Mrs Gills — Restaurant in Mid Devon

Not from the area, but popped in here for Sunday Brunch. We were seated quite quickly but then nothing happened for 6 minutes. Others came in and were served their roasts before we were even given a Menu! Infact I had to ask for a Menu!! We were told all the roasts had run out, but that was ok as we only wanted a sandwich and a Panini. We ordered and after 30 mins our food came. The salad leaves had been in a bag/bowl for too long, not really fresh. The scone we ordered after was quite the opposite, warm, fresh with lovely Jam & cream. There was one waitress doing everything on her own, whilst a girl stood at the till doing nothing & another chap who I assumed was a waiter, travelled around the room doing absolutely nothing!! Respect to the lone waitress, but really people stood around doing nothing is unforgivable. Poor Mrs Gill would have been most upset with this service, as this was not a reflection on the business she created. Other travellers avoid this on a Sunday Lunch as all they focus on is pre-booked roast dinners and from observation, they didn't look that good! Real shame, as I see other people seem to rate this place very highly. I can't conclude they were short staffed, just completely oblivious to customers...

Mrs Gills recently catered for my wife and I's wedding. We had a garden party for our reception so had a high tea selection with some hot foods added, and ofcourse a wedding cake. All was not only to an exceptional standard but was delivered and set up on time and also came with vintage crockery to match our theme. Mrs Gills also allowed us to borrow her OWN cake stand which is intended for her own wedding. I unfortunately suffer with chronic anorexia nervosa, and upon us disclosing this information she was utterly empathetic and supportive of my very own needs around eating and took extra time and care to listen to what I actually would like, given my anorexia I don't tend to allow my self these things. However I did indeed eat the wedding cake!!! And I can safely say it was excellent. We are forever grateful to you all for being so understanding of my needs along with catering for for our guests. There is no way we could ever thank you...

Lovely service, thoughtful food, underwhelming portions

The service was great—staff were really friendly and helpful. I ordered the burger, which was fairly small, but it was tasty and clearly made with fresh ingredients, just like the coleslaw on the side which I enjoyed. For the price, it makes sense when the ingredients are locally sourced.

I also had a small piece of cake which, while underwhelming in size, was redeemed by its flavour. The coffee was quite disappointing—it was small for a “medium” size and unusually bitter. I asked for a latte, but it felt more like an Americano with warm milk. The ice cream, however, was very delicious and fairly priced. I had the strawberry and clotted cream.

In total, I paid just over £20 for four items. I was happy to support a local business that values fresh produce. That said, the portion sizes might be better suited to their regular (older) customer base.

Thanks for the lovely service and...