Devon

Rockfish secures Salcombe site

08-Mar-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Mitch Tonk’s Rockfish restaurant chain has secured a location in Salcombe, Devon, that will take its total number of sites up to nine when it opens next spring.

Scott Paton to relaunch Boringdon Hall's The Gallery restaurant as Àclèaf

17-Jan-2020 By James McAllister

Boringdon Hall head chef Scott Paton is set to relaunch the Devonshire hotel’s The Gallery restaurant next week.

Gidleigh Park name Chris Eden as executive head chef

28-May-2019 By James McAllister

High-profile Devon hotel Gidleigh Park has appointed Chris Eden as executive head chef, nearly five months after Chris Simpson left the post.

Flash-grilled: Ian Webber

03-May-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Ian Webber, formerly head chef of Gidleigh Park, is executive chef of the Grade-II-listed Farmer’s Arms pub in Devon.

Switching the stables for the seaside: The Coopers to launch new concept in spring

23-Jan-2018 By Finn Scott-Delany

The founders of pizza and cider brand The Stable are opening a beachside restaurant, Swim, in Lyme Regis.

Thomas Carr smashes crowdfund target with weeks left to go

10-Jan-2018 By Georgia Bronte

The head chef of Michelin-starred Devon restaurant The Olive Room has surpassed his crowdfund target to open a new restaurant, with 18 days still left to go.

Michelin-starred chef launches crowdfund bid to open a second restaurant

03-Jan-2018 By Georgia Bronte

The head chef of north Devon Michelin starred restaurant Thomas Carr at The Olive Room is crowdfunding to open a new restaurant in the area as early as next month.

Brend Hotels plans £2m development of The Park Hotel Barnstaple

20-Jan-2016 By Emma Eversham

South West-based hotel group Brend Hotels has started on a £2m development programme to modernise The Park Hotel in Barnstaple. 

Home Grown Hotels to open fifth The Pig hotel in Devon

23-Jun-2015 By Michelle Perrett

Home Grown Hotels, the owners of the Pig Hotel brand, is to open its fifth hotel in Honiton, Devon in April 2016.

Eden Hotel Collection takes on £12m Devon development

08-Apr-2014 By Luke Nicholls

Eden Hotel Collection, the luxury boutique hotel operator, has increased its footprint in the South West with the £12m acquisition of the Tides Reach hotel in Salcombe, Devon.

Harbour Hotels sets August opening for refurbished Salcombe Harbour Hotel & Spa

12-Mar-2013 By Emma Eversham

Harbour Hotels will re-open the Salcombe Harbour Hotel in Devon this August following a multi-million pound refurbishment of its bedrooms and addition of a spa and restaurant that will be headed up by chef Alex Aitken. 

Harbour Hotels get go-ahead for Salcombe spa and hotel refurbishment

17-Aug-2011 By Emma Eversham

Harbour Hotels, operator of five coastal hotels in Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, has been given the go-ahead for a multi-million pound refurbishment of its Salcombe Harbour hotel.

Devon heritage hotel up for sale

14-Sep-2010 By Rachel Johnson

Boringdon Hall Hotel, a Grade I-listed hotel in Devon has been put up for sale, following its owner’s decision to retire.

SW Chef of the Year

08-Apr-2008 By Claire Miller

The winners of the South West Chef of the Year competition have been announced

The Brioche Restaurant; The Salamander restaurant; Delicatessen café Gurmé

06-Jun-2007 By Restaurant

Daniel Garratt, formerly of the Savoy Group in London, has bought The Brioche Restaurant in Totnes, South Devon, which he plans to open in the evenings as well as the customary lunchtimes. Garratt's wife Traci is from nearby Harbertonford. The ...