Ye Olde George and Dragon in North Devon

What a lovely friendly pub, we came for a weekend and visited twice, the pint system blowed me away, and lush to meet Winky and you, Rich & Wendy x

Turned up 6 Aug 2024, place closed at 8.30pm in darkness. Looked closed Monday. It is when opening times clearly state 4pm till 12.30pm Monday and Tuesday!

Brilliant community environment. Great for viewing the football

My wife and I called in for Dinner my first impression was that it was very quiet, however the locals and the staff were very friendly and quite happy to chat. We decided to try the steak I had a ribeye and she who shall be obeyed had the sirloin. The chief a South African chap came out and had a chat he took our order and he could not have done it better the food was excellent made fresh to order. If you are in Combe Martin don't be put off with the negative ninny reviews, or that its a bit shabby sheik its a nice place and you should try it I will definitely be back next time I am in Combe Martin.

One of the best pubs ever, have 2 beautiful dogs that fell asleep on my lap, and were very well behaved. Food was cheap and absolutely beautiful. Chef was extremely friendly and kept us updated on our food and brought us some amazing home-made sauces. One little dog was so friendly, and jumped up on a chair if anyone stood up, and rested their head on my leg while eating which I didn't mind, but he would move if asked and would sit behind the bar. So sad I had to leave him! The staff were so wonderful and friendly and If I wasn't here on holiday I would be a regular. Absolutely loved it, keep it up guys ♡ Beautiful atmosphere and wonderful decorations with a loverly stone wall throughout. Couldn't have been better, highlight of my holiday, 10/10 recommended.

Amazing pub, staff are so friendly and welcoming. Delicious homemade food the chef couldn’t do enough to accommodate us. Highly recommend this hidden gem. Thank you Andrew for our wonderful food.

The only pub in combe Martin that is reasonably priced. Owners are great company and very friendly. This is a pub that welcomes dogs and they have 3 beautiful ones of there own and are well behaved. New chef has just started here and can not fault his food. The menu sounds a little dull but the result is spectacular in taste. The menu does not do him justice but his cooking skills are second to none. Really felt welcome here. Can not express this enough. So much so that I had to drink more than usual 🤣 Thank you all so much. Looking forward to returning and please say Hi to Taff for us. His mac and cheese is now in the oven 😋

Great place games to play a bar and food great outdoor sitting next to a little River really had fun day here

Such a friendly pub and dog are allowed which makes it a 10 out of ten

Went to watch footy while on hols and hoping to get some food, sadly all we could get was crisps, have eaten here few years ago but not sure if they still serve food at other times?! Bar made friendly though.

Excellent pub , made to feel very welcome by all to watch the mighty Aston Villa.thank you.Highly recommend this to all on your travels

Thank you so much for a lovely buffet and space in which to celebrate my son's Christening and second birthday. Everyone commented that the food was lovely, staff friendly and helpful along with the garden being a lovely sun trap. We had a fantastic time and all were helpful going above and beyond what I expected. Thank you once again.

Deceptively big sports bar with a great selection of drinks and cracking food, especially the venison burgers! We came through on a Sunday evening after a long day walking on the South West Coast Path, almost nowhere in Combe Martin was open and serving food, but the landlord here sorted us out with fantastic and very reasonably priced dinner and drinks as well as lots of friendly chat and banter. Thank you!

Great place. Thoroughly recommend a visit!

Lovely pub with good prices and amazing food, highly recommend the venison burger could hardly finish as it was so filling, best venison burger I’ve ever had. Landlords were very friendly and welcoming

On hols in North Devon and received a great welcome from Terry the landlord. He put a different game on in a separate room just for us! Rest of the locals were also friendly.

A very friendly pub and great food.

Being new to Combe Martin we went down Christmas eve for a quick drink, played a few rounds of darts with the family and was made to feel very welcome by the Landlord, had a lovely evening listening to the locals singing karaoke in the background 🎤

Good food, very hot sauce and good choice of beer. Cool pub dogs as well!

Great place for a drink and to watch sport 🍻👍

The only place in Combe Martin with live football. Terry is a nice guy and friendly bar staff 👍

Terry is a lovely fellah, and despite being a Tottenham fan is is incredible easy going and helpful. Pub has the best burgers in town served simply and quickly (supplied by John May local butcher) kid, dog and adult friendly and sports always on the tv. Cheers Rich & Cath

Lovey pub lovey atmosphere fantastic management and staff❤️🙌🙌

Watched the footie.Very well run.Pizzas were great

Lovely food at the George and Dragon.

Nice and friendly pub,dogs alound, landlord makes you feel welcome, all of us had a great evening.

Great food, friendly atmosphere

Excellent host, we felt very welcomed and looked after

Great pub and atmosphere. Terry is a brilliant landlord, friendly and welcoming. Highly recommend

Delicious kebabs, very fresh. Can't get a phone answer to order another? Why does no one answer the phone? 😭😅

Shockingly no Covid compliance at all. No masks, no signs, staff on phones uninterested and locals dogs running a riot jumping up customers not to mention scaring our little boy when literally ankle biting! Couldn’t wait to leave. Landlord in and out dropping off delivery brushing past chair, interacting with customers with no mask. No sign of track and trace at all. Matter of time before Covid rates increase in Combe Martin with this attitude.

Great pub, great atmosphere and beer

The Pub may be 400 years old but it's been developed and knocked about by builders and occupiers over the years. There is no obvious sign any more of its history, nor that Ye Olde George and Dragon used to be pretty great, once. It had a lovely restaurant and kitchen, but when we popped in during January 2020: a man just said they didn't do food. Bizarre.

Good local pub with excellent food ideas. Indian meal on Sundays. Only matter wrong was lack of disabiled facilities especially toilets. The owner intends to put a ramp up the first step to the inn so that disability scooters can be kept indoors. Looks promising.

We read online it was 400 years old, had good reviews but when we walked in, first alarm bell was all the mail on the window sill for all to see, 2nd, was jackets on chairs, i thought we had walked into someones house, not a pub.we asked if they were doing evening meals to which they said no, not for a few weeks as just taken over pub.Mayb should put on their website they are not serving food as you have to pay for parking in order to visit the pub.

Went in for a christening party and they did the most delicious roast dinner buffet. Staff were lovely as well. Highly recommended!

Excellent good service and food

Lovely Pub beautiful scenery and lovely staff. We really enjoyed our evening. Very welcoming, and our dog was just as welcome.

Great atmosphere and good beer too

Only popped in for a quick drink, helpful & friendly landlord with good prices for drinks & doubles etc. Nice pub.

Very friendly landlord good beer amusing entertainment. Worth a visit.

Great little pub, superb service.

This was a nice quick visit shop

First class food, lovely manager and manageress.

Really don’t bother Walked in nobody in the restaurant should have taken that as a sign No parking either

Had a meal and a pint. 10oz steak and a pint of Thatcher's Gold. My partner had 10oz steak too and a G & T. Lovely food and friendly service. We left a decent tip. I would happily recommend.

Pleasantly surprised, good atmosphere, friendly staff

We recently visited Combe Martin and upon recommendation we visited the George and Dragon. We were not disappointed. The food was well presented and served by friendly staff. Our party ordered the Homity Pie, Sea Bass and Roast Pork. All meals were superb and we would definitely recommend this place again. It is a small family run business and the Chef (Amy or Emma not 100% sure of her name!) cooks everything from scratch which is quite a rare thing in these days of frozen chips from a bag!

The food was amazing we had wild sea bass and Homemade apple and BlackBerry crumble for dessert would definitely come back. Read the reviews but know first hand that you need to try things for yourself so glad we did.

Absolutely awful food. This is the worst place I have ever been to for a meal. We complained to the staff but were given no apology or discount. We had to pay for meals that were not even eaten. The kitchen was an absolute disgrace. Food left out in the open. No cover on anything. Do yourself a favour & stay away.

We went for Sunday lunch hoping to enjoy a good meal how wrong we were. The food was of very poor standard and quantity. My sister and I ordered the Hommity Pie which consists of pastry, potatoes,leeks and a cheese sauce and a side dish of vegetables. The pastry was not cooked, potatoes were hard as were the vegetables, we not able to eat the meal. We complained about our meals as did others in our party, we did not even get an apology and the lady who completed the meals would not even speak to my sister or myself or even make eye contact with us. Never again.

We arrived for Sunday lunch at 1.30 pm . The place was empty which should of told us all we needed to know about this place.Under cooked uneaten pies returned.Farm foods frozen battered fish served as fresh, I can tell the difference.Chef with attitude ( using the term very loosely ) showed me a container of fresh cod when we complained trying to pass it off as what I was served. Liar.The fresh was 10mm thick and what was served was only 2mm thick, hunt the fish between the batter.No apology for the retuned under cooked pies or lying to me about serving frozen fish as fresh.The attire left a lot to be desired as it was stained and grubby.Asking for a discount met with a difensive attitude so none given.Please try elsewhere.

Sunday lunch time. Absolutely awful place to eat. When we arrived the place was empty.This should of told us all we needed to know. Ordered the catch of the day but was offered battered or plain. When the battered came out it was around 2mm thick ( hunt the fish within the batter ). Our friend ordered the plain cod which came out around 10 mm thick as in fresh cod. The two other pies ordered were not cooked, the pastry was still like a mush and not cooked. When questioned about the fish I was given there was no apology, the ( chef ) using the term very loosely went to the kitchen to produce a box of fresh fish which she insisted was what was cook for me.liar. The difference was night and day. We had no apologies just very diffenceive insisted we pay the full price for farm foods frozen fish and two under cook pies sent back whole. Even the clothing worn was grubby and dirty. Please give this place a wide birth, just not worth it, bad food with attitude. We then went to the pack of cards, well what a difference. Beautiful food and surroundings, they could not do enough for us.

We had a very tasty prawn sandwich and pint. Great service and food.

Very friendly and attentive service. We were certainly surprised how quiet it was. It was dissapointing the Potato Skins were not available on the menu. The food is cooked to order so expect a wait. The starters and deserts were a little pricy but the mains excellent value. The steak was nicely cooked. I would certainly come back here.

Had an enjoyable evening meal here and also returned a couple of days later for an excellent sandwich lunch. Staff very pleasant and helpful, would definitely visit again should we find ourselves in the area.

Nice and lively. Drinks are well priced. Lovely decor.

We passed through Combe Martin whilst walking the coast path, and stopped for dinner at this restaurant. It is a lovely space , with areas for free pool and darts, a bar area, and then the restaurant which opens out into the garden. The bar serves good draft beer.There was a friendly and welcoming atmosphere at the bar from both staff and locals.There is table service in the restaurant, with polite attentive staff. We ate sea bass for main and crème brulé for dessert, both very nice quality and freshly cooked. We were very happy with our experience here.

Staff very nice. Food poor not up to standard. Wrong information about menu. Would not recomend on what we ate. Much better restaurant nearby.

EMPTY ON A FRIDAY NOT GOOD thewaiter was rude and although were not happy with our meals still had to pay full price.

Great staff, atmosphere, and venue

Went in for lunch with my wife. I had the full English and my wife had the ploughman's, both were very good portions. Nice friendly bar staff with a good selection of beers. Will certainly be going back with friends at a later date. Certainly worth a visit if you are in the area.

We called in while on holiday in Combe Martin. I wasnt sure whether we should try it as most of the reviews were quite old and i think ownership had changed hands. The interior of the Bar/Restaurant was very pleasing and spacious. We ordered Potatoe skins for starters and when thet arrived they looked nice but unfortunately cold .we sent them back but when we received them they were still cool. For main courses I had sausage and mash and my wife sirloin steak. The sausage and mash looked nice with onion gravy and topped with bacon, it came in a bowl which made the food look cramped and a bigger dish would have been better. The sausages were cooked well but were more like the cheap sausages we had when i was a kid, i wish restaurants would spend more on their products. My wife really enjoyed her steak. The service was good and the young man who served us was very pleasant. I probably wouldnt go back.

This has acquired new owners in the last few months and what a transformation. A lovely welcome from a polite and attentive waitress and great home cooked food. I had a special of chicken and bacon topped with dauphonoise potatoes and cheese with sweet potatoto mash and my husband had sausages and mash with onion gravy topped with bacon, to follow was a smashing creme brulee and homemade mocha cake both equally delicious. The service was excellent. The restaurant and pub is light and modern with a great selection of beers and wines. On leaving we noticed a lunch menu that has proper sandwiches and ploughmans lunches, what a bonus, will definitely be back.

Fantastic food and service, I would highly recommend this place

New restaurant and new menu definitely recommended staff very friendly and efficient food fabulous

The Bottom George as it is locally known has a new landlord who was wonderfully welcoming, His beers are great too. Hopefully he will have the food side of the business up and running in the near future. Well worth a visit

The land lady and all the staff are really nice know how to make people smile the environment is great for all the family the food is really good would recommend this place to all.

Had dome great night in there. Food is lovely, staff are friendly and just really relaxing atmosphere

Very nice carvery. The lady who owns the business was very attentive and helpful. They even allowed Dogs in the outer part of the pub. Would recommend.

This is the second time we have been to Coombe Martin and just had to come back her for another amazing meal the staff and landlady are so warm friendly and helpful will definitely be coming back again

This was our second time coming here and I gotta say it is the best Sunday dinner we have ever had very friendly staff and the atmosphere is very welcoming would highly recommend to anyone and will definitely be coming back soon

Just back from a long weekend in Combe Martin where we had another fantastic Sunday roast at the George and Dragon. First went there in April and was amazed to find that we were remembered from our previous visit. The food was beautifully cooked with four different meats and about five different veg to choose from together with all the trimmings, and the best gravy ever, you can't go wrong. The staff are really friendly, warm and welcoming and I would definitely recommend eating here.

Lovely meal with good friendly service at a reasonable price. Recommended and would definitely visit again next time we are here.

After passing the pub on a Monday lunchtime it looked like a lovely place to eat at. Unfortunately it was shut but we decided to give it a try later in the week. We went at about 6.30 on a Thursday evening. As soon as we walked in we were met by a small child sitting at the bar who immediately shouted at us asking if we were eating? After replying that we were we were shown into a brightly lit restaurant which was as empty as the bar areas and atmosphereless. There was another child in this room who again was shouting. My wife did not want to eat in an empty room so we went to an area adjacent to the bar. This room was completely the opposite to the restaurant in that it was very dark. There were not that many good places to sit and there was a scooter and helmet at different tables. Whilst perusing the menu very loud rock music was blaring out of another room and the children continued to be very vocal. My wife could not think so didn't even try the menu. I could not see any restaurant standard food on the menu with it appearing to be mostly pub grub. It was not a hard decision to not eat here but instead go to the more grown up Pack of Cards down the road. Whilst there a couple more people came in then left soon after, probably due to it being more like a youth club. This was not a good experience which we thought was a real shame. At £3.50 a pint, the cider was good value though.

visited this establishment on Saturday night was made too feel very welcome by the extremely welcoming bar staff went back for Sunday roast food was excellent and was treated in a similar manner I would highly recommend it

Very scruffy, poor cold food overpriced.

Food at this pub was some of the best pub grub we have had. Tanya the owner was very pleasant and nothing was too mush trouble. Delightful pub worth visiting we shall certainly visit again when in the area.

This place could be fantastic with another talented chef and a Fine Dining menu. Fair is fair, must recommend Ye Olde George and Dragon Combe Martin. Would rate this as Fine Dining and fail to comprehend why it wasn't busy. Took the family on holiday but we noted that lone diners are welcomed too. Not busy for a Sunday but that means nothing at all. Beautifully furnished restaurant. Immediately greeted by an efficient young lady and shown to a table. The carvery was very, very good, meat covered, all food hot. Very tasty and plentiful. Chef (we assume) was most charming and she even checked we were all okay. No more than twelve quid for a wholesome roast Sunday lunch with a soft drink.

Food was good value and very good quality, service was friendly and we were well looked after and there was a variety of drinks available

Comimos allí dos veces durante unas vacaciones en Combe, y la comida era excelente. El cóctel de gambas era un muy buen arranque y el bistec y el pollo eran muy buenos platos principales. El personal era amable y servicial. Buena relación calidad-precio.

Enjoyed a great evening. Tanya and Lucy made us most welcome and the food was great.It is not a fast food restaurant. The food was full of flavours. Time and care was taken in its making. A place to relax in and not rush.

Good prices and friendly staff! Pool table and can pick own music. The landlords are really kind people. Had a carvery and it was lovely a lot of flavour and gravy was to die for.

We visited the George and Dragon on the recommendation of a taxi driver and we owe him a big thank you. Four of us went there last Saturday evening. We received a very warm welcome from the landlady, who is also the chef, and from the lady behind the bar. We made our choices from the superb menu. It was particularly nice for myself to have several vegetarian choices on both the starter and mains, All the food is cooked to order and tastes so wonderfully fresh. Two of us had the onion soup to start and we both agreed it was sensational, the very best onion soup we'd ever had. My friend had a very retro prawn cocktail and my husband had the whitebait. Both of these dishes were pronounced amazing. For main course our two friends had a chicken dish (sorry I can't remember what it was called), my husband had chicken cacciatore and I had the vegetarian cacciatore. All the food arrived at the table piping hot and beautifully presented. The depth of flavour was out of this world. We had two bottles of extremely good Sauvignon Blanc, served nice and chilled, The portions were very generous. The restaurant at the back of the pub overlooks the countryside so it is a lovely place to have a meal. The bill was very reasonable and I would recommend anyone staying in Coombe Martin to have a meal here; it was easily the best meal we had during our stay. The locals are lucky to have such a wonderful restaurant on their doorstep.

Good food and service. Would go back

We visited Saturday 27th May, bank holiday weekend with my inlaws. We had such an amazing carvery when we visited last August bank holiday that we decided to re visit again this time whilst staying in Combe Martin. We pre booked the table the evening before as thought it would be busy on a Saturday night. Alarm bells should have set in when they said it was quiet! When we arrived we realised it wasn't the same owners, but it looked the same and sure thought it would be ok, it was quiet with only one table occupied (around 8 people). We were greeted by a nice lady ordered a drink and showed to our table, we ordered our food (great menu, very varied) and enjoyed a drink, whilst a couple then came in and a party of 12 or so with a newborn baby around 30 min later. After an hour or so we saw the couple had been given their meal but up and left quickly after only eating couple mouthfuls, a young waitress then asked "have u ordered"? We replied yes over an hour a go" this is not acceptable as it was quiet, we were told it was in its way! Ten more minutes passed and the party next to us decided they were not waiting for an hour for their food and left, we too decided to do the same. So disappointed :( We all upand left and went over the road to the chippy, not quite what I was expecting on a weekend away with my inlaws. We will not be re visiting and they need to up there game before the summer season because clearly they can't cope now.

Prime time on a Saturday night and the restaurant was totally empty. A young child enquired if we were there to eat as if it was an event. Our group knew immediately that things were not quite right and we should have left then and there. However we were out for a meal and our options were limited as The Pack of Cards just down the road was fully booked. We skipped any thoughts of a starter and just ordered a main course. It took ages to come and when it arrived it was hopelessly overcooked. The tuna steak was very dry and the strips of steak were extremely tough and almost inedible. Even the potatoes were a disaster. We drowned our sorrows in a couple of bottles of wine. We will never go back.

After spending the day down the beach and having 3 children desperately wanting a hot dinner, we were looking for a place that were still serving a carvery at 5pm on a Sunday, we searched on trip advisor and found this place. We called ahead of time to be told by Tanya (owner) that we were welcome. We arrived to a table set up for us, all ready with a highchair in place for my granddaughter.Well I must say that we've never felt more welcome in any establishment as we did here. Our young children, 12 (mental age of 5), 9 and 1, were free to be themselves and weren't expected to just sit quietly, Tanya interacted with them all, as well as us. And on top of this, made sure we had a good fill of delicious carvery food! The barmaid (sorry didn't catch your name) was extremely attentive too. The only thing I wasn't too happy about was the fact they are 4 hours drive from where we live, which means this place can't be my local! However, after having a lovely long weekend in Devon, we can't wait to return, and we will 100% be returning to Ye Olde George and Dragon.Well done guys on not only the delicious food...but for being such awesome people. After being there approximately an hour or so, I can honestly say...we won't forget you!With kind regards, Tracey (Nan), Sarah, Sharna, Lily and baby Amber x

My wife and I visited the pub yesterday, after just arriving in Combe Martin. The restaurant was completely empty, but the staff opened up the kitchen just for us. The staff were incredible and the food was very good. We had the Mushroom stroganoff and the Steak and Ale pie (gravy was particularly nice). A quick game of table tennis after topped it all off. Music in the restaurant was also a nice addition. Great experience all round, and very good value for money

This establishment has been known locally as "The Bottom George" for as long as I can remember. Last time we went, in late 2015 I think, it served the finest Sunday lunches in Ilfracombe or Barnstaple, with a professional catering team and good food. People raved about it & its only local rival, the Pack O' Cards, had some real competition.The Old George has since changed hands, so maybe time for a review from an old experienced hand. First, do they have a professional chef, hungry to make their name? Not obviously. We had a very generous Sunday lunch which was just okay; cost: around a tenner plus drinks. The food could (must) be kept hotter, served hot and replenished regularly. These are basics that a Commis or a waitress would know.Hobbying is now the norm, in North Devon's DIY amateur kitchens and Cafes and the region's food is poorer for it. Prices are rising; VFM and service standards continue to fall. Get it right professionally, serve great food, and the business will thrive. They made a few changes at "The George"but it's still the same layout. This is still a great looking pub, well appointed and well decorated. We should give newcomers a chance and see how they develop, they might prove us wrong.

Recently visited Ye Olde George and Dragon in Combe Martin, very relaxed, friendly atmosphere, and ordered a steak. I was a bit disconcerted to hear that someone was complaining about the steak they had been served and, the waiting time. My steak was served to me within fifteen minutes, was cooked beautifully and, had obviously been rested properly because it was very tender. As I have been a chef for over eighteen years I believe that I do know what I'm on about, and as for the complaining man it was interesting to see that he had managed to clear his plate before he complained! Maybe there is such a thing as a free lunch if you are enough of a t..t!

My partner and I fancied a bite to eat in the wonderfully decorated restaurant, with its' fantastic glass dome ceiling, and were really pleased with our meals. The restaurant, and pub, were lovely and warm and the owners, Tanya and Steve together with the staff, were very welcoming. The menu offers plenty of choice and everything was cooked fresh to order. We will be back to try the carvery another time and would highly recommend eating here any day of the week!

It seems that we had the complete opposite experience to everyone else who has posted a review here. I would liken it to the worst kind of Tinder dating. Full of promise and anticipation in that the place looks nice, but the food turns up an hour later after ordering and bears no resemblance to what's written on the menu.

Delicious food,nice friendly service with a great local atmosphere.Thanks to Steve Tanya & their staff.xx

Staying locally and fancied a meal out. Fantastic welcome in beautifully clean pub. Meal was fantastic.Polite friendly serviceHighly recommended

Staying in Coombe Martin for half term also coincided with my wife's 50th birthday. I was looking for a pub in the town offering something other than Sunday Lunch. Although the George normally only offers this too, Tanya very kindly allowed me to book in advance from the main menu. Tanya and her staff were very attentive and the food was great. It made for a very special Sunday afternoon that we all enjoyed. Well done to everyone at the George and thank you.

We go to the George and dragon, ilfracombe, for pub bits but also for their fortnightly singalong accompanied by local folk with their instruments.

Been to both the opera night and west end night out on by the George. Amazing Italian food with as much as you could possibly eat. What made the night so special was the ever so talented Tanya signing that was truly a treat oh my she has an amazing voice

What a night at the George and Dragon!!My husband and I took my Nan and Grandad to the Night of Musicals and 3 course meal event.It was a fantastic evening all around. The Italian bases food was home cooked and of which we could have as much as we wanted was delicious!!Tanya then performed some classic hits from the West End and Broadway. Wow, what a Voice and talent to have in the village!!! She can seriously sing. Tanya has traveled all over the world and even performed two songs from a classical Opera at the end of the evening which were not n request and superb!Her husband ( Sorry I didn't catch your name! ) spent a long time chatting to us and promoting future events planned at the Bottom George! ... of which we as a family will definitely attend.So Thank you both for a lovely night! And any future events hosted I would definitely recommend you take a look and support them!

Both the landlord and his wife made us and our children very welcome. The homemade food (beef chilli and chicken in breadcrumbs) was delicious and excellent value for money.The free pool table was a hit with the kids.