Three Devon restaurants have been named among some of the best in the UK. OpenTable has included the Exeter and Torquay venues in its Top 100 restaurants for 2023.
Popular restaurants in Exeter and Torquay have received some of the most customer bookings and rave reviews in Devon, according to OpenTable. The restaurant reservation website says they compiled their top 100 for this year based on the percentage of reservations made in advance and the number of five star reviews.
On its website, OpenTable says: “Introducing the OpenTable Top 100 restaurants in the UK for 2023. Compiled from over 1.2 million OpenTable diner reviews and using dining metrics including diner ratings, percentage of reservations made in advance, and five-star reviews, the list highlights some of the top spots favoured by diners this year.”
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The Devon restaurants that have been named on the list are Harry’s and Stage in Exeter and The Elephant Restaurant in Torquay. The list isn’t ranked in any particular order but does show which restaurants came out on top in each region across the country.
It’s not the first time that Harry’s and The Elephant Restaurant have received a high accolade from OpenTable as both were also included in the list of their Top 100 most romantic restaurants 2023 in February.
Harry’s on Longbrook Street was established in 1993 by the Pounds family, who continue to run it thirty years later, with Samantha Pounds having taken it over from her parents. The restaurant is best known for its upmarket menu, with dishes based mainly on locally sourced ingredients.
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Stage on Magdalen Road was opened in 2021 by the Taco Boys, known for their shack on a beach near Polzeath. The restaurant is described as an “immersive tasting menu experience”, which consists of six or four courses, depending on whether you go in the evening or at lunchtime.
The Elephant Restaurant in Torquay is one of the town’s three Michelin star restaurants. Based on Beacon Hill in Torquay, the venue is run by decorated chef Simon Hulstone and his wife Katy and serves up European cuisine.