The Kingfisher in East Devon

My wife and I have various food allergies, so it was so good to be told that they can adapt the meals to meet our needs. And they did, GF, veg instead of potatoes, you name it, it was done. The food itself was excellent, all four of us had brilliant meals. Well worth a visit

Ordered Jacket potato with prawns, excellent food, decent tasty plateful, nice atmosphere, very friendly attentive young lady serving. Beautiful garden, would definitely visit again when in the area.

Dropped in here with family, wow the beer selection, very acceptable and now to the food. If you don't try the sandwiches then you need to. My god they are superb, seriously you will not get better anywhere else, and I mean that. Fillings are, well, the best, lovely crisps, salad and dressing alongside, find out for yourself you will not be disappointed.

Enjoyed the mixed fish platter and scallops. All beautifully fresh. Fabulous customer service by Rose on the phone and in person. Lucy was very welcoming and overall it was a great experience.

The sandwich that we had was stale and the crisps were as well and the jacket potatos were cold and under cooked with old salad, chips were mostly burnt and the diet coke had no flavour / flat. And the service was horrendous they were rude and just overall an awful experience.

Very attentive especially to allergies. Very helpful all evening

I don't know where it's all going. Perhaps I'm old fashioned, but I think when you go out for a meal it should be better then you can do at home. Just come back from the kingfisher. Frozen peas frozen chips and bag salad. I know things have gone up but things have got ridiculous. You're better to stay at home and get it all from tescos. The service was good and good atmosphere but overpriced like all country pubs have become.

The best ploughmans lunch ever and Holly is a great asset. Thanks.

Lovely place to stop after a walk, food was good, we chose to sit in the garden which was beautifully laid out, the sun helped. Dog friendly and human friendly ☺️

Amazing traditional village pub. Great selection of food and drink.

Good outdoor garden area. Friendly staff, good drinks. We were 6 adults and 2 children and made to feel very welcome. We visited twice when we were on holiday.

We stayed in Colyton for a couple of days, down from Glasgow for a wedding, went to The Kingfisher for food and drinks, was very good indeed. Lovely pub and beer garden, friendly staff and excellent food.

I really should have commented on the look of the chips on the meals which didn't look very good. This was shortly confirmed when another couple received their meals with perfect chips. Not worth £30

Nice outside space - which could be a bit tidier in parts. However, my meal was very good- nicely prepared and cooked. Would certainly go there again

Lovely village pub with friendly welcoming staff. Great ambitious menu that is not your average pub food.

We stayed in the b&b opposite and had dinner here

Excellent find on our holiday. Friendly service and lots of outdoor seating as well as indoor. We all enjoyed what we ordered for lunch and good beer selection. The plaice & cockle special was great. Good jacket potato with prawns as was the cheese ploughman’s. Would highly recommend.

My cricket team (18 people) dined here at short notice and we were delighted with the meal and the service. Thank you to Mark and to Rose for looking after us so well. We'll be back next year.

Lovely cozy pub with great beers!

Absolutely delicious food. Honestly, the best risotto I have ever eaten! I had the Seafood Risotto and my son (14) had the pesto pasta. Lovely food, great atmosphere and friendly service.

If you like old fashioned country pubs this is for you. Based in Colyton village it has old pub charm and good service. We sat in the garden area at the back. Very peaceful. Would definitely recommend.

Nice friendly sociable pub. We've just had our first Sunday Lunch and it's the best in town. Highly recommended 🌟.

Pretty pub in Central location. Went in for a meal and to watch the football, as, we were staying in the old bakehouse b n b opposite. Welcoming landlord and staff. Nice long beer garden with view of the church. Good selection of food on main menu and specials board. Had to order ar bar but that understandable with how the pub trade staffing issues are these days.. The food was very prompt. We both had delicious starters and fish mains, portion sizes were good for the price. My husbands pud of cherry and strawberry mess was rather too large! If we could make a positive critique we thought the tastes were all lovely but the visuals of each dish could be improved.

Do not miss this place if you’re in the area, Good real ales, both in selection & quality. Food.ours was a lunchtime visit so we only had sandwiches but the quality was fantastic large portions and plenty of extras.

Do not pass this place if you’re in the area , Good beer, massive food portions and an altogether lovely place to visit.

We visited here with some work colleagues, all I can say is WOW, the seafood risotto was the best I have ever had ( absolutely delicious) ,my colleagues had fish and Chips which was exceptional. Bar team so friendly. Faultless

Had a delicious roast at lunchtime today with the family for father’s day . Beef was first class and veg was lovely. All washed down with a very nice bottle of Rioja!! So lucky to have such a great local and brilliant hosts and service! Thank you Lucy & Mark, Rose & Holly and all the staff!

Great food in a welcoming environment. Friendly helpful staff. We will be back.

Really nice pub, big outdoor space too

Friendly local pub in Colyton. We sat outside in the lovely garden. Portions are very generous, so starters were enough for a light evening meal! Other times we've had great family meals together!

Great local pub with the best Beer Garden, great Atmosphere and Staff.

Quaint pub lovely beer garden out the back wonderful cheerful welcoming service lovely food great staff beer garden and toilets love this pub go here every time we visit devon the owners and staff are warm and welcomng

Fabulous little pub in a really quaint historic village. Lovely big outside seating area, and although we didn't eat, the menu looked really good with local meat and fish on offer.

Warm, friendly local for the Colyton locals. Traditional oak beam, English pub. No loud music.

Really good food and drink, and fine hosts. Dishes include locally sourced main ingredients and local beers are available alongside the "usual" Doombar for non-drinkers ;-)

Great pub, meal was amazing I had an 8oz Fillet Steak which was cooked to perfection. Everything was spot on.

A great pub with an awesome atmosphere 👌

Good food. Very friendly service.

Walked over from Whitford for a pint somewhere out of the rain, rugby was on so we settled down for a couple of pints each! Great to find decent pints under £5, staff were lovely and the pub had a great atmosphere....Will definitely pop in again!

Stopped by for a glass of wine, but the menu, specials board was very interesting.

Had the pork A great dish and lots of it 10/10 Great staff as well Took the tram from Seaton and Colyton is at the end of the line . A good trip !

I’ve been eating their classic burgers here for over two years. Brilliant spot and atmosphere but the burgers could just be so much better. Frozen generic patties just don’t make for a pleasant meal. Great chips and service. Choose something else.

Warm cosy and very popular. Didn't eat food but looking around at food being served it looked good.

Lovely atmosphere lovely family run public house hubby wife 2 daughters lovely.spend time talking to customers 10 out 10 brilliant customet service well done 👍👍

Visiting for the weekend. Great atmosphere for the rugby. Sunday roast was absolutely amazing. Would highly recommend.

Very tasty steak probably the best I’ve ever had will definitely be in for another one

Friendly, welcoming & helpful staff make for a great visit. Enjoyed a very tasty steak.

Super cosy traditional village pub! Warm and friendly staff, and very accomodating. We had a lite lunch which although only a sandwich was quite substantial. Prices seemed average for a meal out these days, which aren't as reasonable as they once were! Good selection of beers, ales, and ciders, and a decent choice on the menu. Right in the heart of this ancient settlement renown for being the most rebellious village in Devon, the kingfisher was a welcomed watering hole along the trail.

Good lunch menu and a nice Beer garden. The crab is recommended

Disappointing cold soggy fish and chips Salad was basic and floating in dressing My fish was grilled and ok

Visited a couple of times on our holiday. Once for food and once for drinks only. Enjoyed both times, a good selection of drinks and good choices on the menu. Good was of a good quality at a reasonable price. Service was friendly and professional. Certainly recommend.

Super accueil et nourriture de qualité

We stopped at the Kingfisher for lunch as it looked old and timeless. Traditional old pub with lots of atmosphere. The food was good and at first i thought not enough on the plate but i was wrong and it was more than enough. Drank good local ciders and the staff were very nice. Defo go there again next time we are down.

My husband and I wanted to go out for lunch and decided to come to The Kingfisher. We had both attended separate Christmas parties here and found the food and atmosphere to be excellent. The staff were very welcoming and asked if we wanted to eat in the garden or the restaurant. The garden area is beautiful, and very picturesque, but we had had a few spots of rain earlier, so opted for the restaurant, which was cosy and quiet, lit with strings of lights that gave it a cosy, welcoming feel. Our drinks and meals were ordered at the bar, the specials board had tempted us to order the ribeye steak, with chips, onion rings, tomatoes etc., and peppercorn sauce. (I have been told that their speciality is seafood, so if you enjoy fresh fish or scallops, cooked to a high standard, then I would recommend coming here). A member of staff brought us forks and steak knives wrapped in a napkin, and asked if we needed anything else. When the meal arrived it looked amazing. Our peppercorn sauce came in two individual sauce boats, so we could add as much or as little as we liked. The meal was hot and cooked to perfection. We both asked for our steak to be medium, and that is what we got. The chips were golden: crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. The battered onion rings were scrunchy. And the steak... What can I say?? It was so full of flavour, and it practically melted in your mouth. I think that the steak knives were unnecessary, the meat was so tender. It was an amazing meal, and a wonderful eating experience. The whole ambience of The Kingfisher speaks of a pride in the business and the experience that they offer to those of us lucky enough to visit this gem. Be it a drink at the bar, or a meal in the restaurant or garden, you are certain to have a warm welcome and a memory to treasure.

A great English pub.... Outstanding sunday roast

We booked a table for 4 people but we were placed in the bar adjacent to the front door of the pub. The pub/ restaurant was busy and the atmosphere was great. The food was very good , hot , tasty and well presented and we didn’t need to wait very long either…you need to order at the bar and they serve to the table. The only negative was that towards the end of our meal a group of local teenagers/young adults entered and they were so so loud and oblivious to normal etiquette in a place of dining and community gathering..!!!The staff neglected to politely ask them to quietly go about their business….we had to consciously increase our talking volumes in order to be heard from across a very small table….!!! Management should’ve spoken to them but apart from that the food was good.

This pub has a very nice beer garden which was full of kids on holiday having a great time. It’s also a very dog friendly pub. The only downside was that my wife’s wine glass had not been properly cleaned and had pink lipstick on it.

This is a great pub in a very quaint Devon village. Four of us for lunch - scampi x 3 plus fish ‘n’ chips. Absolutely first rate. Highly recommended.

Lovely village pub. Great welcome as you enter. Super dog friendly. Definitely will return.

Proper village pub with delicious food!

Excellent food and service ! the best pub food in Devon

Delicious king prawns and sticky toffee pudding. Really good meal, friendly staff, highly recommend.

Wonderful service and atmosphere.

Busy little local pub with some great if not pricey food. Lots of seafood on the menu from local Lyme Bay. For the cost I would have preferred table service but otherwise all good.

What a great find! The staff are really helpful and friendly. Our food - which was very good ( I had the scallops which were fantastic) - was brought to our table outside by a very polite and friendly young person, who went out of his way to make sure we had everything we needed. The gardens are well looked after - a lovely place to sit in the sunshine, and the toilets are clean which is always an important measure of a good pub.

Excellent food and large portion for the fish and chips.

It was really busy when I arrived which is always a good sign. As such the only tables available were outside either in the alleyway or the garden. I found a table in the alleyway which is much nicer than it sounds and ordered my food at the bar. I ordered garlic and blue cheese mushrooms as a starter and then asked for a change to the specials item so there would be no meat in the risotto that came with the salmon. The mushroom were delicious and then the main course arrived. Unfortunately there had been some misunderstanding as it still had meat in it and when I queried it I was told that what looked like bacon were pieces of fish. One taste told me otherwise 🙁 I returned to the bar with my meal and was intercepted by the owner who was there and she dealt with the issue immediately. My meal was replaced and when it arrived was absolutely delicious, a sundries tomato and pea risotto with pan fried crumbed salmon with micro greens, beautifully cooked and presented. The food is top notch, it’s a really nice pub and the owner clearly gives her full attention to detail. It’s a shame I’m only in the area for one day as I’d definitely visit again

Took the tram from Seaton, short walk to the Kingfisher where I had a fantastic crab salad

Kingfisher Pub Colyton family owned and operated by the Dacky family. Rose has a beautiful smile and is the perfect hostess - bartender. Chef Jacob (center ), prepared a delicious cod filet, caught by Rose’s dad on their boat Dacky’s Cat , this morning. The rissoto was the perfect paring with the delicious fish with a side of micro greens. Absolutely could not be fresher or more delicious. The bar is charming with great history and honest architecture , if the rocks could talk. Rose’s mom is quite the baker with daily delicious sweets that are worth the trip for a lovely tea.

Friendly staff, superb real ale and tasty food, all found in a pub with character. It also has a lovely beer garden in which to enjoy the fare and relax in.

We had a lovely dinner with two friends last night. Thoroughly recommend it. A really nice pub as well. Make sure you're hungry when you. Portion sizes are on the large side.

Great little pub. Fantastic food. Scallops especially good. Friendly atmosphere.

Lovely friendly staff...and customers. We only had a sandwich lunch but it was well presented and enjoyable. Thank you.

Small old village pub (with restaurant). Good selection of beer. Good choice of food reasonably priced. I had a special fish dish which was very nice. I would recommend this place.

Great fresh seafood. Excellent service. Love the low beams in this very cozy pub filled with friendly locals.

Couldn’t have asked for a better pub experience! Great food, pours, and even a cozy fire on a blustery, sideways rain kind of day. Walked here from the tramway and was totally charmed. They even let our kids get in some bowling in the back room when they were working through their wiggles. Had the pie of the day and it was great.

Nice food, table was a bit low for me.

Popped in for Sunday lunch. We hadn’t booked but we’re lucky to get a table. The Kingfisher is a good, old fashioned pub & bigger than it looks from outside. Staff lovely & service good. The roasts were really good but knocked a star off because the roast potatoes were not great.

Four of us had a wonderful roast dinner on Sunday 29th Feb.Excellent, lovely tasty meat and vegetables.Polite staff.

Went in for Sunday roast with the family - great quality food and ok selection of kids options. Great veg with the roasts , well priced as well. Lovely atmosphere and good service as well.

Valentines Day Tuesday Family Lunch 14th Feb 2023 - Booked a table over the phone for the 5 of us in the restaurant. The bar and the restaurant area are both truly lovely (like a traditional pub from a picture book!). The lighting and decorations are quite magical. So glad we booked, because it was quite busy. Our table was really perfect for us. Plenty of space for the high chair and for the kids to sit down. The pub gets extra points for the fact that the high chair was CLEAN! The whole place has a general very calm happy relaxed atmosphere - but at the same time the staff are attentive and efficient and welcoming. The menu has a very good variety and really great lunch options. The food and drinks are of a high standard - drinks were brought out very quickly. Didn’t have to wait long for the food either. Everything was delicious and nicely presented. Colyton itself is absolutely delightful - and this pub is the cherry on the cake. We loved the tram ride too! Fantastic day out! Thank you Kingfisher!!

We've been coming to this pub for probably 40 years. Numerous owners in that time. At its heart, it's the same pub and always has been. Today great food, a lovely house Rioja and great service. Do go!

Gorgeous food and great service, lovely cozy little pub

We had a wonderful evening Good food & a lovely atmosphere Friendly staff

Really nice pub looks like a lovely menu and very friendly

Great food great service great pub

Busy, friendly , local pub, with good food choices from fish to what looked like homemade burgers that was reasonably price. Happy, smiling staff and tables made from slabs of wood. Outside toilets that was clean. Great experience!

Organised a work Christmas party at the Kingfisher for this evening. What an amazing pub. The food was outstanding; plentiful and very tasty. £25 for a 3 course meal Was a bargin. The service was fantastic and the overall pub atmosphere was warm and friendly and welcoming with a lovely log fire on a cold winters evening. Will Definatly be returning here. Keep up the good work guys

Excellent food amd drink! High quality, a level above pub food!

Went to the pub middle of the day and ordered a Sunday carvery meal with my partner and her sister. The food we had was excellent and we were well looked after by the staff. Would highly recommend ordering the beef and pork. Would definitely love to come back and try the burger next time!

Lovely quaint olde worlde pub a must if you visit Colyton

Amazing food served with fantastic local beer in a warm a cozy traditional public house by happy friendly staff. Highly recommended.

A quick pint, in a busy Saturday afternoon pub.

Fantastic friendly pub with amazing food

A bit of a walk from the team stop, but worth a visit .

Nice country pub, spacious beer garden, good food.

Warm and welcoming. My pint was a bit cloudy hopefully it's a trait of the beer and it'll not upset my stomach. I had a rather tasty whole plaice £19 good value I'd say.

Delicious burgers and great choice. Very dog friendly, the only issue hence minus 1 star was that all the tables in the garden could have done with a clean, the bar staff gave us some blue roll and I had antibac spray in my handbag anyway. Apart from the outside table cleanliness, this is a great local pub to have a drink or eat at.

Great little local pub. Amazing beer and food.

Ate here a few times while we were staying in Colyton. A lovely friendly pub who welcomed us and our dog. Food excellent. Would definitely recommend.