the present chef can't even cook a chip, the house wine so over priced, staff/owners don't seem to care. more

We booked a table for six to celebrate our brothers 64th Birthday. The menu was very limited, the waitress was inattentive, the food was bad to say the least. I ordered the Parsons nose sausages, egg and chips. The sausages were as tough as old leather, chips tasted like pap and the egg was disgusting. It wasn't fried properly so... more

Surly reception from fellow behind bar. We had booked and paid in advance. Lumpy beds Tired room Loose toilet seat TV picture dreadful Breakfast fair . Inclusion of fresh fruit would have been good. Very poor value for money more

We spent a weekend with friends at The Talbot in February. Having struggled through the snow to get there it was most pleasant to all sit round a roaring log fire chatting over drinks while we all arrived. The men certainly enjoyed trying out the beers 'This', 'That' and 'The Other'. It was generally agreed that they all liked 'That'... more

I have been to the Talbot 3 times now, the main reason I keep going back is the food. I disagree with the comment below about it being expensive - £65 dinner, bed and breakfast was a steal for a Saturday night. Most of the food is locally sourced and although a small menu is of extremely good quality, the... more

Based on the hotel's web site we expected an upmarket country hotel and were promised that our (well behaved) children would be very welcome. The rooms were small and in need of renovation, nothing like the big bed and fireplace that features on the website. Some new bedding would not go amiss, and surely in this day and age. Service... more

we stayed at the Talbot on a perfect summer evening- the roon was adequate- a bit small but we booked last minute, but the ffod was excellent- amybe a little on the expensive side but worth it. One critism we had was that we ordered an extra bowl of chips for £2.00 and about 15 chips arrived- so watch out... more

SO, we're on our way home from a wedding in devon and decide to book in for a night on our way home, having heard rumours about the food and the beer! Arriving tired and in my case somewhat hungover, in the late afternoon, we were pleasantly suprised by the surroundings - pretty and right on the river - and... more