Old Exeter Inn - Newton Abbot

Great staff very friendly! They had lots of gin and rum choices, which they happily talked us through. We were staying for a week and ended up there almost every night! The pub had a lovely atmosphere.

What an absolutely amazing pub and a lovely piece of history restored back to its authentic dark and cosy past. Great food and the meat pies with vegis are amazing. Extensive selection of beers and drinks.

Went with my brother. Food was not the not good at all. The girls working in the bar area are very nice but we were amazed they ever asked us why we left so much food. Mussels were not cleaned correctly, with no taste at all we ate 4 or 5 left the rest, the bread served with the muscles tasted like it was left over from the day before. The pie had gravy but very little filling, oh the chips were ok and so was the ketchup. You need to pull your socks up!

Quite literally the worst experience I have ever had in a pub. 6 family members went for lunch today arriving around 12.20pm. At 12.30pm we ordered, my wife who is 8 months pregnant ordered the salt beef with rye bread. We were then informed that they had no rye bread so this would be replaced by sourdough. Despite several assurances over the next hour and a half it was 14.18 when the first meal came out, an hour and 48 minutes after we ordered 6 very straight forward meals. My wife’s sourdough was infact just cheap white bread which she cannot eat, the eggs on ham eggs and chips were over cooked and like rubber, the chips were clearly reheated yet still cold. The salt beef was horrendous, my mushroom and asparagus pie was pure pastry with no asparagus and very little filling at all. The gravy was like wallpaper paste and clearly just a powder added to water. The pub is very small with only a handful of tables so goodness knows how this shambles occurred. Indeed, before we received our food, nothing had left the kitchen for 45 minutes, and when it did the waitress carried one plate at a time adding to the waste of time. When we finally found someone to complain to, they insulted us by offering a refund of £25! This pub is clearly run by people with no experience or capabilities. It is under staffed, and those there have no idea what they are doing. For somewhere that is expensive this is one to avoid at all costs. Over priced, horrendous service, even worse food and a complete shambles from the minute we walked in.

Currently sat waiting for my wife; we’ve had a splendid lunch (chicken and streak pies). Mulled wine for the lady and Otter ale for me. Excellent staff, facilities and atmosphere. We will be back Thank you