Food & Drink

In the words of Food & Drink Devon ‘our lush green pastures, rich arable land and dramatic coastal waters provide the origins for an amazing range of wonderful foods – fresh fish and seafood, meat from traditional Devon breeds such as Red Devon cattle, wonderful pies and pastries, and a splendid array of fruits and vegetables packed with fresh natural flavour’. Couldn’t have put it better ourselves!

From the expected (cafes serving good old fashioned Devon clotted cream teas) to the unexpected (South Devon Chilli Farm, Indian Cookery courses at Manna from Devon), South Devon offers something to suit all tastes.  Some great places to indulge your inner foodie are...

Informal, great for all the family

• Riverford  Field Kitchen, Buckfastleigh
• Rockfish Seafood & Chips, Dartmouth
• The Royal Castle Hotel, Dartmouth
• The Waterside Bistro, Totnes
• Salcombe Harbour Hotel, Salcombe
• The Crab Shack, Teignmouth
• Dainton Park Golf Club Restaurant, Newton Abbot
• Venus Cafe, Blackpool Sands Beach

Special occasions

• The Seahorse, Dartmouth
• Cary Arms, Babbacombe
• Ode, Shaldon
• Restaurant Angelique, Dartmouth
• The Riverside Restaurant, Dart Marina
• Chi Restaurant, Kenton
• Rodean Restaurant, Kenton
• The Sea Trout Inn, Staverton

Girls night out

• Bellinis, Dartmouth
• Browns Hotel, Dartmouth 

Business

• Royal Seven Stars, Totnes
• New Walk Brasserie, Totnes
• Langstone Cliff Hotel, Dawlish Warren

Coastal/Riverside

• Venus Cafes (Blackpool Sands, Bigbury and East Portlemouth)
• The Ness, Shaldon
• The South Sands Hotel, Salcombe
• The Salcombe Harbour Hotel, Salcombe

Pubs

• The Millbrook Inn, South Pool
• The Church House Inn, Harberton, Near Totnes
• The Port Light Inn, Bolberry, Near Salcombe
• The Victoria Inn, Salcombe
• The Sea Trout Inn, Staverton
• The Anchor Inn, Starcross, Near Exeter

Cookery schools

• Ashburton Cookery School, Ashburton
• Manna from Devon, Kingswear

If you’d like to come down and experience a bit of everything, then visit one of our wonderful food and drink festivals...

Dartmouth Food Festival

South Devon Crab Festival

Abbfest

 So whether you’re looking for local cheeses, clotted cream, ice-cream, chillies or South Devon Crab, we have it all.  Look forward to seeing you soon...

South Devon Food Heroes

If you’d like to be kept up-to-date with news on our award winning food and drink members, then become a fan of our South Devon Food Heroes Facebook page.

Taste Buds Magazine

Our regional foodie magazine, Taste Buds, offers a comprehensive guide to Devon restaurants, food and drink news, events and much more.  Great for local restaurant reviews and updates on South Devon’s chefs.

  

South Devon Crab

In the words of celebrity chef, writer and restaurateur, Mitch Tonks “South Devon Crab is without doubt the finest in the world – an unsung hero and a joy to eat.  If I could get everyone to come to South Devon to share the experience of eating freshly boiled crab with mayonnaise, I know they’d love it and my job would be done”

For more information on South Devon Crab, click here or become a fan of the Mitch Tonks Backs South Devon Crab Facebook page.