May not have been a typical combination, but the soup of the day followed with the local cheese…read moreplate was excellent. Lost one star, in the dessert menu being only good.

We rocked up at the Crown in Exford out of season (mid March) and hoping for good things because we…read moresearched the local Exmoor freesheet to find a pub advertising good food. The Crown has two AA rosettes for its food so we were hopeful. We were not disappointed! Exford is a very pretty place. We took our beers out onto the nice sunny grassy terrace outside to wait for the food. The beer (Exmoor Gold) was a perfect pint, delicious and cold and really hitting the spot between ale and lager that was just right for a sunny day in spring. Mr Bristol ordered a mixed grill (he can never resist) which came with rump steak, gammon, kidney, liver, lamb chop, sausage, peas, mushroom, tomato and chips (!) (I may have left something out) all of which were tasty and satisfying. I ordered the pan-fried pollack and it was very good. It came with gorgeous zingy sugarsnap peas as well as perfectly cooked (warm but not charred) delicious cherry tomatoes, in a splendid but restrained balsamic dressing on a bed of earthy spring onion mash. One very happy customer, who became an ecstatic customer after polishing off a bowl of home made vanilla ice cream, blackcurrant sorbet and raspberry sorbet. Oh, yum.

Had dinner here yesterday - the fish and chips were really good but I got a seafood appetizer that…read morewas insanely good. It was clams, mussels, prawns, scallops in a broth that I wanted to actually drink out of the bowl. Service was great and the vibe was peaceful and calming. Highly recommend it. Also, the view off the water is awesome.

The Rising Sun was recommended to us by our hostess at the Lyn Valley Guesthouse, and it was…read moredelightful. It's a charming 17th century pub, frequented by the locals, who greeted us with friendly joking as we came in. We had the mussels starter, which was terrific, and a very good fish and chips. The ales were excellent. The food is not cheap, but it's worth it.

I know it was a gloriously sunny day, and I know it was the day after the beer festival, but we…read moregrabbed a couple of their Sunday lunches in here and it was pretty good. The dining area is like a cross between a pub and a tea room, oddly appealing.

Nice little hotel. Reasonable rates but don't expect city standard rooms as this is a little…read morevillage hotel, very reliant on seasonal trade. Very welcoming staff and the food is great. Very relaxing, friendly hotel in a picturesque Exmoor village. Car parking is limited so you may have to park 100 metres away in the village car park.

We needed a place to stay whilst attending an event at the Landmark Theatre, and this B&B was a…read moreshort walk from the venue. The owners helped us with a parking space (at a bit of a premium at this end of town) and showed us our room. It was in a traditional style, but was comfy and clean. They also own a small cafe on the ground floor, so we decided to have our lunch there. All the food was very nice. It turns out that many items on the menu are homemade or sourced locally. Our breakfast was in the ground floor dining area, and, once again, the food was fresh and tasty. The bread was homemade earlier that morning! We were glad we stayed there, and the owners certainly made the guest feel like valued and wanted customers. If we return to Ilfracombe and need a place to stay, this will be our first choice!

We recently visited the Bear for a family lunch (7 adults) to celebrate my Mother's birthday. We'd…read morebeen before and enjoyed it, so thought we would go again. We were shown to the table in the restaurant room, and told on arrival that the ordering system had changed: we would have to order our drinks separately at the bar but they would takea food order. The starters and mains arrived OK, although the 'chunky vegetable soup' was very thin and watery. Others mains were perfectly OK for the money, if not outstanding (paella seemed to go down very well, fish and chips were served with a horrible, watery version of mushy peas). We wanted a jug of water and were told to ask for that at the bar, too, which involved a wait of about 10 minutes (while my food arrived and went cold). There was just one member of staff on the bar on a busy Saturday lunchtime, and he didn't appear for several minutes while I and two other customers stared at an empty counter. Then we waited to order desserts. We were offered menus but no-one came to take the order. After 20 minutes we asked at the bar, to be told that dessert orders had to be made at the bar. No-one told us this. As a gesture, the young woman behind the bar said she'd send someone to take the order. After we waited another 15 minutes without service, we gave up and paid. When my Mother complained she was told, 'we don't do birthday celebrations any more'. When does a meal for 7 people become a birthday celebration? We hadn't been looking for anything other than a nice meal. Overall, a very disappointing experience compared with previous visits.

Just 20 minutes' drive from Cardiff city centre you can find yourself in the attractive market town…read moreof Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, home to some lovely shops and pubs - including the Bear Hotel. This medieval building was previously the home of the Thomases of Llanmihangel, and is now a very smart hotel and inn. My friend stayed here for a wedding and had a beamed bedroom with a four poster bed, slept very comfortably, and enjoyed breakfast in 'Cellars' the next morning under the original stone vaulted ceiling. The Bear is full of history and the way they've renovated it allows the original features and character of this old building to shine through, while introducing modern style and comforts. It's by no means a bargain place to stop for lunch, but then few places in Cowbridge are - and it's well worth a look in if you fancy a treat.

We spent one night here and loved it. The room was modern, comfortable, and clean with all the…read moreamenities including some biscuits. The pub offers good food for a good price. The staff was very family friendly; they allowed us to take our food to our room, had a high chair set up for breakfast, etc. These things are so appreciated when traveling with a toddler! The included breakfast is also very good. There is no elevator to the rooms but it is only one short flight of stairs. We will stay here again when we are in the area.

Recently upgraded, part of Brains brewery I think, very nice inside and good pub food.read more

First experience here. Nice place to have a meal. The meals were excellent. Coming from the…read moreNetherlands it was really cheap. Six persons £ 66.- for the meals £ 18.- for the drinks. Not bad. We Made a reservation for the Sunday roast ..I'll keep you posted.

Set on the north bank of the Ex next to the bridge, this Inn's riverside terrace was a nice place…read morefor an ale while enjoying the summer afternoon on the Moor.

The Wellington Hotel is Minehead's only big nightclub. There's a couple of bars, a dancefloor, and…read morea darkened room style nightclub called Dukes inside. Drinks are reasonable, 2-4-1 offers often come up, and some nights if you stay until 2am when they close, you get a free cooked breakfast!

This is now a refurbished fully fledged wetherspoons and i love it! there is a lloyds bar inside…read morealong with 25 rooms as it is also a wetherspoons lodge. The interior has been totally refreshed and looks amazing, really modern, trendy and stylish. It opens Sun- Thur 9am - midnight and Fri/Sat 9am - 1am. They serve the usual Wetherspoon menu but is really cheap and really worth eating there as the atmosphere is brilliant as is the service. The large tv screens add to the atmosphere and i imagine that the bar is pretty full on match days! This is a really good pub for those in Minehead, it is really close to the high street and to butlins and will do incredibly well in the main tourist time.