walkhampton inn in West Devon

10 of us called into the Walkhampton Inn after a walk on the Moor. It was warm and welcoming, with good beers and a good menu. We all ordered a lunch, there was no waiting. Good pub fare, great pies, fish and chips etc. We all enjoyed our meal and I shall be returning.

A real gem! Great food and a good old fashioned country pub. Would thoroughly recommend.

Having had a pleasant lunch here during the Summer, we decided to invite friends to eat here with us tonight. Big mistake. We all chose the fish and chips - we felt unanimously the menu was limited aside from burgers or pies. The fish was cooked OK, just OK, chips were dry and overly fried, more frazzled bits than chips. Peas were very dry. Overall the meal was edible but beyond disappointing. Despite booking in advance we were seated at a table cheek to jowl with a rowdy group of men with intermittent vile smelling guts. There was also an overhelming stink of BO permeating the eating area. There were various vacant tables in a quieter area more appropriate for couples but these seemed to be out of bounds. The waitress referred to us all night as "you guys" which was irritating. With such small portions at overly inflated prices we definitely will not return. We left £100 lighter feeling we'd been had.

We live in the next village and are regular customers here. Today was very disappointing. Yes, we know it’s half term and that’s why we booked. We still waited an hour for our lunch which is not acceptable. The pleasant young man behind the bar was rushed off his feet and more staff are needed. He apologised for the long wait. I understand they had walk in customers (tables of 6), to be expected at half term surely? Hard to turn customers away but the situation needs to be managed. Welcome them and inform them they may need to wait for food as others have booked. Remember it’s the locals who keep you going outside of the school holidays. We have other good pubs locally.

Lovely warm countryside pub with lovely staff. The wonders of the infamous steak and ale pie know no bounds, would highly recommend

Really excellent lunch - 2 x homemade pies and 1 x ham egg and chips. All first class. Service was v pleasant and quick. We walked from Princetown along the old railway line to Walkhampton (you come off onto a country road for the last mile). We stopped for a look round Walkhampton Church on the way. We were well fueled after lunch for the walk back to Princetown (about 2 hrs ).

We've stayed here a few times whilst house hunting. We book the rooms direct and get a better price. Such a gorgeous traditional pub with friendly staff and warm atmosphere. Love the events too, we went to an 80s night, such fun.

Absolutely fabulous. Popped in for a quick pint in the middle of a long walk around the foothills of Dartmoor. Arrived late lunchtime. A selection of 9 still ciders - brilliant. Lots of other drinks available, I didn't eat but heard at least 3 customers say the food was excellent when they went to settle their tab. Very friendly welcome, all in all a brilliant experience - I will most certainly be back.

Great country pub - excellent food menu and drink choices - a proper Dartmoor gem. Homemade pies are highly recommended as are their homemade desserts and ice creams. Good local ales, ciders and spirits. Staff very friendly and helpful, well worth a visit!

Always a pleasure to go to the Walkhampton Inn with friendly staff, good pub style food reasonably priced.

If you won't a fantastic place to stay with lovely and comfortable accommodation, Great Breakfast, really good freshly prepared food, this is the place for you and yours. The food really is Top Notch. Great Welcome from this Family Run establishment and the whole team here are really welcoming and can't do enough for you to make your visit pleasant and enjoy able, always with a big smile. My wife and l have been Staying here since the current owners took over this establishment. It's taken a lot of work and Development over the years we have been visiting and even Duering the extensive improvement we have have always enjoyed our stays. Appart from other odd times of year we have chosen to spend the last four Christmass here even excepting the 400 miles we have to travel. I have travelled extensively and stayed at a whole range of accommodation and this is certainly the top of my list. Before l retired I owned and run a number of successful establishments for over 25 years. I am currently writing a book on this industry and this will certainly include a list of preferred places to Stay, Eat and Socialise. The Walkhamton Inn will most certainly find it's place within its pages. Location is also worth a note, However there is so much information about the Walkhamton Inn, the Village of Walkhamton it's self and the serounding area of Dartmoor can be found on the Internet etc, so l will leave you to do your own reaserch on these.

Popped in for a drink and a look at the place as we been told it was very good and had a real fire. All true! Plus the staff were very nice. We decided to look at the menu but didn’t really want a meal. But after the lady told us it was home made curry week, I decided to try the dirty curry fries with my pint. The mrs had pulled pork fries. £11 each which is a bit pricey but we expected it to be quite decent after all the good reviews. My mrs enjoyed her pulled pork but my Phall curry fries were quite mild , more like a madras tbh. Also we both agree there were very few fries for £11 each. It was like a starter . I told the waitress the curry was nothing like a phall and she said she would inform the chef. Disappointed! So a pint, a soft drink and two small dirty fries was £30. Nice place but probably won’t return. I think the chef needs to try a phall at an Indian restaurant.

Went for lunch today during Burger and Pie Week. We had a venison burger and a turkey burger, both were delicious. Great service from the young bartender. We heard her telling other guests she was only 16 but she was so confident and welcoming, even gave us a little taste of the cider before we ordered. Only room for improvement is that it was a little chilly, maybe light that lovely fire on a grey October day.

Lovely local Dartmoor pub with brilliant staff who can’t do enough for you

Brilliant, brilliant beer, superbly kept. The food is great and very good value. The staff are very friendly and nice folk.

Bit cramped, but food makes it worthwhile

Good, but it could be better. Stayed the night here. The food was really good but no idea if they have a dessert menu as we weren't offered any and then we were rushed off the table. The room was good, needed some repairs but is an old building, The mattress was very uncomfortable though. The breakfast was very good, we were then asked how long we were going to be before we checked out, which seemed a bit odd as it was 9am and checkout was before 11am. Food was good but definitely room for improvement in other areas.

Great pub in a small Dartmoor village we walked there from Moortown 3.5 miles and it was worth it. Went for lunch nice staff the food is awesome I had the steak and ale pie best pie I’ve had

Came in late on a Saturday evening. Staff were wonderful, food was speedy and fantastic, lovely atmosphere. Will most definitely be coming back.

My partner already left a review yesterday, but we came back today for another dinner and I need to double up and leave another 5*! The staff we met yesterday were again exceptional, the new staff members we met today were just as fantastic. Cosy place, very tasty food, brilliant atmosphere - highly recommended! If only we didn't live 3h away, we'd be regulars!

An absolutely fantastic service. The hospitality was amazing, the food was delicious, and the atmosphere was calm and cosy. They're even super respectful of dogs and dog owners. We enjoyed it so much, we're going back for dinner again tomorrow! We can't recommend them highly enough.

Walked from Yelverton and enjoyed a delicious lunch in this lovely traditional pub. Service was quick and staff friendly and efficient. Will definitely be visiting again this holiday.

What a great find. Loved this place and its character. Huge room with super comfy bed and lovely linen. Friendly helpful staff and fantastic food especially the breakfast which was exceptional. Constructive criticism- the room needed a bit of a dust and could do with a mirror but otherwise would definitely return

By far the best food I’ve had from a pub! Excellent service! Will definitely be back if I’m in the area! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Four of us stopped for lunch. Cider was lovely, 2 x 8oz burgers and 2x hot n spicy chicken loaded fries. Also extra onion rings. Really lovely lunch highly recommended. Parking is sparce and its a small local village. Really good and will pop in again.

A hidden gem on beautiful Dartmoor.

Great food and very friendly staff...

The Walkhamptons current management are doing a great job. They serve good ales and meals at sensible prices, very pleasant and olde worlde inside. Nice beer garden on sunny days, the staff are friendly and helpful, worth a look when in the area.

Wonderful old pub, doesn’t look like much from the outside, but it’s charming, serves excellent food and has extremely welcoming staff and locals too boot. Parking is a bit tight here. Highly recommended.

Stayed here for a little weekend away from the kids. Lovely quirky little place with all the properly historical features of an old pub with the wonky floors and wooden beams. Room was clean and nicely decorated with good selection of tea/coffee bits. Bed was comfortable and huge with a big walk in rainfall shower too in the en-suite. All the staff have been really friendly, welcoming and helpful. The barmaid and the waitresses at dinner were all chatty and smiley. Considering we stuck a pin in a map to choose where we were going, we got very lucky with this little gem! Our meal was excellent, steak was perfectly cooked, my husband said his pie was delicious and the ginger sponge was very strongly flavoured (but in a good way!). Brilliant little place to stay and eat whilst exploring Dartmoor, will definitely be recommending to friends.

On a recent visit atmosphere was good with a reasonably good reception.food took a while to appear and whilst tasty the chips were tepid and the plates cold. Could improve.

Very welcoming Inn with quiet, comfortable rooms and friendly staff. Really enjoyed our stay and the cooked breakfast. We will definitely stay here again if we're in the area. Thank you!

Only went here for a drink but friendly and good selection of beers.

Lovely food and friendly service.

Friendly proper local pub woth a decent pub garden area. They serve decent ‘pub grub’ style food and amazing homemade pies, chips and burgers. They have a wide selection of ales and ciders, always busy and open on a Monday too. Bravo to Fraser and co for making this hands down the best pub in the area.

Really nice old pub, friendly, accommodating staff, generous kids portions, reasonably priced and an amazing Greek chicken burger! Worth another visit for sure

We booked a 3 night stay here and checked out after 1 night. The rain was literally pouring in one corner o the room and it smelled rancid... which we found was due to a disgusting old towel being used to catch the water! The manager came and looked, seemed quite disinterested and told us it should stop raining soon so not to worry. Hallways were scruffy and dirty. On the positive side, the breakfast was quite nice. Absolutely don't stay here !

Very pleasant and friendly restaurant staff.

Nipped in on mayday Monday. Just had a pint and a lunch time snack. I had a BLT and my missus a cheese and pickle roll, was gonna have a hog roast roll but was reminded we've got some pork left over from Sunday. Damn! The pork looked lovely and loads of crackling. The BLT was lovely but crackling!!!!! DOH.

Very varied menu with quite a few vegetarian options. I had a haggis pie which will live long in my memory it das so superbly delicious with a lovely warming flavour of spicy pepper. They have a wide variety of local beers and guest ales. It's really worth going for half pints so you can try some of their wide variety.

Great place, family atmosphere and good ciders and rum 😁

Finally dropped in over a couple of lunchtimes midweek after discovering the pub online some months ago. Great rustic no frills old pub with a nice menu at very reasonable prices. The dirty fries are a naughty evil but have got to be tried. Larger mains were seen on their way to more hungry customers and again looked amazing. Friendly staff on both visits. Another little gem to add to our lunchtime wanders. 👌

Had an evening meal here heard good things about it. The service was great altho I was disappointed with the food I had a burger off the specials board and the cheese burger fries in fairness the burger was ok missing the horse radish but it was ok the fries on the other hand where soggy and tasteless we ordered pudding after and I ordered apple crumble with custard and out came possibly the smallest jug of custard not even enough to cover the crumble most disappointed

Wow. What a pub. Great beer & awesome service and the food was the best we've had on this trip by far! Going to sneak in another trip if we can! Historic building worth noting too!

Stayed here for a long weekend and ate each night at the pub, excellent food, good value and friendly staff .. if your looking for real pub food and great ales and ciders this is the place for you

Awesome pub. We went there to watch the rugby and then stayed the night. The beer is excellent, the food was delicious and the breakfast the next morning was sublime. The rooms are well appointed and comfortable. Well worth staying there.

I have been coming back to stay here on business for the last 5 months.. The very fact I have been coming back and bringing colleagues to stay here also means that I LOVE this place 17th century charm meets fab chef with a talent for the best comfort food in town and very cosy rooms. Family run it has all the boxes ticked, friendly staff, dog friendly and everyone is made to feel welcome. Breakfast is a treat if you have a big appetite ahead of all the beautiful walks Dartmoor has to offer. Freshly made, local produce cooked to your liking there is a host of options available. Highly recommend for people with dogs as there is easy access to the outside for those middle of the night comfort breaks! I cant fault this gem and will be definitely coming back - Thankyou everyone at the Walkhampton for looking after me and my little dog over the last few moths!

Best place to eat in the Dartmoor area 💯

Really great pub. They always have an excellent selection of beers and ciders which change frequently, including some good alcohol free options. The food is really fantastic, great value compared to some other places locally and really good quality. The pies and burgers in particular are exceptional.

A decent pub with a lovely atmosphere. Visited here with 3 others for lunch. Warm welcome, excellent service. Good food and ale. I definitely recommend and will be visiting again.

Best vegetable pie ever my son loved his steak one in fact went back a few days later recommended to friends and familyfor the same just as good!

Lovey steak week meal, food was excellent. Service really friendly. Specials were discussed. Great selection of drinks too. Proper country pub setting.

Had a lovely stay at the Walkhampton Inn. Food was fantastic and great value. We stayed - the twin room was a little snug, but for the price still good value. Beds were really comfortable. The breakfast was fantastic! Highly recommend the sausages, a highlight of a fantastic weekend.

Great village pub with friendly and helpful management and staff. Amazing food

Don’t be tempted by ‘pie week’. I arrived at 1830 on a Wednesday booking to see that 80% of their menu was unavailable and one of my table members had to take the next day off due to food poisoning. After ringing the establishment to report this back, I was met with a very unenthusiastic apology and general disinterest. Quite a shame

Very disappointing, the service was poor, from ordering our food it took over an hour before we received our meals whilst other customers who ordered after us got there’s first. Then we ordered the 4oz burger topped with bbq pulled chicken, this came out asa chicken burger, no onion rings which others had and the chicken burger and bun were burnt. We also had the coronation chicken pie, the pastry on this was also burnt so it couldn’t be finished. I had the suet pie which was fine apart from the peas were under cooked and cold. We just eat what we could as we’d already been there so long. Not once did any member of the waiting staff ask if our food was ok and after finishing we were left sat waiting and in end went to the bar to pay. Again we weren’t asked about the meal almost like they knew it wasn’t up to standard…. That said I’ve been here before when it’s been busier and couldn’t fault it. Such a shame.

Beautiful food and lovely atmosphere

Great place for lunch. Very busy even on a weekday. Friendly staff. Good upmarket pub menu. We had warm crusty rolls with delicious fillings plus chips and coleslaw - all excellent. Good selection of beers and an excellent selection of still ciders.

An overnight stay with friends. Excellent food drinks and comfortable accomodation. Would certainly use again

Great food and service excellent

Very busy. Food was hot and good amounts. Great value.

Fantastic food and staff! Thank you for another superb stay (our home from home!)

Can't comment on the rooms, but been a few times and really enjoyed it both times! Dirty fries are a top choice!

Lovely little village pub, good food

Had a great lunch today. My pheasant masala was perfect better than any curry shop. The girls fish n chips were fantastic. Well done to all the staff

Excellent food. Exceptionally priced. Ate here three times during our stay. Very friendly and nice atmosphere. The pies were exceptional. The skin on fries were the best I've ever had. Chef needs to work on his ice creams though.

Recently stayed and had a great time. Food was consistently good pub food. A great selection of proper ales and ciders. Reasonably priced food and drink compared to the rip off prices here in Cornwall and i recommend the chilli dirty fries. An beautiful historic pub with a good beer garden with friendly staff just wished I lived closer.

Went for food and we were really disappointed. The chips were inedible as they were so overcooked, the pie was inedible as the pastry was rock hard and the mash was bland and powdery. When we went to pay we were ts we had to pay for it as there was nothing wrong with food, other than the pie being a bit overdone, but the inside was fine, Apparently this is how they serve their chips...burnt and potato-less! But apparently noone else complains about the chips, so that's ok!! Yum!! Enjoy folks!

Lovely pub with a great atmosphere! Really tasty food! We stayed for 2 nights with our dogs. Breakfast was epic - full English which fuelled our walk on dartmoor. Very close to Tavistock and dartmoor if you are bagging tors. The room was spacious with a really good shower. Staff are all friendly and accommodating. There are lots of board games and a dart board which we made use of. Large beer garden too if it’s sunny. Would recommend and we may come back as there are more tors to do in this area!

Staff really friendly and very accommodating. Food amazing . Lovely village pub great atmosphere. Will be recommending to friends and family xx

Lovely traditional pub with great food. We stayed in a family room for two nights. Lovely and light with lots of space for us and our two dogs. Very clean and staff were all very friendly and looked after us so well. Ideal for what we needed.

Went twice last week, for dinner and lunch. We all really enjoyed our meals and thought the prices were very reasonable for what we had. Staff were very friendly and we were really pleased we could take our dogs. Will definitely return.

Came here for lunch, had the steak & ale pie with chips & peas, chicken leak & ham pie and the faggots with mash. In my opinion, the best pie that I know of locally, filled with tender pieces of meat and all reasonably priced. Always a welcoming host, a good atmosphere, selection of real ales and good coffee at this traditional pub. Always had a lovely meal here since I've been coming in the last 6 months.

Came here a few weeks ago by myself with my puppy (who was made to feel very welcome) staff were friendly as was the landlord. Food was really nice, I had the pork and Brie burger and a portion of onion rings with a pint. Will be back!

We went for a meal with another family of four and between us we had our four children with us. The landlord spent the whole evening publicly berating and telling off the barmaid who was working very hard single-handedly to serve a very busy bar. On two occasions he was having a go at her when she was trying to serve us and she looked so embarrassed. She was actually doing NOTHING wrong and doing a great job when the shift was clearly under-staffed. Towards the end of the evening, the landlord sat down and started drinking heavily with his mates and playing a game at the table. He was shouting out and swearing (F***) constantly. To say we were horrified would be an understatement. When our friend went to order a drink from the bar, right beside where the landlord was sat, there was nobody to serve. The landlord carried out on drinking, playing, shouting and swearing with his mates instead of serving his customer. I’ve never witnessed such appalling behaviour from a landlord and certainly won’t be returning again!

Food was dreadful, had fish and chips, chips were not chips but fries and even then it was the dregs of the bottom of the fryer, all of it greasy and unpalatable. Had a couple of scoops of ice cream after to try and sweeten the grease taste. I think it had gone by it’s use by date, it definitely tasted strange! I did not eat it all, my partner then tried it & did not finish it either. The next day followed a high fever, chills, sweats & a very very upset stomach. Ruined our last two days of our holiday. Will never come here again. NOT recommended!

Really nice food. The chicken burger was actually chicken breast and not reformed meat. Only 4 stars as they put three of us on a table more suited to two and it was cramped. We asked to move to a bigger table which was also set for three but were denied.

Just been down to The Walkhampton Inn and had the best steak and ale pie EVER! Friendly, helpful, great choice and my husband was delighted to have some Lupo Juice from The Stannary Brewery in Tavistock. Just an amazing evening, food and drink. You really must try it!

Came here a few weeks back with a couple of friends for a pint . lovely little pub very friendly staff. Food looked great coming past we will no doubt be back again for food at some point! Motorcycle friendly.

Stayed a couple of nights to escape Cornwall and what a find. great home cooked food, reasonably priced and great service from all the staff. Had a few meals whilst there and can recommend the dirty fries, whitebait, cottage pie ... basically all good and...

Poor management attitude after plaster fell off ceiling beam into my dinner. £4 discount applied as manager said I'd eaten half of it before it had lumps of cement and dust in it! He also laughed and said dust over the window cill was there...

On a warm Thursday evening we found ourselves to be hungrier than an obese child in Thorntons when we hoped to endulge in the fruits on offer at the Walkhampton Inn. We excitedly phoned up in advance to book a table for Betty and I....

Fabulous place, food was excellent, staff and owners were friendly and welcoming. The rooms are quirky and oldie worldy with creaky floorboards and great facilities. Relaxing atmosphere with a good choice of local ales and ciders which my husband and son particularly enjoyed. Would definitely...

Friendly, character pub with great homemade food. Generous portions locally sourced. Beer selection was amazing! Played table games with our granddaughters and had a thoroughly enjoyable and relaxing time. Highly recommend the steak and ale pie with shortcrust pastry 😊

A lovely, cosy proper village pub with a convivial atmosphere. Excellent food and local ales with a warm, friendly welcome. Definitely would return in the future.

We are spoilt for choice with some amazing pubs in the Yelverton area. As an expat abroad though, my first port of call when I come home is The Walkhampton Inn. One of the main things that stands this pub out from others is the...

Probably my favourite place to eat on this earth! The atmosphere is charming, all the staff are welcoming and the food is to die for! Their homemade pies are the best and their home made ice cream gives Kelly’s a run for their money! Would...

We live about half an hour away and have only recently come across the Walkhampton Inn, and what a find! Each visit has us singing the pub's praises on the drive home - warm welcome, really really good pub food, swift service and hardworking staff....

While in the midst of a major refit still managed to produce a first rate lunch for the four of us served with a smile in a relaxed atmoshere

Visited for an evening meal whilst in Dartmoor. The food was lovely and good value - loved the blue cheese burger. Friendly and efficient staff doing their best to look after everyone. Highly recommended.

Stopped by for a spot of lunch on my birthday today. Fantastic garden out the back, staff always incredibly friendly, service was quick and easy. Ales went down a treat in the sunshine.

We’ve been to the Walkhampton Inn twice in a couple of weeks. Choice of meals is really good . Both visits were delightful, food was amazing and filling, very reasonably priced. Staff really friendly and atmosphere is very quaint. Def recommend. Only downside is limited...

Nice warm pub, hidden away in tiny village off the beaten track with difficult parking, but worth it. Good service. Good prices compared to other pubs locally. Crab salad was tasty, also halloumi fries.

Booked table for 2 earlier same day. Even though pub was busy, this was not a problem!Excellent choice of lagers, ales and ciders.Meals were tasty, although I wish I’d gone for the Steak and Ale pie (my wife had that) - by all accounts, it was fab!Overall, a warm, welcoming pub/restaurant where the service and food were good. We’ll definitely be back!!

Beautiful pub food, the chips were amazing, we also stayed here, room clean and bed was comfortable! The breakfast in the morning was brilliant to, plenty of choice for the English breakfast, a good solid meal for the day. Staff were friendly and very helpful!

Visited to meet up with old friends. Excellt all round. Really friendly, helpful staff, couldn't fault them in any way at all Excellent range of decent ciders. As a coeliac, my meal of choice wasn't suitable but there were others that were, just me being fussy.All in all, a local pub run the way it should be. Welcoming, friendly and helpful staff. Great ciders, yummy looking good. Will return very soon - just keep The General cider in stock please!

We stumbled upon this pub whilst visiting Dartmoor. So glad we did! The waitress was so friendly and welcoming. She mentioned they had some home made pies and we were sold. They were delicious, full of meat and the pastry was spot on. We’ve worked out the pub is 30 mins from us in Cornwall and even though it’s further than we’d normally drive for lunch we have to make an exception for this place. So, as the title of this review says, we’ll be back! Oh and the beer selections are great too which was an added bonus!

Very nice inn in a small village but had a lovely meal. Staff were very nice and service was very good

Fantastic little coaching inn serving real ales and the usual lagers. Lovely attentive friendly staff.A fellow reviewer said he had a burger and it was the best burger he had ever had, well let me tell you, I also had the burger which was one of the nicest burgers I have had, And I have sampled a lot!The wife had 2 starters as a main, whitebait and nachos which again was lovely.Well worth taking the time out to visit

Perfect setting, welcoming little village Inn, friendly staff , food is awesome ....... always a pleasure to stay here.