The best restaurants in Dartmouth and Kingswear South Hams South West

We have visited Alf's for many years with the various anniversary mugs to prove it. Over the last few visits, since the change of ownership, the energy, service and quality has taken a dip. As such, sadly, Alf’s is no longer our “go-to” place the moment we arrive in Dartmouth.

We have eaten here a number of times. This visit was disappointing. The service was impeccable but the food was definitely below par. Whether everyone was depleted by the food festival l don’t know, but a much anticipated meal was distinctly underwhelming. Sorry.

Dartmouth has many restaurants, but on closer inspection, there is a lack of variety. Most Dartmouth menus feature steaks and burgers. So we chose Bayards Cove because there was something different on offer (vegetable lasagne and lamb kofte). Despite having a home here for 26 years, we'd never tried Bayards Cove - it always looked like a small cafe. Actually, the restaurant goes further back than you might think and has a nice atmosphere. The prices are very reasonable - and there is draught beer (much cheaper than paying restaurant prices for small cans). The wine is also reasonably priced. As another rather nice touch, there is no service charge added to the bill. Please take note of this and tip the serving staff (they do a very good job). A good evening - we will be back.

Fabulous. We visited for a High Tea for my mums birthday. Absolutely blown away by the food quality and quantity. The staff could not have been better, warm friendly, welcoming and attentive. Fantastic little gem in Dartmouth that you absolutely must visit. The scones where amazing and you could tell they where home made and baked with love. They had an amazing selection of gluten free and home baked cakes

The French Patisserie at Saveurs is incredible, with delicious cakes, coffee and bread; highly recommend! We had coffee and raspberry chocolate browny; wow, wow wow! We also had pear flan with amazing buttery pastry; so good. Its difficult if you are just visiting, so we took away more delicious patisserie for later

Great bakery!! I had a lovely pastry and coffee😊 Staff are are amazing and very polite! lovely atmosphere and beautiful shop

We were staying in Dartmouth and looking for a good, dog friendly place to eat and Brown's fit the bill perfectly. As it was a Monday evening the place was very quiet and we were offered a choice of two tables with plenty of space for our 2 Irish Setters. The very friendly waitress (sorry I didn't ask your name!) quickly took our orders for wine and food. Starters of roast chorizo and a field mushroom topped with goat's cheese were delicious and the mains of venison and wild boar ragu were every bit as good. Sadly, we had no room for desserts, but there looked to be a good choice. They don't have a car park but there is plenty of free on street parking on Victoria Road; I guess the place gets very busy in main seaon though so you may have to use one of the nearby pay car parks and walk along. Worth the walk though as it's certainly a place to recommend.

Extremely friendly service fresh produce and excellent service at a reasonable price would recommend to anyone visiting the area

Lovely family run business. Comfortable rooms, cosy dining room, and brilliant jazz!

It is hard to find something in Dartmouth if you are vegan so didn't fancy our chances in the Market Square but running out of choices. A quick browse of the menu and I noticed they have a really inclusive menu with GF and VG choices. We had the home made soup and the Tofu baguette which were both exceptional with perfectly crisp but soft tofu and pea houmous. It sounds very worthy but was absolutely delicious and a proper light lunch. It has made the prospect of a trip to Dartmouth even more worthwhile.

What an amazing place. Staff 10/10.. go beyond their remit… coffee 10/10. Ice cream 10/10. I can’t wait to visit again What more can I say???

They have a lovely shop further down the harbour as well as the kiosk. The ice cream is outstanding and made on site. The young lad that served us today was delightful with a winning smile and lovely manner (a big contrast to the surly ladies in Rockfish takeaway) and we thought the price was amazing for a huge scoop of amazing ice cream. Don't hesitate. Buy local products.

We absolutely loved Morellos, from the vintage-look interior with its pink and turquoise furnishings and monochrome chequered floor, to the delicious cake and coffee! Service was friendly, efficient and attentive and we will definitely go there again. We loved the music too.

Popped in yesterday by chance looking for somewhere in Dartmouth that sold soup. Well what a find! Superb home cooked soup with lovely warm bread rolls. Delicious. Superb service and relaxing atmosphere. Definitely recommend.