Dartington Hall - South Hams

Such a beautiful pub in a beautiful setting. Lovely friendly staff who were attentive and efficient. Perfect pub lunch with good-size portions too.

Disaster lunch. Lack of atmosphere, lack of heat, lack of comfort...ordered Ham ,egg and chips to be told not available due to lack of a chef, there was also a lack of sliced bread for sandwiches or toastie. When our food arrived the order was wrong so returned 1 dish, but both meals left alot to be desired. There was a lack of organisation and what looked like a lack of management. 2 glasses of wine we ordered given free did not compensate the poor experience,could not blame the staff, they were left to get on with it. And in the beginning to have to pay £6 to park my car in a potholed,hardcore car park, The whole set up at the estate needs attention. Its a good job we enjoyed the film at The Barn,at least it was warm. I now await a lack of response from any sort of management at this venue

Service, food and drink outstanding. Greeted politely. Great choice of food. I chose the beef and ale pie and it was amazing. Fresh veg and mash beautifully cooked as well. My partner had the burger which was amazing too. Nice choice of puddings and good size serving. Really good value for money compared to many places around. Thank you for restoring our enjoyment of eating out!

The food and atmosphere were surprisingly mediocre for a setting as magnificent as Dartington. It’s difficult to rate the service. Two of the three staff members we met were friendly and conscientious.I’d give them 5 stars. Our principle server however,was on the arrogant side. In spite of that, I decided to leave a good tip. He then approached me at the bar when I was paying the tab and said “cash tips are preferred”. I explained that we are from out of the country and didn’t have any British cash. It was an awkward ending when we were trying to be generous after a forgettable meal. My advice, dear readers, is to consider the negative reviews. Service and food quality seem to be hit or miss here.

A delicious lunch for 2; hubby had a well filled and tasty coronation chicken baguette and I the ploughmans no ordinary ploughmans though. The bread was gorgeous; crusty and warm from the oven, smoked salmon and mackerel and a tasty slice of quiche accompanied by a colourful salad with a red cabbage slaw. We hoovered up every last bit, thank you