Fingle Bridge Inn in West Devon

Great setting but be aware of the roads if you are driving here, we walked from Barley Meadow campsite (note, lots of elevation to return). Good value food, service was really good despite being very busy. Would certainly return. Nice riverside walk nearby.

Lovely stopover pub midway riverside on what surprised me as an exceptional walk with stunning scenery. river was full and fast flowing after heavy rainfall months which made it all the more exhilarating for walkers though not so for farmers and hospitality businesses.

Gorgeous fresh cream tea by the water, and lovely smiley service.

It is a lovely place to catch a bite to eat or just a drink on a warm day. Dog friendly, and staff are always happy to help. There is a good selection of alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks and cater for outdoor as well as indoor seating. They are always helpful in bringing out a chair if you are unable to sit on the outdoor benches. It's not the cheapest place in the world but the food is fresh and it's mostly local produce. It's lovely sitting close to the river and seeing and listening to all the different wildlife in the area.

Loved this place for lunch after a long walk!

Great food, quick and friendly service. Definitely be going again

An excellent pub with delicious food, amazing view, friendly stuff and lots of dogs :)) my burger was great ! That’s exactly what I needed after a long hike. 100% recommended, best pub experience so far

Great pub in a gorgeous location! Staff are incredibly friendly and go out of their way to help you. Good pub food with generous portions and a good pint!

We have been here several times and love the ambience. It's one of our favourite places for a walk and pint stop. Had the Sunday carvery today which was very filling and tasty. Nothing fancy but lovely and pubby food. Staff always very polite and the outside area is a dream.

A lovely experience. Great food, attentive staff and a warm welcome for our dog! We will be back again very soon! Thank you!

A lovely little place with picturesque views over the gorge. We have visited twice in the last month. The Sunday roast was lovely on my first visit, however, I would be prepared for long wait for the carvery as it's very popular. My husband and children were finished their meals by the time I returned to the table with my carvery. We also took my mum along on mothers day and even though we got there 45 minutes before the start of lunchtime, all the indoor seating had already gone and there was a large queue forming. We ended up sitting outside in the rain eating our dinner, which wasn't ideal. Despite this, the staff were warm and welcoming and the food was good (and hot which was good as we were all freezing!) The bar is dog friendly, which is fantastic, and the staff always make a fuss of my big german shepherd when we visit. The location is what really sets this nice wee place apart from the other local pub/restaurants. It's beautiful!

We visited here for lunch, then went for a lovely walk along the river nearby. The place was busy as it usually is and great for dogs families and cold drinks during summer or hot days. I felt the food was nicely written in the menu but expensive and oddly presented, the staff not really overly attentive and the tables were not being emptied quickly enough so quite disappointing overall.

We had a wonderful Carvery Lunch at The Fingle Bridge Inn today. The Meats were beautifully cooked with a choice for everyone. An abundance of fresh vegetables. As a Coeliac they went over & above to accommodate me. We were all fully satisfied.

Our first visit to the Fingle Bridge Inn although the weather wasn't the best it was a beautiful place. Being Mother's Day it was extremely busy and no seating in the restaurant only the bar but the service and food was lovely for a light lunch. Will definitely be going back there again.

Interesting place. Lovely location after a nice walk on one of the many trails around the area with very picturesque views. Made to feel welcome. Our meals were served quickly and the Guinness was very good. Large plates of very pleasant and tasty food

The Sunday roast was amazing!!! Lovely setting, even on a rainy day.

Lovely setting. Excellent service from the two most polite, helpful and friendly young chaps at the Bar. Thank you

Lovely spot, great halfway spot for some woodland walks. Benches on the bank of the river are perfect

I've driven past this Inn so many times admiring it. Yesterday I got to go for lunch. It's very busy, very popular with walkers & doggy lovers. Can recommend the carvery, fresh & very tasty. The staff are very friendly. The weather wasn't too good but the outside has seating & sat beside the river. Beautiful scenery, will definitely be back 😊

Well worth a visit when in the area. Great walking spot as well ....nice 4 mile loop along the valley to Castle Drogo. Really friendly pub for food and a drink . .and a stunning location and the end of a dead end road Food was standard pub offerings. The bacon burger was particularly good ..as was the fish and chips. Highly recommended

We stopped by Fingle Bridge Inn along the "Hunters and Fisherman's path to Castle Drogo" hike in mid January. It is situated right along the river, in a very picturesque location. It has that traditional welcoming pub/inn atmosphere, and most importantly very dog friendly! The cream tea we had here was wonderful, with warm scones and a very generous container of clotted cream.

A fantastic pub located in an Idyllic setting. Not satisfied with that , the staff go out of thier way to be welcoming and accommodating. Very dog friendly, I have never seen so many well behaved dogs in a pub. All well behaved. Food lovley and prompt. Beer was good too. Throughly recomended

Great food. Great place to eat. Highly recommend.

Friendly, welcoming staff here: thank you for making us feel at home.

I think this place must have changed hands since I last visited ages ago. What a transformation, great food and efficient friendly service now

Had a great catch up with friends here on New Years Eve. Staff were amazing and attentive but not overly so and the food and drink was great. Scenery absolutely beautiful despite the weather. Will definitely be coming back!

Cyclists & Doggies Not too busy.. Susie, Totnes / Dartington 🕊️

Pubs don't come with a much better back drop than this.

A must visit after a walk in the woods for a pint or two in front of the fire

Cozy inn by the river, great location for a walk in the woods followed by a pub lunch. Great views and good choice of food served promptly.

Lovely place for a break on your walks around this beautiful wooded valley. Amazing cream teas and seating down by the river.

As the great Clark Griswold exclaimed in the film, ‘Vacation’ - ‘first ones here, first ones here!’ ……or, in this case - ‘first one.’ Arrived extremely early on a Sunday, and wind for a lengthy walk around this area of magnificence. A truly spectacular place to visit, as always. Lady in the Inn, was very pleasant and friendly, and enjoyed a highly pleasing cappuccino after my bout of exercise. Looooovely stuff!!!!

Lovely pub in a fantastic location.

Best Sunday lunch in a long time carvery served by a lovely man from Kent!

Lovely beer at a great location . I'm definitely going to try the food one day. It smelt and looks delicious. I want a roast but the pasties look very good too

A really lovely pub with helpful staff, very dog-friendly with the most stunning scenery and plenty of walks. A limited menu but delicious food and quality ales. An absolute must for a romantic Summer's day!

Enjoyed a riverside walk and a cuppa in the pub. Very pleasant

A lovely place to finish a walk at. Great staff and really set up for walkers.

Sunday carvery always excellent

Very pleasant atmosphere and staff. Had chicken terrine and cream tea - lovely!

Food is excellent, service is good, nice selection of beers

Beautiful setting, good food and friendly service.

Came across this pub on my Castle Drogo circular walk. What a hidden gem! Stopped for a drink mid walk, but thought it was so lovely we drove back the same day for lunch after we had completed the route. Shared a ploughman's and chips, will be bringing my family back soon for a full dinner situation!

Everything about this place is beautiful the ambience, staff and service is excellent. Will definitely come back here...

Nice setting right by the water. Chips were lovely. But the service was poor. We ordered drinks when we sat down. After 10 mins they came to take our food order and we reminded them about our drinks. Still no show. Our food came, we reminded them about our drinks and still no show. I had to get up half way through my meal to chase. But otherwise, it would have been a great visit.

What a charming pub! Stoped there for lunch after a dog walk in the moors. Was pleasantly surprised they do table service outside. A game changer - it's not easy to order a drink at the bar and bring it back to the table with 2 dogs on a leash 😅 I also appreciate the fact they trust their customers - pub allowing to run a tab outside without taking your card details is very uncommon these days. Fantastic location by the river. Food was excellent and reasonably priced. Staff even more so! I've mentioned to the waiter that I love pickles with my burger and though I've opted for scampi on that occasion I was brought a serving of pickles on a side. 10/10

What a charming pub! Stoped there for lunch after a dog walk in the moors. Was pleasantly surprised they do table service outside. A game changer - it's not easy to order a drink at the bar and bring it back to the table with 2 dogs on a leash 😅 I also appreciate the fact they trust their customers - pub allowing to run a tab outside without taking your card details is very uncommon these days. Fantastic location by the river. Food was excellent and reasonably priced. Staff even more so! I've mentioned to the waiter that I love pickles with my burger and though I've opted for scampi on that occasion I was brought a serving of pickles on a side. 10/10

Great place to stop whilst taking a valley walk or just to visit exclusively.

What a pleasant lunch! Good food but what made it for us on table 32 was how lovely the staff were!! Keep hold of them. Lovely location too. Thank you.

Fabulous location and possibly the best bacon cheese burger I've ever had. The lemon and ginger cheesecake was sublime. As always, the people are very friendly, chatty, and welcoming. If I'm ever nearby again I will definitely be making a detour to this pub.

Such a gorgeous spot with really yummy food and a stocked bar!

Great setting, fab ales. The staff are second to none. So friendly.

Great place for a walk and then food and drinks after. Very pleasant atmosphere by the river. Great service and food. Recommend a visit.

I would highly recommend this place. It’s in a beautiful location and the atmosphere was really nice. You can sit outside by the river and the staff were really good and attentive. The food was banging. We all got the carvery which is was only £14 and was really really good. You queue up for the carvery and there’s a guy there that slices the meats in front of you. The gravy was decent too. I think the stand out dish was the cheesey leeks. Guinness on tap was good too

Lovely pub, fab location with great riverside walks, dog 🐕 friendly

Well I should run the pub down! To keep people away but no! It’s a great pub and we had Sunday carvery after 3 hour walk along the river totally unfaultable beer was excellent so was the meal would recommend to everyone

Not the easiest place to drive to but omg so worth it.

What a great place,right by a river, beautiful location, absolutely perfect Plenty of walks nearby, plenty of parking Get there early to avoid not getting a table,it does get busy around 1pm,do best go earlier,good was lovely.. I started with chicken and apricot terrain and I had lasagna as my mains ,my only small criticism on that was the cheese on top of lasagna needed to be a bit more crispy,but that's just me being fussy and we're all different,apart from that,no complaints.

Life throws out the odd gem. This is one of them. Great walk followed by a meal at the side off a babbling brook. Perfect.

Might be one of my favorite places I’ve ever been in my life. A hidden treasure tucked into a beautiful nature space.

Lovely walk through the woods and along the river, then good food and beer. What more do you need?

A really lovely location, super friendly and relaxed.

A lovely situation, and superb cream tea

Fantastic surroundings to stop for lunch. Staff very friendly and welcoming and the food was great. A must place to visit.

Beautiful location for a pub, the outside seating area has stunning views but it's all a bit tired and tatty inside. The food and drink is cheap but average, It's always busy so maybe I am being picky. Very dog friendly. Staff are always lovely.

Beautiful location. Friendly staff. Lovely food.

Such a lovely location, food was good but could be a little better

Lovely place to stop and rest with a lunch and a beer after a long and beautiful dog walk by the river. Very well-mannered staff, good food and dog friendly.

An idyllic place to have lunch with a spectacular view of the stream. Great service and a tasty veggie burger with chips. The Salcombe beer was good too!

Delightful location by the river, charming staff. Can get very busy at peak times. I strongly recommend checking opening times before you travel as these vary with the season.

All good ,staff very kind and helpful lovely place with lovely views! Recomanded!

Lovely pub with wonderful vista.⁰

We always love coming here. It's a beautiful spot and the tan rubbing the pub make sure the service and food and drink matches

Although it doesn’t seem particularly old, the Fingle Bridge has great charm. At a picturesque, quiet spot overlooking an ancient bridge on the Teign River, it’s a great spot to punctuate one of the many beautiful local walks. Plenty of riverside outdoor seating for warm weather, and spacious indoors. For lunch I enjoyed the scampi and chips with a pint of Salcombe Breeze lager. Friendly, efficient service.

This pub is in a beautiful spot by the river. The food was delicious and the service from all of the staff was friendly and welcoming. We will definitely return again and have a long walk followed by lunch soon.

This pub is in a beautiful spot by the river. The food was delicious and the service from all of the staff was friendly and welcoming. We will definitely return again and have a long walk followed by lunch soon.

This has always been a busy pub in a beautiful location. They have now implemented a table service only service. You wait for a table and the waiter takes your order. It was busy but we got a table fairly quickly. The service was excellent friendly and efficient. Food was very good quality pub food.

We walked here on a glorious sunny day (short three miles). We had the Brixham crab salad and a pint of cider each. Service was good, food excellent as was the local cider. Highly recommended! The setting is sublime, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and will be back.

Fingle Bridge has been a favourite spot for years so l thought l would visit today. Found a convenient parking spot marked 'Pub patrons only'. OK l fancied a pint. Went to the bar only to be asked which table l was at. I said that l didn't want a table, just a pint. 'Table service only.' The outside seating area was busy, the inside near deserted. In the time it took the three people behind the bar to make it clear that they were not going to serve me they could have pulled my pint and l could have paid for it. As it was l left. Yet another lovely place ruined by a Jobsworth mentality. Unfriendly, unwelcoming, unhelpful - l suggest you avoid. I will certainly never return.

Delightful situation food etc. Wonderful place for children & dogs to enjoy the river on a nice day & for grandies to watch & walk....

Took the dog for a walk and I've never been down there so we ended up coming to the pub after. The 2 waitresses we had were great, awesome service. Lovely food, thankyou for a nice day out

Set in a peaceful riverside setting next to 17th century Fingle Bridge. Although the kitchen was closed when I arrived, it's still a nice place for a coffee and ample choice of walks. There is an information board across the river showing a map of the walks in the area.

Fantastic cream tea, service, very clean and great view! Prices great. Perfect for walkers to stop off or just a meal!

Beautiful spot to have lunch but get there early ish

Food is just ok. Not rubbish but not brilliant either. The place is very quirky but not really my cup of tea. Won't be going back

Stunning location (outside only, inside is VERY dated) and friendly staff, but the carvery was the worst me and my partner have ever had.

lovely food surrounded by lovely scenery

Sehr schönes Ausflugsziel zum Wandern und Cream Tea genießen. Die Scones sind hausgemacht und es gibt genügend Clotted Cream und Marmelade dazu. Hunde sind im Außenbereich willkommen und eine Abkühlung für die Vierbeiner im Fluß ist kein Problem. Wir waren gleich 2 mal hier.

Great place, amazing location. Very family and dog friendly. Food is great, serving over a good period of time so our first visit was a drink and chips after an impromptu visit and the second and third more planned around a long walk. Can get very busy.

Lovely Inn, staff had big smiles and the food was really nice, definitely recommend 😀 👌

So glad that they were able to open again after Covid. Lovely cream tea and a dip in the stream

Love this pub, my fave in the area. Its setting is second to none and stunning right on the river and by the historic Fingle Bridge. Plenty of tables for outside dining and river views when the weather is good, and it's cosy and spacious inside too. The food is excellent, and we have tried various options, including the salads with fresh fish and crab, the lasagne, the baguettes, chicken and meat dishes. It is also always well staffed, and they are a friendly and efficient team.

It's a beautiful location, especially as the sun was shining and we had a table outside right at the riverside. The soup of the day was lovely and hot, along with freshly baked crusty bread and butter pats Have to also say it was the best burger meal I've had in a long long time. 8oz lovely beef burger (no gristle or bone) beautifully cooked in a freshly baked bap with chips salad and coleslaw. All the meals we saw looked lovely, as I was at one time contemplating the lasagna ? Maybe next time as we will be back again 👍

We have been coming here regularly for years because it’s a beautiful setting and the staff are always welcoming. No issues with quantity of food but quality and choice have gone downhill since 2020. Same menu all year round. Not sure we will eat here again unless there is a revamp of the menu. Sorry.

Lovely pub by the river. Excellent food. Friendly staff. Good parking. Easy walking over the bridge by the river. More challenging same side as pub!

If you are able to get to this place, it's definitely worth it, but the drive may not be for everyone. The location is just magical, and the food is on the same level. My only issue is that I wish it was a bit more traditional looking than a 70s rebuild. There are so many parts of the interior that need work, either to modernise or to make it look traditional to match the extior and settings. I highly recommend though. As the food was to die for, made even better when we got to sit out by the stunning river that flows passed!

Lovely place with a lovely view but very pricey!

Not ridiculously expensive, warm and friendly, and a great setting. Had two cream teas 🍵

Friendly staff, service with a smile, which makes all the difference.

Food and service very good, but I did not liked dogs inside the Inn. I understand that they are allowed, but it is not very comfortable when they barking behind you during the meal.