The Cricket Inn in South Hams

We had a lovely meal for 2 adults and 2 children. The food was lovely and we enjoyed some waitbait and mussels to start and then I often gave the seafood linguine which I always enjoy.

This is the second time we have stayed at the Cricket Inn and we love it. The rooms are gorgeous and comfortable and the staff are always very welcoming with nothing being too much trouble. There are wonderful cliff and beach walks all around.

Beautiful room, spotlessly clean,,comfy bed. delicious food,well looked after by your lovely staff.looking forward to coming back in the near future.john and ann from barnsley.

Came for Sunday lunch expected it to be something special as no prices on web site so presumed it may be expensive which is fine if worthwhile We found food average 3 tiny scallops £14 the beef and Yorkshire puddings lovely but the veg not so good very small bowl like a cup with mixed cabbage & larger bowl of mixed broccoli & beans with an awful cheese sauce £22 Service slow 1 of the girls very friendly & polite the rest of the staff young kids with no personal touch The position is nice

This is one of the nicest places to eat in South Hams (and we have tried them all). Its mid to high end on the budget, but completely worth it when you look at the quality of the food, the friendly service and the location. We have been as a family a couple of times, but we visited in August 2024 as a couple - very much enjoyed it. The fish (a large seabass) was expertly cooked and massive.

Best lunch I have had in ages. It was interesting to look at, and everything tasted great.

We nipped by for a drink, having not been here for years I thought it would be nice and indeed it was! A very nice pub in a great location (once you’re there, the road in can be a bit of a nightmare at times!). We had drinks on the tables outside. The toilets were done to a great standard. Next time we’ll stay for food!

A delightful pub with rooms on the seafront! The staff are lovely and food and beer are too!

Don’t waste your money/fuel/time on this place. Rude, arrogant and condescending staff full of self worth that fob you off with lies and distain. Will never visit again. They don’t deserve anyone’s custom.

Really great stay from start to finish. The food was excellent, the wine and beer was good, the room was excellent and the service very good. We went for the room plus breakfast plus dinner option. I was a bit concerned at first as I only found out about the £30 per person per evening meal shortly before staying. All concern disappeared as we found the pub to be friendly and welcoming from the word go; from the hard working barman to the chap managing the restaurant and the staff serving us. Whilst it's not cheap, we felt the cost was justified and the stay was exactly what we wanted.

What a sheer delight! having read reviews, I opted for the seafood pancake. Sweet scallops, prawns and crab wrapped in a light pancake and all enveloped in a rich, rich cheesy sauce...heaven. My husband had a whole sole which was topped with samphire and cockles which was a huge success. Despite priding itself on its fish dishes, there were plenty of other options such as my very tasty thai beef starter. Service exceptional and all reasonably priced including the wine. Give it a go; you wont be disappointed.

First visit last July, second in November and have just returned from our third. Just not quite the same atmosphere as we experienced previously. Stayed for two nights, room was immaculate as always. Full English Breakfast was fantastic according to my husband. He was however somewhat disappointed with both of his evening meals. The lamb wasn’t anything special. The following evening he had the burger which was ‘ok’ but the onion rings & fries tasted extremely greasy/oily. The seafood pancake I had on the first evening was delicious as was the pappardelle pasta the following evening. Just a couple words of caution… double check your bill upon checking-out. We had a rather expensive drink added to ours in November, which we most definitely hadn’t ordered!! Beware that the Dinner Bed & Breakfast ‘deal’ isn’t quite what it’s cracked up to be. Website claims that £30 per person is credited to your room to be used in restaurant ( excluding drinks ). This definitely wasn’t the case on our second evening where we ended up paying more on top, even though we’d had less expensive meals & hadn’t even reached the £30 threshold. Apparently that’s ‘how it works’, but there is absolutely no small print on the website explaining this. The younger guy in the bar/restaurant works extremely hard and comes across as genuinely friendly… unlike the manager!

Delightful pub hotel. Very friendly. Rooms were clean and spacious with good amenities. Restaurant was excellent with locally sourced and very fresh ingredients. Excellent friendly seevice.

Found this place completely by chance! Great buzzing evening atmosphere, friendly host, fantastic food! My partner had the Seafood Pancake which was excellent and I had one of the best burgers I've ever eaten! If you're in the area and looking for somewhere cool to eat then don't miss out! We'll be back next year for sure😉👍🏼

Great location but the rooms are a bit tired and had a drain smell unfortunately. The rooms overlooking the sea obviously have a great view and that makes up for it. Food good.

Great location . Attitude of staff terrible

No allowed to start a tab when having lunch, ridiculous 😕

I had lunch here with my son and wife,staff training none existent.I ordered bottle of wine at the bar and asked it to be put on lunch bill was told NO tabs. I quieteried this and I was not sitting down but hadn't been shown my table. Very strange!!! I ordered some it was cooked okay but was not fresh. My wife had scallops and enjoyed them. I will not return

Wasn’t a resident of the hotel but went in the venue for food and drinks a couple of nights - the food was great but the service was outstanding - Everyone was so lovely and willing to help out other people. Everyone who lived in that area in general was so nice. My friends and I kept witnessing the kindness people who worked at the venue and who lived near the venue to total strangers but going so much out of their way which sounds really silly to say but when you come from a big city it’s unheard of! Deffo recommend!

Fantastic location! The food was great we both had the fish special seabass and hake would definitely order them again. Good size portions and nicely presented. The staff were very attentive and ultra polite. The restaurant and bar and toilets all spotlessly clean all in all a lovely experience.

Great food and a fantastic location. Bags of village history on display by continuous slide show. Didn't stay here so can't comment on the rooms. The staff were friendly and efficient. also great local ales.

Great food. Really fresh incredible seafood. Amazing fish and Chips, the way it should be. Better than Rick Stein in the Cornish side of the world. Fresh lobsters in the tank. Can't be fresher.

pit stop on the South West Coast Path. We only had time for a quick drink, but it was lovely sitting outside in the sunshine. The Cricket has a sizeable restaurant. Looked nice but we had many miles to go.

Lovely place to stop and have a drink of bite to eat. We sat in the sun enjoying watching the world go by. Beesands is another beautiful pebbly beach ⛱. The water is crystal clear. A great spot to visit & there is Widdicombe Ley at the far end of the beach. This is worth a visit.

We were so lucky to have the Cricket run the bar and catering for our wedding at the Grain Store in June 2024. The team were a pleasure to deal with from beginning to end. They did everything they could to put us at ease and handle all the finer details of the day so that we could relax and enjoy the party. The food was AMAZING - many of our guests said it was the best wedding food they'd ever had (even one of our friends who is a chef was raving about the canapes!). We opted for an outdoor BBQ feast with sharing sides for dinner, and hotdogs for evening food which went down a storm. The bar was also very well stocked and run by the team to keep the drinks flowing throughout the evening. The service was seamless which was impressive to see for a room of >100 guests. I am coeliac and the team were able to make the entire wedding gluten free, which was amazing and made me feel very at ease - whilst going largely unnoticed for our non-GF guests! I would not hesitate to recommend the Cricket for wedding/event catering. My family have been coming to the pub for as long as I can remember whenever we are in Beesands, and now it has an even more special place in our hearts. Thank you to Scott, Adam and the whole team!

Fantastic, warm, helpful staff. Lovely rooms and great food. Location is a serene, beautiful, unique part of Devon only 10 miles from Salcombe.

Great pub with good food and drink but extremely expensive

Food was very good. Friendly staff

We have been here twice in the last week and have had a great experience. A dog friendly pub with excellent food and friendly staff, what’s not to like? Specials on the menu showcase locally caught fish and the regular feature of fish and chips is superb; genuinely the best I have ever tasted. Highly recommended

Not staying here but the rooms look really good.

Excellent food excellent service

A delicious lunch. The eafood is fantastic.

Staff were attentive however it was incredibly noisy by our table (we were sat by the bar) we did ask to move but unfortunately weren’t able to do so. 2 dog fights in the bar area due to the same offlead dogs having a scrap so be aware if you want take a dog in. I would recommend asking to be seated away from the bar if you want to be able to speak to the people you’re with. We could not fault the food it was fantastic but a very chaotic and noisy place to eat

Can't say what the rooms are like as we only dropped in for food, which was great .Fiendly staff and dogs welcome

Very impressed! Rooms were of a very high standard. Food was excellent especially the seafood. The staff were all very friendly and could not do enough for you .

We have been coming down to this area on holiday every year for the past few years and we always make a point of going to the Cricket Inn for lunch as the food and service are consistently excellent. It is wonderful that the pub celebrates its rich heritage with screens displaying a selection of photos and images of the pub itself and of Beesands' history generally. Being heavily geared towards seafood - which of course makes perfect sense given the location - the menu has limited choice for vegetarians, but the vegetarian options on offer are always first class.

My wife and I were out for dinner, what a great dinner we had too! The seafood pancakes were delicious and the service first class. We live a short distance away, this Inn could easily become our regular. Thanks so much!

This was the first time we'd been to the Cricket Inn for a while and once again the food, beer selection and service were excellent. The Seafood pancake was superb with generous portions of fish, prawns and scallops in a delicious sauce. A couple of days later I had the swordfish special which was also excellent. If you like a nice cold lager I can also recommend the Tarka and Korev🍺🍺 Thanks to Adam, Natalie, Jonah and the team for their warm welcome and hospitality Best wishes Phil and Karen

Pros: • the chicken liver parfait starter is excellent; the scallops are even better but if you really want to knock yourself out, have the prawns & chorizo. • cracking piece of sea bass for main course • very generous portions of the vegetables accompanying the main courses • decent beer • dog friendly • nice surroundings Cons: • the large vegetable portions might have been to offset what I thought was a relatively small amount of roast beef. My wife disagrees, so it could just be me. • you could tell that some of the staff were nearing the end of a busy shift. Again, my wife disagrees. I would recommend booking a table as the quality of the food will see this place packed during the summer, despite it being a little off the beaten track.

Fantastic pub all round. Locals and visitors alike were in so even on a Sunday the pub was busy which is great to have some atmosphere. Food, drinks, staff were all great and super dog friendly which is always a plus. Thanks to 'Chase' for the recommendation.

We lunched here as 12 after a wet February, walk towards the Lighthouse. We had previously booked so they were expecting us, but nevertheless they were welcoming and unphased as we descended on them wet and hungry (six adults, six children and a dog). The menu is fabulous, heavy on the seafood, which we loved and found incredibly difficult to choose! The mussels were the best we’ve ever had and the fish pie was delicious. Others had the seafood pancake, and the linguine and the children’s meal are substantial. The staff are attentive and friendly and went the extra mile. A replacement Coke was brought when one of our youngest spilt theirs. An order of sausages for the dog was received happily and the dog catered for. We would love to visit again!

Always impressed with the consistently attentive service and standard of food, choices and presentation. Wine list offers quality and affordability. Thank-you for another highly enjoyable evening.

Another standout superb meal from the Cricket from their latest menu, chickpea masala - flavour and texture - awesome. Accompanied by rice, samosas and chutney. Great presentation.

Just called in for a quick pint after a walk on the beach. Very welcoming, and happy to give me a taster of a couple of the local brews!

A light lunch of easily the best Cheesy Chunky chips, ever !! Friendly staff who were busy, but working well. Thank you

Spent 2 nights in the Botham suite which was fabulously appointed with wonderful views over the sea. Beds, linen, pillows & towels all very good quality. Food is outstanding, & the team are all very friendly, professional & well drilled. We couldn’t fault our short break in a family owned business that works hard to ensure you’re fully satisfied.

This pub is fantastic. We ate here on New Year’s Day at around 3 o’clock. I couldn’t fault either the food or the service. The pub decor is lovely, the staff are welcoming and helpful, and the food is brilliant. My starter of pork cheek fritter was delish, as was my main of halibut with mash and green beans. And the crème brûlée dessert was…utterly delightful. Definitely a pub I would recommend.

Faultless from start to finish. Accommodated a large party for lunch and nothing was too much trouble for the team. Food was exceptional and service top class even when busy. Eaten here several times over the years and always excellent.

Spectacularly rude staff, no welcome, no greeting. Guessing I didn’t look look like a high net customer! How sad to see what this place has become.

Visiting in nearby Kingsbridge and booked for Sunday Lunch, so glad we did as extremley busy. Staff are amazing so friendly & helpful the roast beef & lamb was so succelent, fresh roast vegetables amazing, view of the sea from the conservatory just lovely even though a bit drizzly! Well worth the drive through the very narow lanes, note don't follow sat nav until near the end try & stick to the main A road if possible. Puddings need to leave room for as again so scrumptious!!!

As always a memorable family gathering. Excellent food and service. So looked after. Without doubt the best pub in the South Hams, with top quality food. Thank you at The Cricket, the best ever birthday weekend.

My husband and I came here on a Friday night. We both had the steak which was delicious and very flavourful. My husband actually said the chips were up there with the best he's ever had! He also had the crumble for dessert which he said he enjoyed very much. There was slight confusion over the prices on the menu which we felt wasn't displayed correctly, which I addressed at the time of paying and the lady said she did agree with how we got confused, so this was resolved at the time, and I was very impressed by how this was handled. The service was impeccable and the food was lovely, I'd highly recommend The Cricket Inn to anyone.

Visited on a very windy Monday evening in October, sea was blowing over the wall, walked through the Cricket Inn front door and it was an oasis of modern seaside chic. The food was outstanding. Definitely worth the effort of get to Beesands.

This was a return trip and we have never been disappointed.The food is a bit special and the service very friendly. It's dog-friendly and right on the coast.

Spot on in every way. The food was fabulous as was the professionalism and warmth of the service. Nothing else to add except would highly, highly recommend. We did pre-book using the on-line app and it was very busy.

We had a great seafood pancake- absolutely filled with fish/prawns/scallops , enclosed in a crepe with creamy sauce - very filling .Staff were friendly , seated us where our large but friendly dog could lay out without getting in the way .Right on beesands .Reasonable price and good beer selection

Top drawer. Crab and prawn cocktail Scallops baked with Cumin Moule Linguine Seafood crepe All faultless. A rare treat but worth the money. Very well done.

Great pub and wonderful food and beers! And the position right on the sea wall with parking tips the scales!

This is a wonderful village and we were figuring the pub would be good as it is on the seafront. How wrong we were. They have a very odd sense of customer service and think they are doing us a favour by condescending to give a menu and take an order. Very rude. It’s just a pub mate!

We stayed in Beesands in September 2023 and went to the Cricket Inn three times. The service was excellent and the food delicious, they also have a good selection of draft beers and an excellent wine list. Their seafood pancake is not to be missed and, if eaten as part of a three course meal could easily be shared accompanied with some side orders. One night they had lobster on as a special, it was cooked simply in garlic butter and was lovely. Their fish and chips are also very good, nice light batter and well cooked chips.

Great food and good service. A gem amongst a sea of mediocrity. Give it a try but you must book in advance.

We’ve just had a fabulous couple of days at The Cricket Inn celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary. What an absolute gem of a place! Beautiful rooms, tastefully decorated in nautical themes. The food is truly outstanding. Can’t recommend this place enough and I really hope we’ll be back!

Very enjoyable lunch sat outside the inn. Enjoyed whitebait, crispy prawns as starters and main courses of brill and seafood linguine. All very delicious and service excellent.

Another excellent lunch at friendly Cricket Inn. Park at Start Point car park and walk down to Beesands (60 minutes easy). Fresh fish always good here

there is a reason that we always make sure we visit the Cricket Inn. It’s the food. It’s of such high quality, full of flavour and just darn awesome. You are presented with food that would shame many fine dining restaurants at a a reasonable...

A fantastic hotel, beautifully presented in an idyllic location. Stayed for the weekend attending a weddings up the hill. Rooms are lovely, nice touches like Nespresso machines, great showers etc. didn’t eat dinner but the breakfast was fantastic. What makes it is the staff, all...

My favourite South Hams pub and restaurant delivers again, wonderful salt and pepper prawns and vegetable bhuna curry

The food here is very good. My starter of battered salt and pepper prawns with chilli sauce were faultless, and my main course of whole John Dory with a side of fries and mixed vegetables was again, extremely tasty and perfectly cooked with the fish...

Second visit to the Cricket and again we had an excellent dinner for four (plus 2 dogs). Excellent food (lobster in particular) and friendly efficient staff with good range of Beer and drinks.

Lunch at the Cricket Inn with my wife as a post birthday celebration. A walk with the doggies on the beach then time for a beer and food. Very welcoming and made sure we could sit at a large table to accommodate us and our...

We visited the Cricket Inn after reading a recommendation in @food_mag and we were really impressed with the quality of the food. My seafood pancake was absolutely delicious and my family agreed it was the best food we ate during our stay in South Devon.

We love the Cricket Inn but even more so last night. We were celebrating a family anniversary and it was just a lovely relaxed evening. The food is always amazing but in particular the mussels (as a starter) trumped every other mussel dish i’ve had...

Food was ok, not great, but a limited menu and definitely overpriced. The staff “talked it up” and regrettably were quite pretentious. Let the choice of meals and value for money speak for themselves.

Looking for somewhere to stay near Dartmouth when I found The Cricket Inn at Beesands. What a quirky little place. Traditional bar, with a sleek modern dining area. We received a really warm welcome from the young lady who checked us into our room which...

First visit to the Cricket for a few years but wonderful as I had remembered. 5 of us went for Sunday lunch comprising of 2 seafood linguine,one roast beef,one nut roast and one tomato and chickpea bhuna. All looked beautiful when presented and 5 clear...

We ate dinner here tonight! Incredible meal! We each had the seafood pancake. My wife’s was gluten free. Wonderful and very rich! The people at the table next to us wanted to know what we had orders as it smelled so good. We each had...

We had two wonderful dinners at the Cricket Inn during our holiday last week in Beesands. On both occasions the food was delicious with the added bonus that our 7 year old loved it too. The service was very friendly and efficient. We took our...

Wow! Not cheap but worth every penny! The food is incredibly fresh and beyond delicious. Couldn't fault the food in any way. Outstanding

I don't usually bother with bad reviews, but this is a necessary exception. We didn't eat at this place because they cancelled our reservation at the last minute. The reason they gave was that I could not pre-order food for a party of 10 at...

We visited this lovely pub at Beesands, Devon - right on the sea. The food was absolutely fantastic! We shared the scallops to start. They were really big and juicy and the celeriac puree was the perfect topping. And then we both had the lobster....

Popped in for drinks with friends whose son lives nearby. I must say what a lovely pub. We stayed for a few drinks before moving on and I must say the venue was lovely and the service from the staff was excellent which I think...

Absolutely lovely! We came in last week with our 2 whippets and couldn’t have asked for more. We were offered the perfect table where we could tuck away and the service from start to finish of our visit was absolutely spot on. Food was delicious!...

The freshest most delicious lobsters ever. Lovely food. Good disabled access, dog friendly. Courteous staff, our waitress was Spanish and so professional. It is a lovely treat to eat there.

We are locals but it’s been a while since we were last here. What a lovely lunch it turned out to be! Two of us ate: hand-dived Beesands scallops; salt and pepper king prawns; hand picked white crab with a delicious wasabi panna cotta and...

We’ve eaten here three times in the last few months. From enormous roast dinners to the freshest fish, the food is delicious every time. And a special mention must also go to the staff who are friendly and helpful.

Whilst staying at The Cricket Inn , we ate in the restaurant both evenings . The food and service was excellent . Every dish we tried - starters , mains & dessert - was delicious . The steak was cooked exactly as requested, the kebab...

If you are in the area it is a definite must but book to avoid disappointment as it gets very busy! We had Scallops and mussels as starters with Lobster and seafood linguine for mains. Absolutely delicious and good value for money. Good service and...

Lovely choice of menu, very helpful with order. Great portions and very tasty. Recommended by a relative last year, sorry it’s taken so long to visit

Recommended by the owner of our holiday rental. We had a drink outside and lunch in the restaurant. One Sunday roast which was enormous with beautifully cooked beef, pink as requested and lots of perfectly cooked vegetables. One fish special - John Dory - cooked...

All round excellence! Pleasant welcome from friendly staff in a very smart dining area. Everything was good for us. Efficient service, varied menu topped by superb food. We shared whitebait for a starter, seafood pancake esch for main plus a lovely desserts. All were sensisibly...

Location, right by the sea in South Devon. Visited on May Bank Holiday (29th). Slightly pressurised welcome when table was allocated. However huge improvement at table, as lovely lady waiter explained specials. Service professional but friendly. Excellent menu, my friend had a starter of Scallops,...

We book for Sunday lunch 28th May and this is probably the tenth time we have visited the pub,for food and drinks ,and we have never ever been disappointed, with either service or food ,and yesterday was no exception, perfectly grilled john dory,which would have...

Excellent location, welcome, food and drink. The Cricket Inn is in a fantastic location, right on Beesands beach. Rooms are recently renovated and the breakfast is great.

We returned this May having eaten well here at the same time last year. We found it was even better, and ate here on successive evenings, focussing on the fish. The food was imaginative and top quality, and good value at current standards. I particularly...

WE walked over from Torcross about 40 minutes. Well worth it the food was 1st class and not the usual frozen pub fare. A lot of fresh fish dishes. The Seafood pancake was worth the walk on its own. Good selection of beer too. Staff...

Four family members visited The Cricket Inn for lunch, banking on word of mouth from friends. Good decision! A very well crafted menu, with several very tempting dishes. Ranging from seafood through veggie to burgers, the only difficulty was making a choice. Waiting staff were...

What a fantastic afternoon spent at the Cricket Inn , excellent food and equally excellent service. Bustling and busy we were shown to our table and got served our drinks. The menu was fabulous and it was almost impossible to choose , two of us...

A warm welcome greeted us at the Cricket Inn and we enjoyed a couple of drinks and a delicious lunch. It is a dog friendly pub also we were pleased to see. Thoroughly enjoyable and we highly recommend it.

We were treated to a splendid evening of Tapas on Saturday 18th Feb. The selection of food was exquisite and so much of it to boot All the staff brought their A game to the evening , the restaurant was decorated and the music matched...

Very pleasant lunch, very friendly bar staff who were due to stop serving at 2.30 but we're happy to welcome us in. Whitebait followed by scallops and mussels, with a very nice white wine made a perfect lunch