Dined there last night with friends. We all agreed the food was excellent , with a quite extensive…read moremenu, as well as a good specials board.They were good sized helpings too. Good selection of beers and wines. Altogether a very nice place to enjoy an evening out. No loud music and very friendly and helpful staff.

An atmospheric little pub with room for 25-30 upstairs (available to book out as we did) and more…read moredownstairs. They have a combination of local ales and more well known brands and a brilliant selection of "home-cooked" food, both my wife and I enjoyed each of these aspects greatly. The food comes in large portions and for a very agreeable price. The service was excellent and we even enjoyed a chat with the owner as he arrived to have a pint. Excellent for families or small groups of friends!

We went to this place twice. Once during lunch hour and again for a sit down dinner with family and…read morefriends . This place is classic, it is a must see when visiting Torquay. My friend is 6'2" and he had to be careful not to hit his head on the ceiling beams on the main area. During the evening there was live entanglement and most of the guest were the elderly locals.

Amazing place! Officially the best and my personal favorite…read morepub in all of England. Circa 1540! Ceilings so low even I had to duck a couple times around the many old wood beams and brick arches all over the place. Very small but intimate, warm place with lots of little nooks and cool little places to cuddle up with your special one and a few great pints. Live music was excellent, and it definitely filled the place, making it actually a bit too hot for my comfort, but that's how the English do it. Seating outdoors as well for the smokers. Small bar food menu, but also an upper restaurant part as well with full menu of your usual British food. So glad we stumbled upon this place, somewhat hidden from the main road, and will always be a place we visit when in town.

There was quite a bit of a wait the evening we came here for dinner but we stuck around to give it…read morea try. The 'all you can eat' salad bar left a lot to be desired and I was hard-pressed to find more than a couple of items worth even trying. The salad itself was scarce and browning so I gave it a miss. The meal was okay... we opted for no sides so we were simply presented with a plate with a few ribs on it. The sundaes that came for desert were fantastic and were a nice finish to the meal. The service wasn't all that great. Our waitress just didn't seem to be all that interested in her job and couldn't even bother to make eye contact with us. It was obvious she didn't care. With all the other options in Torquay, I'd spend the extra dosh and go somewhere else.

Formally a brewers fare now a harvester, seems to moved forward in some areas and fallen back in…read moreothers, food is great, (exellent value for money) service is poor kids play area was dirty and seems to be not catering for a family unit so much.

Nibbles and drinks. We had four starters to go with our drinks, all good. In fact very good, they…read morehave got a lot better. And a lovely setting, watching the sun set over the moors in June. One problem, the staff. We asked to sit outside. Told they were short staffed and we couldnt, even though the place was almost empty, and the staff hung around the bar chatting a lot. Then saw a couple outside have their order taken. Come one! OK, even if you closed off the wood decking area outside, we could have sat just outside the back door, which you can see from the bar and is easy to cover. So we took our drinks and rest of our food out there. But of course only on the proviso we pay first, in case we run off. Really? You need to have a word with your staff, they need to be more flexible. Need to realise what is good for the customer is good for their wages.

I didn't even realize I had reviewed this restaurant before, but I do remembers last visit. If the…read morelast visit was 3 stars, this is definitely a 2 star place. I arrived for a business lunch at 12:50pm. We were sat immediately, as we had reservations. 12:55-drink orders placed 1:00pm-drinks arrive (one wrong) 1:20-waitress finally returned for food order. One person ordered 3 appetizers as a meal, but requested it all together (soup, salad, and calamari). No one else ordered any appetizers 1:45-soup and salad come out, separate from everything else 2:00-some of the food comes out. My order is partly wrong, more on that later 2:05-remaining food comes 2:15-we finish eating 2:25-we finally get the waitress to pay the bill Really? 90 mins for a lunch service? 2 tables were sat, served, and cleared while we waited for food Food: I ordered the shredded BBQ chicken with roasted root vegetables instead of chips. The sandwich was 3/5, but I got the chips. And the root veg. At least I got the food I ordered, but they sill got it wrong and we paid extra for an additional side. I wouldn't return, but as I'm typically on the receiving end visiting customers in this area I will provably be back. Hopefully they redeem themselves.

Decent pub where my pint of Jail Ale (OK) was topped up without…read morehaving to ask. I heard this was a Fullers pub but this was not too obvious inside.

This place is cool, we have a great time hanging out here after our dinner. We have come back each…read moreyear we visit the south and we usually stop in for a pint or few. One night was stag night and its packed to the brim, yet they still managed to get everyone served. Nice locals and good selection of drinks, we'll keep coming back for sure.

Nice sports bar. Lots of brew selection, including an IPA and at least 10 local ciders (at least a…read moredozen beers to choose from). I know this may sound funny; but unlike some local pubs, no one wants to start a fight. So it was very pleasant. Food was decent too.

Stumbling and soaked I arrived at the Sportsmans Inn after a twenty mile hike and a screw up with…read moremy train times. Desperate for a room after being turned away elsewhere I was delighted to be provided for. Not only was this delightful little inn a wonderfully decorated oasis and a startling surprise considering the patriotic flags hanging outside, but the staff were friendly and the place had a lovely buzz. From the outside you'd be amazed by the interior, frankly it looks a little rough but this is what makes it a magical place for the locals. The food looked fabulous and was well priced. Being a little pooped, I headed straight to my room to sleep and dry out a sopping wet tent. In the morning I had a fine breakfast with a superbly poached egg, a rarity in the modern British breakfast. There was a great array of real ales, I tasted the lot and every one was well looked after and good tasting. As an added bonus the delightful landlady allowed me to keep my room until the train arrived that evening. I'll not forget this place, and due to the friendliness and service I will always carry it in my heart. Should I ever find myself in the area again, I'll be sure to make a return visit.

The Sportsman Inn is a lovely little pub just outside Ivybridge in Lee Mill. It has it's own…read moreprivate car park with lots of parking. It is a ok looking building and the decor inside is tasteful, it also very clean and tidy and well presented. The food is probably slightly better then you would expect from a pub, it is more a restaurant I feel then a pub. The food is lovely, it has a very nice upmarket menu which is reasonably priced, with some amazing deserts to make your mouth water. The pub comes with it's own talking parrot which is in a cage in the corner, which can be highly amusing. Downstairs there is a private room that can be hired for Functions, they regularly have good bands playing there including recently The Neil Diamond Tribute Band. They also do special promotions on there menu called the early bird where a selection of the menu is discounted if you eat before a certain time, so there truly is a meal there for every price range. A really lovely evening spent there.

Great stuff, i tried the homemade burger and my only complaint was that i couldn't finish it.read more

Great Pub, great Food, nice atomosphere and nice beer garden for the summer, alround good…read moreexperience and would recommend