Clinton Arms in East Devon

Visited 3 times now everything good, No problem parking, Welcoming atmosphere, Good Sunday Roast, We will be back.

Staff very helpful and friendly and changed our booking time for few hours later great and modern pub defo come back again

Service was good but food was horrible

Visited this last night for a friends 30th birthday. It was a Saturday night the pub was basically dead. It was cold. A big pub with a park and barely anyone in sight. The bar man was loud and shouted when he spoke. A couple members of our party ordered the lasagne. One came out looking ok. The other was rock hard and had to be sent back. They were understanding with this in all honesty! However, the next lasagne came out in less than 5 minutes. Definitely microwaved. Going back to the ok looking lasagne. Unfortunately, the member of our party who consumed that has been up all night being unwell from food poisoning. No one else is unwell thankfully. The chips on my dinner tasted dirty like they had been cooked in a fryer that hasn’t been cleaned in quite a while. We were all very disappointed. £40 deposit to secure our table which apparently comes off our bill when we pay. It wasn’t. We had to ask for it back. I would definitely avoid. Food is definitely not fit for consumption. Such a shame.

Massive welldone to Sarah locke for organising a fabulous Halloween party the boys had a awesome time welldone to everyone that was involved making this a great night

Awesome Halloween party thankyou team Clinton boys had a awesome time

Can I just say well done to everyone involved in tonight's Halloween party it was so nice seeing something done for free . Well done all .

This pub is amazing , Sarah is just the best and very friendly and can’t do enough for you. The food and entertainment is just brilliant. Would definitely recommend to anybody.

Lovely pub, staff were amazing and made us feel very welcome, good selection of drinks and the carvery was delicious. Definitely recommend you visit

Absolutely amazing pub , very friendly and warming staff . Food amazing would definitely come here again and recommend to anybody.

Absolutely fabulous Carvery and yummy puds. Delicious food and lovely staff, thank you. Kids loved the play area too. Thank you

Very welcoming staff, happy friendly vibe as soon as you walk in, the manageress cannot do enough for you, does her best to make sure your visit is a pleasant and nice one, As for the Carvery we arrived early and were seated and allowed to go up earlier than booked, didn’t have to queue long, meats were deliciously done, good selection of veg and like other reviews the gravy was tops, couldn’t squeeze in desert, did struggle walking back up hill to Devon Cliffs once dinner had settled and stuffed 😂 Highly recommend!! thank you from the both of us 👍 will visit next time we are down

Amazing food and well cooked fab staff there as well they are so kind and the carvery prices are good for the amount you get

Spotlessly clean the staff are amazing nothing is too much trouble Sarah who runs it is an inspiration to everyone she wants nothing more than to make you welcome and make your holiday fantastic for you, she certainly did for us we would highly recommend The Clinton Arms fantastic Place.

We came here for a carvery as it was recommended by various people staying at the Devon Cliffs Haven site. It was good value for money for what you get, nothing special though. Staff were very friendly. If we stayed at the Haven site again I’d probably pop down again.

Roast wasnt good. Roasters were deep fried not roasted. Meat was ok. Parsnips were so sweet and chewy not edible had about jar of honey on them frozen yorkies the only thing i ate was the cauliflower cheese ! Gutted the Toby down the road was full. Pub is so tired needs a face lift.

Went twice recently. Carvery was hot but not a great choice of veg at 3pm. Second visit we had lasagne which was very cheesy and couldn't be finished because of that. Thrives from Devon Cliffs Holiday Park but average for me.

Friendly staff, but let down by the awful food. I ordered a hotdog & chips , chips must have been a day old and the hotdog , bland . beige , nothing very appealing on the plate , wont visit again .

Terrible food, chilli was full of lumpy meat, and the chicken was virtually raw,

Staying at Devon cliffs holiday park went past thought looked okay reviews 4.1 star so thought we’d give it a go. 2 adults 3 kids paid £70 for carvery and drinks. Food was well below average. Meat tough, served in slabs and not properly sliced. Must say the blonde lady that seated us was very friendly and accommodating but that’s all that’s positive about this establishment. Avoid! Won’t be going again. Waste of money.

Food apauling, chilli full of lumps, chicken was barley cooked will not go back

Stayed at Devon cliffs.. Passed this and thought it looked nice, Reviews of 4.1 so went there for this reason however was very disappointed. The woman at the bat that greeted us was lovely and welcoming, However food and drink was awful unfortunately. My parter ordered a pint, It was flat as anything and tasted horrible, He went back to the bar with it and the woman told him it was the glass where it had came out the dishwasher and poured his original drink into a new glass and sent him off with it. THE DRINK WAS THE SAME, STILL FLAT AND TASTED DREADFUL. He ended up not drinking it. Food came out, myself and my partner both went for the gammon egg and chips, The gammon looked awfully pale and was extremely fatty, the peas were awful and had clearly been microwaved, there was water all over the plate of food resulting in soggy chips. Chips were over done and tasted like old oil, it was generally just massively disappointing. We also had 2 kids, they had burger, chips and beans, Admiringly their chips looked better but the beans were awful and their burgers were very tough, Very over cooked, My kids struggled to get through them, fair to say their meals looked untouched. Requested more tomato sauce, to be given 4 little sachets, 1 per family member. Very very disappointing, wouldn't recommend for food or drinks unfortunately. Was gutted with our experience. Never again. Try elsewhere

Lovely atmosphere. Great food at a fair price.

Very nice family pub, a little off the normal route but definitely worth a visit; Only had a "Lite Bite" in the afternoon, but it was tasty - the price was okay compared to the drink prices. Very friendly service and coincidentally great music from the 80s...

Didn’t get to have Sunday roast as they were fully booked. But the kids got cheesy chips and chicken nuggets

Came with family and friends for the Carvery. There was 11 of us including children. The service was brilliant, very friendly gentleman, (presuming he was owner). The food was amazing. Would definitely eat here again, if we are ever in the area again.

Food was incredible! Proper home cooked Sunday roast… gutted there was no mash potato, but food was delicious. Staying at haven, I would highly recommend for the home comfort. Staff were great 👍🏻

Visited with my family for an evening meal, we all really enjoyed! My homemade chilli really was lush! Very reasonably priced both for food and drinks! Would recommend!

Amazing family carvery for 13 of us with kids. Wonderful staff and the food was really good! The outdoor kids play area and seating was superb. Highly recommend

Popped in for a drink and Sunday dinner. Have to say very friendly staff that made you feel very welcome and the Sunday dinner was really good and just enough. Would definitely recommend popping in

The drinks are expensive compared to pubs in Exmouth centre.

It is very friendly with a great atmosphere.

We came for our last night meal here the meal was lovely I recommend the lamb shanks !

Nice pub great staff reasonably priced

Didn't try the food though plenty of people seemed to be enjoying it. Nice and clean inside with a modern feel and the beer prices were OK. The guy behind the bar was really friendly and made us feel very welcome. The only issue was that the toilets were not quite up to the standard I would have expected, based on the rest of the pub. Nice place on the whole and I would go again next time I'm down that way.

Food was good Really friendly people And great service Also good prices

Great friendly place we were greeted in a warm manner, the locals were friendly and chatty,the food was great and did not take long to come, it was lovely and clean, toilets were super clean, garden was lovely 2 swings for children

Needs the owners to buck ideas up the pub is going down hill staff great trying very hard to keep afloat

6 of us went for a carvery with our two dogs , seated straight away and dogs offered a water bowl. Carvery was great and very filling , good quality meat . Staff very friendly and even brought our dogs some turkey. What we really liked as well is they checked if our dogs would be ok if someone sat near us with a dog. 5 stars from and and 5 stars from our dogs I think the dogs were sad to leave.

Visited Saturday and asked about carvery as was told by loads how nice it is was advised by the gentleman behind the bar it’s best to book so we booked in for the Sunday for five of us. Absolutely outstanding food not one of us left anything can’t recommend this place enough, great pub, friendly staff, and the guy serving the meat was brilliant fun. Somehow my lad managed a pudding the chocolate fudge cake and ice cream, god knows how he had room as the dinner was huge but he loved it as well. If your visiting Devon cliffs or passing through that way all five of us would definitely recommend you try this place it’s literally worth the hours drive for us just to eat that again. Thanks again guys and will definitely be back 💯

Lovely little pub for a quick pint, quaint front beer garden with nice flowers and well looked after grass

Watched football there on Friday evening had a lovely sirloin and a few very nice Madri beers very friendly atmosphere.

Went for Sunday carvery, Best one we've ever had, very good price,everything hot and fresh, good choice of food, well organised service, lovely staff, walked from local campsite, been before and be back again.

Had a lovely steak absolutely beautiful friendly pub great landlord

Good food at a good price. Decent bar with a couple local ales and a large outside children's play area. We're in the area once a year and always make sure we stop by. Will be back again.

Nice pint lovely staff haven't tried the.food

Went for dinner as we were staying at the local campsite. I'd say greeted by the barman but more a grunt than a hello Dinner was very poor and very expensive. I had the cod with reheated chips, the cod was tiny and obviously frozen from a box. The gammon was no better and again so expensive. Would certainly not recommend and didn't go back which was so disappointing as a nice pub is always a bonus when camping.

Nice pint but same prices as the camp site, no problems with anything else. pleasant staff

Thanks to Sarah who made our visit really pleasant with our toddler when we arrived for dinner. She was really welcoming and attentive - thanks so much! The food was good and arrived quickly, plus there's a good play area in the garden for children. Definitely worth a visit!

Had an amazing carvery here with the family while on holiday, lovely home cooked food. Prices were very reasonable and the staff were lovely. Will be visiting again

Very Close to Devon Cliff Caravan Park where we were staying , a nice friendly pub away from the the Caravan Park bars with all the screaming kids 🤪

Had our wedding reception at the Clinton absolutely fantastic. Great service, a place that listened to what we wanted and Great food . Thank you Sue, Dale and the rest of the staff .

Great local pub with a great Sunday lunch

Thanks so much for hosting our tour on such short notice. All the staff and the venue was fab. Would defo visit again and highly recommend you to my family and friends xxx

Visited here twice this weekend. Warm welcome, friendly staff, very accommodating

What a beautiful pub, so friendly and welcoming, and the bar staff were incredible and always had a smile,

Great food, really friendly staff. It was a Wednesday night so there was mainly locals there but they were a friendly bunch. Just a bit obsessed with "eastenders" 😂

Lovely roast dinner. Very well organised and excellent price 13.00 for an adult.

Poor selection of vegetables. The flatest Yorkshire puddings ive ever seen. Gravy had a fatty taste .

We go here every year whilst staying at Devon Cliffs as there’s always a warm welcome! Don’t know the name of the man that always serves us but he is so friendly & good fun! Carvery is amazing! Thoroughly recommend this pub!

Good food and plenty, service was slow due to shortage of staff, which we understood. Atmosphere was made by ourselves around the table by the family. All that said we would go again as the food was good .

Nice place. I was at a wake but the food was good. I did look at the menu and they had a good choice to pick from.

Best Sunday lunch. Was cooked to perfection. Dan at the bar was lovely. Very accommodating. Funny and helpful. He needs a payrise.

Great food and atmosphere very welcoming

Excellent sat night with karaoke sun lunch very good thanks a lot

Very nice food good atmosphere and great service overall very good thank tpu

Decent couple of ales on. Decent food.

We liked the backward clock more than our drinks!

Did not like the music and volume Beer was good, service good. And i am told that the food is excellent and very popular with the locals and holiday makers from sandy bay holiday camp ( Haven ).

Wonderful atmosphere in a great setting.

Was not bad 6 months ago but today, don't seem too bothered about whether they serve you or not, and when they want £9 for a jacket potato and £6 for a battered sausage, well, make your own minds up!!

Carvery was the best we have had, staff are lovely and polite. Can't fault it, atmosphere great.

A lovely little pub. If you want simple tasty pub grub with a relaxing atmosphere then this is the place for you. We found this place on our drive past and decided to stop for lunch. The food was simple pub grub which is just what we wanted. It was hot, tasty food in a relaxed setting. Service was very quick and staff friendly. 4 stars due to dirty highchair and baby changing.

Called in on way back to Devon Cliffs. Not a great choice on the menu. Food arrived. Didn't enjoy it and was too embarassed to say anything. I'd of rather paid another £5 and eaten at South Beach Cafe on the caravan park...(which we have done twice on our break prior to this). Stick to a drink only!

Been 3 times to this fabulous pub, once for Evening Meal and 2 Sunday lunches. The food on all occasions were delicious, ( Sunday lunch Roasties are some of the best I've ever had!) Excellent service, Staff so friendly, welcoming and the Owner was understanding of my dietry needs - thank you! Food presented well and piping hot. Highly recommend.

Went to the Clinton arms what a great pub. Meals we re really good and tasty and atmosphere was great. The barman who greeted us on arrival was really friendly. Would recommend this pub for a great meal. Just down the road from the haven site.

Amazing service/Amazing staff 👏 BUT WHAT A AMAZING SUNDAY ROAST highly recommended 👌

Nice food, lovely outdoor garden and very kid friendly.

If your staying at Sandy Bay and fancy a walk out to the local pub like we did then you won’t be disappointed, great staff great food and good prices, dog friendly to we had a nice night out 👍

We recently stayed at Devon cliffs, and fancied a bit of a change, popped in here for a drink, friendly staff, Reasonable priced.

We came to visit today for a Sunday carvery. Its was a beautiful meal and service was absolutely fantastic. Highly recommend.

Locals pub with good kids area and basic pub grub menu. Friendly staff, clean and tidy.

As it's the closest pub to Sandy Bay, we popped in. Fair to say its been at least a couple decades since I've visited, much better now, great service and a landlord thats says ''Hello '' We took over the beer garden with the extended family one evening and loved it. If your staying at the @HavenHolidayPark "SANDY BAY" pop down and have a beer or two. Nice family welcome Devon Pub.

Absolutely fantastic food & the staff are great, especially Isaac the chef, really friendly & helpful. The cauliflower cheese was amazing, along with all the other food 🌟 Definitely recommend this pub, well worth a visit.

Was served last week by a lovely lady behind the bar .Made all our party feel so so so welcome the food was lovely . Lovely menu a lot smaller though from last year and no sausage and red onion pie which was a triumph. We will be back very soon . Thank you once again .

Amazing food nice portions well impressed highly recommended

A short stroll from Devon Cliffs park or a bus ride (you may need the bus back after a roast dinner) A very friendly welcome as we entered and quickly taken to our table. Up to the bar to order super easy, don't be concerned when you hear there is only small and medium carvery I can put away a roast like I'm being paid and even I was stuffed with what can only be described as the BEST roast dinner I have ever eaten (sorry nan) the meat was juicy and tender, perfect roast potatoes and a lovely selection of veg. Special mention to the superb roasted parsnips I could have had a plate of just those bad boys👍. We didn't look at the dessert menu as we were all so full we could y have even got in a communion wafer. Definitely recommend and definitely coming back on our return to Devon cliffs. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

We went to the Clinton arms to a wake after a friends funeral and the food was terrible. Poor quality ham, eggs in the sandwich and the price of £10 ahead which was charged was day light robbery.

Top notch service with a tight yet inviting community. Children love it and the food was spot on. Happened to see a lovely couple just wed pass by ♥️

Booked into for food at 7.30pm as we could not get in anywhere else as there were 16 of us, big thank you to the staff including the chef who stayed on to accommodate us, pity we do not find this place sooner. Very friendly and welcoming, food was very good not one of my party complained good food and reasonably priced. If you are stay at Devon Cliffs you have to try this place it's only down the road from Devon Cliffs

Food was really good, I had the special, steak and ale pie recommend by Tash at the bar, and it did not Dissapoint, Tash was really friendly and helpful highly recommended coming for food.

food was absolutely amazing so delicious and the staff were so friendly i would 100% come again.

Came on the spur of the moment having promised ourselves for the past few years visiting Devon that we would try this place. Well it didn't disappoint. They were initially fully booked and we were just getting in our car when we were shouted back. The owners squeezed us in and boy are we so glad they did. Food, service and atmosphere were amazing. Thank you so much team Clinton Arms.

A very warm welcome and very good service on our evening visit last night. A limited menu due to Covid but my Mediterranean tart was delicious. Sausage and mash was good, too. Felt very safe and it was wonderful to sit inside at last!

We visited twice whilst staying at Devon Cliffs and will definitely be back next time we are in Devon. Very friendly staff, quick service, great drinks menu and a playground for the little ones. Highly recommend a visit!

Family friendly pub with an amazing beer garden, plenty of space and a climbing frame for the kids to enjoy. Food is top quality and their drinks are reasonably priced for the quality they serve. Definitely recommend.

We popped in here on our first day of our holiday while we waited to go to our caravan was met by Danny and a lovely lady from then on we kept going back and had two meals which were good pub grub at it’s best. We found that signage in and out the pub were VERY CLEAR and all bar staff were POLITE and FRIENDLY and thanks to meeting Danny on that first day of our holiday we went back almost every day THANK YOU

We had an amazing time away at devon cliffs and happened to come across the clinton arms. We popped in here on our first day over in devon and met a nice, kind, funny and charming man who we got to know very well that politely seated us at a table suited for our needs and had a lovely chat with us throughout our stay. Thank you to danny for making our time down at the clinton arms worth while to the point we came back each and everyday. We had a lovely waitress a couple times called tash that was very polite and friendly and that you knew you could have a chat and a laugh with. This made our holiday. We had a few meals here which you couldnt fault. Definitely worth the money. For this time of year the we saw and respecting the clearly marked signage around the pub that clearly marked the entrance and exit. Thank you both danny and tash for making our experience at this pub the best! Thank you!

We visited here as a family before our holiday at Devon Cliffs. We came in the bar and were greeted by a really friendly lady who gave my 2 young girls lots of attention, which continued throughout the visit.We ordered our drinks which were brought over before ordering our food. Our 2 diet cokes seemed a little like the syrup had been mixed wrong, the lady took them back to the bar and came back saying that's just the mix, so she replaced them with 2 bottles of coke which were the same price, however it was coke not diet coke we had ordered, my wife was at the toilet with one of my girls and I was being showed by my other how many legs a rabbit had so didn't really pay attention to this at the time so my fault that I didn't bring it up at the time. The food came really promptly, the girls had sausage and chips which they both ate every drop of, at first I thought it was a bit of a short portion with only 1 sausage but it was a really good quality sausage and filled the girls up enough to not question it. I had the fish and chips which again was fine maybe could of been drained a little longer as there was a lot of oil sat on the plate but again that is a personal pet peeve, my wife had a chicken burger which she said she really enjoyed. As the tagline of my review says it was just good pub food, simple and effective, good for a quick visit or if you want to eat out without spending a fortune. The whole experience was taken to a better level by the great hospitality

Called through to make booking, background was very noisy and lady who answered the phone was also welcoming people in, so my call lasted longer than expected with issues with hearing because of the background noise, but she was polite so thought nothing of it. Booked a table for 4 with a highchair. Upon arrival we tried to find the entrance, my father in law who was holding my 1 yo son was first in, admittedly he was maskless at this point because my son enjoys pulling it off. We were greeted by a very blunt and loud man saying “gotta put your masks on before you come in” We all had masks and were in the process of putting them on, as we’d just come from the car and it was raining heavily (visit was during storm Alex) so we just didn’t want to get soaked. This man was sitting on a table with five other adults literally right next to the entrance door, you pass within a foot off them and the table to enter the pub. I know the rules about once you’re seated you can take a mask off, but this place need to look at the layouts of their tables. Me wearing a mask is to protect you.....where’s the protection for my son who is too young to keep a mask on when having to walk in close proximity to you? A waitress escorted us to a backroom, sat us down (masks off) and pointed at the highchairs (mask back on) to go and fetch it. She offered us drinks, we ordered, she then came straight back with the bill for drinks. We asked for a tab, sorry no tabs, new rules because of the table service (?????) another colleague overheard, came over, you can have a tab it’s easier, then the debate ensues right next to us .... can we or can’t we? Turns out we could. Drinks ordered, food ordered. Waitress prints off bill and prompts payment. Ermm, we haven’t had the food yet, nor are we sure if he will want dessert or other drinks. Drinks came out, ice missing from once of the drinks, we asked again for it. Within a few minutes of us having the drinks arrive, the lady came back without ice but “any more drinks” the drinks were barely touched yet, but I suppose she was just being efficient right? Just the ice please. She came back a shirt while later with a pint glass of ice and smirked asif to say “enough ice for you”?! Food comes out....edible. Typical pub grub but lower standard and rushed, (I presume as kitchen closed at 7.30pm and our order came out about 7.25pm they just wanted it down) batter was undercooked on the sausage, burger was burned all round the edges. We ate the food, the drinks were gone...waiting.....empty glasses, waitress no where to be seen, The irony that now we actually wanted the bill. The one way route exit for social distancing was now closed with curtains pulled across. We were now the only people in this back room. Finally we saw someone by the bar and called them over to ask for the bill. Our waitress came out and the bill was paid. We asked for which way out now the exit was closed “oh you can just go through the bar to the exit in the there” Oh great, passed all of the people lining the exit without masks. The man that had prompted us earlier to wear masks was now saying we could walk out of the entrance rather than the mock 2nd exit that had been created.....seriously, which way do you want it? Guessing he’s had a few more bevy’s by this point. He’s got to have been part of the management, if not, for your rep sake put him away from the customers. We left....worst 90 minutes of our holiday. We felt unwelcomed, unwanted, and out of place, unsatisfied by the food, Oh well, We won’t be returning and definitely will not be recommending.