Masons Arms Restaurant in East Devon

We couldn't fault the amazing roast turkey we had for lunch last weekend. There is such a lovely relaxed atmosphere in this cosy pub. A real treat.

We chose the Masons Arms to have a celebratory wedding anniversary Sunday lunch & it was a very good choice! The food was good - good choices for vegetarians & vegans! The pudding was amazing & Izzy, our waitress, was excellent.

Last minute booking for an 80th birthday celebration having been let down by another pub . What a result ! Superb welcome, superb wine and food and service . 7 of us and 2 dogs , including 2 teenagers and we all loved it . Staff super friendly and we had the most delicious meal in a little room off the main restaurant . Fabulous decor and delightful bathrooms . Ended with a walk to the beach with the dogs to watch the sunset . Thanks to all . We will be back again.

Had a great festive lunch with 3 work colleagues. Nice table, atmosphere and food delicious. Service friendly and timely. Recommended

We think the staff are lovely-all helpful, efficient and polite & enjoy working there. The food is of a very high standard and we ate in both evenings. Rooms are also well appointed and warm. It was our second visit this year & we’ll definitely be back next year!

Lovely service, food amazing and great value, thank you to David and the team.

Had an amazing stay at the mason arms. The staff were fantastic throughout and couldn’t have done any more. Our room was huge, spotless and extremely comfortable. The food at both dinner and breakfast was outstanding. We won’t be eating today as the portions were big!! Already planning to come back for a few nights so we can enjoy more of the surrounding area. Would highly recommend staying eating or drinking here to anyone.

Amazing pub. The best pub accommodation I’ve stayed at! We stopped only one night in a very nice cottage style room, staff friendly, lovely pub in idilic location. Breakfast also very good. Great value. Hope to stay again when next in the area .

What an idyllic get away. Amazing hotel linked to a wonderful pub. The rooms are just gorgeous, spacious, luxurious and comfortable. Parking in easy. The pub food was wonderful. Fantastic for dogs too. Staff are friendly and very helpful. Spent a wonderful weekend here celebrating my birthday with family and friends. Highly recommend.

Our stay in one of the classic rooms at The Mason’s Arms was fantastic. So much thought has gone into the decor. The room had everything we could need, including a well stocked mini bar, tea and coffee station, iron and ironing board, shower essentials, and my personal favorite, a stamped postcard as a thoughtful touch. Despite a wet weekend, we enjoyed exploring the stunning countryside surrounding the inn, including a lovely walk to the beach. Afterwards we dried off and enjoyed some games in the cosy pub. The breakfast was exceptional, starting with a continental spread followed by a choice of cooked options, all accompanied by tea, coffee, and a hydration station with water, apple, and orange juice. David and his team went above and beyond to ensure everything was perfect on all occasions. We dined at The Mason’s Arms both nights, once in the restaurant and the second time in the bar area. The food was outstanding on both occasions, and the service from Daisy, Patsy, and the rest of the team was attentive and welcoming. Highly recommend The Mason’s Arms and we can’t wait to return!

Great food and very kind hosts who welcomed us very late at night!

We thoroughly enjoyed our one night stay on 14th Nov. The reception staff were very welcoming. Our room was very clean and comfortable as well as being beautifully furnished and decorated. The bar and restaurant staff were also very friendly offering excellent local beer and delicious food. We will definitely stay again for a longer break 👌🏻

Went for mid-week lunch - food was fantastic and well priced too.

Thanks to Dave, Patsy & the Masons Arms team for another super stay. This is now our 4th time staying. The reason we continue to return is the fact you just get it right!👍from rooms, to food and service. Thanks for making our trip so good.

Lovely pub in the centre of the village, open fire, low ceilings, full of atmosphere. Good choice of ales.

After a fabulous recommendation from my friend Alex, about “the best pub in Devon” we planned a day with walk from Beer to The Masons Arms at Branscombe (as the centre piece) and back to Beer. We were not disappointed! The walk was fab, and highly recommended, but the hospitality of Dave the landlord was fantastic, the food was superb (steak frites & Salt & Pepper Squid) and beer absolutely top drawer … the pub is everything you want … warm and inviting, for regulars and tourists … no wonder Matt & Aslan come regularly and Alex gets down from London as often as he can … we will be back! Thank you Dave

Absolutely fantastic stay. Couldn’t recommend more. The rooms are exceptionally appointed (we stayed in a Cozy Room) and the pub itself is great - food was 10/10 and the staff I HIGHLY commend. Flat, easy walk to the beach and Beer, with its own carpark which was super convenient. Overall a brilliant stay, we can’t wait to be back.

Brilliant hot claw seafood medley! Local rums available too! Thank you team!

Thank you to the team for looking after us 👍🏻

We had lunch here with our two young children and it really was fantastic. This cosy country pub, greeted us with a fire burning in the hove. We had a fantastic meal of sausage and mash which was perfect for a cold autumn day

A very much needed break in this beautiful Inn . Literally cannot fault a thing. ALL the staff have been super friendly and helpful and so welcoming from the bar staff ,restaurant staff at dinner & breakfast . The food each night has been wonderful , very tasty . Our room was beautiful , spotless , cosy and very relaxing huge bed ! The postcard with the stamp on it was a lovely touch . We would highly recommend a stay here and we will definitely be back . Thank you

Great lunch..well worth stopping for pretty much the only place for food on Monday's but snug and excellent food nonetheless

The food was excellent, the room was very spacious with adjoining lounge area. Only down side was that the coffee machine in room was not working.

The masons' arms is a touch of class in a quiet Devon village, Good food excellent staff comfortable clean well maintained rooms So worth a visit.

A really classy country Inn. Great rooms, great food and a cheery welcome from the staff. It was bucketting with rain when we arrived but is was a super cosy place to be. Thanks.

We spent three nights at the Mason Arms, we were made to feel very welcome. We both thought the staff were lovely, nothing was too much trouble. It made a very plesent change to be greeted by polite attentive people. There was plenty of choice on offer for breakfast, and the Sunday roast is highly recommended! Our room was warm and comfortable. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would visit again. Sarah and Mik. (room 34)

We have spent four wonderful nights here. The scenery is stunning and the staff couldn't be more helpful. Great food and wonderful location. Faultless!

I know the pub quite well, this was an excellent meal even by their standards. Fish and chips for me ..... perfectly cooked fish (so many places do a bad job...). All others had roasts and all very pleased. Services was excellent, the girls very professional and pleasant. Again, refreshing to see when other pubs simply get it wrong.

Fabulous meal and lovely ambience! Would be superb in the summer too. Service was excellent too, short queue for drinks but ordered food and further drinks from the table.

This was the first time we had been to the Masons Arms which had been highly recommended. It did not disappoint. We stayed for 2 nights and had a great time. The room was lovely, the food was delicious and the staff were extremely friendly, despite being very busy. It is in a beautiful location and ideal for walking the coastal path. The walk to Beer was well worth the effort. We will definitely be returning.

Just what you want, a proper pub. Great selection of ales & excellent food. Sunday roasts were 👌 excellent service too

My experience at the Mason's Arms was magical. Perfect countryside location, lovely appointed rooms, great food and drink and professional and friendly staff. A special shoutout to Finley who works in the kitchen, but took time out to check my tire pressure. I will definitely be back.

We came to celebrate my 60th Birthday, we were a group of 12, we were looked after superbly by all staff. Our rooms were beautiful, comfortable & clean. The food was fabulous too. We will definitely be coming back.

Sunday lunch and Friday evening. Both meals superb. The Sunday lunch is really excellent and the pub was very busy. Service in the pub is great. The steak on Friday was super and the standout Crab salad special was monumental. Highly recommended. We walked from our cottage rental in Branscombe. Other resident diners said the rooms are excellent so could be a very good place to break a longer journey.

We stayed at the Mason arms over the weekend. The staff were all so kind and welcoming, and the food was incredible especially the veg and mash. They really went above beyond making our dog feel welcome. If you like great food, great service and a beautiful location then this is the place for you. We will be back for our yearly hit of vegetables soon.

We had the makral and squid starter and braised roast beef ..so tasty and good portion sizes..set in a beautiful location

We had the best stay at the Masons Arms for our Babymoon. The room we had was classed as a 'Cosy Room' but it was huge! It was really beautifully decorated and fully equipped with everything we needed, plus a beautiful outdoor area which we loved relaxing in. We sat out one evening with a cuppa and could hear owls and saw some bats as well! Breakfast was included in our stay and was one of the best I've ever had during a stay in the UK. We loved the food so much we ate there every night for dinner too! The location is brilliant. A lovely, quiet villagey feel and we loved being so close by to Branscombe beach. It's also a short drive to Seaton, Beer and Sidmouth so there is plenty to do in the local area. For what we got, we feel like the price is incredibly reasonable and we will definitely be back!

Difficult to navigate on a very wet and dark night. Did not expect the car park to be full at 6.45. Just managed to find a place in the road.

Our 3rd visit to The Masons Arms and as good as ever. Fantastic location, really friendly staff, great food and drink and the rooms are spacious. We will be back again in 2025.

Wonderful accommodation. Food really good and a reasonable price. We could not fault it and will visit again. To be recommended

We stayed four nights at The Masons Arms. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay there. We ate every evening in the restaurant - the food was good.

Fabulous one-nighter with the family, service excellent and food great. All round a winner. Location was just perfect and bedrooms sumptuous with adjoining rooms. Thank you!

We have been visiting Branscombe for over 30 years but had never visited the Masons Arms. We decided to have our anniversary dinner at the Masons and we had a really lovely evening. The staff were very friendly (and didn't mind the dog!) and the food was delicious; my husband said that the steak was the best he had ever had and my linguine dish was very tasty. We will definitely be back.

What a lovely place to stay! The Mason’s Arms really delivered for our recent short break, the setting in Branscombe village is idilic and just a 10 minute traffic free walk to the beach. The cosy double room was well appointed, clean and very quiet. Staff are well trained and very friendly. I recommend booking a table for dinner as the pub does get very busy. We hope to return and would definitely recommend.

big party but good communication on booking, food and service excellent. Parking adequate and dog friendly so hit all our buttons

Excellent meal. Great service. Great location. Will definitly visit again.

We had a lovely 2 night stay fabulous food friendly staff and great location

We stopped here for lunch on our holiday. What a charming 14th century Inn. It seems very popular with the locals. My husband had the battered fish and I had the pea and shallot ravioli. You can have that as a main or a starter. The food was exquisite. The service staff were very attentive. It was a wonderful lunch.

We traveled from Hampshire to the Masons Arms in Devon for my wife’s birthday lunch. The small seaside village is lovely, and we missed the chance to have lunch there during a recent holiday visit. The food was delicious, and we will definitely visit again. They were very accommodating with our two very large dogs and were really helpful when booking. Unfortunately, we had very young children sitting next to us, which was a shame, but they eventually moved. The staff where lovely.

A wonderful town pub worth visiting. Great food and great service

The food was expensive but not worth it really. Crab sandwich was particularly disappointing and I have no idea what the sauce was with it but it was not nice. Probably won't go back unfortunately.

Stopped in for a pint during a walk. Really friendly and helpful service. Made to feel really welcome.

Great pub in a great village. Enjoyed our stay in particular the breakfasts. Room 25 was quite dark but well equipped. Staff were helpful, chatty and competent. Recommend.

Hands down the best pub roast I’ve ever had. Beautiful pub, stunning location and friendly service. Couldn’t ask for more. We will definitely be returning!

A wonderful experience, calm and beautiful place, wonderful food, everything is just perfect. Recommended absolutely.

What a pub! Lived up to our expectations, gorgeous thatched pub every bit as beautiful as in the pictures. Staff are great so friendly and good service. Such a lovely friendly feel to it, as tourists (which I think a few were) we felt very welcome. Would highly recommend it

excellent, large rooms with lounge, excellent dinner and breakfast too

Very busy pub and hotel with excellent accommodation and good food.

We'd heard about this pub and it's recent renovation, so drove here especially for lunch in June 2024. The prices are high but the food was absolutely amazing. In fact possibly the best pub lunch we can remember having. Staff were all smiles and helpful, with us enjoying the sunny courtyard out front. We didn't stay in the hotel, so this review is just for the wonderful pub. Well done to all the Masons Arms team!

Lovely village pub. Great food and fantastic staff/ service. Thanks for looking after us during our short break to Branscome.😊

Great pub in a tiny quaint village and the best fish and chips ive ever had!

We absolutely loved this place! The people, the food, the pub, the village. It was all awesome. If you're looking for a chill hiking holiday near the sea, with some great pubs and food in the area. This is the spot! c

Great dinner out, the service from the staff was excellent 👌🏻

Lovely pub in a great location and great service

Staff were fantastic, very helpful and friendly. Nothing too much. Rooms were spacious and beautifully decorated. We had an amazing stay.

Dinner was excellent, Main course of Crab and chilli linguine, perfect! Service and attention to detail perfect with lots of smiling faces. Highly recommend, Oh and dog friendly 😊

The term 'Gastropub' is often inaccurate when compared with the end result - not the case here. Simply stunning, had two sirloin steaks, cooked to perfection, quite possibly the best I have every experienced in my life! Great service and an all round fabulous experience - highly recommened.

Excellent hideaway totally relaxing

Somewhat disappointing! We wanted a weekend away in Devon, and were recommended the Mason's Arms by an acquaintance. It is in essence at the heart of the village of Branscombe, and a short walk from the beach. The room we had in one of the cottages was very quaint, clean and tidy, although the stairs were a challenge even for the more able! The staff were friendly although the breakfast and evening meal service was at times slow and even chaotic. We were advised to book a table for the Saturday evening, and whilst slow, the food was good solid pub grub. Nothing fancy, somewhat limited choice and rather pricy. As were the drinks too! Having had a respectable meal on the Saturday, we decided to book a table for Sunday evening on leaving the restaurant that evening. Our Sunday evening meal however could not have been more different and was hugely disappointing. Having been seated, we were immediately advised that there was no Yorkshire puddings or cauliflower cheese available as part of either of the two roast options. No alternatives were offered and was greeted with complete silence when I suggested that a reduction should be offered for these two key accompaniments (charged separately as sides at £1 for a Yorkshire pudding and £5.25 for cauliflower cheese if I recall). Despite this, we both decided to order roast dinners. At the same time, we also ordered drinks and a bottle of table water. We sat there patiently waiting for our drinks, and in fact drank a bottle of table water between us before I enquired where were the drinks some 30-mins later. It seems they were forgotten! We continued to sit there patiently and people were being seated around us, ordering drinks, starters and mains. Two immediate tables had starters, mains, drinks and left and we were still waiting for our main course. What was even more galling was their roasts were coming out with Yorkshire puddings. We were very puzzled by this. We were seated by 7:15pm and finally got our main course at 8:40pm, by which time I could not be bothered! We were offered deserts, but promptly refused and got up to pay on the way out. We again challenged the staff member on the till that a discount should be offered for compensation for the missing items. I was totally flabbergasted by the response however. We were told that because we ordered the food knowing that the items were missing, then we accepted the cost of the course as advertised. We also questioned why other diners around us who came in after us had at least Yorkshire puddings and we did not (they probably had cauliflower cheese too), and the response was that they had pre-ordered their meals earlier in the day, and being a busy Sunday, running out of ingredients was not an infrequent occurrence. Why then was pre-ordering not mentioned or advised at the time of booking the table the previous day? Over the course of our three night/four day stay, a trend became apparent that dishes or ingredients were consistently unavailable at both breakfast and evening service. On reflection, I do not think that the entire experience warranted the price tag. Would we visit Devon again? Absolutely yes. Would we stay at the Mason’s Arms? I very much doubt it!

A fantastic place to spend a few days in the area, the staff is super friendly, the rooms very cosy still modern and the pub and restaurants are perfect! Also super dog friendly!

It’s a lovely pub in a great location. Service was very friendly but there were a couple of issues. We went for a family celebration meal and there were 10 of us. We felt we were ignored a bit and had to ask to get our plates cleared, order desserts, more drinks etc. the main issue is that we were very clear about one child’s allergies and assured they would be catered for but when the food arrived, upon inspection, the burger sauce had been added to the burger which he couldn’t eat, so this was disappointing and we were relieved we spotted it. Otherwise the food was lovely and I would recommend it.

A fantastic stay, staff welcoming and helpful. Room delightful bed so very comfy. Supper was delicious. Looking forward to visiting again.

Really nice location, good food and fantastic service. 10/10 would recommend.

Quite possibly the best Sunday lunch I’ve ever had! Food was amazing, Staff attentive without being too much. Can’t wait to return!

Great roast and staff were friendly and really attentive, a bit too dark inside as we struggled to read our menus at Lunchtime but we used the lights on our phones!! Great atmosphere and dog friendly which is always a plus, thanks for the roast!

We had the most wonderful stay at the Masons Arms. Everything was fantastic, especially the beautifully decorated bedroom and friendly staff. It was our first break away with our 5 month old son and we were a little worried about him being too noisy/unsettled in the restaurant, but staff put us at ease and were so accommodating; they even paused our main course while we tried to get the little one to sleep. Then we took wine and pudding back to the room! The food was excellent and the service faultless, ditto for breakfast. Special mention to Daisy who was just lovely :) We were in room 17 which was huge and had the most swoonworthy decor! The private outside area was lovely, just a shame it was raining. To top it all off, our son slept really well. He obviously has a taste for luxury!! We look forward to visiting again soon.

Great place for a Sunday roast. The chicken was lovely and I was assured the beef was great as well. Only slight downside was the time it took to be served at the bar. But the food made up for it. Thank you

Absolutely brilliant! Quick lunch on passing, and we were blown away ! Superb service, lovely food; we had the fish and chips and the burger, Great personalities from the chap in the bar and the waitress, just lovely and how it should be done.

An absolute find! I am unfamiliar with the area and so only realised on arrival how popular Branscombe must be in the Summer. I had the most delicious meal of asparagus and pea ravioli and the staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. The room was clean and the bed very comfortable. Decor throughout was thoughtful. A real gem and will be definitely stay again in the future. (side note: room 28 the curtain hooks need securing to the wall :))

Fantastic 'backwater' country location, lovely small village, lovely building exterior and interior. Very nice food, lovely staff. Lovely lunch stop.

We had such a lovely lunch here. My food was the best pub food I have had in years. Squid, chicken and cheesecake. All cooked perfectly. Was delicious! The staff team were lovely, so friendly & kind. Dog friendly. Brilliant service, thank you to the team for a beautiful visit ❤️

Real five star experience in this gorgeous pub

Lovely pub, friendly attentive staff, beautiful surroundings, and superb food.

What a fantastic place to stay! We were really impressed, the rooms are lovely, the staff are kind and friendly and the village and beach are beautiful. As a comparator we stayed at one of The Pig hotels recently and The Mason’s Arms knocks it into a cocked hat, the rooms are far nicer and it’s a quarter of the price!

Very beautiful place, great food and close to the trans euro trail. Definitely worth stopping there at least for food and ideally for staying overnight !

Brilliant old inn, down a small country road. I had to look, as it's in a Famous Old Inns booklet that I have. Originally a royal village, passed to the Benedictine Monastery in 925AD. Plenty of seating inside, with a tabled terrace to the front. Good beers and a good menu. Very popular. Friendly staff.

Myself, my partner and our dog Lola have just come home, after a fantastic 2 days at The Masons Arms. The team we met were all so wonderfully kind and helpful. Special shout out to Rachel for a truly wonderful dining experience and Lucy for just being so very welcoming. To David, the lovely ladies who set up our room, the kitchen team and everyone else whose names I didn' get. Thank you. What a wonderful place you have here. We most certainly will be back.

Stunning country pub hotel which has been immaculately refurbished. Sinfully luxurious beds (ours was an emperor!), with stunning views over this protected village. Lovely staff. Peaceful sitting areas to have a cuppa and do absolutely nothing but admire the view.

Absolutely gorgeous pub - we went for lunch after just getting engaged and the staff couldn’t have made it any more special. A glass of champagne in front of the fire and a stunning lunch. Perfect day. Thank you to the team xx

What a wonderful traditional hotel with all the comfort of today. We spent 1 night here in one of their smallest rooms, but even here nothing was lacking in luxury; Nespresso machine, the thickest and heaviest quality towels and even a pillow spray for a good night's sleep! In short; a true pearl in an equally special environment.

I mean…. Come on… Stunning 14th Century Inn. Valley. Wood Fire. Great beer, great wine, great service, comfy bed…. What else do you need in life??

Fantastic visit to a favourite pub of ours. The food was brilliant and the service great as always.

Phenomenal hotel and fantastic pub!

Beautiful pub with lots of character. Had a table for 10 booked for lunch with the whole family to celebrate my father in law’s 80th birthday. The food was superb and The staff was so accommodating. Our server Daisy, worked so hard to make sure everyone was well taken care of. Overall, we all had an amazing day and couldn’t have done that without your amazing staff and beautiful venue. Thank you so much from the Richardson’s family

Sunday lunch was a little disappointing. Only one roast on offer (the menu appears to be the same as the rest of the week?). The roast (chicken) was very salty, too salty. My father’s brisket was too dry for his tastes. The other two enjoyed their meals. More of a restaurant than a pub but very friendly staff, although drinks took a long time to come.

I had the pleasure of staying at the Masons Arms recently and everything from start to finish was incredible. The staff who welcomed us helped us to our room, which itself was immaculate and really in keeping with the whole theme of the pub itself. We had an evening 3 course dinner, pork belly, and lamb shank both of which were superb and a rhubarb crumble to finish. The staff helped us out with a few menu suggestions, were attentive and I'll definitely be looking to come back.

Brilliant atmosphere and enjoyed my stay

We stayed in a "cosy" room. The clue is in the description, you get around 18" around 3 sides of a 4' bed. Nice room but small! You get what you pay for I guess Location is great for walkers but there's not a lot else locally, you will need a car. The hotel itself is lively and full of charm. The staff are great particularly Laura and Rachel who made our stay that little bit better Top tip, if you want to eat in the restaurant, book well in advance! The food is OK, perfectly acceptable but not memorable. We'd stay again at the Masons Arms

Me and my partner had a fantastic meal here last night! Beautiful pub with all its old interior but super chic and clean. Fantastic service, Desi was wonderful! Even managed to be offered a lift back to our campsite by a lovely man due to the hill back being too much to handle after the impressive food.

This was a very special place to stay it was all perfect everything about was good I will definitely be staying there again.