West End Inn - Hungry Horse in Wiltshire

Lovely environment, welcoming staff, food was of a very high standard however a bit pricey. Will return again.

Brilliant menu, friendly staff that always provide a very enjoyable night out. My wife and I use this resturant very frequently. The food is freshly cooked, plentiful and always very delicious Last night, 19th May my wife had the Malaysian chicken curry with coconut rice I had my usual King Prawn Mee goring. Joyce the owner will prepare the food to your request adjusting the spices to suit your taste. It really is an excellent resturant very reasonable prices and a good selection of drinks at the bar. If you are unsure of the menu selections Joyce is only too happy to explain the ingredients/dishes. Dr. L. S. Reeves

I've had takeaways from Unicorn @ West End before. Six of us went for dinner - a completely different experience. Our host was passionate about her food, asked what we liked and made recommendations accordingly. Such a difference having it freshly made. We got over excited and ordered too much. They boxed it up for us so more to enjoy later. I've eaten a lot of sushi, can't remember any as good. We are big fans of South East Asian food, this is up there with the best.

I wasn't sure what to rate it as the food and restaurant are lovely, plus it's nice having something a bit different in Melksham. It's just the woman who seems to run it is a bit abrupt and non accommodating, so gave 4 stars instead of 5. I'm not a big meat eater but I love the Asian sauces to pour over the rice and often waste the meat, so I asked if I could have less meat and more sauce. Then the woman just said 'no, I have it like it comes.' I wasn't sure if maybe she just didn't understand me as my request to have less chicken was in their favour, so repeated, 'so I can't have less chicken and more sauce then?' Again she said no I have the portion it comes in and that's it. I found it a bit confusing, as most food places take requests for small changes. Maybe she just didn't understand, but then her English was good enough to run a restaurant, so it confused me. It's like others have said, great food but service is lacking. Everything else is great, as the food is lovely and I would have given 5 stars if the management were more accommodating. I'm also confused about the name, as the menus say it's The West End, but the receipt says it's The Unicorn Restaurant. There's no indication on the outside of the pub it's a Japanese/Malaysian restaurant. I lived in Melksham 5 months before I found out it was in that pub.

My family, 6 adults and one toddler had an amazing evening at the resturant last night. Joyce and her staff provided excellent service and food which was plentiful and the taste was amazing. If you have not tried Malaysian or Japanese food before then this is the ideal resturant to try it. The extensive menu covers many different types and the staff are only too willing to explain any part of it. The dishes you choose can be prepared to your own taste, Prices are really modest whilst the amount of food is plentiful. I cannot recommend this resturant highly enough It is well worth a visit, you will not be disappointed. Dr. L. S. Reeves

Found this restaurant when we were in a hurry to find something close to where we were staying.I think this establishment has had a few changes recently and is now a Maysian/Japanese restaurant. It’s also a pub which looked inviting but the restaurant is off to the side. Menu was extensive with quite a few dishes new to me. Service was very friendly and attentive and the whole experience was great. If we find ourselves in Melksham again, I will certainly return.

The lady who took the table reservation over the phone was very friendly. The restaurant area was beautifully decorated, the food was delicious (Japanese) & good value - would happily score 5 stars for all this...but the service was awful. The lady who served us the food was the unfriendliest I've ever come across (hence 1 star) - snatching the menus back & generally sour-faced. Felt quite unwelcome. There are plenty of other places in Melksham that do good food & always serve it with a smile. This place has a minimum order on JustEat of £25! It's good, but it's not that good!!

Disappointing. After ordering a pint I was informed that the pub was closing in 10 minutes! This at 10.05pm on a Sunday. Not good. Will go elsewhere next time.

NOT a hungary horse anymore!!!! A lovely pub with a side restaurant decorated with twinkle lights and blossoms serving malaysian...thai and japanese food...our second visit was as good as the first!! Generous portions of freshly cooked meals and very authentic and tasty...very good presentation and service very attentive and knowledgeable..we were advised what meals complemented others and really enjoyed it!! Definitely worth a visit and a good asset for Melksham. Don't read the bad reviews as they were for the HUNGRY HORSE!! And the new owners deserve your custom....loved it!!!

Visited this place on 18/9/20, was fairly quiet but I can only assume that the owners must be making serious money as I stood at the bar waiting to be served for ages, whilst barman was deep in conversation with, what I assume to be a regular, no more than 3 yards away from me. Only when I said to my wife that we were leaving did he bother to acknowledge my presence, TOO LATE. Considering the current pressures on hospitality, its a pretty poor attitude.

This pub used to be Hungry Horse. It now serves an excellent range of Asian food at great value. We stopped with family of young teens and were well fed with authentic malaysian, thai, sushi, Japanese and noodle dishes. Cooked by a Malaysian lady who is passionate about her food and does not disappoint with flavour or portion size. Highly recommend this, wide range on menu, choice of spiciness for each dish and excellent value. All open July 2020.

It's now a Malaysian restaurant with an excellent mix of Japanese, Thai and Chinese food. Now on our third visit in 2 months. Food is a great mix of all things from the far east, we are working our way through the menu and have not had a bad dish yet. Portions are generous so you don't need to order lots of different dishes. Service would put many top restaurants to shame..

Now chef owner Joy does Malaysian and other far east food, delicious, home cooked, fresh food, great beers and service, shame they don't have a separate trip advisor page as it would be higher ranked

We went to the West End Inn to celebrate Father’s Day as my pa is a Malaysian veteran. I was delighted at the decor and ambiance in the Restaurant and the hospitality of our lovely waitress and Joyce the owner/chef was beyond lovely. I could not believe how extensive the menu was with something for everyone available. Joyce was chatting to us and explained that she makes all her own pastes and can add to it to make it to your desired choice of spiciness. The food is beautifully presented but does come out one after the other as Joyce cooks it all fresh for you. The portions are plentiful too. Being a former Hungry Horse it is suitable for disabled visitors including the parking and toilet facilities. Our meal was very reasonable coming to £77.00 for 5 of us, although we did all have soft drinks including green teas and coffees after. We will all definitely be returning to this lovely restaurant for more delicious food from this lovely lady. Thank you Joyce xx

Went to The West End last night for a meal with family. I've never tried Japanese or Malaysian before so wasnt to sure what to expect... have to say it was amazing, the food is all freshly cooked to order, you can ask to have made milder or hotter, and if your not sure what it is they explain the dish, its very well presented and tasted amazing.. the staff were all really friendly and the chef even came out to say hello and introduce herself.. so if you want to try some thing a little bit different i cant not recommend this place enough and will definitely be going back..

This is no longer a Hungry Horse. Food was excellent - tasty without being too spicy - highly recommended- will definitely be going again. The waiter( I think his name was Jas ) was so efficient, helpful and so friendly.

This is no longer a Hungry Horse restaurant. It serves Malaysian and Japanese food. The service was excellent - fast and friendly. The food was delicious with a huge choice.We will definitely be going back.

Under new ownership so ignore the older reviews. The Malaysian and Japanese cuisine is very good.Had one of the best Curries (Malaysian) I've ever had locally. Really nice and attentive staff, couldn't fault the food. Given 9/10 by Devizes Gazette and Herald and I agree.

We came here as it was close to our hotel and were so impressed. The food was great! Large portions, really fresh and reasonably priced. The katsu curry was delicious! Would definitely recommend. Staff were really friendly and helpful and was a really relaxed atmosphere.

We visited the West End last night previously a ‘Hungry Horse’ it’s now serving Malaysian and Japanese food. We were warmly greeted on arrival and shown to our table. The menu is varied and interesting and the waiter was on hand to explain the detail. The food was really good; I loved the sushi (I forgot to take a photo but it was nicely presented) Main courses arrived at the table nice and hot. It was all very tasty and plentiful. Our waiter was great fun and he took the time to join in with my husband’s banter. For those who the know the West End the bar remains as a bar but the restaurant has been separated. The new owners have worked hard to tidy the place up and give it that Asian feel. And it’s very clean!We will definitely return.

The Unicorn has moved to The West End which is a lovey setting. The food as usual was very tasty and we both enjoyed unique flavours. If you want something different then the Japanese/Malaysian menu is just the place to try.

Pinta frío/caliente agradable en un día ajetreado. Muy amable y servicial camarera, tenía una hamburguesa doble que era deliciosa y una gran relación calidad-precio en la oferta de 241 mi compañero tenía la misma, salió a más de £7 cada uno. El jardín era grande y tenía un parque infantil en un lado y el lugar parecía bastante nuevo y estaba bien decorada.

Cuando hice el pidiendo comida personal consciente de que necesitaba tener gluten comida gratis por tener celiaquía.

Is OK priced, incompetent waitresses bar staff good. Lacks atmosphere and drinks could be cheaper and of better quality for Thatchers gold.

Waste of time. Would have liked to order a meal but five minutes after arrival we were told that the kitchen was out of action yet customers were eating in the main dinning area. How about a notice outside?

Food was poor and over cooked drinks were flat Service was poor i would have been more understanding ud it...

l took a 94year old man with dementure i ordered 2 meals from the there golden oldies every day meals...

Whilst the food is very cheap as is the alcohol the service at times is lacking. The whole place needs an overhaul as it's not only looking tired and dated it's dirty. The yellow walls are black - yuk! it doesn't take much it give them a wipe. There's food inside the lightshades, which I can only assume someone has chucked there. You can't order anything from the breakfast menu as it doesn't open until 11am when the breakfast menu finishes, but for some strange reason they still advertise the breakfasts on the table menus!

So impressed with the really friendly happy staff. Things must have changed there recently, it is much improved. Our meal arrived quickly and was exactly what we ordered...and was lovely. Don't get me wrong it wasn't a la carte...but we went to a hungry horse and we're really impressed with the quality we got and the service we had.Thank you....we will be back

Came here for a family meal to celebrate a birthday and the service was shocking! First of all we were all waiting 1.5 hours from when we ordered to when we received the food and didn't all receive food at the same time as one of my family members received his after we had all finished.A few people made changes to their meals and the kitchen got them all wrong.Asked and payed for onion rings and got told 1/2 an hour later that they were out of onion rings but then saw them on the neighbouring tables plates. Most of the food was cold.Most of my family ordered Coke to drink and the Coke was flat and served to us in dirty glasses.The light shade above our table had food remains in it that you could see including a chicken bone, chips and other various food items.The waitress that came out to serve the starters, held a bowl full of boiling hot soup over the head of a one year old moments after the same women tipped hot gravy down a baby on a neighbouring table! Very slow service and asked to speak to the manager who never showed up!Overall it was a very poor service and myself and my family will definitely not be returning here again!

only go there if you have time on your hands as you may have to wait 45 minutes for your meal like i did

I have been to many hungry horse restaurants and to be honest they are OK for what you pay. But as a must the chef (and I use that phrase lightly) must be able to cook a steak to how you order it.several times now I have ordered medium and they all come well done! This particular hungry horse did not have enough staff taking orders at the bar. More interested in tidying glasses and talking with locals about Christmas.

To say I am angry is an understatement. I go to This place every Sunday for lunch with my Daughter an friend. I booked for 9 people to go yesterday 20 12 15 for my daughters 16th birthday. This was booked in their diary 5 weeks ago. My friend drove over in the morning with cake, banners and balloons only to be told that the staff had walked out due to some dispute with a temporary manager. 1 hour later I get a phone call to say other staff will be in and not to worry. At 1.30 pm I get another phone call to say no staff its closed. At this point I have my daughter and her friends gathered at my house expecting to go out for her birthday meal. I(then had to ring around to find somewhere else to feed 9 people. Fortunately I did at the last minute and the day was saved but I will never grace this establishment again. My friend had to drive back over and pick up the cake etc and all they said was sorry. Well sorry isn't good enough for ruining a teenagers birthday

Service was acceptable, although the tables were being constantly rearranged around us. Food was adequate and at a standard you would expect for the price. Served hot, with clean cutlery, ( not always the case in the past).Children's utensils also provided, another first.

Only mediocre but we needed to eat. Only a few customers and service not bad. Not able to recognise who was staff and who wasn't as all present were in casual dress. Nobody really spoke to us after our order was completed. Not memorable.

Went here with my husband and daughter as we had a powercut and needed some food. We had a starter of cheesy garlic bread...was soggy on the bottom...its like they purchased a pack of frozen garlic bread slices and melted cheese on the top. My husband had cod n chips. Cod was overcooked and was accompanied by horseradish sauce instead of tartre. My daughter had the chicken nuggets kids meal. Nuggets were to overdone. I had tikka banquet no complaints on mine. Dessert we each had a mini mania. No complaints there. service was fast. Bill was cheap. So all round good for the money

Dirty sticky tablesMenus smeered with sauce from previos clientsPoor service from bar staff Unattentive staff being preoccupied with other things resulting in wrong meals and drinks being servedI could go on but I dont see the point . I have contacted Greene King sperately about the poor customer service and poor quality food directly . but have not recieved any responce so far.A very dissatisfied customer who will not be using this outlet againDO YOUSELVES A FAVOUR AND WANDER DOWN TO WETHERSPOONS AT THE OTHER END OF TOWN

Awful wish I had stayed home and cooked ...the service was terrible and then we got the wrong food.. Not much of an apology couldn't care less really, chips were cold and there was more fat than meat on the gammon steak .tables were dirty and sticky and eventually the menus were sticky with sauce.

Nice looking place, but bloke at bar did not have a clue. trying to do my voucher, told me all wrong things and has to be shown. Friends dinner came 15 minutes before the rest of ours. And I Asked for rare steak, got medium, well done. Horrible! Won't go back. Typical

Food for one member of our party went to the wrong table! Then had a 20 minute wait for another meal to be cooked. At no point did any waitress acknowledge their mistake and apologise!! Incredibly rude!!!!

This meal was Ok not great not bad The tables were sticky they had not been cleaned properly I think I'll walk into town next time there are lots of better places to eat a short walk away.

Enjoyed a good drink here with my mates playing pool etc. Had dinner with the g.f here and she thought the food could be improved. Nice enough but not enough healthy options.

Myself and a group of friends visited the other day and had a great time. Service was excellent and timely and the general atmosphere of the place was welcoming. Our orders went through quickly and when the food arrived we were pleased with the presentation. The quality of the food was good with no complaints all round. This place is definately worth a visit and we will be returning regular as well.

went in there for a bite to eat with my wife and daughter...ordered lunch ..it came out my wife's order was wrong so they took it back with no apology by the time it came out we had eaten ours I had fish which you could have used as a skateboard should have complained and refused to pay for it except there seemed to be no staff about apart from one young lad who had the worst customer service I have ever encountered And could not be bothered won't be going there again and would not recommend it

Waited over 45 minutes for a medium rare steak! Wouldn't mind if the place was busy but there was only 2 other tables in service. Very poor service . Go to Wethersfield down the road instead

Certainly not a gourmet restaurant and the way tables are laid out doesn't help to give a relaxed enjoyable atmosphere. Food only adequate.

I have eaten there loads of times and everytime there has been not a signal thing wrong but this time was different, I ordered a southern fried chicken mayo burger, I was wait about 15 20 mins after I ordered it which is fine nothing wrong with that but when it did come out it was stone cold in the middle so was obviously not probed to make sure it was actually hot so I told the person at the bar and they said they would go get it warmed up (that was at 7:50) by 8:55 I still hadn't had it back and they had taken my cutlery bucket away, in the end I went and got my money back and left, was very disappointed.

This is the tasiest lunch I've experienced in a long time. Only a simple plate of scampi and chips with mushy peas but everything was cooked to perfection.Combined with excellent service, and reasonable prices this is definitely a winner!

Hit and miss with any food you decide on.Steak you can tell its been frozen,so its hard to choose whats on the menu fresh.There 10oz gammon never comes in one decent piece,but thin in bits.