Harden's survey result
Summary
The harbourside flagship of Mitch Tonks’s West Country group is a “great all-rounder”, majoring in “superb fish and seafood”. The Italian-influenced cooking is “delicious and unfussy”, the wine list “interesting at all price points” – “and to cap it all, diners are made to feel really welcome. It’s hard to find this level of hospitality nowadays”. Top Menu Tip – “the focaccia and anchoiade is legendary”.
Summary
Mitch Tonks’s Mediterranean-inspired harbourside HQ “always hits the spot” and is run “with charm and polish” – “the anchoiade and focaccia alone is worth a trip from the northern Highlands!”.
Summary
Mitch Tonks’s “fun” lockdown spinoff, Seahorse Al Mare, may have bitten the dust, to reporters’ ire (“a shame the po-faced council has not allowed it to continue. No continental al fresco dining allowed absent a crisis!”), but his flagship restaurant is back and still “as good as ever” – in fact it’s “everything a good fish restaurant should be”, marrying “brilliant” catch and a “smiley staff”.
Summary
“British seafood at its best” is “worth a detour” at Mitch Tonks’s “buzzy” (if “rather cramped”) flagship. The “unfussy cooking” and “respect shown to the super-fresh produce always leaves you happy”; and it’s “a perfect little spot to hunker down over a long lunch, before walking it all off along the waterfront”.
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Have you eaten at The Seahorse?
5 South Embankment, Dartmouth, TQ6 9BH
Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Always | £30.00 |  |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Veggies | Pudding |
|---|---|---|---|
| £19.00 | £31.50 | £5.00 | £7.00 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £29.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £2.75 |
| Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 10.00% |
5 South Embankment, Dartmouth, TQ6 9BH
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 12:30 pm‑4 pm |
| Wednesday | 12:30 pm‑4 pm |
| Thursday | 12:30 pm‑4 pm |
| Friday | 12:30 pm‑8 pm |
| Saturday | 12:30 pm‑8 pm |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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