No. 15

NO. 15 Restaurant– Best in Brixham We called in here because it was recommended by the couple who we rented our holiday home from and we weren’t disappointed. The menu and specials board had loads of dishes that I would have liked to try so that was our first dilemma. I eventually chose the crab salad and my friend had a lovely fish dish that looked and tasted fabulous. I couldn’t eat all my crab as there was too much for me but both the crab and the salad were delicious. We chose a locally produced wine to go with our meal and had dessert and coffee each for under £60 which we thought was a bargain. We would have loved to have visited again but as it was a very quiet time of year they didn’t open every night, however the lovely lady and her husband who own the place said they would open for us if we gave them a call but we didn’t feel that we could impose on their generosity but we’d love to go back if ever we are in the area again

If you like simple good food that is beautifully cooked you will love No 15.
The difficult part is making the choice from the fish dishes of the day, the meat dishes, or vegetarian dishes.
You don’t have to decide what to have with your meat or fish — everyone gets the same and both times we visited this was sauteed potatoes and a selection of fresh vegetables cooked to perfection.
I had the medallions of monk fish with king prawns on this occasion, and I enjoyed my first taste of monk fish. It arrived with a halved lime, drizzled with oil and balsamic vinegar and bursting with flavour, I detected rosemary at least.
Other half had Steak Tornados and really enjoyed it. He was tempted by the rack of lamb but thought it might be a bit too much to manage.
We couldn’t manage dessert though I was tempted by the crème brûlée and didn’t have starters though the home made soup of the day sounded delicious.
This loft restaurant is small and laid out simply with wipe clean tablecloths, and the best tables are those by the window so you can watch the harbour.
As you walk up the stairs to the restaurant you pass the open door of the kitchen where you can see the cooking going on. The kitchen looks spotless.