The Queens in North Devon

Just had a weekend in Lynton and almost didn't go in here due to some negative reviews we'd seen online but so glad we did. Staff are lovely, prices compared to where we live in Bradford on avon are so much cheaper and we both found we were relaxed both times we visited. No food serving but staff were quick to advise good restaurants within walking distance.

Watched the football had few drink friendly staff lovely welcome.

Great dog friendly local pub with very helpful and friendly staff, good cask and keg ales, lagers, ciders and food. Made our recent holiday to Lynton complete. Thank you.

I love the hotel and food here but i cant get through to book again

This is a very sad place. It felt like it was on its last legs. There were no beers on tap and at the time of the visit (during the Euros) the televisions, guests were advised, were not working. Not somewhere I would rush back to not recommend.

About to close by the look of it now. No real ales, no customers, dingy - avoid.

Nothing to get over excited about. It's just a good old fashioned local pub serving a reasonable selection of Beers, Wines & Spirits, including Welsh Whisky!! Prices are very reasonable when considering Lynton is a Tourists Honey Trap. Could be even better if they served food, whilst we were in there in excess of 9 people came in and asked if food was being served. Nevertheless despite not serving food is good for a Pint or Two.

Nipped in for a quick pint while holidaying in Lynton over Easter. Pub was empty just before dinner time on a Wednesday except for a local at the bar. Landlady wasn't particularly welcoming and moaned about the cost of me paying by contactless. Pub is pretty run down and needs either a steam cleaning or a refurb. No chef currently but I wouldn't risk eating there if there was. Pint of Tribute was cloudy and full of floaters. Avoid.

Came here for a pint, lovely winter atmosphere. There was no chef so they didn't serve food on this occasion. Could do with a better selection of lagers but nevertheless still a good variety of ales. Would come again!

Men’s toilet was poor, seat loose, flush faulty, no toilet brush, cheap toilet paper. No hand towels. Had two cask ales, tasted nice but didn’t hold the head due to glass issues, they either need replacing, refreshing or check the dishwasher rinse is doing it’s job. On the plus side good service and clean.

Called in every night whilst on holiday. Not disappointed. I’d recommend the drought beer ( Exmoor) which was just as good bottled. Staff were friendly and welcoming. Reasonable prices. Pool in the rear popular with the locals, and music too. Didn’t appreciate it when the tv was tuned on loudly as well! What’s the thinking in that!

Super friendly local pub. Stopped off for a quick drink after visiting Valley of the Rocks.

We popped in for a large wine and cuppa. We were told sarcastically ‘we’re a pub not a cafe’. At which point wine was being poured from a miniature bottle into a glass and we were not offered an alternative to tea. Disappointing. Would not recommend. Rude staff. Disappointing collection. Very unwelcoming.

Very little variety in terms of Ale. The pub itself could use some renovation. Nice gentleman behind the tap.

Popped in for drinks only.Friendly staff,beer well kept,friendly locals.

I popped in for a pint having spent the day at the Classic Car Show. I asked if I could pay with a £20 note, knowing that some pubs don’t take cash anymore. What I got in reply from presumably the Landlord/manager, was sarcastic comments about how “we’ve never seen a £20 note in the West Country before” (I’m from Ilfracombe, half an hours drive away.) With his thick cockney accent, I wonder what part of the West Country he’s from?! He then short changed me and joked about putting the pound in the tips jar. He might have been ‘showing off’ to a couple of locals sat at the bar but having worked in hospitality myself, his attitude stank! There is a reason his pub was empty on what should have been the busiest day of the year for him. Don’t bother, there are far more welcoming pubs down the hill in Lynmouth.

Wonderful community spirit vibe at The Queens. Excellent and attentive staff who really do go above and beyond !

Lovely and friendly. Very chilled

Very nice pub and good prices for drinks. Beautiful little beer garden. If you're lucky, you can say hello to the owners friendly cocker spaniel 🥰

Feels like quite a ‘local’ pub but with limited options in Lyndon, can’t really fault it. Old school pub type, decent Tribute!

Nice boozer, comfortable friendly & very reasonably priced 🍺 🐶 😊

Nice little local pub, nice landlady, Karen, hope that is the correct spelling of her name.

Great value, nice atmosphere and good facilities. But the drinks choice and service was poor. Hot drinks machine not working, soft drinks pump not working, and not taking card but selectively allowing customers to pay on card. Would like more of a choice for drinks on tap- they have the lagers you’d expect, but a poor choice of ales.

Pub only open 3 til 9.no food served

Enjoyed our pints..good value at £7.80 for both drinks..comfy sofas and friendly staff..

Real friendly pub and a real pub to boot, no pretentious nonsense, good selection of drinks, cracking jukebox, friendly locals, what more do you want? It’s also dog friendly

Loverly dog friendly pub, great staff and well positioned in the centre

Stood there for 10 mins no staff there's signs everywhere tell you what you can and carnt do walked out and went to next pub severed straight away .

We called in for a drink, great service and beer garden

Top pub for (several) pints after a hard day's walking. A great pint of Tribute, recommended.

Staff very friendly, prices average. Food very nice and large portion of chips. Down side people letting their dogs sit on the seats. Not nice

Friendly pub. Just what you need after a long hot days walking on the coast path 😊

Great pub in the lovely Lynton, Devon. Very friendly staff. Food not available at the moment but there's a chip shop across from the Queen's. Tha landlord doesn't mind you taking food into the pub as long as you ask first.

Lovely pub and lovely landlady. Dog friendly. Good atmosphere.

Great place for a beer, great staff, and a fantastic landlady, best pub in the village, imo.. And the locals don't bite.. Really..

Lovely little pub nice pint..🍻 lovely lady running it aswell..😊

Nice enough pub. Not a great choice of red wine. The smoke from the smokers on the patio in the back drifted right through to the front of the pub 😔. On the plus side, the beer was good and they had parma violet gin 👍

It's rare to find a pub so welcoming and that will allow you to bring in your own food. Cider was spot on. Pool table too. Lovely comfy seats, glowing fire and snacks. Thankyou.

My new favourite pub in Lynton, very welcoming and they let us get a takeaway to bring in when they weren't cooking, oh and you have got to meet Herbie their wonderful 4 legged resident 👍

Excellent beer. If you ask beforehand they will allow you to buy fish and chips from chippy and bring them in to eat with a beer

Nice pub in the village. Unfortunate that they no longer serve food. Cider was very nice and landlord was very helpful finding us a few places to eat nearby.

We only go to Lynton once a year on holiday and always go to the queens for drinks its always always friendly and relaxed great staff and locals

Visited the Queens on holiday, we visited every evening for our stay. A very welcoming, friendly pub.

Wondered in here tonight for a quick drink and what a lovely welcome from the girl behind the bar and the locals. We had our dog with us and everyone made such a fuss of him. We were made to feel so welcome. Highly recommend.

We popped into The Queens for a drink and found the atmosphere quite unfriendly. The selection of drinks was limited including the choice of wine. The bar man in particular was most unhelpful and rude when we ordered drinks. When asked what type of wine was being offered he replied - “do you want it or not - this is the West Country!” We left soon after as did a large table of people who heard the rude barman and did not even order a drink.

Very unfriendly, and bar man was rude and intimidating. Didn't serve food or hot drinks, despite having signs and hot drinks machine at the bar. Speaking of signs, there are also lots of passive aggressive notes / signs everywhere.

So friendly, what a wonderful atmosphere! Felt very welcome, a must visit.

Lovely pub great pint of Exmoor ale proper pub

It is an old style, in a good way, pub. Good selections of drinks, one big screen in another room, good music, which is not loud, and relaxed atmosphere.

Called for drinks only and enjoyed what we had. The chap behind the bar was very friendly. We got a bit jealous of the folks coming from the fish shop over the road even though we had just eaten in the market place. A great arrangement. Will go back.

Only one member of staff on but very helpful and jolly and a good pint 👍.

Friendly and covid safe....enjoyed our visit

great music, good atmosphere, good beer (very reasonably priced), and they let you eat your fish n chips from across the way !

Me and my partner went to stay in lynton for our 6 year anniversary. We stopped in here just to have a drink.I can not fault the owner carol for the way she and her staff kept the place very very clean and sanitized every thing when each table was left. It was good to see during what is going on with COVID. We did sit down with the landlady and we praised her for the way she was running the pub during COVID. We wish here all the best and hope she won’t have to shut again. Just wish more places were like this. As she says no maskie no drinkie. Thank u for a good night and keep up the good work to keep your business going

Really friendly and very dog friendly - superb evening relaxing with the team at the Queens!. Highly recommended for a family - we had a lovely evening!

Horrendous reception. The miserable bar man shouted "MASK!" at us once we opened the door. Even though it is not a legal requirement to wear one we would have put our masks on if he'd asked politely. We simply turnt around and found another pub called the Crown which had a great bar and extremely polite staff. My friend called earlier in the day to ask if we needed to book a table at the Queens and received a rude and blunt reply of "for what? It's a shame that establishments like this can continue operating without an ounce of customer service and politeness, places like this don't deserve to carry on when so many gold businesses have had to closed die to covid issues.

Visited this pub today. We couldn't have had a warmer welcome. Nothing was too much trouble for the members of staff who looked after us. They were very helpful and we will definitely come back.

Popped in several times during our week in Lynton. A warm welcome, good ales on tap and clear social distancing observed. A lovely pub for a pint.

Really lovelly pub very friendly well priced , will definitely be back again soon

Not a good greeting at all and they didn't like to take card payment. A letdown for such a beautiful village.

Your welcomed with open arms,very friendly,very clean & a great atmosphere.

If you are in Lynton you must visit The Queens, a excellent friendly pub. We stayed in Lynton for a week and visited several times and were always made most welcome by Karen and her team. Although they don't have a food offering at present you are allowed to buy food from the fish and chip shop opposite and eat them in the pub. They have a good selection of draught beers and ciders all reasonably priced. All in all a great pub in a great Location.

Popped into the Queens on Friday night to catch the Euro game. The staff here are incredibly hard working (it's all table service at the moment). They deserve all credit (so I hope their management is reading!). Cheers Ladies, I salute you all.

Beer was good, Exmoor ale. However it appeared quite clicky in its clientele. On first entering told they were full until we pointed out four empty seats that customers had just vacated. Good table service prevailed and we spent a pleasant afternoon keeping one eye on the small TV screen showing the football.

Excellent host could not be more better

friendly and helpful staff definitely would use this pub again

Nice and peaceful, comfortable with great lager and great scotch.

Great staff and a small but sunny beer garden - a good place to go when you are doing your washing at the laundrette!

Nice beer very friendly loved the place

Great pub, really enjoyed it great staff 👍

Staff friendly enough, drinks competitively priced. However, felt like a bit of a locals pub, with one of the guests using language which some might find offensive and put us off staying for another drink.

A very stroppy owner of this pub, would not put the tv on on a day when lots of sport on, she was very rude and looks down on customers spending good money, best to give this pub a wide berth.

not the best in lynton but i my be to harsh i will leave it to you . one visit was enough food menu was small and not much choice but as i said thats my view you may think its ok

Great Indian on a Saturday night!

Booked a table as we were promised the rugby would be shown. Ordered drinks and food from a limited menu. Were then told we could not have the rugby on. To make matters worse when the food arrived so did the fruit flies. After fighting with them for 10 mins we gave up. Food was poor anyway. Offered to pay for drinks but told not to bother. We left.

Drinks were nice and cold staff were helpfull had the sports 4 us lovely staff as well good value 4 money

Nice service with good social distancing in place, friendly clientele and good prices

Excellent service & very accommodating staff. Fitted us in at last minute with no booking. The curry was beautiful & so tasty

Very good curry friendly staff great value

We visited the pub as a group of 4 (2 couples) with a small dog. From the minute we walked in we all found the place to be welcoming and friendly. We went on a Saturday which is one of the three Tandori nights they host. The food was excellent, hot and plentiful. The quality of the meat was excellent. Choice was limited but that didn’t matter, we all found something we liked on the menu. All in all this was a great find, we would all recommend it. We have another table booked for tonight. The only downside is that you have to order drinks at the bar, but it’s worth it to have such a fun night out with great food.

Great pub. Very friendly people and good beer.

Another lovely visit to this little gem of a pub. Always a good atmosphere and great service from the staff.

Lovely visit to this little local pub. Great atmosphere and great service. We went on Tandoori night which was provided by Lynton Tandorri and was a lovely curry. Recommended.

We needed a pint after walking 8 miles along the SW coastal path (and a sit down before the long walk back!) and The Queens was right there in the centre of town.Friendly service, good 'Covid secure' practices and excellent beer on tap.Weather was good so we sat in the rear courtyard - shame its really just a glorified smoking area and a bit run down but the smokers were reasonably considerate.Unfortunately food service wasn't available on the afternoon we visited, so we just had crisps - which was fine and set us up for our return 'ramble' to Heddon Bridge.Worth another visit when the kitchen is open.

From the booking over the phone to the time we left the pub, the staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming, going out of their way to make sure we had a great night. The few locals that were there were also very friendly. The food is managed and cooked by a separate company, again the hostess making us feel very welcome and the food is cooked from fresh by a lovely Bangladeshi chef and it was fantastic. We were two couples and all went for tandori dishes, and all of us loved the food. Great night, would highly recommend if you fancy a beer and curry with great staff.

We popped in for a quick drink before our meal. Lynton is a town with very few choice of pubs (more in Lynmouth down the hill) but this was a good, honest locals pub.Cheap, cheerful, and warm. It was very quiet so we moved down to The Crown for our second drink as it was busier with a better atmosphere, but wished we’d stayed here due to being able to sit inside.

Popped in for a drink n to watch the footy. Great atmosphere and good social distancing was used for people eating and drinking. It was so good to be back in a pub to enjoy these things. Thanks Karen n staff we will be back

The new Indian menu is absolutely amazing! Chef cooks every thing from scratch so the food was fresh and tasty. Whole menu apart from the naan bread was gluten free, he also catered to my nut allergy! Would highly recommend for food, they also do takeaway. I think the kitchen runs under ‘Lynton Tandoori’

No food available on a Saturday midday. Only 2 draught beers. Manager seemed not to be bothered with customers or anything else. Lots of tables reserved for non exist ant customers. Generally not a friendly pub and a lack lustre experience not to be repeated by us again. Covid19 out of lock down or not more effort needed or don't bother to open!! Other local pubs in same area have made a great effort to open even converting car park to new pub gardens

No food available Saturday midday choice of cask bears awful only 2.Manager did not seem to be bothered to explain why and showed no interest in customers or life in general. Staff lady who served us was very good and should be promoted to manager had excellent people skills.

Finally Lynton has a curry house (not including the excellent Thai restaurant in Lynbridge). Exceeded my expectations and reminded me of my favourite restaurants in London and Birmingham. Hope to see them still in business next time we are back in Lynton.

Went here on a Saturday night with my partner, the barmaid was friendly and chatty but there were only 5 others in so it seemed empty. It would probably be buzzing in the main season.A couple were having a drink at the bar and the rest were playing pool which was funny to watch as the floor had risen next to it and it made taking shots awkward.It's a nice looking pub but nothing special.

I was staying at a local hotel and just wanted somewhere to sit with a drink and read my book.A few locals in the back area but I was made to feel welcome.Nice ( full) pint of beer and comfy seating.Visited a few times as felt comfortable on my own.

This has good beer and good food, the staff are helpful and prompt used by the locals so can not be bad

Out of season visit very welcoming

A very friendly atmosphere. All staff very helpful and chatty. Did not try the food, but drinks where good.

Food took a very long time to come out understandably it Was Saturday but we thought they had forgotten. Slow service. Gin glasses covered in lipstick stains, put me right off. First time here and last

An early evening visit for a pre-dinner drink. Quiet but a nice atmosphere and friendly service from the staff.

A very modest exterior and a down market interior could provide a negative reaction. Talk to the landlady! Very friendly, cheerful and helpful. Superb pint of casque conditioned Exmoor Ale. Copious helpings of typical pub food served hot and at a remarkably low cost. Highly recommended. Family and dog friendly.

A great pub to meet the local population of Lynton. Relaxed atmosphere.