The Prince of Wales in West Devon - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Servers were on their phone and vaping indoors in sight of customers. The food was good but when I was served a Mousse instead of a Sundae they just told me it was a sundae and left. The pub was also cold and the drinks also tasted weaker than usual.

I had lunch here after trekking on the moors. I had the steak and ale pie which was nice and the brownie dessert which was more of a millionaire shortbread. The staff were nice although one of them spent a lot of time on his phone whilst walking through the pub and also vaping going in and out of the kitchen.

Fantastic grub, beer and atmosphere 👍🏾

We had a very delicious lunch there after our excursion. My burger was great. The salad with goat cheese too. We would eat there again.

Very welcoming. A locals' pub and great base to explore Dartmoor from, especially on foot. A great menu using local meats and vegetables, with tables outside too for those sunny Dartmoor days! Selling fantastic local ales such as Jail Ale and Ice Warrior from the legendary Dartmoor brewery, just a stones throw away. Don't miss it! Yay!!!

Totally ignored by barman while he carried on his conversation. Really disappointing as I go here quite regularly training on and around Dartmoor. Expect better service next time...

Faultless !!!!! Outstanding food & service & excellent big portions . If you are like us & live quite far away then you will appreciate the lovely drive seeing the moors, once you reach the pub & soak up that wonderful atmosphere the pub gives & taste the food then you will be sure to visit again. The prices are very reasonable & there was a very good choice of food & specials. When we are next down then we will visit again.

Dartmoor National Park is 954km2 of beautiful landscape, within it and beyond this is one of the most outstanding pubs.

Nice pub, we ate there. Apart from the tomato cream as a starter which was great, we were rather disappointed with our dishes which were hearty but had little interest from a taste point of view.

We had Sunday Lunch at the Prince of Wales today, and it certainly lived up to all the brilliant reviews. Clean tables, great atmosphere, plentiful food, and brilliant service! We both had the roast option, and were delighted with our choices. Lovely seasonal vegetables in a separate dish, and all the usual trimmings. We certainly didn't need a pudding afterwards! Looking forward to going back to try the pies, and the Specials menu. The serving staff were friendly, patient and courteous, and we couldn't fault our visit. Thank you very much.

Went with friends and had lunch, which was delicious

Stopped off for a quick drink. Friendly staff. Clean and tidy.

I wouldn't even give 1 star. We had a terrible experience here. After spending well over £150 on food and drinks, we found our meals had multiple hairs on the plate and lipstick marks on supposedly clean glasses in which we were just served a drink in, disgusting! Our waiter acknowledged the issue and agreed it was disgusting. The manager/chef/landlord - whoever the waiter spoke to was completely unbothered and unhelpful and did nothing to rectify the situation, so clearly this is a recurring matter and something they think is acceptable! There is a basic choice of food to have and the roast was diabolical, roast potatoes looked like they were boiled and not roasted, the meat was slopped on the plate and the gammon ham on the ham egg and chips looked grey and was stringy like it had been sat in their kitchen for a week, eggs slimy and undercooked, the list could go on. Their indifference to such a serious issue was shocking and they are quite clearly not capable of understanding basic food hygiene regulations. We will not be coming back and will be spreading the word of this terrible experience at this poorly run and managed pub. SIDE NOTE: We also had to pay full price for our meals even with hair in them, which is a major issue, you do not expect to order food and have hair in it, but here this is normal!!

Beautiful large pub in rural princetown. Has a beer garden with sheltered area. Good selection of ale and beer, and good choice for food. A bit pricey, but the portions are big and you're supporting a local pub so worth it!

Three of us stayed in the Prince of Wales overnight 9/10 July and were treated royally. On entering, soaking wet having crossed Dartmoor, we were met by John (owner/manager) who booked us in, took us to our room, and made sure all our needs were met. The accommodation was first class, clean, newly renovated, well-provisioned, with very comfortable beds. We later had a superb dinner and in the morning delicious full English breakfasts. The bar staff were excellent, helpful and clearly well-trained. In summary, an outstanding pub / hotel.

We were staying in Princetown for the weekend and chose to have a meal here on both Friday and Saturday afternoon. Fantastic service on both days from the wonderful staff, lovely setting and the meals were amazing. We both had the pies one day which were exceptional. Full of meat and the pastry was perfect. Next day we had the pulled pork burger, which was wonderful and also the pizza, which came with a massive portion of chips and salad. I could only eat half of the pizza which was great as given a box to take the other half back to our accommodation for laters, which was absolutely perfect (plus daughter had the remaining for her breakfast the next day, so a totally well used meal!). Thank you, keep up the good work!

Friendly welcoming pub with good food. We visited for dinner several times on a recent stay in Princetown. The chicken skewers were superb!!

This is the place to go, food was fabulous, pub itself is very warming. I read other reviews about the staff, but you have to remeber you are in Devon, the pace of life is much slower, but I found all the staff very welcoming and pleasant. Bar staff could not praise the two Brazilian chefs enough, and they were right, excellant. I found the beer clean and at a perfect temperature. The specials board was a perfect reflection of the food, a clean welcoming pub, I want to go back and will most definately bring our friends, even though we are over a 100 miles away!

Best latte I've tasted and the baguette with bacon brie and cranberry was superb. Would highly recommend a visit. Staff very friendly and accommodating.

Thought we would go to eat here as staying just 100 yards up the road!! Went inside and no one behind the bar or anywhere to be seen!! Waited 10 mins when a local kindly said he would go and find them!! Barman came and we asked if doing food he said yes just find a table!! Sat down, another staff member then appeared and said something to him, he came over and said “oh somethings gone off I don’t think we are serving food now I will check! Came back with a no! No apologies or explanation!! Would I return here ….. definitely not!! There are better places in the area!!

We weren't impressed with the food,the curry was very bland....I asked for some mango chutney to liven it up a bit but alas they didn't have any.Dissapointed.

One of the best pub meals we have ever had!

Stayed in bunkhouse for daughter’s hen weekend, brilliant from start to finish, bunk house was warm and clean with great bunks, living area and kitchen fab. Pub great staff and atmosphere and tasty pub food with good choice and generous portions. Definitely recommend when in the area, or make a special visit!!

Friendly staff, great area, food was lovely and a great price

Great reception , lovely atmosphere , v friendly

Delicious food, lots of choice on the menu and friendly service

Really good food and great atmosphere. Dog friendly.

Homely feel on inside, with modern well kept bench seating at rear outside - parasols optional - dog friendly in garden - no cats friendly staff with a selection of snacks available through the day- car parking at rear. Wheelchair accessible. Only called in for recessing shandy to sit out in the sun outside. Did not stay or eat there as on passing coach trip tour.

Had beef and ale pie and it was very dry and the meat was so tough

stopped here for a break from my exped and was absolutely delighted with the service from kate. she gave us a walm welcome and showed us a table to lug our massive bags before ordering. gave us all wonderful recommendations on their specials menu and really quick service. absolutely incredible service would recommend this place to everyone and anyone. thank you Kate!!!! (p.s and piglet the cute puppy) xx

Fantastic meal last weekend. Perfect after a decent days walk on the moors. Great, friendly service, great selection of food and drink. Just what we needed

Food was loved by all my friends on the table . But my burger I’m afraid was over cooked and didn’t seem to be homemade which was disappointing as this made it dry. The onion rings were overcooked and nearly burnt too. Was going to have dessert but wasn’t sure if kitchen was still open as wasn’t asked if we wanted any. We don’t usually have negative this things to say about this place.

Lovely pub, well-used by the locals and the 'birthplace' of Jail Ale which is brewed in the village. Good food available and also has a bunkhouse for walkers.

Had the best Sunday roast it was huge and perfectly cooked a choice 5 veg. The staff were great and friendly and will definitely be going back, well done 👍

Had a long walk around Dartmeet and then to this pub at 3pm on Easter Sunday. First time for us. Delicious hot food - pork belly roast, hunters chicken and classic burgers. Jail ale and Legend under £5 pint. Great serving staff.

Great pub, good ales, good atmosphere and good food too!

It was a good place for me to visit the atmosphere was good lovely old pub/restaurant with old beams and original walls I recommend that you go there. They do food aswell and reasonable price.

Had a Saturday lunch, and the meal was very satisfactory. Service with a smile, have been here before with no complaints and will return.

Great place to have a drink or a meal, plenty of parking spaces, friendly staff, toilets clean, disabled friendly. This pub caters for everyone when you consider where it is situated right in the heart of Princetown on Dartmoor. So when you visit this pub expect to see Dog walkers and there dogs, Cyclists, Hikers and walkers. It's a great atmosphere.

Recommend the home made beef lasagne.

Foods good and averagely priced, service was good. Can get busy and clustered which is a good sign.

Excellent pub to explore the Moor and come back to a warm fire and selection of pints!

me and my family went there Friday 26th January. food was all wrong, was 9 orders wrong! and one was completely missed off! ordered sausage and mash asked for it with beans and they bring it with peas so i sent it back and asked for beans they took it back and put it in the microwave with the beans! it came back with peas stuck in the mash! and the food was piping hot! i burnt my mouth to the point i can’t eat and it’s blistered!! will not be coming back and i DO NOT recommend to anyone!!

The staff are very friendly , amazing food and good to socialice with the locals

Great place, amazing location and atmosphere. Food is great value form money and delicious.

Great pub, really nice b&b rooms, Jail Ale.....good food....what's not to like?

Great food, warm friendly atmosphere and a lovely proper Dartmoor pub.

Not sure if management has changed but little to like about the food. Cannot accommodate mash for chips…lasagne is pretty much inedible…very sad given the desire to support local business. The staff try their hardest…online booking does not work….make sure you call them if you want to stay or eat…would recommend looking for other options….don’t come here looking for good food

Great location for the end of a circular Dartmoor walk. We probably hit this place for Sunday lunch on the wrong day, it was Rememberance Sunday. They were clearly understaffed, and the staff that were there were trying their best, but very stressed and this 'short' with customers. The backroom was cold, the food was also cold! Perhaps it is better on a quieter day.

Lovely pub in the heart of princetown offering some great food. The steak and ale pie was delicious and a vampire came in the bar too!

Lovely pub. Busy but lots of room accommodating us walking in. The pie was amazing. Gravy slightly salty which was a minor point

Really nice pub in the heart of a lovely looking village.

Food was delicious. The Beef and Ale shortcrust was the best pie I have ever had! Dog friendly. Very busy, so service was quite slow, but staff all friendly enough and the food was worth the wait 😋

Had lunch here after a good walk on the Moor. What can I say, welcoming and friendly staff, top beer, top pies & top steak! The best pies we've had in a long time (especially when topped with stilton👍) and the steak we ordered was cooked to perfection. Highly recommended, we will be returning!

This is a hidden gem on the moors. Great welcome and service by the staff. Food was excellent, freshly cooked and hot food. I would highly recommend it, will eat there again. The Halloween decorations were excellent.

Good selection of beers and other drinks. Meals are very good and huge, had a burger one evening and the Sunday lunch which could have fed two people it was that big. Bar staff were great with some fun banter going around and a good atmosphere.

New owners. Been given a lovely clean face lift. The food is now amazing. Highly recommend this lovely friendly pub.

Visiting the village of my childhood the pub has great atmosphere and history. The menu however seemed quite expensive.

Car park stay in our campervan. Very friendly pub and locals. Great food and superb beer. You can't come to Dartmoor and not drink Jail Ale

Excellent food, lovely village pub

Good value food and drinks. The rooms are warm and clean. Breakfast is amazing. An ideal place to stay when visiting Dartmoor

Great meal, pub grub. Really nice atmosphere, busy but not too busy.

Always the friendliest staff, the pub itself is cosy and inviting and the food is always great! A just visit if you’re in Princetown

We were a group of four who had reserved a table on a Sunday. Parking nearby but payment required. Access to the pub was easy and it was rammed. Lovely choice of very local beers. The problem was the food, or more precisely, perhaps our food choice. Our group of four composed two meat eaters and two veggies. I chose the Hunters Chicken with cheese and a specially made blue cheese sauce.( I am allergic to onion). This was fine. My fellow meat eater chose the beef roast which looked as if it had been sitting on the pass for too long. The veggies chose crostini and a wild mushroom risotto. The crostini was served as slices of French bread with a tomato paste squirted across the top and the risotto was a grey soggy mould-shaped lump of rice tasting of starch . Both the veggie choices were returned and not billed. The roast was half eaten. To be fair, it was an extremely busy lunch session. To maintain standards, and the chef's reputation, the food menu should have been shortened to a choice of roasts only ( and do the job properly) and/or a very limited " other" choices. Staff were very good considering the working pressure. The pub had a cosy atmosphere but it will not be a first choice venue for me if food is part of the equation. I am an ex Restaurant Hotel Inspector.

Meine Lasagne war herausragend,, der Chicken - Mushroom - Pie meiner Frau so lala. Da sind wohl die Pilze ausgegangen. Es war ein bisschen kühl im Gastraum. Personal sehr freundlich. Das Prince of Wales ist der Geburtsort der Dartmoor - Brauerei. Insgesamt würde ich eigentlich 3,5 Sterne geben, da das nicht geht halt aufgerundet 4 Sterne.

Stopped here for a cold drink while on a hot mountain bike ride over the moors. A lovely little place & will be sure to stop here again...

Lovely clean place .People are friendly and welcoming. Home from home place . Food is lovely you get alot for your money

We had an evening meal, the pies, which were very nice and ample size!

Lovely pub. Nice atmosphere. Helpful staff. Shockingly poor food. Had a chicken and mushroom pie with one slice of mushroom, sauce inside the pie had the consistency of Water and the chicken was dry as a bone. The pastry was dry and hard. The chips were not cooked properly and the peas weren't even cooked properly!( that's a special skill!) For 14.95!!!! The jail ale was nice but was not expecting to have a jail pie. I wonder if they headhunted the chef from HMP Dartmoor!!! Go and have a pint but swerve the grub!!

Great pub with lovely Dartmoor ales and fantastic food. Will definitely be going back!

Cosy friendly place where locals go.

Food good, but run out of Sunday roast 1330hrs!

Bodenständiges Pub mit gutem Essen und dem lokalen Bier, welchen 300m weiter produziert wird...

Friendly staff but had a long wait for the food. Otherwise all good.

Exceptional evening here. Stopped for food and a kind stopover in their car park. Food was fab, drinks (Jail Ale) was great, but service was exceptional, especially Katie who was work the bar late into the evening and couldn't have been better at looking after us and making us feel welcome (seriously mentioning to the landlord, this is a great member of staff), hats off to her, and the rest of the team for a great visit, and welcoming our big puppy Casper. We don't frequent pubs much, but ended up staying to closing, a message in itself. Well done guys.

Prima locatie om even uit te blazen na een wandeling bijv naar South Hessary Tor of Foggintor Quarry.

Lovely meal, fantastic beer, very friendly staff and dog friendly too.

Highly recommend the Prince of Wales for excellent food and great service. After a walk on the moors, what better than a warm welcome and one of the best meals we've had in a long time. Great value, home cooked, SO tasty and big portions, especially the Prince of Wales Stack which our son said was the best and biggest burger he'd ever had - we'll definitely be back!

Great for pint and food after a meal

It was lovely, great cup of tea, value for money. Shame they started playing music, and two different systems one in the bar one in the kitchen, one way to drive customers away

Came from Finland to meet an online friend of mine who lives in this town. Tasty food and lovely community that they have here.

Great location, good pub food.

Popped in for a quick meal. Very tasty, efficient service. There is plenty of meat in the Beef and Ale pie.

Lovely food and wonderful staff

Just dining, lovely evening, throughly recommend it.

Nice pub with excellent meals. Friendly staff.

Second time we have been to the Prince of Wales, both times for a Sunday Roast 😀, one veggie one and one meat one. All I can say is its the best roast dinner we have had, for taste, size and value. Would highly recommend it, pleasant environment, really accommodating staff. Especially with our malamute Aj 😀 he had his own bowl of water and he had sausages too. We will definitely be back 😁

Lovely friendly pub . Welcomes dogs which is a great bonus .

We did not book a room, the food was lovely and reasonably priced. The reason 4 stars 3 pints 1 coffee cost safe price as meals, so felt over priced.

Web site needs updating old menu with old prices on new prices quiet a bit more expensive but still fabulous food

Fantastic steak, welcoming staff and locals, nice pint of Dartmoor IPA. Great experience in a funny old town! Recommended.

The only restaurant that was still open at 7 am. Local beer was great and food was good too. Prices are moderate and service did a good job. Go on like this! Cheers from two german visitors.

Good food nice staff, Convenient for visiting prison/Museum and location.

Lovely lunch with our visiting cousin. Great ambience and lovely food

This a lovely place to stay.The rooms are excellent in every way and very clean.Evening meals excellent value for money and Breakfast very good.The staff are friendly and very helpful.Idea location for the prison and exploring Dartmoor national park.would definitely stay here again.

Didn't try the food but this was a happy pub on a Sunday afternoon. Really good beer, as you'd expect from a pub with the Jail Ale brewery a stones throw away. Plenty of seating and great service. Best pub in Princetown and the perfect place for a pint after walking 24 Tors in 24 hours for the School in a Bag Charity

Just had a quick lunch there, enjoyed the atmosphere and the beer!

Nice little Inn with Pub in the Heart of Dartmoor loctated in Princetown only short next to the Brewery. Food was good, Portions big enough and the Pub had Character. We didnt met many Customers on our Stay but it was still already quite noisy and the Interiour could be a bit more cozy. Sadly when we ordered a Dark Ale we got a light one that wasnt to our Taste. It was Supposed to be an IPA but didnt taste like one.

Been here a few time and always pleasant service . Food is good , ale is good . Win win

Just Popped in for A Quick Drink Whilst Out Walking Our Dog, Very Friendly Pub