The Winterbourne Arms in Wiltshire

We found this local pub when meeting family half way for some lunch. We didn't book but staff and landlady were absolutely fabulous arranging a table for 6 for us. The food was fantastic and staff were some of the friendliest and lively people I've seen in a long time. The venue was a perfect family pub, with lots of photos on the walls of locals and family, making it very warmly. We had two toddlers with us, and the staff were nothing but welcoming of children and other punters interacted with my children when having thier lunch. We will 100% be returning and could not recommend higher. Thank you

Ample parking, with disabled access. Friendly and helpful staff, great service and food. Table service.

Excellent place for a lovely Sunday carvery, brilliant customer service we will defo be back.

Friendly welcoming staff to patrons and their dogs. Lovely food. Have already booked to come back for Sunday carvery.

Lovely carvery, very tasty, staff are very friendly, we come regularly

Lovely family and staff, very welcoming, great food 👍 Visited many times, highly recommended.

Everything you want for a local pub, good food and nice people

Nice local pub with good atmosphere. Staff and food were excellent. As Arnie said 'I'll be back'

We were there on a Sunday afternoon and overnight so didn’t get a chance to sample the food. We’ll go back though as the staff were super friendly and the car park was flat. We did have coffee which was delicious.

Sunday carvery. What can I say apart from excellent food and service. Always made very welcome.

Popped into this pub as we were passing for lunch, we were welcomed buy a lovely lady behind the bar ,the meal we had was lovely, definitely recommend

Lovely visit to this very charming pub. Service was so friendly and food was excellent particularly the ham egg and chips!

Michaela was absolutely amazing! Couldn't have been more attentive and she is so pleasant, this beautiful pub is lucky to have her

Tuesday night steak night was a nice end to a days cycling. Made to feel welcome definitely worth a detour of the King Alfred Way

Nice enough staff but a weird place. Chose not to sit next to the dead people shrine, chose under the cobwebs instead. The priciest steak was average at best - underwhelming experience overall. Would not return. EDIT: Owner excused the weird vibe by suggesting this is normal for a "community village pub" - it is not.

Dog friendly. Good food and service.

I stayed in the village for a week & visited the Winterbourne Arms several times, as I felt like a "temporary local" & even joined in with bingo night. Staff & customers really friendly & welcoming. Excellent beer!

Called in for Sunday lunch on off chance when passing traveling home from our hols, what a lovely place, the staff/landlady were very welcoming even though they were really busy they got us a table, the carvery was amazing, everything tasted freshly made the meat was really tender, we even had a desert as they looked so good. Thankyou we will come back soon.

Stayed at premier Inn no food available looked for nearest food found this pub had good reviews and well deserved food was lovely decent portions well worth a visit👍

Gorgeous food and very welcoming staff. Fish and chips is amazing

Brilliant from when we walked through the door until we left. Food fantastic we had Sunday carvery, staff friendly and intensive. Can’t wait to come again soon.

It was quiet when we stopped for a break. Had a quick snack of crispy prawns. Well, attention to detail, presentation, along with the server, who was extremely pleasant, friendly and accommodating, made this stop-off a winner.

Very pleasant surroundings set in a lovely village location. Staff very polite & attentive. Definitely go again.

A pub with visual potential... Otherwise: Good food, delicious ale, very service-oriented boss and her "girls". Unfortunately there was a "rock bingo" taking place in the evening, which made our conversation with our (host) friend almost impossible because of the noise. Special: The landlady is quite "special"...but despite her sometimes "rustic" appearance, she's a kind of lovely woman...

Friendly staff, good service, nice food and generous portions.

Overnight stay in motorhome last night . Great hosts friendly staff great food reasonable price Watched a pétanque match Highly recommend

Me and my partner have been here on a few occasions, always welcoming and proper home cooked food. Called in on the off chance for luch today, it was fully booked but they found a space for us as the young girl behind the bar recognised us. Lovey carvery, highly recommend this lovely pub 😍

A good stop-off for a light lunch with can-do staff

Never had a worse experience god awful food poisoning from microwaved chicken and staff look homeless also very rude never again would not recommended

A great country pub in a picturesque Wiltshire village. The staff were incredibly welcoming and nothing was of much trouble for them. We chose the Sunday roast beef carvery. Great choice. The meal was superb. As much as we could eat, and home cooked through and through. We should add that we were visiting with our dog. He was also made very welcome and certainly ‘looked after’ by the staff! I will say no more. All in all, a great experience… probably the best dog friendly pub we’ve ever visited… and we’ve visited a fair few! We’ll definitely be back.

We had a fabulous family Sunday lunch here. It's such a lovely welcoming pub, the staff are so friendly. The carvery was really good with a great selection of fresh vegetables. We all enjoyed it very much

The team here are very friendly. They have great banter and remember their regular customers' names and drinks preferences. Food is a tad pricey, but worth the money. There's always a lovely atmosphere, especially for carvery or Rock 'n' Roll bingo.

Come here if you like watching paint dry and enjoy being watched by the chef while you eat your food, also if you like to get a couple of cheeky cat hairs stuck in your teeth, this place is the one for you 😁👌🏻

Nice pub with good service and food.

What a lovely gem. Had the most fantastic burgers, well worth the money. Served by lovely Mel. Will be back definitely

Seriously, this place has less atmosphere than a church and pretty average food. I can not for the life me understand how anyone could even recommend it and a 20% service charge, for what?

Lovely warm welcome , happy and friendly place . Food great When in the area will certainly have another taste of the Winterbourne Arms .

Would really recommend this pub for a fantastic Sunday carvery. The food was lovely and all staff were extremely welcoming and kind. Will definitely be visiting again soon.

We had a pit stop for a drink on our way home, very friendly staff. The garden looked lovely, we would go again in the summer!

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit today for lunch! Such a breath of fresh air to see a real classic pub with such a friendly welcome and family like atmosphere ❤️ Thank you x

I went there to park my car and with the plan to go the pub after it. We were more than 10 people using the pub after. A guy dressed as a chef came out and in a very rude way told me that it was private property and needed to move my car away. I wouldn't like to go back there.

Stopped by for a quick bite to eat, staff friendly and food was good. Very happy to see a welcoming face after our long journey. Dog was welcome and was given his own water bowl. Thank you for your service and refreshments

Phoned ahead, lovely reception. Popped in on route to Roche Court Sculpture Park. Atmosphere was light and friendly. Lots of choice on the menu, with real pie (pastry top and bottom), large choice of burgers too. We had Steak Pie, Mac Cheese, and burger. A good portion of each. Waitress was very friendly and helpful. Toilets clean and fresh. Bar and table seasonally decorated.

Stopped here for lunch on 14th December as a spur of the moment choice. Best decision we have made for a long time. We were warmly welcomed by the landlady and landlord. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming. The food arrived quickly and was hot and well presented. Excellent portions and very tasty. We were never hurried. This is somewhere that we would definitely recommend to anyone and although it is not 'local' to us will be coming back in the future.

My first time and it was excellent. Food service and staff were really on point. Thank you

Lovely food, service was quick. Very friendly staff, was welcomed by the locals, had a very enjoyable evening.

Lovely food, nice beer, and friendly staff!

Great place, lovely lady behind bar, great svs!! Food lovely and she changed the music in the bar, very funny!! Will be back!!

Very nice and friendly place to go . I really love there, and the owner always have a big smile to everyone. Super recommend😍😍👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽xxxx

Amazing first visit with along with the in laws. We were over half an hour late but kept them informed of our delay. Very friendly landlady and serving staff. Carvery on Sunday was plentiful, delicious and exceptionally tasty. Finished off with the raspberry ripple sundae. Great atmosphere with friendly helpful staff, will visit again for an evening meal with friends!

Our first visit here since the pandemic - and were delighted. We found a very welcoming atmosphere and staff - and had a lovely lunch. A great place to have break on our journey through the Salisbury area.

a good ordinary pub. welcoming and friendly staff. excellent carvery

A nice friendly pub serving hearty and tasty food.

Wow!!!!!! I'm from New Zealand and my friends took me here for dinner tonight. I was blown away by the hospitality and food. The food is home-made which you can definitely tell by the quality. I highly recommend this place!!!!

We took our granddaughter to Bournemouth for the day and planed to stop at the table to table pub at the Premier Inn in Salisbury, but no chef so no food so had to find somewhere else and what a wonderful place we found great food and drink, the waitress was just amazing, we are going back to Bournemouth in September and guess where we are stopping for dinner

Lovely place with a caring owner who brought my daughter some fudge bits as she doesn’t eat ice cream that comes with the kids meal. My fussy chef husband loved the sourdough baked Brie. All food cooked well to order. Can highly recommend if staying local or passing through.

Hard to judge the atmosphere when it's early evening but the rib eye was perfectly cooked and the Dorset apple cake superb. Good beer, great staff (very helpful and friendly) and food cooked very well, what more do you need? Oh yes, dog friendly too 🙂🙂 Can't add photos as nothing was left, but it did look good!

Great pub: good food, good drinks, great atmosphere and a fantastic hostess Sarah. Recommended.

I had organised a evening meal and a game of Petanque. Food was good and Petanque was a game with a lot of banter. Our instructor for the evening was very good and explained the game very well. A very enjoyable evening which we will do again. Highly recommended.

Just a pit stop on a journey, but very friendly, relaxed beautiful decor and ambience. The menu looked great, I wish we could have stayed to eat.

Very nice pub with excellent service and food.

Lovely pub with a very welcoming and friendly atmosphere. I dropped in with my wife for a spot of lunch. We both had the homemade burgers with skin on fries. Absolutely delicious. Highly recommended.

Very good value and helpful staff.

A very welcoming friendly pub, great food and nice quiet parking at the back of pub.

Great food, really welcoming and friendly staff. I had the pork and chorizo burger and it was the best burger I've had in a while! Really accommodating of our almost 3 year old as well. Looking forward to coming back in the dry weather to take advantage of their beer garden and kids play area!

Very friendly pub with amazing food ...ideal bus service into Salisbury.

Nice place. Friendly service. Only had coffee.

Highly Recommended BRITSTOP 5***** ideal for a Salisbury visit! Most welcoming landlady and staff !! Excellent food, very generous portions!

Was taking in some of the sights of Winterbourne Earl area and decided to stop in the only pub in the village to check it out. From the outside the pub looks great with a nice garden with a children's play area. Inside the place is a little more underwhelming with a relatively worn decor and the bar area plastered with family photos which was a little odd. We decided to stop for a bite to eat, and the pub does a carvery on a Sunday. The gents on the table next to us said it was really good, so we went for it. However it was arguably the worst Sunday roast / carvery we've ever had. All the vegetables were housed in a series of metal containers with lids to keep them warm (and I suspect that we were towards the end of service), so everything seemed discoloured and old/poor quality. The potatoes were a little like plastic and the cauliflower cheese had certainly seen better days. The meat was not much better, with the beef overcooked and chewy and the lamb very fatty. The staff were very friendly and the price was actually quite reasonable. Think it was £35 for two carvery's a pint and a diet coke. The place scored a 2 because the food was really not good. I suspect that if you get to the carvery right at the start of service, it might be better, but our experience was bad.

Lovely lovely local pub. Staff are exceedingly friendly and warm, and food is fab.

Brilliant pub and restaurant offering the best in old-fashioned hospitality that makes a pub outstanding. Delicious food served by cheerful, efficient Chloe. Excellent choices on the seasonal menu, beautifully presented with perfectly cooked vegetables to accompany meat , fish or vegetarian options. Good value for a great lunch. Highly recommended, well worth making the journey to this terrific country pub.

5 of us went for lunch yesterday. Highly recommended, comprehensive menu, friendly welcome, food plentiful and HOT. We weren’t rushed so able to chat and the Christmas decorations were amazing, a lot of effort put into making the pub look festive. Have already booked again.

We had an excellent meal here, the service was brilliant, if we come to Longleat next year it will be our go to place.

Lovely food plenty of it . Nice friendly staff made to feel welcome . Had nice lunch with friends . Will definitely be back . Thanks very much see you again soon

Good food friendly staff has now become our local

Fab welcoming atmosphere. Great food and ales

All ways welcoming and friendly service great

Amazing service. We arrived without booking today with our hungry 3 year old grandson. Despite being fully booked, they kindly squeezed us in. Fab carvery. Will remember to book next time! Thank you 😊

My first visit to The Winterbourne Arm. Excellent Sunday roast with roast beef. Salted caramel cheesecake was fantastic also. Friendly staff and good service

Lovely pub, walked in for supper as a table of 5 with 2 dogs and it smelled clean, not like stale beer as most pubs smell 😂 lovely service from Chloe (who has a big fan in our 3 year old) and great food. Fab play area and clean loos. We'll be visiting again soon!👌☺

Very friendly service. Famy run. Lovely food. Great pint of guineas..

Lovely country pub, exploring the surroundings having been to Stonehenge and making way to Salisbury. Called in when pasding as liked the look of it, very friendly and accommodating staff. Great menu full of crowd pleasers, substantial vegetarian dishes and vegan options. Great size meals, reasonably priced, a great find. Would definitely call back if in the area, recommended!

Absolutely delicious Thai Red King prawns with noodles!! Very good service and friendly staff. Great pint of London Pride too. Well worth a visit!

Came in for food was very good service and lovely fresh burgers! Will definitely come again would recommend!

The most friendly pub I have ever been in. Lovely local pub.

A warm welcome, good choice of beers and cider, very friendly staff and Excellent service! What's not to like? Go there now!

Great carvery and son went for adult ribs ..spoilt by Sarah (land lady)with a free scoop of ice cream after eating it all..thank you.. A great pub with great staff and atmosphere..saved on maps to come again . Sarah leads a great team and customer service is top notch Thank you for a welcoming and great lunch . We will be back .

Excellent evening, best burgers around. Great hosts. Thank you.

Really good food and a very warm welcome

Family lunch - lovely food from a wide ranging menu . Good access for disabled . Very friendly and helpful staff , will return soon !

Oldy worldly pub, with great staff and lovely food. A lovely garden with play area for children.

Great place jolly good food and staff 👍🏻

Great pub grub good parking great friendly staff good prices .

We arrived on a Sunday evening people outside drinking got out car only to be told not open this is why so many pubs are closing they don't want the business there where 6 off us

13 of us decended on them today without warning at lunch time. We ordered our food and drinks. Everyone enjoyed there food which was ready really quickly so will definitely come again.

Great place to relax and enjoy your time

Lovely local just down the road great food and friendly and good service. Definitely be going back again 😊

Wonderful staff and superb food. The best Sunday roast we have had for a very long time.

Great food and biker friendly, what more can you ask.

A lovely pub. We went for bike night and it was such a warm friendly greeting here. Landlady was very help, friendly and welcoming. Food was wonderful and really good value for money. We enjoyed our evening here and certainly will visit again.