The Grove in East Devon

Lovely meal and great service. Always good value for money. We will be back when we return for a short break in October.

Probably the best scotch egg ever with a bowl of chunky chips, thank you the Grove. Nice pint of Young's ale to wash it down with. Rainy, miserable Tuesday so quite quiet.

Really tasty dinners. We all ate differently; curry, fish platter, steak and burger with no complaints, just compliments. The beer is well kept and a delight to drink.

This is an excellent pub. Their burgers have to be done off the best. Staff Are very friendly and helpful. Menu and choice of beers is excellent. The first floor even has a balcony which you can enjoy good views.

Lovley pub. Fantastic terrace but our food wasn't so good. The fish pie was dry. The fish was tough. The crab sandwich was messy. Not much crab. Especially as it was £11.

Nice place it was full down stairs so we sat up stairs in the bay windows and a lovely view The staff were friendly. And a good choice off drinks

We booked a party of 8 in for breakfast for Mothers Day, which included two children. The staff were great and we had no issues getting too our table. The breakfast menu was excellent and the English Breakfast was delicious! Great views of the sea from our upstairs vantage point and the place had a great vibe. We would definitely go back and eat here again!

Went for Mothering Sunday lunch. My son ordered roast pork dinner and we were all surprised it came as a pork chop, no crackling . I had roast beef and it was so rare it could have walked outside on its own . Previous meals here have been excellent so we were disappointed

Decided to have “ toad in the hole”, omg when it arrived it basically was an enormous overcooked / burnt Yorkshire pudding that was filled on the base with mashed vegetables , large pieces of red onions ( undercooked) 3 Lincolnshire sausages and a minute portion of crispy kale. Small jug of “ watery” gravy to accompany it! The food was tepid. This IS NOT TOAD IN THE HOLE” One of our table had maple ham 1 egg and chips. Very disappointing . I small fatty piece of gammon/ ham. To be honest not worth the money. All meals tepid

The food was excellent and atmosphere was really good. Location perfect next to the esplanade. The staff were friendly and helpful.

The Grove is consistently excellent. Fantastic atmosphere, delicious fresh food expertly cooked and served, a good range of drinks to suit every taste and first class staff. We visited on Mother’s Day for a Sunday roast which was superb. Both meat and vegetarian meals were sampled and all were of excellent quality. It is also good that other options are available such as burgers and fish and chips, all of which are the same outstanding quality. Special thanks must go to Gemma. Service with a smile and utmost professionalism guaranteed! No Sunday roast is complete without the pudding and on this occasion we went for the chocolate brownie which as usual was delicious. We keep coming back for the wonderful staff, welcoming atmosphere and amazing food. Keep up the great work. Best venue in Exmouth!

Having checked with restaurant several weeks beforehand regarding dietary requirements (coeliac) I was advised that a lot of the menu can be made to accommodate. Arrived for Mother's Sunday lunch to be told we couldn't have Yorkshire puds, cauliflower cheese or pigs in blankets as weren't suitable. Whilst the dinner itself was ok the beef was unfortunately cooked just over rare and very chewy which she found hard to eat. Sadly she left feeling hungry and quite disappointed that her roast dinner and all the trimmings expected was underwhelming. Nothing mentioned at time as waiters were very busy and did a great job. However, as your roasts were the "star of the show" I personally feel more could have been done to accommodate requirements and make the experience 5 stars instead of 4

Nice burger. Large outdoor seating space.

Joined the (regular weekly) quiz night on Wednesday. Great fun and perfectly pitched by John. Very popular so you need to book in advance. Plus big shout out to Special’s board for dinner

Staff are friendly and the food is excellent well worth the money the place has a lovely atmosphere Wednesday quiz night is different Would highly recommend We had 4 bar snacks at lunch £30

Another great experience with amazing food, service and views

Lovely pub in nice part of Exmouth. Over the road from the beach. We had curried parsnip soup which was too spiced with curry unfortunately but was OK if u liked it hot/spicy. Then toad in the hole which was a large Yorkshire pudding with three large sausages, swede, carrots, red onion and kale put in the Yorkshire pudding. It was very filling and sausages etc tasted good. No room for pudding. Bit on pricey side. We paid over 70 for 2 with a bottle of pinot but lovely location in the summer I shld imagine.

Booked for Sunday lunch, ages to order then told food would be a minimum of 40 minutes. We were fed 1.5 hours after sitting down. Granted it was a nice day, there were loads of walk-ins ordering food, but if you book you expect to be fed in a timely manner. Food was OK, I had the sea bream which was well cooked but not scaled properly so couldn’t eat the fish skin which is a pity. Girl serving us - Sophie was run off her feet but coped really well.

Sunday roast! I needed to change the dish quite a bit because of a health issue, what a kind, helpful bunch of people work there, nothing was too much trouble. The young man with reddish hair and beard was particularly lovely. The roast chicken was delicious, I ate more than I normally would and even had dessert, sticky toffee pudding!! My husband really enjoyed the roast pork and rhubarb crumble. What a lovely relaxing place to enjoy a Sunday lunch! Thank you for making everything so easy! Perfect! ☺️

Main courses lovely. Crumble was burnt and only ate half. We informed server, " I will tell chef". We asked for double gin and no mixer as I had half leftover, she brought single gin plus tonic. Didn't write it down and didn't listen.

We had a great family lunch here at The Grove. Sophy was excellent and the food was fantastic. Definitely recommend.

Lovely place for food, and is dog friendly

Perfect lunchtime stop during a beachy dog walk. Excellent food. Rib of beef is lovely, as is the pie.

Group of 5 adults enjoyed a great experience, good food, great service. My 4th visit, can recommend fish pie, fish and chips, beef and oyster pie, chicken Kiev- plus good desserts too. Dog friendly!

Smashing breakfast. Plenty of choice. Excellent service with friendly staff. Food choice was good. Highly recommend the hash browns! We had a fabulous breakfast, staff couldn't have done more for us as a big group booking. Food all arrived in good time. Will definitely return again. Thanks for a lovely time.

Popped in during the 6 Nations England game. Ordered the Engish burger with fries and battered onions, it did not disappoint, washed down with some Thathers Haze, ideal 👌

Good, friendly service, pleasant atmosphere... and FANTASTIC battered haddock!!!

Decided to go The Grove for breakfast today. The quality of the ingredients was of a high standard. It was delicious, hot and tasty😋 Would certainly go again!

Consistently great service and food

A wonderful pub restaurant, we’ve been visiting whenever we are in Devon , the Sunday dinners are well worth travelling for . Yesterday we made the 1-3/4 hr round trip just to enjoy our favourite Grove Sunday roast . Great food and beer , especially great service and always a fuss made of our dog Alvin

Great pub to watch Rugby. We were lucky enough to get seats when a couple offered to share a table. Very dog friendly. Stayed for food. Best pub food I've had in years. No photo evidence sadly. All food served was piping hot and clearly not mass produced. Beer great as well. All in all one of the finest pubs I have been in for some time.

Another great meal. Good beers. Excellent service. Seated upstairs and Sophy was really attentive and lovely. Can’t wait to visit again.

Great location and service on the waterfront. We love Sidmouth

I was very impressed with this place and felt very relaxed in there ,the staff were very friendly also very dog friendly ....Food was great & the location was beautiful..will definitely be going back in again

Must say overall experience was very good- food was lovely and staff very attentive and helpful- will definitely come again.

Very enjoyable meal - friendly polite helpful staff. Definitely visiting again 😃

We found this pub on the internet and went to catch the last day of the January 3 course meal deal. The barman who greeted us was very friendly and helpful explaining there were 3 different menus and a specials board. We decided to sit outside because it was sunny. Having arrived at 12.40 to an empty bar area by the time I went back in for a second drink the whole place was full. In spite of this the service and attention we received was impeccable. The food was excellent- a perfectly presented 2 Scotch eggs with runny yolks and mustard: 2 chicken chassure with mash : a large sticky toffee pudding with clotted cream and rhubarb crumble with custard. The bill including a couple of pints was under £50. We shall be back soon.

Great food, excellent service from Sophy! Plenty of food choices and good value. Would recommend for anyone visiting Exmouth 😊

Oh dear, not a great experience for a customer needing Gluten Free food. There is nothing on the menus that indicates if the choice is GF or not. Had to ask the server. He said "if you choose what you want I can find out if it's GF". He then brought a file of products & ingredients & sat thumbing through the pages - quite intimidating! Then said Fish & Chips is GF guaranteed. I immediately ordered Fish & Chips, which were excellent. Unfortunately by the time I got home I was ill & suffered all evening with all the symptoms caused by gluten. I had only eaten GF porridge that morning for breakfast as I do most days and I was fine. So I'm sorry I won't be visiting again until you can get your GF act together.

Absolutely awesome place. Food, drinks, service! Was so good. My son had allergies and they had taken his order so seriously. Great service. Sophy, was awesome!!!

Lovely pub for a cold day with good food, good service, a real fire with a cozy feel

After our son recommended the Sunday Roast to us we decided we had to see for ourselves. It was as fantastic as he said. Highly recommended, lovely staff, a nice view of the sea and a perfectly cooked meal. What more can one ask for.

Nice pub but could do with a lunch menu rather than what looks like just a dinner menu Not a cheap place but nice and friendly

It will be nice in the garden when it's summer

Great, pet friendly pub on the seafront.

Great pub and Sophy very helpful. Would recommend the whitebait.

Lovely lunch at the Grove . Home cooked food and above and beyond service from.Sophie. thank you

Great pub with friendly staff. Lovely atmosphere, great fire and candles.

A beautiful person, Sophie. Can't appreciate this lady more. So attentive. Made my Xmas thank you sweetheart x

Food was great and our server Sophy was really helpful & friendly

Great pub, lovely food and staff - recommended. Great location by the beach. Sunday roast was the best I've had in a while. Wish this was my local!

Had the most amazing Mussels again yesterday, service and staff brilliant

We met old friends at the Grove for a pre-Christmas meal and absolutely loved it. It was their first visit and they loved the atmosphere, the the food, the drinks choice and the friendly service. All the meals were really well received - one beef pie, two fish pie specials and one liver and bacon, all absolutely delicious. The Grove is fast becoming our go-to pub in Exmouth, we'll be back soon!

Hadn’t booked but thought we’d chance it and popped in after a beach walk. Friendly greeting and a table was found for 4 persons with 2 dogs in tow (well behaved ones!). Food was delicious and so was the desserts. Service friendly and all around a really nice experience. Will definitely be back

The food was incredible everyone enjoyed their meals. The staff were extremely helpful. It was a lovely cozy venue. Highly recommend and I will be going back again!

Always a great place to eat and drink. Lots of space, fast service and friendly atmosphere.

Beautiful meal, such friendly service, warm atmosphere.... Food was delicious for all. Highly recommend coming here.

Great staff, nothings too much for them James, Corey, and Harry are brilliant every time

Fantastic delicious food and Sophy was brilliant with our service, our needs were completely met and we chose this as our 2nd year for the Xmas party .Thankyou!

Great location and atmosphere, with tasteful decoration. Lovely welcome and fabulous food and drink - The Gove never disappoints.

Great location and atmosphere. Lovely welcome and fabulous food and drink - The Gove never disappoints

We had our work Christmas party here again after having such lovely food last year, the team did not disappoint us as the food was amazing! Special thanks to Sophy who made our party run smoothly and was extremely efficient! Thanks again for making our Christmas party special for the second year running:)

Visited Exmouth for a short break and discovered The Grove. Booked in for an evening meal on the Sunday and we both chose the West Country beef carvery………Wow! Absolutely one of the best carvery’s we’ve both had. Booked again for the following night and the menu again didn’t disappoint, great service and ambience. We’ll be back!

Very dog friendly, staff amazing, food is exceptional

Had a wonderful early Xmas meal for our group of 12. Staff were on point and attentive. Food was tasty and served on time without delay. We could not fault our evening. We will certainly be returning. Top work team Grove!

I visited for Sunday lunch with friends. We were all blown away with the quality of food. The roast beef was cooked to perfection and complemented perfectly with a bottle of Bordeaux recommended to us by the bar staff.

Drinks at London prices. Guinness was £6.15 a pint. But a single Jack Daniels and Coke was a wallet busting £7.90. Guinness at the beach (100 yards down the road) is £4.80. It was also a better pint !. we ordered Cumberland sausage in the hole. It was tasty, plentiful and good value at £16.00. This is a really nice pub. Just a shame that the drink pricing is so outrageous.

Really good food! The triple fried chips are my go to, really good atmosphere and service!

A group of us enjoyed our lunch very much. Food excellent (toad in the hole!) and service very good too. Couldn't ask for any more.

Lovely welcoming staff. Food fresh and well cooked. Excellent fish n. Chips! Good value and drink selection

Great meal here. Great staff, food and drink. Lovely views from the top floor

We had a lovely meal in the grove, the fish and chips with curry sauce and mushy peas was really fresh, well cooked and very tasty. The real fire was lit and the atmosphere was very relaxed and enjoyable. Thankyou

Absolutely fantastic experience! I was so lucky to have last portion of chicken and leek pie. It’s my favourite and it was so delicious. Thank you so much, I will definitely be back!

Fab Sunday roast, lovely, friendly, staff, lovely atmosphere, highly recommended

You can tell a place is good when it is busy on a Thursday lunchtime. The food is not cheap, but portions are generous and really well cooked. Staff were efficient and friendly. There was a choice of well-kept ales.

The best Sunday lunch I've had for a very long time.

Amazing service, friendly staff. Delicious food. Real fire, lovely decor. I would recommend the grove for an enjoyable evening out for food and drinks. Perfect atmosphere. Great!

Although it was very busy early on a Sunday evening and we were advised that there was a long wait for food. When it came it was very nice and all the staff were extremely friendly which all added to overall enjoyment.

One of the very best roast dinners we've eaten out and we've had many. The food was absolutely superb, beautifully cooked and presented and plentiful portions. We were looked after extremely well by the staff even though they were very busy. All in all fabulous experience and we'll definitely eat at The Grove again. Thank you so much.

It was my birthday, we'd booked a table well in advance. The pub couldn't trace the booking, asking if we'd cancelled it (?!?). We were then placed on a table by the door where we had to order from the bar as opposed to table service. Staff then approached and moved us upstairs to a nice table with table service. It just wasn't handled very well, no apologies, and they obviously did find the booking as the server then knew it was my special day. Silly really but I'd have thought a complimentary drink would have been a nice touch given our disappointment and worry at the start of our visit. Most of the food was great, some a little rushed after a mistake with the ordering. The experience would certainly make me think twice about returning I'm afraid. Lots of great alternatives in Exmouth. Oh, and they obviously DID have my booking as they emailed me asking me to review them....hence this mediocre review!

Had a lovely evening here with some friends. Very warm welcome, lovely to see dogs are welcone. Food was excellent, great evening will definitely be going back.

It's alright,would be better if the landlord didn't go all Reform party broadcast within a minute of ordering ...just no

Althouth the website says breakfast served from 10am on Saturdays and Sundays, when we arrived at 10.10 it wasn't open. Tried the door, locked, The place appeared deserted so we gave up and went elsewhere. Shame.

we had a very tasty burger at the Grove and can warmly reccommend this pub. All the food on the neighbouring tables looked great. Thank you

We greeted in a friendly manner by staff and directed to our table. Drinks were brought as requested and our food was ordered. Having seen the size of the plates, we avoided starters and opted for Roast Beef, with a side of Creamed Leeks with a herb crust topping. This duly arrived and did not disappoint. Roasties, parsnips, cabbage and others accompanied three large pieces of tender beef, cooked perfectly. Having finished our mains, we went with Spiced Apple Cheesecake with ICE Cream and Apple & Plum Crumble with Custard. Both were delicious and finished us off. A truly enjoyable lunch with staff friendly but not overly attentive.

Nice food and great garden to sit in on sunny days. The staff was super friendly and helpful!

Dear The Grove Team, I wanted to extend a heartfelt thank you for the wonderful meal & drinks we enjoyed at The Grove. Your warm hospitality made us feel so welcome and looked after. A special thanks for catering so well to my Coeliac partner's gluten-free needs. We truly appreciate the care and attention you provided. We look forward to visiting again very soon! Best regards, Steve & Mickey

I came here with my family for Sunday dinner on the 29/9. The food and service were fantastic, I would highly recommend the Grove, one of the best places to eat in Exmouth.

Great place lovely food 😋 a must night out

We stopped in for some drives and snack, before going to the Rive Exe Cafe. My friend really enjoyed the Youngs Special beer and the scotch egg (it has a runny yolk) and sausage roll were delicious. We weren't expecting much and were very surprised. They had a nice selection of spritz cocktails, with something for everyone's taste. The sausage roll was better than the ones from Gloucester services (if you know, you know 😉). I would definitely visit again if I were in the area.

Excellent food, although wait for food was a bit long it was worth it. Great service from Sophy and the kitchen certainly know their stuff.

Nice pub - good atmosphere and friendly service. Nice selection of beers but the food was average. Fish and chips was slightly over cooked - crayfish salad was nice but not a lot of it. I got the impression that they were having an off day. Worthy of a second chance.

Booked a table for 11 for a special 80th birthday party. We pre-ordered and food was delivered really quickly. The Sunday roasts were particularly delicious! Staff were really friendly. Thanks so much for making a special birthday so enjoyable.

Visited many times for Sunday roast and always had good experience but this time it was beyond any past experiences. The roast was amazing with no casualties to the vegetables and the gravy. Beautifully done and the sticky toffee pudding with the ice cream was fab too 👍

Lovely food, great service. Say on the balcony looking over the sea. Beautiful

A very experienced and capable landlord, always front of house. Fantastic location with a comfortable atmosphere. Excellent outdoor space. 👌

Excellent pub and staff friendly and helpful service 👍

The Grove is a ideal place for a great meal. The food is well presented and fresh. It proved very easy to reserve a table on line. The staff are very friendly and professional. We cannot praise the Grove anough.

Food was delicious, fish was fresh, flakey and crispy. Gammon was extremely flavourful and the piccalilli was fantastic. Dog friendly and lots of space.

We left the best till last!! The Grove is a brilliant traditional pub , as is the choice of food! Being a quiz night the place was buzzing with atmosphere , however the service was still very good. We had a great night, many thanks to All concerned!!!