The Stags Head Inn in North Devon

I bought some vouchers to be sent to my parents in Combe Martin, they arrived promptly with no bother even though I'm overseas. They had a great evening, fantastic food and atmosphere ,beautiful venue and property, most of all they were absolutely over the moon with the staff. 'It's the best place they have been to in a long time', was mentioned. Thanks all at The Stags Head for making the process easy and the evening outstanding.

I had the best roast ever! My roast beef meal arrived and it was delicious. You could tell everything was fresh and homemade. Even the gravy was full of flavour. Vegetables were cooked perfectly and the roast potatoes were amazing. Well worth a visit.

Very tasty food. Portions were very good, left with a full stomach and lovely roast flavours. I am not vegetarian, but a more alternative veggie menu would be ideal as some veggies get sick of salmon and nut roast is not for everyone. But otherwise, great.

Lovely Sunday lunch, family of 5 enjoyed the roasts and desserts. Roast lamb and roast pork, excellent, tasted so nice , plenty of food on the plate. For dessert, the bread and butter pudding was so good, served with clotted cream, no awful squirty cream here 👌 can also recommend the cheesecake, the brownie and the crème brulé. Good service, great old pub Definitely worth a visit.

This is a good local pub. The food is nice, the staff are very friendly, polite whilst being professional. Liam was our main server and he was very pleasant and attentive.

We popped into here on the off chance, during a Wednesday lunchtime in February. There's plenty of free parking available on site, and the staff are friendly and welcoming, providing a good service. We had 2 drinks, a prawn baguette, and a smoked salmon starter, which was £25. The food was plentiful and delicious. Well-behaved dogs are welcome on short leads in the bar area only. We hadn't booked a table, but there were a few people eating, so I would imagine that it does get busy. It was a great place to visit.

ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL PUB VERY QUIET AND STAFF FRIENDLY

Poor service bar staff were in experiebced, fingers around pint glass whilst pouring. Basic food not much taste or imagination, empty glasses were left on our table all evening, and when asked for sauce to accompany dry steak it was completely forgotten untill we asked again. Would not eat here again.

Nice food and great service in a lovely building

One of the best roast dinner meals by far. Excellent service, lovely surroundings, reasonable value for top quality produce. Very nice atmosphere. You must try but think a booking is a must, I would say this venue is very popular. Congrats to the people who run the pub - you're spot on.

Celebrating an important family birthday with guests from London, Wellington and Braunton it was important that all needs were perfect. Thank you Stags Head for a perfect day.

Went with friends as there treat as a thankyou. Which at the end of the evening the landlord felt it was his position to comment on who picked up the bill ! Beer pricey & food average.

Great meal for Christmas. Staf first class couldn't do enough for us. Made welcome as soon as got there.

What a delightful place! Warm welcome by friendly staff and then, the most delicious meal followed by a great pudding. Will definitely be going back there for sure!

We popped in for lunch. It was a little quiet but it was a Tuesday. We had the lasagne and it was full of meat and it was so rich. Lovely chunky chips, Just beautiful. Clearly homemade as it was all so tasty. We also had puddings and were not disappointed! Staff friendly and attentive. Prompt with clearing plates. We will be back!

Enjoyed a fab Sunday lunch with family in a traditional pub setting. The lunch was good value for money and tasty, and I had a nice pint of Exeter Ale to accompany it. The staff were very accommodating and friendly.

Nice thatched country pub with outdoor seating next to a large pond. Set on a few levels with the bar and restaurant joined by steps. The welcome was friendly enough, the prices weren't, £5.10 for a below average local bitter. I don't think we'll be returning 😕

Our go to pub for family meals Always welcomed and Sue goes above and beyond to accommodate our grandchildren with dietary requirements

We stumbled across this pub restaurant due to a roadworks diversion, and were so pleased with the quality of the meal we enjoyed on Friday 10th November. The menu was great, the food was lovely and staff were friendly. You seem to have got everything right, even down to the hot plates! We shall be visiting you again when we are down that way from time-to-time.

Stopped in for light bite after a 2.5 hour drive on way to the coast at Woolacombe - lovely fish pie and a nice pint of Stags !!!

Excellent venue and food. One of my favourite venues in North Devon. The food is wonderful but as with many restaurants the prices are creeping up. In my original review now updated here, I raised an issue with the gents toilet. Sue Prior (the proprietor) thanked me for raising the issue and assured me that the matter had been addressed. It has. The gents now clean and well presented. I believe this indicates to me the caring that your host has for her clientele. 5 stars for the Stags Head from me, try it and see if you agree.

We visited the Stags Head Inn with a group of friends. The staff were very friendly and couldn’t do enough for us. Two of our group ordered Sue’s amazing fish stew and had scallops to start followed by an excellent cheese board. The pork tenderloin in a Stilton sauce and the pork combo were both delicious. We can’t praise this restaurant enough. Sue is a wonderful chef and the Stags Head is a beautiful building in lovely surroundings.

Meet friends for lunch. Had a really lovly lunch. Staff was friendly and contentive. Fresh ingredients. And Homecooked.

Had the Fowey mussesl yesterday and WOW!! And what a beautiful place to sit and eat them 😋 Highly recommend getting over there and trying them out👍

We were visiting with friends who know The Stag Inn so decided to eat here on a busy Saturday evening. The menu offered plenty of choice. Everything freshly cooked to order. I enjoyed the delicious Fish Bake followed by the world’s best meringues that were perfectly soft and chewy in the middle. 10/10. As we were there for a few days, we went back for Sunday roast. Again an excellent meal. Clearly a popular destination for Sunday lunch as the place was very busy again. A very welcoming proper pub offering proper food. I recommend!

We live in South Molton and even though we had not been for some time, booked for an evening meal on Saturday. We were given a time of 7.15...when we arrived all the tables were occupied (pub opened at 7p.m) Between ordering and receiving our meals it was obvious that they were overbooked! Everyone seemed to be waiting for their meals & the young servers were almost running to get food out together with lots of apologies! (They were doing their best) To cut a long story short we were served our meals at 8.45!!! And then to cap it all one of our steaks was tough and not acceptable. We were offered a free sweet or a bottle of wine but were so disappointed we did not except...at least they only charged for 3 meals. Overall a very poor outing indeed. Other customers were mostly local and like ourselves will not be returning....

Everybody was really friendly from the moment we arrived to the moment we left we all had a delicious and excellent meal. Definitely good value for money and always a favourite to return to. Thank you so much for accommodating us at short notice - much appreciated!

We decided to stop off here on our journey from North Devon to Wiltshire - we wanted a proper meal rather than a sandwich or service station offering. I looked it out from Tripadvisor maps, whilst in the car, and rang to book en route. It was a wee detour from the main road, but it was worth it. We all really enjoyed our main courses - clean plates all round. Sadly we needed to keep going so couldn't linger over a pudding.

Avoid at all costs. Whilst enjoining a well deserved family stay after months of being extremely unwell we decided to give this place a visit as from th outside it looks warm and cosy but as soon as we stepped in we were welcomed with a frosty atmosphere, the older lady with short blonde hair is so rude she shouldn’t work with the public she made us feel ao uncomfortable. We bought drinks and literally 6 minutes later were told we had to ‘sit outside’ as the pub was shutting, we was not made aware of this, not to mention it was torrential rain outside with no shelter. Im sad as in covid these places where desperate begging the government for support and now there turning away paying customers.

This hidden Gem is the type of pub you would love to discover, just off the main road through Filleigh North Devon. We were welcomed by smiling staff , and chose from a surprisingly long list of home cooked dishes. Three of us chose omelettes which were simply the best ever. We rounded off the meal with the selection of deserts ,puddings and ice creams.. The staff make everyone , including our Dachshund , feel welcome, if you are in the area this is definitely not to be missed.

This is an excellent pub, hidden away the food is excellent and really nicely presented, it was so hard to choose what to have from the lovely menu on our last evening. The pub has a very warm welcoming atmosphere and the staff were all friendly and helpful. We wish we lived nearer as we would be frequent customers. We booked a table before our holiday and it is advisable as it was busy every evening that we went.

Beautiful traditional family owned pub. Very rare these days. Lovely friendly staff. Wonderful with dogs. Good size portions. Go if you get the chance.

A lively evening at the Stags Head. Even though we were a party of 9 there was no requirement to preselect food and all our various starters and later mains arrived at the table within seconds of each other so no waiting around before we tucked in to the delicious food. No long wait between courses either . The staff were excellent all round and we had a really lovely evening. Cannot recommend highly enough

Spontaneous dinner with the family, great choices for the kids. The kids ate all their dinner (which they never do) they mentioned how yummy the chips were nice and crispy! Me and my partner has the half a duck, which came with sautéed potatoes and...

Just had a great lunch at the Stags Head Inn. Lovely food nice and relaxing atmosphere lovely staff. Would recommend it to anyone.

After a day on Exmoor and a late afternoon visit to the north coast at Lynton, we returned to the South Molton area where we were staying for our short break. On arrival at our chosen restaurant in the town it was fully booked, and...

We are local and go here a lot The food and staff are amazing No matter what you eat here it’s always enough and can tell it’s local food Only thing I would say is when you’re food comes out it should come with all...

I regularly have a Sunday lunch takeaway. The meat choice is varied and wow what a plate full of potatoes and other vegetables. Fabulous. I also regularly eat in and have different meals off the main menu. The meals are very substantive and the menu...

The Stags Head is a lovely pub which we have eaten in twice whilst on holiday in the area. The staff were friendly and were happy to accommodate us and our two dogs. On both occasions the food served was of good quality, well cooked...

This was our fourth visit to The Stag Inn in as many years, and as before the four of us were not disappointed. It is a lovely Inn, with staff that are very welcoming and attentive. The restaurant menu caters for all tastes and the...

Highly recommend this fantastic pub. Booked in advance and stated we had a nervous dog with us so could we be put ‘out the way’. Given a table in a corner so nervous dog could hide under the table, perfect! We dined with our 2...

As a family, we met up at South Molton and then wishes to have lunch together. We chose to drive out to the Stags Head pub and resturant at Filleigh. It was a short notice booking, but they were able to accomodate us, including two...

Not sure I can recommend a visit. I didn't feel the food was as good as it could be judging other meals put locally.

Once again we enjoyed a lovely lunch for my mothers 83rd Birthday today, the food was fantastic. Enjoyed the well kept real ale Exmoor. Thankyou to the wonderful staff that served us. See you all again soon Mark and Wendy Toms

This has honestly been our favourite place to eat for the last 5 years! The proprietors go above and beyond and everyone gets a really warm welcome. The total ambience of the pub is just what you expect from a country pub. The Real Ale,...

Lovely looking pub so as passing called in for lunch. Person serving behind bar was business like and cold. Standard ham, egg and chips but the ham was very watery, I expect it had been frozen beforehand.

Had another great last night . Good food. Lovely staff doing a great job as usual. This is a good pub to go to.

A lunchtime visit by my family was arranged for me as a birthday treat. Both the food and service was excellent - nothing was too much trouble.

Great pub fabulous roast plenty of food lovely meat and veggie roasts . Great service from all staff . Perfect Sunday afternoon thank you

I dine here regularly - for both personal and business reasons. Recently I overheard a young boy (maybe 6 years old) who was just leaving with his family after their meal say 'That was the most amazing meal ever!' I've always had fabulous food here...

We visited The Stags Head on a Sunday and had a delicious Roast. The Carvery was amazing, with lots of choice. The girl cut huge pieces of meat for us (a little too big for some). The view is outstanding. Certainly recommend.

Grate and tasty food lovely staff who are more than happy to help. Lovely place to go and eat out with family and friends.

Superb food and service as usual. Dog friendly… we love this place. Staff always helpful and friendly

Excellent food, lovely staff, great beer, very comfortable rooms - what's not to like ?? Highly recommended and we can't wait to visit again

This is a lovely old pub and restaurant, but the best things about it are the great hosts, friendly efficient staff , and the fabulous food. Don’t miss this little gem if you are in the area.

Popped in for dinner on our way to an Airbnb on Exmoor. Lots of choice on the menu, all traditional pub food. I couldn’t see any vegetarian meals but they may have a separate menu, but I’m not sure. We had the Steak and Ale...

Treated the family to Sunday Lunch. The Stags Head was really busy but managed to squeeze us in. Service was brilliant and the food delicious. Every time we go it reminds us just how brilliant this place is.

A lovely little find on out weekend break away! Great atmosphere, cosy and friendly! The food was lovely and our little boy loved all the fairy lights!

The whole ambience of the stags head is welcoming and of high standard. The staff are friendly, amazingly helpful and great. Sue and John make you feel so welcome and go out of their way to accommodate you. The food is exceptional and the menu...

Just called in for lunch by chance as a job cancelled nearby. Can honestly say, best lasagne i have ever tasted. And my mums is pretty damn good. Friendly staff, great food, get yourselves along!

We popped in for lunch on our break this week. We hadn’t been to the Stag before but the service was attentive and friendly. (Believe we were served by Charlotte) the food was stunning. Homemade and great value for money. It was so tasty and...

The food was excellent the Roast Pork and veg was great as was the lasagne. The dessert was also very nice. The only downfall was the staff. There didn’t seem to be any one in control. It was very hit and miss if you got...

We have visited the Stags head a number of times over the last year or so and have yet to be disappointed. The food is fabulous, the bar area (where we always sit) is dog friendly. There is a great range of drinks and friendly...

We had supper at this pub and took our dog. All the staff were so friendly and accomodating and our dog Blue was made to feel extremely welcome. The salmon with pea and prawn risotto was lovely and would recommend. This is a great country...

Beautiful country pub. Great atmosphere. Lovely home cooked pie and vegetables. Great staff. I highly recommend!

Three of us went for lunch at this outstanding pub. The service was excellent and the meals were outstanding. I had homemade salmon fishcakes. Scrumptious. I was then very indulgent and had sticky toffee pudding because I just could not resist. I would not hesitate...

We decided to eat here after checking out options near to Umberleigh where we were staying for a few nights as the menu was quite extensive and looked good. The meal was indeed lovely as was the building itself. We hadn't booked but got a...

Went for a meal on a Friday evening with wife and parents, service was very good, friendly and helpful. starter course, main course and dessert were excellent. Traditional country pub, good atmosphere, good food and service, how it should be. Will definitely return again.

Excellent food steak and ale pie what more can you want , fruit crumble and custard to finish off delicious.friendly staff. Can’t fault it

We stopped by The stags Head for dinner whilst in Devon and had the most incredible meal- I dont often write reviews but this deserved it. This is such a lovely traditional Devon pub/restaurant, and after talking to the owners we discovered the food is...

My family and I ate at the Stags Head Inn while on holiday and could not recommend it enough. The food and the staff were lovely! Just what we needed to finish our wonderful holiday.

Really good value for excellent food and service. A good varied menu do not hard to findsomething you liked

In the morning we had booked a table for four people. The Stag opened it doors at 7, and we were there at the dot of 7 and shown our table. we ordered our drinks and dishes from the menu. As the evening went on...

8 of us came to celebrate mother in laws 80th birthday. We had a wonderful evening with fantastic food. All thoroughly enjoyed our meal and reminded me of why I really like this place. Good well cooked food with a lovely atmosphere

Great local food, well cooked. Generous portions, lovely atmosphere and attentive staff. Character pub and quiet tranquil setting.

Thanks to the road signs, we discovered the Stags Head Inn quite by chance. It is idyllic! We sat outside in on a gorgeous day overlooking the pond. The staff were all lovely and personable and the food is divine! The menu is plentiful and...

Home cooked delicious food, good value for money. Stayed for two nights, clean comfortable room made to feel very welcome home made biscuits in room well worth a visit.

This lovely Inn is located conveniently midway between Barnstaple and South Molton so is easily accessible with plenty of parking. A great menu, the food was delivered timely, very tasty and cooked to perfection. Staff very friendly and attentive to your needs. Plenty of tables...

Gezellige pub met een leuke kaart, niet het standaard pub food. De duckling was erg lekker maar de aankleding van...

Fantastic quaint rural setting a beautiful old house village pub converted into a idilic restaurant that serves up a wonderful menu that tasted as good as it looks the service was excellent and very quick between courses and portions perfect for a hungry water. Great...

Aim to stay and eat hear when I’m in the area , food is excellent with a great selection to choose from , breakfast is the best you will ever find, staff all friendly and can’t do enough to make your evening excellent , many...

Just popped in for some lunch great service very friendly staff and lovely meal steak and ale pie. Very pleasent surroundings and good fast service really enjoyed our lunch would go again if in the area.

Needed to find somewhere to eat for 6 people at short notice. Having failed to get anywhere at my usual haunts, I gave this place a try and I'm really glad I did. The person who took the booking was really pleasant, and from the...

Visited here on 17th March 2022 and opted for the lunchtime special of pasty pie, which came with three different fresh veg and chips. As always the service was amazing and the food is just so good, the pasty pie absolutely exceptional, albeit that I...

Great pub \ Inn Food excellent ,very friendly, lovely pub in a great location Would well recommend will be returning

Surprise Meal for my birthday. Stags Head Inn was so friendly, food was amazing ,6 very satisfied customers. They allowed birthday cake a made the day so special all singing Happy birthday, cutting the cake . We will definitely be returning and friends are booking...

Always amazing food and lovely service. You get a selection of vegetables with your meal. A rarity in today's climate of chips and peas 🤣

We came for my partners birthday. We had a great meal with a great service. We will definitely be coming back again soon

We tried the roast on Sunday this time with our dogs and as usual, the food was amazing, the service was excellent and the dogs were very welcome - what more could you ask from a pub - other than could it be closer so...

Steak pie recommend so ordered - it arrives swimming in gravy and tiny, tiny pieces of beef (5mm square) - according to the chef the beef is ‘double cut for tenderness‘ - what? Problem is that I didn’t order steak and ale pie suitable for...

A proper country pub. Recommended by a butcher in nearby South Molton. Pub grub. Cosy bar with arm chairs and sofas. Friendly crew. Option to eat in the bar being our preference. 🇬🇧🇳🇿

After many years of enjoying the delicious food served by this wonderful little Gastro-Inn, I became vegan and worried whether I’d still be able to eat here… I shouldn’t have worried, they provide a good menu of vegan meals from a roast to a curry...

Booked a last minute lunch, via Facebook messenger, with my husband and we was not disappointed. The service we received was excellent and we was made to feel most welcome, even the owner, Sue, came out and introduced herself. We both opted for the lunch...

Absolutely stunning Roast today today, 4 clean plates! 4 x meats on the mixed meat roast, Beef, Lamb, Pork & Turkey, roast & new pots, stuffing, crackling, 6 x veg & 2 home made yorks, really delicious! Was gobsmacked when we saw the plates we...

The stags head never fails to amaze us with its menu, standard of fabulous local food:) the lady chef is above and beyond wonderful! Staff are always welcoming and friendly, nothing is too much trouble! I’d highly recommend the pork medley or as my husband...

My wife & I had a dinner with some special friends of ours who had travelled down from London to see us for a couple of nights. There were 6 of us in total and because we had not see each other in over 4...

Always a pleasure to dine here, the staff are really friendly, helpful and attentive. They take pride in their establishment and it does show. The food is always excellent - we've eaten here many times and so have had the pleasure of trying a number...

This restaurant is set within a beautiful old pub. The menu has something for everyone, and as the food is cooked from fresh, the chef Sue can accommodate all tastes. The fish is especially good, and I can highly recommend the pork combo. Can’t wait...

Had a lovely lunch , went out of their way to satisfy our needs . My friend is a vegetarian and can’t eat nuts , they went out of there way to provide a good Sunday lunch for her . The food was excellent.

We stopped for lunch here and had a great meal. The food was excellent with ‘real’ chicken in the baguette, warm and succulent with a nice portion of side salad and coleslaw. The parpadella pasta with bacon mushroom and chicken was absolutely delicious. All washed...