Northcote Manor - North Devon

Secluded, quiet, peaceful, lovely helpful staff, amazing food, uncrowded, romantic, beautiful location, lovely old house sympathetically renovated

The food at Northcote Manor hotel is truly exceptional. The dining experience starts in the lounge with appetizers and cocktails, and moves to the charming dining room where multiple courses of perfectly cooked and beautifully presented dishes are served by amazing staff. It is an absolutely delightful experience.

The service at this restaurant is exceptional. The staff is welcoming without being overbearing. The dining area is beautifully decorated. The food is absolutely amazing!! We were pleasantly surprised by the canapés and pre-starter that were included with our three-course meal. They have a wide variety of options for vegetarians as well.

The chef created some excellent dishes and even catered for my Autistic Grand daughters dietary requirements. The Sommelier was well informed and selected some great wines to accompany our meal.

We had a voucher for an afternoon tea for two valid at lots of locations around the UK and after looking at the locations local to us Northcote Manor stood out and we were not disappointed at all. The setting itself is lovely, a beautiful, traditional manor house, set in lovely grounds with great views. Upon arrival and being shown to the lounge area where lunch and afternoon tea is served, we were promptly brought our tea and coffee, and told our afternoon tea would be out shortly, and also jokingly warned I hope you 're hungry . Minutes later we were presented with an array of treats, and now we knew exactly what the gentleman meant by I hope you 're hungry . We 've had afternoon teas at many different hotels but we 've not been presented before with such an array of delicious afternoon treats. First up we had a selection of sandwiches, tuna and cucumber, ham and egg mayo, all with plentiful and fresh quality filling served along with some crisps. Next up were the scones, 2 scones each one fruit and one plain with jam and clotted cream, served still warm and cut in half ready to cover in cream and jam. My only criticism here would be maybe a touch more jam and cream would have been nice. Next up an array of sweet treats. Lemon drizzle cake, fruit cake, mince pies, shortbread biscuits, strawberry tart and a sticky toffee cake. All delicious. This has to be one of the best afternoon teas we have had, and great value for money (even without a voucher) considering the location and portions. Staff were friendly and left you to enjoy your food but around if you had any problems. Would recommend.