Marshalls in North Devon

Lovely local bar what I call an old traditional bar.Landlord and staff very friendly.Live music every Sunday.Nice bar to just chill out.

cloudy beer mentioned it and was told to go elswhere unfriendly poor quality and poor service not been back

Went in for a quick drink before a meal out with my family. Went to the bar and asked for a beer and a glass of wine. I asked the lady behind the bar if children were allowed in, and the lady said that as long as hey were gone by 7 which is fare enough. I then went to order the drinks and the lady behind the bar quickly jumped in a said if you have children only one adult can have an alcoholic drink. I would understand if we appeared drunk but as this was 5pm on a Friday and we went there straight from work this was not the case. I pointed out we were only wanted one as we had a table booked at a restaurant but she refused, offered ,no explanation was rude and very unwelcoming. It is fare to say that we will not be returning as I have never met such a vile person that is suppose to be in the hospitality trade.

This was a revisit to the pub after a great time last year, the staff remembered our group well and offered a warm welcome. This is a town pub therefore a lot of locals but all very friendly also this pub has a great jukebox and pub games. Thank you Marshalls for another great visit.

A very pleasant drop in for a pit stop. Pleasing decor. Didn't dine but drank, rested and enjoyed. Good and varied types of seating and good loos. Very good disabled access. Surprisingly no scrumpy available - given it was Devon and cider territory. will go again.

We found this bar by chance and we spent most of the evening there. The live music was brilliant and the atmostphere was so friendly. We really enjoyed ourselves

Easy to walk past, but don't miss one of the last Independent pubs to offer a good choice of ales, ciders, lagers and hospitality. Friendly staff and a warm welcome make it a pleasant visit.

This is a great pub for a night out, the staff are great and welcoming, the pub has recently had a upgrade and is very tidy they also feature skittles and shove halfpenny. There is a selection of local ales served in great condition and an excellent jukebox we also found the locals very friendly Thanks for a good night out.

Lovely pub which had a refurb earlier this year. We visited around lunchtime on a Friday. Three ales available, Jail, Bass and Otter Ale. The jail was awesome.

This a good pub serving a wide range of drinks. It is on the list for real drinkers on the Tarka line.

Although you may make assumptions based on the age of the clientele, this ia a really lively bar. Great atmosphere!

We popped in for a few drinks with our friends. The prices are reasonable and the establishment was clean. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. A really lovely little pub!

Firstly, I am not sure why this is listed as a restaurant when essentially it's just a bar (they might provide food but there was no evidence of it when we were there). My wife and I were in town on a wet Saturday evening in January looking for one or two pubs that looked cosy, not too noisy and had a table for a couple of oldies to sit down. Most that we saw seemed full of mainly young men watching a football match on TV – there’s nothing wrong with that of course, but not what we wanted. About to give up and go to the nearby Wetherspoons I spotted the words ‘Real Ale Bar’ so went to investigate. Inside we found it a very pleasant down-to-earth bar with friendly locals and a friendly lady serving behind the bar. There was a good selection of ales on tap, and the music (from a juke box I think) was good middle of the road stuff which was very listenable and not too loud not to be able to have a conversation without shouting. It was just the sort of place we were looking for and so looked no further and remained there.

I popped in with chum for a pint and a chat and felt very welcome beer good nice friendly atmosphere

Love this pub, warm welcome, friendly banter and good drinks choice (several rums :) :) ) My doggies are also always made to feel very welcome! There is also a very snazzy jukebox. As a side point having read other reviews.... Gimmick4life: How strange that upon staggering into a pub late at night when you were too drunk to be served you didn't see and kiddies or dogs about?! Who would have thought??

Happened to be in Barnstaple on business with a colleague, wandered around the town looking for a welcoming looking pub, and this seemed to be the best of a bad bunch.

Went in around half past 10 for a drink with my m8 Matt, was "immidiatly" told I was unwelcome the old hag behind the bar is unfit to work in the bar and yet "judging people.