The Methuen Arms, Corsham Reviews Summary

Building & Location

Pros:

• "You can appreciate the lovely building. I don't know how old it is, but it's kept in an exquisite fashion."
• "Set in a perfect location, with good public transport links to Bath and the surrounding area."
• "The venue is excellent with outside seating areas and a beautiful garden."
• "The gardens and grounds are well tended and tidy."
• "The inn is full of character; the town is classic 18th century Wiltshire."
• "The setting in the village of Corsham is very quaint."
• "A lovely hotel in a great location. Garden/outside seating very nice."

Cons:

• "The window was literally over a very noisy road which kept us awake both nights."
• "Parking sometimes challenging."
• "The place is tired and tatty."
• "They have brought in a new company to manage their car park that resulted in all of our lunch party being sent £60 fines."
• "Potholes and puddles in car park."
• "Don't forget to put your car registration in at the reception at the bottom of the stairs or you will get a parking fine."
• "The room we booked was next to the road. It was very noisy and hot."

Food & Dining

Pros:

• "The food is outstanding."
• "Fantastic food for both adults and children."
• "Food was really good and the details of the room so well thought out."
• "Excellent service and wonderful menu."
• "Loved the fish; my friends really enjoyed the tomahawk pork. The sticky toffee pudding was sublime."
• "For food we ordered the burger & the steak which were both delicious."
• "The Truffle & Parmesan fries were the stand out!"

Cons:

• "The breakfast service was very slow."
• "Maybe the rudest unhelpfully staff."
• "Lovely food however my partner was presented with their food and a large clump of grey hair was present on the plate underneath all of the vegetables."
• "The gnocchi was nice but a bit bland and the vegetable with it were far too chunky."
• "The Yorkshire puddings were chewy and it all seemed over seasoned as if some kind of Umami flavour had been used."
• "Vegetarian and vegan offering was poor."
• "Just really poor food, the way it was arranged on the plate just looked like my food had been touched by too many hands?"

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "The staff were pleasantly welcoming especially Caro."
• "Staff – friendly."
• "The staff was also very helpful, polite and friendly."
• "The staff were very efficient and hard working."
• "Staff are exceptionally good. Lots of attention to detail and very well managed."
• "All members of staff were very welcoming and helpful."
• "Every member of staff was friendly."

Cons:

• "Mixed experience... It’s between a pub and a 4-star hotel, expensive."
• "Staff friendly but probably overworked that day."
• "Service charming but slow."
• "Service was poor and inattentive in places so no stars."
• "The service was okay, quite clinical if I'm being honest and not worth the 10% service charge."
• "However, the service is consistently slow and we have to remind the waiters for things that we need."
• "The service was flawed, water poured into the wine glasses, and wine into the tumblers."

Rooms & Comfort

Pros:

• "Comfortable room with plenty of tea/coffee; also enjoyed the complimentary small bottle of Prosecco."
• "The room is so cosy, well decorated and exceptionally clean."
• "The room was beautiful and spotlessly clean."
• "The ambiance and decor are both great - cosy but with a sense of luxury."
• "Rooms excellent and well equipped with little extras like complimentary prosecco and IPA!"
• "The room we stayed in was perfect, well thought through, lovely bathroom, nice added extras."
• "The room was large and comfortable, with nice touches."

Cons:

• "Dark room under the roof; could not stand straight; costing GBP1k+ for 3 nights, clearly overpriced."
• "Noise from the above rooms was not great."
• "Paint peeling from bathroom walls and ceiling."
• "Gone downhill massively in recent months, the food is sub-par, especially given the prices."
• "The hotel rooms are getting very dilapidated. Even the newer ones in the courtyard. Damp rooms. Many non functioning items."
• "Room too small and cluttered."
• "Our family room up in the eaves was uncomfortable and not suitable for a family with small children at all."