The Winking Prawn

4.2

88 Reviews

£25 and under

Seafood

Great for scenic views
Great for outdoor dining
Good for special occasions

On the beach at North Sands Salcombe, The Winking Prawn has been welcoming guests for nearly 20 years. What started as a beach café is now… well, a very busy shabby chic beach café, attracting people from all walks of life and of all ages.

Serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, beers, wines, coffees, cakes and ice creams throughout the year, you will find everything from buckets of prawns to big juicy steaks and Devon cream teas on our menu, so why not check it out?

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Seafood, Barbecue, Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service
Hours of operation
Breakfast Daily 8:30 am–11:00 pm Lunch Daily 11:30 am–4:00 pm Dinner Daily 6:00 pm–8:30 pm
Phone number
01548 842326
Website
http://www.winkingprawn.co.uk/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Mark Goodey

Location
North Sands, Salcombe, Devon TQ8 8LD
Neighborhood
Salcombe
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Full Bar, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Wine

What 88 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.2

4.2 based on all time ratings

4.2Food
4.2Service
4.1Ambience
3.8Value

Noise • Moderate

88 Reviews

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CarolynneK
Devon
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Reviewed on March 6, 2019
1. Overall 4
Fantastic position with wonderful views ,food above average ,well worth a visit, we shared popping prawn baguette and crab sandwich last summer ,both were excellent fresh and tasty
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soozmoo1
Gloucestershire
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on August 14, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We come back to the Winking Prawn year after year. Fantastic setting, delicious food, great service and such hard working people working there. It is busy from breakfast all the way through to late evening dinner and it is always clean and tidy and welcoming. You have a fantastic reputation Winkng Prawn, we are from Gloucestershire and many people know of you there already! We will be back, thank you again.... a piece of heaven!
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DavidB
South Wales
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 18, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Top drawer - had the outdoor BBQ - great value at 20 quid a head. Nice vibe beside North Sands and student waiters. Went back for buffet breakfast this am - superb!
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Stevenbennetts
London
12 reviews
vip
4.0
12 reviews
Dined on May 14, 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Very well located seafood restaurant just outside Salcombe and opposite the beach. Obviously a popular venue and food was very good. Wine list a little predictable but not too bad. Generally rather good.
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PawnWrestler
San Francisco
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on May 6, 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
A bit stuffy inside when it‘s a nice day outside. An overly pushy maitre d‘ destroys the charm of this coastal eatery...
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OpenTable Diner
Devon
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 6, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great meal and service great way to start our holiday week
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NickB
London
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on April 5, 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Good overall but felt rushed. Food came too quickly. The lobster was tough ( frozen?) and my monkfish was pretty tasteless Annoying kids were left to run amuck Next time we will book later in the evening
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FinnianB
Birmingham
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on April 4, 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
great restaurant, always a good atmosphere. its a beach café, but starting to look a little tired. ready for redecoration - would restore it to near perfection
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DomE
Devon
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on April 2, 2018
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Miserable service waitress and boss. Over priced average food. Lobster a complete! rip off: size of one scampi, £25: utter joke.
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AndyP
Devon
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on April 1, 2018
1. Overall 2
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Have been here plenty of times but not for some time to eat dinner. Whilst food was lovely the service was not good at all with the exception of one young lad who was spot on. Real shame it has gone like this.
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North Sands, Salcombe, Devon TQ8 8LD

Additional information

Neighborhood
Salcombe
Hours of operation
Breakfast Daily 8:30 am–11:00 pm Lunch Daily 11:30 am–4:00 pm Dinner Daily 6:00 pm–8:30 pm
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Seafood, Barbecue, Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Mark Goodey
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Full Bar, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Wine

Website
http://www.winkingprawn.co.uk/
Phone number
01548 842326

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Menu

The Buffet Breakfast

Chipolata Sausages

Smoked Back Bacon

Tomatoes

Sauté Potatoes

Mushrooms

Heinz Beans

Black Pudding

Toast & Preserves

The Breakfast Butty

Make your Own£3.75

The Fishy Breakfast

Smoked Salmon or Kippers£8.95

Kids Breakfast

Kids Breakfast£3.95

Featured Item

Toast & Preserves£1.75

What 88 people are saying

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