The Farmer's Union in Exeter

H is the nicest guy ever!!!! Emilie & Maja!

Stayed here for one night, for the price, cannot go wrong! Room; The room is quite small, well suited for a single traveller and is within walking distance to the city. Bed was comfy. After the pub closed, it was super quiet so let you sleep easy. For me, perfect when it came to temperature too, though I like the fact a heater is in the room incase not to your liking. Bathroom; The shower is huge! Normally, in hotels, I'm smashing my elbows off of everything, but this one was great, decent temperature. Toilet when sitting was a bit narrow on account of the big shower but that's not a bad thing in my book. Food; As the hotel is above the pub, it makes travelling for food nice and easy as it's only downstairs. Dinner was decent, it was a reasonable price and was properly done by the taste of it (Hunters chicken didn't seem microwaved at least like most hotels do) However, the food is where I put the service to 4*, for one reason, breakfast. To be clear, I did not try the breakfast even though I wanted to because it wasn't served until 11am, way too late in my opinion. The barman was nice enough to tell me where to go the day before, but definitely was an annoyance for me.

Great location Within walking distance of the city centre and the train station. Car park outside is cheaper than in the city centre ones. The Staff were friendly and polite, the pub is clean and the food was very tasty. We had the breakfast (double up) and we were very impressed. Everything was great produce, the only thing I wish is that I had more mushrooms, next time I'll ask for extra. The seem to do great deals on drinks and have a pool table and sports on, so I reckon it's a busy pub on the weekends and evenings, Great prices and Overall very happy. Will be coming back

Sunday roast today, amazing ,great service nice and quick. The chef (Mike) is very friendly ,and great food. Definitely will come again.

The food was very high standard and the staff were very friendly and the prices are good.

Booked a room after traveling for LASIK eye surgery. The lady at the bar was helpful and accommodating. The room was standard for the cheap price, but I found it very noisy (the pub was playing music, it was close to the road, and there was a lot of door opening and closing). I can't comment on the food as I didn’t eat, but there's a Co-op nearby for supplies. Overall, not bad for a cheap night’s stay, but bring earplugs!

Absolutely appalling!!! Booked a room for a work event as we needed to be in Exeter for the evening. Although we only paid £80 and weren't expecting much, it wasn't even worth £10. It was like walking in to a used uni accommodation. A used dirty glove over a fire alarm, windows big enough to crawl through on to the roof, a shower that isn't even on the wall and half fallen off. I went to the bar and complained and the staff agreed after examination. Shortly after phoning the manager steve, their opinions quickly changed as he said it was like that as it is being "decorated". If its being decorated why was I given this room for the night? Absolutely appalling and I have taken this to environmental health and the council. I hope they shut down. I am a hotel director myself and I'm embarrassed. Total lack of management. Even the staff agreed with me!!

Love the carverys on a Sunday x

What a friendly place ...security man was fab and so helpful helping us find our hotel and showing us the best way to get to the football ground .What a guy !!!.Going back this morning for breakfast as it's half the price of the hotels .

Best place I've had roast so now I go every week

The Sunday Roast was great value for money and very friendly staff, especially the chef.

We had 2 large roasted dinner (4 types of meat and sides as much as you want) and 2 small cokes for 29 pound! So cheap and nice. The Cook was super friendly. He brought us an extra can of gravey to the table. Totally recomend this sunday roast for 13 pound!

Really accommodating of our dietary issues. Couldn't ask for better service. All the staff were lovely and welcoming and couldn't do enough for us.

Booked a table a week in advance.. to be 30 mins in and about to start our meals to be told our table has been reserved an hour after we arrived!! And the manager knew I booked it to watch the whole football game.. and they could have reserved any other table in the pub but it had to be ours! Staff were lovely apart from a lady behind the bar who was just rude! Your lucky i paid for my tab because I was going to just walk out.. and I can tell you that was my first and last time in the farmers union

Absolutely brilliant! Had the Sunday carvery. Staff were more than accommodating to any dietary issues we had. (Which were many)The portions were more than generous. The food delicious and the chef was awesome. I can't thank them enough. I heartily recommend it to anyone.

It was perfectly adequate for a quick one night stop over at a cheap price. I only had a single room booked. It was small but suited my needs, could do with a revamp, but I suspect this would bring the rooms upto a higher price. I wouldn't recommend for a couple on a romantic evening or weekend away. Staff were perfect, I was shown to my room promptly on arrival.

Staff are so friendly and very professional. Great swlection of drinks and cocktails. Then there's the food...Oh My God!!! Between the Jerk Chicken, the Curry Goat, the Pulled Pork, the Sunday Roast or Breakfast I could not say how wewll Cooked and delicious they all are. The Chef ( Mick/ Caribbean ) constructs many of the dishes in such an authentic way and cooks with passion. Have tried many of the dishes and all have been ecsquisit. Highly Recommend.

Full English breakfast, hot and tasty bacon, cold baked beans, egg perfectly cooked, but overall it was disappointing

My favourite pub in Exeter! Absolutely lovely place, staff, drinks. Could not recommend more!

Lovely staff, good beer, pool table and a genuinely good boozer massively let down by the toilets.

Seemed expensive for pie and a pint. The Steak & Guinness pie was very flakey and didn't taste of Guinness

Staying just down the road, we popped into this pub for an evening meal. We grabbed a table and perused the menu with its fairly standard pub grub. Other than the Cajun chicken. There was also an extensive blackboard menu with dishes with a Caribbean look about them. And a tempting goat curry. In the end I went with the Cajun chicken which came with chips and a small side of coleslaw. The spices on the chicken were tasty although the chicken itself was just a little dry for my palate. My wife's cheeseburger also came with chips and coleslaw. It was tasty. Drinks were well priced - or our wines were, at least. Staff were friendly. Tables were close together.

A short walk from the cathedral / town centre but well worth it went for the Sunday carvery, good selection of meat and veg all fresh and well cooked at a very good price.

Doorman a really nice person polite and you can talk to him genuine person

This place hands down any given day over the nearby spoons, great prices, great staff!

Very good staff and very helpfully, would highly recommend, good food and great prices for family and taste brill, the lovely lady carried my zimmer frame and a very heavy bag up the stairs, nothing was to much trouble by every one keep up the good work. Simon

Great pub, excellent food and chef got the measure of me pretty quickly!

Good pub. I have visited often when in Exeter. Good, well priced food. Pity there's no medium brown ale. Just IPA. I prefer London Pride, Doombar, that type of thing but it's not served here.

Great atmosphere for a few pres before hitting the town,

Never been looks nice from passing by on bus

My friend and I had booked for a carvery meal. We are at approximately 1.50 after we had led the queue die down. A few carrots were left which were cold. A few miserable matchstick of parsnips and a few cold peas were left , no one bothered to replenish these sorrowful veg. The meat was cut with a cleaver that looked like it needed sharpening. Some of it I couldn't cut let alone eat. The waitresses were great friendly and chatty. I will NOT go there again!

Agree with the reviews which say the website has outdated prices (and menu items!) and that the food is nothing special. It's reasonable pub food but Blighty is Pub Central and a pub in this country needs to be a bit more than reasonable/average. Vegetables quite uninspired; chips nothing to write home about, and the fish was.... It's a pleasant place but not really worth the money.

this is a real what you see is what you get place , i have stayed before after getting ripped off at holiday inn and came back great value , clean comfortable rooms , great pub , nice helpful staff , i was wearing a Ramones T shirt and manager put new york dolls songs on for me ! car park right next to it , so convenient for eating places i’ll always stay here if i im working or just visiting exeter

Good location, in the city centre. Close to Central Station. Good menu choices. We were served by a very polite and friendly young man - didn't get his name. Happy to recommend.

Team didn't check that i had paid before my arrival, and charged me twice. After the mistake, "couldn't do" a refund without my credit card number, which, of course, was discouraged by my bank to do out of safety reasons, as i was already out of the country. Now i am paying double fees for their mistake. This is the first time this kind if incident has happened to me in any country—extremely unprofessional and unserious behavior by the management team. I regret coming here.

Chuffing expensive! £5.10 for a pint of cider. Bit of a rip off in my opinion.

The Sunday carvery was fabulous Curried goat was a real treat Staff were really friendly and helpful

Had an evening meal here. Can honestly say this is a rare find, somewhere with such friendly service, great quality food and good value. We cannot fault this place and would definitely recommend. Thank you

Had the carvery here yesterday with my family and found it to be excellent value for money: Good service, Christmas vibes, great food. Couldn't have asked for more!

We ordered steak meals and the steaks tasted like they had been cooked in the fish fryer and you could not taste the steak Also the menu on pub website is out of date as the prices are higher and on the website it says there a variety of potatoes types to choose from but today it was a choice of chips or mash ,the meal also tasted a bit greasy ,we did not feel it was worth the money we paid

Not been here for a while, dropped in for a quiet drink after a meal out in Exeter, but quite honestly I was shocked at how far it had fallen. It was totally empty, and I could see why. A large water leak on one side of the pub, blocking the pool tables, with a doorway surrounded by a mishmash of water buckets - looked like it had been there for a while. Toilets broken and unuseable (had to use the disabled). Drunken bar staff who seemed very proud of the fact they were ill - announcing it by coughing all over us! Beer that was off and had to be thrown away. Not a pleasant experience, won't be heading back in a hurry.

Had a lovely carvery here with family and friends. Staff were so helpful and friendly. Reasonable price and the food was really fresh. Would definitely come back next time we're in the area.

We had a carvery here this weekend. We had booked prior to our arrival in exeter Good value for money However it wasn’t very hot. Veg wasn’t great and not a great selection. Pig in blankets had blankets 🥲 Daughter found plastic in her drink. However this was changed straight away. Kids meal nice and good portion.

Friendly doorman that actually greets you rather than grunts 🙂 great service, great food, footy on, Otter on draught, what more could you want before a night out... 👌

Reliable and enjoyable. This venue has everything you need - central location, comfortable seating indoors with good layout. Decent outdoor seating. Great drink quality and good service. When I meet certain friends that live in the area, this is the place we go to as we know what we are getting.

5:30 Saturday afternoon. Four hand pumps for proper beer. None available.

So we were visiting my daughter in Uni and walked past this place and it looked nice, we went in and asked for a table but they said they were fully booked but had some seats outside, it was a lovely day so we decided to eat outside. Anyway we ordered at the bar ( very reasonable price ) and then headed for the food. Let me just say this point that the Chief on the day (15/10/23) was super friendly and really made the effort, he even asked if would would like more meat (first time I've been asked that in a Carvery) his smile and friendliness really made the difference, infact all the staff were smiling and polite. The food was lovely and fresh and tasty, the kids (ones 18 lol ) didn't have the roast dinner but they also loved there food as well. This was my first time here but it wont be my last but as the winter months are coming i will book in Advance. Once again I will say the Chef and the staff were brilliant

Always lovely service, very friendly and a lovely Sunday roast

I had a pleasant time at this establishment, appreciating its nice ambiance and overall atmosphere. The staff were friendly, and the experience was generally positive. However, I must mention that the tables could have been cleaner. Despite this minor issue, I enjoyed my visit and would consider returning in the future. With a bit of improvement in cleanliness, it could easily become a five-star experience.

We visited today for a Sunday carvery. The food was absolutely amazing ,never had a Sunday roast like it before!!. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful. I would like to say michael (the chef) went out of his way to make our visit enjoyable,especially with our 9 year old son ,he even had a game of pool with him !!! Such a lovely man and a real credit to the establishment. We will definitely be coming again on our next visit to Exeter.

We visited today for a Sunday carvery. The food was absolutely amazing ,never had a Sunday roast like it before!!. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful. I would like to say michael (the chef) went out of his way to make our visit enjoyable,especially with our 9 year old son ,he even had a game of pool with him !!! Such a lovely man and a real credit to the establishment. We will definitely be coming again on our next visit to Exeter.

Lovely place, friendly staff, we stayed 2 nights when I had my eyes corrected, clean, tidy, and we would definitely stay again.

This pub is very close to the hotel we were staying in nearby and if you ever want a quick drink, a quick bite to eat or a game of pool - this is a great pub to go to. We went in for breakfast one morning and although it was a simple order (Bacon Sandwich and a Sausage Sandwich) - this wasn't a problem for the chef! The menu is simple, but there's a great range and will suit some dietary requirements as well. We also managed to squeeze in some dinner on one of the days as well, and my husband really liked the Chilli Con Carne! The Spaghetti that I had from the Children's menu (didn't have a great appetite that day, so opted for this instead) - was good too and comes with Garlic Bread. We had a few drinks here after a day out in the city centre and enjoy the company of the bartender and the small company in and around the bar on a week day. Lovely pub, felt very much at home and the drinks and menu were reasonably priced too.

Went in for Sunday carvery, very disappointed, roast potatoes and parsnips were rock hard and completely dry, they must have been cooked the day before, unable to get a knife through! The beef was fatty and over cooked, the veg had been sat under heat lamps and had dried out and all the food Luke warm, not a good choice of veg, cheeses leak was very bland!Chef didn’t want to know, just said ‘oh well’! I’d be embarrassed if I was a chef and had this food displayed on my counter, take it away and replace with fresh! Chef needs sacking! I will not be returning!

Un lugar muy familiar, muy local, comida rica y ambiente amigable

Great beer fantastic staff and top venue.

Amazing place with lovely staff and the vegan food was marvellous. I will definitely be back

Great food, great staff, great service, in fact, great everything! Lovely evening spent with visiting family, who loved their visit.

Thanks to Michael for everything! He is a great employee. He helped us find a better room when the travel agency made a mistake

An excellent pub, welcoming and very family friendly.

Friendly drinkers pub in a great spot

If you gonna go make sure Mike's cooking cos he does it best! Originally hayling from Grenada he's now a living local. Typical carvery with extra side of cheesy leaks.. Mmmmm 🍽️ Farmers Union is one of Exeter's finest. Great food and the staff are lovely too. Just be sure to give H a smile cos he's the best.

Excellent customer service and excellent quality service food exellant

Fabulous pub - great drinks, great food and excellent service. Highly recommended.

Nice pub but if u get a flat pint of very expensive larger the barman (with blonde wavey short hair short stocky lad working on Saturday 10th June at around 2pm) will not change it for you. Very rude little man! Another in our party had a bad pint too.. customer service truly shocking he was very argumentative and not nice at all. But a lovely pub with a great location .. and the food did look nice

I recently visited this establishment for a lunchtime meal and I must say, the food was quite enjoyable and pleasing to the palate. In addition, I was pleasantly surprised to find an affordable parking option nearby, which made the overall experience even more convenient for me. I definitely appreciate a good-quality meal without having to break the bank on parking fees.

Great atmosphere. Range of completely different customers from all walks of life. Sunday carvery is lovely.

We were looking for budget accommodation close to Exeter university and the town centre. This place ticked all the boxes. The beds were a bit lumpy and the area was noisy (Saturday night rowdy people - not the accommodation). Breakfast was about £5, but a good standard and we had breakfast in the sunshine. If you are looking for basic accommodation in Exeter, then this place is perfectly fine.

Could not believe the security light that was on when we turned the main lights off!! Photo is attached. It was a neon green that we had no control over and it was too late to contact any staff about it. Also incredibly noisy in the rooms when other people come/go/walk on the stairs.

Very friendly staff and the food is amazing! Fresh and full of flavor!! It is also dog friendly which is brilliant and the cook even came out with a bowl of scraps for him! Definitely recommend 😊

The staff who worked here between November 2022 and January 2023 you guys make this place. Decent pub, run by good folks.

Excellent Sunday roast. Good size coffee. We will definitely go back.

Exceptional cooked food reserved for Kings

Really great selection of vegan and vegetarian options which meant all 4 of us had plenty to choose from. Some good ales too. Excellent friendly service and good atmosphere.

Although the location is good the rooms are awful. Extremely small, unclean, noisy with a tiny 'double' bed that is uncomfortable. Way, way overpriced. There are plenty of really nice independent hotels nearby.

Fantastic friendly staff clean Good Food recently priced good location right by the harbour

I highly recommend this place. We had dinner here last week and loved it. We loved that there were ample yummy vegetarian options. We chose jacket potatoes, lasagna, and pie. When the staff and chef came to know it was my birthday, they sang for me, and it definitely brightened my day :-).

Came here for Breakfast this morning and it was absolutely delicious and very reasonably priced. The staff are super friendly too so I would definitely recommend. We'll come back in the evening for food and drinks next time we're in Exeter.

Sat outside in the sun. Drinks were standard prices. Couldnt fault any of this.

Was very helpful with accommodation ideas at the last minute

Great food, went in for the carvery and was not disappointed. The large is just that!!

We went there spontaneously with one of my best friend on Mother’s day. The pub was busy, but the staff was really friendly and helpful. I have to mention I was so impressed with the bar service. I received my pint of lager in an ice cold pint glass from the fridge, excellent service. My friend is vegan, had a vegan Sunday roast option for him, the carvery was amazing, fresh and so tasty with great prices. When we ordered desserts, the Chef, Michael bring us a vegan bread and butter pudding as a gift made by him and also we had a vegan brownie and a chocolate fudge cake. Lovely experience, amazing day! We returning back this week, and bring more friends with us! Thank you so much for the whole team! Ags

Lovely vegan breakfast but very sad they don't do plant based milks so no essential tea or coffee for me with my breakfast and I will probably would go somewhere else next time. Strange as there's a good selection of vegan items here.

Had another fabulous meal with mum would highly recommend. Chris had fantastic service .

Good food, nice prices and cool atmosphere 🤯

Nice pub and reasonably priced drinks :)

We come from Plymouth , but visit Exeter quite often. The pub has friendly staff ,good clean toilets , and a nice place to have a drink.

For my first ever Sunday Carvery, I’m glad I picked this one. Everything was delicious and the atmosphere was cheery. The lamb was especially well cooked and my favourite was the cheesy leek side dish. It was the perfect comfort food on a cold, wet, December day.

Nice place. Good vibes. Nice food. Struggles with cold weather in the bar.

The staff were friendly and allowed us to check in at 10:15 pm. Although we were scheduled to arrive at 9:45pm. The location is perfect and within walking distance from the national express bus stop and to the University of Exeter. You can hear the creaking sound of the eooden floor from the guest residing on the floor above. But the bed was comfortable and cosy. The room was decent and contained electric kettle and stuffs for instant tee or coffee. The bathroom looks old and the shower water goes very slow (leading to pool of water) Overall, my stay was okay and I had a good sleep.

Liked the atmosphere, was there for a christmas Do. They were great with us and food all left the plate. The customer service rep at the end even agreed to take a photo for us( which she didn't have to do) they also managed to turn the TV down in our eating area, but still have it up enough to watch the football( it was a very busy publican house). Interesting to see the crowd massive at 8pm and down to minimal at 1030 as unfortunately England fell out of rhe World Cup. Also had someone the chefs ask as I went to pay how was the for I said we were really happy portions were the right size. We sorted our own drinks. All the food seem to dissappear of the plate. I love it. And on a Cold winters night beautiful! Hit the spot. Would have liked to have added coffee or tea in a the end as part of it , but if we'd been finishing early enough we would have been able to get one anyway,so that works too. Best place I think for a ward staff do we've been to. Thankyou Farmers Union:)

Great staff. Nice food .reasonable prices . Stayed one night I a twin room .heater provided which worked amazing to warm room up . Friendly atmosphere

Single room small shower area tiny overpriced white Hart much better and cheaper.

The place was very Friendly. It was a bit cold from not having any heating on. But we’re very accommodating when we asked if the heating could be put on. Food was nice. Basic room to stay in. Once again it was cold. But given an extra heater make the room warmer.

The Farmers Union stayed true to word, as it was like sleeping in a cow barn. Cold, damp and miserable. The shower had about as much power as my nan and she’s been dead for 5 years. The beds were like sleeping on hay, and there was no heating. I felt like Jesus, laying in a manger. To top this all off, I had to wake up and look at a quote on the wall saying live laugh love. Would 100% recommend!

Very lovely pub with good drinks selection. Were very accommodating to a quick drink before catching my train. My dog was treated to a few roast scraps that was very appreciated! Both of us (dog and I) felt very welcome and will certainly come again.

Warm welcome, warm & comfortable room. Food was nice. Excellent area & situated close togetting about Exeter centre. Service excellent. Small carpark opposite Hotel (£11 for all day & overnight) but if cant get in there theres a bigger carpark close by 5min walk

Price far too high for offered conditions. Window is dirty. Even if closed you still hear what is going on outside. Shower is full of black mould. The sink in the bathroom is so small that after washing hands most water end up on the floor. Im 6.1ft. Bed is far too short. When phoned the owner, he put phone down.

Great service door man was fantastic and very helpful food was all so very nice

Very nice stay with some very nice friendly staff