Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Huntsman Restaurant

    5.0 (2 reviews)
    PriceyBritish

    Huntsman Restaurant Photos

    Recommended Reviews - Huntsman Restaurant

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    16 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    16 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    Verify this business for free

    Get access to customer & competitor insights.

    Verify this business

    The Captain's Wife - Cheesy Mushrooms (starter)

    The Captain's Wife

    3.4(26 reviews)
    2.5 mi
    ££

    This is a very popular pub with an enviable location on the coast, opposite Sully Island (which is…read moremore of an islet but still scenic). There's an extensive garden with sea views, though (sadly) the access road and car parking sit between the pub and the sea front itself. The pub was originally a row of fishermen's cottages, and converted into the pub in 1977. The interior therefore has an appropriately rustic feel, although extensions and recent renovations have taken away from of its original atmosphere. It is named after the story of nearby Sully House, where its sea captain owner reputedly buried his wife in a nearby wood rather than declare her death at sea. They have a menu of standard pub grub with a couple of veggie options - starters range from £4.95 (garlic bread) to a whole baked Camembert (£13.25); mains are around £12 - £20 and include lasagne, beef casserole, fish & chips, gammon & chips, roast sea-bass, salmon with pesto, and roast lamb. There are also pizzas, burgers, salads and steaks. Puddings are around £6-£7. There's also a lunch menu with lighter options. There's a full bar available, but a couple of real ales on tap. The quality is okay but it's slightly formulaic - you can tell it's owned by a pub chain. (Vintage Inns.) Service on my recent visit was very good, but things can slow up in the summer when it gets very busy. A word of warning: if you decide to visit Sully Island, abide by the tide warnings. The causeway gets rapidly cut off by the rising tide and the currents make it too dangerous to wade or swim back.

    5 stars for location 4 stars for the building…read more3 stars for the menu What is it with this health and safety ay? This gorgeous restaurant-pub used to make the kinda homemade food you'd expect of a seaside tavern steeped in history. But then along came a culture of suing and with that businesses became paranoid and food started to be brought in precooked, frozen and you can taste it. I mean it's ok, but far from special. All that aside it is a lovely spot, at low tide you can walk over to Sully Island, but be warned the tide will turn and you could well end up marooned! The interior of the Captains Wife was renovated a few years ago, well, but personally I think it lost a little of its rough around the edges charm, which I'm a sucker for. The place still has loads of character, an open fire, little cubby holes and exposed beams. The Captain's Wife's website has some interesting information about the pub's history which was apparently popular with pirates and smugglers: "The Captain's Wife was originally Sully House, a house originally owned by a captain. Legend has it that when his wife died, her body was kept in a box that was mistaken for treasure and stolen." Perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon's beer supping and newspaper reading and perhaps a little walk on the beach to make you feel like you earned it.

    Photos
    The Captain's Wife - Dining room

    Dining room

    The Captain's Wife - Lamb Duo

    Lamb Duo

    The Captain's Wife - Mac & Cheese (side)

    See all

    Mac & Cheese (side)

    Huntsman Restaurant - british - Updated May 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...