Address: Little Johns Cross Hill, Exeter, EX2 9RG, United Kingdom
Phone: +441392273666
Rating: 4.2
based on 128 reviews.
Atmosphere & Decor
Pros:
"The conservatory is absolutely stunning, decorated with colourful flowers and fairy lights."
"Beautiful conservatory area, very whimsical with all the flowers and lights."
"Such a lovely pub with a lovely atmosphere."
"The pub was decorated beautifully in that theme, a lot of attention to detail."
"A lovely pub with peaceful gardens and great food."
"A friendly welcoming pub with a real country feel despite being so close to the city."
"There was a nice atmosphere and decor in the food area of the pub."
Cons:
"Its dull and unappealing inside to make for a good experience."
"Only downside is the abundance of plastic flowers everywhere."
"Although it's a nice light interior, we felt it lacked character."
"Very little atmosphere."
"Ambience was 0, cleanliness of the establishment was 0, toilets didn't look like they had been cleaned in a long time."
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food was good and reasonably priced."
"Very tasty food with large menu choice and good size portions."
"The carvery itself was fantastic! Between us we had all four meats on offer and we agreed unanimously that we couldn't fault the food."
"The west country burger was very tasty, nice hot chips and presented well."
"Food was superb and reasonably priced."
"The food was delicious, and you get a lot for your money."
"The food arrived in a timely manner and was of great quality. Perfect pub food."
Cons:
"The food was barely warm and quite tasteless."
"The kids carvery was lukewarm, and the Turkey was dry."
"The steak was infact overcooked and I had to send it back."
"Food was warm and not freshly cooked."
"Possibly the worst food I’ve ever had, the steak was as chewy as ghandi's flip flop."
"The food was so bad that we didn't have to pay."
"Awful food never tasted food so bad."
Service
Pros:
"Came here for a motorbike night on the 19/06/18 and really enjoyed the welcoming staff here service was amazing."
"The staff were brilliant and really couldn't do enough for us."
"The staff were quite attentive and happy to answer any questions we had."
"The staff couldn’t have been more accommodating or friendly."
"Service was very friendly and efficient."
"Staff, Service, Venue Top Class & food delicious & reasonable prices."
"Staff are incredibly helpful and friendly, food is absolutely amazing."
Cons:
"Slow service waited 30 minutes for starter didn't arrive mains first then misordering for children's drinks got adult ones then after ordering desert another 30 minute wait."
"Staff rude and abrupt (the owner that is)."
"Service was very poor. Apart one member of staff who made good out of bad."
"Staff were friendly but come across a little stand off-ish but still remain professional."
"The staff could be a little more helpful and treat you like a customer."
"Service was very poor. The food was awful. Undercooked and poor quality."
"They shouted at the kids for playing on the play area."
Family & Pet Friendliness
Pros:
"There's also a great indoor and outdoor play area for the kiddies."
"Nice place to go in the summer with a lovely beer garden and play area for the kids."
"It's dog and children friendly, however dogs, I'm told, are discouraged from going into the children area which is pleasant if you're not keen on that sort of thing."
"Children's play area outside keep my grandchildren aged 20 months and 6 amused for ages."
"Especially accommodating to our two dogs, who were allowed in the beer garden and inside on the carpeted areas."
"Dog friendly, staff friendly and great food."
"A really good place for the family with reasonable drinks, food and play area for kids."
Cons:
"Didn't actually eat here, as this place doesn't allow dogs in the family area."
"The garden might have worked but the weather was on the turn."
"It's not suitable for toddlers."
"Advertised as family and dog friendly however I would describe it as family OR dog friendly."
"Dogs are allowed to go near the outdoor play area, but when we went the weather was starting to change, and didn't fancy sat eating in the rain."
"The staff made us wait in the rain with 2 babies for an hour, didn't get an sorry."
"Not maintained well, food was microwaved, kids facilities not maintained well and smelled of urine and I stepped in dog poo in the beer garden."
Value for Money
Pros:
"The food was good and reasonably priced."
"Food was superb and reasonably priced."
"Food was good quality, tasty and fair price."
"Overall it was good value for money and we hope to go back very soon."
"Food was really good value and tasted amazing!"
"Decently priced good food."
"All Extremely good value."
Cons:
"Think prices are a little high, especially when they charge £2 extra for cheese and £2 extra for bacon."
"Food looked good although not the cheapest. Drinks are also a bit pricey."
"I thought this was expensive but went with it."
"The food are so expensive such as cheese and onion sandwiches was £7!"
"Expensive, toilets had urine over the floor on two occasions."
"I had a bucket of prawns for just under £6 there where about 10 really tiny breaded prawns not worth the money at all disappointed."