The Royal Arms Hotel Nr Market Bosworth, Sutton Cheney

Reviews

1. Bobby E ★☆☆☆☆

   went there for our anniversary meal on 28/6/2025. restaurant looked good but not busy at all and this should have sent a warning signal. I asked if they did cocktails as a treat for our anniversary to be told "we don't do them since covid". they did make up some mocktail for the wife which she said was very nice and that's were all the positives end. I ordered prawn cocktail starter followed by pork medallions, the wife didn't want a starter but ordered pie and chips from the pub classic selection. we waited about 20 mins and the main courses turned up. I asked where is my prawn cocktail was? to be told by the waitress she was going to bring it out in minuet! no starter comes first I replied, to which she took the mains back and brought out the starter. oh boy how bad and perthitic it was! 1 Lettice leaf 6 small prawns, some tiny bits of cucumber£9.50p absolute rip off! finished it in 60 seconds. then the waitress returned with the mains. could it get worse? yes! pork was as dry as a bone, the mash stiff like concrete and the pepper sauce was thin tasteless with the only saving grace there wasn't much of it. the wife's pie was clearly a shop brought one and not home made that consisted of mostly pastry. still couldn't get worse, could it? yes it can ! to try and finish off on a positive note the ordered a coconut panacotta. when she got it , it was served in a canteen style cup and was so small the waitress informed us the chef wasn't happy and brought out a complimentary cheese board consisting of 2 cheeses 5 grapes and some celery. poor poor poor. avoid

   almost 8 months ago
2. Chris Brown ★★☆☆☆

   Basic and tired room, food again, basic reheated bits definitely not what you would expect from a country pub type location, more wetherspoons chain etc. service was acepable but not exceptional.

   almost 9 months ago
3. David Waller ★★★★★

   The Royal Arms Hotel hosted our daughter's wedding this weekend and was blown away by the location, facilities, organisation and service that came with the wedding package. Hotel manager Anoop, the photographer, and the wedding coordinator for the day were very professional and everyone had a fantastic time. Thank you all for helping to make the day a truly fantastic occasion, I can confidently recommend The Royal Arms as a terrific wedding location. A massive thank you to Anoop and his team.

   almost 9 months ago

1. Woolacombe Surf Centre ★☆☆☆☆

   Bugs everywhere! I checked in the room about 7:30pm and found 2 beetle-like bugs. One on the floor and one on the bed. Being in the country I didn’t think much of it, popped them out the window. Went to the restaurant and had dinner. Got back to the room around 9pm, did some reading/ work and watched some tv, found another in the bathroom and a couple by the window, so decided to close the window as it was backing onto a field so though maybe they were coming from the crops in there. Approx. 11:30 I turned the light off to go to sleep, shortly after I could hear an occasional tapping sound and scuttling noise. After a short while I worked out there were bugs coming out of the joists in the ceiling, falling and hitting the tiled floor and this was the noise. Over the next 30 mins or so this kept happening and every time I turned the light on there were anywhere between 3 and 7 visible on the floor, I took quite a few photos as couldn’t believe how many I was seeing, they were in the room and in the bathroom. I determined they were coming out of the gaps between the skirting boards, roof joists and the holes where the radiator pipes go into the ground. I factor I saw at least 40 – 50 of the bugs during this time. I didn’t complain as it was too late and nobody to complain to, I also left at approx. 7am on the Sunday and got home late Sunday night. I emailed the hotel first thing Monday morning and got no reply. Monday morning, I found a small bite by my right nipple, didn’t think much of it, until Monday afternoon I had a very large red and sore area and massively swollen chest. Spoke to a Dr on the phone Tuesday morning who asked me to come in to inspect, she was very concerned at the size, heat and redness of the swelling, especially being so close to my armpit, and prescribed me penicillin, I asked what it was, and they said almost definitely from an insect bite (she had no knowledge of the above). I phone the hotel Tuesday afternoon and spoke with a manager who said they checked the room, and it seemed fine, however after seeing my photos eventually agreed to give me a refund. I feel like is should not need to have penicillin for an infection from staying in a hotel in Leicester! Not to mention the pain and discomfort that came with it. Since the owner has emailed and asked me for the photos and that’s all the contact I have had from them, no apology, no acceptance of fault, so my concern is nothing has been done to remedy the problem and it’s still happening.

   almost 11 months ago
2. BRM 944T ★★★★★

   This is a great Inn with good food and real ale, I found the steak was especially good. It's also really convenient for the Mallory Park motor racing circuit. The room was comfortable and the full English breakfast was also very good.

   1 year ago
3. Bryan Cowan ★★☆☆☆

   Went for Sunday Lunch. We have been previously but not for sometime, so thought we’d give it a try once again. Despite booking well in advance it was quite evident from the body language of the guy who attended to us on arrival that there was no record of our booking. We were offered a small rickety table by the door.. To say this was cold is an understatement, we asked to be moved, but what we offered were small and cramped. Odd that throughout the entire 62 minutes we were in the restaurant, there was an empty spacious table set for two on the perimeter with the padded backrests, but not suggested as an alternative. We decided to stay put. Menu looked good, we ordered drinks and starters, food arrived quickly. My starter was the camembert with a pickle chutney. It was just about passable, but nothing special, underwhelming, I left some of it, particularly the flavourless chutney. My wife ordered the beetroot salmon. This comprised of a few bits of adhoc salad and just three small strands of salmon. Very small and disappointing for £8.15. We did notify the waitress of the disappointment with the starters. No apologies or acknowledgment. The main course was surprisingly good, plenty of quality meat, nicely cooked and well presented, crackling, yorkshire puddings very good. Potatoes and Vegetables plentiful, but overcooked. We didn’t bother with desert. I’d have thought the table we were given adjacent to entrance door shouldn’t really be used in winter, it’s too damn cold, uncomfortable and not conducive to enjoying dinner. To conclude we won’t be bothering to visit again anytime soon.

   almost 3 years ago

1. Anna Nowak ★★★★★

   Fab venue . Had both my children christening party at The Royal Arms and we also have been for Sunday lunch . I could not complement them enough . Very friendly and professional staff . Attention to detail is second to none . I strongly recommend this place .

   almost 3 years ago
2. Glasgow Prince ★★★★★

   Stayed in the Bridal Suite in October 22. Beautiful room and amazingly comfortable bed. There were a few little niggles with the room but nothing that made me let them know. Bar staff were friendly, helpful and thoroughly welcoming, especially during the chaos that was the Saturday night wedding. Wi-Fi was good on the quiet Friday night but non existent on the Saturday due to the amount of guests. The bar has an amazing selection of whisky, gin and beers. The snug with the leather couch is amazing. Many functions at the local activity centre throughout the year so I will always be staying here. Thanks you :)

   almost 3 years ago
3. Julie Bassett ★★★★★

   First visit here. Went to a golden wedding anniversary party. Absolutely beautiful venue. Food was fantastic. Staff were friendly and very efficient. Stayed in the accommodation too. Clean and very comfortable. Would highly recommend anyone to hold a function here. It's a shame we live so far away because I would certainly want to re visit

   almost 3 years ago

1. Lyn Huggins ★★★★★

   Just celebrated our Golden Wedding here with a meal and everyone staying here and having breakfast. It was fantastic , food was great both last night and at breakfast. Would definitely recommend it for any celebration or just trest yourselves yo a good meal.

   almost 3 years ago

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