please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
From the outside it does'nt look that special but inside is a different story.
Lovely smell of a wood burning stove and a cosy interior. Ale was good too.
I have know idea how this place would survive the winter very remote and many people must never find this place.
9/10
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A great little pub set in one of the most beautiful settings. The East Lun river babbling away next to the beer garden is the almost perfect place to sup a pint of the locally sourced ales, all gravity fed from 3 casks behind the bar. I know this can sometimes leave the beer slightly lifeless, but all three were exceptionally kept and in top notch condition!
The food as well is divine. I didn't try the soup (Mixed reviews on here...) but the lamb shanks were some of the best I had eaten. You could tell these were home made with a fantastic rich gravy. Obviously been slow cooked for quite some time as the meat just fell off the bone! Marvellous!!!
Didn't stay in the Rockford (they were full and I was only hiking though the village, or hamlet even) but the little snippets of conversation really made me want to have a look at the rooms. Customers were saying they had just been renovated and were now absolutely amazing. And I went back to a tent... Ho Hum!!
And it was doog friendly when we went, which is great!!!
And it's only an 9 out of 10 as the garden is a bit small.
All in all this pub is one of the best 'out-of-the-way' finds you will probably ever get so I would recommend giving int a try!!!
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nice, quiet, no mobile phone signal, and, when we visited, one of the stand-out pints we'd had in years - flat as a witches' tit, with tiny fleks of yeast in the bottom - mmmmmm!
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Just spent a very pleasent weekend at the Rockford Inn in Devon. Lovely warm welcome, great food and beer! Lovely isolsated location with spectacular sceneary. Clean comfortable rooms. Ideal getaway for the weekend. Plus no mobile phone signal so bliss!!!
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Stumbled across this old pub. Very quaint in the middle of nowhere. Really in the middle of NO where! If you like isolation you'll love this place. Arrived via the scariest steep country lane coming off the moor. Log fires blazing very welcoming as were the two lovely ladies who run it. Strong smell of wood smoke. Local Ales from Cotleigh and Clearwater breweries poured direct from cask behind bar, very nice to see such well kept beer. We wanted to stay the night but they were full in the accommodation. Stayed for a meal, very hearty portions. Atmosphere was a little quiet as not too many people in bar, but given how remote this place it wasn't surprising. The countryside is very beautiful and the pub is in a wooded valley by a river with waterfalls. Idyllic.
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Absolutely wonderful setting and a lovely quaint old pub.
Sign on the outside suggests that they brew their own beer, but they dont
Beer was served by gravity despite the Pumps on the bar, so it was lifeless and far from its best.
Still playing Michael Bolton.
Didn't try the soup but the food was fairly standard fare:
Locally sourced food includes "Chicken Satay" "Japanese" prawns and "New Zealand" Mussels. How local is that?
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Was served some soup that was advertised as home made but it appeared to be out of a packet with some herbs sprinkled on top.
Beer quality was fine, but they were playing Michael Bolton.
LukeD - 11 Nov 2008 15:31 |
have just returned from weekend break in the rockford arms .... cheap yes cheerful no. The two ladies running it are actually very friendly but the beer was watery and almost undrinkable (managed to force some down naturally ) the food appaered to have come from the buy one get one free aisle of iceland and was neither freshly made nor home cooked yet ridiculously expensive in comparison to other pubs locally. It's a shame as the setting is incredible but this place requires a really good clean, a lot of money spending on it and some air fresheners to get rid of the damp smell in the stairwell .... very disappointing
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We recently stayed at this little hideaway in the most picturesque spot I have ever been to. You can hear the river running outside, and smell the logs on the woodburners inside. The food is vary varied and faultless. Puddings to die for, and is the chef hasnt got trophies for his soups there is no justice in this world. The Real Ales were served with a smile, and went down really well,Cottleigh Barn Owl,Tinners, and Tribute. We thought we had died and gone to Heaven!
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Stayed in May 07, great value rooms, nice food (more veggies though please), very welcoming and lovely spot.
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A great old Inn, I have to say we found the hosts very friendly, excellent food, a good choice of beers and wines. Well worth a visit as it is also in a fantastic location next to the river.
anonymous - 28 Jan 2007 22:30 |
I visited this pub mainly because it is listed in the CAMRA GBG (2005) with a glowing review. What a disappointment! The grumpy dull landlord switched on his portable TV ('Cash in the Attic' was on - too good to miss eh?) rather than deal with newly arriving customers. Only one beer was on! This beer (Rockford Ale) was dull insipid stuff. Where was the decent stuff (Cotleigh Barn Owl etc)? "Only on at weekends". Food of the cheap & adequate variety.
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Had 3 barrels behind the bar for a gravity pulled pint. Availanle were pints from Cottage, a Somerset micro, and St Austell, under a house name and not our favourite, so we opted for the excellent Cotleigh Barn Owl. Lunch menu is fairly standard at sensible prices while more substantial meals are available in the evenings.
Lots of small rooms and woodburning stove helps the atmosphere but is currently up for sale.
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Brilliant country pub in small hamlet in hidden valley. Beside the river and wonderful easy walks along to famous Watersmeet and back along the other side - or walk to Lynmouth for a spot of shopping. Truly beautiful countryside. B & B at reasonable rates. Wood burning stove in the bar and good home cooking and big breakfasts. Dogs welcomed. The beer is excellent and well kept. It's a wonderful place to hide away, or join in with the locals. We love it.
Paula Parkin - 30 Nov 2004 11:56 |
