The Manor House Inn in North Devon

Sunday Carvery "from £17.00"! Consisted of two 4" square slices of turkey, yorkshire pudding, overcooked 1" stuffing ball, fried potato cubes, carrots, red cabbage, something that looked like beans, green beans, cauliflower cheese, burnt on the outside and raw in the middle roast parsnips, roast potatoes, watery gravy. Our friends paid more for 3-meat carvery (turkey gammon beef) when we arrived at the carvery the server said no more beef! How can this be called a 3-meat carvery? The one lucky friend who had the entrails of a joint of beef said it was all fat! Restaurant laid out like a cafeteria with dogs wandering through while we were eating. Hence would not recommend this pub restaurant - a let down for this quaint seaside village. The other pubs in the village serve excellent food so don't waste your hard earned money at The Manor House.

Went as two family group and had visited before. Service much slower this time and also our favourite otter ale (on the menu) was not available and the replacement option not so nice. Food fine when arrived though felt a bit put out on the whitebait starter as it was plumped up with salad in a bowl which disappointed as not many white bait there!. Overall it was good but overpriced for the experience but I guess you have to factor in you have limited options for quality food catering across all ages in families. Will read the reviews before next visit and phone ahead prior to going. Staff did their best in the circumstances and that helped the score for the visit.

Had such a nice last meal here on our stay in Croyde! The food was cooked to perfection and the portions were huge! I was very grateful as they did me a fish finger ciabatta even though it was past 4pm and this wasn’t a problem so I was appreciative of that. The banoffee pie for dessert was also unreal and perhaps the best one I’ve ever had! The atmosphere was nice and oldie-worldie and service was fast and efficient. They did forget to bring out my friends skinny fries that she ordered as a side but to be honest when she saw the size of her nachos she was glad that they didn’t bring them out! They were added to the bill but this was all quickly rectified. Overall a great inn for food, I would recommend to people,

2nd meal here in 3 days as we loved it so much. Great food: pies are amazing and veg cooked perfectly - no soggy kale or wilting carrots in sight which is a common thing in lots of places. Puddings to die for, as well. Staff great and attentive, too. We will definitely be coming here next time we're on holiday in Croyde.

The food was excellent, the atmosphere was great. The staff was very friendly and looked after our every need. Will definitely go again!

Food was amazing, and good quality, the manager, Lindsey, was really friendly and took care of us. However we were ignored for most of our entire duration here. There was also 4 staff on including the manager, and we only saw the manager do any work, the other girls wondered around aimlessly

We ate here twice during our holiday in Devon as it was so good! Staff were very friendly and the food was fantastic! Plenty to choose from on the menu plus a specials board.. Will definitely be back next time we are there

Stayed at Croyde again this year and ate here twice. Service from staff is amazing as always. Exceptional service and advice from Jack and Anna who are an absolute asset to this lovely pub. The steak & ale proper pie with veggies and Monkfish special were super tasty.

Lovely friendly pub! Good food, but also probably the best beer in the area. Guinness was perfect, but we also found a local gem called Utopian, probably one of the best lagers I've ever tasted. Can't get it where we live, gutted! Dog friendly place and a cracking little playground for kids at the back, caters for everyone.

It’s a nice pub , with very attentive staff but the food was in my opinion very basic and a bit school dinners in quality. . The veg was obviously from a “value “ catering pack the pie was not great and a bit dry but the new potatoes were ok. If you want a basic meal you’ll be happy but don’t bother if you expect a nice meal for an occasion.

Midweek break from the city looking for local food and hospitality and was very pleasantly surprised by the high standard of dishes and service

The menu was quite comprehensive with a great specials board, we were served by very attentive bar staff and waitress, the food was EXCELLENT and they serve a good selection of well kept beers.

Very friendly staff. Impressive beer garden. Very much an eating pub - although made extremely welcome as a pair of walkers looking for a couple of pints of cider.

Very good Sunday carvery, would suggest booking in advance. We visited Easter Sunday and booked in advance as we were party of 10. Very busy but quickly shown our table and ordered drinks. Well organised system for carvery and staff very good. Well worth a visit. Prices reasonable.

During a week in Croyde, we decided to try lunch at the Manor House Inn (it had been recommended by friends). It was a Thursday lunchtime and pretty quiet - we received a very warm welcome. I went for the gammon steak while Mrs Moose, being the adventurous type, went for the Thai green vegetable curry. The gammon was very nice and the curry delicious. All in all, a very enjoyable lunch.

We had a beautiful meal on Sunday Night. The staff were very friendly and welcoming and the pub had an overall relaxing holiday vibe. The food was delicious.. and I definitely recommend the chocolate brownie.. ! It was the best I ve ever tasted.! It's dog friendly and family friendly but I would advise booking a table as it was busy.. but rightly so as its so good! Can't wait to visit again.

5 of us had lunch. We found the staff to be very friendly and accommodating (we had 3 dogs). The atmosphere was chilled/relaxed and service and our food were excellent. A good experience. We will go again.

30 in for Sunday lunch if you ordered the Sunday roast everything was good except the beef it was difficult to cut where there was so much gristle running through it and impossible to chew when I told the waitress who asked if everything was ok with my meal I told her that the beef was so tough and impossible to eat her reply was that it must of been a new joint ? That still makes me laugh and told me she would tell chef but still took my money , it was that bad I went to have it taken off my plate but the server was nowhere with the rest of my meal getting cold i let it go .

A warm welcome on arrival. Dog friendly. Tasty and huge sandwiches and gluten free rolls available too! Thank you very much.

Lovely welcome by staff Relaxing atmosphere Meals were huge Great choice on menu Dog friendly ordered sausages for our dog Vegan choice Highly recommend!

Lovely pub Friendly welcome with staff being very accomodating Food lovely good choice of vegan food for me Dog friendly We have booked again for evening meal tomorrow

Loved our visit here, out of season but really busy, lively and a great atmosphere. Good menu and everyone in the party loved the meal. Mother in Law is a coeliac and said the gluten free fish & chips were the best she’d ever had! Staff were friendly, helpful and knew lots about the menu and local beers. Dog friendly also. Can’t fault it, highly recommend and we’re swapping our Sunday lunch so we can go back.

Fabulous meals, brilliant service, had the Best Gluten Free Fish & Chips ever, yes really 👍 Thankyou Guys, we will be back xxxx

We always visit when in Croyde but don’t always review. We were very lucky to get a table as it was so busy! Halloween weekend. The staff were fantastic despite being rushed off their feet. Still welcoming and smiling. We had the most amazing nachos - one veggie and one beef. Delicious!

Visited the place a couple of times during our week in Croyde. All staff were very friendly and attentive. Food was great too. The pub its self is a lovely traditional cosey pub. Would definitely recommend this place if you’re visiting Croyde.

Only visited for drinks on a couple of occasions whilst away. Dog friendly, food looked lovely and the staff were polite. Was lucky with the weather so sat outside. TV in the garden should you want to watch the sport when it’s playing. Would def return and try the menu when I visit Croyde again.

Been before so thought we would go again as we were stopping in croyde had a drink out side Lovely so we went in to eat Lovely meal only to be spoilt by barking dog give me we'll behaved children any day

Our second time visiting and unfortunately will be our last. Slow service from older members of staff (younger ones very attentive and faultless) Food very expensive and OK at best. Waited a very long time for it as well. Atmosphere ruined by a very large and inconsiderate party of 15 people who were very rowdy and quite rude. Staff did nothing about it. Overall very disappointing tonight and won’t return again!

Visited for lunch during a family holiday with our two young children (aged 3 and 1). Our eldest enjoyed the outdoor play area. Service was great, as was the food - probably the best children’s meals we’ve ever come across, amazing quality and portions! The adult meals were great too, very generous portions. Would definitely visit again if in the area.

Booked in for Sunday lunch, not knowing it was carvery, hey ho. Arrived and offered a table near the television so we could watch the football, though we declined as none of us liked it too, which our host took quite the offence, which we...

Eaten here a couple of times over the years and it's usually busy but OK. But on Saturday we had our annual get together with distant friends ruined by such a poor experience. I appreciate that it can be difficult when a restaurant "loses" a...

After many visits to The Manor over many years it is still our favourite place for good food in Croyde. Staff are friendly, professional and do all they can to ensure their customers have the best experience.

Lovely Sunday Roast. Quite a busy pun/restaurant so I would advise booking. We didn’t but we’re quite lucky. Lovely friendly staff and good hot food.

Visited twice in a few days as a family. We had the carvery Sunday which consists of a choice of three meats (beef, pork or turkey this weekend) or all three for a little extra. Self service for the potatoes and vegetables. Excellent meat quality....

We visited the Manor House during our stay in Croyde and had a lovely evening. The food is the best in home cooked goodness. My dad had the sea bass which was delicious and my mom had the steak & ale pie which according to...

The menu is varied with dietary info made clear, certainly not your avergae pub food. We had the seabass which looked incredible and tasted as good as it looked too! We also had the ribs from the specials board which was great too. The kids...

Nice location Good staff who dealt with us politely and promptly Varied menu with some good specials such as Crab and Mussels Reasonable prices and nicely cooked and presented food Will visit again

Booked via the online booking system for 8 people + a pram for a special occasion. Called on the day to ask if I could drop some flowers in early and staff were more than happy for us to do this. When we arrived (an...

First visit sine 1990s. Wow what a change, great remodelling and plenty of parking. We had aparty of 3 adults and 2 teenagers. We booked in advance as it was a Saturday night. On arrival we were shown to our table ,which was large and...

Nothing special but for a pub meal it was fine. The pies were pretty good although the chips were luke warm on one dish - and seemed to be from a packet rather than fresh... battered cod and chicken supreme were good as were the...

Sunday afternoon lunch in Croyde. Book in advance, so not to ne disappointed. Plenty of parking. Friendly quick service. We had the carvery, all 4 of us because it looked sooo good. It was. Puddings afterwards were very rich even after a coast walk round...

This is a very friendly pub, and the food is delicious, we went twice while we were on holiday, Sunday Lunch and one evening meal if you are visiting Croyde give it a try you won’t be disappointed

Came for Sunday lunch and an evening meal later in the week. Both meals were really good. Offshore Pilsner is a nice lager as well (every where else sells Korev which is also good). Friendly staff and decent value especially the roast.

Please avoid this place. Food is horrific. Chefs should be let go asap. Absolute disgrace to the paying customer. Overpriced. Rude service. Shocking quality of food served. The group of us paid over £200 for the ruined evening. Save the hassle, and find different pub...

Went with wife and two kids. Dinner and a drink came to £72 in total. I questioned the guy at the bar and he looked at me like I was mad. The food was ok the inside of the pub was just ok. normally I...

We finally arranged a babysitter and were looking forward to a rare meal together. We booked a table for 2 and arrived on time. - we felt that we were rushed into ordering our food - we waited an hour for our starter to share...

Went with a large group of 19 of us on a rainy Saturday in Croyde and fitted us in great having only booked 2 days before. Great options for gluten feee and other dietary restrictions and really good portion sizes. Lovely selection of drinks and...

A group of 6 of us ate here and all had the pub classic type of meals, fish and chips, gammon and rack of ribs. Although the place was very busy we didn’t have to wait too long and all the meals were ok, but...

Overpriced & disappointed. We come here every year on a camping trip and where left with a sour taste in our mouths this time. 3 of the 4 of us chose from the specials expecting a tasty meal. These where far from ‘’special’’ meals -...

Poor quality, poor value, expensive and poor service. The food is underwhelming and poorly cooked. Drinks are hideously priced. Service is slow, unattentive and a manager who doesn’t care what’s said to staff in front of customers. Would not recommend this place to anyone.

So disappointing, the food is overpriced and is below average. Ordered the Monkfish with prawns and was expecting good things, sadly my hopes were dashed, a few pieces of both, chucked on the plate alongside half a plate of salad and rice, all this for...

Average experience and average and expensive food. We got a wrong order and one person had their meal 15 minutes after everyone else. The squid…for £9 we got four small bits. The monkfish for £25 we got three small chunks and the ‘tiger prawns’ it...

Possibly the worst service ever! The waiter was sitting on a table and chewing his pen when taking our order and when the table next to us started laughing he was rolling his eyes. We asked for some table water over 3 times and he...

Nice pub! Very popular as most tables were reserved. We just stopped in for a drink, so propped ourselves up at the bar! Lovely!

Family of 8 staying in Croyde for our annual holiday, we were staying close to this little gem of a pub. I cannot recommend this place enough. We visited a few times the first for a delicious Sunday carvery, it was a perfect roast with...

Myself, my husband, our 4 year old and my parents visited for an evening meal. There was a Year 6 leaving party in the function room and outside area including play area. If we had been made aware of this we probably would have gone...

Very pleasant little pub with lovely food, friendly staff and inviting for dogs. Would highly recommend.

Now we’ve been coming to this area for 22 years. We come a few times a year and always go to The Manor for dinner. Tonight was our first visit in 2023 The standard has drastically gone down So disappointed. When there is so much...

We had booked a table for 4 but waited over 2 hours for our meals to arrive. Despite the staff being aware that one of the party has a health issue which requires them to eat by a certain time. Their excuse for wait was...

Good meal with friends. It was noisy in the restaurant as we were a group of 7 and there were two other large groups beside us. But it made for a party atmosphere and despite it being busy, the staff were great and we didn’t...

I will start with us having to wait one and half hours for our main course. There were plenty of people complaining on the evening and not once did anyone apologise. In fact I would say the service team were going out of their way...

A terrible place with shocking service. Starters ordered to arrive with main meal, the manager took the order and confirmed this, then meals arrived over 45 mins apart so we all had to eat at different times. The manager said they were short staffed, was...

We visited whilst away on holiday, we watched the closing day of the premier league football on the TV and then had a superb Sunday Roast. The pub was very busy but the staff handled this perfectly and couldn't be faulted for their service, both...

This place is a 'hidden' gem in Croyde village but appears very poorly signposted so may not get the footfall it deserves. We fell upon The Manor Inn whilst out wandering through Croyde on a sunny early afternoon. The place was very quiet with just...

Family of 3 adults having an evening meal. Booking via the website was easy. Met on arrival having parked in a spacious car park. Drinks order taken quickly as was the food order. Menu was spot on with a good mix for all. Nachos starter...

Stopped for lunch - disappointing beyond! Had the cheese and chutney sandwich - at £10 I expected more cheese than the wafer thin slice - I’m not even sure how they managed to cut cheese so thin! Worse than this was the crab and lemon...

Visited on a saturday early evening to watch the football but hadn’t booked, the tables by the tv were all reserved but the staff were very accomodating and changed things around so we could have a table to watch the footy. The food was lovely...

I don't like giving negative reviews but I avoided this place for 10+ years based on an awful experience with service and quality of food and was a bit disappointed to see that whilst the service was great (although it wasn't busy), the food was...

My family went for a walk to Baggy Point and noticed this place that served carvery. It's probably the best roast dinner I've ever eaten The member of staff Jack was very welcoming and helpful.

We were in Croyde during February and wandered down to this pub during the day. We had a lovely stop off for a quick drink at lunch time and asked whether the football was showing on the evening. We could see the outside area would...

Really enjoyed our visit with older teenagers and puppy dog! Very friendly welcome, great atmosphere and the food was delicious. Service even when pretty busy on a Saturday night was great too

Me and my friend Mia went for a lovely dinner to the Manor House inn It had amazing service and a lovely lady called Lindsay served us We went for the England vs France World Cup game The atmosphere was amazing Thank you to the...

Lovely local inn with excellent food and service. Reasonable prices. Good selection of drinks. Walking distance of croyde.

Very busy but the servers did really well to keep everyone happy - efficient & friendly. Decent, basic pub food, clean & friendly, would come back again.

AMAZING! Thank you for making our family Christmas dinner so special - lovely staff and fantastic food! Cannot recommend it here enough, great value and fantastic portions!

All good, and best food in croyde. Staff clearly on their knees after the season meaning service was a little haphazard.

The menu for the Manor House inn looks lovely, so we arrived with high expectations. Unfortunately these expectations were not fulfilled. I had the crab salad which was obviously frozen and so was very watery. My husband had the rack of ribs (which arrived with a steak knife, always a concern!). They were tough and poor quality. My kids had spaghetti Bolognese which I tried and it was pretty tasty. I returned the crab and the staff were lovely but we couldn’t bring ourselves to complain further. I would not recommend.

Lovely prompt service. Excellent, fast and beautiful food. Really great Guinness. Beautifully clean. No faults at all.

Sunday carveries were back on in October, as they weren't in summer. Great quality and lots of meat, a bit stingy on the potatoes though. Great service, considering they were short of staff, so the young son and daughter helped out.

Extremely disappointed, greeted by a long wait for a table even though we had booked. Staff looked aggressive and unfriendly. Child waiters dressed in branded sports clothing. Were taken to our table and pressured into ordering drinks before sitting down and taking coats off. Table was situated next to front door, which was constantly open due to people also waiting ages to be seated. Starters were very pleasant however main course was Extremely poor, tiny over cooked burger with dry bun, horrible soggy chips. Dogs are welcome into restaurant which personally I feel is terrible, the dog next to our table stunk and really ruined the meal for me as that's all I could smell. You are charging gourmet pub prices and trying to act like a northern working man's club. I feel this place would heavily benefit from a change in management.

We were a table of eight including four kids under ten. Menu was excellent, food was tasty, drinks were good, attentive service. What more could I want?

We booked online and managed to get a table for three for an early dinner. Great service and menu choice. Lovely pub and well priced pub food. The only downside for me was the table, as it was sticky, which was a bit off putting, but overall we enjoyed our visit.

Lovely meal with friends and dog friendly. Good atmosphere and packed out. Had crab chilli linguine special really nice. All in all great night.

Well, here we are a year on and we are back again for our annual holiday and visit. We have been coming to The Manor since the 1970’s. The pub is lovely, and thankfully there were no dogs inside, which is a good thing. Looking at the menu, the meals are very expensive, but we didn’t eat. There was a drinks menu of varying prices, but Guinness and Heineken at £5.80 a pint was extortionate. The pub was quiet and perhaps these prices are putting people off. The pool table has gone, which is a shame as we always had a game in there. This is such a good pub, but really needs the prices dropping to get the punters in.

Pub with a good menu. Large car park. Food was fine and efficiently served We found the ambience in the conservatory a bit lacking, but staff friendly.

Croyde was busier than a usual September this year, due to Covid and more people holidaying in the UK. On a rainy Saturday night we feared we might not find anywhere to eat but the Manor House Inn managed to fit us in. Covid has really affected local recruitment for staff this year so they had a board outside asking for patience if service was a little slower than usual. In spite of this the service was perfectly reasonable, really friendly and efficient and the food arrived without much of a wait after ordering. And when the food came it was well presented, good portions and, most importantly, delicious. We had such a relaxed evening we returned on the Sunday night rather than bother to see if we could find anywhere else. We had a good bottle of Malbec the first night and some nice local ale the second night. The food was really good both nights and we left feeling stuffed and well satiated. This is really good pub food and a great friendly and welcoming local business that deserves support.

My party of eight have just endured one of the worst dining experiences we have ever had, simply awful food from start to finish. The fact that everything is so expensive only adds to the bitter taste left in our mouths.After being greeted by rude, sullen staff we ordered starters to share - cheesy garlic bread (£4.85) was a ciabatta roll quartered, sprinkled with bland cheese and wafted under a grill for seconds, Calamari £9.00 for 4 small rings, inedible chicken wings, revoltingly soft and slimy. Everything was from frozen as the dishes appeared two minutes after being ordered.The mains were no better: The "Gourmet" burger (£15) was simply a dollop of undercooked mince topped with burnt bacon and watery sauce on a dry bun; the smoked salmon fishcakes (£15) were all potato and bland to the point of tasteless; chips soggy and uncooked; the buttermilk chicken burger (£15) had never seen buttermilk in it's life and was microscopic in size, again watery sauce, dry bun, limp lettuce; and my nephew whose favourite food is simple pesto pasta wouldn't eat the the pesto pasta served to him here as 'it doesn't taste nice.'The teenage staff clearly couldn't care less, and the senior staff member who asked us if everything was okay with our food clearly didn't want to hear how bad we thought it was, assuring us that they never get complaints. I take no pleasure whatsoever from leaving this review, and in fairness, the one risotto ordered was decent, but then you can't freeze a risotto and it has to be prepared freshly.Honestly, if you're looking to eat a half decent meal in Croyde then AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS. This was NOT an off night, it's a business simply looking to rip its customers off. If on the other hand you want to pay through the nose for a dinner sourced in Iceland, prepared with no care and pay quality gastro pub prices, then you'll be very happy.It really was the absolute pits.

Shocking service being left waiting at the door for over 15mins whilst 3 members of staff saw us and proceeded to ignore us. (Even though we had a reservation) Not even an acknowledgement of "we'll be with you shortly". When one of our group went over to the bar to say we were waiting (along with more customers behind us) the response was "yes, we know you're there!". We ordered food which included 1 starter. When three main meals were delivered and we queried where the starter was, we were told you didn't order one! Shocking! So as not to have the rest of the food go cold we told them not to worry about the starter, but had no apology for their error. Food was really poor. Only 1 of our group liked their main out of the 4 of us. And the steak was dreadful and cooked within an itch of its life even though we asked for medium. We couldn't wait to leave!

We had heard great things about this pub. Perhaps they were having a bad night but unfortunately it was our first visit. The food wasn’t great , the service could have been friendlier . We have eaten out in many places in the area but this sadly was the worst. It has been a long season and a tough one but this just didn’t make the mark for us tonight. The cost didn’t reflect how good it should have been. I wish you well for the rest of the season.

Just had the best food in a long time. Lovely atmosphere, good service and fantastic food - full of flavour and well presented. Coming back for a car very on Sunday! Definitely worth a visit.

Friendly, attentive staff, plenty of good indoor and outdoor space. Service was excellent, quick and good, must have been a good day by the look of all the bad reviews on Tripadvisor?. We sat outside, under covered area, in shade as a hot day. Tables well clean and spaced out. We had olives and garlic bread starter and steak with optional onion rings and blue cheese sauce. The garlic bread was soft with a bit of crunch with plenty of garlic and butter. Lovely olives. The medium rare steaks were melt in the mouth, the best steaks weve eaten to date! The chips were crunchy on outside with fluffy potato on inside and not too oily. Lovely fresh large grilled tomato and 1/2 a field mushroom (maybe half a mushrooms a bit mean). Large onion rings with just right amount of airy batter.(I didnt actually order the onion rings just hubby but they were on my plate as well so I gave them to him. I wasnt worried by this mistake so didnt mention to staff. Maybe a notepad to write orders on rather than by memory might be a good idea?) Lovely creamy blue cheese sauce. Prices a tiny bit more than average. Would still recommend!

Stopped here by chance as passing by. Received a lovely, friendly welcome and a fabulous cream tea! The special board looked good too so going back for dinner!!

During our short break in Croyde Bay we were lucky enough to get a table here. We weren’t disappointed. A family owned/run Inn with a fantastic selection of food and drinks. The service was faultless, thank you! Highly recommended.

Weve had really bad experiences in the past with this place but thought we would give it another go. Quite surprised food was delicious and was served quite quickly and efficiently.

Found this place by accident whilst driving through, what a fabulously friendly restaurant with excellent food. Highly recommended.

We were heading to eat somewhere else and sorted The Manor Inn. Decided to stop and ask if they had any tables. So glad we stopped. So yummy food. Quick polite service. Highly recommend and will come back next visit

So looking forward to this final holiday family meal. Impressive menu and even more impressive list of specials. That should have signalled trouble. Food was late, staff stressed and over stretched. GF fish n chips okay; burger was poor; mackerel was awful dried out bad taste with insipid salsa. Probably the worst restaurant/pub meal I have ever been served. I appreciate the pressures of Covid staff shortages but don’t take bookings and charge high prices if you cannot deliver. Sorry but this was a very bad experience (and we could see similar issues on neighbouring tables). Reduce your menu, reduce the bookings and deliver what is promised.

A great pub with excellent food. Plenty of space to sit a group of 8. Staff very attentive. Food portions large and everything delicious!

We stopped here for a late lunch while waiting for our caravan to be ready at Ruda. We sat outside and ate in the sunshine. The food was amazing and the staff very friendly

Good food, large portions, reasonably priced. We had pre-booked a table, so went straight in. There was a queue of walk ins but it seemed to move fairly quickly as its quite a big pub.