This is a very good pub! Several areas segregated from each other. Internal outside courtyard and…read moresmoking area. Old speckled hen and Doom Bar on tap at £3.30. Immaculately clean. Does food though I haven't tried it is probably good, inexpensive £7 for cottage pie and chips. Should be busier during the day. Jukebox. Well kept. Well impressed. Lots of TVs for sport. At least 2 pool tables. I have played pool here a few times and it's really lively on a Sunday night. Karaoke etc on the evening. My only criticism is that they could have a guest ale on as I am not particularly partial to the two cask ales but they are extremely well kept. RECOMMENDED.

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.

This pub is a slippery fella to track down. I had gone straight past the street I was supposed to…read morego down but luckily I looked back over my shoulder (more in confusion than anything) and caught sight of the sign on the roof. The pub was very quiet at lunchtime on a weekday. Split into two bars (like many older pubs), I had a section all to myself. The other section was large with a TV screen and a pool t, the section I was in smaller and cosier. They brew their own beer on the premesis and the one I had (Marathon Ale10p per pint to charity) was quite nice. Add this, the fact there were a few other ales to try and how friendly the barmaid was and I would have liked to have stayed longer.but it was a bit early in the day for that kind of session!

We visit the Chichester Arms in time we holiday in North Devon and we love it! The food is always…read moregood quality, usually a good choice of ale,Black Sheep & Tribute on this visit, service is great too. Recommend a side of onion rings, they're home made and huge too!

The "Chich" is a lovely pub with a friendly atmosphere tucked a little out of the way in the…read morevillage of Bishops Tawton near Barnstaple. It's a little more expensive than your pub chains, but it's well worth it! We've become regulars there, and I don't think we've ever had a bad meal. The portions are large, and the food is of fine quality and locally sourced - they list their suppliers on a black board in the bar. The wine selection is good, there are local ales on tap, and they serve good coffee. We tend not to have desserts simply because we're so full from the main course, but when we have had room for it, their deserts are every bit as good as the rest of the food. The only problem with this place is that it can get very busy, especially for Sunday lunches and during the holidays. Booking is recommended. There are two beer gardens (one out front, one out back), the cosy bar area in the front, and an area that's more like a restaurant in the back, with The Den that can be hired out for functions.

The New Inn in fremington is a nice little pub but is probably best known locally for it's sunday…read morelunches, booked up weeks in advance by locals in the know they do the most immense lunches you can think of, even the so called 'kids' portions could feed an army, although doggy bags will be provided if asked! the prices are great value for money and they will usually squeeze you in if they can even without a booking. Great food and great staff .

First of all, please let me make it clear that I have no axe to grind with J.D. Wetherspoon. I…read morethink that they have clearly identified a market niche and serve it well and efficiently. So: on to 'The Bank' in Barnstaple: England's oldest borough. Think of The Bank like this: a licensed restaurant with a 'J.D. Wetherspoon-style menu', except that the one at The Bank is more substantial in terms of diversity, quality and quantity. Very busy ("Please wait to be seated") but good service and good food. Being a converted bank, they have kept the ancient timber panelling, which gives it a certain charm. A very nice place to go for lunch if you are hungry and don't care about the calories. I'd guess that you won't leave hungry, skint or unhappy. And you will still be O.K. to go surfing, badger spotting, staghunting or whatever. For more information - including menus: http://www.brend-hotels.co.uk/Restaurants/62TheBank.cfm

The Bank is a great place to go to if you are shopping and you fancy a nice lunch, it serves a good…read morerange of food at this time and is not too badly priced. The evening menu is more extensive but be warned it can get very busy,especially at christmas whre they do try to cram as many people in for office christmas parties as possible. The service is good overall and it is clean and tidy.

I detected a slightly confrontational edge to the smokers I had trouble getting past in order to…read moreget into this pub, so it was not much of a surprise that, while I was in the process of ordering my drink, a fight broke out outside. Can't really tell the punters to grow up thoughthey were middle aged. It is a shame that this will be the overriding impression that I take away from this proper local's pub (and will maybe lead me to avoid the pub if I am back in town) because the St Austell Proper Job was in good nick, the barmaid was friendly and the bar looks nice too (I am a sucker for coloured lights)