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( 01822-617581;
www.gortons-tavistock.co.uk
; 19 Plymouth Rd, Tavistock; lunch 2/3 courses £20/25, dinner 2/3
courses £35/42; noon-2pm Wed-Sat, 7-9pm Tue-Sat)
The same chef runs both this smart bistro and
the sumptuous Horn of Plenty country-house hotel. This in-town outpost also makes ima-
ginative use of local foodstuffs; the roasted wood pigeon comes with mushroom risotto;
the pork tenderloin with a rich port sauce. Take a tip from the locals and book in for a
Tuesday pot-luck supper (2/3 courses £25/30); knocking £10 to £12 off the price of each
meal.
Browns
( 01822-618686;
www.brownsdevon.com
; 80 West St, Tavistock; bistro 11.30am-9pm, restaurant noon-2.30pm
& 7-9pm)
With its flagstone floors and squishy sofas, the bistro (mains £6 to £17) at Browns
is a top spot to peruse the paper before sampling some gutsy moorland ingredients; per-
haps Dartmoor rabbit terrine, or pheasant hot pot with spiced red cabbage. The restaurant
(mains £20, six courses £70) cranks the culinary skill up to another level: try the confit
chicken with truffled egg yolk, or a real rarity: fallow deer tartare.
BISTRO, FINE DINING
££
Horn of Plenty
( 01822-832528;
www.thehornofplenty.co.uk
; Gulworthy, near Tavistock; 3-course lunch/dinner £25/50;
noon-2pm & 7-9pm)
Local foodies love the classic, locally sourced, seasonal cuisine at this
fine hotel. Flavours are rich: poached duck eggs come with truffled asparagus; beef fillet
with ox cheek and marrow crust. Faultless service and the plush, hushed surroundings re-
inforce a country-house atmosphere that starts when you're greeted by name on the door-
step, having swept up the drive. Their Pot Luck Monday dinners (three courses £29) are a
steal. It's 3 miles from Tavistock.
FINE DINING
£££
Shopping
Tavistock offers an appealing insight into moorland market town life. Non-chain stores
line the streets, while on the second and fourth Saturday of each month the produce-laden
stalls of
Tavistock Farmers Market
(
www.tavistockfarmersmarket.com
;
9am-1pm)
, one of the region's
best, fill the central Bedford Sq.
Pannier Market
(
www.tavistockpanniermarket.co.uk
;
Bedford Sq, Tavistock; 9am-4.30pm Tue-Sat)
A vast, Victorian
covered hall that's home to hundreds of stalls stacked with an eclectic range of shabby-
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