The best restaurants in Ilfracombe East North Devon South West

What a beautiful tea room set in a covered little courtyard. We discovered this place after reading amazing reviews. The scones are home made and absolutely delicious with a fresh filtered coffee. Although slightly hidden away, it is well worth a drive for afternoon tea

This business did not re-open in 2024. Whilst the staff and food were clearly excellent the least they could have done was close the web presence. Our stay at Beach Cove was partly based on the 100 % 5 star ratings on Hele’s Kitchen, gutted when we got here to find it shut down.

Visiting Ilfracombe in June and wanted a light lunch. Thought it would be easier than parking in town as there's free carparking. What a find... The menu was refreshing.. Lovely choices and reasonably priced also the views and outside area so beautiful was a good choice. While there we checked out the evening menu and decided to call back later in the holiday. Would highly recommend a visit here day or evening. Friendly staff make you very welcome. Loved the look of the pimms cream tea. The food is really good and wonderfully presented will be definately coming back.

We had an outstanding meal from Ryan while on holiday with our 11 month old. Delicious restaurant quality food with none of the stress of chasing our toddler around a busy dining room full of other patrons! The food was excellent as was the service and he left the kitchen spotless. We would highly recommend for a luxurious but relaxed experience.

"Twill be a hard way to hit" so says Gobbo in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice and similarly you may find the approach to Comyn Farm equally adventurous. Road works may have made our journey a little more tortuous too. We were there for a Mother's Day luncheon and clearly the venue is popular as we had to accept a second sitting at 3.00pm. No matter since British Summer Time had just clicked in and our body-clocks were an hour out anyway. Doggies are welcome at the venue and they seemed unphased by our large, boisterous German Shepherd teenager. We were welcomed in a friendly manner, sat down promptly, given a drink and read the menu. There's an reasonable choice of starters, roasted mains included beef, pork and chicken and homemade sweets for those able to manage one! There's certainly no skimping on portions and if you feel the need for more of anything - the staff are very obliging. The team clearly get on well together and this comes over in the informal, but entirely adequate level of service. It was a nice sunny day which helped our visit and we were able to sit out at a picnic table in the adjoining paddock to finish off with wine, teas and coffees. We thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon at the Farm and came away replete and very relaxed.

Ice creams expensive for what they are. Small, slightly stale cone. Not very cold ice cream. Disappointing. Chips looked OK, if slightly underdine.

Very nice, helpful staff and lovely food. I would definitely go again if I'm in the area.

Not cheap but fantastic tomato and balsamic soup and bread ( £8) Also great latte and cappuccino. Friendly service from Lily.

Visited while staying in the holiday park opposite, really nice food and good value on banquet night. Service wasn’t great there only appeared to be 2 people working but it wasn’t too busy so not really a problem.

We were visiting the area to attend a family wedding and booked lunch here prior to checking in at a local hotel. We were greeted with a warm welcome and the customer service throughout was exemplary. Our Sunday lunch was cooked to perfection. It consisted of a good variety of vegetables as well as the meat and all the trimmings. All the ingredients were of a high quality and really delicious. Thank you for looking after us so well following our long journey.

The thatched inn has got beamed ceilings throughout with a real fire burning bright and warm. A heaven to be in on a rainy and windy seaside day. We had chicken schnitzel and hake. Both were generously served and superbly cooked. You can choose 2 sides with each main and we were just spoit for choice.