Pear Tree Inn Whitley

We had dinner here and I ordered ‘Rolled Wiltshire Lamb Breast, Slow Roasted Tomato & Burrata Risotto, Bromham sprouting Broccoli, Sunflower Seed Mint Salsa Verdi GF £24’. What arrived was a pair of coiled *****s of greasy lamb with vegetables. It could have benefitted from some potato. After uncoiling the *****s and scraping off the fat there was not a great deal of lamb left. It was a disappointing unattractive overpriced dish. Definitely not to be repeated. There would have been more meat on a pair of lamb chops.

Nice clean well managed pub with rooms very tastefully decorated and well equipped. The food was very good especially the breakfast which was excellent. Great service from all of the staff. Loads of parking.

We booked last minute and were so delightfully surprised by the high standards at this lovely place . Our room was extremely comfortable with thoughtful and unique touches , fab shower and bed , friendly and helpful staff , delicious food

We are lucky to have found this true gem, it was our second time staying and we will go back time and time again, the location, pub, restaurant, rooms and staff are absolutely amazing. The smell of the log fire as you walk in and the overall cosiness

Hugely impressive Inn with great staff and delicious food. Will definitely visit again.

An absolutely spectacular in. Jackie and her team were fantastic and took such good care of us. The food was also exceptional. I would highly recommend this venue for any one who wants to have a great time in the Wiltshire area. On top of all of that, the bus into the town of Bath stops right across the street from this hotel. Five stars if I could give more, I would.

We stayed in Taylors Gold (a dog friendly room) for one night whilst visiting elderly relatives locally. We got a reduction for a last minute booking which was just as well as no way would we pay £160 (plus an additional £15 for the dog) for this room. It’s way too small for a couple and a cockapoo! It was clean and comfortable but hot and cramped, no window to open, only doors. No lamp on one side of the bed. They no longer offer a bar menu either, its restaurant food and prices. Nothing offered for dog - most places provide a poo bag, towel, water bowl etc - what was the £15 charge for? We won’t be returning. Much as we hate Airbnb we could have got a three bedroomed bungalow for a lot less.

We had high hopes for this place as they have good reviews, but overall quite disappointing. We originally booked Tosca and Starkrimson for 1 night, but due to change of plans we emailed and ask if we could extend our stay to 2 nights. We stated that we would prefer to stay at the same room but don't mind switching rooms if necessary. Got a reply saying it was all sorted and a booking confirmation email, but it didn't state which room, so naturally we assume we are staying in the same room for both nights. However we were showed to different rooms(Bartlett and Comice), the rooms are nice but it was not we were expecting. The staff helping us check if she could move us back to the original rooms, but all rooms are booked obviously since it is summer. She said she could talk to the manager or get her for us when we come to dinner. Speaking of, we booked breakfast bed and dinner, nonetheless they asked if we are having dinner here, and apparently they do not have us on the list. Dinner was ok, great burger and ribeye, lamb a bit tough, chicken quite dry, orzo a bit overcooked. It was a busy night but still, dinner took us more than 2 hours. Service was really slow, took about 45 mins to serve starter, it was well over an hour when we received our mains. Second night's dinner was a lot quieter, only 3-4 tables including us, but service was just as slow. We ordered 2 craft beer which are in a can and it still took more than 15 mins, and 1 of the 2 is a different beer, we thought it was a new can design but when we asked, they brought us the correct one this time round. The Chicken Cesar salad and mac&cheese were very good. However our fish was so salty that we struggle to finish. Don't know if it's too much capers or the chef just over seasoned the fish. What a shame. Breakfast was good, nice homemade granola, full English and smoked salmon toast was good. Took about 10 mins for an extra cup of coffee to come, and we were the only table so we don't quite understand what was taking so long? What really made this experience disappointing was the staff. My partner went downstairs on the first night after dinner cos the shower water temperature wasn't stable. Manager said they could get someone to look at it in the morning but it wouldn't be a plumber, cannot guarantee if they could fix it. My partner also asked about our room situation, but felt like the manager was brushing him off. She was like the rooms are fully booked what do you want me to do. Well you tell me you are the manager? My partner said maybe a few drinks on the house and we did get free drinks at dinner on our second night. We understand it's late and maybe she was maybe doing some accounting, but her mannerism left a really bad taste. During breakfast on the day we check out, a neighbourhood cat came inside and the chef and we were petting it, another female staff came in and shooed it away, closed the front door and said it has to go home, that it wasn't allowed inside

Fantastic breakfast, and loved the pear drops in the room alongside filter coffee. Great touch