Chichester Arms in North Devon

What a great place to eat food was excellent

A very cosy and gorgeous pub. The interior is welcoming and warm, the staff are some of the friendliest I've ever seen in any pub. Pints were poured well and there's a nice selection, although slightly lacking in real ale variety (still, the Doom Bar was delicious!). We came for a drink on a very busy Saturday and found there was a great atmosphere, full of both locals and people just passing through. Plenty of events advertised too, such as a regular board game night and pub quizzes, so it's definitely somewhere to visit again when I'm next in the area.

We're local and have eaten here many times, as a couple and as part of a large group and it's always a treat. We were there with our daughter this evening. The pub is warm, welcoming and buzzing with a great atmosphere. The staff were really attentive and efficient even though the pub was very busy. Our meals were fantastic. Generous portions of home cooked delicious hearty food. Very reasonable prices too. Thank you for a lovely dining experience and we look forward to seeing you again soon.

It’s most beautiful pub, lovely old stone beams and slate. A great atmosphere. The guys behind the bar were fantastic and the food was brilliant. It was a lucky find and we were totally delighted with our visit.

On a golf break. Came here for dinner. Amazing food. Homely pub. Highly recommended.

Great place 👍🏻 cant recommend enough. Friendly and attentive service Brilliant food and good portions If you want a proper pub with good food this is a must visit 👍🏻

We went to the Chichester Arms for Sunday roast last week. We enjoyed it so much we went back this week and we weren't disappointed. Fabulous food and service make this a no-brainer if you want a really good roast.

Great food and service last night. Beautiful old pub. Proper big delicious portions, well worth the money. Steaks gammon belly pork all to die for. Also I had a creme brulee my absolut fav dessert ever, and this was the best, better than Raymond blanc. 5 stars will be back and will tell everyone ✨️ all the staff are so cool and very friendly 😎

Simply put, this was the best pub or restaurant Sunday roast I've ever had! Very generous portions and cooked to perfection. Absolutely superb. Great friendly service, we'll be back!

Went for Sunday Lunch, was pleased we booked as was very busy. But we soon realised why, the atmosphere was welcoming and the food was delightful we all had a lovely afternoon.

I've been to the Chichester arms a few times now for the Sunday roast and I can honestly say that it never disappoints, by far the best pub roast I've had. Staff are very friendly helpful and accommodating. Always look forward to going back.

Excellent food and service and also dog friendly.

There is a wide and varied menu. The dishes are plentiful, well cooked and of good quality. The cider is recommended. The desserts are exquisite, especially the cakes.

Popped in for a light lunch today. Nice selection on offer for good and drink, nice outside area at front to eat in etc

Lovely and polite staff, we felt really welcome, will be going again

Good food, plenty of choices, large portions, pleasant service

We came for a meal here with some family from up country that we hardly ever see and we were absolutely disgusted by the service we received. The waitress was beyond rude, she never bothered to take a drinks order whilst we were being served our main. She rolled her eyes at us when collecting our starter plates whilst my sister in law wanted to finish the last bit of one of the starters. We then requested for some drinks because it was evident that she wasn’t going to take one. She never checked to see if we enjoyed our meal. She then cleared our plates and never asked whether any of us wanted desserts or anymore drinks. We left a 20 minute gap to see if she would actually bother and when asking for the dessert menu she said we couldn’t have any because the kitchen closed 10 minutes ago. We were willing to spend a lot of money on a three course with drinks as well to spoil our family and we were really looking forward to coming here because the food is superb. Our entire visit to this lovely restaurant was completely ruined by a rude blonde member of staff that evidently despises her job. I suggest this pub removes this member of staff before she ruins your business.

One of the best Sunday roasts around North Devon Happy service. Book for table tho.

Great place compliments to the chef, the food was fantastic Cheers to barstaff and waitresses, great all round team.

Stopped off for lunch. Steak and ale pie was delicious. The smoothest mash. My husband said his fish and chips were perfect. Generous portions. Cosy local atmosphere. Staff were lovely. My dog even got a biscuit from the young lady.

Fabulous food, great value. Still a very popular venue, book early, especially for the Sunday roast.

Great food, reasonably priced and friendly staff.

This place is a hidden treasure. I had steak and ale pie 🥧 its the best ive had in ages. The atmosphere was just warm, cozy and inviting.

Met up with family for Sunday lunch and enjoyed the most delicious and generous roast beef with all the trimmings. Very friendly staff made us and our dog very welcome.

Lovely early evening meal with hubby . Food, lovely, and good service . Sunday dinner had here before is excellent.

Lived in North Devon 17 years and can't believe I'd never been here before but is a great village pub.

I believe on the menu that it mentioned sandfire. I guess the price I was paying reflected this. Was a bit disappointed to see kale instead. Plus no explanation. OK it was new years eve. The waitress was unwilling ( it seems ) to serve coffee after our meal.

Delicious food ,good atmosphere and friendly helpful staff. Very enjoyable lunch.

Food, service and price good value

What a wonderful gem of a place! Friendly staff, great food. Hospitality was fantastic made our stay in the area perfect.

Great food and excellent service

Perfect place to family as the staff are super friendly would highly recommend for birthday or a family get together and you can book a table online as well so you know that you will have table ready for you on your chosen date Highly recommend the food is to goo to miss if you get the chance to go dont hesitate you will regret it

Lovely old traditional bar and restaurant on the outskirts of Barnstaple. Nice friendly staff, good service with a smile. .popped in for a quick bite at lunch but also recommended for evenings and weekends. Good for parties or a family get together. Good menu choices, the only downside is there is alot of pork on the menu. Nice wine and beer selection.

Average pub food... chips were only warm rather than hot. Vegan options were hidden at the far end of the room... too late for me. Average experience.

Roast dinner amazing, eaten here a few times and food is always good.

Fabulous food, exceptional service, great value.

Absolutely loved it, found it on Google with some great reviews and it absolutely did not disappoint, fantastic service and drinks but more importantly the food was absolutely top notch, very impressed!!

Took a chance at the last minute, they made us welcome, found us a table. So glad we found the Chichester. Food was first class.

One of the best roast dinners I have experienced

If you can, go! Amazing food, great atmosphere & I can't wait to go back. You need to book, though. It gets busy but absolutely worth it!

Delicious Sunday roast, the beef was very tender. Hate to end on a negative, I wasn’t able to savour the delicious delights as the food was just warm on arrival. Could’ve been hotter then we’re talking 5*!

Just been for a Sunday roast. Absolutely AMAZING, portions huge, hubby had mixed roast & I had veggie option. Proper carvings of meat & a huge selection of freshly cooked veg. Extra gravy too :) Staff were lovely & very helpful. Found us a quiet area for our very nervous rescue dog. Thank you very much to all. Will definitely be back.

Great pub, friendly staff and locals, excellent food with some great veggie options.

Amazing place. Food and staff are amazing. Big portions. Burgers really good. Grills really good. Pudding was great. Atmosphere good. Definitely go again.

Stopped off for some lunch after a family walk. Fantastic service from happy friendly staff. Food was amazing and enormous portions! Excellent choice of menu. Can't fault a thing!

We had a lovely meal and the service as always was excellent.The only thing that left a bad taste (pardon the pun) was the lady stood at the bar vaping which I thought was not allowed having checked on this its up to the business.I didn't appreciate whilst trying to eat our meal that I was also tasting her particular flavor of vape

Lovely place, such a great customer service, staff is very welcoming and attentive. Food was lovely, large portions. A place to come back.

Probably the best roast dinner I have ever had at a pub! Highly recommend, we visited whilst on a weekend away.

Lovely place fresh cooked food. Pleasent helpful staff. Honestly some of the best food I have tasted. Calvery is awesome and binoffie pie is to die for.

From the moment we walked in the staff were extremely friendly and attentive. The food was delicious and even though the place was busy we didn't have to wait too long for it to arrive. Unfortunately we were in the area on holiday and only found this place on our last night, otherwise we would have been back to try more of the menu. Would definitely recommend if you are in the area. Thank you all for the excellent service.

Nice food and service. Bear in mind that the portions are quite large. You won't go hungry.

Fantastic food and service. Old pub but cool younger staff and attitudes. So glad we came here and would certainly come again!

Went here as a big group for a works friend retirement.everything was excellent.great food.staff were so helpful. Made all our night so enjoyable.

Food was fantastic staff friendly and helpful, excellent prices.

Great food with massive portions. Excellent service and very accommodating. Recommended.

I visited alone tonight. The staff were welcoming, very helpful and attentive. They kindly fitted me in, despite not having a reservation. I am very grateful to the staff for their outstanding hospitality. The food was amazing and I wish I lived nearer. Highly, highly recommended.

Great dog friendly pub. Excellent food I will be returning if in the area again.

Roast beef was delicious....lovely amount, lovely vegetable selection including red cabbage. Just a perfect pub!

Sunday roast...... Enough said.

We were looking for a good, traditional country pub that served quality food, served it with a smile and did not overcharge us for the privilege. We found that here at the Chichester Arms. The chef clearly has some talent, and portion size was, well, reassuring; we had had enough of over- presented, high-priced, low quantity fare on our extensive travels. We ate on a Friday night, when the place was buzzing with the jovial hubbub of folk enjoying their evening with friends. The menu is delightfully varied with something for every taste. We will recommend to our friends and Family, and will return when in the area again....that's a no-brainer!

Great place for a well cooked, well presented meal. Or just a drink with friends. Good portions, comprehensive menu and friendly staff. We met up with old friends and all of us thoroughly enjoyed all the food we were served.

Great country pub atmosphere , food amazing and lovely staff , gets busy so need to book a table

I recently visited The Chitch pub located in Bishops Tawton village and was thoroughly impressed with my experience. The atmosphere was warm and inviting, with friendly staff. The highlight of my visit, however, was the food. As a party of 11, we all opted for the roast - with only one of us deviating from this choice. The roast beef was outstanding, perhaps the best I’ve ever had the pleasure of eating. My family members also raved about the belly pork, which was cooked to perfection and had a delicious crispy crackling. The servings were incredibly generous, with stuffing, Yorkshire puddings, and a whopping 7 roast potatoes on each plate. My family and I left with full bellies and a little bit of embarrassment over the amount of leftover food we couldn’t finish. All in all, The Chitch is a fantastic pub that successfully combines great food with a warm and inviting atmosphere. I highly recommend giving it a try if you’re in the Barnstaple area.

Lovely thatched pub under some renovation.Closed Monday Tuesday

Went for Sunday lunch, so glad we did, food, service and welcome excellent. Would recommend it to anyone.

Excellent food and service. Staff very friendly and dogs were welcome.

Nice garden out the front not so nice out back, cheap beers and nice staff. Good location and lovely interior and thatched roof. Haven't tried the food but heard good things and you can get it takeaway as well

Best Sunday roast I have had in a long time - better than anything in my native Bristol at least! Good service, friendly staff happy to help with any request and put up with kids running around and being kids. We sat next to the kitchen on a lovely old table and had the biggest roast I could imagine. Pork, beef and Turkey were all first class, with a brilliant nut roast for veggies. Plates came out full enough of food to fill you up, and that was before they brought out all the extra veg (including a brilliant cauliflower cheese). Only complaint would be that we were too full to even think about dessert, but I guess that saved us a bit of money at least. Decent selection of ales alongside the food as well. Couldn't recommend enough and can't wait for a return trip to Devon to try it again!

Fantastic pub, great staff, great food, great drinks

Lovely buzzing atmosphere on a Friday night. Very friendly, good choice of drinks. Food was very tasty and service great. Will return and recommend

Really cool location and super cute interior! They had amazing food (the potatoes and coleslaw were delicious) and really great drinks. Super helpful and friendly staff!

Lovely old pub & restaurant good food, helpful staff

Great food, but please turn down the music to background level.

Lovely meal staff fantastic recommended

Super friendly staff and super delicious food!

We had heard good things about this restaurant. Our starter.. Calamari was superb, but the main was just okay... Price was about right for what we ordered

Polite efficient staff, great soup nice old world interior including gorgeous hard wood bar. Highly recommended

Spontaneous decision to eat out and treat ourselves to a Sunday dinner yesterday and I’m so glad we did! Amazing food (very reasonably priced too!), fantastic service, great atmosphere. Rolled home as literally couldn’t eat a morsel more. Will definitely be back. Highly recommend.

Great services, delicious food and a real pub atmosphere what more could you want. Real fire going delicious food and amazing stick toffee pudding

An utterly brilliant pub, good food and very vibrant... seems to be the life and soul of the village which is wonderful!

A superb pub with excellent food and atmosphere...well worth a visit

Went for lunch and as always the food was lovely and all the staff were really friendly.

Fantastic atmosphere, great food.

Awesome food. In fact I am stuffed. Reasonably priced. Quick service. Polite staff. Very busy so says it all. If I didn't live 300 mile away, I would be back.

The Sunday roast was excellent, and our server was great. The warm atmosphere was much appreciated on a wet winters day

Visited for Sunday lunch with four kids and three dogs last weekend. Food was excellent. Service was patient despite chaotic kids and dogs situation. Definitely coming back

One of the best meals we’ve had. And the service was excellent plus the staff made you feel very welcome.

Arrived with no booking, they couldn't have been more welcoming, more friendly, or more efficient, the cannelloni was a touch overcooked, the duck I had was fabulous and a generous portion, have also tried the liver which also great. A fantastic pub

Good food and service as always. Beef was fantastic

Beautiful food. Friendly atmosphere

Great food served hot. Very welcoming staff, quick and efficient. This was a return visit and will be back again

Really nice Sunday roast, excellent atmosphere, staff was polite, reasonably priced, there is a car park for patrons but fills up quickly, places available down the road though..

Amazing pub. Staff is very friendly and the food is great!

Friendly atmosphere, very good service, very good food, really couldn't fault it in any way, neither could the other 3 diners that attended. The menu is very diverse should be something for everyone. They had a few specials that all sounded lovely. I will definitely be coming back a few times as there is a few items that I would love to try. A little on the expensive side however you get what you pay for and you get massive portion size. I still believe it's worth it every penny.

Amazing little find very welcoming lovely food and happy helpful and wonderful staff if they had been open every day would have been back. Next time we’re back in Devon will pop in.

Wonderful local pub. Very cosy and super friendly and attentive staff. I ordered the vegan fajitas and it was amazing. Probably the best vegan fajitas I've ever had. Delicious tofu, vegan cheese and mayo. Very impressive for a rural area pub. Highly recommend

Had a fabulous meal with 5 friends on new years eve. Really friendly and efficient staff especially Fin. .

Great atmosphere, Great Staff? Very attentive and good food? What more do you want!!!.

Lovely pub and good food (bitnon the pricey side for what you get tho) staff are really nice and great that its dog friendly 👍

What a great pub. Lovely staff, roaring fire, and one of the best Sunday Roasts I've had. Beautiful meat, and generous portion.