March 2024 by Sally Hilton
No cocktails and overkill with the bouncers. Otherwise ok.
March 2024 by Darren Slingsby
Tuesday 18th April 2023We visited this arkles pubPub had usual 2 hand pumped ales on good staffWas quiet on my visitOpen planned type pub beer was okFriday 26th January 2024I stopped in this pleasant hotel for January 26th and 27th of january. The room i stopped in was room 28THE DAY TIME THIS IS FRIENDLY PLACE DOES 2 GOOD ARKLES BEERSI came back to the pub on january 26thAt 22.50I was met on the door by a female door exexcutive-bouncer she was not very good with manners to guestsThere was a nightclub going on in the pub now. The door executive told me that in no uncertain terms, i could not have any more beer. i said im stopping here and showed her my room keys. She said if you want a beer, get one and take it to your room.she followed me inside.I just was so disgusted with the ladies' ill manners i went to bed.Then between 1 and 2 in the morning, there was uproar on the floor below banging of doors, men fighting /it was loud and bad/ there was a loud bang.The owners, after about 15 to 20 minutes, knocked on my door and told me to stay inside.Loud banging of doors by owner started.Then the police came.God knows what outcome was of this. i did not sleep all night ----i was so upset and tired from all this madness that i did not bother with breakfast the next morning. l paid for one at the nearby Dottys CafeWhatever happened in room 23 last night has made it so i will never stop here againThere was no apology at all the next day or any offer of money back for a ruind nights sleep on the first night by management of this hotel.
March 2024 by Rob Alexander
Was an interesting night. Constantly being bumped by regulars, who were also trying to take my coat.When we spoke with staff about this they basically ignored and said it just one of those things.Poor pint of Guinness that I couldn't finish
March 2024 by Dave Manton
Great place friendly helpful staff.Had a good Sunday night rocking out to a good live band.
February 2024 by C J L
Walkability: Set in Old Town with steep hill walk into town
February 2024 by Craig Thomas
Come for breakfast on a Saturday. ?Full English was delicious and so was the Eggs Benedict.The boy liked his Bacon in Brioche bun too.Enjoyed the Cappuccino also.Lovely looking place inside.. Kinda cosy..
January 2024 by Kirsten Corr
Entered the pub and ordered a drink. Sat down to enjoy myself and saw a rat running across the bar. Alerted bar staff who said this was normal. Found the bar manager and he proceeded to say most guests ignore the pests. Hugely disappointed in the hygiene of the kings pub Swindon. I will not be visiting again, despite the ongoings staff did not refund or offer compensation.
January 2024 by Jonno Todd
Couldn't think of a worse place. Got called the N word by a member of staff and after I kick off they all joined in and kicked me out. Disgraceful.
January 2024 by phil ausden
Great pub, only had food in here once, little bit expensive, but the food was pretty damn
January 2024 by ???? ??????
A wonderful nightclub. I loved the place and the bar staff are very friendly, especially there is a nice girl with a beautiful smile and a beautiful face and her manner with customers is very nice. Her name is Mikyla. I wish her continued success.
January 2024 by Mel Buckley
Went here for the festive buffet option for my work Christmas lunch. The rooms are nice and characterful but the buffet was very disappointing (both in quality and quantity). Everyone was hungry afterwards so we stopped by Aldi on the way back to the office to pick up mince pies to try and keep everyone happy. I'm afraid I would not recommend for buffet food although it might be a decent place to go for a drinkFood & drinks: Festive buffet very disappointing - both in terms of quality and quantity and it wasn't cheap. Would not recommend I'm afraid
January 2024 by Sofia Koval
Me and my friend had a poor experience when we visited this bar while on holiday. First of all it was kind of gross. Looked like the place hadn't been cleaned in a long time. We were settling in and deciding if we should stay when the bartender comes over and asks for our order. My friend told him that she wasn't ready to order and the bartender said "If you're going to stay here then you need to drink something." Keep in mind we had only been in the bar a few minutes. "You wouldn't go into a restaurant and not eat anything. Either order something or there's the door." We were shocked and offended. We left immediately and on our way out the bartender said "Bye you idiots!" The few minutes we spent in this bar put a damper on our trip. Do yourself a favour and avoid this dump.
December 2023 by Lucy Vick
Absolutely GASTLY place, looks okay upon entry until you get assaulted by the staff!!Unprovoked attacks on so many occasions and security refuse to share their name or staff number, which makes complains and any kind of consequence impossible!Avoid at all costs!Photo of person attached who assaulted not only my friend but also a stranger who came forward on the same evening, also asking for a contact number which was never provided to us!
December 2023 by Mike L.
Coffee great, lovely interior, good atmosphere. Located in the very interesting Old Town, Swindon.
October 2023 by Steph Tully
The food was £1.50 dearer than another eatery we visited, but it was a carvery, so I get that there'll be a price difference. Fab wine selection. Chilled pub for a Sunday. Enjoyable meal.
