Fishermans Cot in Mid Devon

Amazing experience. The staff were friendly, attentive, polite and easily available if you needed them. My mum has mobility issues and the staff assisted us to the table, lifting her walker up the small step. The carvery was superb. We will be back. Thank you to the team for making it a relaxed Sunday lunch particularly Beth, Hannah, Anna and Katie

I love the pie in here it’s really recommended but I have to say my wife’s scampi and chips came it was a tiny portion with about 10 dried up peas to accompany it and for the price it should be a much better standard. I was particularly put out though at £10.95 for a glass of wine that’s an absolute liberty for a glass of cheap house wine. I do always love the setting here but sadly after years of coming here last night for the first time I felt short changed.

Perfect location, cosy and yet also large room, wonderful waterside peaceful retreat... team were attentive and friendly. Chelsea in particular very helpful and made us feel valued as guests. Food in the evening on the set menu particularly tasty and generous portions, surprisingly so, considering special offers on two and three courses - Thank you x

It's a very pleasant location and a very nice pub to sit inside or out and look at the river. What let's it down is the QR code ordering system. The staff either don't know where the table or just seem to not bother. I've been a couple of times recently and experienced this. Shame

Nice setting, friendly staff, food of poor quality and overpriced. Dry, tasteless and small portions. Much of it clearly cooked from frozen.

Stayed at the Fisherman's Cot for 1 night and good job as the hot water wasn't working, reported this to staff at 4 pm ish and were told they would get a manager never came, then told they were waiting for the maintenance and would take 2 hours to fix, so decided to have dinner which was very nice and the waitresses very friendly, unfortunately the problem wasn't solved and were told it couldn't be fixed but we had hot water for the sink, not once were we offered anything and were told to contact the booking agent, once we had finished our dinner we went back to the room and about 5 minutes later we were offered a different hotel a drive away this was not possible as we both had a drink while at dinner and didn't want to go somewhere we didn't know. Real shame as the place is lovely but obviously don't really care about their customers and as we don't get to spend time just us very often very upset and angry the way the situation was handled.

first impressions are important, outside bins overflowing with rubbish , smell of raw sewage , outside the property looks very unloved , needs a repaint .. once inside real ale pumps not working , most of the starters on the menu were not available, lamb meal was dire and uneatable , fed most of it to our dog .. did not bother with a desert went to bed hungry . The whole experience was disappointing, the pub is in a lovely setting but thats about it …had an air of about to be closed down for good .Staff look scruffy with no apparent direction of a manager.

The first impression of the place is of a very down at heel and neglected pub/restaurant. The two members of staff on duty were clearly struggling to cope with all the diners and running the bar to the point that coffees we ordered were completely forgotten about. The menu looked extensive but based on the food we could see coming out of the kitchen and the general appearance of the place we played safe and ordered scampi and chips. I wouldn’t say the food was served to us more like it was thrown on the table the presentation was absolutely dreadful. Our coffees finally arrived with an apology but what was supposed to be a latte and a flat white both were a dull grey colour, completely undrinkable and almost unrecognisable as coffee. Given what is a stunning location at the side of the river and a lovely historical old building it is so sad that the current owners have let the business deteriorate to this state.

Terrible food dry and extremely expensive for what you get ! Staff poor not interested had to ask twice for menu ! Food not fresh Definitely won’t go back very sad as it’s a beautiful place by the river ! Oh forgot to say terrible smell in the restaurant of sewage ! Needs a complete makeover , new staff who are happy and want to serve with a smile

Don't normally leave reviews but felt I needed to after seeing some of the reviews. We had a delicious well presented lunch. Staff were very welcoming. View was amazing. We will be back again.

The staff were amazing, especially the lady who organised my Mum's 90th celebrations, nothing was too much for her or the chef. The event went smoothly and was faultless in all my extra and last minute requests (prosecco and glasses for 25? Not a problem). We ate in the bar the night before, as we were staying in our Motorhome in the car park, it was so cold this fabulous member of staff ( I didn't get her name, but she did anything and everything, if she isn't a Manager, make her one!) managed to organise a room for the next night, best £60 we have ever spent. Thank you all, we will be back again without hesitation.

Table service by Jo was great, Very friendly and helpful. I'm vegetarian and often disappointed with what's on offer at Christmas but I really enjoyed all three courses. Great pub and not too loud so we could talk easily.

Beautiful location with garden next to the river. Poor quality food and little choice of drinks. Overall the owners, Marstons, have no interest in quality

What a disappointment. Went here for Christmas lunch 2024 and it was a real let down. The menu was limited, the food was bland, poorly presented and cold. There were barely any veggies or gravy. The meat wasn't nice and the vegetarian option was horrible. The staff were miserable, the atmosphere was dead and the cutlery was either missing or dirty. My mum felt unwell by the end of the meal and was sick by the time we got home. For the money I had high expectations but was sorely disappointed.

Very good service, food came out quickly, amazing delicious good food. Drinks came out very very very very very fastly,

Our regular get together with family was as perfect as always. In particular, Sally was so cheerful, friendly and efficient as she always is. It was a very busy lunchtime and even though they were a little short staffed on that day, we weren't kept waiting at all. Sally always looks after us so well.

Lovely meal great surroundings . lovely service by our waitress Sally who was excellent. Will be back again soon looking forward to another excellent meal. Bob

Jo and Henry gave excellent service, very friendly and welcoming. Came on a weekday evening for food and a few drinks. Left with a smile.

Lovely date night out with partner, 5* experience. Thanks to Sally for going above and beyond throughout especially when catering for my dairy allergy.

From arrival to departure we were in excellent hands of Jo, Beth, and Andy H. All very friendly and attentive. Very quick service and ensured the whole party were attended to. The food was delicious and hot. Would highly recommend not just for the food but the staff as well.

Lovely place great setting, very quiet and had a great night sleep. Dinner was great and breakfast was great Sally at breakfast was great very friendly and helpful

Had an impromptu day off so met a friend for lunch. Sadly there was a ooor selection of gin, which was disappointing. I ordered from the lunch menu, the cauliflower wings and fish goujons were lovely, however my friends cheese pie was completely cremated inside, under the lid, and had to go back to the kitchen. Sally sorted it out for us.

After previous average experiences we decided to give this venue another go after receiving a 30% discount voucher for main courses in the post. Sadly, on a Friday night they are simply overwhelmed, understaffed and have no standards when it comes to service, quality etc. We arrived at 7.45, for a 8pm booking. Waited 10 minutes to be greeted and shown to a table. By 8.15 we had our food order taken however 4 x £6.20 (£24.40) pints later we were still waiting for a simple (2 mains) order to be delivered. On arrival, disappointment in the quality.

We had tried this pub in the past and the food was mediocre at best. Today we tried again, as a friend said the chef had changed and we got 30% off vouchers through the post. It was still just as mediocre in afraid. We both had fish and chips - it was lukewarm and looked like it had possibly been reheated. Hardly any peas. £16 is a lot to charge for such a simple dish. I wish we'd honestly just gone to the chippie. We won't be back which is a such a shame as we are locals and the location is lovely.

We are staying at fishermans cot and enjoyed the full English breakfast with a lovely view of the river and grounds. The staff are helpful and polite.

What a Gem of a place. Great selection of drinks. Friendly stay who welcome you with a smile. Chelsea couldn't do enough for us. Checking that all we had was to our satisfaction.

Very nice place to eat , lovely views over bridge and stream. Our host Callum looked after very well , Only reservations was the room , tv only had 3 channels, no toilet brush , no space for clothes just hanging space , and the shower was restricted because off ceiling and water was cool in shower .

Lovely lunch to celebrate dad’s birthday, lovely choice of food, good specials menu. The staff were great, friendly, helpful and very enthusiastic, Jo and Sally were friendly and could not do enough for us.

On holiday popped in for Sunday lunch it was a carvery everything cooked to perfection with lovely friendly staff highly recommend

We had a fantastic dinner and our waiter, Callum, could not have been more professional and helpful. He is a credit to the restaurant. We will be back. Thank you!

We came here for my birthday just myself and hubby booked a couple of weeks ago, haven't been for years so thought we would return. After getting our drinks which my husband had to repeat serval times to the barman as he was to busy listen in to other conversations going on and not giving us the customer any attention we made our way out side stunning views that's about it the grounds itself are all tired and worn out weeds everywhere very run down and not in keeping which is a shame. We went in to let them no we were ready for our table which we booked to be taken to a table right by the dishwasher door coming and going the table just about fitted our plates food ok mash was smash potato yes we could of complained but after getting another drink to go with our meal and the barman telling other colleagues what a bunch of @#!@#@!@# those guys were earlier and then asking me twice what drink was it you wanted I really didn't think it was worth it! Won't be rushing back that's for sure would have stayed for pudding but put off. Disappointing evening let down by staff.

The pub’s setting is beautiful. Lovely sitting area outside by the river with live music in the background. Food is reasonably priced and lovely. Staff are friendly too. Highly recommend the place.

Lovely helpful staff and very nice food Great position by the river Exe. Seating inside and out. Would definitely recommend a visit.

Exceptional service, fabulous food a great chance to get our team together, what a lovely location. Thank you! We’ll be back!

The staff are very Friendly. The service was good. . Good choice on the menu and the food was lovely. Facilities were clean.

This is an ideal place to eat. There is plenty of comfortable seating with great views of the river and attentive prompt service.

We had a fantastic team day at the fisherman's cot. We had privacy, great food and endless coffees . I would really recommend this as a buisness venue

We had our team day here and the service was excellent. The room was lovely with tea and coffee throughout the tea. Lunch was fantastic !

Lovely staff and great food. Asked how our food was and if we were satisfied. Would definitely come here again- very friendly atmosphere. Staff lady named Sally was perfect and definitely warm welcoming.

Indeed, our tour to discover good to great places (or not) in the UK and beyond, continues. I still use my international Catering/Private Service/Customer Service/retail and Hospitality trades professional experiance as well as have been educated in them in five countries since 1982, at a high level, to have a balanced view of judging those things. The spot of The Fisherman's Cot is lovely and the tables are clean. The service is all right but a bit detached as it seems it is on a "Stack'em, Pack'em Rack'em tone" customers wisw. The food was good: we ordered the Pan Sea Bass which was perfectly cooked but the potatoes dry. The Sausage and Mash were delightful but not much vegetables. The Hendricks Gin serving were adequate and satisfying. So, it is a pushed near 85% on 100%. It would be better if the service is way more personalized, the sanitary hygienic gel dispensers at the entrance filled up (as there were empty), freshened up toilets (as it was a bit smelly) and better parking as it was convoluted without correct limiting markings. So, hopefully the time we might come back, it shall be better if they read my trusted review here.

Was lovely food and all round amazing service. Grace was our server today and made us all laugh and was very polite, so thankful for the great service :)

Lovely experience as always. Our waitress sally was wonderful, very accommodating and friendly. Food was excellent. Lovely place, lovely staff :)

We visited many times over the years, so this was not a one-off choice for a family meal. However, this experience has left us not wanting to return. Bad service, quality of food was poor, chicken Caesar salad was awful, lettuce was cooked, and three of us sent them back. When they returned, chicken was tough, and we just paid and left the restaurant. The roast was way below the normal quality. Normally we have a dessert, but didn't want to stay any longer and didn't tip, which is unheard of for our family. Lovley location, but sadly not for us anymore

Had breakfast and dinner here recently and the staff and service were excellent. The staff were particularly helpful with our young daughter which was greatly appreciated.

Very professional and attentive staff and service. Food very well cooked and tasty. Premises obviously very popular as frequented by many people

This was our first time at the fisherman’s cot and it was a good night. Great food Great views and great service from sally Would highly recommend

Great place, so relaxing, lovely atmosphere and great staff. We are staying for the night too, so planning to have dinner later on. Beautiful spot by the river.

First visit won’t be my last special thanks for Sally great service. I recommend people to go there if they want to.😃😃😃

Took friends for lunch super food great customer service from our waitress, was a lovely place to stop off at it was a lovely day today sun was shining, had a walk about out side and the grounds are very well kept lovely to see and thank you for your hospitality Sally

Sally was so lovely and the set menu was great value and the food tasted amazing. The butternut soup was so flavoursome. The fish goujons were crispy and the chips were chunky

A group of us visited for our annual St David’s day/weekend away. Had amazing food and had fabulous service from sally who waited on us with food & drinks, she’s so lovely & polite would definitely recommend to eat here again

Stayed here on business and this is an absolute hidden gem. Absolutely beautiful definitely worth the visit! Best breakfast ever!!

A nice visit, fantastic, friendly staff, the usually excellent carvery was let down by a few missing items condiments, but the quality of what we had was very good

We were there for the carvery and a get together of friends and family for my birthday. The food was very good and the serve good too

Great friendly staff,very service , Would and will recommend it to friends and family, and definitely will come back.👍

Myself, husband and friend have been here twice in the last week and Well what can I say about this wonderful place. Omg! The staff are truly amazing, polite, that provide the friendliest welcoming and service, nothing is too much trouble for them. The food...

Popped in for a bite to eat, had the new buttermilk burger, absolutely delicious. New Carmel tart went down a treat. Staff were amazing.

Popped in with a couple of friends for a coffee but decided to have lunch. There were new items on the menu, so I asked if the table was free to eat. The ladies working were very attentive. Drinks were delivered quickly. They were very...

Went to the Fisherman's Cott on Saturday 3rd of Feb at about 1.30pm . We were greeted by Keeley and taken to our table. Spectacular views of the river in a relaxed and charming venue . Keeley look after us and attended us throughout our...

Meine "Honig& Senf Schinken" (Honey & Mustard Glazed Ham Hock) erwies sich als riesige Schweinshaxe, statt z.B. dicke Schinkenstreifen. Das...

We really enjoyed our Impromptu visit, we had the kebabs and they were really good, also the view of the river is really nice, would be amazing in summer

Very few staff. The whole place was very freezing cold. Don't even think about taking you coat off. Everyone was moaning. This was not acceptable Also lots on menu not available. Steak? Live local. Something is not right

Our regular get together with family was as perfect as always. In particular, Sally was so cheerful, friendly and efficient as she always is.

Stopped off for a coffee and snack. Sally served us, she was charming. Chilli fries were awesome. Large portion Very tasty.

Popped in on the off chance of getting a table for 3. Taken to the table by a young lady called Genna. Sally took out drinks order then served us for the rest of our stay. What lovely ladies they were. Burgers are delicious.

My mother and I had lunch here in the way from Devon to Shrewsbury. Being a chain pub/restaurant expectations were not high to be honest. Came here as it was on the way and my mother often brought her mother here for a meal! Super...

Despite putting a negative review last visit my wife went again with her daughter in my absence and report that changes have been made and the new management seem to be on top of things now. The meal was excellent in every department and the...

A lovely Xmas day, the staff were excellent and our Xmas dinner was fab. A great atmosphere will be back next year. Thank you to everyone who worked and made our Xmas day special

We stayed for 2 nights, having previously stayed. Sally, Aaron, Keeley and Alex were all so welcoming and helpful and worked hard to meet the requirements of the customers. Accepting that the paint work needs refreshing our room was both clean and nicely presented. This...

Visited today for Christmas lunch. Food was lovely and staff was great. Shout to Callum who did a great job serving us. Will recommend.

Wonderful time for Christmas lunch with the family. Food was excellent and service by Callum was amazing! Very friendly atmosphere.

Terrible service came as a party of 36 adults and children for family Xmas meal starters took an hour to come out one girl serving 36 meals coming out two by two and when main meals were coming out and being eaten some starters were...

Lovely lunch with friends! Very friendly service. Thank you to our waitress sally for checking up on us. And dealing with our many requests

Tanya, Libby and Anna are real characters, clearly confident and knowledgeable. Looked after us a treat. Food excellent and competitively priced. Served promptly with a smile. Thank you

Beautiful Sunday roast, The beef was tender, potatoes fluffy We followed this with a sticky toffee pudding and Latte.

Sally gave us a fabulous service for are Christmas lunch today . We will be coming again as it was a 5 star meal .thank you so much Sally for making are Christmas lunch memorable 💖

Stayed over at the Fishermans Cot after a day at the Exeter Christmas Market. We have stayed here many times before and found the atmosphere very christmassy. The waiting staff are always friendly, and welcoming. Shanna is always very friendly and helpful. We love the...

My family spent the night here and both rooms were very clean and very lovely with a great waterfall outside our door a wonderful setting we also had dinner in the restaurant and the food was great but the staff went above and beyond for...

Stopped here on our way to our weekend break , fantastic service ,had food from lunchtime menu , very tasty & enjoyable , beer range was adequate

Visited today for the first time. Big carpark, beautiful spacious restaurant and bar. Very friendly and helpful staff. Had the carvery and it was absolutely delicious. Returning again on Thursday but unfortunately on holiday so won't be able to return anytime soon after that

Friendly and welcoming staff, good food, comfortable room but could do with a little care and attention.

Here in a short break. Decided to pop in for some lunch with a lady I support who requires her food to be blended to a purred consistency. Sally and Alex couldn’t have been more helpful, enquired with the kitchen if the lady I support...

Went to the Fishermans cot for a family dinner, it was phenomenal, food was absolutely fantastic and the customer service great, staff so accommodating and friendly, the manager that greeted us on our way in and out was extremely friendly, he was amazing the whole...

Wanted an early dinner so we headed to fisherman's cot. We arrived around 445 was shown to a little table in the walkway The table had two arm chairs comfortable chairs ..... once u sit down the table is at shoulder height!! How can anyone...

Not a big review person but thought this needed addressing, we went on Thursday night to the fisherman’s cot and we all had a great time, my review is for Aaron the new manager who had an older couple in, his service and they way...

Arrived at Fishermans Cot and was shown to our pre booked table. Ordered our drinks and 15 minutes later we ordered our meals 2 prawn cocktails and 2 sirloin steak meals (medium). The prawn cocktails we found that the sauce used was very watery and...

Excellent stay as always, thank you to Alex and bonnie for a great breakfast service Jamie redding

Visited today with my husband for a drink & light bites. The manager who’s name I didn’t catch greeted us in such a warm & welcoming way. Something you rarely get these days. When I went to pay I mentioned it was my husband’s 70th...

Mid-week lunch at the Fishermans Cott. Wonderful location. Sally was our waitress and she was lovely. Excellent service and really good food.

Had an excellent stay at the fisherman’s cot, everything from booking the room to breakfast and to dinner and to check out was outstanding! Nothing was too much trouble for anyone, thank you team cot

Brill food hot well cooked ,nice selection Had mains and desert and staff friendly 3 different pise of the day the chicken and mushroom was lovely and garlicky

Great pub, great experience fab staff drinks for solved quickly with the food and the decorations were really good I would come Back

Great service, very friendly staff and short wait time. I ordered the buttermilk chicken burger which was delicious and Chanice my waitress was accommodating and made the visit very pleasant.

Great experience great service fab staff New manager is Great. Drinks were served quickly and were well made had a great atmosphere

We stayed here and had the most amazing time! Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who looked after us Locky and Atlanta who served us are carvery we so friendly and helpful especially with our allergies. Sally who served are breakfast was amazing! The...

Came here for dinner on a wet miserable evening , was met by the host after a long wait although the restaurant was very quiet. The service was mega slow but it didn’t affect the food quality. The food is always cooked to perfection here...

Stayed for two nights, room was pretty poor not clean. One of our friend had no cold water so couldn't shower or use the bath. Entrance to room was dirty and old. Waited over an hour and half for pre ordered dinner and when it...

The Cot is an attractive place, delightfully situated on an offshoot of the Exe, and the service is friendly and helpful. But alas, the food is rather average. The pie I ordered had hard, inedible brown pastry (doesn't the chef know that pies are much...

Chose the haloumi and mixed veg kebab. Consisted of 3cubes of haloumi, 2pieces of pepper, and onion! All on a tough as boots piece of wrap stuff. Where were the aubergine, courgette, cauliflower, the in season veg available of which some were included in the Carvery? Very expensive for what it was and very disappointing meal. Others in group enjoyed the carvery.

Sunday morning passing through on our way to Exeter we thought a coffee/tea in the sun in such an idyllic spot would be a very pleasant mid morning break. The barmaid had other ideas. I asked about a decaf coffee having had a very enjoyable one at a motorway services on Friday. ‘We only do instant’ was the thrusted response - No one else in the bar! So no rush to get to next customer. I thought I’d join my wife in a cup of tea, who also desired a tea cake if served. On request my attention was drawn to the last stand of 5 muffins as the ONLY fare available. At this point my appetite for any product from this place vanished and I told the member of staff I didn’t want to order and that she was rude, continued into Exeter where great service and range of refreshment was received. I guess she got what she wanted no one to serve for another 10 minutes - I can only see this time extending if that is her level of customer service