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We've spent three days in this fabulous place and finished our stay with a totally scrumptious meal on the last evening. Great hosts and great service.

Lovely location. Amazing food beyond any expectations. Only here for breakfast after Parkrun but it was just delicious. The staff dealt with the queue so well. The coffee was astoundingly good.

I was recommended the Foxes Sunday carvery from a work colleague, Today is my birthday so i went for a try having booked a table 4 days previously, What can i say? The best Carvery i have ever had, The beef melted in my mouth and there was a lot of choice with the add-ons like Dauphinoise potato's, Creamy leeks, Stuffing balls etc and all the Perfect roast spuds and veg you could want, It was perfectly seasoned, Freshly cooked and piping hot, Definitely going back for another bash!

Read the review byBrian M. There is a small cafe at the station which provides snacks, access by way of the car park on the main road side. They are planning to do Sunday lunches and evening events. Worth a visit to see how it is going. The seating is at present on picknic tables inside which might not be suitable for some. Hopefully they will follow the Devon tradition of good food and value for money. My experience so far is that they are on the right tracks!

I had brought a gift voucher for my in-laws who due to health couldn’t use it. We therefore were asked to use it and so after paying £100 went online and chose this venue as a special treat and were informed it required an additional £80 to go here. Due to the reviews we decided to make a weekend so booked into a local B&B for another additional cost as it’s an hour and a half from where we live. Expectations based on cost and knowing we had additional costs for wine etc meant this was not a regular night out. I then rang to book a night as the site said bar Christmas Day etc any night was available. My first call I was told I couldn’t book Friday,Saturday or Sunday which now meant my other half needed to take annual leave however when I rang the next time I was told we could come on a Saturday. We booked in and on arrival found 2 people backs to us behind the bar and stood and waited for at least a minute or two before anyone acknowledged us. We were then told to make our way to an area to order an ore drink. I passed the plinth which had the 3 course set menu (£55 per person) on and only about 5-6 bookings all guests apart from us. We were given said menu for 3 courses although our vouchers were for 4 and noted a limited option of 4 choices for starter, main and dessert and a dish of the day for each. I explained when they came that we had paid for 4 and was told we would get that . During the meal I noted that the guests had same menu and same addition hor’dorves as us so actually no different. Bread was ok then 3 dessert full spoons of a bland soup that I had to ask what it was. Starter looked great but was unseasoned and just no flavour and bland. Main was good but unseasoned again. I advised about seasoning issue and when asked I was told the chef didn’t season as he leaves it up to guests to season as levels can vary ! I was always told a chef would be disappointed if a person added more as it meant they hadn’t got it right. The dessert was the best but I then decided to compare the cost of our meal and wine against a meal we had earlier this year at Kota in Porthleven( Michelin star). Their 6 courses including paired wine is £ 119.50 so £239.50 . Cost for 4 courses here with wine was £250 and was absolute no where near as good. Service and overall experience was disappointing at best . Tegan our waitress was nice though. Place is lovely but walk from car park is not ideal at night as limited lighting. Seems to be living on past rosette awards. As it was a Saturday night it can’t be the chefs night off. I’ll be interested if they respond .

Excellent food. Very friendly, professional service and a great value set lunch option. The price includes tea or coffee which you can have in the lounge after your meal which is a bonus! It's a very comfortable setting with lots interesting historical artefacts on display throughout the ground floor area.

Absolute heaven for a coeliac. Everything is utterly amazing. And the staff are friendly, and reserved some donuts for us.

Absolutely wouldn't go again. Firstly a person sleeping by the entrance. Security said. If they asleep we know where they are ????. The first impression of the building was dirty unkept. On entering the room. Cobwebs peeling wall paper and general poor appearance 'was certainly not made that way for effects. It was old' although we found some codes the padlocks were cheap 'wilko' that were not that good and wouldn't open without a 'tug' the video kept stopping. For the price definitely not value for money

The staff at the lime kiln are very friendly and attentive. They do the best coffee and food in town. Me and my friends were very pleased with our visit and will definitely be back!

The menu for midday lunch was very poor with just full english breakfast sandwiches sausage rolls etc.We were expecting menu with hot meals.I had breakfast meal and a dessert and a pint of lager and it cost £19 which i thought was alot of money for what i had.I don't think i will be coming again.

We recently had lunch here after a longish walk in poor weather. The pub was ideally suited for our needs and the owners Tim and Heather were extremely obliging and hospitable, and showed great kindness in even offering to assist us back to our holiday accommodation after our meal - something that was very much appreciated.

Lovely little tea room , hadn’t visited since I was a child - not much had changed - very enjoyable

After a fairly long drive from Penarth stopped off intending to have a coffee before getting to Croyde. We were tempted by the carvery which looked delicious. Decided to make it our main meal. Lovely choice of 3 meats and fresh vegetables. Very good value at £12:95 , Monday to Friday lunch time. Very busy there with good car parking and toilet facilities. Would recommend.

We wanted to get some dinner and everywhere was shut, being a Sunday and after 8 pm we couldn't find anywhere. Then we drove past Scoff’s by accident and saw the “open” neon sign, by the time we found parking they had closed up and shut down the cookers etc.. Looked well managed from the outside and in, so I tapped on the window and politely asked if was there any chance they wouldn't mind opening back up… usually this would be met with a - I am sorry but have shut for the evening. The couple who own Scoff’s were so lovely, they opened up and welcomed us in as if we were family, they started up the friers and made up Haddock, chips and curry sauce. It turned out they had been there for about a year running the business and had moved from the city where I currently live, small world hey! They were so chatty and lovely we ended talk I g about all sorts u til our dinner was ready, they even gave a commentary upgrade to a Large curry sauce, I couldn’t thank them both enough for their hospitality and kindness!! 🙏🏼 Now the Haddock & chips were incredible, with lovely crispy batter and tasty crunchy chips!! I would highly recommend you stop by if you are in the area or passing by as both the food and the hospitality were an evening to remember. Thank you both again!!

What an absolute gem of a place the castle inn is, very welcoming and such a lovely warm and inviting atmosphere . We came on a Friday evening where the pub organises a meat raffle to raise funds for local charities or organisations close to their and the villages hearts . Staff are always smiling and happy to help customers . Friendly and fun little pub will definitely come back :) Well done Dave, shazla and the castle crew xx