The Twisted Oak in Exeter

Beautiful decks but thats where compliments stop. absolutely no service. All Small potions except mac and cheese, once we were given our meals we never saw a waitress again. We were a family get together, a party of 10 all adults and they missed out on a lot of custom .

Had a four meat carvery at the twisted oak today. The food was amazing. See pics!! Absolutely amazing. Great veg and trimmings. They have decorated the pub ready for Christmas and have gone above and beyond. Excellent food, atmosphere and service. Thanks guys.

Popped in and asked if they could do a taje away box for me. No problem - vegan cottage pie was lovely

I come here every few months and it never dissappints. Great pub and restaurant, lots of seating. Pool table . Great selection of drinks and the menu has a wide choice if things , the food is lovely, nice portions. Service is good and friendly staff . Dog friendly and parking.

We visited on a Tuesday so it was quiet, we had a light lunch, good size portions. Only two real ales on.

My Dad booked a table for 12 of us to celebrate my wedding anniversary, the girl who took our orders was amazing she remembered who had ordered what drinks and meals, service was brilliant, food all came out at the same time, we all throughly enjoyed our meals. The ceiling decorations were very pretty and the Halloween decorations were amazing. All staff were friendly and helpful and it was very clean, will definitely book again!

Good food and drinks, excellent service service, easily accessible from A30 with large car park

Was here today for a birthday party. The two young girls with black hair on the bar were incredibly rude. Won't be going back

Nice place , nice staff. Lovely beer garden / play area

Came here 2day for a family meal,( more children than adults) the staff in general where lovely, But the manager was so rude, the children where playing out side she locked then out and watched them cry and bang on the door, this has tramatised them considering they all have additional needs This is my second visit today, and now my last, Shame as food is all home made and staff in general lovely, Lady Management should be ashamed

Nice pub, tucked away on the edge of Exeter.

Pub and staff friendly, ordered a beef burger and chicken burger. Unfortunately the chicken was cold in the middle as was the beef burger and the chips were full of grease, could actually squeeze the grease out 🤢will not be back!!

Loved our visit to Twisted Oak yesterday, highly recommend! We met for a family reunion with two young children and the staff were really accommodating. Lot's of space for the kids to run around in and a play park with a slide which was great fun for them. Food was great, everything tasted fresh and really yummy. Perfect pub food, so we will 100% be returning!

Entered the pub last Wednesday 14th Aug. Asked if we could go to beer garden with the children, told yes and girl behind bar just let us go the wrong way !! Went back to bar and she was just stood there yawning 🥱. Bar was empty. Not a good look for the business having a yawning bored looking bar person

If you’re looking for a low budget and family friendly restaurant this is the place to go. Classic pub food, very cheap, large kids play area. Definetly wouldn’t recommend for a date night or quiet evening- it’s more for families. The lamb curry from the specials board was really nice.

such a rude older lady on the bar gave me an awful response when asking if you order at the bar because she was busy on her phone. will never be coming back to this pub. food was rubbish too.

Lovely meals, the staff were attentive and very friendly and helpful

Only had a drink food was very expensive so wouldn't buy any. Staff not over friendly

The pub is charming, and the food is delicious and reasonably priced. The Sunday carvery is particularly noteworthy and should not be missed. Dog friendly inside and outside (on a lead).

Lovely carvery. Good choice of meats and veg. Ample parking.

Lovely friendly place. Good food

This pub / restaurant / private function room is a hidden gem. Not only does it boast all of the aforementioned attributes, it also has a huge beer garden and children's play area. Great Beers, wines, food, and a Sunday carvery are what you can expect. You'll be greeted by a team of very friendly faces all eager to help. There's also a lovely long dining room with a glass roof in which you can enjoy your meal. If it's sport you are looking for, look no further as this can be found on the big TV located in the function room. More people need to know of this establishment, as it's well worth a visit. It also makes for a great wedding reception venue.

Found this pub on the off chance, what a lovely place to enjoy a drink and some food, lovely friendly staff

Was made very easy to take two toddlers on my own. Child friendly menu options and perfectly good carvery.

Great food and an outside area for the kids to play.

What a brilliant place,I don't really want to share, fantastic atmosphere

Lovely food staff excellent. Company great

Lovely atmosphere, plenty of space and choice of seating etc. Lovely food and very dog friendly. Top of my list for country pubs locally.

Dropped in for lunch, great value for money and good quality food.

Food ok very average, noisy family pub, great for groups with youngsters. Staff pleasant and helpful.

Updated review April 2024 Unfortunately not as good as we remembered. Service was ok, nothing particularly stood out, food was ok, but seemed expensive for what it was, everyone in our party commented it was ok, but wouldn't be back. Previous review (March 2016) Had a lovely Sunday roast. Great children facilities!

Lovely carvery. Excellent service staff friendly very helpful

Met for a reunion. We had the conservatory. We had sandwiches which were very tasty and came a few chips. The service was excellent and our waitress was very patient as we hadn't seen a lot of us for over 20 years so we were very noisy. She came to us in turn, making sure we were all happy. Thank you for helping us make our reunion so enjoyable

Our first time in a while, and we were not disappointed. Excellent food and just as friendly as we remembered.

One of the best pub buffet meals I've had. Plentiful, varied and tasty & promptly served for our social function - and the left-overs were made available for us to take away.

Stopped here for lunch. A warm welcome for us and the dogs. Food was very good. Pies were excellent.

Carvery was just ok. Parsnips not cooked enough- need to cut out core ! Sausage undercooked -so pale. Plates too small -

Great place for food and drinks

The Twisted Oak was a very pleasant experience. I enjoyed the food and the atmosphere was great! Will definitely visit this establishment again.

Very nice food, choice of soups for starters exceptional, very good service and friendly staff, nice surroundings, great evening out all round.

Brilliant afternoon at the pub to check out the function room, which we booked

Lovely carvery, great service, good choice of veg and gorgeous generous portions of meats. Recommended.

Amazing Carvery - went for the Sunday Carvery, arrived very early but still accommodated and allowed to be seated. Staff are amazing and very friendly, especially the lovely lady on the carvery who helped one of the kids back to the table. Food was great, almost 6 clear plates. Highly recommend and will return soon

Great carvery. Very generous portions. Staff were friendly. Dog friendly too. 👍

Great pub and atmosphere !! Had good breakfast !! And brill sunday carvery

Alright pub with alright food. I wouldn't travel a great distance to come here. But if you are here you won't be sad.

The food is standard pub grub. Served freshly cooked and hot with decent portion size. If you're looking for higher end pub food though, this isn't the place to go. Staff were friendly and helpful.

Had the best spaghetti Bolognese in a long time ...You definitely get your money's worth...My parents loved their food too ...Very clean & beautifully decorated & lovely atmosphere

Nice drink. And has pool table. Not overly busy

Good pub, friendly and professional staff. The decor is excellent and I hear that the food is good

Delicious food and great service

Great service & very friendly atmosphere

Excellent carvery, quality service, perfect access to the A30

We arrived in torrential rain at 1pm Sunday without booking, they were very busy and put themselves out to cater for 4 adults and 3 children.

Amazing place love going there x

Lovely food 😋 and staff are now very friendly. Only loses a star as beers, etc, all far too expensive and why they have to charge such ridiculous prices will only detract folk from going back

We followed a brown sign to find this pub after we detoured away from busy traffic on the A30. It was a great little pitstop for us, decently priced good food and attentive service. There was a nice atmosphere and decor in the food area of the pub and the play area was a real bonus for the children after a morning in the car. A nice find.

Managed to seat a large group of 25 and serve a great carvery. Well done twisted oak.

After a challenging 4 mile bike ride with the children, we were looking for a nice pub with great food. There was nothing but disorganisation from the moment we walked in. We were told we couldn’t sit in the nicer part of the pub, even though it was empty and decided to sit outside ( which was a pain- as you have to walk around the outside of the pub through the back gate with your drinks and cutlery). When the food arrived we were massively disappointed! The chicken burger was horrendous- overcooked, chewy and dry. The worst burger ever eaten. The kids carvery was luke warm, and the Turkey was dry. The vegetable were clearly frozen. We left feeling cheated, paying close to £100 and dampening what had been a great start to our holiday.

Great pub with friendly staff and very child friendly

Went for a Birthday Meal very nice 😋

Lovely for drinks in the garden

Really enjoyed our visit to The Twisted Oak. Atmosphere was very good. Place was really clean and well placed. Staff were friendly but come across a little stand off-ish but still remain professionl. Outside play area is pretty decent and seating areas were well presented. We all had burgers which were really nice and we all enjoyed them. Think prices are a little high, especially when they charge £2 extra for cheese and £2 extra for bacon. That's really high mark up considering the prices of those ingredients.

Great food and service. Really nice play area for the kids.

Decent place to have a break with children on the way to North Devon, Cornwall near Exeter.

Wonderful pub food in generous portions. Play area for children in large beer garden. Quiet location to enjoy when using A30 on run from or to Cornwall.

Great service Food was good It helped that the manager was very helpful & friendly but it was her last day.

Moved to Exeter about a year ago and was looking for a child friendly pub to relax... Well we found it and on the even more plus side the food is 10/10 especially the fish 🐟... will be coming here again for sure 😉

We arrived at 9pm on a Saturday night just for one drink. The place was empty and there was two people behind the bar. The younger of the two was very nice and served us, the other (a lady with red hair) made it very obvious that she didn't want us there, making little snide remarks that she probably thought we couldn't hear. If they wanted to close, they just needed to tell us when we walked in rather than making us feel the most unwelcome we've ever felt walking into any pub.

Called in on our way home and had tea which we all enjoyed . Nice food staff and place

Staff rude and abrupt ( the owner that is). Food was warm and not freshly cooked. Won't be bothering in the future. They couldn't wait to get rid of us.

Friendly staff, great kids play area, lovely beer garden. Enjoyed our gammon and chips/sausage and mash. Visited twice on our long weekend near by.

Great choice of food and drink options

Food was amazing. Staff need to cheer up and smile I bit more

Great company brilliant atmosphere super food thanks Twisted oak

Nice atmosphere. Good service and a very good buffet.

Visited for lunch..good menu, good service and good food.

Lovely food. Great atmosphere and customer service was very attentive

Lovely food and perfect polite staff. Back again soon x

A nice enough place. Good beer and clean establishment. Would be 5 stars except it’s not the cheapest and the kids play area could do with a bit of maintenance.

Absolutely lovely pub! The staff couldn’t have been more accommodating or friendly. They were very patient with us when ordering, laughing and joking with us and made us feel so welcome. The food was delicious, and you get a lot for your money. They had no issue packaging up our leftovers for us, and we left absolutely stuffed! Beautiful conservatory area, very whimsical with all the flowers and lights. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend and will be visiting again 😁

Great food. Conservatory very pretty. Lovely log fire. Pleasant staff. Plenty of parking.

Good pub food served in pleasant surroundings by friendly staff. Dog friendly.