The Maltsters Arms in East Devon

Fantastic burgers and a couple of pints of real ales

I'll start with the food, absolutely delicious!! We were a group of 13, picked a variety of main courses and everything arrived perfectly cooked, stunningly presented and incredibly delicious. The service was fantastic, a warm greeting, a smile with every interaction and our son has an allergy and ot was handled superbly. Literally can't find a word of fault. We will be back to enjoy another amazing meal soon!!

Terrible meal, seabass was off, smelt awful and one taste was enough to know for sure. I ate the veg to be polite and not make a fuss while others were eating. When the waitress collected our plates I told her that the fish was off, she just took the plate away, no apology and no offer of a reduction on my bill. The same waitress was just as rude when she leaned across those sitting at the table to collect the empty glasses. One to avoid sadly

Called in for a beer whilst on holiday. Lovely Pub, great lively atmosphere and good selection of beers.

A really grate Village Pub lovely restaurant grate food, and a venue for all occasion's. And a a nice pint.

We had a Sunday dinner here..absolutely a gem of a place..family ran and so friendly..Will be going back there very soon..thanks for your hospitality..lovely people 😋

Cracking plates of really tasty and well presented food served (on hot plates - so many restaurants overlook this simple thing) by really friendly staff in a very relaxed setting. Good atmosphere in the bar too and a great selection of bees and wines etc to boot.

Never open in the day. Hard to rate

Fantastic food and service. If you haven't been go! The steaks are out of this world.

Very disappointed with the cheeseboard,4 small slices of cheese,chutney and 6 crackers £12:50😱

I stopped at the Maltsters for an evening meal while on business in the area. The food and real ale were excellent, recommended 👍

What a delightful find, whilst staying at the Woodbury Park only 5 minutes away. The service was excellent and the hostess very friendly. It was so good we came back a 2nd night where my wife had the pork belly Again! It was that good. The burger and special was also very nice. The desserts of crème brûlée, cheesecake and crumble were excellent! Definitely recommend.

I haven't been to this pub for around 30 years since i left exmouth. I was in woodbury tonight and thought i would pop in. Still a great friendly pub. Glad i popped in.

Many thanks to Sam and her team for giving my family an AMAZING gathering, which had huge sentimental importance to us all. The buffet was fresh, beautifully made and presented. The care and service that Sam and her team provided us with was second to none, and it was very good value indeed. We will book again. Many thanks to you all Julia

We held an 80th birthday party at the Maltsters Arms. Could not have been more helpful, friendly and welcoming. Lovely venue with amazing staff. Thank you!

Emas evening meal 1st class meal great friendly bar staff and waiting staff

It's a nice pub with a good outdoor space where you can take the dog. We popped in for a cake and coffee this Sunday as we had done previously but after ordering a black coffe, white coffee, hot chocolate and 3 cakes the bill was £32 which even with recent inflation was, in my opinion, too much. The cakes were nice though. Not sure we will be going back though.

Quiet but great food and service

Really lovely meal at The Malsters. Great food, service and a lovely feel about the place.

Amazing Food & Lovely Atmosphere Friendly Staff

Excellent. The Malsters Arms is an ancient traditional village pub that has maximised the use of its available space, whilst retaining its character and charm. Cosy village pub interior at the front, with a large (modernised but charmingly interesting) adjoining skittle alley, now used as a versatile space for eating, drinking, parties and receptions. Two (dog friendly) beer gardens, an outer seating area and an outdoor bar make this a very adaptable venue, whether to prop up the bar for a pint or to eat comfortably with friends and family, plus dog. The menu is simple, traditional, honest, wholesome and caters for all tastes. In terms of quality and price, the food is excellent, robust, tasty, hot, fresh, high quality and beautifully presented, and there is the usual comprehensive range of alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks from the various bars. For example, tasty flaky-white fresh crisp line-caught battered fish with delicious chips, mushy peas and chunky tartar sauce, and a delicious steak and Doombar Ale pie with a generous helping of well made mashed potato and yummy red cabbage and crunchy greens - all piping hot and cooked to perfection: couldn't be bettered. The owners and staff are absolutely charming, welcoming, helpful, informative and efficient. Excellent, hot, tasty, well presented food in a delightful sunny environment in a lovely village with ample parking - all at very reasonable price; what more could one want? So, 5 star service, 5 star quality, 5 star enjoyment. Highly recommended. And thank you: looking forward to a return visit soon.

Came here for an evening meal whilst on holiday 9th-16th August 2023. We had a lovely meal. I had locally caught haddock in cider batter 😋 my husband had a burger which he thoroughly enjoyed. Staff were friendly and attentive to our needs. Highly recommend and yes, there is parking available

I had a wonderful meal here with my family, and the atmosphere is great. The best part was that there were so many gluten free options. Had gluten free fish and chips and it was so good.

Really friendly pub. Food was excellent.

Lovely place to eat , very friendly staff and manager , the food us fantastic x

Always service with a big smile. Made to feel very welcome. Great food as always.

Stopped for a quick morning tea. Great friendly service and reasonable price.

Luvly Sunday lunch decent drop of beer, great staff 👌

Amazing service, lovely food, girlfriend says the carpet in the ladies is a bit weird 🤣

Great friendly pub Food and beer really good too Definitely recommend

Wife's Pork Belly was over cooked probably reheated. Feel over priced for standard of food regrettably.

Highly recommend the wonderful Sunday roast so good 😊

Super village pub. Great staff and locals....wish we lived nearer! Our meals were outstanding. Photos tell all and, yes, I did lick the plate clean! (Pork belly and beef burger - 'best ever' according to Him Indoors!)

Had a wonderful Sunday roast here,it was fab,lots of vegetables and the beef was superb 😋 Recommend to all ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Came here with my partner it was incredibly good quality food and very friendly service

Lovely pub with great food.We made a last minute booking and the staff couldn't of been more friendly.We had the fish and chips for dinner.The batter was amazing and the haddock was perfect as were all the accompaniments. We followed it with creme brulee, delicious and a chocolate brownie with chocolate sauce and ice cream, described by my partner as divine. Thank you everyone at the Maltsters Arms. We would recommend highly.

Popped into Sam’s Stores for coffee and ended up staying for lunch too! 😋 So glad we did. Food was AMAZING!! Lovely friendly atmosphere and a warm welcome. Anyone looking for a great place to eat with exceptionally good food, this is the place to go!! 😊

Stayed here in our motorhome via britstops fantastic food

Excellent Christmas Day meal,couldn’t ask for more.Thank you Sam,Matt and team.See you in the new year.

We must have chosen a bad day. Arrived with family for Sunday lunch at The Old Ally on 11th December at 12.00 as requested... car park gate closed and pub not open. Doors finally opened at 12.15 with elderly relatives (and other parties) left to stand outside in freezing conditions. No welcome or apology... just a reminder that we needed to leave by 13.45!!! The log burner had only just been lit, so the dining area was still very cold. Service was curt and rude and the food less than average... meat overcooked and vegetables luke-warm at best. Shame... was looking forward to a traditional pub atmosphere, warm and snug with good hearty food... VERY disappointing.

Absolutely amazing, delicious food, super staff and fantastic atmosphere A**********

Dropped in by chance for lunch today and we were delighted. Good selection of food and everything we ordered turned out to be beautifully presented and very tasty. Service and prices also excellent. Recommended.

We dined here some while back and the food was excellent so this week we and our 2 friends decided to book a table again via their website !! I filled in their online request form (earlier this week) to ask if a table was available for this evening (Oct 7th) and to this moment in time we have not heard from the Maltsters at all, despite leaving my phone number. VERY disappointed and surprised. Anyway, we hadn't had any response from The Maltsters Arms so we booked with The Welcome Stranger and enjoyed a lovely meal. Hopefully The Maltsters can 'up' their game with their correspondence because the food is worth going for.

Absolutely excellent. I had the Rump steak, it was cooked exactly how I requested it. The chips and the onion rings where perfect and the beer was very,very good. I had the Blue Cheese sauce but I am willing to stake my reputation that the others were equally as good. Joyce's Cod in batter and chips were very good as well and Joyce is an expert on Fish and Chips! The service was perfect and all in all I cannot find enough praise for the meal, the beer and the service. If you are in the area and you do not visit then you have missed the best meal you might have had. Booking is recommended during busier periods and at weekends.

We had an excellent meal. The farm shop was great too. Will definitely go to the Maltsters again when we're in Woodbury. Highly recommended.

Excellent food. Friendly and efficient staff. Ate there four times in five days.

High quality food, good service and price to match. A lovely 80th birthday treat for my mother in law and the rest of the family. Glad we found this pub.

Great food, friendly service, warming atmosphere, didn't have to wait long at all to be served. What else could you ask for?

this pub was really lovely, we went for my grandmas 80th birthday while on holiday and it was nothing like we expected when we booked it, but it was so much better. the food was lovely and came out from the kitchen so quickly! the only things I would say to do is to put a picture of the restaurant on their website as we only saw the pictures of the pub area and I think if they showed the restaurant it would definitely attract more customers. also the Eton Mess had way too much cream in it and not enough meringue so the people on my table who ordered it could not finish them. overall though it was really nice and definitely would go back if I stayed in exmouth again.

Went to the Maltsters for a birthday party. The food was delicious and the service excellent. Thoroughly recommended.

Always brilliant! Lovely staff and atmosphere. Delicious food.

Great service, food and location!

Love it here, good selection of well cooked meals to choose from and a fantastically friendly team to look after you :)

Another lovely meal at the Maltsters tonight. It never disappoints. (Belly pork with bubble & squeak and apple for main, Baileys flavour creme brulee for dessert, all delicious)

Beautiful food, just would of liked a little more vegetables etc.

The Maltsters Arms has separate bar and restaurant areas. The restaurant is modern and spacious. The menu is quite broad although mostly meat and fish dishes. There are separate mains and specials menus. Main are priced between around £15-21. There is no drinks or wine menu which is a little unusual given the pricing and types of dishes on the menus. I had the pork belly which was excellent, however I would have liked to pair it with a Pinot Noir or an acidic white. The waitress seemed a little put out when I asked about the wine list which made me feel bad for asking. Other than that it was an enjoyable meal and the venue is popular so it would be advisable to book ahead especially for larger groups.

Excellent food, excellent service and excellent entertainment. The food and service were perfect but the free entertainment made the evening. There was a first class comedy double act playing in the excellent beer garden that do a satire of a wanna be couple of middle class twits complaining and making fools of themselves. Brilliant entertainment and all free !. We had two meals and both were fantastic. Can't recommend the place enough.

Excellent place. Food and service were perfect. We turned up late on fish and chip Friday and although the place was packed they offered us burgers instead which was perfect for us. The staff were great. We had the misfortune of being in the place at the same time as the entitled Mr and Mrs Neal, it's a shame we can't review other customers because there would be one stars all round. One half of the party had clearly had too much wine and was giving the staff a hard time over a third world problem and the other half had to tow the line for an easy life it would appear. Brilliant pub highly recommend.

Fantastic village pub with excellent food and service with a smile

Lovely village pub. Drinks and ale very good and fairly priced. Food. Steak overcooked with over cooked cherry tomatoes and dry chips. Mustard - don’t ask for English because it won’t be anything like English mustard. She insisted to bring out the catering pack to show us. She said it was local - it was from Suffolk and smirked at us. She relied on other customers to say she was right. Extremely unprofessional. She could have just apologised and offered something else but she made it worse. Liver was dry and bacon almost burnt but the gravy was tasty. Such a shame. Taken over in lock down, revamped by unprofessionals. I went away upset and humiliated. I had worked hard for my money dealing with customers . She should get trained or stay away from hospitality.

Steak totally overcooked, asked for English mustard & brand served was nothing like English mustard. When I told them, landlady came out to our table with catering tub to prove it was “English “ but no attempt to satisfy the customer! Won’t be going back! By the way, Stokes English mustard tastes like French mustard!!

Great traditional friendly village pub. Front bar and restaurant at the back. Food is excellent

Nice village pub, restaurant and farm shop. Big car park where motorhomes can stay overnight if eating in the pub. Friendly landlord and staff

Had a fantastic night here last night, the food and service were just excellent. Would highly recommend and definitely will be back! Thank you Sam and team. You made our night out very special. Xx

What a great village pub/shop. Food was delicious and great value. Would definitely recommend.

Had a meal last night fresh caught fish not bought in like some places all prepared in kitchen and for sweet crème brulee all made by the chef 5 stars very professional. Could of done with a few more chips not that many but excellent will go again Sam made us feel welcome & waitresses happy and helpful, well done.

Delicious food. Very friendly staff, but not intrusive. Great food selection. 10/10 would recommend

Beautiful food ,visited twice this week.friendly service

Amazing food and such lovely people, thanks Matt and Sam and the team

Great food great atmosphere lovely place for a coffee and chat too thankyou Sam and matt for your hospitality its top notch👍😘

Lovely venue. Friendly and knowledgeable staff but the food was the star attraction. Our table had a mix of all courses and couldn't find any fault. Not my local but I thoroughly recommend this place. Cheers RBS

Lovely place, friendly staff, beautifully presented and very tasty food.

Amazing food. Friendly, welcoming staff.

We have just come back from a lovely few days in Woodbury. Ate at Maltsters 1st night and it was such amazing food we ate there every night having such a vast selection menu. Matt(Jazzepi) Sam, Jay and Chefette and the main Chef were all so welcoming and treated us like regulars. Amazing Owners with amazing Staff. Steve, Alfie, Mary and Kathryn

Brilliant place and Cracking Landlord and Landlady. Want a pint and a game of pool then go here.

Amazing place,beer excellent food wonderful and staff very friendly, will definitely be back

Warn and welcoming pub, serving a fine pint of Timmy Taylor

Had a drink in the garden. Menu looked good.

Called in here yesterday for lunch what a great choice I had duck and my husband had scallops for starters and fish pie my duck was absolutely delicious generous portion lovely veg and sauce best duck I have ever had very friendly staff trendy restaurant will definitely visit again.

Food excellent really enjoyed the experience in a beautiful restaurant - would highly recommend you eat here

Very nice decor , done out very well, lovely food and drinks well priced complete with a farm shop excellent

Absolutely LOVE this pub! Amazing staff, service is the best. Always go anytime we have an opportunity! They are very welcoming even if you are wet, muddy, with dogs in tow and gasping for a pint! Would give 10 stars if I could!

Absolutely gorgeous food we really enjoyed the food staff where amazing very friendly welcoming and polite even give us some colouring for the little one and a lolly when he handed it in great for families very clean and welcoming.

Ate here following previous reviews and in preference to being 'ripped off' at the Woodbury Manor Hotel. Excellent food and above all, value for money. Hosts were very welcoming, lovely atmosphere in the quaint 'barn' style building. Highly recommended.

Excellent food and service. Matt and Sam are great hosts and make everyone feel very welcome.

Good good and outstanding service.

Not quite a pub, in the traditional sense, but The Old Alley is a great space, and we all really enjoyed our lunch.

Really good food at reasonable prices. Sam and Matt are really friendly. A charging point for electric cars would be useful as there are non in woodbury

we stayed here for 1 night ..parked motorhome on carpark... we booked a meal for 4 of us..it was outstanding food and very friendly .. they even let us plug in to charge up our batteries on the van ..would highly recommend this place ..

Fabulous Christmas meal at The Maltsters Arms tonight.

One of the best steaks I have ever enjoyed. Lovely meal, lovely pint and a comfortable but busy resturant. Having said that the meal was delivered in good time and was very well prepared. Lovely bar staff and waitressing staff and good prices. Highly recommended.

We had such a fabulous family celebration here yesterday. The food was amazing and the staff just went above and beyond. Sam and colleagues made us feel so welcome and special and we can't thank you enough. Until the next time...xx.

Sunday lunch is delicious at this pub and reasonably priced. Exceptional in terms of quality of the food and service. Some lovely touches as well and nothing is too much trouble. I had the slow roast lamb followed by apple cake. I visited last Sunday, looking forward to trying the other menus. Thanks Sam and Team..

Sam's Store- part of Maltsters just opened - local produce cosy place to eat apple cake and fresh coffee!😄

Popped in for a drink this evening with wife and kids. Lovely warm welcome, and happy for us to bring the dog in. Would visit again.

Just been to the Maltsters Arms Woodbury for our first visit but not our last. Amazing food and staff. Had a great evening with my wife Sue. Thanks for a great evening. Phil

Second family meal here in a month ..BOTH superb from all points of view and unanimous praise from my guests. Sam and Lisa are SO attentive and accommodating and added to the occasion. The food was BEAUTIFULLY COOKED, PRESENTED AND DELICIOUS. EVERYONE from 6 to 80 was mightily impressed .. well done. Highly recommended .. but make sure you book !

Beautiful Sunday Lunches. Great staff & service. Our go to whenever we are in East Devon.

Sunday lunch is excellent, great service and good beer.

The garlic mushrooms with stilton were delicious and the tempura halloumi and vegetables just as good!