The Annex in West Devon

Came here back in May this year and had a fantastic lunch with a warm welcome and excellent service so decided to return for another birthday celebration as we were so impressed before. Regretfully this time round it was no where near the same. As we were a big group (8 of us) we had to pre-order the food - fair enough. On arrival there wasn't great welcome and it then took about 15 minutes before coming to take our drinks order. When serving our drinks and opening the wine, the poor waiter was distracted by another customer and didn't follow though in continuing to open the bottle (which the bottle opener was half way through) so we had to finish that. Then, the food was another half an hour or so after that meaning we had been there for about 45 minutes already - bearing mind this was pre-ordered and you are limited on how long you can have the table for. When the food arrived, it was absolutely embarrassing - the portion sizes were like that of a snack. This wasn't tapas, it was an insult. The sourdough bread is £5.10 per portion and all it is is literally 4/5 slices of very small baguette bread. The so called "small-plates" were indeed VERY small. Some dishes lacked seasoning and were also bland - different or new chef perhaps? So be very cautious when ordering your food - our bill was £326.00 and we left hungry and very disappointed. Before in May we were stuffed. I have also read other people's reviews saying similar things so please do take note. It's clear the staff are either new or need training - by all means they were not rude at all, but inexperienced. We did leave them a tip out of courtesy however and didn't want to cause a fuss and complain on the day. Sadly we will not be returning, which is a real shame. Wish they had kept the same flair as before.

A great evening, perfect food, would visit again!

A friend recommended and this is a great find - I would defo go again - great food and staff - thanks guys

As always great service, friendly atmosphere, and good great

Excellent place to eat and chill. Efficient and friendly staff.

Delicious food and lovely atmosphere.

Delicious food with lots of options, lovely atmosphere, great staff. Our favourite place to eat.

Had an excellent time at The Annex, staff were very efficient and friendly, the food was amazing!

Popped in with friends recently and the tapas were very good. Also, the service was very friendly and helpful (Isobel). Will definitely be coming again.

We had an amazing meal at Anex in Tavistock! The tapas were absolutely delicious, and the cozy atmosphere made it a perfect evening. The food was 5-star quality—highly recommend! We’ll definitely be coming back. Thank you for a fantastic experience

Great atmosphere, outstanding food!

Food was scrummy, staff were excellent. Highly recommend this place. .

Excellent service & food! Nothing is too much trouble.

Good quality food However, it's slightly overpriced for the portions sizes and all foods arriving at the same time, leaving the main courses in getting cold. It would also be good if food could be served in stages and really hot (not just cold, burned, and dry like the Bomba Rice Tapas and Harissa cold lamb on a cold hummus). Seabass fish and squid rings were a hit and fresh. Chicken mini burgers had an awful and weird taste as a result of the sauce and buns. The coffee was also great at the end.

They have an excellent and varied menu. We were a group of seven and chose two dishes each, and lined them up along the table which I would recommend for larger groups. The wine choice is also very good, something for every pallet.

Delicious margaritas, lovely staff and food 😊

Amazing food and service. Have been a few times, every time was brilliant.

Staff wonderful, food out of this world, atmosphere lively with great music! A great place for a special occasion!

So lovely great food so tasty. Super service and very chic decoration

100% would recommend to try this hidden gem....tasty food warm welcome on a rainy day....5stars...will return for sure

Perfect place for cocktails and tapas in a smart casual setting. The Patatas Bravas is the best I’ve ever had!

Excellent service, fantastic atmosphere, reasonably priced drinks. Food well cooked and presented. New to tapas so would definitely come again to try different dishes.

The food was great here! I thought the bang bang chicken and the calamari excelled. I especially loved the cocktails here, great bartender and very friendly staff

Just a great place. such talented chefs, producing inventive taps with great flavours and very tasty ingredients. Freshly prepared. Service was excellent Atmosphere was good, intimate Cannot recommend this place enough keep it going, will be back again and again

My husband & I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary with brunch here this morning and all I can say is WOW. Amazing pancakes, mimosas, hot drinks and very friendly staff. I actually got ready for our wedding and we spent our wedding night in the garden pod attached at The Rockmount so it felt very apt to visit for breakfast. We will definitely be visiting again very soon.

This is the second time we have visited The Annex. Very good!

Fabulous food, drinks and service, the bang bang chicken was a hands down winner in our group of 6 and the aged sliced steak was so good that 2 of our friends ordered it again instead of dessert 🤣 One improvement would be to offer a ‘banquet style’ bundle so instead of getting randomly sized dishes (some come in 3;4;5 sizes), we could order a banquet for 6 so that everyone gets one of the same dish…

We have been to The Annex restaurant several times whilst visiting Tavistock and its our go to restaurant. The food and service have been excellent every time. On each occasion the restaurant has been busy but this does not detract from the quality of the food or service. It is a Tapas style menu and each plate is prepared to a very high standard being tasty, varied and beautifully presented. We will definately be going again when we are next in Tavistock.

Good selection of tapas dishes, the staff explained any we asked about. Service was great and a very smart restaurant with reasonable prices.

Best meal we have eaten in England during our trip from America. If we ever come back this way I would certainly eat here again.

My wife and I had lunch there and enjoyed the food and the service. We'll be back!

Scenic view, welcoming staff (especially Esther and Kieran 😍) and food is really good! 🤤❤️

Lovely evening. Great staff. Really lovely place & food excellent too.

Loved this absolute gem of a place, great food, lovely atmosphere and fabulous staff and service. We’ll definitely be back!

Been going to go here for ages and it’s often been booked. The tapas were good, particularly the chorizo and the caprese salad. We enjoy this way of eating. The place is clean and well presented, service is good. On a nice day it would be good for coffee, brunch and sitting outside, which will be our next planned visit. We had dinner inside on this visit. Others have said it can be a bit noisy due to hard floors etc echoing sound, we found the noise levels fine but maybe a few soft furnishings wouldn’t go amiss. It’s a really nice restaurant and we’ll return soon.

Visited with friends for lunch on 10/09. Very dog friendly which was great. Great selections of drinks. We had the Tapas Board for lunch, firstly very reasonably priced but most of all, fantastic flavours - would recommend the chicken satay, meatballs and patatas bravas. The service was top notch. I would definitely return when next in the area and not drive so I can enjoy the wine! Thanks guys, great lunch!

Superb restaurant with friendly, efficient staff, great food with a varied Tapas menu. We wholeheartedly recommend the Annex for a special occasion or just for an evening out with friends.

I was sceptical when I saw the high star ratings but they are so right. Lovely staff and great food for meat, fish, veggie and vegan

Amazing food, and so much choice. Fresh and innovative, can't fault anything. A great culinary experience!

Fabulous combination of flavours on each of the dishes. Great portions - each plate shareable for 4 people…. Service was very pleasant & attentive This place is a little gem - just a shame that parking isn’t available when their accommodation is fully booked…

Lovely lunch with friends. Good selection of tapas and attentive service

Best tapas I’ve had in a long time. Great views and a great addition to Tavistock.

Great food and excellent service

Wonderful restaurant. Faultless experience with wonderful food, wine and ambience. Can’t wait for the next visit.

This was our second visit to the Annex and everything about the visit was first rate from the delicious food to the very attentive staff. This is becoming one of our favourite restaurants to visit.

Lovely friendly place with varied and delicious menu to suit all tastes 🤩

Our favourite restaurant in Tavistock. Food, ambience and service all excellent. Staff seemed genuinely pleased to see us. If you like a lively evening with tapas, look no further.

What a lovey afternoon. The food was delicious and the service was excellent. What a marvellous place. Well worth the 1hour and 15 min drive. Will be going back

Good food, not as good as I remembered but was a lovely atmosphere.

Yummy breakfast and so reasonably priced. Friendly service. Thank you.

Great selection of veggie and meat options, the bang bang chicken and halloumi dishes were particularly delicious. The service was also perfect!

Our 5th visit in 7 months. Excellent food, very friendly and efficient service at a fair price. We will certainly be back again.

As always we had a fantastic evening. Excellent Service and the food was amazing.

An unusual and attractive restaurant with a terrace. A great busy atmosphere and the food was excellent. We had the suggested number of dishes, five for a couple, and with desserts, we found the amount of food was perfect. Amazing flavours, we’ve been looking for a restaurant with interesting and tasty food, getting away from pub grub.

Great food…….party of 4 veggie/vegan 1 carnivore all very happy with our options and choice. Bonus for us very dog friendly inside or out. Charming service…….defiantly be back!

Went for a birthday celebration. And the staff were so friendly. The food was absolutely delicious.

Really interesting and varied food choices, superb selection of drinks too. Lovely friendly staff, great atmosphere. It won't be long before we return. Parking is limited near by on the road so you may need to leave time to park in the town and walk to The Annex.

We went to dinner Friday 07/26/2024. Honestly, it was really good. The food was delicious. We would have gone back but we couldn't do it. The service, however, was not very well organized. A young blonde woman has completely forgotten us. She took our food and wine order but completely forgot the wine. The maces gules arrived without the wine. We ate them like that. Fortunately, a charming young boy came to the rescue upon seeing our distress. Things worked out quite well and we were able to finish our dinner properly. The food is very good but the organization is disorganized. We gave a tip in euros to the young boy who is very lively and above all who likes to do well. I wish him a bright future in this profession because he will know how to do it very well.

Very attentive fabulous food as always

Summer evening with rooftop view, lovely staff, amazing food.

Very dog friendly, great service, perfect brunch spot!

Fab food, lots of choice, came to table hot, lovely presentation, staff friendly, decor and place lovely

Fantastic food A return visit for sure

Varied menu based upon shared dining, good quality food, wide choice of wines per glass. Service was quick and friendly.

My favourite place to eat in Tavistock. Great tapas. I have been for dates and family meals here. The baked camembert is great value and I also must praise the braised pork and big juicy prawns.

Food fantastic, service great, atmosphere great.

Great food , not the cheapest but very nice , nice atmosphere and decor is lovely too,

Always fantastic. Can’t say enough good things about this little gem of a restaurant.

Great location, decor and atmosphere. Excellent wine list. Amazing selection of tapas - everything was full of well balanced flavour and texture. The staff were friendly and helpful and the service was great. All rounded off with dessert cocktails. We actually booked a night's stay in Tavistock entirely for the purpose of having our family celebration dinner at the Annex and it didn't disappoint. I wish we lived nearer - we'd be regulars!

Wide range of dishes, reasonably priced, relaxed setting and great service. We will be back.

Another amazing evening at the Annex!

Cracking little place, big portions for tapas so be careful how much you order however variety is the spice of live so over indulge. The food was fantastic, full of flavour and great quality

I booked a lunchtime table as a surprise for my husband's birthday and sat on the lovely sheltered terrace. All the staff were great and the tapas was the best we've ever eaten. We'll definitely be back.

Lovely venue, welcoming atmosphere, with incredibly friendly staff. The menu gives great options and the food is excellent.

Possibly the best food I have had in a very long time. Four us visited for lunch and selected around 8 dishes to share and they were all beautifully presented and wonderfully cooked. Nice feel to the restaurant and the staff were very welcoming, friendly and attentive. We will definitely be visiting again.

This is my second visit it was as fabulous as the first time, everything about The Annexe is exceptional

Great atmosphere 👍great food 👍great for getting together & celebrating 🥳

Visited there after receiving a recommendation. Excellent in every respect. Please visit and enjoy!!

What a fantastic place! Food was amazing. Staff were friendly and welcoming, couldn't do enough. Really lovely, relaxed atmosphere. 100% recommended and can't wait to go again.

You have got to try this.great food and service.

What a fabulous place to spend a relaxed time with friends and excellent food. First visit here and certainly won't be the last. Great choice of well cooked, well presented tasty food. Lovely atmosphere and friendly staff. The whole menu offered a range of tempting food for all appetites. We had 6 plates which we shared between 3 of us, which was plenty. Good selection of drinks too. Can't wait to visit again.

The food last night was incredible. Faultless in my opinion. Two of us, we sat outside and ordered 6 tapas to share. We started with the bruschetta with fresh tomatoes,garlic and onion, so much flavour! Then followed by the prawns which were so tasty, chorizo in a sticky to die for sauce, bang bang cauliflower was wow! Who knew you could make cauliflower taste so good. Duck spring rolls with actual duck inside not the usual mush you tend to get and potatoe bravas so yum! Great service and lovely wine. My new favourite spot to eat in Tavistock. Thank you!

Great food. Family/child friendly.

All round great job. 1st time we visited won't be the last.

Can't fault our father's day lunch, very friendly staff, great food and atmosphere. Good choice of small or larger plates.

First time visiting The Annex, first time we had experienced Tapas . But we will definitely be returning again and will thoroughly recommend to all our friends and family who haven't already been. We can now see why it is hard to get a table booked unless you book well in advance, as it is so popular.

Just a wonderful little find! We were out celebrating my mother in law's 60th birthday and the restaurant was modern, had a beautiful aesthetic lovely lighting and wonderful views acorss Tavistock. The staff that greated us and served us throughout lunch were friendly and helpful which made for a great atmosphere. We ordered cocktails which were deliscious and beautifully presented and a selection of six of the larger tapas dishes. The food looked and tasted fantastic, really fresh and flavoursome. There was a huge selection on the menu which would cater for anyone and there were plenty of dishes that we were dying to try and will do when we return. Thanks so much for such a fab lunch visit, we're very much looking forward to coming back!

Great food and service. Also good selection of choices to cover most people’s requirements.

The best cocktails in Tavistock

Absolutely love this restaurant, cannot fault any aspect. Definitely returning

Had a really lovely lunch here. The tapas selection was very good.

Second time at The Annex for most our group and it didn’t disappoint. Amazing food, excellent selection of wines and staff provided good service. Very friendly and welcoming. Lovely venue and ambiance. We will be back. :)

Great place. Wonderful food. Great venue.

Excellent service. Great food. Good value

Don't delay... book a table now. Such a lovely place with stunning food.

I went into the Annex with my nan last week and we received amazing service from the staff. They were very friendly and chatty, and I had some of the best chicken of my life in there 🥰 I will definitely be coming back soon. Great tapas selection we were full on just 3 out of 4 dishes we ordered 🫠

Great place. Excellent food and well priced

Terrific welcome and service. Lovely ambience in the restaurant and terrific food.

When you step into the annex you feel like you have left Tavistock and entered a restaurant in the Mediterranean. Wonderful atmosphere, delicious food and fabulous service. Tony and Pip always make us feel welcome and go above and beyond!

One of our favourite places to go for a night out. Great food and cocktails. Even better when the weather is nice enough to sit outside