Exeter Restaurants

Olive Tree Restaurant, The

The appropriately named Olive Tree Restaurant, displays its Mediterranean influence from the first glance at the menu. However, pan-fried Brixham scallops with tagliatelle, asparagus and a saffron oil dressing do not exclude more substantial local offerings, with the result that a nice balance is maintained.

• Address: The Queens Court Hotel, 6-8 Bystock Terrace, Exeter, EX4 4HY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, French
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £38.00

Petite Maison, La

• Address: 35 Fore Street, Topsham, nr Exeter, EX3 0HR (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £28.00, Dinner: £40.00

Pitcher & Piano - Exeter

P and P first started in Fulham in 1986, since when it has evolved into one of the UK's favourite bar groups, offering premium drinks, mingled with food that carries its own distinction against a background of different themes, many deriving from the locality, and from what is the whole being of contemporary life in modern bars.

• Address: 79-81 Queen Street, Exeter, EX4 3RP (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern, Bar
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £12.00, Dinner: £25.00

Pizza Express - Exeter

Pizza Express remains a hugely popular bedrock of casual eating. Its popularity is testimony to the fact that across the country, they have restaurants where you will always be guaranteed a good nosh, with children's tastes being well catered for.

• Address: 2 Broadgate, Cathedral Yard, Exeter, EX1 1HF (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian, Pizza & Pasta
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £21.00

Prezzo - Exeter

Prezzo has been delighting diners for over seven years, and this Italian restaurant chain has since been able to expand throughout large parts of England with well over a hundred outlets. Interestingly, the company seeks to restore either impressive buildings or ones of local interest.

• Address: 202 High Street, Exeter, EX4 3EB (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £30.00

Puffing Billy, The

• Address: Station Road, Exton, Exeter, EX3 0PR (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, French
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £47.00

Restaurant at Buckerell Lodge Hotel

• Address: Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4SQ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00

Restaurant at Coombe House

• Address: Coleford, Crediton, nr Exeter, EX17 5BY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £25.00

Restaurant at The Barton Cross Hotel

An amalgam of three thatched 17th century cottages has resulted in this quite laid-back hotel where chef Paul Bending and his team work wonders with the local produce. And that is really the crux of the matter - local ingredients with the addition of more specialised items garnered from a greater distance.

• Address: Huxham, Stoke Canon, Exeter, EX5 4EJ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, French
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £26.00, Dinner: £32.00

Restaurant at The Lord Haldon Hotel

In 1737 the imposing mansion which stood on the site was much reduced to its present size, though the glories of the location remained largely untouched. At the heart of the house is the restaurant in which Executive Chef, Andrew Shortman holds sway, producing dishes that vary from the exotic to the sublime.

• Address: Dunchideock, Exeter, EX6 7YF (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £30.00, Dinner: £34.00