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.

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.

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.

This hotel is a wonderful place to stay, far from the maddening crowd. Very clean, comfortable and relaxing. Everyone, staff and guests alike. were very friendly. We had a lovely room with a great view of moorland hills and trees. Such a good warm place to return to after long walks on the moor they even have room to dry your coats etc. Breakfast was very good and the meals in the evening, delicious. Thank you to Martin and the staff for making us feel so welcome. We intend to return next year.

I had the burger which was probably the best burger I’ve ever had. They source all their Beef from the farm and all the vegetables and salad are organic. Really tasty and the staff were so friendly and welcoming. My husband had the sausages and mashed and that was really tasty too. Definitely worth a visit.