Stokeinteignhead, Fish & Seafood Restaurant Guide

“Right by the beach with lovely sunset views across to Dartmoor” (particularly from the terrace), this is the place to “indulge yourself with a huge seafood platter of fresh crab and oysters”; these days it’s “no longer just a ‘shack’” as of yore (reflected in the prices, a perennial quibble), but is “now serving up a more sophisticated menu” spanning cocktails and roast lobster.

A chalkboard menu lists the day’s “fresh fish”, sourced from nearby Brixham, at the Stacey family’s straightforward harbourside haunt, a fixture of more than 30 years’ standing. There’s an upstairs wine bar open in the evening, with panoramic views over Torbay.