The Phoenix has a habit of re-inventing itself on the food-front. We are waiting for it to do just that. Over the past five years we have enjoyed brilliant Cuisine and look forward to them re-establishing themselves once more in one the top positions in Exeter. Great venue Staff= superb Value =variable Standard = variable Parking = for disabled (yes) Station = Central Station read more

The Phoenix is a great place to see a theatre production, catch and exhibition, see a band, take an arty class or workshop or just hang out in the cafe/bar area, either indoors or on the decked area outside on sunny days, listening to a live dj and relaxing with a pint. The cafe also has an imaginative menu of snacks and meals. Exeter's fab radio station - Vibraphonic, of which we should be proud - is run from here too. As a gig venue it is fairly small so doesn't attract huge names, although it has the advantage of being 'intimate' and I saw the Ting Tings here in the summer! read more

Another great place to see live bands. Especially bands that you would normally have to travel out of the Southwest for. Prices are very reasonable, can be ordered online, without the normal high processing and delivery charges. Disabled facilities available, the gig we went to we ended up sitting up with the lighting and sound engineers with a great view. Really good at making disabled visitors feel at ease, nothing too much trouble. Once we had arrived we only had to make ourselves known to the people taking the tickets and received a very personal service, bypassing the queues (which was very useful) and taking us to our seats. Really made the whole experience very enjoyable and will definately go there again. Very good for helping us to enjoy live music that we like instead of just normally watching videos or listening to cds coz we find it very intimidating/awkward to go out in large crowds. read more

Lovely building. Pity they couldn't find something useful to put in it. Welcome to pseuds corner in Exeter!

The Exeter Phoenix is an absolute gem in Exeter's arts landscape. It hosts regular Arts exhibitions, including disciplines such as New media, with the annual Animated Exeter exhibition, photography, painting etc etc. It also is a great venue to see foreign and arthouse movies, live music, take courses in video production, photography and more, find out about other classes with a gigantic notice board, or join workshops such as tai chi, street dance, bellydancing. The Phoenix's Media Centre where you can take courses in video production, editing software etc also holds a film making society, the Creative Collective Shorts screenings where local and national filmmakers show their works, Two Short Nights, another short film festival with an award ceremony and after party. The Phoenix is a brillaint place to meet friends for a coffee, a business meeting, or a meal. The bar is reasonably priced and well stocked, the food menu is more gourmet than fast and the venue is always packed at weekends and with event goers. The melting pot of arty types is also good enough reason to go! read more

Lovely place to send children for courses ranging from art to dance. (and adults too) Great plays and a lovely bar on the side.

The Art Centre is a fab hybrid art-gallery, music-venue, trendy restaurant/bar type place, that manages to be the centre for a lot of cool events in Exeter, from weekend crafty clubs for kids, to live music and DJS, to exciting art exhibitions. The place has a nice atmosphere and has really nice, friendly staff. The only thing I would say is that the restaurant is a bit on the pricey side. read more

I went here in November 2012 to see a Peter Hook gig. When I called them to book the tickets I was pleasantly surprised at how friendly and helpful the person was on the other end. The day of the gig we went to find the venue and found that it was open with a café, bar, cinema and art gallery. I spoke with the receptionist about the gig that night and she was really friendly and helpful. She even got someone to get me a poster and suggested that if I wanted it signing I should get the bouncer to go backstage later that night and do it for me. That was very thoughtful and spoke volumes about the place. The gig was great. I loved the size of the venue, not too small but intimate with lots of atmosphere. The bar area could do with being much bigger as it was crowded out the door, but it sold some nice local ales and snack food too. We resorted to going to a bar in the side street which was bland and expensive. We also had a look at the art gallery as we waited to go in, which was free. I enjoyed that as the art was from young artists. The location is great, smack in the middle of Exeter, near the cathedral and hotels. I live in London, but would definitely travel down to Exeter again for the right performance. read more

Very busy craft show, very slow flow round stands, very restricted walkways. The cafe was like something from a refugee scene in a disaster zone. Customers looking for free tables and some having to eat standing, totally inadequate! The noise was unbelieveable a bit like TJI Friday without the music. The men's toilet was awash with urine in the cubicle, hot water, an optional resource. Try to avoid using the toilets and eat outside. Most of the outside catering looks to be basic fodder. read more

beautiful place to go and see a show,I went last year to Holiday on Ice Romanza and it was awesome,the seats were ok to sit in but I had to wiggle as I felt uncomfortable after a while but I really enjoyed the show and got a dvd of it as a reminder at £10.00.It is well worth going if you havent been already,next years Holiday on Ice is called Mystery so get ready for that event. read more

This is a lovely venue which is kind of multi purpose. Food is served and seems reasonably priced although I did not eat when i visited. There is a fully licenced bar in a nice cosy area of the building. The lobby of the building leads in to a small, gallery type space. Currently displaying some Aardman creations it is definitely worth a look if you are passing. The theatre space is fairly small and intimate but still pretty spacious with plenty of seats. Would highly recommend a visit here, it is in a lovely area of town, but it may be a little hard to find if you don't know where are you headed though! read more