Rockbeare Manor Reviews Summary

Category: Wedding venue Exeter

Address: Exeter, EX5 2FE, United Kingdom

Phone: +441392797444

Rating: 4.7
based on 108 reviews.

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "The staff were polite, and super helpful."
  • "Staff worked above and beyond to help a smooth day."
  • "The staff are all so friendly, helpful and professional - they really make it come alive."
  • "Every single guest had an amazing time and we have had nothing but positive feedback and kind words from everyone."
  • "The staff were attentive and professional, always on hand to ensure that everything ran smoothly."
  • "All the team were really relaxed and from booking the venue everything was ran with precision."
  • "We were looked after from the minute we booked this venue right up to leaving on Sunday morning."
  • "The staff at Rockbeare were incredibly friendly and helpful leading up to and during the big day."

Cons:

  • "Be prepared to be judged on your drink choice and told that the bar is closed even though other people are getting served."
  • "I spent the evening and overnight there for a lovely wedding, but the staff there were not very welcoming."
  • "I got a different price for the same drinks at least 5 times, no kettle in the room, no tv in the room."
  • "Daughter married at Rockbeare...the so-called scruffy manager (dressed in jeans for a wedding) was extremely rude to guests and the bride."

Food and Catering

Pros:

  • "Food was amazing and hot, bedrooms were beautiful."
  • "All meals were table service and the main manager kept the top table informed with timings."
  • "The food is absolutely sublime."
  • "The food was incredible and we had so many compliments especially the burgers."
  • "The food, rooms and quality of everything at Rockbeare is amazing."
  • "The food was amazing & the rooms were so clean."
  • "The food was excellent...staff were efficient, polite and non-intrusive."
  • "The food was yummy, gorgeous bedrooms + a fabulous billiard room as an extra luxury."

Cons:

  • "Loved the wedding we attended lovely place, down side the food was disappointing there was Devon beef for the main course and was very chewy lots of guests felt the same."
  • "Had a great wedding there but the following day's breakfast was a disappointment, what they did to the scrambled egg I have no idea. Most people left it."

Venue and Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Rockbeare Manor is a stunning venue with beautiful, generously sized rooms and wonderful staff."
  • "The venue itself is stunning, beautiful inside and out so weather doesn’t matter!"
  • "Rockbeare Manor is an original old and Beautiful Manor set in a huge estate surrounded by farms and countryside."
  • "The venue itself is stunning, with beautiful grounds and a grand entrance that really sets the tone for the whole event."
  • "This Regency House is very special and has the most amazing grounds and opportunities for photographs."
  • "The venue is stunning, beautifully presented. The staff were brilliant from the very start."
  • "Absolutely perfect. If you are thinking of booking a wedding here… do it!"
  • "The venue is decorated with such elegance and class, whilst keeping some of the traditional beautiful features too."

Cons:

  • "The only drawback was the room for the Wedding breakfast. It got very stuffy due to the heat and when you opened the windows Exeter airport flights drowned out the speeches."
  • "No welcoming of guests so we hovered for a long time not really knowing what to do as the bar was also closed before the ceremony."
  • "No TV's in the bar to watch the rugby."
  • "...it almost felt like they don't want you getting too comfortable and you're just part of their production line before the next party arrived."

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