RestaurantsDevonTorquayTQ1

survey result

Summary

£81
 ££££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Decorated TV chef Simon Hulstone’s longstanding home base on the harbour was the first restaurant in Torquay to gain a Michelin star – an honour it has retained ever since; produce is largely sourced from Hulstone’s 100-acre Brixham farm, feeding into a brilliant value set-lunch (it’s thus tipped as a “superb lunchtime meeting place”) and more elaborate tasting menu.

Summary

£80
 ££££
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
2
Average
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Stunning food with excellent service” have earned plaudits for high-profile chef Simon Hulstone’s “faultless” flagship, which he opened 20 years ago – in the town where he grew up, as the son of a chef. He now has a 100-acre farm in Brixham, to guarantee supplies of his favourite produce.

Summary

£78
 ££££
3
Good
2
Average
2
Average
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Very sound cooking” continues to be found at well-known chef Simon Hulstone’s HQ in a Georgian terrace – possessor of a Michelin star for 16 consecutive years. Perhaps that recognition has raised expectations in some quarters and pushed prices a touch too high, as our ratings remain somewhat middling (“food was high quality but not exciting; service was good but not exceptional”).

Summary

£70
  £££
3
Good
2
Average
2
Average
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

With his “technically accomplished” cooking of “ingredients he sources locally, including from his own farm in nearby Brixham” and “day-boat Brixham fish that remains a marvel”, “much-admired chef” Simon Hulstone’s well-known destination in a Georgian terrace provides “sophisticated dining in South Devon”. Its ratings are dragged down however, by its toppish prices and those who query “where’s the spark: perfectly OK but it didn’t leave me jumping for joy”.

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Restaurant details

Highchair,Menu,Portions
No dress code
14+ at bar

Prices

Availability 2 courses 3 courses coffee included service included
Lunch £29.50 £35.00
Dinner £55.00 £70.00
  Cost Availability Courses
Menu1 95.00 Dinner only 7

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£17.00 £25.00 £15.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £24.50
Filter Coffee £4.00
Extras  
Service 10.00%
3-4 Beacon Ter, Harbourside, Torquay, TQ1 2BH
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday12 pm‑2 pm, 6:30 pm‑9 pm
Thursday12 pm‑2 pm, 6:30 pm‑9 pm
Friday12 pm‑2 pm, 6:30 pm‑9 pm
Saturday12 pm‑2 pm, 6:30 pm‑9 pm
SundayCLOSED

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