Pretty good food. Sadly, the most miserable service I've come across in some time. It wasn't…read moreexactly friendly when we entered the pub, but when we told them some of our party were going to be late (due to a hospital appointment), they almost flipped and had a right old go at us and that they turned 9 people away earlier (the place was almost empty). We would have got up and left if there'd been anywhere else to go. The barman and landlady remained rude to us for the rest of the evening. Avoid the Dog and Donkey in Knowle if you like anything resembling good service! I felt a little sorry for the barmaids, who were fine. Unfortunately, they didn't get a tip, which wasn't their fault that they work for such rude people. It's not often that I feel compelled to write a bad review on Qype, but these people really need to be friendlier to non-locals if they want to attract customers from outside the village.

My husband and i took our 19 month old for a lunchtime meal here. What can we say…read more.. The menu is fabulous and very reasonably priced for a south devon pub. We especially liked the sausage menu. It had about twelve different kinds of sausages on it from ostritch to duck. They allowed us to have a plate so that we could take food from our plate and give it to our daughter . some places don't like you to do this. The waitresses were lovely and although the restaurant was very busy they were very attentive as were the owners who were helping to serve as well, they also bought extra drinks over to the table rather than us having to move to the bar to get them. They have a few guest ales on at anyone one time from local brewereys. Our favourite was Tribute. The barman was very helpful and let us taste them before we decided which one to order. We returned again to the pub with a larger group a few weeks later and found the meal and service to be of the same high standard that we had encountered before. I would definitely recommend you visit the Dog and Donkey. It has to be one of the best i've been in, and i've been in a few south devon pubs!

good points,nice decor,great pub atmosphere…read more on the downside; staff were a bit casual and one seemed miffed to serve customers.They took 50 minutes to take our starter order.Then it took 40 minutes to arrive.When it did it was minuscule!and came with a hefty price tag.didnt blow us away on flavour. We struggled to find a main course that actually tempted us (always a bad sign) and it sounded a bit too overdressed.Again It took forever to arrive.our meal tasted OK.but the food fusion 'idea' was very unsuccessful.They used cheap cuts,the portions were mean.and the few flavours there clashed.We considered the price tag was WAY too high for what we received.Pudding was ok.My pudding was drowning in double cream instead of the stated with clotted cream.when I finally chased down the waitress she was rude and suggested I'd ordered incorrectly.She did come back and offer me clotted cream but did not replace my drowning pudding,so I had to eat a double cream/clotted cream heart-attack of a pudding.Which was cold. Would I go again? Nope.

Gave this a try on the Bank Holiday and what a delightful find. A small country pub tucked away on…read morethe edge of the Blackdowns yet within reach of the A303. Recently updated throughout so all very modern. Full marks for retainings it drinking area but the rest given over to meals. A wide modern menu with plenty on offer. My food was excellent, full and deeply flavoured and well balanced. I cannot recommend this food enough! Portions were on the smaller modern side but no complaints there. Only slight quibble a tablespoon of chunks of young carrot and slices of corgette at the height of the vegetable season didn't quite cut it for me, but still far better than that usually offered elsewhere. My Otter Bitter was cyrstal clear and was a delight to drink. Staff were quietly attentive and even kept up their attention for desserts but then forgot to offer coffee or the bill. But again far better service than usually found. For once the staff paid attention to food adversions, were responsive and even offered choices! Prices at the high pub end but tolerable. A warm welcoming atmosphere without needing to become bosom pals and a nice mix and balance of clientel. Miss this at your peril.

Now know as The Courtenay pub it is a lovely place to sit outside in the summer weather to have a…read morequiet relaxing drink,inside the pub is lovely thoughout,publicans lovely and give a service with a smile,food cooked to order and you pay at the till,it is worth a visit if you want a relaxed atmosphere and pleasant company :) reasonable prices given for food :)

I went to this pub for lunch and although it is very spacious and the service is fairly quick the…read morefood portions are too small! I had a 5oz steak that had 1.5 oz of fat on it and left hungry!

This Pub is a bit like a Tardis,looks tiny from the outside but actually quite spacious.We sat in…read morethe pleasant airy restaurant to the back of the Pub, myself and my partner both ordered Bacon & Brie in Cabatta with salad, very tasty indeed, salad portion was a bit on the small side but that's a minor critism, and at £5:95...hmm...probably a pound over-priced, but good service, very nice food, and nice clean well presented surroundings, thumbs up!

Great pub in the summer since there loads of space to sit outside and enjoy a pint in the sumer…read moresun. I often cycle there from Dawlish Warren and have a drink and if I don't eat at double locks I have food here. Can get very busy from cyclists, walkers and people coming on the ferry from Topsham. Its great to eat here, get the ferry over to Topsham with my bike then cycle to Exeter where I can then get the train home or cycle back. Great to sit by the river and watch the boats go by.

This is a seasonal Pub. They close for the winter so DO NOT go looking for a pint there from aprox…read moreFireworks night - Easter. When you get there you will appreciate why. So why is this pub so great - Only people who know about it and can be bothered to make the effort go there. So that makes it special. Staff are friendly and very help full. I think its family run and so the staff are friends and family. Good real ales and they do a bit of larger. They are know for food so I expect they do a decent bottle of wine or two and the food I have had - chips were good. They often on hot sunny weekends have outdoor bar as well and a BarBQ going on. They don't mind you going out there an pitching a tent as you will want to have a couple of drinks and take in the views and sea/estuary air. Cyclists - You will like this as its about 8 miles out from Exeter so you get a decent cycle on cycle/footpaths. Only the last 1/2 miles will you have to dodge cars and you don't get to many of them. So this pub is ace. I hope I have not spoilt it by sending you lot there, but go on, this can be our little secret.

Recently taken over by a great couple of chaps and the place is improving by the week. New outdoor…read morepiazza oven under development, The Palmers beer is tasty and the place has a lovely setting and views. It's only going to improve even more...even his mum was in the garden with her rescue woofa, doing some weeding and happy to chat!

A cosy friendly pub with great food and relaxing atmosphere. Friday night I enjoyed feasting on the…read moreFish Supper drinking Prosecco and Sauvignon. Saturday I went for the Burger with a side of onion rings and spent some the weekend by the fire with a bottle of red. I also enjoyed a superior roast with a great selection of elements. Highly recommend booking yourself in for the weekend and feasting the delights the Crown Inn has on offer.

This is a wonderful old fashioned pub. The best one I found in Topsham. The layout is a bit awkward…read moreand cramped though(you could easily walk into a room that is in theory off limits.as I managed to). My fellow drinkers seemed to be very accommodating when it came to making room for strangers at their tables. There are no pumps, the beer is dispensed from barrels in a side room. The person behind the bar was very friendly (especially as I had wandered behind the bar myself) and (once I had slunk round to the correct side of the counter) served me Summa That (the name of the beer, from the Branscombe brewery). A good pub anytime, but another one that must be even better in the summer when you can take your drink outside. The building dates from the 16th century and the pub has been run by the same family since the late 19th century.

This is a very traditional pub, it has an open fireplace and it still has Ploughmans on the menu…read more There is seating with a view over the river Clyst which is very picturesque in both summer and winter. The pub is CAMRA (campaign for real ale) recommended and also has a royal seal of approval with the Queen visiting the pub back in the late 90's.

The Windwhistle Inn is large pub and restaurant between Cricket St Thomas and Crewkerne. It has a…read morelarge car park with one of the best views you are likely to get of the sweeping Somerset countryside. The Windwhistle is a large Inn, with a variety of different types of seating, form the spacious sun-soaked tables of the Orangery, that leads to outside tables that maximise the magnificent view, to the more classical pub tables in the bar. It even has its own forty seater restaurant and function room, this is a big place. Wanting a decent meal, after a dining disaster the previous evening, we would not be disappointed. Friendly and helpful staff, that seemed genuinely interested in what we had to say, was a promising start, as was the wide ranging menu and well stocked bar. The menu had a good range of dishes, from standard dishes like scampi and curry, to the daily specials, above the fireplace. My wife and I plumped for the special of prawn and monkfish Thai Curry. When the curry arrived I was staggered by the portion size, over ten sizeable chunks of monkfish, huge tiger prawns, sticky rice, a spicy Thai curry sauce and a huge bowl of noodles. It tasted as good as it looked, full of flavour, a hearty filling meal, just what we wanted. It was fairly pricey at around £14, but worth every penny. The strawberry pavlova dessert to follow was equally generous and very tasty. Rounding of the meal a good strong cup of coffee, I was tempted to give the Windwhistle five stars for the overall blend of great service, wonderful food and a brilliant setting, but that would require further visits; just wished we didn't live so far away!

One visit only so brief review. Food was very good, nicely…read morepresented and fair value. Menu was about right in terms of variety without excess. Nice dining/bar areas. Orangery looked a bit soulless but it wasn't in use at the time. Good selection of interesting local ales. Only missteps were the food seemed to take too long to get to the table given it was such a quiet lunch (40 minutes), and service was friendly but a bit uneven. Nice young ladies who might benefit from a little more guidance around customer service.