Quayside Restaurant in Torbay

We called booking a table for later that evening; the manager/owner was extremely friendly and accommodated our need for pushchair space next to our table. This is the first time we had had an evening meal out with our sleeping baby, and we are conscious and worried that establishments (and their customers) don’t want to dine next to a baby of an evening...well this was allayed when we commented we had a baby “no problem” was the instinctive reply which made us feel at ease. The food was really excellent...I had locally caught fish

We enjoyed a very nice meal in a peaceful setting at this restaurant high above Brixham harbour. The room was lit up by the evening sunshine and it was a cool, pleasant atmosphere in the main part of the room, sufficiently shaded away from the windows. The food was beautifully presented and absolutely delicious. The prices were very good.

We had a family meal with children 10, 10 and 15. Brilliant food. 5clear plates. Really enjoyed it. Highly recommend. Friendly service from the manager.

The restaurant reinforced my long held view that with few exceptions you should never eat in a hotel’s restaurant. I suppose it would appeal to an ageing, genteel clientele, but not to anyone expecting food or service other than might have been acceptable in the 1960’s. I chose the wrong restaurant based on the decent reviews here. We also chose the wrong items from the menu. I blame myself, but please do not come if your expectations are anything higher than pricey, unadventurous dullness.

A very nice restaurant with fresh food and we especially enjoyed the fish dishes. Helpful and pleasant staff.

We came here for our wedding anniversary as was just a few doors down from the guest house we were staying at. We were running a little late so gave them a quick call to let them know and they were totally fine with holding our table. We got a window table which looked out to the harbour which was lovely. They also gave us an anniversary card which was a nice touch. We ordered a starter and main. I had a duck pate with gluten free toast (which they were very accommodating to do). Was very tasty. Can't remember what starter my husband had but he really enjoyed it. For our main I had cannon lamb. The lamb was perfect. My husband had a fish curry which he really enjoyed. The staff were very welcoming and helpful. Definitely worth a visit.

Decent menu with several choice. Food was good and well presented. Staff friendly and . Friday so I chose the fish and chips nearly had the baked cod. If i stayed longer i would have gone through the menu.

Had a lovely evening at the Quayside restaurant. Excellent menu, I chose from the seafood dishes as we were in Brixham, my wife went for non seafood and all our dishes were excellent. The service was warm and attentive nothing was too much trouble . Thank you and we will return.

We were fortunate to get a harbour view table which added to the ambience. The service was excellent and most of the food was well presented and good. Unfortunately the gratinoise potatoes were cold : we told the server who, without asking deducted, money from our bill. All in all an enjoyable meal and evening out. We would be happy to return.

Lovely meal for our group. I especially liked the crab starter. Toby and Debbie looked after us very well. An unexpected pleasure was that we were able to order a cocktail from the drinks menu to start. Great decor and atmosphere. We come to Brixham once or twice a year and we’ll do this again!

My Wife and I were on a short 5 day stay in Brixham. The Quayside was our first meal on the first night. I had the Brixham Black Bream and my Wife had the Burger. This good wholesome cooking followed by cheese and biscuits. Price approximately £65.00 with a bottle of wine included. Loved Earl what a character. Would visit again.

We visited the Quayside this evening and took advantage of their Christmas menu of three courses for £25 (or two courses for £20). We both thoroughly enjoyed our meals and strongly recommend others to visit. The quality and quantity of the food was excellent.

This was our first meal in the restaurant and the best we had during our stay in Brixham last week. We have to thank Toby for being so attentive. The meals were excellent and the cheesecake left us wanting more. We will eat here again when we visit Brixham next year.

We haven’t stayed in the hotel so can not comment on that but if it’s like the food please stay away! Me and my husband went for food and it’s was the worst meal we have ever had! My hubby had the monkfish curry with cucumber!!!!! It was like baby sick I had the lasagna which tasted about 4 days old!?! Just stay away and just waste your hard earned cash there it was horrendous never again

I confess to having certain prejudices when it comes to restaurants. And I have a specific one about restaurants in hotels. It’s when they start to reset tables for breakfast, while they are in the middle of their dinner service. It just feels to be the opposite of hospitality – saying to that evening’s guests “Hurry up and go, so we can get an early finish”. That whinge aside, dinner was fine. Vegetable soup definitely seemed homemade and was really good. The other starter featured three scallops, perfectly cooked to the “still a bit translucent” stage. Each sat on a disc of “hog’s pudding”. I’d not come across this before so asked the served what it was. A bit like black pudding, he replied. Once I’d tasted it, I thought that it didn’t have the flavour of black pudding but was more like the Irish white pudding. Google later told me it is, indeed, a West Country version of white pudding (something I always think of a being a bit like haggis in flavour, albeit not as robust). Well, if the flavour of that was a bit muted, the beetroot and chilli salsa more than made up for it. Earthiness from the finely diced beetroot and a serious poke from chilli. A seafood platter was something of an assembly job but was certainly nice enough – fresh crab, smoked salmon, two versions of prawns (one shell-on, the other shell-off). It came with Marie Rose sauce, a mixed salad in a sweetish dressing and a bowl of chips. It was a light, summery plate (particularly so if you left most of your chips for your greedy companion in life to finish off. A duck breast dish was intended to be fusiony with Chinese inspired flavours. Yes, there was a hint of 5-spice in there and the plum and ginger sauce leaned towards East Asia. But it needed much more “oomph” with these flavourings. It came with a very European fondant potato and a mix of fennel, spring onion and courgette. This was all pleasant enough but, like many fusion dishes, it didn’t really come off as I’m sure the chef intended it should. But it came off well enough for me to leave a clean plate. It was another night when we didn’t fancy a restaurant’s dessert offerings, so just got the bill.

Couldn't get in beamers in Brixham but luckily got a booking at the quayside Hotel for a date with the wife. We weren't due to eat until 6 so popped in the bar for pre dinner drinks. Cracking little bar great range of beers and a lovely young lady serving. We vacated the bar walked up the stairs where the carpet was dirty and ancient. Straight away we had bad vibes. Obviously we were 1 of the first in that gave us time to look around the restaurant. The grey decor was on trend but was peeling off the walls in loads of places. The round tables were unreal for a so called upmarket restaurant. God knows how old they were but I've seen better quality in a skip. To the food. I had ham terrine with small round wafers (3) and green salad leaves. The terrine was well made and very tasty but needed more biscuits. The salad leaves were ok but needed refreshing. My wife chose the scallops. For some strange reason they came on a doilly. They were over cooked and 2 scallops for 8 pound we thought a tad expensive. Onto the mains. I chose whole sea bream with mixed veg and mini roast new potatoes. My wife had hake with similar accompaniments. Tbh the wife's was ok but not seasoned properly. Myself I had the whole sea bream. @26 quid not cheap. I thought whole sea bream came whole but obviously the head is not included. If that was straight off the harbour it wasn't September caught imo. The vegetables were freezing cold so straight back it went. On return I finally got to taste my not so whole sea bream. Fresh fish tastes of the sea. This tasted of absolutely nothing. I've tasted better fish from birds eye. It was only edible with have a cup of salt. I ate half and gave up. I called the waiter over and he told me he personally picked the fish up the day before. I enquired which boat it had come off but he couldn't remember. I use a firm called 'pesky fish' a conglomeration of six boats that sell all their fish direct to the public that cuts out the middle man on the harbour. It tells you exactly what fish each boat catches daily. Even delivered their fish is so fresh and smells of the sea. I have not as yet seen sea bream for sale on any of the boats. I asked the server had he ever used daves fish and chip shop up the road and he had. I said he needed to go up there and see what fresh fish smells and tastes like. As the bill came I wasn't charged for my nearly whole bream as expected. To finalise I'd avoid this restaurant like the plague but enjoy a drink in the bar. You'd be better off in wetherspoons.

Fantastic food, lovely atmosphere and great service. Definitely will be back next year when we come to Brixham again

We booked this restaurant well in advance for our anniversary weekend away to Brixham and it was the best meal we had all weekend. From the initial greeting, to the overall service nothing was too much trouble. Everything was fresh and very well presented and we both had very clean plates at the end. Definitely worth a visit.

Booked in advance for this restaurant and on arrival there were four tables seated with none of them having any food but drinks. We arrived on time but no one came out to the front to serve us ..........they must have been busy in the kitchen!! Based on the lack of staff we left and went to the chip shop instead!!

Excellent food, served exactly as ordered, came in good time and the staff went out of their way to ensure everything was to our liking.

From the moment I spoke to the lady on the phone you could tell she couldn’t be bothered, I didn’t even give her a date and she told me they were fully booked absolutely unbelievable how rude they obviously don’t need the business which I find hard to believe in the present climate wouldn’t waste my time booking if I was you

We booked this restaurant having stayed in Brixham previously and wanting to try somewhere different. However I’m not sure we would go back but I can’t put my finger on why. The service was excellent, we had 2 young lads serving us who were super polite, efficient and friendly. The food also was superb, my partner having the seafood platter which he said was really tasty, and although the bread we were given while waiting was a bit ‘meh’ there was nothing actually wrong with it. I think it was just the atmosphere really. The room was quite hushed with soft background music and for me, the whole experience was just a bit formal and dated. But can’t fault anything from our visit at all.

We both ordered the Chinese duck, which arrived perfectly cooked and beautifully presented. We're not big fish fans, so it made a pleasant change to be offered something else (we probably shouldn't have come on holiday to Britain's second largest fishing port, but we did!). The combination of fennel, courgette and spring onions worked perfectly with the 5 spice, plumb and ginger sauce.The staff were all attentive, friendly and helpful.This wasn't a cheap meal, but you can see the prices on the menu outside and the food, service and ambiance were all excellent - you get what you pay for!

Do not go here, food was not good, ordered steak medium rare - was cremated, we were polite to the lad serving who was very good, had ordered a bottle of wine which we were told we could take next door to the bar connected to the hotel (same owners), was met at the bar by a very rude bar maid who said we could not take the wine in despite been told we could (and had paid for), we was going to order additional drinks but walked away leaving the wine and will not return, poor food, poor set up and dreadful customer service, this is my first negative review in ten years

Tiny scallops (how did they achieve this - were they cut into pieces?) Miserable amount of monkfish in the curry £83 for two was excessive and defo not worth the money.

Service was not the best , seated at 11.10am and waited far to long for our drinks order to be served at 11 .40am, the latte was luke warm and just 3/4 full, lager very over priced £4.50 for half a bottle of lager!! We were advised the food serving time would be 12noon, this was ok with us as we were a group of eleven, again we had to get the attention of staff to place our order as a family arrived after us and was seen to first, the food order arrived minus a few items, we waited and waited only to be advised they were 'missed ' resulting in us having a refund!! Only one positive review is the food was very good, would we go back that is a NO

We were a little disappointed by the Quayside having been recommended to go there. The restaurant itself is lovely and cosy and does not feel like you are dining in a hotel restaurant. I think with a few tweaks it could be lovely. Homemade bread was delicious but it came with packets of butter. We ordered the prawn cocktail to start which was very uninspiring- classic 1970s style in a metal dish- we were expecting a more modern take. It arrived literally a couple of minutes after ordering even before the drinks arrived. Similarly our mains arrived minutes after the starter had been taken away so the whole meal was over in half an hour- not ideal. The mussels main course was delicious but portions were tiny especially for the cost and we went away hungry. Staff were very friendly and dealt really well with a fire alarm going off during the meal. I just think a lovely restaurant could be a lot better with just a few minor adjustments, most importantly slowing the service down!

Both had starters, scallops - different to what was on menu, done with bacon and creamy sauce, lovely. Mains black sea break with roasted new potatoes and veg, again delicious. Covid measures strictly adhered to. Nice wine and real ale

Here in Brixham for a week booked before we arrived based on previous reviews, certainly weren't disappointed. Good menu , excellent quality, great presentation and enough choice , enjoyed so much booked online and came back another night . Fish superb, had the local mussels on second visit which were excellent. Service was spot on , very Covid aware, temperature check before entering and screens between tables Hotel does a Travelzoo deal which looks good, great location in Brixham and certainly a good restaurant. Certainly recommend.

Booked a table to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Very cosy and welcoming. All Covid guidelines adhered to. Good menu, delicious food served with a smile. Definitely recommend.

We went for evening meals & drinks ,The food i had was good ,My wife had the Lasagne which was a lot of cheese included ,We had to wait 35 minutes for the meal ,The beer was good only thing there was no much of a selection ,When i went to order the sweet i said do we have to wait 35 minutes he brought it in 5 mins.They did sanitize the table & chairs after every visit which was good .Also the staff were wearing masks .Worth a visit .Even if the food menu was slow .I noticed another table had a 25 min wait .We originally wanted the scampi & Fish & chips they said they were off the menu.No fish at a restaurant in Brixham a fish port .Strange .

Booked a table online, for a booking at 6:00pm. Turned up to be looked up and down. Asked if we had a booking and gave details, to have an abrupt reply of “well you haven’t booked”. Showed the lady an email confirmation of my booking, to which she replied, “we are fully booked, for the whole evening”, as we was stood in an empty restaurant. Judgemental staff to anyone who can work a smartphone. Take from that what you will.

We were exited to try this highly recommended restaurant during our stay. I stress that new lockdown restrictions were applied during the week which influenced their schedule which goes a long way in making up for the rushed nature of our meal. The food was OK, but underseasoned - the crab tian was flavourless as was the hake. Scallops were buttery but again underseasoned. The service from the majority of the staff was really excellent.My main ire comes from the obvious rush to get us to leave, in order for the next diners to be served. As mentioned, Covid complications account for much of this, however we weren't made aware of this fact beforehand, and an hour and 15 minutes to finish three courses and a bottle of wine was not relaxing at all (first-world problems, I know). The bill was brought out un-asked as dessert spoons left mouths and a card machine thrust in my face. The portly waiter also had little concept of personal space, often breathing heavily (through a mask I hasten to add) right next to my ear. With clear dregs of wine left in the glass, only then was the offer made to retire to the lounge, by which point we were obviously on our way out. As feedback I would reassess food seasoning, and make sure to let your diners know well ahead of time your expectations.

This is a great restaurant offering lots of delicious dishes, including really good seafood. We enjoyed the hake, mussels, plaice and smoked haddock - if you like seafood, you should definitely opt for some of the fish dishes.

The food in this restaurant was outstanding. We had a lovely meal the pork tenderloin was delicious and my husband enjoyed the duck. The staff were lovely and gave excellent service in this new normal! We had a really enjoyable experience and will return when back in Brixham.

Excellent fish and seafood ; outstanding ice cream too by the way. Tip: book a huge scrummy-looking shellfish platter, by 11:00 am. Outstanding service, warm, friendly and coping wonderfully - with all the PPE requirements ... go if you can, you should have a really memorable meal out. Welcome back to normal!

The restaurant was very welcomming and the staff were wonderful. Really enjoyed the food, it was top quality and we would definitely eat there again

Incredible lunch,my partners starter of prawn cocktail like a main and so much fish of prawns and salmon was unbelievable, similarly with my fried brie Went back following day for an evening meal and te value was incredibleStaff friendly and accommodating....believe the owner is leaving....shame

Stayed here on a Travelzoo voucher as we have for many years. Food was good, service was good and they do a VERY good breakfast

Warm and welcoming with a good menu variety. Good food for the price and pleasant staff. Well placed for the the town centre and quayside and not too loud

Service was good and my OH enjoyed his meal. I had a chicken and ham terrine to start which was just pieces of meat, the ham was very fatty and it wasn’t done in a terrine ie, similar to pate as expected. My main was better but not great ie, monkfish with not much taste, overpowered by spicy lentils. Suffice to say I wouldn’t recommend!

Great restaurant associated with Quayside Hotel but also open to non-residents. Good choice on the menu, but also additional specials including the freshest of fish and seafood. I had the Admirals platter - cod, monkfish, crab, smoked salmon and prawns, with thankfully just a salad rather than the chips or potatoes. Friendly, helpful service.

The young lady that served us was exceptionally pleasant, the food was outstanding ( best muscles ever ) and a glimpse of the sea from my sest. The bonus was the price which was very reasonable.

My son gave my wife a travelzoo voucher for the Quayside Hotel which we used on Friday evening and what a treat it turned out to be,the food was amazing. We both thoroughly enjoyed the experience and look forward to doing it again sometime.

For once Trip Advisor let us down. We dined here once and that was too often. Service was akin to something out of Fawlty Towers. This establishment seems to be living on past glory and I wonder how long it is since the AA checked this place out.There are several good restaurants in the harbour area of Brixham but this is not one of them

We ate in the restaurant on our first night of a two night stay in the hotel. The restaurant is very nicely decorated and the tables well spaced. There are tables in the bay windows but the view of the harbour is obscured by the wall. We were dealt with swiftly and drinks and lovely fresh bread delivered to us plus an additional starter of Welsh Rarebit. We chose the Hake for our main courses. The fish was as fresh as it could be and perfectly cooked. My mother's fish was fine but mine had lots of bones; it hadn't been filleted properly. On reporting this to the waiting staff I was told that the chef leaves the filleting side of thing to the fishmonger. I am not sure why a professional kitchen would send out fish without checking it had been filleted properly. For dessert we had Creme Brule and Trifle respectively, both of which were tasty, though I think I fared better with the Creme Brule which was a nice sized portion. We were looked after well by the staff who dealt with my complaint well, and despite the issue with the fish, we enjoyed our meals. Deserving of its one rosette but no more than that.

We ate at the Quayside as part of a package deal on the first night of our stay at the hotel. The restaurant is cosy and relaxed, overlooking the harbour. We had read good reviews about the food, but it more than exceeded our expectations. The service was outstanding. We enjoyed two lovely starters. I had the seafood chowder and it was beautiful. My partner had the prawn and crab tian, which was gorgeous too. The homemade bread was yum! For the main course, I had the duck and my partner had the steak. Both were cooked to perfection, and we didn't leave a morsel! We enjoyed the food that much we booked in for another meal on the second evening. This was equally as good as the first. We really enjoyed our stay at the hotel and having such lovely food and great service from the restaurant finished off a great Birthday break.

Lovely ambiance, great staff excellent food good chef very reasonable prices what more could you ask for.

Loved this place. The dinner was excellent, the staff exceptionally attentive and really down to earth friendly. We also stayed overnight & it was very comfortable and a relaxing place to be. Would highly recommend eating in the restaurant & having a drink in the comfortable hotel lounge.

Was here last night with a group of friends for a Christmas meal and not surprisingly I was the only vegan! I had had a couple of conversations with Geoff the manager before hand and the chef certainly excelled on my food. It was nice to be served vegan bread and butter to start and then my main meal was roasted vegetable Wellington - it was so tasty and definitely the best vegan meal I have had out for a long time. The staff were so friendly, including playing Father Christmas for us. Thank you

A really nice restaurant, clean, well furnished, and the staff friendly and attentive. There are tables in the small bay windows with an excellent view over the harbour.

Really cannot understand the 4 and 5 star reviews unless we just happen to have turned up on a night when the real chef and waiting staff had the night off! I booked this as a Birthday treat for my wife, having seen good things written about the chef and his amazing talent for turning out beautiful fresh fish dishes. Turned up 19:30 on a Saturday night (pre booked table) to find two groups of four already dining, but absolutely no sign of anyone to greet us or show us to our table. Managed to find a lady who was serving in the bar who invited us to choose a table, which we did. From here it all started to slightly resemble a night at Fawlty Towers. Starters were straight out of a 1970s Butlins Hotel, wine glass was dirty, waitress was a bit food stained and a bit greasy spoon cafe in manner. Ordered bottle of Chablis from their 'fine wine' page, waitress opened it, poured out a glass, slopping some on the table and slammed the bottle into its cooler. Upon realising that my wife wanted a fresh glass from the one she had used previously the waitress kindly retrieved the dirty glass that we had early swapped over from the next table and then preceded to examine two others before finding us a clean one. The 'fine wine' was anything but fine and would even go as far as to say it resembled, in taste, a cheap supermarket wine that you swear that you will never buy again. For our mains we had the seafood risotto, or rice pudding as my wife later described it to me and the Monkfish. The Monkfish, which was incredibly tough (presumably from over cooking) came with what the waitress described as a choice of sauces. Mine actually arrived with a large dish of garlic butter - yum, fine dining at its best! The waitress had now been joined by a very friendly, chatty waiter and they both made a point of coming over to check that we were happy with our meals, but when the food is just poor not off or wrong, what can you actually say that will make any difference. Not very surprisingly, we were not joined by any other diners that night and needless to say we didn't bother with desert and even left some of our £33/bottle fine wine. Altogether a real disappointment for an evening that was supposed to be a special treat. However, if a comedic dining experience is what you are looking for, perhaps you should give it a go!

From the onset Earl greated us with a warm welcome and seated us on a very nice table . Next level service, fantastic customer relations, and quality food. All members of staff very friendly, and more than accommodating. More specifically Earl made my mum's bday very special and continued to provide outstanding service and chat throughout the meal. Would come back to Brixham just for his company. Would recommend to all.

We visited the public restaurant at this hotel on Saturday 26 May at approximately 6.45. About 10, maybe 15 minutes after we had sat down and before we’d ordered (thankfully) a couple came in with not one dog, not two, but three dogs! I thought they would be turned away but no, nothing was said. This restaurant is very small, 16 –20 covers at most, so they were obviously in close proximity to us (as was obvious from the smell).

We recently stayed at the Quayside Hotel and were lucky enough to have a special offer that also included a discount on the cost of a meal at the affiliated restaurant.

Stayed at the hotellast month ,dinner and breakfast included ,food and service excellent ,pub adjoining with music.fish was especially good

Had a beautiful meal here, lovely dinning room, good choice and very attentive staff, specialize on fish but what do except when the fish market is 5 minutes away

Ample choice menu. Good service. If you require the seafood platter you do have to order this 24 hours ahead.

Ate here last night with my parents. We all enjoyed our main courses very much, but the dessert was amazing. Save room for it. Staff were accommodating and friendly. Definitely will eat here again and recommend.

Whilst staying at the Quayside Hotel with my Mother and Nan, we booked a table at the restaurant and am so glad that we did. I had the chicken special, my Mother had the Black bream and my Nan, the trio of duck, followed by a triffle and creme brulee. Ben welcomed us perfectly and chatted to us about our trip and his story of how he moved to Brixham. He made sure we were comfortable and always had a glass of wine in hand! I cannot fault a thing. The food, wine and service was spot on! Well done Ben and the rest of the team (especially Earl)!

Food was good but waiter was selectively deaf, trying to take a plate before someone had finished eating, and then taking offence when his error was pointed out. Spoilt an otherwise good meal.

Have just enjoyed a fantastic meal at the Quayside Restaurant,Brixham on a Travelzoo offer.

If you want something special try this one. We have eaten here numerous times and if asked always recommend this place for a special meal.

Reservado para cuatro en una oferta de Travelzoo. Muy buena comida. La porción de mejillones muy generoso y de un nivel muy alto. Varios entrantes consumidas la inusual toque de vieiras con budín de hogs funciona extremadamente bien. Los postres eran exuberantes con una antigua clasificación casablaca muy alto. Nos reservaremos de nuevo.

Disfrutamos de una comida con amigos en el restaurante bien decorado. La comida era fantástica (gambas o cangrejos de tian, risotto de marisco, ruibarbo) aunque no perjudicar el orden pero resolvió rápidamente por personal capacitado y educado. Recomendar

Excelente servicio del personal y la comida muy buena y bien presentada. El servicio era bueno y si el nivel se mantenga deben de hacer bien. Sin duda recomendaría

Nos alojamos aquí un par de noches, comiendo allí en la primera noche. La comida era de buena calidad, aunque las raciones eran un poco pequeñas, que cuando me dijo que la camarera dijo que este no había objeción y ella sacaba más pescado. La comida estaba bien preparada y hay opciones vegetarianas en el menú. Es quizás un poco caro, pero la vista del puerto era genial - ventana imprescindible.

Un restaurante dentro de un hotel, visitó en el pasado, y reservamos de nuevo mientras visitaba Brixham. Un restaurante encantador con un personal muy amable. Cóctel de gambas y vieiras entrantes y dos eran excelentes mariscos risottos también estaban llenos de sabor y de buen...

Comida realmente decepcionante, ya que el ambiente en el restaurante y el hotel es precioso. Bastante insípido cangrejo y gambas tian, seguido de rape curry que no habían visto una pizca de sabor o spice. No me atreví a pedir un postre por miedo a más decepción. Buen trabajo el personal era bueno, con Earl especialmente ofrece una gran pre-entretenimiento la cena. Hay muchos otros excelentes restaurantes de pescado en Brixham para elegir.

We were staying in this lovely hotel and decided to have our final dinner in the hotel. The menu was fabulous. The fish was excellent and the restaurant catered professionally for my friend who is a fussy vegetarian. Probably the best ever sticky toffee pudding I have ever eaten. First class service guys!!!!

If you come to Brixham, you must come here, great food and service and as a plus stay at the hotel in room overlooking the harbour.

Great location overlooking the harbour.Simple food with an excellent atmosphere.The menu is not extensive but there should be something for everyone.Thursday evening there was live music too

Ate in the restaurant 3 times in one week and could not fault a single thing. No wonder it is award winning. With attentive staff and a relaxing setting, As well well as the main menu there are also daily specials. A must when visiting Brixham.

Visited with a small group for a meal. All the food was very good, not long to wait. Also good real ale.

We enjoyed our evening in this delightful establishment, it was our second visit to this hotel and everything was as good as on our first visit. The service was very friendly and helpful. There were excellent choices on the menu and and the local seafood could not be faulted. It was well worth the distance travelled from where we lived - over a hundred miles away. We have no hesitation in recommending this restaurant to anyone who enjoys good seafood in a lovely atmosphere. You do need to book well in advance if you fancy a table near the window with views of the delightful harbour.

On our recent visit to Brixham we ate here on 2 of our three nights in this very interesting town, best visited in mid-winter when the summer crush is avoided. My wife and I shared the challenging dish 'Fruits de mere', and it occupied us well for over an hour, with its range of seafood, including lobster, king prawns, langostines, oysters and crab claws, all served on a bed of ice. A lovely dry white was a good choice from the wine list. Next night we shared a seafood medley and a flavourful seafood risotto, so we have little hesitation in saying this is a great place to eat.

I was a little dubious about the £30 per person dinner as part of a travelzoo offer but I was not disappointed. Starters were good and main meals of risotto/ steak excellent . My wife was impressed with the amount of different fish in the risotto. One small criticism was the cheese/biscuits . If I had paid over £7 for this , rather than part of offer , I would have been not happy with quality . 5 poor quality biscuits delivered a a large basket seemed a little odd , the Stilton/cheddar was nice but the Brie not ripe.

Return visit to the quayside restaurant ,and was not disappointed,professional ,or drinks in both bars the informal Erinie lister then the hotel bar choosing from the menu,unobtrusive service by Joanne and the team in the restaurant,informative and helpful ,Restaurant has a peaceful ambience,not to sure about the electric table candlesGreat wine list with some named classics,fish is the main act on the menu ,changing with availabilityChanging specials add subtle changes Crab starter was soft with a crisp samosis and crunchy Apple ,and monk fish was nicely cooked and side orders added to the meal ,Puddings and cheeses well presented ,and pudding wines and port very niceAll round good experience ,great coffee in the lounge and a chat with earl,floating coffees are a must,thanks go to the full team

Went here for an Anniversary meal and it didn't disappoint. Not the cheapest place in the bay (quite pricey really) but the atmosphere, service and food is all top quality. With lovely views over the harbour from the window tables you should try this restaurant. Every part of my meal was perfect and I will definitely return on my next visit to Brixham

From the moment you walk through the door, the staff are there to greet you, take your coat etc., direct you to the lounge from where you are offered champagne and nibbles, to being seated in the dining room for the main event, a good start to a super night.There was horse racing between each course - such fun. At midnite the piper escorted everyone to the street to watch fireworks and sing old lang syne, on return to the dining room we were offered tatties and neeps with a shot of whisky, a delightful end to a very nice start to the New Year, there was dancing until 2pm if required. Will def return again this year a great way to celebrate - thank you.

Visited this restaurant last night with my family. Firstly the service was excellent, we were greeted by a lovely lady who made us feel extremely welcome and settled us into the lounge with menus. The restaurant wasn't busy which allowed the waitress to be attentive making the service good. The food was a bit of a mixed bag, steak and chips was excellent and my sister loved her seafood risotto however I was a little disappointed with my pork main as I found the stuffing overpowering and the textures strange, there were too any soft elements. We ordered a side of vegetables which were horrendous just sliced carrot and lumps of courgette which really didn't go with the pork! I thought it was cheeky potatoes / veg didn't come with your main already at £16/£18 a go and u had to pay £3.50 for a side of frozen peas ! The desert was the best course of the entire meal! Overall I found the dining experience enjoyable but it's slightly overpriced for the quality of food you get.

We dined in the restaurant for breakfast and had an evening meal there too. Again, the restaurant like the hotel was very clean and tidy. There was a good selection on offer for breakfast. We opted for the full English, which was fine. I do feel that cheap ingredients were possible used!!We booked to eat in the restaurant on the Weds evening. We pre-booked the lobster as per the hotels request. Spent a day really looking forward to it for it to be served and being very disappointed. Disappointing to the point that the lobster was totally inedible. I’ve eaten lobster on numerous occasions at other establishments and really enjoyed it, but on this occasion the meat was far too chewy, and the peas were like bullets. We both actually gave up on the entire dish. I’m by no means a chef, so can’t explain why it was so chewy, still it was a wasted £65. I wouldn’t rule out the hotel again as its location is perfect if you’re not wanting to drive anywhere. I would probably just stick to a tradition steak next time as you can’t really mess that up too much. As I say the restaurant surrounding were very calming and peaceful…

The restaurant has recently been refurbished and although the menu did not look terribly inspiring the food turned out to be surprisingly good. reccomended

This is my second visit to this great restaurant.Excellent service, great food and a glorious view. Add that to fun company and its as good as it gets. Would recommend it for any and every visit to Brixham.

Busy for dinner in the week so book. Plenty of people dressed up for a night out. Restaurant nicely presented at night, looks inviting. Food average & service unsophisticated. Big on fish so long "catch of the day" separate menu. Apparently chef buys it fresh on th "Quayside" in the morning.Looks grander than most Brixham offerings.

Food and wine was excellent. Served in a very friendly atmospheric restaurant, our table looked down on to the Harbour. Thank you, we will be back.

The food in this establishment is excellent! But the service we received was abysmal. My wife ordered a seafood risotto with mussels and prawns in their shells, no finger bowl was brought with the meal. My wife asked for one and voiced her displeasure but it still took a further 5 minutes to arrive but wit only one napkin. This was pointed out to the waitress along with the fact a side order of vegetables for my meal had not arrived. It was a birthday celebration spoilt! The manager did give us our wine FOC.

As a guest of the hotel, my friend and I dined one night and the food and service were first class. Our server was Joann and she was extremely attentive and friendly

We all had a fabulous meal here. The food was very good and the service was excellent. The best restaurant we ate in during our three day trip to Brixham.

Gorgeous food, our Lamb Duo and Fresh Fish dinners were first class. Cooked to perfection, as was the Duck. Restaurant bright and nice decor, with bright views. Service excellent, thanks Ben and co. Desserts divine too.

This restaurant has some of the freshest and best fish in Brixham. Food is tasty and always a little different, a good menu and wine list.Can be a bit pricy for some though.

WE were staying at the hotel, so it wasnt a deffinate that we would eat there, but after a hearty walk all round Brixham, for the major regional fishing port it is, there are few fish shops in the vicinity and even fewer restaurants which are based around fish being the mnajor on the menu's. Whilst the menu caters for all tastes with a varied selection, having consumed main courses of Cod and Crab based meals, we can honestly say the service was spot on, the restaurant immaculately presented and clean, the food presented hot at your table and it tasted as expected of its AA 3* rosette status. Very enjoyable, very expensive but very worthy.

My wife and I ate at the restaurant and the food is quite poor. Not poor enough to ask for a refund as it was edible but that is the best you can say.I am vegetarian and there is a lack of options, just 1 starter and 1 main but this isn't unusually in restaurants. The main vegetarian option states parmesan in the list of ingredients. Parmesan isn't vegetarian!! I asked a member of staff whether the parmesan was vegetarian as it usual isn't and was told it was made of cow's milk but she would check with the chef. He indeed confirmed it wasn't. The chef who clearly produced the menu needs to learn what a vegetarian is, it isn't just the lack of meat and fish!!The starter was spinach and peppers with a duck egg on top (although it didn't taste or look like a duck egg I have had before). The main was a risotto but the chef needs to learn how to make a decent risotto. It was edible but I think it had more peas than rice!! I am hoping the risotto was made with all vegetarian ingredients!My wife's food was bland with a badly made watery salsa verde with her fish but she risked the pudding. A panna cotta which looked and tasted (according to my wife) as frozen yoghurt.Staff were friendly and the food served quickly. Probably too quickly as no gap between starter and main really.I know it is a hotel but staff setting up for breakfast whilst we were eating was unprofessional. Not really a romantic meal with cups clunking and a fold away table being erected in the background! It wasn't like we ate late, we were finished around 9pm!!The wine was absolutely superb though and made up for the rest of the meal.

Came here on our last night of holiday , sea food risotto was creamy and full of fish , black mussels really plump , good bottle of Sauvignon blanc to accompany , partners John Dory nicely cooked and moist and flavoursome ! Local cheeses well served ( ie cheese room temperature and tasty and local nice glass of port ! ) service efficient and friendly and beautiful view as we had window seat , can recommend as a lovely place to eat , went to ernie lister pub next door for end of footy match good ale friendly and great atmosphere ! . Thank you

As titled good for fish. Unfortunately not a lot else. As this is a fishing port I can understand the large fish menu but what about non-piscaterians? Can't help but feel that the restaurant is missing out on a large proportion of clients.

Booked for brixfest end of may great stay the crab spaghetti is the best and a good choice for breakfast, my only negative comment and please owners don't take this to heart, I'm a light sleeper and being above the bar was great on the night but 6pm the chillers started humming as they started up so no relaxing lie in for me ,but I can't have everything, we will be back as this is the only place to stay when in Brixham but next time I'll book another room ,thank you staff and chief.

An intimate yet spacious restaurant that is art of the Quayside Hotel. Delicious fish from a choice of the catch of the day. The bread and puddings are also marvellous. Not expensive for the delightfulness of the food and standard of cooking.

I can't work out why I can't quite give this restaurant an Excellent rating. The menu is quite wide ranging (while an emphasis is on local fish), the presentation is excellent and there is no doubting the elegance of the surroundings or the professionalism of the staff. Maybe my taste buds were jaded as nothing quite seemed quite to live up to its promise.My crab starter was fairly tasty, if small. Great bread, made in house.My main course of monkfish made up for this by being enormous, with good gratin potatoes. The fish was not quite cooked through so was not quite as luscious and flakey as I had hoped.I really did not need a pudding but my longing for clotted cream led to the only option of a dish of (flavourless) strawberries - I should have had the clotted cream ice. cream. Devon clotted cream seems to be more solidly clotted than the much more "creamy" clotted cream I am used to from Cornwall, so the whole dish let down my expectations.I drank a modestly priced but disappointing pinot grigio and sparkling water.There are fixed price menus (which I believe change with the seasons) as well as the a la carte.Breakfasts were very good with real whole kippers as one option.

Excellent ambiance, excellent food, excellent service. We had a throughly enjoyable meal at the restaurant of this hotel. A varied menu, not too over priced, with a wide selection of wines from which to choose. My partner choose scallops to start with fish of the day to follow while I choose French onion soup followed by the confit of duck cassoulet. We were both very satisfied with our choices. For wine we chose a reasonably priced Australian Shiraz. The service and quiet attention were superb. My only criticism was the paucity of their beautiful bread during the meal.

We decided that after some very disappointing visits to the berry head hotel we would celebrate my mothers birthday at the quayside. I can honestly say that the decision was the correct one. There were a few anomalies but these could easily be overcome. The first anomaly was the barman,who later became a waiter, he had no idea at all, he did not know what wines could be served as a glass and had no large wine glasses to hand. Later when he became a waiter in the restaurant he dropped some plates. The service generally though was outstanding. The other anomaly was that when ordering your meal the price did not include veg. This seams awfully strange as your paying nearly £20 pound for just meat.Okay that's the quirky anomalies out of the way. Wine prices where pretty typical for restaurants. The food was excellent, I had a starter of ham hock and chicken terrine with piccalilli, this was very nice, followed by the Goan monkfish curry, also very good. My wife and mother Chad the chicken supreme and had a plate of mixed vegetables. They both reported that this was very good. All three of us had the chocolate cheese cake and this tasted very good. All in all it was a great meal with great service.