The Honiton Inn in East Devon

A really lovely and welcoming community pub. The landlord went out of his way to make us feel at home and was very attentive to our needs. The pub had a great atmosphere and we chatted to both the staff and punters when we were there. Would thoroughly recommend.

I liked the raspberry gin and tonic 👌🏼

No Chef, could not book a table

Not bad. First time here. All good. Bit of a group. Yes, good pub. 👍

Lovely food, nipped in on our way back to Sanbanks. The staff are really friendly and they have some excellent artwork of a goat!

Dropped in whilst driving past, owners opened up kitchen for us, and presented great plates of food, excellent quality and very fresh. Were made to feel very welcome. Thoroughly recommend stopping here.

Lovely country pub. Very reasonably priced. Nice atmosphere.

Really went the extra mile to accommodate us - thank you!

Staff friendly, nothings to much trouble. Food is excellent. Good place to go

The rudest staff possibly anywhere in England? The owner in his 50's sitting at the bar drinking a bottle of Bud told me a my partner to F##K Off. Never again.

Very friendly and helpful staff. Lovely food.

Fab pub. Friendly service, good selection of beers.

Attended a retirement party here and staff were very pleasant to talk to and prices were sensible. Good local rural pub. Love it.

I checked on line for opening times and it said 1200hrs. I went on their website to look at menus and it also said open at 1200hrs. We got there at around 1215hrs on Thursday 8th to find a sign saying not open till 1600hrs. No point having a website if it shows duff information. If Covid or anything else alters website info, then alter it, it only takes two minutes, if you value your potential customers that is We moved on to the Otter Inn at Weston and very nice it was too.

We booked a table for 5 people for a Sunday lunch birthday meet up. Booking was made a month before the date; we were travelling from both Cornwall and Hampshire and wanted to be sure that a table was available. At no point in the booking process were we given any information about limited menus on a Sunday. There is also no information about this on the website (no Sunday menu at all) or on their Facebook page, so we assumed that it was a standard menu each day. The first issue was when two of us wanted sparkling water – we thought a fairly standard request in a pub/restaurant. No, they didn’t do sparkling water, would soda water do instead? We declined and all had other drinks. No menus were brought to the table, and it wasn’t until the chap came to take our order that we discovered that on a Sunday it was ‘turkey or beef’ and that was it. Not ideal for the vegetarian with us. She was told she could probably have something from the normal menu, but there was no garlic bread to go with the lasagne and they had no pizza bases (there are signs all over the pub and outside it, advertising their pizzas) but he could do one ‘on naan bread’. This was the only viable option. The meats in the roast were plentiful. However, the roast potatoes were overdone and the selection of vegetables watery and very overcooked, with cold cheese sauce over the mushy cauliflower. Once plates were cleared, no dessert menus were offered. In the end, we asked about dessert and were told that they had ‘2 sticky toffee puddings and 1 jam sponge’ and that was it. We decided we wouldn’t bother. Given it was only 3pm at this point, and there were only a couple of other tables occupied the whole time we were there, we weren’t impressed. Not a great birthday meal for my mum, in the first meeting up with two of her children since pre March 2020. There should be some mention on the website, Facebook page, or in the messages when people are booking about the lack of choice on a Sunday. We won’t be visiting again, however convenient it is being only 5 minutes from Honiton High Street.

Fantastic place!... great food, friendly staff, lots of activities to do and great beer! 🙌🏻

Great vilage pub in relaxing surroundings. Owners staff and customers very friendly and welcoming to strangers like us.

Fantastic service from the waiter and fantastic food. Would definetly reccomend this pub for a nice meal.

Not open all day and food served during set hours.

Great service and beers and even serves food out of hours. Wood fire always burning well too. Def worth trying out...

Visited on a Sat lunchtime and I was the only customer. Barman was uncommunacative which didn't feel very welcoming. Beer was expensive. Was intending to eat there but it felt like a morgue so didn't bother.

Didn’t know what to expect but found online and food was tasty and good value. Staff couldn’t have been more helpful and it wasn’t too busy. Would recommend for a casual night out or family gathering. We went for New Year’s Eve however so might have expected something a little more special or different.

Wasn’t quite sure what to expect, we found this pub on the gourmet society website.. when we walked in it was fairly quiet and it was almost like we had walked into someone’s lounge.. however, within minutes we felt welcome. The fire was roaring and we asked for playing cards which we were given to use. The pub gradually got busier, creating a lovely jovial atmosphere! The bar staff were lovely and friendly. The soup was delicious. A nice welcoming pub :-)

Good pub grub, good beer, good pool table

We don’t normally eat at the same place two days in a row, but the food at the Premier Inn was excellent

I had a meal at the Honiton Inn on Friday night. I was passing through Awliscombe on a walking trip, camping on a nearby farm. What a very friendly pub! The owners couldn't have been more welcoming and the customers were very friendly and engaged me in conversation. I had a really lovely meal (minted lamb shank) and a great chat to the chef afterwards. The Sharps Doombar was the best that I've tasted in ages, really well kept. A thoroughly nice pub with some great food and very nice people. I think Awliscombe is lucky to have such a great place.

Great food. Very friendly and helpful staff.

While on holiday in the area I called to see if the Honiton Inn was showing the Europa League final as my sons were desperate to watch it. It was - happiness all round - apart from the eventual result...! We spent a pleasant evening in the pub watching the football and meeting the pub cat Stanley. The landlady was extremely friendly. We were pleased to see the pub operational as it seemed to be closed for sometime after a previous visit 3 years ago.

Cosy, warm welcoming, and fairly priced pub. My family and I always stop by here for a drink (or 3) when visiting the area on holiday. The staff are friendly, polite and make you feel welcome. They have a wide choice of quality draught beer, special flavour gins and more. Food is excellent and we always look forward to our next visit when we leave.

This Must Stand Out is one of the worst pups I've ever bean-to you expect a certain level of decorum when you have young children not swearing and from even the staff food very very poor and not cheap we will not be back

I was looking for a pub to take my Dad and sister to, to watch some rugby recently. I phoned up in advance and immediately I got the impression The Honiton Inn was going to be the perfect place; I was totally right. As soon as we arrived we were looked after and the staff knew I'd phoned up. All staff did all they could to ensure we had a great afternoon: tables and chairs moved to suit us, lovely food brought to us, smashing atmosphere. Thankyou

Visited this pub couple of years ago and ownership has changed hands very bad compared to what it was before. The food is very very an interesting limited menu overpriced and undercooked. New owners are rude and seem very uninterested in any kind of feedback if you want to spend a night wasting your hard earned money on dog food come here

Just tried to have lunch and all closed up! Says it’s open on Wednesdays and no sign of life!! Very disappointing!

A great local, good range of pub grub and we are always made to feel welcome. Brilliant live music on a regular basis. It's got a pool table, dart board and a table tennis table! These are all discreet and away from the main bar/restaurant areas and not intrusive. Roaring log burner is a definite plus.

Lovely little pub, serves good food and has a very large selection of different drinks. All the staff that I meet were very friendly and helpful. While I was there the music and atmosphere was good. The jukebox really makes this a nice place. They also have a very nice pool table to keep everyone busy and a large TV for watching sports.

I read a couple of these reviews... barman could do with a brain transplant rather than charm course! Poor service all round, food was edible though!

Show BT sport. Nice atmosphere. Good chips.

My wife and I visited for an evening meal only to be greeted by a brain dead barman who was very unfriendly. Food was overcooked, bland and overpriced; feedback was not welcomed! Wouldn't go back until someone who knows what their doing takes it on. Real shame, we came here last several years ago and the atmosphere was much more friendly.

Just back from Sunday lunch which was pre booked for 20 for 1 pm. The pub was quiet but after waiting some 50 minutes I was told it was because everyone arrived at the

Very friendly good food and a good choice of beers

Eaten here a few times now and food is always excellent,can't fault it. The owners are great and always make me feel welcome. Looking forward to my next meal out there

Friendly Excellent Food and Beverages First Class Customer Service

Barman could benefit from a charm course - looked like someone having a bad day. They replaced the cloudy pint of ale I bought.. with a different cloudy one. They were the only two ales on offer. Beer garden could be really nice with a tidy up and a few more tables.

Unfriendly and don't care if serve you or not

Very similar experience to that of the previous reviewer a few days earlier. Food was distinctly average with some chips inedible. The landlord was unsmiling and generally unwelcoming. We felt our £64 could have been better spent.

I booked a table for 6 sept 25th for 7-30 when we arrived the place was empty there was no welcome as such from the landlord or his wife, when it came to ordering our food one had the feeling it was to much trouble. There were several things we ordered were not available so no problem we settled for something else, I asked what sauces they done with the steak to be told we don't do sauces but you can have gravy. some of the food was ok but most was just warm or cold. When we finally asked and paid our bill £160 and ready to leave neither the land lord or his wife said thankyou in fact they were nowhere to be seen. But whilst out side getting ready to get into our cars and saying our goodbyes the landlord did come out to his car but still didn't have the decency to thank us for our custom. Will not go back again and if we had not been in it would have been deserted and no wonder as it is a very unfriendly atmosphere.

Decent pub with really good food! Has a good restaurant section as well as normal pub seating. Has a good pool table and a good size beer garden which is used regularly for events such as bands.

NEW CHEF!! absolutely amazing food will eat there time and time again presentation top notch full of flavour 1st class food highly recommend

Lovely place the new owners have done a lovely job can't wait for the kitchen to be up and running again soon as a new chef will be starting and through experience his food is amazing.

Called in for Sunday lunch, food was dreadful. I had turkey, no taste at all. There were lots of veg, mashed swede,tasteless. leeks in sauce,yuk.and then broccoli in cheese sauce, just too much roast potatoes were swimming in oil and don't know what the parsnips were coated in.

Good food. Friendly welcome. Great mug of tea, not one of those miniscule cups pubs so often serve. Will definitely return

Friendly village pub excellent menu new management highly recommended

Booked for lunch, on the strength of previous reviews. Sadly, we were very disappointed. Not welcoming, and the menu we had viewed was obviously out of date. Settled for basket meals, which were hot, heavily laden with chips, but lacking any garnish or dressings. When we requested coffee, only instant was available. Needs to improve if it wishes to compete with other establishments.

We visited the Honiton inn for an evening meal,

Excellent food, good portion sizes, friendly service. Would definitely recommend.

Stayed there last weekend on a business trip, was very well looked after by Greg and Amy. Breakfast and Sunday Roast truly superb and better than your average B&B.; Room clean, warm and tidy, nice shower. Didn't know what to expect but was pleasantly surprised.

Best Decision....we stopped in for lunch & were Completely Impressed! Every dish we ordered was Exceptionally Good +we loved their very special chutney! What a Lovely Experience..warm, welcoming, friendly..& they have facilities for meetings + other gatherings! Thank You Aime, Greg, & Chef Sarah:)

Lovely and cosy sitting by the logburner in the bar. Food freshly cooked to order,and served all day. Lovely chocolate brownie. Ame & Greg very pleasant and helpful, Sarah the cook very good at her job.. Well worth a visit if driving past on the A373 0n the Honiton to Cullompton road.

Nice to see place reopened but.. yes there are “buts”. Food needs large improvement (overpriced, not very good quality, undercooked, no condiments offered, no proper cutlery given-stake knife for stake for god sake!) Place seems to be very busy on a certain days but there is no staff! Owners are trying to do all themselves but that’s not the way to go. On plus side: Dogs are welcome, nice family place, high chars available, accessible by wheelchair from the side of the building, lovely fireplace and decor. VERY POLITE STAFF. Seriously they are very nice people. Overall place needs improvement and then it will be 5*!

Stopped at The Honiton Inn after attending The Land Rover Experience in Awliscombe. Great pub not far from the A30. We have a lovely lunch, my daughter had gammon, I had burger. Both good quality. I’ll visit again when in the area.

Nice homely little pub with good atmosphere

Great local pub with good food and a friendly atmosphere.

This pud recentally reopened and has had a patchy past. A few teething problems but thats to be expected. Over all I would probably try again in the future.

Lovely food, cosy fire, dogs welcome and atmosphere very friendly.

Staff seemed very dismissive which considering I was there for a wake seemed very insensitive, when a customer asked what music was playing the bar man responded vera Lynn chuckled and rolled his eyes baring in mind the music was chosen as part of the wake to remember the deceased, in whole an un welcoming establishment with very unprofessional staff, would avoid at all costs

Had an excellent meal with family. All our courses were home-cooked, including desserts. Flat iron steak and sea bass fillets were really good value and perfectly cooked. Service was excellent, new landlord and landlady were most welcoming. The only 'fly in the ointment' and not the pub's fault, was a family next to us that clearly mistook the pub for a chain establishment expecting food instantly with a self-professed cider expert (who drank Thatchers) who, having been given a free sample, whinged loudly because he didn't like it! Luckily they left quite quickly leaving everyone else to enjoy their evening.

Good to see the pub reopen. Looks nice inside and surprisingly large with the rooms out the back. Was very busy but the bar staff were friendly.

Yes I am a local writing this review but it is an honest assessment of the first weekends opening.

Enjoyed a lovely weekday lunch here. Good, well priced menu. Service was nice, bar man friendly and my husband said the beer was kept well. There is a small car park.

Just decided on impulse to pop out for a meal and remembered Honiton inn, which we were glad as I...

Beware The Honiton Inn serves hot food on cold plates. The meat in the steak and ale suet was tough...

Visitamos el almuerzo el domingo Honiton Inn 5 de febrero (por suerte habíamos reservado ya que estaba lleno! Tenía un magnífico) y almuerzo de domingo. Nada era demasiado problema para el personal y nos hicieron sentir muy bienvenidos. Las comidas eran cocinados a la perfección...

Sunday lunch was a revolting mess one pub we will never return to, liver bacon just a large bowl of brown gravy with three lumps of so called liver looked like vomit chef should be ashamed of him or her self

Asistieron volver a principios de este mes y fue la primera vez que he estado. Debo decir que me encantó la comida era increíble y un gran costo. En forma personal y muy dispuesto a ayudar y dirigido nuestro grupo de 14 personas. Lugar encantador y bien merece una visita será Coimbatore a verlos de nuevo.

Bien presentado pub a buen precio comida y bebida menú pub bastante estándar. Muy bien cocinado y servido rápidamente. El personal amable y acogedor, lo recomiendo.

El lunes fuimos a cenar. El sitio web mostró un precio especial para 2 noche de lunes ofrecen carnes y una botella de vino. Nos estábamos hospedando en un ser y estar a pocas millas de este pub.

Food is absolutely lovely, great people

The beer battered fish was very tasty and crispy. We enjoyed our meal in the restaurant. We had our meal early so the pub was quiet.

About 3 weeks ago we held a party in aid of charity at The Honiton Inn.When we booked it we agreed that we would pay a lump sum for food.When we phoned to give them the number of guests we were told that it would be £6.50 a head. I said that an amount of money had been agreed but Richard got really stroppy and said that it would be £6.50 & that was it!When I asked what time we would be able to set the tables up he said lunchtime (we thought it was a bit odd!)We arrived at 1pm & were greeted by Richard saying that we couldn't set the tables as he had bookings. He also said that he had turned down 30 bookings for that evening. And as he walked away he muttered that he thought he had made a big mistake in taking our booking as he had turned down about £1000 worth of dining. (we must have brought more than that with our party)At that point I just managed to bite my tongue & asked what time we could start setting up the tables. He replied 2pm so we went away & returned at 2pm only to be told that a group of diners had only just sat down.(At this stage I was ready to cancel the whole thing.) Yet again we went away.It was then agreed that we could return at 6pm.Everything went ok (or so I thought) until the food was served. There was plenty of it.Towards the end of the evening I was told that a member of staff was telling our guests that they could take the remaining food home. We had no problem with this, but as we were paying for the food this should have been cleared with us!On returning next morning to pick up our car etc we saw Richard & were told there was no food.I've since heard that they were seen (by several guests) putting the remaining food in containers. I've since heard that the chicken legs weren't cooked..I've also heard that there was no change behind the bar & people had to run a tab!We think this is a disgusting way to treat people who brought business to their pub.

Popped in for a beer having been unsuccessful in another local establishment. In fairness the pub had just opened, nobody else in & it would have benefitted from the fires being lit to add a bit of atmosphere & warmth but with any pub once you get a few people buzzing around the atmosphere changes.The Honiton Inn once you are inside is very large with various dining area's & interesting menus. We were greeted by a more than polite gentleman who we assumed to be one of the owners. The beer was well kept & enjoyable & during busy times this pub obviously comes into it's own. We will certainly return & try the food.

Nothing much to say really. I see the excellent reviews on here and have no reason to doubt that the food and decor etc etc etc are good. However , as a walker we visited the pub after climbing some monstrous hill and were looking forward to a quiet 1/2 hour in a country pub with a snack and a pint with our equally rest needing dogs. Quite a surprise then when we were told we couldn't use the beer garden because the dogs may frighten the chickens. As the pub serves food I wouldn't dream of taking my dogs inside but would expect to be welcomed into the beer garden. Disappointed to say the least

On the exterior it is just another pub but inside the layout would show up some 5 star restaurants and the welcome was full and friendly The menu was special as there were a number of items that I would call English favourites . I cannot remember having such an enjoyable meal in a very long time.As a pointer park your car at the car park behind .

We where on our way from Barnstable to Weymouth when we stopped at The Honiton inn Awliscombe We were made very welcome my wife had liver bacon and onions with veg and I had shepherds pie & veg the food was absolutely fantastic from the taste to the presentation was excellent. I would highly recommend stopping if you are feeling peckish you will not be dissapointed. Clean & friendly so please do stop.Mr & Mrs Green

Staying at the near by blossom hill lodges and decided to look for a nice place to eat on our first night.Well we weren't let down this place was lovely nice friendly atmosphere from staff and even a polite welcome from the locals.We were asked to eat in the restaurant or bar and we decided restaurant which was far from a problem and we were served very quickly.We bother had 3 course meals and two drinks at £55 the lot it was worth every penny!! I had no faults only that I couldn't eat it all lol.I recommend this place it really has beautiful food!!

The Honiton Inn near Honiton is well situated for a great evening meal with friends, we were welcomed by the staff and locals, it has a nice quiet atmosphere inside and outside. The meals were presented very well and the prices were about right.

My wife and I have just spent a day in Devon mainly to do a coarse with The Land Rover Experiance( more of that later). We needed to get an early lunch as our coarse started at 12.30. Luckily for us we stumbled across The Honiton Inn just down the road from the centre. On entering we were given a warm welcome by mine host. The pub was spotless clean and very well presented. After offering a drink which was brought to our table with a menu, we both ordered a jacket potato with prawn Mayo. After a short period the meal arrived, a good sized jacket potato filled to over flowing with prawns, Mayo and a lovely fresh salad to include beetroot, a really nice addition. The potato was one of the best we had tasted, light, flowery and well cooked. It may have been a simple meal but to us it was truly enjoyed and of a good quality. We would not hesitate to return and hope to do so in the near future. Thankyou

We were on our way east to west passing through Awliscombe at lunch time. Had no idea what pub grub would be like but we were late for lunch and could not risk travelling further - and how lucky was that! We sat in the bar for our lunch and could not have been more pleasantly surprised. Excellent food, great service. If you live locally then this place is definitely worth visiting for myself if we make this journey again I would certainly aim to stop en route here.

A reasonable & traditional pub menu but limited vegetarian selection. A selection of local ales that are well kept. Ample parking adjacent to the inn and conveniently 10 minutes from the M5 cullompton.

Popped in this evening for some food and were not disappointed. Ample parking in the car park next to the pub, and a warm welcome once inside. The pub section was very rustic with a log fire, whilst the restaurant area was spacious, comfortable and modern. The food was excellent, all fresh and good portions. Deserts were also very good. Prices were reasonable and the service was also very good. We will be back!

Nice country pub, comfy seats and a log fire.

Helpful and friendly staff, warm country pub, wide and varied menu.Parking allowed in adjacent car park. Advise to book a table in restaurant. First time we visited and it won't be the last. Nice cask ales that are well keep and served at the right temperature. A must visit pub for the summer and a cosy evening meal in winter.

We booked a table at the inn for a Sunday birthday lunch, it was a good experience we were seated in the spacious restaurant, the staff took our orders for food and drinks, the food arrived in really good time, every one on the table made good remarks about their meals. its the first time we've been to this inn, its clean and well decorated, the staff were really helpful and friendly, we felt so comfortable there, we will definitely go back again what we say the sooner the better.

The most gorgeous mid week supper, rabbit stew, so tasty!, with a promise of stilton dumplings to accompany on menu for next time, Mmmm, - thank you!Service first class. Also, Sunday roasts - are plentiful and delicious.

Just been here with our son and family who are staying with us. Wanted somewhere local and couldn't have chosen better. Food was excellent, very reasonably priced and the inns interior is most tastefully done. Thanks for a lovely lunch. We'll be back on our own.

Nicely laid up dining area,or you can choose to eat by the bar. Traditional roast on Sundays. Or something from the menu or specials board.

We found this pub by accident after attending a Land Rover experience down the road. One chap behind the bar who was very helpful & friendly. We enjoyed an excellent Ploughman's lunch and were then entertained by some of the locals who were having a good time. Very nice place and would recommend.

visited while on holiday lunchtime had very pleasant real ale and we both had beautiful sandwichs i chose the ham based on brown .the pub has a nice decor though small car park although there is a village hall car park next to it which seems to be used

My wife and I visited the West Country for a short break whilst in England. Reading reviews on The Honiton Inn we decided to go there for a meal. The initial greeting was rather insipid to say the least but we decided to stay as we were hungry. We wish we hadn't bothered! The service was second rate only matched by over priced food with little or no flavour.My advice ... give this inn a wide berth!

Visited The Honiton Inn last Tuesday with friends for evening dinner. On entering the Inn you are struck by the immaculate decor and cleanliness! Very welcoming host. The food was absolutely fantastic - quality and presentation. Our night was made by a local gent who came in delivering fresh veg to the pub, we were able to purchase a wide variety of home grown veg. Great night, we will be back!

Called in on way back from a trip away - had no idea what to expect but found a lovely recently renovated little pub. Service was welcoming and friendly and the steaks we had were very nice and of a very good size and value. Will certainly call in again when in the area.