A very spacious and light, nicely laid out cafe with a decent view down Barnstaple's river. There's…read moreoutdoor seating for when it's warm, though sadly because the doors are so big, when it's cold, it's colder indoors as well. This place is a licensed bar from 10am, so on a particularly warm and lazy Summer day it would be a great place to get a cold beer and relax. It has a straightforward and decently priced tea-room style menu of sandwiches, paninis, waffles, burger & chips, etc. to go with your tea, coffee, hot chocolate, and milkshake for the kids No real surprises, but it's clean and friendly and does the job nicely.

I used loafers when I was attending a course with the college I would get breakfast there all be it…read morea sandwich and a tea. Service was always good. And tea was hot ( not many places serve HOT tea. All down to health and safety. ! ).

Not up to the usual Caffé Nero standard. Get an Italian trainer down there quick.read more

Lovely fair trade coffee and decent food at a reasonable price in a comfortable café…read more I have to say that I've had a couple of poor coffees at one of the other Boston Tea Party cafés, but the Barnstaple crew know how to make great coffee every time, and have a friendly bunch of baristas. Their menu offers a nice range of food that's always been fresh and tasty. Most of their menu seems to be sourced within the West Country, and they use free range eggs, organic milk, organic meats... On the whole, they're a great independent chain of cafés.

This is a rather unique coffee shop that's serves mostly healthy food and a huge selection of teas,…read morecoffees and smoothies. Most of it is priced very reasonably, though there are some meals that I feel are a tad overpriced for their portions. I'm not surprised that it has been recognized in an Independent article on the top 50 coffee shops in the UK. The only drawback was the amount of mothers (and therefore kids) that the place seems to attract.

Freshly made sandwiches, baguettes etc. Lots of choice. Service at lunchtime can be slow, but worth…read morethe wait; the food is fresh and very tasty. Limited seating.

Freshly made sandwiches at the fraction of the price advertised in other sandwich bars. As the…read moreabove mentions - freshly made, so waiting for the sandwich to be made is obvious but indeed worth it. Will visit again :)

Baps and Bloomers is a great sandwich shop, they open early in the morning serving fried breakfasts…read moreand go right through til after lunch with jacket potatoes and sandwiches. The offer eat in or takeaway. The prices are very reasonable and the staff are always a pleasuer to be served by.