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The Babbacombe Inn Torquay
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Opening Dates and Times
| 2025 Opening (1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025) |
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About
Great Sizzling Food Served All Day 9am - 9pm - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Located on Babbacombe Downs, our relaxed bar and restaurant is the perfect place to be whatever the weather at any time of year.
During the warmer months, enjoy a refreshingly cold beverage and spectacular sea views, in our very own award-winning raised beer garden and terrace.
When it’s cold outside, it’s always warm and inviting inside with plenty of seating for dinning or relaxing.
Choose from our fully air conditioned restaurant, comfortable lounge area, a window seat with a view or sit outside in our fabulous floral surroundings.
Bar
Our cosy Inn offers great sizzling food, a large selection of wines, beers and spirits and hot or cold drinks. Sample a pint of local ale from Bays of Torbay or Dartmoor’s Legend or sip on a G&T whilst looking out to sea.
Restaurant
Our extensive menu (available until 8.30pm) features all sorts of snacks including generously-filled baguettes, jacket potatoes and sandwiches as well as our fabulous grill selection, featuring the classic Babbacombe Inn Sizzlers, along with a wide range of pub classics such as Steak & Ale Pie and Lasagne, good old British Fish and Chips and all sorts of other tempting delights.
Beer Garden
Take in the spectacular views from Babbacombe Downs through to Golden Cap in Dorset, in our award-winning beer garden
Home of The Sizzling Steak & Sizzling Breakfast
Served on a sizzling platter
We’ve got plenty of dishes for you to try at The Babbacombe Inn.
Sunday Lunch
Join us every Sunday, where in addition to our full menu, we offer a superb Sunday lunch. Served from 12pm – 3pm, our traditional Sunday menu includes a choice of roasts as well as other hearty options – best followed with sticky toffee pud, lashings of toffee sauce and ice cream.
Contact us
We are open every day from 9am, serving sizzling breakfasts, lunch and dinner.
A private car park is available for our guests' use.
We are just a two minute walk from Babbacombe Theatre, five minutes away from St Marychurch or a quick bus journey from Torquay Harbour.
Awards
- Regional and Miscellaneous
Food Hygiene Rating - 5 2015 - Regional and Miscellaneous
WTTC Safe Travels 2021
TripAdvisor
- Service
- Value
- Food
- Atmosphere
- Excellent646
- Very Good283
- Average87
- Poor45
- Terrible45
Recent Reviews:
- Culture-ZooGreat location!
11/03/2025Popped into this great Inn to make sevral arrangements via the phone. Ordered tea with a sea view. Great service from Tom and promptly served by polite staff. The view is excellent and gardens are... Read full review - richard wTen out of ten!
12/03/2025As always, one of the best places to go in Torquay. We were served by camp Pat which is always a pleasue although his accent is a bit difficult to understand at times. A really nice choice of meals... Read full review - Tony and Joy WBridgwater, United KingdomGreat Pub with Friendly Staff15/03/2025We called in the Babbacombe Inn for a drink and they were very busy which is always a good sign. However, we managed to find a table okay. We only had a drink in there but the staff were very helpful... Read full review
Facilities
Children & Infants
- Accept children (Minimum age)
- Highchair
Facilities
Establishment Features
- On-site car parking
Parking & Transport
- Parking On Site
Facilities
Accessibility
- Accessible to Wheelchair Users
Facilities
Other
- Outdoor Play Area
Accessibility
- Accessible to Wheelchair Users
- Designated parking provided for guests with disabilities
- Guide dogs permitted
- Level access, ramp or lift to a public toilet
- Toilets for disabled visitors
Catering
- Licensed
- Serve evening meal
- Serve lunch
Children & Infants
- Accept children (Minimum age)
- Children's menu
- Children's play area
- Highchair
Establishment Features
- Al Fresco Dining
- Licenced for alcohol
- Live Music
- On-site car parking
- Open All Year
- Pre/post theatre menu
Key Features
- Seafront
Parking & Transport
- Free Car Parking
- Parking On Site
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The Babbacombe Inn Torquay
Map & Directions
Road Directions
From Torquay Harbour turn left on to Torwood Street leading on to Babbacombe Road. Turn right on to Babbacombe Downs Road.
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