Ring of Bells Inn - Newton Abbot

Ring of Bells Inn

Address: The Village, North Bovey, Newton Abbot TQ13 8RB, United Kingdom.

Phone: 1647440375.

Website: ringofbells.net.

Especialidades

Pub, Bar, Gastropub.

Otras características

Outdoor seating, Dine-in, Delivery, Takeaway, Great beer selection, Great wine list, Solo dining, Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible toilet, Alcohol, Beer, Cocktails, Food, Food at bar, Spirits, Wine, Seating, Table service, Casual, Cosy, Romantic, Groups, Tourists, Accepts reservations, Credit cards, NFC mobile payments, Good for kids, Free of charge street parking, Dogs allowed.

Opiniones

This company has 392 reviews on Google My Business.

The average opinion is 4.5/5.

Características destacadas

Beautifully kept inn, spacious and modern rooms, top-notch restaurant, welcoming owner, great beer selection, great wine list.

The lamb is said to be the best ever had.

Ubicación

The Ring of Bells Inn is located in the picturesque village of North Bovey, near Newton Abbot in the United Kingdom.

Información recomendada

For those visiting Dartmoor, this inn is highly recommended for its cozy atmosphere and excellent food.

👍 Reviews of Ring of Bells Inn

Doru B.

5/5

Ring of Bells Inn was hands down one of the best places we stayed during our England trip! The village and surrounding area are straight out of a postcard—so picturesque and charming. The inn itself is beautifully kept, and our room was spacious, modern, and incredibly cozy. The restaurant is top-notch—every meal was fantastic, and the lamb? Easily the best I’ve ever had. Huge thanks to the owner, who was so welcoming and made us feel right at home. If you're visiting Dartmoor, this is absolutely the place to stay and dine!

Megan B.

5/5

We visited yesterday with a warm welcome from the staff. The man behind the bar who served us (unsure of his name sorry) was super helpful and very chatty, The food was lovely also. Thank you for making us and our dog Chester feel very welcome. We hope to visit again one day.

D G.

1/5

Avoid like plague! They will kick an entire family out and not honour bookings even though restaurant is empty! Awful awful service from the moody lady serving at the bar. I know that service around Devon is hit and miss but her attitude is some of the worst I’ve ever seen her in my life and I’ve seen a lot of bad service. So here’s my experience at this place today Tuesday 1st of March: I called at 15:54 and proceeded to leave a voicemail with my booking as there was no answer. I said we will arrive around 17:30/17:40, we are a family of 6 (2 adults, 2 children, 2 babies). I figured it’s a Tuesday and booking a dinner at 17:30 not exactly busy. 2 days prior I walked in the pub and asked hours of operation and the nice young guy there told me Tuesday supper should be easy and can call during the day, I don’t need to call days in advance. I then proceed to drive for 1 hour and 15 minutes to this place. I get there 17:30 start walking towards the pub, I see a young couple in the garden eating. I then walk in, apart from 1 other person the place was totally EMPTY…just like you would expect on a Tuesday at 17:30! I look around for someone but there was nobody there so I proceed to walk to the bar. Behind the bar the lady I was mentioning, she was serving a couple at the bar having some drinks. I then ask her politely “excuse me, who do I need to talk to about a reservation at the restaurant?”. She answers back snarky “me once im done here”. I’m like oh wow she’s really in a good mood. I wait for a few minutes she then walks behind the bar to her computer. She asks me if I have a reservation, i then tell her I called an hour and a half ago and left a voicemail. She replies saying oh I haven’t got any voicemails and just looks at the phone on wall without checking or anything like that. Obviously she was totally bs’ing me. She then asks how many people and when. I say now and we are 2 adults, 2 young children and 2 babies. She says “we are too busy we have a local dinner / local event tonight and only 1 chef we don’t have space.” I reply back “but I booked the place by leaving a voicemail, the restaurant is now empty (surely this event is not at 5:30pm?) and I drove over an hour with 4 hungry children to come here”. I even showed her the phone number I dialled in my phone and she confirmed it’s the right one. She then looks me straight in the eye and says “sorry…I can book you for dinner tomorrow” and proceeds to walk back to the bar. Great service right? Now I go back to the car and as my wife got all the kids out i tell her to put everyone back in. Obviously everyone screaming and hungry so have to find new place for dinner. I then drove for 10 minutes to nearby Bovey Castle (thank god this place is nearby) who had no trouble offering us dinner without a booking. If the owner sees the message I would appreciate if you could leave some contact details. This type of behaviour from staff is totally unacceptable and owner needs to be aware of it!

L K.

3/5

Hadn't revisted this pub for a while, was extremely dissapointed by the roast potatoes. Was a feeble attempt at a treasure of a national dish. The roastes were soggy and as dry as Gandhi's flip flop. To say I was left dissapointed is an understatement.

Paul

1/5

Service was slow and our first encounter with a barman was particularly underwhelming. He came across as rude and arrogant. Won’t be visiting this pub again.

Andrew H.

5/5

Took a Hong Kong friend to here last week - wish I had tried it before! The delightful, small village sets the atmosphere, and the Ring of Bells did not disappoint in any way. Attentive and friendly service, and the food was superb. Nothing "exotic", but all the better for it if the standard is good. It was much better than that! Will certainly return with a feeling of confidence.

Jerry M.

5/5

Gorgeous pub in a gorgeous village. We hadn't booked and up at 3 pm, in-between lunch and dinner, so not not ideal for them, but they were very accommodating and served up some delicious ciabattas. Very dog friendly, excellent service. Decent real ale.

Sam P.

5/5

Great food, lots of choice. High quality. Friendly warm service in a beautiful old pub.