The best restaurants serving British food in South West

I went to the grange for a nice Sunday roast with my family and most of us came back sad disappointed and a bit angry. The potatoes were hard and what seems to be Stale the vegetables were near inedible. I will say the meat was really nice but what really made us all sad and disappointed the kitchen staff were really rude. Other than young lady on the till a couple others. Safe to say I won’t be going back in a rush and definitely will not recommend to others.

Disappointing breakfast. Ordered poached eggs on toast. One piece of unbuttered bread with 2 small overcooked eggs. The eggs were cooked in vinegar and the toast tasted of vinegar. Nearly £8!

The food was nice but portions are so small for what you pay. Barely half a fillet of sea bass for mains and 3 scallops for starters. Service was below average, not busy but our staters came out before our wine, our waiter waved off the server when he saw them coming out so they sat on a bench while we waited for him to get the wine. Lamb was advertised as a rump, we were then told it would be ribs but it ended up arriving as some slow cook shredded dish. And with such poor service they then hit you up for a 12.5% service charge. £120 for just the food for 2 people 2 courses and we left hungry.

Visited today with my wife Lovely meal of cod and chips and a curry sauce Two teas to round off a wonderful meal Fish batter was lovely and crispy, lovely white flakes of fish, chips lovely and fluffy in middle and crispy on outside Will definitely be calling in again whilst on holiday Highly recommended

Great service ,very welcoming and felt very comfortable Rhys was great at attending to all our needs. Loved my kebab ,chicken was so tender The pie was great 👍

I had a chicken salad, croutons were so greasy and the chicken was slimy and tough. To top it off I had a bug crawling around in it 🤢 returned it to the bar and they didn’t have much to say and didn’t offer a refund or money off. My friend had a chicken pizza and again, the chicken was slimy and tough. The pizza was dripping with grease… she couldn’t finish it. They didn’t come and clear our plates and we were there for quite some time. We definitely won’t be returning which is a shame as it could be an amazing Restaraunt as the setting is lovely and the views are beautiful.

We go to Stewart's coffee lounge very regularly for morning coffee and cannot rate it highly enough. We love their excellent cappucinos and coffee and the BEST fruit scones. The staff that we meet in the mornings, Grace, Amy, Amelia and Archie are very friendly, professional and good natured and we appreciate them very much. Wouldn't go anywhere else. Plenty of free parking, great offers with our loyalty cards, a wide variety of plants and lovely staff. We count ourselves lucky this establishment is within walking distance of our house.

I am really struggling to understand Why does this place has such good reviews? Yes the views are wonderful and the scones are nice but really!!! I visited here many years ago. It was waitress service with china cups and proper cutlery. Today we were herded in a very confusing queue after a self serve buffet. The plates and cups were paper, the cutlery was a cheap wooden affair and it was expensive. My memories were of fabulous views (still there) with a quintessential English tea feel with charm and elegance. What we got was very far removed, no charm, no magic. I feel the National Trust has really lost its way. What worries me more is that people think it's great to have this bland, charmless experience!!! Sorry!! Great place, fantastic castle, abhorrent cafe experience.

Utterly hopeless, so slow to serve. And then no tables to sit at. Would not bother again, the menu optiins also very poor. For Waitrose the market leader they seriously need to up their game in the Cafe. The store is great as are the staff

Booked the Lugger Inn for Sunday carvery. From the first minute staff were friendly and helpful. Was shown to the carvery within 5 minutes. There was 4 choices of meats and lots of choice of vegetables. Which was all excellent. Price was also very good at £14.95. Was advised you can go up as many times as you want , but 1 plate full was more than enough. Would highly recommend.

My daughter and I booked dinner at The Olive Tree Restaurant in The Durrant House Hotel in Bideford. When we arrived the restaurant was very busy and our table was in the bar instead, which suited us both better to be honest. We were served by John-Paul for the whole time we were there and he was so friendly and helpful and we cannot speak highly enough about him. Nothing was too much trouble and he kept us informed about each course while we were there. We both ate from the Specials Menu which was dinner and dessert for £14.50. Our roast dinners were delicious and so were our puddings. We had a great time and will definitely be booking again very soon.

We wanted to make a stop off on out long drive from Devon to Sussex and didn’t want to stop at any of the usual chains. Then this place appeared and we quite liked it. It’s definitely not fancy! But the food was decent and there was plenty of it. Also, (unexpectedly I must say) they had a gluten free menu and lots of options for coeliacs. I would just double check things with them (they weren’t sure on the salad dressing), but otherwise all good.

Oh dear. What should be a lovely old characterful pub is clearly struggling under the current management. We arrived for a drink at 12.20 pm on a Sunday after a wet coastal walk, to find the door bolted but the lights on. The member of staff inside signalled that the pub wasn’t opened until the manager returned. This he did a few minutes later with a bag of logs and proceeded to light the fire and then left 5 minutes later, leaving his assistant in charge. The lad left behind sat on a bar stool yawning and was too young to serve a second pint. He was unsure whether or not food was being served for Sunday lunch. We were the only people inside, the bar area was dirty, the windows were dirty, the loos were filthy with overflowing bins; the whole place was sad and depressing. Let’s hope that new management with energy and enthusiasm can take over the pub and save this beautiful old pub from being closed permanently as it has so much potential, even in today’s tricky market.

Quite a while ago we did go there and the service and cakes were just all right. Back again to that place, which is called now The Wild Flower Cafe, we were amazed by the soups and quiche quality! Cool presentation too! Previously, my wife and I trained in Catering (France/UK) and worked in great places as well as Private Service (USA included) for twelve years, we know about quality. The service was very friendly and superb. Pot if tea for two generous too. A perfect 10 this time! What a holistic treat for the soul! Merci...

A really nice pub with good music and good vibes. The staff are really friendly and welcoming, Kat was super attentive and made sure we were well looked after. We will definitely visit again.