The Offshore Bar and Restaurant

You're perched on Vaughan Parade looking straight out at Torquay's working harbour—the sort of spot that could easily rest on its views alone, but The Offshore actually bothers to cook. The room itself has that comfortable, lived-in feel of somewhere locals keep returning to; all dark wood and maritime touches without being cheesy about it. This is where you come for properly handled fish, cocktails that don't taste like accident, and enough of a crowd to make an evening feel like something's happening, without getting rammed.