August 2025 by Vicky Taylor
Just outstanding!! Indian tapas was absolutely out of this world!! Couldn?t recommend this enough! 5***
August 2025 by Lawrence Palmer
Stayed on the car park in our motorhome. Rang ahead to see if it was ok and booked a table in the restaurant for the same evening.
Food was great, a good selection of real ales at the bar and very dog friendly.
The girls that served us at night were lovely and we had a nice with the owner at breakfast.
Good dog walks nearby and Dovedale is only a 5 minute drive away.
We will stay again, thank you.
August 2025 by Jake Potts
Spectacular,service was amazing and the location is peaceful and delighting.The rooms were great with tvs and a working shower.The food was amazing including the butter chicken and breakfast bagel
August 2025 by Matt Baker
We (2 adults) returned to the Okeover Arms after having an amazing time and lunch a few months back (5 star review). This time we we less impressed, we had a table booked for 7pm and arrived a few minutes early. The restaurant and bar was busy which seamed positive, waiting at the restaurant entrance there was no servers or anyone to ask for the table so we went to the bar. There two servers behind the bar were serving tickets and some people waiting at the bar. When we did get served we were told to wait at the desk to get seated but not asked for drinks. Waiting at the desk we managed to collar a server walking to the kitchen who pointed at an empty table and said that was for us. Around our seats there were 4 tables of 4 and a table of 10 at baring stages of their meal. At 7:10pm we got served and asked for our drinks order which did promptly come. The restaurant was noisy from the number of people there not eating as they were waiting, there was no background music to dull some of the sounds. At 7:15pm we made our food order of a starter, main and popperdom (excuse my spelling) each and a side to share, from the set menu of about 6 starters 8 mains and 3 deserts The restaurant staff seamed overwhelmed as they were regularly asked by the other tables how long food would be as they had all been waiting for nearly an hour and we're never around to ask however the 2 bar staff had more than enough time to chat and check their phones. We had enough time to people watch.
After we made our food order one of the tables of 4 got their food they finished within 10 minutes and left, the second table of 4 got served promptly by the third when the staff finally cleared the 1st table. They both finished one left and the other waited for dessert order to be taken. At 7:40pm our popperdom trays arrived of 2 clearly shop brought stale popperdoms a small double shotglass sizedbbowl of chopped raw onion, a small bowl of clearly shop bought mango and a small bowl of yoghurt this did not feel worth the £4 each it cost as well as the fourth table of 4 getting their starters. The third table ordered food to have outside and left. The 3 tables of 4 did not get other people seated at them.
At 8:15pm our starters came out they were one plate of 3xonion bahji (again sorry for spelling) this was crisp on the outside by bet stodgy on the inside and definitely not like the ones we had last time and a single chat samosa which was tasty but not worth the hour wait, after being served we asked for another drink order, the server said they didn't take orders but would send someone over, they then disappeared we didn't see any server for a bit. At 8:30 the fourth table of 4 got their meal and we managed to collar a waitress for a second drinks order. At 8:40pm the table of 10 got their mains after repeatedly asking. Then finally at 8:50pm we got our mains a butter chicken, lamby curry both served with rice a side salad and small chapati bread and the side of masala fries. The curries were well balanced any tasty as per last time (the only thing saving this from a 1 start review) however the fries were different, last time they had a dry seasoning on them but this time they had a sauce coating them all, it was ok but noting great. At 9:05 i was finished my wife gave up after 10 minutes as was no longer hungry and ready to leave so we asked for the bill and to take home what my wife hadn't eaten. By now the whole team (2 servers &2 bar staff) were hovering around as well as the chef/owner (as we met him last time as he came out and asked us how it was) who was at the table of 10 apologising for the wait. At no point whilst eating did they ask how the meal was or if we wanted more drinks or apologies for the extra long wait.
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August 2025 by Martin Bright
Lovely Lamb curry washed down with Timothy Taylor's Landlord.
August 2025 by Susanna Edmonds
Lovely pub with beer garden, plenty of space, beergarden, playground for children and the food is fantastic, full of flavour. Highly recommended.
August 2025 by Denise Mills
Had a lovely meal last night. Food was really nice and so many delicious dishes on the menu it was hard to choose. Staff were friendly and the restaurant was full the whole time we were there. We will definitely be returning. Thank you.
August 2025 by Sue Scully
Lovely staff and location. Sunday lunch was well presented.
July 2025 by Robert Gale
Great Curry and a trad English pub. A lovely selection of vegetarian food too.
July 2025 by Kevin
Good food and friendly staff. Enjoyed it.
July 2025 by Carol Williams
A nice pub in a beautiful area. We ate there twice in the garden as the weather was beautiful. The first time it was 'Curry night '. We don't like Curry but there was a small selection of 'Pub meals ' which we chose from. It was very good. We went again a couple of nights later. It was 'Tapas night ' which included quite few Curry dishes. Also some pub classics which again we chose from. Dog friendly which was important to us. Excellent value. If you are Curry lover there's an amazing choice.
July 2025 by Cerys Dyke
Beautiful pub with ability to stay over night if you eat there!
July 2025 by Caroline Walker
We thoroughly enjoyed a 3 night stay. Room was very clean and comfortable with lovely rural views. All staff were welcoming, friendly and efficient. Every evening meal was delicious, as was breakfast.
Thank you for making our stay so enjoyable
July 2025 by Ranjit Chagar
Lovely pub set in a great location. Friendly staff and amazing menu with a great selection of food, everyone we spoke to about it praised the taste and quality of the meals.
July 2025 by Tom Bennett
decent food, a little expensive, especially drinks
