The Imperial

I was very disappointed with our experience at The Imperial. The service was atrocious (took 45 minutes in line to order and another 45 minutes for our food to arrive, although those seated around us got theirs, including members of our party, got theirs in about 20 minutes), and the food was mediocre (some dishes were cold and or undercooked). Our friends who frequent often swear the food and service is usually better. However, we are unlikely to return.

great place. love the Orangery area. classic pub food, nothing really special but I love this place

Literally the worst food I can recall being served anywhere in the world in years, maybe a decade. Such a shame, the grounds are really nice, it would be a great setting if they had a decent chef, instead of some wetherspoons slop.

Perfect for weekends. After you eat some good steak, it’s best to enjoy a chocolate fudge cake. It’s also crowded any time of the week. Prefer to sit in the «Orangery» location, with your preferred beer!

As far as Wetherspoons go, this is an extragavant pub! I was recently working in Exeter for a few days and come our first night off we were headed here! On the short trip from our accommodation at the university campus, I heard chatter of it being the UK’s biggest ‘spoons. And, yes, I doubted the size of this place. Surely it can’t be that big? Wow, holy mother of pubs, this place is HUGE. If you think George Square’s Counting House is big, you’re living a lie! This could be Gatsby’s house! It’s like a huge country estate with several large bars leading from room to room. It seems like it never ends until you reach a huge mirror/​window, scaling the whole back wall, reminiscent of the kind you’d find in an old train station. This leads out to a huge outdoor area. The place was packed and service was great! Probably one of the most visually stunning pubs I’ve visited and so unexpected. I can’t comment on drinks prices since I was on the soda water and lime with a 6am start the following morning but I’m sure they were as great as you’d expect! It’s just a Wetherspoons in that it doesn’t offer anything particularly unique or different but it sure is beautiful!

Utterly charmless. Hundreds of people guzzling drinks because they’re cheap. (The drinks, not the people.) Not well cared for. Not easy to get served. Not very friendly. Not much good at all.

Wow. What a great pub! Much bigger on the inside than on the outside. It is lively and fun. Of course, being a Wetherspoons It is also cheap.

One of Weatherspoons finest. This huge pub soaks up the students from Exeter uni, in its 3 bars and wonderful orangery, but hah you were an undergraduate once so let them enjoy this place with its cheap grub and grand selection of ales from near and far.
This is a place you will always remember and no doubt will want to return to especially in summer with its extensive grounds and regular beer festivals.
Enjoy!!!

This place is huge. The usual Wetherspoons grub. Good prices, nice drink. Worth a visit.

Lovely building and gardens. Standard Wetherspoons food and good selection of drinks. Decent value for money.

I used to love this place but now you are not allowed to bring dogs in, and the bacon for breakfasts seems grey and microwaved it has fallen down in the ranks in my eyes, :(real shame cause there’s really nice grounds and friendly staff

Of the Wetherspoons establishments in Exeter, this one’s definitely my favorite — though, that said, it’s hardly anything special. They have inexpensive food, but it isn’t great. Just £3.99 for a burger, chips & beer of your choice all day, every day, with other similar kinds of deals depending on the day of the week & time of the day. Fair warning though: as cheap as their burger/​chips/​beer deal is, the burger is dry and tasteless, the chips only slightly better. They do have a decent selection of drinks, though, but it doesn’t apply to their cheapest deals.
Regardless, it’s still a popular joint, perhaps owing to its proximity to both the University of Exeter & Exeter College plus its low prices, making it a decent late night spot for hanging out with friends.

Best beer garden in Exeter. Standard spoons food with a great selection of beers, currently a real ale and cider festival offering great value pints.

Let’s get some pespective here.
Its a weatherspoons, so you know what you get and what you get is what you would expect.
Beer: Cheap and generally pretty good choice of lagers, ales and cider, wine and shots.
Food: Rubbery — Its cheap so what do you expect? Burger and pint for about £5 its good value, but its like Tesco’s own brand beans. It will just about do.
atmosphere is generally very pleasant. Big open rooms, and huge beer garden ideal for sunny days.
Loads of students as its cheap and just down the road from the 6^th form and Uni, but you will also get them taking their parents there too.
NOt the greatest pub, I could name at least 5 pubs with something more unique to offer, Turf, Double locks, the angel, Firehouse, The clifton, Port royal, Well house, but if you need a generic pub for all comers you could do plenty worse than the Imperial.

Massive ‘Spoons, decent selection of beers, mainly local stuff, it is what it is, well staffed, quality ales, huge beer garden with good views, giant screen for the World Cup.

Massive pub with an awesome. huge patterned window at the back (called an Orangery apparantly). And outside the sloped garden would probably be quite nice if it wasn’t pouring down. The building has been around for 200 years spending most of the last century as a hotel before Wetherspoons got in the game.
There are at least 2 bars here. I know this because after waiting almost 10 minutes to get served at one of them I was informed that 5 of the 6 ales I had been trying to choose between were off (what happened to turning clips round?). This meant another long wait at another bar behind a poor acne’d runt who looked about 12. So imagine my surprise when he ordered (and even more surprisingly got) a jug of cocktail… he was even asked if we wanted extra vodka shots. Do spoons not do challenge 21? I mean I’d be surprised if the lad was allowed on a rollercoaster.
Anyway there were more ales to choose from here (still…I don’t think that they could make the good beer guide promise of at least 10 ales… unless there was another… better supplied bar I didn’t find). I enjoyed a nice pint of Spinney.
There seemed to be some free newspapers about too, which is something I always like.

Es un restaurante bastante grande con terraza, varias salas en su interior y también tiene un jardín en el que en verano uno se puede sentar y tomar el sol mientras disfruta de su comida y su bebida.
El servicio es bastante atento, los aseos están muy limpios y hay una gran variedad tanto de comida como de bebida.
Siempre hay algún evento o festival, como el de la cerveza o el del vino y se ofrecen bebidas internacionales que no se sirven más que en sus países de origen.
Es un restaurante para disfrutar tanto con la familia como con los amigos y los precios son bastante asequibles.

It is J D Weatherspoon, one of Mr Martin’s Empire. It is what it is.
Ideal location for the University of Exeter.
Staff = always very busy
Food = reliably the same
Location = Near St David’s Station
Value = Some good deals
Large sloping garden with lots of picnic benches a real fun-​in-​the-​sun atmosphere. Remeber the Lotion and a hat!

great for a meal, socialising with friends for drinks and the treacle pudding is especially good! Also, a wide range of drinks for t-​totals.
The staff are also nice and the prices not too bad either!

It’s a vast rambling pub — with a couple of bars and loads of seating, plenty of nooks and crannies to sit if you want a bit of a better place to chat.
The food is what you expect with any Wetherspoons — pretty rubbish, but that isn’t why you go there!
All in all, the prices and the variety of drinks is more or less makes it a safe bet for any Exeter pub-​crawl.

Best beer garden in Exeter for a lazy Sunday afternoon in the summer when all you want to do is put your feet up and relax.
They also do a fantastic pint of Old Rosie cider.