The Carpenters Arms

Lovely old traditional pub with lovely quirky items , fireplace is a focal point. Small pub inside, with a large beer garden . Warm welcome from both members of staff , had reserved our table online , sat us down and were quick to ask what we wanted to drink. Ordered our food off the menu off the board board. We all had lamb roast. It arrived within 20mins. For £16.50 we had 1 yorkie/2pieces broccolli/2 cauliflour/runner beans/large carrot, all cooked perfect, 2roast potatoes, with a lovely mint gravy,, and then there was the lamb that we all said ruined the dinner, it was more fat than meat, and not very enjoyable which was a shame as everything g else was perfect. We asked for the bill and asked to pay for the 3 lamb roasts and the round of drinks 2 pints of coke £4.40 each and rum and lemonade £4.40+.90p. Came to just under £70 It wasn't until we had checked the receipt that they'd added a service charge of £6+ , this was not mentioned at all before paying, so it was a bit cheeky of them to have added it without asking . We then decided to sit outside in the beer garden and ordered 2 large glasses of rosė wine £6+ each and another rum and lemonade. Im a wine drinker and it def wasn't a large, more 175ml, but the sun was shining and just wanted to enjoy my sisters birthday , so we just chilled. Overall visit was lovely. Everyone friendly, lovely little setting in the middle of nowhere, followed by a walk around miserden lake. Only other issue was the ladies toilets, not cleaned for a while as lots of dead crispy bugs , and the one door ( to the left) would not close properly , otherwise it would have jammed stuck, just needs sanding down, wouldn't be good for a child or elderly that wouldn't have the strength to open it. Had a lovely time though and staff were all very friendly and down to earth , thankyou for our visit and well definitaly be back :)

Nice pub, the food very average. fishcakes dry and unappetising.

Lovely friendly pub in a beautiful village. We reserved a table as it's tiny. We went for the live music also.

Nice country pub atmosphere and prompt service. Would go again.

Brilliant food, amazing service. The lamb burger was delicious. Beautiful fireplace.

A lovely traditional local pub with good food and well kept ales. Very friendly staff who always give a warm welcome. Just the place before or after a walk with the dog.

Great food and service! They were very kind about our massive dog even though he got in the way a lot!

Very friendly staff and locals with excellent home cooked food.

Not visited the 'Carps' for a couple of decades (I live away from the area now) but nothing has changed.....which is great as far as I'm concerned. Good choice of lighter lunches to balance cooked meal offerings. Will def treat my daughter here again when I'm passing.

Very friendly with delicious Sunday roast, and well kept ale. I beautiful surroundings, worth visiting.

Great food , drinks , staff very accommodating and welcoming

Nice country pub good food and ambience. Worth a visit. Lovely.

Average Sunday roast, roast potatoes from the freezer probably the same can be said about the veg. Custard straight from the tin. Not really worth the money especially when a service charge was automatically added to the bill without being advertised.

A rolling country walk, dog on lead and a warm comfortable pub with lunch at the end. Nicely cooked food, an interesting menu, a lovely pint, all wrapped in a hospitable and attentive atmosphere. With some local history this Cotswold stone pub is a classic delight.

Staff grand. Food tasty and great warm plates . 👍

Welcome pint and lunch after 2 hour muddy dog walk. Bustling busy pub - good to see

Fab people running a great village pub. All the food tasted really homemade. Generous, in fact huge portions. Real community atmosphere and felt very welcomed although we weren't local we were treated as locals. Will visit again.

Yes a great place for me being a cider drinker and vegetarian

We have been to this pub quite a few times a d always found all really good, sadly on this occasion we having booked a table we were greeted by sit where you like in very indifferent terms it was a cold day and even colder in the pub a fire was attempted fo be lit they then turned the heating on when it went out. The food was cold at the first attempt 2nd attempt hot but not good. Such a shame the place is now u kept and nobody appears to care

Good beer food acceptable customer service lacking have been to better

Amazing pub! Lovely food and staff :) Can’t recommend enough!

Beautiful home cooked food. Absolutely delicious Will definitely be going back

A good honest country pub with very good food and beer. It beats many pub chains with their 'fancy food' hands-down. Combine a Carpenters Arm lunch with a Miserden Gardens visit and you've got an excellent day out.

The staff were especially good and the food - as usual - was excellent. Thank you

Lovely friendly & helpful staff. Great pub food. Lovely outside seating.

Lovely quite relaxing pub and lovely food and great service.

Brilliant warm and friendly atmosphere. Recommend the lamb, pork and nut roast. Chocolate fudge, lemon meringue and treacle went down a delight. Will be returning for the food and the view/scenery

Wonderful country pub in beautiful surroundings. Very welcoming staff and tasty food.

Welcoming, warm and friendly. Light lunch not hurried at all, just the way I like it

A very nice pub with good food and nice people.

Friendly atmosphere and enjoyable food. Good place to stop after country walk.

Nice steak and ale pie. I would prefer the chips cooked a bit darker but that’s just my preference. Nice meal, nice beer and good music. Lovely pub.

A lovely welcome at The Carpenters Arms, these guys always provide a friendly atmosphere, the food was delicious we’ll be back for sure Many thanks

Brilliant pub, excellent staff, delicious food, would definitely recommend. Thank you

Variety of food at Lunchtime was excellent,including wide range of Specials. Ambience was very good, parking outside was easy, despite no car park. Service and attitude of staff excellent.Quality of cooking very food. A popular place in a lovely village.

Lovely pub - excellent service from funny and charming staff, beautiful roast dinners which are huge, very welcoming feel, not at all pretentious for a beautiful pub, old pub in the Cotswolds! Very dog-friendly with lots of dog biscuit treats! Excellent customer service, one of our favourite pubs to visit!

Great place for Sunday lunch, lovely staff, great pub dog

What a gem of a country pub. Great welcome, great service, great food and great atmosphere ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Genuine unpretentious village pub with a beautiful location, friendly staff, good food and delicious cider

Made very welcome, excellent beer and good hearty pub food