The West Country Inn

Booked a Sunday lunch for 12:30 as when I rang was told very busy at 1pm,was grateful she got us in.Arrived 12:15 and it was empty,greeted with a lady who made it clear we were early ,wasn’t asked our name and was told the table in the corner was available and have a drink while we waited ,my husband went to the bar to order drinks to be told by the same lady the cooler system wasn’t working ,but still poured a pint and I had a cider,when we drank it there was no fizz and both drinks completely flat,she came over and asked if everything was ok and my husband said the beer was flat,she replied there’s bubbles in it then she asked if he wanted a bottle of beer and he said no will have a coke,she brought coke to table and said that’s got bubbles,then asked if we wanted to order our food we said no,we felt really uncomfortable and decided to pay for drinks and leave,no apology she took money for drinks and said we will miss out on the best roast in Devon.Will not be going back

Lovely clean hotel. Good service. Bit limited on drinks in the bar, but ok. Good breakfast. Would stay again.

The team was incredibly welcoming, and looked after me well. I had a lovely evening meal, and they were kind enough to do an early breakfast for me, as I was doing a long-distance walk and needed to make the most of daylight hours. The room was quite compact, and it is clearly an older building, but was comfy enough for me. The bathroom was compact, but certainly not cramped.

Good food clean & comfortable hotel, nice owner. Enjoyed our stay.

Nice hotel, very convenient position and easy parking.

The most unhygienic hotel I’ve ever stayed in. Arrived around lunchtime and ordered some food in the pub. Upon sitting down we noticed food scraps all over the floor, the table was filthy and the wall behind the booth was covered in mould. We couldn’t lean back as we would have got mould in our hair/on our clothes. The staff were friendly and were able to get us into our room well ahead of check-in time but unfortunately the cleanliness of the hotel completely overshadowed the whole experience. The rooms were a decent size but everything was so old - the sheets, towels and pillows looked about 10 years old. I actually couldn’t bring myself to sleep under the sheets and slept with my coat over me. There was mould in the shower and spiders. The room got quite cold at night so I left the plug-in heater running for an hour or so before falling asleep. I woke up to a spark from the heater and realised it had died. It was a great location for what we were doing in Devon but would never stay there again. I heard of friends of friends who actually couldn’t do another night at the hotel and went back to London early.

We absolutely love West country inn and if I lived nearer I would be there more often ,the owner is so lovely and nothing is too much trouble, the rooms are so comfy ,and excellent breakfasts also you have to try the Sunday roast an absolute must.

we had been to barnstaple for a hospital appointment..on the way back we called in here for a meal as it was getting late and i had heard that they do good food..The choice was limited, so we had the steak and ale pie..which was ok except for the pastry on top was burnt..the vegetables came in a large disth with no seasoning just very bland..my friends pint was also very flat,which he didn1t take back..he just left it..on paying and leaving,we were not asked if our meal was ok or acknowledge us..it wasn`t busy neither..i can honestly say their food wasn`t up to scratch,maybe it was a one off,but i will stick with our local in future

Went to the bike night for something to eat. Conversation went like this hello are you still serving food. Yes but we are very busy with a long wait. Okay could you give a rough idea how long the wait would be. Reply, I'm not a mathematician. I thought how true, you also are a very rude and obnoxious woman. Decided not to eat and ordered drinks. Order taken then had to wait 15 minutes for them to be served. Cost extortionate. £3.50 for a half of lemonade with lime. Overall view rude staff, poor service and bad experience. Avoid!!!