A Summer Evening at ISCA Restaurant & Bar

Some restaurants are worth a second visit. ISCA is most definitely one of them!

When Dinners With Friends first visited ISCA last September, we were absolutely delighted. The food was beautifully prepared, the service was excellent, and the atmosphere was so relaxed and welcoming that we were still happily chatting around the table long after we might reasonably have been expected to leave! We promised ourselves we'd return, and what better excuse than a hopefully glorious Devon summer's evening in early July?

Situated within the striking, contemporary voco Zeal hotel at Exeter Science Park, ISCA offers imaginative cooking, seasonal ingredients and a stylish, peaceful setting in which to relax and enjoy good company.

If the weather is kind to us, we'll begin our evening with drinks on the terrace from 6.45pm, enjoying the summer sunshine and a chance to meet our fellow diners before moving indoors at around 7.15pm.

We'll then settle into the lovely long table in the screened private dining area that we enjoyed so much on our first visit. It's an ideal setting for our group - comfortable, peaceful and wonderfully conducive to conversation, without the bustle and background noise of a busy restaurant.

As always, the evening is about much more than the food. It's an opportunity to meet interesting people, share stories, enjoy a few laughs and spend a thoroughly enjoyable evening in good company. Whether you're a familiar face or joining us for the first time, you'll be very welcome.

And with the long summer evening stretching ahead of us, there'll be no need to rush away.

Arrival: 6.45pm, hopefully for drinks on the terrace. Dinner: from approximately 7.15pm, indoors.

Where: ISCA Restaurant & Bar, voco Zeal, Exeter Science Park, EX5 2FN.

Dining is à la carte, with guests paying the restaurant directly for their food and drinks. Places are limited to 12.