The Old Bank in North Devon - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Went for our anniversary meal….relaxed atmosphere, service attentive and know how to treat customers….food 10/10 - we both had the crab Arancini which was delicious…. We had steaks as very renowned for them and it didn’t disappoint…cooked to perfection and the sides were fantastic (I recommend the Roasted Beetroot with blue cheese and shallot dressing)… We shared the Pineapple and Banana Fritter with rice pudding for dessert - again flavours were amazing… All in all was a great meal - cost was what you would expect to pay for a restaurant of this quality with most ingredients locally sourced… Highly Recommended ! Simon & Julia

As always, this was a 10/10 meal! Our favourite place in Lynton and we always come back. The food is delicious, the staff are SO lovely and go above and beyond to make you feel welcome and at home. Everything was perfect, thank you so much for making it such a special occasion! See you soon!

Feines, kleines Lokal mit übersichtlicher, aber qualitativ guter Karte und gutem Fleisch. Sehr freundliche, diskrete und aufmerksame Bedienung. Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt und äusserst gut gegessen.

Supervriendelijke bediening! De beste steak die we ooit aten ! Heel lekkere sides en de pepersaus was top ! Alles opgediend op mooie en warme borden. Helemaal top !

Fantastic meal! Do not miss out if your in the area. Staff so accommodating to sit us, very professional. Food was delicious, whilst we maybe order little too much we didn’t leave a bite!

An amazing meal at a fantastic restaurant. My wife started with the crab Kiev which she said was incredible. I had the breads. For mains we each had a steak - me the ribeye and my wife the filet. Both were cooked to perfection and were melt in the mouth. One of the best steaks I have ever eaten. The meat was so succulent and tasty. For dessert it was a chocolate praline fondant. I cannot recommend this restaurant highly enough - the staff were so friendly and welcoming. Hands down the best restaurant in Lynton and Lynmouth

Amazing food! The complementary soup was delicious and such a nice touch.

Best restaurant in Devon by a mile

Great food .. on the pricey side. A steak place with v limited veggie/ seafood options. You are gonna need to book !

We have just had the most amazing meal again. Our family came down from London and said it’s one of the best meals they’ve had in a long while.

Wow! What a little gem this restaurant is. It came highly recommended by a friend and The Old Bank certainly didn’t disappoint. Fabulous food, fabulous service, fabulous evening out. A must visit for anyone local to North Devon or visiting. Definitely going back.

Brilliant little find, great food, great service.

Had a great dinner here in May, great food, service and ambience. A great local restaurant, with good locally sourced food. Highly recommend!

We had a wonderful meal at the old bank. Specialising in Steak we had two Sirloin and two Ribeye’s that were all very well cooked and presented with a selection of side dishes which really complimented the Steak. Great service by very nice people. Atmosphere also very good. Want good steak then eat here. Thoroughly recommend 😁🥩

Thank you all for a wonderful evening of divine food , excellent service and a little bit of cheek from Liam . We had a great night !

We just got in to town on holiday and were quickly looking for a place for food. Accidentally picked an amazing spot! Absolutely delicious food. Starters, mains, sides, and dessert, all delicious. Thank you, we’ll be coming again during our trip!

Great food and great service. We especially loved the corn ribs. Looking forward to returning next time we are in Lynton.

One of the highlights of our trip to Lynton, delicious food, we had the crab arancini, chateaubriand with hispi cabbage and mushroom sauce and fondant to finish - all superb. Highly recommend.

Fantastic place! A celebration of flavors, delicious food. Professional service. We had a nice time with friends. It's worth it!

We had a fantastic meal this evening ! Thank you so much everything was delicious 🤩😍

Whilst on holiday near to Lynton, we treated ourselves to what turned out to be a fabulous meal at The Old Bank. We had steak and chicken respectively and my steak was so delicious and perfectly cooked, I would say it's the best I've had to be honest. The range of 'extra' side dishes were so exquisite and were very well presented. The staff can't do enough to make your visit a memorable one too. So pleased we found this place and would recommend to everyone. As it's a small cosy restaurant, make sure you book.

We had a great experience at The Old Bank, from the atmosphere and friendly staff to outstanding produce and great value! A must visit restaurant to anyone in the area.

Having eaten many steaks over the years we can honestly say the old banks were the best we’ve ever had. The whole team made us so welcome from the moment we arrived which made for a very special family get together. We will definitely return when in Lynton again.

Well what can I say....we found a little gem. The service was incredible, really knew their stuff. A lady Sarah helped serve us, it was her first day and she was just fab! The food was just incredible. We shared a T-Bone with the Mac and cheese along with the fat chips.....it was all out of this world. 100% recommend this wonderful restaurant to anyone, it finished our little break off wonderfully. Ps it's also one of few places in the area that has cheese and biscuits as an after dinner option.

The Old Bank is our absolute favourite restaurant in the area, guaranteed truly amazing food, exceptional service and a lovely atmosphere. We feel very grateful and lucky to be so local to it and have enjoyed many special occasions here, always such a treat!

Probably up there as one of the best rump steaks I have ever had in my life. The atmosphere, the service and the food was all such outstanding quality. I highly recommend going and cannot believe the value for money considering the insanely high quality everything is!

We had a fantastic meal tonight. Ambience, wine, food and service all top notch. Visiting this beautiful place for the first time and will definitely come back. And when we do, we’ll eat here for sure. Do it.

Great food , staff and ambiance. What more do you want .

This is a fantastic gem in the heart of Lynton. The food is outstanding and the service very friendly and professional. Highly recommend the crab arancini, and the side dishes are amazing (smoked mash and roasted beetroot). Come hungry as the portions are very generous.

Tremendous beef perfectly cooked.

The best steak we’ve ever eaten in our lives. Went to the Old Bank as we were staying in the area. It was a special birthday and my goodness, we knew it would be amazing due to the reviews but definitely exceeded our high expectations (if that’s even possible!). We ate 610g of beautiful chateaubriand and went to culinary heaven. Melt in mouth lean goodness. Excellent service, amazing atmosphere and a beautifully designed restaurant. We booked months in advance and with only 6 tables it’s a must. Liam the owner has created a gem in Devon! Would highly recommend to everyone.

Fantastic little restaurant in the middle of Lyton. Great atmosphere, really good and friendly service and fantastic food! Would not be out of place in London or anywhere else. Steaks were superb, but other options looked great as well. Will definitely be back if I'm in Lynton again. HIGHLY recommended, loved it!

An absolutely fantastic steak restaurant. Went with pretty high expectations given rating, but certainly exceeded these. It's tucked away in Lynton, but would lead the way anywhere we've been. Service was impeccable, starters and steak (chateaubriand - shared between two) were absolutely top notch. Will be back 100%.

Wonderful food so tasty .... WOW comes to mind and the staff are brilliant . .

Tucked away under an art gallery this little restaurant is superb. The steaks are perfect, tender and tasty they were cooked exactly as we requested. There is an interesting selection of “sides and sauces” to accompany the steak. They offer a small menu, but all of the dishes are cooked to order and the chef certainly knows what he is doing. The staff were all charming and very efficient (the reading glasses available for loan are a fab touch). Prices are competitive and we paid more for less in other places whilst staying in Lynton. Booking is essential and I thoroughly recommend.

The positive reviews for this place are very much deserved, but as well as amazingly cooked steak there are also very interesting and well thought out sides. Really enjoyable evening, would book this again if I'm down this way. Quite small, I would definitely book

An excellent meal - wonderful to see such local produce and the steak was just incredible! Would highly recommend.

What a fabulous restaurant! We had the most delicious meal yesterday with family, to remember my late father. Liam was very accommodating when I rang to say that we were going to be a little late. The service was warm and friendly, and the quality and presentation of the food exceptional, showcasing local produce at its best. Unfortunately, we were too full to sample the desserts on offer but will be back soon!!

The best meal we’ve ever had by far. Beautiful restaurant, fantastic service and the food is incredible. A meal here will be booked at the same time as our holidays from now on.

An absolute fantastic place to eat. Liam fantastic front of house with Matt providing excellent food dishes

The best Stake I have had and the food is amazing.

Nice location, friendly atmosphere, and well cooked steaks with tasty side dishes.

What an amazing place. The atmosphere in this small restaurant was chilled and friendly due to the welcome and excellent service from the staff, under the lead of the owner, Liam. The food was exceptional. We had the garlic king prawns and hummus to start, followed by a 500g Chateaubriand with two sides and peppercorn sauce. It was perfectly cooked and just melted in the mouth. We shall definitely visit again next time we're down this part of the country.

This is our go to restaurant when staying in Lynton and it retains its excellence and the friendly, helpful team headed by Liam. The monkfish is superb, cooked to perfection and fresh, light whilst taking on well the lightly spiced curried sauce. Carrots with anise and cumin are so tasty and such an inspiring offering. Salad was crisp and a good size. There are additions to the starters with the gambas deserving of special mention, succulent, fresh and cooked to perfection. Highly recommended.

We were visiting family and had driven 6hrs to arrive in lynton. I enjoy a good restaurant and good steak so my expectations were high. They did not disappoint in the slightest! To start we had sausage, prawns, ham and calamari. The sausage had no flavour to me mainly tasting of the onions it was covered in but apart from that the starters were top tier. For mains we had two steaks, the market fish and a burger. Sides we had truffle fries, fries, cabbage, and two rounds of the Mac n cheese. All of the mains were perfect! The steaks were perfect cuts, cooked and seasoned to perfection. The Mac n cheese is by far the best I’ve ever had. I joked I would have to make the weekly trip just to eat here, but in all honesty I now won’t visit without booking a table here. Couldn’t recommend more.

Just had the best steak I have ever eaten. Thank you, cooked to perfection and the spinach gratin was superb too. Highly recommended, but very small, so you need to book.

One of the best meals we've had. Steak was incredible! Smoked mashed potato out of this world, and the carrots too. Was in food heaven! Service was great, very friendly and attentive. Lovely little restaurant and highly recommend if in the area.

Fabulous food and service. Best choice and standard of steak ever. Not to be missed if you like your beef.

Excellent service and excellent food. A small cosy restaurant with good atmosphere. Liam made us very welcome and we can see why they are so highly rated. Well done.

The food was excellent as was the service, but and it is a very big but, as we were waiting to order coffee we were informed the table was only for 2hrs and therefor having a coffee wasn't really an option as the table was required for another customer, we hadn't been informed of this when we sat down to order, as we had spent around £70+ on the meal I felt very disappointed about the whole experience.

Love this place. Delighted to see that the sides have grown in size since the last visit. Love the process of choosing the piece of meat they are going to cook for you.

We were lucky enough to get in without booking as it’s not in season probably, the food was amazing and the guy serving us was excellent and extremely helpful, prices where very good for the standard of food ,would definitely book to avoid disappointment if we came here again on holiday, we had one of the best days out in this lovely village, thank you 🙏

The food was truly outstanding and very good service. Would recommend, especially for the steaks.

Six of us called in on the off chance for lunch. So glad we did … what a wonderful meal we enjoyed. All perfectly cooked with delicious flavours and attentive service. They really couldn’t do enough for us. We wholeheartedly recommend a visit.

The food and service here was amazing we couldn't fault it. The steak was one of the nicest we have had cooked to perfection and everything else was cooked well and so full of flavour.

FANTASTIC!! I can see why it is always booked up. Fabulous quality meat and brilliant menu. LOVED it.

A great little restaurant with great quality food. Steaks are a specialty and cooked to perfection. The red wine is served at the perfect temperature. Need to go back as we didn’t have room for dessert!

What a fantastic steak restaurant! We booked a table for six and the whole experience could not have been better. Great service, superb steak and side dishes and delicious sweets all finished off with a nice Espresso Martini. Would love to have this place close to us, we would be there on a regular basis.

We were advised to book in advance for here, so glad we did as it is obviously very popular. The food was amazing as was the wine. Definitely would recommend but book well in advance.

My partner and I visited The Old Bank for lunch after being recommended on several occasions. We had an absolutely faultless experience. We began with the short-rib croquette starter to share which was served with a delightful chilli sauce which I dare not attempt to...

Really special restaurant! What Liam has created is amazing! The service, food and atmosphere were great! Not at all pretentious, super friendly service! Truly great food all locally sourced! Great work guys, don’t change a thing.

Have just had the most amazing steak dinner with my family. The owners attention to detail and service was amazing. Atmosphere great and there is only 6 tables so feels very cosy. Thank you to Liam and team we will definitely be back when we are here on holiday.

We throughly enjoyed our meal last September and decided to visit again this year. Booking is highly recommended as there are only a small number of tables which in our opinion gives a better experience in this lovely restaurant. We were greeted with a friendly...

Book your table (either 6 or 8pm) as its a small place, and enjoy !! Staff very helpful and friendly, even suggested table in garden to people who popped in without bookings. Duck breast was briiliant, my smokey mash lovely; husband enjoyed Burger (but was...

Great food, excellent service and wonderful ambience. Thoroughly recommended!

Superb! Some seriously good cooking from dedicated chefs here, and all quality meats. Service fantastic too. Can see why this place has top reviews. Book a table. You won’t be disappointed.

Incredible food, some of the best local food I've experienced. The chef clearly puts time and effort into his creations and they are wonderful, well worth going as you will not be disappointed. The service is also excellent, really makes you feel at home. They clearly spend time sourcing the best ingredients, the mussels were huge and some of the best I've had. If you're in the area, you simply have to go to The Old Bank.

Liam and team really are fantastic!! The food, drinks and atmosphere are just excellent. Mussels and steaks were cooked amazingly. We just loved coming for another date night here. We will be back!!! Happy Times!!

Had a lovely meal last night sharing a chateaubriand, truffle chips, hispi cabbage and roast carrots. The meat was cooked to perfection. Liam and the team made it a great experience. The food is similar to Pasture in Bristol but maybe with better truffle chips 😁

Very friendly little restaurant with lovely staff. The steaks looked amazing but actually we both had chicken, which was excellently done - very tasty and succulent, served with seasonal greens as a side dish and fries. One of the best meals we’ve had in a...

Perfect for date night. I went with my family and the food was spectacular. We had a toddler in tow, but no high chairs as it’s more for adults, ‘get dressed up and have a nice meal out ‘ vibe Food was delicious. Chateaubriand in...

One of the best stake houses we've been at! Service was excellent and food was 5/5! I would definitely recommend trying out large cuts!

Focused owner and chefs provided a very unique steak based 3 course eating experience. I will happily revisit when passing through again.

We arrived to a lovely welcome from Liam and angelica booking checked ....shown to our table within one minute...... menus +drinks decided +served rapidly...then we had an unrushed time to decide what food to order...whilst this happened angelica brought us water and gave us friendly...

We found this delightful little restaurant via google as were away for the weekend. The food was absolutely incredible and the service was second to none. We ordered starters and mains and was also pleasantly surprised to also be served an amazing soup, compliments of the chef. Highly recommend this place if you want an intimate spot and the best steak! Oh and the blue cheese source was outstanding. x

Absolutely sublime! If you are in this part of the world then this can't be missed. My wife had the Mussels to start which were so plump and fresh, served in the most delicious sauce of cream, cider shallots, chives l, bacon and not the...

Fantastic steak, perfectly cooked, amazing accompaniment dishes. Service was impeccable. Highly recommend this restaurant.

We (4 adults) visited here on Saturday, the 26th of August. All I can say is WOW! a stunning place with not a lot of tables, booking in advance is absolutely advisable. People turning up had to be turned away due to the restaurant being...

Incredible meal last night, the best steak we’ve ever eaten. We shared the 660g Chateaubriand with a bottle of Argentinian Malbec, truffle fries, seasonal greens and creamed spinach - and it’s easily one of the best food experiences we’ve ever had. Lovely ambience, fabulous welcome and incredible food. Would go back in a heartbeat!

Decided to push the boat out, and ordered the 875g porterhouse steak for me, and my wife had the catch of the Adam, which was a delicious fillet of hake. The porterhouse was rare and cooked to perfection, with a little blue cheese sauce, some...

Probably the most delicious steak I've eaten

Best steak we’ve ever had. An excellent meal, in a beautiful restaurant. Staff were wonderful, friendly, knowledgeable and attentive. Had a truly special meal and will be recommending to everyone. Thanks!

We booked for a lunchtime treat and were glad we did! The restaurant is smart but friendly and they have premium steak cuts to choose from. We had a porterhouse between us and it was exceptional. Well cooked, seasoned and carved. The sides are delicious...

We visit Lynton frequently and on this occasion we managed to get a table at the Old Bank Steak house for the first time - it’s always busy ! What a treat ! We had the best steak & the best sides dishes we can...

Best steak we’ve ever had. An excellent meal, in a beautiful restaurant. Staff were wonderful, friendly, knowledgeable and attentive. Had a truly special meal and will be recommending to everyone. Thanks!

Our visit was out of this world - my husbands 40th birthday meal. The steak was cooked to perfection and the sides of fat chips and mushrooms beautiful. The blue cheese sauce was a beautiful complement to the meal. This is definitely in the top...

Went here for lunch the food was fantastic and so were the staff.

Impeccable food and service, great atmosphere too. Portion size was perfect and well priced for the whole dining experience. Will definitely be back!

Probably the best meal I've ever had, mussels and the fillet steak.

Had a super meal at the Old Bank, beautifully presented food....efficient, friendly service, would definitely recommend..

Fantastic steak restaurant; the service and food were both excellent. The portion sizes are very large so a starter and main course was a bit too much food - although this didn't stop us eating it all! Even though they specialise in steak dishes, the...

What a fantastic place. Small and cosy . Service second to none - staff extremely polite, friendly and knowledgeable. Happy to explain how things work to those of us that have never visited a restaurant like this before - without making you feel you were...

Everything was fabulous, friendly staff welcoming our double denim dress sense 😉 Skipped starters and had some wonderful cocktails followed by rump and rib eye steaks cooked to perfection. Amazing sides of truffle fries, greens and stunning carrots. Lovely fine selection all reasonably priced. Wonderful...

The Old Bank Steakhouse in Lynton is a carnivore's paradise that delivers an unforgettable dining experience from start to finish. As soon as you enter this culinary haven, you're greeted by an inviting and rustic ambiance that sets the stage for a truly memorable meal....

Fabulous service and the food was absolutely divine. Would thoroughly recommend! Definitely book in advance.

Visited today from Weston Super Mare specifically to come here to eat, what a fantastic fabulous restaurant and staff! The food was incredible, the environment was perfect and I could fault the service. Really enjoyed our lunch, best steak in the South West!

We've been to Lynton & Lynmouth many times and enjoyed many meals in many establishments, but not as much as we enjoyed our meal at The Old Bank. We visited mid week in the middle of our trip, which was a good thing because it...

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One of the best meals we‘ve ever eaten! We came here on recommendation and were not disappointed. Staff is super friendly. Starters were extremely tasty, the croquettes were great. But the fillet was our highlight and is one of the best fillets we have ever eaten - magnificent and definitely worth a visit. Would give 6 / 5 stars if I could!

Great food, Great staff, Nice location. Recommend a visit! Both the fish and the meat was very Good! Max capacity is a party of 6 people because the kitchen is quite small.