Amalfi Kitchen — Restaurant in South Hams

My wife and I visited Amalfi Kitchen along with our friends on 10th May. We had booked several weeks earlier as part of a planned holiday in the hope of finding a good italian restaurant (we're not fans of fast food chains). What a truly wonderful discovery this place was. It's a small establishment with a lovely courtyard frontage. The restaurant is very intimate and relaxing, and the team are very welcoming (including Cleo!) The food is obviously prepared with great passion, which could be tasted with every mouthful. I can't eat cheese and when I explained this I was told "no problem, we can adapt anything on the menu to suit your needs". We started with breads and assorted dips and oils, for the main course 2 of us had the crab & lobster tortellini and the other 2 had the mushroom carbonara - homemade pasta and fresh ingredients - this was simply outstanding, and the wine selection here is chosen well to compliment the menu. The desserts leave you with a difficult choice as they're all excellent. We enjoyed the evening so much that we booked a return visit on the following Monday. Our intention here was to have the same as our first night (it was that good), but we were persuaded to try the beef shin ravioli (again without the cheese for me!) All 4 us chose this dish - and we thought Friday nights meal could not be bettered - how wrong we were. The evening was a wonderful culinary delight and it was nice just to be sitting there finishing off our wine and chatting with other guests at the tables around us. There was no sense of being rushed and it just felt like a little piece of Italy had been dropped into the centre of Dartmouth. Thank you Mike & Jo for your hospitality and to Phoebe all we can say is Grazie Mille. We will...

We went here without a booking on a work trip and during dinner peak time. Sadly, not many places to eat in this beautiful part of the country. As we walked around, this came up on a side road looking very unassuming. We hesitantly went it as it looked like it lacked atmosphere or winding down. The young lady who greeted us was very lovely and was kind enough to see we looked hungry having worked all day. She said they are fully booked but thinks there’s a table that’s about to be free in 15 minutes. So she sat us down and we realised what you see on the street is the small bar waiting area. Anyway, she took our drink order and I had the Pimms summer cocktail which turned out to be excellent with all the summer fruits. When we started looking at the menu, they were straightforward unfussy with not a lot of choice —- but we appreciate this because it means fresh local produce. I ordered pasta stuffed with crab with some cheese on top. Delicious indeed and my other half had a very tasty freshly baked pizza with a side of garlic bruschetta. This small but confident place is just what you need for a nice and well priced dinner when in town. We ate in a nearby town who’s ubiquitous as it’s hotel partner and we paid more for food that’s frozen and it tasted of 90’s menu. This one was quality through and through.

To think one of our favourite destination in the world is Amalfi, it’s namesake restaurant in Dartmouth is also a class of its...

Phoebe, Mike and Eve are unbelievable hosts for this perfect small scale restaurant. It’s clear from the menu alone this is a thought out well tested menu from wine through to the small but concise food menu. Looking at the food menu as an amateur foodie it is clear every element has been well tested and tried with every sense in mind. I had the beef shin tortelloni whiich is tender and high quality. One minor minor consideration is an increase in red wine volume in the sauce but otherwise everything is unfaultable. Considering every food taste whether vegetarian/vegan, seafood or meat it is clear the menu is well tried and suited. This authentic Italian restaurant in Dartmouth is a credit to the huge gap in the market for a high quality Italian restaurant. With an impeccable menu and incredible customer service and atmosphere i cannot discredit my experience here. Not only is every staff member a credit to the venture but also Cleo the resident dog is a beautiful addition. I could not recommend more and am incredibly proud and intrigued to see what is next for this...