Clifford Arms in Teignbridge

Confortable, warm lovely staff and very welcoming.

Really friendly pub, lively yet relaxed atmosphere.

Decent selection of drinks. It is a bit small so keep that in mind on buddy nights as you will have to stand, and live bands can be a little over powering too.

Lovely atmosphere. Great coffees and home made cookies!

Really enjoyable experience. Lovely food and good service.

The owners here go above and beyond!!! Beautiful amazing people, fantastic yummy food love love love the place! Thank you so much for making us feel home from home every time we come to see you from the Midlands! love and happiness to you!!!... in-till next year! Amy & Paul Hollier Audrey and Nick Hart X x x

Very good food and excellent quality.

Great pub, great staff and great food

If this is your genre then this is for you on a Sunday over an excellent lunch con good wine selection. Lovely team headed up by Dominic. It's a pub so rightly dog friendly. Happily close to a bus route.

We were four, two young children, and a dog for Sunday lunch. The staff were wonderful, helpful, and friendly to us all, seating us in the lower level where we could all feel relaxed. The meal was really first class as was the service and helpfulness of all the staff.We highly recommend this restaurant to everyone who is in Shaldon - it is a winner!!

We spent an evening with friends while on a weekend break on Shaldon. The food was great and we had a lovely time. There was torrential rain and we couldn’t get a taxi back to our caravan park. There were 6 of us and the owner kindly drove us (in 2 trips) back to our site. Definitely beyond what we would have expected of any normal restauranteur. Lovely place, great food and lovely atmosphere. Highly recommend it.

First visit to this wonderful pub but won't be my last. Decor, food & staff were wonderful. A real friendly environment serving food with a bit of a twist from normal pub grub. Excellent!

Friendly like a good local but with great food.

We visited here a couple of times. Once for dinner, which was very good and also dropped in for a drink one afternoon when they had a live jazz group performing.The beer garden is also great for a sunny pint.The staff are very friendly and clearly work hard.Interestingly, on Sunday morning I went to the shop for a newspaper and was redirected to The Clifford, where papers were indeed on sale and there was a good community buzz about the place (locals before or after church perhaps).

The owner and his staff were all very friendly the food was great with live entertainment we really enjoyed it

Very friendly staff, nice atmosphere. The food was good.

The lovely beer garden which allowed dogs and no smoking

We live coming here for the great food and Sunday lunch jazz. Excellent wine selection. All headed up by the wonderful Dominic and team. Chef turns out said great food and I am sure his sausage rolls are lush but can be flaky. Whilst Melinda loves to share her moist pasty for a hearty sausage roll amongst the bushes, she always remembers to brush her teeth.

Excellent food, the fish was very fresh. The owner knows all about the beers he sells and which beer he is getting in the future. If you are in Sheldon go to the Clifford arms.

Popped in for a drink in the beer garden during the bank holiday weekend. Lovely selection of drinks available & lots from local breweries/ distilleries. The beer garden is very pleasant, wasn't brimming with people as the Clifford isn't too close to the front but that was perfect for us. Really lovely interior and overall had a lovely vibe. We didn't stop to eat but I'd be more than happy to in the future!

Whilst on holiday in Teignmouth we took the ferry over and had a long hilly walk in Shaldon. When making our way back to the ferry we stumbled across this place and enjoyed a lovely drink in the sunny beer garden. We also treated ourselves to a cookie which was really tasty.The beer garden is no smoking which was really lovely!Would loved to have tried to menu as it looked delicious. Would love to return on our next holiday to try the food!

Nice bar, great food offering. The beer garden is a non-smoking beer garden, so I sat with my.smoking friend out the front. Nice clean toilets.

Service was good, hence 2 stars rather than 1. Unfortunately the menu, which drew us to choosing the Clifford, was not reflected in the presentation or quality of food and although plentiful neither of us enjoyed our meal, it actually felt quite amateurish. Sorry.

The Clifford has a limited but interesting menu. The food was good and fresh but some of the portions are very small. Serving stewed rhubarb with cheese is wrong, make it into a chutney.

Fab food, restaurant quality. G

Visited for Dinner. Unfortunately a few smelly(wet) dogs were there. Says it's dog friendly but I would have thought in a separate area to the "restaurant".Starter of calamari was delicious, not at all chewy with a well seasoned dusting.There was no salmon for the salmon nicoise, but the dish was offered as was but with cod. Sorry but it wasn't right. If your delivery doesn't arrive substitute the whole dish with something more appropriate to cod, which by the way was nicely cooked.Overall a disappointing visit I'm afraid.

What a difference to find such a friendly pub, all the staff were accommodating and extremely professional. We were made very welcome and we will certainly return. Great to have a no smoking garden, made our visit even better. Thank you all concerned.

My friend took me here for a celebratory lunch for my uni results. The menu had a great variety of seasonal produce with a locally sourced emphasis. I had mackerel with rhubarb and horseradish cream to start which was absolutely to die for and such a beautiful blend of flavours by clearly a very talented and creative chef. For my main I had the trout with samphire and beans, and some purple majesty potatoes. Absolutely stunning food to look at and eat. Cannot recommend the Clifford highly enough!

Good aroma good hospitality, but limited menu

Nice and bright, modern with outside seating for better weather. Prompt friendly service

Very good menu and food in a well furnished building. The staff are very good at their job as well as being friendly. Highly recommended.

Absolutely amazing lunch in The Clifford in Shaldon today. Calamari starter was absolutely to die for and the fish and chips main courses were among the best sea food dishes we’ve ever tasted. Great beer on tap too - and a lovely beer garden to enjoy our meal in. Service was outstanding. Definitely will be returning soon and highly recommend this place to everyone.

Dont know if its been shut or changed hands since last time we came, but it was closed Monday and Tuesday, but we did pop in for a quick drink later in the week and its still a nice pleasant place to sit inside or out.With pleasant hard working staff and a decent selection of drinks and a good atmosphere, its easy to enjoy an hour or two here.Perhaps next time we'll try the food as well.

Popped in for dinner with my son (4) really wish I could have stayed longer. Food was lovely atmosphere ( and background music) was great. All round pleasant experience.

Good menu and some lovely food but some of portions were tinty

Lovely place, chilled atmosphere, great staff. I ordered the rump steak rare, my partner ordered a medium cooked Rump, my mum ordered Fish & chips. All cooked to perfection! Prices are very reasonable. I highly recommend. 👍🏻😊

Had a most delicious lunch today of Mushrooms with herbs and cheese on ciabatta toast. Spent a lovely couple of hours sat in the beer garden. Great hospitality, tasty food and lovely surroundings!

Tasty evening meal, large portions, good service. A jazz band was setting up behind us, so we ate quickly before it got too busy!

very tasty food. Nice welcome from the owners and staff, including to our dogs in a lovely modernised public house/restaurant

Good Sunday lunch but jazz band was too loud for eating and enjoying meal. Ironic that this was on the day when there is general conversation going on about how music affects one's eating pleasure.

Friendly service and real ale available. Highly recommend.

The title of this review is a warning. Initially we were given a warm welcome and the coffees etc. we had were fine and service was good. The 4 of us were contemplating lunch when what I believe to be the small 'pub dog' trotted behind a near by table and crapped. How disgusting in a place serving food and drink to have an untrained animal running around. I informed the 'landlord?' who cleaned it up by removing offending article, gave a quick spray of something, and mildly chastised the dog. No apology to us or the other customers sitting nearby. Goodness knows when the staff would have noticed for themselves, most likely not until another customer trod in it. Obviously we couldn't get out of there quickly enough. What a shame and how disappointing. We won't be returning.

Very welcoming Pub, good range of beers and Gins. We had the food which we thought was sensational! Thoroughly recommended.

We sat in the the garden that states no smoking but the blue smoke from kichen is bad which made us feel nauseous-I don’t smoke but it’s double standards,wanted to go back Sunday but said shut so be careful if you want to visit

We had a great meal, beautifully presented, the staff were friendly and attentive but the noise from the sport on the television was offputting. This was turned off after the match but spoilt our starter and main course. We would go there again.

We had a wonderful meal tonight the steak was so tasty and tender. I had the strawberry shortcake stack it was delicious. The staff were very friendly and helpful.

We went on and booked late on Saturday evening for Sunday Lunch. Nothing was too much trouble and with a little jiggling a table was found. VERY helpful man behind the bar and we were also told there would be live jazz. On arrival on the Sunday, the lovely chap remembered our names and took us to our table. We were then tended too very quickly by a pleasant young lady and gave our order for roast beef. Without doubt this was one of the best pub roasts we had ever eaten and there was so much of it too. The beef was perfect and the veggies and yorkies were also perfect, The jazz was also extremely pleasant to listen too. All in all, top pub, top food and great staff. We will be back next time we are down....Thankyou

Another wonderful Sunday lunch jazz session at the Clifford. Great food, good choice of wines and lovely team headed up by Dominic. The Sunday sessions are being expanded to more dates and bands including the fab Hot House Four in June. Do not miss this outstanding multi instrumental family quartet!

Stayed in Shaldon again for a weeks holiday and visited The Clifford several times for a few drinks. Great service, good beer, clean toilets, and the dog had a chance for a knap.

Nice pub but very quiet when we visited. We didn't eat so can't comment on the food.

We had a voucher for a free afternoon tea and were fortunate enough to choose to go to The Clifford - which we hadn't visited before even though reasonably local. Very nice inside, great service, very good food - we had to bring some of the cakes home as the sandwiches and scones filled us up! All delicious. We will definitely be visiting again to sample the full menu.

This pub is deceptively modern on the inside, with a nice looking (non-smoking) beer garden to the rear. There was a friendly welcome from the chap behind the bar, and some different beers and lagers from the usual. I will certainly be returning to try the food.

A lovely mellow Sunday afternoon that turned into a sing song with John Shillito and his jazz band

Lovely food, excellent atmosphere and great host

We have just returned home from a lunch time visit to The Clifford, as a local and visited there many times and had great food and service I must write again to say we had a great lunch today, homemade and so delicious, Dominic and his staff were so friendly and accommodating. I know I’m local but still feel the need to sing its praises as I sometimes think we all need to be so thankful that Shaldon has some great places to eat and drink, and The Clifford is definitely up among the best.

Dom and his team demand high standards and it shows. Superb home made scotch egg followed by a beautiful succulent steak, all washed down with a great South African Shiraz/cinsaut. The dessert was amazing and the bar was hard to leave! If you are a foodie...it’s a must.

Lovely, friendly gastropub, great locally sourced food and really nice that you can cater for allergies and adapt your menu. Nice music played in the background created a really relaxed atmosphere. Great value, definitely come again.

Good cappucino and croissant ( in the morning). One of my favourite coffee shop while i am in town. We had a delicious dinner as well last night. Fish and chips are awesome.🙏🏾

Always become one of my favourite coffee shop every time I spent time to visit my husband family in Shaldon. A good cup of coffee ( Capucinno) and croissants are my choice.

Great pub, food is always a good standard. Very pleasant service.

What an experience we had today it was perfect! Fantastic jazz playing when we walked in and people up having a dance and all on a Sunday afternoon! Food was amazing all our meals were cooked to perfection from steak to roast lamb. The puddings were so tasty and tasty chocolates to finish up. I can’t wait to go back. We all had a lovely welcome and nothing was too much trouble even though it was packed to capacity. A very happy place! Well done the team at the Clifford Arms

Cosy place, lovely friendly atmosphere, polite helpful staff. Excellent food. Dog friendly! ❤

Very good food unbelievable why are you not here

We visited on a family trip recently, and the service really stood out as excellent. We had a group of 5 including a child who is gluten intolerant and the staff were very helpful with the food. The beer and cider were both excellent, Black Rat cider was the highlight. The food varied from good to great, with the steak Diane being a particular highlight.

Lovely meal and atmosphere, will be on my list of restaurants to return to.

The Clifford Arms has become our favoured 'local' over the last few months. The proprietors, Dominic and Kirsty, and the bar assistant, Alfie, unfailingly provide a warm welcome, the beer is good and more reasonably-priced than some other local hostelries, the pub is reasonably spacious without losing its sense of cosiness, and the food is excellent.Yesterday evening they laid on their first wine-tasting evening, and it was a huge success. For a derisory fee of fifteen pounds per head (and I'm sure they'll need to charge more next time) we were treated to no fewer than eight glasses of quality wine presented as contrasting pairs for comparison, with detailed introduction and background from 'Stan' - who was passionate, incredibly well-informed, entertaining, and capable of helping even a total wine-ignoramus like me appreciate the qualities of the offerings a little more intelligently! If it had just been the wine, that would have been an incredibly good deal, but with each pair of wines we were presented with accompanying dishes of delicious food to share along the table, in quantities so generous that quite a lot was left over. I've been vegetarian for decades, but have to confess that I lapsed and indulged in some of the smoked salmon, though resisted the delicious-looking beef and chicken. There were plenty of other dishes for me to choose from, ranging from goat's cheese mousse to red pepper dip, home-baked bread rolls to a wonderful celeriac soup.Numbers were limited to just twenty people so everybody could hear Stan's fascinating comments and explanations, and the atmosphere was fun and celebratory. A really fine evening was had by all, and we will definitely be hoping to go to the Clifford's next wine-tasting. The Clifford is a huge asset to Shaldon. I just wish they'd open a branch in Teignmouth where we live!

Extremely welcoming pub and cafe, staff are very attentive. Food and drink are great.

Lovely place to come for a coffee with friends or a meal. We visited in the morning and found it to be cozy and the coffee and toastie were lovely.

This was my second visit but I chose to review this time because the food was excellent. Venison was superb and the wine and beer selection is very good. Service is very good and friendly Well done

Could do with more atmosphere, but when its open good for a quiet drink

Booked lunch for 5 to celebrate our son's birthday, and to entertain our guest from Moscow! Enjoyed great food and good value as always, and the Jazz band was kind enough to play "Happy Birthday" jazz style as well as a Russian standard "Black Eyes" which brought tears to the eyes of our guest. We decamped to the lovely courtyard to enjoy the sunshine for more drinks and dessert. Dominic and his team go out of their way to make the whole experience enjoyable. We'll be back soon.

Came across the Clifford whilst walking around the very beautiful village of Shaldon and so very glad we did, what an absolutely perfect place it is. Very clean and pleasant surroundings and absolutely gorgeous, well priced food.The staff were all exceptional as well, young, friendly and so helpful, a special mention has to go to Alfie (I hope I have his name right), so patient as we chose our drinks, explained all about the beers and let us try before we made up our minds - where else does that happen!Cannot wait to return and cannot recommend it highly enough.

Delicious Food with a great atmosphere. Lots of very interesting beers and wines all served by friendly, knowledgeable staff. A welcome addition to Shaldon.

Excellent food, excellent service

Went in there for a drink one night and the Jail Ale was very tasty. We asked if they were doing food and the barman stated they weren't doing food that night due to refurbishment or something. The next night we decided to go there for dinner as we saw the chalkboard outside advertising food. Got in there at 18:00, asked for a table and the fella behind the bar stated they were not taking anymore bookings that night. Might be an idea to announce that on the chalkboard? Nice place, nice beer, friendly staff but the organisation could do with a bit of fine tuning.

Last friday he and me found ourselves in Shaldon for the night and booked a table at The Clifford. The staff were very welcoming and we had a drink whilst deciding what to order. He decided on plaice with cod scampi, roasted leeks and herby mash followed by raspberries on gingerbread with vanilla cream and basil. I had the fish and chips with mushy peas followed by salted caramel sauce with a chocolate bakewell tart and orange ice-cream. He then had the best flat white whilst I opted for a green tea. All dishes were absolutely delicious and the service was great. A really lovely evening, thoroughly recommend. Thank you one and all!

Is it a pub, is it a coffee house, is it a restaurant, is it a music venue......all of the above. Coffee is good and you get a friendly welcome. Wish they still did the great cakes they used to do when they were across the road.

Great food, not served on Sunday evening or Monday - shame!! Nice courtyard and a pretty good range of beers and gins.

Went to The Clifford this week and I must say the evening meal was superb, worth a visit again very soon.

Really lovely food - freshly cooked - quite a delight! From my youngest grandchild at 10 months old to the older at 13 years - we all enjoyed our food immensely! The leeks au gratin a masterpiece!

Here for a family Sunday lunch, an enjoyable meal with polite and prompt table service. The food was fantastic, 2 available portion sizes which cater for all appetites. Nothing is too much trouble and they have been very accommodating with our large and demanding family! The decor and atmosphere is on point with a good ambience. We left feeling very relaxed which is what you want for a lazy Sunday afternoon. We will definatley return.

Excellent food and atmosphere! Highly recommend

Great place especially on jazz night

Ate here twice, lunch and dinner. Good quality food, well above your basic pub fare, and the staff were efficient and helpful. Was the best pub in Shaldon in our opinion.

Visited shaldon the last week in August for a family holiday and ate in the Clifford 3 times, on 2 lunchtimes were fish and chips was had on both occasions, fish to die for and skin on fries out of this world. Booked an evening meal for the whole family and all the food perfect, steak for me and the boy and lamb for mother and fish for the wife again ( 3rd time ) all perfect and brilliant evening.. well done to all the staff and next time we're in the area we will defo be back..

Pleasant staff, fab food. Fresh Devon crab on toast was amazing. Substantial too. The bread they used was rosemary foccacia baked on site. So good.

We had a fantastic Sunday lunch at the Clifford. The food was excellent and the service was spot on. This a very atmospheric pub that handles a busy Sunday without it impacting on its service to customers. Everyone is very polite and nothing was too much trouble. The hot chocolate was probably the best I've tasted! Highly recommend a visit !

Fantastic coffee, really good new landlord. Surprisingly spacious inside, tasty menu and great real ales. Highly recommend it.

We called in here for lunch and sat in the rear garden. It was very pleasant. We had a lovely lunch which was Cheese Scone, Ham and Cheese, Salad and pickle and it was absolutely divine. Definitely recommend. Lovely, clean and peaceful.

We ate at the Clifford today- we will certainly be back. Fab roast pork, steak Diane and Fish and Chips ;-) The desserts were on another level!!! Very friendly service and timely, thank you very much See you again soon

Fantastic Steak, great service with attention to detail! Already planning next visit!

Let order for drinks or ale place prior to advising restaurant full Beer was Oliver’s island and tasted off ie vinegar Bar staff doubted this until others stated same Offered small table for 4 for 7 people Do not recommend all

Stopped here for lunch on my day off, tricky as a chef to find decent places to eat locally. Have wanted to try this place for a while and loved it. Blue cheese, pear and walnut salad was great, really good sized portion for a starter. Rump steak with sauce dianne and the skirt steak with house made tagliatelle we’re both as good as you could hope for. Gotta say the steak was huge and perfectly cooked. Beer was spot on, service friendly and informative. Well worth a visit. The chef clearly knows what he’s doing and staff were all smiley happy people.I will be back to try the evening menu, thanks guys.

Only nipped in for a couple of pints in the evening. Lovely staff. The food looked great (when I saw others eating it, all of whom looked like they enjoyed it). Great beer, and a jazz quartet! I'd love this to be my local.

A lovely place to eat & drink. Friendly staff and nice atmosphere.

We popped in at 7 45 to have a drink and two steaks and meet by the statement “have you booked”“No” but the pub was half full on a Saturday evening but was told the chef was too busy!Had our drink and leftDisappointed at the attitude and wonder if the owners know the barman/chef are turning away business in the summer as I would expect this place to be quiet in the winter.

Good beer selection and the menu looks nice.

Booked an evening meal for my teenage daughter and I at the Clifford. I have been many times in the past when holidaying in Shaldon and this was the first time with its current owners. We both had three courses - Brixham crab, homemade scotch egg, steak Diane, raspberry pavlova and cheese board. Every course was perfectly cooked. Service by Paul was exceptional and the ale was delicious. I can’t recommend the Clifford highly enough and would definitely put it at the top of my list when eating out in Shaldon again. Well done all.

Stopped off at The Clifford Arms with my family on our way home from a Devon holiday. It was the perfect end to our trip. Such warm and welcoming service, and the food was absolutely superb. The steak was amazing!

Stopped here for lunch and we were very impressed with the food and the welcoming and friendly owner and staff. If we lived closer it would most definitely be our local as the pub has a lovely atmosphere. It was a shame we could not stay for the Jazz evening. When we are next in the area we will look forward to popping in again.