The Durant Arms

I notice that any poor reviews here relate to the food, not our experience, but this is also the place for reviewing it as a ‘hotel’. An immaculately clean decent size bedroom at the front of the pub over-looking the village memorial. Tea and coffee facilities, good WiFi, tv we didn't try and bathroom toiletries. A comfortable nights sleep. Breakfast is a little inconveniently standard at 09.00 requests for a different time are best requested the day before. Breakfast was a freshly cooked choice. I went for my usual Full English Breakfast, with thick bacon, good sausage, black pudding etc it was very good indeed. Helen with less of an appetite opted for a simpler, but similarly well cooked, scrambled eggs on toast. Dinner had a very good selection of food, not your usual straightforward pub choices but some more inventive dishes. Both our were tasty, a very good rich large pie dish and a cheesy broccoli bake with apple and walnut salad, both good choice. Wines started around £25 a bottle.

Lovely place to stay, set in a wonderful little village. Clean, comfortable and modern rooms. Lovely staff and an all round wonderful experience, will be back in the future! Complimentary breakfast was a lovely bonus too!

Set in a beautiful village, beer in great condition, food exceptionally tasty and generously portioned. Welcome so friendly on every occasion I visited. Kept going back to this pub when I was staying in the area because I knew it would always offer something special. Never disappointed. Visit if you can!

Very friendly welcome, great pub with awesome atmosphere and clearly very good food although I could only watch plates go by since I had already eaten. Set in an idyllic village this is far from the madding crowd and even has an electric car charging point

Very good. Great staff and the best roast (I had venison shoulder, cooked perfectly with gravy I could have drunk by the pint) I have had in devon pub. Loverly location (just down the road from sharpham, set in the devon hills in the picturesque village of ashprington) and nice decor (proper pub complete with garden). Highly recommend to walkers, well behaved dogs allowed on a lead etc. 👌

Visited The Durant Arms for Sunday Lunch - what can I say - it was fantastic. We had the venison and beef, both of which were beautifully cooked with plenty of vegetables including a lovely cauliflower cheese. The service from the waiting staff was excellent, attentive without being intrusive. Another plus for us is it’s dog friendly. Definitely recommended but booking is a must.

We ate at this superb restaurant twice during our recent holiday. Without doubt the highlight of both meals was Sunday lunch. Absolutely superb. Meat cooked to perfection, great roast potatoes and excellent vegetables. Accompanied by some of the best Yorkshire puddings I have ever had at any establishment. Our second meal was equally as good. A great selection of starters, mains and desserts. Overall well worth a visit if you are in the area, but you will need to book in advance, especially for Sunday lunch.

Spotted the Durant Arms whilst driving through the village on holiday and booked for Sunday lunch after checking out the website. What a find! Best Sunday lunch we’ve had for years. Excellent local mussels as starters and tender roast beef with a vast array of vegetables for mains. So full we had to pass on the puddings! Service was very friendly and efficient and nothing was too much trouble. And to top off a lovely lunchtime, our dog was made very welcome. We’ll definitely go back if in the area again.

My daughter and I enjoyed our evening meal at the Durrant Arms so much, we went back the following night. Lovely well-cooked sea food, good beer and friendly staff, in a pretty village that seemed to be well-liked by locals. A little off the beaten track - but a great find!!