The View Restaurant in Exeter

A slimy plate of oil to spoil an otherwise tasty tuna steak.

The reviews are really not fair. Food is really great, price is ok nothing over the top, we had really good service and location is great too ! Overall a 10/10

Had an absolutely stunning meal for my birthday, the views are stunning, the food superb, definitely somewhere to go for a special occasion, yet not overpriced, will be back!

Lovey meal, and super atmosphere. Would highly recommend.

We arrived relatively late, about 8pm when the restaurant was recovering from a surge. There was a short wait for a table. Service was pleasant but not speedy. I suspect they were one short. Food was of decent quality and large portions make one think twice about three courses.

Not the best service at this place. Ok one night. Next night… didn’t get served within 30 minutes… waiter bounced between other groups, even said he would come over, forgot about the single diner… (just left eldest son at first night at Uni…so I’m not some single loner here)…. Oh well, fly home tomorrow…

The food menu is really short and expensive. Especially when you have to serve yourself. This was better when upstairs was fine dining and downstairs was pub food.

I would only eat there if you can't be bothered to leave the hotel, for the following reasons: - service great, nice modern restaurant -bland food, grisly steak and very overpriced

Wish we'd read the reviews before going! The waiter did his utter best but unfortunately he isn't able to compensate over priced, low quality, poorly presented food. We booked for an evening meal and so have no comment regarding the view. However the 'fine dining' was definitely not to our expectations. My fiancee ordered a fillet steak £39 plus extras incl triple cooked chips. The steak was dry, chewy and definitely not worth the price tag. The triple cooked chips were absolutely rubbish, more like frozen packet chips from Asda. My lamb was delicious but everything was thrown on the plate, peas throughout my sauce and a raw chip on the plate that apparently was a 'rosti'. I wouldn't return. If I want to over pay for poor quality food in a restaurant with absolutely zero atmosphere I'll stop off at the services next time.

I've previously given The View 5 stars but the most recent menu has made it less appealing to my wife and we are unlikely to return until changes are made. The burgers have been removed from the menu (both veggie and beef) and there is only one vegetarian option (which requires the sauce to be removed to make it vegan/lactose intolerant suitable). I'd expect more veggie/vegan choice these days.

Lovely meal to celebrate a special occasion. The chateaubriand was cooked to perfection and the service was attentive and delightful.

When we arrived at the bar, it was empty apart from two bar staff, who preferred to carry on their conversation rather than asking us what we would like to drink. There was a terrible smell of rotten eggs and when I asked about it, was told that it was the drains, although we were on the 8th floor! We sat down but found the smell too much and asked to go to the dining room next door. We had no help with our drinks and coats, and even though this was 8 o’clock on a Friday evening, the restaurant was nearly empty. Despite this we were told that they had only one Crab Tortellini starter left! When ordering the mains it was unclear what vegetables, if any, came with the dishes and on asking, we were told that you had to order the veg separately. We were therefore surprised that my wife’s Halibut came on mashed potatoes when we had already ordered Fries to go with it! The food was rather basic pub food albeit with much higher prices! The wine was good but at £40 for a bottle not cheap. We couldn’t find a dessert that we actually wanted, so just ordered coffees. Even this they managed to mess up… Coffees were brought without any sugar but when I managed to get the waiter’s attention (not easy even in a nearly empty restaurant) he said he would get some. He then disappeared and we never saw him again. While we were “enjoying” our by now cold coffees, a female waitress arrived with a card payment machine and asked if we would like to pay… when I pointed out that we hadn’t even received a bill yet, she exclaimed “lovely” and then also disappeared! Not their fault but we couldn’t even enjoy the view as it was dark outside!

I have been to the view at Sandy Park several times mainly for lunch which has generally been very good. The evening restaurant on the other hand was very disappointing, the food was up to the usual standards but the service was very poor, very disjointed with poor communication between the service staff…we weren’t even offered a dessert! Sad to say I won’t be going back.

Been here few times now and always been impressed with the food but the service has always been bad. always seem like they have no staff. After watching the rugby to only have 2 bar staff definitely ain’t great.

While the views are stunning, I have been to this restaurant twice and been disappointed both times. The service is so, so slow! It is not the servers fault - they have too many tables and not enough staff. Both times we watched our server being run ragged by trying to serve too many tables. Both times there was a manager working but they seem pointless. They walk around a little bit then seemingly disappear for ages. Our second visit the manager was meeting people and bringing them in. While we sat and ate our dinner I watched a man wait, no exaggeration, ten minutes before the manager met him and brought him into the restaurant. Both times I have been we have ordered steak and both times the steaks ordered have been a range of quality from good (but not good enough for the £40 price tag - same quality steak you could get at a beefeater) to awful and had to be sent back. When we sent the steak back the server acknowledge the chef isn't very good at Fillet steak and they often get sent back. So the next time we went I had a sirloin and it was really tough (despite being ordered Medium-rare) and disappointing. The triple cooked chips also taste suspiciously like a certain frozen chips brand and definitely were not crispy like triple cooked chips often are. An expensive price tag for food you can get at cheaper restaurants and a nice view (that you can't see at all once the sun sets)

Great service, the barmaid was excellent and was working on her own due to staff shortages. The food was excellent. Great for pre-match drinks. Would recommend you try it for yourself. Well done all for a great experience.

Everything was perfect for our romantic dinner date🙌I'm surely coming back😍 The staffs were great and we had a perfect photo to make it memorable

A bit expensive, but the quality of the food is great.

Top notch but will the place stay as prestige as it is now? Time will tell.

Fabulous !!! Glorious panoramic views from the restaurant with food to match We were looked after by Will and a young lady who's name has escaped me. Very attentive service we were made to feel at home and nothing was too much trouble Our food arrived arrived in a timely manor And wow a total experience for the taste buds, presentation was faultless. This was a birthday celebration and really couldn't have been better Very highly recommended

Exceptional good food. Great view across to Exmouth. Friendly polite staff.

Nice food and restaurant, but a little expensive

Breakfast Needs To Flow Better Only 1Member Of Staff Cooking Tea One End Coffee Queue Along With Cook Breakfast People Walking To Table With Teapots Ect Bit Chaotic Accident Waiting To Happen Just This Otherwise Good. Staff Friendly

I really liked it here. Very hotelish, of course, but the service was great and everyone was friendly. Apparently you don’t need to pay for parking. We didn’t know this.

Einmalige Aussicht .Gutes Essen.Ein Paradies für Golfer.

Came up from London for the weekend . Bernardo helpful , waited a long time for 2 courses. Son got complimentary beer for our wait . Inflated London prices and food was ok . Paying for view!!!! £38 for sirloin steak + £5 for sauce is ridiculous.

Forgettable hotel food, it was fine - if a little overpriced! View is great but otherwise it’s a restaurant you would eat at when away for business and completely forget after! On top of that just lots of little issues like not being able to transfer the bill to the bar and very average service

Very nice .. food was cooked to high standard.

What a shockingly poor experience this turned out to be. Wildly overpriced, very average food and extremely poor and slow, oh slow service. This restaurant is clearly geared to 'ripping off' people down on business, but I can assure you it is most definitely not worth wasting your money on if you are locals. There are far better restaurants close by that are cheaper, and far better value for money. Be warned!

Absolutely shocking place the food is rubbish and way overpriced, if you like very limited options for food then this is for you.. would never visit the place again even if it was free

Unfortunately the dining experience didn’t start great when we asked for a table for two and was seated right at the entrance even though there were preferable tables vacant and remained vacant the entire time we were there. Not the best seat in the house if you have to spend the evening listening to the young reception lady yawn as loud as she did. Regarding the menu it has a relatively limited selection of what turns out to be quite expensive when the meal finally arrives. It took 35 minutes for our meal to arrive. Because there was nothing on the menu that looked really all that appealing we went for the Devon Burgers to see how they compare in this part of the country. Our thoughts, bun was dry but held together by some melted cheese, burger itself was dry with no seasoning and just crumbled when you tried to cut into it and enough lettuce on the side to feed half of Devon’s rabbit population. I say rabbits because again so dressing just straight forward greens so they would have probably loved it. Basically I rate the evening 2 stars, the waiter was very pleasant and the dining area is modern and clean. 0 stars for the food.

Nice place good service Unfortunately we couldn't see the view as we have been there at night

Lovely experience. Great staff.

Had a lovely meal, staff very friendly, will come back for sure !!

Overpriced and underwhelming. When spending this much money on food, you either need to be getting quality or quantity. I got neither. I started with the scallops, which were 4 overcooked, rubbery, tiny little scallops that were most certainly not worth the price. Then I had the pork belly. The flavour was there but that's all there was to it. It was overcooked again, and so a little dry. It was 3 thinly cut rolls of prok belly accompanied by a single small carrot and some onion, so not enough to be filling unless you had a larger starter or you're a very small eater, and certainly not cooked to a standard that would justify the price tag. I don't mind paying out for fine dining when that is what you received, but when places like this charge you those prices and don't deliver it, you just feel like you have been mugged. I definitely wouldn't go again.

Nice setting....but the food was nothing to shout about for the price , 10/10 to the pianist though !!

So awful service horrendous starter and dessert were not warm or cooked properly. The only positive was the main that was beautiful. We were overcharged by 25 pounds on drinks we didn't have maybe a bad day at the office but for the prices the level of poor service should never be allowed so disappointed

If the food is anything like the one they serve for breakfast then I suggest you to pick another place.

Great restaurant, has a lot of potential. Went in for a dinner. Food was good and great portions, however we had to wait 45 minutes for the food to arrive. Great view! :D

Good location, Good service. Food is good but slightly overpriced in comparison to portion size however all food is sourced locally so the up-charge is fairly reasonable My slight issue resides in the fact that the glasses and jug were quite dirty for the water they bring out, smear marks on the inside and then what appeared to be actual dirt (of some description) on the outside They do charge a 12.5% service fee on top of any food you order Overall not a bad experience, would go again

Returned to the restaurant after several visits already. Atmosphere was great and staff were attentive and friendly. Food was delicious and great attention to detail shown by the chefs. Thoroughly enjoyable experience.

Very nice. Good food and attentive staff.

Very popular with a great menu. Reservations are advised as it is a favourite with guests and locals alike

Lovely people, very slow service as a walk in …near 2 hours to get scallops a steak and a crème brûlée . On the pricier side considering the flavour. Steak was not rested properly. It was ok.

A fantastic view all the way to Exmouth. Service is very friendly and helpful but sometimes a little insecure. The food is great on the morning buffet as well as at the a la carte in the evening. Plates look fabulous and are also very tasty. Great to hear and see the chef and his team working in the open kitchen. Even with a large group, the food is served hot and at the same time. For a hotel restaurant, a few more inexpensive dishes should be included, as for a longer stay, the dining alternatives on site and without a car are very rare. The terrace is unfortunately very noisy due to the motorway.

The setting is amazing, the staff are all friendly and accommodating. My starter of scallops was good, I went for the fillet as a main, the one I had was unfortunately tough and chewy. I was with customers so didn't complain, however I think the waiter realised I wasn't enjoying my meal seeing as how I was chewing it so much. I explained that the steak was tough, he relayed this to the chef and we were offered complimentary desserts. Others at my table had the fillet and their's were fine so I guess I got unlucky this time. Again, a really nice venue and some of the other dishes that arrived at our table looked really good.