The Pier Brewery Tap & Grill

In a word, Fantastic. We spent a few days in Ilfracombe, each night trying somewhere different to eat, all of which were ok. But wow, the food in The Brewery Tap was absolutely top notch and so was the landlady who couldn't have been more helpful!!🥰 A huge thank you from both of us. I just wish we tried your pub first!!

5th October 2023. 17:30. Walking past The Pier Brewery, I see, on the board outside, Swordfish, I haven't eaten swordfish for a long time. We get a warm welcome, and find a table, order taken, we wait in anticipation. Two plates with large swordfish steaks on mashed potato and a salad garnish. Absolutely lovely, and would return there again, maybe to try something else from the menu, or just for the swordfish. Excellent value, great people and atmosphere. Many thanks.

We have eaten twice here this week and honestly the food is fab. We had the Cod best cod ever. The Butterfly Chicken was very nice and the Gammon really good. Nice portion sizes and good prices. Can't fault it. The staff fab esp Kelly the Landlady she went above and beyond to make sure my Grandson was accommodated to making him a lovely hot chocolate with a straw 😆 and cucumber on his child sausage meal which was just right size for him. Nothing seemed to much trouble and we really enjoyed our evenings here. I like the fact you can take dogs in and little kids play area. Been coming Ilfracombe for 50 years for holidays and this would be my go to place to eat without a shadow of a doubt. Thank you all xx

Weather was very weathery so we ducked in to get a spot of lunch. Staff seemed a little under pressure. Nice vibe to the place, definitely child friendly. Two pints of Thatchers Gold (sadly Old Rosie was not on pump). Chicken Liver Pate and Fish Finger sandwich. £22. Reasonable price. Nice pate, really nice real fish fingers. Obligatory salad garnish. Really wish places would be brave enough to ditch the salad. No one really wants it. Also ditch the handful of broken tortilla chips, please. All in all, would happily return for both food and drink. One word of advice. Seasoning please. Add a good amount of salt to the fish dredging flour before battering. It will make all the difference !!!

We had an amazing meal here last night. The cod was divine, in a very light fresh batter and we chose the onion mash and garden peas to go with it. My sister had the crab salad and wonderful chips and loved it. We had the squid and mozzarella sticks to start. Totally delicious. The 15 year old waitress couldn't have been more helpful. Would recommend.