Village Farm Café

On the brow of East Portlemouth's hill, with the sweeping landscape of the Salcombe-Kingsbridge estuary below, this charming café is part of an artisan centre that embraces a campsite, smallholding, boat building and more besides. The kitchen makes productive use of the farm’s rare-breed pigs, Devon red cattle and organically grown vegetables for a seasonal menu of simple brunch and lunch dishes and – when the weather turns cooler – an excellent Sunday roast. Sourdough is baked on-site to go with soups, quiches and the likes of Salcombe smokies with horseradish crème fraîche, while deftly executed ideas including sausages with skordalia and braised greens keep locals and visitors coming back for more. Usefully, the café is open all year, and there's a sister kiosk, The Old Stable, down at the ferry steps.