We visited today for Sunday lunch. A lovely varied menu, friendly, attentive service and beautiful food - such an improvement on the previous owner. I was apprehensive as to whether portions would be small but we were all stuffed full and never could have managed the 3 courses! The staff were very helpful and served our daughter's meal with the starters, and what a lovely treat for her to be able to have a dish from the menu rather than a boring children's menu �. Look forward to returning soon.
We visited the beautiful Five Bells Inn on a sunny Saturday afternoon and we loved everything about it. From the beautiful garden, through speciality menu to hospitality of the owners James and Charlie, the experience we had was exceptional. We’ve found out that all the ingredients are sourced locally and that the menu changes daily, depending on what is currently available in the local area. Between the 4 of us, we tasted asparagus, salmon, lemon sole, hake, lamb and a vegan special - all really tasty and very fresh! If you’re in the area, I highly recommend that you pay this brilliant country pub a visit!
My girlfriend and I were visiting the area on holiday and everyone said this was the place to go. It did not disappoint. The staff were great fun and could not have been more friendly and welcoming, the food was cooked to perfection! And what we both liked and appreciated the most was the fact that all of the food was locally sourced and they listed exactly where it was from. For us this was the cherry on top of an amazing pub. We will 100% be returning to both the area and the pub. Thank you to all of you for making our last evening so terrific, really made our holiday!
Excellent meal at The Five Bells last night. Highlights were delicious British asparagus served with white bean hummus, hazelnut and spring onion pesto followed by hay smoked loin of Dartmoor lamb with nettle gnocchi. Just sublime. A lemon posset with beautifully sharp berry compote and darling little button shaped shortbread biscuits and a chocolate torte with caramel marscapone and a praline ice cream just about finished us off! Stunning Montepulciano wine. Great service by James and his colleague. Chic decor sensitive to the old building and subtle relaxing music made for a lovely, refined evening out. We shall be recommending to guests at our holiday cottages and glamping site Halsbeer Farm and Blackdown Yurts just 20 minutes away from this fantastic pub/restaurant.
Thoroughly enjoyed my birthday dinner at this gorgeous pub this weekend :D My lamb was amazing and the accompaniements were delicious and well chosen. My husband particularly enjoyed his asparagus and hummous starter and my favourite bit was the white chocolate parfait I had for dessert. Staff were friendly and welcoming and we will definitely be back.
We called in for a spur of the moment lunch yesterday at 13:50 half expecting them to have finished serving. But James and his team were very accommodating. Even though there wasn't anything vegan on the menu, James spoke to the chef who immediately came up with 5 different options. Absolutely delicious!
Looking forward to seeing vegan dishes on the main menu, which is happening soon .... Thank you James ... This will definitely become one of our regular places to eat!
I booked a table for 16 of us at the Five Bells for a Birthday bash last night and we all had a super night! The food was amazing and the scotch egg is incredible! James was super helpful with the booking and the atmosphere in the pub was great. Will definitely be returning!
We had a fabulous evening last night. Such a lovely place and AMAZING food! James and Charlie are such great hosts and their staff are brilliant too! We will come back �
We (Jack, Paddington the border terrier and I) decided to try out the new menu at The Five Bellls. We’ve not been there since the new owners took over at the end of last year and I genuinely don’t think I could fault anything. The food was amazing - the crispy hen’s egg stood out for me in particular - the service was faultless, lovely atmosphere and venue as stunning as ever. Well done to all the team there - a winning combination!
A lovely pub, serving great food, was a delight to be here.
Lovely - lovely food, very good service, good value, dog friendly... can’t ask for any more! �
I'm not a vegan but I thought I would try the Salted Carrots with Lentils and it was incredible. Packed full if flavour and texture.
As reward for my virtuous behaviour I opted for a big fat serving of Honeycomb Cheesecake and I certainly wasn't disappointed their. All the sins and all the flavour.
Lovely setting too with beautiful gardens and fine selection of ales and wines. I was driving so opted for water and really good coffee.
We were inspired to come here after seeing their head chef Charlotte on "Great British Menu" as her food looked lovely.
The inn is cosy inside but you can also eat in their lovely garden, with beautiful views of open countryside.
To get here you have to drive through several very narrow & windy country lanes with only a few passing places so you need to go along cautiously.
Once you eventually reach the inn, they have a nice spacious car park.
We went for Sunday lunch & there is a set menu which costs £28 for 2 courses or £35 for 3. I recommend the puddings especially as ours were both lovely.
They offer a wide selection of locally produced soft drinks & an extensive wine list.
They use milk from a nearby local farm in their cooking & hot beverages.
All of the staff were very friendly & attentive.
Dog friendly pub.
Great little place that we stop for dinner on our way down to st iv. Food were great using the local ingredients and support the community, the staff are excellent.
Recommended if you have a dog as their garden are also pretty big.
Went here on a week night and as soon as we walked in there was a lovely cosy feel to the restaurant, first we were seated by a fireplace with comfy chairs and we're offered drinks and menus.
The staff were all very friendly and attentive throughout our visit. When shown to our table we were presented with some fresh bread and balsamic vinagar before our first Course, the food was absolutely delicious, from the presentation to the flavours coming through each dish. Would definitely recommend visiting here, and hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Spacious and comfortable and great food with a simple, uncomplicated menu 😋 all in a beautiful old cottage. Also the staff were very polite and efficient.
Great food and good service.
Had a lovely meal with the wife, the starter was outstanding with loads of flavour. The atmosphere was good with plenty of ppl but not so busy you couldn't relax.
Really nice decent food service was great just a shame one dish came out cold but will definitely be going back if I can
What a very good experience... Lovely country pub, great staff and the food was excellent, scotch duck egg with sweet and sour picalilly .. beautiful, Hake with a rapeseed pomme puree... Excellent and to finish apple choux. Definitely be going back even if it is a bit off the beaten track 👏👏👏
We had the most amazing dinner and evening at The Five Bells. Loved the beautiful food and the wonderful wine. James and Charlie couldn’t have been better hosts, and their staff are great too!!! Recommend highly.
Lovely atmosphere in this country pub. They got a new chef 6 weeks ago and the food was fantastic. Celeriac starter had delicious flavours. Lamb and pork main were fabulous, the sauces were particularly nice. The burger was also really good and had a tasty but not over powering sauce. Decent chips too. Pictures don't do it justice and ate the other bits before remembering to take a pic! Would definitely recommend.
Called into the five bells on a Tuesday night thought I'd give it a try used to go there about 10 years ago . walked through the door greeted by a very pleasant young man and young lady they were both very polite I had half a ale at the bar went through both menus the special and the bar menu decided on scotch egg to start with followed by baked cod on a tomato onion olive pine nut sauce served with a portion of greens, both were very pleasant ,it all together came out as a reasonable £22😎
Absolutely lovely gastro pub serving lovely beverages and excellent food. Great staff and service and accommodating. A lovely menu with an additional specials menu. Highly recommended. Enjoy. We did...and we'll be back.
Had a meal here today with family plus our 2 dogs, we all found something lovely from the menu and the food was great. All staff were friendly, priced good to. They managed to fit us in last minute. Dogs got given a treat there too. My Satnav needs updating... nuff said need to go back again soon...
The food is consistently fantastic and the team are so friendly. Would recommend to anyone. We're very lucky to have this place on our doorstep.
We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and the food was excellent 😊 I would recommend them to anyone who be staying in the area.
Beautiful pub with lovely gardens, ample parking, good food and decent beers, at very reasonable prices.
A cosy pub with food as good as any excellent restaurant! Service was very friendly and efficient. Not an easy pub to find, but well worth the effort.
Superb Sunday lunch
Had a fantastic Sunday roast with my family at the five bells. The duck scotch egg starter was a particular highlight for me and the roast pork was amazing. Highly recommend and we will certainly be back
Excellent and sophisticated food. Polite and helpful staff. really enjoyed the farm cider that comes from a nearby organic farm (Ventons). Would come back
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