Cornish Bakery in Plymouth

Lovely. Except it seems you now don’t warm up bacon and cheese croissants. For what reason?. They aren’t good cold.

Thank you from the Gay Classic Car Group for you lovely food 56 of us visited Plymouth to take a boat trip and called in for a coffee with many being food for the boat your pastes and pastries are amazing. I know a few came back after the boat trip for more thank you David and his team

Fantastic food and drinks. Good place to munch and chill with the water nearby

One of my favourite study spots in Plymouth at the moment!!! ☕️💻📖 such a wonderful cafe - service is great, lovely team. - I recommend the brownie and strawberry lemonade 🍓✨️ Great wifi here by the way 🙌🙌

Absolutely awful. Been here twice now and safe to say I won't ever be going back. Trying to serve too many people, so just takes ages for just a coffee. Completely dirty, and serving food on trays that aren't even clean. I was give a dirty tray, cutlery and even the jug was flithy How this place doesn't have a 1 star for food hygiene is unbelievable. I would definitely avoid at all costs

We happened upon this lovely coffee shop and bakery during a recent visit to Plymouth. It was busy when we arrived and struggled for a table but this isn't a bad thing. The coffee (flat white & latte) was spot on and the food was also really good and artisan quality. This place was a really good find and I'd definitely be back if we ever visit Plymouth again.

Lovely good and staff were friendly and polite. Had a lovely hot chocolate and Cornish pudding which were delicious. Also purchased take out pasty and cheese straws which were delicious. Will definitely be visiting the cafe again and have already checked out the website to order items for home delivery. Delicious and reasonably priced.

We had the Cornish pasties which was just delightful and the service was very efficient with a friendly atmosphere and the turn over was done continually

We visited this amazing place while on a family holiday recently and we were delighted with our experience. We have a four legged family member and they welcome them in which was super convenient as its very hard to find a place like this that also allows dogs. The atmosphere was lovely and vibrant, the staff were attentive and friendly, the food was delicious (this was our first authentic taste of a cornish pasty) pasty - chefs kiss! The coffee was also delicious. The pricing was reasonable considering how great the food was which is also a bonus. All round this place was amazing and we highly recommend it. P.s for any pastry lovers, I recommend the pistachio croissant!

A lovely cafe, with a great view of the harbour.The scone was delicious. Astoundingly, watched one of your team clear two tables and then leave the dirty table tops covered in crumbs and a dirty floor. The cafe was not busy, just sheer laziness. Very poor cleanliness!

A great coffee shop in a fantastic location at The Barbican. Coffee, tea and pastries were very good with an excellent choice. Friendly staff and a nice atmosphere. Worth a visit when in the vicinity.

A great coffee shop in a fantastic location at The Barbican. Coffee, tea and pastries were very good with an excellent choice. Friendly staff and a nice atmosphere. Worth a visit when in the vicinity.

As a matter of principal , I will not be going into this bakery again for the simple fact , they don't take cash. I will repeat that , they don't take cash . Totally wrong and discriminatory .

Delicious pastries and nice service.

A lovely place directly in the harbor. I absolutely loved the atmosphere and spent a couple of hours here :)

Went into this bakery today and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food. I was served by Amy and will definitely recommend this bakery.

We have been using the CB in Plymouth since it opened under Kat and David the service has been brilliant we go most days sometime twice in the day.!! There is nothing not to like the staff are great, your coffee is very good quality and we eat too many of your lovely pastries which are cooked fresh every day.mmmm

Great food and atmosphere. Got served by Amy and was a friendly and kind member of staff. Will come again

Served by amy Lovely and welcoming Enjoyed a spot of lunch

Great little shop. The pistachio cross was excellent, great crunchy and lots of filling. The pastle de nata was sweet and smooth. Lovely little shop and great staff. Hot chocolate was delicious too!

A super little Coffee and Pastry shop, a pleasant atmosphere can be found here. The food is really delicious. The place is kept clean and tidy. The place is situated on the Barbican where it overlooks the harbour.

Very good coffee shop down on the edge of the yacht harbour. Good seating and not too crowded together. Good range of coffee options.

Love it here!! Catches all the natural sunlight and makes me feel really upbeat and motivated whenever I pop in. Coffees and pastries are unrivalled - so yummy it should be illegal. I literally go nowhere else for a pastry now 😋 Please give the loo a wipe around a little more often though guys 🙏🏼

Great food and also very friendly and helpful staff. Favourite place in Plymouth to go have lunch. Right next to the harbour so such good views too

A fantastic place to eat. Very friendly staff especially Amy. She went that extra mile.

Warm and friendly atmosphere, friendly staff, especially Amy who tried to tempt me in the sweet treats along with the pasty.

Thanks amy for your service very tempted by the sweet treats!

Wonderful place to eat. Lovely staff. Especially Amy who went the extra mile. The food was amazing. Not too busy. Able to talk without shooting.

Expect to wait a long time for your hot drink to be made in the Cornish Bakery in the Barbican, Plymouth. This is not easy for anyone with a disability. I need to sit down at a table, after the time spent queuing to order a drink at the counter, and this isn’t approved of.

Great location and fabulous coffee. Special mention to Amy who is so kind when visiting with elderly parents.

Atmosphere 10/10. Highly recommend the strawberry lemonade and their croissants.

Coffee shop is light and modern, close to main tourist attractions, with a nice atmosphere. Was made to feel welcome by staff which especially when you are a visitor, on your own in a city you do not know makes a difference. No pressure was put on you to leave making it a good place to relax and chill out. Toilet also modern and clean. Went back the next day as well and would be a regular if I lived in the area.

Friendly staff and great Coffee

Food is unbelievable coffee is outstanding and the service is even better

The food is so amazing but the coffee is unbelievable just everything there make me feel so happy

Visited this place a few times last week. Cherry and almond croissant was a particular hit - absolutely delicious! Reasonable prices and friendly staff.

Lovely coffee place , chai latte was great ! Will definitely sample some treats next time. Prices are very reasonable

What a lovely spot went for a morning walk being local and called in after for coffee and croissant after so much choice ..

Fantastic bakery in a superb location. The staff are super friendly and cater to meet all your needs. Special mention to Alice and Kori for their super attention to detail. Super clean and all-round positive experience.

Young staff pleasant, nice setting, food average but loo’s were dirty with wet floors and very smelly.

Bakeries are so delicious and the view is the best in the area.

I got served by Amy she was nothing but helpful, polite and always smiling. The coffee was made to perfection will definitely be back

Today I treated my mum to lunch here, we had the goats cheese roll which was amazing and also had the cherry and walnut croissant and rubarb and custard pasty.....food was delicious, served by amy who was lovely and friendly

Lovely location and atmosphere, right by the waterfront with outside seating. The staff are excellent, they even remember our order each time :)

We’ve eaten at a Cornish Bakery before at a different location and had their Cornish pudding, it’s to die for, apparently it is made up of all the pastries at the end of the day. We had it warmed with cream, you couldn’t eat it every day but we did today. Drinks were good too, my daughter’s chai was a work of art. We also brought home a traditional and cheese and onion pasty, they were equally good.

Excellent breakfast! We enjoyed very good coffees and pastries to die for, better than in many French bakeries. Thanks to the very nice team.

Delicious pasties and sweet pastries. In Plymouth for the weekend to visit family and came for lunch on Sat. Came back on Sunday to take away some pasties for long train journey. Wanted to try the well recommended apple and rhubarb sweet pasty but were sold out so will have to try next time in Plymouth! Sampled 4 different savoury ones and all were excellent with nice tender meat in traditional one.

Coffee was excellent and pastries looked fresh. Recommend the flat white coffees here.

The pasties are all delicious, the coffees are made to perfections and the staff are so lovely. Notable mention to the array of vegetarian pasty options. Highly recommend a visit!

My favourite coffee in Plymouth! So many pastries to choose from I can’t wait to try them all, however the cherry almond croissant is a winner! Great view of the harbour too

Came in with my boyfriend for a coffee also got a vegan croissant which was top notch! Had wonderful service from a Jessie which made the whole experience exceptional, would definitely recommend

Excellent products through cakes et cetera excellent staff as well

Would be a lovely coffee shop but the service so slow and organisation is non existent. 😤

We used to love coming here, but now it’s like a Uni library. Nowhere to sit today & 7 tables occupied by students working with laptops!! It’s ridiculous, they stay hours with one coffee & people can’t get a seat! They must be losing so much business! They need to sort this, myself & family had to go elsewhere.

Called in today for coffee and a pasty tables was dirty and full of dishes the biggest thing is they don't take cash if it was me I would had walked out but my wife paid every one uses the toilet wether there using the cafe been once won't be back the pasty wasn't the best either should tell people card only

Was here for an important business breakfast before conducting some business in the city- i’m a business man you see. Very business friendly.

Brilliant service as always. The manager, Cat, is an absolute gem and is always willing to go the extra mile with her service. I’d eat here every day if I could. One catch, it is card only, but let’s be honest it’s 2024….! Who still carries cash?

All of the staff were dressed as pirates and were full of smiles as part of the local pirate weekend. Service was exemplary and the food as usual was fabulous!

Amazing cafe, selling fresh pastries baked onsite and good coffee. All this and great views of the boats in Sutton Harbour. If I lived in Plymouth I would go there every morning!

Amazing staff amazing atmosphere

Had a cream tea, scones were lovely and fresh. Staff were helpful letting us know they did a deal for cream tea. Was so nice and relaxed in there and nice to see the lady baking in the shop.

Yes. A definite recommendation. It missed 5 stars by a hair. I decided to drop a star because the tables don’t get cleared. I cleared my own table and since there was no where to put the dishes I put them on another table was not cleared. I often like to add photos of nice places but I am not because people will see unclean and uncleared tables in the foreground.

A great place to go for a coffee and sit and look at the view of the boats in the marina on a sunny day you could be anywhere. There are tables outside too. We love the cakes, corniche pudding and Portuguese tarts or a slice of tortilla.

Lovely place, lovely people. David and max in particular were very helpful. Made my day 🙂

On display very poor taste. Expensive but yet the bathroom is only one and it was covered in urine. Appalling

Lovely coffee and pastry section, all very tasty. Perfect setting, and nice atmosphere. Will be back again I’m sure! However, a star down for not accepting cash even though it still should an accepted currency.

Fancied a coffee and a cake, coffee nice but fly's on several food trays in the food selection. Table all seeded cleaning too, shame nice spot for coffee and a view of the harbour.

Freezing cold day, air conditioning blowing Arctic gale. Asked for sausage roll to be warmed, refused. Half dozen lettuce leaves with quiche , leaves £1.50, no dressing. Typical poor quality British rip off. Unfriendly, unwelcoming staff, disgusted

Visited thus place on previous occasions and been reasonably happy but on a recent occasion we ordered sausage rolls and were told they were only served cold.we had a small side salad and were advised that they had no dressing, the salad was an extornate £1.50. The male staff member was quite brusque and unhelpful. Not a good experience.

This cafe is fabulous, situated in a prime location with views overlooking the harbour. The food is great and the service is excellent. If you’re into spicy food, try something different like the onion baji pasty or try one of the delicious cakes and pastries with the coffee of your choice.

Stopped in for a coffee to get out of the rain! Great coffee and hot chocolate. Even though it was quiet alot of the tables still had ditty cups etc. on them which was a shame

We go here quite a lot as the pastry's are lovely however the service is so slow, I used the toilet facilities today and they only have 1 toilet, the floor was wet and it had a very strong smell of wee. Not the best. Will get the pastry's to go take away in the future I think

An absolute delight!! A complete hidden gem. I had a lovely scone with cream and jam and a raspberry lemonade. Staff were ever so friendly. The only downside was that I was charged for a strawberry milkshake instead of lemonade so I did pay too much. These accidents do happen and I was so impressed with everything else there that I did not mind.

The coffee was amazing and also tried the cherry and almond croissant amazing lovely atmosphere and kid friendly and staff are very friendly and approachable

Great food, not cheap but you get what you pay for. It's disappointing at times when trying to get a seat as students with a bottle of water or an empty cup sit there for eons with laptops doing school work. It's a restaurant/café not a classroom.

Great bakery, great pastors & pastries. My favourite cinnamon bun in Plymouth

Love it here. Great coffee and pastries. Lovely view of the harbour.

Very relaxed atmosphere, staff cheerful and happy to serve. Since my last review whilst the review remains the same the prices have gone up quite a bit, for example a coffee and and cake use to be £5.75 but today (5th Jan 2024) is now £6.15.. which to me is enough to make me think of going elsewhere.

really nice strong tasting coffee

As always, great coffee and pastries in a great location.

Went in for a pasty and latte. Served by the lovely Leona. The reason I didn't give you the full 5 ⭐ was due to the small flies hovering around my food. They took a while to get the hint that I didn't want to share my lunch with them It's in a wonderful position, has beautiful views, comfortable seats with extra cushions if needed. The staff couldn't be more helpful The only toilet I could see was accessible, unlike some other good eateries nearby where the facilities are upstairs, so well done Cornish Bakery This was my second visit, and it probably won't be long before I'm back

Love it here, great food (if not a bit expensive). Not a huge fan of the coffee but the placement and service make up for it. Very dog friendly.

A cosy place and some lovely staff!

My order arrived wrong, but it was still nice what I had. I didn’t query it because I was half way through my traditional pasty before I realised it was cheese and onion and I’d had no meat yet! The cheese and onion was good though. Also I’ve rated the atmosphere 3 stars as the whole restaurant was full of tiny flies which landed on our food and swarmed our faces which really put me off

Foid was lovely drinks was lovely and hot

Came in out of the rain and were welcomed warmly. Sat at a table by the window with the most wonderful hot chocolate. Highly recommended. Enjoyed this so much that we came back at a lunchtime with other family members. Really good pasties - both vegetable and traditional. Highchair available. Food and drinks arrived promptly and with a smile.

After a short stroll from the city centre we arrived at The Barbican and decided to stop here for a break. I had a Mocha and Julie had a Decaf Tea. We both had a plain scone each and I opted for clotted cream (yes, jam first then cream). The coffee was just right and was hot. Julie’s tea was right - ensuring she took out the tea bag as not to have it too stewed. The scones were fresh and were not dry, indicating freshly baked or at least they tasted fresh… crumbling and melting in your mouth with just the right consistency. The place was about a third full and although there were only two staff on (as far as we could see) they tried to keep the tables clear as best they could. Very friendly staff too. I put all our finished things on the tray and took over to the counter to help them out. Lovely view across the marina and harbour.

Great for a chill brunch with friends and family, good for business meetings too. Great food, good coffee, and friendly staff.

Great spot for lunch and offers good food for decent prices, defiantly would go again and highly recommend.

Lovely surprise, vegan ice cream, and many other choices to choose from. Shop clean welcoming and staff friendly and helpful. Would highly recommend visiting.

Helpful staff and nice all around vibe, the the pasty was really nice and so was the coffee and was nice sitting by the sea, would definitely go again

Great harbour view with a good selection of cakes, pasties and drinks. Access from both sides of the shop with easy access for wheel chairs etc from one side. Recommend

Since its opening, this has been my favourite cafe in Plymouth. The cheese twist and the white mocha are to die for! Friendly service, comfortable atmosphere and delicious food! 10/10 every time :)

This place has the magical power to set your day just right and mark it as a happy day. I mean have you tried their mouth watering bakeries and coffee? They’re out of this World! The textures and richness of their cakes are just amazing 😋 Last time we got the lemon cake which is very different with the subtle hint of earl grey added and the beautiful mini edible flower petals decorating it. We also got the coffee cake which was so light and had a very airy dreamy icing that’ll make you forget about the best tiramisu or any coffee-based dessert really you’ve ever had 🥹 Not to mention the picturesque view of the Barbican of course 🚤

I know it’s a chain, but this place has great food, great coffee, and a great atmosphere. Excellent quick service for my Monday lunch. Spiced cauliflower pasty and coffee cake were just top notch, as was my flat white.

The scone in a cream tea set is jumbo! It’s also soft, dense, and buttery, so good. The café is bright and spacious with a harbor view. Clean toilet. So you order at the counter, wait for your food there, and bring the tray to the table you choose.

Lovely spot to sit and chill by the water. Fabulous coffee, pastry and great choice of seating too!

I popped in to see if they were open, after search for a place to get coffee early in the morning. Although they were closed he offered to make me a coffee with no charge. Very kind and the coffee was delicious, just what I needed to start the day. Thank you for your generosity!!!

What a filthy place. I wish I read the reviews before. Exactly what someone stated last month. Filthy tables, toilets absolutely disgusting. Should be shut down by Health and Safety. In fact we are going to call them to report it. How can this be allowed. Staff very unassuming and so do not want to be there.

Lovely coffee and pastries served on good quality pottery . The location is perfect with delightful views of the harbour. We were served quickly , maybe a tad to quick as myself in particular would like to have browsed at the menu boards . Inside the cafe it was cool ( it was a particularly hot morning) and clean. Unfortunately there was a couple with a dog and they were letting the dog drink out of a glass 😖. Yes i do love animals but not the owners who seem to think it’s ok to let them drink from glasses. Note to staff maybe a sign to ‘ pets drinking bowls outside’ Would I go again ? Yes