The Hunters Inn

Lovely place .stunning views and friendly staff with good service. However the food menu for an evening meal was a big let down .. OK if you wanted a pizza or a burger ..shame no steaks or meat dishes (apart from 1x chicken)..left dissatisfied

Me and 4 of my fluffy pals (along with a group of people) visited for the weekend to celebrate one of our favourite human's birthdays. I was quite rightly treated like a queen throughout my stay. We particularly enjoyed the live peacock entertainment and thanks for all the bar treats - these were a delicious added bone-us. Wagging tails for all. I award the Hunter's Inn a coveted 5 paws!

Beautiful location, we had booked a Sunday lunch for all our family, they charge a service charge so we thought that a waitress would collet our order but no you have to go to the bar . Dinner took along time to arrive, first my dinner was wrong, the roast dinners only had two tiny roast potatoes each , and a slice of roast parsnip. We asked for more potatoes and was told that we would be charged for them. We then asked about pudding and coffee but apparently the kitchen was closed. When we complained we were told that you can’t please everyone. What did we pay service charges for when we had no service.

The Hunters Inn Hotel was an off-hand reference in a South West Coast Path walker’s guide, but given its proximity to the path, we decided to give it a try. It turned out to be a wonderful case of “all expectations exceeded.” How can you not enjoy being greeted by a peacock as you limp up to the hotel after a long day’s walk? And what’s better than a friendly, warm greeting at the reception when you’re dead tired? I don’t understand the many reviews here complaining about the food — our dinner and the morning’s breakfast were impeccable, especially given the hotel’s remote location. Kudos to the kitchen! Our lodging was similarly impeccable: a clean, comfortable room with a spacious bath and windows facing down the lovely valley. Anyone planning to walk this stretch of the South West Coast Path should definitely consider a night or two at Hunter’s Inn.

Walking the South West Coast Path we so enjoyed coffee and cakes that we decided to return for lunch the following day. But lunch was very disappointing - expensive and very ordinary food, including over-cooked chips and meagre side salads. What a let down after such good cake!

I fully understand the difficulties that this sector has faced, due to massively increased costs. But the food quality over the last few years has gone down and down and prices have gone in the opposite direction. It's a stunning building, in a stunning location. Pannini and chips are £15.00. A few frozen chips and something out of Tesco express with a bit of salad. £25 for a bottle of pinot not even chilled. 'it should be chilled, it's fresh from the cellar!'. No! And, ludicrously, you order food by going to the bar and giving a table number yet 10% is added as a service charge. This isn't the fault of the staff. Someone higher up has decided to ditch quality and good service, and hope that people ignore the food and enjoy the setting. Sorry. Nowhere near good enough.