Cafe Drogo Castle in West Devon

We had pot of tea and a brownie which was very welcome after our drive to get there.

Another excellent NT cafe. You do not need to pay the admission fee to go in but you would miss a great experience

It's more a stately home than an actual castle but never-ending it's a very interesting place with endless walking trails. These trails go past the most magnificent views of local valleys and down to the river. There are trails that go to Fingles pub/bridge a picturesque area with tables rite to the edge of the water. We enjoyed watching someone fly fishing near the bridge. There's also a power generator on the river..one of the first in Britain and provides power to the castle. We've done 2 walks,the last one culminating at the cafe for tea and cake. This cafe was spotless and serviced by friendly happy people. There's outside seating available as well. The food was very good and welcome after a few hours of hiking. Restrooms were clean and whlchair accessable. There is a store nx door and noted many books of interest. The biggest attraction for us was the views . Funny to review a coffee shop by its local views but that's it's biggest attraction by far.

Restaurant waz spotless and the food spot on

Most of the time call to Castle Drogo when we are on holiday in Devon, Views are lovely well maintained gardens, the Castle it self has had a lot of money spent on it.Just doesn't seem to have the atmosphere like the old castles.The shop and cafe are great, lovely and clean.Staff really friendly.

Lovely place beautiful gardens but the roads leading to it are total nightmare therefore we won't be visiting again

Lovely food and very nice seating layout, very clean and tidy, enjoyed our coffee and lunch .

Must see - and go behind the castle to see the view 🩵

A great light and airy space with outdoor seating if required. Popped in after visiting the castle and had the homity pie, a red fruit flapjack and a coffee...it was excellent and virtually no wait. Like all NT cafés the prices aren't cheap but I don't mind this as the profits go towards a good cause!

We had a cream tea which was very nice. The other food smelt lovely.

Lovely place to break our journey to Cornwall, so much nicer than motorway services. dog friendly outside seating. Have been round Castle on previous visits which is a fantastic ‘modern’ castle. Well worth visit if you have a few hours.

Clean , bright and wide choice of locally produced food and drink ..friendly helpful people and fast service..

Food was Very expensive, so I just had a drink.

Lovely cafe at Castle Drogo. We had a great lunch here after a humid hike from Fingle bridge through Tiegn Valley before starting the walk back after a visit to the castle.

Lovely views of the gorge and garden.

Extremely clean and tidy. Great food and lovely helpful staff

Sadly this is what let's down all national trust places.

Queued and then both assistants got busy and just took ages with people showing no awareness of others around them. Chop chop. Parking is £7.50 for more than 2 hours and you need just over 2 hours for the local hiking. Somewhat annoying when I later found that parking at Fingle Bridge would be free. Live and learn. The Castle Drogo tea shop is very good.

Just had a coffee here but was clean and nit cramped. The outdoor space was nice too.

Lovely Cafe serving excellent food served by great staff

All excellent, from staff food and castle,. Narrow lanes with passing places to access property. An adventure take it steady.

Well worth a visit, the downside, you will have to navigate narrow roads to reach

Great National Trust property. Interesting history and very helpful volunteers. The staff are also helpful. Great gardens and good cafe and shop.

Lovely building ,fantastic stone masonry work, and design

Friendly helpful staff we eat outside as had our 2 girls🐕🐕 with us had coffee and 2 rhubarb flapjack which was absolutely delicious 😋

A lovely National Trust area. The restaurant is very large with glass sliding doors which are opened when it's warm. A good selection of cakes, pasties etc. Plenty of seating areas inside and out.

Nice wholesome food and lovely staff

The food is fresh and prepared with care. Although it is a modern building, there is a lovely calm and relaxing vibe. All the staff are very friendly and welcoming.

The cafe is a good intro to the Castle and its grounds. A really nice place to visit with lovely gardens.

All very helpful and had vegan options.

Food was overpriced for the lack of service and the do it yourself approach to the dining experience. I know they want to make 5th a premium is added to all items to help preserve the estate, but sometimes they could do better offers as the membership is helping with this, and a discount could be offered to members who support the various venues.

Great to visit with fabulous views

Always worth a visit for the views

closed to castle/gardens public day we went but took the walk beginning there anyway and that was cool. Shame charge a lot for NT parking if not a member but as a green should encourage more to walk/cycle/train etc.

Love this place. Have visited 2x now fantastically persevere history and really interesting as lived in so recently. Love the grounds and house. Would happily come again. Cafe always busy but plenty of places to sit for a coffee and tables available outside if you've brought your own picnic.

Warm and family friendly. You tend to your own waste which is reasonable.

National trust estate....all good....

Really great day out for all ages, and the cafe hosts all the best bakes and refreshments. Accessible to for the disabled!

Lovely and clean friendly staff but very expensive

We were in the cafe late afternoon. Had a reasonable cream tea. Had to wait to be served as staff were nowhere to be seen. The cafe was extremely clean.

We dropped in to the café for coffee, as good as ever, & enjoyed a date & pecan flapjack which I'd never had before ‐ it was great

Nice clean cafe & toilrts right at the entrance

Not a great variety of food and those that were there very poor for the cost, need to look at stepping up to make it worth using will take a packed lunch on my next visit.

Had the delicious venison burger, absolutely top drawer quality, with the added bacon and cheese making it a must have! Have been told by my SO the potato and leek soup was nice as well.

Good experience overall. Not restaurant standard. Cafe-style fast food really with things packaged for diners to pick-up what they need and for certain items to order brought to the table very rapidly by the staff.

Cakes and sandwiches. There are soups and jacket potatoes too

Fairly good coffee but not much of food choice. But I guess it's a coffee not a restaurant 😕

Met some friends there who were on holiday. Spent 3 hours there chatting and catching up over lunch and afternoon tea. It was wonderful. One day, as we live close, we will go back and see the Castle!!

Rather overpriced portions of food. Pity no savoury food dishes available. Maybe some soup.

Gotta love a national trust day out ! We have been before but learned more again about the place with the lovely interesting volunteers that are dotted around the castle. The castle itself is beautiful and easy walk from the car park through the cafe /entrance and lovely views along the way (about 10min walk) we sat in the stunningly kept gardens after under a tree canopy for shade. Lovely few hours out ended with coffee and delicious cake !

The castle looks a bit unusual as it's the newest in the UK built in the 1930s. Amazing seeing all the ways things were done when it was in use. It was fitted with among other things an internal switch board for changing calls. Never seen one in real life! The castle itself isn't huge but really interesting. Recommend.

Menu a little restricted due to staffing and supply issues. Nonetheless, excellent.

Lovely place to walk with the dog

Called in for lunch with friends en route to Cornwall. Visited the Castle too, fantastic afternoon.

I encountered a colleague that I'd not seen for 20-30 years, brilliant architecture, marvellous gardens, woodlands and gauge. A marvellous magical day amid fantastic natual backdrops

Pretty good NT cafe with outside tables for dog owners like us

Lovely cakes and coffee. Friendly staff

Lovely place to visit and walk around as views are spectacular around the gorge

Typical NT coffee shop; overpriced, slow service and expensive but the castle and grounds were fantastic.

Excellent cream tea you make up at self service

Great to have this on sight after visiting the Castle

The Castle Drogo Café is run by the National Trust and they do a very good job of sourcing local produce and products, they have a good selection of hot food, sandwiches and cakes. They also do children's (healthy) lunch boxes so good for families. It is all on one level with sloping footpaths from the carpark that is close by. Local friendly staff make you feel very welcome. All in all very nice.

Lots of visitors today but the staff coped admirably. A good choice of food and refreshments in this modern and airy cafeteria, with inside seating plus tables outside in a lovely setting.

A few decent options, better than your average National Trust cafe.

Great food in a lovely, clean environment. Decent prices too and very good service.

We arrived late as detained en route but otherwise food good and pleasant friendly staff.

Hot Pastries in bags couldn't see what they were like over cooked as if been there for two days. The castle was good.

All good wonderful place good to see it again without scaffolding

I was really impressed with Castle Drogo. Since my last visit when the scaffolding was up it has undergone an amazing transformation. So many rooms open and furnished according to the period. Worth a visit

This is my second visit and I wasn't disappointed. The cafe is very spacious and a good addition to the main attraction....the castle! I only had coffee as it was fairly early and I wanted to proceed to the newly renovated castle. The coffee was a welcome distraction after an hour long drive. After looking around the castle and gardens, I popped back for a cup of tea. I didn't eat anything as I am on a diet but I could see that they had a good selection of cakes, scones etc.

One of my fave National Trust place in South West! I have been here twice and they have renovated the Castle beautifully. The garden was lovely and well looked after. Best time to visit around spring and summer time to really appreciate nature.🔆

Lovely bright airy café. Perfect for families. Good selection of cakes and drinks

We had a coffee in a lovely setting. The staff were amazing

great lunch all staff pleasant and helpful

Cafe is part of an interesting National Trust Property in Devon. Offering good food in warm modern surrounding. The castle was the last one ever built in England. It featured all the usual National Trust facilities, information and helpful guides. Well worth a visit.

Very nice even for the national trust 🙂

Light and airy eating area, nice pasty, coffee was so so. Overall good, I'd come here again.

Ham and cheese panini small slice of cake plus a lovely cappuccino for me, really nice. Oh nearly forgot a book of Tommy Cooper jokes for a pound. Happy customer.

Excellent cafe and great service. Small issue with a cheese scone sorted out with no drama. We had put it in the microwave for 30 seconds to warm up but this was to long and scone went soft inside. They replaced scone and suggested 20 seconds was the max time to heat up.

Always excellent quality, service and value - a must visit post the beautiful castle and gardens.

Said on the Internet was open, got there all closed up. Wasn't happy.

This cafe is in a very modern looking complex,which also has the ticket reception plus well stocked gift shop...There is plenty on offer to eat and drink, with both indoor and outdoor seating areas...Or of course you can take a picnic to enjoy in the lovely surroundings of Castle Drogo....👍