The Captains Table in North Devon - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Came here Sunday morning to get a freshly cooked breakfast, everywhere else was closed except the captains table. Ordered to takeaway so we could eat on the beach but ended up eating in as it was such a lovely atmosphere, and warm inside. Friendly staff and low prices for amazing food, definitely recommend

Restaurant looked nice from the outside but inside was very dirty- menus covered in filth, lamination needs replacing and dirt on the floors. Seats were uncomfortable benches with a tiny amount of padding. Food was expensive and not worth what you got. Feta salad which did not contain any lettuce £18 for a main meal, no carbohydrate source with the dish- could have done with some potatoes included. Child’s menu was average and had lots of options with chips. Limited healthy options. Portion sizes for children were good but adult mains were very small portions. Waiting staff seemed bored and disinterested. No booking required so arrival before 6pm necessary to get a seat in peak times.

Decline of a former family service. Illogical to take orders partly at bar and partly table. Means you can end up further down the queue for the already very slow service if you sit inside. Why have three members of front of house staff when two appear to do nothing. We keep returning as we really want it to return to the pre-Covid days.... such a shame. Food also has got worse in terms of both quality and portion size. Review based upon two or three visits in the last 6 months. Overall we have been visiting for 10 years. Back in the day my family absolutely loved this place!

Had Sea Bass over cooked very dry on a bed of potatoes with 4 pieces of well done asparagus , no seasoning very average

We’re a family of four. 2 meals were fine but chips on one and loaded chips on the other were just dreadful and inedible. This place isn’t cheap, so you expect much more for your money. A complaint made about the food prompted a removal of the cost of 2 portions of chips. There are much better places to eat in Woolacoombe. Don’t waste your money here.

Very disappointed. Food was very average. We were upstairs I think they forgot we were there. We ended up going downstairs to order our desert as we had been waiting over 25 mins for someone to come to us. My husband's main course was nice though

Expensive. Slap dash staff. Dogs everywhere

The fish & chips was awesome 🥂🐟😋

Great service, and not as busy as we were expecting. Unfortunately this is likely because the quality of the food isn't as high as we were hoping. While the kids enjoyed their pizza, for a restaurant purportedly riding themselves on their fish produce TCT didn't deliver on the promise. Mussels were almost completely devoid of sauce (the best part!), and the battered fish was very overdone (the batter crumbled away into nothing when cut into). Chips and scampi saved the day, but overall unfortunately left distinctly underwhelmed, particularly for the price.

Love this place, we had tea there last night. Super friendly staff they haven us quick service. The food was great burgers and scampi all came out quickly. I highly recommend this place, I very rarely moved to leave reviews but this place deserves it.

Great with food allergies, friendly staff, good range of options

Service good, not a belly buster breakfast but does set you up for the day or drive home.

We have never been served an English breakfast like this: carelessly prepared, greasy, the orange juice expensive and made of syrup, the fried toast tasted rancid. The table was sticky, tea and milk spilled over and onto the table when it was served, but the waitress didn't care. We were served by three different waiters, all of whom were not very customer-oriented and rather silent. The atmosphere of the restaurant is actually nice, but unfortunately it was very busy and the noise was deafening.

Amazing food with amazing gf fish and chips, kids food and ice creams. Great cider too. Wonderfully friendly and accommodating

Lovely staff, we really enjoyed the seafood platter, however, not sure if the mussels one of the main courses ,were fresh as a good part of them were closed and found a nasty tasting one...it was ok but not that tasteful and so was the seafood linguini. All in all a good place to eat.

We ordered fish pie. Surprisingly, there were no fish in the pie, even one small piece of fish, only mash potatoes and cheese. I would not return there again.

Wanted something to keep us going ordered the ciabatta brie and bacon and the tuna melt..cheese not melted on either ,must have been left for 30 seconds under the grill machine. Also the bacon had fat around it ..awful but my dogs were happy as most of it went to them ..2 stars for the scone and jam which daughter enjoyed and the extra sausage for dog.. also orange juice is straight out of supermarket carton . Not impressed for the price

We ordered two doubles of the Queenie starter for a main course. It came, 5 queens the size of my little finger nail, smothered in leeks and onions and cream. We didn’t eat it as it was disgusting. We complained and paid just under £40 for the privilege. Obviously out to fleece the tourists!!

Had meal here on our last day of the holiday. It was brilliant good choice on the menu and given how fresh and well prepared the food was very reasonably priced! Would highly recommend and would definitely return again.

Ordered cream teas and garlic bread. Garlic bread taste like just butter, no garlic. Tea was cold by the time the scones came out. Jug of cutlery could be cleaned better.

Great little place by the sea in North Devon.

Nice cafe near the beach, I had a gluten free pizza which I can recommend. Nice selection on the menu would recommend

We're on holiday and we popped to the captain's table for a spot of food. I was so impressed the staff are lovely the food was delicious and all local . I had a garlic pizza bread as wasn't too hungry and it was one of the freshest, nicest garlic breads I've ever had. My other half had the surfers breakfast, it was big , cooked perfectly and delicious, we love the place after our first visit and we would highly recommend anyone who's near woolacombe to try it you won't be disappointed

We had a delicious meal and would like to go back. Staff very efficient

Recently had fish pie at £16.75 Tasteless shame because it's a lovely place.

A lovely place to stop for lunch. The staff were friendly and attentive. We had a sandwich each and shared a cream tea. The sandwiches were delicious; plenty of filling and a decent portion of crisps and salad to accompany them. We chose granary bread which was delicious. I was told that it was Roberts bread from a local bakery. The scones were light and fluffy and obviously came from a bakery or were made on the premises. They were a generous size and came with plenty of cream and jam 😋. A delicious lunch! If we find ourselves in the area again, The Captains Table will be our first choice to visit.

Good food good price nice staff

Worst steak pie I have ever had

Came here on our last day before heading home. Very warm welcome from the staff on arrival and prompt with menu and taking our drinks order I had the surfers breakfast and my wife had the breakfast sandwich and the kids had pancakes. Everything was cooked lovely and nice quality of ingr for the fry up. Was a decent price and again, service was great

Lovely prawn cocktail and fish and chips really nice too. Good portions, reasonably priced and quick service

Breakfast at the Captains Table, was a rekaxed affair. We were shown to our table and given a breakfast menu, i was a little disappointed to see that there was no kids section on the menu, but the little one decided on pancakes so that wasn't a problem. I decided to go for the captains breakfast and my friend indulged with a bosuns breakfast. The food all arrived at the same time which is a good sign, I think that maybe the use of smaller plates would enhance the appearance of the breakfasts as they looked a little lost, however everything was perfectly cooked and very tasty, but don't go in expecting a huge meal as its not. You will come out feeling comfortable not stuffed. Overall the service was good and attentive to customers requests, a relaxing breakfast to start the day.

Our first time here at the captains table here in Woolacombe bay and what a lovely family restaurant it is. The food is delicious, quality and the service is first class! The staff are friendly and welcoming always giving excellent customer service. The experience we had here was wonderful and we will definitely be coming back here again on our next holiday. Me and my family highly recommend the captains table to everyone visiting the area. Thank you to all the staff at the captains table especially Nigel who made our visit welcoming, relaxing and serving us all top quality food. Thank you We look forward to visiting again soon. The Rogers/May family. 😀🙂

We had breakfast which was great, returned for lunch (Red Barn not serving and also very run down) Mackerel Pate was amazing and the Pinot also great Will defo return!

Firstly would like to start with the staff, all nice and service was good. Unfortunately that's where the positives come to an abrupt end. For main I ordered a seafood linguine. Portion size was minuscule and the seafood overcooked. Also sauce was absolutely devoid of taste (£18.95.... expected more)! My partner ordered scampi and chips, this was a large plate of food and was of a decent standard. I then decided to try a fruit crumble for dessert. This was without doubt the worst crumble I've ever tasted, the fruit was absolutely overwhelmed with cinnamon and I have no idea what they made the crumble out of. My best guess is they harvested some sand from the beach. My partner had a banoffee waffle, this seemed abit better, but was not overwhelming. Don't usually write reviews but left feeling completely disappointed and over charged for what was substandard food.

I ordered a pot of cockles which was £4.95. this was served in a paper express coffee cup. I was shocked at the amount you got for the money. Not worth it at all

Friendly staff but seafood platter very greasy

Lovely busy little cafe with friendly staff. Popped in for the fresh seafood pots and great to see quality fresh seafood by the sea. The only place I could see doing this well done.

Pots of cockles advertised outside at £4.95 so the wife went in and bought one, whilst I waited outside with the dogs. There was about 10 cockles in the pot. How do they justify this?

Fancied a pot of cockles today so my wife popped in for one whilst I was outside with the dogs. The pot was a coffee cup and there were about 10 cockles in it. How do you justify £4.95 for that?

The 2 new staff members where great fun 5☆ service unfortunately we ordered the sharing seafood platter I was looking forward to some fresh seafood but unfortunately it was all frozen battered and deep fried it was bad we left half of it The rest of our party ordered different meals which all went down well

There was nowhere open for fish and chips at 10 a.m., so we came here for a post Parkrun breakfast. This was our first visit, and I was glad I went in. We were met by friendly staff and were seated quickly. I ordered the Surfers Breakfast with a pot of tea for two. The food arrived quickly and was hot and tasty. The price was reasonable too. I would recommend a visit if your in the area.

Amazing can't wait to go again in the summer

Had a cooked breakfast on the 21st June, excellent, very nice staff as well.

A delicious and fresh, coeliac-friendly dinner! A coupe with toddler and two dogs, the staff were extremely accommodating of my coeliac dietary requirements, as well as us needing to feed our toddler quickly. They put through a pizza for hee in no time to make sure we could get her going before our mains arrived. Whilst the GF menu was a little “rough around the edges” the staff were knowledgable and the chef clearly got the memo, ensuring food was safe. I had the sea bass and my partner the mussels with chips, all GF and really well cooked. Thank you so much for a lovely last dinner of our holiday!

Really nice place. The staff were friendly, welcoming snd helpful. Dog friendly which was great for us. Varied breakfast menu. Captains breakfast was fresh and delicious. The scrambled egg on toast was so good. The coffee was also delicious. A definite must for us when down here. Highly recommend 👌

Breakfast was not great, felt it was expensive for what it was

Came to the captains table for our breakfast before we left Woolacombe for our homeward trip. We had 3 eggs royale and a plate of pancakes bacon and maple syrup which were all delicious, the staff were attentive. A bonus is that it’s also dog friendly and you can get a doggy sausage. Would recommend if you are in the area. It is in a convenient location as there is a car park over the road costing £1.50 per hour.

Nice location, nice decoration etc but sadly food is very overpriced for portion sizes. We stayed for lunch and sandwiches etc but at £9 each are lacking in filling and you get only a handful of crisps. Also wouldn’t make a basic ham sandwich for our little girl who didn’t want a hot meal. Wouldn’t visit again.

Very nice and friendly staff. Dog friendly as well.

Vegan food was great, thank you! Sausages for the dogs. Thank you so much. & such friendly staff.

We’ve been here a couple of years ago and liked it. Returned for their delicious homemade soup. Hubby had spring vegetable which he said was very good, I had the tomato. A meal deal was tomato soup with a cheese toasty which was much appreciated. We went back that evening as we’ve struggled to find good eating places in Croyde where we usually stay. I had a pizza. Hubby had fish and chips. But I should stress that these were home made. In summary I’d say that it has a cafe menu, but the food is definitely better than your average cafe. Home made with love. Staff very nice

Wrong order - but changed Table behind us was talking about how unprofessional the staff was and taking incorrect orders - we did agree ! Food was nothing special- bland tasting. Weak iced latte :-/ could be amazing Hardly any filling in the toasties. And mouldy salad.

A very disappointing meal. Not much flavour and VERY expensive for what arrived. Staff were friendly and the place was clean.

Customer service is brilliant and friendly bread banging

Tasty food, excellent friendly service. Good menu for a relatively small cafe. Very clean. In a brilliant position in Woolacombe.

Great restaurant, were very accommodating.

Amazing place for cream tea!!! Came here with my partner and we had the most amazing cream teas, the cream was so creamy and fresh and the strawberry jam was delicious, we were able to get extra jam and cream when asked (because we like a lot) the scones were average size and you got 2 for £7.50ish. We later came back for hot drinks after a long walk in the cold and I had a beautiful latte with a heart on and my partner had the deluxe hot chocolate which he said tastes like real chocolate, and they did not hold back on the cream and marshmallows. 100% recommend, ignore the bad reviews this place is amazing and staff were very friendly when greeting us and serving.

Came here today and had an amazing experience, was greeted at the door and had our drinks order taken straight away which was very helpful. Amazing food and great prices with a friendly atmosphere. Family and dog friendly which is a nice change to some of the other cafes/ restaurants around

Staying in Woolacombe, decided to visit here for a cream tea as there is a lack of ‘tea shops’ in the town. After having a lovely one in Morthoe the other day this couldn’t have been more different! We had four kids in total that all had the ‘luxury’ hot chocolates at £4.65 each. They were tepid, watery and luke warm. To be fair the waitress seemed embarrassed when I asked her if they were made with water, and told me that they were made with chocolate flakes and milk in a pan on a job. Tasted like powder and hot water to me! The cream tea though was the biggest let down. The strawberry jam tasted like the cheapest type but wasn’t bad, the scones were small but you did get two and were nice. The clotted cream however was most certainly whipped double or whipping cream, didn’t have the texture, look or taste of clotted. When I complained to the waitress she says she didn’t know if it was and went to ask. She never came back to me and on the end I had to call her over, she seemed surprised that the owner had not been over, seemingly he couldn’t have given a toss! She came back saying that it was local Devon cream, it would have been very easy to show us the packaging which they did not so I highly doubt it was clotted cream as advertised. Both cream teas were taken off the bill, thank goodness. The place looks like quite nice from the outside but was cold and bland inside with uninterested owners. Avoid at all costs!

We visited just to have a hot drink and get warm…we all wanted hot chocolate’s. They looked nice but expensive as they were made with water…not milk! Avoid, if you want a proper hot chocolate then try somewhere else!

Great food, great service. Staff are attentive and speedy. Prices are very reasonable. Have been here several times. Always great ✅

Food was nice, very cold seating area as it was a cold day and customers kept leaving the door open. Very expensive hot drinks. Over £2.50 for per cup of tea (half a mug) or over a fiver for a pot and 2 cups!

Excellent! We stopped by for breakfast before leaving Woolacombe to return home. The service was excellent. The staff were so friendly and helpful. The food was excellent. I couldn’t finish mine and the waiter put it in a takeaway box. They really couldn’t do enough for you. Would 100% return and recommend. Friendly vibe and great atmosphere.

Absolutely amazing, went twice and very very good breakfast, one of - if not - the best breakfast I've ever had, very friendly staff, dog friendly and big fan of the make your own breakfast to pick what you want. Would absolutely recommend and go again :D

Great stop for lunch after a nice walk on the beach. Packed with families. Nice quality sandwiches- we had prawn and ham/cheese. Quality ham and bread. Excellent coffee too. Friendly staff, thanks

Great location, varied menu to suit whole family. Definitely worth a visit if in the area!

Staff was so attentive and just lovely. Food was amazing. I had salmon and I am very picky how it's cooked... But these guys did it perfectly... Thank you

We found this cafe/restaurant to be the most reasonably priced and offering a good selection of traditional delicious food. Service was relaxed and friendly would highly recommend.

From the moment we walked in we were made to feel welcome. We were served very quickly which is a bonus when you have 3 hungry children.The fish was amazing! Very accommodating for families. Will definitely be back!

Me and my wife had breakfast here mid-Oct 2023. Service was very prompt and friendly, although not too busy as its towards the end of the season. They had 3 people serving (or the chef was doubling up serving too between orders). I had the large Surfers breakfast which was very tasty and filling, my wife had selected items. Good value for the service and quality of food. Our dog was also made very welcome.

Firstly, the menu online here is NOT the current menu. That wasn’t an issue for us as we just walked in on the day, but Fish and Chips is now £16.95 and there a far fewer other options available. The macaroni cheese my youngest son had looked like it came out of a tin and was kept under a warmer, it was really dry and bright yellow. The fish and chips was decent enough, but for the price I expected it to be better. The staff seemed inexperienced but they were attentive and service was prompt.

Hi , Had a good lunch of fish and chips that was well prepared. Staff were excellent. Looking forward to a breakfast today but the restaurant was not open at opening time (9.00 am ).

Had an outside table so we could watch the world go by with dogs but dogs also allowed into cafeEnormous brunch, well cooked & presented, friendly staff, quick service.

Lovely food clean friendly atmosphere if you have disability could be problem rest rooms

We ate here 3 times! That says a lot tight off the bat! Great good, good location and nice service. The surfers breakfast is huge (and tasty) and it's nice getting tea as pots of tea.

Firstly the prices aren’t the same as the menu on trip advisor and when you try and use there online menu it says unavailable? Service was very poor from the guy there who really couldn’t be bothered , the fish and chips where over cooked in old oil which left that fatty taste in your mouth for an hour after ! I suppose there that busy with the tourists that they don’t need to put the effort in , I hope this review helps in some way.

With obscene car park charges in Devon it was nice to be able to park outside here for free.Prompt service ,efficient and prompt.Full English was enough to feed an Army so wish they offered a smaller version!!! Young waitress was very prompt at cleaning the tables which isn't always the case in UK.Clean and presentable.Best beach for miles!!!!Pity they allow dogs which isn't for me hygiene wise but very pleasant.

Visited at the start of summer and had an awful meal. We were a group of five adults and were all really unhappy with our meals. One of the group ordered a dish served with peppercorn sauce, but when it arrived the sauce was clearly gravy rather than peppercorn sauce, and the staff argued with us despite the sauce tasting absolutely nothing like peppercorn sauce and clearly tasting like gravy. The seafood platter did not taste good and some of the items were a bit icy where they'd either not fully defrosted, or been in a fridge that was too cold. I ordered the fish pie and it was completely cold in the middle, and was served with some very sad looking frozen vegetables rather than the buttered vegetables shown in the pictures on the website. We complained about the poor quality of the food and did not pay for two of the meals. Other diners also seemed unhappy with their food and the staff were arguing in the back. Shockingly bad

Came down to Woolacombe for the scooter rally. Had an evening meal at the captains table with friends. We all enjoyed our meal very much and the service was great. We will be back again next year, Thank you to Nigel and his team

I was looking forward to going to the Captains table as we tried to get in last year on our holiday but it was too busy. This year it wasn’t a problem as it was empty a lot. Sadly it was a huge let down and we won’t be going there again. The menu available is not the same as what is shown on the website and the options are not as good, quite a let down. I had the all day breakfast which came out very quickly, mainly due to most of it being like warm. The chips were just fat and had been deep fried several times. On the whole the meal was tasteless and badly cooked.

Have to agree with previous reviewer. The place has had a change of ownership since we were last down and we were concerned that it was virtually empty. Everyone was packed into another restaurant nearby. The food is not worth what we paid. Yes it was edible but I don't think the staff ever bother tasting it! The bolognese was very bland. The burger seemed to be burnt to make it look good but it tasted weird. I think the staff and food need a shake-up. We used to look forward to visiting this restaurant but it's gone down in our estimation. Come on, Captain's Table! You need to re-capture that magic you once had!

How disappointed we all were , we travel up from south Wales on a regular basis but our first visit since lock down , menu half of what is was , staff untrained , generally filthy and unorganised , when asked to see the manger he was very unprofessional and had no people skills what so ever …..😂😂 Avoid at all cost

Not great food at all, admittedly we only had a cream tea but for Devon it was very disappointing. If you have the singular cream tea the jam and cream are put on for you, which we all found unusual. The jam was not proper jam, the runny compote type and it was advertised as clotted cream but was definitely not. Very disappointing considering we were in Devon!

Popped in for an early lunch. Friendly staff. Quick service. Lovely paninis. Hopefully, we'll return for an evening meal before we go back home.

Good food tables could be laid prior to arriving making better kerb appeal.

The food was tasty. The biggest issue was the fish pie. My wife asked if it had shellfish in it. We were told no. When we got it it had prawns in it. When we complained all the staff said was "but it didn't" "What's this then?" We replied. "Oh," they said. They did not take this seriously, If my wife had been allergic to shellfish she could have been seriously ill or worse. Okay, people make mistakes, but please take the feedback seriously especially if your customer’s health is at stake.

Not the one I will visit for the second time, dissatisfied with muscles, some of it were overcooked and some undercooked. Berry tea is awful 😖.

Lovely quiet little cafe, great service and delicious food. Good value as well 🤙🏼

Service is excellent at captains table. We've been going there for years and especially this and last year we had a waitor called Nigel who is very polite, welcoming and is a credit to the cafe. I always recommend people to eat here when I hear they are going to woolacombe

I went for breakfast with my two children. We had two surfers breakfasts and a vegetarian breakfast. Was a good of choice for veggies and a vegan option All food was of a high quality in particular both veggie and meat sausages were lovely as were the hash browns. Service was fast and friendly and worth the price which isn’t too bad considering it’s a top tourist spot. Busy little restaurant highly recommended.

Called into the Captain's table for 2 lovely decaf lattes enjoyable blend of coffee friendly service well worth a visit

After arriving at Woolacombe we parked the car in the carpark and a short walk to The Captain's table where we had 2 lovely decaf lattes lovely blend of coffee friendly service Well worth a visit

We came a few years ago and it was lovely, we went today and was totally disappointed. We ordered a cheese sandwich and a blt sandwich, there was too much bread for the cheese and it was very dry, the bacon lettuce and tomato was a disgrace, the bacon was cold and hadn’t been cooked, the side of chunky chips looked like scraps from another plate. It was just terrible and very pricey for rubbish food. I would not recommend this eatery at all.

My husband, two daughters and I ate lunch here a few days ago. Unfortunately, three hours after eating the pasta beef bolignaise from the childrens menu, both my daughters were vomiting. The restaurant hasn't answered the phone for me to inform them of suspected food poisoning.

Staff were very friendly. Food was fantastic (even got the recipe for the soup !). Good selection to choose from. Nice atmosphere. Clean facilities. We were so impressed we went back for breakfast!

A good place to grab a bite to eat.

Tolles Essen, einfach gut und preislich okay. Sehr freundlicher und aufmerksamer Service. Sehr Hundefreundlich. Bieten eine Karte mit Glutenfreiem Essen auf Nachfrage an.

Very disappointing. The menu reads like the food is going to be fresh and delicious, neither sadly were sadly true. I had a very strange orange looking fish pie with bland vegetable sides, certainly not the ‘buttered vegetables’ the menu would have you believe. My wife and kids were disappointed with their meal too. Sadly this is just a tourist trap where they’re banking on you not coming back for a return visit. We’d spent £50 without even having drinks and came away wishing we’d ordered pizzas from the truck by the beach.

Very busy restaurant at all times of the day. The service was efficient and friendly. Dogs welcome and our Labrador enjoyed stealing chips off the floor. We had the fish and chips and would recommend.

Lovely, reasonably priced food. And the staff deserve special mention and thanks for their honesty in sorting out an overpayment I accidentally made - they could have easily denied all knowledge, but kindly did the maths and refunded me. Awesome service. We'll be back.