The Bell Inn — Restaurant in Teignbridge

Staying inthe area for 5 nights we were looking for a dog friendly pubthag served food. Well we hit a real winner with this one. Not only super friendly and welcoming to dogs, (we met so many new doggie friends) but the foodus honestly amazing. We never expected a local village pub to serve that level of food. We sampled over 3 nights, yes we went back 2x more it was so good, a range of their food. From the pies,which I can honestly say were the best pies I've tasted for many a year. Not only packed with filling, but the pastry was out of this world. Perfect.mash and peas accompanied, simply but super tasty withthe addition of onion crispy bits. Burgers that were sampled by others were all commented that they were moist and delicious. The bass dish was also excellent, the curry I had night 2 was one of the best I'd had for quite a while. Lots of filling and not the normal lots if sauce with little meat etc.rice with chilli extra was great. Anx dont think they could havd got larger popadoms. Husband said the hunters chicken was amazing too. Infact us having repeats of our first nights choice says it all really. Now the sweets. We had roulade ,sticky toffee and rocky road the first night. Very tasty. However after seeing the rocky road, we all had that the next 2x. Not only a genius idea to have in a jar, base was lovely and crumbly, cheesecake yummy, but best bit was the hunt for the maltesers. Cue loads of laughter and "why have I not found one?"" Oh wait. .here I go" Had we been staying longer we may have tried more of the menu, or just had those amazing pies again. Hopefully we will be back in area sometime and needless to say our first stop will be the Bell Inn. Thanks guys n girls for the great welcome,...

We live local and know this place for its good food. On this occasion we went with our 3 children and had some pizza which was ok, however our trip was somewhat ruined by some young lads vaping inside. We brought this to the attention of the bar staff as our kids were beginning to complain of the smell and it was just dismissed, shortly after we saw one of the lads at the bar vaping and having a laugh with the staff, this explains why this was dismissed the first time as it was clear they were fine with this. As a family pub with good food we expected better as there is nothing worse than trying to enjoy a meal with the smell of cigarettes or vaping wafting in your faces. We have used this place for a number of staff do's and family functions over the years but after this we will be looking elsewhere as we do not enjoy eating with the smell of vaping in our faces nor do we want our children thinking this is acceptable behaviour. It's a shame they allow this to happen we were not the only people complaining there were a number of other tables that felt the same way. We all left without dessert as we couldn't stand...

This could have been a 5-star experience because the food was amazing and the beer delightful. However, my experience was soured by the bald barman when I was leaving. We parked during a reasonably busy time, and there weren't many bays free. The bays were a bit tight, and there were two near the pub. Unfortunately, one of these was blocked by picnic tables placed in front of the bays, making it inaccessible. I parked diagonally across both bays because parking in the only accessible bay would have prevented access to the final bay due to the tables. This also made it easier to open the doors and exit the vehicle.

When I was ready to leave, I found that the barman had deliberately blocked me in, claiming he did so because of the way I parked, as if to make a point. This was incredibly petty and pathetic. I highly recommend removing the furniture from in front of the bays if you wish customers to park squarely to avoid upsetting customers with your passive-aggressive behaviour. It was really...