The Kings Arms in Torridge

Fantastic food, service and staff, highly recommended and real ale,

Dropped into the kings arms for a quick drink and what a laugh. Super cheap drinks.... like 2 pints won't cost you more than £7. Very friendly staff and people drinking there aswel. Good times

Great atmosphere, good music and service.

Excellent friendly service! Highly recommended!

If you want cheap and cheerful no frills pub the spot on

If your Welsh & swear a lot it's the place for you.

Stayed the same after twenty odd years.

Such a shame the regular clientele used fowl language and it was obvious a good number of them were regular drug users.

Tucked away in a side street this gem of a place was found by us by accident as the rain was pouring down and we were looking for somewhere to shelter. Lovely manager who made us truly welcome ..great beer and even allowed us to eat our locally purchased pasties to top off giving us plates knives and forks to use. A real genuine local pub and would if visiting Bideford again drop in for a pint or 2 😃

Great pub with friendly locals. Nice location right next to the river and I will come back again.

Sadly It smelt awful, toilets were really smelly, glad we just visited for the one. Bar staff were very nice, helpful and over worked.

Always found it a good afternoon session

Nice old traditional bar. Friendly staff and locals.

Interesting place, good beer and not expensive.

Traditional 17th century pub with well kept Hall & Woodhouse ales. Relaxed atmosphere and good seating outside to watch the world go by.

Be prepared for the noisier side of pub life, good beer, questionable clientele

Me and two of my friends spent a week in Bideford last week found the kings arms a great pub very friendly bar staff, customers were great welcoming will recommend it Thank you

Lovely hold in the wall pub mice people. Xx

Go in here sometimes.... just 10 minutes away. Good pub grub

Have you been to the queens in ilfracombe? Very similar

Lively at weekend evenings and when there's sporting events on. Update edit: Since the new landlord has taken over, it has very much reverted back to being known as a cheap and cheerful pub, relying heavily upon regulars. Can get rowdy. Dogs allowed, children allowed until 9pm (but wouldn't advise staying that late as the air turns pretty blue once the locals have sank a few!). Rarely has entertainment other than sports any more. Minimal staffing (expect to wait). Security on duty Fri/Sat evenings. Does not serve food other than crisps and nuts, although if you go to the chippy next door they will let you eat that as long as you ask first, and take your rubbish with you (bins outside). Haven't seen more than one real ale on service for quite some time now. Bottle fridges rarely full apart from those on '2-fer-a-fiver' deals. Could do with a decent clean... Dated decor. Locals/regulars have 'their spots' at the bar and around the pub. Can get lively, but rarely as much as it used to.

Once a lovely pub, but not anymore. It's now a brewery owned establishment, with absolutely no allure or charm. Both the former accommodation and food are no more. Just as well if you have to see the state of the toilets! No beer garden either. It's become a rowdy "sports screen" pub, complete with louts. Never-ending turnover of "new managers" - none of who stay more than a few months. There's only *ONE* surviving Olde Worlde public house in Bideford, which is the White Hart in Queen Street, about 300 yards away.

Cheepest pint around, friendly staff plenty of seating and pool table.

There was no gas for the pumps.so bottles of magnum which were warm. O lord the toilets were in a mess and the hole pub felt/was dirty.

constantly changing landlords as none of them know what the hell their doing. drinks are good and environment is mostly good but as always theres some bad uns. they have a pool table and (dirty) restrooms, they don't serve food but do allow outside food in ( 5 star fish and chip shop next door )

TL;DR Bouncers broke my ID and tried to coerce my girlfriend in by herself. Me and my girlfriend walked to the door and asked to come in, bouncers asked for ID and £100 from me for entry "haha" bouncer humour we just handed over our ID's. They accept my girlfriends no problem and she goes ahead but for mine they both look it over and say "it's fake or not you in the photo" which makes no sense as it's either fake or not regardless of who's in the photo but they couldn't even tell me which it was and just fully declined me entry. Assuming at this point it might still be a "give us £100 for entry" type joke as it would be crazy idiotic to not know if something is fake or it's somebody else I ask if they're being serious to which they say they are and they threw my ID on the floor which cracked the corner and agreesively invaded my personal space in an attempt to Intimidate me. These two bouncers were gigantic oak trees of men and they were being confrontational and agressive to me whilst trying to get my girlfriend in alone and were visabiliy unhappy that she followed me away from the pub. This behavior is completely unacceptable and is just straight up bullying.

Great proper pub, friendly staff, decent pool table and really good price on beer! Will definitely return when I’m up this way again!

Great pub good prices and very friendly owners dog were given biscuits and water owners and staff went above and beyond to give a warm welcome worth stopping

What an amazing pub. We visited the Kings Arm’s on Saturday 24th July a group of 14 men on a (cycling) stag do. We were all made so welcome by the landlord and every local person there. Great beer (Timothy Taylor) fantastic prices, great friendly people and one brilliant pub. Thanks to all who made us do welcome.

Had a blast. Reminded me of how pubs used to be. We were on a four day break. Shame we found the pub on the last day.

Excellent pub and very cheap, cheaper than Wetherspoons!!

Good value drinks, and sports shown on the TV.

Filthy. You’d be brave to eat or stay here! To be frank, I’d avoid it it as a toilet stop.

Very friendly, good ale, recommended

Good for sport and value for money drinks.

Best pub ever ! Some welcoming!

Good ale at the right price. Plus it's dog friendly.

Wonderful convenient location and good atmosphere. Not so good to go as a family, but more for if you are on your own or with a group of friends and you want a drink in a lively atmosphere. They don't serve food, but they let you bring in your own, if you buy a drink of course, and it is located right next to a takeaway fish and chip shop.

Friendly people, and good service., a good old pub

Fantastic place for a pint and sport. Can bring in your own food or buy from a chippy or bakery. Great place with character

Lovely pub with cheap good beer 👍🏻

Good local. Good prices. Nice situation. Landlord very friendly. Only visited during working week day so can't comment on weekend nights.

Good well priced drinks excellent place for the avid football fan .....

Friendly staff and affordable drinks

Bang on beer, friendly staff and locals

A typical English pub where you can drink alcohol while watching football.

Lovely pub friendly staff and customers

Great pub... reasonably priced great feel

Nice little place. Very dog friendly. Can take food in aswell to eat. Prompt service, nice cheap pint !!

Great prices. Usual sports bar. Nice outside seating overlooking River/car park.

Lovely barman and friendly locals.

Great place lovely service good cheap pint will definitely call again

This is a very traditional pub along The River Torridge. The price for beer and cider are exceptionally good value, Wetherspoons prices!! Fantastic, what more do you want!! The staff were lovely and the whole pub had a warm atmosphere! 😃 BTW, Jess is a credit to this pub, she's got a fantastic personality to go with this kind of industry! Cheers Claire and Nigel

Sooooo cheap. impressive and excellent service.

Good prices alot better now with new management

Great place to watch the match. Friendly place with multiple tvs which can be split between games. Efficient welcoming staff, good range of drinks and pool table in back room.

Great atmosphere and service and very cheap

Well you can't give zero can you. Visited twice; the second time as we put the landlords rudeness on our first visit down to 'one of those days'. Apparently not. If you like being ignored for 25 minutes, then being shouted at like a naughty child for asking for service then this is the pub for you. Probably not that bad if you can get him off his phone long enough to serve.

Nice place to drink. Friendly staff. One extremely beautiful barmaid.

Rude to say the least, not happy and upset if I spoke to my customers like that I would be out of business.

Busy Riverside establishment with a few tables out the front & some decent well kept ales.

Cider was lovely, as the staff very perfessanally

Friendly staff and cheap beer . Lots of tv's throughout for the football or raving if that's your thing . Locals are friendly aswell

Racist staff who couldn't list more than one beer of the many they sold. I was there for twenty minutes and I can remember five. Unwelcoming atmosphere, which is of course subjective. But it's not a smiley place. It's always possible that a negative review might be anomaly to an otherwise okay establishment. However unless you are looking for a bad experience then I can say with confidence that this is a place to wholly avoid. I promise.

Really friendly service and a cosy pub

Excellent service very friendly

Good service, nice selection of drinks.

great friendly staff with good friendly customers

C19 compliant, staff very helpful and efficient. Very dog friendly but the only downside was there was no dining available so we could only stay for one drink.

Quaint West Country seaside pub on the outside and traditional inside but even at 5.00pm on a Monday most patrons were quite intoxicated and accross the road on the waterfront many more similar people and some drug usage was not being in anyway disguised. May need to be cautious......

Cheapest pub on my trip so far, welcoming staff and locals

Nice pub and staff reasonably priced drinks

A rather run-of-the-mill pub with a poor selection of beer on hand pumps

Great place to have a drink whilst on a walk. Friendly and welcoming atmosphere

Friendly atmosphere typical British Pub with lots of character. Must visit 😎

It was relaxing and able to watch the football

Typical tradional style pub selling reasonable priced beer (£5 for 2 pints)

3 stars because it's not my kind of pub. There are others that I choose to frequent.

Good beer, friendly staff, all together a wonderful pub, HOW A PUB SHOULD BE.

Good place to have a beer warm and friendly

Always seems to be busy with regulars, great atmosphere with Karaoke twice a month and great staff and selection of beers. Will definitely keep going back

Prices very reasonable for area. Strange mix of customers but made to feel welcome by locals

Not a great place. Uneasy atmosphere, and don't accept cards.

Fun nights in here,great atmosphere 👍🍺😁

It had Steven deuce dressed as an hells angel.

Nice old pub with a lot of local characters in there but you need cash as most pubs don't take card.

Absolutely brilliant staff friendly great sevice

Nice little pub good food and beers

Best place to drink in Bideford. Family friendly, gay friendly and all round great place to drink an enjoy a good time. The prices are the best in town and the selection of drinks can't be beaten from a great range of gins to a fabulous variety of sambukas. The bar staff always greet u with a smile an the atmosphere is always brilliant. Karaoke night is a must for all ages an many other themed nights can be on offer just check inside for more details...

Friendly atmosphere with great people

Great place cheep beer what more can I say

Amazing atmosphere lovely staff, old local pub

🍺🍷Nice pub that has now had a bit of a makeover. Perfect location for sitting out the front with a cold beer on a hot sunny day watching the world go by. To date no one has discovered what happened to the rest of the kings body....

Loving landlord & landlady & friendly staff too.

Busy pub on the quay at Bideford

Fine bar, shame it got changed..

What a great Pub. Felt like I'd known everyone for years. Very friendly, proper pub. Great atmosphere. Landlord & landlady knows exactly how to run a good pub and make everyone feel a part of it. Some lovely touches (roasters on the bar, cheese n biscuits, pork pies.) Blooming lovely & does a lot for local charities too. Family friendly, dog friendly. Right on the Quay. Will definitely be back. Thank you 😊😊😊 🍺👌🍷🐕

It was a very long time ago but it was great. Lovely room &hospitality great. That's all I can sa

Another very good place to visit, very friendly people. Great beers and wines.

Nice friendly pub will definitely come here again next time I'm passing through.