River Exe

A hidden gem afloat in the river Exe, Devon
Tip number one — Book!
Tip number two — if you don’t own a boat then you must book a water taxi from Exmouth and this costs £5 per person return.
Tip number three — get there early. On a busy day the daily specials as well as the regular menu can sell out. This is understandable for a restaurant in the middle of a river because food is delivered daily and once it’s gone, it’s gone. The premises have limited space for food storage, again, because of the nature of the location.
Our trip to the restaurant didn’t exactly go to plan but the staff — Harry and the team — really looked after us. We arrived at 7:30 and all but one of the specials had already sold out as had some of the main menu. We were not bothered as we had both come for the Mussels (Moules Mariniere). We also ordered starters.
Time went by and the people who came over with us on the water taxi (separately) received their meals and tucked in. We waited a bit longer and then a waiter came over and said that they had pretty much ran out of food and we could not have our mains after all. He apologised profusely and said we would not have to pay for any of our drinks or starters (which hadn’t yet arrived). The reasons given were, well, read tip 3 again! Our starters then arrived. I had Crab and Crevett Crayfish and my girlfriend had smoked salmon, and they were great. We then started thinking about leaving when Harry (manager?) came over with a plate of complimentary oysters, more drinks and offered complimentary deserts, coffee and wine too… I had a fabulous cheese board. The staff handled the situation fantastically and we booked in there & then to go back next week to try again. Harry then said we’d have a free bottle of wine too as a further gesture of goodwill.
The food we had was excellent. The service was ridiculously good. The food and drinks we had came to £60 anyway and to be honest we had plenty without the mains even coming out.
Great little place. Fab service. Good food. Great ambiance on a lovely summers evening. Most of all it’s something a little different.