The Old Station House Inn in North Devon

A lovely old pub with friendly staff and good food. A treat after a long journey

Always friendly, great beer! 2

Haven't been for years it, was so lovely to see it hasn't lost its charm. Sunday carvery was very nice. Would recommend.

Honestly, the food here is lovely, i had the turkey and ham baguette which was absolutely fantastic, service is slightly slow (Only if the place is packed) The atmosphere was amazing. Overall a good place to eat and drink

I tried the new Hawaiian Chicken dish with new potatoes and salad it was so tasty 10/10.

Food - the portions were huge! And quality amazing! Service was good but there was one girl that seem to ignore us at the counter. Atmosphere good

What I ate was quite nice but all over priced. £5 for a coffee a bit much. My son said his sausage was tasteless. Bit of a wait for the food too.

Visited here a lot as a child so decided to pay a visit with the family for a carvery today. Quickly served at the bar and given tokens to collects our food. Beef, turkey and pork on offer, I had a bit of each. The food wasn’t bad but the potatoes were quite undercooked, the Yorkshire puddings were awful, huge burnt rocks, totally inedible and unfortunately the food was luke warm. Meat was lovely as was the gravy and the cauliflower cheese. Great atmosphere in the pub but the food was a bit of a let down.

We stopped in for lunch after being at the train station. To be honest, if it hadn't been a little late for lunch we probably would have left after seeing the prices. It was £12.95 for a sausage baguette. A portion of chips was over £5. Coffees £4.50. It was a menu with a lot of options but most main meals sat between £16 and £20. The food itself just didn't seem worth the high prices. The sausage baguette had a very budget and tasteless sausage. Albeit being a large portion, it would have benefited from being smaller and better quality. The onions piled on top were just quite...wet. I had a jacket potato which was fine. But for £11 you kind of expect more. A lovely garden space and great views. You order at the bar so I can't really comment on the staff, they seemed friendly. My advice would be to go someone else for food.

We went down for a carvery, which was very nice even though it was not very hot, might have something to do with the carvery being directly inside the front door 🤪 unfortunately when going to get your carvery you have to battle with the incoming visitors which isn't great, on the day we went it was windy so dust from the carpark was being entrained in with the visitors so guessing my food had a nice covering on it 🤣 added to the flavour maybe... My kids had food of the menu and loved every mouth full and the deserts were amazing. My suggestion would be to move the carvery or ditch it as it's not an overall winner due to its location, which I realise is by the kitchen but doesn't change the issues we had with it! Wouldn't go again for carvery but definitely for everything else as it's a lovely place, nice atmosphere, lovely staff, nice and light with a nice garden and outlook.😁

Do not come here! The food was shocking, worse than school dinners. The vegetables were soft and sloppy and the mashed swede was anaemic and total slop. Service was poor and attitude of staff simply rude.

We visited on Monday 17th March. The food was great like usual and really generous portions. However, we did not like the look of the young child running around behind the bar.. it seemed completely inappropriate. We think it was the waitress’s daughter? Perhaps this should be looked into, a bar is definitely not the environment for children.

Lovely dog friendly pub. The ham, egg and chips was lovely and a very large portion. Well worth stopping at if nearby.

Very good food & drink & the dog 🐕 loved it

My wife was after a Sunday dinner and fell very lucky securing the last Turkey dinner (it was massive) nice and hot and a good quality plate full. I missed out and went for the BBQ ribs and another plate full of meat arrived at the table along with chips and coleslaw. I gave it my best shot and sadly I was beaten by another full plate of delicious food. Hands covered in a thick sticky sauce which hand wipes were unable to defeat I had to wash my hands in the gents before surrendering to the Ribs. Lovely Pub/Inn with a nice atmosphere and customer focused staff. If you are passing by and feeling peckish drop in and refuel 👍

I dropped in for lunch after a walk around Heddons Mouth. It’s a nice place, dog friendly (in the bar), so my fox terrier and I were happy. I ordered the French Onion Soup and the Exmoor Beast burger, which was massive! Certainly couldn’t eat all of it! The soup was delicious, piping hot and very welcome after a long walk. The burger was also great, lovely chips, onion rings and all. Look forward to returning.

Massive price rise across the board in the last 2 weeks. Used to be a reasonably priced menu, now I don't think it is value for money. A coffee is now £4.50, up by 20%. Pubs are struggling and I don't think these rises will help. Simple cheesy chips up by £2.

Went as a group of 10 over the Xmas period, absolutely lovely food, great price and massive portions. Staff were great and food was hot and arrived in good time. Will be back for sure.

Great place to eat, Sunday carvery hit the spot. Very welcoming staff.

My steak came out still alive ( I asked for medium rare) My chips, still frozen. My cider was drinkable. If you’re looking to have a good meal that’s not £30 macdonalds is probably a better option. This was a snag

Warm and welcoming. Perfect for a home cooked meal and very accommodating to our needs. The food was delicious and fairly priced. The ambiance was traditional, family friendly pub. We will recommend to anyone who is in the area looking for a good meal. Well done!

Wonderful establishment, lovely food and very kind staff. Food very good value. They offer so much it is worth looking at their website. They also do takeaways and allow Motorhome to stay overnight. Wistlandpound a beautiful walk suitable for people with disability and families with buggies.

Had the Festive Menu, excellent value for money, food lovely and staff friendly

We recently dined at The Old Station House Inn, and while the setting was undeniably beautiful and the staff were friendly, the overall experience was far from satisfying. The food was shockingly overpriced for the quality offered. It was evident that some of the dishes had been reheated from a previous service—perhaps even last Sunday’s lunch. The swede was bown and congealed, the carrots were wrinkled and dehydrated, and the tiny portion of Savoy cabbage was similarly wilted and unappetizing. The peas were undercooked and unpleasantly hard. To top it off, many of the other dishes appeared to have been purchased from a well-known local frozen food supplier, lacking any hint of fresh preparation or culinary effort. Adding to the disappointment was the requirement to pay before ordering, which left us feeling somewhat rushed and skeptical about the experience ahead. The owner did offer a voucher to cover two meals as compensation, which was a kind gesture. However, given the subpar quality of the food, we couldn’t help but wonder—why would we return for the same experience? Despite the picturesque surroundings and the warm demeanor of the staff, the meal fell far short of expectations. For the premium price, we had hoped for fresh, well-prepared dishes, not reheated leftovers and frozen food.

Excellent dinner! We come here quite frequently and have never had a bad meal, big portions that fill you up and the service is impeccable. Was served by a lovely older lady who I think was called Claire, overall a brilliant visits and has always been brilliant.

I visited here on the 29th of December 2024. I booked this the same day. I arrived at the restaurant had a look at the food and it looked okay. The gravy pots were covered. We went to the bar and payed for 3 carvery’s and was told to sit on table 6. We then went to get our food. There wasn’t very many veg options and the gravy was absolutely disgusting. ( there was carrots, cabbage and swede which looked and tasted awful). Roast potatoes were not stocked the chief told us they were coming but they never arrived. We asked the chief where was the gravy. He said it was at the end and we thought it was bread sauce due to the colour and thickness of the gravy. One of the gravy pots was full and congealed. We were told it was homemade gravy and no bisto crap. We then went to the table to eat our lunch. We felt sick by the taste of the gravy but unfortunately we had already put this over our dinner. One person had eaten all of it due to being really hungry and the rest was inedible. While eating our dinner we constantly saw the chief putting his hands over the food to test and eat the food. Then we were approached by one of the staff asking if our food was ok. We said no it was cold and there was issues with the gravy. She then offered us a pudding which we felt we didn’t want due to wanting a nice hot dinner. At the end we took one of the meals to the bar explaining we could not physically eat it. Our response was that they would take the food away to give to the manager. They then refused to hand it back after asking to see the manager. She said she would take it to him, on her return she said that there could not be any refunds due to the veg being eaten. Couldn’t see manager due to him leaving. And then the chief put the remaining food in the bin after asking for it back due to wanting to get photos of this. We were then offered £7.50 back from a £45 food bill. The customer service was awful and would definitely not recommend!!!! Very very poor! If there was an option to put 0 stars I would.

I visited here on the 29th of December 2024. I booked this the same day. I arrived at the restaurant had a look at the food and it looked okay. The gravy pots were covered. We went to the bar and payed for 3 carvery’s and was told to sit on table 6. We then went to get our food. There wasn’t very many veg options and the gravy was absolutely disgusting. ( there was carrots, cabbage and swede which looked and tasted awful). Roast potatoes were not stocked the chief told us they were coming but they never arrived. We asked the chief where was the gravy. He said it was at the end and we thought it was bread sauce due to the colour and thickness of the gravy. One of the gravy pots was full and congealed. We were told it was homemade gravy and no bisto crap. We then went to the table to eat our lunch. We felt sick by the taste of the gravy but unfortunately we had already put this over our dinner. One person had eaten all of it due to being really hungry and the rest was inedible. While eating our dinner we constantly saw the chief putting his hands over the food to test and eat the food. Then we were approached by one of the staff asking if our food was ok. We said no it was cold and there was issues with the gravy. She then offered us a pudding which we felt we didn’t want due to wanting a nice hot dinner. At the end we took one of the meals to the bar explaining we could not physically eat it. Our response was that they would take the food away to give to the manager. They then refused to hand it back after asking to see the manager. She said she would take it to him, on her return she said that there could not be any refunds due to the veg being eaten. Couldn’t see manager due to him leaving. And then the chief put the remaining food in the bin after asking for it back due to wanting to get photos of this. We were then offered £7.50 back from a £45 food bill. The customer service was awful and would definitely not recommend!!!! Very very poor! If there was an option to put 0 stars I would.

Absolutely joke of a pub / restaurant 2 1/2 hours for food that was pre booked yes pre booked so the kitchen knew what was needed. The food was even worse, most was uneaten, wasn’t just us lots of plates going back nearly full, definitely the worst pub/restaurant in North Devon avoid at all costs.

Great food, nice friendly service. Will be coming back again.

Decided to treat ourselves to the a Carvery Sunday Lunch and very disappointed with it. The plates were lukewarm and didn't need a napkin to hold it, and by the time we started eating the food was warm. Think we had mashed swede but not sure as it was a sloppy tasteless mush. Overall a tasteless lukewarm carvery and we won't be returning

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Great place to eat. Good view over the country side

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 😍

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.