The Lion Hotel in West Somerset

We had delicious pizzas. The staff are very friendly. We will definitely come again. We would definately recommend. We would like to try the curry night on a Tuesday.

Dropped in for lunch and a few pints after a walk from Exebridge. Great food and Rattler Cider on Draught. What’s not to like

Excellent food and nice range of ciders. Food was very fresh and the presentation was exceptional. Thanks for some lovely refreshments after a long walk

We found the Lion Hotel by accident….. a very happy one. Great food and lovely location We definitely recommend it for a light lunch

Had a fabulous delicious lunch at this hotel/pub today. Food was piping hot. I had Lasagne and the chef did my husband a steak which wasn’t even on the menu. It was perfectly cooked, rare, just how he likes it. Give it a try. You won’t be disappointed.

Excellent food very well presented. Thankyou . The steak was particularly popular at dinner . Breakfast was generous and personalised and fresh ingredients throughout

The breakfast was so wondeful. The English Breakfast was the best way to start the day and kept me energized and full till after noon! I was also there for Pizza night on Monday and Curry Wednesday and they were both wonderful! Loads of friendly locals coming to the pub area and takeaway is possible too!

As locals we thought we would give the lion hotel’s Monday pizza night a go. We were not disappointed! Friendly atmosphere, good service and cracking food. Fantastic food at a very good price. Thank you!

We really enjoyed our stay. Our hosts were very hospitable, friendly and accommodating, including secure bicycle storage. The cooked full breakfast included was great. This family run business felt like we were part of their family.

The food was really delicious. The service was impeccable. They even served extra dishes for our child that weren't on the menu. We would love to eat here again.

The owners and their son made us feel so welcome here at the Lion; they let us store our bicycles inside in a secure area and let us know about the curry dinner ( Wednesday night). Breakfast was ok - better to probably order the full English which we didn’t. Unlike other hotels we’ve visited there wasn’t any fruit, yogurt or cereal to accompany the hot component. Great location in a very nice village. The only drawback was the bed - could have been more comfortable.

A convenient location to stopover on our LEJOG cycling tour, including secure bike storage. Some parts of the room are tired and could so with a refurbished, but it was very clean and comfortable and we can appreciate what it would take to refurb a place of this size and age. Wonderful food - we ate in the hotel restaurant for our evening meal and breakfast, both were delicious and to a high standard. Staff also very friendly and helpful. We'd recommend

A wonderful place! Great hosts…kind, helpful, understanding of our needs and just lovely people. The food…outstanding.

Stayed at the hotel and ate in the restaurant both nights. Pizza night on Monday was incredible value for money, the best pizza I've eaten out in years. Turns out everything is home made and freshly prepared including the bases. Had the bruschetta as a starter too which was delicious. Seemed popular with lots of locals doing takeout on the pizzas too. Curry night on Tuesday was more of the same, great fresh home prepared curries, poppadoms, naan breads and samosas. All served with fresh chillies and coriander on the side to add to your own taste - great value for money and very tasty. Again saw locals coming for takeout orders as well. Service was friendly and welcoming as we'd found throughout our stay. Great range of reasonably priced drinks, including local ale, local cider and the local gin and rum. Good selection of wines too. As residents, full English breakfast in the restaurant was freshly cooked to order and delicious too. Dog friendly, definitely recommended and suggest booking in advance as it's a small restaurant.

Excellent breakfast friendly service Evening meal superb Complimentary starter bread an absolute treat Compliments to the chef.

Enjoyed a really excellent evening meal. Delicious complimentary bruschetta whilst waiting for starters. Tasty prawn cocktail followed by the best pork schnitzel I’ve ever had. Breakfast was a real treat too. Top quality ingredients and great cooking combined. Would thoroughly recommend the Lion Hotel. Run by a friendly and hard working family. Book ahead to avoid disappointment

Monday night pizza night is amazing not too be missed 😋 highly recommended possibly the nicest pizza on exmoor 10 out of 10

What a fabulous welcome! Delicious food, great service! Would definitely recommend.

Food was very good. We did have a wait due to how busy they were, so would suggest booking. We visited for the Curry and Pizza nights. Curry was good Pizza was fantastic. They offer a take away service as well as eat in but again please call early as it is so popular they do sell out.

What a lovely experience! The location is perfect, in a quiet, small town with access to Exmoor beautiful landscapes. The owners - a lovely family - were very kind, gentle, and friendly. The food at the restaurant was so tasty!!! You can easily tell it's freshly made. We tried buying fish and chips the first night from the local Exmoor Fish and chips, but it was such an unpleasant experience that we decided to make sure we were at the Lion Hotel's restaurant by 8pm and order dinner. We were not sorry for one second. Everything looked and tasted excellent! We would love to come back. Thank you so much for the top service!

Brilliant food. Excellent. Every part of the meal was done perfectly, from triple-cooked chips to rich salad, and homemade garlic butter. Even the starters packed a delicious punch. The best ‘pub food’ I’ve had in a long time. I highly recommend. The family who run the pub are obviously a great team.

This meal was the most beautiful ww have had in a long time. I have lots of intolerance and they bent over backwards to accommodate me. Salmon to die for and steak. So attentive and eager to please. Cannot rave it enough. Fabulous. Will definitely come again.

Our first visit to the Lion Hotel Restaurant. A no hurry experience with very attentive and friendly staff. Professionally prepared and presented food delivered to your table by the Chef who clearly takes a pride in his role. Excellent value for money and a varied menu. Nothing was too much trouble and a genuine aim to look after their diners. A lot of returning customers which is always a good thing. A must place for dinner if you are staying at the CAMC site in Dulverton.

Just the best experience you can have eating out in Dulverton. A family run restaurant, just the best hosts you could wish for, so friendly and accommodating. An absolutely delightful setting in a traditional Exmoor Inn a 5 minute walk from the CAMC Exmoor House site. The food is amazing and incredible value for money. We sampled the 3 course menu between us including the Schnitzel, Salmon and a Steak. The marinated potatoes as a classic with the schnitzel are just the best. Wish we were staying here longer to sample the popular pizza and curry nights they've started which includes takeaway.

Fantastic food , fantastic people and amazing owners. A great place to come. From breakfast to dinner all was freshly made and made with great care. Definitely coming here again!

I stayed here for 4 nights last week ,they have a pizza night,curry night and a normal menu ..comfy bed and the beer was cold ..Happy days

We only stayed for one night. The room was very clean and the bed was comfy with nice linen. The bathroom was clean and the shower although old did work. We had a full English breakfast which was very tasty. We saw the owner at check in and breakfast and he was very welcoming both times.

The team at The Lion Inn are lovely - so friendly and accommodating. The food was great too - all home made and really tasty. Definitely worth a visit :)

Ok food. Very attentive staff. The menu was limited and strange choices. But the choices we made were adequate for what we wanted.

Lovely evening and stop over at this family run hotel. The food was smashing, freshly prepared meals which were excellent value. Very attentive staff who couldn’t have been friendlier.

Great hotel with friendly, pleasant staff. Good value for money.

Friendly hotel and great place to stay as centrally located with easy access to town and some lovely walks. Staff were very friendly and helpful and food was excellent. Rooms are a bit tired with creaky floors but very clean and tidy.

Really good food and friendly service

Lovely food! We stayed at the hotel and ended up having food at the restaurant every night. The food was so tasty (my husband said, that this was the best steak he's ever had!), freshly prepared and using local ingredients. The menu option (21 pounds for a 2 course meal and 24 pounds for a 3 course meal) was great value. We shared a starter and a dessert because the portions were reasonable. Staff was very friendly. It was a rainy day and the log fires were going, very cosy! Will definity visit again when we are back in the area.

As vegetarians we are often disappointed with what we are offered in pubs, cafes and restaurants, but not here! The food was great, imaginative and tasty whilst the service was friendly and polite.

I stayed for 2 nights. The room was bit old but comfortable. Breakfast & evening meal were very good & I well recommend the family running it were very attentive in particular the father & son at meal times.

Excellent service friendly and helpful staff. The food was amazing and such good value. Will definitely be returning and will recommend The Lion to our friends and family

A lovely, central hotel in Dulverton. My wife and I only stayed for 1 night, but we were made very welcome. The bedroom was just fine, not the best& not the worst. Clean. By far the best thing was the food. It was delicious. We were only going to have a starter & main, but we had to have a sweet because it was gorgeous.

We stayed and ate at the Lion Hotel on 2 nights, and between us sampled the schnitzel, chicken, salmon and burger dishes. The food was really delicious, high quality, beautifully presented, with friendly service and a cosy atmosphere. Wholeheartedly recommend eating here if you’re ever in Dulverton or nearby.

The menu is quite extensive, allergies are catered for. Good knowledgeable waiting staff and a brilliant chef! The food is served in a very attractive manner and is delicious as well. The steak they use is top quality and apart from great food . Prices are reasonable for the quality of the produce. We would be happy to return here.

Fantastic customer service and genuine home cooked food The best in Dulverton Schnitzel Is fantastic

Food was amazing and absolutely delicious , could not fault. Well worth a visit, very reasonably priced. Staff really friendly.

Had a great two night stay here and loved the amazing food we had. First night was steak night and it was cooked to perfection! Second night was schnitzel night and agin was delicious. All in all, very happy customer!

Fantastic food, delicate flavours with filling portions. Great hospitality and ambiance. Local ales on tap. The go-to in Dulverton.

The Lion Hotel is the epitome of why you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. The interior is slightly dated but the host Peter and the chef (apologies we didn’t get the chefs name) were extremely welcoming and the food was wonderful! We both...

We had a really nice stay at the hotel. The food was excellent and the staff were really friendly and helpful. Good value for money and the family room was a good size and had everything we needed.

your first thought when you see this pub is that its someones home , but go inside and its such a Beautiful warm cosy happy place, staff are great, food was so so good, service is good and omg, have the chicken [that sauce is...

The Lion Hotel restaurant provides a rather unique dining experience. It is intimate and old fashioned in the best possible way, and I’ve not enjoyed a prawn cocktail so much in years. My partner’s Caprese Salad I am told was delicious, and for our mains...

Hervorragend gegessen - sehr leckerer Braten. freundliche, aufmerksame Bedienung. Gemütliches kleines Restaurant. Komme sicherlich wieder

Alles top, Inhabergeführt von deutscher Familie. Gerne wieder. Komfortable Betten. Schöner Ort, es gibt viel zu sehen.

Not to be underestimated. Family run business and all good is booked fresh. We were here for dinner and breakfast. For dinner we had the salmon and then the pork schnitzel x3. My girls and husband were delighted and in fact wanted to have it...

Old world hospitality with good home cooked food. Enjoyed Sunday lunch very much. If you want a massive menu with food that is kept in a freezer this is not the place for you !

Very friendly atmosphere, attentive service & lovely food. Would recommend as had a really pleasant experience. The British/German cuisine was beautiful!

Just had dinner here and couldn’t fault it. The food was amazing and the staff were really friendly and attentive. The family run hotel and restaurant is really dog friendly too. Will definitely eat here again thanks.

Great Sunday lunch, my son usually avoids a Sunday Roast as it's not as good as mums, this certainly was home cooking done very well, in some pubs Roast Dinner has got very pretentious, not here. Excellent food, great service and they were very accommodating...

Brilliant pint of ale possibly the best in town very friendly staff highly recommended definitely worth trying

Really welcoming nothing was too much trouble and the breakfast couldn't be faulted couldn't recommend highly enough

Thought we would try the Lion Hotel for a Sunday roast whilst staying in the campsite, so glad we did it was absolutely delicious, cooked beautiful with a lovely section of vegetables plenty of gravy, great value for money, such friendly owners and a brilliant...

my wife came for a cup of coffee and was treated to really warm locals. The coffee was first class-- he knows his beans. We'll come back for a meal and the warmth of the locals

My son and I stayed for one night in this lovely hotel. The room was very nice and comfy beds with duvets. Nice quiet hotel in this lovely village. The staff were excellant and we had a full English breakfast with all the trimmings.Nothing too...

Excellent food during the evening, prepared in good time. Staff were very friendly and accommodating.

A 2 night stay just wasn't long enough. With large bedrooms, comfortable beds and excellent food I will be returning to this hotel as often as I can. Dog friendly, excellent hosts and a superb location, I cannot rate this place highly enough.

A very welcoming and comfortable inn. The food was excellent with some amazing authentic german dishes. The owners made huge efforts to please. Hope to be back for the Octoberfest if held?

The food was absolutely superb on both days, with great options for vegans and vegtarians. The hospitality was lovely, and all the staff were incredibly hospitable. Rooms were quite nice and had a lovely feel to it

How things have changed and very much for the better. Food and drink was superb. A small but well developed menu with good beer and wine. At present they are trying to do what they do well. They succeed. I had steak and a prawn...

We were warmly welcomed and the family now running the hotel went out of their way to accommodate our dietary requirements. Thoroughly enjoyed our meal and good company too.

As it had recently reopened with new people, we decided to see if the good reports we had heard were true, we were not disappointed. Very friendly, the food was lovely, beautiful home cooked food, from a simple menu at reasonable prices. The building is...

Homely feel with very attentive service and stunning food. New owners working really hard to make updates to the old building and have only been open 3 weeks so far. Stayed in the family room - the kids were thrilled with their separate section of...

It appears to be undergoing a change of ownership. It felt most peculiar. Menu was a range of ‘sourdough’ pizza and pork schnitzel,chips and a bit of salad. I think it’s not going to get there on this arrangement. I wish them well.

I went there last night as I have many times. My youngest daughter was down for a few days from London. I stood at the bar for 15 minutes. The barman just said nothing to me. He was not serving. When I told him that I just had a triple bipass and I can't stand for long. He just stared at me, we just walked out. As we were leaving I herd the barman say that they were short of staff. Very bad planning for the middle of summer

Bit like being in someone's front room. The beer was tepid - maybe because it was first from the barrel... Bar lady was pleasant enough but it just didn't shout 'stay here for a another one....' Not for us I'm afraid

We are at the Lion hotel during a recent visit to Dulverton. The food was excellent. The fish and chips were cooked to perfection. The peer and Apple dessert was gorgeous. We would definitely visit again if in the area.

Stayed in Dulverton over Easter, not only weather great but found the Lion. Called for supper on Friday ,had wonderful Liver and bacon with mash aslo Duck with sautee pototoes first class meal and service. Called again on Saturday evening this time had steak pie and fish and chips again excellent food and service.We had our three dogs with us which where made welcome with treats . Will use on next visit .Many thanks for two wonderful suppers Erik and Lynne

Another fantastic dinner. Next to a open fire. Nothing like it, and the service was first class as allways

Had an evening meal which was excellent, the rabbit pie was very good and the gammon steak was cooked to perfection. This pub is dog friendly and well worth a visit.

Nice food, great real ale, great local gin. Staff very friendly and helpful. Simple but done very well, very clean as well.

Very tired with boring menu and even more boring choice of beers. Much better available in Dulverton. Great shame because demand for another good pub with rooms but this lets the town down

We had the pie and the lambs liver, very good portions and great taste. we would highly recommend. Most tables are reserved, so it is best to book or arrive early.

Came here the other night. The food was good for the price, not to expensive and a reasonable varied menu. The waitress staff were very friendly. However, it took about an hour for our food to arrive, I'm not sure if it was busy, all 6 tables were booked through. No reason given. Some alarm went off have way through meal, took quite a while to turn it off. All in all an experience. It certainly not the best restaurant in Dulvington but it's worth a visit if you've been to the others.

They try hard here and are worth a mention don’t expect cote hauteur the food is wholesome and filling and for the price is reasonable it just needs to be a bit more special the staff are friendly and try hard but just misses the trick - the beers though are very good but hey they need your support.

Visited on a wet Friday evening and although it was quite busy with a big party, we were quickly seated by a lovely log fire (the dog was very wet). The food arrived quickly, was clearly home cooked and extremely tasty. This is not the sort of place where chips arrive in dinky buckets or mains are on wooden chopping boards. It is unpretentious, well cooked pub grub - and all the better for it. The beer was good too.

Actually not too sure where to begin. Picked a table nearest to the fire as we were cold. Men went up to the bar to order our drinks and ask for a menu. Lady behind the bar asked them to come back to the bar when we were ready to order "to save her walking over to us"... nobody else was in the inn... All ordered something different and the meals were served hot and delicious.

We would like to thank the owners of the lion. We went there for Sunday lunch on the starlight weekend and again on the Tuesday night for my wife’s birthday. They we so welcoming and friendly we would recommend this pub 100%. And it is also very dog friendly which our Lab poppy loved.

We were staying in Dulverton , The Bridge Inn was closed on the Monday so we walked up to The Lion Hotel for a drink & it was a nice bar. Two days later we went in to the Bridge Inn but they couldn't accommodate us for an evening meal so we walked again to The Lion Hotel for a meal & it was great. A lovely meal was had waitress was lovely could not fault it. Price was better than the Bridge Inn & it wasn't so busy , so give it a try, we were pleasantly surprised.

Made a bit of a mistake popping in here. The menu outside was different to the menu inside and I couldn't get a signal on phone to pick up Trip Advisor reviews!

although we did not stay there we visited almost every day for either a drink or a meal. The whole team are the most welcoming and friendly people you can meet. The food was good and well cooked. Thank you for the glasses Ian :)

Es muy tradicional y sus opciones de carta lo demuestran. Gran variedad de cervezas y un comedor simple hasta en su mobiliario.

After a very long walk our party party of 4 decided on The Lion on a Wednesday evening. It seemed very quiet and quite frankly lacking in atmosphere. We ordered 4 main courses. Two of us had the steak and kidney pie only I seemed to have a kidney only pie and my friend had a steak only pie. The belly pork dish that was ordered was really not cooked properly, it was just incredibly fatty and ultimately ordinary. The chicken stuffed with pesto and mozzarella was actually a breast covered with a scant amount of a red pesto and some mozzarella served with watery leeks. All the accompanying over cooked vegetables were beyond dull. All the food was considerably overpriced

We visited the Tantivy for coffee this morning and what a contrast to the service provided by the Lion Hotel for dinner. In the Tantivy, which is in sight of the Lion, the waitress was excellent. See our review, she actually made you feel welcome and was interested in you as a customer and she wanted your business. The Lion in contrast the waitresses were bordering on surly, no smiles, no interest in us, in fact we felt as though we were an inconvenience. When we asked for anything, we felt we were just a pain for being there and the sooner we left the better. Shame really as the food was pretty good, other than the chips which were a tad undercooked. We won't rush back.

We visited the Lion Hotel on 11 August 2017 for dinner. The menu was neither varied nor cheap. We chose two mains, hoping to have deserts afterwards. One main was chicken breast which was tasty, but a little less than 'succulent'.

We returned here to have a nice meal. The atmosphere was good and friendly. The orchard pig cider is lovely. We had a meal the food was good but small portions.

Good sandwiches for lunch time visit, and a nice pint of ale. Very reasonable price, in this small Exmoor town.

We stopped for a light lunch on a recent trip to the area. The food was lovely and service very prompt.

Àfter a fantastic day exploring Exmoor, this was our meal for the evening. Really couldn't have asked for more, exactly what we needed - great food, good ales, nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Recommended

I had the tempura prawn starter which was lovely and expected the same quality for the main. My steak and kidney pie had a lovely short crust pastry lid but the steak was over cooked to the point of disintegration. My husband ordered the venison casserole. A casserole it most certainly was not. It was best described as a venison cottage pie without the gravy. Even adding the gravy that we had to order did not salvage it.

Having been badly let down by the anchor inn at exebridge we stumbled across this amazing pub and landlord he was so helpful,the pub was just shutting for the day (Sunday not open Sunday afternoon) he didn't have any rooms ready but if we didn't mind waiting he would prep one for us !!! Great room by the way !! Amazing service true landlord and landlady. Thank you so much will defo visit again when we visit Dulverton

Called the hotel today at 12.45pm with the intention of having lunch.Waited for 15 minutes wth no sign of any staff whatsoever.No call bell to attract anyone so we left as do another couple.Went to The Bridge where the staff were wonderful and the food very good.Know where to go next time we visit Dulverton

I had a homemade fish pie with perfectly cooked vegetables & my husband had the homemade lasagne which he very much enjoyed. We found the dining room very pleasant & on a freezing cold night it was a pleasure to sit by a lovely log fire. We'll certainly go back.

In a central position and of a size to make it the meeting place of choice in this town, this seemingly mediocre hotel is a disappointment as a pub or restaurant, which may explain the lack of local patronage; although we did not stay overnight so cannot comment on it as a hotel. By appearances run with little imagination, and on our visits not very helpful and a bit bleak

We visited the Lion Hotel restaurant on a Friday evening, the restaurant was very full but there were free tables in the bar area so we asked the barmaid if we could eat there. Her response was 'no you won't'. When we went again the following evening people WERE eating in the bar. I can only assume they were friends of hers, although I find it hard to believe that she actually had any friends! On a positive note, the food looked delicious, it's just a shame we had to resort to fish & chips from the chip shop!