The Torbay Inn — Restaurant in Wales

Very disappointing. The place was crowded when we arrived and we were asked to get our own drinks order before we were taken to our table. We specifically went on a steak night and had booked in advance only to be told that most of the steak options were unavailable. We ordered from.what we were told was available. Some of that turned our not to be available. We ordered again. We were told that the food we had chosen came with chips and salad. We then didn't see anyone for around an hour and a half, we had to fetch ourselves our own second round of drinks from the bar. The food finally arrived, two steaks were apparently quite nice, one that was ordered medium rare was so well done it was dry tough and inedible and was returned to the kitchen uneaten. The salad was 6 rocket leaves and half a cherry tomato... really. The chips were skin on, some.were undercooked, all were cold. By this time we were starving so we ate what we could. The chicken parmigiani was tasteless and barely came with enough tomato and mozzarella sauce to cover a cracker. The ribs also tasteless, I couldn't be bothered to eat half of my chicken and that went into a chap who had had to share a steak with his wife.

The pudding menu was likewise mostly unavailable. We felt we had to 'book' our desert when the food arrived so we would actually get some. The puddings that did turn up were small but adequate.

We were not told at the start of the evening that the place is two separate businesses so you are presented with two bills at the end of the evening which came as a surprise.

I got a bag stomach from the chicken parmigiani that I did eat, the chap who had the other half didn't, so I'm putting this down to my own sensitivity.

On the whole.... not great which is so disappointing as I really wanted to love this place. It would be so lovely to have a good steak house in the area and at the moment this isn't it. They have just opened up so I'm prepared to believe that these are maybe teething problems but I will not go back willingly for quite some.time.

Sorry to the waitress who was really trying her best but .. no. Sorry. A very very disappointing birthday 'treat' (the inedible steak) for our...

We came in two nights in a row... I don't think you can get higher praise than that. Would have been 3 nights in a row but sadly we return home tomorrow so no more tiramisu for me 😭😭😭

First night we had starters plus lamb shank and a burger.... The chef is exceptional as everything was cooked and presented perfect and lamb especially melted softly off the bone.

We shared a tiramisu which was absolutely the best we've eaten and I think the reason is that they have even taken the time to flavour the cream. Usually, in this dessert you get a lot of cream but it's all plain and a bit dull but each spoonful of the tasty, airy cream was mouthwatering.

Day 2: lamb shank 2.0 and a ribeye. Lots of reviews saying the steak is brilliant and they are completely correct.

The lamb was cooked to perfection again and the little dog was delighted to get the 🦴 at home (she's munching away while I write this).

She said it was the top bone she's ever eaten so well done the chef😁

Tonight we had a tiramisu EACH as sharing was not an option knowing how good they were.

The ladies are really welcoming, sweet and friendly - they run a good bar and see to you at the tables as well. It's really nice that the chef comes out to check on the food now and then: he seems a top bloke.

Wish this was our local 🧞‍♀️

Thanks everyone and hope to...

Such a shame. The Torbay inn used to be one of those utter gems that our family would be excited to go to. Unfortunately everything that made the Torbay special is gone. The menu was completely uninspiring and the starters were massive disappointments. The chicken satay starter was bland, like boiled chicken. The salmon was dry like the packet had been left open! So many of our mains had things wrong - the steak was over cooked, we ordered chips and got garlic bread, the chips we did get were undercooked and soggy like they had been left in oil. The lasagne was like it had been soaked in pepper...and why did we not send our food back? Well the waitress was impossible to find and when we could she was too busy flirting with a guy at the bar. Service was appalling! Not once was we checked on throughout our meal or asked if we needed more drinks, our empty glasses were left on the table throughout the meal. The attitude was awful! I sound like I'm picking but honestly we just couldn't wait to leave and this used to be one of my favourite places to go! Overpriced and...