The best restaurants in North Devon South West

Every year we visit Woolacombe at least once or twice, we absolutely love it here. Bar Electric is always the highlight of our trip, and gets better and better every year. Amazing food, great beer, incredible choice of spirits and soft drinks, and most importantly, always served with a smile and given such fantastic treatment from the team. We can’t wait to come back again soon. The piggy dirty fries, the hot dogs, halloumi fries, and burgers are all INCREDIBLE! Worthy every penny and we always leave with very full bellies! Amazing Open Mic nights, and beautiful views overlooking Woolacombe Beach, and Lundy on a clear day. Can’t beat it. Thank you so much Bar Electric. We love you!

Servers should depend more time watching their customers instead of staring at their phones. Food is not bad but could be better. No people in there so very little atmosphere.

Four of us popped in today and we were glad we did ! Looking through the window showed it was full but a table of four had just got up so we sat in their seats :) We all had the Breakfast at £11 each. Couldn’t fault the meal at all, plenty on the plate and locally sourced. Really good selection of coffee, tea and fresh orange 🍊 juice. Highly recommended Get a seat and order at the counter. Very pleasant polite service as well. Seating outside. Well done 👏👏

I don’t think I’ve ever been so disappointed with a dining experience. This restaurant is absolutely tiny on the left side, and on arrival we were shoved up almost sitting with a table of two. They could hear everything we were saying and vice versa. Super uncomfortable. This place was full of locals who appeared to know the owner and staff. The waiters were rude, leaning over people to put stuff on the table. On two occasions staff touched my son on the shoulder which oversteps the mark in personal space. The food itself was super bland and tasteless. We left a lot of it. The only good things were the peshwari naan and the cobra, everything else was awful. There was a random black thing in my son’s chips. I could’ve chosen a million better places to eat and I would not recommend this place to anyone with tastebuds. If you want bland frozen samosas, tomato soup flavoured base camp curry, vile chicken tuk tuk and absolutely tasteless shashlik, this is the place for you.

Visited Lynmouth using the Exmoor Explorer Bus from Minehead. It was a very chilly day so we needed something to warm us up - two hot chocolates did the trick. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Cost was a little over the usual but the taste made up for it. Service was quick Brilliant views out to sea. An extremely pleasant experience. Will we visit again - definitely

Lilico’s used to be one of my favourite dinner spots in Barnstaple. The tapas dishes were amazing and there was always a good atmosphere so when a friend suggested we go here with our partners for dinner we thought we’d give it a go, first time since it has been taken over by someone else and well let’s just say it will also be the last. Food was bland, probably the worst I have ever had. Cocktail menu was boring. Staff were miserable. And it was dead in there. Such a shame that Lilicos has been ran down into the ground.

Very welcoming pub, we had trouble finding where to park but met some of the neighbours outside and they were incredibly helpful and friendly, then we walked in many of the locals said hello. The food was lovely, really tasty, you could tell that they use good local produce and it was all home made. And Jack who served us was also lovely. We took our dog who was given biscuits and also made to feel welcome. A real country pub with a lovely friendly atmosphere.

Prebooked a Sunday roast for 5. Roast beef was amazing. Welcoming, friendly staff. Would highly recommend & if we lived closer, we would return!

We stayed for a long weekend and thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. The room was large and very well fitted out. Lovely wooden furniture. Bathroom was very spacious and modern. Staff were extremely friendly and couldn’t do enough for us. The breakfast was exceptional. We are here for dinner too both nights. The food available was of very high quality and delicious.

Having eaten twice over the last couple of months, and been delighted with our meals. Tonight was a great disappointment has the chef changed? The standard was not the same.

Great location, great food and super lovely staff. Good value for money too! A lovely dining setting and still family friendly. We visited with our 10 month old baby and they made us feel really welcome and was lovely with him.

Was recommended this place. Went in for lunch today approx 1.15pm As you walk in there's a sign saying plse wait here to be seated. After several minutes standing there. Place looked empty including staff didn't hear or see any staff so we left. Did to up their game.

Me and my new wife had visited the Exeter inn before for Sunday lunch Back in 2023. It was awesome then so decided to go back

Lovely modern roomy lodges in a beautiful location. Breakfast choice was great,cooked breakfast very good & piping hot👍 Pub food also excellent, quick service,good choices. Most staff helpful & friendly. One member of staff who greeted us on arrival wasn't welcoming. Only a couple of minor things- rusty toilet roll holder which spoilt the rest of the very new bathroom & the shelf above sink is in the way. Suggestion - small fridge, there is room. Mirror near plug sockets. Overall we thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

Not what it used to be when the local Devon man ran the place. Now its just a sub par chipshop. Gutted.