Address: Gould Rd, Salcombe, TQ8 8DU, United Kingdom
Phone: +441548844280
Rating: 4.7
based on 135 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The whole crab with garlic butter was the most delicious crab ever tasted."
"The cracked crab speaks for itself - it was truly divine."
"The crab linguine was delicious and the cracked crab looked amazing."
"Just lovely sitting outside in the sun looking at the estuary while eating the most delicious, fresh seafood."
"The food was amazing! All fresh seafood and local specialities cooked right in front of you."
"The menu here is unspeakably delicious, the seafood as fresh as can be."
"The crab was sweet and succulent, and absolutely delicious."
Cons:
"I wasn't exactly blown away by the food and it was quite expensive for what it was."
"They were like little bullets and tasteless."
"They served the worst fish and chips I have ever had, Fish tasted like it had died of natural course's at sea dry full of sea salt."
"Mussels were plain and we didn’t eat them."
"Bruschetta was small and literally first time in my life had bruschetta which was a slice of plain bread with slice of raw tomato on it."
"The Squid with Lemon Alioli came luke warm, dry and flavourless with not a sign of alioli just some packet mayonaise."
"Fish and chips - wouldn't recommend either. Very oily and way too much batter."
Service
Pros:
"The chef kindly cracked my crab for me when he noticed I was struggling mid-meal… and he managed to do so very kindly, without embarrassing me!"
"Lovely relaxed atmosphere. Definitely not pretentious."
"Lovely setting and service with a smile."
"Staff were friendly and welcoming from the get-go."
"The service was friendly and the food was excellent."
"Service could not have been better, and the food was outstanding."
"The service was also amazing, we had a super friendly and accommodating waiter."
Cons:
"Told us since we had 'gone against what she had asked' when we’d been told it was full we could only have two cold options from the menu as they were far too busy."
"If you come here be prepared for a rude elderly waitress with VERY poor customer service."
"But shame one elderly waitress which turned out to be the owner! Was very rude to us throughout our stay."
"Customer service tonight from the maitre de was appalling."
"Her service would not even receive one star - rude, abrupt and frankly disgusting and ruined our experience."
"The service by the seemingly lead waitress, however, was absolutely appalling and ruined the experience entirely."
"Very disappointed with the welcome and service we received from the owner."
Atmosphere & Location
Pros:
"Small intimate restaurant with lovely view across one of Salcombe's inlet harbours."
"This was really different but I liked the relaxed and close vibe."
"The terrace is covered, we wrapped up warm and they supplied blankets."
"Just lovely sitting outside in the sun looking at the estuary while eating the most delicious, fresh seafood."
"The staff were all so friendly and attentive, and the restaurant is in a beautiful spot right on the water."
"Peaceful location in the creek area, near Salcombe rowing club."
"Wonderful view sitting outside by the estuary in the evening with canopy above and gas burner heating us."
Cons:
"The parking is atrocious which took us over 40 minutes to find."
"Shame about the traffic warden in the car park, felt bad for the people he was ticketing."
"The parking is atrocious, we where booked in for 12.30 and cars just kept coming in ….. we ended up parking where the fishermen park and got a parking ticket £70."
"We recently had a booking at this restaurant which we couldn’t make due to the fact there was absolutely nowhere for us to park."
"We sat out side which we booked, but it was a shame the weather wasn’t great."
"They've tried to squeeze too much into this tiny space."
"Nice setting but the food was very disappointing... And very expensive too, £80 for 4 meals."
Value
Pros:
"Whilst the price was a little 'tourist tax'... it was actually pretty fairly priced and the experience worthwhile."
"Price reflects the quality of the food... not cheap but on the other hand not stupidly expensive."
"Was priced well and I couldn’t fault it."
"I thought it was truly excellent value for money given the exceptional quality."
"The food was excellent and very reasonably priced to boot."
"I thought it was incredibly well priced for the quality and amount of food."
"Good wine by the glass. Reasonable prices."
Cons:
"I wasn't exactly blown away by the food and it was quite expensive for what it was."
"Only complaint - 5gbp for a small bottled beer."
"Overall quite pricey and if you're not going for crab I would say don't bother and take your money elsewhere."
"The only sour taste was the 12.5% service charge quietly added to the bill which felt out of order for 2 people especially when our order was forgotten."
"Main meals are on the pricey side especially when you add starters and a bottle of vino."
"The half lobster was so tiny there were only 4 small bites... Definitely felt like I had been ripped off and it left a bad taste in the mouth."
"Very disappointed with the welcome and service we received from the owner."