Eversfield Organic at the Ring of Bells Inn in Teignbridge

Avoid like plague! They will kick an entire family out and not honour bookings even though restaurant is empty! Awful awful service from the moody lady serving at the bar. I know that service around Devon is hit and miss but her attitude is some of the worst I’ve ever seen her in my life and I’ve seen a lot of bad service. So here’s my experience at this place today Tuesday 1st of March: I called at 15:54 and proceeded to leave a voicemail with my booking as there was no answer. I said we will arrive around 17:30/17:40, we are a family of 6 (2 adults, 2 children, 2 babies). I figured it’s a Tuesday and booking a dinner at 17:30 not exactly busy. 2 days prior I walked in the pub and asked hours of operation and the nice young guy there told me Tuesday supper should be easy and can call during the day, I don’t need to call days in advance. I then proceed to drive for 1 hour and 15 minutes to this place. I get there 17:30 start walking towards the pub, I see a young couple in the garden eating. I then walk in, apart from 1 other person the place was totally EMPTY…just like you would expect on a Tuesday at 17:30! I look around for someone but there was nobody there so I proceed to walk to the bar. Behind the bar the lady I was mentioning, she was serving a couple at the bar having some drinks. I then ask her politely “excuse me, who do I need to talk to about a reservation at the restaurant?”. She answers back snarky “me once im done here”. I’m like oh wow she’s really in a good mood. I wait for a few minutes she then walks behind the bar to her computer. She asks me if I have a reservation, i then tell her I called an hour and a half ago and left a voicemail. She replies saying oh I haven’t got any voicemails and just looks at the phone on wall without checking or anything like that. Obviously she was totally bs’ing me. She then asks how many people and when. I say now and we are 2 adults, 2 young children and 2 babies. She says “we are too busy we have a local dinner / local event tonight and only 1 chef we don’t have space.” I reply back “but I booked the place by leaving a voicemail, the restaurant is now empty (surely this event is not at 5:30pm???) and I drove over an hour with 4 hungry children to come here”. I even showed her the phone number I dialled in my phone and she confirmed it’s the right one. She then looks me straight in the eye and says “sorry…I can book you for dinner tomorrow” and proceeds to walk back to the bar. Great service right? Now I go back to the car and as my wife got all the kids out i tell her to put everyone back in. Obviously everyone screaming and hungry so have to find new place for dinner. I then drove for 10 minutes to nearby Bovey Castle (thank god this place is nearby) who had no trouble offering us dinner without a booking. If the owner sees the message I would appreciate if you could leave some contact details. This type of behaviour from staff is totally unacceptable and owner needs to be aware of it!

We visited yesterday with a warm welcome from the staff. The man behind the bar who served us (unsure of his name sorry) was super helpful and very chatty, The food was lovely also. Thank you for making us and our dog Chester feel very welcome. We hope to visit again one day.

Great food, lots of choice. High quality. Friendly warm service in a beautiful old pub.

Went there for a birthday lunch with children, amazing food, and extremely generous. All staff were incredibly friendly and professional. Highly recommend

Amazing local pub, great service awesome food, quiet and cozy!!! Thanks for an epic night!

Great meal with my family. Excellent service, attentive without being overbearing and the food was really good quality. Highly recommend

We didn’t stay here, just visited for lunch and refuge while we waited for break down recovery. The food was delicious and the staff were so helpful and friendly- they really went above and beyond. So grateful!

Ancient pub tucked away. Posh food.

Beautiful Dartmoor pub with excellent food & great service.

One of the best Sunday roasts we've had in a long time, highly recommend! Thank you!

Lovely location and beautiful setting Dog friendly Not a huge offer on ale and ciders, but the ones on offer were great. Excellent chips and ciabattas available including GF options.

Beautiful Devon village pub in Dartmoor national park. Superb service team and really accommodating for our lunch request. Worth booking ahead for Sunday lunch. Great local food and drink options

Outside beautiful but inside modernisation not in keeping. Church across the Green is well worth a visit.

Nice food and friendly staff. There are some excellent walks around the very pretty village.

Rooms, ambience and location great. However, if check-out is at 10:30, you are urgently informed about this time and the breakfast buffet is cleared away at 9:45, it is like being thrown out in an unfriendly manner.

Took a Hong Kong friend to here last week - wish I had tried it before! The delightful, small village sets the atmosphere, and the Ring of Bells did not disappoint in any way. Attentive and friendly service, and the food was superb. Nothing "exotic", but all the better for it if the standard is good. It was much better than that! Will certainly return with a feeling of confidence.

Gorgeous pub in a gorgeous village. We hadn't booked and up at 3 pm, in-between lunch and dinner, so not not ideal for them, but they were very accommodating and served up some delicious ciabattas. Very dog friendly, excellent service. Decent real ale.

Wow … what a great place. We had drinks and then dinner here. Dinner was 5 star. Better than some of those fancy places that charge too much … seriously good food and great wine. 10 out of 10. Thanks for a great night.

Beautiful pub in a dream like town. Excellent food.

Good service very poor expensive steaks for three of us.Wont be going again

We really liked the pleasant restaurant and the stay there was wonderful.

Super little local pubs, a very high quality lunch with some real love on the plate.. Even a nice salad alongside the ciabetta.... And super homemade onion rings.... Will even go back and try the evening service

Very idyllic nice neighborhood place with fresh and perfectly prepared food of excellent quality. Great service. Gonna come back tomorrow

Not the great village pub that it used to be. Reservations and all tables laid with cutlery for meals are not synonymous with what we like in a village pub

Lovely staff , we missed the food but enjoyed our drinks. Next time .

Our first visit to both the village of North Bovey and The Ring of Bells and well worth it, a quintessentially typical chocolate box Devon village, The Ring of Bells is situated around the village green. With plenty of outside seating in the front courtyard, inside is a beautiful and authentic mix of wooden beams, with a soft modern accent, beautifully decor, soft furnishings, spacious and elegant, the use of the interior space has been considerately thought through. The menu was a delight of locally sourced ingredients, varied and balanced to suit all tastes, I tried the scallops and the rump which were both superb, between us we also tried the spicy parsnip soup and the calamari, along with both the quiche’s of the day and the sausage and mash, all of which were a delight on the taste buds. Having left room for dessert, we opted for the home made dark chocolate cheesecake, creme brûlée and tiramisu, all of which were a superb finish to a very exceptional, delicious meal. The service was efficient, friendly and welcoming, the presentation of the meals was exemplary, and we look forward to returning soon, thanks guys, a very special afternoon in deed

Had lunch today, with my girlfriends. It was lovely to see the fires lit, lovely ambience and a busy restaurant. The food was excellent, and the staff welcoming and super efficient. Well Done to the team. We will be back. Laurie Preece

Hiked over here from Bovey Castle and enjoyed a rewarding beer at the pub. Lovely place and cozy pub. Looks like a great place to dine as well.

lovely Sunday roast with good ales and friendly service

Hope they have changed their poor attitude since my visit. I visited some time ago with a friend of mine house hunting in the area. We were ignored (refused service) for over half hour because we were on motorcycles. I have read articles about it going bust ? I would give zero stars but it wont let me post that.

We had a fantastic lunch here. The steak melts in the mouth and the service was excellent!

Lovely place to eat great food friendly staff definitely recommend a visit reasonably priced, will be back had a lovely time!

Superb Sunday lunch, and excellent service. Already looking forward to our next return! Great Stout and Cider on tap

Absolutely beautiful location, warm and welcoming pub. The food is out of this world. Its not cheap but you get what you pay for. Worth every penny. Kudos to the kitchen.