Reviews in Swindon

Took my daughter here for her birthday and we had a great meal. The staff were efficient and friendly and took great care of us! We will definitely come back

Very warm welcome when we arrived. Lovely bunch of girls working. Food was good value for money. All very tasty. Only thing I would say is when you do get a chance maybe think about replacing the chairs & sanding the tables, the tables were extremely sticky.

We had a very nice meal last night at The Freke Arms. We had focaccia and pork crackling to start with, the bread was lovely and warm but the pork crawling was quite crunchy. The Cajun burger was nice and came with cheese as requested, but it is worth noting that if you don’t like mayo, the mango chutney sauce is mayo based. The prawn, crayfish and bacon salad was lovely and very filling. We didn’t have space for dessert, but did have a cappuccino and an espresso instead which were both good. The service was good and the pub looked as though it has been recently redecorated. We had a very good evening and would go back again.

Food and service very good.

We visited The Freke under the new management in their first week . We received a warm welcome, the service was very good, despite being busy, and everyone enjoyed their meals. The portions were generous ( the do offer smaller plates too) and there was something on the menu to suit everyone plus a specials board . The interior decor has been refreshed and seemed much brighter inside. We will all look forward to going again.

Took hubby first Birthday lunch on 6th August 2026. I had booked online the night before and we wete greeted very warmly by a lovely blond girl who took us to our table and took drink orders before then taking our food order. We both opted for smaller plate of the Wiltshire ham, egg & chips - wow! If that's the smaller plate the normal portion must be huge! It was delicious, nice very thickly cut tasty ham, chips & egg cooked to perfection, lovely salad garnish which had a drizzle of the most refreshing salad dressing ive ever had....I think it may have been a pesto type dressing? Anyhow, very tasty indeed. We managed to have space for a tasy dessert, hubby opted for sticky toffee pudding & custard while I went for the lemon meringue roulade.....well again, portions were huge and had us beat! The atmosphere was lovely, much busier than I expected for a Thursday lunchtime and the fact its only just reopened. Prices are very reasonable with a good choice of meals on the menu and specials board. The staff are happy, friendly, attentive and polite. The pub itself very clean, smart and comfortable, decor is great. All in all a very welcoming and tasty experience and we will certainly return.

Great service good food great to see it back

Had a lovely lunch on Wednesday great food and good variety on menu. Will make here our regular Wednesday lunchtime haunt. Keep up good work really happy that you have re-opened.

Visited after many happy times with Karen & Dave (oh you are missed). I had Fish & Chips which was excellent. Wife had ham, egg & chips, again very good with excellent portions. Only black mark was no draught Arkles on Tuesday. A little surprised that Arkles allowed this to happen.

Lovely meal chilli and schiztnel. Lovely welcoming staff.

We returned on the opening weekend to a pub we loved several years ago. Sunday lunch was terrific, we both had the vegetarian nut roast, which was delicious, and very generous helpings of a variety of vegetables, served piping hot. After deciding not to have a dessert, my husband asked to just look at the menu, big mistake. I ended up having the delicious sticky toffee pudding and hubby had Baileys crème brûlée with homemade shortbread. Amazing! We will definitely be returning for a weekday lunch.

Hi visited Sunday 2nd Aug for Sunday roast I had the cchickens was plentiful and tasty lovely veg as well very pleased ,However my wife had the pork which was 70% fat 30 meat very disappointing for the price but everything else was lovely would still recommend the pub but dont have the pork.

Lovely atmosphere. Food a little bit dissapointing. Chilli nachos very great. The fish and chips fish better was soggy. The steak was very tough and chewy. Had coffee at the end which was cold which they were having trouble with the machine. I know it had just re opened but we couldnt even get a receipt!!!

Beautiful

Lovely old pub with nice atmosphere and excellent food. Staffed by a very friendly and efficient bunch of people.

Excellent food reasonably priced with good sized portions. Very friendly staff. We will be back for sure

We had a wonderful meal on the opening night at The Freke. Staff polite and helpful and the meal was fantastic. Looking forward to many more x

We had a fantastic meal here and honestly couldn’t fault the food. The mains were amazing. The chicken fajitas were fabulous and came as a really generous portion. The only small criticism would be that you only get four wraps, which is absolutely fine, but there was quite a lot of filling left over compared to the number of wraps. The steak was also lovely, and the fries were fantastic, perfectly cooked and seasoned really well. We also tried a selection of tapas, including the mushrooms, calamari and prawns, and every single one was phenomenal. Everything was full of flavour, well presented and cooked perfectly. Overall, we had a brilliant experience and would definitely come back. Great food, generous portions and a really enjoyable meal!