The Sidmouth Arms in East Devon

What a find 💜 Totally random choice of eatery on route from Bristol to Brixham. Family if 5 adults all very satisfied. comments: best chips ever, excellent fresh veg with pie, all of it superb. I had fillet sole which was excellent, very reasonably priced. Can host small or large groups. Lots of GF options. Will be saving location for when we’re next in the area.

Just gad the steak and Guinness pie, superb... service was excellent

Had a lovely Easter Sunday lunch for 10. This was our first visit and we will definitely go back reasonable prices for both food and drink and the roast was lovely. Great and friendly service despite them being very busy.

First time here. Lovely place, very clean, plenty of places to sit inside and out. Staff were excellent, very welcoming. Food was excellent.will definitely return soon.

Great place for a night out or a family celebration.

Thanks for hosting Ponthir CC. What a night. Up the Otters.

What a lovely find food looks amazing and we were advised to book in advance for Sunday lunch

Lovely meal, great ales (otter), nice location. Will be returning!

We have been meaning to visit for a while as I have heard nothing but good things and I wished I had made the effort sooner! The food was amazing. Great choice on the menu and reasonably priced. I don’t usually go for pudding as too I am always too full but after watching them come out, I couldn’t resist. I had the Eton Mess Sunday and it was so good! The staff are great too, friendly and really efficient too despite being busy. Definitely will be visiting again. Visit here if you can.

Arrived without booking to find the car park full. Parked in the village no problem. Most inside tables were taken so sat outside. Considering that they were so busy we had an excellent meal and the service was great. Highly recommended

A really nice birthday treat with friends.

We had a wonderful evening here; the cheesy chips and bacon & cheesy chips were really good and the beer is great! Very nice staff, a lovely old building and dog friendly too!!!

9 of us, including 4 children, had a relaxed lunch in a side room. Great service, food generous and tasty.

Very nice traditional old Pub, in a wonderful area, friendly & helpful staff, great beer! You need to try the cheesy chips and bacon cheesy chips, they are fantastic!!!

We had a lovely meal here last night, during a weekend in Devon. The staff were great - just attentive enough without being overly so. I had the chicken with blue cheese sauce, which was absolutely delicious, and my husband had a burger, which he said was amazing. And his chips were fabulous - I did try a cheeky one. We had ice cream for pudding as we were too full for a proper pudding, but the ones that were walked past our table on the way to other people looked so good - I wish I'd had room for a sticky toffee pudding. Would definitely recommend. The chef definitely knows what he's doing - just very well cooked, decent food, at very reasonable prices.

Wow! What a great find! Absolutely exceptional food served, (we had sole with crayfish tails and liver one night, then spaghetti bolognaise and ham and chips the next night), friendly staff and comfortable atmosphere. Dog friendly. We enjoyed it so much, we returned the following evening. Great choice on the menu at superb prices, faultless! The owners have done a fantastic job at mixing the traditional pub with the modern and sympathetic renovations. I'd highly recommend the pub and give it the 5 stars it very much deserves. Well done to the owners and the team, we will return.

Lovely welcoming staff. Nice and calm atmosphere and gorgeous, well thought out and prepared food. I had the mushroom, goats cheese, and pancetta crumbs for a starter it was amazing. I wish I'd taken a photo to show the detail of it. I would definitely recommend the The Sidmouth Arms as somewhere to go and I'd definitely go back if we're down that way again.

We had a T bone steak dinner and it was beautiful - perfectly cooked, lovely chips and the blue cheese sauce was so thick and tasty. It's a great pub and has a lovely beer garden.

Lovely pub, friendly staff and the food was fantastic, me and my partner went there for my birthday, so if your in the area or staying at otter falls you must visit the Sidmouth arms

the best in Devon 💚💚💚 Hands down,

Decent pub food with a nice atmosphere

What a wonderful place to spend an afternoon, with excellent food and drink and super attentive staff. Highly recommend.

Fantastic pub. We have been here for their Friday Breakfast and this time the Sunday lunch. We booked in advance as we aren’t from the area and staying locally and booked a table in the corner for our nervous dog. Fantastic food, attentive and friendly staff, my wife’s gluten free dietary needs catered for, we were able to order sausages from the dog menu and it looks like bar and toilets have had a make over. Absolutely loved the Brownie and Eton Mess Sundae’s. 😋 We will be back.

We recently stayed nearby and were recommended to try this place out, particularly because they're dog-friendly. We initially had lunch on Friday and were blown away by the great service and delicious food. We enjoyed it so much that we booked again for Sunday lunch! The experience was just as wonderful the second time around. A special shout-out to Martin and the chef for "the weird request i know ,possible ! "Sunday lunch a huge paws-up woof !!! (literally!). We'll definitely be back for more!"...oh and the picture ...very happy customers..thank you..back in March (maybe a weird request again chef

We booked a table for Sunday lunch as we were staying locally. Walked from our accommodation to the pub with our dog. We were made to feel really welcome, sat at a corner table as requested with plenty of room for our nervous dog. Food was delicious, plenty of it and well presented. Being gluten free it was great to hear that most dishes could be made without gluten and they even did sausages for dogs! We also both had dessert too. Lovely staff, great atmosphere, and delicious food what more could you want!

Another great lunch here today.

A good place for Sunday lunch, with lots of veg, in a pretty village. Easy to find (not lots if narrow country lanes). Well maintained with very nice refurbished toilets.

Just popped in on the offer chance of a table being available, so glad we did, excellent meals and

Fantastic pub serving delicious food. The Sunday dinners are fabulous.

Great pub food was amazing can highly recommend a visit

We are a family of 14 who were staying locally over New Year We ended up having 2 meals here. The forstvwas precooked for New Years Eve and the 2nd was on our last day and called up that morning Both meals were excellent News Years Eve was very bust but the service was excellent and the food was too. Great selection all well cooked and a nice kids menu. They even put together a cheese baord for us even though it wasn't on the menu which was great. Second visit was 7 of us on our last day and again the food was excellent. A particular highlight was the steak really well cooked and very good. I would definitely recommend here but would advise to book as although the pub is quite big it is very popular

The food at The Sidmouth Arms is a cut above pub food, especially the dinner selections. We were staying for a week nearby and hadn't booked, so had bar snacks for our first meal there, which were so tasty we decided to book dinner. We ended up having dinner there twice during our week, and the food was outstanding. We were expecting good pub food, but what we had was even better, and beautifully presented.

Lovely old fashioned pub. Staff friendly and helpful. Food was amazing!! Tasty and good portions well presented and hot. Definitely be back again soon...

Loved this pub. It was a big group of 12. We had the roast. I'm gluten free and they said they could do anything gluten free. Music to my ears. I went for a roast and I got Yorkshire with it. I've never come across a place that does them. The only downside for me and it's only because of preference, is that there was too much pepper, herbs or something on it and kept making my tongue itch and it was a bit spicy (I'm not allergic)

What a gem! Highly recommend in every respect. Very popular and rightly so. Pleased to have made this "discovery" which is off the beaten track. Looking forward to returning in 2025.

We booked this venue for our allotment annul dinner. Sixteen of us sat down to a meal that was faultless, served at the time agreed, the quality of each dish was excellent. The meats served in the main dishes was cooked to perfection, being allotmentiers we are a picky bunch about our vegetables, but again all served to perfection. The waiting staff were on the ball making sure we all had what we pre-ordered along with Martin, the landlord, checking that we were all happy. A first rate evening Martin from the food, to your staff, and the surroundings. Thank you from us all!!

First time visiting the Sidmouth Arms. I was looking for somewhere half way between Weymouth and Exeter and the reviews for the Sidmouth Arms (Honiton ) made it a no brainer. The pub was busy (as you would expect on a Sunday in December) so we had to park on the road however we received a warm welcome on entering and asked if we wanted to go directly to our table or have a drink in the new bar area. Service was friendly and attentive but with no feeling of being rushed. We had pre- ordered and the food was served promptly. The turkey was moist, the pork a hit with my husband and the baked celeriac with wild mushroom and orzo risotto made a delicious change from nut roast or veg wellington. Desserts were also delicious and homemade mince pies to finish the meal was a lovely touch. With 2 drinks each (mix of alcoholic and non alcoholic) the bill was £33 per person + tip which was very reasonable for the quality and amount of food and drink we consumed Highly recommend

30 years of booking our staff meals in various pubs and restaurants. This was by far the best. Generous portions of tasty food ( vegetarian and dairy free well catered for) very attentive staff. Despite being very busy we would never have known Well done. Thankyou to your whole team for a brilliant evening . Brian Country Motors Ltd

The pub has just been completely refurbished. It was lovely anyway, but now it’s bigger, modern, but has kept its traditional charm. The Christmas menu is well thought out for all dietary options. The food was delicious. The service was excellent! Especially from one of the young ladies and older gentleman. Nothing was too much trouble. We go to the pub for drinks and food a couple of times a year, but will make more of an effort to support this local independent business.

Really nice lunch with a plentiful menu. Prices good and the pub is busy with a great atmosphere. Staff are polite and attentive

A great recommendation from the Belfry hotel, lovely and warm with great food.

We tried the Sidmouth Arms for our annual pre Christmas get together a d had an amazing time. Although they were busy and there was no parking available in the car park we didn't feel smashed in the restaurant and weren't rushed to eat and go. The food was amazing and the staff were all friendly, polite and helpful. We will definitely return! Thankyou

Really yummy food, waitress was helpful & friendly. Lovely & welcoming feel to the place. Met the loveliest couple & their gorgeous dog ever, we sat on opposite tables & chatted for 2 hours. Plenty of car spaces on a Monday evening 😝

Stunning pub, really lovely place. Great food

Wonderful food and terrific service, so polite and helpful. We went as a family Celebration 🍾

Lovely pub, friendly staff..nice food, at a good price,, hidden little gem..

Lovely friendly place. Amazing new face over.

After many times visiting the Sidmouth Arms and having a pretty positive option of the place, I have to say what a shame its now been turned into a cattle market for food. The recent overhaul of the interior is horrendous as the old charm that was there has now gone, with plain rooms of many tables and a new bar that looks like the reception of a huge corporate Hotel/Airport. The whole place feels like a large family and children café refer than an old village pub. Sunday menu is only limited to roast dinners or fish and chips that are pretty poor. Not a place to go for a nice atmospheric print anymore. Positives are the food is still reasonably cheap and mostly tasty and its always open for business and food and the garden is very present place in the summer.

My partner and I visited The Sidmouth Arms tonight, and boy were we not disappointed!! Fantastic pub, hidden away in a small village, but the pub is bustling with people. It's very well staffed and organised. The staff are quick and attentive. The food, well......absolutely amazing. So tasty and freshly cooked, they cater for GF and Vegetarians alike. The best bit nothing is overpriced. It's all very affordable. Cannot fault this place at all. If you decide to go you must book early because although they have a good car park, this fills up fast, and you'll find it hard to park unless you park alongside the road. We had 2 starters and 2 mains, 2 double whiskeys, 1 pint of thatchers and 1 pint of coke, and it came to £70. You must try this place It's highly recommended and our new favourite place to eat.

A very nice village pub, right in the heart of Upottery village. Has a great range of beers, as well as the usual selection of drinks, and has some really nice food offerings, as well as a takeaway service. If your visiting the area you must visit!

Lovely country pub with exceptional food

Great country pub with plenty of food on the menu. Very friendly staff every timecwr visit. Would recommend to every body .

Great pub food. lovely steak. affordable prices! would happily visit again.

Went here for drinks whilst staying at Otter Falls, nice local pub. Would go back and have something to eat next time.

Beautiful Public house in a wonderful village. Food is excellent and freshly prepared. Staff and locals are very friendly. I would not hesitate in recommending this establishment for a great evening out.

Travelling along the A303 and this was the first pub sign we had seen since leaving Plymouth. It’s a couple of miles from the main road but worth the effort. It was mid afternoon so not very busy but it looked so nice we decided to have a meal as well as a drink. Very good food, friendly staff, nothing was too much trouble and most importantly a great selection of real ales.

Lovely place in a picturesque village.. staff welcoming and food scrumptious

We went to the Sidmouth Arms with friends for lunch, and it’s difficult to fault! The food was excellent and the service superb! Ruby looked after us brilliantly - she was cheerful, friendly and efficient and had the right amount of banter without being intrusive. When we were there, there were major renovations taking place but they didn’t impact us at all but, if I was being hyper-critical, the dining room is somewhat stark and lacking in character, unlike the bar area which is more cosy. That didn’t detract from our meal though and we’d thoroughly recommend the Sidmouth Arms!

Stopped en route to London. Lovely food, the best pub lasagne ever. Reasonable prices and good hospitality.

We had a fantastic meal at The Sidmouth Arms whilst away celebrating my 40th birthday with friends. It was honestly the best meal out I've had for quite a while.The staff were all lovely and service was great. Martin especially, went above and beyond. Massively recommend!

Staff went over and above to make sure we had an amazing meal at The Sidmouth Arms. Would definitely recommend - the food was amazing ❤️

Nice food but it was quiet when we went and felt like the staff were watching us eat as they placed us in front of the bar. But we would visit again

Had a lovely Sunday lunch here with my wife, accompanied by our dog, at the end of September. Booking is essential as the lunchtime slot was completely booked. On a rainy afternoon it was great to sit in a warm and cosy pub restaurant with a good atmosphere and friendly diners. The food was lovely with generous portions and prompt service by friendly staff. I really enjoyed the roast beef and my wife had fish and chips, which was also nicely cooked and tasty. Recommended.

We holiday with our dogs in Devon/Somerset on a regular basis, and are always looking for dog friendly pubs that do great food. We stay in the Marsh area, and don’t like to have to travel too far from there. Having read the reviews, we decided to try The Sidmouth Arms, and are so glad we did. The pub has the feel of a traditional country pub, and there were obviously locals there having a pint,which is so nice in this day and age. So many pubs these days put too much emphasis on the food, and won’t even let you sit down if you don’t buy a meal! So my Hubby and I felt relaxed and at home. As for the food, I had the tagliatelle which came with delicious warm focaccia. My Hubby had the liver, which he said was delicious and succulent. We will definitely return when we are next in Devon.

We went here for the first time for sunday lunch an outstanding place to eat roast beef and pork were delicious portions were very ample both soup starters and deserts were excellent staff were very attentive nothing too much compliments to the chef cannot wait to return Amazing.

It was lovely inside we come here for my dad 64th birthday we different be back every was fantastic great food just another on the plat

Great home cooked food. Friendly staff and reasonably priced. Great Value for the quality of food you get.

Excellent food...will definitely go again. Staff were friendly and helpful. Toilets bright and clean

We called in on our way back from a day out so hadnt booked ahead. They were already fully booked for the evening, but they fitted us in . They catered for my Coeliac needs with a good selection of G/F on the menu. Very friendly staff and lovely pub. Highly recommend.

Food was nice and hot and staff very friendly. I would recommend the Liver and bacon.

Decent dog friendly pub,had a well cooked steak

My son and I met up here after a motorbike ride. We had a lovely, relaxing lunch in a nice atmosphere. The food was well cooked, the steak just how I like it and very flavourful. The food was very reasonable for such a place. It's in a very pretty quiet village, apart, that is from the loud refrigeration unit in the car park. Recommend it.

Great place to eat. Service was relaxed and friendly, and food was good quality and tasted great.

Food was top notch will return...

Stopped off here for lunch. We both had the Chicken Supreme with Stilton sauce and pancetta, absolutely delicious. Chicken was cooked to perfection and sauce was not overpowering at all. The pub has a lovely outside area for eating and is pressing ahead with some great renovation work (none of which interrupted us in any way). Would highly recommend a visit, it might also worth booking as it was busy for a lunch time so am assuming evenings could be even busier. We will be back again in the very near future.

Lovely pub , the food is great as well as the service and the staff..so very friendly and welcoming !

A really good meal - we had big burgers and it was all delicious. Friendly staff and nice place. Toilets clean and just building an extension so clearly doing well. Quite busy - a good sign, advise to book. Very good for gluten free options - they do GF bread and burger buns (so many places don't) - thank you!!

Pulled off the A30 to find this lovely pub, with friendly staff. Delicious lunch.

Delicious food, superb service and a lovely little garden where you can catch the sun.

Really lovely pub, spacious inside and improvements are ongoing. Toilets are absolutely immaculate. Great selection of food, which was delicious. Staff were welcoming and friendly, definitely worth a visit.

Nice traditional pub and good hearty pub food.

The food was fabulous. Great portion sizes and the food was cooked perfectly. I had the steak abd guiness pie which was a traditional pie rather than a dish with a pastry lid. It was served with chips abd peas. I ordered a side of vegetables abd they were cooked perfectly, crisp and crunchy. My husband had the " Sidmouth stack" burger which was amazing! The pub is dog friendly too which is great.

Really welcoming pub with local ales and great food. What more could you want?

Another fabulous lunch al fresco. We enjoyed a couple of beef brisket specials, pasta and a burger. A few improvements inside. A very organised team taking orders and bringing food. Lovely selection of drinks. Very clean toilets on the ground floor and sufficient parking. Our dog enjoyed the community field for a run before and after lunch. Local beers on draught. A great pub, I wish I lived closer.

We called to book a late table and then had a diversion and a tractor delay. Despite our VERY late arrival the meal was lovely and the staff were incredibly helpful. Will definitely return. Also, lovely deserts!

Lovely looking pub, really friendly bar staff and servers. The food wasn't great, especially the lasagne. Very tasteless and full of barey cooked cheap cheese. Food was cold in the middle and swimming in oil. We were given one of our lasagne meals for free, but it has put us off returning. A shame because lasagne isn't that hard to get right.

Visited on off chance. Good to find a local pub open on a Monday. Ordered food but wasn't told there was a long wait, so waited for an hour to get our meals. Burgers cold, chips looked as if they came from chip shop, but vegetarian lasagne very good and hot, didn't complain at the time as we were all so hungry. On the positive side, lovely location and staff were very pleasant.

Outstanding Sunday roast! Great service and a beautiful setting. My partner and I couldn't remember when we have had better! Thank you for an exceptional lunch we will be back.

Nice old British country pub. I like beer, and they serve it, what more do you want?

Lovely pub excellent Sunday roast very polite & helpful staff would recommend to anyone

This was excellent. Stopped whilst en route home after a long day at work. Had lasagne which was clearly made on site, and excellent followed by an eton ness that had lots of fruit in it. Staff were without exception friendly and service was very quick indeed. Very impressive.

A great place with good Otter Ale and we had a lovely meal there.

I had a lovely meal with my wife the food was really good value for money and a very friendly atmosphere. The staff was very helpful and friendly.

First time at this pub as we're staying at otterfalls about 5 minutes away in the car. Gorgeous little village and locals are really friendly, Sidmouth arms was a lovely stop for food which was lush and desert was gorgeous,staff friendly and helpful. Definitely be back ☺️

Fantastic food ,friendly staff ,decent beers and a great atmosphere. What more do you need..

This is a good pub which seems to have grown in popularity since we first visited. The bar is large with an adjoining dining room. The menu is large also and features all the usual pub favourites such as lasagne and mixed grill, but also, on the day we visited, more exotic offerings such as swordfish. It’s all very tasty, generous proportions and not overpriced. The beers are very good too. The service is coolly efficient.

We were driving from Par to Dawlish Wake, then on home to Midlands. Traffic, motorway closed as lorry hit bridge. On Road 9 hours. All minor, Major roads queues. So sorry toilet stop only. In back door out front door. Wonderful looking gardens front and back. Long room all set up for party that would take 60 odd. Go. Wish we lived nearer. Trouble is diving down lanes following satnav not got clue where it is, other on way to Ilminster

Recommended by the owner of The Belfry in Yarcombe, as we arrived around 8pm, easy to find,lovely atmosphere, great food and drink,friendly, helpful staff

Excellent food and generous servings. The mixed grill with juicy cuts of meat is enough for two.

Staff very polite and welcoming. Quite atmosphere as we were only ones eating at this particular time. Food was hot and plentiful. Drinks were well priced too. Would definitely go back again.