Badgers Holt in Teignbridge

One of the most picturesque locations on Dartmoor time to relax and just enjoy your surroundings

Been to visit badgers holt hoping to have lunch in there tea room saddened to find it closed it only for wedding venues now. There's a coffee shop in the car park it's OK but the lady who served us was very grumpy a smile wouldn't have gone a miss.

Badgers Halt Restaurant & Gift Shop, Dartmeet, Yelverton which closed down 3 years ago & is now a wedding/party venue ... Do not get confused with other Badgers Holts around Devon

Every time we've gone up it's been closed

Can't recommend Badger's Holt enough - the most absolutely gorgeous wedding venue in stunning surroundings. Emma and the team do an outstanding job, with endless calm, positivity, and support to help us bring together the perfect day and ensure both we and our guests had a fabulous time. A million times thank you!

We came here for my son's wedding reception. The most beautiful surroundings, so peaceful. The staff were so helpful, nothing was too much trouble. A relaxed atmosphere enabled all to have a wonderful time. The peacocks were a bonus! Rooms are available for holiday let's which I definitely recommend

A beautiful part of Devon, actually located off the beaten track by the river.

We had our wedding at Badgers Holt in September 2023 and we cannot rate the venue and staff highly enough! The venue is beautiful and the perfect Dartmoor setting. Emma, Simon and the team we cannot fault, they were fantastic in both the planning as well as outstanding on the day! Their communication and warmth throughout the process was amazing and made planning our day so easy. We highly recommend this venue!

This is about the area and NOT the wedding venue, Badgers Holt well known spot on dartmoor and a favourite of many. Hadn't been for a while the big cafe/ shop has gone it is now a wedding venue and does not cater for holidaymakers. The car park large is now a pay and display only, bad move. There is a tiny coffee outlet, not a sit down one! and small snacks available.... Definitely won't be back, lovely scenic place ruined by zealots.

I can highly recommend Badger’s Holt. The staff were fantastic and couldn’t have done more to make things run smoothly on the day. The venue is beautiful, as are the grounds. The food and atmosphere inside were lovely. 10/10 ten for everything. Even the toilets were nice! Lol

We LOVE Badgers Holt. We have been lucky enough to photograph here a couple of times now and it has been a pleasure. We see a lot of venues and meet a lot of people and Emma and her family are some of the most welcoming hosts we have worked with. They really do care about every wedding, and this adds so much to your day. The venue itself is great with space for indoor and outdoor ceremonies, this is perfect for the ever-changing British weather. We have photographed indoor and outdoor ceremony, and both are great options, it really is down to your preference and the weather. Neither one is better or worse. The area surrounding the venue is amazing. We are big outdoors fans and within a 2min walk you can have photographs that look as though we have hiked onto Dartmoor. From our point of view this is a big plus as it gives us the opportunity to get some amazing photos without taking you away from your guests for too long. If you do want to venture a little further, you can take a 10 min drive to one of the Tor’s nearby looking down onto Badgers Holt and on a clear day the views are stunning! If you are looking for a more intimate, family run, country wedding venue we would happily encourage anyone to take a look at Badgers Holt. We love it and hope to be back soon.

We had our wedding here in July 2022. We organised it over a 6 month period and Emma and Simon could not be more accommodating, communicative, or friendly to our requests and guests on the day. Couldn't be happier with our experience in both our day there and the easiness of bringing it all together up to the day. Highly recommended.

Our son and his wife had their wedding ceremony at this beautiful , rural venue on Saturday 12th Aug. The hosts Emma and Simon were absolutely amazing, so helpful, friendly and supportive, nothing was too much trouble. It's a family run venue right on the River Dart at Dartmeet. We had an incredible weekend, dancing well into the evening. Would thoroughly recommend their on site accommodation too. Well appointed, comfortable apartments for different numbers of guests. Fantastic to wake up to the sound of water from the river, and the call of the resident peacocks. All in all...fab thank you

Fantastic wedding venue. Amazing location, Emma and Simon are incredible hosts and the on site accommodation is great. Absolutely perfect…

One of, if not the best venue I have been to for a wedding. By breaking the mould from regular wedding venues, Badger Holt offers a relaxed and nature filled experience that other places will struggle to match. Everything is family run and they do it cohesively and amazingly. A place to consider for your special day.

We used to love visiting this tea rooms for years. It was a really lovely traditional tea room, but unfortunately it has all changed. They used to sell lovely 2 slices of scones with their cream teas, now they sell one round scone as a cream tea, which is a great shame. This tea rooms used to be so busy with coaches etc where it was so popular, but when we visited their were only a handful of people eating there. We will not return.

It’s a real shame this place has become so much like every other cafe / restaurant! Times are changing & have changed but sometimes to much change is not good ! Been coming here since I was a kid & brought my own kids here ! Have such fond memory’s of this place & the gorgeous cream teas ! We actually came back in May as my Mother passed away a few years ago & because of covid we weren’t able to come here as a tribute & re living some of those fun happy times as a family that we had . I understand financially it’s not always viable to keep things the same in business but you loose that charming element of places if you completely take all of those charming elements out of it & it becomes all about money.

Lovely setting by the river on Dartmoor family business. The food is very good and run by lovely people. Will be visiting again. Oh and they keep animals and chickens lovely for the children.

Stunning location by River Dart & lovely walks but Badgers Holt felt unwelcoming & rather lack lustre. Visitors expect & deserve better customer service. Need to improve if want to succeed.

For us, it was a simple & precious unwind. We watched & listened to the river, were served by charming staff & relaxed. Well-cared for pets (peacocks, chickens, goats etc) pottered about & we think it's a special place; a moment in time. It's called Badgers Holt Tea Rooms, so if you need a large pub lunch or ice~cream van, it may not be for you ~ but visit another time coz otherwise you will miss a hidden gem.

What an amazing day we had at Dartmeet & Badgers Holt. My friends and I visited on a Friday, was lovely weather and it was really busy. We got a table outside and a lovely lady came over very swiftly with a menu. Asking our party for drinks too. We really expected to order at the counter but it was all table service, we loved it, sat in the sun with a cold beer. The food looked really good coming out, so it wasn’t easy ordering. Our party had a mix of Pie, Ploughman’s & Panini’s. All were fantastic, thank you. The cream teas looked so good, but we were full. So, we decided to go for a walk. A very kind lady let us know of some great walks. An hour and half later we arrived back for a cream tea. It didn’t disappoint. And they had Cornish Tea, just lovely, we even bought a teapot! Thanks to everyone who looked after our party of 8, we truly appreciated it. Can’t wait for our next visit.

I cannot describe how disappointed I was with my visit to Badgers holt today. We have been visiting for many years , even celebrating birthdays here with many fond memories. I was so pleased when the new owners revamped the tea room, making it bright and airey with stunning bespoke furniture and a streamlined menu, so we were eager to visit again and sample the menu as well as purchase the Badgers Holt secret recipe cream tea which has always brought us back year after year. Sadly today we walked into a small , dark room , as half of the tea room is now behind a brick wall , a menu that offers overpriced alcohol and chips but not much of anything else and furniture that looks like it's been stolen out of a old cafe!! Parking is no longer available on site, the animals have all but gone and the area surrounding the building looks dilapidated and uncared for.

After 35+years of visiting Badgers Holt this was a sad & disappointing visit. *No gift shop anymore(although advertised on the board still!) *Menu poor with not much choice *Cream tea was OK not the best for 1 scone(didn’t taste homemade)& a small portion of cream & jam £7.50! With a teapot which had “Cornwall tea”on it … we are in Devon!!! (I do know it’s a make but just wasn’t right !!!me being a Devonian ruffled my feathers!!!) *Ladies toilets were vile in smell & the decor was not in keeping with the surroundings Purple & silver with botched up painting & a trough for hand washing!! (just my opinion!) Plants dotted around fake & real (a big no no) & a random old wooden high chair plonked in the corner which should have gone to the tip! ****Generally it’s a beautiful setting & all the staff were friendly & lovely & service was really quick**** Next time we visit Dartmeet I’ll probably just use the café in the Carpark & sit by the river!!

Right next to the river food reasonably priced beautiful location with chickens and peacocks roaming the gardens friendly staff definitely recommend if your on Dartmoor

We travelled from Exeter as we had done many times in the past 20 years this time taking a guest who we had told how good the cream teas were at Badgers Holt. How wrong we were and we had too apologise to our guest. We ordered 3 cream teas and were given a single warm brioche-type bun (not scone), a meagre portion of jam and cream and tea served in thick canteen type crockery supposedly for £7.50. We simply said it was totally unacceptable, explained why and left. The owners should take note of the customer reviews not reject them out of hand; in itself, this demonstrates a lack of customer focus. People don't turn up in order to write bad reviews unfairly, they want a good experience. Check using independent advice from hospitality professionals. The service was just adequate, and the product awful. The place looked tatty and unloved. Please re-vamp the place and your falling standards before it is too late. We had so much been looking forward to it and it ruined our day. We will not re-visit.

Visited for a cream tea. Haven’t visited since pre Covid and was sadly disappointed. The scones are now made from a different recipe and not nearly as nice. £7.50 for 1 scone, a small pot of cream, a small pot of jam/jelly and a tea or coffee. Add on to that the £2 parking fee, there is no longer free parking. The little shop has gone. The toilets are rather unpleasant, dreadful smell. You can sit inside or outside and the surrounding scenery is beautiful. Not a place I’d choose to go to for afternoon tea again.

This place was recommended to us on our way home from Dartmouth, and we were not disappointed! We had a lovely tea cake & coffee/tea, overlooking a river, with a gorgeous peacock strutting around (I believe there are 5, but we only saw the one). There are some fab walks around the area, so do make a point of stopping here if on Dartmoor.

Beautiful location and lovely home made scones. Friendly service just one thing, china crockery would have been the cherry on the cake.

A beautiful location to stop at before or after a stroll through dartmoor. I had a very yummy cream tea and my partner had soup of the day and chips. All of it was very tasty and the servers were polite, efficient and friendly. What's not to love, sitting by a river just enjoying yummy food. I've been here before and I'll come back again.

I visited with my parents in my youth and wanted to come back. I wasn't disappointed. Lovely and scenic, with the beautiful river to sit by. Peacocks were displaying their beautiful plumage and there were some lovely hens too. The cream tea was lovely with nice warm scones and clotted cream and jam, washed down with a Mocha. Recommended!

Food was mediocre, staff more interested in gossiping than serving customers, the whole place appeared tatty and grubby. It's shame as a well-run cafe/restaurant in this location could be great but this place is well-past it's sell-by date.

Beautiful setting and extremely warm welcome. Host/Owner and all staff very accommodating and helpful! Food absolutely delicious and coffee amazing too! Absolutely spotless inside and out! Peacocks are also very friendly! Highly recommended for a full lunch or a quick cuppa ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Absolutely fantastic experience with excellent food and very friendly table service set in a lovely location

Coming from the USA, we’re always looking for unexpected gems in Europe. This was definitely one in England. Lovely people and the food was delicious. Thank you Emma and Simon, you made our trip to Dartmoor extra special.

We drove down to look at this as a possible wedding venue for our daughter (who loves nature). The riverside setting is stunning and we fell in love with it straight away. Of course we couldn't leave without trying a famous Devon Cream tea. Absolutely...

Thrilled that we’ve found the perfect place to relax after a walk on the moor. Really helpful and friendly staff. Great coffee and food. Would give 6 stars if we could. Thank you so much.

This is the perfect place for a pit stop and a great way to start a holiday! Right on the banks of the River Dart is this gorgeous little cafe where we stopped on our way through to our final holiday destination. The food was...

This cafe's service has definitely deteriorated over the past four years! The place was so cold when we visited today, no radiators on! Menu choice was small and uninteresting! Panini was boring with no salad dressing available. Coffee was just okay! Hot chocolate was lovely!...

We stumbled across the Badgers Holt cafe while waiting for the rain to subside before our hike nearby. We were delighted to try their cream tea and I was incredibly excited to find a vegan cream tea! The cream tea did not disappoint and I...

I took my wife for a delicious cream tea I could not fault the amazing tranquil setting and great staff , happy wife happy me,! Thank you so much .

My niece and her husband were married at Badgers Holt on Saturday 30th October. We stayed over in the accommodation on the Friday, which was lovely with beautiful views. From the minute we arrived Emma, her family and team could not do enough for us....

Perfect spot for a tasty lunch with 1st class service and friendly welcoming staff, speedy service and I will definitely return.

We’ve tried coming back several times but it still fails to inspire. Unfriendly staff member served us. We saw a cream tea arrive and decided against ordering as it looked so far removed from what used to be served here at one time. It still...

Visited here before and have had lovely large homemade scones. Well today was very disappointing you could say they were more like shop bought light scones and warmed up. They were a lot smaller than before and it was expensive at £7.50. The tea was...

We had two really nice meals here - the staff were very friendly and helpful and you can't beat the location. Highly recommended!

Last time visiting here, never again, it used to be so good but alas things must move on. I understand it's a business and not a charity but at £7.50 for a single scone cream tea I feel that its exclusively for the tourists and...

We’ve been visiting here for years for their renowned cream teas. What a disappointment this year. It was awful,scone was more like a brioche bun,reheated in a microwave. And a cream tea for 1 is now £7.50!! What a rip off. Shan’t be going back

Really disappointing. It used to be my favourite stop off on the moor for coffee and food but I won't be going back again now. On this occasion I both wanted to train my pup to be in a cafe environment and have a coffee...

My wife and I visited on Sunday and arrived at 11.00am - opening time. Service was good but the food was over priced and tasteless. I opted for the pulled pork pannini and my wife for the falafel and chickpea pannini. The only discernable taste...

Amazing as always. I’ve read some of these so called reviews on here, you all know the ones I mean! The reviewers that have left only 1 review! I think these people are the usual Benidorm mob, Devon/Cornwall doesn’t want your sort here! The South...

I haven't been out here for years, but Wednesday I took a lovely drive over the moors and popped in for a visit. The Tea room is lovely. The food is awesome and they do a great range of gluten free food. Freshly cooked home...

Recommended to visit this little gem whilst driving thru Dartmoor by our daughter (look out for the peacocks) and oh it was so worth it. Easy to find & idyllic. We were lucky to visit on a sunny day & saw the area at its...

We visited Badger's Holt for a cream tea. From the outset we were made to feel most welcome by the attentive staff and our order was quickly and professionally handled. The cream tea was served with generous portions of cream and jam. I would thoroughly...

On a recent visit I was taken out to tea by my family and I had the best cream tea that I have had for years. The location was superb, the service was excellent and I was served by a young man called Henry who...

As a family we have been coming to Badgers Holt for over 50 years and it held many fond and happy memories for us all. However, after visiting in early August my husband and I were very disappointed and will not return. We made allowances...

After walking the Dart we needed a cream tea, didn’t know what to expect but it surpassed expectations. They even do a gluten free scone which was described as very tasty, absolutely delicious by the gluten intolerant eater. The other cakes were great as well....

This is a great place to visit and we love coming back year after year. We stayed in Sharp Tor - stunning apartment set in the most wonderful location - surrounded by the river, nature and wildlife. The food in the tea room was delicious...

We just wanted to have a beer in the garden but was told that can’t stay in the garden because the grass was wet. So we left before even trying the beer, which was overpriced at over £4 per pint anyway.

We were revisiting a favourite place for cream teas, but sadly found it had changed. We ordered two ploughman’s and two cream teas. We were served cream teas first and had to ask to have our ploughman’s first. The ploughman’s was disappointing it was a...

We have recently returned to the Dartmeet tea tree rooms for a cream tea, we believe it's among the very best around, but we believe it's a little on expensive side, and menu not as good as year or 2 ago. Worth a visit, even...

We only had a pot of tea for two, Two plain scones and some jam. We dont mind supporting local businesses, however the cost for this was over £15 which is unacceptable. We will not be going back.

Beautiful location great welcome but once the food arrived we were very dispointed .We had panini ,few leaves .few crisps .The panini was pale not cooked enough ,falafel out of a jar I think , my partner equally under impressed with pull pork panini a...

What a fantastic day yet again at Badgers! The rain didn’t put us off either. Had excellent cream teas! Lovely and warm with a pot of local jam and cream. We had to go inside in the end due to the inclement weather. They have...

My heart sank when saw that no staff seemed over 25. Whilst not ageist thought they may have benefited from an older person being in charge to oversee everything although the waiter himself was ok. The Ploughmans could have been improved by one or two...

Ordered a cream tea, after we ordered and waited then told no cream but it was on its way if we waited. So family waited, saw it arrive, saw them drop the food all over the car park and then pick it up and take...

We stayed at Badgers Holt for two nights in the Lotus Bell tent which we were able to book at the last minute. Such a lovely location, with friendly staff and great afternoon tea. We thoroughly enjoyed the rustic feel, and relaxing as we watched...

We have lovely past memories of family get togethers at Badgers Holt.....but not so this time, and we will not be returning! A cream tea at £7.50, with a shop bought scone & the tiniest amount of jam & cream....my mum asked for just a...

Really enjoyed 4 cream teas today at Badgers Holt. Great setting alongside the river at Dartmeet. Recommended refreshment break whilst enjoying a day on Dartmoor.

Visited the cafe 2 years ago and had the best cream tea ever, superb homemade large scone with jam and clotted cream in bowls absolutely delicious. Revisited today and it couldn't be more different a tiny microwaved shop bought scone with a mini jar of...

Great experience! Lovely walk followed by a really nice panini and coffee. The team were friendly and provided great service. Good value menu - will be visiting again soon!

Still a nice place with decent staff but sorry to say the scones were half the size of our last visit 2 yrs ago plus for the same price we were not impressed, too expensive for what they were.

Had a fantastic bank holiday day here. Went with a group of friends (6) and we all rocked up. No bookings required as they don’t do this, makes it a far simpler process of knowing what table to sit at. Table service and their Covid...

One of our highlights when visiting the mother in law is a trip to Badgers Holt for a cream tea. Sadly the scone has changed and has no longer got that home baked crumbly freshness, more like a sweet spongey bread. The cream tea had...

Having discovered this amazing restaurant by accident we will be returning asap. Such a friendly professional greeting made their Covid guidelines very clear. What an amazing menu for both meat and non eating people. Our starter were so good I am going to try to...

Very friendly staff, Great choice on menu and all perfectly cooked, Lovely tranquil place also had outdoor folk band playing in the background on a Saturday dinner time

What a great hidden gem. We were passing and by chance came across this awesome quirky cafe for a tea and cake. I had tea and a tea cake. (Look out for the unique butter) my wife on the other hand had a juice and what I can only describe as a truck load of rocky road - she tried in vain to finish but we had to take the rest home. The staff were very friendly and the setting is one in a million. Well done, good job. (New fence looks good!!)

Went for Sunday lunch with family. Lovely setting and the quality of the food was excellent. The service was really friendly and accommodating. We will return!

It's a shame one of the previous reviewers didn't have as great an experience as we did. We also visited for afternoon tea for 3, and at £17 per head, that really isn't unreasonable. You aren't going to get much cheaper than that for a good afternoon tea. 5 different types of cake/patisserie and 6 sandwiches each! I think that'll do nicely. Good value for money, great quality. Therefore one of the best afternoon teas in the local area.

Enjoyed a fantastic (pre-booked) High Tea. Very friendly service, lovely location and huge High Tea presented with a flourish on a slate. Great value - this would be £50 in posh hotels,

Thoroughly enjoyed our lunch here. We were welcomed by helpful and friendly staff. The place has a nice feel to it. Our starters were flavourful and fresh, if not slightly on the small side. The belly pork main was well cooked.

High tea wasn’t very good value for money ...we paid £51 for 3 covers , not enough sandwiches and the cream tea wasn’t as good as previous years . It came on 2 slates and looked lost ...Could do with being presented better ...scones all together in a pile and also less of the other cakes ...just my opinion .The staff were fabulous as were the surroundings

We stayed in the Bench Tor apartment which had a wonderful view over the river and kept the window open at night so that the peaceful sound of the water would lull us to sleep. Bee and Simon were amazing hosts and went out of their way to schedule replacement stay dates because the original ones were cancelled because of Covid. We had the high tea late on Saturday afternoon. This consisted of delicious sandwiches, scones, cakes and other amuse-bouches which where beautifully presented. We ate outside in the sunshine - perfect. The apartment was spacious and had good facilities ,enabling us to cook as the restaurant had limited openings again due to Covid. The location is fantastic, with walks along the Dart river and onto Dartmoor literally on the doorstep. The kindness and friendliness of the hosts was heartwarming and we look forward to a future stay.

After having had some delicious lunches and cream teas here after some long walks on Dartmoor, it was the obvious choice for us to ask to have our wedding reception at Badgers Holt. We love the outdoors and Badgers Holt is in such a beautiful, remote but accessible location. The grounds are lovely and we love the photo opportunities that the boulders in the river gave us. The venue also looks amazing inside with the wooden furniture, greenery and soft lighting. At the time, Badgers Holt didn't have a wedding licence, so we just had the reception there. It is exciting to learn that it is now possible to also have the ceremony at the beautiful riverside location. Our wedding was in October 2018. (I wrote a tripadvisor comment previously but my phone deleted it). All the way along, the business owners were so incredibly kind, approachable and helpful and helped us discuss and plan the decorations and food choices. They catered for vegan and gluten-free guests without a problem.We went for a Devonshire cream tea and prosecco 'wedding breakfast' preceding the speeches. Then we had a Ceilidh band / dance which was sooo fun and fit perfectly inside. Badgers Holt then served us a delicious buffet made from local produce. The food was the most commented-on thing by our guests! Many of them were impressed by the quality of the food and how delicious it was. Our wedding party actually arrived a bit early (sorry Badgers Holt!) but they were ready for us and everyone seemed calm and composed. The staff were brilliant from start to finish. They were all professional and friendly and ran a tight ship. Thank you!Some of our guests stayed in the homely accommodation at Badgers Holt and we stayed in the romantic bell tent by the river. There was a lovely cosy bed and a wood burner in there to keep us warm. Overall, it was a fantastic event. We wanted a countryside style wedding and Badgers Holt was the perfect venue. I couldn't recommend them enough.

We were given a tour as a possible wedding reception venue. The place is such a gem, so beautiful and offers the very best of Dartmoor. The owners could not have been more friendly and helpful. We will definitely be back for a meal or cream tea. Because of Covid19, you now have to book ahead for a visit, but that would be well worth it. I live nearby, and will definitely be recommending this place to family and friends when they visit.

My husband and I went for dinner on Friday to celebrate our anniversary, social distance and restriction were well adhered to. The food was delicious, scallops were excellent, goats cheese and beetroot with an unusual apple & elderflower coulis yum,all in all we had a lovely evening, atmosphere was lovely made possible by the Owners thanks so much a really enjoyable anniversary. Will come back again without a doubt.Heather & Malcolm

WoW...... many years ago my grandparents and parents used to take us to Badgers Holt when we went to stay at our grandparents house, in fact it became a grandparent sort of thing to do, we were loosely connected to the Way family who previously had the cafe for years. As we had our own kids and brought them to Tavistock on holiday my parents did the same.Last year in my birthday my husband and I were staying south and we managed to go to Badgers Holt for a cream tea. This year we traveled south again too and asked friends to join us for what started off (in my mind) to be a cream tea.Emma greeted us and again she made us feel so important, she chatted and took the time to find out what we wanted. Full afternoon tea was the decision and they delivered exactly that, it bowled us over as we got more than we imagined and we were able to impress our friends.This place deserves a 5* rating. Every time we come back here they have made a new improvement, this year it was new outdoor furniture, fab.

Having found this special place early last year it has grown into a fabulous place to eat.With current restrictions adhered to and the tables all had 2 metre plus distance between them we felt very comfortable. We checked out their website and understood we had to book, which is a good thing. It was then we seen they are now open on Friday nights! We quickly booked a table and had the most amazing night! Nothing was to much trouble and the food was delicious. We were intending on only having 2 courses but the food on the menu was so tempting we had 3 courses. Loved the duck main course. Oh and the cheesecake with raspberry sorbet was the best I’d ever had. Having had such a great time, we duly booked for Sunday lunch. We weren’t disappointed. Again we had 3 courses, again everything was amazing. Thank you so much for looking after us on both occasions. It was a true culinary experience. Can’t wait to come back and taste more. The high tea menu looks great, so that could be our next visit.

We celebrated our Mum’s birthday today at Badgers Holt with a socially distant gathering of 11 across 3 tables. We all had a roast dinner and it was truly the best we have had for a very long time. All the food was wonderful, the owners and staff were fabulous and even had a gorgeous birthday cake. Highly recommend, a must visit.

Our first visit this Summer and we could not have been made more welcome, we booked in for High Tea for two and it was absolutely delicious. We come here every time we visit Devon and are never disappointed with the ambience, quality of food and friendly staff.

We needed just a snack and drinks at lunch and found staff who could not have been more helpful. A bowl of chips between us and a couple of rolls and butter were just perfect and served very attractively. Readers should know that the chips here are better than anything you are likely to have tasted before. Some sort of special device cuts them into a spoon shape and they are cooked perfectly. Of course, the location is such that they need not even try, but they do, whcih earns extra marks.

Having popped in a couple of times for a drink, we decided to have lunch here. What a find!We were welcomed in from the cold and shown to a warm and cosy corner. Nothing was too much trouble - we were offered the choice of high chair, booster seat or cushion for our two year old grandson who soon found a selection of toys to play with. We were amazed at the three course meal on offer for children which came promptly - hummus with carrot and cucumber batons, followed by fish goujons, chips and mushy peas with a brownie to follow. The adults’ food was excellent too - all freshly cooked and very tasty. Thank you to all the staff who were very friendly and helpful. While many pubs stop serving food at 2pm, it’s good to find a place where food is served throughout the day.

We stopped in after a walk around one of the tours near by. Even though it was after their lunch service had finished they still made us some sandwiches and chips, which was greatly appreciated. Would return for a cream tea when the weather is nicer!

When touring Dartmoor there is no better place to stop for refreshments than here. In lovely Dartmeet, you will find it just through the main public car park.Upon arrival we were met with a very warm welcome. The food is of a very high standard, made onsite, and the Millionaire's Shortbread is to die for.Special mention should be made of new recruit Lorraine. It is so refreshing to be served by someone who is naturally bubbly, chatty and dishes out plenty of smiles.We enjoyed the Badgers Holt so much that we returned a couple of hours later for another cuppa and cake.Thank you to all and hope it is not too long before we revisit.

We had done friends down and wanted them to have a cream tea.It's the 1st place we have been that has offered a vegan cream tea, with coconut cream, as well as traditional cream teas and gluten free cream teas.The jam was delicious and everyone said the scones were amazing. The gluten free scone was certainly light and fluffy.A great place for a cream tea.It was also fun watching the antics of the peacocks and the goats.

Quick stopoff on the way home, lovely welcoming atmosphere and comfortable sofas round the fire on a winters day. Good coffee and cakes in a lovely setting next to the river. Sad I didn't have longer here.

This was the first time we’ve been back since the new owners have taken over, I was really pleasantly surprised, what a lovely warm welcoming atmosphere. The premises has been given a good overhaul, with more to come this winter. There’s a great fire in the corner, with comfy old leather sofas, (really comfy may I add). We only had coffee and cake today, but both were great, and we just sat and relaxed. Next time, after the winter break, will be Sunday lunch. I would highly recommend a visit, if you do, I’m sure you’ll go back. You get a very warm welcome, good service and excellent coffee and cake. There is only one minus point, and this is picky, there was no free WiFi !! There is no mobile coverage there at all, and if there was WiFi I could have written this review sat on that comfy sofa with my great coffee . Visit here, you won’t regret it

Stopped for a coffee and vegan chocolate cake recommended by daughter. Both very good, especially in armchairs in front of a wood burning stove! Friendly and relaxed. Peacocks, rabbits, goats etc on the doorstep and, of course, the river. So scenic even in November. A short walk down to the bridge and back was lovely.

Beautiful venue right on top of a babbling brook, it really feels as though you've stepped in to a children's story...such a pleasant experience to find a carefully planned and inventive menu in the middle of Dartmoor, the food alone was worth the visit. The special was hake in a herb-crumbed coating, highly recommended.Having visited from abroad, we felt very lucky to choose a village restaurant which had thoughtful local delicacies and gifts on display to take back for our friends - we left with a Dartmoor calendar, a beautiful piece of vintage jewellery and two bottles of locally distilled gin! The team were simply lovely and so attentive...what a great experience!

Visited Badger's Holt with my family after a walk on the moors and it was a perfect spot for lunch! You couldn't get a better location, the coffee was really well-made, and we had a wholesome lunch of toasted sandwiches which were all very reasonably priced! The service was impeccable, swift, and very friendly. We are a Devon family and have been to Badger's Holt many many times over the years and it is lovely to see it in good hands - great work!

Took one of my " Moors Day" Minibus there, very good service! Stayed open for me as we were running late! THEY WANTED THE BUSINESS!!, WE WANTED THE REFRESHMENTS! Great Visit!