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EATING, DRINKING & SHOPPING

RESTAURANTS & BARS

Salcombe is not blessed with the best restaurants, but travel a bit further and there are some great places to be found a little further afield, however there are some good bars and pubs (Click to see more)

The Sloop Inn
Bantham
Open every day. 14C Inn, close to surfing beach. Excellent pub food
Ocean's Restaurant
Bolberry
Cliff-top restaurant with plenty of choice
Church House Inn
Churchstow
13th Century pub. Closed Mon/Tues and Sunday dinner. Open 5.30-8pm. Sunday 12-3.30pm
Rockfish Dartmouth
Dartmouth
Very good seafood restaurant with not-too-scary prices
The Angel
Dartmouth
High-end cooking with prices to match
Seahorse Restaurant
Dartmouth
Premium Italian/seafood style. Menu changes every day
Andria
Dartmouth
Open for breakfast/lunch/dinner 7 days a week. Set lunch menu Mon-Thurs. Modern European cuisine
The Anchorstone Cafe
Dittisham
Closed Tues/Wed. Panoramic view across the River Dart. Specialises in seafood lunches – crab, lobster, mussels
Village Farm and Shop
East Portlemouth
Accessible by ferry but also by road. Open every day 9-4pm. Brunch 9-11.30. Lunch 12-3pm. Cakes served all day
Gara Rock Restaurant
Gara Rock
Lovely place to walk round the cliffs to.
Lobster Pod Bistro
Hope Cove
Decent all-round menu, and you can sit in pods if it's raining
The Cove
Hope Cove
Good craft-beer pub/bar with an everything menu
The Old Warehouse
Kingsbridge
Open from Tues to Sat, The Old Warehouse taproom offers a great range of local beers and cider on tap plus award-winning Moonhoney Mead, brewed on the premises! Food served and outdoor space
Wild Artichokes
Kingsbridge
Not open every day, but shared tables and food. The best place for miles around. Booking essential.
Heron Valley
Loddiswell
Open Tuesday - Saturday: 9am-5pm
The Winking Prawn
North Sands
Busy beach cafe that does a full menu until 4pm
Crab Shed
Salcombe
Best seafood in town
The Fortescue Inn
Salcombe
Good pub and easy-going menu
Rockfish Salcombe
Salcombe
Brand new seafood restaurant with Salcombe Brewery Tap-House
Victoria Inn
Salcombe
Good pub with small bar - focuses more on the food menu
Primo Pizza
Salcombe
Excellent artisan pizzas. Open 5-10pm Tuesday to Sunday. No Bookings
Salcombe Harbour Hotel - The Jetty
Salcombe
Decent restaurant with views over the harbour
The Tower Inn
Slapton
Dinner only Thursday - Saturday. Sunday lunch. Tricky to park but worth it
The Millbrook Inn
South Pool
Open Wednesday - Sunday. Lunch 12-2pm Dinner 6-9pm Sunday lunch 12-2.30pm . Excellent pub - be wary of high tide times
South Sands Hotel
South Sands
Good place for a drink, and reasonable menu and food. Nice fireplace for wintery evenings
Harbour Beach Club
South Sands
Comfy modern bar and reasonable restaurant - sister venue to the Salcombe Harbour Hotel with very similar menu
Bo's Beach Cafe
South Sands
Beach cafe with good selection of snacks and drinks - good if you're spending time on the beach
The Start Bay Inn
Torcross
No bookings. Mainly fish. Food served 11.30am-9.30pm. Bar closes 10.30pm
Circa
Totnes
Small plates restaurant adding to the brilliant Tones culinary scene
Gather
Totnes
Amazing cooking, with an excellent tasting menu - very inventive dishes
The Bull Inn
Totnes
Fabulous organic dishes on an ever-changing seasonal menu
Riverford Field Kitchen
nr. Totnes
Set menu, set time. Everyone eats together. Very much worth it!

SHOPPING

South Devon has amazing produce, and listed here are a few places when you can find it. Kingsbridge has a great selection of independent shops on the High Street, as does Totnes and Dartmouth. The Cider Press Centre in Dartington is another good shopping location (click to see more)

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