Hardens Guide to the Best Restaurants in Lympstone
Hardens guides have spent 34 years compiling reviews of the best Lympstone restaurants. On Hardens.com you'll find details and reviews of 5 restaurants in Lympstone and our unique survey based approach to rating and reviewing Lympstone restaurants gives you the best insight into the top restaurants in every area and of every type of cuisine.
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1. Lympstone Manor
British, Modern restaurant in Exmouth
Courtlands Lane - EX8
“On a different planet!” – All reports agree that Michael Caines’s superb country-house hotel overlooking the River Exe is one of the country’s finest dining destinations and it seems ever-more “surprising he hasn’t got a second Michelin star here” as so many reports compare it favourably with other establishments that do. Maybe Michelin inspectors are not as gooey-eyed as those in our annual diners’ poll, who particularly recommend it for a romantic stay. Surrounded by 11 acres of vineyards that were planted just after its 2017 opening, it occupies a fine period, 18th-century mansion with sweeping views. When it comes to Michael’s ‘Terroir Cuisine’, you can sample it from an à la carte menu (for £199 per person) or there are ‘Estuary’ or ‘Signature’ tasting options for £239 and £255 per person respectively.
2. Rockfish Exmouth
Fish & seafood restaurant in Exmouth
Pier Head - EX8
2023 Review: “We love the Rockfish chain” – and “Exmouth is our favourite”, say fans of Mitch Tonks’s West Country seafood group, which had eight branches as we went to press, with two more (Salcombe and Topsham) about to open, along with an online seafood market and a pioneering canned-fish operation. Despite being a multiple, it offers “top seafood, and the staff seem really passionate about the subject”.
3. The Galley
Fish & seafood restaurant in Topsham
41 Fore Street - EX3
With its “totally delicious food, well presented with attentive and friendly service”, this family-run bistro close to the harbour is “difficult to fault” – its attractively priced menu is designed around daily fish and seafood deliveries from Brixham, with plenty of alternatives for fishphobes.
4. The Salutation Inn
British, Modern restaurant in Topsham
68 Fore Street - EX3
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.
5. The Pool House, Lympstone Manor
restaurant in Exmouth
Courtlands Lane - EX8
“High levels are set in this restaurant in the grounds of Lympstone Manor” – Michael Caines’s sleek venue overlooks the outdoor heated pool of his glamorous hotel and provides a contemporary and laid-back alternative to the more formal style of the main property. Given the fixed-price nature of the menu, there are cheaper places for a burger, pasta or Caesar salad, but overall feedback suggests that it stacks up for a taste of affordable luxury.
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