The Wyvern Restaurant in Chiltern

We had a Travelzoo voucher for a 3-course meal. Booking was polite and friendly. Plus confirmation email (bonus as sometimes I forget)! Staff were very attentive, and all questions answered in a very courteous manner. Meal and drinks alike were superb. Would definitely go again.

Had a wonderful Sunday lunch here. The food was absolutely excellent - although very limited for me as a vegan. But staff were really accommodating and couldn’t be more helpful. And it’s the staff that really are the stars here. We chatted to one young man who was incredibly helpful and also surprisingly knowledgeable about the Margaret Rutherford Miss Marple films (some of which were filmed here!) and he couldn’t have been nicer. Then there was Kate who waited our table. Hands down the best member of waiting staff I’ve ever experienced - anywhere. Helpful without being overbearing. Genuinely friendly. And able to anticipate our needs without us asking. Setting, ambience, food and staff: all excellent. We WILL be back.

We have not visited the restaurant for 5+ years and had happy memories of a ‘fine dining’ menu with a touch of flourish. Clearly things have changed recently as the current menu has none of the dishes mentioned in some earlier reviews. The restaurant is well presented but the tables are bare, no tablecloths. The laminated menus list all the dishes you would expect in a pub chain bar menu (check the menu on this website for details). The chicken liver pate looked as though it had been pressed onto the plate from its plastic holder- a shiny, unappetising oblong saved by the chutney that accompanied it. The main courses were all reasonable if uninspiring and the deserts followed suit. If you want a pub meal in a slightly ‘upmarket’ location and are not expecting anything special this is the place to go. NB-Most customers appear to take advantage of a TravlelZoo discount-apparently this is a 2for1 offer - we missed it!

A (late) Sunday lunch for three of us, to include; shared starters of mixed breads and salt & pepper squid. A Pork Belly roast dinner, a Beef roast dinner and a Chicken and Bacon Caesar Salad for our main courses; the roasts with a generous complimentary glass of house wine. The history (15th century origins), aesthetics, authenticity and wealth of architectural details (both inside and out) are self-evident and certainly unique. The recent understated and classy refurbishment and décor still let's the history andnarrative of the building speak for itself. The team working today were personable, hospitable, attentive, patient and kind. The food was attractive to look at and quite simply delicious

Lovely relaxed meal, excellent food at sensible prices served by friendly staff. So much so we are bringing American friends here later this week!

TripAdvisor offer bought at Christmas. Very good value. 3 courses for 2 people for £39. 1 large glass wine. 1 medium glass and 1 cappuccino plus service was £59. All the food was excellent. Ample helpings and good service. Set in a lovely old building. Car parking on site. Nothing to fault.

We visited The Wyvern Restaurant using Travelzoo vouchers, choosing a main meal and dessert each. Great service (thankyou Nellie) and really tasty food. Would happily pay full price for this quality and will be returning. Sorry we missed out on the Valentine's set menu which looked amazing.

This is the restaurant of the Kings Arms Hotel. We booked with a Travelzoo meal voucher at very short notice (15 minutes !) and were treated like valued customers. Attractive old dining room, linen table napkins. Attentive courteous waiter (from Peru). Generous portion of whitebait for starters, and then a proper beef and ale individual pie. Very tasty, and attractively presented (but unpretentiously). Ample parking in the rear courtyard. We would happily return and pay full price.

I was staying in the hotel for business, and was looking forward to a top quality dinner. Even the menu left in the room showed great promise. However, after I was seated, I was given a completely different menu, with only a few basic options, and told that even some of those were not available. The server was very apologetic, and said that the head chef had gone. I would like to compliment the server, and she even gave me a glass of wine on the house as consolation, so all credit to her. If I had been warned that they were not fully operational, I would have chosen one of the many other alternatives in Amersham. It's a shame, because I think it could have been good. I don't like to write negative reviews, but on this occasion I must.

We had a lovely Afternoon Tea with friends and family to celebrate my kitchen tea. The food was delicious and included scones with cream and jam, chocolate cakes and fresh sandwiches. The tea was also very lovely and we overall had a great time! We were lucky to be looked after by Eddie, and he also let me choose the music which was such a nice touch. I would definitely recommend having an afternoon tea here!

Chef Sonakshi visited our table to explain her special! What a treat to get such personal service. She advised her starters which were in a word outstanding for presentation, taste, and enjoyment. We ate from the starters no main course. We ordered the Raspberry Cheesecake for dessert and she knew it was my birthday and sent a most wonderful plate with a specially written birthday message. Watch out for this lady I think she is going places, her food is an art form

My daughter and I spent a lovely, unhurried afternoon enjoying the Afternoon Tea. The sandwiches were tasty and fresh, the scones lovely and light and the cakes delicious, and to finish a mini Eaton Mess. We took some of the cakes home as we were both so full (they looked so tasty we obviously couldn’t leave them!). Super afternoon tea, excellent friendly service and lovely old building full of character. We will definitely return!

Old world service ,attention to detail and nicely presented food 👌. Fish and chips tasted like it should. Cocktails and amuse bouche was a welcome start to a lovely evening. Eddie thank you 😊

Excellent afternoon tea with the family. Staff very attentive and friendly. Food was very fresh and very tasty. Highly recommended.

A fantastic new menu. Perfect evening in the restaurant for my husbands birthday. Food was superb and so was service! I would thoroughly recommend the Camembert to start and Salmon main course.

One of the best Sunday roast I have in along time. Chicken was delicious and roast potatoes to will be eating there again soon 😋

We've been to this restaurant twice and each time received impeccable service. Eddy has a great sense of humour and is attentive. The food is lovely, a little on the hot side for me and not too much choice if you have intollerances, but it's presented beautifully and very tasty. My husband and friends had 3 courses each and enjoyed each course very much. We'll be back again!

A perfect afternoon tea for my mum’s birthday, what a treat! Sandwiches were superb and cakes were absolutely amazing!! Great value for money.

Booked for a table of 3 friends. When we got to the restaurant waiter informed us that there was a function taking place in the restaurant so he had taken the liberty of setting a table up in the bar, relight next to the roaring fire which was just perfect ! Eddie was really attentive and charming. Ambience Christmassy and food absolutely delicious. Will definitely be returning

I need more than five stars. This place has to be on your bucket list. What this chef Sonakshi can do is miraculous. From the same raw ingredients most of us can find (aubergines, risotto rice, cream…) she creates works of art – presented like the treasures they are, tasting like you’ve gone to heaven. I’ve eaten at some high-end restaurants here and abroad but this is now among my top three. Aubergine falafel, lamb (I haven’t tasted lamb that only tasted of the quality lamb it was), red pepper risotto, Eton mess, frozen pistachio (how has she done this? I’m in awe.) ‘Yeah, had that’ you might say No, you haven’t! Not like this. I imagine her carefully seeing to every detail of these before they leave the kitchen and I can’t praise her talents or the food enough. (I haven’t got enough space here for a start!) Waiter Eddy (Eddie?) was marvellous too. Just the right combination of attention, reserve, humour, helpfulness, chattiness mixed with and utterly professional approach. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I’m already planning my return!

When I come across talent like this, I have to tell everyone. This should be the yardstick by which to judge all food. Excellently attended by Eddie who was knowledgeable and available yet discreet at other times. He had clearly tried everything and could answer everything I asked. Despite this, nothing prepared me for the taste, texture and presentation of what we ate. Between us we had curried parsnip sop and aubergine falafel. Well, yes I could taste parsnips and some lovely spice but there was something else pushing the flavours forward, rounding them out. And the falafel! Beautiful in appearance, off the chart with flavour. Then the red pepper risotto. While there weren’t any pieces of red pepper that I could detect, the whole bowl was seemingly infused with the flavour – it was a delight. And the little cauliflower toppings! Such knowledgeable matching of foods that match and completement each other. My husband has never tasted lamb like this. Room for dessert? Naturally. With the experience of two exquisite courses of that calibre behind we weren’t going to be dignified and refuse. So it was tropical Eton mess and pistachio ice – this is how to impress someone who’s been raised on good food! (The daughter of someone who ran some of London’s top restaurants.) My husband’s dessert (chich I had most of) reminded me of the best Indian sweets I buy in Southall (possibly pistachio barfi?), so delicate and full of taste. The portions of everything were just right and our plates were embarrassingly clean. Once in a very long time do we talk about food over a number of days – this is one of those times. Respectful and faithful to every ingredient, coaxing the best out of them all, Chef Sonakshi has the world at her feet and I should imagine every opportunity open to her: well-deserved. These creations are without compare and deserving of many, many stars. I know we’ll be back and don’t know how I’ll wait!

Great little gem of a Restaurant, located at the Kings Arms Hotel. First class food (firecracker chicken and Hake was sublime) and first class service. Special mention to the Restaurant Manager Eddie, who's attention to us and the other diners was exemplary. Maybe update the interior a little and you would have a restaurant as good, if not better than many in Amersham.

Food quality was beyond expectations and the restaurant manager was a lot of fun and really added to the atmosphere!

Great food, ambience and service. Would thoroghly recommend The Wyvern. Nice ambience and fantastic service

Whoever the waiter was (didn’t get his name) he was brilliant. If I can be half the man he is then I will die a happy man. I liked his shirt, not too flashy not too plain. Food was also good… but oh boy that...

We visited with friends for dinner, having eaten in nearly all of the local restaurants and we were very impressed. We hadn’t booked the Wyvern before as it had never really been on our radar; however, we had started to hear good things about the...

My wife and I visited the Wyvern for a pre gig meal on a friend's recommendation, and it did not disappoint. The food was excellent, and we were made to feel really welcome. The service was friendly and helpful without being intrusive. We will definitely...

From the minute we arrived the service from Eddie was outstanding. He was very friendly, welcoming, attentive and professional. The food menu is quite small but it was lovely to see new twists to dishes and everything we tried was of a very good standard....

We visited the Wyvern Restaurant by chance as we were passing and saw the menu. The restaurant itself is inside the Kings Arms Hotel on Amersham High Street, which Eddie the Restaurant Manager informed us dated back to the 14th Century!! The entire evening was...

Dinner with my husband. Very good service I had the rib eye steak very tender and for once cooked as requested. My husband also enjoyed his fish dish.

Had an absolutely delicious meal here tonight! Would highly recommend the fire cracker chicken and the lamb! So good! Lovely cosy atmosphere and the manager Eddie was great! We will be back again.

We have just had a lovely two nights in Amersham for a family wedding. It has been great getting together with family from overseas and around the country. The weekend started off on Friday with dinner at The Wyvern and it could not have been...

We were staying at the hotel here and decided to stay and have dinner at their restaurant, and I’m glad we did! It has a really nice atmosphere, the food was lovely and the staff even lovelier :)

Please go to this restaurant! We were staying in Amersham for a night away from London and wanted somewhere nice to have some steak. The food is so delicious as is the atmosphere. We went on a Saturday night and were served by Eddie. He...

The food was really delicious, definitely worth visiting again. Professional and friendly service by Manager, Mr. Edward Dredge.

Enjoyed a lovely evening at The Wyvern. Service was super. We were taken care of from the moment we arrived until the end of the evening. The food was delicious and beautifully presented too. Only wish we’d had room for pudding - we will have...

We were looking for somewhere a bit more special for a birthday celebration and we found it.. The old building makes it a beautiful venue, the food was excellent and beautifully presented, the service from Eddie, who is the new manager, was also excellent. We...

First visit for us as a family of four on a Friday evening. The waiter was extremely friendly and helpful, and made our evening really enjoyable. The food was beautifully presented and really tasty. We had starters and mains including steak, lamb, hake and chicken....

We had a wonderful evening at the Wyvern - Kings Arms in Old Amersham. The evening got off to a great start as we were warmly welcomed by Eddie who was so hospitable and attentive throughout the meal. Each course was utterly delicious and beautifully...

We enjoyed a fantastic meal at The Wyvern Restaurant last night. The food was exceptional and the Restaurant Manager, Eddie, just added to the enjoyment of the evening. He was professional, entertaining and could not have been more helpful. It was all faultless. We will...

We had a team building meal (20 people) at the Wyvern, with business colleagues and suppliers. We chose our food on-line beforehand due to the large number of guests - which went smoothly (although some people forgot their orders - perhaps confirming the order in...

Recently I had dinner with a group of friends at the Wyvern. It was one of the finest dining experiences I’ve had in years from the knowledgeable kindness of the bartender and servers to the exceptional and most excellent meal we had. It was exquisite....

Fabulous food, great atmosphere and excellent service. Food was delicious, especially the steak! New management team are doing well! We will be back:)

Great food and fantastic service in a great location. We already can't wait to return back to the hotel and the restaurant. Thanks Wyvern team!

Eddie was attentive but unobtrusive and very easy to talk to, helping to make the meal feel more of a family affair. We had a selection of starters and sides and the flavours were incredible. The arancini was crisp and light, the firecracker chicken had...

We sat outside and had a wonderful lunch, the best ploughman’s I’ve ever had! Amazing new menu, great new chef, Sonakshi. Thanks.