Pinto Thai

Pinto Thai runs from Queen Street in Newton Abbot and has built one of the strongest reputations of any restaurant in the town - a 4.6 average on Tripadvisor and 4.7 on Google, with reviewers regularly rating it among the best Thai food they've had anywhere, some comparing it favourably to meals eaten in Thailand itself. The menu is properly extensive rather than a shortened tourist version: pad Thai, green and red curries, massaman in both chicken and beef, basil chicken, drunken noodles and satay alongside spare ribs and prawn crackers.

Vegan options run right through the menu rather than being limited to a side dish or two, which reviewers call out as unusually well handled for a restaurant of this size. It's a small operation with evening-only hours, typically 5pm to 9pm and closed Tuesdays, and a mid-range price point around £10-20 a head - reservations are worth making given how consistently busy it gets. 131 Queen Street, Newton Abbot.