The Ring of Bells — Restaurant in Mid Devon

Relatively remote pub, about a twenty five minute drive north of Exeter (general direction of where we were coming from). Greeted warmly upon entry to the pub, and even though we'd turned up well before our pre-booked time, we were allocated a table quickly, even though the pub was starting to fill up quickly. A choice of four starters, four mains (two of which are meat roasts) on a Sunday (more than four choices of dessert are available). However, despite sounding like a limited menu, it is actually quite eclectic. I chose the black pudding croquettes with fried egg mayonnaise as a starter. To be fair if you'd have blindfolded me, and I didn't know what I was eating, I could possibly have identified the croquettes, but wouldn't have had a clue about the mayonnaise (which had strong horseradish overtones). No matter, it was delicious anyway. There was plenty of meat on my plate for my roast beef dinner, which was accompanied by roast potatoes, a Yorkshire pudding, broccoli gratin and hispi cabbage. If you want horseradish sauce with this you need to ask for it. I couldn't face a heavy dessert so instead went for a single scoop of vanilla ice cream, served with olive oil and sea salt. I've never seen this on a menu, but a combination that bizarrely works. Attentive, but not overly obtrusive staff, ensured we were not rushed. It's a very intimate pub with space used to good effect, meaning you don't feel crowded. We'd read the glowing reviews on Google, and decided to drive roughly one hour from our home town. It was well worth the effort. Bill breakdown: starter £5,main £19, dessert £4. Left feeling satisfied, but not bloated. There is a small community car park ahead of the pub, with some street parking available in...

Took my wife here, as a treat for her birthday. We enjoy eating out alot. This place has got to be, one of the best places I have eaten in a long time. We were given a warm welcome on arrival, shown to our table by a very confident & polite young man. We chose our food from the Al a carte menu. We were not disappointed. The bavette steak with shittarki mushrooms & salt beef pudding, was to die for. Then for pudding my wife had sticky toffee pudding & I had the chocolate pot. Wow, complements to the chef & his staff. Amazing food. Thank you to the other two young ladys serving us. You all made our evening most enjoyable. Thank you. Martin & Julia. (Rustington,...

Saturday 7th July 2018...... We held our wedding reception and hired a marquee for the garden at this amazing little gem. Binka was absolutely amazing in helping us arrange and source everything required to make our day as special as it was. The food served to our 64 guests was fabulous and catered for different dietary needs. The staff were very hospitable and kept everybody hydrated on such a HOT day.!!! Live band and a DJ later on then followed with tasty home made buffet food. It was a very magical day and Binka and the team helped us achieve it. We stayed in the little cottage and then had a breakfast which was perfect. A very BIG thank you to The...