The Castle Inn in East Devon

Awful place. Black mould running down the walls and ceiling in the restaurant. We were recommended to try the pub out due to the good home cooked food but the steak was full of gristle and fat, the chips were underdone and the peas like bullets. It's the worst place we've ever been to. When we left the Castle Inn we went to our local pub in Axminster and all the locals laughed when we said where we had been. Once bitten twice shy and glad to never return again.

Lovely pub, lovely garden, lovely bar staff/ landlords. We stopped for a drink in the garden with our dog. They were so welcoming and spoilt our dog in the garden. Really reasonably priced pints too. We didn’t eat but the menu looked lovely!

Exactly what you want from a traditional pub. Very friendly welcome. Good beers. Lovely home cooked food.

Stumbled across this gem today. Very friendly pub and food was delicious.

Beer not in good condition.Food probably good. I chose cider because the beer was not good and I have judged at numerous beer festivals

Warm welcome great service and amazing food

Very friendly staff made you feel very welcome.

Excellent, freshly home cooked food. Amazing value for money and such a friendly welcome. Cannot recommend highly enough.

Amazing stake deal food is always ready good with such a great atmosphere highly recommend

Wow, what a little gem. We were sent there Monday after our original choice wasn't serving food. It was so nice we booked again for Friday. Owners were really friendly and the food was excellent. Can't wait to see what Friday brings.

Always have a good home cooked meal and friendly service

Nice food, good menu selection, competitive prices friendly helpful landlord.

Not much a pub for atmosphere. Very very few people were in there and the staff rude. I can't recommend this pub, unless you need to use the loo.

Popped in for a rump steak after work , lovely flavour as it was from a local butchers complemented with homemade chips, We finished off with homemade sponge pudding and custard Highly recommend We will be back again!

Friendly, quiet and chilled place with good choice of drinks. Nice atmosphere and great seating area inside and outside have lovely garden area where you can smoke. Easy access to toilets. Friendly bar staff and friendly locals with welcoming vibes.

Absolute gem of a pub. Made to feel very welcome when we got there, a lovely selection of Ales plus the lagers on offer. The food was amazing, I had steak and Stilton pie, which was really tasty and packed with steak, hand cut proper chips (no cardboard catering supplies at this pub!) The owners couldn't do enough to make you feel welcome and were very friendly. If I could give this pub a higher score, I would!!

What a lovely hidden gem! The Castle Inn, Lovely pub that serves real home cooked food, family friendly and very dog friendly too. Nothing was too much trouble, delicious food 😋 which is freshly cooked. We highly recommend The Castle Inn, just down the road from the George. Pop in, you definitely be disappointed 😋

Absolutely lovely meal and highly recommend the pie - amazing. Fantastic landlord and landlady who made us feel extremely welcome. The goal now is to work our way through the menu.

Called in for something to eat, didn't realise kitchen didn't open till later, no problem, two cooked breakfasts sorted. Tasted fantastic. Thank you 😊

Really nice atmosphere since refurbishment, great friendly staff and really nice well looked after beer. Will definitely be going there again!

Excellent . Talk about feeling welcome . The landlady couldn't have been more attentive in looking after us as all 4 of us sat down for our Sunday lunch . Home made honest grub . Special mention home made apple pie

Went for a meal today and it was superb we all enjoyed it and Paul was extremely helpful the desserts delicious would recommend you try it and support them they deserve it Jane Thomas

We were warmly welcomed by Sharon and Paul into their traditional pub, a great start particularly after the wet miserable weather outside. The menu had such variety and catered for everyone. We had curried parsnip soup and whitebait then I had Moussaka and hubby had hunters’ chicken - both delicious. We even played ‘shut the box’ (they have a wide selection of games to use) while we waited for the chicken to be cooked from fresh. Altogether it was a lovely evening.

Great to see a local boozer busy on a Tuesday afternoon

We searched online for somewhere to have lunch in Axminster. The Castle Inn revealed it had 4.5 out of 5. We were not disappointed. The pub was quiet, but we had arrived just after meals were starting to be served. We were invited to choose a table in the restaurant. We were provided with the day board and printed menu to choose from, together with an explanation of what was not available that day, only two items. We were asked for our choice of drinks, which were quickly served. Both my wife and I chose bubble and squeak which consisted of two fried eggs and three rashers of bacon, and in my wife's case two sausages instead of bacon. In both our opinions the bubble and squeak was cooked as it should be. Slightly browned edges. For dessert my wife chose two poached conference pears with ice cream, whilst I chose bread and butter pudding with custard. No complaints about the quality or quantity of any of our choices I would say this. If you love freshly cooked home style food, this is the place to eat. The owner said it was their choice, when starting the business, to ensure customers were not served minimalistic amounts of expensive food. She certainly provided the evidence. Two courses with two soft drinks £33.98.

This is always a lovely experience in so many ways! Vast menu choices, friendly owners that go out off their way to accommodate your every need.

Amazing gluten free menu with great hosts. From roast dinner on a Sunday only precooked with your meat order. To every day a very good variety on the menu. Amazing home made gluten free apple and blackberry crumble mmmmmmmmm. Thank you both for your great service 👍

Welcomed immediately. Table service, good beer, nice waitress (in the nicest possible way) and really nice food. Never been there before but going back at the weekend for a roast. Loverly grub !

Once again a great meal, service, and a chat, Paul and Sharon always make us feel welcome, and have chat and a laugh, keep doing what you are doing.😘😊

Found this pub on the camra website and thought we should give it a try. Lovely friendly welcome. Huge variety of proper home prepared and cooked food. Highly recommended. Will be back

Me and my partner visited here for the first time today whilst on holiday. Such a homely pub serving great comfort food. The owners are so friendly and welcoming, going above and beyond to cater for their guests. The only downfall is that you aren’t closer to Birmingham, otherwise we would be regulars! Thank you again both for a lovely evening.

Have eaten here before and, again, wasn't disappointed. Had lasagne but asked for chips instead of garlic bread. Wasn't an issue. It was delicious. Considered a dessert but too full

This was the most disgusting food I have ever been served in my life. It was obviously a budget microwave meal but the landlady was trying to pass it off as good quality butchers meat! Potato was hard, cheapest rubbery cheese, cheapest wet slimy ham. We offered to pay half as we couldn’t eat the meal and she refused this offer and forced us to pay for the meal. Absolutely vile experience. These reviews must be from fake profiles or from owner themselves.

If I could give zero stars I would. This place is a joke. Sharon is so rude, food is awful, untidy and just all round disgusting.

Lovely sunday lunch. Very friendly owners that made you feel welcome. Will be back again soon.

We picked this place for a lunch meeting with friends. The food was good and freshly cooked. We ate in the bar because we had a dog with us, so the surroundings were quite basic. Beer was good.

Stumbled across the castle inn on Monday and found it to welcoming and friendly. Had food that night all freshly cooked. And since we've been back 3 nights this week as working in chard. Would recommend this pub well worth a visit.

Very good food very welcoming and friendly.

Stopped off on the way home from holiday. The Castle Inn was the only pub doing all day food off the A35 and we had 3 very hungry kids. The owners were very welcoming and child friendly. We ordered pie and chips, steak, lasagna and chicken balls. Every meal was delicious! We cleaned our plates and even had pudding which was also delicious. The food is brilliant, home made and very comforting. Highly recommend this place. Food, ale and service is just perfect 👍 We’ve now found our favourite stop off. Thank you to all at The Castle Inn.

Amazing Sunday Roast and really welcoming service. Lovely place to chill on a Sunday afternoon, lots if board games and dog friendly.

Amazing Sunday roast, just like home. Great value and lovely people x

Fantastic to see that they do food from 1200 to 2100. Seemed like a good back to basic menu with a great theme for Good Friday. Very welcoming landlady. We wish them all the best as they seem to be trying very hard.

Not nice people ,they have no idea how to run a local pub , so so unwelcoming, stay away .

Fantastic atmosphere, lovely food very friendly staff... ... go there...

Sharon and Paul where very welcoming, the food was great.. Looking forward to coming again

Excellent food, excellent service, excellent pub.

Great pub. Great food. Great hosts.

Went out for a meal and to be fair, what a gem of a place, food served was amazing and the owner (I’m guessing) were so polite and friendly, will be returning definitely.

Went with friends to the Castle Inn, to watch Wales v England rugby. We were welcomed and well looked after. We ended up staying for some great food and cocktails. Fun evening including the walk back up the hill to Kilmington!

Nice and relaxing bar great food Doris does some lovely home made food nothing to much trouble

We had a great evening here, watching the rugby and then a delicious dinner and cocktails. We were looked after so well and the food was amazing. Very reasonable too.

Home cooked, delicious food at fair prices. Very pleasant atmosphere in the small dining area. We will be back! Return visit, equally rewarding .

Stopped here for a nice evening meal whilst away for a friend's wedding. Handy parking outside the venue. Staff are beyond lovely and the food was incredible. Great variety of food, all home cooked and fresh and fantastic value for money. If in Axminster again would definitely pop back. Thank you.

Friendly staff, varied and yummy menu, relaxed atmosphere 😊

Just had a fantastic family meal with tasty home cooked food, friendly superb service and a pub that meets our needs. Highly recommend you visit.

Wow what a lovely pub so so friendly and the food was amazing. In fact we went back twice lovely place. Thankyou guys x

The castle is welcoming and friendly. As a vegetarian and vegan we weren't expecting many options in axminster but the owners had so many options to eat. As they make everything fresh, they were happy to alter dishes for us if we wanted as well, they also cater for gluten free customers. To drink, they had a few cask ales on, which were lovely. All in all, a great pub, highly recommend.

Family meet up half way between us for New Year. We were all warmly welcomed, especially our dog and had the most charming and fab service throughout our stay. Wholesome, genuine food and drink served with humour to boot. You're making such a good go of your new establishment, keep going!

Lovely lunch , fantastic host,s

visited 16th december 2022 - fabulous food - excellent christmas meal - lovely fresh vegetables and generous portions - definately recommend!

Fabulous Food we have had the best homemade Steak pies ever. Filled to the brim with succulent meat, and the lightest of pastry. Lovely atmosphere, superb service. Great start to our weekend away. 👌😊 Happy Christmas and all the very best to the owners. .

Always friendly, always good food, always a great atmosphere. Love visiting The Castle :)

Won’t be using this pub again Been in there twice First time the male owner was being unwelcoming, curt and monosyllabic to a couple Second time this was the experience I received If he is on the spectrum I am really sorry for my comments but it is the most unwelcoming pub I’ve been in and I am 56 and been in a few pubs. I am sure he will post a response in line with the other responses, which in essence is normally just as antagonistic in nature.

Lovely pub, great beer & beer garden.

Such friendly staff and the food is superb had to return to try other meals on the menu, which were also superb. Can't recommend highly enough, you must pop in and try their excellent food....

Just a old boozer that had clean up looks bit DIY with no character even French cafe style . Never keen on food smelling pubs ,but had the right drink so happy.

Nice friendly Inn on side street of axminster, plenty of seating inside and outside, nice little garden, out front tables and chairs to sit and watch the world go by, we didn't have food but menu looked good and smelt nice, friendly welcoming staff and nice atmosphere, TV to watch sports or board games for just entertainment, reasonably priced, would go again and recommend

Good pub, good food and good people

Good food friendly staff, I hope I will be back some day. Lyme Regis area is to cool and not expensive

Had a fantastic Gluten free breakfast, warm and very friendly service. Highly recommended

My mother and I turned up at 3.30pm....hoping to have a late lunch. We were not disappointed. Friendly service, excellent home cooked food, and a warm ambience will warrant a return visit.

Had a lovely meal at the Castle Inn. We had a Greek inspired platter. Absolutely delicious. Great pub with lovely garden. Paul and Sharon very welcoming. Highly recommend.

Had a lovely meal here a couple of weeks ago. Great home cooked food, friendly atmosphere and landlady, dogs welcome.

Love going to this pub when I go to Axminster. Great food always. Lovely beer garden. Sharon and Paul always very welcoming. Lovely meal here again tonight. Would recommend you visit The Castle

Whilst attending a nearby music festival we popped into Axminster to watch the Women’s football final at The Castle, a really friendly pub. The beer is well kept. An excellent menu with fine home cooked food at reasonable prices. We will definitely return next time we are in Axminster.

Great home made food and a lovely garden

After eating here once before when catching up with a friend, I suggested to mum that we go here for my birthday today. We had delicious home cooked meals that we both thoroughly enjoyed. The owners are really lovely, very friendly and when I was ordering and mentioned I was vegetarian they gave me lots of options. The desserts too were lovely. I would highly recommend.

Whilst on holiday went and had a meal here , it was the best meal all week we will definitely be going back there on our next holiday And the owners are very nice and inviting

Really quite rude! We rang ahead to check that we could visit to watch the England semi-final with children in-tow, to which we were told it was fine as long as the children left by 9pm. However, upon arrival the lady behind the bar abruptly told us that we would not be able to stay as the children were not welcome. We did explain that we had called ahead but she just said no. We didn’t even last 30 seconds! Would not recommend. Just to clarify - 4 children does not fit my definition of large but I concede that it’s open to interpretation depending on your agenda

If you want a good pint, this is the best option in Axminster.

I came here with my family the other day for a drink and some food and was very pleasantly surprised. The landlady was very friendly and very funny, making us feel welcome. The food tasted great and our pudding was especially lovely. The Chef came out at one point telling us that he needed to prepare more rice so our dishes would take a bit longer. The communication was very much appreciated.

Nice place and friendly people. Really trying hard to make it a go of it and deserve to do so. Only went for a drink this time. Will visit for food. Lots of music on.

Found this place by chance. Google reviews looked good so we decided to give it a go. We were not disappointed. A friendly and attentive welcome, great food and very reasonable price. Recommended.

Wonderful welcome, Sharon was a fabulous host where nothing was too much trouble making a birthday occasion very memorable thank you.

Lovely friendly pub with great food. 😊

Pleasant staff nice outside seating area

A warm welcome and lovely food served here. All the food is homemade by the couple that run The Castle Inn. I recommend you visit here as the food is also well priced.

We had an excellent home cooked meal at the Castle last night. The owners are lovely and couldn't do enough to make us feel welcome. I'm gluten free but there was a wide range of food available as well as delicious home cooked deserts. If you want a proper pub with proper good value, homemade food, this is the place for you.

Food outstanding just like mumma used to make defo go there again only wish we found it sooner lovely menu wish you all the best for the future phil terry portsmouth.👍

Both me and my boyfriend were looking for somewhere to eat and was told to try here,and we are so glad. Very friendly and welcoming staff and the food was delicious. I had 3 courses which is very rare for me so that's saying something 😋 I highly recommend. It won't dissapoint

Really nice food friendly welcome good selection of beers and cider

Great and friendly pub serving great beers and good food

Such a lovely welcoming place to eat and drink. We have 2 young children and was made to feel very welcomed. Plus great food and friendly staff

Superb pub. Superb food and drink. The Branscombe Golden Fiddle EXCELLENT. Spent 4 happy hours there yesterday. Give it a look. Will go again no problem.

Very good .and helpful and friendly . food brilliant.

Absolutely fantastic, 1st time out in 6 years, so glad we chose the Castle Inn, nothing was too much for them, such a homely friendly place

Excellent home cooked food which we thought represented good value and a good selection of ales. Attentive hosts without being overbearing, would love to visit again but we're just in this area for holiday. You won't be disappointed if you visit.

Used for a private function. Nice wuth friendly staff

Great hosts. Made you feel really welcome. Lovely food and a fantastic selection of drinks. They also integrate well with local events

Called there yesterday had a pleasant experience the owners were very friendly and chatty Will certainly be back