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The Start Bay Inn

Restaurant Bar Meal takeaway Pub

One of the Most Revieweds in South Hams


Address

Torcross, Kingsbridge TQ7 2TQ, United Kingdom

Website

www.startbayinn.co.uk

Contact

+44 1548 580553

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (1.8K reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Monday: 11:30 am to 10:30 pm
  • Tuesday: 11:30 am to 10:30 pm
  • Wednesday: 11:30 am to 10:30 pm
  • Thursday: 11:30 am to 10:30 pm
  • Friday: 11:30 am to 10:30 pm
  • Saturday: 11:30 am to 10:30 pm
  • Sunday: 11:30 am to 10:30 pm

Featured Reviews


Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 4/5 Dan M. 8 months ago on Google
    Sat inside for fish and chip dinner. Nice 🐟 & 🍟 - massive portions! Lovely light batter on the 🐟. And a decent pint of Ale. The service was very pleasant and the food arrived very quickly. They also do a takeaway service so you can sit and eat/ drink on the beach if you prefer.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dan F. 10 months ago on Google
    Went for lunch, fish and chips were incredible with a lovely curry sauce. Others on our table had the prawn salad and crab sandwhich, booth looked equally as good. Great service too.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Judge Chuck (. 10 months ago on Google
    Probably my favourite Fish 'n' Chip restaurant in the whole country. I would guess that I've been visiting since the mid-Eighties as a young teen and we now visit at least yearly, when staying with the Aged-Ps. The cod & chips are to die for and the helpings are very generous, with their "Large" offering a challenge for anyone! The staff are always friendly, the selection of beer satisfying and you can't beat enjoying your F&C while sitting on a rug on the beach. At busy times, there can be a bit of a wait for food, but the system they have is efficient and there's always the scenery to enjoy while waiting. Keep an eye out for the seals, which can be seen patrolling, just offshore. Highly, highly recommended.

  • 4/5 Sara J. 7 months ago on Google
    Went back a 2nd time here while visiting the area...first time for fish and chips supper..excellent..and then for a sandwich lunch sitting outside. Crab sandwiches had run out so we had prawns.. more ordinary but a generous serving with a side salad included. Great to see the thatched roof still there. Walked up and down the promenade afterwards...great views if you take the steps at the western end ...back along the length of Slapton Sands towards Blackpool sands.

  • 5/5 Gary O. 4 months ago on Google
    Great traditional pub with excellent fish and chips on the beach. The peas and curry portions are very big.

  • 5/5 Miles H. 9 months ago on Google
    I first started visiting Torcross in the late 60's as a very young lad. Was allowed in to the Start Bay in the late 70's when Paul and his wife were running the pub. It is now in the very capable hands of his daughters and I am very pleased to say having visited again this week that very little has changed. Still a superb venue. I understand from his granddaughter that Paul is still out catching the fresh crab and he is well in to his eighties! Great food in a great venue served by a friendly and efficient team! Don't miss out.

  • 5/5 Emma L. 1 year ago on Google
    Came here for lunch on our stop at Slapton Sands and what a little gem of a place this is. The portion of scampi I had was huge and the chips were really good. The large cod really was huge! The dessert was divine too. I can definitely highly recommend this place as the portions are massive and the prices are more than fair. The lady serving us was lovely too. Will happily come back here!

  • 5/5 David B. 1 year ago on Google
    Great all round. Huge portions of quality food. Included a special on the fish board; grilled Red Gurnard plus a classic Haddock and chips as well as a kids calamari (definitely big enough for an adult size). Super friendly service, nice atmosphere amongst the staff, which is good to see. Very quick too with minimal waiting time. Finally, of course, it's directly on the coast, so easy to have fun as a family jumping around on the rocks and catching the sunset.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Paid parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Food at bar
    • ✓️ Free water refills
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Assistive hearing loop
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Outside food allowed
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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