The Smugglers Inn in Teignbridge

Carvery is very good, but not very many vegetable options.

Had a lovely meal very friendly team.

Went for Sunday Carvery, absolutely fantastic

We had the carvery which was good except the Yorkshire pudding was too dry. The downside was a man painting the ceiling whilst we were eating our dinner then later drilling putting a floor down. Not a good atmosphere. Do it when closed.

Visited for a birthday Sunday lunch last weekend. Used to love this place years ago, then it dipped quite considerably in service and quality so I was a bit nervous to try it again. The service, I have to say, was greatly improved. I have to give a shout out to our server Jay who was absolutely amazing. He was efficient and friendly without being over the top, and the witty banter about the lack of clotted cream was wonderful. The food was good, we were incredibly impressed with the range of gluten free choices (although sadly they'd run out of gluten free Yorkshire puddings). Also impressed with the fact that all the accompaniments (roast potato's, stuffing etc) was vegetarian so they really do cater for a wide variety of dietary needs. I would definitely visit again.

Very Poor service , run out of basic vegetables at 6pm ! unattentive staff , dirty plates left for a long time, no desserts offered , no extra drinks offered . first round took 45 minutes to arrive. No manager on site, no one guiding the staff to what they should be doing , will not visit again.

Finest Kind? Will return regularly! Still first class one year on! Give it go yourselves!

Lovely food. Excellent carvery. They use top-quality joints of meat, unlike others. The Cauliflower Cheese is to die for! Recommend a visit. When busy there can be a half hour wait so bear that in mind. Friendly staff, makes me a regular visitor. Dog friendly in bar area and blue room as well as outside.

Ate from the main menu as carvery was closed. The burger was full of grizzle and tasted pretty bad. Coleslaw was put of a packet and the bun was toasted like a rock. Such a shame, years ago this place was the cream of the crop. The location is stunning but the food is shunning.

Beautiful Sunday Carvary. Lovely selection. Very tasty Reasonably priced. Visited whilst on a weekend holiday break. Ideal for us as a family as we also had our dog with us. Definitely worth a visit but make sure you book in advance!

Old dated and basic food with basic service very disappointed and not what it used to be this is one of those places you won't return breakfast is the easiest meal to do and you do it awfully sorry the whole family left feeling sick

Always a pleasure having a meal at Smugglers Inn. Food is fresh and well cooked, together with excellent service and pleasant staff. Keep it up Smugglers.

Service? What service. A Saturday night with a table booked for 2 at 7.30. Only probably 8 tables of people in there and 1 member of staff running food but it took 35 mins for our drinks/food order to be taken. Multiple tables around us also waiting for food to be served. Another 30 mins later, Steak and Hunters chicken was served. Ok food but it doesn't make up for the lack of service. I could understand if it was busy, but I've seen busier mortuarys. Won't be returning and wouldn't recommended go others. Could only imagine what it's like the summer.

Unfortunately, non-carvery menu was awful. Fish cakes tasted of freezer , pie was bad. In general it was a bad experience and I won't be coming back.

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit at the Smugglers Inn, we had a little mishap with our order but it was corrected and dealt with professionally and quickly. The food was amazing, the staff were so friendly and accommodating and bonus, Zeke our black lab loved his doggie nuggets!

Great food especially steak pie to die for

Excellent place year after year and accommodating to my food intolerance needs, would highly recommend, staff are very friendly and helpful

A wonderful place to visit. Highly recommended

Carvery is one of the best,views are amazing.

Great food and great service as always from Ruth, who is always so helpful and friendly whenever we visit. We always make a reservation for a meal whenever we are in Devon.

We always try and visit the smugglers when we are in the area. Great food, especially the carvery, good prices for the area and the staff are always friendly and helpful.

Visited Weds, carvery unavailable as no meat! Disappointed as this is what we booked for. Though the food took sometime to arrive, what we did have was very nice. However service was poor, waiting staff were not attentive, no checking that we were ok or had everything we needed. When they did clear the table , sweets and coffee not offered, they just wanted to clear up.Restaurant wasn’t busy as it use to be.

Had lunch today, roast pork belly was 100%. Friendly staff, pleasant atmosphere. Will definitely visit again

Had Ploughmans lunch, plate was loaded with 3 different cheeses, ham, salad, pickle and a fresh baguette, very filling and a very nice pint of Guinness. Went back next day and had Calamari, salad and a some crispy chips. My wife had the Calvary and thoroughly enjoyed it. Next time in Dawlish we’ll definitely be eating there again. Also dog friendly

We came into today for food the server was nice and took our order we ordered 3 meals all the same when after 20 minutes another member of staff went straight past us with 2 meals which I though was for us our server came out with the rest of our meal the other member of staff had given 2 of ours to somebody else our server came back and apologised It happens I guess we waited another 15 minutes when it all came out together we all left food behind which is unlike us I was asked to pay full price I asked if all 3 was remade our server assured me it was I’m not so sure I paid but won’t be back unfortunately

Had a great experience here five years ago. This time, however, we travelled for an hour to get here, only to experience four very luke warm carveries. The initial waitress service was good. However, having complained about the cold food, no one came initially to discuss. Eventually, the Manager came to the table, to tell us that we could have refreshed our plates, by which time there was no point. The Manager did apologise, however, and offered a 10% reduction on the total bill, which we accepted. A great shame that such a venue, which is in a beautiful location and used to be excellent, has gone so far downhill. We won't be going back.

Came here for the buffet breakfast turned up just before 10am cant fault the service as we came lady at front was lovely we payed just over 25 for 2 which we thought was good however the food was barely even warm which was really disappointing as the taste of the food was lovely but not enjoyable having food that honestly I can't even describe as warm wouldn't come back again we had a toby breakfast a couple weeks before that was hotter and would rather go back there

Popped in here today as on our holiday here in Dawlish. The menu on line looked amazing(especially as I have a gluten intolerance) so was very excited to eat here! First off they were short staffed so people were waiting a long while for food (people next to us ordered ham, egg and chips along with a salad and carvery and were still waiting on the salad and ham, egg and chips) which can't be helped, but my issue was that the menu on line was much nicer than the one in the actual restaurant! I went for a gluten free carvery as the other options didn't appeal to me and my partner had a normal carvery. I was told my gf Yorkshire pudding would be brought to the table but none arrived and the 2 staff on were busy for me to ask. The carvery was very average and not very enticing with pale roast potatoes and the only appealing veg being the carrots! The guy doing the carvery needs to smile more. We unfortunately were disappointed and won't return here again.

Appalling. We had to go to the bar three times to eventually order something that had not run out. We waited an hour, until I was advised that what I had ordered was not gluten-free, after asking twice to confirm it was. I settled on an alternative, only to be presented with a completely different dish 15 minutes later. This was now our fourth meal choice. On leaving there was a brief apology, but that was it. Also of note: There was no staff awareness of how busy they were, as we were offered menus on arriving & then told "just in case we found a table". We found 6 available. There was no real staff awareness of allergies. Our family has frequented the Smugglers for over 50 years, but never again.

Value for money good food, just vegetarian options were a bit limited. Fancied a curry not much options for that either. I know staff are busy but there was very little conversation, when ordering felt a bit of a rush when I hadn't decided on what to have... All in all good food value for money...

Excellent in all aspects we chose to sit outside on Terrace with fabulous views even though it rained we did not get wet food Excellent staff service Excellent which is why I gave it 5 stars well worth a visit best to book especially for Sunday as gets very busy dog friendly as well so its a win win all round.

We went here with our 2 children (1teen, 1 infant) and they were welcoming. We had the carvery. We were not disappointed. The meat was delicious and plentiful. You can help yourself to all the veg, gravy and condiments. Staff were happy, polite. Defo be going back. Ample amount of parking, lovely views of the countryside and sea.

Good selection of gluten-free food burgers is very good . The carvery is very nice and also has a gluten-free option. nice views and friendly staff. Reasonable prices . Large free car park. A good place to go for carvery.

The smugglers is a friendly pub with a great choice of food, super breakfasts and fun events. The pub quiz every Tuesday is popular, fun and welcoming. Well worth a visit - nice view over the fields to the sea as well.

We went for a Sunday carvery at 3pm. I have to say this was one of the best carvery meal I have ever had. Freshly carved succulent meats (a trio of beef, pork & turkey) lovely and tender, even the beef. To me the star was the turkey and I am not a great lover of turkey but that was soooo good. There was a good variety of perfectly cooked veg, I could have just had the veg and gravy on its own as they were so nice, not your usual warm, limp veg served at most carveries. The staff were friendly, attentive and did a great job of keeping the area tidy. Would I go again, absolutely, a real gem

One of the best roast Carverys I've had.

Would recommend the Carvery! Really good meat & good choice of veg. A few good beers as well. What more do you need. Service also good.

Friendly staff great scenery but that’s about it. We used to go here regularly but the carvery just isn’t what it used to be. Very disappointed won’t be going again.

Burgers were burgers as you'd expect Ceaser salad was flavour some but a bit soggy chicken was watery The belly pork w mash and gravy was okay but the gravy is disgusting

Carvery food was cold! Not a great selection of British vegetables the burger frankly smelt off. Staff were off hand when we asked them to check and didn’t bother to come back to us to discuss! Won’t be visiting again until they get a better chef.

Great food very helpful staff food was fantastic

Last day of holiday. Went for a meal here with family. Friendly staff. The carvery was nice, but was not hot enough. The dessert was very nice. Also dog friendly.

Incredible view. Incredible staff. Incredible venue. Came in after stopping to see the view which is to put it mildly, breathtaking. Staff were charming and kind. The food on the other hand. The prices were on the higher side but still affordable. The food was either overcooked or undercooked. And it was cold. The carvery had a selection. Not a large selection but a selection which was decent. All 3 meats were cold. The beef was not to my liking and very pink which would had been fine if it didn't bring on hypothermia. I'm sure all the "complaints" are because it was a quieter reaustraunt and didn't have the best equipment to keep the food warm over periods of time. It's nothing compared to a Toby carvery but please don't let this put you off. It's a lovely place with lovely people but be aware you may be disappointed. However I'm still stuffed!

some of the best food I’ve had recently! full of flavour. The belly pork was cooked to perfection. The burger was one of the yummiest ones I have had in a long time with nice thick bacon. Sticky toffee pudding was nice and light, although the sauce was a little too sweet, but I guess that is personal preference. Didn't have to wait too long for service. Dog friendly pub, only certain parts allowed, but it's nice and spacious. If you like a carvery it's a good place to come. Would recommend a visit.

Great food, friendly helpful staff

Food is absolutely average. Service slow. Venue ok.

Lovely cocktails, great views, good food.

Really lovely staff. Food was lovely

Brilliant. Great food, lovely staff, excellent selection on the bar. Couldn't ask for anymore

Amazing place for the family. Food was very fresh well cooked

It was pretty quiet when we were there, but staff were friendly and helpful. Food was nice (really liked my mushroom dish), except for the dough balls which were... Dense... To say the least. It would be nice if there was a bit more by way of vegetarian options as although I enjoyed mine very much, not all vegetarians like mushrooms and there wasn't much else to choose from. It would be nice if there were a children's fish and chips option as well as it seems a bit of a no brainer for a place like that, and I don't want to spend £17 on a massive portion too big for my child to eat. Lovely views and nicely decorated. We enjoyed our meal a lot.

Vast improvement from our last visit 1 year ago. Service then was shoddy and food mediocre. Visited today, both service and food greatly improved. The Carvery was amazing, we arrived just after the carvery closed (2.30) but Chef came out and extended the time for us. We will be back again

Had the carvery here. Absolutely first class, cannot fault it. Highly recommend it.

What a lovely pub, amazing staff, amazing atmosphere, amazing food. I had the carvery, I’m very fussy and I can not recommend this carvery highly enough, everything about our visit was amazing, the chef even brought out some meat bits for my dog, THANK YOU for making g our day joyous. ❤️

We visited on a Sunday with the family for a carvery and weren't disappointed. The roast lunch was excellent and the staff really made us welcome, nothing was too much trouble for them.

Went with a family of 6 adults and two children. Most of the adults had the carvery which was said to be good. However, I ordered the seafood linguine which was smothered in a tomato sauce attempting to hide a lack seafood. I should have refused it but was hungry after a long day. Added to the problems was the fact that the carvery eaters were told they would be warned when the non carvery meal would be served so that they could queue and we could eat together. We weren’t warned so I ended up eating the linguine on my whilst the others were served in a large queue. Another table suffered this as well. I used to go here in the past but I won’t be returning after this visit.

On our arrival in to our caravan park in Dawlish Warren, we were discussing where to have dinner, a fellow holiday maker recommended the Smugglers Inn. It is a lovely pub/restaurant with a stunning view. The Carvery was delicious, on the pricier end but huge portions. Even the 'light bite' portion was pretty much a full size carvery haha My teenage nephew and I shared their pizza, chicken wings and chips - which was delicious. The menu isn't crammed full, but there is a choice for everyone. Highly recommend this place. It gets very busy to advise you book in advance.

Views from this place are beautiful. The staff were friendly. The food was substandard. Don't know if it was because we were eating past 8pm and had been a really hot day, but the fish goujons were dry, the hunters chicken was dry, the burgers were alright but the grill probably needed a scrape. The ratatouille mac n cheese, don't quite know what I was expecting, but was ratatouille pasta with cheese on top. Bread was a part baked baguette cooked, but was tasty. Did find a bit of plastic in my pasta though. When I say a bit, it was a 3 cm shard. Perhaps try it earlier in the day rather than before the chefs due to go home.

Nice carvery and steak pie, we ate indoors as the Seagulls were swarming outside, I don't know if this is an ongoing problem, but keeping vacated tables clear in a timely manner may help. I would definitely recommend this place if you are in the area.

The food was amazing no difference between xl and adult carvery but £2 more if you want to wait an hour for a dessert be my guest but if not don't.come.here.

Carvery was very nice,good selection of veg and meat,kids ate from the menu and they said it was nice too.

Firstly took ages to be greeted and was not even that busy. Secondly the food wait was awful, awaiting carvery person to show up… carvery was awful! Frozen food being used apart from meat at near on £17 a head is disgusting there is a chain called Toby carvery who in use to think we’re awful but Atleast they charge £8 a head and there stuff is home made! Very annoyed after spending over a 100 pound for frozen vegetables rosters that looked like new potatoes! Lacked in flavour gravy bland meat mediocre! Only reason for stars was waitress offering my dogs some meat from carvery, at best that’s who it should be for!

Dirty table, understaffed, had to wait 50 mins for food, then only half the order came out, so we were all eating seperately. Never again....avoid!

One of the best carvery we ever had. we will be back again.

What is the point of booking a table to be told you have to wait an hour when you arrive on time !

Excellent food.staff are very good

Poor selection of veg, not much meat a and overpriced carvery

Lovely food bit expensive but really enjoyed the food and good portion size.

Terrible food and not particularly amazing service either. The burger was so tough and dry, so I couldn't eat it. A pie my son had was chewy. The fish my husband had was also overcooked. Eaten here a few years back, and it was fine, not amazing, but fine for standard pub food. Wouldn't not eat there again

We popped in for a quick drink nice clean place, quick service, we sat outside lovely views will visit again

Lovely carvery with a great selection of freshly cooked vegetables and even had gluten free Yorkshire puddings! Would definitely recommend.

A really nice pub. Good food. We enjoyed our visit. Nice atmosphere 👌

My family and I went here during our stay at Lady's Mile just down the road. Lovely food, clean, nice atmosphere, and friendly staff. Everything you could ask for in a pub. Dog friendly too.

Amazing 4 diners , 3 had steak and ale pie, 1 had pork belly. Amazing flavours and good portion sizes . It's our treat place to eat when we come down this area on holiday.

Helpful and friendly staff, great food with lovely view of the sea. Ignore the outside look, it's a good place

Compared to how Smugglers has been previously it's a shame. I have been multiple times since the new ownership; for breakfast and dinner. At the start of the ownership the staff seemed a bit unknowing. Hanging around the room, visually bored, and not too helpful. But over the months it has gotten a lot better and the staff are very friendly. The food at breakfast depending on when you go in varies. I have been in on a Saturday morning, cold/little to no food. Badddd coffee. I think this is partly to blame on how few people were there but when paying for hot food it should be hot. Please note this was half way through their breakfast serving hours. As someone who doesn't enjoy carvery's (because of how poor they tend to be) I tend to have a steak instead which I cannot fault. Tasty. My family said the carvery was reasonable but not great.

the food is really nice and has a great atmosphere and the staff are really friendly

Decided to have the carvary firstly waitress complaining she hadn't had a break in over 7 hours the meat selection was nice but vegtables were not exactly hot and tasted very bland but the worse thing was the gravy tasted like it was burnt which ruined the whole meal can't see myself returning

Nice pub, lovely view, didn't have food but it looked great

Great food, and beers, fantastic sea views. Very friendly staff. Lovely views, especially on a sunny day.

It was such a great place on Saturday night that we visited again on Thursday after. Good food excellent value and the young man on the cavery was helpful and friendly.

This is our take on the Smugglers Inn. We visit this venue twice whilst staying in Dawlish. We booked a table online for two, arrived at our allotted time and show to our table by Ollie who was polite and charming. We both ordered the Smaller Appetite Carvery and this did not disappoint, very tasty meat and good selection of veg etc. Desserts Cheesecake of the Day (Honeycomb) and three scoops of ice cream. Our second visit was after we'd ben out for a full day and were not that hungry, we decided to share a Farmhouse pizza, garlic bread and chips, which was still very filling. It fairly quiet due to England on TV. Again the service by the staff was good. On a personal note as we were outside there was music via a speaker and I enjoyed their playlist, not quite to my wife's liking though. If staying in Dawlish the Smugglers can be reached by bus, as they stop outside the property.

Called in for lunch good value, dog friendly. Will call in again

Food was good chef cooked meat to perfection I like it because you can have dogs there

The food was superb and the service was great

We had a great time when we visited the Smugglers Inn. We were greeted with a smile and chatting to the staff. We had a drink on the patio before going to our table for dinner. The views are beautiful from the venue. We had carvery with the options of pork, beef, and turkey. There was a range of extras to choose from: stuffing balls, yorkshire puddings, cauliflower cheese, and more. The roast potatoes were perfect. In the restaurant, the staff were friendly and attentive and ensured that those who had chosen the carvery were told when the main menu items were coming out so we could all eat together. We had a great time and would certainly recommend it to anyone.

This place could do with more staff as the service was very slow. The food was above average, and it could do with more of a selection of the menu

Best carvery I've ever had, and cheesy leeks !! Nowhere I've been does those, amazing ❤️ Such friendly staff will definitely be back

We have had a few meals at The Smugglers Inn and everytime it has been wonderful. The food and cocktails are amazing and the service is fantastic and friendly.

We went for dinner but the service was bad. The waitress taking our order had to repeat the order about 5 times because she kept not writing it down properly. Just write it down as ordered..?? One of the meals came out incorrect and another had a side missing that never got delivered after mentioning to the waitress. I had ordered a steak and had to wait for about 5 minutes for a steak knife while my food was on the table getting cold. We had ordered additional drinks which were sat at the bar until after we had finished our meals while the staff were busy packing up their take-home boxes of the carvery. The quality of the food was okay. My steak was good. One person had ordered the pork belly was absolutely drowned in gravy to the point it had buried the mashed potato it was served with. The carvery had cauliflower cheese that was undercooked and frankly tasted weird to the point that all three that had some did not eat it. At least the dessert was good. Overall it was incredibly disappointing.

Went for breakfast with my son.The food was of great quality and the service was excellent.

We went for family Sunday lunch. The food was excellent (carvery is to be recommended) & friendly staff made every effort to be helpful.

Carvery nice meats and veg selection Roasts a let down But over all had a plesent eve

This is our second visit . I went for chicken and bacon Caesar salad and it was very yummy . There was lots of it. The Caesar sauce was plentiful and tasty. The chef had forgotten to put garlic croutons on it and the waitress put it right straight away. My husband had the hake again as he enjoyed it so much last time. We sat on the veranda with the dog in the sunshine. Perfect all round

What beautiful views, stuff very helpful and attentive. We had the carvery l, food was wholesome well cooked and good selection

Fantastic views, excellent staff, gorgeous food, dog friendly. Highly recommend, if we're ever in the area again, we'll definitely be back!

1st time here had the carvery very very nice beef cooked to perfection and a free fathers day pudding perfect

The staff are very helpful and friendly. The food is always very nice. The atmosphere is nice and welcoming too

Had a fantastic breakfast at the smugglers. The food was superb, the staff were friendly, and the views were amazing. We sat in the sun on the terrace and watched a couple of birds of prey catching thermals. A beautiful start to the day. Highly recommend.

We had the carvery, and it was very good. The meat was tender and tasty, and the veg selection was great.