The Crafty Mussel

The Crafty Mussel 🐚 Mussels + Cider bar.
📍 South Embankment, Dartmouth.
🚶🏻‍♂️ Walk-in or Book
⏰ Mon - Sat 12pm - 3pm / 5pm - 8pm
⏰ Sun 12pm - 3pm
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09/03/2026

Our menu is due to change with the seasons, so come and enjoy the winter menu while it’s still here.

Staff favourite is the Farmers Chowder - Slow braised beef shin, red wine juniper, vegetables, sourdough bowl.

Get in amongst it 🔥

Book your table via the link: https://thecraftymussel.com/book

Saltbae who?Whether it’s moules-frites or to go with your rack of ribs, we take our fries seriously here.Open Wed-Sat. 1...
07/03/2026

Saltbae who?

Whether it’s moules-frites or to go with your rack of ribs, we take our fries seriously here.

Open Wed-Sat.
12-3 / 5-8.
Book your table to avoid disappointment.
https://thecraftymussel.com/book

Slow braised pork ribs, glazed with apple soy BBQ sauce, seasonal vegetables. Forks optional 🤷
13/01/2026

Slow braised pork ribs, glazed with apple soy BBQ sauce, seasonal vegetables.

Forks optional 🤷

More than mussels.Our Soup of the Day changes daily, made fresh and always worth ordering. Seafood lovers + non-seafood ...
06/01/2026

More than mussels.

Our Soup of the Day changes daily, made fresh and always worth ordering. Seafood lovers + non-seafood lovers always welcome.

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“You HAVE to try some of this” captured 📸Our advice? Get a load of different plates, and share between the table. It’s ...
01/01/2026

“You HAVE to try some of this” captured 📸

Our advice? Get a load of different plates, and share between the table. It’s impossible to pick just one thing.

Back open tomorrow from 12pm.

A final call for New Year’s Eve at The Crafty Mussel 📣‼️If you’re picturing seafood piled high in the middle of the tabl...
30/12/2025

A final call for New Year’s Eve at The Crafty Mussel 📣‼️

If you’re picturing seafood piled high in the middle of the table, the River Dart glowing outside our windows, and ending the night on Embankment Terrace with a glass of fizz as the fireworks go off… this is it.

New Year’s Eve at The Crafty Mussel is all about slowing down, sharing great food and seeing in the New Year in one of the best spots in Dartmouth. Tables are now very limited and once they’re gone, they’re gone.

£50 per person
Seafood sharing platter
Tables available between 5pm–8.30pm
Fireworks viewing with a glass of fizz at midnight

Last chance to book. Head to the link -

A big fat MERRY CHRISTMAS from all of us at The Crafty Mussel to you. Our first Christmas, and we’re taking the time to ...
25/12/2025

A big fat MERRY CHRISTMAS from all of us at The Crafty Mussel to you.

Our first Christmas, and we’re taking the time to reflect on what a crazy 6-ish months it’s been, thank you to everyone for your support. The summer was crazyyyyy 🫨 and we loved every damn second of it.

We have limited tables remaining for New Years Eve, so be sure to book through the link in our bio if you want to snap them up.

We hope you have a day filled with good food, cold drinks and loved ones.

Our opening times for the rest of the festive period:

26th (Boxing Day) - closed
28th - 12pm-3pm
29th + 30th - 12pm-3pm / 5pm-8.30pm
31st (NYE) - 12pm - 3pm / 5pm-8.30pm
1st (NYD) - Closed
2nd + 3rd - 12pm-3pm / 5pm-8.30pm
4th - closed

OPENING TIMES x CHRISTMAS 24th (Christmas Eve) - 12pm-3pm25th (Christmas Day) - closed26th (Boxing Day) - closed28th - 1...
24/12/2025

OPENING TIMES x CHRISTMAS

24th (Christmas Eve) - 12pm-3pm
25th (Christmas Day) - closed
26th (Boxing Day) - closed
28th - 12pm-3pm
29th + 30th - 12pm-3pm / 5pm-8.30pm
31st (NYE) - 12pm - 3pm / 5pm-8.30pm
1st (NYD) - Closed
2nd + 3rd - 12pm-3pm / 5pm-8.30pm
4th - closed

You can now book a table via the link: https://the-crafty-mussel.resos.com/booking

As the sun drops behind the River Dart and the lights begin to sparkle, we’ll be serving up something really special.Joi...
23/12/2025

As the sun drops behind the River Dart and the lights begin to sparkle, we’ll be serving up something really special.

Join us for a New Year’s Eve seafood sharing platter, best enjoyed slowly, with good company and floor-to-ceiling views across the water. Book your table any time between 5pm–8.30pm, settle in for the evening, and when midnight arrives step outside onto Embankment Terrace with a glass of fizz in hand to watch the fireworks light up the river.

🍴£50 per person
❗️Limited tables available

https://the-crafty-mussel.resos.com/booking

If this sounds like your kind of New Year’s Eve, don’t hang about. Book your spot via the link in our bio. We’ll pop the link on our stories too 🔗

We have limited availability for New Year’s Eve! If fresh seafood, floor to ceiling views of the twinkling River Dart an...
11/12/2025

We have limited availability for New Year’s Eve!

If fresh seafood, floor to ceiling views of the twinkling River Dart and fireworks sounds like how you’d want to welcome in 2026, then be sure to book a table via the link in our bio.

🦞 £50 per person
🐟 Seafood Platter sharer
🎆 A glass of fizz and front row seats to the Fireworks over at Embankment Bistro terrace.

Book here: https://the-crafty-mussel.resos.com/booking

Yesterday we flipped the restaurant in The Crafty Mussel to a corporate meeting space - ta da 🪄And it turns out, it work...
11/11/2025

Yesterday we flipped the restaurant in The Crafty Mussel to a corporate meeting space - ta da 🪄

And it turns out, it works perfectly!

✅ Waterside views
✅ Available catering / teas & coffees
✅ Laptop to TV plug in for presentations
✅ Free roadside parking

If you're looking for a corporate hire space in the heart of Dartmouth - get in touch at 👉 [email protected]

Address

The Crafty Mussel, 2 South Embankment
Dartmouth
TQ69BH

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 3pm
5pm - 8:30pm
Tuesday 12pm - 3pm
5pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday 12pm - 3pm
5pm - 8:30pm
Thursday 12pm - 3pm
5pm - 8:30pm
Friday 12pm - 3pm
5pm - 8:30pm
Saturday 12pm - 3pm
5pm - 8:30pm
Sunday 12pm - 3pm

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