Beach House Cafe - South Hams

This used to be a destination the seafood platters were the best we’d ever tasted! Food now nowhere near as good most of original menu gone! No prawns for sustainability reasons waitress explained! Better stop serving the fish then

We family of 4 , all adults and our dog) had a thoroughly enjoyable evening last night. I must admit I hesitated having read some of the reviews, but very glad I went ahead and booked. The place has a lovely atmosphere, friendly staff and of course a fantastic location made all the better by a beautiful sunset. It wasn 't too busy which allowed us to have a table all to ourselves. 6 adults on a table would be comfortable but 8, depending on size, perhaps a squeeze. The food is cooked fresh to order, right in front of you, and the smells are fantastic. There was a good choice of menu all displayed clearly on large blackboards, seafood platter was off due to previous days weather preventing fishing), and everything was hot and flavoursome. Although this is a 'simple ' beach house, the food which is restaurant standard not 'pub grub ')and service is great, the prices reflect this. Perhaps in high season things may get more hectic but from our visit, no complaints. Great evening finished off with a beach walk.

The service here was dire we queued for so long for coffees that we gave up on food. The outdoor tables were all dirty with plates etc and in poor condition generally/needed a good tidy up. The lady writing on the chalk boards rather than helping with the huge queue and dirty tables should be embarrassed! The prices are extortionate. The only saving grace is the location but even then if you sit outside you’re by a dusty road. Avoid!

The Beachhouse was always a highlight of our holiday every year. Today, we were terribly disappointed. The changed menu has removed all our favourites, most of the seafood, and is now worse than pub food. Fish burgers, for heavens sake, and no more Bang Bang Prawns, Sizzling Prawns, Calamari, Scallops were unavailable BUT the prices are sky high now. £32 for the catch of the day fish with no vegetables or accompaniments at all. The Frito Misto was pale and flabby and unappetising, £18. Rosemary Thyme sourdough with foraged seaweed butter pat, was just plain bread, £7. Seaweed Salt on French Fries- no salt apparent at all. We will not return.

The service was friendly and the location was beautiful, but you definitely pay for it! We ordered a fried fish platter and a portion of fries to share. The fries came in a small ramekin and cost £8 (just fancy salted potatoes). The fish was tasty but overpriced at £18 for five or six small pieces with garlic mayonnaise. The Aperol spritz was £10 but came pre-mixed in a small bottle. Unfortunately, we can't afford to eat there again.