The King Arthur — Restaurant in England

Good choice of beers, interestingly quirky interior and some excellent live music when we visited in October.

First visit was great, young lady behind bar was very efficient and friendly/chatty with good knowledge of the beers...on our second visit we experienced a grumpy man behind bar, we were waiting to be served and barman diverted off to serve someone who arrived at bar after us...I rolled my eyes at my mate, at which point the barman said "he was waiting the other side of the pillar and before you, so if you want to kick off get on with it"...so...

why didn't the man get served while the other side of the pillar

If barman had said the other chap had been waiting out of sight he wouldn't have appeared to be so ignorant and rude.

Maybe barman was having a bad day/night...but in this line of work being rude is not good...should get some coaching from his colleagues.

Other pubs Glastonbury we visited provided excellent service, in particular the Riflemans Arms and Who'd a Thought It...King Arthur well worth a visit for beers and music but how enjoyable the experience is might depend on who is behind the bar.

N.B. they don't do food, so I...

table service era review*

Given the time of review (when table service was mandatory due to the pandemic) service was exceptional.

Well oiled and well drilled service.

We had a drink in hand within two minutes of being sat down (they also checked they had any available tables outside before seating us).

Staff were coming out every few minutes to make sure all were well watered and happy. This is in stark contrast to several pubs we've visited in the pandemic era, in which it's taken over half an hour to get served.

Beer was also good (the most important thing, after being able to get it in a reasonable time) - the Moretti was sharp and crisp.

The beer garden is also advertised as the largest in Glastonbury which I don't doubt- a nicely kept and large...

Came to Glastonbury on a camping holiday with friends and loved checking out the local pubs in the town.

What ruined it was the hate speech from the bouncer against my friend. Also when complaining to other members of staff they told us he had caused trouble before. He continued to intentionally intimidate all of us and wouldn't let us get a word in edge-ways as to why he had offended our friend.

You can't miss him - he's the 7ft tall white man.

The rest of the staff were generally friendly and helpful (but of course the manager "wasn't there" when we asked to file a formal complaint). If you're a member of staff at this pub can you please tell us how to do so? The bloke should be fired as he has definitely lost...