Take Thyme - Ilfracombe

Fantastic small restaurant for a family dinner. great menu. seafood dishes are amazing. fresh fish, muscles and lobsters directly from the harbour on the morning of the catch.

Excellent. eating was fabulous, the fish cake is an absolute manifestation and if it is on, the rhabarb and custard eton mess is to die! also a beautiful selection of weeping and drinks and the service is excellent!

We really enjoyed eating at take thyme. the crab salad was delicious, like the lobster salad I had a few days later. both the fish and the mussel-meder soup and the chowder were very good with generous portions of seafood. my partner gave. the squid and chips the thumbs up and at both locations we shared a lime cheese cake with vanilleeis, which was fresh and tasty. I am a good choice of wine and local apple wine improving the meal. coffee was very good and the staff and the owners were friendly and of course was proud to serve fresh locally caught fish. a super professional guided restaurant for a relaxed long lunch.

Hmm, to book or just chance it. Stood outside just before noon, thinking of a late lunch after a walk to hele, we decided to book for a 3pm table. One walk later, we arrived early, no problem. Shown to our table, already I could...tell it was going to be a great experience. Scallops and mussels for the boys, squid, prawns and crab, for the girls. The fact the plates were clean shows how enjoyable the meals were. Desert was mandatory and equally good. Between us and another table we drank all the pouilly fume, an excellent experience! A great way to finish our holiday. Next time we're here, we will definitely return.

Excellent lunch at this cafe my husband and I had the crab salad it was lovely there was plenty of crab meat white and brown and a lovely pot of coleslaw and crusty bread, id come back to ilfracombe harbour again just to visit this...wonderful cafe again