Bideford Restaurant Guide

This cute seaside café run by “lovely people” hits the spot with its “great espresso” and “delicious” breakfast/brunch plates – “mushrooms on toast with a hint of garlic and dill... thick granary bread... my mouth is watering while I write this”.

2022 Review: “A lovely estuary view” accompanies a visit to this 400-year-old pub right on the water at this scenic fishing village – “a great find” to the uninitiated with a “very good” traditional pub menu.

“A pub that understands its customers well and caters for all preferences” – this ancient hostelry was elegantly revamped by Michael & Xochi Birch in 2018 as part of a growing Collective at Woolsery (also including farm, post office and chippy): “the food really is down-to-earth but of great quality and using local ingredients”.

“Wonderful food and excellent service” are a given at this peaceful Georgian manor house near Barnstaple in north Devon that has been a hotel for more than 50 years. Richie Herkes joined as head chef in 2003 and later added the role of general manager, ensuring a rare consistency of performance that is reflected in the excellent ratings. Dinners of three courses for £55 per person or six courses for £70 per person are served in a dining room with murals; and there is an “interesting wine list presented by a sommelier who knows his stuff without being patronising”.