Location: Paignton
Top Restaurants in Paignton
Top 10 British food in Paignton, England, United Kingdom
Discover Restaurants offering the best British food in Paignton, England, United Kingdom. Paignton (/ˈpeɪntən/ PAYN-tən) is a seaside town on the coast of Tor Bay in Devon, England. Together with Torquay and Brixham it forms the borough of Torbay which was created in 1998. The Torbay area is a holiday destination known as the English Riviera. Paignton's population in the United Kingdom Census of 2011 was 49,021. It has origins as a Celtic settlement and was first mentioned in 1086. It grew as a small fishing village and a new harbour was built in 1847. A railway line was opened to passengers in 1859 creating links to Torquay and London. As its population increased, it merged with the villages of Goodrington and Preston.
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10. Spinning Wheel Inn
Overall Ratings
4 based on 508 reviews
Reviewed By adamblueyounder
We arrived feeling famished! We chose this very reasonably priced Carvery. The meat and vegetables were beautifully cooked, This is the best place to go to for a Sunday carvery, the meat is always cooked to perfection. The vegetable selection was large and well presented. Great value and I am sure you will not be disappointed.
9. Mo's Grill
Overall Ratings
4 based on 156 reviews
Reviewed By ctinsley51
The menu looked great, with a lot of choice, so inside we ventured. Nice interior, clean, welcoming, good atmosphere. Service with a smile from the waitress, who was very helpful. The food was delicious, generous portions, nicely presented - nothing was too much trouble. Have recommended to friends already, and will be popping in again to try one of the other meals from the menu.
8. The Local Gastro Bar and Grill
Overall Ratings
5 based on 104 reviews
Reviewed By jurvweiser
We visited this bar and grill whilst in Paignton following a recommendation and we were not disappointed. A great selection of tasty food and drink with attentive, helpful service. Ticked all the boxes for what we wanted on a Saturday night.Would have no hesitation recommending or revisiting should we ever be in Paignton again.Thank you very much for your recommendations. So very pleased you enjoyed your time with usHope to see you soonKind regards The Local Team
7. Henrys Bar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 470 reviews
Henrys is a traditional style pub that serves meals throughout the day
Reviewed By Anthony P
Been coming here for years and they really must be congratulated for the maintaining of their very high standards. With a good and varied menu and served at an excellent price, their meals accompany and excellent and regularly changing selection of guest ales.
6. Cantina Kitchen and Bar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 400 reviews
We are a friendly, family-run cafe/bar/restaurant set on the edge of beautiful Youngs Park. Just a stones throw from Goodrington Sands Beach. We welcome dogs and everyone else! Our food is freshly cooked from raw ingredients. From doorstep sandwiches to o
Reviewed By chris_arno
Absolutely awful service.Waited 15 min for 4 coffees after being asked to wait to one side for my order and watched while others joined the queue and received their drinks and cakes before me.When I questioned why I was told âwe have a system âObviously not!! Poor service,poor overpriced drinks and a completely chaotic queuing system with three queues filtering into one.My advice would be if you want food or drinks.......Go to the pub next door.
5. Chandlers Coffee Shop Bistro
Overall Ratings
4 based on 310 reviews
Reviewed By AreWeThereYetNowThen
The food tasted nice and the separate gluten free menu was comprehensive (I had a gluten free panini for example, gluten free afternoon tea was an option).It was a greasy spoon type cafe however and the service was a bit lack-lustre, but putting that to one side there is nothing wrong with it. I asked for a filling in my panini which was available as a sandwich but not in the panini options and they happily made what I asked for.Overall a strong 4/5.
4. Victorian Times Tea and Coffee Shop
Overall Ratings
5 based on 117 reviews
We are a family run business, based in the sunny Southwest town of Paignton. We are specialist tearoom and have a variety of loose leaf tea and the best coffee in the bay. We also pride ourselves in the variety of homemade cakes and scones on offer. We do
Reviewed By dan78uk
After reading previous reviews I was really looking forward to having a cream tea, unfortunately both the plain and fruit scones were dry to the point I needed tea to wash it down. My other gripe is that my wife asked for decaffeinated coffee and there was an additional charge which we were not told about when ordering.Dear dan78uk thankyou for your feed back. We are really upset and a little surprised at your comments as we take great pride in the quality of our food and drink. Indeed just this week we have had many many guests partaking of our renowned cream and afternoon teas and all other feed back we have received as been exceptional. With regard to the extra charge you mention, this is clearly shown on the menu and is added simply to reflect the extra costs we incur on the specialist decaf coffee we serve.
3. Grand Central Bar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 359 reviews
Torbay's premier sports bar, serving breakfast from 8am daily, full lunch/dinner menu from 12noon. We have a great selection of drinks and coffee and welcome 4 legged friends
Reviewed By TJHagger
We have family down here so are often in the area and found this gem about 2 years ago......Had the breakfast deal for £4.50 including tea or coffee on Sunday.All freshly cooked with a choice of fried bread or toast and instead of extra hash brown you could have more sausage, bacon or egg. Served till midday I think.It was amazing value, very tasty and good quality sausages and bacon.The best brekkie in Torbay!
2. TJ's Restaurant
Overall Ratings
5 based on 1337 reviews
Chefs Heather, Andrew, Mike and all the Staff look forward to welcoming you to TJâs. TJâs boasts an outside terrace and dining room with probably one of the best views in The Bay. Customers/friends can sit outside and encompass the most wonderful views of
Reviewed By Anton_Smith
Visited here while staying in Paignton for a week. The name suggests a diner serving burgers but it is actually a lovely little upstairs restaurant majoring on fish, overlooking the sea. Because we were near the front of the restaurant (but not on the balcony bit, which might be a bit chilly later on) we could see Torquay across the water gradually lighting up, which was very pretty.I treated myself to scallops followed by the lobster. The 3 large scallops were very nice and cooked just right. The lobster felt a little small for the price (I appreciate it is a very expensive fish) but was nicely cooked and has been well prepared - no need for all of the âequipmentâ required to dismantle and eat a lobster that has only been cooked. My wife enjoyed her vegetarian starter and main. We did not have dessert. Our bottle of white wine could have done with being a bit colder.It was understandably busy, as it deserved to be. Friendly and efficient staff. Sensible prices given the premium location.Recommended.
1. Restaurant at Orestone Manor
Overall Ratings
4 based on 386 reviews
The Restaurant at Orestone Manor is set in a lovely Georgian building with views over the gardens and sea beyond. We offer informative, efficient,friendly service in a relaxed atmosphere. We offer a Fine dining and Set price menu as well as Light bites, L
Reviewed By 35gt
Always go by your recommendations so when I entered best Sunday lunch and Orestone Manor came up I booked I was advised the time shiw on there site was incorrect and we were booked in at 12.15 lunch time I stated I was allergic to Black peppers he went away to the Chef then came back to us saying all of there Sunday roasts were drenched in pepper all night and the roast potatoes I have never come across this before as they were advertising the roasts Beef,pork Chicken you would have thought that one of the three would have been supplied without adding pepperes I had to end up with fish for Sunday lunch not what I wanted I think they should advertise that they add these allergic items so people are aware Graham Thurston the fish was very good and the serviceWe are please you enjoyed the fish and service. Our website does clearly state our dinning times . However as with all restaurants time slots do get booked up. It sounds to me 12.15 was the only time slot we had available when you booked. I see from your booking that you booked through open table ( a third party booking agent). If you had phoned us directly we would have asked if you had any dietary requirements. We would have been more than happy to accommodate your pepper allergy had we known. Unfortunately the nature of a roast is the preparation beforehand hence the inflexibility. The Orestone Manor does always try to accommodate all allergies but it is best that we know upon booking. We do hope we can welcome you back to The Orestone but please phone us directly next time.
