Waterside Bistro - South Hams

I recently visited this restaurant for a meal and had a great experience. The staff were friendly and funny, and the food was delicious and beautifully presented.

I didn't know they served breakfast items starting at 10:00 a.m. I ordered a breakfast bacon baguette and received a half-baguette that was freshly baked that morning with crispy bacon, a variety of sauces, and excellent service from Dear James, the bar manager. We always have a great experience when we visit in the evening as well. I will definitely be making this my regular morning bacon sandwich stop now. Their bread was impeccable, even for someone like me who is usually very picky. I highly recommend this place!

Strongly recommend you avoid this once pleasant venue. We were sat next to a couple who spent the evening shouting and swearing at each other and when I raised the issue with the slim young waiter with glasses that was serving us, he couldn't have been less interested. This place needs to decide whether its just another tatty Devon pub or is trying to deliver a more upmarket experience. If the latter then it would do well to give the staff some training in handling undesirable guests and get a new chef the food has definitely gone down of late and isn't worth the money they charge. Very disappointing experience.

We went here for our work Christmas meal. Food was very disappointing and expensive for the quality we were given. 4 small mushrooms for a garlic mushroom starter and no bread. The main course was haddock on a bed of mash the haddock wasn't properly cooked and was swimming in a runny sauce. The best part of the meal was the sticky toffee pudding with ice cream. Some people had the lemoncello posset which hadn't set and was so runny you had to drink it. I would not recommend this venue and definitely will not return.

2 course Xmas menu for £23 with only one choice for vegans. Dessert was fine but the only option for main course was not nice and definitely not worth the money. Very disappointing and I left hungry.