The New Angel

Food

You know you are in for a treat when the olives and parmesan sticks on the table to start are so yummy that you scoff the whole thing. Things continue on the up with the beautiful wholemeal, walnut bread. Almost everything on the menu was seafood based – and so they should, with the fresh seafood that’s available. So accordingly, we went for all the seafood choices. Lucky there were 3 of us so we could taste more.

• Fish Soup served with Rouille, Garlic Croutons, Gruyere Cheese (£8.00) - deep complex and strong flavour. Like the fish soup from Brittany, only fresher. I love the rouille and the other condiments that were served separately.
• Hand Dived Start Bay Scallops served with a Cauliflower Cream and Wild Mushrooms (£14.50) - Finally. Scallops that actually tastes like scallops! So they do exist. The cream and mushroom subtly enhanced the flavour whether tried to force flavours into the scallops. I only wish that there were more of it, but I would rather the smaller, fresher kind over the big but rubbery ones any way.
• Grilled Line-Caught Mackerel with Beetroot Salad - a stronger flavoured fish, balanced by the tangy and light beetroot salad.
• Poached Dartmouth Lobster served in a Light Basil Butter Sauce (£31.00) - not too much was done with this dish. I still love lobster, but I prefer the Australian kinds.
• Grilled Sea Bass with Tempura Prawn, Pak Choi and Mushrooms a Light Chicken Juice Infused with Soya - the reason this tastes so good is due to the freshness of the sea bass – yes, still not my favourite fish, but tasting it fresh is so different to what you usually get at all the other restaurants. The Asian touches were good, not special.
• Warm chocolate tart served with Devon clotted cream - very dark and very rich. Very nice

Rating - 8.5

Atmosphere

We arrived too early after our boat trip. Luckily we were able to settle at the upstairs bar which was decked out with plush seating. We got a corner table, so we were able to observe the passing traffic and the open kitchen. It was certainly interesting to inspect the amount of people working in the kitchen to serve not that many customers, and that the chef approves everything before it goes out.

Rating - 2.5

Service

Top notch service, not too formal.

Rating - 3.5

C-factor

We opted for one of the 3 course set menu for £29.50, and then ordered a la carte for the rest. For the great quality seafood, it was worth the price.

Rating - 1

Brownie Points - 15.5

Info

2 South Embankment
Dartmouth
TQ6 9BH
Phone +44 (0) 18 0383 9425
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