The best restaurants serving British food in Exeter South West

I come to Sidmouth fairly regularly for art courses. Dukes is a fantastic place to stay for a single person; they have single rooms. Great standard of accommodation and the staff are wonderful; I have felt so welcome, and looked after- the staff actually remember me. Cannot recommend highly enough. Also very good prices for the sea-front location.

Lovely pub, great staff. Special mention to Liz who acted quickly when needed to help a customer. Will be returning for great beer

Often come here as the staff are very good friendly professional & the food has always been good plenty of choice love the carvery had the hunters chicken this time really nice would recommend 👍

Super food and nice atmosphere. The add on stellar service from Jake Stokes in the Bistro who really knows his wines and enhances the experience. Reasonably priced and great quality. Can only be very heartily recommended. Building in general is very interesting too.

Went for a meal with the family which we all thoroughly enjoyed. Good selection of dishes all freshly cooked and excellent attentive waiters/waitresses. This is proper pub food unlike so many other establishments which serve frozen reheated muck for the same price.

Fantastic experience, really lovely staff, helpful & engaging , lovely food & accommodation. Bell greeted us, gave us directions to the accommodation & said to let her know if there was anything else we needed. Josh advised me on the wines & the choices on the menu. Bell, Josh & Daniel all looked after us at the table. A really lovely start to our holiday, Thank you

12 of us went for a family birthday and the staff were brilliant. Lovely pub and the food was delicious it all came out together and piping hot. Lovely atmosphere and great pub. A must go.

The staff where so lovely and made sure, everyone was happy I don’t think we could fault them one bit and are waiter Callum was pure vibes

What an amazing welcome at the Thorverton Arms for our group of 17 bellringers on our way to ring the 10 bells at Thorverton Church, when we arrived before our ring and enjoyed coffee and tea. The lunch we had after ringing was superb, every meal choice was of the highest standard, hot and appetising. It was even better that some could choose a smaller potion, though even these were of a good size. Sweets were to die for, the Eton Mess Cheesecake was exceptional. All the staff under the direction of Mandy were courteous, always smiling and able to satisfy every need of all our bellringers.

Best breakfast I’ve ever had. Lovely cheerful staff, fab decor. I originally didn’t want to go thinking it was a typical fast food motorway eatery but really glad I was persuaded to go. I had the smashed avocado toast. Delicious!!!!

Very pleasant place to meet my girl friends for coffee and pastries too, but we wanted just a lighter lunch which was great and sensibly priced. I know they had teething troubles when they first opened, but now well worth a visit. Becketts cocktail and eatery bar is a real asset too for Exeter, with beautiful decor and views, so other friends have said.

The order was taken down incorrectly. The soup had run out at 1:30. We had to ask for one of our drinks that hadn’t arrived with the other one. Our dog was certainly not welcome by one member of staff who sat as close to us as possible (for her own lunch) and then complained that our dog was sniffing the floor by her. I should add we were told where to sit on arrival. Not a relaxing time.

Ate with family and found starters overpriced . Main courses were fine , the steak pies were a good size , quality filling and well presented , fish pies were light on fish and no side dish of vegetables . Table service was good. Not the best value for money .

A lovely meal there today. With great company.

Great if you have newborns, great food and service