Eating Out Ilfracombe
Ilfracombe really is the food-capital of North Devon with a number of fine-dining restaurants, bistros, café bars and tea rooms, many of which have alfresco dining giving it a Continental feel.
We have an excellent selection of fine-dining restaurants and trendy café bars within just a few minutes walk from The Collingdale; serving everything from freshly caught fish and seafood, meat supplied from local farmers with traditional English dishes, Spanish tapas, Italian, Chinese or Indian and good old-fashioned Fish & Chips.
We have sampled all of these, so if you would like help choosing where to eat then do please ask. We are happy to book on your behalf. Here is a selection of those on offer:
The Thatched Inn, Hillsborough Road
Tel: 01271 864450
Traditional 17th Century pub serving local ales and restaurant quality food just 100 metres from The Collingdale
Take Thyme, Fore Street
Tel: 01271 867622
Specialising in local fish & seafood dishes
OPEN Tues – Sun 7pm – 9.30pm
The Restaurant 71, Fore Street
Tel: 01271 863632
Specialising in local fish, seafood & meat dishes
OPEN Mon – Sat 7pm – 9 pm
Relish Bar & Bistro – Fore Street
Tel: 01271 863837
Cosy and vibrant atmosphere serving locally sourced seafood, meats, gourmet pizzas and bistro meals – booking adviseable
OPEN Wednesday to Sunday from 6pm
The Terrace Tapas and Wine Bar, Fore Street Tel: 01271 863482
Trendy atmosphere serving traditional Spanish dishes tapas style.
OPEN Tues – Sat 6.30pm – 10pm 7 Nights during summer
Thomas Carr 1873, 63 Fore Street
Tel: 01271 867831
Thomas Carr achieved Ilfracombe’s first Michelin Star restaurant at The Olive Room and has now reopened at a new venue, a former Victorian Police Station and called it 1873 – Offering 6-course tasting menus – booking essential on their website
Expresso Bar & Grill, St James
Tel: 01271 855485
Specialising in fresh fish, shellfish and matured Devon meats
Open April to October Booking advisable
The Antedote St James
Tel: 01271 865339
Modern British Food awarded a Bib Gourmand by Michelin in 2018
Wards Bistro St James Tel: 01271 862112 Traditional Food and Sunday Lunches
Giovanni and Luca, Wilder Road
Tel: 01271 879394
Italian restaurant open Tuesday to Sunday 12.30 to 2pm and 6pm to late
Settantanove Pizzeria, High Street
Tel: 01271 865982
Pizza & pasta dishes
OPEN 7 nights a week in High season
Grassroots Vegetarian Bistro, High Street
Tel: 01271 867574
Open lunchtimes as cafe and Friday and Saturday evenings as vegetarian bistro £15 for 3 course menu BYO wine £1 corkage pp booking advisable
The Angel, Church Street
Tel: 01271 866833
Excellent home-cooked local produce in the quirky setting of an old Butchers Shop OPEN Friday and Saturday Bookings only
The Carlton Brasserie, Runnacleave Road
Tel: 01271 862446
Fresh, locally sourced food - booking advisable
Emperor's Court High Street Tel: 01271 863896 Open Wednesday to Saturday from 5pm
Tandoori Nights, High Street
Tel: 01271 866453
Open Daily 6.30pm – 11pm
Further afield if you fancy a nice lunch on the way here or on the way home, or whilst out and about on Exmoor, we can definitely recommend:
The Masons Arms, Knowstone, Nr South Molton
Tel: 01398 341231
Mitchelin Star Restaurant in an 13th Century Coaching Inn on the edge of Exmoor
The Black Venus, Challacombe
Tel : 01598 763251 Traditional Country Pub in the heart of Exmoor
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