The Exeter Arms on Rydon Lane was closed following an outbreak last April.
The owners of the restaurant, where hundreds of people fell ill with the norovirus, will have to pay more more than half a million pounds in compensation.
Solicitors Irwin Mitchell say this case is the biggest one they've dealt with and it shows the impact that gastric illness can have on people, when hygiene standards are not up to scratch.
How Torbay Hospital bosses are tackling 'risks'
Poor state of buildings impacting staff and patients
RD&E and North Devon hospital waiting times slashed
It's still one of lengthiest in the country
Bus service changes leave villagers in North Devon stranded
Petition started to reinstate former direct route from Barnstaple to Exeter
Demand for action over Teign sewage spills
'This represents a risk to health for residents and visitors'
Cyclist critically injured in Sidmouth
Man, 20s, airlifted to hospital
Council owed £4 million by its own housing company
But it won't sell Mary Archers for student flats
