The Pig At Combe - East Devon

We went Sunday November 5th for my partners birthday with friends. We had table 8 a nice table for 4 just inside the main restaurant. Having read some of the reviews I can agree with the 'only one slice of bread ' no butter, but really isn 't that being petty. If you wanted more bread or butter I am sure if you asked they would serve it. Anyway, we had an amazing lunch. Beautiful food, excellent choice of wines and first class service from all the team that looked after us. A shout out to Alicia, a sommelier. She along with the team made it a very special Sunday lunch even more so. I think sometimes people expect the team in a restaurant to be mind readers. We found the moment we engaged with them, asked their names, took time to acknowledge the hard work they did, as Sunday was very busy, we were treated with respect, had fun and still got the highest levels of service. Well done to everyone and thank you.

Fabulous food, great service and the surroundings are breathtaking. Great vegan options. My one critique would be a lack of vegan desserts. We ordered the vegan oat bake which was £15 and served in a teacup! It was tiny and very overpriced. Apart from that the rest of it was superb and I would highly recommend it.

Waited for ages to come down but we were very disappointed. Beautiful surroundings, fabulous gardens. Staff were sloppily dressed in jeans and discoloured /greying shirts. They were pleasant when you could get their attention. Had to ask for a drinks menu in the bar before lunch. No butter arrived with bread. Had to ask for it. Beef was fatty although it tasted nice. Had to ask for gravy/jus twice. Had to ask for horseradish none offered. Two meals arrived with veg. None with the fish. No one thought to tell us that it didn’t come with any! No one asked if our meals were ok at all. The deserts were not inspiring and we passed. We had no idea what Piggy Fours were as they were in the ice cream section. We tried them average. Asked about the history of the place. Someone brought a sheet out which was barely legible. This place needs attention to detail. It needs attentive staff, smartly dressed for it to command the coin asked as it is not cheap.

Wow, what a magical place! Our friends who live in Devon Heaven booked so that we could experience how wonderful the Pig is! We all loved it. Beautiful restaurant, exceptional helpful knowledgeable staff who were well trained! Scrumptious nibbles, starters and mains …too full for desserts. What a beautiful place. Highly recommended

Beautiful building and surroundings but underwhelmed by everything else. arrived half hour early as advised for a drink in the bar. Eventually shown to our table 50 mins later. Food was gastro pub rather than fine dining. My ox tongue starter was too dry and felt like it had been prepared earlier and left in the warmer.. The main a pork chop in a dijon sauce was fine my partner had the plaice on rainbow chard which was also fine but nothing wowed us. It might help as well to have lighting from the car park , as finding your way on a cold windy night can be treacherous. In their defence the wine list was good. In summary if you want reasonable food in lovely surroundings this is for you, if you are looking for fine dining and that level of service this isnt it.