The Forresters Arms Kilburn

A great pub for a pint. Food was nice but had it's faults. Steak pie was jn the website menu but was disappointingly not available on the night. The chicken pie was light on chicken, heavy on mushrooms. Sticky toffee pudding was very nice, but was smaller than any i've seen anywhere before. White wine spritzer was the most I've ever paid locally, £9.50! Other local pubs are around £7.50. Beware also that a 10% service charge is added. I would have left a tip but certainly not £14, that was taken from me. Sadly eating out is getting very expensive and very much a treat these days. Always disappointing when you don't feel like you have had value for money.

Stopped here for lunch after a test glider flight at the nearby Flying Club. When we arrived the restaurant was fairly quiet but it then rapidly began to fill up with other diners. There were only two ladies behind the bar, sorting out drinks, taking orders and serving food and to say that they were rushed off their feet is almost an understatement. What was very impressive to watch was how well they worked together and coordinated to get everyone served as quickly as possible. So good were they that one of them even noticed my glass was empty and asked me if I wanted a refill. When the food came it was delicious. I had the pie which was lamb with mint. Obviously freshly made, wonderful flavour. As a connoisseur of Caesar salads my wife declared hers to be one of the best she had tasted. So great food and wonderful service.

After a lovely walk exploring the White Horse and Kilburn, we popped into the Forresters Arms for lunch. As soon as you enter the place , you can see that it’s special - lovely atmosphere throughout and fabulous decor. We had Salt and Pepper Squid and a Fish Finger Butty, followed by Black Forest Dessert and coffee. The food and the presentation were divine. We were looked after by the lovely Marianne and nothing was too much trouble ! We felt like we were visiting friends rather than just dining in a pub. I would highly recommend this place, it was our first time there but it won’t be the last!

Called in on off chance for lunch, after visiting the Mouseman, beautiful surroundings and lovely atmosphere. Made to feel very welcome, food was delicious and beautifully presented. Can’t recommend enough, told family and friends and will definitely be heading back. Thank you 😊

Friendly staff & warm welcome Allocated room was above restaurant - so was a little noisy (mainly from the piped music) Food was very good with interesting & varied items on the menu

I brought my family for a Mother's Day lunch on Sunday 10th March, we were booked in for 12.00pm It stated off with the table been set for 6 and not 8, I'd also had a telephone confirmation few days before then a text message also to confirm this as well. We then all placed our orders, my son ordered the pie it was a casserole with a pastry lid with mashed potato and vegetables only to be told after that there was no mashed potato ready yet. I would of thought that the first sitting at 12.00 that this would of been ready? 5 of us had the roast dinners all the carrots on our plates were burnt on one side and raw! The roast potatoes were hard and cold and the vegetables brought out were undercooked cold, and no serving spoons, my plate was red hot, however the food on it was not! The lamb was not great either. My 18 month old granddaughter's vegetables were also undercooked and Emily couldn't feed her them for fearing she would choke. However the burger and salmon were good. I could accept this if you were busy or it was later in the day, but we were the first table to arrive and there were a lot of waiting staff, but none of them seemed to know what was going on. We have had many meals and stayed over and not had any problems before, hence wanting to bring my family here, but unfortunately we won't be coming again as it was a real disappointment. We were asked if everything was okay while she was still walking past our table, not stopping to check if we were okay. I'm not even sure if we had complained on the day that all the roast dinners would of been back in time for us to all eat together. We also shouldn't have to make a complaint when coming out for a Sunday lunch, surely the food should be checked that they are cooked correctly before going out to the diners? The bill also came to over £300.00 this was alot of money for undercooked food.

We would like to say… thank you so much to the staff at the Forresters Arms we had a super stay, We had some devastating news and decided to book a weekend away at the Forresters Arms we didn’t get the room we booked as there was a problem but the staff went above and beyond to make our stay brilliant we couldn’t have wished for more. The room was very comfortable the food and drink just brilliant we came away feeling that we had been looked after 110% the service we got will not be forgotten thank you so much for making our weekend brilliant❤️ this was just what we needed.

We as a couple had a lovely two night's stay here.We also took our dog- and were made very welcome, by the friendly owners and their staff.The rooms are spacious, well equipped,and have comfortable beds.There is such good choice of delicious breakfast- and we ate there both evenings too.A great menu, with plenty of choice. We would definitely stay here again- it is a wonderful place in a beautiful village- but not far from other areas to visit nearby.

I've just returned after a 2 night stay and am very disappointed. First of all it's a beautiful location. The room we stayed was very overpriced. It was dark and near the back of the kitchen so quite noisy. My first night was spoilt by the upstairs room leaving their TV on All through the night. All I got from a staff member was well there're different people occupying that room tonight. The food was quite nice but overpriced. The first breakfast was really good and plenty of it But next day I opted for what was supposed to be a 3 egg omelette with cheese onion tomato and ham It was v small and leathery had next to no filling. I spotted a very small slither of wafer thin ham n maybe a few bits of grated cheese No onion or tomato. I plucked up courage to say something and all the lady did was take it away. Once she came back a few mins later asked if I wanted anythig else. I wish I had but didn't like to be a bother You shouldn't be made to feel like that. I won't be returning. Such a shame as Kilburn is a beautiful place.