The Grove Arms in Wiltshire

Fantastic service amazing staff food perfect (Nigel the chef) great setting and accommodated 4 adults and 3 large dogs at very short notice . The lovely lady behind the bar was what every hospitality business needs.

Friendly / atmosphere Excellent food Reasonable prices

Fantastic place to stay x really welcoming and clean x all staff were super friendly and looked after us so well X the new lass behind the bar x Lisa I think she's called X made us laugh so much and Nigel the chef fed us really well X almost too well 😄😄😄😄 but thankyou to you all for making our stay really lovely ❤️❤️❤️

Well I've just stayed there for weekend as we were going to wedding first we got there about 830 pm got keys to our room there was no WiFi tried get in touch with owner he was gone at nine could not get in touch never left contact no so first of ull had to go around checking room as we had quite a lot of lady birds in side room room was clean tidy I have stayed in quite lot hotels I have to say the bed room was so cold my daughter had to sleep in her clothes plus her coat heating was vagly on at all so cold 🥶 break fast was box cornflakes loaf some milk left on a table word of warning to access hotel pub from car park u have to go down very steep set stairs not lite up I fell down steps took heavy fall ended up in Salisbury hospital with dislocated thumb heavy bruising to my chest would I stay there again definitely noo definitely not be carefully with your bank details if paying by card they have just taken second lot of fee 2 months later refusing to give it back watch u don't get scammed like we did

What a lovely bed and breakfast. Super friendly staff, and the couple that run it are fantastic, very welcoming and super friendly. Rooms are lovely and clean, spotless actually! Felt very at home and would definitely choose to stay there again when we go there again! Almost home away from home.

We stayed at the Grove Arms for two nights in June of 2024 and have nothing but good things to say about the place. Management was friendly, and bent over backwards to make our stay amazing. Including letting us stash our luggage there well after checkout. Our room was clean, comfortable, and decorated with a canine theme. The food was great, and the breakfast was better than we could have hoped. The dinner menu consists of classic English pub fare, including fish and chips and steak and ale pie. The pub is bright and inviting, and the locals that hang out there made our stay fantastic. If you want information about local walking paths, Phil is your man. His directions got us all the way to Shaftesbury and Gold Hill and back on foot without incident. Thanks to Daren, Andy, Simon and the rest of the local crew for making our time in Ludwell so memorable. We cannot recommend the Grove Arms strongly enough.

What a lovely pub. Such a lovely couple who have taken this over. All I can say is "I wish it was my local"..... See you soon guys and good luck

We ordered ‘basic’ pub staples. Cottage Pie with veg - Steak &Ale Pie with Mash, veg & gravy. Both were as expected. No frills and no stupid add-ons. Thank you for a nice evening meal. Will we return. If close-by on our travels again?… Yes we will. Xx

A very disappointing lunch. Food was awful. I had old carrot from someone else’s meal on my baguette not fresh carrot at that !! Dirty and grim. Won’t be going back. No salad but charged for this on the menu baguette and salad no explanation why there was no salad . Asking them if I should have salad they said yes but we ran out of lettuce no apologies. I asked for a refund £2 given back after having to repeatedly ask for a refund. £8.95 for a dry baguette with a small amount of grated cheese and two slices of tomato. Worse lunch I’ve ever had!! How can you get a baguette so badly wrong?

Extremely disappointed, I used this pub regularly both for food and drink. It now has new owners and I must say very disappointed. The staff seemed lovely, however not presentable… the pub stank of cigarettes as if people had been smoking inside, it was dirty, the glasses where filthy, salt and pepper pots where dirty, with this, salt was put into the pepper pot which wasn’t cleaned when refilled. It all just felt extremely dirty. The food was not great at all. £8.95 for just a single baguette which was supposed to come with a salad but didn’t due to running out, even though there wasn’t one person in there. The baguettes were not cooked. £8.95 for a cheese and tomato baguette on its own! Mouldy carrot was also found underneath the cheese and tomato baguette. BLT baguette wasn’t hot, bread wasn’t cooked which personally i found disappointing as most places cook baguettes through so they have a crunch! I couldn’t even eat half! Again no salad or anything apart from sprinkled mixed herbs on top. When we asked for a refund we was given a £2 coin, the response to it and the response when we said we was disappointed was also not satisfactory. Half a coke, a j20 a bowl of chips, and the food stated above for £30! Feel like iv wasted £30 completely! I think lots of improvements need to be made in order to get this pub back to how it used to be! Would not be going back in a rush which is a huge shame considering it’s one of our locals. Wouldn’t recommend and especially not for an evening meal. I hope they can turn it around as the place has lots of potential and people lovely however lots needs to be improved

Just dropped in out of the blue as it looked so inviting. I had an egg mayo sandwich, my wife had a cheese and tomato baguette as we only wanted a snack. But they were obviously freshly prepared and absolutely delicious. I told the new chef (I think his name was Neil - sorry, memory not what it was!) that our sandwich and baguette were the best we'd ever tasted. Next time, we'll try the full works. A very satisfying and friendly visit.

Great service and atmosphere, lovely home cooked traditional roast and good wine list, chatty staff too and dog friendly!

Very disappointing stay. When I had booked in August, I had seen really good reviews. On the day of our booking, we were told our reservation wasn't on the system - despite having booking confirmation and having paid in full a week prior. The pub had been taken over by a new owner and none of the bookings had been transferred over - Very poor form. When we arrived, we were told that there would be fresh breakfast in the morning. It might have been the worst breakfast display I've ever seen - 3 cereals and a loaf of hovis, 2 near empty cartons of cheap bitter juice. When we were heading out at 2pm, breakfast dishes still hadn't been cleared away. Reviews had mentioned a lovely cooked breakfast a few months ago which absolutely was not the case. Only had one roll of toilet paper in our room and when we ran out, there was nobody around to ask for more. It sounds like this used to be a really good spot that's gone massively downhill since the new owners. Wouldn't recommend.

The last time we visited on a Sunday lunchtime, it was closed! We happened upon an episode of TV's Hotel Inspector, and saw how it had been totally transformed, int a warm, welcoming, dog friendly pub, so decided next time we were in the area we would visit. On entering, it became clear that it had fallen back into its old ways. It was cold, miserable, and unwelcoming. The menu for a Sunday roast was extremely limited, with no sign of any dog menu! There was no roast chicken, so my wife chose the chicken pie! Not available. I mentioned we had sent them a message asking about any chicken dishes, but that message went unanswered. As far as being dog friendly is concerned, it's no more dog friendly than any other pub. Saying hello to your dog, does not mean your pub is dog friendly, and is a far cry from how it was portrayed on the TV programme. We certainly won't be revisiting!

Det var fint. Det smagte det godt.

A bit on the quiet side. No food on offer

Stopped in today with my elderly father, the board outside said food served all day, so I parked at the car park & helped my father down the steep path when I walked in to the bar I was told no food! Really? Then why advertise on the board???

Decided to pay a visit for Sunday lunch as had heard good reviews. Didn’t disappoint. Huge portions, traditionally cooked, huge Yorkies, choice of beef, pork and turkey. £13.50 for large, £10.50 for small. Other food available including veggie. Don’t let the cheaper -than-average prices put you off - we’ll definitely be back.

Awful rude barmaid/waitress. Tasteless food. Really not worth the trip. We arrived at 5:50pm and were told 'we don't start food until 6, did you make a reservation? I already have a table of 3 and a table of 4' (there were at least 6, unreserved tables). 'you'll have to wait until 6' (as I expected). 'you'll have to sit by the mirror so I don't forget you're there ( it's not a big restaurant). Staff (one scraggly haired, messily dressed barmaid) was so rude, they weren't busy but we appeared to be inconvenient for her despite that. The risotto, which was big enough to feed a family of 4 was bland and tasteless. The cheese burger literally had a slab of cheese dumped lazily on an over grilled beef burger. This used to be a great pub with excellent service....such a shame it's not at all worth visiting ever again.

I spent two days at The Grove, whilst on a business trip. I always prefer a pub with rooms because I expect a better atmosphere and friendlier service than a hotel. The Grove didn't disappoint. Clean, comfortable bedrooms, good food, nice beer and friendly staff. I enjoyed the little courtyard garden at the rear and exceptional breakfast.

As a last minute decision we decided to go out for meal on Saturday night, thankfully the Grove was able to accommodate us. We had a 3 course meal and the food was excellent, the atmosphere and conversation was relaxed. The drinks went down really well. Highly recommended. The chef is really good, if you like good food this is the place to come.

Lovely oldy worldy pub that we stopped at for lunch. Great food, under staffed but they did their best bless em. Dog friendly country pub. (Google seems to think we stayed the night but we didn't and I can't find how to change that)

Just popped in for a pint whilst out for a drive. A lovely pub, dog friendly, wish we had stayed for lunch as the sunday roasts looked amazing.

We ate here for my wife’s birthday and had a fantastic meal, which included flowers and candles! Heather and Dan are amazing hosts and the food is always top class. With children the early bird menu is ideal and the pub has a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Thursday’s steak night is always good too.

Doggy ( & Hooman ) Heaven 😍 . Homely, fantastic staff ( sorry Elisa(incorrect spelling / the doggy goddess) I hope to take my own "crazy 4 legged" best buddy to the grove for a weekend

Found it very cold in the room cobwebs in bathroom and toilet very low down .

Clean comfortable and friendly. I stayed in a single room. Nice and quite. Very large car park. Good selection of beers and extremely comfortable leather chairs and sofas to relax in.

Staying in the local area we chose The Grove Arms for a birthday dinner. The staff were polite & attentive the speed of service was good. Both the main meals (roasted chicken breast & cod with sweet chilli stir fry veg) and desserts that we ordered were faultless. Cooked perfectly, presented well and very tasty. Although the pub & restaurant were not fully booked there was still a nice family atmosphere. We would return to The Grove Arms if in the area again

Spur of the moment Sunday lunchtime trip. Lovely food (I was craving a roast - the Yorkshire and the cheesy leeks were particularly lovely) and very reasonably priced. Also they really ARE dog friendly, they don’t just put it on the website then banish you to a corner of the bar. It was very popular and I can quite see why.

We met a friend for a meal which was delicious. Lovely place with plenty if parking.

We've just had a fabulous 2 night stay at The Grove Arms. We were warmly welcomed by Heather and chef Dan and immediately felt like regulars. The bar has a lovely relaxing atmosphere where you can sit and chat with very friendly locals. Our dog was also made very welcome. The Grove Arms lives up to its pet friendly reputation. We had dinner on both evenings and the food was delicious and generous. Likewise the breakfasts! Our room was very comfortable. We can honestly say that nothing was too much trouble. Heather and Dan made our stay a pleasure.

I had a great stay here for a wedding weekend, with a group of friends scattered around in various rooms. It was a bit of a reunion and the staff were completely accommodating to that, keeping the bar open slightly later and just generally letting us relax without reprimanding us for being a little bit exciteable. Breakfast was lovely and Heather was very warm and attentive. She also did me a huge favour by sending up a package of items that I'd left due to my head being all over the place post wedding. I'm very grateful!

My wife and I called into The Grove Arms in Ludwell this evening. It just so happened that it was steak night (Thursday) 2 steaks for £17. Wow!!!!! So you would immediately think... small portions. Not a chance. What amazing food cooked to perfection, a really decent amount of food. Quality service from the start from Heather's infectious cackling laugh to head chef Mandys cooking. The best bit of this pub, is that it's dog friendly, so your fur babies can come with you and enjoy their own food from the dog menu.

We booked a afternoon cream tea , the bar area was lovely, and Heather was ever so friendly and helpful.credit to the chef the sandwiches scones and cakes were very good served with generous amounts of cream and jam . Thoroughly recommend.

Really lovely lunch. Fast service, great food and pleasant staff. Good prices too. A visit from Peggy the dog made it complete. Would recommend and return any time. Thank you 💓

Nice pub, good selection of drinks, good for food and the staff are all friendly

On Good Friday we decided to drop in on this pub and I have to say it is superb. Caters with a great range in the menu, nice service very professional and even a small dog menu. Highly recommend. I enjoyed a lovely ploughman’s with pate on a sunny hot day on the terrace.

Huge and lovely roast sitting in the sun. Friendly service.

Great place to stay. The staff are so lovely and helpful. The food was absolutely delicious and there is a fabulous choice. I would definitely recommend here to stay, great find 😃😃

Great value Sunday roast, nicely cooked and plenty of it!

Great food and welcome. Loved it so much that we came three nights running. We only stopped when Storm Eunice forced us too! Thankyou for looking after us so well.

Food has been lovely every time we have visited. Tables well spaced, everything spotlessly clean. Made to feel really welcome on arrive. Attentive table service. Menu varies according to season. Fresh produce, prepared and cooked with care, presented with attention to detail.

My wife and I sat with the 2 menus offered and ordered drinks. When the waitress came to take the order I was vary specific about the burger I wanted as there was a few available and my wife was also clear in what she requested. We were served items from the house standard menu which was much more expensive and totally different. We were asked if we wanted dessert menu and at that point realised the mistake that had been made which we highlighted to the waitress. She was very apologetic but told us we should have highlighted which menu. What we ordered was only on one menu but she made no attempt to rectify her mistake. We therefore had no dessert. This was our anniversary meal as we moved into our house 1 year ago today. Don’t think I will go back soon.

We kind of stumbled on this pub after discovering the one we had chosen was shut and wow, were we pleased! I’m actually sat at a table here waiting for a coffee after a fantastic starter and main course. I have to say the food is amazing! The service is faultless, speedy and efficient, such a friendly, knowledgeable waitress and dog friendly too so don’t leave the most important member of the family at home! We will definitely return soon as it is well worth the one hour drive from home.

Love this pub ! Great food, great atmosphere, fantastic staff. Enjoy !!

My parents and I came across this place while just driving about on our holiday and so glad we did, we just wanted a cuppa and cake and was not disappointed at all friendly staff and delicious food also loved that it's a dog friendly place also must add cleanest toilets we have seen while on our travels. Highly recommended anyone to stop here and pop in

We spent three nights here, and we must particularly praise the friendly staff, who coped in a professional manner with a number of unexpected problems while we were there. The boiler had packed up on Bank Holiday Monday, so there was no hot water, but Heather called us while we were en route, explained the situation, and offered the first night half-price. She was also able to allow us to change our room on the first two nights to one at the back away from the road. What with other problems beyond their control, such as direct access from Shaftesbury being closed over several nights for roadworks, and several delivery issues, they did a good job nevertheless. Meals were served in generous portions and piping hot, and all dogs were beautifully behaved. There’s lots to visit in the area, and we enjoyed our stay.

Great place, great staff and dog friendly

Went on recommendation for Sunday lunch. Sad and a bit disappointed to be told all the meats (at least the beef and pork) had been "pre-carved" and so it was not possible to provide thin slices???? I had thought everything was fresh cooked (and thus...

Fabulous food. Great wine and beer. The homemade beef and ale pie was served with a potato and parsnip mash flavoured with horseradish that was just perfect. What a find!

Great pub! The proper pie was amazing. Easy to take dog too

Good food , the desert was amazing.

A great place to break a journey.

Came here based on all the great reviews but I wish we hadn't. Staff were rude and unfriendly, speaking horribly to the young waitress (infront of us) who was lovely and seemed new to the job. We all had a roast and it was poor. It all seemed like frozen food that had just been shoved in the oven and honestly you could make better at home. Will not be returning!

Called in by chance after a long country walk. Had a relaxing lunch. Beautiful home made pie and burger. Really enjoyed our time here. Great food and great service. Dogs welcome. Would definitely return.

There was just one lady manning the pub by herself when we came but she was super friendly, polite and attentive; making small chat despite being busy. We had the fish & chips and pan roasted chicken followed by lemon posset and New York cheesecake...

Very welcoming for dogs, really Lovely staff and very helpful. Shame the food was average

This was such a lovely place to eat, we enjoyed lunch and dinner, and I would highly recommend, with such lovely staff and such clean facilities it is such a great place to enjoy the homemade foods. The staff were so lovely and kind, I...

Came across the Grove Arms whilst on a day trip to Shaftesbury. The menu choice was varied and not just "ping" meals. Showed use of local products. Nina was very friendly and made us feel very welcome. Lovely to see some one prepared to go...

Really nice Sunday roast, staff very friendly, would deffo recommend.

Post COVID Lockdown and dropped in to The Grove Arms. Polite staff and great food. All following the procedures that are required and plenty of space to feel safe. Had a great roast beef followed by a lovely apple and cinnamon crumble. So worth stopping...

Food mediocre - without much taste or any flavour. Staff friendly and attentive.

Cut out the middleman/freezer/microwave and just have a home delivery from Bidvest /Brake Brothers.Not to be repeated.

A group of us (Covid compliant!) booked for a midweek lunch. There was plenty of room inside but we chose the outside seating in the sheltered walled garden. Service was quick and friendly and a pint of well kept Badger Best soon appeared. Interesting menu...

We had a really delicious meal here. Three courses all beautifully presented and very enjoyable. Varied menu. Host very welcoming and helpful.

Friendly local pub, serving good standard pub grub. Busy, with satisfactory covid process in place.

We have visited this pub to eat many times and had takeaways during lockdown.We visited as soon as it reopened and were impressed that the staff had visors and all precautions were in place. The last time we visited no visors/masks and staff stood quite close at the table. Still a great place but as oldies we will not be back until the pandemic is over.

Goots cheese salad very nice with lovely vinaigrette. Not over powering. Carbonara full of flavour and was complimented by lovely garlic bread. Steak and ale pie was ok would have bee nice to actually been a cooked pie and not just pastry stuck on top....

we came in a little before lockdown. table and pub seemed nice and staff, for the most part were friendly. service was slow for drinks so i went to the bar to check on the drinks arrival and they had not yet been started. food...

I was staying here this week and the food in the restaurant was superb. I went for the Steak Pie a long with a Apple & Pear crumble. All delicious and superbly cooked. At 50% off it was an absolute bargain for food of that...

My wife and I along with my brother and his family visited today ( 2 Lords for the price of one). My brother is a regular and suggested we visit and sample the excellent food. From entering the Grove arms I felt there was a...

Great pub and restaurant staff very friendly and helpful especially in these difficult times gave us help with disabled grand parent thankyou plenty of room and tables well spaced out super food choices and excellent value 👍 call if in the area

We thought we would try this Pub since moving to the area. What a let down. Only 2 ladies working the whole bar and tables. It was busy, waited to be seated too long. 2 starters and 2 mains. Prawn cocktail, frozen tasteless prawns 2...

What a fantastic place with such kind staff. The rooms are clean and comfortable. A big thanks to Heather for her help. I would recommend this place for any traveller to the area.

We where so looking forward to going to the Grove Arms, after reading the reviews my wife ordered a turkey roast this came with a large slice of turkey on top of her meal with pre made rounds of stuffing on top, it looked apitising and unfortunately it was.The staff where helpful and pleasant and the service was excellent.

Excellent pub food and rooms are spotless... Dog loves the pub..

Dropped in without booking a table but were warmly welcomed and shown to a table. We had the Sunday roast, which was excellent - large portion of meat, great roasties and fresh veg. Our dog was welcomed and lay quietly under the table, it’s also very child friendly. Would highly recommend

Had a fabulous Sunday lunch here with my friends. We all had the roast dinner and couldn’t fault it, we even had cold apple sauce with the pork! Great service from the young waitresses who all had a smile on their face when serving. Will definitely come again!

Good food and service awaits you at The Grove Arms. I have often driven past here and thought it looks good, my scampi was superb! Lovely quality wel presented and serviced promptly with a smile. They also do B + B.

I went in there for lunch today as the pub I had booked closed early, and I couldn’t have been more pleasantly surprised. The staff were warm and courteous and the food was very nice. The only reservation was the lighting was a bit bright, but all in all a very nice pub which is clean and and nicely decorated, it is well worth stopping in for lunch/dinner. I would highly recommend it!

Love this place, stunning tasty food, friendly staff, nothing is too much trouble.We will be back.Keep up the good work

Stopped on journey,excellent soup and lovely clean toilets

Good food and generous portions. Have eaten here 4 times, very satisfied although I wouldn't recommend the noodles with pork belly (dry pork and noodles a bit dull with no veg just spicy coating), all the traditional pub food was excellent..

An awesome, dog friendly pub with mouth watering food and amazing staff. Atmosphere was great and very welcoming, I can't wait to go back!

An expensive B&B that doesn’t give value for money. The rooms are not cleaned to a high standard (cobwebs) and the staff can be rude and abrupt, they certainly do not like guests who ask for things to be done, i.e change a lightbulb, apparently this is ‘complaining’ The cleaner should certainly have a training refresh to remind her that vents and radiators need cleaning as well. The restaurant has a very poor vegetarian choice but overall the quality of cooking is pretty bad. I was served triple cooked chips that tasted like they’d been waiting all day to be served. The owner has no customer service skills and also seems to lack people skills. Most rooms need a total re-furbishment (mouldy shower grouting and very old fashioned bathrooms) and the carpets are a bit tacky. For £80 per night it is not worth the money when there are other nicer and cleaner B&B’s at a lower price with friendly owners. AVOID.

Nice food of generous portions. Good staff.

Visited with friends for meal. Warm welcome, but evening went downhill from then on. We knew it was a dog friendly pub which we applaud, but our evening was spoilt by 2 dogs barking viciously at each other. This happened a few times before one owner took his dog outside. All was calm until he came back to the bar and hostilities resumed. The barking of the dogs was loud and continuous. Again the dog was taken outside, only to reappear and more barking ensued. There appeared to be no consideration for anyone else in the pub trying to enjoy the evening. Eventually the dog was taken away. If this had been two men being aggressive towards each other such behaviour would not have been tolerated. We also felt the waitress was too much 'in your face'. Calling everyone my darling at every opportunity is not acceptable. The food was ok, but probably won't be making a return visit.

We stopped for a quick refreshment after visiting a local venue. We were greeted with a warm welcome and friendly service. We only ordered drinks and were sitting outside, and the staff quickly brought out cushions to sit on. Anyone new to the area, could get plenty of ideas from the venue leaflets on display. We even picked up a couple for future reference for ourselves. We will call in again next time in the area.

Just been for Sunday lunch, loved it. Very nice food and friendly staff. Good value. Dogs allowed inside.Large car park at the rear.

Brilliant service, really enjoyed the food

Having past the Grove Arms but never gone in we decided to give it a try last week and went there for a light lunch - it was delicious and the staff friendly and helpful. As it was my husband’s birthday we decided to return for dinner that evening. We were not disappointed!

Just returned from a family visit and had a lovely lunch in a very pleasant pub. The staff were very friendly and efficient and the food is of very high quality. Comfortable surroundings and welcoming atmosphere. I had the beautifully crispy battered fish and chips followed by an absolutely delicious chocolate fudge cheesecake with burnt orange sorbet. We all had something different and everyone was really complimentary about their choices. I'd recommend The Grove Arms. Feels just like home.

Booked a table for Mother’s Day and two of us had the roast which was really yummy. Gorgeous gravy and plenty of vegetables, roast potatoes and meat. We all had dessert. My husband really enjoys the Erin mess and I tried one of the specials toffee malteser tart with burnt orange sorbet. They we really lovely too.

I can't rate this pub restaurant highly enough. We booked Sunday lunch today for Mothers day and were not disappointed. We both chose roast beef and Yorkshire pud followed by rhubarb crumble. Tasted fresh and home made and a marked cut above the average Sunday roast. Service came with a smile and with no delay. At only 10.50 for roast beef with all the trimmings we shan't hesitate to return soon. Highly recommended.

Very nice - great food - very clean - very pleasant staff. Family friendly. We’ll be back.

We often go to eat here as a family for our Sunday roast dinners. The staff are friendly and professional and the food is delicious. The place is always warm & welcoming. A lovely way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon or evening.

Great selection of beers and dogs welcome in the bar and to stay in the accommodation. Good food too!

Toller Service und Essen im Restaurant. Auf Nachfrage haben wir ein größeres Zimmer bekommen. Wir waren rundum zufrieden und würden jederzeit wieder kommen.

A very nice pub. Take care when using the car park it is on a slpoe at the back of the pub.We parked on the bottom edge and a car had it's handbrake fail and it rolled into ours. Fortunately no damage. But you might not be so lucky.

We celebrated Christmas Day at the Grove Arms enjoying their Christmas Dinner event. The food today was up to its usual very good standard and the hospitality was warm, friendly, and attentive. So well done "Team Grove"!