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4.2

Based on 196 opinions finded in 2 websites

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Nº 334 in 596 in East Devon

Nº 80 of 122 Other cuisines in East Devon

CUSTOMERS TALK ABOUT DISHES WITH..steak

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Very friendly pub always greeted..if you want food you can eat it in the pub...snacks avaliable to buy ie crisps,peanuts,choc bars and sweets..every so often they have things on...ie bingo,quiz etc got 2 pool tables and upstairs darts room

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teresa chilvers . 2024-03-07

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Went on a chilly Sunday evening so it was a bit empty. But beer and good company made up for that. Nice place. Will be back

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jeniben1 . 2024-02-13

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Proper and popular local pub. As they should all be. Don't be surprised if its busy !

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John Thorogood . 2023-09-28

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Only had one drink but was a nice atmosphere with friendly locals.

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Nigel Small . 2023-07-23

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Nice selection of beers. Friendly staff

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Sam Donovan . 2023-06-15

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Lovely staff and great selection of drinks

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Jessica Joanna . 2023-04-17

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Very welcoming traditional public house. Exceptionally comfortable chairs. We'll worth a visit.

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Martin Toogood . 2023-04-16

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Brilliant local little pub, Also a great pint of Guinness

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Jack Cook . 2023-04-15

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Great place to park when a space becomes available and very close to were we need to go .

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Mike Mackenzie . 2023-04-08

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Good traditional pub, friendly and good service, will be back.

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Glenn Bradbury . 2022-11-06

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Good friendly pub. I would call it a locals pub. Reasonable prices. Would go there again.

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Steven Grainger . 2022-10-04

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Popped in for a quiet one on a Saturday afternoon. Nice friendly pub.

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Andy Redders . 2022-09-04

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Excellent place for a quiet drink.

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Clive Thomas . 2022-07-09

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Popped in whilst passing by. Great local pub, made very welcome by landlord. Will definitely return.

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Craig Baxter . 2022-06-03

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The Holly tree is a nice pub the staff are helpful

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Stephen Munns . 2022-01-27

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The best local pub. Great staff and draft beer is amazing 🍺🍻👌

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Adam Bond . 2021-10-22

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Great local pub in Exmouth. Hoping to move there and get somewhere nearby. Friendly locals and staff. Good beer and lager choices. Great Chinese and fish&chips opposite. Away from the tourist crowds! Nice atmosphere.

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Andrew . 2021-09-12

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The hollytree great service and staff

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Nicole Tucker . 2021-07-02

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I would just like to say a massive thank you to the Holly Tree.. Nigel, Katrina and the bar staff were absolutely amazing on the day of my Dad's wake.. The food was plentiful and so beautifully presented, nothing was too much trouble. As for the bar staff, they were on the ball the whole time making sure we were all ok. As I had to organise this from Essex it was lovely to have been given everything that was requested. Going from the experience we had there on the day, I would highly recommend this beautiful country pub to anyone that is looking to host any kind of do.. Absolutely top notch. Thank you so much for all you did for us to make sure everything ran smoothly. Very much appreciated.. My Dad would've been very proud of his send off. Thanks again Tracey Stokes and Jean Kemsley x

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Tracey Stokes . 2021-06-30

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Recently I attended my friends dads funeral which was held at the holly tree. On arriving there on my own I was immediately greeted by the owner Nigel. Within minutes he offer me a swing to which I declined as I’m not a drinker, but he insisted that he would go and make me a cup of tea or coffee. Also my friends mum whom is elderly felt a bit cold, so I went and asked the landlady Trina for a blanket. She immediately went a got us one and said if you need anything else just ask as it’s no trouble at all. The food was outstanding and the service was second to none. So if there is anybody looking for any sort of function I would definitely recommend the holly tree pub on withycombe road, Exmouth. Thanks a million Nigel & Trina for make a very hard day a lot more easier and very relaxed and comfortable. 10/10 😊😊😊

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Lorraine Demir . 2021-06-30

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Lovely beer gardens. Very friendly staff. My mum and dads local

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Dai Phillips . 2021-06-06

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Fantastic service. Very friendly and great prices.

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Victoria Cooksley . 2021-06-03

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Lovely pub, friendly staff a man with glasses and brown hair, very welcoming and will visit again. Thank you so much.

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Louise Bedford . 2021-06-01

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Very helpful staff, lovely old pub in heart of a delightful village. Discrete music in the background very well chosen too IMHO.

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Lizzie Mayer . 2021-05-30

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A lovely traditional local. Very clean inside. Friendly staff

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Lisa Tooby . 2021-05-02

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Old fashion style of Pub and serves Proper Job 👌

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Keith Dickson . 2020-09-23

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Wow it may be quiz night but come on when you walk through the door and asked to be quiet is a bit much.... Country House it is 😏 Questions are to hard anyhow 😳😳

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Richard Price . 2020-03-08

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A well kept selection of real ales.

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John Langford . 2020-02-25

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Great place, not changed much in 45 years since I was last there!

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Colin Bond . 2020-02-21

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Ashley and team always very welcoming. Lovely local pub.

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Shelley Poole . 2020-01-31

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We had never been in before until christmas eve ,and what s lovely little pub .will be going back again

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Terence Mcgarry . 2019-12-30

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Recently new landlord and staff very much improved - more friendly, very welcoming and still good beer and a lot of choice, - overall a good start for new owners. A good old pub

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John Dyer . 2019-10-28

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Only a 5 minute walk from home😊 and a 35 minute walk back😅😅

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Elizabeth Fowler . 2019-10-15

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Good Green King pub. Nice Sunday roast.

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Karen Brice . 2019-10-13

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Good choice of ales. Friendly atmosphere.

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Susan Parker . 2019-09-16

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My local, great beer, great food and fab staff :-)

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Penney Lomas . 2019-08-22

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Excellent friendly local pub with good atmosphere, friendly helpful staff and a good range of local beers and ciders.

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Chris Pakes . 2019-08-11

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Nice atmosphere and a lovely pint

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Ken Rigby . 2019-07-16

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Fantastic food. Fantastic Staff beautiful location

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Lee Callaghan . 2019-06-21

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the place is a mess. the owners are just out to piss every one off. avoid this place like it is the last thing you do.

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Gary P . 2019-06-04

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Have been going to this pub for 45 years its had ups and downs and at the moment it's in a good place

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david othen . 2019-06-01

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Great local pub with good choice of beer. Friendly welcoming pub

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Mark Austin . 2019-05-05

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Not as many ales as there used to be.

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Chris Green . 2019-04-30

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Met one of the sons of the landlord who came across really nice, helpful and friendly welcomed our dogs who were really well behaved and quiet which understandably is what everyone wants, then another dog came in and one of our dogs barked at it and we were told “guys I think you need to keep it down” ! God we’d been in there most of the afternoon and everyone Including the staff were making a fuss of our dogs. Think this reaction was a little bit ott!!! I know the last landlord who had the pub was supposedly meant to have a bad attitude towards the punters but I have to speak as I find he was alway alright to us and never had anything to say about our dogs. Maybe People of more intelligence got him, shame on the ones that never😱 Hope the new people succeed but they won’t have our custome anymore, sorry 👎🏼

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heidi79792016 . 2019-02-16

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My local. A proper pub serving proper beer

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Andrew Beck . 2019-02-12

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Warm & welcoming on a cold,wet evening.

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Angela McDonald . 2019-02-10

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Quality pub. Local for some but accomodating for everyone. Recommend

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Timothy Sanchez . 2019-02-08

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Decent pub for a pint with your mates after sport at the local leisure centre :-)

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tim derrett . 2019-01-23

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I no Roger is leaving soon..all the best for the future it's been great knowing I always had a great pint..

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James Reid . 2018-11-10

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Great to come in this very friendly pub to have a few beers and always a good selection of beers and ales. Very friendly atmosphere.

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rayrest . 2018-11-03

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When purchasing a G&T don't expect a slice of lime as per normal etiquette as this is NOT a cocktail bar according to the landlord... . Apparently. We understand this is a local but if that's the case don't serve flavoured gins but not serve with the right accompaniments. Standard G&T = lime wherever you go. Also, we've been here 4 times when staying at a local-ish campsite hoping to eat, also, but food not available. We like to support local business but not when they are arrogant about it.

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Tania Janusz . 2018-10-27

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A real pub. You won't be disappointed

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Gary Hodge . 2018-09-03

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A friendly pub with a good range of beers.

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Bob Tapp . 2018-08-24

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Good beer, good atmosphere and friendly owners.

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David Richards . 2018-07-26

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Reasonablly priced drinks, friendly staff. Food looked good.

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Greg Garrett . 2018-06-04

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Full of charm, popular but not overcrowded. Good welcome & nice atmosphere. Car park available as located on a busy road. Great choice of ales

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morgano12 . 2018-04-23

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Came in from the snow and the cold and went to warm up quickly in the loos, the manger came in and said "excuse me we're not a holiday inn" so we apologised and left. Went to get a bar at the drink, all of us of age with ID and asked to pay with card but couldn't as under the £5 limit. Fair enough, so asked to buy another one at the same time so we could pay with card but we're refused the drinks as they assumed we'd be giving it to another person. Totally get pubs being careful about underage drinkers but think it's really rude to assume the worst of young people - especially when we were well mannered and all had IDs!!Not welcoming at all, would not recommend.

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Madeleine Dampier . 2018-03-01

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Good friendly local pub , has pool and darts, music occasionally, good range of beer and other drinks.

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Adrian Holman . 2018-01-23

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Good selection of real ale. Pleasant olde worldy decor without being silly about it. Landlord reminds me of Danny de Vito but slightly taller. I like and recommend it.

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Dennis Scott . 2017-12-02

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Lovely pub, full of character and a really fantastic selection of ales. Comfortable, cosy seating and spotless loos. A real gem where a woman could go on her own and not be stared at. Highly recommended

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Beverley Raw . 2017-11-16

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This is a great little pub in Withycombe village that serves some great beers and ales and has a very friendly atmosphere. Sports shown here. Pool table. Good snacks selection. Very fond of this pub and always visit.

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rayrest . 2017-10-24

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Only went in as they had signs up for food and wood burning pizzas but alas no food. Good selection of beers but practically empty at 8.30!

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Mark G . 2017-08-08

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This earthy Pub situated in the nearby village of Withycombe, specialises in a range of real ales; together with lagers and ciders of wide appeal (broadly West of England sources). The general atmosphere is one of basic and traditional old fashioned values and does not yield to modern trends. A feature of the Pub is its rigid conformity to that of another age that perhaps never really existed

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David W . 2017-08-03

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I recently visited the Holly Tree on two occasions, on visit one I had the steak and the second I had the homemade fish pie. I have to say both meals were really exceptionally good, both very tasty, the steak was full of flavour and very tender and the fish pie was packed with fish and topped with a light but scrummy mash potato. Top notch food and I'd say very reasonably priced.

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bwm34 . 2017-06-28

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Good range of ales. Good service.

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Barry George . 2017-05-16

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Lovely Pub. Allows children and dogs. Always a relaxed atmosphere, beer is great with lots of choice. Pool table and darts board, which we always use when there. I believe they do food now, however i have only ever had bar snacks there. Not the cheapest of pubs but well worth a visit. My family love it as its five mins walk from our apartment and we can pick some chips up from the chip shop across the road from the pub and eat them on the wall back. Definitely worth a visit.

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OB1-Onthemove . 2017-04-13

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Always a warm welcome and ace beers. Interesting Sunday quiz

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Ian Thoburn . 2017-04-02

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This pub has so much potential----great real ales, traditional feel, nice garden, but it is so unfriendly and unwelcoming. Not sure how it survives! Also, full of dogs---not pleasant. Such a shame!! And no food available!

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clive p . 2016-07-24

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Popped in as was staying at sandy bay and saw the reviews were good, the barmaid never said please or thank you, she took our drinks away when they weren't quite finished, and the general atmosphere was just dull, we have since had a look at other reviews on other sites and they are much true to form. There's a much nicer pub just across the road which was much more accommodating with much nicer staff called The Country House in which we used for the duration of our stay.

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shoosh_84 . 2016-06-13

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If you want traditional, this is the place. Pool tables and dart boards ready and waiting. Food isn't bad either.

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SUSAN N . 2016-06-02

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If you like real ale this is the place with 8 on the pumps (mainly st austell beers), taunton traditional cider on pump, old englisy & blackthorn also. Then you have your normal pub beers & larger on tap. Well supported by the locals. I've visited a couple of time & not seen any food being served or even a menu so assume generally no food. This is a proper english pub that I grew up with.

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Shamus001 . 2016-05-22

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Brilliant local, traditional British pub. Great atmosphere in the evenings and nice places to sit. Variety of drinks and the staff were chatty. Pool table and dart board or tables and sofas to sit.

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bethanylauren98 . 2016-05-21

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Highly recommend warm friendly atmosphere Very welcoming and serves a very nice coffee If you need a warm up from the cold weather.

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emma Wiggins . 2016-02-01

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The Holly Tree has been my local for a number of years, and the new landlord has just started doing food again. It looked so good Friday night I thought we should give it a try Saturday Night.The Steak was cooked exactly to my liking and my wife really enjoyed her Liver & Onions. Big helpings at reasonable prices and pleasant surroundings - we will return for food again very soon

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GSPete . 2015-08-23

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Went back to the tree last week, a place I frequented a lot before I relocated to Cornwall. Always loved the place and when I heard that it had changed hands and that the new owners intended making wholesale changes, was really worried it would change and not for the better..How wrong could I be! Roger and Andy have tastefully redecorated and the place has had the necessary make over without losing the feel of a traditional village pub.The beer garden is a relevation and no expense spared to make a great place to while away many hours drinking the excellent real ales, which are kept superbly.The new employment of a chef and the modernisation of the kitchens producing really tastey food at a realistic place, I had the liver and bacon which was superb.

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Ratboy58 . 2015-08-16

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I had a lovely meal of sausage and mash with lots of vegetables and onion gravy for just under £7 and my husband equally enjoyed his ham, egg, chips and peas for the same price. They had a choice of three mains and three desserts. The other main was steak and chips for £10. The staff were very friendly and they have a good range of beers on tap. My only complaint was there was no vege option but I was told there normally is. i would advise to ring ahead and book a table in the restaurant area.

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Mrsdiggin . 2015-07-29

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The service was grate, the food was delivered fast and hot and tasted lovely, clean plates all round. Well done guy's.

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kesDevon . 2015-07-21

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we are regulars in the pub really enjoyed seeing the recent improvements - pub looks fresh and clean, garden a pleasure to sit in. Even Andy had a shave!! We were hoping for good, reasonably priced pub grub, we got exceptional, reasonably priced food. We have eaten here 3 times in one week, and booked for Sunday lunch. Fabulous real ale superb food keep it up ☺ thank you

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John D . 2015-07-16

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Me and my husband heard though a friend that the holly tree had started doing food so we thought we would check it out. on arrival we noticed a fine choice of real ales making my husband very happy indeed. the staff behind the bar couldn't do enough to help us greeting us and making us feel very welcome indeed, the menu looked great offering fresh home cooked food at a good price. after getting our drinks we ordered our food, I had the ham egg and chips and my husband the steak and ale pie, when it came to the table it was very well presented and you could see it was home cooked and very fresh indeed, it was beautiful! the ham was so tasty and the eggs cooked to perfection (not crispy and hard yolks) my husband thoroughly enjoyed his pie witch I must say did look amazing and all topped off by the fact we could get a good pint of ale at the bar. after our mains we both felt so stuffed we shared a desert, a eaton mess with fresh fruit, crispy meringue and a beautiful strawberry sauce that must have also been home made as it tasted so fresh. we thoroughly enjoyed our food and our meal was complimented with a well made real coffee at the end. you must check this place out because it is going to be one of our regular places to eat and we look forward to having the Sunday roast this week. well done to the new land lords as they have really got this place spot on.

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lisa m . 2015-07-16

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Over the last 9 months or so the Holly Tree has seen some huge improvements in appearance and cleanliness. As of last week it started doing food again.Several years ago the Holly Tree was renowned for its good quality affordable priced meals and I'm pleased to say it looks like the phoenix is rising from the flames once againI had the most amazing steak cooked as id asked ( how many times has that happened to you?? ) served well and for what i perceived as excellent value.Well done the Holly Tree team, you're on a winner and i shall be visiting more!

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sjc64 . 2015-07-14

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The Holly Tree has under gone a make over with its new owners. The garden has been turned in to a lovely area to sit during the summer, also they have started doing food. Several BBQ's have been held and I have to say some really great food has been on offer, something for everyone. The interior has also received a much needed revamp and freshen up. Recently a small but very tasty menu has been introduced, serving food I think just in the evening weekdays and lunch time on Sunday's. This I'm certain is going to increase to weekday lunchtime in the future. I've eaten there several times. The portion sizes have been really very good, the vegetables are fresh and everything is reasonably priced. Some friends went for the Sunday roast and again, they were very pleased with the quality of the food. I wish them well and I shall be sampling more from the menu very soon.

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Baz M . 2015-07-13

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The landlord was rude and the beer was not kept properly

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Daniel Davidson . 2015-02-07

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Eddie Chambers, Good ale, Great selection. Exmoor Stag, 4 out of 5/St Austell HSD, 4 out of 5. Not enough time to sample the rest.

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Edward. Chambers . 2014-09-17

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