Seafood restaurants in Southwest England
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West Beach
A firm favourite with Bournemouth's foodie crowd, this bustling eatery delivers both award-winning dishes and the best views in town. Try Dorset sea bass with braised fennel or a seafood platter for two (£50) crammed with crab, oysters, langoustines, clams and cockles – best enjoyed on the decked dining terrace that juts out over the sand.
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Hunky Dory
Local seafood takes top billing at this laid-back restaurant, split over two floors of a listed building near the old Customs House. The menu is bang up-to-date, blending European and Asian flavours with top-notch Cornish produce, and the setting is nicely minimal, mixing Mediterranean tones with pale wood and rough whitewashed walls.
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Fishers Seafood Restaurant
Stripey tablecloths and storm lanterns conjure a shipshape atmosphere at this Clifton seafooderie, which takes daily deliveries from Billingsgate Fish Market. The food is simple and superb, ranging from bream fillets to full-blown bouillabaisse - here the ingredients are the star, not the chef.
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Number 7
Fabulous smells fill the air at this buzzing harbourside bistro, where the menu is packed with super-fresh crab, lobster and monkfish, often with unexpected twists. Try the king scallops with vermouth or fish and prawn tempura.
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New Harbour Restaurant
Refined dining by the harbourside, with fishy treats from roast cod, crab claws and monkfish medallions to a king-sized fruits de mers. Food is cooked in the outside grill-shack while you sip cold Chablis with a view of bobbing fishing boats. Divine.
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Platters
A down-to-earth eatery with fish so fresh it's just stopped flapping – try the skate in butter or the locally caught sea bass.
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Storm
The superbly cooked seafood served here depends on what Pete, the fisherman-owner, has caught. It might be intense Goan fish curry, whole flounder with herbs, or roast red gurnard with lemon and sea salt.
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Tabb's
Lilac walls, leather chairs and slate floors create a slightly stuffy atmosphere, but there's no arguing with the food - Cornish meats, hand-baked bread and local seafood all feature, and the owner's renowned for his petits fours.
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Alfresco
Watch the world spin by at this wharfside bistro, with just a few tiny wood tables and sliding doors opening onto the harbour. It's especially strong on seafood, with a sideline in Italian-influenced salads and risottos.
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Kendricks
A cosy, reliable bistro, which blends local food and international flavours. There are crayfish tails and egg noodles, smoked salmon and blinis as well as monkfish, surf 'n' turf and homemade burgers too.
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Seahorse
The fish here is so fresh they change the menu twice a day. So, depending on what's been landed at Brixham (7 miles away) or Dartmouth (a few yards away), you might get cuttlefish in Chianti, sea bream with roasted garlic, or fried local squid with garlic mayonnaise. The river views are charming, the atmosphere relaxed; definitely one not to miss.
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Hix Oyster & Fish House
Expect sweeping views of the Cobb and dazzling food at this super-stylish open-plan cabin. Ink-cooked spelt comes with Devon squid, scallops with black pudding, and steak with scrumpy-fried onions. Perhaps start by slurping some oysters: Brownsea Island or Falmouth molluscs come at £2.25 to £3.50 a pop.
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Fishers
This sophisticated seafooderie originally opened in Oxford, but has had a Bristol outpost for over a decade. It's one of the city's top choices for a fish supper, from baked bream to fresh British lobster; the hot shellfish platter (£42 for two people) is made for sharing. The simple setting, with its stripy table cloths, whitewashed walls and ships' lanterns, adds to the maritime vibe.
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Surf & Turf at Shelley's Plaice
Lobster pots and life belts dangle from the rafters at this kooky bistro, where the chalked-up menu depends entirely on what local fishermen have caught. Flavoursome delights range from fish soup to perfectly cooked cod, monkfish or lemon sole; or get cracking on a whole Portland crab.
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