Exeter Arms Hotel, Exeterback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
From the outside it looks like the set of the Albanian version of "Crossroads". Inside the decor is suitably Little England with pictures of Winston Churchill etc and there is an ample beer garden overlooking the carpark. Usually busy with oldsters and families there for the cheap and plentiful stodge, so far, so expected but,... everytime I have been in here the beer has been perfect. I usually have the Butcombe, my favourite and it is only �2.25 (not chilled), with prompt polite service. Great!
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From the outside this place looks dreadful really really run down. Inside is alot better although it really is'nt my kind of pub. The carvery was acceptable though and at a good price . 6/10
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A large Toby Carvery and hotel perched on a major traffic island. The exterior is of stone, with a salmony colour rendering.
The interior is a little shabby. Open plan, it takes in a bar area and a larger dining area. The walls were of red, green and white, with some wood panel, with lots of memorabilia and pictures covering all kinds of things, including lots of TV (from Dr Who to 60s adverts). The service was a bit slow, due to staff shoratge (they said), but i felt it was OK. The food was actually better than i thought, as it is a cheap enough meal. It was rammed.
Beer; usual tap stuff, with Everard Tiger, Butcombe Bitter and St Austell Tribute (which was a bit lifeless).
A better experience than i thought it was going to be.
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also i forgot to say that the carpet and the matresses smell like piss-FACT. if you want to see their policy youll have a job cos they havent got one as i found out when i asked for one. THIS PLACE IS SUCH A SHIT HOLE XXX
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i went to the exeter arms for bank holiday weekend with 6 of my mates. it looks like a crap hole on the outside and its not much better on the inside. it was 6 o clock and we were getting ready to go out, we got told to turn the music down, so we did, ( even tho it wasnt loud, and its was really early ) next min they tell us to get out of there hotel!!!! the way they went about it was dreadfull, they were talking crap, they had no manners what so ever. they got the police involed and they really didnt need to!!!! we had to sleep on the street that night, not the kind of birthday my mate was thinking of having!!!! we didnt get any money back, even tho we were only there 4 3 hours!!!! ive never ever bin treated in this way by so called " staff " before. i would not go there ever again, i hope loads of people read this, otherwise you could be making a big mistake!!!!!!!!! look out for the little blonde gay boy that works there, he looks though the windows at you!!!!!!!
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Great oplace
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Popular with young families - so expect lots of screaming children. The management are not keen to suggest to parents that they might wish to step outside for a little while until they can pacify the child - even if that means that the rest of the diners are disturbed by them. Otherwise the food is very good value for money
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The Exeter Arms is a large, rambling pub/Toby Carvery/hotel near the Devon & Cornwall police headquarters at Middlemoor.
It looks tatty both inside and out and could do with a bit of money spending on it - either that or being demolished and rebuilt.
Most Toby Carveries have a local beer available but the pumps had no clips on them when I visited. Never mind, they do a perfectly acceptable wine at �6 a bottle.
The carvery was remarkably cheap and although nothing fancy was again, quite acceptable, so if you're travelling on the M5 and want some refreshment it could be worth your while turning off at Junction 30 and travelling the three quarters of a mile to here rather than using the Sandy Gate services.
There is a lot of new housing going up in this part of Exeter and there are no other pubs for a quite a long way. If you're thinking of buying a house in this part of the City and your local is important to you I'd check it out before making a decision to buy - you might want to look in another area.
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