Block

Walk down Butchers Row and you'll spot Block tucked into the kind of quiet corner of Barnstaple where things actually feel like they're happening. Inside, it's all stripped-back aesthetic—concrete, exposed brick, the works—but without feeling trying-too-hard about it. You sit down and realise immediately that whoever's running this place actually cares about what lands on your plate. The menu changes seasonally, dishes are properly thought through, and they're not charging you £25 for something that should cost £12. It's the restaurant that makes locals feel smug when mates visit from Exeter.