Chevalier Inn in Exeter

Since September me and my friends have all gone to this Wetherspoons and the other ones in the surrounding area and have never had an issue about our age(us being in college, ages 16-18). Today me and a group of my friends wanted to go out for a meal as it was one of my friends 17th birthday. We were sat outside in a quiet area with no one around. Without greeting us, a member of staff demanded to see our ID. We questioned her as to why as we were not ordering alcohol and had been there multiple times without it being an issue. Quite rudely, she said it was a rule and if we didn’t provide ID of being 16 or one of us 18 we would have to leave the premises. The majority of us had our IDs but some didn’t. Those that didn’t showed our college ID and photos of our passport but that was unacceptable. We had to leave. As we were walking out, she followed us close behind and made some rude remarks. I understand if this is a rule however there was no need to be so rude and ignorant.

Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff, lots of space, wheelchair and pram friendly (apart from the front doors to get in) Food is tasty and cheap. Beer garden is nicely done up. Parking is a nightmare unless you want to pay £4.30 for a minimum or 2hours.

Good JD pub with amazingly reasonable prices. Lovely old building.

We were directed upstairs which we were not aware of , there were two roof gardens and a large indoor seating area, we ordered our food and drinks by app, service was quick and friendly , food was typical of weatherspoons, saying that it was hot and of good value, all in all a good experience.

Poor service, no atmosphere ,I never eat in here

The app never works, i have autism and anxiety and much prefer ordering app wise when i do occasionally go out. unfortunately the few times i have been out the app either never or barely works.

Visited this pub with my partner for lunch and drinks. Ordered via the app and the drinks took 25 minutes to come and a further 5 minute wait for the food. When the food came it was cold. We were also sat outside in the non smoking area where someone was smoking. We told staff about the cold food and person smoking but they done nothing and when I asked for the manager, I was told they were busy. We got a full refund eventually and I also asked that they provide us with a free meal voucher as a gesture of goodwill. More a hope than expectation. I then received an email from Wetherspoons saying that I am now no longer welcome in that pub due to my behaviour! It’s mental. I’m barred for asking for something, not for being violent or causing a disturbance. It’s no issue for me as I don’t line in Exeter, but won’t be spending my money in another Wetherspoons again. I’d rather get a meal deal from Tesco.

Amazing place just like all Wetherspoons 😊 Amazing quality of food. Good atmosphere and can't wait to sit on the terrace 😁

Wetherspoons on 3 levels. Only had Breakfast here but service great. Quite Central.

I have a personal dislike of any Weatherspoon's pub, for ethical reasons, so would never set foot in one without good cause. Don't know this one. Don't know why it's come up asking for a review.

This place is really starting to look grubby and unkempt, and needs a revamp. Some staff could do with retraining in customer service

City centre Spoons.Ok beer selection worth a stop

Don't eat there much nowadays as the clientele has gone downhill a lot, especially 1st thing/mid morning, Our last visit a week ago was not a pleasant one due to the fact that upstairs was shut for a private venue?? Now I've never heard it goes private well not 11am morning leading up to dinner rush, Most downstairs seating was occupied by big noisy groups or the individual taking up a table designed for 4/6 people, No not my cup of tea anymore

Worst spoons I've been in. Cold food. Wrong order and non plussed staff. Such a shame as the venue is great

Visiting Exeter we decided to eat here. The night time pizza was great so we came back for Breakfast. That was disappointing . Two slices of bread they couldn’t be bothered to toast and was stale. Items forgotten on the plate eg butter. I hate sending food back and can’t believe it left the kitchen without checking.As always the Staff are polite but shouldn’t serve white bread as toast and stale .i have a mind to report them to head office.

A good fun night with great value drinks.

It's a spoons in exeter.What more can I say just like any other spoons.

Value for money, you get what you pay for.

Packed, place couldn't cope, walked out!

Great location for a Spoons if you're out and about in Exeter as it's very close to the main shopping area (although there are plenty more charity and independent shops close by). The food can be a bit hit and miss. We've had warm bread instead of toast, dry cold lumps of porridge but they can do decent food now and again .. and we go back as it's convenient if you want something cheap to eat around Exeter city centre. As always, the coffee/tea/hot chocolate is a bargain (drink as much as you want for £1.71!). The tables can be a bit sticky so don't lean too much! The staff are always friendly though and they have loos there too.

Very busy today but no excuse for sloppy food and the service was poor. BBQ Chicken melt was dry and jacket potato overcooked in the microwave the skin was inedible and the potato looked like it had been stepped on. My partner had a steak which was very chewy and should have been medium. Couldn't get the order right and was chasing the food that wasn't delivered. I wasn't the only customer who had problems with their food. A complete waste of £30

The food served is very hit and miss ! I had a curry this was fine , but my sister had a brunch that was not hot , this was sent back -the replaced food being hot . The beer that I had was very good , and the staff were fine . So all in all a mixed bag .

It's a spoons. Breakfast was good. What you expect

Nice enough pub - typical wetherspoons - atmosphere was alright as well. Good slap up breakfast but an abysmal pint of Guinness that tasted off.

Very bad experience at this particular place, when I visited over the weekend the bouncer was very aggressive towards a group of young boys who seemed intimidated by the bouncer and quoted “they didn’t want a fight” the bouncer continued to push him. This made us feel uncomfortable that staff treat customers like this therefore we left

Good place to meet a frnd, or hang out with frnds.

went in on Saturday 18th jan about 2 45 very busy managed to get a table after 15 min wait table full of glasses ,plates and dropped food ,asked if we could get it cleaned ,think it fell on deaf ears we did it ourselves put it on another table ,i went to the bar to order after a 20 min wait placed the order and paid ,after a wait of 50 mins the food arrived two burgers and two pizzas my daughters pizza was stone cold she asked to have it hot the girl who came to take it away said she was the manager , her manner was as i really dont need to be here ,i have never met anyone so rude and arrogant in my life ,after a nother 50 min wait she arrived with the wrong pizza she more or less chucked it on the table and said just said here you are ,so i asked her for her name ,which she refused to give me ,she definitlly not been on customer training course , so i will not be gooing back to the Chevalier at Exeter again .

For the price point, the food and service is spot on. You know what you are getting, it's not going to be fancy but it will be reasonably tasty and be a decent sized portion of food without breaking the bank. The pizzas are what I usually go for and the crumble!

Very watered down drinks. Ordered two different cocktails. One meant to be with lemonade but tasted like soda. The other meant to be only gin, Prosecco and apple juice but didn’t taste like any of those ingredients. I had low standards being a spoons but this as lower!

Too many tables- impossible to sit at the especially if you have any disability. Can't be bothered to number tables do you can't order via the app. Then over 40 minutes wait for food to arrive, the salad has clearly been under a heat lamp for most of that time - they're weren't many orders on their board either - the regulated seem to know that food here is a very long wait.

very slow service and the food came out either burnt and cold also there isn’t a time in tills so in my opinion it’s crap.

Like all Witherspoon/Lloyds pubs, OK to meet people at, but you wouldn't want to stay longer than you really have to.

Great place, good food, excellent staff.

Good food served very quickly would go there again.

Busy pub in central Exeter. At the moment I go in mid evening before work. Often bars are full and noisy but door staff have it under control. I usually get served quickly and efficiently , and tables are clean.

This was a brilliant pub for drinking, with the second floor actually based on a balcony! From here, magnificent views are able to be had of Exeter and as evidenced by the lift, it is quite high up. The greenery outside adds to the environment next to the constructions, counter is well-presented too. I had a pint of Kopparberg followed by one of Raspberry Cider, finding the tables to be very clean!

It’s really crowded and not when it’s packed the tabbles are too close to the point people was tucking the legs in to sit at the tabbles. Ordered cheese chips it hardly had cheese when I mentioned it to the waitress told me it was enough cheese on there. Where as when I went to honinton had a similar situation there soon took it back and made sure there was enough cheese on the chips.

A noisy Wetherspoons with staff who seem to think it's ok to chat and ignore the customers. I despair sometimes at the poor service some places provide, busy? Get more staff, where's the manager? Can't they help? Tables were full of empty glasses, nobody seemed to care.

Five things on the menu unavailable. Every time we looked at the menu to find an alternative the barman was huffing and pulling faces at us. Asked to speak to the manager and she was exceptionally rude too. I wouldn't recommend and I wouldn't return.

Came in here for a cheap pint and footie with the lads stayed for the wine mums who all cheer and clap when sourz are brought over

Burgers slightly burnt but edible however I expected more for my money Also plenty free tables but were cluttered from previous diners / drinkers so u have to wait until a table is cleared

To be totally blanked repeatedly by a barmaid who I’m convinced was trying to chat up another customer is disgraceful. They lost custom today & I will never return.

This happened on Xmas eve 2024. The bar tender smashed a glass which went all over me and the floor. There was a huge chunk of glass rught under my foot, I obviously kicked it away from me before I stepped on it fully. However doing this a bouncer came over and told the bar staff not to serve me. Ridiculous bouncer. And let's face it a chavy pub x

Stopped in The Chevalier for a few drinks at the start of our night out and everything was pretty good so decided to return for breakfast the following morning…shouldn’t have. Four adults in our group, 1 ordered a vegetarian breakfast while 3 built our own using the extras. It was quite busy so understand the bit of a wait for food to arrive. I also understand the kitchen staff didn’t realise the breakfasts made up from the extras were for more than one person so were all put on 1 plate. We asked for a couple of extra plates, but had to wait ages for them whilst the food was going cold on the table in front of us. Eventually, 2 small teaplates were brought out to us to fit our food on. We asked for 2 larger plates only to be told we probably wouldn’t get them as kitchen wouldn’t be happy if they had to send out more plates. After a few more minutes the larger plates were given, but the food was now very cold. We ate it as we were hungry, but won’t go back again.

It's saad... amount of food what you get served for £10 .....

Needed more staff really behind the bar

The place was cold. Over crowded. The food took an hour to come and it was burnt. Took it back and waited another half hour . Eventually, I asked for a refund.

My first visit here and was pretty impressed with the interior and the couple garden areas! Some of the views from the rooftop are nice and bet it's popular in the summer! We sat on the table right by the only open fire I've seen in a spoons so far....... Which on this cold day, we all enjoyed! Only had 6 couple of real Xmas ales this visit and we're okay. The one I wanted and was on the app, had finished....... So was a bit gutted! I live 300 miles away, so unlikely I'll be able to return for a while, but if in Exeter again..... I'll definitely visit! 👍🏼🍺👍🏼

Dirty tables full of dirty dishes. Feet sticking to the dirty floors, over 40 mins weight for food that has still not turned up. Choke a block with customers. Noisy and overcrowded. Avoid at all costs

A wetherspoon pub and bar. Three floors with bars. 1st floor has some outdoor patio seating. 2nd floor has rooftop seating which is ideal for warm weather. Decent collection of lagers, ales and ciders including imports. Food is decent. Nothing here is outstanding however if you are looking for a few laughs with friends over not so pricey drinks and food, I would recommend this location.

I came here with my boyfriend and i found a slug in my chips and as a cute pretty girl i was angry and me and my boyfriend left how gross

Whilst I appreciate that it was very busy, our food took a long time to arrive, and when it finally arrived, the gravy boat contained cold gravy as if it has been taken out of the fridge. The menus were sticky with dried alcohol on them, no staff came to ask if our food was satisfactory.

Really bad i found a bit of grass in my burger and it took ages to come to my table

We arrived at 5.45pm ontThursday 28th November for a Curry Club meal. Table was sticky and had not been cleaned, no Curry Club menue cards anywhere Food took 35 minutes to arrive and was cold on cold plates, although the flavour of the Chicked Tikka Marsala was good. Not enough staff for volume of customers Not up to Weatherspoons usually good standards only 2/10

Absolutely terrible terrible service today. Fully disgusted on how the service was. 50 mins since ordering it took to get my food and when the order arrived it was half empty! I even paid extra for sauce and I didnt get any. Utterly disgusted!! DO NOT EAT HERE!!!

visited on a Wednesday morning and was shocked with how busy it was! we used the app to order and service was quick. sadly they had run out of burger buns, and the lower score is to reflect the fact they made no effort to dress up the chicken burger! however, surprisingly the toilets were lovely! 😂

Awful. Not enough staff On reflection. This is definitely the worst wetherspoons I've ever been in.

Nice busy and good atmosphere with quick service and good food

Polite barman was very welcoming despite some problems with the water. Quiet but pleaseant atmosphere. Decent pint and wine. Typical Spoons

Always a reliable breakfast at w. spoons.

Staff very friendly and helpful nice Atmosphere

Weatherspoons in the middle of Exeter... Usual cheap and cheerful drinks and fare... Nothing wrong with it, all delivered quickly to the table shortly after ordering.

Went here during the summer and the roof garden was lovely although I was being assaulted by a wasp. Service was slow but the staff were friendly and food was actually good for the usual Wetherspoons standard. Overall it was a nice place.

Dirty tables when i asked for it to be cleared i was told that they were short staffed.when I wrote and complained about it i got the same sort of answer.piss poor.

Not happy with this wetherspoons, we ordered Food and drinks from the app, we ordered 2 steak lunches both medium to well done, got our drinks in 2 minutes the app said our food would be approximately 15 minutes, half an hour later I was just about to ask but the waiter turned up with them, so we began to eat, but when cutting in to our steaks they were more like rare, and tough as old boots, we tried to catch a waiter's eye but were totally ignored by this time we had to leave. We won't return to this pub again and we won't recommend it to anyone

Great place food was good for the money

Cheap and cheerful as it's a Wetherspoons. But they do a great variety of beers 👍🏼

Easy ordered at the table and food arrived quickly

They was dirty table even floor and sticks need good clearing

It's not the best wetherspoons I've been in. I think they might have been short staffed, I waited 15 minutes for a drink

Good day pub but youngsters pub at night due to clearing tables for a dance floor and DJ. Spoons in the day then changes at night.

Glasses dirty, cutlery dirty. Extremely slow service

Good value for a drink lots cheaper than a lot of the pubs in exeter.

Chocolate brownie and vanilla ice cream tasted exceptionally good. The steak was medium cooked and the sauce was really good while the breaded scampi was just okay and the chicken tikka masala tasted really good. It had all the authentic flavours of chicken tikka

Nice place good service it's a spoons what more can be said. Nice beer garden and good disabled access

Great atmosphere, bit slow on food service but was very busy being a Saturday evening

Probably the worst breakfast I've ever had. The table was filthy. The bacon was overcooked the eggs were under cooked the hash browns were very greasy the toast was cold the sausages and beans were ok. I've been to weather spoons before and always been ok.

Utterly appalling service. As we got to the bar the bartender went to serve one couple, causing another to kick off at how long they'd been waiting. The bartender dismissed them as not being stood in front of a till, when they pointed out they were the bartender said it was broken. She then took their orders, walked to the other end of the bar where she proceeded to blatantly moan about the couple and laugh with colleagues about the couple being annoyed. Walked back to the couple and served them from the till she said was broken. Of thise colleages she ridiculed the customers with, one of them was serving, the other was doing nothing, despite several other people waiting to be served. Another staff member arrived to have a chat, now two staff stood chatting whilst customers waited for one person to serve them. We left and found somewhere else.

Another wetherspoons full of character and charm

Went in to have a couple of drinks on a hen do and got told to respect other people just because we laughed. Left within 3 mins of being there. Absolute joke. Rude and not very welcoming.

Came in here with the missus and her kids.. We had just drinks.. But the kids had food.. Our drinks was ok I suppose wasn't in the correct larger glass though which was a little disappointing.. Was put in normal plain pint glasses which made it go flat quickly.. The kids enjoyed there meals though...

Typical weatherspoons,dark dingy,but food is good, loved the roof terrace here

Decent food with good prices. Plenty of seating with a nicely decorated outdoor seating area. Highly recommend 👌

Great experience eating on the roof terrace

Beer Rubbish 6 real ale drinkers not even any Guinness on and a Friday at that

Nice Wetherspoons pub in centre of Exeter was in Exeter for a few days break , enjoyed the scampi and chips there quite a nice atmosphere as well if in Exeter definitely worth a visit

The food was basicly what you get at every Witherspoons ok , not wonderful but ok . I had the steak and kidney pie and thought it was not bad , the chips that came with it again not bad , but the mushy peas were very bland . I had a pint with my meal and that was good . I found the staff again did their job well enough , no plates left on the tables so no problems on that front .

The bearded blue haired being has a terrible attitude.

Convince yourself you are on the set of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” by going into this place at 9 in the morning. Also cooked breakfast was stone cold.

Fairly empty at this time of day however the tables were stacked high with with glasses, jugs and plates. There was almost nowhere to sit due to the filth. I have worked at many pubs in my time and if I ever let the tables get into this state I would have been fired on the spot. Disgusting from a well established chain.

Food came but chips seemed very limited one plelate only had 12 chips Had to ask for drinks and they came after meal arrived

Very early in morning , doors just opened and I popped in for breakfast, so can't really judge on atmosphere

The place was filthy. Food was OK. Took ages for the drinks to arrive, even after talking to a manager. I'd rather go to Georges Meeting Place or The Imperial

Can't really go wrong here, to be honest. Cheap and cheerful. Pretty clean and friendly staff.

Waited an eternity for drinks ordered from the app. Gave up in the end and went to collect from the bar. Unfortunately I had to join a long queue of other people who were also waiting for their app drinks. Whilst I was doing that I must have missed the food I ordered because that never arrived. I gave up in the end and went somewhere else. Worst spoons experience I have ever had and I’m out of pocket because of it. The pub didn’t even seem that busy.

Been here multiple times now . Each time drinks take over 20 minutes to arrive, I’d expect this if it was busy, but when it’s it’s clearly quiet and I’m waiting that long it’s crazy. I’m from Ilfracombe and if we order a drink it’s on your table within 2 minutes.

30/8/24 2:20pm upstairs the bar staff attitude was miserable and very rude

Beer OK but what a dump. Plenty of staff but whole place was a mess. Nobody clearing tables and plates of half eaten food everywhere. Staff just walking backwards and forwards straight past them. Needs a shift leader/manager!

Unfortunately I had to frequent this establishment due to a business meetup. Was hoping for a better visit but alas the pub manager Craig is still there, running this establishment into the ground. What happened to the staff? ... they all look like they didn't want to be there, but I am unsurprised with the manager they have trying to run the place!! Terrible. Please sack the manager and get the decent, friendly staff back!!

Great food 😋 will definitely come here again.. After ordering, food arrived within 10 mins