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Being local weve used the cafe many times over the years .....but not for sometime now... We chose to have breakfast there today and have to say we won't be returning On arrival a frozen food delivery company was delivering produce , which begs the question of "local produce" on their menu Ordered 2 barn breakfasts £ 10.95 each One arrived with 1 slice of bacon and 4 bits of toast....hard poached egg Other arrived with 2 slices of bacon and all bean juice and no beans Neither was particularly hot , tomatoes were rock hard and as for " local" sausages they were awful , spongy and almost gooey ,the dogs enjoyed them though it's very expensive for what it says it is £4.95 for a large latte

Great service ,very welcoming and felt very comfortable Rhys was great at attending to all our needs. Loved my kebab ,chicken was so tender The pie was great 👍

I had a chicken salad, croutons were so greasy and the chicken was slimy and tough. To top it off I had a bug crawling around in it 🤢 returned it to the bar and they didn’t have much to say and didn’t offer a refund or money off. My friend had a chicken pizza and again, the chicken was slimy and tough. The pizza was dripping with grease… she couldn’t finish it. They didn’t come and clear our plates and we were there for quite some time. We definitely won’t be returning which is a shame as it could be an amazing Restaraunt as the setting is lovely and the views are beautiful.

We drove from Broadstone looking forward to having lunch and purchase some plants for the garden. This is the first time we have been to stewarts since covid On arrival we were very dissapointed to be confronted with a notice NO DOGS. There was no way we would leave them in the car. I spoke to a lady on the till just inside and asked her why. She was very abrupt to the point of rudeness and said the staff were fed up with clearing up after dogs. When I said I might write to Mr Stewart she just said "Your wasting your time he's not interested. Mr Stewart , when I lived in Chistchurch I and my dog visited at least twice a week to use the cafe and spend a good two hours at your establishment . My dog never made a mess but if he had I would have picked it up immediately. I have to say I never saw any dog bins on show perhaps there were but not prominent. Sorry for the moan but I feel dissapointed and discriminated against as must hundreds of responsible dog owners

NO LONGER SERVES FOOD went for lunch but found they have stopped serving food. seems a nice pub. had drinks and crisps of various flavours

Awful portion size very disappointing the large chips are basically the same as small chips felt very ripped off definitely won’t go back there again

Food was abundant but greasy and salty. In general it feels like food is just mistreated, the ribs in particular were carbonised... the nice detail of the spicy coleslaw was marred by it being three tablespoons. Service was ok.

I am really struggling to understand Why does this place has such good reviews? Yes the views are wonderful and the scones are nice but really!!! I visited here many years ago. It was waitress service with china cups and proper cutlery. Today we were herded in a very confusing queue after a self serve buffet. The plates and cups were paper, the cutlery was a cheap wooden affair and it was expensive. My memories were of fabulous views (still there) with a quintessential English tea feel with charm and elegance. What we got was very far removed, no charm, no magic. I feel the National Trust has really lost its way. What worries me more is that people think it's great to have this bland, charmless experience!!! Sorry!! Great place, fantastic castle, abhorrent cafe experience.

We don’t use this cafe often because the service is always painfully slow. This morning it was quiet so my husband chose the sausages in a roll. For almost £5 there were three small halves of sausage in it. Pitiful. Really poor vfm. Staff were all busy at the counter so couldn’t feedback in person. Despite shopping at Waitrose weekly I’m not sure we’ll bother using the cafe again.

Having looked at a number of places to take my wife for her birthday whilst on holiday in Fowey for a week, I chose here as it looked a little more upmarket than your average pub serving just pub grub, (nothing wrong with that, but...

First visit here, having lived in Brean for nearly 10 years. What a pleasant place, the food was well cooked, decent portions and very reasonable on price. The staff, especially the young waitress, were very friendly attentive and polite. Will definitely be back

Booked the Lugger Inn for Sunday carvery. From the first minute staff were friendly and helpful. Was shown to the carvery within 5 minutes. There was 4 choices of meats and lots of choice of vegetables. Which was all excellent. Price was also very good at £14.95. Was advised you can go up as many times as you want , but 1 plate full was more than enough. Would highly recommend.

My daughter and I booked dinner at The Olive Tree Restaurant in The Durrant House Hotel in Bideford. When we arrived the restaurant was very busy and our table was in the bar instead, which suited us both better to be honest. We were served by John-Paul for the whole time we were there and he was so friendly and helpful and we cannot speak highly enough about him. Nothing was too much trouble and he kept us informed about each course while we were there. We both ate from the Specials Menu which was dinner and dessert for £14.50. Our roast dinners were delicious and so were our puddings. We had a great time and will definitely be booking again very soon.

One of the worst English breakfast that I have ever had. The fried eggs were rock hard on all three plates so consistant, and when my wife cut her egg in half oil ran out and smelt bad. The beans and bacon was cold . 2 young waitresses more concerned with playing with their phones then clearing up or serving anyone.

Oh dear. What should be a lovely old characterful pub is clearly struggling under the current management. We arrived for a drink at 12.20 pm on a Sunday after a wet coastal walk, to find the door bolted but the lights on. The member of staff inside signalled that the pub wasn’t opened until the manager returned. This he did a few minutes later with a bag of logs and proceeded to light the fire and then left 5 minutes later, leaving his assistant in charge. The lad left behind sat on a bar stool yawning and was too young to serve a second pint. He was unsure whether or not food was being served for Sunday lunch. We were the only people inside, the bar area was dirty, the windows were dirty, the loos were filthy with overflowing bins; the whole place was sad and depressing. Let’s hope that new management with energy and enthusiasm can take over the pub and save this beautiful old pub from being closed permanently as it has so much potential, even in today’s tricky market.