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Teignmouth and the surrounding area contain a varied
selection of restaurants varying from the haute cuisine to the good country pub.
Food is much about personal taste, but we have provided a few of our choices below. Please report back any that you have enjoyed and could recommend.
During the summer the good restaurants get busy, so it is always worth making a
reservation.
Teignmouth
Fresco Italian: Small but beautifully formed and friendly Italian restaurant that has recently opened. It specialises in freshly cooked food, including local seafood, that is well cooked and nicely presented by the Italian Chef. Much better than your average Italian and good value.
Nautilus: Unpretentious but friendly restaurant specialising in locally caught fish. It serves tapas on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening and a la carte on Friday and Saturday. We have always had excellent, well cooked and interesting seafood. Not cheap but it is good value with even the a la carte portions being large, so take care with the starters. On a backstreet but in the middle of town.
Tradewinds: Locally owned and run restaurant with a good selection of well cooked traditional food both English and greek. It's just at the bottom of the hill, so at least you can walk off the generous portions on the way home.
The Smugglers:
Half a mile along the A379 towards Dawlish. Typical family pub type grub with a
reasonable carvery.
The Owl and the Pussycat: Very nice selection of well cooked food. Not cheap but worth it.
Naz: Typical
Indian cuisine – just ok.
The Ship: Lively
and bustling pub on back beach. Always busy on a nice evening and a favourite
with the locals. Lively dining with pub food.
Takeaways
Fish and Chips: There are two good fish and chip shops in Teignmouth, the Jolly Good Fish cafe and the Harbour Fish bar. We used to prefer the Jolly, then it changed hands so the Harbour was preferred. Recently the Jolly has changed hands again and so far reports are good.
Bombay Delights: Better food than the
outside would suggest. Can be variable but still the best in our opinion – take away only. See menu.
Maxim Chinese: Opposite Bombay Delights and now a good typical takeaway.
The Clifford Arms: Extensively renovated, it is now a relaxed and enjoyable pub with a freshly cooked board menu and local ales. The Jazz nights are also well worth a try.
The Shipwrights
Arms: Thai food with the buffets being particularly popular.
Countryside
The Elizabethan at
Luton: Great choice of well cooked food and one of our favourite places to
eat. Good beer and wine selection. Usually busy, so make sure you book. They
also do takeaways, should you not want to cook.
Coombe Cellars:
about half way between Shaldon and Newton Abbot along the estuary road, this
waterside pub was renovated in 2007 and is now aiming towards an adult
market. Can get extremely busy and service is stretched. The food is OK but not as lovely as the setting.
The Wild Goose at Combeinteignhead: Friendly village pub that is larger than it looks from the outside. Reasonable menu with ok pub food.
The Old Church House Inn, Stokeinteignhead: a 13th Century inn with the atmosphere to match. The snug contains a huge inglenook fireplace and serves good beer. The menu is good and is recommended. We arrived late one Saturday evening and despite having stopped serving they sat us down in the restaurant and provided an excellent meal. It is always good to find good service and food to match.
Chi, Kenton: Along the coast road to Exeter this
Chinese restaurant serves some of the best Chinese food we have ever tasted.
Beautifully served with carved vegetables (the lobster cucumber is spectacular),
the food is very tasty and incomparable to the normal takeaway food. There is
usually a wide selection of dishes of the day that include local seafood cooked
in a Chinese style.