The Pewsham in Wiltshire

my wife and I love to visit and just sit and have a relaxing and good coffee with friendly staff. food here is really good and will keep visiting

Bit foody for our liking but at least you could still get a pint

Friendly place to meet and have coffee.

Very friendly happy staff. Nice large pub and food is really nice and reasonable price. Just did my birthday here and food and service was excellent the cheesecake is excellent 5 stars 🌟 to the chef that makes it.

Visiting the area so didn't know the pub but was very pleasantly surprised as we had the most amazing evening meal there. The staff were friendly and helpful and the food was beautiful home cooked food, only criticism is we don't live near enough to eat there on a regular basis 😊. Definitely reccomend a visit if you are in the area you will not be disappointed.

Not the best roast dinner,for such a high price i would have expected better quality.roast beef was like leather,the scotch egg with black pudding was nice tho.wouldn’t eat there again unfortunately

Lovely pub, nice atmosphere, friendly welcoming staff. The only slight thing I would say is on the fish goujon sandwich maybe make the fish slightly smaller, makes it a tad difficult to eat. But it was delicious all the same and very reasonably priced

Outstanding food, excellent service, big portions cant fault.

Had a lovely afternoon tea, the cakes were delicious and all home made. Great value for money!

Stopped for a coffee, but had a really excellent pie for lunch. I had venison with red wine and my husband had creamy chicken. Homemade on the premises, can't beat that1

Lovely gem of a place with a great atmosphere and good and dog friendly too

Went as a part of a group of 4 on a Tuesday. No reservation. Staff were so kind, the service was excellent. But the food... amazing. Could not fault even if I wanted to. We stopped by on the way back from a day out, but would happily travel just to go there again.

Four of us had the Sunday Roast, and all four gave it top marks. The roast lamb was succulent, and the beef looked amazing. It was really busy on arrival, I think that says it all really. Recommend booking. Very good service too.

Really friendly good service definitely be going again

Good range of nicely cooked food.

We visit often and never once have we been disappointed. The service is always phenomenal, the food exceptional and the atmosphere wonderful.

Great staff couldn’t be more helpful and very nice good great worthy of a trip. Even my grand daughter loved it

We had a great family lunch at the Pewsham. It's great for kids with a nice play park and nice food.

Have had a couple of good meals here so decided to give Sunday Lunch a go. Well worth it, meat, Yorkshire puddings, veg, roasties, stuffing and gravy were all piping hot! And I mean HOT! As was my sticky toffee pudding! Nice atmosphere in the pub and I appreciate that they are having some building work done so tables were booked for a 2 hours slot, but we didn’t feel pushed or that food was being served too quickly. All the other customers seemed content with what they were eating. Going to try one of their tribute nights as I have heard they are very good.

Yeah is alright, nice n comfy sofa

Yet another phenomenal Sunday lunch, Chris, Harriet and their team are always so welcoming. The lamb literally melted in my mouth and their approach to allergies- I have coeliac disease - is always so reassuring.

Christmas lunch here excellent tables laid nicely Could not fault it Cosy cheerful and helpful despite full house

This pub should be ashamed to call what they served as a Christmas lunch. It was inedible from start to finish. The starters were a very bland soup or a pate that smelt like cat food. Then the palate cleanser came in the form of a champagne sorbet that no one could eat as it tasted to weird!!! Then the roast dinner turned up. !!!!!! Potatoes that has been left to go cold and reheated. The nasty turkey and ham was that thinly sliced meat that you get in microwaveable roast dinners. And I’m unable to describe the stuffing without using toilet terminology. Visually it looked like a hockey puck !!!! Then to finish came the desserts. The Christmas pudding was like gravel they had swept up off the road and was totally unpalatable. The panna cotta was completely flavourless. The ambience was totally soulless and if you walked through the main bar you could have been forgiven for thinking you were at a wake. And what was the cost for this ???? Nearly £100 a head. As I said. Management should be thoroughly ashamed. My heart goes out to the staff as they were lovely and surely must have been embarrassed. This was actually the pubs 2nd and last chance as we had been a few months previously in a large group of 10 and they got 7 peoples food wrong.

Went for Christmas dinner and not only was it the worst Christmas I have ever eaten it was the worst food I have eaten out of a professional kitchen. If I tried to describe it you would think I was a rival pub making up a fake review. Honestly not only could I criticise every course I could criticise every single element of every course although to be fair the pigs in blankets were edible. If I had been paying by the time the main had come out I would of told everyone in our party not to even touch it...and gladly gone home to eat chips, eggs and beans. If I had been paying I would have gone ballistic at the food but mostly at the audacity that that dared to charge £90 a head . The person in the party who was "treating " is to a Christmas dinner was paying over £500 for the food. If it was a pop up restaurant where you had to pay what you think it was worth ...I would have contacted the owner and asked for compensation for having to eat it. I tried to cover up what I hadn't eaten with my napkin so as not to upset the person paying for us and actually escaped to the loo halfway through and sat on the toilet texting my other daughter how awful it was like on I was on a bad date..... I thought long and hard all night about wether to put a review in as I feel sorry for the chefs and waiters and waitresses as they rely on this pub for making a living. I just cannot get over the fact that someone designed this Christmas menu...and they must of taste tested it and passed it. The only explanation I can think of to justify it is that the chef must have been hijacked in some Die Hard Christmas scenario ( or not Christmas but that's an another whole arguement ) and the cleaner had to take over.!

We visited on Christmas Eve to celebrate our anniversary with an afternoon tea. The staff were very friendly, warm and welcoming. The atmosphere was lovely in the restaurant but I was surprised how quiet it was for a lunchtime. The afternoon tea we opted for was ‘The Pewsham Tea’. The sandwiches were fine, pretty standard ham and tomato, cheese and pickle and a slightly odd humous in white bread, which we were both very unsure about and honestly didn’t work! The sausage roll was seemingly home made and very nice although we were given half a sausage roll each. The scone looked to be a generic very small warmed shop bought scone with jam and cream. The cakes were a real let down to the whole afternoon tea, we were given a very small square of Victoria sandwich each which was completely over filled with the most sickly butter icing and virtually no jam. The carrot cake was equally very small and was over spiced with what we believe to be clove, it was sadly inedible, disappointing for £20.50 a head that this was the only cakes given. We have been for many afternoon teas and have rated this as one of the more costly but one of our lowest rated due to the small portions and the poor quality of the cakes.

Was here on the 7th of Dec for tomorrow an Sarah's wedding they hired the marquee and bar was beautiful large marquee shame about the wind lol but still a fabulous night all guests enjoyed themselves so much we drank the bar dry the owner I think was giving some guests lifts in his own car as we couldn't get cabs the guy went out of his way to accommodate the guests very impressed thank you

Everything was perfect, the food was delicious (hubby had the pie and I had the lamb tagine, for the second time in a few weeks!), the warm cosy atmosphere, the staff, the service. Cannot fault anything and we return again and again!

Lovely Sunday roast and nice atmosphere. Plenty of parking and dog friendly

Had a wonderful night here. The staff were very friendly and attentive. We have soup and mussels to start, fish for mains and cheesecake for dessert all were very tasty and beautifully presented. Would definitely recommend and will return.

Went for a midweek quick meal, pie of the day was lamb, pea & mint. The filling was very tasty but just not much of it at all, i’d say a tablespoon maximum! The vegetables were lovely and included heritage carrots, tenderstem broccoli and green beans. Would return as the ambience was lovely and staff attentive, but please add more filling to your pie for £16.50!!

Stopped here for lunch today. We were served by a young attentive waiter. My husband had steak and ale pie with chips and gravy, myself a burger with fries and side salad. Very enjoyable!

I recently suggested The Pewsham to my elderly parents, as a place to go to celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary. My Mum has very poor mobility and doesn’t go out much, but agreed to go. Unfortunately they were so disappointed - the carpark was very uneven and it was a struggle for Mum to get into the building with her zimmer frame. They ordered 2 lots of fish & chips and after about 20 mins 1 came out, which Mum started eating. My Dad had to chase up the other, sadly he felt he was being a nuisance to them. Eventually he got his, but the meals were tasteless. They asked for the bill which was brought and he said they had been disappointed as it was their 65th wedding anniversary lunch, but no apologies were forthcoming. It was so sad to end their lunch like that and I hope this makes the Management think what could they have done better.

Wonderful experience, 100% in the care given regarding food allergens, and to customers throughout, thank you food was lovely

First time eating there. I had smoked fish platter which was fabulous, and ended with the cheesecake and ice cream which was also very good. Its not the cheapest place but I don't mind paying the price if it's top quality food. Will definitely go back

The pub is easy to find and easy to park. The staff are friendly and welcoming and attentive during our visit. The menu, though not too extensive, was varied enough for 6 of us to be happy with our choices and the meals delivered were very nice. A good selection of beers available. Pleasant atmosphere and decor throughout.

Great coffee. The staff were really nice. Most food looked great, however... The hake dish is an insult to the customers. It looked like a starter. For £24 I expected to have a decent piece of fish, but instead went home hungry. The potato cake underneath was mostly raw. There is no crust, just some herbs sprinkled around the fish, which itself was 3x3 inches, half an inch thin (the same size as the potato. All placed in spicy tomato sauce. Whoever came up with the idea needs to have a word with themselves. My partner said that unless there's gold in that 'crust', it makes no sense.... He kept offering to share his food, but there wasn't much of it either. Why didn't I say it at the time? I was at the back of a table in the back room. I'd have to get up, disturb others and find a staff member (as noone was there for over 20 minutes after the mains were served). Secondly, we were with a group of people and I decided not to ruin the good spirits, especially that they suggested the place. I went home and had a cheese sandwich. It was so disappointing. The main ingredients that made my dish (1 potato, 1/3 of a hake fillet and a can of tomatoes) were worth under £5, which makes the margin around 400%. That is not how this should work and the manager knows that. Just stick to your pub classics. Why try being 'posh' if cooking a potato is a clearly a problem?

I had burger and chips, my husband had fish and chips. The service was great and the food was ok. It is not particularly cheap to eat here but then where is these days. I had trouble finding the toilets, they were not clearly signposted. In the winter you may need to take a torch as the car park is not illuminated and the ground is a bit uneven. Thank you for your response to my review, we were there around 7ish and when we left your lighting in the carpark had not come on as my daughter and myself had to put our phone torches on. We were parked to the left of the pub at the furthest point away.

Just great a place for food and coffee, great help in organising our up coming wedding xx

Excellent pint of Doom Bar and well presented meals, friendly and efficient staff calls for another visit no doubt

I hadn’t been to The Pewsham since the name change and it’s definitely worth a visit. Really lovely interior with several distinct areas. Good menu and drinks selection, friendly staff and some fab looking outdoor areas including an old railway wagon and a great kids play area.

We went there for a wake service in the annex, very nicely done. Getting in and out could be an issue as it is on a fairly busy road.

Great pub with good food and a lovely atmosphere.

Great stop for the Pit Stop and a family get together.

Great service and good is great

Service was good, unfortunately we waited too long for the dessert Order to be taken ( at one point there were four staff behind the bar) , not scanning the customers.

Great pitstopbreakfastclub meet

Really cool old pub. We walked along the old canal for 2 hours through the footpaths and forest to get here. The hike was beautiful. The historic pub was great and food awesome from Lacock Dairy to get here do it!

Great food and faultless service. Worth a 5 star review and will be returning again.

Absolutely loved this place. Not been here in years as we do not live in the area. The staff were excellent, so helpful and so polite, not forgetting efficient. We had the Sunday roast beef and chicken dinners which were so good. Absolutely delicious. And more than enough! It's a good atmosphere as well, we even found the customers super friendly. If you are passing the Pewsham I recommend you indicate right or left and make a pitstop. Loved it.

Over the last few years I've spent more and more time in the beautiful county of Wiltshire. I've come to think of The Pewsham as my local, go to pub. Chris and Harriet have worked tirelessly to turn this pub into the success it is now. If you're looking for a pub with a great atmosphere that has it all, including fantastic food and atmosphere, you should do yourself a favour and spend some time there, it's really that good. Jamie

Amazing place to get a coffee, they have got an outdoor area for children to play

Really didn’t enjoy the food. Went on a Thursday night, the place was empty. Staff were friendly but seemed to not have much training. We ordered the burger and homemade pie with mash. The mash was stiff and lumpy, the pie was fine but dry and had barely any meat in it. The veg tasted like it had been sat in water for ages. The burger patty was fine but the bread bun tasted stale it was so flaky and the chips clearly hadn’t been cooked fresh they were stale, stiff and cold. Overall very disappointing

Regularly come here for the Sunday morning Pitstop meets. Decent coffee and a bacon bap. Always friendly staff and decent service. Little daughter also loves the playground. Slight feedback would be this needs a bit of a spruce up to follow the aesthetic of the rest of the pub.

Perfect for a spot of lunch if you are not on a strict budget. The food lived up to its pricing, I had the smoked fish platter (£16). The bread was amazing, the fish was lovely altogether, very nice food. It is a dog-friendly establishment, so we enjoyed fussing some friendly dogs (not guaranteed of course, but always a bonus). It was quite busy when we arrived and service was not slow, but relaxed, we felt comfortable to stay for a while as we were in no hurry. Staff were delightful, atmosphere was relaxed and welcoming.

It's all ruined the second you walk in and the ginger worker just stands there without a smile or saying a word. 4 times now and she doesn't even say hi can I help, it's just silence until we make an order and even then it's silence. Every other establishment has a smile and a welcome. Love the food ,the garden and the pizza van. We were ignored on this visit for 5 minutes we were waiting. The place was empty aswell. Just a hello how can I help you and a smile.even last year she put a downer on it for us. Will still return as its a great place but will not order food as she will just ignore us

When we arrived my son in law went to the bar to order drinks and was met by a youngish lad who seemed quite abrupt and had little knowledge of beers! Then a woman came through and her attitude was not respectful. We considered leaving but we had my young grandchildren and they were hungry. We sat in the garden and the children loved the play area. The food was served by very nice, polite staff this time. I had a vegan burger which was nice but my chips were cold. Salad looked as if it had come straight out of a bag of leaves from the supermarket. Three pieces of spinach (my favourite) the rest was rocket. Which I don’t like. No tomatoes, onions or cucumber. All in all we won’t be returning. The manager needs to have consistency of the way the staff behave.

Really good pie, chips etc. Service was excellent. Good portion - lovely pub - well worth another (or several) visits.

Fantastic. Amazing atmosphere when sitting outside.

Just a pitstop enroute but would love to return. Tradtional and attractive old pub, perhaps a former coaching inn, with a large carpak, childrens area, beer garden and beautiful, well maintained gardens. Conservatory and long bar with low beams, flagstone floor, brick features and fireplace. A gastro pub and the food looked good.

I havet bee to the pewsham since it's refurbishment 3 years ago, lovely place and great service.

Lovely place, beautiful outside area, great for kids. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. The food was delicious and I even found a new wine that I really enjoyed. Nice big car park and easy to find. Highly recommend

A group breakfast in the conservatory on a Sunday morning. Great coffee and not sure I or a number of my friends would have had the bacon butty we ordered to find it was a ciabata. Petty perhaps but a big difference in the item that had, we known would have made our choice clearer.

A greatly improved Pub, really great atmosphere and friendly service, I had Lunch and tried the Burger, as yummy as it was I would recommend 3 changes to it (just my opinion) Flame grill the burger, frying it or putting it in an oven just kills it, the bap was a little to dry, try not to over toast it, and lastly there was a sort of mustard sauce, it was nice but a little overpowering, maybe serve it on the side for the customers to apply. That said I would recommend a visit, great place 👍

We were a party of 4 and we all chose a Sunday Roast - pork, beef and lamb. The food was lovely, but would have liked more meat - 2 small slices really isn't enough, plus very little gravy. Desserts were lovely. We will be going back to try other things on the menu. Staff were great and the setting was lovely.

Good food, but could have a more varied menu. Reasonable prices and good all round service.

Very chilled evening, great food .

Booked a motor home in for one night and had an excellent dinner. We asked for a table that was in a quiet corner and were given it. All food was delicious. The staff were very attentive and pleasant. Daughter was amused by the swearing at a nearby table but they did not upset us at all.

Really nice garden for a drink in the sun 🌞 just need a few more tables on the new lawn at the front of the pub!

A most enjoyable lunch, a menu catering for all tastes. The pleasant and helpful staff were a delight. The Chef, Fran , even visited our table to ensure one of our party with special dietary requirements was enjoying her food choice. Sensible pricing. An all round pleasurable mealtime for our family.

Great place, excellent food and service. Will return again

First time visit for food for me Friday & I was very disappointed with my ploughman’s, 1/2 piece of ham, 1/2 a mini pork pie, 2 small triangles of cheese, a piece of limp lettuce, 4 silverskin onions, a tiny bit of potato salad & chutney, some Cornichons, plus some ‘ rustic ‘ bread. Had to ask for the advertised Apple. The most unappetising Ploughman’s I’ve Ever seen. No tomato or cucumber even just to add colour & texture. It was really dull & uninteresting & not very nice at all. I was told my complaints ‘ would be passed on to the kitchen ‘. The kitchen clearly didn’t care as I was charged the full £13.50 for half a dozen mouthfuls of food. Dreadful. My friends Brie & bacon & cranberry ciabatta with homemade slaw was ok. The coffee & cake after was very nice. I feel at £13.50 the ‘ Ploughman’s ‘ is vastly overpriced based on the quality & quantity ( or lack thereof ) I received yesterday.

Ok for coffee. Awful experience of the food previously.

Chris and his team have gone above and beyond for our stay and welcomed us with open arms, travelling through and even allowing us to stay. The food has been top class and the hospitality of the staff has been fantastic. I couldn't recommend this pub enough for its location, food, atmosphere and kindness. A top pub and will be returning in the near future. Thanks so much Chris and his wonderful team. 👍👍👍

Went for a coffee with a friend - lovely pub, lovely atmosphere and nice coffee!!

First visit to The Pewsham for a family lunch. Not quite the relaxed ambience I had expected as we were sat in a conservatory which was very warm until a door to the garden was opened. However on a plus side the food was very good and the service was friendly and informative of the daily specials etc. I would like to have seen a drinks menu but was told there wasn’t one! Would have been helpful to browse a wine list and make my decision rather than feel hurried when they were rattled off to me. All in all a nice lunch!

I’ve created an account to review this place as I want the managers to see this to give a little feedback. It’s a difficult decision to rate any higher or lower… I came in with my family a week ago and everything was going very well, we had a conversation with our waitress she was ever so nice, as we ordered our food and drinks we noticed that our waitress was being told to do multiple things at once and we could see she was getting quite stressed but she still carried on being so nice to me and my mum and sisters. Our drinks and food were all correct but I have to say I’ve seen lovely reviews on the food but we didn’t like ours so much we didn’t want to complain as we understand that it was busy but a lot of the food you could easily tell wasn’t cooked properly or cooked a few hours or so before and left to dry out. The manager was really nice I believe he was the manger, but the rest of the staff treated our waitress like rubbish she was doing her best yet we could tell the others didn’t like it we said to her while she was removing are plates that she was doing a great job and we could tell it was very nice to hear for her. I believe this place is a great place but I do feel they could treat there staff with more respect as from our perspective it was like she was being spoke about behind her back. Besides that lovely place lovely customer service. Food was okay but I possibly see myself going again someday.

Staff good, food ok but beer and cider prices extremely expensive. £12.50 for 2.5 pints.

Staff were very happy and helpful but the food was a disappointment. Expecially the kids pizza. It was like a tiny £1 pizza you’d get from Tesco just cut into 4 little triangles. With a side salad instead of vegetable sticks, like stated. I don’t know any child who is going to eat a side salad. Chicken supreme. The portion size was surprisingly small for the price you pay.

Lovely atmosphere, excellent food and a good team, definitely be going back! Thank you.

A thoroughly enjoyable meal and experience. Great ambiance and wonderful service.

Would be so nice if breakfasts were available. Called in again today for coffee and cake with friends. Great place and reasonably priced. Always pretty busy so it must be run pretty well.

Excellent experience would recommend to anyone 👍

Not eaten here , only had some drinks and used the play area but the staff have always been nice and it's very affordable. Would definitely consider eating here in future - the pizza oven outside looks great!

Lovely combined pub and café with great cake. Friendly service. Massive comfy garden. (Have not had a meal there yet, just cake!)

Nice pub and cafe, reasonably priced

Great pub and a great bike n car show Thear when I droped in

We booked at last minute for a table of nine. They were extremely helpful and attentive. The young lad who looked after us was knowledgeable and polite. The food was lovely especially the mussels they were incredible!!! Would highly recommend

Great food. Nice and clean. nothing is to much ,always happy to accommodate.

Stopped over in our camper for the night, made very welcome.

Met friends for a coffee, so no food ordered.

Lovely food and a pleasant atmosphere with the fire too. Playground outside for the kids. Happy to recommend.

We had a meal here for my wife's birthday. The staff were very attentive and the food was excellent. They even went out of their way to invent a new off-menu dessert for us based on a joke shared with our waitress that was delicious despite being done on the fly! All in all a pleasant evening with great food, can't ask for more than that! Good range of vegan options too.

Part of a Retirement Party. Chose cheesy chips. Was the last to receive my order (forgotten) - server did apologise for delay. It arrived in small bowl, chips were dried out and cheese stringy from having one piece of cheese slapped on top of chips and had been put under the grill. I couldn’t eat them. £5 charged which should have been waived as the server- seeing I had left most of them- enquired if everything was ok, I informed him of issue with the food. Next up cheesecake which I thought was to be lemon cheesecake but ended up being a biscuit base with chocolate and peppermint mousse on top. I couldn’t taste chocolate as the peppermint was too strong. It was horrible and in my opinion was not a traditional cheesecake. £7 charged I definitely will not be returning. Shame as it used to be great. —————————- Reduced star review from 2 to 1 following response by owners Your dreadful response was unacceptable. Unfortunately for medical reasons I am unable to eat a full meal but wanted to attend my friend’s retirement get together. Also enquiring what decade!! How dare you!! Your business will NOT succeed with this appalling attitude.

Our steak was overcooked. My wife and I could not eat it. However, the manager came over and asked if everything OK so we showed her. She took them both away and, within a short time, had the meals precooked completely, She also reduced the bill amount. The food is usually very good as where the replacement meals thank you all for your service and for another lovely night out at your establishment 5 stars for the replacement meals 😀 😊

Went to The Pewsham for an inpromptu lunch with my wife to celebrate her new job + havent had a chance to get out without the kids since Christmas. Lovely down to earth place with a split personality, coming in from the side initially feels like a quiet garden cafe with selection of hot/cold drinks, snack and cakes, carry on walking through and you find a very traditional English pub and bar, where the staff were very warm and welcoming. We were in early so had our choice of seating options, proceeded to have a lovely mains and desert lunch (recommend the pie of the day and gingerbread options). Whole meal was delicious and reasonably priced, looking forward to coming back with the kids and trying the garden pizza. Thoroughly recommend checking this place out.

First visit to The Pewsham as needed a 'dog friendly' place. Service was fast and friendly by very attentitive server. Food was excellent and pork belly tasty and well cooked. Rice pudding made with clotted cream and berries is to die for! Will definitely be calling again, thank you.

Great decision to go here 👍🏼.. great atmosphere with lights and background music and staff. Great tea in the teapot then a superb meal. The Burger was really really good with nice chips and a tasty salad. Definitely going to be back. Thank you.

We had a 100th Birthday celebration party for 40 people in 'The Barn' function room. The hosts couldn't have been more helpful in organising the event, and setting up the room on the morning of the event. The room looked great, was set out perfectly with lovely crockery and cutlery, the buffet lunch was excellent and the staff very professional and helpful. Really recommend 'The Pewsham' for an event of this type.

We were a group of 8 and had Sunday lunch in the conservatory. It was light and very pleasant in there. The lamb was so tender and EVERYONE enjoyed their meal

An enticing, chilled out atmosphere with light music in the background and relaxed seating. Ideal for food but also as a spot to catch up with friends and enjoy a high quality coffee (without the a high mark up).