Woodlands Hotel Sidmouth in East Devon

Came across café by accident, then came back for lunch. One week later we returned with our family, again for lunch. Wonderful fresh food, and great atmosphere inside the café. Lovely views across the countryside for seasonal outdoor dining too! Good little shop selling quality farm produce (tasty sourdough bread) and a selection of simple gifts, plus the enamel "crockery" used in the café. Looking forward to our next visit!

I must say I have already submitted a faultless review for Lympstone Manor and it is true. Lympstone Manor Hotel, on site staff, quality and culinary experience is fantastic! There is a “But” Administration staff decided to charge the full amount of our purchases for restaurants and bar bill incurred during our stay not only to my card on check-out but also to a pre-authorisation of £50.00 that was taken on arrival!. This effective has left me with a pending transaction on my account approaching £1000.00 that will take approximately 8 to 10 days to clear. Now I must stress that I am fortunate enough not to worry about the money. I do however worry about the professionalism of the staff who took both payments and the member of staff I discussed the issue with who advised that I should take the matter up with my bank! ( As the merchant Lympstone Manor should have been able to cancel one of the transactions) Poor shoddy, unprofessional. We will NOT be returning. Great place! Unprofessional conduct!

We were expecting more in the way of French groceries, but we did buy a good selection of French cheeses and Pates, the choice of French wines was extremely good, were able to but what we wanted, We will be back, all the way from Cornwall!!

Good food, paella, tagine, slow roast lamb, chicken or short rib with veg. All very generous portions. Table a bit squished in. Our advice is to refuse a table in the back, unless you like a constant stream of meals pushing past your table and a good view of cutlery being washed.

Probably the best Fish restaurant in Sidmouth. The moment we entered the restaurant and received a warm welcome from the front of house staff we knew we were in for a treat. From the starters through to the excellent main courses (Whole Plaice and Fillet of Hake) the food was sublime. The quality of Neils food preparation and cooking was sublime. I met Neil afterwards to thank him in person for the high quality evening he and his staff provided.