Waterside Inn in Torbay

My wife and I are on holiday at the Waterside Holiday Park in Goodrington and were very pleased to discover the Waterside Inn to be within reasonable walking distance. We went there tonight for dinner and found that the food was amazing and with a good range of dishes. I had lamb kofta starter, gammon skillet main and sticky toffee cheesecake for dessert. My wife had garlic breaded mushrooms and steak and ale pie. All the food was cooked to perfection and tasted great - and was served at the correct temperature. However, the most notable feature was the exceptional service from all staff, who were very polite, friendly and efficient. In particular I must single out and thank Gemma, the duty manager, who went above and beyond to resolve a complicated price discount voucher problem on my bill. She remained calm and attentive and resolved the issue to my complete satisfaction in an extremely helpful way. I would thoroughly recommend this restaurant to anybody. We shall definitely be visiting again before the end of our holiday. Thanks to all who made our evening so enjoyable.

I like to say complements to the chef because the food was amazing. Also thanks to the manager Jemma. The bar tender Chloe and the staff member Finley. The service we received was fantastic and we be coming back again. 100% reccomend.

Amazing food 😋 and great service 🤩. Gemma the wonderful bar woman was very helpful George was brilliant as Assistant Manager 👍. A big thank you to you both and to the rest of the staff🤩. Coming again soon.

I went there for an event, but it's a green king pub chain, so you know what to expect.

Good was great however waited more than an hour for our food

Absolutely beautiful and Amazing place to eat and drink the staff they all kind and very helpful specially George his wonderful, it’s perfect to celebrate the birthday dinner with great friends. Definitely recommend to everyone

No wonder it's in top 10%, we always go there when staying at Beverley park campsite.

I downloaded the app to make it easy to order. I would suggest when the staff look at the orders and take time to read then. My partner had fish and chips with mushy peas and a side order of bread and butter I asked for no tartar sause but it came with it anyway (no biggy). The bread I believe had been kept at best in the fidge or worse in the freezer as it was served incredibly cold (almost unedible). I had the all day breakfast with a side of toast, over all the breakfast was good, but the toast was burnt on one side and barely done on the other, what made me laugh was the fact that the chef had put the toast burnt side down, I can only assume so you didn't see it. Then the drinks I asked for no ice in both drinks and a slice just in my own. Both drinks arrived with ice and a slice. The pub was not busy, the tables needed a wipe down and the serving staff should remember to smile. The best thing about this pub is that it is dog friendly, and I thank you for that. The food itself wasn't awful, but some attention to the orders would go a long way.

We had an extremely arduous journey across the country, we were in dire need for a good feed. My grandad ordered the all day breakfast…it came, he ate, retired to the bathroom and disappeared…we found him many hours later quivering in the bushes. He said it was the best all day breakfast he’d ever had.

Nice friendly pub good food great value

I've been to a few GK's over the years, of course any establishment could be hit and miss and none go out of their way to be poor. Came through Paignton and stopped here for a quick lunch, went with Fish and Chips because i just can't help myself and it came out quick, hot and utterly delicious. Service was very friendly, if i ever happen through here again and i just want a quick bite i will definately drop in.

Amazing food and atmosphere! Josh at the bar served our drinks quickly and everything was amazing! definitely recommend thank you guys! x

Took my son for lunch and he enjoyed his pasta with a tasty tomato sauce. Loved the garlic bread and ordered more. Kids brownies are fantastic here. Nice to see different thatchers ciders on draught as I like the orange one. Very friendly staff and even though they took the wrong payment for drinks as charged for an extra one, the lady was immediate to refund as cash. Will revisit again and try the steak and ale pie as been recommended this lots of time before.

Had a great time all the staff were great Josh was very friendly and helpful

Food was amazing, Josh behind the bar made ordering food easy and made us feel very welcome tonight. Will totally be coming back. 10/10

Came tonight with family for a Birthday Dinner. Awesome Steaks, great prices & really good service. Josh & Sue were amazing & really looked after us!

Dropped in on the off chance, lovely meal, staff were freidly would recommend

50 min wait on food , was nt worth it !!!

Needs updating now worst greene king I have ever been in

Booked online but booking not received. Despite this they accommodated us. Order at bar, no issues. Food really good apart from a couple of things but overall very nice. Was very loud and noisy. Staff friendly.

Great venue for music.lovrly atmosphere.

Addendum August 2024: still nice pub with plenty of parking around; friendly service - prices reasonable The ambience is (still) a bit old... Good local pub for a nice stay with a quick service although at the table. Many offers for meal arrangements throughout the week. Parttimes very busy.

Food was good a reasonably priced alcohol was expensive

Way too busy. No parking space.

We are on holiday in the area and popped in for a breakfast and what a lovely breakfast it was. Unfortunately it is the last as they stopped doing them from today10/08/2023 which is a shame. But if you go in at 11 they do an all day breakfast on the main menu so all is not lost. We got talking to a member of staff Josh he was very friendly and welcoming. So many thanks Josh

We Came down on Holiday (family of 5 ) and spent every evening In the Waterside Inn , The Staff was amazing and friendly even when extremely busy! Food was lovely and great also reasonable for the kids .. definitely be coming Back .... Thanks again Waterside

My husband (who is a chef) and I came for dinner on Tuesday night. The staff were friendly and service was quick. Unfortunately, the fish and chips was not great - the portion size a little small and the batter was terrible. However the staff were apologetic and kindly compensated us with complimentary desserts We decided to come back tonight (Thursday) and ordered burgers. It was a little busy, but it took 45 minute to get our food and one of the orders was completely wrong. The server seemed unapologetic but corrected the order but the chips were re-cooked and old. They did sort it but only after I’d almost finished my meal. Another member of staff was apologetic and offered a complementary drink. The staff are mostly very pleasant and the chocolate trio dessert was excellent, but wouldn’t go back I’m sorry.

Loved this place, we were only in Paignton for 12 nights and spent both nights in the Waterside Inn, got busier Saturday evening, but the atmosphere was really good👍

Always good when the football is on. Friendly staff. Options for people with dietary requirements are thin in the ground.

Great food and service Lovely place to visit Good children's meals

What a fab pub, friendly team, great value food, defo worth a visit

Really great place to share some time with friends staff are really friendly and helpful food ie excellent also friendly service as well would recommend

Lovely reasonably priced food with the added bonus of the EV charging on site. Would definitely visit again

Not a bad place. Could do with a makeover bit of a lick of paint just to spruce it up a little. Food selection is good, quality is average. Shame most of the seating outside is in the shade in the evening.

Great food and value, gammon is particularly good 😊

We were a party of 10, 5 adults and 5 children. We phoned to book and they were able to accommodate us for that same evening. We had not visited this venue previously, so I didn't know what to expect, but I had read the reviews, which seemed quite positive. I would say that the venue is in need of quite a lot of refurbishment, but saying that the staff are absolutely wonderful, very friendly, helpful and pleasant. The food was very good value and despite there being 10 of us, the food was delivered to our table within minutes of ordered. We all enjoyed our meals, the stsff were attentive but not intrusive and i would give the staff 10 stars for their service.

Amazing food and fantastic staff. Will definitely be visiting again

The food was excellent and the staff were very helpful and had a friendly professional manner.

AVOID. AVOID. AVOID. Visited tonight with family (6 adults & a dog) we ordered quite a bit of food - I think totalling around maybe £150 for the table, and wasn’t at all impressed. We ordered 16 chicken wings and upon receiving them, there were only 12. There isn’t even an option to order 12 so unsure why we were served 12. Myself and my partner ordered the Flamin’ bbq meat sharer and upon receiving this, we noticed we were missing a corn on the cob, the mac and cheese was like wallpaper paste and didn’t move at all, even when tipping it upside down - so we notified our server who we thought she was quite abrupt.. we started eating our meal while waiting for the missing items and it was all cold, so I asked to speak to a manager. Unfortunately I didn’t get her name - but she had a tongue piercing and she was absolutely amazing. She couldn’t have done more for us. She took the meal back, refunded us, made the kitchen remake our food and told us that there would be a free desert for everyone in our party. Anyway, we got our replacement meal and it was evident every aspect of the meal had microwaved everything to make sure it was hot and that we couldn’t complain as our corn was like plastic (I used to work in a competitors kitchen, I know how stroppy the microwave technicians get ((because they’re hardly chefs)) when someone complains) but it shows in the quality of their food that they send out to paying customers that the level of professionalism and pride they have in their work severely lacks when if they did their job correctly the first time round there wouldn’t be any need to complain. There was a lad there with long hair who I also unfortunately didn’t get the name of, who was also amazing with us. I asked him to get me a manager and he wasn’t even in our section but checked back more than our actual server did and made sure we were alright and that we were sorted. We opted to refuse the offer of the free desert as we didn’t want to be seen to have been taking the p*ss when we had a refund and our food remade.

Myself and husband had a week’s holiday and the waterside inn was our go to every night everything was brilliant food 10/10 atmosphere 10/10 especially with the football , service 10/10 especially Shannon who served us pretty much every day we approach was lovely and very easy to chat to thank you so much for the lovely welcome we received every time we visited

Food staff and service brilliant ,it c0ould do with a make over though especially the ceiling but other than that can't really fault it

Lovely food and friendly staff. Good that dogs are made welcome.

Absolutely love the food and the atmosphere is amazing the staff are so nice to ❤️

Friendly staff, good service. Good value

burger was dry with the taste of old dirty grill. it hurt my jaw trying to bite into it. there was very very loud dave music coming from the kitchen and i was sat on the other side of the restaurant. the hole place has a strange smell inside also. didn’t finish meal and walked out. very poor last time at this restaurant

Really nice food and friendly staff

Food was amazing. Staff are friendly and very helpful. Thank you

The staff here are very welcoming and informative about what to in the area. The food was very reasonable and plenty of it.

Dog friendly, really lovely staff and excellent service! Great value for money with amazing food! We came back a second time! Staff really chatty and spent time with our dog. Cannot fault to food! Would really recommend!

Great atmosphere food was really good friendly locals

4 stars because there was no biscoff cheesecake haha. Also there is always room for improvement. Warren one of the servers was great. Will definitely be back. After not having been in for several years I'm pleased to say they are family friendly and service has improved hugely since we last came approx 6 years ago.

I would just like to thank Charlie/Shannon/George and Alex for the great service and the food we were visiting on a short brake and they were really welcoming Thanks a lot for a good time guys.

Me and my mum just had dinner here the food was lovely and the staff did not bother us one bit when we were having dinner not like some other pubs we've been to have booked again for Wednesday evening for my mum's birthday

Have been to Paignton several times and always seemed to miss coming here. We went in a few nights ago, staff very friendly and welcoming, food good value for money. This is a dog friendly pub, and though we don't own a dog, we like digs and was impressed that a member of staff was welcoming the dogs warmly too. They also had a small menu for dogs. Very impressed. Will visit again as we plan on coming to Paignton several more times. Would highly recommend

Visited here a couple weekends ago, was going for food but the drinks service was terrible so we didn't risk it! Ordered a pint of Carling that had to be changed, it stank of eggs! And two glasses of water very misty I had to ask to replace and fill with ice too. We ended up ordering from a couple take aways across the road and heading to the beach to eat, was very pleasant 🙂 probably won't return to waterside inn again

Very nice staff, great food at great prices.

A lovely cafe and the staff were really very nice

Nice food good service thanks josh 👍

Been here few times now during our holibobs and not an issue, big shout out to George who works there.

Found this place on Google, has were 200 miles from home, we had gift vouchers bought us at Christmas. Recieved a nice welcome when entered, food was good. Service from Gemmer at the bar was excellent, she helped me with Taxi numbers, when we was ready to leave. Thankyou Jane & Steve 5*

Stopped by on our way to Dartmouth. We'll kept pub with Friendly chatty staff.

Nice atmosphere, decent food and Gemma is a great waitress / bar woman, thanks guys.

Had gammon and egg on the sizzling menu: really nicely cooked. Great Service from the guy waiting tables. Two meals £12.49: brilliant!

Very good prices and friendly staff. Will visit again.

Went for Sunday Roast, they have new chef, food was lovely, staff was very friendly helpful, booked again for next week. Thank you.

Went into there today and wow the food was lovely staff were soo welcoming and friendly, even had a pudding as they had sticky toffee pudding cheesecake that was amazing. We are staying at Hoburne Devon bay and this is just round the corner from the pub so is easy to get to

George is fantastic and all the staff are amazing.

Great place to eat, food very good,dog friendly, the only gripe, tables need overall, they were cleaned and wiped but felt sticky not pubs fault, blame brewery, needs update, colleagues friendly, very helpful.

We arrived on a very busy evening during half term without reserving a table. We were immediately accommodated by very helpful staff. Ordered our food at the bar including a child's meal for our 6 year old Grandson who has additional needs. He decided that he wasn't going to eat his meal until wonderful Sue arrived to offer her support. We had wonderful food & a great evening made possible by great staff in this establishment. Thank you so much.

Good value meals, good service.

First there was no indication on how to order, eventually realised it was an app. Waited for 30 mins for drinks and 1 hour for food and when some came it was not gluten free as ordered and also another tables food came to us too. I overheard that another table had wrong food sent to them also. All these problems and the staff were not helpful at all, and all they had to say was that the app that we used was “messing up” which felt like a lie. The staff looked like they had no idea what they were doing and were running around just trying to find tables half the time. The food was not amazing either, and did not feel the worth of an hour wait. Went to the toilet at one point and it was disgusting. There was even blood on one of the toilets.

Great pub a bit noisy but good value food and nice range of beers 🍻

Staff are rude and make you feel so unwelcome. So we left.

Slow service, uncomfortable atmosphere, bit of a lad pub, won't be returning.

The food is excellent and all fresh and the service is superb

Usual Green King fayre, Very good service from the girls behind the bar, very friendly and helpful. Some good deals to be had on food, for example on Thursdays you can get 2 for the price of 1 on burgers.

Always a great meal & lovely atmosphere.

We would definitely come here again, we are staying at the Beverly Park Holiday place and we found you as we were walking to the beach. The service was amazing, smiling faces at the bar and Ethen our server at the table was very quick to help us out with extra gravy and stuff for my husband who has had cancer and finds it hard to eat and this was done right away. All staff we met were friendly and helpful. The bar it's self was tidy and clean, also the toilet areas were clean. We would definitely recommend the Waterside inn to everyone. Thank you all for making our visit a happy one 😊 from Mr and Mrs Thomson 👏

Ethan is amazing, very good magic trick

Great place, great food and amazing staff.

Very friendly. Special mention to Josh and Sue. Great

Great service lovely people thank you sue for caring fot my dog and going out of your way to help my dad. Also thank you Josh. You're a really nice man really helpful and made my night on my birthday.

Nice pub grub. Food was pretty good in most of our meals. 1 or 2 steaks were either under cooked or over cooked but 7 out of 9 were happy I believe. Would recommend especially if staying in any of nearby caravan sites. And dog friendly too

Visited a few times with family and friends, will be back again. Had a stacked Beyond burger was well nice as always, friend had sizzling hunter's chicken prefer is at the waterside than anywhere else.

met a lovley bartender called ethan was a very enjoyable experience.

Food is incredible. Atmosphere is great especially on a Saturday with karaoke. Staff are friendly . Highly recommend

Good service and good hot pub food

Pop down on a Saturday night for a nice sing song. Karaoke is amazing. Booze bingo Friday night to raise funds for mcmillan.

Marvellous Gemma and Kim really went out of their way to look after us oldies. Both an asset to The Waterside. Good value definetly will come again Thank you .

Went for Sunday lunch did not disappoint lovely food at a good price whilst watching the football . Thank you ethan and all the staff for great service. Good choice of drinks second vist not our last always visit when on holiday around here.

Huge choice on the menu, delicious food, friendly staff and swift service.

Very nice pub, very nice food, Excellent Staff, well done Ethan you run a very good pub. One of the best Pie's I have ever had, with a nice pint of John Smith's, what's not to like. Thanks' Barrie

great time with the lads watching footy, great service

Very friendly staff made to feel welcome also dog friendly food very good. Recommended

Gema was amazing her attension detail on cleaning is better than my staff fair play want to hire my self 5 stars she very smily thought she was a manger thanks gemma

Excellent service from Mike, a large choice of lagers & ciders while watching the footy.

Had an absolutely great meal here. Great atmosphere, great beer, great food, and the staff were pleasant. Special mention for Josh who was a real gem. I will return.

We are local and decided to try the waterside inn for somewhere new. very nice inside and clean and tidy, staff were amazing and friendly, food was nice, loved the steaks coming out sizzling, music was good as we left, would go again, the only thing i could make it down on is it could do with a paint on the outside but lovely inside

I ordered Lasagna and it was awful. Carolina reaper chicken wings were just OK. Pina colada was meeeeh

Probably the worst meal at a chain pub I’ve ever had, I don’t know where to start. The lasagne was more like a soup from being reheated from frozen, the sauce on the loaded fries was grainy, onion rings and chips barely cooked. The Pina colada tasted like a cheap pineapple juice. Do yourself a favour and give this place a miss