Name: Blue Ball Inn
Address: Countisbury, Lynmouth, Ex35 6Ne, Brendon, Brendon, Brendon, EX35 6NE, United Kingdom
Rating: 9

Smoke-free property

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All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

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Diet menu (on request)

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Blue Ball Inn

Brendon

Lovely pub just outside pretty village of Lynmouth. Would highly recommend. We were an extended family of 10 people aged between 7-70 years, we’d only booked that morning. On arrival our table was ready, a lovely big table in the pub area which was perfect for us and right next to the games room with pool table and darts that the kids enjoyed whilst waiting for our meal. Menu has plenty of choice of pub favourites and some local produce like fish…food was delicious, we had the fish pie, steak pie, burgers, salmon tagliatelle (special), kids pasta and fish and chips. Friendly service and food was served after just a short wait. My daughter had refused to eat her pasta after it was served with Parmasan instead of cheddar, the staff didn’t quibble at swapping her dish for something different which was much appreciated. We’d arrived at 5.30 and by the time we left around 730pm the place was filling up so seems popular. After dinner we enjoyed the games (Jenga etc) in the snug room where you can relax on sofas, a large selection of board games etc to choose from. Lovely place to eat and relax with the family.

Lovely family meal

Really disappointing from start to finish, didn’t have the wine we wanted out of stock… didn’t have the devilled kidneys… couldn’t have chips instead of french fries with my mussels ( which were snotty and appeared undercooked ) the steak my partner had was mostly fat, quite understaffed … the mackerel starter  was superb but didn’t make up for the rest of the meal… we paid the bill and left with no desire to ever go back. For
Charged for a bread to go with the mussels which normally in any other eatery I’ve been in comes with the course ….everyone to their own but in my opinion avoid.!

Aesthetically pleasing country pub however not good on the food front.

Called in for lunch today after a walk. We are reasonably local so have used the pub before. I was disappointed with very average but expensive food. There are plenty of great establishments in the area and it will be the last time I visit. I don’t think this is the managers issue. The food seemed cheap and cheerful. Something driven by large businesses such as St Austell brewery’s. It doesn’t bode well for the winter when the holiday makers have gone home.

The food is very average.

Popped in today for a lunch with friends. Disappointed with our meal. Prices are high but portion sizes small.  Pitched to holidaymakers who don’t know any better. We certainly won’t be visiting again. 

A note to staff. If your customers get up and say ‘thank you’ when leaving your pub, it’s polite to respond!

Disappointing and overpriced food

The staff were hard working and friendly despite being very busy at times. In particular there was one very busy Wednesday night during our stay when there were two staff serving the bar and food, and two working in the kitchen – a big thank you to Becky, Aiden, Jim and their colleague for their efforts that evening! Also thank you to the other staff who gave advice about the locality. The hotel and bar were dog friendly. 
It’s a good area for walking and a good starting point for several walks - we only used the car for one walk during the several days of our stay. The sheets detailing walks provided were really helpful. 
The only downside was that when we arrived we were told that the central heating was broken. The hot water was limited and we had an electric radiator which struggled to keep the room warm – it was difficult to dry wet clothes and boots after walking. The staff kindly let us put our boots by the fire which helped.

A Good Base for Walking

Great location with beautiful walks to the Lyn Valley and Valley of the Rocks. Pub food at its best with good selection of food and drinks with excellent breakfast. Friendly helpful staff, clean comfortable rooms although  would prefer a few dog free  bedrooms  although there was no lasting evidence of four legged occupation. We have stayed in the area a number of times and this is by far the best for accommodation, atmosphere and food. St Austell brewery’s now own and have done a good refurbishment  and the pub is much improved from our last visit a few years ago.

We will return and have rebooked.

Beautiful little pub snuggled high up above Lynmouth in tiny village of Countisbury 
Stayed overnight with our welsh sheepdog 
Amazingly staff Lovely welcome Going to go back again
Photos say it all



Dog Friendly 

We have dined here on a few occasions in recent years while staying in Lynmouth. We really like the setting and building. The food and service has always been very good and from experience good value. In fact we journeyed up the hill twice in a week to dine here in September. The online booking service works well with email notifications returned.
On the return trip to Lynmouth in the evening there are usually wonderful sunsets to view across the bay a bonus. Reccamended.

Perfect food and service

Went for lunch but wasnt over impressed. Ordered a Ploughmans but had run out of ham. The chef put extra cheese but just got chedder so no variation. Table was sticky and the cutlery needed to be cleaner. Nothing special about our lunch . We used to go a few years ago and it was much better. 

Not the best

We booked online at short notice and could only get a 5:30 pm table which was fine. 
There was plenty of choice on the menu and my friend who is a coeliac also had several options to choose from. The food was well presented, hot and delicious. I had the roasted celeriac and my friend opted for the GF chicken. 
The service was great and staff were all knowledgeable and helpful

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