The Red Lion Inn in East Devon

Just had a drink in there, but lovely people and a nice atmosphere.

Great food and great service, recommended it .

We found the Red Lion tea time yesterday, what an absolute GEM of a 15th century pub.! Wonderful atmosphere, very helpful and friendly staff, and the food was excellent.. So good in fact, we have just returned from our second visit having eaten a late Sunday lunch.. Once again, excellent food, different staff members this evening, but just like last night all the staff were very helpful and friendly...!! Definitely returning again tomorrow evening for meal number 3 😊🍴😊 Highly Recommended, for atmosphere, friendly staff and excellent food.. 5 Star Dean and Steph, Dorset

We live quite locally and come over to the Red Lion often. The staff, food and ambience are fantastic. A great stop off for lunch, if visiting Killerton. I especially want to mention how good they are at catering for allergies and dietary choices. I came for my birthday lunch and we had a vegetarian, a pescatarian, a gluten free and a dairy free guest in the party! Their lunch menu catered for everyone and was clearly marked. I am the veggie and always have at least two delicious and imaginative choices on the menu, plus, very often, another on the specials menu. Highly recommended.

I visited this delightful pub for a small family celebration. I would be the first to admit that eating out is not something I particularly enjoy, but what a wonderful experience I had! Such a beautiful location, amazing food, promptly served, beautifully presented, and polite, attentive staff. I would very much recommend this pub. You won't be disappointed.

What a delightful pub. We booked a night's stay at the Red Lion as it was not too far from the M5 on the way to visit family, and I'm so glad we found it! The staff were all really lovely and friendly, our evening meal was delicious (disappointingly too full for pudding!), lovely selection of local beers and ciders. Our room was beautifully presented, clean and comfortable with a lovely little en suite. Home made shortbread to accompany the tea and coffee tray in the room was the best I've had in my life, pure heaven in biscuit form!!! We will definitely be back!

I can hardly find words to say how brilliant this place is. An old quirky pub near Exeter with excellent bus service into the city. But you wouldnt need to go into the city for dinner..this place is amazing. A sensible menu with home cooked food, including lighter plates if you dont want to eat much. We also had breakfast which was cooked to order and so tasty. They even gave us a packed breakfast as we left the next day early… The rooms are charming if quirky..this is an old building after all, but with all mod cons and comfortable, including home made curtains! The people couldnt have been more helpful and made the place perfect in every way. I cant speak highly enough about this place..it is a perfect pub getaway without being in some trendy hyped up place, or city. You will not be disappointed.

Had lunch in this lovely pub yesterday. 3 adults and 1 dog. The staff are very polite and welcoming and the food was delicious.

Always a place me and my friend go to catch up over dinner. Proper pub grub from local ingredients and local ciders. Staff always friendly and polite. Never had a problem fitting us in either

Went here for Sunday lunch yesterday and can honestly say it's the best Sunday roast I've had in a long time. Food was really fresh, the beef was tender and the Yorkshire pudding delicious! Really generous portions with lots of vegetables. I'm not local but will definitely be back if ever in the area again. The pub oozes charm and the service was friendly and efficient.

A fantastic Sunday Dinner Roast, very nice indeed and the roast spuds were perfect, well worth the Money and a great place- the Red Lion.

Great food, lovely people and service. Really dood roasts.

This is a very nice pub with seating outside and a little garden across the drive. Positives nice food and nice looking pub Negatives miserable staff and not a great welcome at all. Waitress sighed when we asked for something. I was standing at the bar waiting and the manager was pouring a drink and didn't acknowledge me. Not one smile from staff. I didn't like the tip being added to the bill. They do ask if that's OK when they hand the bill over but it's awkward to decline once its been added. I suggest if the staff are relying on tips then the establishment should pay them more.

Stayed here for 5 days and the room was lovely and clean, the staff were friendly and helpful and the food was plentiful. Would definitely stay here again. Very pretty location. The only downside was a bit of a surprise to find that the rooms were not serviced once during our stay. No clean glasses,mugs,cutlery and no replenishment of the dinks. Make your own beds too.

Had lunch for 4. Attentive service. Well cooked tasty pub style food. Good selection of ales. Great value.

I recently visited this pub in the village and I must say, it exceeded all my expectations. The food was absolutely amazing, and the service was top-notch. Not only was the food delicious, but it was also served very quickly, which was a pleasant surprise. The quality of the food was exceptional and it left all of us, including my partner and kids, extremely satisfied. We also loved the fact that they had a lovely garden where we could sit outside and enjoy our meal. I highly recommend this pub for anyone looking for a great dining experience.

Had a group meal and really enjoyed the food, service was great too!

We booked a table for 6 Friday lunchtime. Good menu choices, and the light bite menu was perfect for kids or a lighter lunch. Had the burger with generous salad and lovely crispy chips. Wife has Risotto, very nice and the kids had , ham eggs and chips, lasagna and chicken croutons. Everyone enjoyed their food. We would come back again, if in the neighborhood.

We stayed in the 2 bedroomed apartment for 2 nights. The Red Lion is a charming pub in a lovely quiet village near Exeter. The entrance to the apartment is up some steps around the back of the pub. A spacious downstairs with kitchen, dining and lounge space and a shower room. Upstairs are 2 smallish bedrooms. The cleanliness of the rooms were lacking, there was a film of dust covering the hob, all windows had cobwebs and insects in the corners and the drainage plug in the shower was grim. On our return to the room at the end of our 1st day we noticed it had not been serviced. As we were eating in the restaurant that evening we mentioned it to the staff who seemed quite horrified that the room had not been cleaned and took our key to sort it out. The other people in our party had the same issue and when they went to leave the key at the bar they were told that since Covid they do not clean rooms when people stay for more than 1 night! Covid rules were removed 3.5 years ago, but IF that’s the case, tell people when they check in, not when they mention it after not cleaning the room. We did mention the lack of cleanliness when we checked out. That said, all bedding and towels were spotless. Breakfast was very good although if you want soft eggs ask for them to be soft, all our fried and poached eggs were overcooked. We ate here one evening and the food was tasty and plentiful. Service a tad slow but we weren’t in a rush so not an issue. I am being picky but the room should have been cleaner and the breakfast eggs not overcooked. It is a lovely pub, the staff were lovely and the food tasty and plentiful.

Thanks for the lovely food and great service. Especially for going the extra mile bringing out the birthday cake for my wife's 50th. Much appreciated.

I stayed at The Red Lion for two nights and I would love to return again. I was travelling alone (for work) and found a warm welcome when I arrived after a long drive. I had dinner there on one night and found the portion very generous. The breakfast was one of the best Full English I have ever had. The room was spacious and comfortable with plenty of space to put things and the shower pressure was amazing. Thank you Red Lion for a wonderful stay.

Food is always lovely but three of us had the small appetite options and we were really disappointed with the miniscule portions (definitely smaller than previous visits). I had the small curry which was £10.50 and only had a few mouthfuls. They really need to review this as other pubs which offer small appetite portions are much more generous. I had a small carvery for £11 at another venue recently and this was about 4 times the size.

Lovely food and friendly staff but service reduced slightly as got busier.

Enjoyed the breakfast & dinner, staff very nice

We stayed one night here on our way to Devon. The room was lovely with everything you could need including home made biscuits!! Modern facilities in a rustic setting. We had a lovely dinner and received a warm friendly welcome when we arrived. Everything was good quality and great value (90.00 for the room and an amazing breakfast included). Thank you for a wonderful stay.

Lunch here today,after a visit to Killerton House. Friendly welcome and enjoyable meals Mini downsides in my view are, it was a bit expensive (I come from Yorkshire!) and I object to having 10% added to the bill as a Service Charge...

Popped in Sunday lunchtime without a booking and was warmly greeted and welcomed. Staff were all very friendly, polite and attentive. Food was delicious. Beautiful historical pub in a lovely village location.

Just read the last review and must say that it is exactly the opposite experience for us. Everything was brilliant from ordering a drink then deciding to eat. Staff lovely. The atmosphere was great busy. Food excellent. I don't do many reviews but really needed to do this one. Well done the Red Lion

Got shown to our table and was waiting 20 minutes and still no one had given us menus or offered drinks!!! Went to bar to let them know this and clearly we were forgotten about as straight away a waitress came with our menus and took our drink orders. Not the best customer service!!!

On a previous visit I was happy to give this pub a 4* rating , unfortunately a recent visit left me less than impressed. The food was good but must now be considered expensive in comparison to similar offerings elsewhere. The service was much slower than previously experienced, with an expected drinks order having to be repeated after a wait of 15 minutes. However the real issue is they have now introduced a Service charge on the bill that added over £12 for the pleasure of having our lunch served at our table but there isn't any other option. I strongly object to having service charges added in a pub , you are NOT a City restaurant neither is the quality of service food or drink. Shall not return and would suggest others look further a field if looking for value for money.

Been here a few times now for Sunday lunch and enjoyed it every time. Nice big portions, food is hot and great quality. Staff and building very nice. Recommend.

When people talk about English pubs, this is what they have in mind but do often fail to find. Small, friendly, great, welcoming staff, excellent food in generous portions

Food is very good and not too expensive. Staff very friendly and helpful. Would definitely go again.

Red lion is a great little pub , very friendly staff especially Carly our waitress she was fantastic nothing to much trouble made our evening even more special, we will definitely be back for more , thank you everyone for a lovely evening,

This is the place for a fantastic roast. Do not decide to go unless you have booked a table. Delicious .. It's dog friendly if you ask for a dog table when you book and child friendly too with lots of high chairs.

An excellent meal, with great service!

Proper country pub. Great food. Cosy and authentic

Lovely pub with a friendly welcome. Our reservation for a table of 14 wasn’t in the diary properly, but that was quickly sorted, thankfully! The pub was very busy so service was a bit slow at times but the staff were lovely and helpful. We were in a small room at the back which was great for our family gathering, but there were drops of water (roof leak / condensation) dripping on the table. Food was lovely. The roast was served with fabulous vegetables and huge Yorkshire puddings. Very generous portion sizes. We’ll be back!

Friendly efficient staff. Fast friendly service and quite the most delicious Sunday lunch ever. Huge plates piled high with perfectly cooked beef, crunchy spuds (a rarity in pubs), HUGE Yorkshire pud and five extra veggies (including delicious cauliflower cheese). All swimming in gorgeous gravy. Just PERFECT. We were all not visiting the area to go walking but we will return (even though we live 1.5 hours away). Thank you team Red Lion.

A chilly family walk to this very dog friendly pub for Sunday Lunch. The Red Lion is a traditional country pub. This is our nieces local and regular haunt. The Roast is amazing. Regular or small plates to cater for different appetites. You can also request extra veg and gravy. The dogs were given some crackling too. It is a very popular pub so booking is advised. It is refreshing for a pub to be so welcoming to muddy boots and dogs. Brilliant, friendly staff and great service. Planning our next visit already!

Following a bad experience at this pub a few years ago we decided to try it again over Christmas and this time it was lovely. We were a family of 15, and they did an amazing job. The food was fantastic, and the service was excellent. I am pleased to say we will be returning. There is a 10% service charge but this can be removed. However after our visit we were happy to pay because every thing was excellent.

I spend time in The Red Lion Inn .This is a beautiful place. The rooms ,were comfort. Tha services are satisfied . I must recommanded for this hotel because its a affordable.

Met up with a friend for lunch here. Menus is good pub grub and seemed like it was all homemade. I had ham egg and chips and couldn't finish it! My friend had the burger and the patties looked homemade. We both had sticky toffee pudding with ice cream to finish. Service was friendly but not overbearing.

Excellent food great staff ! Warm welcome from the Landlady and such a beautiful old medieval pub in a quaint village !

Excellent food and extremely friendly and efficient service 👌 Great atmospheric traditional public house.

Excellent Christmas done for the team of 15 at work for festive lunch, multiple other parties there too. Traditional home cooked food lots of it yum. My only comments was: if you are tall you have to duck...a lot. (I am 6'4" tall) accept this is a personal thing and cannot be changed by the establishment. Thank you.

We eat here all the time. Staff are amazing can’t do enough for you. Roast is a game changer delicious. Everything is fresh hot and very tasty. I always compare every place I go to here. My husband loves the pork and I love the beef.

An excellent lunch with friendly and efficient service.

Restaurants was really nice enjoyed the fish pie and my friend enjoyed his gammon steak

Organised a Xmas party and unfortunately 2 people were unable to attend due to illness ,so I asked if it was possible for the chef to plate up the meals ordered .No problem at all .Thankyou to chef and staff .

Great place to meet up with friends and family for food and drinks. Beer is well kept. Went for a birthday celebration recently. Helpful friendly staff. Relaxed atmosphere. Reasonable pricing. Love it. Went back a few months later on a weekly basis for a beer and meeting with friends. Lovely atmosphere. Great beer. Love it😁👍 Cosy and warm

Excellent restaurant. Highly recommended

Lovely food, warm friendly atmosphere

Came here for the first time, had been recommended and we were not disappointed. The food was delicious, well cooked a plenty of it. So much so, none of our family were able to have a pudding. Nice selection of vegetables for a Sunday roast. Best pub roast I have had. Staff very polite and helpful, great service. Would definitely come back here again.

Friendly staff, good menu and food cooked quite well, service was polite, Nice ambiance,overall worth a try,

The waiting staff are very good, polite efficient and smiley

The Red Lion is our favourite pub . The food is always excellent, & with imaginative selections on the menus. Another bonus is the friendly staff, Mandy, Rita, (new Lady) & Cally, who is from today moving on to further her career. She will be missed by us but has promised to see us at the Red Lion when she can.

We had a lovely time at The Red Lion for dinner. The staff were very welcoming and friendly. Our waiter Matt was especially good with service and made our visit very enjoyable. The food was tasty and good value for money. Would definitely eat here again.

Great stop over for a trip to Cornwall. The room was clean and comfortable, It was very quiet too. We had a meal in the pub (liver and bacon and fish and chips) great food and value for money.

Pluses stunning view of the local church on a cobbled courtyard. We have visited the pub very regularly and the chap who runs the bar is great and the young team also - food is tasty and homemade although trying to call and book is impossible. The BAD side of this place is what I believe is the landlord - older greying chap - rude,rude,rude. We have cancelled a large booking off the back of this unsightly chap. Shame as it lets down everyone else who clearly works very hard. If you dont like local customers dont own a pub!

Me and my family have been here numerous times over the years, and it is always excellent. The staff are friendly and attentive, and the food is superb, even on a busy night. Will be back many more times.

The place was packed but had a great atmosphere and we were seated quickly. After often being disappointed with roasts nowadays, this was a real treat. The portions were huge, all the trimmings, excellent roast potatoes, veg and the best gravy, 10/10. We were also...

The second we walked in, we should've walked out. It began as we were stood at the door, waiting for around 5 minutes before we asked if we should seat ourselves. We were shown to a dirty table which was cleaned with a rag that...

Found this pub with good reviews and the attractive menu. The menu said kitchen closed at 7pm but we still wanted to call and double check to avoid any disappointment, sadly no one picked up the call after a few attempts. Still gave it a...

Found this pub with good review and the attractive menu. The menu said kitchen closed at 7pm but we still wanted to call and double check to avoid any disappointment, sadly no one picked up the call after a few attempts. Still gave it a go and got to the inn at around 6.20pm. The young waitress saw us, hesitated and suspiciously replied with "we are too busy" and sent us away (while she was just chatting with her other colleagues behind the bar). The pub did look relatively empty! If you don't want to serve or expected to be very busy every Sunday evening, don't just lie, I would suggest you to update your website accordingly.

Very friendly helpful staff. Good menu choices and quick service.

Good food and drinks. Olde world pub, owned by the National Trust. Can be very busy.

Drinks order was wrong. Asked to order food and was told that they were busy and would be back in a while. Why not take food order while you are stood at the table? Food order was wrong. Brought out 6 meals and had forgotten...

Found our new Sunday lunch pub now absolutely cracking roast , fresh vegetables not frozen like some places and everything is perfect . The meat just melts in your mouth and real gravy is so tasty . I’m very fussy with my potatoes and these...

We had very good steaks at this cosy pub.

We were a party of 7 for Sunday Lunch, the meal was a roast the beef I had was so tender and plenty of it too, a good selection of fresh vegetables and crispy roast potatoes. The Apple and Blackberry cake with clotted cream was...

Had an excellent Subday lunch with friends. Great fresh food, generous portions served piping hot by attentive staff. Highly recommend and will definitely return!

Didn’t stay here so can’t comment but I’m sure it’s lovely. The steak I had tonight though!! That was one of the best steaks I’ve ever eaten! So yummy! Thank you guys so much for a lovely evening. Will probably see you post dog walk of an evening soon!

Best pub meal we've had in a long long time! Fantastic. Perfectly cooked. Good beer. Lovely old pub.

A beautiful, dog friendly 16th century pub situated on the outskirts of Exeter. We had one of the best Sunday dinners there in ages! 🥳

Fantastic stay, already booked our next visit.

Great staff, good food and location. Rooms very small and all upstairs

Never stays, had a couple if drinks and dinner. Couple of real ales, Tribute being one when we visited. Do many small meals at around £9 to £10 which is an excellent idea, especially if you want a starter or dessert also. Very friendly staff, chatted about the beer and cream teas. Good value, never felt over expensive. Outside seating to front of pub and what looked like a garden across the way. Parking for several cars. Worth a visit

Went for dinner with my wife and MIL. This is a lovely local pub and serves pub food. Two of us had roasts and I had a fish pie. All were generously portioned and delicious. Service was good. The do have the hated service charge...

Excellent food. Very friendly staff and great location in the countryside.

Great service, food was excellent!

Traditional Sunday lunch was really good. A nice portion of meat and roasties with a Yorkshire pudding and a great selection of veg on the side. The puddings were very generous. Booking is a must or you may be disappointed, as we witnessed. The staff were busy but very attentive.

Just had lunch this saturday was met with friendly staff in this charming old english pub full of charm had 3 courses lunch menu all presented beauitfully and very tasty nor your standard pub grub well done cheff and all staff thank you will be returning in future oh clean toilets as well!

Late review as I actually stayed a couple of nights in April. This was a business trip so I stayed alone. I remember the amazing porridge for breakfast very well! I asked for a banana to go in it and the lady offered to chop it up for me. Note in the room said the tea and coffee tray could be replenished, so I (kind of) jokingly asked if that included the homemade shortbread… they immediately gave me more! The room was perfect, service was fantastic. Only thing I could really diss is location as I ran on country lanes in the evening but that’s really not the end of the world! I really enjoyed my stay.

Warm cosy friendly atmosphere. Felt like we had come home. Dog friendly too.

I was only their once but the manager and staff made me feel welcome

Me and my wife have been here multiple times and every time the meals, service and drinks have been spot on. Nice location and has a good vibe to it. Would recommend anyone to stop off for grub here.

A very busy Monday night and staff were clearly struggling. No basic greetings or attentiveness throughout the night. Hospitality almost zero. No starter ordered as waiting staff couldn't give us wait times. Cutlery arrived after food for msins & sweet. We have been regulars for...

Roast dinner was fantastic, couldn't fault the food. Service was a bit lacking unfortunately but normally they are very good. It was very busy so understandable to a degree. Will definitely come back

Stayed two nights while in uk great rooms top breakfast when in for a drink maybe 6 to 7 times took the vintage tractor very good service meals including a sunday lunch.

We had Sunday lunch. I had the roast beef. Partner had pork with apple sauce. Great roast lunch. Very tasty; plenty of HOT, rich gravy, and the spuds were great too, and the veg. The cauliflower cheese was brill too. Not so keen on the...

Lovely stop over en route to Cornwall. Historic and picturesque. Comfortable room and wonderfully looked after by Mandy & Millie in the bar at dinner and by Alison (?) who served us as good a breakfast as I’ve had. A happy welcoming venue that provided great value and quality.

Return visit, much busier of course and lucky to get a table without booking. Didn’t disappoint, just as friendly and the beer and food just as good as our November visit. The deserts look amazing, might just dive in next time!

What a gem! Stayed here for 2 nights in the 2 bed flat with our dog to visit our son in Exeter. Was perfect for us - our dog is very noise sensitive and apt to bark but the flat was round the back and...

Went for Sunday lunch. Greeted with smiles and friendliness as soon as we walked in. Roast was perfect, couldn't believe the size of the Yorkshire puddings..huge! All of the girls who we spoke to were genuinely friendly. Definitely recommend this beautiful village pub .

We had a really lovely meal! Great to have some more interesting options such as red snapper, as well as the more traditional fare. Friendly, efficient staff and pretty location, we will return!

Fantastic hospitality from all staff.Nothing was too much trouble .Immaculate rooms that were very comfortable!Due to our early departure we were offered bacon rolls to be left in sealed bag outside our rooms!!….Highly recommend this lovely old pub with cobbled outside seating!Will deffo use again

I stayed here for 2 nights for business. What a beautiful building. My room was clean and very comfortable. The staff were exceptional, in the bar and at breakfast. They couldn’t have been nicer. Nothing was too much trouble - including feeding us on the...

Not the usual fabulous sunday roast, plate swimming in thin runny gravy (usually thicker and tastier) . Every time we have been it’s only had a small amount of gravy on the meat with a gravy boat to do your own. Veg was good but...

Visited here for a family birthday dinner. Staff were very welcoming and helpful and the pub has a nice atmosphere. The menu offers a good selection of food and is reasonably priced. Service speed was good and the food was excellent very tasty and good...