Reviews in Exeter

Exmouth's best kept secret! Although this pub can be smokey, the atmosphere is always friendly and the food in the evenings is something really special! The beer is the best in the area as well.

This is a place with split personalities. By day it is a coffee shop with a good range of speciality coffees and teas, with delicious cakes and pastries to tempt you. You can also enjoy anything from a light bite to a full English breakfast in the mornings and a limited range of sandwiches, paninies and jackets at lunchtime. As it is licensed you can also enjoy a glass of wine or a beer to help your lunch go down. By night, this place really comes into its own. The coffee shop becomes a bar, but beware the atmosphere can vary from either very quiet, to lively, to somewhat rowdy, depending on what clientele happens to be passing at the time. Food is not served downstairs in the evenings, but the real strength of this place is the restaurant upstairs. I would stress that the above marks relate to the restaurant. The food has a continental twist and is always excellent as is the service which is efficient and understated. The restaurant overlooks the Strand gardens and the atmosphere is calm and candlelit. Ideal for romantic meals or dining with family or friends. Whilst downstairs during the day is a great place to hang out during the day, the restaurant is thoroughly recommended.

An excellent meal with a good vibrant atmosphere coupled with good service, especially from the owner Matt who is friendly with a welcoming smile. Best burrito I have tasted and with daily specials an excellent variety!!

New managers since 2005 and new chefs = better food and much better service. There is a much better choice and although we still had to wait about 30 mins on a busy day the food is always of a good quality whenever we go, which is a lot now it's changed.

Friendly staff, nice venue (though could have been warmer) but needs more vegetarian choices - the spaghetti primavera was the only option (other than a pizza) and I'm afraid it was very greasy and short on vegetables. Other food looked good and was well presented.

The food is basic but fresh and well prepared.

Have been 3 times and would go again. The food is really nice but it is a bit expensive, cost three of us £70 for a starter, main course and 2 drinks each. A good atmosphere but the peeling paint in the corner could be sorted.

Very well presented food. Great atmosphere, very nicely done classy restaurant well done to them

Arguably the best Indian restaurant in Exeter. The food is Kashmiri in style (though the ownership is Bengali). Patient, friendly service, completely unfazed by unreasonable customers.

Zizzi's is lovely! Had a fab evening there, I am veggie and the waiter recommended a lovely pasta dish for me. My partner said their 'meat balls' were the best he'd ever had!...the staff were really helpful and friendly. Not expensive considering how great the food and service is. Planning to go again very soon!

Lovely food, great service. A very friendly, local pub atmosphere. Dog friendly and extremely welcoming to all. Couldn't recommend this place enough. Not too difficult to find - well signposted from Bickleigh, Cullompton. Well worth it when you get there. Plenty of parking, nice outside area.

Very pleasant evening, Abbie and Duncan played the role of hosts very well. I never went to the Butterleigh under its previous owners so cannot comment, but if my experience is anything to go by - Duncan and Abbie will do very well. A great evening was had by all - many thanks to both the chef, the staff and to the owners for their hospitality!

I have travelled around America extensively and this place is by far the most Amercian place I have encountered in the UK since the fall of TGIs. The food is such great quality and cheap when compared to other restaurants of this kind and the very friendly staff were only too happy to help with my fussy dietary requirements. When I make such demands, a restaurant rarely gets it right but Starz did. Their wine list is authentically amercian and top class. I will certainly return. The bar downstairs is classy and worth checking out too.

We tend to visit here everytime we visit my in-laws who live in Kingsteignton. There's so much to look at around the place - all the signs, etc - you could go in here on your own and not get bored! What a good place. It's tucked away though and we only found it the first time by accident.

We dropped in for lunch, it was unusually busy we thought considering its in the middle of nowhere, but, I suppose it is just outside of Exeter. It would have been very easy to spend but we used will power and held back. I had sausage and mash, it was fantastic, the quality of the sausages was staggering, apparently they are made just for them by a top local butcher. My partner (a Veggie) had what she referred to as brilliant, a tart of leek and goats cheese, we couldn? resist puddings. We shared a selection of different passion fruit desserts that included sorbet, cheesecake and mousse, all presented on designer crockery and a mille feulle of berries with creme anglaise. I cant wait for the opportunity to go at night.

WE NEED MORE RESTAURANTS LIKE THIS LONG MAY THEY CONTINUE *****

Roedean is my husband and I's favourite restaurant - usually saved for special occasions. We have been going there for the last 3 years. The restaurant is family owned and the care and attention that goes into the menu planning, quality of food, staff and atmosphere is clear to see. We have never had a disappointing meal. On every single occasion I have ever been I always have the 'speciality' Creme Brulee for desert - I have never tasted a better one!

Four of us ate on a Friday evening in the restaurant, rather than the bar. The slightly dated decor did not detract from what was a superb meal. Presentation is excellent but quality and taste are not neglected. Portions are adequate, though a slightly larger vegetable dish would have been nice. The choice is plentiful, with more dishes on the chalkboard. Service was good with staff attentive and knowledgeable. Highlight for me was the citrus dessert selection - 4 mini desserts in one at a bargain price! As far as prices are concerned, think of the Jack as a restaurant, rather than a pub and consider the cost reasonable in relation to the quality of the fare. Excellent!