Harden's survey result
Summary
The seven-course ‘celebration of seafood’ tasting menu is “a great experience” at this rather splendid restaurant-with-rooms – an early 18th-century coaching inn rescued from dereliction 15 years ago. Gidleigh-trained chef-patron Tom Williams-Hawkes is a fish specialist who also runs wet fish deli Salt at the front of the building. They also serve light lunches and afternoon teas.
Summary
“Good-quality food at reasonable prices”, including “brilliant local seafood”, is the attraction at this restored Georgian inn from locally born chef-patron Tom Williams-Hawkes (ex-Gordon Ramsay and Gidleigh Park) and his wife Amelia. In summer 2024 they rejigged the venue to operate as a café by day and a restaurant by night, with a new bar area.
Summary
“Beautifully presented, interesting modern cuisine” is on the menu at this “Georgian coaching inn, centrally located in a lovely unspoilt historic port in the Exe estuary”, with “a conservatory-style dining room created by an intriguing glass roof over the former carriage yard”. “Seafood and fish is a speciality”, and post-pandemic they also operate a fishmonger’s.
Summary
“An excellent, good value, buzzy and atmospheric choice in this patchy region” – this old coaching inn near the River Exe has “a dedicated glazed restaurant atrium so it doesn’t look or feel like a pub”. A wide variety of menus caters well to just about any eventuality.
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68 Fore Street, Topsham, EX3 0HL
Restaurant details
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £33.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £5.00 |
 Extras |
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| Service | 12.50% |
68 Fore Street, Topsham, EX3 0HL
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 8:30 am‑4 pm, 6 pm‑8 pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30 am‑4 pm, 6 pm‑8 pm |
| Thursday | 8:30 am‑4 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Friday | 8:30 am‑4 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Saturday | 8:30 am‑4 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Sunday | 8:30 am‑10:30 am |
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