The Exmoor White Horse Inn

Decided to treat ourselves to a Traditional Sunday Carvery on our short stay in Exford and wasn’t disappointment. The food was amazing and extremely tasty. Beautifully cooked meats and the best roast potatos I’ve had in a very long time. Just had to have the Jam Rolly Polly and custard to finish and couldn’t fault it. |Proper good, well cooked, traditional food. Loved it. |Wonderful atmosphere and friendly staff. |A rare find.

The food here is fantastic! I had the fish and chips which I can easily say is a cut above most pubs and good value for money. My wife had the Sunday carvery which she said was excellent as well. We just came for dinner so I can't comment on the rooms, but the staff in the bar were friendly and efficient, thank you.

Another fantastic vacation in the white horse. The hospitality second to none. Rooms clean, beds comfortable. Breakfast selection amazing, from fruit juice to full English. All prepared to order and well presented. Can't say enough good about the whole experience. Go there you will not be disappointed.

Everyone looks for different things in a holiday hotel of course but sadly this one was not for us. We had high hopes as it was planned for a special occasion in a beautiful part of Somerset.|The breakfasts were freshly cooked and absolutely fantastic, no doubt about it.|Staff member Vince and the receptionist lady who was just about to go on her own holiday to the Lake District were very helpful and personable.|And thats as far as it goes on positives for us.|The hotel looked great from the outside as we parked up, inside is very tired and dated. While we were there we felt no welcoming atmosphere. Had we not have paid in full 'upfront' we would have only stayed one night and looked for an alternative. After just one evening meal we chose different venues each night. All the staff wherever we went elsewhere seemed pleased we visited to spend our money with them, we never felt that at The White Horse.|What really dismayed us was the complete indifference when I mentioned to a different receptionist on duty as we left, that we found something very dirty and looked as if it had been there a very long time just under the bed. We found it by chance as we were checking we had packed all our belongings to leave so impossible to let staff know any earlier.|No apology or any conversation at all which was all I hoped for, I was just completely dismissed.|We are coming back to the beautiful Exmoor area in the spring but definitely a different hotel where we feel wanted.

Having had lunch here previously over the last few years, we decided to have dinner in the bar when we were staying just up the road.|When enquiring about the availability of a table for two, I was slightly taken aback when told to "just dont sit at a big one". Surely if a member of staff wants to control where people sit, it might be better to show them to a table? Anyway, that's just a minor gripe on my part. |We ordered from the section of the menu labelled "Chefs Homemade Specialities" and both my wife and I chose the Steak and Ale pie with Seasonal Vegetables. Quite why a Chef would present a pie in an individual rectangular dish with a small oval shaped piece of pastry on the top, I don't know, but the meat was superb. Very tasty, tender and plenty of it. I do feel, however, that the meal was let down slightly by the small portion of what appeared to be and tasted like supermarket frozen mixed veg; some fresh veg would have made the world of difference, especially when charging £18.70.

Initially looked promising, food very basic and borderline substandard. My pie came in a porcelain dish which can only be described as a thick gravy. On top was a three inch circle of pastry… that is NOT a pie. The chips were soggy and the vegetables overcooked. The lasagna was salty and quite tasteless, my daughter’s chicken nuggets were rubbery and flavourless; however the 2 burgers we ordered were reasonably good. With a few drinks, all of this came to over £120, disgraceful.

A lovely setting and the smell of a real fire was so alluring! However, if you are not local, you will not be served before them. We waited at the bar for a good 15 minutes, without acknowledgement, while the barman served customers who came to the bar after us. If he'd noticed them, he must have noticed us! ||We walked out with one of the locals shouting after us, 'he's ready to serve you now!!'||Too late...just rude! We will not be returning. Very disappointing 😕

Stopped for a coffee and tea on our way through. Service was great, staff were friendly and the tea & coffee are also very good. There is some parking and it’s popular with bikers on their way through. Lovely spot to sit outside by the river.

First experience here. Nice place to have a meal. The meals were excellent. Coming from the Netherlands it was really cheap. Six persons £ 66.- for the meals £ 18.- for the drinks. Not bad. We Made a reservation for the Sunday roast ..I'll keep you posted.

Set on the north bank of the Ex next to the bridge, this Inn's riverside terrace was a nice place for an ale while enjoying the summer afternoon on the Moor.

I have used this place several times and never been disappointed. The food is good, the fairly local Exmoor ales are extremely good. On my latest visit I had such a huge piece of venison pie (cooked in a rich red wine gravy with juniper berries), I was struggling to finish it, but I did manage and probably will next time when I go back for a repeat performance! The inn itself has few frills and long benches at old, well-scrubbed tables in much of the main bar. So is pleasantly unspoilt as a result. Prices are very average and, for the quality of the food, perfectly acceptable. There is accommodation here which I did sample once. somthing like thirty years ago. Then it was as near perfect as I could have expected I hope it has remained so. There are two negatives to my mind there is very much a hunting vibe throughout the bar, which is against my sensibilities (I am not strictly anti-hunting but do object to the needless cruelty and ritualistic aspects) but it is Exmoor, so c'est la vie, I suppose. Also, the carpark is very small, unless I have missed another part of it. The only bit I could find was beside the Exe-side beer garden, which is very pleasant given the right weather.