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We have visited Paignton every year since 2021 and have visited this pub in 2021, 2022 and 2023. We most recently visited for Sunday lunch. The menu looks the same as previous years but unfortunately it was not the same standard, The starters were actually very tasty but the presentation and size of the portions was not the same as previous years but the price was the same. We ordered roast dinners and the veg that accompanied it for 4 people was such a small portion. Literally one teaspoonful for each of us. Again in previous years the veg was overflowing. I asked for some more but it didn’t arrive. The roast itself was nice and the meat was good quality. The desserts were varied. The crumble was again a very small portion but tasty. The sticky toffee pudding was excellent and a huge portion. There just seems to be a disparity between different courses and the quality we had come to expect from this pub. The service was good but slow. In fairness there has been a change of ownership I think so could be teething problems. I would still come back and hope that these small issues will resolve over time. I am fully aware portions have probably been cut to help the business stay afloat. It was just a little disappointing after so many years of visiting this lovely pub.

We wanted to book a table for 5 (4 adults and 1 child) but were appalled to discover the restaurant had ceased to exist five years prior. Will not be going back.

Just had a Christmas dinner here, and it was superb 👌

While waiting for the actual Garden Centre to "open" at 10.30 we visited the cafe for a coffee a tea and two sausage sandwiches. Unfortunately after twenty minutes, (just as I was going to enquire where our order was), the waitress arrived with two bacon sandwiches????Apparently the "girl" had pressed the wrong button 😳 therefore changing our order to something completely different, the waitress did offer to change the sandwiches but in all honesty another twenty minute wait was definitely out of the question. Beyond dissaponted and expected better, such a shame.

Easy to book a delicious meal where you’ll get genuine home cooked food at reasonable prices. This is a great eatery where you can discuss any special requests on booking and if possible these will be met, especially for special occasions. Dog friendly so bring in your well behaved dog. So easy to have good food and drink and then stroll off, no driving necessary, to your own outfit or into the bar area for entertainment. Staff work hard to ensure the experience is a pleasure.

The food today was exceptional. Great carvery for my parents, a delicious steak with proper home-cooked chips for me. Lovely! Service was stellar too. Only negative was the real ales (Dartmoor Jail Ale and ipa) did not taste that great