Anchorstone Cafe in South Hams

Great location with views over the river. We were seated outside under a canopy on a bench table with no back, so not too comfortable. The food was fresh and delicious and service friendly and efficient.

Wow, the food was absolutely fab.

We were lucky enough to get a walk in table for 3 at the bar seats, the restaurant was fully booked for lunch. We were very glad they could accommodate us, the menu is on the blackboards as you walk in. We got the haddock and chips, the red mullet caught our eye so we ordered that and half a pint of prawns. The food was fantastic, we highly recommend the red mullet - it was cooked perfectly and seasoned lightly. The haddock and chips was also great, though a touch on the expensive side. If you're in the area, definitely stop by for lunch. I'd recommend booking ahead if possible, it's very popular. We also came back the following day and tried a few other dishes. We got the black bream, scallops, haddock and chips again and fresh oysters. All were fantastic.

Slow service to start was rectified. We had excellent fish and chips, the lightest batter I have ever had, and baked scallops which were delicious. Lovely spot overlooking the river.

The food was over priced. They offered the mezze vegetarian starter as a main, but it was tiny, with a teaspoon of hummus!!

Beautiful cafe, beautiful views, beautiful food. Lucky to get a table as they’re so busy.

Stopped for coffee whilst kayaking in the pouring rain! Excellent coffee friendly service.

Super tasty fresh seafood, all written up on specials boards which make it feel as though it's based on the catch of the day or what can be caught locally. I had the prawn cocktail and my partner had the crab tart, both with a tasty garden salad and potato salad, Definitely worth a visit!

Lovely place and the food looked amazing, my coffee was lovely, but the waitress who served me with the dark hair tied up in a red hair scrunchie was very unhappy looking and ignorant so I won't be going back there while I'm in this area

We enjoyed delicious meals of black bream & half shell scallops at a table for 2 on the terrace. It's a really lovely spot. I would also have enjoyed a coffee, but we were told the table was booked out again & and there wasn't time. On leaving the area by boat 15 minutes later we could see our table was still free .....

Fantastic food service and view

A wonderful lunch ! I had the fish and chips the batter was amazing, shame they had ran out of whitebait for starter but would definitely recommend to anyone passing by!

Not made to feel welcome, coffee in my saucer ,not worth the money,won't go there again

Food was excellent but customer service not great . Had ordered a bottle of wine when our food order was taken but had to ask for it when halfway through our starter, as it had not been served . Also toilets are outside and staff and guests leave doors wide open so inside toilets are visible from 2 of the dining tables. Really needs looking at as not even sure this is compliant with food hygiene standards!

Good food, good service in a delightful position over looking the River Dart. Menu mainly sea food locally sourced.

Amazing location with spectacular views, especially if you get a table for 2 on the balcony overlooking the River Dart. The food was fabulous, my wife particularly enjoyed the huge cracked crab salad.

We had the most gorgeous lunch here a few weeks ago. Everyone loved their mains and desserts, gorgeous views and attentive staff. We felt very lucky with the sun shining too - perfect lunch.

Had a lovely meal for 7 of us whilst here. Make sure you request an outside table as we were stuck inside. Great seafood.

Came here for a family lunch and took us 15 mins to be seated at a table we had booked. Then took another 15 minutes to take our order. The drinks came 40 minutes later and they checked on us for top-ups only once in the 3 hours we were there. We didn’t receive our food for 2 hours and there was a 25 minute difference between the first 8 and last 2 people receiving their food. Food was pretty good but nothing special. Service atrociously slow - we almost missed our ferry home!

What an absolute hidden little gem, right on the river, friendly and family business

Wonderful meal in fantastic setting, couldn’t be better.

Always a wonderful meal, takeaway or sit in! Staff are always welcoming and helpful and you can’t beat the view. Highly recommend!

A delightful lunch today.. Delicious fresh food, attentive warm service, glorious location. Will be back soon

Been going here for 3yrs and it’s been fab but they just opened for the 2024 season and it was chaotic and extremely disappointing. No finger bowls for moules , no napkins, no water for the table and unable to accommodate allergies (but they didn’t tell us that and we sat there for an hour and a half) overall impression that they really don’t care. Let’s hope they can pick it up but serious wondering if they are with another try .

Absolutely stunning place to eat a while away an afternoon.

Great location and views of the river dart, fantastic super fresh seafood in a rustic wooden beach shack. Service was friendly and the drinks were reasonable. A must visit if your passing or anchor up if you have a boat as it's well worth a visit!! Navigate to near by parking if traveling by car, as there is no parking outside.

Fab food as always! Been coming as a large group for 10 summers and it’s still the best meal of the week!

Relaxed restaurant with superb menu choices. The view is hard to beat with activity on the river always interesting. Portions are impressively large. Advance booking is advisable, but the crabs were the highlight. Go for the crab tart if you aren't into extracting crab meat. It does take practise. Finger bowls might have been useful, but it was hugely entertaining to watch first timers...oh yes, you might want to bring safety goggles (for flying crab shell).

Gorgeous location with lovely staff and nice food. I was delighted that they were happy to adapt some of the dishes to make them vegan rather than vegetarian. It could be really useful if they could put vegan available on the menu. But I really appreciate them having vegan options. The vegan carrot cake was particularly lovely even though it wasn’t on the menu. Definitely something to add to the regular desert menu!

This is a cafe I have been visiting for years but unfortunately I will never go again until the very unfriendly lady leaves, that thinks she owns Dartmouth. I noticed her telling customers to leave just because they was sat with a friend that had not purchased from there so called cafe. One lady was standing around the tables just having a quick chat with her friend while passing through and was told to leave. Such an unfriendly place to be and not what I see anywhere else in Dartmouth.

Best fish and chips ever, lovely views of the River

Outstanding food, exceptional service in the best location

Expensive , Staff not very welcoming. Made clear more for Rich then ordinary people. Very disappointing as when went before it was completely different. Very busy so pretty sure they won't care.

We were super lucky to get in here as it was absolutely heaving! Thank god we did, because the food was utterly delicious. I have to admit, I don't think I've ever had such a brilliant prawn cocktail! And such a gorgeous village too, highly recommend

Great staff - really friendly. Food was delicious. Had the scallops and monkfish. Great location with views over the river. Glad we booked an inside table as weather was awful.

Had lunch here today after exploring the village. Food was fresh, hot & delicious and served by attentive friendly staff. Ingredients were top quality and well presented. Menu was varied but mainly aimed at seafood. Highly recommended and we will return.

Very busy and noisy when we were there. Recommend booking. Food was excellent.

Amazing delicious fresh food, very pleasant service

Absolutely fantastic, I had the black bream and it was so delicious 😋 😍

Best pint of Peroni I've ever tasted. Service impeccable.

Gorgeous location and we were lucky enough to get a table with a fabulous view across the river. The Caesar salad was no ordinary salad! Lovely choice of food. Not cheap but worth the money.

Pulled up after hiring a nice boat in Dartmouth we headed in for a little pick me up. We enjoyed a lovely cup of tea, a hot chocolate and a coffee. The coffee was really insipid but the tea and chocolate was lovely 😊 the pains au raisins were very welcome as well. Great views from the terrace over the river and good service.

We had the most wonderful celebration here for The Kings Coronation. The staff are so warm and friendly and Clare the proprietor and also head chef works her absolute magic food wise. The location is stunning backing onto the scenic river dart and Greenway Quay. The added bonus is that you can get here via a passenger boat from Greenway Quay or from Dartmouth. A definate foody destination . Thank you again x

A lovely spot. Lively, chilled, scenic and great food!

I have no clue why they call themselves a cafe !! This is a beautiful seaside restaurant selling the very best sea food, all 4 in our party agreed, best mussels we have ever had, the crab is to die for, service perfect, location epic, taking lunch while watching the seals frolic around Well done guys, a true pleasure thank you for letting us dine with you xx Rich, Samantha and our 3 black labs

Wonderful location, great views and excellent sea food in Dittisham.

Happened upon this place on a circular walk from Dartmouth. Coffee & cake was superb, as was the setting. Food menu looked promising too, although we weren’t staying long enough for that. Well worth a diversion.

This is perfect and despite visiting many times never fails to impress. Beautiful views across the river, laidback atmosphere and fantastic seafood. Delicious Rose too pairs perfectly with delicious dishes. Highly recommend. The scallop Caesar salad as pictured is incredible so good had it 2 days running

Fantastic lunch, Booked our booking way in advance. Six of us had starters mains & puds. Staff are all friendly. Fantastic food highly recommended. Will be booking again for next season.

Went with friends who reserved a table. We arrived from Greenway Quay, friends from Dartmouth. Well worth the organisation! Delicious fish and chips and half shell scallops. Friendly staff too.

Went as a party of 15. Great views of dittisham. Friendly and helpful staff, most of the party had fish pie. Which looked fabulous. I chose the stuffed peppers. Worth the visit will definitely recommend a visit.

Fab views fab service amazing food what more could you ask for

Gorgeous location with some of the best seafood ever eaten! Staff, food, location all on point. Definitely book your place well in advance, it's incredibly popular! The BEST whitebait I've ever had the pleasure of trying! We came at a particularly busy time, plus in a mini heatwave and the staff were swamped, you could see how busy they were, but they were incredible and so friendly!

Fabulous service, lots of places in and around Dartmouth are not customer centric, this fantastic cafe was “at last” customer focussed. The food (although pricey) was delicious and fresh and everything was clean and tidy. Lots of space too which is nice.

Good food however the quality of staff training and service was unfortunately not excellent, lovely fish, bit overpriced, won't be back, but the pub next door was fantastic!

We found the Anchorstone by accident and what a fine. The food was absolutely amazing and the staff were so attentive. Shame it was the last day of our holiday. We will be back x

Had my first lunch here in nearly 4 years and it was every bit as good as I remember, shell on prawns to start, big fat scallops (with the roe on! Yum!) in a beautiful Caesar salad, what must have been an entire squid made into beautifully fresh tempura battered calamari and a cracking lemon posset and affagato to finish. Excellent friendly staff and a stunning view. Couldn't recommend it more highly.

Nice food and nice staff. Service was quite slow. We had to wait almost an hour for our starter. If you have the time, it’s a nice place for a lunch.

Table booked for 2.30, called ahead as we were to be early and hoped they could accommodate that, answerphone messaged said to don't don't answer the phone during service ?? Arrived 30 mins early, told we had to wait so got drinks in pub next door, when we finally got allowed in after being the first of the queue there our order was taken last of all the tables, we waited nearly 1hr 30 mins for our food which was average at best, indeed the fish and chips are cheaper at Rick Stein..honest opinion .. not all that !

Fantastic place, very nice welcoming staff, excellent sea food, beautiful views- and an interesting loo!

We had reserved a table for 8 people for 2.30 PM today The staff were friendly and welcoming. All of the friends on our table agreed that the food was delicious and well presented. I had the mussels which were cooked to perfection as a main course. That was followed by a variety of deserts. We were the last to leave. We joked between ourselves that the staff had "Colgate" smiles because they were so attentive and helpful. Enjoyable lunch between friends. Recommended.

The food is brilliant. I had the fish & chips. It was the most succulent cod with the tastiest batter I have had in years & there was more than enough food. In fact the fish, wonderfully fresh, only just fitted the plate! The lovely staff were very attentive without being intrusive & also interacted easily with everyone. You can eat under a weather & windproof awning with a very good view of the river Dart across to Greenway. 5* for food 5* for staff 5* position Everyone in our party of 8 had wonderful meals, 4 of us had eaten there 2 days before & had just as pleasant time here. I hope anyone who reads this has just as pleasurable afternoon eating, laughing with friends/family as we did. We will be back 😁. Thank you

Having driven over 250 miles to get to Devon, walked over 2 miles to get to the Greenway Ferry, paid £4 to get across the water to Dittersham, I can only express my disappointment at the customer service at the Cafe. The website clearly stated it was fully booked until the 2nd Sept (we went on the 16th Sept) expecting not to get in but prepared to book for the following week. It’s closed now on Mondays and Tuesdays and fully booked until the 27th Sept, allegedly! The manner in which we were informed wasn’t very customer friendly. Clearly this Cafe, and it is just a cafe (which in my opinion is still playing the COVID card to extremes) isn’t interested in trying to recover lost revenues from loyal tourists? Sometimes I wonder how places stay in business when they treat people so badly. They need to move on and open up to the public properly. Too late for me as we certainly won’t be bothering with them again.

My family and I went out to Anchor Stone Cafe for lunch on our day out in Dittisham. At first we were hesitant because there are only two cafes in Dittisham and neither of them seemed to be what we were looking for. We decided to give it a try and ended up with an incredible lunch experience. Even though they were full to the brim, they managed to accommodate us and give us a lovely big table by a window with a beautiful view of the sea right next to us. We ordered scallops, mussels and fish and chips. The staff were very thorough and understanding about allergies they made sure to avoid contamination from the dishes when necessary. Our food came reasonably quickly and was absolutely delicious. The mussels and scallops were the highlight of the meal and positively melted in the mouth. Although the portion size was massive, the fish and chips were amazingly well done and very fresh. The dessert we chose was ice cream which was fantastic and really pulled the meal through. The scoops were generous and looked very appealing. The honeycomb was particularly wonderful and sealed the deal for me. Special thanks to Alice, Lucy and Katie for their great service today.

If you are staying in and around Dartmouth this is the magical place. Every year we go back - every year just as good. Need to book well in advance and take the family. You will have a fantastic lunch in a beautiful location.

The food is exceptional. Not the cheapest but views and service are really first class. If you stay at Dartmouth recommend the ferry taxi.

We had a lovely meal at Anchorstone today, had to book 7 weeks in advance of our holiday to make sure we could enjoy the delicious lobster, tuna and sea platters whilst enjoying peaceful river views ... plus dog friendly. Thanks to all the team for your friendly service, we will be back!

The most incredible lunch with spectacular views and awesome food. The only aim of the staff is to ensure you have everything you need and that you are looked after, couldn’t be more attentive. Totally out of this world would totally recommend, best seafood and champagne ever thank you x

Sad to report this cafe closed down at the end of May so not a 1 star experience but thought others might want to know. There's nothing on the website so communicate this at the moment. Such a shame

Huge thanks to Will and the team for yet another very enjoyable family lunch. We always look forward to coming and are never disappointed. Great mussels, seafood platter, haddock and chips, grilled halibut and Caesar salad with scallops. Sticky toffee pudding and pear frangipane to...

Great host and a menu that caters for everyone. Friendly staff, prompt service and superb food. Good sized portions and a view to die for. Excellent!

Enjoyed a delicious brunch at the Anchorstone after a morning of paddle boarding. The all day breakfast was perfect.

Stopped here for breakfast before boarding ferry over to Kingswear. It was a very chilly morning but sat under large rain canopy which helped. We chose bacon and egg bap, which had a lovely runny egg in soft bap. Delicious. Coffee was lovely and hot....

Haven’t ever been here for breakfast, but it was delightful. Great location in the park, efficient service, really great food. I had the best bacon & avocado bap ever, those who had the full breakfast were also super happy. Would recommend.

A first class lunch, food was delicious with equally good wine.highly recommend this hidden gem. Look forward to visiting again soon

Warm welcome & excellent meal Enjoyed mussels & monkfish tails followed by a delicious pavlova Friendly staff

Fantastic sandwiches!! Very impressed, fresh locally sourced ingredients. Wonderful outdoor space over looking Kingswear. Highly recommend! Compliments to all the team.

We stopped here one morning for a coffee and found it to be really good. We called back a few days later and had a sausage and egg bap and coffee. As the weather was really good it was nice to be able to sit...

Intending to eat in town, but finding it very busy, we found this little outdoor cafe and boy were we pleased we did! Fabulous sandwiches, lovely sunny terrace, fast service and very reasonably priced. Next time in Dartmouth, this will be our Go To eaterie!!

Fab breakfast! Fairly priced as the ingredients are of high quality. Jaz, Will and the team are always fantastic and friendly!

The Anchorstone Café in Coronation Park has 100% been our go to this summer. Run flawlessly by Jasmine & Will, whether you go for breakfast, lunch, a coffee or a afternoon cheeky rosé with a sharing platter, I highly recommend everything! Bacon butties & black...

Fantastic breakfast choices and quality. Right up there as one of the best breakfasts ever. Fantastic service. Will, Jasmine and the team never fail to deliver.

I came across this café and was impressed by their breakfast selection. The staff were so welcoming. The coffee was great and the smoked salmon bagel was delicious.

Menu with great food and hot drinks to cover all tastes, tables in the sun with umbrellas for the rainy times. The staff are lovely, and acted really professionally when 89-year-old we were with was stung by a wasp and passed out. Very calm and...

We’ve been here many times over the years. It’s consistently excellent. Now doing 2 booked sittings, so no hanging about. 12 and 2.30pm. They have the Covid situation covered, deep cleaning between customers, temperature testing, and asking diners to keep seated. So glad to see...

Paddle boarded from Totnes to Dartmouth for breakfast..... it was UNBELIEVABLE! Would recommend to everyone. The Anchorstone never lets us down.

A great cafe in a handy spot. Great views of the estuary. Lots of outside seating with super coffee, cakes and cooked food.

This cafe is amazing! The fish platter and fish pie were delicious. Service is fab and the view is stunning. It’s well worth a visit for lunch.

Had a great breakfast here on the 6 September. Coffee was good and the food was well cooked and tasted delicious. The tomatoes were yummy. The rain stayed away and it was great sitting outside with views of the river.

This is a great place to have breakfast and or snacks, sit outside with children and dogs. There is a playground area close so it is ideal for bored children to go and play.

Visited here during the sunny August bank holiday and stumbled across the Regatta festivities. The little kiosk on the park was bursting at the seams with people enjoying the good weather and the rowing races. The queue was a long but the food was with worth the wait. Fish Tacos for lunch a must try. Not sure what happens when it rains but a great place to go when the sun shines.

Stoped here fir a coffee and something to eat Cappucio and tea were lovely we ordered a pull pork bap sadly it wasn’t very nice when biting into it watery juices ran out of it and it was very dry The place needed another member of staff cleaning up at this time of year being so busy as there were plates etc left everywhere and the tables needed a good wipe down also the toilet was out of use as it was regatta ??may return for a coffee but not to eat

Really great veggie breakfast, with free range eggs, saute potatoes, delicious mushrooms and tomatoes, and toast with homemade jam. They also have the option of loose leaf tea. It's lovely to look out over the water as you eat.

Went for lunch on a sunny Sunday. Ordered at the kiosk, but the server was rather abrupt and rushed us. It's not our fault the only menu is on a blackboard! Food came after 35 minutes, bit of a long wait but I have to say it was lovely. Just disappointed in the grouchy staff.

Un régal. J'ai mangé de très bonnes moules et un bon hamburger. Il faut réserver . Une terrasse vue mer. Inoubliable

Super venue, out in the open air, efficient service and very good food. Great place to come with a dog - especially if you remember to bring a ball!

We had a fantastic lunch for four . The mussels were awesome - plump and juicy. The calimari soft and crisp served with a superb garden salad. Even my 'non fish loving' husband had a delicious chicken burger. All this fab food was wrapped up by great service and delightful views. This place is a complete must when visiting Dittisham.

We have often picked up a mooring buoy in Dittisham, but never visited The Anchorstone before- we have missed out!

Food good and not what you would expect from a hut in a park. Choosing what to eat was difficult, Fish Tacos can be recommended. Seems to be popular with all different types of people. Staff welcoming. Cheeky Jackdaws provide the post dining entertainment.

Visited here on many a morning for breakfast. Really good food. Varied menu for breakfast. Pleasant area to sit outside and dog friendly. Will return when next in Dartmouth.