The Market Tavern

About The Market Tavern

A Melksham pub that surprises people — several families arrive expecting standard pub food and leave talking about the Sri Lankan chicken biriani, the halloumi fries, or a cheeseburger one visitor rated above anything else they'd eaten travelling the south of England. Portions run generous enough that pudding is a stretch, though the children's pasta goes down well and there's a cupcake-and-ice-cream option for afters. The staff are warm with small children, and there's a back garden where little ones can run about while food arrives — genuinely useful when patience is thin. High chairs, buggy access, vegan choices and free parking are all sorted. It's cosy and usually quiet, more catch-up-with-friends calm than family-chaos loud, and there's a private room at the back if you're booking something bigger.

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