"The staff are very friendly and attentive service throughout."
"Friendly, welcoming owners & staff who knew their products as they were sourced locally."
"Stopped in for lunch today and was greeted with welcoming and friendly service."
"The staff were all super friendly."
"Lovely atmosphere, friendly and helpful staff."
"Friendly and welcoming staff."
Cons:
"Staff could have been a little more attentive especially as it was extremely quiet when we dined here."
"Unfortunately the service was poor, it seemed that there were no fixed tables for the staff to serve."
"Very disappointed. Incompetent front of house manager not up to speed."
"Waited at the bar for 2 or 3 mins for someone to even acknowledge our existence."
"We came back in to find our table was occupied by someone else."
"Struggled getting in up many steps with my walking aid staff looked at me offered no help."
"Staff were really not great."
Food Quality
Pros:
"Simply amazing food (generous servings and all local ingredients) at a very reasonable price."
"Great food, friendly fun service. Cosy interior. Ok value for money."
"Great bread and olives, tasty piri piri chicken and delicious chocolate brownie."
"The food was very tasty."
"Two perfectly cooked steaks (you can have lamb or gammon if the superb local beef doesn't appeal to you), served with delicious crispy chips, mushroom and tomatoes."
"The food was the best that my partner and I have had on our trip."
"The food was absolutely delicious. Probably the best sticky toffee pudding we have ever had."
Cons:
"Wife was OK with her Sunday roast beef. I sent my raw lamb back, only to have it back after 3 mins in the microwave."
"Expensive drinks, not great food, very limited menu."
"Yorkshire puddings were rock solid."
"The worst roast potatoes if you could call them that, parsnips so hard they could have been used as a deadly weapon."
"Big portions, friendly front of house and a very adorable pub dog, but nothing special about the food - prices were extortionate considering the quality was not reflected in the price!"
"The food was not great tartare sauce was bland veg perfectly cooked as was the salmon fillet sauce again bland."
"Potatoes were cold and hard, nut roast was disgusting."
Ambiance & Location
Pros:
"Lovely pub in a scenic village."
"This is a thatched character pub in a picturesque valley."
"The atmosphere is warm and homely and our dog slept peacefully and happily in the lovely ambience that has been created."
"Lovely cosy pub. Fire burning on a chilly evening."
"The delightful atmosphere and ambiance are completed with a strong presence of locals and friendly, efficient staff."
"Set in a chocolate box Devon village The Ley Arms has an excellent atmosphere."
"Beautiful super old thatched pub with friendly staff, & great food & beer."
Cons:
"Parking a bit of an issue due to a bench outside partly blocking the space closest to the door and some Muppet leaving his car sticking out blocking the way round."
"Beautiful outdoor space but it was a little chilly."
"Car park a little tight for space when busy."
"It is very dog friendly and I didn't like the constant presence of a dog during dinner however he was well behaved."
"The parking area was full as there was a function. We had to park across the road at the church."
"Beer garden no view because of enclosed 6 foot fence even though a river passes by."
"It was noisy with service chatter and the sound of cutlery being polished and thrown into the wooden box."
Accessibility & Accommodation
Pros:
"Big bonus is the accessibility provided by gentle ramp approaches to both main dining area and a disabled toilet."
"Nice place good food. Very pleasant staff good location table 28, very suitable for disabled customer's."
"There are plenty of tables that are accessible via a side entrance, with a wooden hand made ramp."
"I found it easy to access and get around in my wheelchair."
"We had an accessible table near to the service point."
"Great menu for a person with Coeliac disease who requires a gluten free menu, a welcome relief compared to other pub menus."
"Child and dog friendly. Would highly recommend!"
Cons:
"Every time I looked at the menu online though I could see that there is nothing for vegans and that the vegetarian option is lacking the care and imagination of the rest of the menu."
"The dog stank like it had just come out of the river."
"Also the pub dog stood by us during our meal waiting for food."
"Pub was packed so food must be good but as i counted at least 4 huge dogs slobbering and yapping everywhere i wouldn't eat here."
"No disabled parking."
"Having the two pub dogs begging under our table whilst eating was a nuisance."
"This is a gorgeous pub, but very disappointed they only had 1 vegan choice for my wife."
Value for Money
Pros:
"We got a 10% discount on food."
"Good range of typical pub food, well cooked and reasonably priced."
"Serves a great choice of ales and ciders, and has an upmarket pub grub menu, at a reasonable price point."
"Excellent food and drink at sensible prices."
"Prices are mid-range and worth it for a visit to this lovely country pub."
"Liked the idea of a smaller portion size which suited my wife."
"Exceptional and very tasty food and locally sourced."
Cons:
"Expensive drinks, not great food, very limited menu."
"Went yesterday and had large fish and chip and the wife had vegan risotto... all for the extortionate price of £18 and the wife's was £16."
"18 quid for Sunday lunch plus 5 for cauliflower cheese and 5 for pigs in blankets is a lot of cash for Sunday lunch."
"If you have been used to visiting this pub in the past be forewarned their prices have rocketed."
"Food menu is expensive for what you get."
"The key has really tasty food but atmosphere is awful and the prices feel like they go up each time I go to the pub."
"But, the turkey cheese melt was served on a burger roll and not the promised sour dough, the cheese was not melted and the dish lacked a coleslaw or salad."