The Harbour Inn in Torbay

Coffee not expensive but not particularly good either 😕 🙃 wouldn't have another . Can't comment on food as I didn't eat. upstairs terrace was nice

Sun 03 Nov '24 Christening party: Courtenay and the team were brilliant. The room was ready for us to prepare it from 10am. Courtenay was on hand and very welcoming and easy to talk to. When we all came back after the Christening the staff were great, seeing to everyone at the bar for drinks and answering general questions anyone had. Buffet....very good. The selection looked good on paper, in reality it did not disappoint! Not the usual mundane buffet offering, Harbour Inn's very well presented and interesting fare went down great with everyone and they also provide separately for special requirements. Fabulous value for money. A BIG thank you to Courtenay and her team for helping to make a special celebration day so seamless and joyful.

Great place ,friendly staff with good food

Great food, large portion sizes and good value.

Food here is OK but definitely not somewhere we would go out of our way to come back to eat. Cocktails were acceptable. The upstairs outside terrace is lovely in the summer

I’ve had a breakfast here before which was 10/10. I had the Sunday roast as well which was lovely. Had to wait a good 40 mins for the roast but it was made worth it in the end.

Our favourite eating place in Paignton, good food, and great service

FAB Sunday lunch after a lovely beach walk. Greeted, seated & table service by a lovely waitress Evie.. Great value £13, choice of chicken breast, belly pork or beef. Huge yorkshires, roast spuds, roast parsnips & gravy served on plate. Veggies.. Red cabbage, mashed swede, green beans, carrots & a seperate pot of cauli cheese all served seperately, plentiful & 😋

Held our wedding reception here 2 weeks ago. Huge shout out to Courtney and her team nothing was too much trouble the decor was superb and the food excellent couldn’t have wished for a better venue. Thank you guys so much for making our day even more special.

Nice pub with great views over the harbour. Stopped for lunch & sat on roof terrace which had a great view. Interior is roomy & well-decorated, staff all really friendly & chatty. Food & drinks priced how you'd expect for a touristy spot. Food was good, fish & chips is a hearty portion, burger little smaller, kids portions also decent, £48 for three meals & drinks. Would come again.

Great location but the slowest service ever starters came out after 5 minutes then have to wait 40 minutes for mains and there is no one eating food in the place. Very disappointing just 3 staff behind the bar singing

Staff were very friendly & helpful the price of the drinks was above average but being close to the harbour & being more of a pub that's more focused on serving meals & providing sports on a number of TVs I wasn't surprised. Lovely interior & it also has a pool table. Didn't try the food so I can't really comment on that but it smells good.

Came here at 2PM, and were served immediately, no queue or fuss, got oir drinks and were notified that the last food orders would be at 2:15PM. We decided to order quickly, and I personally went with the double cheeseburger. Within 15 minutes, our food was served and it all came out at the same time. Food was piping hot, and we quickly dug in. The notes I have ablut the burger, is it had a very strange taste I have never had before which I thoroughly enjoyed, I can only assume it was the cheese as I didn't taste the cheese in the burger, but nonetheless it was the best pub burger I have had. For the price I can't recommend the place, but if it is a special occasion, it is an absolute must.

What a fabulous location for food and drinks and the staff are super helpful and friendly

We went to the Harbour Inn earlier today as we were looking for somewhere to have a late breakfast/brunch before an early cinema booking. The Harbour did not disappoint us. It was well priced and the food I have to say was delicious!!! In fact one of the best breakfasts we have had for a while. We both had the full breakfast, one large, one small and all the ingredients were really flavoursome and very nicely presented. We would love to go back and now try the Sunday roast. Thanks Harbour Inn.

The belly pork sandwich is out of this world

Always have a good time here, staff are friendly and the views are great from the roof deck.

Burnt food, begrudging refund of children's food (argument because one child had taken one bite out of a burger before realising it was burnt), no discount for chicken burger that had to be recooked as first one was overcooked, tough and had a burnt bun. We had to get cutlery ourselves (not a, 'get your own cutlery' pub, they just forgot).

Meet with friends children meal sausage and mash needed some gravy but when asked if we could have some they say sorry we can't do that so you tell me you don't keep gravy in the seafood dish not much fish in it for 2 people 🤔. We were put off by a dog that kept barking, which was very off-putting when trying to talk. Also, when ordering, we were not asked if there was any foodallergy. Which l think now you have to ask Did ask if everything was OK but didn't clear the table very quickly after we had finished. We would go back next time we are on Paignton.

I have to say i love this this place in whole the food atmosphere and service was outstanding i had the fish chips and mushy peas with the homemade tartar sauce absolute quality would recommend highly.

After such late notice being let down by another venue Courtney went beyond and made everything happen within a couple of days! The room was amazing. Amazing staff amazing food and amazing atmosphere. Can’t thank the team enough!

Popped in for a pint. Friendly service. Sat on the roof terrace which has a stunning view.

Lovely setting. Service OK. Food mediocre.

Amazing Saturday night, Sea bass was lovely and great band.

Always come in here, every year. Lovely atmosphere, staff are super friendly and helpful.

came here for my parents silver wedding anniversary. atmosphere was lovely and very pretty. the food came just over an hour after we ordered. the staff and general service was polite and quite good. however, the meals were served separately (the first 3 came first then the next 5 came just over 5 mins later). Food was warm but not piping so we couldnt wait for the rest of the food to come out to start eating. Pizza was soggy. burger was plain with no sauces offered and all the food needed loads of extra salt and were not full portions for the price we paid. I had katsu curry. It was nice but the taste was bland and you could only feel the spice. Also there was not enough sauce to cover the chicken and rice. the chicken itself was delicious and well done but there was not enough rice with it and half the plate was the salad considering it wasnt the main meal and rather just a side. we overheard that they had run out of rice and they couldn't make any more katsu currys, so perhaps thats why. Wasnt the worst meal but a bit of a let down considering the occasion and the prices we paid. drinks were pretty good though.

Nice pub in the harbour area of Paignton. The food was very nice.

Great place. Decent food Easy with kids im a busy area. Cheap pool table inside for them to wait about with. Price is best in the town. Seriously reccomend these lot. Will be back. Also every member of staff on that weekend. Your all top. And was well impressed with how they were with kids. Considerinf the busy stresfful hours. Please use these guys. Hope all the best for buisness.

Have visited here many times, it's a fantastic spot to sit and enjoy the view, if you are up on the top deck. We have only drunk inside once, hence the four stars, couldn't fault the food, very nice, a little small on the portion size for the fish and chips we had, but, very nice.

The food was awful. The picture was of a double cheese burger. Honest review. My husband said it literally felt like earing charcoal. The burnt bit is "cheese". We didn't take a photo of the chicken burger. Description was a creamy cheese sauce. This again was burnt. Not just the cheese but the chicken burger. Awful. The waitress did ask if all was ok and we did tell her but not for anything to be done I.e. money back. That isn't why we had told her it was bad.

Where do i start?? As soon as we walk in, we're stood there waiting to be served for approximately 10 minutes, there were staff dotting around but seem to be doing jack! No one knew what they were doing and looked constantly lost, clearly untrained. Finally ordered food which was botched up, ordered double cheese burger, which was cooked to a crisp, and a chicken burger with cheesy garlic bread. How can u get it wrong? Quite easily in the harbour pub it seems. The bread was dry as a bone and no cheese, we were offered a pot of cheese on the side haha its ridiculous 🤣 not once did anyone come over to see if our meals were OK, as they obviously didn't care. Foods not cheap here for what you get. Well disappointed, my advice go to the chippy next door for guaranteed satisfaction. 😂😂😂😂 for probably half the price. Definitely wouldn't recommend unless ur just drinking. By the way, why do the owners comment about the nice reviews and totally ignore the ones that are clearly not happy? Clearly aren't bothered 🙄 great business ur running 🙄

Amazing! Best burgers ever, super food, lucky enough to get table on balcony looking out to sea. Absolutely wonderful!! Thank you!

Good service. Food was good too. Although, I was there for the lobster butter fries. The butter only appeared at the bottom of the bowl with small amounts, but tasty.

Nice pub and drinks at a reasonable price.

Nice small plates. Good wine. Nice venue.

Cracking location overlooking the harbour had a couple of beers with food to share and watched the tide come in sat upstairs on balcony and did lots of people watching!

Food was adequate, average at best

As a sports bar this place appears fine but the food I was served was woeful! Lamb shank, mash and greens; the mash, greens and "stocky" gravey was good but the lamb shank was as tough as old boots! If i didn't know better id say the chef tried to cook this to order in 20 mins or so. Im no chef but I cook these bad boys at least once a month and its impossible to balls them up; brasise them low and slow for 3hrs AND yes I know these can be precooked and very easily reheated for pubs/restaurant. When I paid for the food i ordered and paid for a pint and half of 1664. I went to the bar for the half and was asked by the young female member of bar staff "can you prove you have the half"......the pubs quiet and im on my own drinking/"eating"! thankfully have the receipt..you might think she's doing her job but if she was I would not have to wait and try to get her attention for what felt like 5 mins in a very quiet pub whilst she was not serving anyone. The question is would I recommend this pub? Fine for a drink but id stay away from the food. This is an honest review trying to show positives as well warning other customers about poor food I was served.

Ok, the food's not as good as the Harbour Lights over the road, bit the portion sizes are decent, the meals have always been tasty, and it's generally half the price of the HL. And as others have mentioned, there's a great view of the harbour from the upper terrace. What's not to like?

2had fish and chips 1 had.seabass Will not go again the food bland. Couldn't Taste the fish was never.asked if.food was alright and got fed up with all the little flies the one that had seabass left nearly all her meal The tables were sticky

Atmosphere was good as the football was on. Ordered online at the table, waited 15 mins before going to ask if the drinks where on the way but they hadn't picked the ticket out the printer yet, think there was 4 members on the bar. Food came shortly after and we all enjoyed that, pizza, chicken burger. Nice time and nice food, would just request a bit better Service

Just wonderful, the food was excellent and the views of harbour were amazing, Would recommend a visit not just for the food But the atmosphere , the staff were friendly and asked the bar staff to thank the chef as food was by far the best I had in Paignton.

The pub has great seats on a roof terrace and a good selection of drinks available. Staff is very friendly and welcoming, however, we didn't necessarily enjoy the food. Would come back for drinks though!

We have eaten here a few times now, fantastic value for money. Variety, portion size, customer service all brilliant. Dog friendly and doggie ice-cream, great touch. Lovely gesture of a bottle of bubbly, after my partner proposed on the roof terrace! Thank you very much! Would definitely recommend!

Had fish and chips cost 15 pounds nice fish white and tasty. Chips nice too. Service ok. We were there on a Saturday eve and at 9 pm music which was good. Has an upstairs outside area

My food wasn't good lamb shank looked beautiful but tough as old boots smash had hard bits uncooked not enough gravy but hubbies pork belly meal was beautiful so maybe a 1 off would give it another go though upstairs on balcony lovely view

Waited over 30mins for food in almost an empty pub and when it arrived it just warm . Young people sitting at the bar swearing and vaping . Barman said nothing . Will not be coming here again

Food is just delicious, staff are so kind and welcoming!!

A very welcoming approach, even though we hadn't booked a table. The food was fantastic, even though they did get our order a little but wrong, but it was soon corrected. We also would have liked a baylies to finish the meal, but unfortunately they had ran out of stock. So a 2nd glass of chardonnay it was. I would still highly recommend this place and come back again

sitting upstairs on the balcony in the sunshine is perfect

Just a good all round pub for drink food and entertainment

Service is great, food is great and the view is near unbeatable!

Food was, well, terrible. I'm pretty sure the fish I had was frozen. Batter was soggy and mushy, really disappointed. Cant fault the service or the staff, but the food was awful, this pub is basically a Wetherspoons.

Pit stop for a beer, lovely view

The food was divine. Cannot fault it at all. We had king prawn taco’s and the 3 small plates: halloumi fries, stir fried steak and baked Camembert as well as a side of fries. Now, I’m bearing in mind that it was bank holiday and there’s a staffing crisis in hospitality at the moment, so nothing is technically the staff’s fault. The service was good, it was just so slow. We booked our table for 18:45pm and arrived at 18:30. We tried to order on the QR code but it wouldn’t go through, saying “payment declined” when trying to use Apple Pay. Never mind, I went to the bar to order to be told they had about an hour wait on food. Now, this place wasn’t busy. There was a table of 9, a table of 6 and a couple of tables of two including ours that I could see waiting (and I went for a walk around the whole pub), so the wait is because they didn’t have enough kitchen staff on… fine, no bother. We’re on holiday, let’s have a drink and a chat. We got fed at 8pm… about and hour and 20 minutes after we ordered which again, fine due to lack of staff. The staff I interacted with were great. The young lad waiting tables was lovely although, he didn’t have a clue what was on the plates when dropping them off which I found quite funny. The food was absolutely stunning. The king prawn tacos were incredible. The Camembert was baked to perfection. The stir fried beef was gorgeous (a little too saucy and a little too raw in places but was still beauts) and the halloumi fries were stunning. Had they had enough staff on, this would have been a 5 all day long.

A really good pint in a lovely location.

Amazing location. Could easily have lost track of time soaking up the sunshine on the terrace. Really well-kept beer. Food looked good, but we didn't eat. Would be great to see some friendlier service next time we're back, but didn't detract from an overall five star rating

Sat in the sun,with lovely food and fabulous views !

Very good music venue for a Saturday night.

Lively pub with pools tables, lots of comfort food, lots of live music 👍

Great pub with superb views over looking the harbour, one to visit if you're in Paignton

Myself and my wife went to the harbour inn for breakfast twice the week before Easter and it was brilliant both times will recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We've just had a hot & cold buffet for 50 in their function room for adults and children. The food was excellent, not a sandwich in sight. Very happy to return

Great food and beer, with good views over Paignton harbour from the upper outside area

Went here for Easter Sunday lunch and it was excellent nice friendly staff and the food was great piping hot and a good selection I would recommend the Sunday roast great value for the price dog friendly which was great would definitely go back.

Not a bad pub, staff are relatively friendly, food is supposed to be good but we didn’t eat there. Dog friendly which is great (most pubs are). All in all a decent pint and has a pool table. Food in the morning and then from 5:30

Great selection of drinks, very clean and friendly. Food on the menu sounded good although we didn't try it.

Brought my mum here yesterday for a mother's day roast. I've walked past this place day after day with the dog and have never been inside, so I thought it would be a nice day out. Never have I seen my mum so happy. A kind greeting at the door, a free cocktail, lovely members of staff asking about our day and inquiring about how my mum's day was going. There wasn't a single person in that restaurant without a smile on their face - staff and customers. I could see that it was a busy day for the team but they worked together and made our day a delight. Thank you harbour inn for a wonderful meal, perfect drinks and an afternoon I doubt my one-of-a-kind mother will ever forget.

Lovely breakfast, great value for money, great service, lovely atmosphere and family friendly. It's a shame I forgot to take any photos from the oasis tribute nite because that was such an experience. Anyone who didn't get the opportunity to go really missed out.

Honestly hadnt been here in yrs, since B4 the remodelling. A good mate of mine had a birthday dinner here that I was invited to so had completely different expectations to what I walked into. They combined all of the restaurants into one and everything was so cool looking. Navy blue walls, paintings all around, amazing atmosphere. Everything was made so the birthday would be a blast and it absolutely was. The member of staff brought out the cake and enthusiastically sang happy birthday with us all and when we were waiting for the taxi, staff personally came up to us asking ABT how the birthday was going, was a good laugh. Felt very comfortable there. Will b coming back in the summer BC this is one of the best evenings out I've had in so so long.

Was greeted as soon as I walked through the door and felt very welcomed, food was amazing at a very reasonable price. Good for a cheap day out with friends or family.

On Friday I visited the Harbour Inn I was sitting having a drink and at the bar there were 4 males and 2 other people who I have since learnt were the establishments managers. All 6 individuals were talking amongst themselves when one of them proceeded to spit out a racial slur (N word!) I was absolutely horrified even worse as I myself am of mixed heritage (mom white & dad Caribbean) . What was even more shocking was the fact that not one of the managers said anything to the individual in question and acted like nothing happened. This to me is an absolute disgrace and in this day and age people should know better even more so trusted managers who have been employed to essentially ensure 1st class customer service. I am deeply shocked by this incident and will ensure to take this matter to the highest level.

Super friendly bar staff, lovely meal and free cocktails for mum on Mother’s Day. Really relaxing experience from start to finish. Colouring for kids, crufts on the tvs and chilled out music.

Nice king prawn linguine but no Proper Job IPA from St. Austell, so, had to settle for a Dartmoor Amber

Food had hairs in from the kitchen service wasn’t great they was impolite and also members of staff especially managers have a attitude

Just a quick stop off here. Nice size place with ample seating. Friendly service and clean toilets.

Very tasty breakfast baguette! Delivered promptly, very helpful. Recommended.

We are Gloucestershire and we visit paignton most weekends and always visit the harbour inn all the staff are very friendly and welcoming especially Elvy .ELVY is always very polite to us and makes are stay very happy with our two dogs Morris and AJ and when we need table 18 he always books us in great staff and great atmosphere and great entertainment well recommended are next stay is Saturday 24th February 2024

Delivery driver was very friendly and arrived on time

Some locals have a problem with tourists drinking in THERE pub 🤷🏻‍♂️. There are idiots everywhere unfortunately….and definitely a few in there.

Excellent food and great value for money. Service was excellent too. Highly recommend and great spot. Will definitely be back soon.

Never eaten here before but popped in today after a walk. Had four of the small plates which were all delicious, especially the pork belly bites. Staff nice and friendly and place was busy and buzzing. Will definitely be going back.

Absolutely Fantastic Service From Josie, will be coming back again, for sure

We as a family and friends went here for dinner x as soon as we arrive lovely welcome x our table all ready for us it was quite busy x they told us to let them know when we all ready to order x we had drinks 🍷 then ordered for 10 of us The food was amazing the staff really good especially JOSIE THANK YOU we will be back x x👏👏👏🎄🎄

Top service great food, josie was brilliant.

I am absolutely appalled by my encounter here. I went in for a family meal with members i haven't seen in a very long time expecting brilliance. Not only did our food take a very long time to come our server, who i overheard from some teens in the restaurant was named Tyler, was very un focused and seemed very uninterested in giving good service. The food itself was good and all correct but the atmosphere along with the large group of teens who were loud and very disruptive we did not enjoy our time there. However, there was another staff member, a young, small female with dark hair, who had come to check on us many times and also was able to help us with anything we asked when the Tyler person was not present. 10/10 to that girl. very helpful.

Well cooked pub food and dog friendly. WiFi could be faster. Our Server Liv was friendly and attentive to our needs.

We have recently made this place our local for drinks or dinner after work as the staff and locals are always welcoming and relaxed. This place doubles as a restaurant with great small plates as well as larger mains all reasonably priced and super fast service 👌🏼

I came in for some food, I was served by Lewis who showed amazing customer service skills and made my experience very pleasant!

Fantastic night , Tyler the bar staff was brilliant very on the ball serving people very quick and being happy and enjoying the entertainment credit to the place.

Brought my family here! Had a lovely meal and the young lady Liv was very accommodating, help and just so lovely! Highly recommend a visit

Service was good when getting food and drink especially from josie,ellie and Tyler always polite when taking ur orders

Harbour inn is an excellent pub. I come down quite often and the servers are always chatty especially josie and its always a good time at the pub.

Booked our works Christmas Doo, after a recommendation from a co worker. The Food was excellent, the staff and service were also excellent. Will we be back? most definitely, will we recommend to other? YES!!

Came here for some food and it was amazing! Great service from Lewis! Will defently come again! Great place & great food!

Attended my nieces 18th Birthday Party. The venue was perfect. Pleanty of room to dance. Staff friendly and the buffet was amazing. Would definitely recommend. Back again this weekend for our Christmas Party

This was our third year celebrating our Christmas do at The Harbour Inn 🎄 as always the staff could not be anymore accommodating , the food was delicious and we will be back again next year. Thank you once again 🎅🏻

the food arrived on time but minus the milkshakes. I called to get them sent, the girl who delivered them got lost, then blamed the previous driver for forgetting them, but it's ot the drivers job to check, it's the staffs. They obvs didn't Make fresh shakes as the cream had melted they looked a mess. This is the 2nd time I've used the Harbour Inn and both times the order was missing things both times. food wasn't great at all very average.

This was our third year celebrating our Christmas do at The Harbour Inn 🎄 as always the staff could not be anymore accommodating , the food was delicious and we will be back again next year. Thank you once again 🎅🏻

Had our Christmas party here on Saturday, brilliant night great buffet food,DJ and lovely decorated function room. We'll done Courtney be back next year love all at brixham garage.