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Mill on the Exe, Exeter

Bonhay Road
Exeter
EX4 4BL

Phone: 01392214464

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Exeter St. David's

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Bucking Fastard left this review about Mill on the Exe

The PSM review below is accurate and extensive and doesnt need much addition from me.Owned by St Austell ,a gastro pub vibe but not hostile to drinkers,the interior is smart and uses the multilevels of the building well,it all feels cosy .Great views of the large weir on the Exe.
This was a brief crawl visit using the high tables near the servery with ale options on my trip of St Austell Tribute,Proper Job,Anthem and Tail End Charlie,a maple syrup stout NBSS 3.5.
Worth including on a crawl,especially if you like St Austell ales.

On 23^rd November 2025 - rating: 7
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Pub SignMan left this review about Mill on the Exe

This is a rather fancy food-led, multi-room pub and hotel with prime riverside location that lends itself to family dining but is also a reasonable place to enjoy a few drinks. You enter into a bare boarded conservatory style space with a few rugs on the floor to dampen down the noise, and lots of good table and chair seating options, mainly set up for those wanting to eat. Doors at far end lead out to a cracking riverside seating area with fine views and plenty of comfy garden furniture. Turning left from the entrance, allows you to move through to the quarry stone floored bar area with the servery along the far left side wall. The bar has a rather bland counter front and marginally more interesting bar back with a nice bit of exposed brick wall to one side. More mixed seating is available in a small space opposite, under gastro grey walls decorated with various bits of tat passing as contemporary decor. A brick archway takes you through to a rear seating area - by far the nicest spot in the pub for drinkers - with tables and chairs occupying another bare boarded area, which also boasts a comfy leather sofa in front of a large fireplace with a big hood and some oars above. Neutral shaded walls with a few bits of tongue and groove panelling, have been decorated with a great many photos and paintings, all under some impressive beams that criss-cross the room. Stairs here down to an unexplored basement room that sounded packed. A dull easy listening soundtrack that turned up the occasional welcome surprise chugged away in the background and there was a decent crowd in the rear room, although the conservatory, garden and bar areas were only sparsely populated.
On the bar, four handpulls offered St Austell Tribute and Proper Job plus Bath Gem, with Bath Prophecy having just been taken off. I ordered a pint of Proper Job and was given a cloudy short measure by the dithering barman, although his colleague seemed a lot more with it and topped my pint up without me having to ask.
This is the sort of pub I don’t mind coming to with friends or family who aren’t big pub-goers, as its location gives it a bit of ‘wow’ factor, but as somewhere to just come for a quick pint or two, I didn’t feel it really worked all that well, with the modern decor and food-led feel acting at odds with the desire for a comfy spot to enjoy some well-kept beer. I’m glad I stopped by here, but can’t imagine a return without taking advantage of the food or garden.

On 16^th April 2022 - rating: 6
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Ian Mapp left this review about Mill on the Exe

Decent St Austells Inn on the River Exe, just out of town. Four real ales on, including an unexpected Hicks ESB.

Mainly setup for dining but the beer was good and the staff all had jaunty, nautical striped uniforms on.

On 22^nd November 2021 - rating: 8
[User has posted 1714 recommendations about 1688 pubs]

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