Exmoor Forest Inn - West Somerset

Excellent. We visited on Christmas Eve as a family of 10. The blond waitress behind the bar was excellent, (sadly I can't remember her name). The food was excellent and Fem the waitress was so helpful, patient knowledgeable of the menu, all delivered with a lovely attitude smile. The food was delicious and excellent sized portions for hungry walkers teens. Dogs welcome, lovely fire and beautiful decor. So nice to see a country pub doing such a good job. Well done thank you. We will be back.

Stayed at this excellent hotel as we were visiting to attend the Exford Show. Could not have picked a better place to stay as we have dogs. The room was most comfortable offering a great view of the Barle valley, king size bed, en suite bathroom and tea and coffee making supplies provided. We ate supper each night and had breakfast at the hotel and the food was excellent, as was the comprehensive wine list. Fellow guests were great fun, staff helpful but not intrusive which added to the relaxed ambience. Can't wait to get back.

Would have to agree mostly with the previous comment. It’s gone very much downhill the last couple months. Unfortunately I guess they’ve not managed to find someone up to standard to run the kitchen.

Delicious food, I had the ‘hogget’ which is a lamb shank, the portion was a lot bigger than expected and it was lovely. Dog friendly pub and very welcoming staff. Service was also very fast!

Really disappointed to find the quality of the food has dipped. The 4 of us came for Sunday lunch- [we have eaten here several times before] The menu not as good as it was, the lovely crisp roasties replaced by rather dry tasteless roasties, veg overcooked, and thick salty gravy. The rather quirky deserts that were so delicious replaced with very standard deserts, and no longer the delicious homemade icecream. We over heard the people on next table saying it has not been as good since the original chef left, for what ever reason he left, he is a big loss to this establishment. It was a perfectly acceptable meal, but nothing special, similar to lunches you can get at many other places in the area.