Mediterranean cuisine: the best places to taste it in Totnes

5 restaurant menus in United Kingdom, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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The Ground Up
The Ground Up
100/100 (4 ratings)
Restaurants
Mediterranean
British
British
Mediterranean
Lunch
Brunch
Breakfast
Café
Mediterranean
British
Gift Cards Available
Parking Available
Accepts Credit Cards
Outdoor Seating
Lunch
Brunch
Breakfast
Cheap Eats
Jano A Taste Of Sunshine
Jano A Taste Of Sunshine
92/100 (691 ratings)
Restaurants
Italian
Vegan Options
Deli
Mediterranean
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Gluten Free Options
Dinner
Lunch
Brunch
Tiramisu
Carbonara
Lamb
Bruschette
Pesto
Beef
Fish
Pork
Pasta
Antipasti
Salad
Risotto
"Popped in for lunch having looked up restaurants in Totnes. This is a restaurant that lives up to its claim to provide authentic Italian cuisine. The..."
Jane Lindop
"Fantastic place to eat. You. Must try..."
Richard Hawkins
"We stopped for a bite to eat on Thursday lunchtime. The food is fantastic, probably the tastiest Italian that I have ever had. We sat outside and..."
Michael Gwilliam
"Went for lunch for two. Nice little choice covering the bases. Home produced cold pressed olive-oil and home baked bread as a starter. Simple but..."
Andrew Clarke
"Visited this friendly lovely restaurant for what we hoped would be a wonderful evening and great food. We were not disappointed. 5* highly recommend..."
dawn gardiner
"Fantastic place. It's a proper authentic Italian. The food is stunning yet simple, it's served with great wines and the owners are absolutely lovely...."
Kelly Vincent
"From the moment you walk in, this place is an absolute delight! The service is wonderful and the food is just amazing. Everything is fresh, been..."
Lisa Veale
"Can't recommend this Mediterranean restaurant and deli enough. The food is truly amazing and the staff are very welcoming. But you'll have to book as..."
James Bellorini
"Got an old guy in the corner who looks like he's come straight out of The Sopranos slicing the finest cuts of meat. Two older ladies who I believe..."
Joe Thompson
"Fantastic family meal x6 last night. Such a warm friendly welcome with delicious traditional Italian cooked food. Highly recommend a..."
Lucinda Smith
"Our first experience of Jano's and we will most definitely eat there again and again. The food was excellent , great wine and the service so..."
Marinella Hollies
"Absolutely fab food spoilt by grumpy service. Two waitresses one lovely with blond hair and one kept slapping plates down and bumping into us...."
Wendy Boast
"Friendly and welcoming staff. lovely and delicious traditional Italian food. Definitely..."
William Ives
"delicious food and attentive friendly service - all homemade - bruschetta was amazing and tiramisu was to die for - definitely visit again to..."
Ian Durrant
"Pricey but worth it. Some unique italian food and wine. Selected, prepared and presented with care and..."
jo ha
"Amazing food. Proper, authentic taste of Italy with brilliant staff who passionately explained the dishes to..."
James Kelly
"Absolutely delicious Italian homemade pasta with really gorgeous sauces. The deli meats are also very..."
Jill Harris
Ben's Wine And Tapas
Ben's Wine And Tapas
88/100 (1086 ratings)
Restaurants
Vegan Options
Mediterranean
Spanish
Vegetarian Friendly
Wine Bar
Spanish
Wine Bar
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Dinner
Lunch
Tapas
Meatballs
Patatas Bravas
Croquettes
Halloumi
Cakes
Pork
Salad
Crab
Sit down
Spanish
Mediterranean
Wine Bar
Table Service
Serves Alcohol
Wine and Beer
Full Bar
Accepts Credit Cards
Outdoor Seating
Reservations
Seating
Lunch
Dinner
Mid-range
"We were lucky enough to win a meal here, absolutely wonderful food and definitely recommend even if you have never had tapas before, plenty of room..."
Mary-Ellen Hawkins
"Excellent food and wine at Ben's. Favourite tapas were the pulled pork and slaw dish and the spinach empanadas but liked all. Interesting mixture of..."
Celia Minoughan
"Absolutely fantastic evening. Pinchos Morunas (Pork skewers) were the best I've ever had as were the tortilla, the squid and the Mex slaw. As for the..."
Lara Wildman
"I've been meaning to write a review for ages! Bens Tapas is such an awesome addition to Totnes. Myself and my husband love it. Perfect for a relaxed..."
Hollie Shillito
"Been here a few times now & I think it's great. Great food & reasonably priced. Friendly staff which adds to the experience. Love the garden area..."
Jenny Burkett
"Splendid place - great tapas - I particularly liked the meat balls and the Spanish Sauvignon Blanc �� Really great atmosphere - very friendly..."
Mary O'Toole
"Great evening. Service, food, booze, all on point. Couldnt reccomend it..."
Gabriel BC
"Absolutely splendid. Delicious wine and tapas, really friendly staff and great atmosphere. Thank..."
Sean Holden
"We had a fantastic evening celebrating my husband's birthday, staff were attentive, wine and food were superb. Thank you..."
Andrea Prew
"Delicious tortilla, pinchos - or marinated pork skewers- and croquettes. Very friendly service and a great buzz. Good luck to the team with this..."
Katherine Sharp
"What a find. Fab food and excellent service from genuinely pleasant, warm, welcoming staff. Won’t be long before we..."
Lynsey Ross
"Visited this bar at the weekend and it was fantastic , great food and service. And a bonus is that the wine is retail so we took a bottle of the wine..."
Kate Jones
"Amazing service and great food. Such great value and the pink fizz was lush! See you again soon..."
Buffy Essex
"The staff were absolutely lovely, gave well informed recommendations ons food and wine. The food was delicious; flavourful and fairly priced. Thank..."
Tanya Fourie
"Stumbled over Ben's Wine & Tapas - the idea of combining the two sat well with us (not knowing what we were getting into). Fortunately, for the..."
CD
"We’ve been for two Wine nights now and we’re hooked. Always such a lovely evening and the wine is amazing 🤩 we sample new food each time and..."
Kylee Kotyk
"Ben's Wine and tapas was an exceptional culinary experience. The food was full of taste and inspiring. I love the fact that you're able to have..."
Jennifer Zangeneh
"Best tapas I've had in this country! Will definitely be going..."
Phil Rowell
"Excellent coffee, attentive bar staff brought my coffee and croissant upstairs. Upstairs? Yes, two extra rooms with seating and tables upstairs. Each..."
Dr C. Mansfield
"Excellent tapas and service from Maddy. Definitely recommend this bar with an amazing collection of take away..."
Richard
"Delicious tapas, fantastic range of gluten free options, very friendly staff and service with a..."
Amy Hallett
"Lovely buzzing place, friendly staff and many locals popping in and out. Creative and tasty tapas. Managed to visit on its last night! It’s now..."
Ruth ADAMS
"Really enjoyed the food and service. Very good value; large portions nicely cooked. BWT Meatballs, Pigs Cheeks and bread++ was £16!..."
James
Waterside Bistro
Waterside Bistro
86/100 (2183 ratings)
Restaurants
British
Mediterranean
European
Gluten Free Options
Wine Bar
Vegetarian Friendly
European
British
Vegan Options
Vegan Options
Gluten Free Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
After-hours
Breakfast
Drinks
Cider
Puddings
Pasta
Fresh Lobster
Vegan Burger and Fries
Fish pie
Cake
Salad
Half Lobster
Sardines
Soup
Crab
Zinfandel
Bass
Duck
Sirloin Steak
Oyster
Calamari
Baguette
Sea Bass
Calamari
Mussels
Main Size Moules Marinière Steamed Mussels With
Creme Brulee
Sausage
Fried
Calamares
Grilled Fillet of Seabass
Sandwiches
Cakes
Tagine
Salmon
Burger
Fish Pie
Fish Soup
Lamb
Pesto
Beef
Crème Brulée
Fish
Cream tea
Wine
French Fries
Crispy Fried Whitebait with Sweet Chilli Mayo
Beer
Prawns
Pepperoni with Rocket Salad
Lobster
Diavola
hot chocolate
Waterside Burger with Monteray Jack Cheese & Onion Rings
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Sit down
Wine Bar
British
European
Gift Cards Available
Highchairs Available
Full Bar
Free Wifi
Mastercard
Accepts Credit Cards
Visa
Non-smoking restaurants
Outdoor Seating
Takeout
Reservations
Accepts Mastercard
Accepts Visa
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Wine and Beer
Drinks
Dinner
Mid-range
"Popped in on Friday evening, perfect quiet location. Menu has some great offerings and all seemingly reasonable until you get your food delivered to..."
Justin Waye
"I've been on different days and I can say that the personal it's the most important thing to do your dinner/ lunch ,however what and why you are..."
Danutz
"Service a bit hit and miss. But awesome food. If you set in the beer garden, which, as a view of the River Dart BEWARE of the greedy Seagulls. You..."
leonard “Big Lion” Hudson-Monfries
"Only popped in for a bacon baguette, which was lovely, but I want to go back for a few pints and a meal overlooking the..."
Toby Allen
"The place is beautiful, and it's a pleasure to be able to eat outside. This is a simple place, grabbing cutlery by yourself. We ordered the waterside..."
Lindsey Marchis
"The food and atmosphere were lovely, but what really stood out to me was the service. Every member of staff was so friendly, but especially the main..."
Izzi
"Food was delicious and the staff were very obliging as we wanted to take the oyster shells home from our lunch and they found us a pizza box to use...."
Clair Spires
"Lovely pub by the Riverside which has the feel of a proper restaurant. Nice and friendly staff who managed to find me a table despite being quite..."
Shobna Bissessur
"Situated next to the river, this place is always going to be popular. Arrive early for breakfast treats. A couple of ales are..."
Matt Reid
"We drove past and thought we would pop in for dinner and were not disappointed, really tasty food, nicely presented, with friend & helpful staff...."
Neil Smith
"Had a lovely family meal here to finish our holiday in Devon. The man who looked after us (maybe the owner?) was lovely and he made us all feel very..."
Rachel
"My friends & I are still not ready to be in close confines indoors with others, so we wanted to go somewhere & eat outside. You can't book the..."
Julie Manning
"I've got to say this is one of the best places to eat in the whole of Devon- and that's coming from me, a teenager! The food was absolutely delicious..."
Jack Fleming
"Fantastic service, delicious food, would definitely come..."
Sam Sedgeman
"Really lovely bistro by the river. Really attentive and friendly staff and great food. I had the tagine, my husband had a pizza and daughter had..."
Heidi Wells
"Love this place. Sitting outside on a perfect spring day with superb coffee and cake. Could not ask for..."
Barbara Harris
"Stopped in for a bite to eat and a couple of drinks. Friendly staff, reasonable prices and lovely views of the river, even on a grey rainy..."
Jon Russell
"Came to enjoy lunch on a Sunday, decided upon not going for the traditional Sunday roast and instead having the Game pie - winner Properly cooked..."
M E
The Curator Kitchen
The Curator Kitchen
84/100 (1478 ratings)
Restaurants
Italian
Vegan Options
Mediterranean
Vegetarian Friendly
European
Italian
Gluten Free Options
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Drinks
Cod
Cakes
Lamb
Pesto
Beef
Fish
Pork
Antipasti
Ragu
Pasta
Risotto
Sit down
European
Italian
Mediterranean
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Serves Alcohol
Highchairs Available
Free Wifi
Accepts Credit Cards
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Drinks
Mid-range
"A bit expensive for breakfast, but definitely a great experience. Baked eggs with sun lush tomatoes is my favourite. Lovely coffee, relaxed..."
Paul Smith
"Walking in, saying good morning and having the response of ‘good morning, take away mocha’ you have just made my day by remembering my drink �..."
Sophi Louise
"Try and get a coffee from here every time leave the house if I can! Everyone will tell you it's the best in Town. We've only just got round to..."
Dan Haslam
"I am not a coffee drinker, I love the smell but don't particularly enjoy the taste. However, the coffee here is AMAZING. I've visited twice. I..."
Francesca Lawrence
"Best food ever, every coarse and there are loads of them, have such an amazing mixture of tastes. Lovely atmosphere and super staff, highly recommend..."
Miriam Fallon
"A truly delicious gem of a place. Really enjoyed everything we had. Great ingredients cooked with love. Happy customers..."
Melissa Wolfs
"Great selection of gluten free cakes, nice friendly staff and excellent..."
Geoff Kent
"Absolutely love this place, coffee is great and breakfast..."
Iona Fusco
"Coffee how it should be! Great attention to detail & the traditional Italian food & cakes make this the best place in..."
Tiffany Field
"As I've said elsewhere, here you get beautiful tasting coffee. Gorgeous. The best espresso I've had in..."
Philip O'Hara
"Great food, great coffee. A seagull pinched my cake and this was witnessed by one of the staff / owner. He went right in and got me more cake. Gets..."
Michael Smith
"Well what a game changer when it comes to food ! I celebrated my birthday on Saturday night with friends and we all agreed we had the best meal ever...."
Irene Mellor
"Lovely food, and staff. Thank..."
Laura Boniface
"Beaut; stylish design interior, extremely friendly staff, great food, superb coffee, what more could you want! I have visited the café before and..."
Jennifer Rachel Joy Gainsford
"Italy comes to Totnes. This perfect Italian eatery in the heart of Totnes serving the best Italian food outside of Italy. Must try this wonderful..."
Liz Northmore
"Great atmosphere friendly smiley staff! SUPER coffee! Funky relaxed and very welcoming. Highly..."
Nicolle McKenzie
"Amazing Italian cheese, ham & onion tostie sandwich, coffee was also fantastic. Only slight negative was that the coffee was small in volume, but we..."
Roger Butt
"Iced latte and espresso were ordered here. Richness of aroma and taste from the espresso was held in high regard and the iced latte was a subtle and..."
Jack Bishop
"Went in this morning but they had an issue with their coffee grinder which they were working hard to fix. By the time I’d finished my tea it was..."
Beth Wyatt
"Great food had the poached eggs, bacon and tomato. Waitress passed a hot drink over the top of my baby granddaughter. Need to be careful of..."
Peter Ranscombe
"Still the best around and great food, pastries, and coffee. However, removed one star, as coffee cups are very thick, absorbing the heat from the..."
Martin giddings
"We had never been before & had heard great things. For £35 a head, we opted to try their "Italian Experience" where you can choose one course from..."
Julie Manning
"Great coffee, cute corner with seating but incredibly slow - people are busy but I think maybe the layout isn’t the best for the baristas?..."
Sonia Singh
"Had a BLT. Honestly best sandwich I’ve ever had in my life. Just wow - feel I’ve wasted my life eating sub standard sandwiches. If you aren’t..."
Rich Bradshaw
"Best coffee ever. Very authentic & Italian! Fantastic, fresh and seasonal menu with ingredients from both Italy and local area. Think Burrata from..."
Matthias Poynder-Meares
"Excellent healthy artisan breakfast options and top coffee in lovely cafe setting. Highly..."
Neil Os
"One of the best Cappuccinos I have had for a long time. Friendly staff and good customer..."
Bridget Pitcher
"The Curator was super busy however served in a speedy manner👊. One white americano & tea for less the £5, not bad. We didn't try the food, only..."
Mark Davies
"What can I say - this is THE place for coffee in Totnes - especially early in the morning - so peaceful and beautiful. Very friendly staff, and the..."
Paul Coughlin
"Menu looked interesting but we arrived just after 2pm, kitchen closed. Enjoyed sharing a very good brownie and a blueberry, lemon and almond..."
Andrew Miller
"great mild roast coffee, great atmosphere, delicious just made..."
Dima Pasechnik
"Highly recommended. A lovely independent cafe serving a wonderful array of different origin coffee and delicious food. There is simple stylish indoor..."
James M
"Excellent coffee venue. Didn't eat personally, but looks..."
Kevin O'Connell