Bushell's Upper Deck in South Hams

We arrived in Dartmouth for a weeks holiday and after reading the reviews thought Bushell’s Upper Deck sounded great so we walked down to give it a go. It’s a pop up restaurant and it was its last night of the summer. They welcomed us, explained as it was their last night there was a limited menu. We had a super meal, starters of squid and garlic flatbread, followed by seafood risotto and American pizza, finished off with tiramisu and ice cream. Fabulous food, great service, very friendly and welcoming and fabulous views. We certainly struck lucky! Thank you!

Visited this pop up restaurant a few weeks ago on the off chance after seeing it advertised locally. The food was nothing short of sensational. Had an amazing pizza, one of the best I have ever tasted. If you in the area it is a must as it is not going to be there much longer. Hopefully it was a success and it continues as a stand alone Italian restaurant. It is something the town does need as no where else in the town offers anything like this.

We had tried the restaurant downstairs so after speaking to the young lady she explained that their pop up restaurant was catering for a more relaxed menu of pizza and pasta so we gave it a go the next night , really good friendly service and lovely food

Visited this pop up restaurant on Saturday night with my boyfriend. The owners couldn’t have been more welcoming, the views were breathtaking and the squid was the best I’d ever tasted. If you’re looking for an unpretentious relaxed evening with great food then this is the place to go. Only shame is that it’s only open for another few weeks so book in whilst you can.

We were thinking of going to Bushells and they were full so suggested here as their sister restaurant. We were not disappointed! What an absolute hidden gem! The couple who are running it are so friendly and welcoming and happy to have a chat and recommend things off the menu. The food was amazing- particularly the seafood risotto- absolute heaven. The wine was really good and inexpensive. The views were fantastic and atmosphere lively and relaxed. Would definitely recommend going as they’re only open for the summer so don’t miss out!

Very relaxed supper venue. Quality of food better than the sign outside would lead you to expect Chicken Caesar salad just loaded with Chicken and anchorage Janes lasagne also very good Starter portion a little small

Lovely spot over looking the river, get a window spot if you can. Smallish menu with an Italian slant, all freshly cooked and well priced. House wine particularly good and very reasonable. Friendly staff and great atmosphere. Recommended. This is a pop up so may not be around for too long!

We visited twice while on holiday in Dartmouth. The first time just a few days after it opened. We liked it so much we went again in our second week. The food was well cooked with a range of options for vegetarians, including pizzas and canneloni. The managers were very friendly and willing to chat making it stand out from many other places. It is apparently a popup restaurant so only there for the summer of 2019.

A limited menu ( to be expected in a pop up) but totally outstanding. Seafood pizza and the seafood risotto were superb, delicious and affragato to finish. Excellent! Thank you..

We booked a table by the window, we were not let down. Well looked after by the Charming team. The view what can you say...never tire of the view over the estuary or river to Kingswear.Great pizza and squid. Very nice drinks. Pop up restaurant, please pop up when we return back to Dartmouth.

What’s not to like, great pizzas, and a seafood risotto that is up there with the best. Service great as is the drinks selection, will certainly visit again when in the area.

Spent a wonderful evening here with family and can highly recommend if you are visiting in summer / autumn 2019. The restaurant is a pop up for 6mos whilst the owners trial it’s popularity but IMO will be a crying shame if it doesn’t continue as it’s a great addition to Dartmouth.

Best seafood risotto I have had in many years ! Wine selection is great, service is amazing and the view is just out of this world! Thank you for an amazing evening !

We visited on the last evening of our holiday, we certainly saved the best til last! IOur main course was beautifully presented and very well cooked. Very friendly service by the owner and wife of the chef.

The restaurant is above the Yacht Club on the Quay in Dartmouth. It’s essential to book one of the two window tables overlooking the river as the room itself is soulless and canteen like. The lighting needs a rethink. However the welcome was charming and friendly and the food was excellent. We chose the scallops and the crayfish and prawn cocktail then the turbot in a shrimp and seafood sauce on crushed potatoes and fennel which was perfection. Will definitely return!

We called in at the yacht club and were given a menu that looked good and reasonably priced when we visited later on in the early evening were informed that we could only eat upstairs in Bushell's upper deck. They provided us with a completely different menu. My main was sea bass one tiny portion of fish with a few leaves and an inch round of sweet potato £20 please! Most yacht clubs serve good size portions of wholesome food for hungry sailors who have been sailing all day. This place is trying to be a fancy restaurant and failing at that. We all left hungry and went and ate a proper meal back on the boat .Very very disappointed

This was our very first family visit to Dartmouth, so as the week's holiday drew to a close we wanted to celebrate with a meal out somewhere special.Bushell's Upper Deck did not disappoint. Between us we ordered starters of soup,chicken liver pate scallops, and crab and crayfish cocktail, each was delicious and beautifully presented. Mains of grilled turbot and a vegetarian option were equally mouthwatering. The atmosphere was relaxed and mellow and Tom our waiter put us all very much at our ease.A thoroughly enjoyable evening meal out. Highly recommend.

It was a quiet when we visited, with only 3 other couples, which didn't help with the atmosphere, in what is quite a large, lofty room. But the food was lovely, well cooked and presented. With husband in the kitchen and wife front of house, this is an excellent partnership and they deserve to do well.

Bushells has been suffering for a year or more because of problems with the building of their Riverside venue but in the meantime, they have taken over what used to be Sails above the yacht club. They have redecorated the room but overall, it lacks the atmosphere of the Riverside. We understand that the Riverside will be open in a month or so following the complete renovation (including removing and replacing the floor!) However, they plan to keep both places open as neither of them is very large.

We had a lovely dinner in this fairly small restaurant which I think is only open 5 nights for dinner and a couple of lunchtimes. The owner is the chef and his friend is front of house so you are well looked after. Highly recommend Scallops to start and Calves Liver, bacon, onion rings and bubble and squeak ( both delicious ) for a maincourse

Good range of food - straightforward cooking attractively presented. Reasonably priced. Friendly staff

Do not let the entrance with staircase next to the sailing club premises put you off. Once upstairs you are met by a very friendly couple who are keen to ensure you have a pleasant visit. The room is well laid out and makes the most of the stunning view across Dartmouth harbour to Kingswear. Tables are well spaced.

Having had a disappointing first meal the night before at a pub in Kingswear , what a relief and pleasure it was to enjoy the hospitality of Sarah and Jaime at this wonderful restaurant. Great menu , succinct yet well balanced with beautifully prepared and fresh dishes. We shared a platter to start which we really shouldn’t have finished but couldn’t resist! The chicken parfait my favourite! I had the wrapped pork loin whilst my wife enjoyed the rib eye. Both cooked as ordered which is a rarity nowadays. Sarah is very visible and has a good hold on front of house. Very personable , friendly and even offered us another table to finish our drinks with an idyllic view of the tale end of Fridays Regatta. Keep it up!

It's our 4th time visiting dartmouth and we have tried a good few restaurants, this meal has been our favourite! Beautiful food, drink and hosting. Lovely atmosphere. Thoroughly enjoyable.

This almost doesn't feel like a restaurant. Just eight tables in the dining room, which is a light, airy room makes it feel almost as though you've been invited into a private dining room. The views out over the river are great, the service is very friendly and the choice of food and drink is excellent. We dined as a family of four - my children of 11 and 12 probably lowered the average age of the diners by a few decades - and we were made to feel completely at home by the very friendly and helpful waiter.

Very difficult to over praise this restaurant - part of Bushell's above the Dartmouth Yacht Club - went on Friday night - delighted that it was so less crowded than a lot of Dartmouth restaurants - waiter could not have been more friendly - great suggestions for drinks - a range of gins to die for - and food specials - opted for liver which was surprisingly good for a very fish focussed area - others had fish which was equally good. we stay in Dartmouth at least once otr twice in the year. We will definitely be back to Upper Deck.

I booked this restaurant for my wife's 65th birthday based on its position and reviews. I asked for a window seat for the views and we were not dissapointed, the views over the Dart towards Kingswear are excellent. The meal and service were both first class making it a memorable evening, I would recommend this restaurant to anyone visiting Dartmouth.

A first class dining experience in Dartmouth,especially if you can get a window table with great views of the estuary. Most friendly and helpful staff. Can recommend the liver and onions.

A holiday visit so we had booked well in advance and had a super table on a beautiful evening overlooking the river to Kingswear. A nice menu with something for most tastes, we had Torbay sole and calves liver and bacon as mains which were both very good. A really pleasant evening, nice location good food and service and reasonably priced. We will be back again next year

On holiday in Dartmouth visited twice in the fortnight. On both occasions the food and accompanying wine were of the highest standard. Front of house is excellent and the layout of the restaurant alows for privacy as the tables are placed in such a way to provide all diners with adequate space. Would highly recommend.

we visited on 01/06/18. After Several trips to Dartmouth we decided to Give Bushell's a try. Obviously the Riverside restaurant is currently not operational but we booked in at the Upper deck. Firstly the views are amazing as with many places in Dartmouth, but a mirror on the wall also highlights the castle in the distance, really beautiful set-up. The food was first class all the way with all four members of our party thoroughly enjoying every course. The food is very reasonably priced considering the quality we received. The biggest stand out however was the Gentleman on Front of House. Bushell's operates with just one member of staff out front and I have to say he was amazing. Very attentive, and extremely polite. Considering it was a one man show out the front, nothing was too much and nothing was missed. Really superb stuff!

On holiday in Dartmouth we were lucky enough to come across this restaurant and booked for dinner. The three of us enjoyed the very nice decor, excellent service and truly delicious food. We highly recommend it.....just make sure you go up the stairs to the firstfloor, and do not get sidetracked into the Yacht Club!

Beautiful views, excellent service and delicious freshly cooked food. A much more relaxing experience than other busy venues. They have just started opening for brunch so we were delighted to have stumbled upon them. Highly recommend!

We had a lovely evening in this friendly welcoming restaurant....delicious food, beautifully presented. Would recommend.

We visited on a quiet Tuesday evening and were made to feel very welcome. The entrance to the restaurant was neither obvious or impressive but fortunately the food made up for that. We sat in the window and had great views down the estuary. The food was excellent and clearly made freshly to order. My husband didn’t want the chilli and tomato sauce with his hake and that wasn’t a problem. Great night, thank you.

Four of us went to the Upper deck for a celebration. The food and service was ‘on point’!

Service excellent we were not rushed so took our time and enjoyed the evening T view fro the window was great with lots of activities on the water Comfortable seating ihought it was a little pricey probably comparing it to Norfolk restaurants which I find cheaper.The food was well presented looked good and tasted very nice.I would go again if visiting Dartmouth.

Booked here for a birthday meal. The manager was very friendly and accommodating. A quaint room with superb views across the river which really makes this a fantastic location for a restaurant....(don’t let the entrance put you off).

Have visited this restaurant in several previous ownerships and it has always proved to be OK but never excellent. The new owners have obviously improved the entrance and the previously sub standard toilets. The staff are welcoming and helpful and the menu is reasonably comprehensive. The down side is that the service is really slow, the restaurant is sparsely furnished an lacking in character and frequently seems to fill with cooking fumes. All of this would be acceptable if the restaurant was about 15-20% cheaper but it is simply charging for service, atmosphere and quality of food that isn’t quite there yet.

Just finished a very good meal at Bushells Upper Deck restaurant. Great scallops,interesting pork belly and finished with brilliant Chocolate fondant. Highly recommended restaurant.

Bushells have two restaurants. The original "Riverside" is currently closed for refurbishment - but is still being reviewed, so reviewers must be confusing the two restaurants.

Very dissapointing. Had been to Bushells Riverside (the sister restaurant) in the past and had been very pleased with service, food and drinks. However this was not our experience at the newer Upper deck restaurant. On a plus, the Service was very attentive, but drink selection was only adequate. We did request a bottle of their wine of the day, but sadly they had sold out, so we had to do with champagne, as no alternative was offered! The food choices were pleasant, but my special dietary requirements meant only a limited, and bland offering was given. When the food arrived, portions were not vast, the potatoes (supposed to be crushed) were mashed and in a mass under the small fillet of fish. There was no garnish, so the meal looked very bland and lacking in colour. I requested some green veg with the aim of freshening up the dish. After a while, the veg arrived, but this was literally a bowl of shrivelled up, microwaved peas and green beans without any dressing. I made comment to the very attentive manager, who explained that the restaurant was "between chefs" and so a temp chef was filling in until a new chef had been sourced. As some compensation, I did not have to pay for my dissapointing meal, but I would have preferred to pay for a decent meal and gone away happy. This was not the case. My advice..... Do not go at the moment, until a new chef has been employed.

We had a lovely dinner here in this friendly and welcoming restaurant. The food was tasty, full of flavour and very well cooked. We had a nice table in the window affording a fantastic view across the water so were very pleased.

We have eaten very well at Bushell's Riverside so decided to try its newer offspring which has taken over the old restaurant above the yacht club. This turned out to be just as good for both food and service. The room is larger so more space for tables, but they avoided the risk of having too many so we did not feel crowded. An early booking would be needed to get one of the window tables with the superb view over the river. Early days, but maybe an upgrade to the loos would be a good idea.

Wonderful food, great location and the staff could not have been more helpful. One of the highlights of our visit.

This restaurant has wonderful views over the river Dart and tables aren't too close together. Staff were very friendly and professional.

We recently held my husband's 50th birthday meal in Bushells Upper Deck. The service was fantastic from start to finish - Sarah was incredibly helpful in organising the event and nothing was too much trouble. On the night, the table looked fantastic and we were seated at a large window with incredible views of the bay. Sarah and Tom were incredibly attentive and the food was delicious. We'd ordered from the set menu as we were such a large party - I'd say the scallop starter and sea bass mains were our favourites of the night. Sarah even had a birthday cake made and helped me find someone to provide balloons around the table. Thank you Sarah and Tom for making the birthday meal so special for us all, we'll definitely be back!

Whilst I think that Bushells riverside restaurant has the edge - we visited both - this new addition was pretty good. Its a bit more of an open layout and fresher feel but still has the superb views across to Kingswear, maybe better than Riverside as its elevated on the first floor. Service was very good and prompt but I was slightly disappointed at the menu which seemed cut-down for a sunday night and the carvery option was one of the few choices left to me. Having said that it was very good but I had set myself up for other choices from the on-line sample menu. The scallop starter was however top-class and it was only the mains choice that brought this down from excellent.

Sarah and Tom worked so very hard to ensure that our evening went well.

What a lovely place. Superb service, lovely staff, excellent food, stunning views. Good choice of gins and wines.

Previously we have been a few times to the original Bushell's Riverside restaurant a few times. Now friends told us that the owners have launched a new branch, the Upper Deck, last April, situated above the Dartmouth Yacht Club. The Upper Deck is run by experienced chef Lee Podmore, and the superb quality of his food offerings shows. The restaurant provides fantastic views of the River Dart.

We ate here on Monday, as many restaurants were closed, and so could compare it with their sister restaurant Riverside. Again we had a table with a lovely elevated view over the river. The whole show was being run by a waiter and waitress and a single chef, who must have been under tremendous pressure. Yet the dinner was well paced and a joy to eat. Scallops again (beautiful) and salad Caprese (far too much unnecessary greenery) for starters and poached salmon fillet as mains (satisfactory). This time a bottle of Chardonnay, crisp and dry washed down the food followed by our usual Americanos and hot milk! Then time for another wander around the riverside before heading back to the appartment

Only been open a couple of months above the Yacht Club and certainly doing well.Lovely decor and fabulous views across the river.

Spent the week in Dartmouth recently and ate here twice. We had Sunday dinner (roast beef) which was delicious and excellent value at 2 courses for £18. We also ate here on the following Thursday evening and enjoyed the food again - with a nice bottle of Merlot on both occasions - but it was a little more expensive. Prices are slightly higher than average with desserts at around £7.50 each, but we were on holiday so didn't worry too much! The staff are very friendly and if you like gin you will love the selections on offer.

We had a great meal at the Upper Deck. The view is stunning and the staff were friendly and helpful. We went early as we had not booked and were given a table without any issue. The local beer was good .

We have just visited "Bushell's" Upper Deck, the food and service were both excellent. My Mum, who usually struggles, cleared her plate and had pudding too, declaring she'd come back here! The food was presented beautifully, was well cooked and certainly not in short measure! We were all impressed. The lovely lady (I think the þwner) serving us was friendly and appropriately attentive. The view was amazing too!

Everything was outstanding. I wanted a special location for a small, intimate meal for my mum's 70th and this was more than we could all have hoped for. The view was as beautiful as we expected, the food absolutely delicious and the outstanding and friendly service just topped it all. We all look forward already to going back, and won't be waiting for another big birthday :-)

Great food ,service and view. Highly recommended. Tom did a great job even though he was on his own.

Following the recommendation in tripadvisor had dinner in the upper deck and is was a great evening. The view on the Harbour is amazing, the room is cosy and Service very friendly. The Food was great: we had the scalopps with black Pudding and the whitebait as starter, both wow and the main course was also amazing (sole and Beef).

We prebooked a table for a Sunday evening. We were surprised to see the menu was predominately Sunday roasts, as we'd not seen this on the website or advertised anywhere else.

Friendly, spacious, fantastic views excellent food and above all goes the extra mile. I developed bad stomach ache (ongoing problem - nothing to do with the food) and had to go outside for a while, one of the staff (possibly owner) gave me a lift home without blinking, refused to take petrol money. Restaurants like this are few and far between, it will be the first port of call when we inevitably return (love Dartmouth). Thanks guys.

Visited Upper Deck on a Sunday evening. We've eaten before at Bushells ground floor restaurant located two doors away so knew what to expect. This time we were on a weekend break with friends and had high hopes that the meal would be up to previous standards as we had made all the recommendations for eating out whilst in the South Hams area.

We were looking for somewhere for dinner and spotted the Upper Deck above the Yatch Club. Booked a table with ease and requested a window seat if possible.

We visited on May bank holiday weekend. The restaurant had only been open 2 weeks and is the second restaurant alongside Bushells Riverside. The food was absolutely top class, as good as several Michelin restaurants we have visited. Scallops to start followed by skate wing with samphire. To finish creme brûlée, but all so much more than it sounds. Add in some really friendly and attentive service, a great view from upstairs over the yacht club over the estuary, a lovely atmosphere and sensible prices for the quality of food made a great experience. Highly recommended for a great night, but do book in advance, we just sneaked in and had an early table.