Man Fridays in Torbay

Trying desperately to get a reservation however the phone number just says the number you have called is not in service the Facebook page has no contact info and the website doesn't work, anyone got any help? Been trying to go here every time we visit the area for holiday really thought this year we would be lucky if we booked before we went but can't get in contact?

Trying desperately to get a reservation however the phone number just says the number you have called is not in service the Facebook page has no contact info and the website doesn't work, anyone got any help? Been trying to go here every time we visit the area for holiday really thought this year we would be lucky if we booked before we went but can't get in contact?

Fantastic food and great service!

Fantastic food and great service!

Don't bother... Certainly not the best... Dreadful seafood platter for 2 sounds better on the menu than what is served. Chewy lobster, only one claw on a whole lobster for 2 people?, the crab I can only describe as a brown meat mushed slurry with some kind of cheesey mayo sauce mix which was spooned back into an old crab shell it was totally inedible, no crab claws or legs? Large prawns pretty tasteless and swimming in butter/oil grease, as was the whole platter where a salad languished at the bottom greasily. Inedible. Mussels in a separate pot of buttery sauce were OK but not enough for 2 people and managed to salvage 4 scallops from the greasy plate which were OK. All in all not a good experience. Overpriced and not value for money £84 per platter for 2 people. Chips extra £4.25. Flaccid and undercooked. Awful attempt. And the waiter he is one on his own..... Empty restaurant but couldn't sit in the window? Not friendly no welcome or smile. Needs to get a different job. We won't be back and we don't recommend!

Not a great night. Description of 'signature' seafood platter (£84 for two) looked good - lobster, scallops, langoustine, crab, mussels, salad, etc. - but what was delivered was a far cry from other restaurants locally. Everything was either deep fried or in a rich sauce; lobster was chewy; crab was a slurry made from the brown meat and scooped back into the shell - no white meat or claws; flaccid chips (£4.25 extra); the plate had a pool of butter at the bottom into which the salad had slipped; no finger bowl at the table so we had to go the bathroom a couple of times to wash our hands. Good points: small bowl of mussels was nice and the two scallops were tender (although they had to fished out of the butter pool at the bottom of the dish. After showing the waiter (owner?) the chips he took them off the bill - quite right too. Won't be going back and don't recommend.

Our second visit to Man Fridays as good as the first. The food was exceptional and being left alone to eat and enjoy the company is what this place is about. The shared seafood Platter is a spread of food and only the exceptionally large appetite will need a side of chips. I love that this place is only open Thursday and Fridays. Whenever in Torquay it is now my go to place. I do not consider the prices to be high for peace and quite and good food.

As seasoned travellers with a fetish for seafood we’ve certainly tested the opposition and sadly this place just doesn’t cut the mustard. It’s a shame as the food itself wasn’t bad, the crab and lobster were tasty, as were the mussels, and presentation was good but that’s where it stops. Initial gut reaction was lack of a welcome. No smiles, and the manager who seemed to be the only member of staff on the floor the whole night is definitely in the wrong job! He clearly isn’t enjoying himself! He walked off mid conversation twice! He’s Very reluctant to engage in more than 3/4 words he didn’t ask at any point “How’s your meal?”and as pointed out previously is definitely cut out for the remake of Faulty Towers! The biggest problem here is value for money. It’s a minimum of two courses, so even though my partner didn’t have a starter or main, Manuel still charged us for it. £145 is very steep, and despite paying £47pp plus £12 supplement for the seafood platter totalling £106 for two people to have one platter. This includes no sides!!!! It’s £4 each for chips and £4 for salad. At least Dick Turpin wore a mask! If you can’t throw a few fries in with it’s a sorry state of affairs! The wine was nice but the one we chose is £7 in the supermarket but £25 in here! So despite the food being quite nice, we would never recommend or return as the lack of service was quite shocking and sadly the owner is clearly pushing boundaries with an over priced menu, trying to squeeze every last penny out of the customers. The chef is clearly the best thing in the restaurant but the owners lack of hospitality as previous comments confirm let’s this place down. Certainly not on par with the various other seafood restaurants visited in recent years.

Great food, service was good but being closed season the guy on his own was rushed of his feet. Not a criticism, just the opposite. We will return.

We came across this restaurant just walking around. It was peak time on a Saturday night and not busy at all. How can this be?? This restaurant is amazing. They didn't have the specials on, but with the seafood platter on the menu this really doesn't matter. Didn't bother with starter. The platter could easily have fed 3 people with the fries. Dessert also lovely. The quality and quantity of the food made this excellent value for money.

We had a meal last night which was for my friend and my birthdays. We booked a table for 7.30 and arrived we ordered drinks then our food. My friend and I ordered the share seafood platter which was nice although the lobster was very chewing but on the whole fine. We went to order desserts after chatting after our meal and we were told the kitchen was closed and they send staff home early to save on the wages it was about 9pm we had No one come to our table to ask if we wanted desserts as the kitchen was closing we were really disappointed as we had spent £265 on our meal. I think more time spent on your customers and less socialising at the bar and perhaps some staff who can understand English would be a good idea.The staff were good and polite but they need to be able to understand what customers are asking for and not have to get someone else to repeat their order. We left feeling our evening was incomplete and unfortunately would not return.

This restaurant is top class! You get a very warm welcome on arrival and the food is excellent. The seafood platter was amazing.

Great Restaurant and enjoyed a lovely main course but the crab gratin starter was a big disappointment - crab was mushy and not in separate flakes and couldn't taste the cheese at all - served up with a bunch of lettuce leaves for some reason? Staff seemed a bit confused and laid tables incorrectly as well as tried to deliver food to wrong tables? Afters should have come with clotted cream but there was none available? Isn't this Devon? How can you not have clotted cream in Devon?

Great seafood restaurant, hidden at the Harbour. Only open Thursday-Saturday so book!. Owner is in training to be Basil Fawlty. If you can handle that the food is superb. Recommend the Seafood platter for two at £82, it’s a lot but we’ll worth it with a whole lobster 🦞 … don’t have a starter you won’t need it !

Best sea food ever had .4 adults totally enjoyed the whole atmosphere here.Staff excellent food amazing service impeccable, what more can I say.

Absolutely 💯 percent highly recommended

A very slow service. Price is too expensive on lobster. I have asked to pay 15 pounds extra to get a large lobster, which was not that large enough for 4 persons. We got out hungry. Restaurant not worth visiting, very slow service and very overpriced

A very small restaurant,family business. We celebrated our 25th anniversary there yesterday. Although we didn't get the nibbles but we ordered garlic mushrooms and scallops and sea bass and lobster. The food was FANTASTIC! Everything tasted great and was beautifully presented! The staff were friendly. I highly recommend this place!

A very small restaurant,family business. We celebrated our 25th anniversary there yesterday. Although we didn't get the nibbles but we ordered garlic mushrooms and scallops and sea bass and lobster. The food was FANTASTIC! Everything tasted great and was beautifully presented! The staff were friendly. We highly recommend this place!

The seafood is exceptional, one of the best in Torquay with great views over the harbour, this is the 5th time we've ate here and loved everything except the service, we'll put up with that for great food

Unfortunately on my last visits to this restaurant we ordered a share seafood platter. Much to our disappointment. The lobster in particular was very overcooked like some of the other items. Unfortunately there was strips of greasy battered fish and a quarter plate of mixed salads. I've been too many seafood restaurants and this one in particular is far from a 5 star. Regarding service, the older gentleman who works there should probably take a leaf out of the other staffs book we found him to be rather abrupts and quite rude. I would like to have left a good review but unfortunately on this occasion I can only recommends one star

Seafood platter was amazing. Lobster, scallops, prawns , mussels, langoustine, monkfish all perfect. Service also was excellent. Best seafood I've had in a long time!! Would recommend 100%

We popped into this amazing seafood restaurant on a whim. The entrance is just down a little side street and you go upstairs. Sat on the balcony overlooking Torquay Harbour and had THE most amazing seafood platter for two. Honestly the best meal I’ve ever had. Staff were lovely. Friendly and helpful. We are fabulous fresh food and watched the sunset. Totally perfect. One of Torquay’s gems. Highly recommended. If you live fresh quality seafood, amazing views and top class service definitely try this one.

Always struggle to get through to book a table but wow that seafood platter is to die for, wouldn’t go anywhere else for it

Been here many times but the last time will be the last time wss told no seafood platter for 1 as its not cost effective felt rushed staff stood around with coats on wanting to go home feel the owner has lost interest you should look after your winter regulars

Booked for New Years Eve and it was absolutely fabulous, gutted for them as they had a lot of no shows and cancellations due to the weather being truly awful and pouring with rain. Not acceptable to me support your local restaurants or they will close. Well done delicious and reasonably priced. We will return most certainly x 👏👏👏

Booked Friday night and confirmed via email. Turned up and restaurant shut with no explanation, turns out they didnt have staff, they should have contacted me!

Been trying to get a table for a few holidays now and finally managed it. Nice surroundings and great staff but we have to say the fish meals we had were far to over powered by the strong flavours in the sauce which is a shame…..we’d recommend asking for the sauce in a separate pot.

Exquisite food with great staff and friendly environment. Would definitely recommend!

5-star place. Good seafood variety, gourmet food, good-size portions, lovely ambience and decoration.

The locally sourced sea food was amazing!

Absolutely delicious! You must come here if you visit Torquay, best seafood I've ever tried and the mussels sauce is to die for. Service was brilliant, friendly staff and happy to put up with questions, and give recommendations. Creme brulee to finish was the cherry on a very yummy cake. Nice restaurant layout and scenic views Cannot wait to try again, thank you for a lovely evening.

Great evening. Food and wine were top notch. Went for the fish platter for 1and the sharphams dartmouth white wine, would highly recommend.

Great seafood platter. Really good friendly staff. Reasonably priced wine. Book in advance or you won't get in. Only Friday and Saturday but make the effort

Excellent food .only thing trying to book not returning email or message on phone

We are a local couple who decided to take our parents out for a treat. We knew this wasn’t the cheapest restaurant in the bay but were happy to spend good money on great local sea food. However this was sadly not the case. We arrived And was shown to our table, where we waited 35 minutes to be asked if we would like a drink. My husband had to get up in the end to get the attention of one of the waitresses - she finally came over and took our drink and food order. When the food arrived I had to wait after asking three times for a spoon! Again we had to get up and ask the maitre d’ ourselves . The £28 turbot came with four asparagus spears, and the £25 monkfish came with absolutely nothing. We were not advised when ordering our main courses that we had to then purchase accompanying sides in addition which was very disappointing! All the fish was so overcooked it was almost inedible, my husband went and spoke to Kevin who we believe was the manager - who called for his daughter from the kitchen who we believe is the main chef, May I just say what a very rude lady she was. She was not prepared to listen to any feedback with regards to our experience or food, she was very abrupt and had an answer for everything. We will never visit this restaurant again nor will we support what was once a lovely restaurant throughout the quieter winter months which is a real shame. I highly suggest you avoid, and find another good fish restaurant to spend your money.

Lovely peaceful atmosphere. Great food and good wine. Staff are pleasant and efficient. We pay a visit every time we visit Torquay

Fully booked. So no choice but to order takeaway. Service was great, collected food on time Tastes as good as the pictures we posted. 😀

Had the platter omg Highley recommended

I booked a table of 6 explaining on the phone 2 was children we had the day at Torquay an my 5.45 we were all starving looking forward to nice food at man Fridays to arrive an be told children wasn’t aloud to dine an the owner was not very nice about asking us to leave I felt so embarrassed my parents still went ahead to eat and food was very disappointing won’t be Visiting agin .

I would like to say that the waitress and waitresses was very very polite and experienced but I was very disappointed with the food my wife had cod and it was frozen and the rest of the food was very poorly cooked when I spoke to the owner and the chef they blamed it on the salt intake then the owner tried to blame it on because my daughter was not welcome with her to the children’s I’ve eaten in a lot of restaurants and I’ve got to say this is not good quality food he was not very polite about it and all he kept on about was my grind daughters but this was not the case other people in the restaurant is also being concerned about their food there was a lot of people leaving their food

A small restaurant on the main sea-front. Great views of the harbour from all the tables. The menu was excellent, although not a huge list, but full of seafood choices. We had fabulous service and the food was very nice indeed. We had a balcony table and were able to see the sun set over the marina while sipping champagne . . . doesn't get much better than that for location or experience !

I pre-booked a table for two for the final night of our Torquay trip as I had read the reviews on here and wanted to end our stay on a real high.When we arrived, we were greeted by a really friendly young lad and despite initially being seated inside he managed to seat us on the balcony so we could enjoy views of the harbour - super! Sadly this was the end of the good service we expected from a high end restaurant…After thirty minutes, we had to wave down one of the young waitresses to even order a drink and she said the bar man would be out to us shortly… after 40 minutes we eventually got our first drink and ordered our food at the same time to reduce further waiting time as it appeared the outside tables were being forgotten! My partner ordered mussels but was told they didn’t have any (this despite my main coming with mussels), no sweet potato fries for our side dish and no beer on draught. The gentleman who eventually took our order (manager and/or owner) wasn’t overly friendly and made us feel like what we were asking was a problem.Starter arrived and we had no cutlery. We tried to remain seated (Covid), but after ten minutes and the starter going cold my partner had to go in and ask, it then arrived a further five minutes later!! It was very apparent that despite having four members of staff working nine tables, they were struggling to cope with the younger staff unable to serve drinks or take food orders?! The food that we were served is the reason I have given this review average and not a poor! I had the seafood box which was delicious and the best food I had in Torquay! My partner had a lovely plate of monkfish and thoroughly enjoyed it. The food was stunning. Having paid full price for our meals as I can appreciate small businesses have struggled during the pandemic, I spoke to one of the younger waitresses about the issues with the service. She apologised and mentioned that not only had they been let down by another member of staff, there had been an complaint about staff not wearing masks, which had caused issues. Overall, a very mixed experience and not sure I would return unless the service has guaranteed to improve!

The lobster was lovely. As was the Dover sole. So too was the this curried prawns for starter. The bottle of sancerre to go with it was equally delightful. Just wished they had more than the one bottle as that went down too fast and we then had to have something else which wasn't as good 🤷😀

Booked in advance for evening meal for my partner and I and found the place very nice, a 5 minute wait to get seated which was fine as it is busy.Food was fantastic, we ordered the seafood platter for two, the crab thermidor was outstanding.The only part of the night which was not so good was the service staff. The front of house guy was great, but the table staff when asked if we could order just kept walking off looking confused and avoiding customers.Great to employ young staff but train them to engage with customers so you don't have to ask three different servers for a drink please.Otherwise a fantastic place to visit

Booked over the phone for 17:30 on a Saturday for 3.When we arrived and the advertising outside is false for what is on the menu which costs more therefore it should be amended or taken down.I’m sure the fish is nice but if they cannot change a sign correctly then they probably cannot read a temperature gauge on an oven. No names were given or introductions made.When we were seated at a table for 4 but were only three we were not made to order more drinks than we felt necessary but however - We ordered 3 starters 3 sides1 lobster to share worth £40We could have ordered more but we had to be told by the mid-late 50s male who appeared to be the stand in manager, after having the order taken by the original server without any fuss, that we had to order mains for the size of the table.We were astonished at what was being asked of us to be able to eat. The demands were -Order mains for a table of 4 which after we pointed out we were only 3 he said 3 mains would be fine.I then politely mentioned the fact no one said this over the phone when ordering nor did the original server who took our order.The table would have made over £100 including drinks in less than 2 hours in the early evening.The manager didn’t think this was acceptable because,‘Every table has to be cost effective so you need to order a main per person’For us it wasn’t the money it was the principle of choice and the fact you have to eat how they want you to eat is not pre warned so if you are reading this don’t think you can share a main meal.I have never been somewhere you are forced to order as the restaurant expects you too.If you like being told how to eat and how much to spend this is the place for you, if not do not consider this establishment.After all of this I proposed to challenge the manager and ask why we were not told beforehand about the rules of ordering.He said,‘It is obvious, we are an evening restaurant’Whatever that means wasn’t explained and I mentioned to the younger staff I just wanted to be informed before entering or booking.Politeness is not extended to customers here as the manager tried to charge us for the drinks we hadn’t started drinking.Nice quick profit for them I suppose, maybe if they had enough people in and out each night like that they would earn more and therefore be more ‘cost effective’ In the end the manager said,‘It’s done now’ and proceeded to hide amongst the other customers because we were obviously embarrassing the establishment with our choice of food.Wish I had taken a picture of the drinks remaining to demonstrate what they were trying to charge us for but it’s up to you to choose now, but you won’t be able to choose when you get there.....

Phoned up to book a table for later on in the week. We asked for a table for 2 plus a high chair for our little one. The man on the phone said they weren’t willing to do us a table as he would have to use a table of 4 and we wouldn’t spend enough money to make it worth his while. We would of happily taken a table of 2 with the little one sat on the end but down right refused. We were really upset as found this place online and looked really good just a shame they don’t like or want children there and have bad attitudes.

If you are visiting Torquay you have to visit and dine in this amazing restaurant. We booked several weeks in advance and were so glad we did. On arrival we were greeted by the owner Kevin, and was shown to our table which overlooked the marina on such a beautiful evening. The staff that work for Kevin are an absolute credit to this independent business, and were so friendly and warm, enhancing our dining experience for the couple of hours we were there. The restuarant is beautifully decorated and is spotlessly clean. The food has got to be the most freshest and tastiest I have ever eaten, which is very generously portioned and beautifully presented. There are many delicious starters and mains to choose from, and you will not be disappointed whatever you choose off the menu, as everything is cooked fresh from the catch that day. It was an absolute delight and made my birthday very memorable. Thank you again Kevin to you and your amazing team

Lovely meal on the balcony overlooking the harbour. The taster box was amazing! Monkfish very tasty too. Friendly staff. Good value. Recommend.

Very lovely evening, was welcomed by the chef and a bottle of processco. Seafood platter was well worth the money, all fish very fresh and in large portions. Really enjoyed thanks for such a lovely night!

Very lovely evening, was welcomed by the chef and a bottle of processco. Seafood platter was well worth the money, all fish very fresh and in large portions. Really enjoyed thanks for such a lovely night!

Booked the balcony package for me and mum and what a wonderful treat it was. Absolutely excellent value for money. All courses were cooked beautifully and very generous. Lovely bottle of wine and fabulous views. Service was great. The balcony tables were beautiful with lovely touches. So glad we tried. We will definitely be back. Thank you for a wonderful evening treat x

We had two of the the taster boxs which were superb a real treat all washed down with a few glasses of wine!! Lovely soft prawns and crevettes a taste of lobster and crab some squid and mussels and even a crab cake - so yummy We especially liked the crispy cod goujons and the scallop Coquilles St Jacques all mouthwatering delicious and a real treatAttention to detail was great with a dressing for the salad and all the packaging was everything recyclable ( you could take it out for a picnic as well but we went home with ours - delivery is also offered) Oh and customer service was really friendly and helpful So if this is the standard of the takeaway I can’t wait to eat here again and adding it to our list of eateries to revisit post lockdown A most for seafood lovers

These guys know about fresh fish, great cooking and strong flavours. Superb service standards. Large portions and a great environment. The Seabass special was delicious. The Seafood carbonara was fabulous. The Seafood platter was huge and looked incredible. We all agreed that the price was fair and the quality was superb. Thank you all.

Cracking meal of lobster tail and fillet steak, food was very well cooked and very tasty. Excellent staff and a well presented restaurant, we had a great night.

The lobster thermidor was amazing! Partner doesn't normally like lobster, but he has now been converted.

So.....went down to restaurant..waited outside and discussed the seafood platter as the lady came and got us then took us to our seat. She took a drinks order and left menu. When she returned with drinks we asked about the taster platter and was told just a smaller starter version of the full platter. She left and a chap came back to take the order so we excitedly ordered the starter platter to be told didnt have some of the shell fish but could add more lobster. After a few minutes if talking to him and not being sure of exactly what was left he went to the kitchen to find out and came back with couldnt have the taster box as didnt have any of the shell fish as everyone had ordered platters today. Looked at other starter menu and picked thai scallop salad only to be told that wasn't available either which left me with a lobster tart but I didn't want pastry or mushrooms. My husband got the last portion of goan prawn curry so i ended with garlic mushrooms....not the lovely shell fish we had been looking forward to for over a week. We then had to pick our main so I went for the monkfish with chips and vegetables....the side dishes don't come with the mains and cost £3.25 per portion and my husband had the turbot and lobster with vegetables and new pots. The man said he wouldn't charge fir the side dishes as we hadn't had our 1st or 2nd choice of food. Mains arrived and the chips looked very dark so I said to the waiter what are those and he said sweet potato fries. Told him I had ordered chips and he just sad 'oh sorry, we've run out of those he offered to change to new pots but I ordered chips because that is what I wanted. We were offered puddings but only a choice of 2 as everything else sold out.4 other people left and another couple were also complaining about lack of shell fish in a fish restaurant just before we left. Very disappointed. I will however say the fish we had was cooked well but the vegetables were floppy and looked old.

Great food. And very good service

Absolutely lovely had a great meal thanks

Wow! Visited 02/10/20 for my birthday and this place never faults. Excellent in every way. Highly recommended 👍🏻

This was my 9th visit to this restaurant and its the first time it has been very slow and completely dissapointing... Table was booked for 8pm... we arrived, had to ring the bell, 3 times before anyone came... So now 8.10pm... Taken to table... we order our drinks and at 8.20pm our drinks arrived... 8.30pm Food Order was taken...8.40pm Starters Arrived9.10pm Mains were Served9.40pm Table had been cleared, and then we sat there whilst other people were served their desserts...9.50pm Bill Arrived and when we questioned that we hadnt been offered desserts, we were told by the chef her Kitchen closed at 9.30pm and to speak to BORIS JOHNSON... TOTAL DISSAPOINTMENT....SO ... If you want a Table, Book before 7.30pm...

We picked this restaurant out as one to visit and our hotel owner said he liked it as well. It took many attempts to get through but finally did and got a booking. To make sure I had the correct time, we called at just before 8pm and when confirmed at 8.15, asked if we could be ten minutes later. The older of the two staff took our order one of their FOUR main fish dishes. A few minutes later, the younger one was sent to advise me they had sold out of Turbot, oh and by the way, so is the Monkfish. TWO OUT OF FOUR MAIN dishes sold out at 8.30 on the FIRST night of opening that week, as they only open Friday and Saturday. Why on earth when these two fish are 50% of your main menu meals do you not buy enough to get through your first night ??? He told my wife he ought to have bought more, yes you should have, having some left over for Saturday would not ahve been a disaster would it ? This is pathetic, and the elder of the two spoke to my wife as she knew what I might say when he told her the situation. I was livid, we had looked forward to this meal for days. Needless to say we left and ate elsewhere. Abysmal way to treat customers.

Another visit to Torquay and another meal at Man Fridays. We remember having top class food on previous visits and this one lived up to expectations. We all thoroughly enjoyed the food along with good wine and service. The restaurant is certainly not cheap but the quality fully justifies the price.

Myself and my wife went for a double birthday celebration and it did not disappoint. The service during the meal was top draw. During this time when you arrive you ring the bell and a member of staff lets you in and you go to the top of the stairs where then you are shown to your table. We had a table over looking the marina and what a great view it is. Our food order was taken in a timely manner and starters came out. Crab thermador and monkfish scampi and both were very tasty. We shared the seafood platter and we were not disappointed in the portion size or the flavour. I will be returning as this restaurant was excellent in my mind and the few negative reviews I've read re staff and waiting times on my visit were not substantiated. Thank you for making both of our birthdays special.

We went for a meal over the bank holiday weekend and have to say it was excellent. The staff were helpful and the food was great. We fortunately had the table by the window so had a great view of the harbor. We all had the taster box as a main and it was great. Packed full of seafood with a great variety to try. Would gladly go back!

Average. Overpriced. Table and the floor needed wiping.

As this place had such great reviews and we are huge sea food fans, we were looking forward to getting a takeaway here and eating on the boat.I don’t often leave reviews unless food/ service is amazing or shocking, and sadly this was shocking on both counts.We ordered a takeaway sea food platter at £60 (so not cheap!), firstly the gentleman that served us seemed extremely confused about the menu. Once we had ordered, he advised to come back in 15 mins, didn’t recognise us at all so we said here to collect for x and off he went 5 mins later comes back to the door and doesn’t recognise us again, we prompt him and eventually the food turns up. Well the food, I don’t think I have ever eaten such over cooked seafood in my life, the scallops were like rubber, the muscles were obviously not cleaned properly, the prawns were like bullets and the lobster the same. The only saving grace was the oyster in a cheesy sauce. There was no salad or sauces or flavour to any of the seafood either. For what we paid I am horrified at what we got and would never eat here again. I don’t think that they have the take away seafood idea very well organised, and as such should get rid of it.

Firstly when we arrived, our table had been given to someone else - we had specifically requested the window table for the view and had booked a week in advance to secure this - and this caused tension then from the offset.The staff were incompetent and dull, no smiles at all just blank stares, (apart from one lady wearing all black) and we had to keep asking for them to come back to the table because they hadn’t been helpful and attentive enough; didn’t ask if that was everything and if we wanted, or any salt and pepper for example, we had to ask for napkins at first, mixed information and lack of communication between staff - this was difficult and frustrating because we weren’t allowed to leave the table due to the Covid precautions, but at one point we just had to go up and ask because they hadn’t come over and weren’t paying attention to their tables.Our food was lovely though! Just the 1 dish under seasoned.Upon leaving we tried to rebook for later on in the week but were told that we couldn’t be guaranteed that table by the window again that we wanted in the first place, so spoke to the Owner/Manager to better understand why. He himself was very straight faced and not very helpful or attentive - we couldn’t understand that if we had booked far enough in advance that the tables were available, why we couldn’t request that table specifically, when we had been able to do so previously. They told us that if it was raining on the day, they couldn’t guarantee the table, but with all seating indoors, how is that relevant? Really gave us the impression that nobody cared about how we felt about the service at all. Didn’t take in our comments on the service etc. like a respectable business.My Dad got frustrated and told him to forget the table then and he won’t come again. As my Dad left my Grandad came back to try and politely book the table again anyway, for the Owner to shoo him away and say that he can’t do it for us now. Not our loss that’s for sure!!

I'm tried to get a table on the off chance on a bank holiday weekend. No chance. I did however have the lobster takeaway. Not cheap at £36, but well worth the money. Very good size lobster and you would've paid twice as much for it in London. Very well prepared. Also had the calamari. Not great but perfectly fine. Don't think the person who took our order had to upsell on the fries as the lobster came with plenty of potatoes and a good salad.

Our Hotel told us of a few places they recommend. Man Fridays was on the list. I rang and was lucky to get a cancellation. We arrived and was welcomed and offered our table. Recently painted, new social distancing panels put up, all very nice indeed. Terrific views over the Harbour of the boats and a good atmosphere. It is a Fish restaurant so guess what........we ordered fish (Steaks are on the menu). Lovely home baked bread appeared, warm with butter. Amazing Monkfish Scampi to start with the most amazing Batter, family recipe in the kitchen. The Turbot had been popular they and had run out but they had Line caught Sea Bass with Lobster slices, Asparagus and Lobster Sauce. I had Cod with the same trimmings, my wife the Sea Bass. Lovely meal, beautifully cooked, both fishes cooked perfectly, all the garnish was hot and tasty, we had some Sweet Potato fries and some lovely Rose wine and I have to say the meal was superb and we were stuffed. Shared starter and two mains and no room for pudding. When you come here bring an appetite. Service was excellent and no pressures to eat and leave, all was exactly as it should be. Cant recommend highly enough, book and have a wonderful time, we did.

Went to dinner at Man Fridays on Saturday August 08th with my Wife. Whilst the food was good the service was average at best. There was no one in charge on the front. Starters arrived very quickly then before main course was delivered I was then asked would I like a sweet? also paying at the end on card took ages? Service was disappointing but the food was very good and very tasty.

We had reserved a table for 8.15pm. Arrived and were seated. We waited 20 minutes before we were served. People arriving after us were served drinks before us. We sent in our order with starters and the mixed seafood platter. My wife was then told her starter has been sold out. Then ordered something else to be told that was also unavailable. Then ordered the mussels in a pot. This was the exact same mussels in a pot as in the seafood platter. If the waitress had mentioned this my wife would have ordered something else. My crab thermodor starter was excellent. The seafood platter had a great selection but some food was lukewarm while some was hot. If everything was hot it would have been great. Trying to settle the bill took ages. Good service and the platter served at a even temperature would have improved my rating. Would not go back.

Went here tonight to celebrate my son's A level result. High expectations as we'd had some terrific home deliveries from Man Fridays during lockdown. Not cheap but the choices were varied and portions were excellent. We had a lovely seafood carbonara, my son found the fish curry to be beautifully tasty; we had the shellfish selection box again, which is highly recommended, and my daughter found the Hake nice too. Nice bottle of Sauvignon accompanied the meal. All in all a wonderful meal and well recommended.

We had the whole lobster in garlic butter and the monkfish with mushroom sauce. Both were superb. The veg was very well cooked too with a bit of bite. The staff were all very accommodating and the service was excellent.

I had the best surprise when I won a competion for the lobster platter for 2 with prosecco and delivery as well, it was absoutley fantastic. We then order there taster boxes at a very resonable price , which again we were not disapointed. I am delighed to hear that they are now open for sit down meals. Thank you once again Man fridays from a fish/seafood lover.

We had a wonderful, tasty evening dinner at home last night. Delivery on time, all food well packed and labelled. starter of Crob Thermidor followed by Hake with lobster sauce main course, new potatoes and vegetable. all perfectly cooked and beautifully presented. Thank you very much

Well worth the hour and half travel.We were s little dubious after reading some of the reviews, but my overall experience was outstanding!!!Very good menu and special boards, from the simple classics to more adventurous celebrated options.I can't fault the attentive service and clean modern decour.The only comment would be to list their range of teas, coffees and soft drinks.A most pleasant evening.

Arrived at 7 without a reservation but were promptly seated at a good table. The server gave us advice on which options were prime quality and quickly served our drinks. I chose seafood pasta which had lots of fish and a delicious sauce. The portion was generous too. My wife chose hake fillet which she described as excellent.After an appropriate interval we chose pears poached in red wine for dessert which were divine!Value for money at approx £80 for 2 all in.Highly recommended!

This is a cozy restaurant where the atmosphere is warm and inviting. The staff were pleasant and accommodating. We have visited several times over the last 2-3 years and the food was very good as usual.We will definitely visit again when we are in the area again.

Wish I could give zero rating rather then one. The worst service I think we have ever received in a restaurant and very bland food. Booked weeks ago after looking at the valentines set menu online which Looked lovely.Never been before so as a group of 8 for a 30th and 33rd birthday we thought we would give it a try,wish we had chosen somewhere else! on arrival we were not greeted by anyone. We sat down at the table and waited for 30 mins, still no one came to take a drinks order, so we headed to the bar to be told by the rude manager to sit down and someone will be over. After waiting another 15 mins still no drinks so we asked the busy and only waitress to take our drinks order! By this time we hadn't even looked at a menu! So on her return we also asked for menus! Another 20-30 mins or so we asked if we could now order food. Being a set menu there were a choice of 5 starters, 6 mains and 5 puds. Mainly fish options which some of the group enjoy but some of our group don't eat fish, there was a lamb and steak option on the menu so this wasn't a problem only to be told they had run out of steak! How can a restaurant catering a set menu run out of steak! This then forced the rest of the party who didn't like fish to order the lamb, which one of us isn't keen on lamb either but had no choice. The steak was also a £6pp supplement on top of the £29pp for 2 course and £35pp for 3 course. We were offered no explanation for this. Anyway food comes, my scallops were cold and gritty, I normally love scallops but couldn't eat theirs. None of the group were impressed. Followed were the mains, again only just warm, I had the lamb, looked appealing but very bland. I also found two peices of plastic in my food. The 2 steaks that we were able to order (being the last ones) came out by the waitress saying one medium and one well done (both the boys had ordered rare!) but couldn't send them back as they had no steaks left! Asked for drinks during the meal to never receive them. Had to wait 30 mins for a glass of water after asking for a second time. The manager stood and the bar all night, probably should have been doing his job but felt like the Waitress was doing it all on her own. It's not a very big restaurant so I'm not sure why service was so so slow only 7 tables occupied including ours. I asked the waitress if there was something that could be done with the bill as the whole thing had been pretty diar. She said she would have a chat with the manager and was very apologetic and understanding. 10 mins later she came back with a bill of over £400,she said the manager had taken a few drinks off, I was expecting him to have maybe taken off a couple of the 13 £8 per glass gins the group had had off but all we could see he had taken off was a small cola and an orange and lemonade! I approached him at the bar and explained what had happend only to be butted in whilst I was trying to talk telling me that we won't get better steaks anywhere else! I told him I've had alot better, including biancos across the road which is always 100% and highly reccomended. My friend who had the steak said he had actually had a better steak at weatherspoons! Anyway after much argument he finally agreed to take £10per couple off the bill, meaning we still had roughly £90 each to pay. When I came to pay he told me my friends steak had been taken off of their bill only to find out when we met him outside that was a complete lie and he hadn't even deducted his £10 either! I should have just walked out and I would have if I'd known my rights. Safe to say never be returning here and reccomend you avoid at all costs. Nearly 4 hours we were in there. All the comments regarding the manager are true, one of the rudest people I've met and would give Basil Faulty a run for his money!

Lovely experience, we shared the seafood platter which was great, with scallops and pate to start. Friendly staff :)

STEER CLEAR!!!!Food looks amazing.....not the price tag or the quality or service from the owners. 2 course meal took 2.5hrs to start and complete. Very very slow service, multiple drinks missed of rounds, food orders came wrong, ordered the steak and found out it was a boil in the bag steak and still charged a supplement! Food was bland and asked to have some discount and food was returned. The crepes with fresh fruit tasted like garlic.....how can this happen! Came to pay a bill of over £400 and asked to find out what has been taken off as an itemised bill. There was just the total amount which was full price....very sneaky by the owner. Offered to pay the restaurant 3 times and was spoken to very rudely and was handed a massive calculator to work our the bill ourselves. Finally paid and was assured there was discount off the bill....after speaking to all the other friends in our group it turns out the owner still charged us for the FULL AMOUNT! STEER CLEAR.....SAVING YOU THE HASTLE

The owners and staff of this truly excellent (yet unlike some seafood restaurants we now refuse to eat at) not 'up themselves' restaurant treat you so well.And their seafood . . . mmmmmmmmm so truly superb!We ate there for my hubby's special birthday and they made it extra special. We have had seafood all over the world and I can honestly say that the lobster thermidor we had as part of our special birthday meal was the best we have ever eaten.Thanks so much. We will of course be back next time we are in Torquay.

What a restaurant this is, the food is simply amazing.The staff are welcoming and friendly and we have been here a few times now and the food has always been nothing short of exceptional.The prices reflect the quality of the food and the overall experience of such a too quality restaurant those who say it's expensive should just stick to McDonald's as they clearly can't appreciate quality when and value for money when they receive it.Got to be one of the top restaurants in Devon, one not to be missed.

(Traducido por Google) Bueno, qué puedo decir ... Estoy tan contento de haber encontrado este pequeño tesoro de restaurante. propiedad de una familia para que sepa que hay mucho amor en el lugar ... realmente se nota con la calidad de la comida. Teníamos la fuente de mariscos y optamos por un lado de verduras y papas daofinoise ... fue una fiesta digna de un rey ... todo estaba cocinado a la perfección ... y había mucho ... sinceramente, valía la pena el dinero ... Tomé un vaso de sauvignon blanc que era como una fiesta en mi boca ... felicité la comida maravillosamente. Recomiendo este lugar de todo corazón, fue una experiencia gastronómica fantástica (Original) Well what can I say.... I'm so glad we stumbled upon this little treasure trove of a restaurant. family owned so you know there is lots of love in the place... it really shows with the quality of food. we had the seafood platter and opted to have some side of veggies and daophinoise potatoes.... it was a feast fit for a king.... everything was cooked to perfection... and there was so much... honestly well worth the money... I had a glass of the sauvignon blanc which was like a party in my mouth... complimented the food beautifully. I recommend this place whole heartedly it was a fantastic dining experience

well what can I say.... I'm so glad we stumbled upon this little treasure trove of a restaurant. family owned so you know there is lots of love in the place... it really shows with the quality of food. we're had the seafood platter and opted to have some side of veggies and daophinoise potatoes.... it was a feast fit for a king....everything was cooked to perfection... and there was so much... honestly well worth the money... I had a glass of the sauvignon blanc which was like a party in my mouth... complimented the food beautifully. I recommend this place whole heartedly it was a fantastic dining experience

Superb food and good portion sizes

Fantastic meal and friendly service, just a shame I was in a rush and could only enjoy 1 course. Next time I am in Torquay I will be back for a proper meal.

Very nice. Quite expensive but good food, nice views over the harbour

Nice looking place and good atmosphere but the food was poor value at £25 a main course. Our waitress was lovely but owner obviously wasn’t happy with our feedback but the mains were comped

The menu here is a fish lovers dream! All the food ordered was well cooked, fresh, cooked to order, very tasty, well presented and with great sized portions. The mussels are superb! The position over looking the harbour gives stunning views and you can watch the world go by, but the service was shoddy and listed as a family run restaurant but lacked the personal touch.

We prebooked this restaurant for a Saturday night visit as recommend by Staff at the Beyond Escapes (Barton Pines). Easy to reach as parking is just nearby, use Beacon Quay Car park. The entrance is the little alley between Cavern on the Quay and the Lighthouse, in the upstairs of the Cavern with lovely views of the harbour. When we called to book and mentioned that we bring our two children we were asked about their ages, our children were lucky old enough to make the cut (10yrs+). We started the menu with some Oysters followed by the Seafood platter. The Platter was enormous, so make sure you are hungry! Oddly, all food was served with salad covered in a creamy dressing (maybe a signature thing?)

We had a fabulous meal here a nice lil find

Second time visiting this restaurant. Food is gorgeous and cooked to perfection. We had scallops and mussels for starter. Followed by turbot and lobster thermidor. Would thoroughly recommend.

Been calling in here for over 20 years. Me and the wife never fail to rat here when visiting Torquay. Cannot over recomend it enough if you like seafood like me and the wife. My favourite is the seafood platter which has everything on it.

I expected better food for the price

fantastc food superb service. Hubby had the trilo of day boat fish which was delicious and i had an enormous seafood platter with everything i could ever wish for on it - waitresses were lovely too super night out thankyou

Very delicious meals and great service.

Too many things on the menu some fresher than others. I had turbit but it was watery. Seemed like it had been frozen which is disappointing as everything else including the scallops, prawns and sardines were fabulous. The champagne did ease the disappointment somewhat!

Ate here with my wife last Friday evening. Nice place and friendly welcome and service. The evening didn't start off well when the G&T;'s we ordered arrived in short slimline glasses with a little bit of ice accompanied by a very small bottle of tonic - bit old fashioned. My wife had the Goan prawns to start which were delicious but my sardines were overcooked - crispy on the outside but dry inside. I had the monkfish tails wrapped in Parma ham for main course - the fish was good but I couldn't eat the ham as it had an unpleasant 'twang' to it. When asked I mentioned it to the waiter who said "I'll let the chef know..." and heard nothing more. On the positive side my wifes hake was excellent although we both thought the tempura batter on the scallops added nothing - better without. Ending the evening as we started we were offered a complimentary drink - limoncello. Now this should be served as cool as possible - normally out of the freezer - but it was served at room temperature. So a disappointing experience overall and we won't be rushing back