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9 years ago
Friendly pub with tasty food. Steve and crew do their best to welcome folks. Good place for drinks and satisfying food.
16-18 Queens Terrace
Exeter EX4 4HR
United Kingdom
01392 279955
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Don't recall seeing this place opposite the central station…read morebefore. It looks like a chilled out kind of modern bar and it would have been a lot more chilled out if the bass wasn't maxed out on every track they played. The Exmoor Ale tasted a bit funny so I didn't bother trying the Otter.
I visited The Angel for the first time last Friday night. Wow!…read moreWhat have I been doing with my life until now; this place is awesome. There is a good selection of draught ales, which are not unreasonably priced. The staff and clientele are exceptionally friendly, and the DJ was incredibly talented. My only regret is not having downed 2-pints of water when I got home. Och, my head. :-(
I don't get why this place is rated so poorly - it is an easy 5 star for me. If you want a proper…read moreEnglish pub without the crowd, then this is the place for you. Great selection of food and beer, but it does get busy so reserve a table in advance. I especially like the indoor Christmas lights - adds to the charm during the holidays!
Thanks to Qype for getting us to this little gastropub tucked away behind the main shopping area of…read moreExeter. We were just passing through and found a rumbly in our tumblies and had no idea where to stop. We found The Fat Pig to have an adequate menu for budgets and diets. I had the pork belly roast (£10) and a Malbec, while my veggie friend had a gorgeous salad. We both enjoyed our meals and service. The pub itself has a nice range of booze behind the bar. I can imagine it would be a good place to get a drink. Based on it's location, I wonder what kind of crowd it gets on the weekend. There are no TVs, so it is not your usual loud crowd pub for sports events. All in all, it was a perfect stop with ample (paid) parking just across the street.
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Beef roast, pork roast :p
Good food, friendly service and nice atmosphere at a fair price. Went at a busy time so food took…read morea bit longer, but overall a good spot.
very friendly staff, dogs welcome, very nice food and very reasonably priced. would highly…read morereccomend to friends / family.
Great pub with the best pizza in town. I think I've tried majority of their pizzas and they were…read moreall incredibly delicious. Keep in mind that they're 14" square pizzas, a decent size. I like to go with my partner and share one for dinner. If you check their website site online, you can find their live music & events page. It gets quite packed on the weekends, so it might be difficult to find seats even though there's dining outside, inside, and upstairs.
As a picky New Yorker, I was pleasantly surprised by how good this pizza was. I got the butternut…read moresquash, chickpea and spinach pizza. The thin crust appealed to me and was tasty and the toppings were substantial: no skimping here! The pizza size is enormous and thank the lord the bar provides foil for leftovers. The pizza is also served piping hot so watch out! The ciders are fairly priced and there is a wide range. The interior and decor are very kitschy with Christmas lights strung up and it's welcome to large groups. I went earlier so it wasn't busy but this place can get slammed.
The attic bar of The Old Firehouse, Exeter.
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Gandy's does good food and good beer, it's also open late…read more Food is usual pub grub except they do a range of British Classics for a fiver, I recommend the Sausage'n'Mash. Beers include Staropramen and San Miguel.
Gandys has a pretty good wine selection for a standard pub. Its been done up recently too and the…read moreold bar remains so its a nice place to while away a few hours. Later in the evening, there is a space for dancing too.
It's my local (Devon UK, but stupid Yelp thinks I am in California!) so maybe biased but atmosphere…read moreis friendly, cheerful. It's run almost entirely by volunteers and a great deal of work has been done over the past few years to make SC Inn better and better, and eventually fully owned by the community. Bingo nights, Blues nights (live), participation in annual festival - it's a good buzz. Food ranges from quick and simple fare to (usually) bookable delicious lunch and dinner. Garden at rear. Easy parking adjacent.
Nice place to go get food and drinks, this place also has outside seating and it's amazing in the…read moresummer
One of Weatherspoons finest. This huge pub soaks up the students from Exeter uni, in its 3 bars and…read morewonderful orangery, but hah you were an undergraduate once so let them enjoy this place with its cheap grub and grand selection of ales from near and far. This is a place you will always remember and no doubt will want to return to especially in summer with its extensive grounds and regular beer festivals. Enjoy!!!!
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Great ambiance, service and food! I was here to try the banana blossom "fish" and chips but it was…read morenot on the menu, guess it's seasonal. But we tried their sweet potato chickpea curry which came with coconut rice and papad and pickle, was so so good. Special mention to the buttered potatoes, so minimalistic yet delicious. Highly recommend this place for food and ambiance!
Great food. Lovely location on the Exe by a wier. Our food was excellent - Ploughman's, Fish and…read moreChips, Steak Frites and Mackerel Nicoise
Sweet potato chickpea curry with coconut rice papad and pickle
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Exeter has needed a place like this. The city has a lot of lovely pubs and local beers are not too…read morehard to find. But what about the local beer lover who wants to discover new beers? This is your brand new place with a whole mixture of beers from the UK and abroad. I enjoyed Kubla Brewery Rise From cask and Thornbridge Chiron from keg. My favourite from the visit though was Wild Beer Fresh, also on keg. I've had a couple of 'Wild' beers recently and they are really good. The guys running the place are really nice chaps and share a love of the beer! They have some room out back which they're going to turn into some outside drinking terrain.
Excellent service for our large group. Comfortable table near the kitchen - got to interact with…read moreChef. Everyone who had them loved the burger - probably a very safe bet if you go.
My first impression of this bar was that it was a bit modern and trendy for my tastes, but a place…read morethat serves 4 real ales (including Tribute and Proper Job) and that still has seating despite being busy on a friday night is pretty much exactly what I am looking for in a pub. A decent fallback if heading to Firehouse and It is too busy (or charging for entry), but a good venue in its own right.
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Overall a good pub at the quay. Decent selection of beers and food options, with windows that…read moreoverlook the water. The interior is charming, and the service is good. Plenty of locals recommend this spot, and I would say they aren't wrong either. On a nice sunny day, it does get busy so put in a booking. Also, there are lots of outdoor seating as well.
Ok, so this was a typical pub in Exeter. I loved the local feel of the place. And the ambiance…read morewasn't ground breaking but it seemed like the locals loved it. I couldn't get past the bar of soap in the bathroom I just thought we had passed that moment after 2020 ? But all in all it's a great view in the outside seating. Don't come here with American ideas around cocktails . It's a straightforward place with straightforward drinks.
Great country inn that has seroiusly improved since my last visit…read more Good selection of local beer, Teignworthy Gun Dog 4.2% + selection of guest ales. Wholesome pub food that will help revive you after your moorland walk. Enjoy.
I can't say I recommend the food, but the ambiance, the beer selection, and the extremely friendly…read morestaff still make it a solid choice. Plus, I only ate there once so I can't say I for a great feel for the menu. They have ample indoor seating, a nice bar area often filled with locals, and a small beer garden style area out back. It's a great traditional English pub nestled in a beautiful country area.
Nice ambience; friendly staff; decent food. I came here…read morewith my coworkers during our business trip for dinner. It was a fine evening. Service was a bit slow though.
Quite a pleasant and popular pub inside the old Rock Hotel (long since converted into flats) and in…read morethe heart of the village. Homemade food and a wide choice of dishes, some vegetarian choice too. Friendly staff.
A warm welcome can always be found here by the locals…read more It's a great pub year round and we have visited it for many years. Good food and great beers, it's well worth a visit. Plus it's dog friendly.
We had lunch at this nice Inn while on a ramble around the beautiful village of Chagford. I had a…read morefab Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato sandwich (crispy bacon, thank God) with the best slaw I've had in a long time. My daughter had fish and chips -- the fish was beer batter fried and huge! She loved it. Very friendly staff, tiny garden in the back. They have a book exchange there so you can eat your lunch and exchange your book for another at the same time!
Chagford is a small town yet boasts four pubs in spitting distance of each other. On this occasion…read morewe tried the Globe, which is an imposing stone built edifice more or less opposite the church. Inside it is atmospherically gloomy, necessarily so as it has yet to succumb to the usual improvement of knocking through to make one big, characterless bar this is, to my mind, is a massive plus point. There are two bars, on our visit, an empty public bar and a more used lounge, complete with cosy little reading corner tucked in beside the small bar, complete with settee and bookshelf. Across the room is a large, probably original fire, as there also is in the other bar. There is no car park although the cheap town centre car park is a short walk away and there is free dieabled parking opposite. A small choice of real ales were perfectly fine and the food a good average pub fare. Service was friendly and attentive. I would definitely go there again although probably not until I have sampled the other pubs in beauitiful Chagford.
A nice traditional pub, with the traditional pub smell (what is it Mr Landlord?)…read more Had a beer called Cotleigh Honey Buzzard, a name which led me to expect a light honey flavoured ale, certainly not a dark beer...with no honey flavour to my novice tongue. Nice beer though, just not as anticipated. It was one of four ales (pub serves a maximum of 5). Free newspapers to read.
The best pub (out of 23!) in central Newton Abbot. Close to the clock tower with plenty of seating…read moreoutside. Five handpumps with a mixture of regulars (Tribute and Doom Bar) plus guest beers, often from Devon and Cornwall. Newton Abbot's Teignworthy brewery is usually featured; other local beers include Hunters, Jollyboat, Exe Valley and O'Hanlons. Great lunchtime grub; roast dinners are particularly good value and I can also vouch for the steaks. Bands Saturday nights, some of which are quite good. Karaoke Friday nights - if you like that sort of thing! They also have darts and euchre evenings. For cider lovers the Thatchers Gold is not at all bad, but there is also Gaymers perry and Blackthorn.
Good burger and wide beer selection in the center of town. Service was good, and place is great for…read moregroups. The ambiance is set up for hangouts so it can be a bit loud, and there are specials available as it is a chain. Haven't done this myself, but from what I have heard wings Wednesday can be a bit slow due to high volume.
friendly place good food function room available ! with torbay hospital situated rear of pub! give…read morethis place a go ! :)
The food is 3 stars but the setting is 5 stars, so 4 stars. After visiting the nearby Lydford Gorge…read moreand Waterfall, we were hungry and happened upon this cute-looking pub, and I think we made a good decision despite knowing nothing about it. It's hard to know if you can believe a sign that insists it is a "Character Pub", but this one does have legit character. It is clearly old and the decor doesn't seem to have changed in 30+ years, but it's really cute and English and I loved it. We sat in the beautiful back garden area for dinner, then moved inside for dessert when it started getting chilly, and we liked both spots. We were eating at a really weird time in the middle of the afternoon, so we practically had the whole place to ourselves, but we could tell it was going to get busy soon as several tables were reserved. I had a broccoli and cauliflower bake, which came with veggies (over-steamed with absolutely no flavour added whatsoever) and potatoes (I got the new potatoes, and had to ask for butter - they came with absolutely no flavouring). The cheese bake itself was also pretty bland, but not terrible. I liked the cheesy garlic bread and chips my friend ordered better than my own meal. She also got a burger that she really enjoyed. For dessert, the bread and butter pudding and sticky toffee pudding were good, and super filling, but nothing super exciting. I just loved the ambiance of this place so much that I didn't much care.
Many years ago, after a walk around Lydford Gorge, I popped into this pub for a welcoming pint. We…read moreneeded a overnight stop-over on our way to Cornwall and I remembered this quaint hostelry and booked in. I am so glad I remembered this pub. We arrived early, giving us time for a few drinks in their wonderful garden. A great selection of shrubs around the adequately spaced tables. Oh yeh, and a great selection of real ales LOL. After a short while we were shown to our room. Lovely room, with all the amentities needed. Comfy, clean bed. In fact the whole room was spotless. After a short nap we went down to dinner, the table had been reserved earlier which was a nice touch making us feel 'special'. Good menu with a choice that would cover every taste. Wines not overpriced as some pubs seem to do. Lovely meal with really good friendly, yet professional, service. A few drinks and we were ready for that comfortable bed. Although the room overlooked the road, it is a very quiet area and I don't think a car passed after 11.00 pm. The breakfast was filling and extremely wholesome. Didn't need a lunch after that 'gut buster'. Thanks everyone for a very pleasant overnight stay, we will be back.