The Barge Inn

CAR PARK SCAM AND RUDE STAFF. Beware! I was charged a £100 Parking fine. I visited for Sunday lunch here last month, as a paying customer, and afterwards I received a £100 parking fine. The Barge Inn staff will not lift this fine for you, and even though it is their land, and they are in charge of the parking services and they dictate the terms of the parking arrangements, they refuse to help with waiving the fine.. I called the pub and staff were very rudeand not helpful at all. I spoke to Marina, to give feedback, and she put the phone down on me mid-call when I tried explaining why I was unhappy.

The most unwelcoming and rude reception I have ever received in a pub. 8.30 on a Friday night, the pub was empty. We wanted food for us and our friends. The bartender was obstinate and only allowed us to order 8 meals between 11 of us. Made us rush our order then refused to bring our wine to the table and told us to collect it from the bar ourselves

My friend and stayed here a couple of weeks ago. It’s a lovely pub with parking. Great beer garden, climb up some steps and there’s more tables looking out to the water and all the canal boats, fab! We had lunch which was really tasty. They couldve done with more staff on the Saturday evening as there was only one lady run off her feet! The rooms at a glance look really good, until you get into bed. Terrible mattress, so uncomfortable which led to a bad nights sleep and a very bad neck. Would recommend to go there for lunch or dinner but not to stay.

Terribly filthy with the most obnoxious staff. The verbal abuse received made me recoil in horror. Also, from a professional perspective I would deem the place to be filthy and should be avoided at all costs. Didn't actually decide to stay and eat or drink anything from this establishment, as first impressions are paramount !!

Met friends as it is good location for train travel as well as onsite parking. We all had excellent Sunday lunches, including vegetarian. The service was friendly and helpful. Puddings were good too.

We stayed here for 2 nights. Our room & bathroom were large & spotlessly clean. The bed was comfortable, the towels were soft & fluffy. The pub is in the process of being “done up” but this didn’t affect anything. The staff are very friendly & helpful too. We had dinner here on the first night & the food was absolutely delicious, as was the breakfast we had on the second day. Everything is freshly cooked & beautifully presented . Would stay here again.

Avoid until the owners take note and action on the reviews. Carpets and furniture absolutely filthy. No WiFi. Everything very, very tired. Beer garden shut (which was about the only good thing about the place). Feels completely neglected. An obsession with no parking posters adds nothing to the ambiance.

We stayed here for one night only in a double room. Having read some of the recent reviews we were expecting the worst but, in the end, it wasn't too bad but also not great. We paid £90 for the room only. The room was well decorated and clean but very small indeed with only a few inches on either side of the bed. The bathroom was good and recently redone (we would guess) but it was let down by a very mouldy (and smelly) blind. There was no WiFi available and no phone signal either. The TV (very small) is mounted on the wall but if the bathroom door is open it is obscured. Strangely the double bed was a TV bed so a TV could have been easily mounted in that and problem solved. The room was also sold as having a canal view. This is quite a stretch. The majority of the view is of bins with just the tops of some of the boats on the canal visible. I personally would not sell the room on the basis of a canal view as it will just disappoint. Overall though the bed was comfortable with clean linen and the decor and state of the room was good. I think £90 was a bit steep and I would not have wanted to spend more than one night as there is a tiny amount of storage space and the room is just too small for a double bed.

Looking for a place to eat with the children after a long day at Longleat and spotted this gem. The man behind the bar with the Robin and iris tattoo was so kind helpful and attentive. Nothing was too much trouble to make sure my youngest (20mths) was OK He was knowledgeable on the ales and the foos served waslovely. Really liked the fact there were smaller portions available