Brightside Roadside Dining in Teignbridge

This is by far my favourite restaurant, being a coeliac is difficult when it comes to finding a decent place to eat, this place here just absolutely lives up to all expectations, the gluten free menu is perfect and has a large range of different meals, I've been multiple times and tried a few different things off the menu but my favourite is the GF Hot honey fried chicken burger 🍯🍗 🍔 The Halloumi fries are also a must! 😍 The staff here are incredible and the service couldn't be any better, the food service is quick and the staff always make sure everything is perfect with your meal and are happy to help if not! The only reason I marked it down by 1 star on Atmosphere is because I feel like it should be a whole lot busier for such a great restaurant 🤩 Places like this deserve our custom. Also in the females toilet I noticed a trolley for everybody's access with all different types of sanitary products and lady bits and bobs which I think is very thoughtful😊 Not a lot of places have the same little touches as Brightside! Will always recommend this place 👌🏼

Service is always slow....food varies as to the chef

Welcome break, after driving the Expressway.

Stopped here for a meal yesterday. Not had a full English for a few years now, and this one didn't disappoint. Everything was really well cooked ..the bacon was crispy, and poached egg was perfectly cooked. Service quiet and efficient, staff excellent. Happy to recommend here, and thank you very much for a pleasant visit!

Very chilled atmosphere, great outside seating area and you would not think you were next to a motorway. Milkshakes are delish!!! And the BLT and chips were very good too

Popped in for breakfast one morning lovely food well worth a visit xx

Had a lovely afternoon, food was great, service from Jackson was stellar. 10/10 Will definitely come again sometime!

Good food good service Recommend the thickshakes

Lovely little roadside diner. Welcoming atmosphere. Friendly staff, and good quality food at reasonable prices.

Lovely spot, staff lovely, food great value. Very clean. Would recommend.

Great food, excellent service, not your average roadside diner, retro vibes, part of the Lounges group, which are always called "something" Lounge and also always excellent no matter what town or city there in, Barelo Lounge in Yeovil, or Fondo lounge in Street for instance

A classic style roadside diner. Absolute quality service. Food is great. Clean and just very chilled.

Was a nice surprise for our family. Kids enjoyed their milkshakes, pancakes. I enjoyed their breakfast except the mushrooms. I'm not a fan of coriander. But that's just me. The cuppacino was surprisingly good and came in a large mug which definitely help shake the cobwebs.

Place was lovely nostalgic and overall a good environment service was good overall letdown was how greasy the food was however the food was still nice overall was satisfied

Great start to our return road trip. Having a Gluten and dairy allergy daughter, the specific menu out her at ease from the get go.

Interesting, terrible coke, delicious burgers, tasteless naan.

⭐ An extra starr for clean toilets ⭐ Another extra star for smiling, would do anything for you staff

Went here for the first time on the 13th February and ordered the dirty brisket burger with sweet potato fries absolutely delicious, the staff was very friendly and welcoming. will definitely be visiting again if I'm ever down that way

The breakfast was amazing so tasty and the staff are friendly and happy

The shakshuka is to die for, I’m a big foodie, and this is definitely a dish I will return for.

Great nostalgic feel with fab food & good service.

I popped in with family on the way up to Bristol from st. Austell , i had a brightside breakfast which was lovely! and we were served by two lovely ladies, Sophie and a young girl with black hair who delivered food - didn’t catch her name. Amazing customer service and very friendly. Nothing was too much, very refreshing.

I'd been meaning to try this place for ages and I wish I had done earlier. The service and food is phenomenal - far better than you'd ever expect at a service station.

Great food. Decent prices. Fast service. Old school diner that gets it's all spot on; something some fancier restaurants would do well to emulate. Highly recommended.

Stopped for breakfast and was really impressed. Good food - reasonable prices and friendly staff.

Food was really good, service was good, decor is a little weird but a lovely meal had

The coolest place I’ve ever eaten - could be straight out of an 70s Hollywood movie! And the food is delicious too, can’t wait to go back! 😋

Always love visiting here Good food Retro perfect interior the old road side cafe but much more All day Breakfast is my go too But the burgers are amazing And that "ham" is more like gammon in a brilliant sauce egg and chips Really good gluten free selection pizza nights and lots on offer

Brightside Diner is an absolute gem that feels like stepping into a time machine and landing in a perfect blend of "Stranger things" nostalgia and "little chef" charm. The retro decor is spot-on, transporting you back to a simpler, quirkier era. Even the toilets match the old-school vibe—immaculately clean and totally on theme! The atmosphere here is unbeatable and so much better than the alternative next door—Brightside truly shines brighter. If Little Chef had a cooler, more stylish cousin, this would be it. Don’t miss it if you’re in the area!

Best roadside breakfast I have ever eaten and I have eaten a lot! Loads of stuff on the menu I wanted to try but 100% will be back. Great decor, really chilled vibes and a very attentive waitress called Charlotte providing service that was just right. Spot on!

Great breakfast. Little pricy but good quality. Cool retro styling!

My favorite American diner in the Devon. The pancakes are delicious and so are the milkshakes. Excellent customer service as well.

Very friendly and cheerful staff.

Great place for breakfast. Great service too! 1970' diner vibe

Great breakfast and well priced

Good meal plenty parking good service would visit again

Overall very good experience. Amazing quality and quantity of food. Reasonable prices. Quick service and delivery of food. Lots to choose from on the menu. Lovely presentation of food. Would definitely recommend.

First visit to Brightside on our way to view the Christmas lights at Powderham Castle. We had a meal with our 2 grandchildren. Food was tasty and hot, and we didn't have to wait long. It is the tastiest burger I have had in years. We were welcomed warmly, and the service was very good. We will return.

Stop, don't go McD's or Costa or subway at Exeter services, there is only one option Brightside. Make the time you will not regret it. Nostalgia never tasted so good or was delivered this well. A very welcome return for the roadside dining experience. The food was fantastic, with excellent ingredients, no scrimping, served quickly on hot plates. Despite a 4 hour drive home I was really pleased to invest 40 minutes here for the family breakfast. Homely and welcoming they have a great vision and executed really well. If I had one closer to me in Hampshire I would go because I wanted to not just because it was on the way. 10/10 loved it.

Lovely period setting with surprisingly non-over-inflated prices. Fast and friendly service, reason for 3* food was due to limited vegetarian alternatives in the fried breakfast (replace Avacado with veg sausage). Would visit again 🙂

Excellent burgers all round and great shakes

Great welcome, lovely late breakfast. Staff attentive and helpful

Good, friendly staff, good food, clean, spacious layout... Totally good experience.

We entered the restaurant thinking that this is gonna be good and was greated by a lovely male server who offered us the menus. My girlfriend has extreme allergies to Gluten and were happy to see a Gluten free menu. We ordered the Pork Breakfast role and Avocado and Toast from the Gluten free menu and also a mocha. The mocha was ok . The food was served and my Pork Jolly Roll was extremely salty which I dowsed with Ketchup to remove the taste of salt from it, what worse than my unpalatable food was my girlfriends burnt avocado toast which she was looking forward too. We told a lady server about it and all she offered us another toast. My girlfriend said ok to it but instead of giving us gluten free toast was given normal toast which would have killed my girlfriend. My knowledge of food made me recognize it.We mentioned it to first male server who said he was a manager and he was extremely apologetic about it all and also did not charge us for the meal which to be honest we wanted to pay for as we are not free loaders. Staff needs training when it comes to allergies as people can die here if not served the right food according to their allergies.Also there was an operation manager sitting in one of booths with her dirty shoes on top of the bench and that to us was not expected from a member of staff and we have the picture of it, if needed I can send it to owners or managers. Will not return to this place as it seems to be unsafe.

Great little dinner. The food was fantastic, and for a party of 12 adults and two kids, all the food came out together. Staff is very friendly and professional. Can't wait to come back to try the curry.

What can I say , WOW , great food and amazing service , we had a lunch at the Ram jam , which is now Brightside , we thought it was great value for money and the decor was brilliant , food came piping hot and served with a smile , Thankyou everyone , keep it up , we will be back ,.

Great place to stop for a bite to eat. Funky retro decor (including the obligatory avacado sanitary ware i in the bathrooms!). Highly recommend the breakfast hash but make sure you're hungry because it's big!

Cool place. 50s style dinner. Good service and decent food.

Great it stayed open quite late in the week. A welcome coffee had!

We had a lovely late lunch . Great service from Miles. Lovely burgers & best BLT! Shakes were yummy too!

Brilliant recreation of the Little Chef before it deteriorated. Highly recommended.

Brilliant place to stop good foor and great good service

Waited 10 mins to be seated even though empty seats everywhere, 40 mins later not even had drink order taken! Gave up at this point

Absolute gem! Breakfast was possibly the nicest I've ever had! Staff where really attentive and nothing was too much trouble. 10/10 would recommend this place to anyone and will definitely be coming back!

Only smoked bacon available.Not cheap,McDonalds next door a better option

Just visited for the first time ever and myself and 2 others were made jealous that we don't have these diner's in the southeast. I have read the negative reviews and have found myself in disbelief at people's negativity as we all enjoyed every moment in your restaurant. My one note which isn't even a big deal is to have the music match the American design ie. Country music. Other than that greatly appreciated the stop for our road trip eastbound and down.

Decided to go here for breakfast as a family treat, big mistake !! No warm welcome upon arrival, had to remind lady who took our order 20 minutes earlier for our drinks. She had clearly forgotten our order, but no apology. drinks arrived, but not entirely what we ordered,, when this was pointed out to the male waiter his response was ‘ I don’t know as I’ve just started my shift ‘ again no apology. After a further 10 minutes no sign of our breakfast order even though 2 tables that came in after us got theirs. Sorry to say we got up and left. This was a great example of how to get everything wrong from the get go. Brightside are obviously making so much money that they didn’t require our £70 ish order. We live local and this could had been a good partnership. Top tip, employ staff that want to be there. Will never return.

Amazing burgers, nice retro atmosphere. Well done Loungers!

Loved the decor, lovely retro feel. Food was excellent. Highly recommend.

Visited Sunday 27th October at 3.30pm. We waited to be seated. When someone eventually came over they asked did we want food. They then said the kitchen is now closed. No explanation when we could clearly see people eating. Their loss of business.

Amazing diner which is more than your average roadside diner, great atmosphere and gorgeous retro interiors (and the best Loos ever). We always stop when we're on the way to Cornwall. Highly recommended ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Food was decent with really friendly service.

Super fast and attentive service. Smashed avo and lovely runny poached egg. Bit gloomy lighting for my liking but great stop

Nice random stop here Staff nice food decent will go again

Great breakfast stop. Went for the Brightside breakfast with fried eggs. Lovely hot coffee as well. Service excellent, would recommend

Food was wonderful will go again

Excellent food, service, and atmosphere with very reasonable prices 👌🏻

We had a burger and a curry. The burger I had was a bacon and cheese burger, which was really nice and I'd recommend this if you like classic burgers.

A retro style restaurant. The coffee and breakfast was excellent and a great place to stop on your journey in and out of Devon and Cornwall.

A fantastic road side diner. Immaculately clean. Attentive staff. Good food. Reasonable price. 5 stars from me

Quality breakfast with great service, well worth a visit

Great old style diner brought up to date. Good menu, food was very tasty while prepared quickly. Kate, our server, was very friendly and efficient and loved our little dog. Highly recommend

Crap took too long for order then we asked where our coffee was then arrived but no ash browns in nearly a hour we left and went to mcs

Good food, cold coffee, though, and latte came in a small cup which was disappointing.

First visit and will definitely be back! Had avocado on toast was sooooo good

This is our second visit, originally visit the A303 branch last year was a terrible over priced experience. We thought we would try the restaurant located on the Devon Expressway..... wish we hadn't bothered. Took an age to get get the servers attention to order and when they did finally come over they decided to skip asking If we'd like drinks and went straight in to take our food order. Think there was only one other family in the whole restaurant so they weren't busy buy any stretch of the imagination. Food and drinks were served very quickly. The food was of a very poor standard AGAIN just like our first visit. My Eggs were literally swimming in grease and sliding around my plate, the pork was one of the worst cuts I've ever had. I was expecting ham egg and chips not a inch thick slab of Fat and yet more grease! The highlight of my meal was the 9 chunky chips that came with it but unfortunately the grease made a few of them soggy. The kids didn't finish their meals as like me full of grease literally dripping of the pizza. Wasn't worth complaining to the onsite staff as I thought they already looked feed up and none of them wanted to be there, probably had enough of customers moaning at them, problems start at the top with these chain restaurants. Just a bit of decent lighting might lift the mood of the place!... it's so unbelievably Dark.

Really good options. Especially good vegan choices. Staff were very hard working and good service

Friendly staff, amazing fish and chips (the best ever!), amazing puddings. Will definitely be back 😁

First time going was well impressed 👌 service was excellent food was amazing 👏

Staff were great 👍 food was fab

Ordered the big breakfast unfortunately no black pudding but was offered a replacement item hence only 4 stars but was good quality food

Cake and milkshake were delicious

Never been here,always driven past it but no more.We thoroughly enjoyed our experience here from the friendly welcome,proper breakfast and brilliant mug of coffee.Look forward to seeing again.

So cute 😍 Lovely atmosphere Tasty menu Friendly staff

Very helpful and friendly staff

We have just had an amzing breakfast here. Staff were very friendly and welcoming. Nothing was too much trouble. Food was amazing and freshly cooked. Was made even better that it us dog friendly and they welcomed our dog with fuss and treats.

Since this Brightside opened they have not really tried to make their mark and draw customers in. The are in a prime location on the A38 opposite Exeter Racecourse. My wife and I live locally and have eaten here 4 times since it opened. The first time was a bad experience - BUT our last 2 visits have been excellent. Today were were served by Neil who made us welcome and was attentive to our ordering and the timely serving of our food. My wife had fish and chips which she really enjoyed, whilst I had a prawn, anchovie and avocado salad with a side of fries and onion rings !! My wife's fish and chips were freshly cooked and crispy. My chips and onion rings were crisp and tasty and not greasy. The salad was fresh and tasty, although the "prawns" were just small shrimps. The menu is varied and caters for all tastes. Have a look on line. They need to let passers by know that they cater for the whole family and give them a glimpse of what the menu offers We will definitely be back as it is on our doorstep.

Food very good and staff were lovely.

Breakfasts and coffee were delicious! Service slow though and staff not very attentive. Would return but would ensure I had plenty of time due to longer waiting times.

I've had breakfast, very good and decent value. I've also had one of burgers, these are excellent 👌 The kids enjoyed their pizzas as well.

This place never fails to surprise me. I’m quite a food snob, organic and local leaning and this place is pretty solid. Really tasty food. Local coffee. Quality ingredient. The water is even filtered. The styling is the slickest i’ve seen of the 70s/80s US diner theme. Not naff at all. Pizza is sourdough. The mac and cheese is delicious. i come here with my daughter all the time.

A lovely retro diner on the site of an old Little Chef. Popular for breakfasts, especially on Sundays. Large car park. Burgers and pizzas are great! All day breakfast looked fantastic. Friendly staff. Clean and dog friendly too.

Proper 70’s style diner vibe - but lovely and clean with kitsch loos too! Shakshuka brunch was lush. Washed down with a mug of great black coffee. Staff are helpful and friendly wearing individual 70’s threads.

When Brightside, Exeter opened - it was amazing. It was original, quirky, great music, retro vibe with great service and food. A happy and fun place to visit. After multiple visits since it's opening - it just seemed to get a little bit worse each time, until now it is no longer worth going. Our most recent visit was so disappointing (and will be our last unless hopefully improves - I really hope it goes back to how good it was when it opened) 3 x items we ordered were not unavailable, you can't get an all-day vegetarian breakfast anymore (meat versions are available), one item we ordered wasn't brought out, there is less choice for vegetarians now, the food is mediocre and overpriced, small portions and poor service (when it used to be excellent). It simply doesn't feel special anymore and quite average which makes the whole retro thing a bit weird (background music is no particular genre now which doesn't help). Unfortunately it feels like the owner/company has lost enthusiasm for it. I really hope they find it again and things improve - there are plenty of other places for eating out. We used to recommend it to everyone but wont be anymore...

Really great brekkie , and a fair price for a roadside too.

4.5 stars probably. Bit of a wait to get a table. Staff friendly but looked a bit stretched. Gave the kids an activity sheet (great to stave away boredom) - I had to ask twice for crayons to fill the sheet out 🤣 Milkshakes were unavailable as the machine was 'out of order'. The drinks seemed to take quite a while - bar staff liked a natter! Food was lovely. There was a promotion on - stamping and card to get a free toy. I had to ask about it, rather than being made aware.

It's the worst meal have had in a long time I don't think it's worth coming back to have this food should have gone to mc d

Excellent food, great service, and clean facilities would definitely stop here again.

You don't wait long to eat here and the service is always great another plus is its spotless .

It was ok, food small portions, mine was cold on arrival, people great ,very clean, over priced for what you get, a bit disapointed, will not go again sorry