Run by a lovely young couple this is a little piece of tranquility in the midst of Barnstaple…read more Great food and truly home-made cakes. Well worth a visit.

Tucked away, close to the Pannier Market this is a real gem. Service is excellent, warm and…read morefriendly. Everything except the bread is home made. The tea is made with loose leaves and served in old fashioned crockery. My husband thinks their chocolate cake is the best he's ever tasted! A lovely little place.

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.

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.

I'm not a vegetarian myself, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy the lovely creative solutions they…read morehave come up with to make some flesh free fodder. This place down an alley near the main street is such a place to enjoy it. I had the bangers and mash and it was lovely. I can't remember having better! The smoothie washed it down very nicely too. I will definitely look this place up if I am in town again. There were other things I would have liked to try and the prices were very very reasonable I thought.

Fiascos is a great sandwich bar where you can choose your own fillings from a wide range of…read moreingredients. With a choice of white ,brown or wholemeal bread you can pick anything from the sublime to the ridiculous ( handy for those wierd pregnancy cravings!) The also do jacket potatoes and salad boxes.At the back of the shop is a (very) tiny cafe that is great for lunch but very hard to get a seat at busy times.

Cafecinos is situated just inside the entrance to the pannier market. It is a tiny cafe but does…read morethe best sandwiches in Barnstaple . You can eat in (if you can find a seat) and they also do take away. They also do soups and a very nice vegatarian cooked breakfast but the sandwiches are worth a visit alone, lovely fresh bread and about 5 inches thick!