Rugglestone Inn in Teignbridge

Not great, food cold, we didn't feel welcomed, rude staff, shame as used to be so nice. I would not recommend. The Old Inn which is in the village is much nicer.

This is just a perfect pub - exactly as it should be. Warm and welcoming with a superb selection of beers and ciders - food first class and good size portions.

Lovely staff, good food and beautiful location.

Massive shout out for the Rugglestone Inn. The lovely Lisa looked after us so well this weekend. Friends rented the cosy but well equipped cottage and we had our MH on the carpark. Great food and drinks and a fantastic area to walk. Totally recommend it gets 5⭐️ from us but Lisa gets 6⭐️ for being special. Thank you we will return.

We love The Rugglestone Inn, this time we enjoyed their pies which were delicious - homemade just the right amount of pastry to filling, good gravy - we had the steak and ale with stilton cheese - definitely one to have again. The vegetables and choice of potatoes were excellent and everything cooked and presented perfectly. It is advisable to book a table here as very popular with locals - there is car parking but the Inn is easily missed so look out when you get to Widecomble in the Moor. Drinks are reasonably priced as is the food with a well stocked bar and good selection of beers, ciders etc. You always get a warm welcome here and we always make sure when out for a walk in this area that we finish at the Rugglestone Inn! Thank you for another excellent visit.

Everything you dreamt a Dartmoor village pub would be: full of character, history, people and a friendly welcome. Great ale and perfectly cooked traditional home cooked food.

Lovely country pub, great choice of ales and ciders. Meals are of a high standard though a little on the expensive side. Atmosphere was good, staff are genuinely friendly, not too sure about the dead wall featuring photo's of deceased customers. Location is stunning on the edge of Dartmoor National Park, plenty of space in the car park, though I doubt this will be the case in peak season. This is a great character pub well worth a visit.

My husband and I stayed in the cottage in the grounds of The Rugglestone Inn. From start to finish of 3 days we were greeted with open arms from Rich, Ness and their team and treated like part of their family. Not to mention delicious home cooked food, kind, friendly and efficient bar staff. Prices reasonable too. In the cottage the bedding was clean and top quality. Very very nice. Obviously family run lots of love and care put into every detail. Definitely a must. Highly recommended.

Love this place!food is always excellent as is the service,been here about 4/5 times now and first time I’ve noticed the beer garden!off to get my eye’s checked soon ha!we sat in the garden which was full,had a delicious fish pie,my brother tuna baguette,great atmosphere and lot’s of dog’s,inside is lovely too unchanged and original.

At 7:45 midweek in Widecombe there’s limited chance of getting a meal, but with only 15 minutes left of service the Rugglestone made us feel most welcome finding us a table in the bar (although we didn’t book in advance) and served us delicious Pub food with great hospitality. Well, most definitely visit again and explore the lovely specials on offer, leaving a bit more time to enjoy it.

Visited mid afternoon on a Sunday. No hot food until 5:30pm 🙄, soft drinks a bit overpriced £4.60 for a bottled lemonade. Encountered 2 members of staff, one male and one female and both could have been more polite to customers (witnessed rudeness to other customers too). That said, it is a very pretty pub with a nice pub garden but we won’t be going back.

My 1st Visit to the pub for food and drinks with friends whilst on a break. What a lovely place, everybody was so friendly, food and service was excellent and a great selection of beers. This place as a great vibe and the locals seem to love it. Thanks and see you again soon I hope

Arrived on Sunday for 4 nights (Recommend by a friend) for camping, pub and walks. The camping area is stunning and well kept, there is nowhere I’ve stayed quite as beautiful. The pub is just lovely, the owners and staff were lovely and attentive too. The pub was popular each evening and lunchtimes with locals, campers, people enjoying the area and the owners seem to really enjoy what they do and looking after guests. The food was excellent and prices very reasonable. I can’t wait to return soon, this is my new favourite place - shame I’m so far away.

What a fabulous evening we had at the Rugglestone. We parked up with our van for the night. Lovely food fish/meat pie, attentative staff. Ness spoilt me with a glass of wine following my faux pas in the garden, 🤩. I would highly recommend this lovely pub. The garden is so well looked after and wisteria flowers this time of year! It has moved on a lot since Audrey’s time when drinks were served via a hatch 😀

We came here for dinner whilst staying at Higher Venton Farmhouse. The Rugglestone welcome was very warm and the food was superb. My husband had lasagne and I had the lemon chicken. The rhubarb crumble was gorgeous. The Teignworthy Ales are also highly recommended.

Another high quality meal in a beautiful location - highly recommend

Nice authentic pub in the 'moors'. Nice beer in the garden at the end of the day. Food is good too.

Lovely busy little pub.Serves lovely homemade food.Can highly recommended the veg curry and the fish pie.Great cider selection 😋.Would visit again

Amazing little pub bear garden was pristine and staff where so kind and friendly even met some of the locals that where great over all the whole experience was fantastic will definitely be popping back in the near future to win another crunchie 👌

I live Dartmoor and central Devon - driving across to Widecombe-on-the-Moor I made the fatal mistake of relying on satnav which took me across many narrow Devon lanes .. very stressful - so was very glad when I parked up in beautiful Widecombe . A short walk out the village past the church to the Rugglestone Inn and sat outside with a pint of Cider on a nice day in the pub garden the stresses just melted away It is a lovely setting - the bar menu was excellent and the portions generous . I will go back to this lovely pub next time in Dartmoor - but will stick to the main roads

What a lovely pub, out in the middle of nowhere. Well worth a visit, for the food as well as the pub itself.

Amazing place, we spent a pleasant evening and stayed overnight with our van thanks to the permission of the very nice lady owner. Excellent Cider. Unfortunately, we didn't have a chance to taste the food, we arrived after 8pm. Maybe next time.

Lovely Dartmoor pub, good food, friendly, lots of cask ales, big garden for decent weather. All round favourite pub! Atmospheric little main bar but dining rooms off to the side. Chickens a roaming on the grass.

Went for food. Beautiful location, lovely people. Only problem was the leaves in the salad were not washed and had visible dirt on them and tasted gritty. The food was otherwise very nice.

Had a lovely lunch in the lovely peaceful garden.The lady at the bar was very helpful with my questions ( being gluten intolerant) very polite. The food was very nice. Thank you

Best pub in Devon!! Fantastic food, beer and atmosphere. Great to stay with a camper overnight

Beautiful setting, garden is fabulous very well presented and cared for. Food is of a high standard of local produce. Dont like the self service condiments in boxes .

Another stay in the cottage for a long weekend and each time we visit we pinch ourselves a little bit more! This is one of our favourite pubs. The food, choice of beers, the friendly staff and setting is just fab! Please don’t tell everyone .. but just in case you are looking for that perfect Dartmoor pub, I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Such a wonderful traditional pub serving great food. We stopped overnight in the car park in our camper. Lovely location. We ate in the pub. Great food, friendly very efficient service. The staff must work so hard as it’s a very busy place.

Been there many times. Always good !

Excellent meal went there for my Grandsons 5th Birthday enjoyed by all will be going back good amount on menu brought out Birthday cake when we asked very busy

One of my favourite places to visit when on dartmoor by widecoombe

One of my favourite pubs. Gorgeous location and so cosy.

Just back from a fabulous weekend at The Rugglestone Inn. We stayed over on Friday and Saturday in our camper and ate in the pub both evenings. Everything about in this place is well run; the food, the garden, the beer, the setting with Widdecombe Spire and the Tors behind. We had a fabulous time. We meant to say thank you before heading off this morning but forgot, so hopefully this review will be read and our thanks can be passed on to the owners and all the staff for simply doing all the important things well, running a tight ship but still making it feel relaxed and doing it all with a smile.

Stunning setting and location This is our favourite place to eat and drink, the staff are also very friendly and accommodating. Joe and Sue

Dog friendly, excellent food and good selection of ales too! Must book as inside is pretty small

Lovely location, great food. Nice vegan wrap option. Price to be expected for a small pub locally run. Nice selection of drinks. Book as inside space is limited although plenty of outside space. Would recommend

Great pub, phoned ahead as we were running late on the moor. They took our order over the phone and kept the kitchen open. Lovely food and ale, pretty garden and cosy pub. Would definitely recommend

I had the steak pie it was lovely especially with the extra home made gravy.

Love the food and the location is beautiful. The beer garden is especially lovely, with a small stream passing through it.

Charming Dartmoor Gastropub offers a large menu and is extremely popular with walkers, motorists, and locals. Look for the soup of the day (curried parsnip on our visit), and crispy whitebait among the starters, and Luxury Fisherman's Pie among the mains (second only to J. Sheekey's).. Beers include a stress on real ales. Stiffer drinks include local Dartmoor Whisky (worth trying). Worthy of a diversion.

Friendly staff and great location

We visited after a lovely walk on the moor. Service was friendly, food was great, and the location and building are beautiful! Have been here a couple of times over the years and will continue to visit.

Very disappointing and unsatisfactory service. Table booked for 7.30, we were abruptly ushered to the table by a lady who made it quite clear that she shouldn't of been there as it was supposed to be her night off. Once all our party were seated, she then came to take our order notifying us that the kitchen closes at 8.00 for food! From there on the service was very poor, long wait for our food , finally got our main course at 8.45, puddings turned up at 9.40. Won't be returning for family birthdays again. Such a shame after many years of fantastic service. I believe it now under new ownership. They have big boots to fill to come upto previous owners standards.

Excellent pub for a refreshing drink and something nice to eat after lovely walk in Dartmoor

Brilliant. We were recommended by the lady at the narrow Bridge (go & buy her chutney) and she was spot on. Fish pie and steak & ale pie best we've had in ages. Great beer, terrific service, and Jane actually managed to identify the unknown piece of farm machinery in the garden (you'll have to visit to find out what it is, but it is interesting). All in all a wonderful find.

Great food and pleasant staff. Fit us right in.

Warm welcome on arrival, hadn’t booked but were found a table. Friendly and fun service. Prawn Baguette is the best I’ve had in year’s. Will def recommend reserving a table as we had to vacate table. Thank you for a lovely anniversary lunch. We will be back.

While walking the Dartmoor we stopped and had a drink and a meal Very friendly staff, beautiful location!

Just popped in for a drink on a wet Sunday afternoon, lovely old inn , nice staff, very pretty with large gardens..we shall return 👍🏼

Fabulous Inn on Dartmoor with great service and superb food!

We recently spent a wonderful weekend here, staying in the beautiful Rugglestone Cottage with our two dogs. The cottage is well furnished and equipped and very comfortable. We had our meals in the pub and all the food and service were excellent. There are some lovely walks onto the moors from the pub, despite the weather! Ness the landlady was lovely and friendly and nothing was too much trouble. We were woken each morning by the little Bantam cockerel singing.

My favourite Dartmoor pub. Great food and friendly service.

Great place to meet and have lunch close to Haytor.

Went there on boxing day had steak pie with mash followed by sticky toffee pudding and a few drinks can't wait to go again

Lovely old place like going back in time and the staff are great

Sadly didn't get round to ordering the food as we were met with a very rude response by the lady behind the bar - it was a busy Sunday (I understand that's can be a stressful time) I'd just ordered drinks when I'd thought we'd been given the wrong order - I politely tried to clarify which drinks we'd been given and I was met with a hostile response. My partner then stated that the outdoor covered seating had been taken and she was met with "what do you mean there's no outdoor seating!" We decided to leave after this response. Big shame as we've previously eaten here and had a good experience. Kindness can go a long way.

Great people, gorgeous place with an authentic period feel.

Fantastic little pub tucked on the edge of Dartmoor. Very cosy and quintessential, exactly what you want after a wet walk on the moors with some friends. We were a tad early for food but the two lovely ladies behind the bar served us drinks and sorted a table before taking our order to have it ready as soon as service was on. 5 awesome Beef and Ale pies led to 5 clean plates, washed down with a great selection of local beer. Hard to beat it for a Sunday activity. Can’t wait to go again!

Popped in for lunch with family. Glorious location, great food and good service. If you get to stay here, you're very lucky.

Lovely beer garden and quite good food but the friendliness of the bar staff is shockingly absent, totally indifferent. having tried to engage in idle chitchat, several times over two visits, while the beer is being poured has resulted in next to no response which is quite unusual in any pub let alone such a country pub as this, but we'll still go there for the garden as we live relatively local.

Really old fashioned snug country pub.. Ordered a meal and couldn't fault it.. 👌

Perfect location after walking for 2hrs with the dog's a tucked away pub,dog friendly, outside covered seating and great service.The food was excellent and good portions...Thank you Rugglestone we will be back 😀

Lovely and beautiful little pub! Didn't have food but such a pretty location 😄

Very tasty food and the staff were very friendly .

Lovely pub with great garden, we were there when there was music on as part of the Widecombe fair. Food was tip top and the staff were excellent.

Tolles Essen in einem uralten Gebäude außerhalb von Widecombe mitten im Moor. Die Pies sind ein Gedicht. Service super freundlich. Grosse Menschen müssen auf ihren Kopf aufpassen, bin 2 x an einen Querbalken geknallt und hab dabei meinen Cider verschüttet ...aber das hat ja auch was 😂.

Always super friendly and dog friendly

Fantastic overnight stop with our MH...food was excellent and reasonably priced too....beautiful location will definitely go back

Relaxing garden with tables and umbrellas. Excellent service and pub menu.

Read a great review of this Inn and popped in on a motorcycle ride out across the moor, was not disappointed ,nice friendly service, great food at a very reasonable price. A lovely old moorland pub in a fantastic part of the county, will definitely return.

Great location down a small country lane, they have seating inside and a huge garden area, and very welcoming to dogs Food was delicious

We've always loved coming to this place since we discovered it in 2008. The food is brilliant, especially the steak and Stilton pie. Portions are perfect on all the food we've had. The beer is also great and local. Best place for eating and drinking for us, as most places we used before seem to have dropped their standards, cutting their costs but increasing prices with add on charges.

Wow!! What a fantastic pub, very welcoming landlord and landlady, perfect setting, wonderful olde pub and lovely garden with a stream and various animals. And then when you think it can't get any better the food arrives! I highly recommend the fish and chips, the steak and Stilton pie, the trout salad with amazing coleslaw. The presentation and portion sizes were perfect(in fact I'm still full and it's 11.30am the next day) and the taste sooooo good. You need to try the desserts too syrup sponge pudding and custard, lovely. Treacle tart and clotted cream. Mint chocolate ice cream with clotted cream and wafers. All wonderful. We will definitely return and very much recommended. Nicola and Christopher.

Absolutely fab little garden bit which was great in the sun! There's a little river running through that kids were splashing in and the food was fabulous!

Came here for an evening on a recommendation. Lovely pub with a big garden. We ate inside and had a super home cooked meal. Some very fine ales as well and very knowledgeable bar staff who knew their beers well. Very friendly gem of a pub

We were there for a meal it was amazing ,the steak and Stilton pie was out of this world obviously home made pastry and so much meat I struggled to finish .

Great location. Great service, Great food. Lovely garden with a stream running through it. Ideal for a pitstop after a long walk

Originele pub with good food. Als je in de buurt bent, zeker ff bezoeken

We had an evening meal here which was very nice. The Inn is down a small road in Widecombe but is easy to find. This is a nice old stone building which includes a small but snug bar as well as the restaurant area. The furniture and decor is simple. We had a main course and dessert which were very nice. The staff were very pleasant. There is a car park across the road, which is free for a change. Would definitely recommend if you are looking for a nice evening meal. Booking ahead is a good idea.

Had a very nice Steak and Stilton Pie for lunch, my wife had Thai fish cakes, very tasty, very filling, no room for desert. Plenty of parking, 5 minute walk to the centre of Widdecombe. Very nice and dog friendly too 😍

Popped in for light lunch, varied choice of food and drinks, wasn't disappointed, staff very friendly, surroundings beautiful x

The Rugglestone Inn is a hidden gem and was one of the highlights of my camping trip. There is no WiFi available, but the locals and staff make you feel welcome to the point that no WiFi really doesn't matter. There's a good selection of local ales on tap and one brewed specifically for the pub, called 'Moor Beer', I recommend trying one! Whilst there I had a plate of chips, which were cooked to perfection. The bar staff and their service was excellent and above and beyond. All this contributed to a fantastic atmosphere. Thank you, Rugglestone Inn and staff and local!

Lunch here was delicious and healthy and they happily provided fresh water bowl for my puppy highly recommend

Proper country pub, friendly staff, same people been there for years. Beer straight from the barrel, good food - the steak and stilton pie is excellent. There's a stream that runs between the pub and the garden, you go over a little bridge to reach the tables in the garden. There's often a few unusual ducks and chickens roaming around. Not much seating indoors, so book a table in the winter. Don't be put off in the summer by rain - the sun shades on the outside tables are both large and waterproof.

We stayed here as a pub stop over in our campervan. The staff we great and very helpful. The food was great value for price and most of all the local beers were very nice.

Well kept beer, proper pub food, reasonable prices, dog friendly ( to well manored dogs), helpfull and interested staff. Worth knowing Mondays can be a tad busy so booking advised but they seated us anyhow.

Visited here last night. Fantastic food and a good selection of farmhouse ciders. Dog friendly with doggy blankets to put on furnishings. Beautiful setting on Dartmoor.

Went here for lunch excellent food and service, very old pub well worth a visit, definitely recommend.

Beautiful garden, relax enjoy the ambience of Dartmoor, watch the wild birds visiting for a crumb! Food is amazing, lots of ales 🍺 😋 one to visit!

Lovely country pub with a delightful beer garden on the edge of Widecombe-in-the-Moor. Extensive menu is excellent value.

What an absolute gem of a pub. Real ale, good food, friendly staff, and in a perfect Devon setting.

The ruggleston have a great menu with all main meals priced at £12.50. The selection of beer and cider is great. The staff are really friendly and the outside area is gorgeous.

We have been going to this amazing pub for over 5 years now. Totally fantastic pub. We are addicted to the beer battered brie, we bring family and friends to eat there. Today we went for 1st time since January and its off the menu gutted!! The brie we had in place was not a patch on previous visits. I get times change and respect trying new things our. We won't be going back now, but I fully recommend going to the best pub in Devon for a great pint. I've had a reply to this from rugglestone, very happy now, sorry for being negative. My wife and I did not know each of us were contacting you. We will be there again.

A little gem hidden in a dip quietly continuing proper hospitality and serving customers properly. Good selection of local ales and the usual spirits. Local gin and ciders. Attentive bar staff and waiting staff go the extra mile. Excellent food freshly made in house with their pâté being particularly good. Ask for extra toast as the bread is made in small batches and compliments the pate superbly. Dog friendly and plenty of outdoor tables to enjoy your meal al-fresco with your canine friend. All in all well worth finding this little gem nugget

Great place and friendly staff.

Quirky small pub on sharp corner of barrow road outside village. Strange opening hours meant we couldn’t drink there of a late afternoon. Seems popular with local rural community.

Beautiful location, lovely food and drink served with pride. A real gem this place.

A lovely little pub with proper ale and tasty food, especially the Steak and Stilton Pie!

Lovely country pub with great food great beer and great service. A gem.