The Castle Inn in North Devon

After recently moving into the village we received an amazing welcome to the community. The food was absolutely first class and the staff were exceptionally friendly. Look forward to our next visit.

Fabulous food and great landlord and landlady...very .dog friendly ..a true local pub..Sunday roast is the best...

First time to The Castle Inn, thank you lovely meal and portion sizes 1st class. Rack of ribs was incredible.

Extremely tasty food. Great selection. Very welcoming. Dog friendly

I recently dined at The Castle Pub in Landkey. The food was excellent, with generous portions. The service was lacking, though I believe this was due to inexperience rather than poor service. I shared the rib platter and the burger, and both were very good. The evening concluded with a cheesecake and ice cream dessert. Unfortunately, the dessert was served on a hot plate, causing the ice cream to melt before being served. Despite this, I was pleasantly surprised by the experience and would not hesitate to eat here again.

Met up with friends for lunch. Not too busy, seated in restaurant, order taken. Fish and chips, Scampi and chips and a ham egg and chips. Unfortunately we had to return my husbands fish and chips as it did not taste quite right. Staff very good, replaced immediately and cut the charge from a regular to small portion. Second fish and chips was good. Friendly staff.

Arrived in Landkey after a long drive and sought out the Castle Inn - we were not disappointed! The weather was great, so we were seated in the gardens to the rear - didn’t have to wait long to be served with great fish and chips! Food prices were reasonable, as were the drinks……. We did intend to return during our visit, but other plans took over 😟 - will definitely call again when in the area!

A proper village Pub, highly recommended. Parking to the rear, loads of space in the bar..

Friendly attentive staff & one of the best steaks I have had in a long time. Food & drinks reasonably priced. Good atmosphere.

Stopped off here on the way back from a day out. Well, what can I say, I have never had a meal to beat this. This was 3 pork ribs in BBQ sauce and one smashed burger, by far the best meal I have had in many, many, many a year. You will not be disappointed with any aspect of the Castle Inn in Lankey North Devon.

This was without doubt on of the best meals we have had in a long time. 3 had the rack of ribs and 1 the smash burger. All were fantastic. Puddings equally good. If you are able to definitely come here. Staff very friendly too.

Table not ready despite booking in advance and travelling a long distance. Service slow. Food good (but not as good as was suggested - "27 hours cooked in black treacle"), WiFi code must be someone's idea of a joke! Facilities outdated. Disappointing visit

Food exceptional, fair price , great staff.

Lovely food and great, helpful, responsive service!

The member of staff called no with dark hair was having a dark day unfortunately ,She was rude and her whole attitude spoilt it for my whole family celebrating a birthday ,Sorry won't be coming back

A1 couldn't fault this place , absolutely brilliant

We called in for some food and beer on a Tuesday early evening. Warm welcome, great beer, good menu, good service and a friendly atmosphere. And our lovely dog Polly was as warmly welcomed as we were. Keep doing what you’re doing. Super pub.

We ate the Sunday menu there. Excellent ! The desserts are also very good :). The atmosphere in the bar is very nice and there is a nice terrace behind it. Very friendly waitress.

Great staff. Lovely pub. Steak is off the chart good.

Had a lovely meal here the other day.Nice friendly place helpfull staff and nice and clean

Lovely little pub, welcoming atmosphere and great service.

Great place for a pint ! Great service and lovely atmosphere !

Walked from Bishops Tawnton to Landkey with some friends along the Tarka trail. Took a short detour to get to the Castle Inn for a lovely lunch. It was close to the kitchen closing but the staff were very patient with five hungry kids in our group. Food was great, and the service was excellent - even rustling us up some desserts despite the time of day.

We went in for a late lunch. Lovely welcome, nice garden and dog friendly. Even though it was 3pm, they served up a very yummy lunch- catering also for our fussy teenager. Would definitely recommend.

What a jem perfect stop over on way , great staff ,beautiful food and atmosphere is wonderful.

Went with a party of 16 people (who came from all over the world for a wedding). The food was great ( chef was young lady, didn't get her name) loads of parking for everyone and the service was great & friendly ( Owen). I was worried as I recomened this place to the family, it delivered in bucketloads

Warmly greeted by bar staff and group of "local bar flys" at a lunchtime lol. Food, service very good. Old pub many original features including low headroom through doorways.

Some original old features prevail throughout. Very friendly, efficient staff and locals too. Choice of ales Food good. Comfy seating.

Traditional local pub, welcoming, great food,traditional beers, spirits and cider, quiz every month, live music and regular jazz sessions. Great outdoor seating area with live music. Superb breakfast, an asset to a village. Lunch menu is great produce, a veritable feast. Just had the fish finger sandwiches on sourdough, home made fish fingers, best I've had.

Wanted a cheeky Wednesday night tea out with my elderly parents and chose this local pub. Staff were really lovely and accommodating, main course was great and dessert even better!! Would recommend 👍

They squeezed us in when busy & the food & service was brilliant. The Beef Burger was very tasty & the Lager well kept.

Absolutely amazing place and amazing food our first time coming here and will definitely be returning and spreading the word on how amazing it is.

Typical ' locals ' pub.....traditional in decor. Was looking for a good burger and to be honest can't fault the one we had, nice chips served with it and a really tasty coleslaw. Didn't stop any longer than to eat our meal ...footy was on and wasnt interested in watching it. Plenty of parking and the the pub rules listed outside in the beer garden !!!!

Beautiful little pub, locals are very friendly. Landlord and staff are really nice too. Good selection of food and beverages. Will 100% pop in for a pint again in the future.

My family and myself ate at the castle on Thursday 27th June the meals were excellent the steaks were juicy and the peas were not like bullets. The owner and staff are friendly and welcoming will definitely go back

Loved it. Highly recommend a visit

Great food, great service, lovely community atmosphere.

Staff and beef roast lovely, just one criticism if only the plates were hot so food wouldn't go cold quickly . Wouldn't go again.

Seriously good honest food, the moment we sat down, landlord and staff are great. After we’d been served our drinks and place a food order, landlords comes over introduced himself as the landlord, says “folks hope everything is good, anything ye need, come to me, enjoy!” Every fifteen mins he sweeps through, connecting even if it’s just a glance and smile, exchanges with other patrons. Creates a super comfortable vibe! Highly recomended!

Good food and reasonable price Little.slow with order to come out

Nice big beer garden with plenty of choice for seating. Good standard range of beers and ciders in the sunshine.

A superb pub, with welcoming staff and Dogs welcome too!!! We all ate as a family and thoroughly enjoyed all meals that were served. We would definitely recommend and we will be returning without question.

We came here for a family roast meal last Sunday, the food was awesome and very friendly staff, lovely outside area too, we will definitely be back :-)

Popped in for a soft drink at lunchtime on a week day, it wasn't busy Had a hot pasty from the bar, it was delicious!! Staff seemed friendly and helpful, offered to reheat our pasty if not hot enough. But it was fine, it was served on a plate with little sachets of sauce, a napkin and cutlery. Nice presentation for a pasty!! Lovely large beer garden, very clean and dogs allowed inside and out I saw some of the main lunches being brought out, they looked very impressive On our next visit we will definitely be trying their home cooked food! Clean toilets and accessible through the bar which went out into a paved patio area The garden was up some steps, not sure how a wheelchair would access the garden Small car park at the front, not much manoeuvrability for a larger vehicle! But there is some street parking

We visited for a Sunday roast on my hen do! Food was absolutely delicious... definitely recommend

Lovely meal in excellent pub garden thank you.

The food was lovely and the staff were friendly and helpful. Definitely would recommend and will be going back for more

Half of shandy and a pasty - delicious lunch !

Lovely place, but staff was very rude they didn't seem like they wanted to be there let alone serve a local, was sat alone at the bar waiting to be served, someone guys came and got served before me even though I was waiting a while, don't work in hospitality if your not hospital

Best Sunday roast we've ever had.

Just had THE best Sunday roast. The beef was meltingly tender, never tasted beef like this. The vegetables of roasted carrot and parsnip, peas, broccoli and red cabbage were beautifully cooked. The gluten free gravy was extremely good and the Yorkshire was crispy. The roast potatoes were fluffy and not greasy. We ate everything. Glad we had the small one which was plenty enough. Fabulous friendly staff made us feel so welcome. I would ignore the bad reviews as this was a very special roast and for £9.95 exceptional value for money. Can't wait until we can go again.

Lovely little friendly pub with amazing food and great beer.

Food and service was amazing. An absolute gem of a pub and will come back soon. I recommend this as there are not a lot of people around lunchtime

Super Sunday roast in a fabulous family friendly pub. We were a group of 9 and all of us really enjoyed our food particularly the impressive Yorkie puds! Very friendly staff, nice to see the pub supporting the village with a small shop too. Very much enjoyed and highly reccomend.

Went to the Castle for Sunday lunch, great, hot food and value for money. The staff are always friendly. Will definitely return.

Always a good meal whether it's breakfast,lunch or evening meal. Good entertainment Lovely staff

Lovely place, staff very friendly. Food was lovely

Great food, great service. Great barman. Enjoyable evening. Definitely coming back. Relaxed and fun atmosphere. Thank you.

Came in the other night with my husband and children and we had such a delightful experience and was serviced by a lovely short blonde young man. Specifically, the ribs were marvellous, the buttermilk chicken burger was beatifully cooked as well. We will be back again on our next adventure down to Devon 🤪🥰

Had one of the best burgers I think I have ever had. Highly recommend. Staff friendly. Will definitely return. Also dog friendly and supply towels for you muddy paws

Went here last night with a group of girl friends. We had a great dinner, with wonderful friendly service. The food came out timely, hot and was delicious. It set us of well for the quiz. The bar staff cleared away our playes and drinks as required and kept coming back to check we were pkay or needed refills. There was also a pub quiz going on too which we participated in and I can honestly say we haven't laughed like that in ages. The quiz was explained to us, we were made to feel so wellcome and I know we completely took over with our giggly enthusiasm but the staff laughed with us, and never once did we feel judged. We didn't come last even with some of our ridiculous answers so theres a bonus. We walked out laughing and smiling, planning our next trip back. We also loved that the money raised goes to charity. The castle is more than a pub its a community looking after its own and we felt very embraced by you. Thank you to the wonderful people we met last night, that gave us one of our best nights In a very long time. It's clear that everyone at the castle works very hard and really cares about the food, the service and the people who walk in. They work hard and take great pride in what they do.

We decided on going out for lunch on Sunday for a good old roast dinner and after being recommended the castle we decided to give them ago and booked. On arrival we proceeded to the bar to say we have arrived, but there was no acknowledgement from the bar waitress. ( Just a simple will be with you in one minute). Would have been fine . After some time we were acknowledged and advised to go round and someone will look after you. We went round to the restaurant and lo and behold I was left standing there for another 10 minutes with not one member of staff acknowledging us. Even tho I believe the gentleman that made eye contact several times was the manager on duty and has Noo customer service skills. Eventually the girl that asked us to round popped through and saw us and said u still not been seen , and then she sat on us on a table . Order was taken for our lunch by the gentleman, we ordered 2 Sunday lunches 1 gammon and one beef, the gent then walked away my partner asked me if he asked if we are having large or small. So I had to check what he had ordered us . Food arrived quite swiftly Both plates looking quite good. Then a smallest little dish of vegetables peas, cabbage and 2 bits of small broccoli for 2 came out which really in my opinion should have been for 1 person . We stated to eat to find that the vege was tepid, my beef was cold , carrot warm, cabbage cold ,peas cold just was NOT good. Overall the food was not great at all , service was poor.

Just an ok experience. Food was average, could tell some of it was just from the freezer and they had run out of haddock as it wasn’t defrosted yet! Considering how close we are to fresh local produce this was a shame and the prices of food high considering this. We couldn’t understand why the plant based option was more expensive than meat on the menu. Service ok, we were asked if food was ok however friend asked for the bill and it wasn’t brought to us so 40 minutes later we went up to bar to sort paying.

To thank you and. your team for the most delicious Mothering Sunday lunch. The food was beautifully cooked, and the service was impeccable by a lovely young helpful waitress. Thank you for looking after us so well. See you soon

Fantastic Sunday Lunch with quality ingredients. Service was attentive and professional. Thank you for such a lovely experience.

Just been for a Sunday lunch & was very disappointed. Plenty of food on your plate but it was tepid, not very enjoyable at all. Will definitely not be returning or recommending. Such a shame

The food for Sunday roast was delicious and so well cooked. There was ample on the plate as well. The atmosphere was very pleasant and the venue was clean and tidy. All staff were so friendly and attentive. We will certainly be back and as soon as possible. Can’t wait.

Absolutely great fish and chip,the chap behind the bar with a beard was lovely.Thanks again the the old papers? xxx

Great atmosphere, simple uncomplicated pub grub and a good selection of real ale. This was my first visit and the bar lady was welcoming. The pub itself was attractive and all the daily papers were available. We'll be back.

Great little community village pub . Fantastic friiendly and helpful staff . Had excellent roast dinner , second visit , will always come back when visiting the area .

Very poor roast dinner, meat was good apart from that was very poor Two carrots one parsnip very little gravy dry potatoes would not recommend

The food here is absolutely spot on, really cannot fault it. Mushrooms with peppercorn sauce starter, smashed burger for main and lamb cofta for my partner. Both utterly impressed.

Very pleasant atmosphere and great service. Food was very good and portion sizes were large. Ideal stop if you are in the area.

Brilliant service, very friendly and helpful sorting wedding reception. Thank you

Arriving tired after visiting a relation in hospital I was greeted with a smile and good humour, when ordering a much needed pint. There were numerous ciders to choose from and the chap behind the bar was happy to engage in conversations even though he was clearly surrounded by locals. I popped in the following night after another hospital visit and the same chap remembered me and again made me feel welcome. Having never been there before when the occasion rises I will certainly be returning.

Staff are and atmosphere is friendly! Good size portions, good beers and drinks for a reasonable price. Not a massive menu but has something for everyone on.

THE BEST SUNDAY ROAST 👏 a visit to the parents is never without a Sunday roast visit at the castle inn, the beef just melts in your mouth. Reasonably priced, plenty of gravy/veggies and crispy potatoes. An absolute hidden treasure for a Sunday roast.

We had a gathering at the Castle this week 28 of us and all of us were delighted with the quality of the food and the friendly attentiveness from the staff.. nothing was too much trouble.. even the quiz master was brilliant with his jovial banter whilst delivering a great quiz .. we shall return.. 10/10 experience

Lovely pub with an open fire, in the heart of the community. The staff were great, super friendly and very helpful. This pub also acts as the village shop, since the main one closed. The only let down for us, sadly, was the food - which such a shame, as it’s a lovely welcoming place. Perhaps we went on a bad day food wise, as other reviews suggest it is great. We didn’t raise an issue, as we didn’t want to offend such friendly staff, but I didn’t eat my meal. Give it a visit, as we really enjoyed the pub, staff and love what it represents in Landkey.

This inn used to be top notch, staff, food, drink…. Standards have dropped considerably with lots of swearing behind and around the bar, by over friendly punters. Cloudy pints and over simplified dishes on the menu despite a price rise. On 3/4 occasions chips/burgers were overcooked. Steak suddenly lost its appeal when the chef changed the dish to salad and coleslaw instead of the traditional peas, mushrooms and tomatoes and onion rings. Jacket potatoes were shockingly removed from the menu. Puddings were no more than a microwaved plastic sponge pot served on a small plank of wood. The pub itself is beautiful and tastefully decorated area and very warm atmosphere. They do however seem to have a fly problem in the bar seated area. The flies drank more than us. A price cut and traditional meals are what is needed here. Bit of staff training on etiquette behind the bar and I think the castle inn would be back to its former glory.

I struggle to understand how this place is the 4th best rated restaurant in the Barnstaple area, as based on my visit it is mediocre at best. My feelings are coloured partly by the service which was outwardly friendly but overall fairly average and also by some oddly long wait times. As to the food, it was certainly "acceptable", but the pricing is at a level that could best be described as grasping relative to what is offered. Perhaps the Castle Inn will argue their burgers are made in house, but their overly minced texture is far more representative of mass produced or frozen patties. At £16.50 the value of that is questionable despite an abundance of (relatively over cooked) chips. The fish and chips were so-so, the Mac & Cheese the relative stand out. And then there is the white bait... five individual white bait on a few undressed salad leaves for £7.75 is a value proposition I would struggle with in a pub paying London rents, let alone out here. Perhaps there are limited options in this area hence the high rating ... but I have a doubt that is the case. Overall I would visit again to sup a pint in the gorgeous public bar, but I couldn't recommend eating here.

Fabulous roast dinner. Very tasty, delicious meat, fresh vegetables and the best gravy...and the Yorkshire pudding! The service was fabulous and the atmosphere was very welcoming. We took our 3 children and they loved it too.

Went here for an excellent Christmas dinner. Plenty of lovely beers and ciders to choose from on tap. The food was fantastic and thoroughly enjoyed by everyone there. Would thoroughly recommend

Fantastic Christmas meal, decided to opt for duck as a change & was not disappointed, really enjoyable. Impressed they managed to cater for 24 of us. Thank you for a lovely evening.

Another fine meal this evening Thank you and lovely staff Lovely coffee this morning 🌄

Bloomin brilliant!! Loved the atmosphere, food and the service was attentive and en point a we asked for a cheese board and even though it was not on th amenity made it happen!! Over and above on levels! Will be back

Great service fabulous roast dinner the. Service was attentive and went above and beyond. We will def be back with the family

Fantastic, went for Sunday lunch, first time there highly recommend and will definitely be going back..top marks

The pub fitted us in at the last minute. We were welcomed by a very friendly team and shown to a lovely table. The choice of roasts was absolutely amazing and the 27, hour roasted beef was absolutely incredible. I would highly recommend this pub,...

We originally targetted the premier inn restaurant, but they didn't like dogs, and weren't friendly, so we googled, and found the castle inn. Nearly missed the car park, so glad we didn't.

Amazing food. Nice village pub with plenty of parking. If you're passing because of the link road diversion drop in the food is brilliant and the staff are really good. The rack of ribds is something else.

Excellent food and reasonably priced. The Ribs are something else. A few miles out of Barnstaple but worth the trip. Brilliant and efficient staff.

Quite a nice pub and good food so I'm told.

Lovely Sunday lunch, great service and Gluten Free, which my wife loved! Can't wait to visit again

If you find yourself anywhere remotely near Barnstaple and are looking for a place where you will be welcomed with open arms and fed amazing home-cooked food at a great price then step into the cosy interior of The Castle Inn at Landkey where Creighton,...

Good beers, good food and friendly staff. Recommended!

Was visiting Devon with friends for the weekend. We looked for a local Sunday roast. This is one of the tastiest and best value roasts I have had whilst eating out. The food was lovely and a great portion. The staff were really friendly and...

Great stop off, even had a warm log fire and pet friendly.

Really friendly and well priced pub

Friendly, quiet, comfortable and dogs allowed inside.