The best restaurants serving British food in Alphington Exeter South West

We stayed for two nights in order to attend a family wedding. The staff were very friendly from the outset and we were made to feel very welcome. Meals were plentiful and well cooked and our room, although basic, was comfortable. Thanks to Steve, Mandy, Lorraine and Marcus - would recommend!

Excellent value fixed price menu

Lovely cosy pub by the canal. All dressed up for Christmas, with real fires and great outdoors in the summer.

The atmosphere was very unpleasant because of the terrible animosity of one of the barmaids to another. I have no idea why this was happening but it was clear that a dark curly haired girl was unkind to a tall blonde girl. She was very distressed and I heard other customers supporting her and they were considering withdrawing their custom from the pub if the other girl had her wish to get rid of her fellow worker. Apart from that it was ok but it is not okay to see staff disagreements front of house.

Wanted to be near Exeter Quay and decided to go to Harvester as large car park for late lunch. Three or four people at tables in bar area and it looked like perhaps 1 or 2 tables occupied in dining area. We waited where it says wait to be served, no one. Went to bar. Could hear and see staff working as they were hovering around the door behind the bar and there was an obvious moment of panic when we nearly caught someone’s eye and they quickly jumped back into the back room so they definitely knew we were there but still absolutely no one came to help us. Felt almost like they were hiding until we gave up. After about ten minutes we realised there was absolutely no chance of any service, walked out and found somewhere else to spend our money. Thoroughly unimpressed.