Reviews in Barnstaple

The food at the Jack Russell is usually very pleasant if you do not go on a Friday or Saturday. The lunch time sandwiches and jacket potatoes are very well filled and fresh. Sadly, of an evening the pub is very understaffed in the dining room, with only one waitress working. Although she is very pleasant and helpful, she is run off her feet and for this reason it often takes a long time to get served. We have usually enjoyed a nice but not outstanding meal, with vegetarian, fish and meat options available. You get a good sized portion, also. This quality tends to take a dip, as mentioned, on weekend evenings. Recently some friends had an issue with under cooked lamb; when they sent it back the same meat was recooked and whacked back on the plate to be returned to the table, when they complained nothing was done by management. In short, this could be a really good local pub, but is still has a way to go to get there.

i have eaten at the old barn in on many occasions with family and friends and have found it a lovely place the food is all fresh and the staff are very friendly. I would recommend the old barn inn to EVERYONE im a regular and a local and may i suggest try there sunday lunch its fab ... anna03/05/07

Excellent food and great beer, the only complaint would be the time between the starter and the main, didn? really have time to finish chewing on the starter before the main came.

Eat at many Brewers Fayres and have to say this one is a cut above the rest, friendly helpful team and tasty food. Good value food though bar prices slightly dearer than average

So glad we found this restaurant for lunch on a Saturday. The staff were great and the food was fantastic. As a veggie, Chinese food can be a little uninspiring but not here. I had the most delicious pepper mushrooms followed by Singapore noodles. Please please open in West Cornwall!

excellent staff and a wide range on the menu

Good family eating place with an excellent choice of food (and a carvery) at reasonable prices. A good choice of beers also. Not the place for a quiet tete a tete though.

I was impressed, the food is very good. I would definitely recommend it.

Excellent new Chinese restaurant with a broad and varied menu, excellent service and friendly staff. Deserve to do very well, highly recommended

Convenient for us as local residents. No smoking area appreciated. Children running in and out of rear doors in winter lower the temperature and uncontrolled behaviour spoils the ambience. The food is always good but the menu does not change much. The present restaurant/bar manager is more active and pleasant than his predecessors. Fiends/relatives whom we have booked in with you have all been happy with everything. Generally nice and clean and hygienic. Best wishes A.E.Coleman

Went here initially as I could get a table after the theatre but have been back several times since as a result. Nice informal atmosphere and a good choice of food even a selection of fish!

I have no idea how they managed to get this chef and manager partnership, absolute genius. It is only possible to get food like this in London or further. Michelin in the making!!! 5 Stars

Having travelled all over Asia for business and a lover of asian cuisine, I was amazed to find that I could relive the moments at this fine restaurant. The food is magnificent and each customer is made to feel like a king!

Our first experience at Jelly Bellies was a Sunday lunch and what a Sunday lunch it was. The service was absolutely faultless, the ambience and surroundings, we felt, were quite cosmopolitan and the food was absolutely delicious and imaginative. We will most certainly be re-visiting and this time in an evening.

Amazing local produce with a very good service and you get what you pay for!

A small local pub with food way above expectations and some good ales. A varied menu includes pub favourites alongside more exotic fare; butterfish steaks, moroccan lamb casserole and more. Occasionally game is available, and this is very local and top quality. Wild rabbit with mushroom is fantastic, as are the partridge with bacon and the venison. The decor is dated, but the welcome is warm, as is the large fire in the grate.

A true Italian atmosphere, but more important: exquisite, genuine food. Don't miss it! (Tasted by Italians!)

Well worth it. The most attentive restaurant I have been to in a long time! I hope other restaurateurs learn from a place like this