pub style concrete jungle. The new...

Just popped into my local (I live 300 yards away) for a drink. Paid for two drinks before our friends arrived and then went back for a medium glass of wine and a “glass” of Prosecco (£18.75 for the two). When the Prosecco arrived on...

Sunday roast was lovely- we all enjoyed our food and Natasha our waitress was very attentive and polite. Unfortunately things turned a bit sour when an extra dessert turned up. We had pre-ordered our food but cancelled a dessert on arrival. The manager (I assume)...

Outstanding, lovely people on reception and in bar. Very good hotel and we will stay again. Does what it says on the tin.

Gone downhill massively in recent months, the food is sub-par, especially given the prices and they have brought in a new company to manage their car park that resulted in all of our lunch party being sent £60 fines. The pub were completely unhelpful, attempting...

We had a lovely Sunday lunch but were disappointed in an evening meal on our last night. It was expensive and we felt definitely overpriced, so would only go again for Sunday roast.