What a great little find! Cute place! Lovely service. Beautiful gardens. Clean bathrooms, and most…read moreimportantly, fabulous food. I wasn't expecting much, but left delighted.

From the owner: Quaint and traditional 16th century pub and restaurant on the edge of Dartmoor, offering great…read moreales, Ciders. Only 10 miles from Exeter and 15 miles from Okehampton. Only 1 minute off the A30 Devon to Cornwall road.

I just stayed here for a wedding. Decent sized parking area with a very nice garden. Beautiful…read moreplace. It was very welcoming and clean with all new bathrooms with cozy robes, complimentary beer, fizzy water, biscuits, and we enjoyed some great food. Breakfast was included. Also very dog friendly! They provided a dog bed for the family dog. Oh and very lovely beer brewed on side! Will be back for sure!

An absolute gem of a pub in one of Devon's prettiest, most tucked away coastal villages. The…read moreMason's Arms is, quite simply, a fantastic place in every sense of the word. I've stopped off for a snack or a quick drink a couple of times, and it's always really impressed me, and the lunch my parents and I had recently ranks as one of the best pub dinners the Andrews family can remember. Their crab sandwiches were fresh, as were the fish in their delicious creamy leek fish stew, while the ploughmans was huge. Desserts of chocolate and pecan brownie and banana fritters with toffee sauce were gobbled up. Ok, it's not cheap for a Devon pub, but the food is worth every penny - there was hardly anything on the menu I didn't want to scoff down. The pub itself is a charming sprawl of wooden rooms, and a small seating area out the front. It's homely and although the staff run a slick operation, they're still friendly and helpful. The pub was recently taken over by St Austell Brewery, so there's a good range of their beers, plus a couple of guest ales. This includes one local beer brewed in Branscombe. It's quaint, delicious, comfy and sits in one of the most stunning areas of the Devon coast. It is, quite simply, a perfect pub.

Very nice pub with friendly service. The ales are very good and the food is tasty. Extensive menu,…read morewith a lot of choice both on bar and restaurant. Pub decoration is dedicated to seamen and nice. Definitively a good place to have a drink and lunch/dinner.

A fantastic pub set in a gorgeous location selling possibly the best food I've ever experienced in…read morea pub. Small & don't take bookings, so arriving early is advisable. Parking is tricky as there's no car park, & the roads around are narrow & winding. There's a bus stop directly outside. The hanging meat dish is particularly fantastic, & possibly enough for 2.

The Muddiford Inn was a nice find. We were touring the area and looking for somewhere to stop for a…read moresnack. We passed this place and stopped, well, just because it was there. We had a bar snack sandwich each and was impressed by the staff and the quality of the food, so we had a quick look at the full menu and decided to book a table for that evening. The food is quite traditional, but with a wonderful eastern influence. Beautifully presented with fantastic flavours, every course was a delight and I thought the bill was very reasonable. I've certainly paid more for lesser fare than this! I would heartily recommend anybody who finds themselves in the Barnstaple area check this place out!

What a lovely friendly restaurant very good reasonable priced food plus real ales that are kept…read morewell and taste delicious. There's pub caters for everybody including dogs indeed there's a jar of dog biscuits on bar. They have a big garden with a very good play area for children. I had the cod and chips it was delicious the people with me also had different meals which they told me was really nice all in all a very nice pub.

I never thought I would say this of any inn that didn't serve Harvey's Sussex Bitter, but this is…read morethe finest inn I have EVER visited - and I shall be returning as often as possible, considering that I live in Kent! The beer brewed especially for the inn is wonderful! There are more that 240 whiskies to choose from. The wine list is enormous and excellent (the landlord even blends his own house white - the Three Choirs). The food is wonderful - good, simple, locally-produced and imaginative - and not over-priced. There is also an excellent restaurant menu. Accommodation is full of character - see the website (above link) for further details..See also on the website how the inn got its name! If you can manage to find this pub, you will never regret the effort! - Bar - Monday to Saturday 12 noon to 2.30pm 6.00pm to 11.00pm Sunday 12 noon to 3.00pm 7.00pm to 10.30pm - Bar Meals - Everyday 12 noon to 2.00pm 7.00pm to 10.00pm - Restaurant - Tuesday to Saturday 7.30pm to 9.30pm

It's quite a way out in the middle of nowhere, but I have been making the effort to come here for a…read morefew years. Booking for the restaurant area is essential, but turn-up early to get yourself a seat if youre eating in the bar area. The menu is not huge - which I find is a good sign in most cases. There are always different choices everytime I go back so I don't get bored. The food is very tasty and the prices are very reasonable. Just make sure that you're not the designated driver to enjoy the excellent selection of wines and whiskies!!

Gissons Hotel is located on the outskirts of Exeter. Even though about 7.8 miles from the town,…read moredriving time is on an average 25-40 mins depending upon time of the day. It's a residential hotel, no food or beverage facilities. There is a manager & a lady housekeeper who together manage the entire property. We had booked the suite room - it's the only one of its type in this hotel. It was a "really" spacious room along with a living area, a huge bathroom with a tub and a separate shower cubicle. There are no elevators, it's a traditional English & somewhat an older building with lots of rooms; someone like us with big luggage bags can be in for a tough time walking along many corridors and staircase :) The highlight is that it's clean and the hotel manager is helpful and prompt. There is enough validated street parking outside.

we were on a walking trip and had dinner at this restaurant. it was pouring rain and we walked a…read moremile to it. totally worth it! excellent food and service in a charming place, also their house wine was great. very reasonable. the owner heard us saying that we needed to finish our food quickly as we didn't want it to get too dark to walk back to where we were staying. she very kindly left her restaurant at a very busy time and gave us a lift back, saving us a walk in the dark and rain! a big thank you!

Having been to the UK 2x before, I was still waiting to be wowed by any of the food. So this 3rd…read moretrip was a holiday in Devon with my lady. Our cottage in Chulmleigh had a brief paragraph about the Masons Arms and mentioned it was Michelin's 2010 Pub of the Year. Off we went. Stopped by in the afternoon to make reservations for that evening. Enjoyed a nice Cotleigh Tawny bitter while we perused the menu ahead of time. We were delighted with our options from starter to dessert. Couldn't wait for the evening! We arrived for dinner and ordered a drink at the bar. The place is very cozy and staff professional - smiles all around. They are all happy to be there and it really makes the place enjoyable. The Masons Arms was one of my favorite dinner experiences ever. We were brought into a comfy side room with our drinks and handed the menus to review while we munched on complimentary olives, etc. A few minutes later we placed our orders and were left to conversation - which was essentially wondering what would be happening next. The waitress came back and brought us to our little table along the window - where our wine and starter were brought almost as soon as we sat down. Interesting and effective way to do things. Is that common over in the UK? Who cares! Starters: I had the smoked haddock leek and potato soup and she had the chicken liver parfait with chili jam and brioche toast. Both were just sooo astonishingly good. Main: I had the John Dory with clams, butter beans and chive ravioli. Delicious but I think I liked her prosciutto-wrapped monkfish loin with creamed potato in an orange/balsamic sauce. We couldn't stop talking about how good they were. Dessert: We ordered the roasted pineapple pannacotta and the special - chocolate ganache with lime jelly. Both were good and a great end to a great meal. I am not big on sweets but a good dark chocolate hits the spot every time - and the special was really nice. The triangles of lime jelly were a pleasant and delicious surprise, as I didn't think I would care for them. Overall - great meal. Great meal worth every penny - on the high side but well worth it. Of course, we might have gone overboard but it was our holiday! Service was excellent - not one of those places where staff comes by so often it's annoying. They were attentive at just the right times. I will certainly be back should I ever venture anywhere near the Masons Arms again. Great job Mark, Sarah and staff!

Good food, friendly service and nice atmosphere at a fair price. Went at a busy time so food took…read morea bit longer, but overall a good spot.

very friendly staff, dogs welcome, very nice food and very reasonably priced. would highly…read morereccomend to friends / family.

This is a lovely seaside pub, with lovely food served, friendly atmosphere, it also has a balcony…read morethat looks right out to sea which is great especially when the sun is shining, good value for money def worth a look.

The Marine Tavern is a wonderful friendly pub, tradational pub life. The food menu is very…read morereasonably priced, from jacket potatos, to sandwiches, to basket meals. Children are welcome in the pub. There is an outdoor patio area, and a small teraced area. The views are excellent over the bay of Dawlish. The pub also does bad and breakfast, and if you are luckly enough to get a front facing room, on a clear day they reckon you can see 7 lighthouses.