This is only a small restaurant, café sized really, but what fabulous food. The owners are a couple who are apparently the (highly talented) chefs whilst front of house are two lovely, funny and very efficient ladies.
We shared a dish of olives and a plate of scallops, then had mussels in a creamy sauce and fish stew. We wanted pudding but the generous helpings made that impossible! Everything was precisely spiced and delicious. All the produce (well, apart from the olives!) is locally sourced, the fish landed yards away earlier that day. It may be on the menu, but if it wasn't caught, it isn't cooked. Oh and a Bellini and a Combe Cooler added a little something to the lunch.
Me and my husband visited this lovely Lobster and fish restaurant yesterday. We arrived to celebrate our 1st wedding anniversary and found this little gem. Both ladies serving us were lovely and couldn't do enough for us. Moved a table into the sunshine for us and we're so friendly and funny. The lobster was out of this world and my husband really enjoyed the fish and chips. The drinks were gorgeous too! We will definitely return when we come back to Devon and I would 1000000% recommend to anyone visiting Ilfracombe.
We chose Take Thyme because of it's great reviews and it certainly lived up to our expectations - excellent fresh fish, beautifully cooked and a lovely rose wine to drink with it.
If you're paying Ilfracombe a short visit - like we were, sailing on the paddle steamer 'Waverley' - Take Thyme is the perfect place for lunch!
A fantastic spot for a delicious lunch. The service was outstanding and the flavours were second to none. Amongst us we had the mussels, dressed crab & Mediterranean stew couldn’t fault a single thing. Would highly recommend.
This restaurant was good last year and great this year. Everything was right, from a lovely atmosphere to great fresh seafood really well cooked, and served by really helpful and friendly staff. You get the impression they are having as much fun serving you as you are eating the delicious food. The only problem I had was that I could have happily had every dish on the menu.
Shame really, just means I have to come back next year!!!
Thanks Tara and team for a wonderful (late) lunch on 1 Aug. 4 of us had scallops, seafood chowder and Mediterranean fish stew for starters followed by mussels and dressed crab for mains. The bread rolls that came along went well to soak up the gravy!
Service was attentive and friendly.
Highly recommended.
Amazing little place, great food, very friendly team who were great with small people, literally nothing was too much trouble…. Even a fussy child!! Thank you
We had a really delicious lunch here. We actually stayed longer in Ilfracombe just to eat here, and we’re so glad we did. The fish was cooked to perfection! The servers were all super friendly, gregarious and welcoming. We will definitely be returning as soon as we can 😊
Take Thyme is a fantastic place in lovely Ilfracombe. Excellent fresh seafood from the area served competently by Trish, a highly satisfying experience you shouldn't miss.
Lovely little seafood restaurant in the heart of Ilfracombe. All dishes well presented and tasted delicious. The Fowey mussels were amazing. Attentive waitress...couldn't recommend more highly.
So we pleased we got to eat on this restaurant. The staff were lovely and friendly. Food was gorgeous. I had lobster that was caught that morning and came off/out of the shell so easily.
I had the frozen st Clement gin which was amazing
A thoroughly enjoyable experience
Amazing food! The owner Tara makes everyone feel welcome. My sister said best squid starter she's had. Recommend the Mediterranean Fish Stew, rich and full of flavour
Excellent experience. Friendly staff created a comfortable, relaxing, family environment with a nautical vibe.
The service was friendly and efficient but the seafood was fabulous, fresh and incredibly tasty and moreish.
I had seared scallops and seabass. My wife had chowder with bacon, potatoes and salad. My son had the mussels and crusty bread. We all thoroughly enjoyed it and can totally see why other reviews are glowing.
Highly recommended.
Awesome lunch, super fresh seafood - lobster 🦞 was great & our teenager son even demolished a bowl of mussels. Staff super welcoming, couldn’t have wished for a better end to our (rainy) holiday! 😉 x
Finding this restaurant was like finding a diamond in the rough. We struggled to get decent seafood (not your standard battered cod & chips) for a while and we accidentally came across this lovely place. Food was fantastic, the staff were great and the atmosphere perfect. We will most definitely be going back there.
Amazing. Had our 25th wedding anniversary lunch here. Had an anniversary drink on the house. The food and service was exceptional
A fantastic experience and would recommend anyone to visit here
Absolutely 1st class lunchtime experience...from the minute we entered the restaurant we knew it was going to be good...and it turned out to be extremely good !!!! Fabulous friendly service...fresh wonderful seafood ... wonderful from start to finish ...don't miss this fab restaurant if you visit Ilfracombe.....you will love it ......
Great place with amazing service. The food was delicious, especially the chowder. Also extremely accommodating for our baby.
Amazing food, slow service, if you have time for lunch… this is the place, if you are on a schedule … its going to be a challenge.
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