Mollys Paignton in Torbay

Great view, great brew. Didn't try the loo

The food was good, atmosphere was nice and our waitress was lovely, I would go back if I was in the area, but wouldn't go out of my way to visit again.

Didn't eat just had drinks but lovely surroundings and dog friendly!

Superb food we had roast beef absolutely fantastic

Great food and service. Definitely worth a visit Always visit Harbour Light when in Paignton as the food is excellent. Service is great and restaurant is very nice. It’s not cheap here but you get what you pay for. The reason for 4 stars for food is that I find the menu limited and it can be difficult to find something that really excites (more specials would probably help).

Went for dinner and wine with my wife. Service was friendly, food was fantastic. I had the whole lemon sole and my wife had the dressed crab.

Amazing. The food, the staff and the location, are all worth 5 stars, and more. Just the ideal location. Wonderful

Only stopped off for a drink and sat outside over looking the harbour with family and our dogs. Food looked lovely and a Female Singer was performing inside which created an excellent atmosphere and setting.

Lovely pub on the harbour side. Great outdoor area. Upstairs restaurant is stunning. Food was very nice and reasonably priced.

Very nice place! Great view, nice staff.

Lovely location, food very good

Very good food and service, the manger Benji there was polite and friendly All in all a great meal with my family.

Excellent establishment. Very nicely decorated, superb staff and outstanding food quality. Look forward to visiting again.

Excellent restaurant, excellent food, excellent service.

Went here for a Sunday roast in the evening. Had lamb. Was a generous portion of meat and with a Yorkshire roasts and assorted veg. Was well cooked. Had crab croquettes to start they were a little disappointing.bit lacking in flavour Needed maybe a dipping sauce. Restaurant was nicely laid out and decorated. Felt cosy but modern. Staff friendly

Lovely place for food and drinks. Staff can't do enough for you.

Very slow service, had to ask for wet paper to get rid of the dog hairs on table, had to ask for dry paper to get rid of previous nights rain on seats, and to top it all they forgot our order, sat for an hour waiting 😠ended up with just drinks, it may be best fish and chips in area if you're lucky enough to get them

First time here, really lovely place inside with nice views over the bay and harbour. Roast chicken was delicious. The staff are attentive and really friendly. Food reasonably priced. Definitely looking forward to come back again.

Great location, great food very good helpful staff, everything you need

We liked the Harbour Light so much that we ate here three times during a short stay in Paignton. All the food was beautifully cooked and presented. The local fish dishes are particularly worth trying - the plaice and the battered coley were excellent. The batter was really crisp and not greasy - it shattered when the fork went in! All the staff were really friendly and couldn't do enough to ensure that we were happy with everything. From the upstairs seating are you get good views across the sands to the pier. Watch out - you'll struggle to get a table at busy times. Highly recommended by us!

Great position on the external balcony, nice drinks..... but service very slow just for a drinks order. Had to prompt waiter for order after waiting 15 mins...bar was not busy.

Lovely Sunday roast lunch sat outside on the terrace with the sun out what's not to like!! Biggest Yorkshire pudding ever! Lovely choice of vegetables to accompany my roast lamb, went with friends who are local to Paignton who recommended and we were certainly not disappointed. Highly recommend would certainly visit again when in the area.

So this was our second visit to the light. We had the Steak which was beautiful, cooked perfectly for a fussy very well done, tender and it melted. Serviced with chips, little salad and a perfectly I'll say roasted whole tomato. Side of garlic bread, and the best sticky toffee pudding I've had in a very long while. The staff were super attentive, polite and nothing was to much trouble for them. Highly recommend, look out for the specials board. For ref our first visit we had the fish and chips, again perfect the fish was gorgeous.

Beautiful pub with great food and drinks, lovely atmosphere, and friendly staff. The sticky toffee pudding is amazing!

One of the most beautiful places I have ever eaten, pretty interior, we went for a Sunday roast and the food was absolutely gorgeous, good portions, fantastic service. There was also a solo artist guitar playing downstairs who was really good and she just added to the ambience. Thankyou!

Lovely meal and great staff as usual!!

Visited twice for our little holiday in Paignton, both Benji and Catherine were super friendly and served us in an efficiently manner. Leg of lamb roast was top notch, not to mention the seafood platter on our first visit were super delicious with varieties of fish & shelfish. Would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone and will visit again next time for sure.

Only stopped for a drink after a long walk from Brixham. But a really nice large St Austell pub. Ales well kept. Guest ale changes weekly. Didn't eat but the menu looked nice. Upstairs eating area very smart and well presented. Slightly more expensive due to its position but well worth a visit.

Service was good very but not overly fussy. Food was lovely recommend the squid and the dressed crab

Fabulous food in a great atmosphere with faultless service.

Nice tasting roast lamb but overpriced at £21. Two roasts and a bottle of wine for £68, on the high side imo. Massively understaffed with the bar covered in dirty glasses and plates.

A great find at the far end of the esplanade, loads of space on the inside, staff great and full of smiles. Just popped in for a quick bite and a pint, highly recommend

Dog friendly (bar area and outside only). Would definitely recommend the amazing food here and the service is outstanding. My photos don't do the food justice!

Cracking pub overlooking the harbour

Fantastic staff. Very helpful and polite. Food and drink also nice.

Really lovely place, great views and fantastic food. All meals were really good, and they even were able to do plain pasta as part of the adaptable children's menu. Great atmosphere and they even had live music when we went, we definitely will go back.

Excellent service. Thanks to our waiter, Tom, I think. Good food, as always. Welcoming.

Our table was booked for 7.15-9.15pm on a busy Friday evening. We were told there was at least a 30 minute wait for food which was fine . We had a lovely table upstairs overlooking the Harbour which was lovely. We got served drinks relatively quickly by a lovely waitress who took our food order just before 7.30. Two of the group had starters which came out, again promptly. We had more drinks and were all chatting and the place was emptying a little . At about 8.40 we noticed others who arrived after us were all tucking into their dinner and enquired where our food was . The response was it was a very busy evening and it was on its way. About 8.50pm one of our group asked again and the waitress , after popping “ behind the scenes” came back and said it would be out in 6 minutes so we ordered more drinks and waited . Ten minutes later still nothing so we asked to see the manager and we asked her if our order had been forgotten? She said it hadn’t and again stated that it was very busy and it was because of the things we had ordered it was taking so long !!! She said she would knock the price of a round of drinks off the bill . At about 9.10 the food arrived and all I can say is it was very disappointing. The peas with the scampi were cold, the scampi lukewarm. The tagliatelle was pretty congealed with a distinctive lack of crab meat. The beyond burger was beyond edible and generally it was not worthy of the prices charged. We asked for the scampi , chips and peas to go back to be redone and then decided enough was enough . We went to the bar and paid for our drinks and starters , excluding the last round which was still sat on the bar after 15 minutes, waiting to be brought over !! We then finally left at 9.25pm . I do appreciate it was busy when we arrived and all hospitality is struggling with staffing levels. Our waitress was very nice and the ambience of the place was lovely. If the manager had been honest and said our food had been forgotten and offered us a percentage off we would have been happy to wait longer for it to be freshly prepared , not rushed or reheated . It’s quite expensive food wise which you don’t mind if the food is tasty and well cooked. All in all a very disappointing experience and I personally won’t be recommending Harbour Lights to anyone else. At 9.30 we walked along the promenade feeling very hungry and came across the new Costero Lounge where we finally had a very quickly served, delicious dinner at more than half the price of Harbour Lights.

This place was amazing from food to staff It will always be a must now whenever we visit Paignton.. all the staff were super nice to our kids (6 and 1) and they all took the time to talk to my son who is on the spectrum and full of questions and stories to tell! Good was awesome and it was so family friendly, there was even a lift to the second floor so we could take the buggy up Highly recommend but book in advance as it’s gets pretty busy

Lovely place. Good value. Attentive staff

We go to harbour lights as we love all the fantastic staff ❤️ Tracy the manager has a fantastic team 👏 of staff!well done and continue the great service you provide 😀

Apart from the fact that it's a lovely place in a great setting , it's let down by its very mediocre food, which is just pub grub really. I had Scampi and it was worse than something I'd attempt at home. Incredibly boring and uninspiring. My husbands fish was all batter and no fish and he left half of it. Worst to come was a strawberry tart for desert. It was £9 and not worth £3.50. A small tart with chopped strawberries & hardly any cream to go with it. Will only be returning for a drink here and definitely not food.

Had a really disappointing experience here. Gave us menu with 3 bits of paper on. Went to order from the ‘day menu’ at 7pm, told us had finished. Don’t give us that part of the menu then! Ordered a non-alcoholic cider for the 14 year old, they brought him the alcohol version. When informed, no apology. Told us would be 30 mins for food, was 55 mins in the end. Generally poor service all round, had to go to the bar several times to order and pay, as no staff ever came to our table. Food was average, certainly not worth £24 for the crab pasta and £17 for the Blue Blossom ‘fish’ and chips. Daughter said her kids meal was good, and the live keyboard music was nice, but overall was not a good experience.

Has daughters wedding meal here for 12 people

Hadn't been for a while due to the previous owner's poor attitude people with kids! Had a very nice meal with excellent food.

Food was amazing,staff where kind,toilets where clean,nice views of harbour

Great place and fabulous food. Thank you so much.

Good place to have something to eat and drink and watch boat out at sea and mind the seagulls with your food

Very friendly helpful staff, excellent food and service. We are looking forward to going back next time we are in the area. Thankyou.

food was beautiful We have just come back a year later had Sunday lunch it's the best dinner I have had for a long time I'm very fussy the service was outstanding shame I only come down once a year hats off to the chef the beef was perfect will be back 👌

Nice location. Food was nice I had crab & chilli pasta which was ok my husband had fish & chips which sadly was well overcooked so he did'nt eat it all. Nice beer though.

We were there on a Wednesday evening and there was live music. You can sit upstairs or downstairs in the restaurant. We had a place on the upper floor and therefore had a good view outside and of the sea. The furnishings are very tasteful and attractive. The food impressed us across the board. We had scampi, fish and chips and plaice and everything tasted very good. The service was very friendly and attentive.

Stunning food friendly staff and nice relaxing view of the harbour.

Had a great time , walked in without a reservation and the guy accommodated us immediately and it was busy ! Food was excellent, drinks were quick and the staff service was excellent, great bunch of kids there , would strongly recommend this , stay away from the other places on the front , shabby decor and ripp off prices !

We Attended a Evening packed with Enthusiastic Energy and Talent, Daniel and Keronn (From Barbados) dazzled us the whole evening what a duo, We Danced and Sang The night away so much fun, Mollys was packed to the rafters and The staff were rushed off their feet but didn’t fail to smile, sing and laugh the night away along with their customers, This is why Mollys is what it is and loved by all, special mention must go to Claire (kitchen) Amy (bar) kept us fed and watered they worked tirelessly throughout. We are locals and being in our 50s Mollys along with the whole harbour is just where we love to be. Well done Tracey and Nick.

The restaurant was extremely clean and presented. The food and service was excellent. Highly recommended the restaurant.

Excellent food, and considering how busy the place was, the food was still delivered fast. Highly recommend the sea food sharing platter. Got a bit cold on the veranda, but the heaters soon warmed everyone up.

Nice, clean place with good service & the Roast was really nice & plenty of veg to go with it!

One of the best places we've been that allowed dogs. The food was lovely as were all of the staff! Would definitely recommend!

My partner and I booked a romantic meal at the end of our holiday here, at the recommendation of many people we met during our stay. It must be popular as we could only get a table for 8:30pm but on arrival staff were really friendly with lots of energy and enthusiasm. All staff were amazing the whole time. They even warned of a wait due to a large table, allowing us to order nibbles to get us through to our main food. The setting is lovely with amazing atmosphere and the building and surroundings stunning. Food was fairly priced for the top quality food we received. My partner had the Greek salad which looked amazing and I'm told tasted incredible too. I had the rump steak which was cooked perfectly medium rare and was one of the best steaks I have ever had. A really amazing experience overall and will definitely visit again if we are in the area.

We had the fish from the special menu ....fabulous. Lovely atmosphere and great service...thank you Sarah

Visited last year on our holiday to Paignton, Was impressed with vegan options & general food quality This year we were based in Teignmouth but decided to make a return trip, and again everything was excellent with great views from upstairs windows Highly recommended

Very good food, a great selection of beers and a friendly service!

Booked a table for 7.15 last Friday evening on arrival was told it would be at least an hour before we could eat.As one of our party is a diabetic she had to eat at certain times so we had no alternative but to leave and by then most restaurants were full so finished up with a take away.Surely the reservations should be staggered so the chef could cope .I am a local but my two guests were on holiday and were not impressed

Roast beef was really good . Pleasant staff . Great location . 10/10

Brilliant lunch here. Large portions and all freshly made. Friendly staff. Good for kids. We had a jacket potato’s, crab salads and sandwiches - all delicious. Would go back.

Lovely lunch over looking the bay and the harbour. Friendly staff. Good vegetarian options. Very nicely done inside.

Excellent service from Tom who explained the menu very well. The seafood platter was great, fresh, tasty and varied. The live guitar musician was great.

A real fine dining experience of local dishes and craft beers and distictive fine wines accompanying freshly prepared cuisine bursting with digenous flavours in an undiscovered corner of the Devonshire paradise amidst sparkling seas, blue skies, refreshing sea breezes and warm sunshine and the staff are lovely and will make your visit a real fine dining experience to remember. What more could you ask?

Ideal also for solo hikers, I found perfect corner to have delicious beer and cept my clothes warm. Amazing hideout from rain even being outside. Cozies place I been long time

Very pleasant food very good but the delay waiting for food was the worst.

First time eating in Paignton and I think we picked the right place. We were shown to our table upstairs and our server, I think her name was Livvy, was on the ball with drinks. We had to wait for two of our party who were running late. When they arrived, food order was taken and we were told there was around a 30 minute wait which was fine. The whole vibe of the place was really nice. Very happy with whole experience and I would definitely visit again and recommend to others. Oh, the girl at the bar never stopped either. Well done guys, a great place to dine at. 👍

Includes VEGAN FOOD!! - more than one option - not just Beyond Burgers - really tasty - loved it. Had the pea and shallot ravioli 😋 Staff really nice, great atmosphere on the outside deck overlooking the harbour. Totally recommend 👍🏻

Very enjoyable but could do without the musak.

Dog friendly in the bar area and outside, great place to eat if you prefer proper food, not pub grub trash. Great selection of fish on offer & a great venue and location highly recommend

Only had a drink but was a nice pub

Arrived as a group of 4 seniors and were greeted and taken to our pre booked booth by a very pleasant and helpful young waitress.As this was on the 1st floor it was fortunate that it was accessed by a lift.We were attended to very promptly and provided with refreshments while deciding upon our preferred choice from the lunchtime menu.The choice was adequate but quite restricted and appropriate for mainly light meals.Having selected and placed our orders there was only a reasonably short wait for our meals to be served by efficient and considerate staff.The food was served hot and with good portions which were of good quality.We were fortunate that there few others in the restaurant which allowed a high level of service with little delays.3 of us had Chicken Wraps with Chips and Salad.Highly recommended

Charming, attentive staff. Food was tasty and plentiful. Yes, a nice place to take friends to for a convivial evening meal.

We had dinner at the Harbour Light during our holidays in Devon and their food was delicious. Very friendly staff and great service. Would definitely recommend it!

Excellent tasty Sunday dinner!!! Very friendly and attentive staff. A very pleasant dining experience in a lovely harbour setting.

Ordered and paid for drinks on the app that wasn’t available, very little apology or care given. Also ordered food that wasn’t available again we paid for it in advance. Not happy with the service at all, no care no compensation given for them messing up twice, had to go to the bar to get a refund myself for the overpayment we had made in there error! Wouldn’t visit again!!!

Unfortunately it failed across the board (food and service). Sunday evening 7:45 p.m., almost an hour spent on wine, food after over an hour and unfortunately not good!

Love this restaurant 😍 We go here at least once everytime we come down to Paington

We had dinner with the family in this restaurant. The food was nice, particularly the seafood, but the service could be improved - we waited more than 15 minutes for the dessert (simple: two scoops of ice cream and a pafet that they surely had ready and only needed to put on the plate) and had to run after the waitresses for it and also later to pay. Also, the table was disgustingly sticky. We didn't want to put our arms or hands on it while being there, which killed the comfort quite a bit. We saw them clean another table so either they had forgotten to clean ours or the cleaning doesn't work. The pafet was a bit pricy for what you get - 8.50 £ for a large spoon sized piece.

Been here several times now , & the staff are all very friendly & helpful , & shout out to Tamika ( hope that’s right ) who always has time for a quick chat . Food great & quick. Wonderful location. Would recommend to everyone.

Visited at lunchtime with two toddlers and no booking. Staff couldn't have been more accommodating, finding us a table outside, and serving everything quickly and with no fuss. Food and drink were great, upstairs seating looked particularly nice when I had a quick look. Highly recommend

All good. Good, solid food. Nothing negative to say.

We were staying in Paignton for 5 days and ate here for 3 evenings Each occasion we had excellent food, service and a very friendly atmosphere. Would recommend highly

Amazing platter for 2, fresh seafood and great to sit outside 😋

Excellent friendly service, lovely atmosphere. High quality food. Not a cheap pub grub place.

Really nice food. Well worth the stroll away from the main stretch. Bonus is you can eat with a sea view, and visit the fairy cove. We came on a Sunday without a reservation and ordered fish and chips. We will definitely come back again for the Sunday roast as it looked (and smelled) divine. Extreme food envy as soon as they came out of the kitchen.

Had a lovely lunch today,fabulous food,and service with a smile,from our waitress Steph.

Delicious food and drinks. We had a seafood platter to share and amazing sticky toffee pudding and crème brûlée for desserts.

Food is amazing and hospitality cannot fault it. So friendly and attentive.

Lovely food, staff very helpful, dog friendly, accessible

We went for lunch on a lovely summer day. Reserved online the day before, and seated upstairs in a perfect position just inside (too hot outside!). Food was really good and in a relaxed, unhurried, atmosphere

Absolutely lovely. Laid back and friendly atmosphere. Food was great. Well worth a visit.

Poor food .over cooked Won't be going back. Had to wait 45 mins for food !

Perfect spot for a pint overlooking the sea! Normal prices but what a vista!

sunday dinner was ok ,Tad expensive but good. But visited in the week and the food was terrible , had refund on the prawn sandwich as bread was to stodgey and the kids chicken strips were that crunchy couldn't be eaten. It was a lot of money for ok food .