The Oak Room in North Devon

I haven't had such good tapas in a long time! Interesting compositions such as stuffed lettuce hearts gratinated with gorgonzola and nuts. Great Creme Catalan with homemade ice cream etc. Let yourself be surprised 😇 Great service and good price-performance ratio

Lovely tapas, great service. We enjoyed our meal while staying locally. Thank you

One of the best meals of our stay in the area- excellent food, great service and nice vibe. We visited during lunchtime so we were able to bring our little dog with us too- it’s always such a treat to be able to experience restaurants with our dog, as we otherwise wouldn’t have been able to visit. Will definitely return on our next trip. Everything was great but the particular highlights were the lemon dessert, the rolled chicken and baked lettuce.

Best Tapas I've had in the UK, a real taste of Spain. Lovely staff, great service.

Absouloutly delicious Tapas meal. The most exciting flavours served with a smile. 10/10

Amazing experience as always! Great menu choices and the Rioja is lovely! ❤️

Plenty of choice of tapas and each one delicious. Good bread and olives to munch on while waiting. Closed for the next two months sadly but we will be back in the Spring.

An absolutely superb meal, fabulous atmosphere, and great staff service. Went as a party of four and had a mixture of 12 tapas to share. All of them were divine. They arrived slowly throughout our meal, which was perfectly timed, so we didn't get overwhelmed and were lovely and hot. Lots of wine to wash it all down made it the perfect night. We will definitely be back and really recommend you try this gem of a restaurant.

Really amazing food, the patatas bravas were just the right amount of flavouring - and generous portions. Our server was very friendly and we were allowed to bring our dog as it was lunch time! Many thanks.

Really good tapas. Excellent house wine. Great service. Next time we'll order the tapas in stages, as we could have done with a bit of a rest after the first few

The food here is fantastic - we could have ordered the entire menu! Every dish was excellent. On top of that, the service was friendly and attentive. We will definitely be returning!

We were visiting Lynton at the weekend and booked a meal for the Saturday night. The tapas was amazing and plentiful having booked three dishes each for the four of us. The staff were very friendly and the service was good. Will definitely return next time we’re in Lynton.

We very much enjoyed all of the tapas we were served. The meatballs and calamari were particularly good. 6 dishes was more than ample between 2. The wine was also very good as was the service, a lovely chap from Buenos Aries who looked after us very well indeed.

Last minute booking and we were welcomed with a smile and great service with amazing tapas and a delicious white Rioja! Everything was fresh and hot and beautifully presented, fabulous flavours and a great atmosphere! Thank you!!

We were visiting Lynton for one night only and the B&B we were staying in recommended this restaurant. We reserved a table a couple of weeks prior to our visit as we thought Friday evening might be busy. Glad we made the reservation it was packed. The menu recommended 3 tapas dishes each, we chose Anchovy Tostadas, Calamari, Chicken Drumsticks, Prawns with Garlic and Lemon and Chargrilled baby gem lettuce. The star of the show for the 2 of us was the baby gem lettuce with blue cheese sprinkled on it, fantastic. All the dishes were full of flavour with the exception of the Tortilla which we felt was a little under seasoned. We chose a bottle of Tempranillo plus a couple of additional glasses at the end of the meal. The bill for all of this wonderful food and drink came to £78 excluding service, amazing value for money. This was the final night of our holiday and we thoroughly enjoyed our night, Kevin and Yana were great hosts and very hardworking. If it was our local we would be regular visitors for sure.

Highly recommended, but worth booking as it gets popular. We shared 3 choices each between each couple as our tastes vary (it is possible to request minor variations eg no garlic or not too spicy; staff happy to advise). Dishes come as they are ready so all hot but order can be random. Waitress made small error so we got double one choice, but we were not charged for second - but we ate it ! My favourite was olives wrapped in parma ham; I was reluctant to share !! Wine good. Prices reasonable. Staff very friendly & attentive.

A lovely restaurant, with nice atmosphere. Friendly staff and a good variety of dishes, as I am vegetarian. Thanks you!

Nice little restaurant with very tasty tapas. Pleasant atmosphere with great service.

Ontzettend vriendelijk personeel en uitstekende tapas gerechten. Heerlijk gegeten voor een schappelijke prijs. Komen hier graag nog eens terug.

We visited whilst on holiday in Lynton and what a great find. Lovely welcoming atmosphere and friendly staff made this a great evening. The tapas menu was varied and all the dishes were beautifully cooked. The dishes were nicely spaced and we had a lovely relaxed experience. We had a range of dishes and chose 3 each which was plenty for two of us to share. We both agreed the pig cheeks was our favourite but the patatas aioli were great, we also had a lamb dish and hummus with roast peppers on crusty bread, Spanish omelette and a mixed salad. Good wines, also served by the glass, we couldn’t fault it. Tapas isn’t usually my partners thing but it was done so well if we’d stayed in the area longer we would have gone back.

What a gem of a place! Fabulous food, excellent service, best meal out in 2023. Highly recommend the braised lettuce with blue cheese .. superb flavours and all dishes thoughtfully put together. Wish we lived nearer! Many thanks.

Lovely selection of tapas. The food and was service were excellent and the staff were so helpful and friendly. It is in a lovely setting and would highly recommend. Will definitely return the next time we visit Lynton.

Superb experience, impeccable service and food was awesome. We had already decided to visit this restaurant on a planned trip to Lynton with family and we weren’t disappointed. The staff are just lovely and welcoming and it was also very child friendly which was important to us as we were with our Grandson. We had 10 dishes between the four of us and this was just right for lunch, my favourite was the potato bravas and the Gambas Pil Pil. I would highly recommend this restaurant and it was great value too! Thanks for a lovely experience

Wow! Highly recommended. Delicious food. Every dish was divine. Excellent service. Great atmosphere. This has gone into my top 5 places to eat in Devon.

Yarna+Kevin served us at the table. Yarna welcomed myself and my wife as we arrived yarna was professional friendly warm and sincere also well informed on the menu +drinks also she had a very good idea of our expectations she reacted quickly and in a very friendly manner we never waited longer than 10seconds for extra drinks water or the bill. Serving food and drinks at the table were very timely. Sorry Kevin we haven't forgotten you KEVIN was every bit as good as yarna thxs Kevin. The food was as advertised on 'the oak rooms' website it was wonderful the wine we had was exceptional I had a riocha rose' my wife a dry well balanced white wine. The oak room is an exceptional example to all other restaurants particularly in relation to keeping customers very Happy. Well done and thankyou to all the staff at the oak room particularly yarna +Kevin!! Kindest regards William

Chose this place as it was busy when we walked by so booked a table for two. Turned up slightly before our 2000 booking and were seated immediately and given menus. Good start. Unfortunately it goes downhill from there. Waited for 20mins before we were spoken to again, after tables seated post our arrival, at which point we ordered the whole meal and drinks. 1 white wine, a bottle of beer and a bottle of water plus starter. Starters turned up about 10 mins later. It then took a good 30 mins after we had finished our starters for the waiter to come and clear the table at which point I assume the chef began to “cook” our main dishes. During this time 3 tables that had arrived after us were tucking into their meals. I admit they were bigger parties so obviously would be spending more money but that’s no excuse to ignore us. Then get our water. One hour and 5 mins into our timing and we eventually get 4 of the 6 tapas dishes we ordered. 10 mins later the 5th dish comes out. My wife mentions the missing 6th dish at this point, couscous, and we are told it’s on the way. Funnily enough, we’d finished all the other dishes since they began to arrive. The food was quite bland and not anything to write home about so frustrated that all the waiting around was not worth it. Another 10 mins go by before my wife has enough, cancels the couscous and asks for the bill. Literally less than 2 mins the bill is at the table and another minute afterwards the waiter arrived with the card machine. Fastest service all night! The waiter knew very little about the drinks on offer when asked about the wines and clearly there is minimal leadership or communication as both the waiter and waitress were literally serving the same tables instead of sharing the responsibilities. The larger parties were seen as a priority so us tables for two were ignored. Not a great experience, and will not visit again nor recommend. Poor atmosphere, poor service, poor food. Luckily didn’t ask for a tip!

First time tapas diners. But wow! The staff were amazing and the food was delicious. Staff were run off their feet but were so smiley and friendly. Please dine here if you are in the area. Wonderful dining experience.

This is our third visit to Oak Room for Tapas. The staff were pleasant and accommodating, we were put near the bar at the top and I asked if we could sit by the window. Not a problem. The only criticism was the sliders -...

Fantastic Tapas, prawns were amazing, great service and our little dog was allowed too! Would definitely recommend!!

Lovely range of tapas, we could have chosen more but five with bread and olives was just right. The food was fabulous, so was the service and it’s a lovely setting too. We booked and I imagine you’d need to as it’s not a big...

Excellent tapas and excellent range if tapas! The choices were excellent. Very good salads to accompany.

Wonderful evening of tapas, warm friendly staff with food to match. All the dishes were great and really reasonably priced. A definite visit.

The best meal out we’ve had for a long time. Delicious food, wine and cocktails. Friendly, helpful service and a nice chilled atmosphere. They seem to genuinely love what they do here.

Great food , Friendly service, Consistent! Highly recommended 🍷

Truly amazing food and fantastic staff. Lovely evening

What a find! Especially on a Monday evening. Last minute booking, but still very happy to accommodate us. Delicious food, great choice-probably best tapas we’ve eaten. Cheerful staff. Cannot recommend highly enough.🙂

Called in at lunchtime to book a table for dinner and thankfully snagged a last minute reservation for that evening and so pleased we did! Delicious tapas, great atmosphere, excellent staff. Would definitely recommend and will return when back in the area!

Brilliant wee tapas bar! Lovely selection of small dishes like anchovy on toast, tortilla, gambas, meatballs, tomato salad etc. And a good wine list that includes a decent rose selection.

Lovely place lovely food, very impressed

We received a warm welcome as soon as we entered the restaurant and immediately shown to our table. It was very busy and we were glad we had booked a table the day before. Staff were all really welcoming, helpful and very efficient. The menu...

Lovely atmosphere and a really good choice of tapas plates. The waiter was exceptionally friendly, attentive and great at his job. The prices were very reasonable for the quality of food we had. We both had lemon brulee as dessert and it was wonderfully balanced...

Great authentic tapas. Good menu, and good portion sizes, the wine list was also good. We loved the grilled lettuce which was a new taste for us and was delicious. The staff were attentive and friendly. Great place and definitely worth travelling from Lynmouth for a meal here.

Had a wonderful tapas lunch here. Very quick, friendly service. The food was amazing and very much worth the money. I sat near the door and in my mind I was willing people to come in and try the food. Would be a smashing venue...

OK I’ve not eaten in all the restaurants but this one is very, very good in an area where there’s probably not a lot of competition. A family-run Tapas restaurant which serves up a good range of Spanish specialities including some. Over innovations. One of...

Danke an den Service, der 2 hungrige Mäuler, trotz vielen Reservierungen, noch mit durchgefüttert hat. Die Auswahl an Tapas wurde schnell serviert und war geschmacklich sehr gut. Der Service war ausgesprochen freundlich und hatte gute Tipps zur Tapasauswahl. Parkplätze sind gleich ums Eck vorhanden.

Good food and location. Lots to choose from. Nicely decorated with good atmosphere. Also has a small outdoor seating area. Suggest booking in advance during tourist season, as it gets busy.

Absolutely lovely restaurant, friendly staff and really excellent food freshly cooked. Would recommend booking as it’s not very big.

Fantastic, authentic tapas with excellent service and a friendly atmosphere. And a great choice of drinks.

Lovely food with plenty of variety available. Staff were efficient and friendly without getting in the way of our own conversation. Highly recommended.

Authentic tapas with a changing menu over the year. Great service. Must book in advance. One of the best restaurants in the area.

Decent enough tapas. A few standout dishes were the pork sliders, baked lettuce with blue cheese, and the calamari. Nice wine, some available by the carafe. Dishes came at different times over a 30 min period so don't expect everything at once, which is normal for tapas I guess. About £120 for four, with wine for two, and a few desserts.

Excellent food, good portion sizes and friendly staff. The restaurant was very busy but the staff worked non stop, we were squeezed in at very short notice so didn’t mind waiting a bit for service as we could see how busy they were. Portion sizes...

Called in by chance, nice welcome, the tapas were lovely, you can choose as many as you like, good information if you were sure about any tapas, nice atmosphere. Nice evening.

Very kind and helpful staff. Our favourite place to eat in Lynton. Highly recommend.

Delightful tapas bar. Food was delicious accompanied by a decent tempranillo red. Good value too. 7 plates and a bottle for £85. Charming staff. Worth visiting.

Delicious food. Plenty to choose from. Reasonably priced. Good service and lovely staff. Recommend the dates. Great puds too.

Our second visit to this restaurant in Lynton and we enjoyed it even more than the first time. The restaurant has a great feel to it, with a really warm and welcoming environment. The young couple in charge were really friendly and attentive without being...

We thoroughly enjoyed the food and staff very nice

Food, service and atmosphere are exceptional in every way. We enjoyed our meal so much that we booked to eat here for a second evening whilst on holiday in the area for a few days. We particularly enjoyed the pigs cheeks, dates wrapped in ham, lettuce hearts with blue cheese, manchego cheese on crispy toast and cous cous dishes. Highly recommended!

This was a fantastic restaurant, and for us it was the best tapas we have ever had - and we’ve had lots. Service was excellent - the red wine superb. Couldn’t fault it

Great place friendly warm staff and very good food. Not a fan of Tapas myself doesn't work for me in the uk once you add it up across the various dishes it makes it expensive. If your were in Spain you would only pay a few Euros per dish. I think we paid £8 for two meat balls, very tasty and I imagine home made. being critical if each dish was a bit cheaper could eat there more often. Still very enjoyable and would recommend for quality and atmosphere just not a huge tapas fan for the reasons stated.

We wanted somewhere for a birthday treat that is special, offers a variety of meat, fish and vegetarian options and is reasonably priced-The Oak Room ticked all the boxes. We were welcomed so warmly and felt properly ‘looked after’ by the friendly and attentive staff....

Recommend by our B&B and they were spot on. Fantastic meal. Calamari, chili shrimp, hummus Crostini, pork belly and dessert was fantastic. What a gem in this small town.

We visited this lovely little restaurant yesterday quite by chance. Stopped off for a glass of wine after a walk with the dogs. Sat in the lovely little back courtyard and had the most delicious small plate/tapas - 3 dishes between 2 for a light...

This place is ok. Friendly staff, nice design, but given some of the competition locally it felt this could be better. We’ve been to lots of tapas places and it felt very average. A few dishes with very unspannish twists , and bread and olives...

Really nice food, not huge amount of places in Lynton but would fit in well in other cities or towns. Nice vibe, friendly staff, good value, would recommend!

Visited the Oak Room to celebrate our anniversary. Nice atmosphere, excellent food and friendly staff. Fabulous and highly recommended.

Amazing tapas, lovely surroundings and lovely owners, although out of season owners specifically opened for us to eat and served us some amazing food, thank you so much.

We have just had a superb meal. Excellent service, amazing choices including plenty of vegetarian options, and to top it off, the best chocolate torte ever... served with orange sorbet which took it to the next level!

Love the food and the smiles 😊

Food was excellent as was service

One night in Lynton just wanted to book somewhere rather than aimlessly wander around looking for somewhere to ear. Could not have got luckier! Great food, possibly the best tapas I’ve had. Excellent wine, welcoming modern decor and topped with wonderful, friendly service. Excellent flavours...

Wife and I stopped of on the off chance,were really pleased that we did.Nice selection of tapas would visit again if we were in Lynton.Nice place to have lunch instead of coffee and sanwich shops Owner very friendly and knowledgeable of foods.

we checked in at The Valley of Rocks Hotel and ventured out to this lovely Tapas bar .. very welcoming .. freshly prepared tasty Tapas .. just what we are looking for .. we sat in the courtyard garden which is a real sun trap...

Great food in a relaxed setting

What a find. After visiting Barcelona and Santiago de Compostela- the food was delicious and equally as yummy as in Spain. Highly recommend booking as service as well as food was fantastic x

We struggled to find anywhere to eat in the evening and were just giving up when we walked a bit further and found the Oak Room. So pleased we did. It was good food and good friendly service.

Top quality tapas dishes, particularly liked the pork cheeks and calamari. Nice atmosphere and friendly service. We had 5 dishes between the two of us and that was enough for us- maybe if you are feeding hungry teenage boys or sportsman they would need more

Lovely atmosphere - staff were friendly, decor nice. Had a lovely evening, and thoroughly enjoyed the food - good choice and plentiful.

The best restaurant in the area by FAR! May husband and I are here this evening and honestly could not be more impressed with the food and the service. We were a little dubious given some of the low ratings, but these are obviously invalid...

Just had a perfect meal in the Oak Room. Calamari best tasting ever. Chorizo, meatballs, chilli prawns, Tortilla, Bravas, and salad all Absolutely delicious. Wonderful atmosphere and great service. All washed down with a pint of cold Cruzcampo. Had a lovely table close to the kitchen and the smells of various dishes being cooked were amazing. Booking advised. We managed to get a table for 2 for 6pm and the restaurant was full by 6.15. Wonderful memory for our last night in Lynton and Lynmouth.

We enjoyed a lovely meal at the Oak Room. Two dishes each is enough for lunch with three recommended for evening meal. There is plenty of choice with vegetable and meat dishes. Between the two of us we chose the patatus bravas, tortilla, Mediterranean vegetables,...

Atmosphere was good with suitable Spanish orientated music. From there it was just average in my opinion. Service was hit and miss, no real effort to enquire whether Tapas was a new experience, which it was, so the waiter could give advice etc., When meals...

Hubby and I were looking forward to trying this. We have had Mezze many many times and were looking forward to trying Spanish Tapas. We chose 7 dishes. They all came practically at once so starters with mains. The calamari was rubbery but ok, tomato...

Really enjoyed the tapas here, felt it was quite authentic. Customer service was very good, with pleasant and genuine advice on what and how to order. We will definitely return on our next visit to Lynton.

Best food in town with excellent service.

It says tapas but it's not true Spanish tapas Other wise we had lovely meal / wine Lemon desert was wonderful American coffee was great ( not just black coffee as others ) Service was great & helpful.. We had to book in advance as...

We almost didn’t come because of some of the poor reviews. Only in lynton for a few days so didn’t want to risk a bad meal. So glad we came. Had a lovely meal. All our food was delicious. Food came out in stages, as...

I was so looking forward to going here after the reviews I had read and had been planning for months but the meal and whole experience was a total let down We arrived a little early but table was ready so that was okay but...

Fantastic tapas restaurant in lynton. The chorizo was delicious and so was the pork cheeks. Slightly disappointed that there wasn’t any cheese or iberico ham as a starter but that’s a personal choice. Meatballs were tasty. The couple of negatives which stopped this place getting...

Good selection of tapas with generous portions. 2-3 selections per head is ample.

We went for a birthday dinner with friends. Food absolutely delicious and service very attentive and efficient. Special thank you for Kevin who made this all possible.

What an amazing couple of meals we have had here. Tapas is one of my most favourite ways to dine out and The Oak Room in Lynton did not disappoint. The menu isn’t too busy, just right and the food was perfectly cooked and extremely...

Excellent Spanish food in North Devon at sensible prices. Wait staff were attentive and friendly. Especially enjoyed the calamari, tostados and pork cheek. The chocolate tart was extremely good.

Very good food and service. Dining area felt a little cramped, nut other than that, a great dinner.

A delicious selection of Spanish Tapas outside of Spain. We were particularly impressed with the vegetarian selection and each dish was packed with flavour. Our favourites included the tostadas, chorizo and prawns but we did polish off everything! Than you to all the staff who...

Great selection of delicious Tapas which were freshly cooked for us. Friendly and welcoming staff. Highly recommend

had a great evening here a few weeks ago, we choose a range of tapas which were freshly prepared for us. The staff were friendly and helped with our choices.

Loved this restaurant. Food amazing some of the best tapas we have had. Staff helpful and accommodating with good advice on how many dishes to order. Very reasonably priced, great service, lovely food. Thank you.

Very good tapas restaurant with friendly staff. The tempranillo was delicious too We ate there twice in 4 days on our trip to Lynton.