The best restaurants serving British food in South Hams South West

Our second visit to this lovely cafe whilst we were holidaying near Totnes. Friendly service, clean tables and a great breakfast. Well worth a visit.

Visited on a quiet Thursday afternoon after swimming locally. Super friendly staff, amazing fluffy scones and quality local clotted cream. We'd be here every day if we were locals!

We didn't order food, just drinks

I'll start by saying that we opted for the midweek, reduced price set menu. If we were to have paid full price, I would have been more disappointed and scored lower. The food overall was mixed, but overall of fairly good quality. Only 2 courses did I actively enjoy (hake and venison). The risotto was over cooked, to me. The others had some good elements but didn't really work (salted caramel butter was delicious, but was quite strange with the soup. Basil was very distracting to the lemon dish in my opinion). Again, perhaps due to the "using up ingredients" idea of the menu, 2 citrus desserts seemed too much. It was also frustrating not to know what the courses were, even after we'd arrived. If we'd seen the menu beforehand, maybe we would have reconsidered - but maybe this is the idea? Captive audience? It is also impossible to pick a wine because you don't know what you are getting. Effort had gone into the food though, it just felt like some of the ingredients were quite bluntly put together. The majority of the reduced score was because of service, though. We tried to book via phone over the course of 2 days, and had no answer. We then booked online. When calling to confirm our booking on the night, the lady who answered was a touch rude. When arriving, the same lady didn't make any effort to welcome us at all, and said she'd get someone (front of house manager). I'd also advise you make the front door/entrance clearer and more inviting. We were seated, drinks order taken, and then didn't have our existence acknowledged for 30 minutes. No bread etc. The first course was very small (no problem with that) but it was then a further 35 minutes until the next course. At an hour and 5 minutes in, we'd had just an amuse-bouche. At this point we were getting very hungry, and there was no apology or recognition of the delay. Is this the norm? The whole thing took 3.5 hours with about 30 minutes between each course. Courses would quite often come with almost no word said by the waiting staff - the youngest waitress was most friendly. The food was quite good though, and perhaps if we'd have seen the menu beforehand or decided to go for a la carte, we'd have been happier with it. Then again, we would have been expected to pay double - at which point, I think the quality falls well short of the Elephant Restaurant in Torquay for example, which would be the same price. I left feeling quite annoyed, which is unfortunate, given it was meant to be a midweek treat. Would we return? Maybe for a reduced price midweek a la carte. March 2023

We called in by chance .. a family of 11 and cannot thank the staff enough for providing us all with a wonderful tasty meal .. would highly recommended. The service and atmosphere was excellent

Had a couple of super curries, one chicken and one veggie, on the Monday night special. Good value and the pub has a lovely friendly atmosphere. Would recommend!

Could not find any reason to give less than 5 stars! Such friendly helpful staff, welcoming atmosphere, even from the locals and the food….. wow! Only down side is I couldn’t stop eating so suffered a food coma 😊. Restaurant and toilet pristine clean, staff were quick to clear the tables, literally cannot fault this place. Will highly recommend and want to come back just to come here again.

Great food (very GF friendly), friendly service and the lovely music is an added bonus for a great way to end lunch

The Sunday lunch was amazing and the best roast I have had. The staff were amazing and very helpful alway smiling nothing was an issue.

Local folk looking for a last minute place to eat , so glad we found this place , staff friendly , helpful and real . We had fish and chips absolutely fantastic , will return very soon . Thank you

What a wonderful pub, Susan and her husband Graeme were so accommodating. The food was so delicious. 2 of our party had diet issues and Susan went out of the way to look after them. Susan made me one of the best Bloody Mary's I have drunk for a long time. Thank you so much.

Reopens next year after renavation

Absolutely fabulous coffee with a beautiful view. Will be back for lunch next time 😀. We didn't have time to shop but looked like there was so much fresh produce to enjoy in the shop and butchers. Very friendly staff 👏

We visit Dartmouth every year and we make sure that at least one of our evening meals is at Kendricks. Great food, great service and great location. And Geoffrey is a star 🌟

Great service and food, on a Sunday night in the middle of the Dartmouth Music Festival we stumbled upon Dartmouth’s oldest pub and glad we did, warm welcome good beer and superb food served quickly.