The Rattery Church House Inn in South Hams

Wonderful little find. Excellent and attentive service. The owner was wonderfully accommodating given some of our party had some food intolerances. The Beef was the showstopper! Best I’ve tasted for a very very long time. Would thoroughly recommend.

Lovely country pub the food is amazing restaurant quality. Friendly service and great atmosphere. Brilliant garden lighting.

Excellent Sunday roast at The Church House Inn. Delicious local food, well presented, great service and warm atmosphere. Food and staff are first rate. Highly recommend.

Came here on our visit to Mill Cross Retreats. Service was so friendly and welcoming. Food was great, especially the mac n cheese arancini. Brisket was melt in your mouth soft and so flavourful. We were so full there was no chance at puddings. Will definitely come back.

Enjoyed a delicious burger here for lunch! The staff were incredibly welcoming, and the outdoor seating was perfect for enjoying the sunshine. Highly recommend!

First time visited will def be going back staff are fantastic fun knowledgeable and great service. Food is to die for and such a big venue. Surroundings inside just top off a great experience. Well dun you. Outside seating looked god but need s sunny day to try it.

Lovley friendly staff, nothing was too much trouble . The food was delicious and very generous portions, can highly recommend. I will definitely be returning

What a lovely pub. Food was delicious and the staff were really friendly. Highly recommend 😊

Absolutely delicious food. Good service.

Had a lovely birthday meal in the garden. It was really lovely. The sun was out, the food was great, and drinks were cold.

Amazing friendly atmosphere ,lovely food , great pub with a fantastic history . Already trying to booked for Christmas 🎄🤭

First visit,midweek afternoon. Had a super fish and chips and a well conditioned pint of Ale

My son told us about how lovely this pub was. It was amazing . The atmosphere was so welcoming , staff so friendly . We had food and that was so nice too. Its an old historical pub so had a good read about it . Wow .

Such a beautiful pub with a wonderful friendly atmosphere! There is a fantastic large garden area perfect for family’s and dog friendly. Our Fish and chips were gorgeous.

Our first visit to The Church House Inn yesterday for dinner with friends. Absolutely loved everything about the place, quality beers, fantastic food at reasonable prices and extremely friendly and professional staff. Also dog friendly so that’s always a positive thing in my opinion 🐶 Highly Recommend

We were camping nearby and had dinner. The food was fantastic, very friendly staff and a lovely old dog friendly pub

Great food, super friendly staff. And dog friendly too!!

Excellent food. Service was good, although the young waitresses were clearly rather inexperienced and under pressure, they were always polite and did their best to be helpful. The room was rather noisy, with hard surfaces all round tending to amplify the sound generated by a large group nearby, which at times made conversation difficult. Mostly a good experience, however.

Lovely village pub serving excellent food with great service. Off the beaten track but well worth seeking out. Highly recommended 👍

Visited last week and was unimpressed unfortunately!

Lovely old place. Great food and drinks. Beatifull garden.

Wonderful place, we had a fantastic lunch, the menu was absolutely wonderful and the food was delicious!!!

Popped in for a quick drink and a bite to eat. Wow, the food was amazing. The drinks were great too, although, not the cheapest. Lovely village pub tucked away.

Wonderful British country pub with excellent food & drinks and a friendly and welcoming staff. We came in the evening for aeal, then back for lunch before we leave Rattery! If we were staying longer we'd come most days!

Very nice atmosphere and extremely friendly staff. Highly recommend

Had a Wednesday night curry for my birthday supper. It was a little quiet but the other diners made for a good ambience and the setting, in the dining room, being festively decked out, and all, was good. Service was always helpful n provided with advice (on the menu) and a smile. Loved the curry and we will b back! 2 starters, 2 drinks and 2 mains came in at c£65. Curry was £15. The fish and chips is also a good choice @ £18.

Been here a few times for dinner now. Food is top notch, great service and a nice bubbly atmosphere in the pub too. Will be back!

The venison was incredible, the steak was charred perfectly 🥩 and the cheese board was delectable 🧀

Everything was really wonderful! In a 1000 year old house the ambience can only be good!!!

Good food. Hectic service due to small busy space. Good drink. Parking very busy. Dogs allowed in dining areas whether you like that or not.

Fantastic pub atmosphere with a warm and cozy feel, lovely food, well priced for the excellent quality. After several visits I have noticed a forever changing menue with lots of choice and flavours, from classic choices to those fancy pants options with lovely decorations and a very fully belly after.

Great country pubs. Food was good but our nibbles were forgotten and were served just before the mains.

Great food ...in a lovely place..also good staff

Lovely service with a smile, enjoyed my partners 50th birthday there, everyone was delighted with the food and service.

Superb lunch and highly recommended. Great menu choices.

This is one of the favorite place in Devon for our couple🤩 we can stay here every day : amazing tasty food and cozy atmosphere. Very beautiful old pub , two fireplaces, and the stuff is so friendly here🤗 Try The Sunday roast here- you will really enjoy it😋😋😋

As usual a fantastic warm welcome and great to catch up with some old friends. Food was exceptional. Shame we couldn't have stayed for dinner!

Came here for the Sunday roast! We were a group of 6 and were seated at the dining room, which featured large windows overlooking the outdoor area. Really lovely seating area. They also have seating in the main pub area, where although more dimly lit, is quite charming and quaint, and there was even a wood fire burning. Things we tried: Pork scratchings w/ apple sauce (7/10): some bits were a bit hard, but still really good and crunch. Sunday roast (8/10): beef roast was certainly on point, perfectly cooked. It was a bit lukewarm when it arrived. The sides of broccoli, roasted parsnips and beets, carrot puree, and cauliflower cheese were also wonderful. However, I wish the potatoes were a bit more crisp! Chili chocolate cremeux (5/10): there is a hint of lime, and the cremeux is wonderfully silky, but there is surprisingly not much flavor or chocolate. There were chocolate crunchy bits, but that didn't really make up for the bland cremeux. Would not recommend. I did hear that the toffee pudding was good though!

Mark and I visit the church house regularly being our local, the staff are always so welcoming and warm and the food never lets us down. However, last night's dish topped it off for me, I had to have the sea food Ramen being caribbean and a seafood lover. Ohhhh it was cooked to perfection... oh the flavours, the textures and presentation was super fantastic. Definitely in my top 5 meals from the 58 countries I've visited so far. Very impressive, hats off to the chef 👨‍🍳 👏🏾

A lovely evening basking in the overall ambience.

Lovely friendly staff, food was amazing, fresh, and locally sourced.

Lovely old pub with fairly good food.

Terrific menu, relaxed ambience with friendly service. Very formidable

Lovely old pub which does great food

A totally superb roast lunch in an atmospheric 11th century inn. Clearly a very popular spot for lunch on a Sunday, so don't expect to walk in without a reservation and find a table. We left at 3.30; our table was ready for waiting customers very shortly after and Sunday lunch was still being served. The carnivores in our group said that the pork crackling was amazing, the vegetarians loved the nut roast. All the vegetables were excellent, especially the cauliflower cheese and (not a common sight) the roasted beetroot. We sampled three of the six or more possible desserts, all scored very highly. Mine was a most enjoyable apple and pear crumble with creme anglaise (custard?). We were happy to forgive fairly slow service, first of all because we didn't want to rush, secondly, because there was a party of 30 people being looked after at the other end of the inn and, thirdly, because the staff were really lovely even though they were clearly extremely busy. We shall definitely be returning; this lunch was easily one of the top three best we have experienced over many years.

Nice place to eat good atmosphere just a shame we had a table of 20 people next to us who were very noisy.

Had a great meal with friends at lunch time. Especially the chocolate dessert!

I thought I had booked a bar table for just three of us, and so I was slightly disappointed to be placed in the dining area. Don't get me wrong, this is fine for large groups or summer daytime lunches, but it's not the same as the atmosphere in the bar. All else was great. Food and vegetarian options were all excellent, as is their selection of local beers and their choice of smiley courteous staff.

Excellent all round so much so we r going again twice next week

Real nice feel to this country pub. Food is top notch, loads of flavour and well presented. Good value for money as all ingredients are local. The staff are always really friendly and helpful. The whole set up is great for family lunch. Beautiful outside space and nice and quiet with lots of seating. Loads of parking outside.

Best pub in Devon. Worth a detour!

What a find ! On the road to Cornwall and we stumbled across the Rattery Church house Inn as we were hungry. We received a lovely welcome and we were accommodated with a table in the restaurant. The food was superb, great varied choice for all, and the service was attentive, caring but not overpowering, just a nice experience. Thanks to the staff and the Chef for making this a nice surprise.

Historic eatery. Food and drink was good - felt like I was experiencing history.

Very nice pub. Meals are rather expensive but very very nice. Beer is excellent ,and the Best burger I've ever had .

Quiet and perfect & very clean. It is a joy to eat here.

Beautiful pub with Great beer. Well worth a visit.

If I could pick the inn to be near where I live this would be in the top 5. As we walked in to the establishment we were actually greeted a wonderful looking traditional English bar, long and well stocked. After exchanging greetings with a member of staff we found ourselves a table for 5, there was a table for 8 so a large party should be ok, just let the staff know before turning up. The menu, a good amount of choices and very nice. Drinks, a big list of wines, beers etc. Seating, comfortable. Lighting, those with sight issues should be ok. Background music, a good mix and not too loud. The staff. Ever staff member I talked to was so nice, it was like talking to a family member. Would I go back, definitely. 😀 Photos? I forgot my phone. 😆

Very good service and lovely staff

Excellent Sunday lunch, great beers, the dessert was amazing! Would definitely come again.

Excellent venue, food and service.

Fabulous historic building, excellent service and really delicious food, well worth seeking out.

Great place, food and service lovely

A lovely pub but very expensive. £2.50 per scoop of ice cream is excessive.

Lovely pub, lovely garden to sit and enjoy a cool drink

Fine with- I ordered food - when the waiter came for the foot order which was a good 15 minutes after drinks- and there was lots of patience etc. they then said there was no squid ink pasta for the £25 meal, which you’d think they’d offer a discount considering that’s not what you got for the price. Also to note- we went in the night before but Daughter was hungry and considering there were only 3 options it didn’t suit us so we left. The menu was different (this is the day before we ate). So clearly, this could have been changed to ‘normal pasta’. The pasta was actually very delicious. Bad parts -which normally you’d be offered a discount / refund. I got an ‘oh no’ after asking if it was okay? -Burger was more than plain, no offerings of mustard or jalapeño, even just seasoning. £17 The seafood hake loin pasta!- should have included muscles. I got 0, yes 0 muscles in the ‘seafood’ pasta and 2 slightly cold scallops. Sauce was lovely but I wouldn’t pay £25 for nice sauce and charcoal skin hake. Did I explain to Waitress? Yes. Offered sympathy? No. Don’t bother booking, our table was booked for 15 but was moved to 17 because someone was sat there instead of us. Which we would have loved to sit where we was booked for having a young child by the garden! £70 worth it? No. But we ate it considering it was the only pub in rattery / place to eat.

Absolutely amazing staff so friendly. Food is beautiful, and the chef was so accommodating when my grandson asked for something which was not on the menu.

Very welcoming, excellent food, lovely service.

Amazing staff, beautiful food. Could've easily stayed all day

Very friendly excellent food a good experience

Lovely country pub which serves good food. Pleasant outside area.

Popped in for a drink on the way down the A38. Very nice old pub. Start nearly 1000years ago. The local homemade cider was amazing. Sat outside in the sunshine under a big canvas umbrella. Lovely gardens in a quiet village. Well worth a visit. Didn't order any food, but the menu did look good. I'd recommend this pub every time. Lovely, peaceful church yard next door as well.

The conservatory a great addition, lovely feel to it. Staff friendly and informative. Food fantastic. Free level parking outside. Beautiful village setting. Will definitely go back. Would like the ravioli to be made with vegetarian cheese and not labelled v with Parmesan.

Another fabulous outing to the hidden gem that is the Church House Inn. Will and his team go above and beyond to make it more than just a place to eat. The menu variety was just outstanding and it was a real struggle to pick from so many mouth watering options. We both opted for the steaks as we had heard good things and wanted to see what all the hype was about. Now as a self certified meat snob, I can honestly say it was the best steak I have had for a very long time. Cooked to perfection with a beautiful texture that just melted in your mouth. Makes a nice change coming to a pub that clearly knows what they are doing with exceptional local produce. Will definitely be back soon.

Excellent food & service. Highly recommended.

The service is amazing, food exceptional and a warm cosy feeling. Looking forward to returning in near future

Beautiful pub, food and service. Will definitely be back

Amazing food on a special birthday lunch.

7 of us had dinner here to celebrate a birthday last night. Service was great, the food was brilliant and loved the choices available....being a vegetarian and coeliac - usually it's not so simple! Beautifully presented and each course tasted amazing. Service was friendly and attentive and if I lived closer we would eat here regularly! Thankyou, we will be back soon

We ate a lovely meal and enjoyed some localish ales. The pub is lovely and comfortable. We stayed at the nearby Ashbourne Woods and its a lovely 10 min walk away.

Had a great evening meal. Would highly recommend

I had a nice meal ham hock terrine with black pudding bon bon my wife was not impressed with her cheese terrine staff were sweet loverly spot recomend this place

Fabulous location and food. Staff very friendly and helpful. Will definitely return.

Excellent pub good food and service, The Sunday roast his excellent and the beer garden.

Lovely food, good local ales. As was a nice day ate in the beer garden which was also good. Friendly and welcoming staff.

Delicious food, great local cider!

100% recommend going if you're in the area or camping at Ashbourne woods. Delicious food and friendly and kind staff and did I say delicious food?! :)

One of my most favourite places to dine locally. Not only does this stunning old Church house have 1000 years of history. It’s staff and food are amazing today. Keep up the good work guys. As a local cabby I highly recommend.

Made a reservation to have lunch with a friend. Good space for parking, disabled access only to the garden. Good portions and not too pricy.

This place was recommended to me as an altogether great place to eat and drink. I certainly can't disagree. The food is very good and the staff are very friendly and personable. The atmosphere and surroundings are pleasant and relaxing. I will definitely visit again next time I'm in Devon.

Great selection of drinks, definitely reccomend the Sunday roast

Lovely quaint pub on the edge of Dartmoor, great food, friendly staff and like stepping into a Time Machine to 1028. Highly recommend!

Lovely pub, great food, pleasant staff. Overall excellent.

Great service, good food. Nice atmosphere. Would recommend

Excellent food and service, attractive ambience, fair prices. Good outdoor seating in fine weather.

Great surroundings, lovely staff and fantastic food

One of the friendliest landlady's we've ever met. She was happy to explain the probable history of the pub back to 1026 as well as its current update. The food was great too.

Gorgeous pub, nice atmosphere and a cosy fire. There are tables near the bar for drinks, plus two dining areas for meals. We had a delicious dinner and the service was fantastic. This was our first visit and certainly won't be our last. Highly recommend.

Lovely sunday lunch, nice selection of ale..highly recommended

Fantastic Sunday roast and good selection of puddings. Friendly staff and lovely atmosphere. Can't fault it 😊

The beer was good as was the service we received, the food although effort had been made to present it well was very mediocre and overpriced