The Fountain Inn & Riverside Restaurant

A warm welcome from all the staff. Really looked after us during our motorcycle tour of the south west. The food is top notch and the menu varied and a good selection for vegetarians. The room was just big enough for the two of us and very clean. Recommend.

A fantastic experience as always from Karrie-Anne at the Fountain. Nice atmosphere, friendly service, delicious food and good value for money. Definitely recommend. Certainly the best place we've visited in Okehampton. Great selection of drinks too.

The food was amazing and so huge no skimping on portions here and cooked to perfection the staff are really friendly. Decor was great and in keeping with the age of the property. Toilets were extremely clean. Beer garden was well equipped and large with plenty of seating spaces. Would definitely go again.

⭐ 1 Star I have been a loyal customer of The Fountain Hotel for years, regularly bringing my family for Sunday roasts. However, after my most recent visit, I received a £100 parking fine two months later—despite parking in the hotel's own car park, as I have always done. I called the hotel five times to ask for assistance, and each time, I was told the manager would sort it out. He did not. Worse still, he never returned my calls, which is absolutely unacceptable customer service. Given how poorly this was handled, we will no longer be dining here. It's a shame because we used to visit once or twice a month, but we will now take our business elsewhere. Be warned—if you visit, you might end up with an unexpected parking fine and no help from management!

Attended Day 1 planning weekend and was met with a cold room described as a conference room. No facilities or adequate heating. Then asked to leave after the manager removed the HDMI lead, when we went to lunch, to watch a rugby match. When our trainer asked for it back was met with a lot of abuse and asked to leave if we don t like it. Definitely not a way to run a business. The lost revenue could have been around £1500 I guess they don’t need the money. I would not be recommending the conference room or establishment to anyone.

Very disappointing stay: Heating not working, damp showing in bedroom, severe damp above shower, unable to unlock room to get in and had to get help from the bar. Lady told us to use brute force which she did to open it. In the morning, unable to use the sink as water wouldn’t drain away, tried to go down for breakfast but the door would not unlock. Rang hotel number 5 times over next 40 minutes with no reply. About to ring police to get help, but instead decided to use a Swiss army penknife to remove the lock myself, so that we could actually get out of the room. After a disappointing breakfast, I reported our difficulties to the girl who gave us breakfast and asked her to report it to the management. Was hoping we would get an apology from them but have heard nothing. Very overpriced accommodation for the state of the room. Would not recommend to anyone and will not stay there again.