Restaurant Twenty Seven by Jamie Rogers 9 Mill Street, Kingsbridge TQ7 1ED

"We’ve been to lots of restaurants all over the world and this place blew us away! Four of us had the tasting menu and dish after dish was a knockout! We even had someone with us who is very fussy and she ate everything that was put in front of her and loved it. The staff were lovely and made our experience perfect. I can’t recommend this place highly enough. Loved it! We still talk about it a year later."

"It really didn’t live up to expectations. The service and ambience was good, it was such a lovely space, I also appreciate the work that went into the food. We had the canapés, they were delicious, although the blue cheese crème brûlée was a bit odd. Then came a ham and chicken roulade - which in itself was very bland, one of two we ordered stunningly for an ambitious restaurant, came with a broken egg which had run over the plate - not even a cheap breakfast cafe would serve that, we did love the bits of pickle and pineapple gel with the dish though. Main for both of us was pork belly with bubble and squeak - the bubble and squeak was lovely but very small and the purées smooth (too much of the apple though, it was overpowering) the pork belly was 90% fat which was extremely unpleasant, I love the fattiness of pork belly which makes it juicy but I like it to balance with the meat, this meal just had mouthful after mouthful of flaccid greasy fat. The main was also pretty bland. I love the confidence of a chef who doesn’t put salt and pepper on the table - that says they know that the seasoning is bang on but this so wasn’t the case, everything was so under, I’m sure I would’ve enjoyed it more with an extra sprinkle of salt and pepper. If you’d come in for two courses of the set lunch you would be leaving still very hungry, both courses were taster sized rather than full dishes. I was so excited to eat here, and if I was in the area I might again but I wouldn’t travel for it. I do hope they sort the issues because the space and chef deserve to shine. Response to the restaurant comments: I’m sure you are offering something unique. I’ve eaten at many Michelin standard restaurants on a set meal and never gone hungry though. I absolutely didn’t forget to mention that it was a £22 for three courses lunch menu - you can see the picture showing that’s exactly what it was. If you’d come expecting a two/three course lunch for £15/£22 you’ve come expecting a meal for that not a snack - paired down, cheaper ingredients and less technique but none the less a meal. Add in £12 of sides the price point is very different. And as you can see we had the canapés for £12 a head so it would have taken a £15 lunch for two courses plus canapés to £39 in total - a completely different pricepoint, okay but definitely not what was advertised. Just be honest with your diners if you know that your meal won’t be enough and that they’ll absolutely need sides. We chose to eat with you based on having a two course lunch that we believed would be enough for £15. You can see that my review referenced the work that went into the food, and we were both very impressive with that. Clearly you are very talented and as I said I wish you luck. I stand by the comments about the pork….I appreciate the time and effort on the pork - the fat was totally perfectly cooked but it was still a portion of fat and that’s not my thing. I’m delighted that 98 others were happy with the pork you cooked that week but we weren’t which is why it was mentioned in my balanced and honest review."

"A really lovely restaurant in a pretty coastal town. Jamie’s is a gem! Comfortable and stylish, friendly and knowledgeable staff excellent menu , fine wine list. Service was prompt and the food stunning to look at and amazing to eat. This is Michelin level cooking without the outrageous price tag."

"An absolute gem! We had the four course tasting menu with canapés to start. Each course was expertly crafted both in flavour and presentation. My favourite dishes were the creative canapés (especially the Creedy Carver Duck Cigar), lobster ravioli and lemon meringue tart. We can’t wait to return."