The Old Station House Inn in North Devon

One of the best Sirloin steaks I've ever had, a lovely meal 😋

Thank you for hosting my daughter wedding dinner. Food and service was excellent. Highly recommended

Went here for tea, food was lovely, and good value for me,

Booked fpr a honeymoon meal and asked for a nice spot and they set us up by the window overlooking the valley. Food and service were great and I'd easily go back if in the area again

Terrible place!! Waited a long time for food. Requested a medium steak but it was almost rare. Place full of feral children shouting and running around. Never again!

Wasn't told about the specials when given menu. No dog's allowed, except outside undercover area.

Very nice lunch, I had gammon and eggs with chips. Very good. Friendly staff.

The atmosphere was calm and welcoming, the staff were lovely, didn't rush you. The food was amazing and very tasty, and well presented. Thank goodness the food standard has not changed and the atmosphere still welcoming. Highly recommended.

Large Old fashioned pub. Good good. Quick service. Fab views

It's like going back in time decor wise. Awesome food , huge portions, reasonable prices. Worth a visit if you're walking on Exmoor

Utterly amazing Best cheese burger I've had in a very long time

Very nice pub, large selection of foods that look and taste delicious. Friendly staff and reasonable prices

I recently visited the old station inn. It used to be one of my favourite places to eat. Sadly I will not be darkening the door step again. The staff were good, but to wait almost an hour and a half for two plates of food was ridiculous. The pub wasn't overly busy, so I couldn't understand the delay. When the food arrived, haddock and chips for my other half, and gammon steak for me. The haddock was very greasy, and lacking flavour, the gammon was a bit on the tough side, and again lacking flavour.

Good food and quick and efficient service in a historic former train station.

Avoid. Awful food, service disgruntled and bored, terrible atmosphere.

Good service and good value at this old station, with great county view.

Love the setup. Food was good, drinks too. Lovely place for dining, haddock with salad delicious. View from the table overlooking the green park, sheep, meadows was breathtaking.

We we're visiting friends, and while sightseeing they recommended going to this place. We loved it! My husband had the Blackmoor Beast and we're both convinced no other burger (specially in the Netherlands) will be able to top this. The food was absolutely great, and the view is amazing. We love how the inn originally was a (main) station. Hoping to visit again in the future!

Great all round. Food was superb!

This friendly Restaurant provides good food at reasonable prices serving food throughout the day. Dogs are allowed in a separate dining area which made for a pleasant eating experience.

Amazing views. Conveniently placed. Great pub food.

Awful service, had to wait a while even though it wasn't busy the brie wedges I had were way overcooked! Solid inside! No butter with bread on ploughmans. Way over priced for what we had, nearly fifty quid with 2 drinks! Not once were we asked if everything was ok? And the barmaid may have had a bad day but could do with smiling!! And learning some manners!

Very quirky pub that was once a railway station - the main reason to come here is definitely the building. Food passable at best - not great value and a little sub-standard for pub food. A decent rest stop for West Country travellers, but could be so much better with a more imaginative menu and ambiance.

Great venue in the country, however I would not recommend eating here . The food is not served fresh , and my wife and I ended up getting food poisoning. On top of that , the staff was unpleasant to be around , we never felt welcome the minute we walk in . Poor service , unfortunately we highly regret trying the pub out . Don’t make the same mistake we did.

Es wurde uns angekündigt, daß wir bis zu 1 Stunde auf das Essen warten müssen, weil erst alle Tische mit Reservierungen bedient werden! Auch die Tische, die nach uns besetzt wurden. Haben wir geduldig hingenommen. Bestellt hatten wir Nudeln mit Pesto Sauce. Aber 90 Minuten auf ein einfaches Gericht zu warten und dann wurde uns gesagt, die Bestellung wäre nicht in der Küche angekommen?! 100 Minuten Warterei, bis das Essen auf dem Tisch stand. Das geht gar nicht! Da tröstet auch nicht das kostenlose Dessert hinweg. Das war schlicht unverschämt. Das Essen war sehr lecker. Wir werden aber nicht mehr hingehen!

Delicious food with the appearance of a station.

We came last year,and again today for my birthday treat!!!..as always,great atmosphere,love the scenic setting.service,speed,menue choice..our prawn cocktail starters are the best in the world!!,lovely delicious good sized meals..cant wait to return.

The staff wasn’t on a happy day I reckon but could of put a smile on apart from two members of staff one from the kitchen lovely Lady and one from the bar staff she was happy to help. Just need to smile more.

A really nice pub, in a great location. It had a lovely outside area, with amble seating, a small holding with goats and nice children's play area. The play area looks pretty new, it is great for keeping the younger ones occupied when waiting for the food to be prepared. The staff are courteous and professional. The pricing is reasonable, there are lots of options for different meals types and lots of options for kids as well. The restaurant is well-maintained and organized. I highly recommend it and will certainly revisit when in the area. We were a fairly large party of 11 and this was dealt with easily. Everyone was happy with their choices of main meal and dessert.

Really looked forward to eating here as it was a big recommend. We went through the door a asked for a table for two. The reaction from the older woman was less than welcoming. We turned on our heels and left to go back to The Depot at Mullacote Cross.

Lovely place, good food and great pub garden with fantastic views. Check the specials board.

Massive ground level building. Absolutely wheelchair friendly including w/c. Staff friendly polite. Our food choice was prepared and presented perfectly no complaints. Play park for young ones and parking is easy. We had been coming down this road many times for sixty years (60) and finally called in. lol

Big place. All very good. Food, service from friendly staff. Wheelchair friendly. Disabled toilet easily accessible from inside/outside too. Large car park with Disabled bays by building.

Driven past this place for the last 22 years. Now that the local railway has become the major shareholder, it was time to give it a try. Much better value than I anticipated. Full of history and railway atmosphere as it was once a station. Our journey to this location is very scenic. Sunday carvery was enjoyable and booking a table is a good idea. Plate size was good, but the vegetable selection could be improved. We will return.

Lunchtime visit whilst holidaying in the area. Friendly service. Something for everyone on the menu & lovely views from the garden.

Very pleasant meal. Highly recommend.

OLD REVIEW. Great food. Great staff. Can't wait to go back. EDIT … after going back for the first time since changing owners we were sad to find the restaurant we once loved was no more. The prices have shot up (somewhat understandable given the state of economy) but the quality of the food has gone down and the atmosphere has changed. We were charged £8 for a starter of halloumi fries and were horrified when 5 strips of barely warm and very thinly sliced halloumi showed up with a barely existent side salad that was clearly left over from lunch service. My partner had a decent steak baguette from the special board and my son had decent chicken nuggets (hard to mess up let’s be honest) but my steak (8oz rump) was a poor quality cut and not cooked to standard we had been accustomed to at the station inn in previous years. When we complained about the starter (or lack there of) we were not offered a refund or a complimentary drink or anything, the girl behind the till said she would pass on our feedback to the “chef” but I think we all know it went straight in the bin. Desert was lovely and a nice way to end what had been a sadly average but rather expensive meal. In summary they food is “ok” but not representative of the price charged and a far way from the quality of the previous management. Sad really when it always used to be such a good place for a family meal. Perhaps it was an off day. I am sure we will try again one day but as of writing this we were a bit disappointed.

Updated review (from 3 to 5 stars). Reasonable pub grub and they have decent ale at last! Further review - the quality of the food has dropped a bit. Everything tonight was overcooked.

Simple food but friendly service, huge place with plenty of tables. Outdoor area with playground to keep children happy too

Nice food, helpful, friendly staff. A good place to eat and relax.

Very friendly staff, the food was very good.

Lovely pit stop for lunch on a journey to Cornwall. Was driving A39 instead of M5, A30 and came across it by accident. Not disappointed. Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating and a play area for the kids. Was full after a sausage baguette and all the trimmings provided. Salad, Doritoes and Cole Slaw. Fortunate to arrive to find a rally of about 12 Austin 7s in great condition.

Lovely place. Beautiful views. Some young locals were very rowdy.

Generally not too bad. We had a Sunday carvery, meat was generous but vegetable selection was a little disappointing for the price and perhaps a bit cold. But family friendly and attentive staff. Outdoor play area for children was good too.

Called in for a afternoon lunch on our way through to where we was staying, lovely staff, very friendly and helpful, ordered the chicken curry, although the curry sauce was really nice the chicken pieces was quite dry, but overall its a lovely place to visit, we're calling back for bingo Friday to try a different meal as well..

Very welcome meal, good food reasonably priced. Lovely warm welcome by the staff.

Enjoyed a very tasty fish and chips with cider on the wooden benches outside with a wonderful view of the goats and the surrounding area...highly recommended!

NEW VISIT REVIEW: I’m not sure what happened to this place, used to adore this experience. The fact that 2 tiny pizzas, one burger and some chicken and a very sad looking pork loin with some cola and beers comes to £114.00 is quite frankly disgusting. £114 for literally the most basic and loveless food is very insulting. OLD REVIEW FROM A FEW YEARS AGO: Ill start this off by saying I was really expecting to go into this and have a low standard. But i can whole heartedly say that holy crap. Wow. Let's start the break down: Drinks: lack of a larger selection which is unfortunate, very limited selection for any avid larger drinkers. Dulux hot chocolate was lovely. Unable to tell the brand of the hot chocolate powder used. Starter: halloumi fries - absolutely lovely. Not over cooked nor rubbery, fresh salad complemented very well by the supplied sauce. Price point is just the tiniest bit high. But my goodness very impressed with this. Main 1: beef burger accompanied by chips, with additional add on of bacon and cheese and side of coleslaw(these are seperately charged) - The presentation of the burger was somewhat sad, however the taste of the whole ensemble was fantastic! The chips are lovely and the coleslaw is homemade, thick and creamy. Just fantastic. Couldn't fault this meal. Main 2: medium rare sirloin steak - Perfectly cooked plus the addition of chips and coleslaw. Cooked to perfection. Overall a lack of salad on both meals unfortunately. Desserts: hot chocolate ice cream with icecream - I have no idea what it was or why but I wasn't feeling this, it lacked the punch the other two courses gave. The same with the syrup sponge pudding with custard. Still nice but didn't compare to everything above. Server: Steph - what a lovely, cheerful and professional person. An absolute delight. Give her a raise. An asset to the staff force. Aesthetics: they have been the same for the past 80 years. Slight modernisation from personal interest but what a lovely parcel trapped in time. can see why they Keep it as is. Absolutely lovely experience all around.

Always came here when we visit this area but won't be coming again, when a lunch time meal for 2 adults and 2 kids(must admit kids don't eat kids meals) gets close to £100 it's too much

First visit to celebrate my husband's 60th Birthday 🎂 The food was delicious and hot best meal we've had out in a long time, enjoyed the sundaes too!! Thank you for an enjoyable evening, staff were lovely hopefully be back again whilst on holiday 😍

Great place to eat. Good view over the country side

Nice carvery, just a shame about veg lack of variety

Motorhome stopover free if you eat in the pub. Staff very friendly and welcoming. Food was good pub food and service was quick. A little bit of road noise but quietened down later in the evening.

Boiling hot day, what a wonderful place to stop. The views are outstanding. Excellent beer and friendly service. Can get very busy, but once you've been there, you would understand why.

Great pub to visit , good choice of beers and lagers . We didn't have food , must say the food looked very nice

Always good. Real home cooked, so if you want instant, go somewhere else.....

Everything was lovely just would have liked a sauce with our steak

Great pub, service and staff and really good food for families.

Love this place. Always visit when I am visiting my parents. They love it too. Always friendly staff and great atmosphere. Gluten free menu available and highly recommended. Dog friendly. They have a lovely garden with great views and a play area for the little ones. The car park is not very good if you have a low car 😳 quite pit holey but we'll worth the slow dodging holes to have the great food!

Excellent service, great choice of food and well cooked and served, would strongly recommend

Signage very misleading. We thought that they were dog friendly but large sign saying no dogs in the restaurant. Not having visited before we left as we felt we would not be welcome.

Went for mother's day lunch with the family... We all had the carvary nice selection of meats, roast potatoes excellent... Carrots and broccoli and a bit of swede available.... Carvaries can be very much hit or miss, this one was a bit under whelming to be honest... It was OK. Price was OK. 2 kids and 2 adult carvaries plus a drink eack for 57 quid

Surprisingly good. I expected this to be a real tourist establishment. Food is good and at the correct price. Play area for kids,,,was a railway station and might be again soon if certain people get their way....close to the Linton steam railway to take you to the coast...leave your car here.......

Stopped for a drink. Staff friendly and helpful, just as it was 20 years ago! A genuine country pub, a large one at that, with plenty of local flavour. Will be back again.

Having a special meal in honour of my late husband. Food delicious and plenty of it

This lovely pub is very clean inside with good views over Exmoor. The food was on the expensive side but came quickly and was piping hot.

Great area outside for kids, good beer, and great food..

Great food (a little pricey), great atmosphere, great beer at good prices. Would come here again.

Had a meal here a couple of days ago with friends. The service was very friendly and the food was superb! I would recommend this place to everyone.

Lovely country pub, food is good pub grub at ok prices.

Good food at very good prices. Bit of a surprise in such a rural area.

Pint and cheesy chip went down a treat

Decent pint, that’s about food arrived (Hawaiian chicken)absolutely swimming in garlic butter. Venue on the whole is outdated but friendly and warm. Pop in for a pint skip the food

We annually have a family get together the 1st weekend in January and 12 of us went to the old station house after a nice walk. We had a mixture of carvery’s and menu meals inc the children. I had pre booked and when we arrived the tables were reserved laid out for us. The staff were very kind as some of the family were a little late. The children were all given crayons and drawings to colour in. Carvery’s can be a bit hit and miss but all of our meals were very good. Desert choices meant that people who had not planned to have a sweet soon changed their minds. Overall we had a lovely visit and the children’s play area was a lovely distraction for the children and allowed the adults to have an uninterrupted catch-up. The bill was very reasonable and substantially less than I expected. I was more than happy to leave a decent tip. It’s was lovely to visit a relaxed family positive venue without feeling we were on “the clock” and the staff were happy to take time to chat to the children etc We were made to feel very welcome and plan to return soon as some of the specials on the menu looked really good. Great place for families with a large children’s play area. Well worth a visit

Getting late and first place I passed serving food travelling from M5 to Woolacombe so dropped in. I was the only diner but a few people in the bar. Food order taken and served quick, freshly prepared, good portion sizes and tasty. They forgot to bring the water requested but, other than that, no issues.

Three of us came here after a walk . This was one of many visits as we come here when ever in the area . Lovely food and the chips were delicious. The best I’ve had for a while. If you like buying books there are plenty of second books to buy

Good food friendly staff and olde worldly charm

Me and my partner have just enjoyed another tasty meal at the old station. The Christmas menu is currently available and what a delicious 3 courses for £24. We are left feeling very full and the service was very efficient and friendly.

Stopped off here for some dinner with a few friends on our way home. The food was excellent and clearly homemade. Our only complaint- portions are humongous! We were particularly impressed with the service though. The 2 young girls behind the bar didn’t stop! Constantly clearing plates and relaying tables. They kept coming over checking if everything was ok even though they were clearly busy. They managed the rush exceptionally. Nice to see youngsters working so hard! Both very smiley and welcoming. We will definitely be returning!

Great Christmas decorations Table of 5 for evening meal food is reasonable large portions. Fire went out asked for it to be restarted staff ignored request. Bar staff were rude and didn’t appear to want to serve one word answers no interest in conversation with guests took a long time to get replacement drinks the bar was not busy at anytime 3-4 members of staff talking leaving us waiting for drinks for long periods of time empty glasses and plates on table until we left. Customer service requires attention

Very much a local drinkers pub, especially out of season when we visited, with some of the language being used in loud conversations by some of the patrons, not suitable for a family friendly establishment, or making for a comfortable experience. We had the meal deal with 2 courses for £15, which was very good value, and you got a huge amount of food. The lady who brought our food (I'm guessing the cook going by her apron), was lovely and extremely friendly. This is a huge place and probably extremely busy during the summer season, and one of the few places locally you can eat in November, when a lot of places close for the winter, and dog friendly- although you cannot go in the restaurant side with the dog but there are plenty of tables the bar side to sit at. There is a lot of history here and things to look at on the walls, which can make your visit interesting.

It’s a Saturday night, and after well over a year since our group of friends have been able to meet due to multiple issues in each of our own families lives, we were finally able to meet up together and enjoy a lovely meal! Being local to us, and knowing we could dine and hopefully support the railway project work as well, what a perfect place to come together. Having phoned and pre booked a table a couple of weeks prior to our arrival, there was no mention of any early closing during the phone call. When we all arrived, pretty much spot on time, we ordered food, and sat and enjoyed the wait by having a good chat. The food arrived, and we all pretty much enjoyed our food, certainly the burgers we had were amazing!! Perfect!! Possibly meat from Besshill farm shop - delicious!! Compliments to the chef! We then ordered deserts and coffees. And they were all great as well, and the chef that served us was friendly as well, lovely. After finishing our food and drinks, it was just after 9pm. We did start to notice that there were fewer and fewer people around, but no one mentioned about any early closing, no one asked any subtle questions along the lines of ‘we’re wanting to finish early, so unless we can get you anything else…’ so we were quite oblivious to the goings on in the rest of the pub/restaurant as we couldn’t see anything, lights going off, etc. A local neighbour popped in to buy a bottle of wine, as he said he does every now and then, he approached us and asked where any staff were as all the lights were off apart from where we were sat. At this point we realised, having been tipped off by the local, that we were indeed the last people in the establishment. Still no one said anything to us about the place closing, no one made any noises or anything about the place closing early. But when the female member of staff returned to ‘serve’ the local who left empty handed and disappointed even though it was only around 9:20pm ish because they weren’t able to serve him anything else, we assumed it was because they were closing early. So we got up and started to head out. I did my usual turn and thank them for a nice meal etc. and asked if it was normally this quiet for a Saturday evening, at which point was told yes when it’s an ‘out of season’ Saturday night and it’s not worth them keeping everything on for the evening if no one’s there. Fair enough I thought, however it was clear that we had almost inconvenienced this blonde haired female member of staff having outstayed our welcome due to us not being able to read hers or anyone else’s minds earlier, although this sentiment was not entirely clear until we were outside in the car park. As we chatted and walked across the car park, content with belly’s full of good grub, enjoying the final few moments of a catch up, it was made clear by the female blonde staff member that we had indeed outstayed our welcome as she floored it out of the car park and tested the ability of her Ford fiestas suspension struts as she floored it passed us and out over the cattle grid that clearly failed to reduce her exit speed in any way. We can only assume this was her way of saying ‘f@ck off’ as we wondered if she was tempted to take a side swipe at us with her fiesta as she headed off. I’m glad none of us had brought our children with us. For clarity, we saw no signage for early closing, none of us were told about early closing, and none of our group has ever been able to or can currently read minds; we are all approachable local people, and if anyone had mentioned or even hinted at early closing, we would have been more than happy to oblige. The burgers were blooming delicious, and I may have to go back for a burger! But there’s no way I would trust this place for a group meal ever again, I couldn’t take the chance in case they tainted what should have been a nice and special meal with friends or family. A disappointing end.

It’s a Saturday night, and after well over a year since our little group of friends have been able to meet due to multiple issues in each of our own families lives, we were finally able to meet up together and enjoy a lovely meal! Being local to us, and knowing we could dine and hopefully support the railway project work as well, what a perfect place to come together. Having phoned and pre booked a table a couple of weeks prior to our arrival, there was no mention of any early closing during the phone call. When we all arrived, pretty much spot on time, we ordered food, and sat and enjoyed the wait by having a good chat. The food arrived, and we all pretty much enjoyed our food, certainly the burgers we had were amazing!! Perfect!! Possibly meat from Besshill farm shop - delicious!! Compliments to the chef! We then ordered deserts and coffees. And they were all great as well, and the chef that served us was friendly as well, lovely. After finishing our food and drinks, it was just after 9pm. We did start to notice that there were fewer and fewer people around, but no one mentioned about any early closing, no one asked any subtle questions along the lines of ‘we’re wanting to finish early, so unless we can get you anything else…’ so we were quite oblivious to the goings on in the rest of the pub/restaurant as we couldn’t see anything, lights going off, etc. A local neighbour popped in to buy a bottle of wine, as he said he does every now and then, he approached us and asked where any staff were as all the lights were off apart from where we were sat. At this point we realised, having been tipped off by the local, that we were indeed the last people in the establishment. Still no one said anything to us about the place closing, no one made any noises or anything about the place closing early. But when the female member of staff returned to ‘serve’ the local who left empty handed and disappointed even though it was only around 9:20pm ish because they weren’t able to serve him anything else, we assumed it was because they were closing early. So we got up and started to head out. I did my usual turn and thank them for a nice meal etc. and asked if it was normally this quiet for a Saturday evening, at which point was told yes when it’s an ‘out of season’ Saturday night and it’s not worth them keeping everything on for the evening if no one’s there. Fair enough I thought, however it was clear that we had almost inconvenienced this blonde haired female member of staff having outstayed our welcome due to us not being able to read hers or anyone else’s minds earlier, although this sentiment was not entirely clear until we were outside in the car park. As we chatted and walked across the car park, content with belly’s full of good grub, enjoying the final few moments of a catch up, it was made clear by the female blonde staff member that we had indeed outstayed our welcome as she floored it out of the car park and tested the ability of her Ford fiestas suspension struts as she floored it passed us and out over the cattle grid that clearly failed to reduce her exit speed in any way. We can only assume this was her way of saying ‘f@ck off’ as we wondered if she was tempted to take a side swipe at us with her fiesta as she headed off. I’m glad none of us had brought our children with us. For clarity, we saw no signage for early closing, none of us were told about early closing, and none of our group has ever been able to or can currently read minds; we are all approachable local people, and if anyone had mentioned or even hinted at early closing, we would have been more than happy to oblige. The burgers were blooming delicious, and I may have to go back for a burger! But there’s no way I would trust this place for a group meal ever again, I couldn’t take the chance in case they tainted what should have been a nice and special meal with friends or family. A disappointing end.

Stopped to have a carvery one Sunday wasn't impressed not a good selection of veg roast potatoes not good and no stuffing with the turkey and a choice of 3 veg not good at all....

Fantastic place had some lovely meals with our Steampunk friends

Had a lovely meal out with the family. Staff were wonderful 😀

So so food. Found it expensive considering the quality of food

Enjoyable Sunday evening meal after working at Chelfham Station. Table placemats were also of Chelfham. Really lovely.

Good food ( prices are subjective), excellent service with friendly staff, large dining area, car parking with overnight (kindly patronise the establishment), post code with sat nav is slightly "off" (directed to drive through its boundary hedge, lol) but you can see it and recognise the error. If car par is full there is a large car park opposite.

Good food (prices are subjective), friendly staff, car parking, overnight parking( kindly make a purchase), would call in again. If car par full, there's a large car park opposite with bus link into linton

I ordered the scampi and chips, thinking you can’t go wrong with that 🤔 But how wrong can you be . Scampi way over cooked and the chips were inedible ( think they had been refried a number of times) When we mentioned it to the waitress, she just shrugged her shoulders . Needless to say, we will not be going back that’s for sure !!!

What a shame this inn has changed ownership. We used to eat there frequently and meals excellent with excellent catering for allergies. However we have tried twice since change of ownership food shrunk in size and not as nice. Today cheesy chips could not even be adequate cold with grated cheese not melted, disgusting. Such a let down on what used to be such a lovely place to eat

Stopped in for some lunch. It was ok, no complaints and reasonable prices. Place was a bit uncared for and not the cleanest. Very nice sat outside to eat.

Young staff seamed to be unsure of menu had curry nothing special in my eyes room for improvement in food and bar staff

The staff are very welcoming and there were plenty of tables available. The menu is extensive with six or seven starters and lots of main courses. The food was excellent and the portions were huge. There is plenty of parking for this large pub and an extensive outdoor area. Definitely worth a visit.

Staff extremely rude. Despite paying over 100 pounds for food and drink. Staff just practally threw the drinks on the table . Kept saying thank you and was just ignored. Staff need retraining. Food was average.

Great stop over, good food and ales, not too expensive.

Loved it here! Pool table, fruit machine, gated kids play area and area for dogs on leads. Dogs allowed inside. Food was lovely.

Ordered a 'Special' of chilli loaded potato skins which was absolutely gross- probably the worst meal I've ever ordered anywhere! Zero taste, greasy and oily and topped with what seemed to be a whole block of cheese. My partner ordered the hunter's chicken which also proved to be inedible and overcooked. The children's meals of mac 'n' cheese seemed to be okay. None of the staff checked back during our meal or came to clear the plates- says it all when the staff know better than to ask how the food was!

Old fashioned pub with a lovely feel amazing food large portions & very tasty. dog friendly highly recommended will visit again thank you x