Maiden Arch by Robert Bryant — Restaurant in North Devon

I don't know where to start everything was faultless. We had the signature menu along with the wine flight.

We were greeted by Jason and were taken to our tables upstairs to a nice old rugged room with beams with tables which were neatly laid out and well spaced apart.

The signature menu consisted of canapés, followed by a welcome seeded bread, smoked bacon butter and crispy iberico ham with Langham Culver Classic Cuvee Pinot Noir Meunier Chardonnay.

Next was tortellini lobster with white Sharpham Dart Valley Reserve Madeleine Angevin.

The Ocean with turbot, mussels, cucumber casserole, caviar and herb oil was very tasteful, especially with the glass of Rose D'Anjou Grolleau & Gamay.

We went onto the chicken, new season carrot, glazed chicken wing, crispy chicken skin and split chicken sauce.

The next was Loin, Shoulder, asparagus, peas, split lamb sauce with a glass of Tokara 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon.

We finished with a glass of Casa Silva Late Harvest 2019 Gewurztraminer Semillon Viognier desert wine with mango and coconut passion fruit.

The final was chocolate and flowers purely amazing tastes and flavours.

Well done Robert and the Team

Five stars from us.

Kevin and...

AVOID AVOID AVOID!! If I could give zero stars, I would. We booked Maiden Arch for my partner's birthday. With two small children, it was the first time we'd ventured out for a decadent dinner out together for months, and we were hugely looking forward to it. We arrived to find the restaurant closed, with a note stuck on the door saying they had to shut at short notice and were unable to notify any customers in advance. No further explanation. As it was a busy Saturday night, we couldn't find a table at any other half-decent restaurant and had to return home for a takeaway - having already shelled out for a taxi and babysitter.

We hoped there was a good explanation, and tried to give the restaurant the benefit of the doubt. But when we searched other reviews, we found this was a frequent occurrence and had ruined many other people's nights. Our phone calls weren't picked up, and our emails went unanswered. Quite extraordinary.

How they run a business in this way - especially one that is meant to be Michelin-recommended - is perplexing. We will certainly not be...

Maiden Arch is superb.

It’s relaxed, it’s welcoming, its incredible food cooked to show off the natural flavour of each individual element. It’s not a place you pop into for a quick bite, you commit to the whole evening, and you leave it floating in the knowledge that you have just experienced the finest food prepared and cooked to perfection. 3 days on from eating at Rob Bryant’s Maiden Arch in Barnstaple and I’m still having flashbacks that make me close my eyes, smile and get that warm fuzzy feeling. Simply put, it was without question the best meal I have ever had in my life. Every single course was beautifully prepared and presented but more than that, every single course complimented each other to create an entire meal which was so perfectly balanced that we left not feeling gluttonous but happy to be alive. Rob Bryant is a...