Blue Ball Inn

If I want to take the wife out for a nice meal in a great setting this is my go to place. Yet again we had a lovely meal served by a very friendly waitress, in relaxed chilled surroundings. You come away with a content tummy and a smile on your face. Knowing that you are going to come back again soon.

Visited the pub twice last year, the food was excellent. Visited for a third time last week and unfortunately the food was poor. Fish Pie - no fish, no stock of Duck, or Mussels, ran out of Lamb, no Creme Brulee and sausages were burnt at breakfast. Very disappointed, apparently the chef has changed. A lot of younger staff with nobody obvious in charge to complain to at the time, however when we mentioned the issues at check out we did get a partial refund which was much appreciated. (this review was written on behalf of my mother who stayed with you last week)

From the reception to the dining room manager, we’re bordering on down right rudeness. The only bright light was a waitress called Alison who went above and beyond I. I had made a lunch reservation in January 2024 with the manager Jake who then forgot to make the computer reservation. Joan front desk attendant when she found out it was Jake responded that figures . Breakfast is at 830 till 930 nothing is open (sitting room etc) till the staff shows up at 0800. Then restaurant manager complained to the guests about everyone turning up at 0830 to order breakfast.

Ordered the nachos sharing and camembert. Both arrived stone cold. The waitress took the cheese back to reheat along with the salad which came back warm. Not removed from the plate! The nachos are the worse we have had. Awful. Cold cheese sauce. Thats the way it is we where told🤷 Spoke to the manager. An apology would have been nice. She took them off the bill. We left very disappointed 😞 We won't be returning.

Me and my friend parked up and let the bar staff know we'd call back at the end of our walk to order Sunday Lunch. The meal was good - about what I would expect for a pub lunch - the staff friendly and attentive and the setting very cosy after a blustery walk on the coast.

We had a nice lunch here and enjoyed the service and a**osphere. The free parking is also a bonus. We liked the blankets and the free hydration station. I recommend the coffee and walnut cake. I will definitely return and the setting is also spectacular

Good pub this, nice wide choice of ales and lagers and very good food from a diverse and quite interesting menu. The young staff are so friendly and chatty, very efficient too. Had a lovely evening there on a Friday when they had some live music too.

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.

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!