Merry Harriers in Mid Devon

A cosy little pub and lovely food

Just had lunch at the Merry Harriers, big portions of lovely wholesome pub grub at a great price. Will definitely return for another visit.

No jail ale!!! Very expensive place to drink.

Excellent food and reasonably priced, owner and staff friendly and helpful. Will definitely be going there again very soon

We arrived here as a large group with no notice. They were warm and incredibly welcoming and went above and beyond, opening up one of their back rooms to give us a space to eat together as a family. I don't think they knew but this was the weekend of my grandfather's funeral and their kindness and incredible service really let us properly be together as a family. The food was excellent and even when a mistake was made they happily and efficiently sorted it without issue. I would highly recommend this place without hesitation and will hopefully have the opportunity to eat here again some day.

This pub is a must if you’re in the area, we stayed at the CL next door for a night while in the way down to Cornwall. Fabulous range of local ciders and the food was absolutely spot on! Can firmly recommend the steak.

Nice food, prices are so/so depending what you order. Staff were working really hard. Would recommend.

Friendly and welcoming staff, excellent food, good selection of local beer and cider, dog friendly and a log fire, what's not to like 👍🍻

Went for daughters bday dinner after having previously visited for a carvery. Had the lentil burger if you can call it that, two frozen round breaded things, dry in a bap. Sorriest excuse for a meal, Others in the group also had similar experience. Just wish I had taken a photo!

Had a wonderful valentines meal here. Place was decorated really nicely and the steak was absolutely amazing, one of the best I’ve had out ever. Good portion sizes and pleasant staff. Thank you John and team!

I am Jude, age 8. The food here i must say is lovely just wonderful. Everyone here is so kind and helpful. The kids portions are great but i felt i could eat more chips which i did from Mums plate because she had a lot. Mum and Dad loved it too. I highly recommend the childrens meat lasagne and the profiteroles for dessert which I had to share :( Mum is a veggie and she said there was lots of choice. I'm glad I came here and you can do the same.

Stopped here to grab a late lunch. The food was excellent and the staff friendly. A little slow but they were busy and if you want fresh food then it's certainly worth the wait. Will definately go again when in the area.

Absolutely lovely food! The staff are welcoming at attentive and the put is beautiful with a lovely open fire. Will definitely come again

Met with family members for lunch and had a lovely meal. Brilliant Prawn Cocktail starter !

Very busy midweek night. Lots of festive gatherings. Food choices were exceptional with a large menu and a long list of specials and an even longer list of desserts, great food, large portions and reasonably priced and staff were very attentive on what appeared to be a busy night. Very impressed for a small pub. Will certainly be back for more.

Excellent meal. Good value and very friendly staff.

Lovely food, great atmosphere. I had a gigantic cod and chips, it was overflowing the plate and delicious too

Stopped in here on the way back to are caravan park. What an absolutely amazing place. The barman couldn't of been more accommodating on a very busy night. The food was absolutely first class lasagne was proberly the best we have had including Italian restaurants that we have been to. Staff very friendly and polite the only negative is we don't live closer. Highly recommended.

Excellent place to eat. Staff very friendly. Food delicious.

Great lunch - fish platter and whitebait- shared between 2. Lovely!! Good beer too

Amazing food, service and atmosphere. We had a table by the fire - perfect cosy atmosphere. I had tiger prawns and the best steak I've had for ages, although the rest of menu looked amazing. Highly recommended.

We had one of the outdoor bubble areas, which was fantastic. The food was lovely and service in a reasonable time frame. Lovely portion sizes and great tasting food. The roasts are particularly delicious! Toilets were clean and easily accessible.

We stayed here as had a wedding nearby. It was a lovely place but we felt that our room was too small for what we paid, as it was quite expensive. The room was called 'garden view' but all it was was a small window looking out to a hedge. Our room was basically a double bed and a tiny en suite with very little room to move around / iron clothes / get ready. We ate at the pub on the Sunday (roast) and had breakfast both mornings and the food was delicious. The staff on both the evening and morning shifts were super friendly and helpful and made us feel welcome and looked after.

I booked a table for 2 + a dog As the dog dragged me through the door we were welcomed by very friendly staff who settled our nerves about eating out for the first time with our dog. Food was very nice and dog even got a bowl of water & a couple of sausages to keep him happy while we ate. Very nice friendly & relaxed place and the domes outside look great but was abit wet to try those We will be going back

Nice welcome, excellent service, good food and nothing was too much trouble. A lovely evening for the six of us. Thank you.

Made to feel like a local. Great customer service. Everyone so friendly. Big selection of beers and spirits. And great freshly cooked food. Would recommend a visit.

Good food. Reasonably priced. We have been here for the last few years, sometimes it is better than others. Our experience last week was very good!

What a find. A great friendly pub. Food fantastic. Staff so friendly. Would recommend.

Great local pub, serving traditional pub food, quality ingredients, and well presented/served. The staff are all really nice and attentive, service is quick with no fuss. My only issue was the desert menu! I wanted every single one and could only choose 2 (the Mrs wouldn't let me have 1 of each) I'll just have to keep going so I can try every one!

Was on holiday and visited for an anniversary lunch. The portions were huge and the staff very very polite and welcoming

Revit this pub once a year on our annual holiday never disappointed consistently excellent.

Helpful friendly staff, relaxed environment. Some outdoor seating under cover. Good service. Beer was great had O'hanlons yellowhammer. Tastes well kept. Came in late in the day but managed to get some desserts and cheese and crackers. Had a great time with my friends 👍 Recommended Easy access being a couple of miles off j28 of the M5 too. Very close to bear town, 100 yards away.

What a lovely place to come to eat. We haven’t eaten here before but we certainly will be back. It was full but they manage to move us to a different table with no fuss. The staff were so friendly and helpful throughout. The meals were fantastic, food well cooked, plates were hot and they even did a smaller portion for my Mum. We couldn’t fault it in any way.

Really great place. Food was great, really well priced, service was fantastic

What a nice experience. Got fun and alternative outside seating in outdoor seats, bubbles or lovely wooden covered areas. Lovely food, proper decent lovely service.. Well worth a nice drop in for proper decent pub food.

Lovely food , pleasant staff nice little country pub

Had dinner at the Merry Harriers with three fellow hungry walkers. We were not disappointed. The beer was good, the service, even on a busy September evening in a heat wave, was excellent. And the food was delicious and well presented. In fact possibly one of the best pub-meals I’ve ever had. I’m not going to say what I ordered in case there’s a run on it and it’s not available when I return, which I shall.

Popped in for a drink, ending up having dinner. They have tables, pods, and half pods which makes for sun with out the wind. We dined on a Thursday having their special of two Steak dinners and a bottle of house wine white or Red / or drink of your choice, beer and large wine, all for £35. The food was lovely, steak cooked perfectly, the chips nice, with mushroom, tomato and salad. Can improve the toliets, there were all sorts of buckets and bits at the entrance. Overall have full range of pub food, if cooked as per our meals, will be lovely. Worth a visit.

Good pub, good steak nice cider and location.

Great food and service in this country pub

We have been visiting The Merry Harriers for several years and we are never disappointed. John & the team are all very welcoming and go above and beyond. They have a large garden room, that we normally ask to be seated in as if we are dinning altogether there is around 20 of us. The food is always excellent and sourced from local suppliers. We will be returning again and again. Thank you John and your team, always making us welcome.

Great friendly family pub. We were really well looked after and pub food was superb.

Amazingly well run and happy Pub. The food is excellent and you really do feel that you never want to leave. The Harriers really is my happy place since moving to Devon and being taken there for my first time by relatives.

Excellent food and service. John and Lynne are lovely people and run an exemplary public house.

Lovely pub food looked nice nice staff 😋

Brilliant food and a very friendly service and all served with a smile

Great food & friendly staff & service 👍😁

Lovely lunch , we had a ploughman’s lunch which was huge and so nice , very friendly and lovely scenery, would definitely recommend

Though it was very busy service was speedy and attentive. We camped overnight with their agreement on their car park in our motorhome - would definitely go again. Good well cooked food at fair prices, very friendly helpful staff and good facilities. Everyone around us appeared to be locals and were all eating too so it’s clearly seen as a good place for a meal.

I’ve been here 3 times over the years and each time had the gammon steak. Absolutely fabulous food, location and company.

We have passed this place many times and never called in, but today we did, and what a great place, also very friendly helpful staff as soon as you walked in .We asked if we could eat in one of the pods and the lady replied if it wasn't open, they would open it for us.Good hot food and plenty of it also plenty of choice on the menu. Don't just drive pass give it a go you won't be disappointed

The atmosphere, service and food were all awesome. At 5pm on a Tuesday it was a quiet, but not empty, well run pub in a scenic location just a few minutes out of town.

We stopped off here on our way to a week away. Food was great, staff were very attentive. I would recommend it.

Great food and atmosphere. Motorhomes can stopover on their car park and enjoy an evening at the restaurant

Steak night on a Thursday is fantastic value (£33 for 2 steaks and a bottle of wine) and was very tasty.

Fabulous food. Service was amazing very friendly. Reasonably priced. Ask to have salad instead of chips with the steak no quibbling at all.

I didn't have food on this visit but I've had some before which was very good. Tonight I only had a pint of Ridge & Furrow Cider. Mmm, delicious. 🍺 😋

Epic pub, the owners are lovely and the staff warm and pleasant. Can recommend a pint of Otto on a hot Friday afternoon after work.

The Sunday roast was really good.

Lovely little pub for a nice steak and a pint on a summer evening

Absolutely lovely lunch here today. Good choice for vegans. I had the Mediterranean tart which was delicious. Lovely spot sat outside. All of the staff were so attentive and friendly and seemed to really care that we enjoyed our food. Would definitely eat here again and recommend it.

We visited the pub for a lunch meal and we were pleasantly surprised. Our food was absolutely delicious. The portion sizes were perfect, not too big or too small. The food was tasty and fresh, there was a good choice of meals and were fairly priced. The staff were all very friendly and attentive. We will definitely be visiting again to try some of the other meals and puddings 😋. Thank you 😊

Been here before and can recommend it for the food essentially. It's delicious. But it has a good pub atmosphere and the staff are really good. I'll definitely be back and the sooner the better.

The atomsphere was absolutely superb! Friendly staff and the food was great, it has exceed my expectations. I ordered a steak and always go for medium rare, from most places they always get it wrong except this pub! It was cooked to perfection. I highly recommend this place for great food and vibe, also you must book the table for the glass dome! I will come back again!

Went with family on a Saturday evening. The hospitality was friendly and relaxed. They offered a great choice of vegan food!

Disappointing lunch today ..the lasagne was not thoroughly cooked and cold in the middle and the garlic bread was disappointing . The fajita comprised of stone cold wraps and was not how I imagined at all so a lot was not eaten. My mother in law went to use the toilet and the floor was soaking wet so she did not use the toilet and had to wait until got home

Good quality pub. Lovely roast dinner reasonably priced that was dog friendly too

Lovely lunch good wine and company

Really lovely food and excellent staff. Local ciders on offer. Ridge and Farrow was delicious 😋

Me and my partner were stopping in the local town for the night, and needed somewhere local to eat. Collumpton didn't offer anything to our needs, so thought we would try this rural pub. We were eating relatively close to closing time, but felt under no pressure to order or even eat our food in a rush. The food was divine, and we had a very friendly welcome and service. I based my decision on dining here on the reviews, and hope others do to as it does not disappointment!

Very nice food for a quick stop. Friendly staff and clean premises.

My family, six of us and two dogs had Sunday lunch i a snow globe outside. Great staff great food and can’t recommend the place enough. Make sure you book as it gets busy.

Enjoyable meal for three on a weekday lunch time, friendly service, reasonable choice of food available, and reasonably priced

Lovely old country inn , plenty of parking across the not very busy road , warm inside the pub , friendly welcome and good choice of drinks and food. Service was alittle slow but it was very busy , the food was excellent, well presented and very tasty all 5 of us enjoyed our starters and mains and thought it was very good value . We will definitely return . Dog friendly too which was a bonus.

Excellent meals, friendly staff. Would definitely recommend. We were a party of nine celebrating a birthday, we had our meals in a pod in the garden all lit up with fairy lights it was amazing!

Lovely country pub with an open fire, which is open all day !!

Lovely pub ,great beer ,and excellent food , staff are realy nice .there Sunday roasts plated up are my favourite !never had so much meat and the gravy is propper.

The food was delicious, very friendly, and helpful, just a little worn inside, But Clean,, will go again,

Stopped only for a drink, but the owner looked after us like we were spending a fortune here. Absolutely amazing to be treated with a very good care and friendliness . Thank you very much, will be definitely back for some food and friendly atmosphere.

Arranged a lunch for 19 people. John and Lynn were most helpful in choosing the menu. On the day, we were welcomed and had a very nice lunch. The quality and quantity of the dishes was exceptional which ensured that we will be returning. All the staff deserve praise for making our event run so smoothly. Well done!

Lovely clean pub. Fantastic food

A warm, welcome, great food and cosy fire. Best steak and ale pie, proper chips and great beer. Lovely!

Excellent food Excellent service and great cider

A good place to go for meals, both at lunchtime and in the evening. Best to book, as usually busy. Good range of local real ale and cider.

Very welcoming. Nice pub/restaurant with pub food classics. Large main dish portions which can be downsized. Good kids meals. Nice beer selection

Really lovely country pub with homely feel 🙂

Today we went for a family Christmas Lunch at this gorgeous pub. There were 5 adults and 2 children, every member of staff greeted us with cheery seasons greetings and seemed genuinely happy to make our Christmas Day meal very special. We were in one of the domes, which was lovely and warm, decorated with twinkly lights and a little tree, it was truly magical. The food was delicious and so much of it, we could not fault any of the food we were served. The staff were very attentive, even though they were very busy, they went out of their way to make sure we had everything we needed. Thank you so much for making our Christmas Day so pleasant, we will certainly be visiting again soon.

Had a great Anniversary meal, beautifully crooked, recommended 😊

Cheery staff, pleasant meal, great time.

Wonderful, friendly, efficient staff, and an amazing choice of tasty food. An open fire greeted us. Service fast and efficient, Food all freshly cooked. Loved this place and puddings were the icing on the cake.

We recently enjoyed an evening at the Merry Harriers whilst on holiday and the food was absolutely delicious! Very reasonably priced and we all thoroughly enjoyed our meal in one of the outdoor globes, a real treat and lovely and warm! The staff were all very kind and welcoming. They even brought us a bowl of fresh water for our dog. Set in a stunning location with plenty of parking. We will remember our visit fondly and will most definitely return when we visit the area in the future.

Booked the function room for a party. All went superbly. Owner and staff totally understanding about our meal numbers changing due to covid. Food good and large quantity. Served quickly with plenty of staff available. Thanks Merry Harriers.

Had a great meal here - friendly staff. Parking limited.

Service warm friendly. Food was awesome. Generally brilliant. Would suggest booking.. Its busy .Will he going back.

My dad and I love the outdoor bubbles, great food and beer xx xx

On holiday locally and drove past The Merry Harriers, decided to go in for lunch and so glad we did. A charming pub with a large selection of food, the best roast and very good value. Fruit crumble was excellent and fruit not overcooked or mushy. Lovely atmosphere and very friendly staff.

Stopped in the merry harriers on my way home just before 3 a clock they managed to fit me in for a nice roast lamb Sunday lunch good selection on the bar 🍺🍻 and good selection of desserts

Had a great lunch. Plenty of choices on the menu. Good friendly service and some great Cider to boot

Great pub just off the M5 so a great place to break up a long journey with a lovely Sunday roast.

Again, great food and service. Lovely little pub. Would highly recommend.