The Cat’s Whisker — Restaurant in England

The Cat's Whisker is not over-stating it. Certainly the best on offer in Watchet, that we could find. Thats not saying much in itself as the competition is wanting in Watchet. But the tapas here is up there with the best that we have had (Shrewsbury, Glasgow, Swindon, Cardiff, Dolgellau, in order of preference). Anyway, back to The Cat's Whisker ... superb. Angela slipped us in when we arrived unannounced (a risky thing given the compact nature of the restaurant). Don't be put off by the musky smell. It was opening time after all and the food aroma had not had chance to overwhelm. Neither be deterred by the slightly terse personnel (I put it down to being stressed out a little by unexpected guests when a birthday party was due to arrive soon. The table confetti was objected to!). The food was exemplary. Hard to pick the best dish, so working up from the least remarkable .... the mushrooms were good enough but not memorable. Potato bravas was a pile (even when sharing) and came with aioli and a tomato sauce. King prawns had a garlicy kick. Lamb koftes were very tasty. Arancini were super. But the beef espetada was gorgeous, though not on a skewer. It was a so rich slow cooked beef and butter bean casserole. Stunning. But not as stunning as the deserts. I thought my creme brulee in a china cup and saucer was class, you should taste the chockate brownie which was my wife's choice. Wow. As it is only open from a Wednesday to Sunday, definitely book. Oh, and the price ... brilliant value...

Can't attest to the food to this venue as my wife attempted to book a table for a certain time but there was none available.

An alternative time was floated to us which was 15 minutes earlier but we were unable to change our childminder times to accomodate so politely declined and we received quite a rude message in response essentially saying 15 minutes shouldn't be a big deal.

If it's not such a big deal then surely the time we wanted shouldn't have been a problem in the first place!

Surprised at the response considering we hadn't even booked a table in the first place.

Rubbish customer service. Better customer service at McDonald's for half the price.

Any future choice between the two would see us gladly eating in at McDonald's and getting a better experience, even if the food is lower quality.

Happy to post the rude response if the venue decides to defend this lack of...

Stumbled upon this place down a side street in Watchet. I decided to pre-book the following day for lunch. Can't complain about anything. Menu was reasonably small which I like; Several tapas with a few other dishes. Service was great; Angela was the owner/ waitress/ chef. Food was tasty and filling. Toilet clean with individual towels to dry hands. Speaking with Angela, she tends to open on lunch time if she has bookings, therefore ring/ book in advance, you could change it but would be gutting to miss it. Evening are sometimes theme nights , therefore again ring. The place is small and intimate, therefore book to avoid not being able to get a table. We really enjoyed everything about the dining experience and will definitely return when we next come to Watchet, ...