William Sitwell on River Exe Cafe: ‘On a perfect summer night, it’s a place of priceless memory’
telegraph.co.ukPaxos, Corfu or Leros and when the pong is joined by the swirling, gurgling sound of the motor as it gently revs up I’m almost dizzy with contentment.But before you go for a happy fix of nostalgia with a quick sniff of diesel, a dirty ashtray or a tub of chlorine, come with me on this little boat as we chug away from the Exmouth marina bound for a restaurant built on a tethered barge in the middle of the Exe Estuary.If you happen to have a boat already you won’t need to spend £7 on the Puffin Water Taxi, but just mind the big sandbank on the way, or you’ll still be stranded while we’re getting stuck into a plate of oysters.We had the luck of a calm and warm cloudless evening, which made the experience even more charming as the sun set and the lights from surrounding anchored boats twinkled.The River Exe Cafe opened in 2011, made up of two barges and a shed, and I’m not remotely apologetic for being a little late to the party.
On a perfect summer night it is a place of priceless memory, although I suspect it would also be huge fun on a day when the rain is lashing down.
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