Eating out Below, gastro excellence from Gidleigh Park
Above, dishes from the new menu at Exeter Phoenix Café Bar; below, Marco’s New York Italian
pop along between 6pm and 7pm to get two courses for £17.95 or three for £25. Exeter’s first sushi restaurant Steaks
n Sushi opened in 2011, serving up beautifully hand-crafted sushi dishes that are almost too pretty to eat, plus succulent steaks for the less adventurous. And from now until 31 July they are offering summer bento boxes from £14.95, featuring four different tastes in one box. Go on, try it – it’s the best sushi our Editor has ever tasted. Staying with the theme of global cuisine, go and see Don at El Bocado in South Street if you want to taste real authentic Spanish tapas cooked with flair and served with a smile. Southernhay House has a new head
chef, Exeter boy born and bred Alex Gibbs (see page 82 for our interview with him). And this chic boutique hotel has just launched its all-day Classic Menu featuring good old-fashioned favourites such as fresh fish and chips, open steak sandwich, a dressed whole crab, a classic Caesar salad, prawn cocktail and ice cream sundae. Dine whenever the mood takes you between noon and 10pm. Rendezvous in Southernhay is a well-
loved alfresco hotspot, a gorgeous private haven right in the city centre with a lovely garden and pots bursting with blooms. Open Monday to Saturday from noon, serving lunch and dinner, the menu changes daily and features fresh local
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fare. Signature summer dishes include tomato and saffron bouillabaisse, Gilthead sea bream fillet with olive and red pepper sauce vierge and whole baked wild seabass marinated with ginger, soy and chilli served with noodles. Offers include a two-course lunch and early-evening deal for £14.50 (every lunchtime, and Mon-Thurs 6.30-7.30pm), and there’s live music on the first Friday of each month. There’s a new menu at Exeter Phoenix
Café Bar in Bradninch Place. Chef Maia Moss has created a delicious menu full of rustic home-made dishes using traditional recipes from around the world fused with a contemporary twist such as Lebanese
falafel and hummus, oriental soba noodles, jerk chicken and lentil moussaka alongside tasty daily specials that have recently included juicy steak sandwiches and hotpots. All profits from the café bar go to the Phoenix arts charity, so tuck in. Another beloved Exeter summertime
destination is Double Locks pub on the canal, a 20-minute walk (or a boat-taxi ride) from the quayside. It has a huge beer garden, and the menu features British classics like fish and chips and the new addition of a chicken fajitas platter. Fresh fish is delivered by local boats, and the chef even goes out in his boat to catch fresh fish for the weekend barbecue. Harry’s is, of course, a huge name
in Exeter dining, and both Harry’s Restaurant in Longbrook Street and Harry’s Grill Bar in Northernhay Place are still going strong with a loyal clientele. Warm and welcoming Café at 36 in St Thomas is another firm local favourite, the only café in Devon to receive a prestigious four-cup accreditation for its outstanding coffee from the Beverage Standards Association, and Grazia recently named its cooked breakfast the Best Hangover Brekkie In Exeter (but you don’t need a hangover to enjoy it). Feast on their award-winning home-made cakes and flapjacks, marvel at local artists’ work on the walls, and enjoy live music on the first Sunday of each month, plus storytelling for kids.
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