Whole Hog in Wiltshire

No dogs allowed note. Empty pub. Walked out.

Food was lovely and so was the young girl that served us. Landlord was rude and miserable. This was our first time in this establishment and he made us feel very unwelcome. As a publican myself I know in this economy he's treading on very thin ice if that's the way he treats customers.

Didn't eat here, but staff friendly and a nice atmosphere

Great food and drinks for an excellent value.

Serves a nice pint of stout ,looking foreard to going back to try food and another couple of pints .

Arrived at 1pm for lunch yesterday to be told food service had ended. No apology - almost gleeful barmaid. What a miserable experience. Avoid. I won't be back to try again

Absolutely fantastic place this is food is great and the landlord is very helpful as are the staff definitely a must

Very nice traditional Pub in the centre of Town ....food was excellent after a short wait and the Servers were very chatty and helpful.......

I liked this Pub straight away, atmosphere from times gone by, the owner is very kind and the staff are equally friendly and nice. The beers are typical English and one is changed every week and the food is truly fantastic, I am Italian so I am very attentive to food and I assure you you won't be disappointed. Absolutely recommended for a stopover in Malmesbury

Great little place..good selection of drinks and great food..not a massive menu but enough to choose from..service was very good. very polite and welcoming. Would recommend

I have eaten here and the food was great but i have not done this regularly enough to make a fair comment. I must say however that the beer here is some of the best around With a selection of largers and ciders helping to appeal to all types of individual. It really is the superior real ale selection and how well it is kept along with the atmosphere that makes this pub one of the best around. I can count the number of public houses in which i have never had a single, ( even a slightly on its way out ) pint on one hand and im happy to say this is one of them. Perfect track record from my experiences here!

Absolutely hilarious experience. Brilliant team working here, who without doubt must be trying to secure a Karen's franchise in Malmesbury. Stopped in to watch the England match, totally awesome. Asked the barman, Broocie was that you?, for a coke, met with the blunt response 'is that it?' and given very short shrift. Didn't think anything of it. Had our drink, then went up for another. Was told 'you've left something on your table!' Didn't really get it, but then realised Broocie meant the empty glasses. We hadn't brought our empty glasses back to the bar and it really pissed Broocie off, it was so funny. He was behind the bar drinking the profits and expecting the customers to do the work, good lad, totally got this business sussed!! To be fair, I don't think he has enough staff, we only saw about six to eight different people behind the bar while we were there 😂, but one of them might have been the chef getting tanked up too, apologies if I am mistaken on that Broocie. We enjoyed watching them all moaning about the England match, asking each other why these bloody games always seem to go to extra time, extending their misery and meaning all these w*nkers remaining even longer in the pub. It's your pub Broocie you should choose what you watch, I would have turned it over or off, if it had been me. It's so refreshing to find a place where the barman is so authentic, no fake pleasantries or sucking up to customers, just open and honest hatred of them. Thank you so much for making this such an unforgettable experience for us, if we are ever passing through again we will be sure to pop in and say hello and you can tell us to f*ck off in person.

Great food and excellent service. Good menu choices for everyone and flexibility when substituting items on a dish. Friendly staff.

Very kind waitress, excellent burgers and excellent beers, convenient parking.

Good solid grub and a very good selection of beers. There was an issue with our order as one meal didn't arrive with the others. The young lady serving us was completely honest and told us it hadn't been started, but would be about 6 minutes. It arrived as promised. When the bill vame she had removed the drinks that went with the delayed meal. We were impressed at that and her initial honesty and the overall service quality.

The pub has good potential, lovely staff , nice food , it’s the unnecessary rude landlord that lets it down , charm school failed with this man , I don’t think he likes people , shame really as the girls who served us seemed nice and food worth the price , wouldn’t recommend to family or friends

Firstly the Food, Very nice with good portion size. However the website states £10 for a roast dinner when in fact it is £15. We ordered 4 main meals and a meal off the kids menu, Main meals came in good time but the kids meal arrived wrong and had to be sent back, by the time my son got his meal i had almost finished mine. Once the main meal was finished we were asked if we wanted dessert, we asked for the menu to allow us to decide 15 to 20 mins later we finally got asked if we would like dessert,( to late by this time.) As we finished our drinks we were asked if we would like anything else or just our bill, we felt rushed to move on. when the bill arrived it was hand written with amounts against food and drinks so we had no way checking the bill and/or seeing what things cost. Small things make the difference between a return visit or a 1 off

Five of us went to this eatery yesterday 5th May was looking forward to a reasonably priced roast Lunch as the web site said £10.00 when we got given the menu it was £15!!!! Not impressed The actual meal was very nice but not value for money very small portions also NO milk shake as on menu for my grandson :( Please Please update your menu

Have not eaten here and very unlikely to. Called in last Saturday and was totally ignored by waitress and Manager. I had hope to book for a party of 20 but I would be very concerned about the service 😕

Despite the rough exterior, a warm welcome, good food at a very good price.

Enjoying the nice view of the street scape with a beer.

Excellent roast lamb and fantastic, crunchy roast potatoes.

A family of 8 had lunch here today. The room was very chilly. Very average … food was ok. Service was very slow. Had two young children in tow. If we’d have thought about it we should have asked the waitress to bring their meals out at the same times as the starters. It was an awful long time for them to wait for their meals.

Called to book a table for Mother’s Day and was met with absolute unnecessary rudeness from the guy who picked up. I was scoffed at and told “you’d be so lucky”. I appreciate it’s a bit late and I’m unlikely to be successful but a polite no would have been fine.

Friendly staff and nice food at a reasonable price

Proper boozer, my sort of place!

Good menu food cooked to order and ery good .Friendly staff.

Wonderful pub in the heart of Malmesbury serving top quality real ales!

A cosy spot for lunch and a simple but good menu. I had the sausage and mash which was delicious, my mother had the sea bream which was average. Service lacked here and was rather slap dash for example putting water jug down clashing the glass on the way down; Very indiscreetly saying the amount of the bill out loud for us both to hear - and as she held the card reader for us, called to her colleague who was clearing another table next to us, telling colleague that the neighbouring table had left a tip. I thought it was extremely rude tbh.

Great pub for a pint. Fair prices and good range of beers.

I visited Malmesbury for Sunday lunch at the Whole Hog. Food was outstanding, roast potatoes were amazing and was a superb all round dinner. I would highly recommend

Great selection of beers. Ye olde world pub.

A group of 14 of us came for Sunday roast and it was a resounding success. A lot of us had roasts and they were great, Yorkshire for everyone, crispy fluffy potatoes, excellent variety of veg and thick tasty gravy. Points only lost for lack of parsnip and the uncomfortable benches. Would definitely return and by far the best roast in a long time.

A very pleasant light lunch,today Good value & service Rustic setting & clean Surprised not better supported

This is one of Malmesbury's best kept secrets. Totally unassuming and while other places come & go this has been a fixture for as long as I can remember. Not the widest menu, but as many will know that is a good thing! There are day specials on the blackboard to keep it intesting. Been there many times over the years and the food has always been good. Never been disappointed. Tip: Get a table next to the large window to get the best view of the high street I know. To summarise: honest and unpretentious.

After walking out of a café across the road due to their atrocious customer service we looked towards the Whole Hog, but being Sunday, did not hold out much hope. Well, they found us a table and fed us handsomely (Roast and a cracking Ham, Egg and chips). Great pub with a side dining room. Wish it was nearer to where we lived.

We visited the wonderful town of Malmesbury on our family trip to Wiltshire. After speaking to a few locals, we decided to give the whole hog a go for dinner and it didn’t disappoint! It was wonderful food and the staff were pleasant! The pub itself could maybe do with a touch up but the food itself more than made up for it!

Landlord is a miserable old so-and-so. His henchman has learnt from the master. Bar and waiting staff are often useless. BUT it's the best pub in Town - as long as you don't have a dog. Highly recommended for the beer, prices and the craic. Food is also always good.

Great selection of beer and wine while being the perfect place to sit and watch the world go by. Good food as well

It is a great place to eat and chill. The food was very good, and very reasonably priced as well.

Visited with family including 2 very hungry children. We were handed menus and told to order by a certain time which was fine by us. Half an hour before the kitchen closed we went to give our order only to be told the kitchen was closed. The Waitress, rather than apologise for the mix up, was quite the opposite. The bar man looked blankly at us and then shrugged his shoulders and walked away. Won’t be returning, not a friendly atmosphere for those visiting malmesbury. We’ll head somewhere that actually wants customers.

We've just had a fabulous meal here in the dining room. Special thanks to our two lovely servers, who looked after us superbly. Really good value for money too. We'd not hesitate to recommend this friendly place.

We met with friends for Sunday lunch and three of us had the roast. It was beautiful. Good portion size, tender meat, crunchy roast potatoes and four vegetables perfectly cooked. Puddings were amazing too.

We’ve been here before and it’s a warm friendly atmosphere in a family run eatery and pub. The locals know each other and frequent the place regularly. Great value, delicious Sunday roast the day we came.

While staying in Malmesbury found this restaurant in the town center. They had a table for two available so we stayed for a meal. Ham egg and chips were great and the apple crumble with Ice cream was perfect all at a reasonable price.

We were away on a mini break and it was our last night. It was so nice to have a meal here, I had a burger and chips and my partner had fish n chips. The staff were friendly, the food was fresh and hot. If we are ever there again we will come back and would recommend if you're ever in the area.

Unfortunately, we arrived at just after 14:00 and half the menu had been withdrawn. That's our bad luck.The sandwiches were remaining. I had the BLT. That was very tasty. No prawns were possible. They weren't available from the supplier. But my wife's second choice, a jacket potato with cheese, bacon and baked beans, was. It went down really well. Potato cooked in the oven, which it should have been.

friendly service, great place and friendly locals

The Whole Hog is obviously very popular and the bar was packed when we visited on a Saturday night. The restaurant is next door and separate and was virtually empty which we found odd as the food is really very good. The steak and ale pie with flaky pastry was excellent. The staff were friendly and efficient and the meal was very good value for money. Recommended.

A traditional and well kept small pub in the heart of this Cotswolds market town. A great selection of local real ales. The restaurant side offers a fantastic Sunday roast but prior booking is essential as space is very limited. Don't expect to see TVs everywhere showing 5 different sports all at the same time but rather a great spot to sit and chat over a pint.

Lovely meal - unfortunately sold put of pies

Nice food reasonable priced and attentive service

Very close to the Abbey. Pleasant reception and great value food.

I enjoyed the lovely rustic atmosphere good food and the lovely waitress table service.

Food is fine but pricey for what you get and surroundings nice but very restricted vegetarian choices so not a good option for many.

30 minute wait for a ploughman’s and baked potato, tea was cold when food arrived. Only one waitress!! Food was minimal too.

My wife and I called in for something to eat at lunchtime. My meal was okay, but when the wife complained that part of her meal wasn't cooked, the chef came out and said in an angry voice, what's the problem? The wife said it wasn't cooked properly and the chef made some remark that it was the sauce. She wasn't happy and returned the meal. Some customer service needs to be learnt.

Great locals bar. Always feel welcome there. Cask Ales. Love the beer.

Great pub, nice beer, enjoyed the visit will definitely visit again.

Arrived mid-morning to explore the town. Interesting Abbey, many old buildings. Come lunchtime, chose The Whole Hog, right in the town centre, looking out onto the Market Cross. It was a good choice. Sat at one of the window tables, greeted enthusiastically by the young lady looking after the restaurant. Once drinks were chosen and delivered, ordered sausage and mash plus steak and ale pie with flakey pastry. Also ordered a glass of red wine. I was impressed, not only by the generous serve, but also the barman poured a small amount into a seperate glass and tasted was Ok before handing me my glass. First time this very basic good practice has been witnessed this trip. Food was high standard pub food, tasty, generous serves. We would recommend The Whole Hog strongly.

The owner just turned away a lady with an assistance dog, shouting ‘no dogs’ and not listening to her, humiliating her in front of the other customers. Disgusting. She’s in tears. And it’s illegal. You can’t do that, against the Equality Act 2010. When he was told “I think that was an assistance dog” he said “I heard what she said”.

Nice ales but the staff are rude and not welcoming at all. No dogs allowed and we were asked to bring our empty glasses back to the bar. Cheer up mate 😊

Before we could take a seat the rude landlord raised a hand and said "no vests". On a 32 degree day. Went across the road to the Birdcage for some friendly service and lovely food.

Good food at a reasonable price. A friendly atmosphere and good service.

Stopped by for a quick pint after shopping. Excellent beer and local pub

Just have some wines and some beers. But the letter looked good. And there are some super nice tables outside.

Friendly bar staff, nice local atmosphere but had to sit outside as not dog friendly. Fully understand to not allow dogs in the restaurant but not sure why they are not allowed in the bar. This pub will loose a lot of visitors trade

Great beer from different local breweries

We had a meal here yesterday for a Saturday very quiet. We had warm bread to start, which was basically toast, and we were charged £5 each for the privilege. Mains, we're hearty but nothing special. Good selection of ale which was a bonus but for just shy of £50 it was rather disappointing.

Really good can’t wait to go again soon we had a steak well done and a burger. The food was perfect next time we are going to take all the family

I recently met in a party of 8 ladies for our annual Christmas meal. I am gluten and dairy free which often results in me receiving a disappointing meal compared to fellow diners. I was absolutely thrilled to eat at the Whole Hog where I was served the most delicious turkey meal including very tasty pigs in blankets and a good gravy. A very generous portion of Christmas pudding and custard both gluten and dairy free followed by Gf, Df mince pies with coffee. The meal was good value for money and included a free glass of prosecco to start. I absolutely would recommend this restaurant and will definitely be going back again.

Great little pub, good prices on the beer and a wide selection of meals to choose from. Glad to see there's still some actual old school pubs around.

A good what see is what you get salt of the earth pub, sadly ones like this are going out of fashion. Good beer and friendly folk

Food and service were both excellent. The pan fried sea bass was the best I had tasted in a long time.

Great beers, and lovely feeling.

Lovely situated in Malmesbury. Clean, attractive. Husband assures me beer always perfect. Menu choice has reduced over the years. Where's the Nut Roast gone? I looked forward to that! However Food hot and tasty. Been retuning for 30 years. Says it all

Excellent "boozer"....Real Ales 😍 kept beautifully. Food good ,value for money & well cooked. No dogs no children ( in the bar) no music !! just good booze & conversation !!

Went here 2 nights in a row. First night - brilliant service and food. Second night not great. I ordered the same meal both nights - sirloin steak medium. Second night it came out very rare. Sent it back to cook a bit more. When the waitress brought it back she said the chef was worried it might be too well done. Edges looked ok. But when I cut into middle - still very rare. Didn’t bother sending back again as chips and mushrooms were getting cold. Left some to show it was rare. Told the waitress. She said chef was surprised! First night was perfect straight off. If owner reads this - keep chef from first night!

Hmmm what can you say here, good score on Google hence our visit. Seated straight away 👏, it was all downhill from here unfortunately. Upon receiving menu’s not asked about drinks whilst perusing their wares? The waitress although very kind and polite was totally inept. In serious need of training regards the job, please put your mobile phone away whilst at work? Didn’t know what real ale was despite the 3 handpulls at the bar 😳. Couldn’t recall the beers on offer despite being told by the barman. Took our order but didn’t understand the menu, I ordered the steak with onion rings on the side which they don’t do ?? The steak was absolutely not worth the exhorbeftent asking price, came with chips and a peppercorn sauce when I actually wanted the garlic butter, wasn’t even asked? The steak was on the small side and slightly gristly, chips okay as was the sauce but that was it. The wife enjoyed her lamb cooked in red wine pie so wasn’t a total loss. Not asked if we wanted more drinks, didn’t get asked if we wanted a dessert. Asked for the bill and left asap, wouldn’t go back.

Rudest bar manager I have ever come across. If you want to find somewhere that is pleasant and relaxed, avoid the Whole Hog.

Ideal place in Malmesbury. At the top of a high street opposite a beautiful historical site. Staff non invasive to the point of being very quiet. Great gathering spot for locals and visitors. Outside benches encourage mixed conversations and a jovial atmosphere!! Great ciders.

Having read some of the reviews I can only concur with regards the barman. He's quite a, um, asset, for sure. A very unpleasant character indeed. If you're going to send someone away for not wearing a mask (respiratory issue and no I don't need...

Having read some of the reviews I can only concur with regards the barman. He's quite a, um, asset, for sure. A very unpleasant character indeed. If you're going to send someone away for not wearing a mask (respiratory issue and no I don't need a certificate and no you do not have the right to ask about my medical history) well then, sir, you'd best make sure you're wearing one too, which you weren't. On a more pleasant note, I highly recommend the King's Arms down the road. Great food, an excellent view out back and I was served by a lovely waitress who was actually pleased to have a customer.

As always ..a lovely pub.Our favourite in the town x😊🥰

Traditional, spit and sawdust type pub at the top of High Street. Great selection of reasonably priced local ales but the unwelcoming barman ensured we didn’t stay for more than one pint.

Sunday lunch here is excellent. The 1st time I visited I felt they scrimped on the roast potatoes, so when I went back for my 2nd visit I asked if I could have extra roasters, even if I had to pay, the friendly waitress informed me there was a charge, and I had £2 added to my bill. As a chef myself, and eaten out several times for Sunday roast, the whole hog is not alone in serving a slightly smaller portion of roasters, most places are the same, what gets me is, potatoes are the cheapest ingredient on the plate.

Excellent food. Great choice of beer. Great customer service

Perfect Sunday lunch, and the beer was good too. From Phil Parker.

Good customer service with good selection of Food. Hot and cold drinks At reasonable prices

Very nice and friendly service and food good and great value

Ended up here for evening meal one evening having been turned away by three other places. I don't know the local beers but having described my taste to the friendly waitress she reappeared with a LOVELY dark bitter. Chose haddock and chips, which was a...

It seems it’s too much trouble to be polite. We sat outside because we had a small dog (dogs not welcome inside) and ordered three coffees - which it has to be said were excellent. However my elderly frail father-in-law went inside to use the...

Lunch here today, fabulous h9me made fresh food and good choice. Lovely seating in the window with a view Friendly staff well worth a visit

Used the restaurant and outside tables in these strange times and found it to be a great experience. This is a bar/restaurant and the service and food was excellent. Tipped the staff every time as they were so friendly. Very chilled but also take the...

Went to this pub because it was the highest rated pub food in Mamesbury. We had 4 guests all meals tasted of nothing and we certainly conjectured if the mashed potatoes were from an instant mix and if the pie filling was from a tin. I wouldn't have bothered giving a negative review if I assumed it was reminiscent of a Whetherspoons. But I definitely felt tricked thinking it had the highest rated food in town.

Food and drinks were excellent. Service a little slow, but we surely have to make allowances in these Covid-19 times. All felt quite normal and comfortable yet still safe.

The Whole Hog at the top of the High Street is well worth a visit for the great service and friendly staff. The restaurant offers a good menu choice each day and the eof real ales and ciders on offer in the spacious bar area...

a group of caravaners booked in for a Sunday lunch. organised on the promise os social distancing rules applied! when we got to the pub, queued at the bar to pay for the meal, then shown to our seats in the restaurant area. Barely room...

Sat outside, a few real ales which was great. No dogs inside though.

They fitted us in at Sunday lunchtime