The Patriot Arms - Swindon

Strange place, was greeted buy a chap cutting the grass who was rude when asked entrance to the bar was, and the locals came across like they never seen anyone beyond the village, the pub had a very cold feel to the place and very un welcome feel buy the people in the place.

Absolutely appalling. Dirty entrance, dirty glasses, toilets disgusting and food overpriced. Place needs reporting to EHO. DONT BOTHER

A mess...cigarette butt's everywhere outside. Even used ear buds. The mens toilets stink and are frequently filthy. Extremely unenthusiastic bar staff. Half of its shut off now. The food is written on a price of paper in a clipboard next to bar. Everything very expensive. Outside is very very messy. Grim. They got a 1 star for food hygiene recently. Am not surprised.

Booked a meal for Christmas Eve, as we were staying locally. Got there as it looked like the locals had been on the pop all day and we thought 'What the hell have we walked into here '? Good pints, first noticed. Ordered food from what appeared to be an understandable for the time, limited menu. Thai chicken blew my mind! Never have I enjoyed a meal so good as this, perfection served with great pints of London Pride. Is there any more to ask for? Talking with friendly locals having a 40th birthday bash on the next table was most enjoyable. (No way has she reached 40. And the icing on the cake was the back room staff coming out with a merry Xmas cheer. An unforgettable evening, in a pub run like a pub should be run. We want to go back, and reccomend this place for its down to earth pleasantness. Well done!

We used this pub once, we passed it on a drive out and thought we'd pop in for a drink.. Its hard to know where to start, using the rear entrance we were welcomed by a very untidy garden, bits of furniture left outside a kind of old marquee which didnt seem to have any purpose and a metal frame just hanging from the side of the building.. the garden was quite simply a mess, the grass needed cutting and there were cigarette butts everywhere. Going through the door was a large pile of bags and childrens toys no idea why they were there. I'd like to say it was just an old fashioned pub, quirky and full of chatacter. But its none of those things it needs a deep clean, painting in colours that give at least some sense of coordination and some money spent on the fittings and furniture... Just to finish off our experience the gents toiled had been used and not flushed and the ladies toilet had toilet paper all over the floor... this isn't just a lack of attention to detail this is a bar thats not had any love, care or maintenance in quite some time..