ANIMA Dining

4.9

25 Reviews

£41 and over

Contemporary British

Good for special occasions
Neighbourhood gem
Great for creative cocktails

Restaurant Anima bringing a new fine dining experience to the village of Braunton.

Carla Jones is a renowned and experienced chef who has previously won 3 AA rosettes, lead previous kitchens into the Michelin guide and has represented England Culinary team competing in the IKA olympics 2024.

Carla and her team offer a relaxed, yet breathtaking menu, based on local produce and utilising North Devon's abundant resources. Our goal is to showcase the best of Carla's skills as well as create truly memorable evenings for our guests.

We offer a A La Carte ,Tasting Menu, Wine Flight, Cocktails, and many surprises along the way. We will be open Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings for dinner. We will be taking bookings up to 6 people for any bigger parties please contact us directly.

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Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
£41 and over
Cuisines
Contemporary British, Seafood, Fish
Hours of Operation
Dinner Tue–Sat 6:00 pm–11:00 pm
Phone number
07858 211638
Website
https://www.animadining.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive Chef
Carla Jones
Catering
We can offer bespoke menus to tailor to your budget. A La Carte, Tasting Menus , Canape's or something less formal. Please get in touch to discuss you'r event.
Private party facilities
Anima Dining is the perfect space to hold your Event or Gathering please get in touch for tailored packages to suite your budget. We will work with you to create a memorable event.

Location
1-3 Caen St, Braunton, Devon EX33 1AA
Area
Braunton
Cross Street
Caen street Traffic lights
Parking details
Public Lot
Public transit
Bus stop outside Coop Braunton
Additional
Gluten-free Options

Goats Cheese Mousse £9.00
Salt Baked Roots - Pistachio & Black Olive Crumb
Smoked Duck Ham£12.00
Parfait - Duck Rillette - Pickled Beetroot & Preserved Blackberry
Hand Dived Devon Scallop£14.00
BBQ Pork Belly - Cauliflower Puree - Pomegranate Salsa
BBQ mackerel £11.00
Smoked ell , sweet mustard, golden beetroot- coastal herbs
Salmon £11.00
Xo dressing - cucumber - lime
Devon Crab£12.00
Brown crab mayonnaise - apple , fennel & seaweed salad

Mains

Appledore Cod£28.00
Fennel - Apple, Cucumber & Brown Shrimp Butter
Fillet Of Beef£28.00
Roasted Onion - Black Garlic - Bone Marrow bread & butter Pudding - Beef Sauce
Crown Prince Squash£24.00
Cream Cheese - Squash Velouté - Smoked Seed Granola
BBQ Lamb Rump£26.00
Goats Curd - Curried Aubergine - Wild garlic
Stone bass £22.00
Clam Chowder - Nori seaweed- Tenderstem Broccoli
Hake £26.00
Isle of white tomato - courgette - Lobster buisque
Skate Wing £24.00
Cafe de Paris butter - Ratte Potatoes

Desserts

Black Forest£11.00
Morello Cherrv - 70% Valrhona Chocolate
Carrot Cake£9.00
Pedro Ximenez - Walnut - Passionfruit
Cheese Board£14.00
Selection of Local Cheese - Chutney - Crackers
Devon Apple Cake £8.00
Clotted cream
Rhubarb £10.00
Spiced marscapone , blood orange , dill
Mango Bavious £10.00
Coconut - two drifters rum -Pineapple

Snacks

Olives £5.00
House Bread - cultured butter £5.00
Cods Roe£6.00
seaweed crackers
Porlock Bay Oysters £4.50
Oyster Mayonaise
Crispy Chicken Skin£5.00
Chicken liver parfait

What 25 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.9

4.9 based on recent ratings

4.9Food
5Service
4.7Ambience
4.6Value

Noise • Moderate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

ANIMA Dining offers "absolutely first class cooking" with a "magnificent experience" that features a "delicious tasting menu" and "exceptional layers of flavor." The ambiance is warm and welcoming, and the service is attentive. The menu showcases "excellent local ingredients" and "well-chosen wine pairings," making it a "fine dining gem."

25 Reviews

TP
TP69
London8 reviews
5.0
Dined on 7 May 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Absolutely first class cooking. Good menu with fresh choices; beautifully presented and prepared. Interesting and well chosen wine list. We were very impressed and wished we had Anima closer to home.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
London1 review
5.0
Dined on 4 May 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
A magnificent experience, from start to end. Fantastic food and service, and a very warm, welcoming ambiance generated by the wonderful, generous hospitality. A big massive THANK YOU to Carla and Georgia. They really made my birthday extra special. I now have a strong motivation to endure the long drive from London. Good luck beautiful souls, and hope your story will be hugely successful.
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Sarah VIP
London10 reviews
5.0
Dined on 27 April 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Absolutely delicious tasting menu on Saturday evening. Every course was thoroughly enjoyed by me and my husband. Beautiful ingredients and plenty of it. Warm and friendly front of house service.
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Jasmine
London1 review
5.0
Dined on 16 April 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing place for a dining experience. Beautiful food and ambience. The taster menu was incredible, and great value for fine dining. Waitress and chef were both lovely. Highly recommend a visit
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OT
OpenTable Diner
London4 reviews
5.0
Dined on 30 March 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Seasonably changing menu every month, very generous portions for a tasting menu. Everything was delicious and the wine pairings were great too. Great value for money and a very intimate cosy setting. Will definitely be back again!
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vanessasmall812
Devon1 review
5.0
Dined on 21 March 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Thank you Anima for a great evening of food & drink. We were a table of 4, one of our party is allergic to shellfish (which when I booked) I didn’t know, but on the evening they managed to accommodate his needs. Everything we had was amazing, we will definitely be returning.
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PeterS
Devon1 review
5.0
Dined on 23 February 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The meal was served quickly and the menu was explained when asked. The staff were very helpful. The meal itself was delicious, lovely flavours. Would definitely visit again.
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rwood
Devon15 reviews
5.0
Dined on 16 February 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food , we had the Valentine tasting menu, all of the courses were amazing. We will be back to check out the a la carte menu!
ANIMA DiningResponded on 21 February 2024
Thank you so much for dining with us. We are glad you had a great experience and hope to see you again soon
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KarenC
London3 reviews
5.0
Dined on 14 February 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This was our second visit to Anima Dining and our second excellent meal. The menu was a well thought out blend of local, seasonal and less well known ingredients cooked and presented beautifully. Whilst the portion sizes appear small, the richness of ingredients ensures that one leaves feeling perfectly satisfied. It’s the ideal place to celebrate a special occasion. We are lucky to have this fine dining gem on our doorstep and we will return again.
ANIMA DiningResponded on 21 February 2024
Thank you Karen it was lovey to see you again & glad you enjoyed your second visit with us. We look Forward to seeing you again soon Head Chef Carla
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MrDavid
London2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 31 December 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Lovely pop up quality restaurant with great tastes. Interesting combination of dishes. Great to see English sparkling wine on the menu too.
ANIMA DiningResponded on 22 February 2024
Thank you for dining with us. And your feedback is appreciated . We're glad you like the hundred hills sparkling wine we love it too.
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FAQs

ANIMA Dining is rated 4.9 stars by 25 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Permanently Closed

This restaurant is permanently closed.

1-3 Caen St, Braunton, Devon EX33 1AA

Additional information

Cross Street
Caen street Traffic lights
Area
Braunton
Hours of Operation
Dinner Tue–Sat 6:00 pm–11:00 pm
Price
£41 and over
Cuisines
Contemporary British, Seafood, Fish
Dining style
Fine Dining
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Public Lot
Public transit
Bus stop outside Coop Braunton
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Carla Jones
Additional
Gluten-free Options

Website
https://www.animadining.com/
Phone number
07858 211638
Catering
We can offer bespoke menus to tailor to your budget. A La Carte, Tasting Menus , Canape's or something less formal. Please get in touch to discuss you'r event.
Private party facilities
Anima Dining is the perfect space to hold your Event or Gathering please get in touch for tailored packages to suite your budget. We will work with you to create a memorable event.

ANIMA Dining

Permanently Closed

There’s more to explore

Additional information

Starters

Goats Cheese Mousse £9.00

Smoked Duck Ham£12.00

Hand Dived Devon Scallop£14.00

BBQ mackerel £11.00

Salmon £11.00

Devon Crab£12.00

Mains

Appledore Cod£28.00

Fillet Of Beef£28.00

Crown Prince Squash£24.00

BBQ Lamb Rump£26.00

Stone bass £22.00

Hake £26.00

Skate Wing £24.00

Desserts

Black Forest£11.00

Carrot Cake£9.00

Cheese Board£14.00

Devon Apple Cake £8.00

Rhubarb £10.00

Mango Bavious £10.00

Snacks

Olives £5.00

House Bread - cultured butter £5.00

Cods Roe£6.00

Porlock Bay Oysters £4.50

Crispy Chicken Skin£5.00

Overall ratings and reviews

Review summary

FAQs

How is ANIMA Dining restaurant rated?

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