The Dabbling Duck

Pretty Dawlish is blessed with lots of independent cafés and restaurants, each offering its own unique charm. Overlooking The Lawn, the quirkily named Dabbling Duck is one such venue. Here you can enjoy healthy portions of home-cooked food at reasonable prices. The interior of this family-run café is pretty, rustic and fresh, with a calming colour scheme. You can huddle up inside when there's a chill in the air, or grab a pavement table when it's fine. There's coffee from Cornish supplier, Carraro Coffee, but if you fancy something stronger, there is a rounded selection from local Regency Wines. Cakes are baked fresh every day, while freshly prepared doorstop sandwiches and homemade soups are just some of the savoury options - the beef brisket toastie is very popular. Every Friday and Saturday from 6.30pm until 9.30pm is tapas time, with dishes from across the Mediterranean. Ingredients are local and the atmospheren relaxed and intimate, proving that The Dabbling Duck is great, day and night