The Milk Churn, Melksham in Wiltshire

Lovely food and atmosphere. Perfect Sunday lunch, had extra roast potatoes as they were so delicious, everyone was friendly and helpful

On Monday April 14th my daughter and friend visited here for lunch. They ordered one main course to share, fish and chips, £15.95. When presented with the bill the waiter mentioned on Modays there was a' buy one get second one free' main course offer. My daughter asked why this was not mentioned when they ordered. Sadly the offer was not implemented by the staff. These ladies are care workers for the sick in our community. Their lunch was a rare treat. I have twice emailed this establishment but to date have had no response. Very poor customer service on all levels.

Stayed across the car park at travellodge and had a lovely evening meal here Friday night! The staff looked after us so well and we have allergy issues and they dealt with these amazingly, gave us a tablet with all the information and when my mum (who is a little older) could not understand it the male manager came over and explained it and how it works. She enjoyed her “Bacon Chop” Thank you!

We ordered a burger and a curry. Service was great, drinks were good and prices were reasonable. Unfortunately my curry was clearly microwaved, rice was stuck together and more importantly the centre of the curry was cold. I returned it and I was quickly presented with a fresh one and an extra poppadom. The second wasn’t much hotter to be fair, the rice was hot on the outside but the centre was colder and if we hadn’t wanted to press on with our journey I would have returned it again and chosen another meal. The mango chutney was VERY nice and the burger was acceptable . It’s poor microwaving that results in tummy upsets so I wasn’t impressed, the bar is quirky and a nice location but they really need to learn how to microwave so foot is hot

A very busy night showed the kitchen struggling with the numbers and maintaining quality. Two of us ordered the smokey fish pie that came out watery and luke warm, a very disappointing evening for a previously fab dish.

We had a lovely visit to the Milkchurn. Was rather busy evening and were surprised that the service was so quick and the team were so friendly looked like a busy night with lots of smiling faces and great rapport with their customers.

A group of 15 of us enjoyed a lovely Sunday lunch at the milk churn. The food was amazing. The staff were very attentive. Aaron took much time leading up to the day, to ensure the pre orders were accurate. Really impressed.

Chose to ignore the bad reviews, big mistake !! Lovely interior design, but it stops at that ! Slow service, poor customer service. Full English breakfast and I’ve had a few, probably the worst I have ever had. Cold, rancid butter, very over cooked bacon, greasy hash browns, cold eggs and beans. Chose to sit in the outside area , as it was warm and sunny. Not impressed when at 10 a.m saw two rats run between the tables from a hedge.

Food was fantastic. The nourish bowls were fabulous and very tasty. Great Service, great value. Thoroughly recommend.

Superb range of small platters, well presented, freshly cooked, good value. Fish pie was very disappointing, very little.fish, mainly unannounced leekes, ugh. Furniture feels really tired. No Guinness!! Tried alternative.

Megan was a great server last night, a credit to the team. She was on the ball, great with my allergy, and very friendly and chatty. Food good, a great improvement from when we went a few years ago. Would defo return :)

Not the best Sunday roast. The beef was cooked pink but was very chewy. The veg was tasty enough but pretty meagre and another roast potato or two wouldn’t have gone amiss. At £17.95 not gastro pub prices and there’s plenty of choice for those who don’t want a roast but I’d certainly spend more elsewhere for a special occasion. Great service though.

The food was lovely on both occasions and was recommended by the equally lovely chloe.friendly atmosphere and staff.

Down here for work food was really good had the chilli cheese dog. Also alcohol was reasonably priced. Will definitely recommend to the rest of our staff in future.

Went today for my partners birthday lunch. Food was delicious and brought out quickly. Staff were attentive and friendly. Would definitely recommend.

We waited around 35 minutes after placing our order for a burger and fish and chips. When I enquired at the bar a lady went to enquire in the kitchen. I was then told that, "... the order didn't go through." They said they were prioritising it. 25 minutes later we are still waiting. No attempt at customer service, such as free drinks while we wait, not so much as a packet of crisps to silence the hunger pangs. I don't even remember getting an apology.

Service was great but we felt the food was over priced and poor quality. 4 of us ordered "pink beef" (as advertised on the menu) and 1 chicken Sunday roasts. The beed dinners came and we were given steak knives and we certainly needed them. 4 half slices of beef... not pink and really tough n chewy. 3 smallish roast potatoes, vegetables consisted of a small spoonful of tinned peas mixed in with chopped leeks which had no flavour, half a carrot & 1 piece of parsnip. The yourshire pudding was nice as was the gravy. We looked at our plates thinking we'd been given the children's plate. You could order cauliflower cheese and pigs in blankets at £4.50 a pop. This meager plate of food cost £17.95 each. Overpriced low quality food. Certainly won't bother going there again. Off to cook some tea now as we're hungry!!

We have visited the Milkchurn a couple of times before and had an enjoyable meal on those occasions so we were expecting the same this time. Unfortunately this was not the case. The food portions across all 4 meals were appalling as the food just about filled half the plate. Both my meal and my friend’s meal had 3 mouthfuls of mash (if that) on the plate, the same for the veg!! My sausages were awful and looked barely cooked! The food has really gone down hill but the prices remain the same! The service was good, really friendly staff. They apologised when we complained and agreed with us. Nice interior. Food shocking though!!!

I have visited the Milk Churn on several occasions in the past and have been very happy with both the food and service. The surroundings are very pleasant with a great atmosphere and the staff are friendly. Unfortunately my visit today was rather different. I booked a table for 4 ( myself, husband and 2 adult sons) at 2pm and we arrived on time. Our order for both food and drinks was taken within the first 5 mins and drinks arrived promptly. However, our meals did not arrive for another 50 mins after asking how long it was going to take. We all ordered a Roast which when it arrived, I could only say looked like a child’s portion. 1 half of a small carrot and 1 half of a parsnip, both soft and over cooked, on top of 2 slices of thinly cut meat. The “ veg” was I think a spoonful of chopped leek with processed peas. The Yorkshire and gravy was lovely but the roast potatoes were mushy which I left. My husband asked if he could have them as he was starving. I suggested we have dessert to fill us up but noting that they were approximately £6.50 each and seeing the size being given to other customers ,we decided to go to Tesco and pick up some cheesecake for £2.75!! I do not normally complain, but feel on this occasion I needed to. Today was a rare occasion for all the family to get together and sadly the meal was a massive disappointment, especially after expecting it as on other occasions, to be really enjoyable.

Aaron,made sure our needs were all taken care of,we had a wake here the food was plentiful and very nice especially the delicious lemon drizzle cake,we were left alone which made it nice and personal, thank you so much to the staff on the day for looking after us.

We were staying at the Travelodge in Melksham and booked a table at the Milk Churn for their excellent value £10 roast available after 5pm. When we arrived we were shown to our table and the waitress informed us that no roasts were available. It was 5.30pm on a Sunday! Very poor, Milk Churn, someone really messed up. No roasts, no stars. We chose not to stay, driving 10 minutes to the Toby Carvery in Trowbridge where we enjoyed a excellent roast.

Great atmosphere good portions lovely food and fantastic service from Ruby, an asset to the business.

Very cozy place. Lovely food and the service was great. Our waitress was Ruby who was very attentive and friendly. Definitely recommend

Whilst staying at the Travel Lodge we called for evening food. The Sunday lunch was priced at £17.99 on the menu however on the website there was a special offer of Sunday lunch for £10 after 5pm. We paid nearly £36 for two beef Sunday lunch, one pint and one wine. If the food was £20 then the drinks were £16 very expensive. The Sunday dinner was very small with just one carrot, one parsnip and handful of peas and cabbage. The beef whilst it was paper thin, was extremely chew! If it wasn’t for the 4 small roast potatoes we would have been starving. Totally not recommended. The staff were friendly and the place is beautiful inside, shame about the quality of the food. We don’t bother with a pudding as thought tea and biscuits back at the hotel was better value.

We went for a birthday lunch and had table service. Our waitress, Meg, was friendly and attentive and presented the birthday cake that we'd supplied, as instructed. The food was lovely too. Thank you so much.

Really disappointed in the food tonight, to have waitress come over 20 mins later to see if food ok, explained food cold chips reheated, she did offer to replace chips but little to late, not really happy on response, we do work hard for night out.

Good value for your money and food is excellent .

Popped in on way home from trip away..staff are friendly and welcoming..dog friendly which is a bonus..staff welcoming the dogs with treats..nice little area to sit and eat and keep dog with you away from others..food was excellent..Great service Great selection of drinks..would recommend

Drinks far too expensive plus gluten free not really catered for on the main menu. Sunday Roast Chicken good value but the cost of drinks i.e prosecco small bottle £10.95 spoilt the meal.

First time at the Milk Churn, and it was awesome! The staff were super friendly and got us seated right away, even though we were early (book ahead though, it was packed). Our waitress was quick with drinks and food. We all got the roast beef, plus pigs in blankets on her suggestion (get them, they were amazing!). Good portions for the price, and the food was delicious. We'll totally go back.

We booked and went on Sunday for lunch. It was the first time we had been. The inside was warm and inviting (clean and tidy). We were quick to be shown our table, informed of the menu details and drink order taken. The food was lovely and my mum was happy there was a smaller appitite option. The food was lovely. Hot and very well cooked. Our server was Tabitha and she was a credit to the pub. We will definatly be back.

Our waitress Ellie May was exceptional today, such a lovely polite, helpful and friendly girl, the service was amazing as was the food. Can't wait to return.

when we entered we were quickly seated and told that a server would be with us as soon as possible which happened on entering we noticed that there were signs everywhere stating if you had a allergy to report to the staff which i did but was told that they could not remove it from the meal as they had been told by management that they could not remove any item from the menu they offered to bring me an extra plate so that i could remove the offending item myself , but there would have been cross contamination to the other items on the meal that i would have ordered it seems to me extreemly strange that the signs say one thing but you cannot remove the offending item from the stated menu so why have these signs about if you cannot change the menu all i wanted was to remove one item from the dish and not even to replace it with anything else this is the only time i have ever been told this most eateries i have visited have complied with my request not to have the item on my plate , what is the problem with your eateries ?

The Milk Churn is a great location, really handy, and has a lovely atmosphere inside the venue and the decor is great! However, it has been the staff that have been the highlight for us on recent visits! We have been absolutely blown away by how friendly, caring, supportive and just totally lovely they are! It's this that will get us visiting again and again! Thank you, Wonderful Staff!

Haven't been to the Milk Churn for a long time, the menu never really inspired us and we'd had poor experiences with H&W pubs elsewhere. However, we're glad we popped in.. the menu had plenty of choice, what we had was delicious (although hubby had asked for a medium steak and got more medium/rare) and the atmosphere was great. We normally frequent another local pub, which attracts more families, so it was nice to come somewhere that felt a bit more 'grown up' as it were. Shout out to Ruby-May who did a fab job, very attentive!!

Loved it here always a nice meal and friendly staff

We booked for New Year’s Day but no booking found on the system when we got there. Staff great and found us a table quite quickly. Nice atmosphere and food arrived quickly (although 5 min wait for hot dog but staff very apologetic) and would recommend this place but menu a bit basic so if you want something special go somewhere posher! Brilliant waitress Ruby-May, plus bar staff very friendly.

Hasn't let us down over the last 8 years, only asked to leave a handful of times after to much partying, thanks 🤝

Had a great Christmas Eve lunch, the atmosphere and choice of food and drinks was great. The service was friendly and personal. Very enjoyable experience all round.

Good food and service from the restaurant on what was a very busy evening

Visited the Milk Churn Pub, great food, great bar, very friendly people and well taken care of by staff for hospitality. Would definitely visit again for the steak and chips alone!

Inside and outside is lovely, people working there are lovely and polite, The only downfall was our meal, we had a steak with half of tomato cooked, mushrooms tspoon amount, fries were over done and steak had burnt bits on it so when you bite into it all you taste is scorched syeak, there was a cress salad and that was only a tspoon amount, all in all not a great meal for the price.

Went for a works Xmas meal..turkey meal wasn’t available despite saying availability every day!! Menu was heavily based around sandwiches/starters/burgers, not really much in the way of main meals, unless you were veggie!! We had steak which was tough and underdone.. Not a pleasant visit overall , even got the drinks orders wrong!!! Won’t be returning any time soon!!

Lovely atmosphere, coffee and staff.

Always a great stop for drinks and snacks. Very efficient staff, lots of seats and loads of parking

Had lunch on a Saturday. We were with our disabled son. The staff were helpful, cheerful, and understanding. The food was good and the price was reasonable. What more could you wish few?

Food was OK but got caught by the parking will never be going back in there

Good food ..service was a little slow but it was busy ..

We booked this for a funeral wake Staff were most attentive and sensitive. The sandwiches were very good and chips excellent. Very easy to find and park. Very good value for money. Highly recommended

Great place to go for a meal or a coffee and cake

I attend a wake at this venue, perfectly done. Thank you.

I have frequented this pub many times particularly when I visit family in the area and for various other events in the past. The food is usually of a good standard, even though the service can waver a bit but has never been bad. However on my last visit on the 17/10/2024 I received a Parking Charge Notice of £100 despite following all the visible instructions on entry. On appeal I was informed I overstayed the 1 hour allowance. Now it was not clear that there was a duration limit for patrons and the only reason we were there that long is due to the service on our meal exceeded an hour and a half. This is not acceptable and I will be taking my business elsewhere the future. If you need to drive to the venue I suggest you also look at alternatives based on this information. I see from others responces you claim "4 hours free parking". Maybe you need to inform your Parking Inforcement company of that. As they are costing you customers and reputation! I have also seen un uptick in junk and spam communications so it is clear they have also sold my details on too. Thank you Again!!

My food was cold and eggs covered in oil. Shame no veg with the meal.

Have visited recently after a couple of family passings and Aaron could not have been any more professional with the time he afforded us and sympathy shown. All the staff obviously follow his attitude and work ethic and it made for memorable visits. Highly recommended for great food and drink selection. PLEASE BRING BACK GUINNESS.

Excellent service, great new menu

Nice enough pub, spacious, decent beer, good quick service.

Great place nice atmosphere - lovely friendly staff - nothing too much trouble - definitely call again - food and drink excellent 😊

Can’t comments on the accommodation but had a really good Sunday roast, very good gluten free knowledge, care and brilliant service by staff. Shout out to Tabatha !

Clean Expensive Too close to the road so noisy Lack.of character and textiles made it feel hollow, cold and echo.

We went in and asked the staff if they catered for gluten free and was told they did so we sat down and ordered a drink whilst looking over the menu unfortunately and very disappointed there was nothing I could have so I asked a member of staff who said he wasn’t aloud to tell me what I could choose but said there was a few things. I’m not a fussy eater and at this point was getting hangry so we decided to leave , shame really as it is a nice place

Really nice food, particularly the fat fluffy chips! Really nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Will definitely be visiting again.

Cosy place with delicious food and fabulous drinks. Team were attentive and helped when we asked for more cutlery and napkins. Also re-made one of the meals that didn't meet the diner's satisfaction.

My Mother visited Wednesday 16th October. Waitress asked about allergens and my mum said she had an allergy to lemon/citrus/vinegar and requested no lemon in her prawn sandwich or vinegarette on her salad. The waitress replied with “it is what it is and we can’t change stuff” Her sandwich came with a huge slice of lemon on on her plate…the waitress again replied..”we aren’t allowed to change ingredients and it has to be plated up the correct way” This is not the correct way to deal with allergen process and common sense would have told the chef to not put the lemon slice on the plate. Utterly bizarre.

Dated 041024.approached at short notice and fully accomadated a group of 22. Pre wedding meet and greet.. Pre ordered food was the only request. A decent function area allocated at no cost made evening perfect.. The pub is well decorated. Very modern and a great atmosphere.. All staff are very friendly and polite.. A fantastic service from cradle to grave. The food was excellent and well presented. Everyone enjoyed the visit and will definitely return.. Very satisfied indeed

Great service great food great portions

There is a BUT to this honest review....Absolutely love this place, been numerous times over several years. Staff friendly, dog friendly, good atmosphere. BUT... being honest..... Such a shame they no longer serve value for money food. Took friends who were visiting from Germany. The meals were so much smaller than they used to be and very expensive. We are happy to pay these prices normally but what we received was truly disappointing. A piece of fish with a 'few' chips and peas. A tiny and quite tough steak with a bit of 'greenery' a handful of chips. A pasta dish with a weeny weeny salad. 4 drinks and it came to over £85. The fish was quite strong flavoured and my husband did not enjoy it. No staff member came to ask if all was OK, so we did not get chance to give our feedback. Definitely gone down hill. As we said staff were lovely but we think the company need to look at value for money to ensure people return. Hope this reaches the management.

Beautiful inside, friendly service, unfortunately weren't happy with the food at all and very pricey *EDITED* sadly came round very quickly that the main actually made us both unwell, will never be returning

Pricey! Nearly £11 for a coke and pint of lager. Food ok, but chicken burger was very small.

Food was delicious and was excellent value. Ruby May was an attentive waitress, especially bearing in mind it was very busy and they were a waitress down. Whole experience was made better by the Monday offer of 33 % off.

Brilliant food and atmosphere all great value

Great Central location for a meet up with friends. Lovely staff, the place is well kept, clean and tidy. The food is well priced and good value for money but it isn't spectacular. Ideal for a works meal or that special lunch time occation. I didn't stay at The Milk Churn, hence the no rating for the rooms.

Went for lunch. Fast and friendly service, food is typical for a pub chain and was fine but nothing to get excited about.

Food was good a lovely place. And top points for lovely toilets!

Hall & Woodhouse, you’ve lost the plot! Your policy on allergens has ruined our special meal. Two members of the party purely asked for an item (ice cream) to be removed from a pudding and your staff were made to tell them this wouldn’t be possible; this is not their fault. Please use moderation when designing policies so that it does not impact on the experience of the diner whilst being practical and allergen aware. The diner should be allowed to make changes to their meal, e.g., ice cream or sorbet instead of custard, and not be refused when it has nothing to do with their allergy or intolerance. You’ve ruined our evening.

Had a long drive back from Weymouth fancied some grub found this place. Very conveniently located just off the A350. Great garden area to sit outside when the sun's out clean and tidy relaxing atmosphere.

Came for a quick drink and a snack. 40 mins later after ordering triple cooked chips, and two drinks, no chips!!!!! Saw people come in after order drinks and food got it within 15 mins. Not a huge issue I know, but not even an apology’s when we spoke to lady at the bar. Chips finally arrived within 5 mins !! Luke warm, no offer of sauce or salt and vinegar. Very poor service

So went in here for meal, 3 days on the twot, food was great staff was great, and then got the dreaded letter a fine for parking in the car park on one of the days. We know for a fact on the 01/08/24 we entered our registration on the pub touchscreen, on contacting the pub the staff were less than helpful unfortunately on this occasion and was adamant that the car park for there premises has absolutely nothing to do with them, though it's there car park. Very disappointing being that we have spent a fair bit of money here. Don't get us wrong the meals are great here and the staff are great when it comes to drinks and the food. Just very disappointed about the fine, it leaves a worse sour taste than white British wine

Excellent service and lovely food

Outstanding service from Tabitha! And a lovely breakfast too; will be returning.

Ideal place to eat if you're staying at the Travelodge...👍 The staff we're excellent 👌

Disappointing meals, while they were tasty, there were a few issues (some resolved eventually after discussion with the, very pleasant, duty manager) Large portion of smothered chicken was tepid at best, and we had difficulty it getting the staff's attention. It was returned to be reheated, but when the plate was returned, the skinny fries were cold. Another 5 minute delay to replace the skinny fries. In fairness to, Sam, the duty manager, this was resolved to our satisfaction. I had the fish pie, which was tasty and very hot, I was underwhelmed by the amount of fish and surprised by the excess amount of leeks/ greens in the rather small serving, given the price of the food.

A nice, bright pub/restaurant. Some staff were very good, others weren't. Bar attendant was far from courteous. Very slow service. Meal took forever Good meal. Improve speed of service and stars will improve!

Car problems left our family stuck in the area for the night. Lucky the Milk Churn was just down the road. Great food, drink and service from the Team. Highlight of the day.

Lovely staff! And really good food! Quick service and a lovely setting to chill out! Thank you

we are in the area on a little holiday from wales and we were all so happy with the food and service. ellie mae (i think) was our server and she was very attentive and friendly. the sticky toffee pudding was incredible and we absolutely loved the meal!

Had a birthday party booked for Saturday 3rd August. Booking was very simple and we experience no problems. Staff very kindly put up a few decorations before we arrived, that I had dropped off earlier that day. Staff were friendly, welcoming and did their jobs professionally. I would like to point out that one of your staff members 'Sam', was very helpful. Very polite, very enthusiastic about his job, made everyone feel glad to be there, gave us all a good laugh and overall, the best service I've had in years. He is one reason we shall return if we need to book for a party again. Give that man a salary raise. Damn good worker.

A welcome stop off on a long journey. Fabulous atmosphere and decor, interesting menu, excellent value, swift service and delicious food. All in all a very enjoyable experience.

It was a lovely meal in a lovely restaurant

Four of us and our dog stopped on a Saturday afternoon. It was reasonably busy, but by no means rammed. Beer and wine ok. Ordered food at bar. Starters arrived promptly and were good. More drinks, but no sign of our mains. After an hour and having seen others who ordered later being served we asked where our meals were. We were told that it was due to them being busy and they’d be out soon. We think they had been forgotten. Two fish pies arrived and they were good. However, when the steaks arrived we were underwhelmed. One was about three inches square and rather than medium it was rarer than the other “rare” one. Also the mushroom on each plate was pitiful. Steak was sent back and replacement was bigger, but still not cooked properly and not finished. The rare steak was ok at one end, but the thicker end was rare to blue. We did get a full refund on the returned steak and the waitress was very apologetic. Disappointing visit after a promising start. Surely, cooking a steak properly is a formality?

Four of us and our dog stopped on a Saturday afternoon. It was reasonably busy, but by no means rammed. Beer and wine ok. Ordered food at bar. Starters arrived promptly and were good. More drinks, but no sign of our mains. After an hour and having seen others who ordered later being served we asked where our meals were. We were told that it was due to them being busy and they’d be out soon. We think they had been forgotten. Two fish pies arrived and they were good. However, when the steaks arrived we were underwhelmed. One was about three inches square and rather than medium it was rarer than the other “rare” one. Also the mushroom on each plate was pitiful. Steak was sent back and replacement was bigger, but still not cooked properly and not finished. The rare steak was ok at one end, but the thicker end was rare to blue. We did get a full refund on the returned steak and the waitress was very apologetic. Disappointing visit after a promising start. Surely, cooking a steak properly is a formality?

Friendly welcome on arrival,promptly shown to our reserved table. Given time to look at the menu. Nice foo, attentive staff and nice food.

Epic burger, knocked me for six 🙃

An evening meeting with plenty of room. Wednesday night is Burger night so a double cheeseburger was less than a tenner with chunky fries. Perfect and service was very good too. Lots of room in and outside. Such a convenient spot though not the most picturesque location!

Premier inn made it seem like they were connected in some way? Still the breakfast and staff were very good 👍

Your staff are lovely and the food was scrumptious

Popped in for a coffee to meet up with an old work colleague.. lots of room, tables inside and out. Friendly staff reasonable prices. Lots of parking spaces. 1 hour stay, check in car registration at the entrance for free extended stay 4hrs i think. Will return to check out their food in the future. Free wifi if you need it.

Easy to get to. Good parking. Great food staff were friendly

Not sure why this place only got 4 stars. An easy 5 for me. Food was great. Ate here while waiting for my car to be serviced in the nearby garage.

Excellent meal, highly recommend.

We were staying at the nearby Travelodge and visited the Milk Churn for an evening meal. The bar staff are very friendly and the food is very good and reasonably priced. A good selection of drinks is available and, in the warm weather, it is very pleasant to sit in the outside area. Well worth a visit if in the area !