The Heavitree in East Devon

Really good night. Food & service excellent. Nice touch when the young chef came out to check how it was all going. Would definitely go back.

The owner and staff were great. Very accommodating. Food was great and reasonably priced. We will return. The owner has just taken this pub over at short notice and is doing a great job.

Amazing new menu created with passion. A large group of us visitied and all ordered something different and all agreed the food is absolutely delicious. Friendly and knowledgeable staff too. I'm looking forward to our next visit

7 of us visited for a meal and drinks on a wet day at the festival . Staff were very welcoming and took our orders quickly . Food was good and staff efficient and friendly . Reasonable prices and would recommend for family meal .

Wonderful romantic meal The freshly caught Exmouth Haddock was delicious followed by some local Somerset cider would definitely recommend

Very disappointed I booked a table for 2 of us for my birthday on 2nd Jan 2024 To find out the place was closed. You need to sort out your table bookings to not accept a booking if not open. Had to look around the town for somewhere else to eat. Will definitely not recommend you.

Fantastic, chilled out, warm and friendly pub. Had a couple of pints of the Otter Brewery Ale - very nice indeed. Young man, with glasses, working on the bar, on Sunday, was utterly friendly and welcoming - a credit to the place. Liked the venue very much indeed.

Landed up here on way back to Hotel. Band night, but typically of musicians, slow to start. Not too much seating, given over for dancing, but chairs were available on request. Well oiled machine staff wise. Drinks sensibly priced - did not try the food. Felt safe - everyone happy - am recommending

there was 5 of us . i had the sloppy johnson . my wife had the cluckin banger. my daughter had the crispy pork bao bun , my 2 grandkids had katsu if you can. and classic smashie. all were not nice to eat. the chicken and the pork were tough the chef can cook. it was a disappointing dinner . will not be going back

Absolutely delicious roast, if you want a decent roast, well worth a visit. Staff really friendly & welcoming.

Booked a table tonight Sept 30th for 8 people. The food was absolutely fantastic. Everyone enjoyed the whole evening. The music was great . A++ and congrats to Lauren ,Joe & Barry for another great time. All doing Exmouth proud 👍

Great find. Just a short 5 minutes from the beach and a small oasis of great food and great service So glad we stopped in the pizza and smash burgers we can highly recommend

Went here for my sister's birthday and got fantastic service from Lauren. The food was amazing, would recommend the truffle fries and the mac n cheese, they were great! Thank you guys, would definitely visit again.

The project x takeover is the BEST thing to happen to the Heavitree for a long time! Amazing food........ Great vibe. That's it!

Pub/kitchen has been taken over recently. The kitchen is run by Project X and is extremely yummy & different. I had soft crab delicious & my son had a burger. They were also offering hot dogs from the bbq which were excellent. Highly recommend the food & reasonably priced. Staff also deserve a mention for great service & friendliness. WELL DONE.

Had a great lunch at the Heavitree today, food was good quality and plenty full. Lee and his husband couldn’t do enough, very friendly, down to earth, a lovely couple. People of Exmouth, please give them a chance, they are trying really hard to make it work. We will be back.

Food on a Sunday was absolutely disgusting. Rock hard beef, undercooked potatoes. Poor cold vegetables. I would stick with the rest of the revies and avoid at all costs.

Under new management, fantastic service, very friend happy to listen to they customers, food very tasty, fresh and looks well presented, atmosphere has changed very clean tidy, a place I would like to visit more often and would recommend to everyone I know, well done to you all doing well, getting there and bring a nice place back to life well worth a visit.

Under new ownership, so you can ignore previous reviews!! Very friendly staff. We visited with our son from Exeter Uni and decided on a Sunday Roast. Lovely Carvery with excellent meat and veg - loved the roast potatoes!

Very friendly and helpful staff would definitely recommend. Great atmosphere and talkative chef that improved our experience. Will be going back again soon! Thank you

The bar lady smoking at the door wasn't a good omen. The first pint was cloudy, smelt and tasted tired and was returned to the bar after a sip. The alternative, for which I was charged full price again, was fine. I moved on to...

After ready fab reviews on this place we decided to walk out of our way to eat here as a family of 4. Much to our dissapointemnt the food wasn't up to much. There was absolutely nobody in the while place. The food came quite...

On Sunday Toby arranged a Sunday lunch for my elderly housebound mother and delivered it to her so she could enjoy a Sunday roast on his bike! Service well beyond the norm! … and hugely appreciated. What a great example of customer service and caring!

We visited this place while on our holiday as had great reviews and we wanted a carvery . To our disappointment the food was poor veg watery and potatoes frozen only good thing about it was the Yorkshire wouldn't come back again not a great...

Cannot fault this place at all. Came in for a few drinks and food and ended up staying all night. Food was so lovely, location was amazing. Staff could not be more attentive and we felt so looked after, especially by Nathan. Will be returning...

I spent 10 days down with family and decided to give this pub a try,much to my disappointment they had what I can only describe as children working behind the bar and what I had and my partner had that was presented as a special...

Not too start with the warm beer that came out the tap, it also tasted funny. Then at that point food was already ordered and that was luke warm and had hairs in it. Avoid at all costs

I was visting Exmouth and came across the heavitree went in for some food the amazing quick and amazing quality the staff was so friendly I decided to come back the day after on a Sunday and tried there carvery with was outstanding the meat...

Highly recommend for a drink, or food. I had pasta with chicken and pesto, my husband had a bacon and cheese burger - both freshly cooked, plentiful, and delicious!

We live in exmouth and thought we would give a local place a go. Wish we hadn't. I had chilli beef. No in anyway hot. The texture was of Iceland frozen minced beef. Horrid and squishy..no seasoning basically no flavour at all. The wife had...

Could not fault a thing with you guys! Everything went perfectly, food was amazing, staff very friendl and attentive. I would 100% recommend here for food and drinks. Thank you to all the team for your hard work and efforts.

This pub used to be fantastic with great range of drinks, great food, great staff in fact great everything! BUT now run by new landlord and they have totally destoyed it! We went this Sunday with friends its was not that busy at all. Range...

We had a retirement do and of course some drop out and are late and all of those things. They had the pre-order, they checked the butts on seats and it all ran smoothly and the food was lovely! A* night for us all! Shout...

Arrived for our weekly meal out and I have never had such a poor experience in a resturant (if you can call it that)! Party of 4 ordered 2 1/2 Chickens both were still frozen in the middle, a chicken special again all the potatoes...

Awful rack of “bbq” ribs, was just lumps of fat piled on top of chips smothered in a watery brown coloured sauce! Service was very poor from the minute we walked in and the waiting time was very long considering the restaurant was virtually empty....

Visited as a table of 7 and ordered a variety of meals. Everyone really enjoyed. The Famous Heavitree Chicken dish was outstanding, enjoyed every element of that dish! The staff were really friendly and ensured we were looked after. Would choose here over any chain!

A place run by idiots. DO NOT GO! My partner left an earlier review on FB about people rolling cigarettes in the kitchen which we were in full view of which put us off eating. Only for the so called manager (well I am assuming...

Just had my starter and it was amazing it was only garlic bread and cheese but it was fresh and it tasted so good the best I’ve had yet ? The staff our welcoming and its a great pub emptied my plate and I Carnt...

Got to say this place has really gone down hill. The food takes ages and then even longer when you send it back as it’s poor quality. Have been a couple of times recently ordered a desert and when it doesn’t arrive get told that...

We turned up last minute with 15 of us, staff were great, food was delicious and atmosphere was brilliant. Thanks for having us.

Lovely chicken liver pate for a starter and One of the best 10OZ rump steak I’ve ever had for the main. Definitely coming back again.

Food is incredible. Service is amazing. Will definitely be eating here for the rest of my life! Extremely recommend for anyone living in the area or visiting Exmouth

Honestly the perfect start of the week! The food was delicious, portions are solid. Was there with a bunch of friends and everybody hah a lovely time Looking forward to coming back to try the Sunday roast! Our waiter (I think his name was Nick?)...

Visited today for a family birthday meal. Only one member of staff on the bar so had to wait ages to be served. The chair I sat on was broken and I almost ended up on the floor. We had to wait ages to go...

Where to start… Needed a steak knife to cut the potatoes. The Yorkshire puddings were stale. The meat & veg were average. The gravy was oily. Service was non existent. Unlike the Terminator, I won’t be back.

All I can say is I feel sorry for the staff. The bar was super busy which had a real knock on affect for the restaurant. The wait between starters and mains was over an hour and they were taking dirty plates away as they...

Excellent ale, delightful GnTs and the best possible curry. The Heavitree has a great atmosphere with friendly staff (especially Cerys)

So disappointing, we have had lots of fabulous meals here but tonight it was disappointing. Our drinks order was taken before we even sat down which is a pet hate, they were then slow to arrive. Cutlery arrived after the food - a second pet...

Had our evening meal here last night the liver and bacon was amazing! Service was very good we will definitely be coming back!

Came to the heavitree for a family meal and the service was amazing Andy was outstanding being our server! The food was cooked perfectly! I had the steak was perfectly cooked and my partner had the famous heavitree chicken which was beautiful! Definitely be returning!

Myself and 7 friends visited the Heavitree for a birthday celebration and couldn’t be happier! Sevice was friendly and couldn’t do enough for us, food was top tier and it made the special day even better. Will definitely be returning.

Family get together for a birthday .....no beef ...no Guinness was the opening gambit on a Sunday. Shockingly poor management with over worked staff, some of whom were in tears due to the chaos. After two hours of waiting we finally were fed a shocker...

Went for Sunday lunch to try out the new Carvery. It was absolutely brilliant, generous serving of meat and selection of beautifully cooked vegetables, yorkshire pudding and sauces Homemade gravy was outstanding! Friendly staff who always make us feel welcome completed a great experience. Already...

Popped in for a drink, lots of space but wasn't super busy. Would like to try in summer as there is a great outdoor space.

Just eaten a delicious Sunday lunch. The pub was full and the staff very busy. Yes, there was a bit of a wait but the staff were cheerful and very attentive. Food was tasty and plentiful. An extra member of staff would make all the...

Been going to the heavitree for years but since it’s been taken over it’s gone down hill massively. The chef is very rude when approached where our pudding were after waiting 20 mins, also the chicken burger which we all had for mains was a...

Visited the heavitree today for lunch with a couple of friends before going for a beach walk! The food was delicious and was very quick to come out. All of the staff were very friendly!! Will definitely be back!

Service was very slow, food took just under an hour to come out. Had the roast dinner, potatoes appeared to be shop bought frozen ones and were hard to cut into, beef was over cooked considering advertised as rare and veg slightly over cooked. Nice...

55 minute wait for food at lunchtime We were the second one is in the top restaurant lunchtime today and had to wait 55 minutes for all food nothing fancy how Ham egg and chips and burgers Usually very good but not today We did...

We visited the Heavitree for a dinner involving around 40 business colleagues and could not have had a better time, Producing quality gastric-pub food for such a large group is no small achievement, but everyone was I know incredibly impressed with their experience, no matter...

1.00pm booking for family group of 7. Seated politely and drinks order arrived. A long wait for food, however very busy. Limited staff remained polite and helpful. Food was excellent. Well done to the staff.

What was supposed to be a joyous birthday celebration for a dear friend turned into nothing more than an expensive waste of time. The roast was dry, with burnt Yorkshire puddings and potatoes like rocks. There were price discrepancies for the same drinks also. The...

Went for lunch after walking the Jurassic Coast path. I ordered the special of the day because the regular menu had too many items for all of the to be good and in my experience it is better to go for the special. I had...

First time visit for us (couple), friendly welcome, shown to table and order taken about 5mins. later. Pot of tea arrived a few mins. later. Clean and roomy eating area, clean toilets. Food arrived in good time, my roast turkey dinner was tasty and good...

Closed just for 2 days when new managers took over, it is open again. We had never visited before but were very impressed. The lunch menu is very competitively priced, the portions are generous, the choice is wide-ranging, the food is wholesome and well presented,...

Booked this restaurant several weeks ago in advance for my friends 60th birthday on 4 October only to be told 24 hours before the day that the restaurant would be shut due to new owners taking over Not much notice to find alternative restaurant to...

Enjoyed our visit to this friendly, well supported pub. Excellent value, generous portions and good service. I will be back!

What a find, from ringing to book a table to arrival and meal service was fantastic. The food was absolutely gorgeous and we are very fussy. I had the pork loin special, the gravy and mash were to die for, my husband had the beef...

First time eating here but it certainly won’t be the last, based on this visit. We shared a couple of starters and some fries (see photos). Portion sizes were substantial and we finished every single scrap!

Had an excellent meal. Three of us having Sunday lunch (one vegetarian) and one from the specials board, which featured lots of fish and seafood. All food was delicious with great service. Very good value for money and came away very full.

I visited this bar -restaurant three times over the last four days there were a group of 10 of us and the staff could not have been more friendly, the choice of food was excellent and my wife and I being vegetarian were delighted with...

Went with 2 friends - relly good food and very pleasnt helpful staff. Well worth a visit for families and large groups

Food was excellent. Good portions, felt like it was home cooked and not blasted in a microwave. Nice bar to relax with a drink. All staff friendly, good atmosphere like they actually enjoy working together

Clink-Clank-Bump-Slam, lack of consideration for cliental relaxing and enjoying a drink. Staff shouting and loading empties, bins and rubbish and not considering the clients. Highly priced and no coffer available or diet Pepsi and lack of post-mix fizz!

They managed to fit us in when we had no reservation. The service was great and the food was excellent. Our children had plenty to choose from the kids menu.

I hadn't been here to eat for years but so many people were saying good things we decided to give it a try. It was absolutely excellent! Staff were friendly, service was superb. Menu was great, something for everyone and all budgets the food was...

Seven of us went for a family meal. It was a busy mid week evening but we had booked. There was a short delay in the food arriving but it was worth the wait. All the meals were tasty and plentiful. I had the duck...

A warm welcome in a clean and comfortable setting. Staff very helpful, food delicious and Red Stripe on tap was the cherry on the cake.

The food was very good. The beef was the best I have had in years. The staff were very good. Warm and friendly. A lovely day at the pub.

Where to start? Upon arrival tables were very busy outside which was why we decided to sit indoors. Decor nice, clean and that is as good as it gets I'm afraid! Ordered our drinks, had the card machine presented to us immediately before any drinks...

We arrived around midday after driving down from Shropshire. Fantastic welcome for two hungry travellers. Staff was wonderful, great service and lots of friendly banter, with tips about where to go and what to do. Ordered mussels which were gorgeous. They were served with a...

Awful atmosphere in this place. I know it was Father’s Day but we waited over an hour for food and when it came it was very average. We were four adults stuck in a corner among large tables of kids and when the final one...

Made a booking, online, for 5 people for the 6th of june at 1PM...this booking was made on 18th of may and confirmed by staff.. on turning up for my mum's birthday...no booking had been recorded...no apology made...a lot of running around...so ended up leaving...

2 of us booked for dinner tonight such a disappointment we waited 45 mins for the starter then another 40 mins for the main course which was Luke warm when it finally arrived!! The waitress were very friendly and were rushing around all evening so...

Super friendly bar staff... Come here for a few beers... TripAdvisor making me write more 100 characters but what else is there to say... Oh... Kes is super.. 😁

Visited with the family for lunch. Was a random find but well worth it. Kids food was generous and was eaten with gusto. The adults food was equally generous and was very well done. My wife had the Chef's Special steak and I the Steak...

Brilliant food brilliant service. The tomato and basil soup was fantastic all 4 meals we had were brilliant. Very clean and keeping the covid measures perfect cleaning down tables and chairs plus cleaning banister rails.

Excellent food portions generous, taste excellent but unfortunately almost painfully slow delivery of food

Came for a quick drink with my girlfriend. Felt like we were a real inconvenience for them. Rude staff providing a poor service. Wouldn’t come again. What a shame

this was an enjoyable meal in a pub that looks decent - we did wait a little long for the food after ordering (4 meals) but it was very nice and we would eat here again

Went for a drink before our visit to Namaste restaurant opposite. They were already fully booked, but we had a drink outside. It was so pretty and atmospheric, really wanted to stay longer. Lucky people who live locally.

We had 2 meals here and the food was fantastic aswell as the friendly staff and we highly recommend everyone try this place if your in exmouth

Great Sunday roast with all the trimmings. The website recommended booking and we were glad we did as it was quite busy. We'd definitely return. The outdoor area is a real sun trap, perfect for an afternoon drink. The only improvement that could be made...

Had a really nice relaxed late lunch, staff brilliant, food way above what you would expect, would highly recommend

We regretted booking to eat at this pub/restaurant. It was our first visit to an indoor restaurant since the lockdown began in March. It was very crowded with people thronging around the bar. The table next to ours had 10 people seated at it. The...

The food here was absolutely amazing. Great veggie choice. Service was good. Polite and friendly staff. Can’t rate it highly enough.

Fantastic service and food, covid compliant one way worked great. Fish pie was awesome, and Mushroom, Broccoli & stilton Tagliatelle great

Nice pub with reasonable prices and a lovely outdoor area. Shout out to Eloise who provided great service!

Reading other reviews it seems a common remark. We popped in for a lunchtime special at 13.35hrs and promptly had our order taken by a waitress but then had to wait 1hr 10mins for our food to arrive! A couple of ladies on the next...

We arrived a little early but the table was ready. Plenty of space between tables. It was busy but the service was quite good. There was a good choice on the menu. I had the duck and this was cooked really well. I would probably...