Mildmay Colours Inn in South Hams

Four of us for lunch, Food is different and tasty, apple crumble was a flat mess on the plate, service was prompt, certainly not warm, and welcoming, neither the wife nor the chef said hello we decided to move to another pub...

Very nice and friendly community pub

Went for lunch which was overpriced for what it was. Husbands chair was over a significant drain hole which his chair leg fell down and dislocated his finger. The problem is a, the hole pit is not covered. B, after staff notified nothing was done and didn’t seem to care or react in any way. Many older people with aides there and can do some serious damage hence the review.

Perfect pub. Menus was small but the food was excellent and the staff are great.

Popped in for dinner on a rainy day while on holiday. What a fantastic pub! Interesting and quirky with a laid back atmosphere. Owners were lovely but in no way ott or in your face. The menu is simple and seasonal, changing depending on the month and availability of produce. Food was rustic, home cooked and delicious. A refreshing change from the usual, boring ping- food in most establishments. The puddings are also homemade and absolutely fantastic! Particular highlight's were the butter bean and chorizo stew, simple but very tasty. and chocolate and peanut brownie, gooey without being too sickly. Also great choice of tunes for background music.

The Colours is simply wonderful. Sharon and Ian are interesting, thoughtful, welcoming, attentive - but never obsequious - hosts. The menu is creative and delicious, caters for all tastes, and is excellent value. Whether for lone travellers, couples, families or groups, the atmosphere is always inviting and inclusive. I have been visiting The Colours for more than 25 years, and have known it in its various iterations. In its present form, and under its current management, it is without compare: it's the best pub I know in the South Hams and beyond. I've been a big fan of pubs for 50 years, and The Colours is my favourite.

Great to see this fab pub open and serving good food, will be back soon. Return visit yesterday and had a lovely lamb chop.

Lovley place very friendly clean the staff are great always making sure u have all u need and everything is OK

Had a loveley meal there this evening, food was really nice and very reasonable on price. Great atmosphere will definitely be going again

The best lamb we have ever tasted in a super friendly pub! A must visit! We stayed in the villiage whilst walking the south west coast path, a fabulous stop!

The most welcoming place , very friendly and so quaint . We had booked in advance , table was ready and the staff were welcoming . We ordered the lamb chops and the Croque with fresh basil . The lamb was perfectly fine , on a bed of dressed salad , average for £15.00 The croque was basically cold , uncooked mozzarella and tomatoes on a toasted ciabatta . Perhaps we should have complained , but we loved the ambiance , and were in the area for a wedding .

The Mildmay is one of those pubs you walk in to and want to spend the rest of evening - so we did! The lovely bar lady and chef were so welcoming and couldn’t have been more helpful. Thank you for such an enjoyable evening in your buzzy little pub, I can’t wait to come back.

Lovely pub. Really friendly! Sharon and Ian have made such a welcoming environment and great for kids. Food is excellent!

An excellent pub in a beautiful village. We had such a lovely welcome and we were made to feel at home. Food was delicious. Highly recommend the Bloody Mary. Thank you for a lovely afternoon.

Great pub, very friendly. Small pub with not many tables so you need to book if you want to eat. Food was nice and good value. Menu is short and the houmous olives and bread is a great starter.

Lovely to see the Mildmay Colours back up and running with owners that are very friendly and welcoming and creating a great atmosphere. Food was delicious, reasonably priced and service great. Thank you. We will be back and will be telling friends.

Popped in without booking and lucky to find a table by the stove. Pub was busy and lively with chatter, great atmosphere. Decor is more Bistro than oldie worldie but warm and welcoming. Both had steak pie with chips and coleslaw and all fresh and home cooked. Pie filling portion was really generous and tasty. This chef focuses on a few dishes, really well cooked and delicious!

As a local it is wonderful that our pub has reopened. There is a warm friendly welcome and the eclectic decoration fun. Yan is a great chef providing wonderful food. Sharon makes a mean vegan lemon cheese cake. Although the menu is small it is all freshly cooked and delicious. I have been there as a couple, a few friends and as part of a large group. Every time the service and food has been excellent. Caters for vegetarians too.

In the heart of Holbeton, stands a pub so fine, The Mildmay Colours, which serves food divine. With walls that whisper tales of old, this heart of the community serving warmth in the cold. Here, laughter fills the air, night and day, In the Mildmay Colours, where the villagers play. A pint, a meal, a friendly scene, in this lovely pub, life feels serene.

Eaten here lots now, brunch, dinner, lunch and lovely generous buffet on Christmas Eve...everything I've sampled has been so delicious and tasty. The atmosphere is very welcoming, relaxed and homely. This is very early days for the new management and they have not disappointed. I might be biased but complaining about not getting a free drink when you've eaten everything on your plate sounds a bit suspicious to me 🤨 Feel very lucky to have this pub on my doorstep, huge congrats and best of luck for the rest of the year 😊 X❤️X❤️

What a disappointment! If you read the other reviews you would not think we went to the same place. We had booked in advance for Sunday lunch. Not everything was available and they only have 4 things on the menu - it arrived barely warmed through on plastic plates. Nothing appeared to have been cooked from fresh. They took it away and reheated it. If you can’t cook don’t offer food! They offered a free desert in recompense but frankly if the mains were a yardstick of their cooking ability they wouldn’t be worth the wait - we all declined. No offer of a free drink or discount was made - poor show. Never again.

Had lunch here today. Both had Lamb and dauphinois potatoes with lovely fresh green beans. Tasted amazing and well presented. Made space for a homemade crumble and chocolate brownie followed by a tasty coffee. We would recommend eating and spending time here. Were made to feel very welcome and able to relax. Pet friendly. Will be back.

Thanks for a great lunch today, and for catering for my grandchildren with purpose built sandwiches just for them, thanks for going to the trouble. The place was cosy and friendly after our walk and the soup and coffee were brilliant...Thank you, we will be back...

This pub has now been taken over by new management and is now owned by the villagers. The service is fabulous and the homemade soup and bread we had was delicious. The coffee is so good we all had 2 cups each! Just what we needed on a cold Sunday after a long walk. Lovely atmosphere to relax in, we didn’t feel at all rushed and could have happily stayed all afternoon. We will absolutely be back very soon.

If only more pubs were like this one. Well worth the short trip from the nearest main road. Great beer, great food and friendly locals. We stayed next door for a week and were made to feel very welcome. This is exactly why the British pub needs to be valued. Standout mentions to Dave the Viking for going above and beyond to help us during our stay, Merlin the pub dog and Nicky and Ric for their hospitality.

Shocking, arrived at ivy barn for an overnight stay for work, my partner phoned to book a table to get an abrupt NO room - went in for a drink instead, place empty apart from 3 tables eating and a few drinkers. Rude women who had answered the phone serving at the bar, not falling for that again

Staying at the ivy barn on a work trip. My partner phoned to book a meal - told NO room, very rude. Called for a drink, place was empty, three tables eating and a few drinkers, rest of the pub and outside empty. Rude landlady served us. Up your game and learn sim communication skills if you want to keep in business

A lovely welcoming community pub, we sat out in the beer garden for a drink and then had a lovely meal in the pub. The garlic and rosemary camembert was delicious. The hosts were welcoming and friendly. And the pub is also dog friendly. A really lovely evening!

Brilliant pub with community feel. Loved our dinner; great food and drink, and reasonably price.

Perfect pub in a perfect village

Great pint of proper Cider live music great atmosphere. 🍻👍

Wonderful pub and the owners and staff were very welcoming. There was a varied menu and we left feeling very satisfied! We will definitely visit again when we are in the area.

(Nothing to do with the "pizza") overpriced drinks and ordered two only one made 🤷🏻‍♀️ just a bit disappointing

Very welcoming - non local 😉 thanks for a great night and great food. Tom and Soph

Friendly service at good prices.

Superb village pub in the middle of nowhere are great for live music, Ches evenings and Great Beer

Popped in for an evening meal with my partner. The food was absolutely delicious and the owners very welcoming. There was live folk music being played which we thoroughly enjoyed. I would highly recommend this pub.

Really unfriendly pub to non locals. We come down every year and always enjoyed a trip out for a pint and dinner. The front door was locked (used to be the way in) as the side door is now the main door, they just watched us waiting, eventually opened the door, seriously guys you have to up your game in this market and be more welcoming to people bringing you custom, this was a great little pub once now it just looks sparce and unwelcoming, we won't be coming back (you'll be glad to hear).

Beautiful “proper” pub in the gorgeous village of Holbeton. Super dog friendly with a warm welcome from cute pub pooch Merlin to top it off. Great food and such lovely people hosting behind the bar and serving dinner. Thanks for a really super evening.

Great atmosphere, very tasty food, super friendly service. Lovely village pub.

A very long time since I have been here. Since then, you no longer can smoke in a pub (good move that). New(ish) owners, fewer locals, lorra lorraa holiday punters eating the faqmilty out!!. Decent menu, not overpriced. Best burger in a pub setting i HAVE EVER EATEN and well recommended.

It has been 6 months since our last visit and we we're not disappointed. Great friendly village pub .The food was delicious a great choice of local drinks .Nic and Rick are great hosts and the most important member of staff is Merlin the pub dog .

A thoroughly enjoyable evening. A good choice of beer and wine all very reasonably priced. The food was also reasonably priced, well presented and very tasty. The chef was clearly competent and took care in the cooking. I had the maple and pesto marinated salmon on dressed linguine and it was possibly the best salmon dish I have ever had. The pub is beautifully situated in the charming village of Holbeton. The historic building has been tastefully refurbished and the ambience was light and airy and relaxed. Overall I am very pleased we went!

Great local food. Super friendly owners

Great little community pub. Nice outdoor spaces too.

Absolutely a hidden gem! It looked like an ordinary local pub with an old school website. But the food was amazingly delicious with a wonderful presentation! Highly recommend and would come again! (Also the Inn's dog is a cutie)

Midweek visit for drinks and dinner. Absolutely fantastic. Superb dishes and great personal service without distracting from serving the locals. Cannot recommend this pub enough. On top of this we had live coverage of Premier Subuteo being played in an adjoining room to the main lounge!

We popped into the Mildmay colours recently, and we were welcomed by Nicky and Rick and a beautiful dog named Merlin. We ordered drinks, they have a good choice of local beer and any other refreshments you require. We ordered Pizza! It was cooked to order everything Homemade, delicious. The Chef is talented and caring and understands food and their is a good choice on the menu. The food was of generous proportions . This local pub serves the community very well. And welcomes everyone. They have Quiz nights, music and other entertainment. We thoroughly recommend this Pub. We are going back for the Christmas Menu. Kim and Deborah Fawkes

We love this Local Pub, it is very welcoming, Nicky and Rick and the Chef are very passionate about their Pub and the food and drinks. We were very welcomed and especially from a beautiful dog named Merlin. The pub has Quiz nights along with other great entertainment throughout the year. We ordered local beers and the homemade Pizza!! it was Delicious and of generous proportions,and not expensive. There is a garden and a cosy atmosphere on the chilly nights the wood burning stove is on making it very toasty. There is plenty of parking. If you like a relaxed atmosphere and guaranteed good food then you have no need to look further. We are going back for a Christmas lunch. Kim and Debs.

Great people great food and a very cute dog

Well worth the narrow lanes to get to. Restricted Covid menu, but plenty of options for everyone.

Good quality pub food in a relaxed and cosy atmosphere. Under new management, the pub offers a good range of beers and traditional pub food at competitive prices. Highly recommended.

Despite comments in our holiday cottage info that this pub was closed, we were delighted to discover it was open: for coffee and cake or drinks and simple pub food. We mixed and matched. Tasty ale with cake on the sun trap of a terrace overlooking a quiet and picturesque Devon village (still retaining its charm and a Post Office). The inside has recently been renovated and is bright and airy.

Local pub is once again under new Ownership and Management and so much the better for it! Rik and Nikki are great landlords (who also run The Ivy B&B behind the pub), good selection of ales, lagers, etc, no food at present, but that is to come in the future. The village has it's pub back and the community spirit has already been evident on a number of occassions.

This pub has sadly closed its doors for the last time.

No idea. I don't parked in the street opposite. Looks a bit forlorn. I thought it had closed down!

It is closed all the time now, unfortunately. When open it is excellent

One of our favourite local pubs. Rural and cosy. The food is fabulous and well worth booking a table to sample. Arthur and Phil are fantastic hosts who will always make you feel welcome.

An individually styled interior with scrubbed wooden tables, candles, books low lighting - comfortable and classy. The pub was nicely full with a group of runners, some musicians a group of local youngsters from uni, a few others and..some tourists! Good to see it being used by the village. You get individual attention from the owner who will often run through the menu with you, not something you get everywhere and the food is also not the usual lasagne and chips. We had an amazing South African dish of beef served in a loaf, it was generous and full of flavour. The beer was great too and if you add to that a very friendly welcome for us and our dog you have a memorable place, do visit.

Two dinners, for nine of us, over four days and very impressed with the menu's variety and the kitchen's professionalism. This is a real find for a visitor - the locals have made it a habit!

Always such a warm welcome and a lovely atmosphere....what can i say about the food...a lovely variety of wholesome food and plenty gluten free options too. All home made. I chose curry tonight packed full of flavour with a little kick and some lovely sides to compliment the dish too. Little one as fussy as ever was accomodated for with an off menu choice which was no problem at all. Would definitely recommend.

Excellent food, authentic vibe and super friendly staff

Excellent food and hospitality!

Great pub, welcoming host and delicious food

Down visiting family and came across Mildmay colours inn. We really enjoyed our time. Lovely staff! Great food. Just perfect for sharing. We will definitely be back next time we are visiting. Thank you.

Excellent food. Staff were so helpful, nothing was too much trouble.

I believe this has recently been taken over, about 9 months ago. New owners and staff are really friendly and accommodating. I only stopped for a drink but the menu looked amazing and quite unique. The chef changes it every week, I definitely want to try the signature 'bunny chow' when I'm next in the area. Suspect this will fast become one of those places you go out of your way to visit!

We enjoyed a great evening meal with our family. Interesting and varied menu, great service and gorgeous garden overlooking the village.

This is a very friendly pub with a mix of locals and visitors. Also a different and varied menu and a good choice of beers. We would have rated this pub higher, but the service was very slow with no recompense. In another local pub we were offered free drinks for the long wait to receive our food. When it arrived the food was very good. Bunny Chow is a very fragrant curry served in half a cut out fresh white loaf, at nearly £15 it is too expensive even considering the quality.

Amazing setting, gorgeous inside, great service and fantastic food. Our only regret was that we didn’t discover it earlier in our holiday. Great evening out for the whole family, including the dog. Can’t recommend highly enough.

Although the owners were fairly new they had an excellent chef. Menu on blackboard was adequate but needs to change more and be extended. However, we ate there twice and were very satisfied.

It would be really nice if some one would answer their phone, I have been ringing for 2 days not possible to leave a message, no email available - how do the get any trade?

We had been to Holbeton before the new owners had this pub. This is unique food, excellent service and not a place for a light bite. Part of the experience is the tempting way the food is explained to you. A good selection of beers and wine too. The local cricket team arrived and were tucking into sarnies and spare ribs. Every success to you and thanks for the great food

The Mildmay Colours was recommended to us and we were not disappointed. It is a really friendly pub with a great atmosphere. We are a party of 19 and the service was fantastic despite the pub being really busy as well. One of our party is gluten and dairy intolerant and this was no problem at all. The food is completely amazing. I had gambas prawns to start, which were delicious, followed by seafood curry. The flavours were incredible. Everybody loved their meal and we would absolutely recommend the Mildmay Colours to any visitors to the area.

Lovely food, lovely pub, lovely location. Try the "street food" curry 5 stars👍

Best found around. Totally amazing fantastic chef and friendly great service from behind bar. Great for families and couple alike.

Really excellent cook in this pub, home cooked, good value for money, exceptional . Lovely restaurant, very pretty.

We stumbled upon this amazing pub in the village of Holbeton, by chance. But what a fantastic place, the food is exceptional and along with friendly owner make this, a great place to end a lovely spring day. I can recommend the Bunny Chow ( nothing to do with Easter one, for any of you, who like the said flopsy,) but

Was the most amazing food. We had a selection of tapas and it was absolutely divine. Phil and Arthur without a doubt are the best asset to the villiage and to the pub. Will 100% be returning.

Phil and Arthur took over the Mildmay back in Oct of 2017. We've eaten here a number of times and always had a warm and friendly welcome. The bunnychow is great South African fare and comes highly recommended. Arthur is also happy to do something simpler for the kids, so everyone's happy. Not bargain pricing, but good value for good food and a pleasant atmosphere.

Recently under new ownership, this place has retained it's identify and charm. We were welcomed in and enjoyed breathing in the atmosphere. We shall be optimistically returning to check out the dishes(South African inspired food and pub classics).

delicious food an brill service .. definitely going back for more 🤓

Great new landlords. Good food.

My buddies and I spent the best part of 10 hours in Mildmay Colours Inn. We watched the Six Nations over drinks and snacks (the bruschetta and cheesey chips were excellent), then we had the gorgeous Bunny Chow.

My friends and I happened to be staying round the corner and wondered in, not really knowing what to expect. We were welcomed in by the friendly new owners who were chatty, and very hospitable. The place is so cosy, with a lovely roaring fire as we went in, great background music, and rustic interior. They manged to get the rugby on too, so a great option to catch a bit of Sport if you're in the area.

Go! Go! Go! Philip and Arthur are delightful hosts and every mouthful was wonderful. From a tarragon infused creamy sauce accompanying the mussels to the incredible burger which was a joy from first bite to last, with Stilton, bacon and onion marmalade and gorgeous hand cut chips. I want to go back to have the bunny chow (mutton curry in half a loaf of bread) and the lobster bouillabaisse, and I want to go back SOON!

We (a party of 3) went to the Mildmay for a meal on Friday evening. The pub was quite busy but they were able to find a table. Drinks orders were taken quickly and the owner arrived to explain the menu and take our orders. For starters we had soup, salmon pate and meatballs, all served with spiced, toasted bread. Here we made our first mistake! He did not explain that the delicious starters were almost the size of a main course in themselves! For mains, my companions chose the home-made burgers which they ate with relish but were unable to finish, while I chose the South African curry served inside a hollowed-out, home-baked loaf! The curry was delicious, delicately spiced and just the right amount of heat. Sadly I was not able to finish the loaf, but I did eat all the meat. It is so nice to see a village pub, under new management, becoming so popular. We will certainly go again when we next visit Holbeton.

Delicious food made from local ingredients. Modern without being intimidating, I would highly recommend the bunny chow. The couple that run the pub are very friendly and clearly passionate about their menu.

Spent a lovely evening having a few drinks and a meal. Warm welcome, candle light and roaring stove. Still keeping its local feel. Burgers excellent, fillet steak wonderful and Bunny Chow very tasty. Shared an excellent cheese board.

We had dinner here on Saturday night and what a revelation . The new owner and chef were so friendly and explained the unusual South African menu in detail . The food was delicious and certainly not what we were expecting. It was so refreshing to eat different and innovative food rather than your bog standard gastro pub fare. I will definitely be back again when I'm down in south Devon . I hope this new venture is successful . Much better than the Dartmoor union which we eat in the night before .

Revienta en lo que ha sucedido a este pub. Solía ser un pub agradable. Siempre nos saludaron con una sonrisa y la comida era estupenda. Generosas raciones, bien cocinada, comidas tradicionales de pub. No pasa. Estaba soplando por el Tumbleweed bar restante cuando fuimos en hace un par de semanas. El bullicio en la atmósfera ha ido hace mucho tiempo y después de que cobraron £6,20 por un gin tonic... sirve grandes y podría añadir con un aspecto agria, no estoy sorprendido. No volveremos... es la altura de la temporada de verano y el descenso de esta joya antigua poco devonian.

Recuerdo este pub como un sitio maravilloso para una tarde/noche última copa con buena comida, personal muy amable y un gran ambiente. Por desgracia, no ha perdido su encanto. El dueňo de la intención en parece convertirlo en una sombra de lo que una vez displicente era. Es una pena. Apertura "cuando me apetece, estamos es el único pub en el pueblo, así lo que vas a hacer" es una patética. Espero que el Dartmoor Europea estará resucitado y devolverle la sensación de pueblo.

Empezamos nuestra semana con té y terminó aquí. Siempre hay dos cervezas de barril, una buena selección de vinos por copa o botella y muy buena, barata, generoso, honesto, comida de pub. Nos quedamos con ganas de visitar el Mildmay Colores de nuevo este año y no nos decepcionó.

Pintoresco, acogedor y muy agradable. Llegamos justo al final de la hora de comer pero que feliz de servirnos y ajustar el menú para nuestros requisitos diferentes. Una de nuestro grupo completo almuerzo asado de ternera que creía era excelente. Otro pedido un bocadillo de rosbif (con un budín de yorkshire!) y ella Calculamos que era el mejor sandwich de carne asada Ella podía recordar. Me quedé con un paquete de patatas fritas y cerveza - Cervecería Mildmay - nunca he oído de él antes, pero no olvide ahora - muy, muy bueno. Luego fue postres y estaban riquísimos.

Fuimos con unos amigos para cenar y tomar unas copas. La gente era muy amable y acogedor, y el pub tenía un ambiente acogedor y tradicional. El menú era bastante limitado y había muy pocas opciones para vegetarianos, pero no me puedo quejar de la comida que se servía.

El gran tortilla con patatas fritas y cerveza sin alcohol por mucho tiempo largo seco enero - ¡perfecto! Los entornos y fútbol fue completamente discreto.

Comida estupenda. terratenientes encantadores. Estaremos perro reducido acogió con agrado. Justo al lado de donde nos alojamos. En general, una gran experiencia.

La comida estaba muy rica y caliente. La carne era muy sensible y las verduras frescas. El personal era amable y servicial

Como otros vine aquí como un niño cuando nos mantenían un barco por el Yealm y este era un pub con comida que un montón de gente lo usa . Era acogedor y generalmente muy concurrida. Vinimos aquí a principios de este año porque estábamos visitando amigos en Efford House. Estábamos parcialmente advirtieron sobre el pub pero insistió en cualquier caso. Estaba casi vacío, muy aburrida, ambiente plana y la poca comida que compramos catering fue mala bajo nivel que no repetiremos. Holbeton puede ser sustancialmente un pueblo suburbano pero no without a usar este pub. Creo que puede haber otro pub de comida cerca pero no fuimos allí. Doy mi baja puntuación debido a mi experiencia, pero también porque este caso no catalogadas como Plymouth comiendo. Es 5 kilómetros.

This pub used to be the heart and soul of the village. My family has frequently visited 2-3 times a year (normally in summer), and it's got completely downhill. They recently got a pizza menu, and feeling quite peckish I ordered a large only to be greated by what I'd describe as a taster portion(which wasn't very good either!). Some things are so over priced, we were charged nearly £2 for a pint of very watered orange SQUASH. You could buy a bottle of the squash with that. Such a disappointment what has happened to this once lovely pub in the hands of the newish Landlord, who puts all his efforts into the new customers or b&b customers instead of the loyal ones. Such a shame.