We had read some poor reviews of this pub and we entered with trepidation. The staff could not have been more friendly. We ate twice in the restaurant area of the pub which is nicely lit with candles. The food was of good quality, reasonably priced wine and a good real ale. The bar is a bit basic but dog friendly (we didn't take ours this time) and at the time we went in (Easter)seemed to be mainly people from the campsite nearby . There is very little else in the way of eating places in the village so it was nice to find somewhere of this standard.

Having read the reviews, I was a bit worried about going to this pub, and even took pasta and pesto in case it was as bad as it sounded. Very pleasantly surprised. Friendly folk behind the bar, the bar was full of locals, and the restaurant full of people staying at the youth hostel (including my friend and me). We both enjoyed the beer and food, the service was friendly and the food was service promptly and was very good. The atmosphere was good, and we were happy to stay a while. I could also pay by credit card, which made things easier. A very pleasant evening.

Having visited this establishment and read some of what I believe to be unfair reviews on this site, I have felt obliged to offer a balanced opinion.. My girlfriend and I came across this country pub as it was near our campsite and we can not be more complimentary about it. If you are looking for posh chrome and glass then go elsewhere, but for nice welcoming folk like dave and christine (the owners) who look after you and bend over backwards to help, then this is for you! The beer was fantastic and the food was great, cheap and really satisfying. They even lent us a torch to get back to our site in the dark, how helpful can you get??! They helped us enjoy our stay and we will certainly be going back! Give it a go, its a lovely place with great staff (and they take payment via card too)!

First time here the Anglers Arms is set in a fantastic area.the food is great i had the Kielder Cobbler which was lovely followed by the desert which was apple granny.Great food and good value for money.
Well worth a visit.

I'd like to start by saying I do not trawl the internet looking to write negative comments on places I have eaten/drank but the Anglers Arms severely disappointed us.

The service was a joke and I was even prompted to "hurry up" at one point by the staff, at this point I was close to just walking out but we prevailed and stuck it out as you are not spoilt for choice of pubs in Kielder.

The rest of the night basically panned out with the locals barracking the visitors and the landlord switching the pumps on my ale when the barrel had run out... that was unbelievable and we left after this.

Please do not get me wrong "Kielder" is a stunning place and was a pleasure to visit but this pub is best avoided!

I work in the restaurant industry in London and no venue has ever prompted me to write a negative review as much as this one. 3 of us went to visit he Anglers Arms on Friday 12th March.They were immediately off to a bad start by not offering credit or debit card paying facilities as where is anyone supposed to get cash from in the middle of Kielder Forest? We had an event to attend at 8pm we arrived and ordered our food at 6:30pm in plenty of time. The lounge was not hugely busy, only 20 customers. Half an hour later we were still waiting for a bowl of soup as one of our guests wanted a starter. There seemed to be only one person serving the food who would sporadically bring dishes out to different tables leaving gaps of 10-15 mins between pottering through.I went to the bar to ask how long we would have to wait on the soup and the girl didn't say anything just walked away. 10 minutes later we got a bowl of soup which we all ended up sharing.4 girls stood behing the bar gossiping and giggleing to each other and pointing which made us feel very uneasy and un welcome. Another 20 mins later we had to leave to get to our event and our main courses still hadn't arrived. How long does it take to cook some scampi and chips?
The girl came over at 7:40pm and said- "if it's any consolation your dinners are going in now". This is not consolation in any form and we decided to leave as we wouldn't have time to wait and eat our meals and be on time for our event.
There was no apology given for this despicable lack of customer service. We felt like we were an inconvenience to them being there and I'd discorage anyone from going there. If they can't serve the only guests they are going to get on a Friday night in the middle of nowhere then I dont know how they will manage to serve tourists on a busy summer lunchtime or ever. This business will not be a business for long.Its such a shame that a lovely venue has given it'self a bad reputation.I just hope that someone with some business sense takes over management very soon and turns the place around.

fantastic food, great value, sunday lunch is to die for + the sticky toffee pud, great pint of beer Cristeen and dave great hosts ideal family orientated pub a must to visit. lovely lounge/resturant service very quick and very polite staff