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Great Places to Eat
If you enjoy your food then East Devon is a place that you'll quickly fall in love with. There are a range of great dining experiences all championing local produce and fare in the local area; from Michelin-star Lympstone Manor and THE PIG @ Combe, to River Exe Cafe and Ottery's Fat Otter and Coldharbour Field Kitchen, there's something for everyone's palette. We recommend you book in advance if you can, or at a minimum check availability before you set off!
At just 5 minutes walking from us, this is the closest restaurant to Mazzard Farm. Open for breaksfast and lunch Tuesday - Sunday, and for evening meals on Fridays and Saturdays (opening times may differ in winter). A huge favourite with Mazzard Farm guests. Website
A dining experience at Fat Otter is highly memorable, in a rustic environment with open kitchen, and all ingredients seasonal, local and fabulously fresh. Check opening times before you go and best to book in advance.
WebsiteEmpty plates, contented diners and wide smiles provide us with all the motivation we need. There's a proud pedigree behind the team at the Jack and Matthew's cooking has confidence, precision and excitement in equal measure. Winter 2019 sees the continuation of our 26th year as a Devon dining institution and Matthew's 25th as head chef!
WebsiteOnly open during the day, Heron Farm makes a great, hugely family friendly, spot for lunch. Very popular with Mazzard Farm guests who get to us before the 4pm check in time, as it allows for a great opportunity to stretch legs and eat, just 15 minutes from us, and just a few minutes from the A30 at Honiton
WebsiteLympstone Manor is a luxury five star country house hotel in Devon overlooking the tranquillity of the Exe estuary and the Jurassic Coast.
WebsiteNestled in the Otter Valley; this is our secluded, mellow, honey-coloured Elizabethan Gem. 25-miles of menu, three walled kitchen gardens, a panelled restaurant, a rustic ‘drop-in’ Folly for quaffing and troughing, a huge bar, characterful bedrooms, rolling Devonshire hills and a couple of Saddlebacks!
WebsiteRiver Exe Cafe is open from 1st April until the 30th September each year. It is a custom built barge that floats well off shore in the Exe Estuary. The Restaurant offers a wide range of locally-sourced food and is surrounded by amazing views.
WebsiteLocated in the brilliant Darts Farm, just outside Topsham, this brand new addition to the restaurants on site offers quality, locally sourced food, in a rustic ambiance.
WebsiteThe Salty Monk's restaurant is light and airy with views of our award-winning gardens in East Devon. Our restaurant has held two AA Rosettes for the last eight years and The Good Food Guide gave us a cooking score of five. We pride ourselves on using only the finest, freshest and, wherever possible, organic ingredients sourced from the West Country, even the Cornish Sea Salt!
WebsiteDine on the finest the season has to offer, located at River Cottage, just south of Axminster, a short journey from the Jurassic coast.
WebsitePerched on the hillside offering panoramic views of the Jurassic Coast, HIX Oyster & Fish House offers a stunning and intimate setting to enjoy locally sourced fish and seafood. A large terrace wraps around the informal, light and airy dining room with floor to ceiling windows. Quite simply the most picturesque spot in Dorset.
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