The Rydon Inn Reviews Summary

Setting & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Very nice outside seating area with great view across the valley."
• "Amazing decking and patio area overlooking massive garden."
• "Lovely restaurant in a beautiful setting overlooking lovely gardens and a lake."
• "Wood beams, open plan and in a stunning setting; welcome to Devon."
• "This place has a great feel about it, you get that old fashioned pub feel except everything's clean and modern."
• "Beautiful inside and with a well kept garden and decking patio for outside drinks."
• "Lovely setting. We sat in the conservatory which has nice views."

Cons:

• "Would however suggest that this venue adds extra lighting in the car park - not easy to navigate in the dark."
• "The lighting was also very bright for an evening meal."
• "outside area not covered."
• "Silly no-vaping policy outdoors."
• "Strange choice of decor in the ladies loo reminiscent of Benny Hill days! Not quite fitting in 2023!"
• "No communication whatsoever from the staff."
• "Outside seating was nice but would of appreciated having the smoking and non smoking areas explained before we sat down."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was of a high standard, there was so much to choose from my partner had a small main as a starter as he couldn't choose."
• "Food variety is outstanding with plenty of Vegan and Vegetarian options."
• "The mains were a good standard, they have alcohol-free beer and the desserts were so good."
• "all really generous portions and all absolutely delicious, we all cleared our plates."
• "Such good value too. The best Sunday lunche in the area without a doubt."
• "Food was excellent and the staff were brilliant."
• "Early this summer I had a delicious meal of Beef Wellington with 2 slices of the most tender fillet inside a light pastry served with fresh vegetables."

Cons:

• "I had the risotto which appears to have been a microwave packet rather than made fresh."
• "Awful food, poor quality and most if not all is frozen."
• "Portion of the garlic bread was also burnt to death."
• "What a disappointment, worst meal ever. Very greasy and over cooked, pan fried hake with grease soaked courgette."
• "Unfortunately the food was really bad :( I had the vegetarian stir fry which was clearly microwaved."
• "We ordered haddock but was tasteless children's food 2 chicken strips and 7 chips nearly £6.00."
• "The gammon, if you could call it that came out looking like a slice of pork, not remotely salty and pale in colour."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "Staff were friendly, helpful and efficient."
• "All the staff were friendly and helpful."
• "The service and atmosphere are excellent."
• "The staff were amazing."
• "The efficiency and professionalism of the staff were some of the best I've seen."
• "Staff were very friendly and the service was very fast even with a busy restaurant."
• "Staff are polite and super efficient so we didn't have long for our order to be taken and food served."

Cons:

• "The manager really needs customer service training who is just so rude."
• "Poor customer service. Manager was so rude went we tried to talk to her about out experience."
• "Would recommend the manager attending some customer service courses."
• "Called today to book a table and spoke to a lady who was obviously having a bad day very sharp tone."
• "Unfortunately the middle aged lady from the waiting staff just waved her hands in the air and said 'well there's nothing we can do then, he should have said something'."
• "Awful customer service. There are better ways to speak to people."
• "The young boy from the waiting staff was quite rude when asked something and almost stomped off - we only asked for another bottle of wine."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "Such good value too. The best Sunday lunche in the area without a doubt."
• "Had a really tasty meal for a pretty low cost which was a nice change!"
• "Children's menu very good value for money."
• "Had half a rack of ribs and when they brought it I thought the waitress had taken the order down wrong. 10 ribs!!!. Cost less than £9."
• "The food was delicious with a good range of choices on the menu."
• "Although we initially thought it was a bit pricey, when we got our meals we thought they were good value."
• "The portions were large but not too big. The food was ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS and definitely worth the £12-17 per main course."

Cons:

• "food was nice, but expensive."
• "The menu was ok, but for what it was I felt it was over priced."
• "I would not recommend purchasing a 'large' plate meal."
• "We ended up paying £26 for a sirloin steak, that was unfortunately bland and cooked well over what was requested."
• "Wouldn't recommend £27.00 for 2 haddock and chips."
• "Not cheap so one would expect better quality."
• "Usually this place is brilliant for food. But since last year the prices have increased and the food quality has decreased."

Family & Pet Friendliness

Pros:

• "Dog friendly too."
• "Chanced on this establishment on the way home but will definitely be returning. Dog friendly."
• "Outside areas are dog friendly."
• "Lovely place. Dog friendly. We had a drink and sat outside. Nice gardens."
• "Such a lovely pub and gardens."
• "The owners are super friendly and helpful and staff are well trained and attentive."
• "Lovely building and gardens too."

Cons:

• "not dog friendly, more dog tolerant as they aren't allowed indoors."
• "The restaurant isn't very family friendly."
• "We had both our children with us yet there was no Childrens menu available and we had to order an adult plate for our 3 year old."
• "Advertised as dog friendly FAR FROM 😡."
• "Upon entering I asked if they were dog friendly... the response I got when asking if they were dog friendly was 'absolutely not' which I found extremely rude."
• "Called today to book a table and spoke to a lady who was obviously having a bad day very sharp tone asked about taking our fog informed that they had not allowed dogs for 3 years."
• "We have children so felt like we were put out of the way in an area with no music."