Here are our favourites, all accessible within an hour or so drive. (P = parking provided by restaurant).
Restaurants: (with approx driving time)
The View, Rame Peninsular above Whitsand Bay - 20 mins drive (P) - fantastic views over Whitsand Bay - can eat outside
Horn of Plenty, Gulsworthy,Tavistock, Devon 20 mins drive (P)
The Well House, St Keyne, Liskeard, Cornwall 20 mins drive (P)
Langmans, Callington, Cornwall 20 mins drive
The Dartmoor Inn, Lydford, Devon 30 mins drive (P) - close to Dartmoor and Lydford Gorge
Tanners Restaurant, Plymouth, Devon - 30 mins drive - in historic Merchants House in central Plymouth
Dezigns, Launceston, Cornwall 40 mins drive
Endsleigh Hotel Restaurant, Milton Abbott, Devon - 40 mins drive (P) - exquisite food, elegant setting, beautiful gardens
The Elephant Restaurant, Torquay, Devon - 1 hour drive
Orestone Manor, Torquay, Devon - 1 hour drive
Rick Steins Restaurants, Padstow, Cornwall 1 hour drive - 3 venues with different styles and menus
22 Mill Street, Chagford, Devon I hour drive
Gidleigh Park, Chagford, Devon I hour drive (P) - consistently ranked as one of the top restaurants in Europe
For a wider selection see:
www.sugarvine.com
www.cornishaccreditedrestaurants.co.uk
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