The best restaurants serving British food in Wellswood Torbay South West

This café in Shaldon overlooking the River Teign Estuary and serving great food with friendly and excellent staff.

After reading some of the poor reviews we still decided to visit The Orange Tree 7/2/2025 on recommendation from a friend. We were greeted warmly by a lovely polite & pleasant host. We were the only guests there & couldn't understand why but the service was excellent in between courses & the waitress was very attentive & informative. The goats cheese starter with beetroot & a raisin puree was very good & just enough. The sea bass, a little oily, but on the whole was fine tasting. The vegetables were really spot on & colourful as they should be when cooked correctly. The roast potatoes were more like chips but were a bit soggy & the potato dauphinoise was a little dry but eatable. My husband had the chicken supreme & a he doesn't eat much, he devoured this along with the creamy sauce & said he enjoyed it very much. The creme brulee was delicious, along with the shortcake biscuit & all in all the meal was a pleasant experience with the champagne along with the the complimentary lemoncello tot at the end. I know what I am talking about regarding the food as I 'am' qualified as a teacher of catering. The only real disappointment I had was the toilet which really 'does' let the place down & is badly in need of refurbishment pronto!! Hopefully the next time we visit this should have been carried out.

Went with my Mrs for a bottomless brunch. It was the best, the pizza and pancakes were amazing. Libby served up from start to finish. She was brilliant. Definitely recommend it, totally worth the money.

Had a lovely meal here while on holiday. Food presentation and taste was exemplary. Staff very accommodating as we hadn't booked and the view of the harbour charming. Couldn't fault it.

Great veiw and really nice service but sadly the food is poor quality coffee was low quality for the price. that said I am a chef and enjoy simple food done well, it's not that hard.. I imagine it's hard for them to exist proberbly high rent for prime veiw premises and to make it work they are forced to cut costs to make it work...

We stopped in with half an idea to have dinner on the Saturday night after Valentines day, if the pub wasn't too busy... The bar area was heaving with happy punters and the restaurant was quite busy so it was decided to just have a drink and head home. At that point, superlative front of house operative Harry sensed we'd been thinking about something to eat and offered to find us a table in the restaurant. Over the course of many months, it became obvious that he had been comprehensively bitten by what I call the 'hospitality bug'; diddly squat gets in the way of him making certain that his paying guests are happy. I know this bug, having been afflicted by it some years ago. I came to view it as a curse, but happily was eventually cured. Soon settled in the dining room, we marvelled at the transformation new owners Jackie & Adrian have accomplished since buying the business several months ago. The lighting, hard & soft furnishings, and general interior design are without parallel for many miles around. It's a warm and relaxing space where it's a pleasure to pass a few hours while enjoying the delicious food and absorbing the atmosphere created by lovely people from across the social strata. An interesting quote from Hilaire Belloc in "The Death of the English Pub" (Christopher Hutt, 1973): "When you have lost your Inns, drown your empty selves, for you will have lost the last of England". Fortunately, this has not come to pass in Wellswood and the new Kent's is a shining example of why. We sampled the tail end of the Valentines weekend menu. Kudos to the kitchen team as both mains were outstanding: 1) Lamb cutlets beautifully cooked, dauphinoise potatoes, a gorgeous glossy jus, and (unusually in Torquay, perfectly cooked vegetables 😋). 2) Moules marinières, a huge plate of spanking fresh local mussels in a well executed broth of mussel juices, onion, herbs and thankfully not too much cream. Drinks menu is well thought out and refreshingly adjusted pricing from what it was under previous ownership. The pinot noir is a great choice by the glass and the Claret (only by the bottle) is very good value. A perfect evening which could only have been bettered if Tash had been on as well!

A proper local's pub with a great atmosphere and an excellent choice of beers, at really good prices. The beer was obviously kept well and I only paid £3.05 for a pint of London Pride! Found a little alcove with a TV to watch the football, it was a really enjoyable visit.

Great place for a good and cheap breakfast which was really tasty, with a really good choice on the menu. Friendly service rounded off a good first vsit here.

On a daft weekend from NE and dropped in here on Friday night. 60s/70s vinyl night - great atmosphere and dancing. Good pint too!

Always a warm welcome and great fun!

Came away bitterly disappointed. This was to be a 'milestone ' birthday treat. We were looking forward to a beautiful afternoon tea with a table covered with a crisp, white tablecloth, laidened with delicious teatime treats overlooking Torbay. The experience was nothing like we had hoped for. No one to meet and greet us upon arrival. We were initially ignored then directed, not shown, to a cracked brown formica table 'set' for us with two paper napkins, knives and forks and two glass tumblers, in a corner, away from the main dining area and the window. Eventually, we were approached by Heidi, whom we assumed to be restaurant manager. We asked to be reseated and a table was cleared for us. We were served a pot of tea for two and awaited our food. An hour later, we were still waiting. During that time we witnessed several disgruntled customers complaining. Although there were three waiters present, we did not receive any service or attention from them. After an hour, Heidi reappeared and was very apologetic. She offered us a complimentary glass of Prosecco. Our booking had been for 3pm. By now it was 4.30. The food arrived and like the tea table, was nothing like we were led to expect. The sandwiches were not as described on the menu. Some of the fillings were spread so thinly that they were difficult to identify. The pastries were missing. The cakes were not the patisserie style fancies shown in the promotional pictures, but more like traybakes cut into different sized chunks and didn't seem particularly fresh. Our teapot was refreshed and we were given new cups and "saucers", which turned out to be side plates. Heidi did try to make us comfortable, but by that time, all hope of enjoying our afternoon was lost. We did ask a waiter for a box to take our cakes away but were told "We don't do boxes" and we're directed to a pile of paper napkins and told to help ourselves. The three saving graces are; At £25, it wasn't the most expensive afternoon tea. I would have paid more for a first class experience. Heidi did her best to keep customers happy, with what appeared to be very little support from her colleagues. Whatever the Imperial are paying her, it's not enough. The one thing that the hotel did deliver on was the magnificent view, but I give the Imperial no credit for that whatsoever. Lastly, I sent an email to the Imperial later that day, and to add insult to injury, now, almost a week later, have had no response. NB. Pictured - what the Imperial's advertising led us to expect. NOT what we got !