Miguel's Tapas Bar in Torbay

We had a fabulous evening in this quirky Spanish restaurant. So many times I have walked past and the Spanish music is playing and everything is just saying come on in. So we decided to try for my sons special birthday and the food was amazing, so many of the dishes definitely had a special touch. Great choices for vegetarians, and they felt really included in the experience. Many thanks to our hosts

We went here on a bit of a whim as it had some of the best reviews of all the places that were open this time of year. I'm so glad we did! I'm vegan and the menu is carefully marked with all the dishes that are vegan or can be made vegan. My partner isn't vegan but does have a nut allergy - they listened very carefully about this and told us when the kitchen had last used nuts, and making a note on our order. We had: vegan paella, olives, vegan chili and garlic mushrooms, patatas bravas, fresh olive bread and balsamic vinegar, meatballs, a vegan version of meatballs. They were all delicious and we didn't feel over full at the end. The staff were absolutely lovely and we stayed chatting with them for about 20 minutes after we finished our food. It is obvious that they have a real passion for Spanish cooking. The place is small, only three tables, so it is well worth booking in advance. Granted it is only January, but we managed to book a table about an hour before we wanted to arrive. Overall, we really enjoyed visiting this place and would definitely return!

We have been here a few times when we come to Brixham over the last couple of years and always found the food and service brilliant. Unfortunately, tonight, it was a totally different story. Service was extremely slow and the food not as good. One dish served at a time and waited another time 10-15 minutes for the next one. They didn’t have time to cut our bread and when we asked for more bread with the ham/salami they didn’t have any left. The final straw came when the loaded fries came out cold. Such a shame as we have always enjoyed eating here. They said they were short staffed but with only 3 tables, i find it hard to believe. I don’t like to leave negative feedback but we were so disappointed.

Relaxing evening spent at this quirky restaurant hidden away. Great freshly cooked, flavoursome range of tapas, served by friendly staff- we will be back!

We literally discovered this wonderful little restaurant by chance during a visit to Brixham. Tucked away up an alley, it’s tiny, cosy and intimate with a only a handful of tables. The food was fantastic though, with authentic Spanish flavours and the meals all meticulously cooked fresh to order (we could see the ingredients being prepared in the kitchen, no packet stuff here!). The staff were wonderful with our two young children and we’ve been very strongly advised by our four and seven year olds that we HAVE to come back again on our next holiday. Definitely worth booking a table in advance as it very quickly filled up when we were there. Highly recommended!

This was possibly the worst place I’ve ever eaten. Young lad front of house didn’t know anything about the menu, clearly hadn’t worked as a waiter before, spilled our food all over the table (not replaced), and was generally clueless. Food was very overpriced for the very poor quality provided.. Avoid.

Atrocious. Words cannot describe my discontent at spending nearly £100 at this establishment tonight. We booked a table for 7pm and were greeted by a young lad at the door. After settling down, it became apparent that it was this lads first shift. The owner/manager left before we got served and said ‘these lot are new tonight, so good luck, hope it’s alright’. This should have rung alarm bells! The young chap was left to the front of house on his own and I don’t blame him at all for the awful experience. The food was bad, so bad. Cold meats from a packet, that were dry and stale on the edge. We watched the ‘chef’ take whitebait and chicken wings form Costco packaging and stick it in the fryer. Patatas bravas served with raw potatoes and luke warm tinned tomatoes. I could easily cook better at home and I have had ready meals that tasted better. 1 dish of the 6 we ordered was respectable. We mentioned this to the chef at the end and his response was ‘yes that’s my best dish’. He would benefit from practising the others. We were so excited to try this tapas bar, but I’d genuinely rather eat dog food. I feel physically sick spending a lot of my good earned money here. As we left, we spoke with the only other people in the restaurant and their thoughts matched ours. Shocking. terrible and disgusting. I could not recommend this place less. Avoid at all costs. Have a chippy, stay at home, don’t go to Miguels.

Recently visited Miguels’ with my friend, delicious food, all the dishes were freshly cooked and served at the table when ready, friendly helpful staff and great ambience, we had a lovely relaxed evening, will definitely visit again when in Brixham.

We had a lovely meal, dishes all freshly cooked so they came out when ready so nice and relaxed. We shared a couple of bottles of Spanish cider which I 'd never had. Would suggest you need to try and make yourselves more visible to entice more people down the alley. Perhaps better lighting or get the staff outside talking to people. Tell them there are tables inside, we heard some people outside but they couldn't see there were more inside tables and walked past. We had a great time and hope you develop the business.

Please, please, please DO NOT waste your time and money here!! The staff are rude and obnoxious. Even called the police whilst there saying theft of food. Who has tapas with one dish served at a time!! When speaking to staff they advised they are under staffed and that is how tapas is served!! They are not VAT registered and no itemised bill provided. We waited ages for drinks and food to b served a dish at a time. People were leaving due to complaints. To the point when I was complaining Another customer behind was also doing the same thing. No compromise and no regard to rules and regulations of the food industry. Paying premium prices for absolute nonsense. The restaurant has new owners who are very inexperienced, rude and very defensive. It’s a shame that they are feeding off previous owners compliments. If a restaurant looks empty u know y!!!

Small quirky place. Lovely food, all freshly cooked in front of you. Couldn’t recommend more, had a lovely night at Miguel’s.

Found this gem of a restaurant down a side street. The service was the best I’ve received in a restaurant, of any standard, for a long time - warm, friendly, attentive and genuine without being over the top. The food is great - good quality Tapas at the right price. There are the usual Tapas items in the menu and all were really tasty - Prawns were the top dish out of the 6 we had Overall, the food is great but the service is what make this place - thoroughly recommended

Sadly we had an awful experience with our family here. We had to send back the cider that was beer the sangria that was not sangria and the food was poor. We love tapas but even being hungry didn’t make me even want to eat most of what we had. We couldn’t see our food as they didn’t light the candle we had to ask for cutlery, plates and napkins! We even had to ask for a menu having been sat for 45 mins. Maybe we got them on a bad night but we left very disappointed. To top it off when we went to pay there was no apology and they just presented us with a total No breakdown of what we actually paid for! There are not many places that I would say were terrible throughout this unfortunately is one of them and had no saving graces. In my opinion it was a waste of money and we would have been better off getting tapas from Tesco.

Are here last week whilst we was on holiday, food was good and the chef and waiters were really nice and very attentive. The restaurant itself could do with updating and tidying up, but food was good.

What a hidden gem. We have been meaning to visit this restaurant after finding it on our last visit on the jubilee weekend and we were lucky enough to secure a table this evening. Extremely dog friendly, very accommodating, great price. food amazing and service exceptional. The recent addition of a young waiter named Finlay is a great addition to the business, his client care is something to be proud. We had such a great evening that we have booked again for Saturday. If you are ever in the area please give these guys a go. I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

Stumbled across this ‘tapas’ restaurant in an alley. Staff fell over themselves to sell it to us. We are fans of tapas so decided to have our family meal there. We were seated in the alley and the umbrella protecting us from the seagulls promptly...

Stubble across this lovely restaurant.. food was outstanding, the service was brilliant... a really nice comfortable, friendly atmosphere.. Thank you guy

Amazing tapas, in relaxed surroundings. The staff were new but all really helpful, the food was really tasty and served in a relaxed way like in Spain. Nothing rushed and great care taken over dishes, which were all freshly cooked to order! Recommend this place

We’ve seen this restaurant always look busy when we’ve previously visited, so thought we’d give it a go, Unfortunately, we left after two hours, as only 4 of 8 dishes had arrived, causing our 7 year old to cry as his was one that was...

Miguel’s is a family run business and they accommodated my family of 6 adults at the last minute. We ordered lots of dishes and some dishes two or three times because they was all very tasty. We all thought this was the best tapas we’d...

Popped into Miguel’s on the off chance in a busy Saturday evening and come away really satisfied with not only the polite, professional service that was shown but the food was really top draw! Everything come out at a nice pace and exactly what I’d...

As a seasoned tapas lover was really looking forward to experiencing a tapas bar in England. Regrettably, the food was appalling with the tomato dish just a sliced tomato with salt and pepper. The service was chaotic and the quality of the food just dreadful.

Just dreadful So £7 for a sliced tomato as part of a 3 dishes for £20 deal. Everything frozen, battered squid the batter wasn’t cooked, The Serrano ham was awful, dried out and old . Other customers also complaining that parts of their meal hadn’t...

Had dinner there this evening with our 19 month old, food was delicious and service was really good and friendly. Although there is no separate child’s menu our daughter enjoyed sharing the tapas with us. Liked so much we have booked to come back for...

Fabulous gem of a small restaurant with great authentic Spanish food. It is under new ownership and the couple are continuing with the good reputation established by the previous owner .The service is first rate and there a new additions to the menu. I would...

We found Miguel’s on a wander around Brixham. It really is a tiny place run by a mum and her lovely son. It’s currently a BYOB, which is fine. The food was beautiful, really authentic and the service was good. The only down side was...

The restaurant was meant to be closed on the day I wanted to book but opened up after I explained that we were looking for somewhere to celebrate a friends birthday. What a little gem of a place, the food was excellent and served hot...

What a pleasant surprise to find this little gem! The food, service and ambiance were fantastic. Really enjoyed and will definitely be going back. Highly recommended.

Great tapas from Diego?, who has lived and worked in Spain for 12 years. Myself, being Spanish, can be a bit fussy about eating out inTapas bars, however, I realy enjoyed my dinner, specially the calamares. Good choice of wines and Spanish liqueurs too, plus...

There was initially was a mixup with our booking however the lovely staff member who served us ( so sorry we didn’t catch his name) went above and beyond to accommodate us, so friendly and attentive. The food along with the service is fantastic. Could...

A lovely friendly restaurant to enjoy plates of Tapas, we really enjoyed the relaxed and super friendly staff followed by 5 dishes of tasty well cooked food. Great place to eat

Beautiful food and recommendations. Staff exceedingly friendly and helpful. Breath of fresh air from chip restaurants

We just had a truly wonderful tapas lunch at Miguel’s today. Food was fabulous. And very much liked the look of other dishes coming out of the kitchen. Will definitely have to revisit to try others. Service is efficient and the welcome couldn’t have been...

Nice friendly place, food & wine selection good enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, good service all with a smile and authentic food we particularly enjoyed the chorizo cooked with a touch of honey nice.

Barry made us feel so welcome this evening & we had the best tapas. It felt like we were abroad with the beautiful setting, we loved it. We will definitely be visiting again next time we come to Brixham. It was so dog friendly &...

Brilliant, friendly service and delicious food - we ordered a selection of patatas bravas, meatballs, chorizo, tomato salad, and mushrooms. Highly recommend the sangria!

Definitely the best meal we’ve had in Brixham and better than a lot of Tapas we’d tried in Spain. Very authentic and tasty, with excellent, friendly service. Fully recommend. A couple of things to consider is that the restaurant only does walk-ins, so if you...

An excellent choice of Tapas served by the friendly and pleasant staff. A special mention of thanks to Adam and Barry. We chose Chorizo, Whitebait, Spanish Omelette, Tuna and Pepper Salad, Patatas Bravas and Garlic and Chilli Mushrooms all served with Aioli and fresh bread....

Really disappointed looked forward to this bar went with two friends, food was very basic, seating was terrible alleyway was full of pigeon droppings, the umbrellas over the tables were not enough to stop pigeon poo from landing in glass of wine and on our...

Fabulous food and service. Best tapas we’ve had by far, a must if your visiting Brixham. Will definitely be back.

Miguel’s is situated down an alleyway with benches adorned with comfy cushions. We were there on a bright sunny day and it was really like being in Spain. The waiter was very pleasant and friendly. There’s an excellent choice of tapas. We chose a selection...

We found this lovely little place quite by chance. However, the owner and staff could not have been more pleasant, friendly and accommodating. The food was delicious, as was the large jug of sangria. There was a great choice on the menu and we spent...

Great food. I had the chicken and grains and it was delicious, the mushrooms were also really good. You cant book and there are only about 10 outside tables and people are already queuing at 6pm when it opens…. We got lucky at 7.30pm as...

My sisters and I researched where to eat after booking our break to Brixham. When we found Miguel's I couldn't wait to go. Although hidden down an alleyway it was decorated in the beautiful bright colours of Spain and the benches were adorned with cushions...

Had been recommended this restaurant and realised they didn’t take bookings. Not knowing how popular it is we turned up 30 minutes after opening and the place was full. We went back the next night and people were waiting at the tables before the restaurant...

Great food and really friendly staff too ! A refreshing change to fish and chips . Get there early to get a table and enjoy the food

Arrived just after midday and we’re treated to an excellent service of food and wine. Can’t fault it

We had an amazing meal here - the food was hot, fresh and absolutely delicious. Service was great. We would highly recommend it! I used to live in Spain so have eaten a lot of tapas and this was very authentic and tasty. Still dreaming...

My husband and I have been visiting Brixham for many years and have been very fortunate to visit most of the restaurants in Brixham. This was our first time visiting Miguel’s and it won’t be our last. I enquired via what’s app about booking (as...

Great service great food - chorizo was amazing! The portions are pretty perfect for 2/3 per person. Thanks for a lovely lunch and would recommend to anyone to stop off at this place

As you can't book, we were lucky to get a table at 7:30pm after only a short wait. We were not disappointed - and my family all agreed this was the best food we ate in Brixham all week! All seats are outside which adds...

We visited today. It is tucked away just off the harbour. Walk-in only and maybe ten or so tables but there were a few to choose from when we arrived at around 18:00. They are fine with dogs coming along and there are blankets and...

Had an absolutely amazing meal at Miguel's! The owner Dean was so kind and very welcoming, he helped us get settled along with the waiter and server Adam 👍🏻 The food was simply amazing! We went for the paella night and omg it was to...

Wanted to find this place..and we did, Food is fantastic. Great for gluten free. Staff are friendly..only place we went back to during our holiday…want to visit again,

Fantastic lunch at Miguel's and a perfect escape. Lovely staff great selection and will definitely pop in again 😊

My husband and I came across this restaurant last night .... the food is so tasty!! Calamari is the best we have ever had . Definitely worth a visit !! The staff are all very friendly and helpful.

Based on previous reviews we turned up at 5pm to secure a table and really pleased we did. By 5.30 tables were full for drinks despite kitchen not opening until 6pm. The wait was well worth it as the food was superb and having eaten...

Brilliant restaurant. Not like other restaurants that you need to book to go there, just grab a seat and sorted (since the pandemic it can be hard to get somewhere as lots of places are booked in advance). Food is always cooked to perfection, fantastic...

We turned up early at 5.30 to nab a table before the crowds and were pleased we did as it filled up really quickly. We had a drink at our table before food orders were taken. The food arrived promptly and was just perfect. Despite...

Miguel’s is hidden up an alley and relies on its outside tables. Given the recent heatwave the shady location is perfect. It’s perhaps not typical having a tapas bar in a fishing town but given the booming tourist trade it makes perfect sense. The food...

Decided to eat here based on Trip Advisor comments. I have to say the staff were lovely. Unfortunately the food didn’t live up to my expectations. Hubby enjoyed his Whitebait, Chorizo & Patatas Bravas. My Breaded Calamari was thick & greasy and didn’t come with...

Really enjoyed our menu here, we were lucky and managed to get a table pretty quickly. They only had tables outside in the alleyway when we visited, which we can understand due to covid, but not ideal when people queuing for tables are then standing...

Went here 3 times and was our favourite place to eat. There is limited seating outside in a narrow alleyway so they don't take bookings you just have to take a chance on a table being available. The owners and staff were welcoming and efficient....

There were many restaurants we could not get into as they were all booked up, sometimes days in advance but this is a just turn up and see job. We managed to get the final table even at 6pm (go earlier). However we were warned...

Popped in for lunch today and we’re not disappointed. Service was excellent as was the food. Would definitely return again in the future

We first visited Miguel’s back in 2020 on our first staycation to Brixham and absolutely loved it. This year we stayed in Dartmouth but decided to travel across to Brixham to visit Miguel’s - we enjoyed it that much. Safe to say we were not...

I’d researched places to eat in advance and already had a table booked in Torquay for tapas but as it happened with the ferry crossings we decided to cancel our table to stay in brixham for tea/dinner until Miguel’s tapas bar re-opened at 6pm. We...

Paella Mondays was lush and staff very welcoming Although the weather was against them tonight but was still a very good evening

We had a gorgeous spread of tapas fresh hot crispy churros at Miguel’s for our anniversary dinner. Everything was flavorful, presented beautifully, arrived quickly and we were treated like royalty. I absolutely loved the “Spanish vibe” eating outdoors in a cheerful side street complete with...

Our first attempt at dining at Miguel's was thwarted as, despite turning up just after 6.00pm, all the tables were gone! I discovered the secret is to arrive early & grab a table as you cannot reserve. However, it's well worth it. The menu is...

Visited last night after reading reviews and yes we had to wait for a table, about 20 minutes, not a problem. We ordered 7 tapas and they were all great, especially liked the chorizo with honey. Drinks were promptly served and reasonably priced. It was...

We managed to get seated quite quickly as a group of 3 after being told it could be a little wait which we were fine with. We ordered a bottle of wine and 9 tapas dishes of which all arrived quickly. We did ask for...

Went here last week , you need to turn up before it opens to get a table ,service from Owen was great and the food was fantastic and so too was the Sangria.

Worth the wait! Food came out hot and flavoursome. Really tasty tapas. Order 6/7 dishes more than enough for two people. Friendly and attentive waiters. Barry ( part owner) very friendly and helpful Would go again!

What a find this lovely tapes restaurant in Brixham.We sat inside , had a lovely chat with owner and staff.The best sangria I've had in a long time.We had 5 tapes ,all cooked beautifully and very tasty.Lovely staff added to a super evening .Thank you.Will...