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  • Ziang’s

    Posted to Exmoor 4 all on July 19th 2015 Pretty picturesque Porlock Weir is not really where you expect to find a takeaway / restaurant full of Eastern Promise, but walk far enough down to the quaint old harbour, and that’s exactly what you will get. Ziang’s has to be about the most surprising find…

  • Reeves Restaurant, Dunster

    Posted on Exmoor 4 all on 28th March 2015 Occupying a prime position on Dunster High Street within a stone’s throw of the historic Yarn Market, you will find a most excellent eatery, Reeves Restaurant.  Owned and managed by Justin & Claire Reeves, they have built for themselves an enviable reputation.  Before I turned up…

  • The Hunter’s Inn, Parracombe

    Originally posted to DevonLife.co.uk July 2014 Between the villages of Trentishoe and Martinhoe not far from the North Devon coast, you will find a quintessential English pub called The Hunter’s Inn.  Encompassed by the lush, wooded slopes of the Heddon Valley, this lovely characterful pub enjoys a beautiful & idyllic setting. This time, my youngest daughter…

  • The Black Venus, Challacombe

    Posted to DevonLife.co.uk on 17th June 2014 It is not often that you can walk into a restaurant, and then walk out later totally satisfied in every way.  Now I am fairly hard to please and it takes a lot to keep me really happy.  However The Black Venus Inn at Challacombe managed, miraculously in…

  • The Coach House, Kentisbury Grange

    Posted to DevonLife.co.uk on 27th March, 2014 The Coach House Restaurant at Kentisbury Grange in North Devon is directed by Thomas Carr, the Executive Chef within the walls of this former 17th Century stable block.  Having garnered 2 AA rosettes in 2013 for fine dining and excellent service, we knew that we were in for…