The Woodstock Arms

We have been here a few times now but this weekend being our first actual stay. We had our evening meal which was totally amazing. A really lovely pub to use, very friendly and helpful staff. The pub is very busy so we recommend booking to avoid the fine food served, breakfast was just amazing. The room was lovely and clean, warm and stylish, we had a good night’s sleep. Definitely one to come back for.

We had room 5 which should never be used for B&B. It was up some very precarious stairs in what look like a converted loft. The ceiling sloped right down to hip height so most of the time you are bent over! On a good note, the bed was comfy and the room was clean apart from the window ( see photos) I know it’s an old building but some sort of repair could be done. It made the room damp. The fridge was on a wooden crate, yes really! The ensuite tiny but functional but decay around shower cubicle. When I complained I was told we only paid the low price (£100) well we wouldn’t have paid £50 for that room. The chair was wasted as if you sat on it you had to bend double. Dinner was average. Staff were polite and friendly especially our waitress from Wisconsin. Breakfast was fine but no offer of juice or water, or cereal etc. The cooked breakfast was plenty though but no offer of tea refill. If you decide to stay here request NOT to have room 5.

In the past had some great visits to this pub. Went on a Friday night and could not believe that it was almost deserted and that they had no real ales on. Food experience was poor. The homemade steak and ale pie was a processed pie whose home was many miles from Woodstock and the salads served were almost uneatable. In this age of rising prices the effort shown here to attract customers again was non existent. My advice is save your money

Deeply unfriendly bar staff and landlord/manager, no bar snacks, overtly rude in every interaction. Won't be coming here again any time soon. After leaving, walked across road to King's Arms and found really friendly warm welcome there.

We visited for lunch yesterday, but boy do we wish we had chosen somewhere else. The steak & ale “pie of the day” at £16.50 consisted of a pale, soggy, microwaved Pukka Pie style thing, with a sloppy beige filling the texture of baby food, and not a piece of steak to be found. Accompanying this delight were a tiny handful of chips and some cold, undercooked kale. Along with this delightful cold greenery, my partner had a small ball of packet mash and two sausages (he did say these tasted ok) , also overpriced. They had the nerve to add a 12.5% service charge for these culinary delights. Do your self a favour, eat elsewhere.

A very disappointing visit to a pub we have been several times before. A real shame to see standards have slipped so badly. We ordered a pie and a burger. These dishes were ‘pub grub’ at best, something you would expect to pay about £6 for not £16.50 and £17 respectively. These are ‘gourmet pub’ prices. The meals finally arrived taking over 40 minutes. The pie was extremely average with little meat in it and the burger was burnt and had to be sent back. The new one, when it arrived, was very cheap meat and tasteless and topped with undercooked bacon and congealing cheese in a bland white bun. Again, fine I suppose for ‘pub grub’ but not for £17. Hopefully, this pub can return to its previously high standards as it is a very nice pub in an ideal location or, I guess, custom will drop quite rapidly.

Very friendly staff made our experience ( me, son and two doggies) near perfect. Great real ales ( Sharps Doom-bar was most welcome). We asked about the lunch menu at which point a most wonderfully pleasant guy called Callum described the excellent specials in particular the pies, offered our dogs water and could not have been more helpful. He is a huge credit to this pub/restaurant and made us feel welcome as individuals. The two steak pies were superb, general banter fab and we left with every intention of returning. Well done Callum!

We stopped here after looking around for somewhere to eat. The gorgeous young lady was brilliant and very welcoming. The food was ok and the rest of the family had a great meal. I ordered a pie with mashed potatoes and mixed greens. The only thing I would charge is thicker gravy and served it on my he side.

I love this restaurant/pub and I absolutely love the manager. However, as a project manager I know that one bad egg can ruin a potentially good situation/business. I complained last week about a member of staff who was shouting at other staff and was confrontational with myself. I spoke to the manager who assured me she would not let that happen again. She also agreed and acknowledged there were some recent really bad reviews on TripAdvisor and that the staff member had received other bad reports. Again tonight he confronted me which caused me to leave. and making other punters feel awkward.. It is such a shame when one bad egg can bring an establishment down .., even when they have been warned.