The Black Cock Inn in North Devon

This place is a total disgrace the landlady (Lou) who is a alcoholic with shaking hands serving your food . Poor quality of food too add All microwave or pre cooked food And Gloria is even worse total nut job I strongly advise not to visit this place. I miss the original owners, they knew how to run a campsite and a pub But these to women (Gloria and Lou) have no clue And I hope they lose this place and replace them with true people who care about the site and the pub AVOID THIS PLACE

Amazing food!! Lovely staff and the animals were just lovely!! Will definitely go back!! The roast dinner was very nice and variety of local drinks was great!!

We went to see family who were staying at this site. We were made to feel welcome from Gloria and the setting is beautiful. Nature at its finest. Lots of chickens and turkeys that just add to this beautiful site. Toilets and showers were top notch. Very clean and the water was as hot as you wanted. The guests on site were very welcoming, and the pub on an evening was a perfect way to relax and have a chat. Thank you for having us, and the eggs were amazing. We will be back soon.

Just like to say a big thank you for welcoming 12 bikers who unexpectedly rode in on a Sunday lunch time out of season. 11 indecisive males and myself caused chaos ordering food & drinks but the lady behind the bar was great. Understandably the food was a bit slow to come out ( as far as I’m aware there was only 1 other lady working in the kitchen ) but all 12 meals arrived on the table at the same time and I didn’t hear any complaints from our group. Pubs like this are having an extremely hard time to stay afloat in this current climate but we need them to stay open, so THANK YOU once again and I’m sure you will see us again one day.

We held a function here (wake) and I cannot recommend this location enough. From the first contact right through to the end of the function, Gloria could not have done any more to make the day go smoothly! The food was amazing and this was far from a beige buffet. We had a massive spread of fresh meats, cheeses, breads, veg....and scones with cream first (truly the Devon way)! She was prepared for everything and coped well with the vast amount of people that came back and gave us free run of the whole pub! Such a beautiful, traditional Devon pub....keep up your amazing work Gloria, its hugely appreciated and we will be back (under better circumstances next time!) THANK YOU! :-)

A very quiet site , thats if u got ear plugs, from condtant strimming,but lacking in amenities, looks un loved ,showers cold and in need of updating , management very rude and aggressive and would not return unless was new management as not a people person ,

A very limited menu with some dishes small portions Curries were very bland and rice quantity small Orange and lemonade drink made with orange squash !!!!

We stayed at the Black Cock Inn for 2 nights tent camping on 2 very cold nights. Gloria and Lou went out of the way to make us very welcome. as did other campers on the site. The food was wholesome and great. Showers with unlimited hot water. A truly positive experience and would definetly visit again.

Emailed asked could you cater for 10 some vegetarians and gluten free was told yes even got separate fryers. Emailed saying new chef with new menu. Got to pub all dressed up.No table laid. Menu wrote on piece of paper about 6 items no steaks no vegetarian. Asked can you do vegetarian said they will go check.So yes ok. We had to put tables together so could sit together. No grapefruit juice.no archers.no kopparberg. So ordered some different drinks. Food as no steaks and not much on menu 3 of us thought may have vegetarian and 4 lasagne. When said 4 lasagne turned around and said only got 1 piece left. So with this we decided enoughs enough and drank our drinks and left. While getting drinks a member of our party heard chef say she really needs to start learning how to cook a steak. Total let down as mum daughters night away ended up in a chip shop. Can not believe we were lied too. Please stay away

What an absolute total let down! I booked a table for 10 well behaved females, including 3 elderly aunts, 2 vegetarians and a celiac ON the 24th February for the Saturday 26th March, so practically a whole month to prepare. Totally reassured that 'Gloria and her new chef' lol could cater for what was supposed to be a very special evening with our family, daughters, aunts and cousins . I chose this pub because it was near to our holiday home we were staying at, the website looked brilliant and the emails of reassurance that it would be an evening to remember, but most of all for the varied food we'd need/want to have pn that night well it was.. definitely a night to remember but for all the wrong reasons. Firstly the table/s would be in a room next to the bar, they were actually in the bar.. We had to ourselves put the 2 tables together..sticky and not set up for dining either.. Secondly a good selection on the menu was promised and a decent choice for the Vegetarians and celiac.. The actual choice of menu, (which was badly hand written on s scrap of paper, no proper menu) was absolutely rubbish! ham egg and chips, sausage and chips vegetarian hotdog, curry oh and lasagne.. as the other lady reviewer said she had the last one, which was disgusting! The gentleman behind the bar appeared to be a 'customer' and didn't know what to do, and the lady, whom I assumed was Gloria, came out in a grubby khaki T shirt, hair stuck to her head and announced to one of the party that she really needed to learn how to do a steak and get a grip with cooking. So we tried to order drinks, I say try because at least 3 of the drinks we requested they didn't have... We stayed for about 30 minutes and left. As the organiser of this 'meal' I felt utterly embarrassed and very annoyed, as were the rest of the party. Our advice to any prospective patrons to this pub... Don't bother, really, it was an aweful experience. It absolutely ruined the evening as there was no way any other local venue could cater for us at such short notice.. Plus we didn't know the area so just returned to our vacation home, fed up and hungry! I hope you read this Gloria.. Take your website down... Its not correct.. Plus you could have made a killing that night and a damn good laugh... What a waste of a pub..

Me and my two children visited for the first time as we are not local. Website looks good and positive so booked a table for 6pm on Saturday evening. Arrived, gentleman at the bar very friendly however had no clue about table bookings - they hadn’t reserved a table for us (probably because there was no body else eating which should have been my first warning sign). We picked a table, we’re told the printer wasn’t working so waited 15 minutes to see the menu to which it had the following handwritten on: adults- ham, egg&chips / sausage&chips /lasagne/spaghetti bolognese then for the children - chicken nuggets&chips or smaller plates of the adults. We ordered, although by this point at 6:30 I expected it to be more full on a Saturday evening for food but it was still us. I was told 20-30min wait - so I kept the kids occupied whilst waiting and thought hopefully it’s nice food for the wait. 45 minutes later the food comes out to which I don’t even know if I held in the shocked look on my face. It was awful. I can’t cook anything well at all and even I could have done better than what came out. The garlic bread was inedible as hadn’t been cooked long enough, sausages looked like Richmond ones with oven chips, spag bol was mostly spaghetti and cheese, my lasagne looked like they’d dropped it and pushed it all back in and didn’t taste of anything it was watery. As we were finishing and getting out of there a big group turned up who decided to not eat there given that they’d booked a table and also didn’t have anything reserved and that most of them wanted lasagne but I’d had the last one so they only had the 3 items to choose from on the menu. The lady behind the bar was very abrupt and no social skills, gentleman very nice but unaware of what is going on. They probably should advertise if the kitchen has staff issues/closed kitchen/supply issues/isn’t looking to do food on a Saturday night as my poor children who were so well behaved waiting wasted a few hours of their holiday time eating rubbish food and waiting around. I’m appalled, such a shame for what looks like a lovely village pub from the outside and website. My advice - do not go there!

Delicious Sunday roast, brilliant service and friendly atmosphere! love this pub, situated in a beautiful area. Will be going again ❤ can't wait for the summer when kids can play outside in the beer garden with swings and slide etc 😊

I went for Sunday lunch yesterday… hadn’t been for years.. what a lovely spot and Sunday Lunch was delicious.. The meet was the tenderest I’d ha in ages … and the veg had so much flavour… we had Beef, Pork and the mushroom wellington which was outstanding ( so often the vegi/ vegan dishes are forgotten… not here!) .. the service was great… I wish you all the best and will definitely return.. I look forward to new things from this place… good luck with your new venture x

The worst service I have ever experienced. Booked a table for food. Stood at the bar waiting and the server was unsure which table we were on. Got sat at a random table and was only served one drink. We got told she would bring the other over. Half an hour later, after we had watched her serve many other customers drinks, The other drink hadn’t arrived and no menus. Super annoying as the place wasn’t even very busy so couldn’t see any reason behind the poor service. Paid for the one drink and left to find somewhere else where we would actually be acknowledged and get some food!

Four steaks only one rump steak. Not sure what others were but was told rump . Well done arrived cold but eatable rare was cold uneatable. The other two medium were tough. Plates cold. Think twice before going other table had burnt nachos and dark brown scampi so it wasn’t just a one off. Complained when came back had to go and see what she could do about inedible meal that plate of food was refunded that’s why poor not terrible.

Lovely Traditional Christmas Lunch,Really pleasant staff, food served promptly,very tasty and reasonably priced unlike some others we tried to book.Right on the edge of Exmoor. We will be back.

This lovely English pub was very pretty and quaint. We sat in the pub garden which was ideal for dogs and kids. Ordered 4 meals, 2 of which were great but the lasagna and chilli con carne were packed full of baked beans instead of meat, which was odd! The adjoining campsite looked nice and will be investigating next time we camp in Devon.

Nothing wrong with the service; the woman behind the bar was friendly and helpful enough. Entrance not unattractive with plants and row of paperbacks in the window. As for the interior environment - mmh! Well, actually, not that great. The main bar area is large with smaller room to the side and frankly all a bit basic. Drinks were fine and a quite nice County Best as one of the real ales. As for the food, we decided on sandwich/bruschetta and they were okay; certainly no problems in terms of quantity! Value about average I guess. Large parking area on the other side of the road, with campsite behind.

We came across this quaint place by accident, as we were meandering through the countryside. Very friendly welcome, and the light meals we had were lovely: a huge omelette made with golden local eggs, and a baguette stuffed with ripe Devon blue Vinnie cheese, both with baby salad from their own garden. Just what was needed!

Once again the Black Cock did us proud. Greta food at low cost, good cider with superb customer service. The pub is dog friendly (as all pubs should be!) And is the perfect setting for a relaxed weekend away from it all.

We were coming to the end of our long days ride from Bude and had been destroyed by the rain.When we got to the inn we were all a pretty sad.The two ladies behind the bar were amazingly. Lou and (I didn’t catch the others name, sorry!) sorted us out with some incredible food. Very reasonable and amazing portions. We came and the end of a busy beer/cider festival and we got there quite late. It would have been easy for them to turn us away but they were incredible!!If we hadn’t already booked our accommodation nearby we would have stayed here all night. People in the bar were really nice and keen to hear where we’d been and where we were going! Thank you so much! Definitely favourite people of the day

first the good - lovely friendly and very helpful lady serving at the bar and taking orders.pub was almost empty, no problem getting a table- should have alerted us to a problem. food was very poor, atmosphere non- existent. overall, not a good experience.Although the meat was generous, it was fatty, tough, overcooked.everything was slightly yellow, the batter, the yorkshire pudding, even the sauce on the cauliflower was yellow. Roast potatoes - not crispy. A plate of chilli nachos was hot, and looked very unappetising. The batter on fish and chips was spongy, bouncy, tough. the yorkshire puds seem to be made of the same thing. the fish inside the batter was good and nicely cooked and the chips were fine, so not all bad.The ketchup was a cheap watery version, really unpleasant.I did ask about the batter and was told it was like that because it was gluten free. I'm sorry but gluten free flour usually white and makes lovely light crispy batter. As a positive they are trying to provide gluten free foods to cater for allergies - I understand the need to provide a gluten free flour, but this was inedible so not suitable for anyone.we decided not have try dessert, or coffee.We have left some constructive feedback directly with the pub, so hopefully to will be better for you!

We came and stay in the lovely stag cottage that's part of the blackcock pub The food was perfect I'm a little fussy eater and even the wife was shocked that I never had one thing to say bad The lamb chop and Sunday roast are one of the best I've eaten Amazing food Amazing place Look forward to coming back and even trying out the campsite Staff always looking at improvement in every way 5 starJamie ward

lovely oldie type pub, food..well it's home made (most of it!) and plenty of it, I like my food but i struggled...:):) fair price as well..:):)down side for me was the pub was cold...yeah ok ok it was late December, so its 2 be expected.. that's the only down side that i can come up with...!

Just visited The Black cock with friends. The 6 of us had a wonderful evening. The staff and service was exceptional, friendly and very accommodating - nothing was too much trouble and there is a great atmosphere.The menu is good pub fair and there is something on it for everyone. Two of our party are non meat eaters, one being vegan. The menu had 6 or 7 vegetarian options and 4 or 5 vegan. It is very rare to find somewhere with so much choice for non meat eaters.The food was great and obviously prepared freshly and there is certainly plenty of it - we were all happily stuffed when we left.I would like to thank all at The Black Cock for providing the perfect place to eat and take friends for an enjoyable evening.

We had a lovely weekend at the Black Cock Inn, staying in one of their cottages and enjoying their menu for meals. Gloria and Lou are excellent hosts and made us feel like locals. Great value for money and stunning scenery

We came to the pub after having our son christened in a local church for a buffet for around 30 people, a big variety of food and plenty of it, no one went home hungry that’s for sure! The kids played in the beer garden on the swings and slides and they also enjoyed playing in the skittle alley. Many thanks for a lovely afternoon.

Came here to swim. The pool is old and run down and very cold (despite checking in advance and being told it was 30C) - too cold for children. We went to the bar/restaurant for tea and snacks afterwards. It was before opening hours but the member of staff agreed to make us some tea. She then told the children off for pressing the doorbell twice (I had already told them off but they are young). She then told them off for sitting on bar stools and told me my children (they weren’t all mine) were badly behaved and this was predominantly an adult area (we were the only people there). I found the place extremely unfriendly and staff rude. We will absolutely not be back.

On our way from Exeter to Ilfracombe, worth the detour. Friendly staff nice beer and food. We were there on a Monday lunchtime so it was quiet

We visited this campsite over the weekly with friend from our car club. The staff gave us a warm welcome and were very helpful. The campsite is situated across the road from the pub and provides camping and caravan pitches with hookup in addition to a few statics. The showerblock is good - always being clean . Pitches are generous. The new owners arrived in 2016 and have been gradually improving the facilities. The pub serves a good selection of delicious meals.

Lovely pub near Molland in Devon. A lovely welcome from Gloria and Lou. Great Sunday roast. Very pleasant Inn, in a lovely part of the world well worth a visit (or even a few...) 👍👍👍

If you are looking for a place to stay and to enjoy the countryside and have fantastic food, then this is a place to go. The cottage was comfortable and clean and all linen provided, which I wasn't expecting, self-catering usually doesn't come with towels too! We ate all our meals in the pub, as the menu has plenty to choose from and every meal was cooked to perfection and there were no short measures, you can even ask for the smaller portion size if you want to be able to get 3 courses in! Service with a smile from all the staff and nothing too much for them. We enjoyed our stay and will be back.

The Cottage as usual clean and comfortable, everything you need available.

Tried the Tandoori lamb from the specials board, oh my goodness so delicious succulent, full of flavour served on sizzling platter on a bed of peppers and onions and plenty of it.

sunday roast how dare they frozen potatoes meat like leather sold us FRESH MADE CHICKEN NUGGETS DOH FROZEN steer clear the attatude of the owner is poor cant handle a few ppl at once very unprofessional first and last time i left and went to the london inn just in molland so much better

We stopped for Sunday lunch and we weren't disappointed roast beef was delicious home made Yorkshire pudding and plenty of fresh vegetables accompanied by a lovely glass of red and finished off with syrup sponge and homemade custard, sat in front of a roaring fire what more could one ask for oh I know good friendly service yep received that as well. I highly recommend this pub.

We went to the Black Cock in with friends for a nice Sunday lunch. What a disappointment, roast beef turned out to be Brisket, a cheap cut at best of times but when it has been cooked hours before & left in the oven sliced, in gravy it loses what little flavour it had. The same could be said about the roast potatoes, hard & dried out! In conclusion, the worst roast dinner we have ever had & barely an apology. At £10.00 a meal one can only say disgusting!

Este pub ha sido recientemente tomada y tiene un ambiente genial acogedor desde Gloria y Lou. El lugar es el perro y la familia y tiene un magnífico pasaje de bolos y auténtico bar de campo. El menú consta de muchos favoritos pub junto con unas maravillosas delicias caseras de las ofertas especiales. El pub también pasa un camping que está en proceso de actualización, seguramente imprescindible para cualquiera que se dirige a los páramos o en su camino más al oeste.

Un sábado por la tarde en nuestro camino a casa de Plymouth encontramos el Black Cock y paramos para comer tarde. Nos hicieron sentir muy bienvenidos y nos quedamos impresionados por el tamaño del lugar (Tardis como). Ambos pedimos un cordero, puerro, y tarta y patatas fritas que servían sin esperar mucho. Las raciones eran lo suficientemente grandes para que ambos tienen que dejar algunas de las patatas fritas. Después de un café para cada uno teníamos un paseo por el camping y cerveza Jardín / Zona de juegos y se veían en la piscina, todo bien cuidado.

Very rude owners!! Went down for a couple drinks one evening with friends, spoken to like a piece of rubbish by the owners. food crap nothing to write or recommend about! Will not be returning to this pub. The attitude of the owners where disgraceful and a let down to all of us.

Así que el cartel fuera de dicho nuevo dueño. Nos saludaron calurosamente hoy para comer el domingo. Pedimos dos cenas de carne asada y una silla alta para nuestro hijo. Me llegó muy rápido y estaba bien caliente! Era verdaderamente delicioso y muy buena selección de verduras de invierno. Dar estos nuevos propietarios una visita

Mi esposa reservó hace meses para comer el domingo para una gran celebración familiar - 16 de nosotros. Nuestras opciones de menú dijeron el día antes, así que eran plenamente conscientes de lo necesario para cocinar.

we stayed at the campsite, the campsite had good facilities we didn't use the pool but had a look and it was clean and tidy. the only thing we will say about camp site is that the static caravans were looking un loved and the place was full of red ants and I got eaten alive...... the pub itself was nice the staff friendly the food looked great but needed more tlc on the cooking.

Ahora el negro Cock Inn es un pub agradable, con gente amable, buena cerveza y buena comida. El camping es un poco anticuado pero excelente precio con masas de agua caliente para la ducha y todas las comodidades que usted necesita. Muy fácil de encontrar y es una base ideal para explorar el norte de Devon.

A little gem in the middle of no where. Such a friendly Landlord and establishment. Will definitely been returning.

We were booked in for a 3 night stay but once we got there we soon realised that we were not allowed to park on the grass and unfortunately being in a campervan this proved difficult. What was frustrating was that I called the campsite prior to booking to check that we could have a pitch to fit the camper and awning, that we had small children and dogs and could we be pitched out of the way and told yes it was all fine. Not the case at all and after a 5 hour drive we ended up just driving away and found another campsite. oh and the toilets/showers were gross! I wouldn't bother with the black cock and go elsewhere.

This was recommended to us by the owners of our holiday lodge so we visited and were not disappointed. A proper traditional pub that caters for the campsite they own, visitors and regulars alike. The food and service was very good with well kept beer too, so much to say that my husband became a regular visiting every evening for a night cap of Exmouth Ale. Well worth a visit

We just stayed for two weeks in their campsite and the owners Jenny and nick could not have been more hospitable, they made us incredibly welcome both on the campsite and in the pub. We ate in the pub on a few occasions & the food was fab :)) the first week their chef left and Jenny had to step in, bed food was equally as good. The weather was vile for most of our stay but cannot blame them can you ? Well worth a visit and we will return.

Superb "real" campsite. Greeted by the owners Nick and Jenny on arrival who were very friendly and accommodating. The site is a little on the old side but clean and tidy and they related their plans to us for their future improvements. During the first week their chef left them in the lurch and Jenny had to cope on her own. What a trooper her cooking was just as good. As for the kids in the bar, it's a family pub! If you want peace and quiet without children go to Warners. Yes the locals sit around the bar but they moved to let us in every time we went for a drink.We would love to go again next year to see how their plans are unfolding but due to family commitments can't go. Maybe 2017 Nick and Jenny.All the best Carl and Angie

A really nice place to relax, have fun, and eat good food!Waiters are polite, food is excellent, and landscape is beautiful!Excellent!

Visited with friends. Recent new owners who are refurbishing but on a short lease cant spend to much. Swimming pool on site if you are needing somewhere to go in the wet.Good choice of beers and wines, food menu as one would expect, pub grub at pub grub prices.A warm welcome received.Worth a visit even if not staying at the adjacent camp site.

Stopped here on our way back from a lovely day out wish we hadn't stayed for food my husband had the mixed grill had to send it back as some of the pork meat was raw inside it had obviously been deep fat fryed chip were undercooked so much rock salt put on mushroom ok if you like salt but most places would leave that to the customer and rock hard cheap bullet peas I had scampi chips undercooked very anaemic bullet peas worst of all served on a grotty old bread board as for service there is none went to pay the girl behind bar couldn't even say how much it was she just pointed to the total so very rude children running in and out backwards and forwards behind bar in and out of kitchen this place has real potential but needs better staff who are polite and a proper chef / cook

On arrival we were greeted by the new Landlords who checked us in and showed us options of where to pitch..The campsite was lovely with all facilities we needed..HOT SHOWERS!!We ate at the Blackcock everyday and we're very impressed with the menu and food..Generous portions and value for money..All staff very friendly and made us feel at home..Had a great relaxing stay..Thank you Nick,Jen and all the staff..Ps.See you soon :) x

Went on Friday evening, met very welcome charming staff. Good selection of ales and although limited menu- different and imaginative. We had bream fillet on stir fry salad-well presented, very tasty and really different. Well done. Would have given 5 stars but children running through bar was a damper.

we spent the weekend at the campsite run by the pub.alas it was raining when we arrived and the following day, but the pub was welcoming and the food good. the staff were excellent and very helpful. we will return again soon and say that anyone should give them a try.

Popped in whilst on a ride-out as we were looking for a nice quiet country pub to have a drink and bite to eat. Apparently under new ownership, we had a warm welcome from the proprietors, sampled some excellent beer and cider, and whilst the menu looked very tempting, as we weren't staying long just had a bowl of cheesy chips - which were very good. The pub has a lovely setting with ample car parking, and a campsite opposite - it would make and excellent stop-off if touring Devon. We're looking forward to returning to sample the food properly - and if we stick a tent on the bike, maybe a little more of the rather good (and obviously well-cellared) beer too.

Been to this pub before. Out for drive looking for cream tea with my Aunt. New owners who apparently are going to do some improvements. The pub has nice atmosphere but looks a bit tired in the bar. A little sprucing up can only be good.The cream tea idea was only launched today so we were the guinea pigs. How pleased we were with it. Lovely fresh warm scones, more than ample clotted cream and jam served on a slate resting on a board, bit different, together with a large pot if tea to accompany. The price was very cheap, but wont quote as may be launch price, they could easily charge more. Will go again.

Called in for a drink on our way home from Devon, after seeing sign on main rd. The pub is near a campsite which was obviously quiet when we visited. The pub is atmospheric with large inglenook fireplace and log fire, magazines etc and is popular with locals. I was disappointed when visiting the ladies to find each one needed flushing and obviously hadn't been flushed for a while.

Attended the Countryside Ball held opposite in a beautiful marquee on the lawn of the caravan park. Wonderful paella (well done chef) and spit roast, great band, lively locals (who competed on the bucking bull!) and a wonderful atmosphere. The landlady asked me whether I was seriously only going to stay one night as usually people don't leave for several days and I can see why. With nothing to rush home for I decided to make a weekend of it and had a thoroughly good time. Thanks all. See you again soon.

We went to the black cock for the may bank holiday , we had a fantastic meal ov wild bore sausages served by a very polite young girl . There was a fantastic band on in the garden and the pub was packed out with locals and holiday makers alike ! Everyone was very friendly and a good time was had by all !! I'm not sure where DEVONWITCH stayed but looking at her other reviews she obviously likes a good moan ; ))

4 of us were looking forward to celebrating my friens birthday with a meal an live music. On arrival i thought the pub looked like it needed a good spring clean. We had to fight to get to the bar- although there was space enough the locals did not seem eager to facilitate our buying a drink. One customer was extremely rude to the young bar tender without just cause. Our glasses were very dirty, and the wine measure was short. we mentioned we ha a table booked and the owner waved her hand over the crowd and said you're over there- there were 2 tables laid for 4! we scrambled through the crow to find a table, but there were no menus- so we had to scramble back again and ask fr one and were given one tatty piece of A4 paper. we scrambled back to the table and waited.........in the end we left without hearing the band at all- we will not return.