Harden's survey result
Summary
“A lovely spot by the waterfront for super-fresh seafood” – this wood-built café perched on the harbour is celebrating its tenth year in 2024. It serves a variety of uncomplicated fish and seafood dishes, with the headline event being Whole Salcombe Cracked Crab.
Summary
This local business started processing crab in 2008 and opened this simple café in 2014. “Outside is challenging in the autumn and winter, but even then, they have wonderful blankets that you can use to savour the great seafood they serve. Absolutely love it”.
Summary
This “tiny restaurant executing delicious fish” is “a real gem” and “hugely successful in expensive Salcombe” – no wonder it’s “always fully booked”. Experienced owners Nick & Nikki Horne took over from Rob & Anna Johnstone two years ago and it has been a seamless transition – they are “friendly, professional, not stuffy and know what they are doing”. The menu is dominated by their own hand-picked local crab, but there’s also “scallops to die for”.
Summary
A cheerful venture offering “delicious fresh seafood on the river estuary”, run by Nick & Nikki Horne, who previously owned an award-winning seafood spot on Scotland's west coast. Portions are “large and delicious”, staff “very friendly” and there's no knocking the “great location”.
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Gould Road, Salcombe, TQ8 8DU
Restaurant details
Prices
 Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £30.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
 Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 12.50% |
Gould Road, Salcombe, TQ8 8DU
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑8:30 pm |
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