Coombe Cellars Newton Abbot Reviews Summary

Location & Views

Pros:

• "The Coombe Cellar is in a great position by the estuary with amazing views."
• "Great place to have a drink outside on the estuary."
• "Views are comparable with anywhere in the world."
• "Wow... honestly one of the best places to visit in South Devon ... romantic setting... really makes you appreciate the place we come from ... beautiful estuary views ...lovely watching the sunset 😍"
• "The views? Well, they were stunning."
• "Location is just serenity with an open space."
• "The most stunning sunset Dinner and Drinks in Devon."

Cons:

• "The restaurant was half empty."
• "Service was terrible very slow and waited over an hour for each course."
• "The big thing that lets it all down is waiting time for food."
• "But being seen at the table to take the order took to long."
• "Service was diabolical, waiting time for someone to take our drinks order was over half an hour."
• "It’s not exactly an easy place to get to."
• "There is a very sharp turn to get down there."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was immense, really fresh & very tasty."
• "The dinner was amazing, the food was superb, extremely tasty and puddings were a true magic."
• "The food was outstanding. I absolutely loved my carrot and coriander soup, my daughter loved the sticky chicken and my son tried chilli prawns for the first time and loved them."
• "Simply this is some of the best food I've had! I would highly recommend the Pork and scallops, They were simply to die for!"
• "Starting with pan-fried chilli prawns that were very well spiced and rich with a bit of a kick, the sauce was amazing."
• "Food is fresh, hot & tasty."
• "The squid, the sea food cocktail, the fish n chips, the belly pork, the duck salad, the cookies and icecream, the brownie and the Eton Mess were all delicious."

Cons:

• "The bread (for the table) wasn’t great."
• "The dauphinois portion was meagre and rather dry."
• "The potatoes were hard, rubbery and dry and clearly microwaved from lunch service."
• "The potatoes and veg were swimming in grease."
• "The bread was not artisan, nor was it fresh."
• "Very disappointing food, didn't enjoy it at all, only really ate some of it as hadn't eaten all day and was starving."
• "The belly pork was very disappointing as there were only two slices of belly pork for £17+!!!!"

Service

Pros:

• "The genuinely warm welcome I received from the staff working on that day was outstanding and very heartfelt."
• "Brilliant service."
• "Staff were amazing and the ambience is second to none."
• "Welcoming, Attentive Staff make sure you're well looked after."
• "Excellent service! The waiting staff were amazing!"
• "Service here over the years has been hit and miss, however our server Alex last night was super attentive and charming!"
• "The service from Jordan was second to none. He was friendly, helpful and went out of his way to make sure we were well looked after on our special day."

Cons:

• "Poor overall, don't waste a journey."
• "I was also given an alcoholic Peroni when I asked for zero alcohol."
• "Messed up our order a couple of times (overcooked my steak, forgot our starters), they ended up re making our whole meal."
• "Out of 6 drinks for the first round, 2 were completely wrong, 1 wasn't even there!"
• "We will not be back for food."
• "We waited ages for our drinks, and over an hour for our food."
• "The waiters were not very attentive and a couldn't be bothered attitude."