Harden's survey result
Summary
Decorated TV chef Simon Hulstone’s longstanding home base on the harbour was the first restaurant in Torquay to gain a Michelin star – an honour it has retained ever since; produce is largely sourced from Hulstone’s 100-acre Brixham farm, feeding into a brilliant value set-lunch (it’s thus tipped as a “superb lunchtime meeting place”) and more elaborate tasting menu.
Summary
“Stunning food with excellent service” have earned plaudits for high-profile chef Simon Hulstone’s “faultless” flagship, which he opened 20 years ago – in the town where he grew up, as the son of a chef. He now has a 100-acre farm in Brixham, to guarantee supplies of his favourite produce.
Summary
“Very sound cooking” continues to be found at well-known chef Simon Hulstone’s HQ in a Georgian terrace – possessor of a Michelin star for 16 consecutive years. Perhaps that recognition has raised expectations in some quarters and pushed prices a touch too high, as our ratings remain somewhat middling (“food was high quality but not exciting; service was good but not exceptional”).
Summary
With his “technically accomplished” cooking of “ingredients he sources locally, including from his own farm in nearby Brixham” and “day-boat Brixham fish that remains a marvel”, “much-admired chef” Simon Hulstone’s well-known destination in a Georgian terrace provides “sophisticated dining in South Devon”. Its ratings are dragged down however, by its toppish prices and those who query “where’s the spark: perfectly OK but it didn’t leave me jumping for joy”.
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3-4 Beacon Ter, Harbourside, Torquay, TQ1 2BH
Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £57.50 | £75.00 |  |
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| Cost | Availability | Courses | |
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| Menu1 | 98.50 | Dinner only | 14 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £26.50 |
| Filter Coffee | £4.50 |
| Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 10.00% |
3-4 Beacon Ter, Harbourside, Torquay, TQ1 2BH
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | CLOSED |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑1:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑1:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑1:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑1:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑8:30 pm |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
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