The Smugglers Kitchen — Restaurant in East Devon

Consistently the Best Meals in Beer! In recent times other venues in Beer have ceased trading or changed hands and then switched to poor quality Beers and drastically reduced their Menu on offer. Fortunately for us The Smuggler's Kitchen remains unquestionably THE Restaurant for quality food in our area. It's very easy to find in the center of the Village in Fore Street and next to the Church. In the nearby Village Main Car Park the Yellow Short-stay Spaces are Free after 6pm. Our latest visit for a Birthday Celebration was easily booked Online. The Restaurant was full but the Service from the hard-working Staff was friendly, and attentive but not rushed. The environment was relaxed, warm & comfortable. Our Mains of Barbeque Chicken Stone Baked Pizza and Branscombe Pork Belly arrived promptly and were excellent, hot, plentiful and very good value for such quality food. Our Deserts of Banoffee Sticky Pudding & Apple & Blackberry Crumble Tart were delicious. The Waitress had a brief chat with each table as they were paying their bill which was a nice touch, as was their overhearing that it was my Wife's Birthday and serving her Desert with a sparkling firework and an unexpected rendition of Happy Birthday! A range of Local Beers are available on Draught or in Bottles. They are certainly not perfect, their Starters are usually rather too fishy for our taste, they don't offer my favourite Nibble/Starter of Bread with Dipping Oil, and their Burgers still use Seeded Buns instead of the more modern Brioche Buns that I prefer, but that's all just personal preference. Now that they have so little competition the Smuggler's Kitchen will doubtless become even more popular than usual, so Booking...

I do not know where to start with such a fabulous evening. Susie was just incredible in helping us organise a surprise meal for a milestone birthday for 24 people. From communications (which started 9 months prior) to table decor, being available for dropping off of decor and cake to the service on the night which was 5*. We had pre ordered our choices and the food was all ready at the same time, piping hot and not a single person had a bad word to say about any dish. Many that hadn't pre ordered dessert made the decision to add this on the night, not because they were still hungry but because their mains were so tasty. This was accommodated and there was no delay between the pre ordered desserts arriving and the additional. Large tables can be a lot of work, and if we were Susie and her team did not show it at all. The whole night went perfectly, we could not have asked for better. Certainly will be returning. For the service and the absolutely incredible food. A smaller menu but with the largest variety. And every dish perfected. Thankyou Susie and all at...

Best restaurant in Beer. Recommended to us by a local and I'm so glad he did as this place is fabulous. Was greeted by our waitress who served us all evening. She was warm, friendly and nothing was to much trouble. Food was fantastic. Husband had carpaccio to start (said it was the best he's ever had) and I had Cauliflower and cheese fritters which tasted amazing. For mains we had mussels and fish and chips which again tasted fantastic. Fish was cooked to perfection and the batter (which I don't usually eat) was superb. Prices were reasonable especially for the quality of food. This place is a must if you like good food. Make sure to book though as it gets very busy every evening. We will be going back to this...