The Sawyers Arms in Exeter - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Cheap beer and good pub grub. However the faces on some of the staff behind the bar leaves a lot to be desired. Imagine employing somebody in a customer facing roll, to have them look through you and not say anything......like a "hello what can I get you?" would be a brilliant place to start!!

Nice social place I go to regularly.😊

Cheap pints but you know what it is

Food was absolutely Delicious the lamb was cooked to perfection the pastry tasted just like my Nannas in Turkey not too crisp and not too soft I enjoyed a pint of Somerset Cider and enjoyed the company of Henry who was an absolute Gent and couldn’t be more helpful Demi the waitress was also very helpful Highly recommend the sawyers if you’re ever in St Thomas.

Hello. Generally the best boozer in st Thomas, The staff and managers all seem friendly enough. Can be quite male orientated, lots of older balding gentlemen with bad aftershave.. food and beer good.

Top pub. Its a really good Wetherspoons pub, great community local, as is more in the residential area... but still welcoming. Well run with nice friendly staff, great food, not expensive. A personal favourite when in the area. Good as ever!

Ok nothing special same as other spoons but very noisy

Breakfast was good (above average for a Spoons) and served super quick…..with a pint….no grumbles 👍

Bit rough. Witherspoon so what do you expect. Cheap and cheerful.

Not a bad team here.. beer good.. but food cold and pizza dough only half cooked, it’s not the only weatherspoons that has this problem. Raw dough in others. Our first one was delicious then downhill for the next few orders. Maybe there not defrosting there dough properly. Shame it’s so random.

It’s a small spoons, nothing special really but the staff are lovely and it’s right next to a Tesco

Lovely family friendly pub with a excellent atmosphere

Friendly staff and atmosphere, food seems to be getting expensive in Wetherspoons lately.

All as spoons are the same NO often use spoons as always good value I turn a blind eye to unimpressive food, sticky floors and smelly toilets but it's cheap so what do you expect (I don't like to give bad reviews) Well now I expect a lot more had meal with family and all aspects was better than any I had B4 particularly the fish and chips Staff was all friendly I could tell there was a young man under training he was supervised very well by manager Would like to mention Max H as he had a lovely manner and helped me choose a nice pint of real ale

OK for a drink. Lots of tables squashed into a small area. Not as nice as some of the spoons I've been in

I've been quick to slate the food at wetherspoons on recent visits to various pubs, so I feel duty-bound to put a good review here. We decided on a day out in Exeter (which typically consists of a pint of ale in each of the spoons.) Before heading off for said ales at George's Meeting House, The Chevelier and The Imperial, we got off the train at St Thomas and walked down to the Sawyers Arms for a breakfast. The food was hot (hooray) and the yolk in the egg was lovely and dippy (hallelujah!). This visit has rekindled some (ever dwindling) faith that you CAN get a decent breakfast in some 'spoons pubs WELL DONE TO THE KITCHEN STAFF AT THE SAWYERS ARMS 👍

Great place to meet new friends

Lovely food and friendly staff. Only issue is the locals look at a new face as if they want to eat them 😋

Good, don't stay too late can get rowdy later haha

Same service and food across the country great stuff 👍👍👍keep it up 😁😁

Can't say anymore than if i could I'd give it more star ratings. I will definitely be going back there again on my travels 😋 yum!

✨️Probably my favourite out of all the Westherspoons in Exeter. Has a proper local feel to it 👌 food is always out promptly and piping hot the same with drinks if ordering on the app always comes in a good amount of time. Can get very busy on an an a Friday and Saturday especially in the evening so best time to go I would say would be late afternoon 🙂

Not the biggest of spoons but it's a really nice pub. A nice mix of friendly customers. Food comes out nice and hot. Seating outside to enjoy the sunshine. And you don't have to wait too long for a drink when it's busy. Has more of a local feel to it.

I didn't know this was a wetherspoons pub I thought there was only 3 in Exeter u till I looked it up but there's 4 spoons If u check them out A 5 min walk from Exeter St Thomas station a real local family atmosphere and it doesn't feel or look like a, spoons at all but it is Food and drink was, good the glamorous purple stair care took me by surprise Nice pub worth checking out if ur in Exeter

Wasn't sure what to expect, so happily surprised.

Go for breakfast. You can't beat it for value.

What can I say Henry & the team go that extra mile to make your time at the Sawyers and enjoyable experience. 10/10 from start to finish

Excellent 'out of town' Spoons.

Full English served by Mel the waitress Extra toast was complementary Nice surroundings and Good service in a busy pub.

Not a typical Wetherspoons, friendly staff, good management.

Very chilled and pleasant atmosphere.

I would Like to know if I can booked a table please for 2 people please and my name it's Abbie and can I book it 4:30 pm please if you got any table are Available please and I will see you tonight

Good service and the beer is great the staff are very friendly

Spoons prices, expect spoons quality.

Nice night with family that had traveled Al the way down from Tiverton Nice Local vegetable soup followed by fillet steak and crème plum pudding

On South st, ideal as close to city centre, big indoor dining area as with most weatherspoons, also upstairs balcony seating, toilets upstairs with ground floor disabled toilet, nice log fire toward the back and extra outdoor garden seating, and a very nice church conversion with stain glass windows still in tact. Food is good for the value, and at time of writing there is an October festival with award winning ales and beers at £2.55.

Lovely place for food quick n decent

Lovely Sunday dinner just like mother used to make back in the Day Service with a smile and Roast potatoes nice and crispy the way father liked them .

Great atmosphere. Full of locals chin wagging like a proper pub. The ales were good quality. Cheers!

I love it here. Always have had a good meal here, reasonably priced drinks and it is nice and clean. Much better than a certain other Wetherspoons in the city centre.

My favourite local can't really fault it though at times it can get a bit raucous and noisy when busy but that probably goes for any pub. The food in my experience has been consistently good and still reasonable even though prices have gone up but again pretty much applies everywhere else.

Nearest spoons to being a decent local 👌

A typical spoons, you know what you are going to get. Marked 4 star for food as bacon was overdone

Breakfast was good and service was quick. Coffee not great for oat milk drinkers, as only served in tiny sachets which were not very nice. Noisy staff shouting across the pub to communicate with each other and the pub itself is dark, dirty and dated - so not a particularly pleasant atmosphere.

Food arrived within 6 minutes of ordering on the app. Best fried eggs ever in a Wetherspoon's. Mostly used by locals and pleasant staff.

Breakfast was good and service was quick. Coffee not great for oat milk drinkers, as only served in tiny sachets which were not very nice. Noisy staff shouting across the pub to communicate with each other and the pub itself is dirty and dated - so not a particularly pleasant atmosphere.

Food was lovely. Haven't had something yo est here before. Standard ham egg and chips was perfect temperature, runny egg and fair portions of ham. Recommended.

Just called in for a drink as my dog was at the groomers. It's years since I've been in as it is not a dog friendly pub like all wetherspoons. I really don't understand why dogs are not allowed - if not in the pub itself but also in the outside area.

Best Spoons in Exeter. Always nice food and hot. Great staff.

Just a good place to go for a bite to eat and drink

Full to capacity, good choice of beer. Great fish and chips and Vegan curry with all the trimmings. My naan bread was very hard around the edges, the only issue.

Much better than chevalier that’s for sure. Food is always cooked well and most staff are lovely

Good place to chill out after a long day. Cheap, good food with reasonably priced drinks.

One of the cleanest spoons I have been in.

Just what the a doctor. Ordered A huge salad in the hot weather Sawyers once again went on and above service absolutely delicious Served with a smile from my waitress Mel Very nice clean pub with a lovely chilled atmosphere

A big place, good space outside too. We love a Spoons 👍🏻

Good decent sized portions of food and drinkx reasonably priced!

Can't go wrong with a spoons meal. Enjoy my stay every time. Would always recommend the place.

We went here for a birthday lunch , the atmosphere and surroundings were very relaxed , ideal as my grandson is autistic. The food came fairly quickly and was what we expected it to be , my one criticism is the food could of be hotter otherwise all OK.

Great place for a reasonable priced pint. Great service

Friendly quick service and cheap prices.

They do a good quiz night on Monday (except bank hols) 8/9:30 , only a £1pp

Always stop here for a well deserved coffee en route to the City Centre, nice atmosphere and pleasant staff.

Friendly staff. Good atmosphere.

Food was basic food, average quality and limited choice due to bank holiday

Sawyers pub last night Had a vegetarian Currie absolutely the best Currie I have ever had Service was quick and staff friendly Highly Recommend the Sawyers arms in Coeick st Exeter

Great atmosphere, service is great, wonderful staff

Brilllliant afternoon very charming pub Also very busy didn’t have anything to eat as I had a late breakfast very friendly I had a couple of pints of Goblin real ale and some peanut whisky chasers

Great place really good quiz nights

Great service , good food , lively atmosphere

Nice breakfast a q the service was excellent Old fashioned decor but it gives the pub a homely feel Nice drop of cider well done

This morning it's was a breakfast, all cooked perfectly served by really helpful staff and we were made to feel very welcome.

Nice place to eat and drink at.

Nice big breakfast this morning at the Sawyers in zcowick st Good home comfort cooking Just like My Nanny used to make

Since moving to Exeter, this has become my regular spoons. It's usually always busy but my drinks and food always comes out quick and is hot and tastes good. I recommend this location if you are looking for a spoons or just cheap drinks and food.

Only popped in for coffee. Very, very busy

Had a delicious meal tonight at the sawyers best fish and chips I’ve had for years chips were nice and crispy and the Fish was good Nice busy pub with good service

Tasty food, quick - typical Spoons!!

A weatherspoon pub, the curry I had seemed quite a bit smaller than the others I've had from a spoons, the venue is very karhe and spacious being a old Chapel, around 6pm was pretty busy when I was there.

Food usual Weatherspoons standard, great value but basic. Great beer selection and prices, as expected from Weatherspoons. Updated : still much the same (doesn't seem to have gone downhill, like many spoons).

Good atmosphere, decent food for the price you pay

Food was ok but some bleddy stinkers in there 😆

First visit. Very nice. Great selection of real ales, very good food

Had a very pleasant evening with a friend in there

The food was beautiful I had a wrap with chips and shared it with a friend who also said it was beautiful! service was fantastic and friendly staff I would most definitely visit again

Nice Spoons pub with free wifi as usual. Friendly service. An ok selection of cask beers at 2.39 a pint.

Excellent meal and real ale.. Happy Days. Highly Recommended

Fantastic meal at Christmas, so full of flavour, thank you.

It's spoons allways a good place to be

Excellent food and service, lovely drinks too.

Very good spoons Lovely breakfast

You can usually depend on Weatherspoons for a meal. You know what to expect and what's on the menu. This premises must have had a hiccup when we visited. Used the app to order, and it worked well. Had the larger breakfast which was exactly as expected except for the bacon. It looked un-appetising, very thin and a tad on the tough side. Unfortunately this visit did not live up to expectations

Local pub food is good stuff is really friendly

Great atmosphere, food comes very fast which is always a plus and very friendly service.

Try the gourmet steak , extremely good

It's a spoons, not the most interesting building but does what it says on the tin.

The best breakfast, from all chain Great kurwa job! 👍

I have everything I needed to take my wife out

Such friendly staff. Going above and beyond to achieve excellence in customer service. I spoke with Henry. He made the experience unforgettable. Lush food

Havnt been for a long while but it is as good as it ever was, nice well run clean wetherspoons and mainly local clientele pleasant atmosphere and hard working friendly staff. Well done!