Darts Farm in East Devon

We bought meat as we usually do and spend a lot of money.Unfortunitely we were charged for sirloin steak instead of flat rib chops,a difference of £22.the butchers agreed to refund but the office is impossible to reach as there is never anyone there. I am in my 80s and can only visit with disability transport.l cannot afford to lose £22

Great place to take the kids or just browse on your own.

The best farm shop in area fab quality not the cheapest place but mad up with quality

Great Farm Shop with great restaurants and a fantastic outside area for children; i had an apple crumble cake from there, delicious.

Too busy for its own good. Long queues for every cafe and restaurant.

Large destination farm shop on steroids.

Tesla charger point Excellent farm shop

Lots of great produce like butcher counter, deli and amazing ice cream parlour, similar to Gloucester services with restaurants and a few shops. However this is all let down by a terrible layout, there is no obvious flow to the inside layout or the car park. Easy to get split up, turned around and frustrated finding the payment areas and toilets. This leads to the place feeling like it's heaving with people even when it's not. Great outside area for kids and dogs, just prepare yourself for the chaos.

It's too expensive....but for the people that can afford it, they seemed to like it.

Wonderful vegetables and great butchery. Wine and beer selection also looked very good.

Over priced and overrated it seems very pretentious and a place where so called lady's go to lunch. We had a meal which was medioca over priced and all they wanted was to rush us to get us out as quick as possible.

Great place but soooo expensive.

Beautiful produce laid out artfully, but you wouldn’t want to do your weekly shop here. We stopped for brunch and both had the Shakshouka (a Maghrebi dish of eggs poached in a sauce of tomatoes, olive oil, peppers, onion, and garlic, spiced with cumin, paprika, and cayenne pepper). Tasty but the egg was over cooked 🙁. Coffee and a pastry delicious. Price for 2 of us £32! Ouch! I must say the service was pleasant, friendly and efficient. The car park signage was inadequate with cars going the wrong way trying to find the exit. Nice for an occasional visit. I can’t comment on any other facility but it was busy and well stocked.

It's full of very nice foods and high quality items, but if you are on a budget, you may find some items quite pricey. Great to look around though and some good restaurants.

Excellent quality food and fare. Don't get to carried away it will cost you a fortune, Stick to a basket not a trolley.

Terrible!..rude stuck up staff. Trying to buy some herbal tea and one lady didn't move despite me being right next to her then another staff lady came to chat to her. She didn't say ohh a customer can't see?..just carried on chatting with me virtually in the middle feeling invisible. Then went to deli counter. I asked for 1 gluten free scotch egg. The staff lady said..do I want the reduced one?..funnily enough If i wanted the reduced one..I would of asked for it. How rude!.. Don't judge customers and listen to what they have asked for. The scotch egg which is now £4.99. Was bland. No herbs or flavour. Glad my experience was only a one off passing visit.

Tasty deli, and heaps of posh items to buy. Free parking if you want to take your bike on the Exe estuary trail. Loads if electric car chargers as well.

Lovely produce and open a bit later, so can shop/bimble after work. The GF Dark Choc Brownies in their Deli are BEYOND delicious!!

Great farm shop with a super selection of produce. Some items are marked up unreasonably however so do ensure you're getting a fair price.

Great restaurant, lovely shops to browse and a fab deli and butchers. Always a joy to visit.

Very large and impressive set of cafes and shops. Amazing food in the supermarket area with lots of unusual and beautiful brands of tea, chocolate and alcohol.

Nice quality but horrendously expensive.....and full of absolute tossers who think they're better than most because they shop there, I've never seen such arrogant, rude and pushy shoppers, except possibly when I visited Fortnum And Masons once!!

Excellent pricy Devon farm. Exactly what you want to come and see when on holiday or living here We had coffee and croissants for brunch super. Great menu and very helpful staff.

Large farm type shop with big range of veg and meats, both standard and speciality type meats. Big range of delicatessen type produce, some clothes and outdoor type wear. A couple of eating places with a range of foods supplied. Also cookware and trinkets, large car park.

Had a cream tea. 5 out of 5 for service, jam and cream Good Quantity and quality. The tea was a great leaf tea rather than tea bag and full of flavour. However the warm scone was doughy in the middle otherwise would have been 5 stars

Took dogs around the dog walk around Darts Farm really lovely.. Will go again.

Lovely place for food and shopping

Nice breakfast and charged the car at the same time.

Often go to Darts Farm cafe. Customer service second to none. Upon commenting to manager that cheese scones not as cheesy as used to be he apologised saying he would have a word with the Bakers. Came back with Head Baker and two more scones to try because different scones made by different people. So thoughtful and kind. Would always recommend

Great breakfast whilst we charged the car. And what a farm shop!! Amazing range of products.

Excellent food in the restaurant. The meat counter is fantastic. Too much choice of things to buy.

I had intended to visit this establishment for some time, but was ultimately disappointed. The ploughman's platter was underwhelming and offered poor value. The portion sizes, particularly the ham, were exceptionally small; I've rarely encountered such meager servings. The bread was insufficient. While the Devon Blue cheese was palatable, the overall quantity of food was inadequate. A sandwich, costing £6 less, would have provided a significantly larger portion of ham and bread, along with accompaniments. The accompanying chips were overcooked to the point of being inedible. Furthermore, the venue's layout was disorganized and chaotic, leading to frequent collisions between patrons. The establishment is overpriced and overrated; a light lunch costing £100 and leaving one unsatisfied is unacceptable.Been meaning to try this place for a while but quite disappointing in all fairness. The "platter" or Ploughman's to you and I was shocking and terrible value for money. I don't think I have ever had such a small amount of Ham or meat. One stodgy bit of bread is indeed all you need. The Devon Blue Cheese was nice and so was the tiny piece of Ham. For £6 less you could get triple the amount of Ham and triple the amount of bread by ordering a sandwich which also comes with a garnish. A side order of chips were ordered and they were cooked by someone clearly terrified of under cooking them as the potatoe had gone into shock and fled. See pictures. The whole site is badly organised and laid out with people going in all directions not knowing where they should be going so just knocking into everyone. Absolute chaos. One of those places massively over hyped and over priced with it. £100 for a light lunch in a café and leaving hungry is not good.

Stopped here for a light lunch and coffee as we know it good food. However there appears to be limited indoor seating and food choices if you have a dog. That said we were satisfied with what was available. We also used the Tesla supercharger which due to the older design requires a bit of imaginative parking for non Tesla cars as the leads are short. Great price though and good charging rate.

Impeccable service matched with incredible food! One of our favourite places to visit! One the day we met Culinary Maestro Marco Pierre White at Darts Farm. What a treat it has been!

Healthy food good atmosphere beautiful items excellent food friendly.

My first visit here yesterday and it won't be my last! Highly recommend the Orange Tree restaurant, the food was fabulous.

So much choice! The butchers were the best stocked I have seen for a very long time, venison, 40 days beef, etc. Highly recommended

Very expensive. Lots of wares to buy.

Fish Shed: lovely. Nice quality fish and chips. Cow and Cacao: bad, bad, bad!! Overpriced pretentious nonsense. A few of us had the 'tinned fish' plate. Posh sardines eaten cold out the tin! What a travesty! Pleased I can call Exe Valley my local farmshop instead.

I visited for the first time, and despite it being quite busy (understandably, as it’s half-term), my partner and I had a great time. We enjoyed brunch at one of the cafés—the food was delicious, though the coffee could have been better. The farm shop has everything you could need, from fresh produce to cupboard essentials. The place is huge, with a variety of lifestyle shops and plenty of dining options. Definitely worth a visit!

Was one of the very best dining experiences, I’ve had Beautiful setting, enthusiastic service thoughtful and caring host and waitresses , Might feel very welcome went away above and beyond to give us a wonderful Valentines night experience that we won’t forget highly recommended will return as soon as possible. Many thanks Simon and Paula.

Always a quality breakfast here

Very disappointed, very much not a farm shop really anymore. outdoor seating but so little available in terms of food. One very small hut serving drinks, no sandwiches were available, directed to the deli, which is great but if you have a dog with you, you can't go in. All indoor eating had big queues. A good selection of hot and cold sandwiches would be good for people to buy and then sit outside, or better still at least 1 dog friendly cafe with indoor and outdoor seating. Used to love all the smaller retail options, gifts, toys etc

Nice stop off, although quite busy. Some nice products, but inconsistent and missing prices for products throughout the shop. Charged incorrectly for one of my purchases, I noted on returning home. Good amount of free parking. Kids play area. Picnic benches. Walks. Some nice valentines 💝 products.

If you are a foodie you love this place.

Called in on the 01/02/2025 and purchased a section of items. When we got home found that one bottle of beer was 4 months out of date. Have contacted darts via their Web site and we have had no response I have given them a week to respond. Poor service

Food was overpriced, and the burger tasted as if it had been dropped in the fire and served. It tasted more of ash than meat.

Good food to eat and buy. Plenty of variety.

Had the vegan breakfast and it was super disappointing, as you can see not well presented and came with a film of oil on bottom of plate. Everything was a bit cold and portion size felt a bit mean aswell, only one veggie sausage on a breakfast for £11. Had been expecting v high quality ingredients given the nature of the farm shop and high prices but this didn’t seem to be the case.

Very good but too expensive won't go again

CHECK BEST BEFORES BEFORE PURCHASE! Got home to find 2/4 items I purchased were out of date.

Visited Darts Farm today went into cafe, had a chai Latte which was Luke warm & a cheese scone. The size of the scone was very small & it was was very heavy consistency. For the price they charge very disappointing.

What an amazing place and quite unexpected as I never realised it was so big inside. Had coffee and the biggest piece of cake .... yum 😋 plus bought a gorgeous bottle of wine as a treat from the shop. So good we are going back today!

Our first visit to Darts Farm, lovely lunch great attentive staff, Many thanks.

Great place to meet friends. Easy parking. Love the cafes, esp the airy one with sofa nook which has toys for children.

Nice place with a good selection of foods , goods and ornaments. Very expensive though and although I might well go again for a look round I doubt if I will be doing much buying, it's well suited for the affluent but a bit too pricey for us middle of the road customers.

Brilliant centre for food, clothing and gifts. Excellent range of high quality food including cheese and a brilliant butcher. The vegetables are top quality

High quality from top to bottom. First class. Showcases England at its best.

Great business, with multiple business in side.

Had the saddest most disappointing almond crossaint of my life and paid £5 for the privilege. This just about sums darts farm up - overpriced and underwhelming.

Quite busy as usual good tea and service in the newer cafe area

Exceptional place to to stop, but everywhere except the restaurant is understaffed. No queue, but a long wait for coffee and ice cream from unattended stands

Great place to visit. Large car park. Lots of lively fresh produce. At least two cafes. Not cheap!

Really place. Premium products and food at premium prices. Would recommend. The staff and team seem helpful when shopping there.

Love darts farm,everything you want from fresh veg and meat to lovely gifts,we spent a few hours hear,not the cheapest place in the world but all good quality, plenty of parking.its very compact inside so I think wheelchairs maybe an issue.

Comprehensive and classy. This is middle to high end Farm Shop. Not your run of the mill place full of ordinary stuff. Looking for something special or different, worth a visit. A number of franchises in the building too. It’s not Dunelm or B&M though!! Delightful to visit. Our visit included lunch at The Farm Table (See separate Review). Plenty of place to park. Suspect that it’s well busy in the summer season!!

Wonderful 'farm shop' lots of different things onsite from local produce, cafés and outdoor clothing. Friendly staff and atmosphere.

Great place to stock up. This time ready meal, tomatoes bread and bananas amount other things. The vegan saus roll with some delicious salad was delicious. If you get a chance, try Timms diary yougurts.

Usually a great food & drink serving but unfortunately no pastries of any sort & no cheese scones!! Ended up with toast & a chunk of cheese! Not the usual Darts standard unfortunately

Very disappointing. Overpriced food, clothes and kitchenware. 3 cafes one of which seemed ok value. Not nearly as good as average garden centre.

Great place ..alot to chose from..something for everyone..

Since it's competitors have opened within a few miles..dart farm is pretentious over price and quite 'snobby' shame.

This is a lovely place to mooch around, definitely a destination. It is expensive but the quality of the produce/products is very high. They have a huge selection of food and gifts, plus three places to eat. I highly recommend the Italian cafe which also has an excellent gelateria.

Would have been maximum stars however many there were. Multiple outlets within this huge complex, all stocked to overflowing with massive variety. Maybe a little pricey, but the stock is all high-end, top of the range, and superb quality. The choices seem endless. The star of the complex is undoubtedly the food hall. There can't be any better in the whole of the UK! If they don't stock it, I don't think it exists. The butcher section is really something else. The highest quality meat and poultry, organic, local, aged to perfection. Every conceivable cut is displayed. Very competitively priced. Extraordinary value, considering the unparalleled quality. I think that there must be an artist in residence because the displays of produce are worth the visit alone !

Fabulous fruit,veg and meat all locally ethically sourced. Very impressive. The service in the café was very friendly and the food was tasty.

The closet toilets to RSPB RESERVE, pick up a snack for your Birdwatching trip

Brilliant place to shop and dine. Amazing variety of fresh produce, which are very well priced. Yes, there are some very expensive, premium products but overall there is a great selection of products which are locally sourced and not as extortionate as other reviews mention! The eateries are great, The Farm Table is consistently delicious and serves amazing wine. Not sure why this place has such negative reviews, yes some products are expensive, but the staff are incredibly helpful and it's a great place to wander and shop without filling massive corporation's like Tesco's pockets!

This is a nice place to have a look around. Everything is very overpriced but generally nice products. The cafe staff and food were nice (again overpriced) but the coffee was truly awful! I couldn't even finish it! Also, 75p extra for oat milk is ridiculous, I appreciate oat milk costs more than cows milk but not by 75p per cup!

Great restaurant and good shop especially the butchery

Go here once a month,it's always consistently good and very good service even when busy. Food very tasty and presented well. Good selection.

Excellent place great range fantadtic products great restaurant

Lovely place lovely products, staff very rude towards me & my family

Very nice farm shop with extras. Delicious deli counter A little expensive but very nice products

Just flew back from New York on my super duper fancy pants jet. Stopped here for some emergency milk free cheese. Can't be too careful.

We went to darts farm for lunch today. Got sat down within five minutes of waiting in the queue, we were served quickly which was great. However, my lemonade came out after five minutes, then my friend’s fish and chips shortly after, and that was it for about 10 or so minutes. The smoothie finally came out, and they apologised, then realised the pizza wasn’t here yet. It was another 10 minutes before they came back saying your pizza will be 15 minutes, it was just 15 minutes in the end. I don’t mind having to wait for food because it was obviously just, but when my friend had finished eating (it was getting cold waiting so she ate it), mine had just come out. Bring the food out together if it’s going to take that long. I don’t know if the pizza was missed or forgotten about but it wasn’t great. The staff were incredibly apologetic and the food was nice, but it just made it less enjoyable.

Amazing place loads of parking, lovely deli, veg and gifts stuff. Nice restaurant but very strange cooked breakfast!

Great selection of items. Very busy but checkouts much better than my previous visit.

As others have attested to, massively overinflated prices. Basically it’s the most expensive farm shop in Devon. Expect to pay up to 20% more for items here.

Love this place - great fresh veg and wonderful butchers ! Very reasonable price for fresh food quality produce It's nice for a treat of top quality food

Love this place, always spend too much but today cheese was out of date, still delicious.

Service is slow and the cafe has a cold draught in winter!

I’ve just left this place after coming in to get a 2 pumpkins for my friends children but before we could go in to get the pumpkin we were stopped by a woman asking if we had booked online said no and it was £3 each to get in and then however much more to get a pumpkin it’s pointless just go to a supermarket it will be much cheaper absolutely disgusting it was free last year for entry.

Lovely place, good selection of foods.

A lovely, lovely place with fresh, local product. Even frozen vegetables look fresh! We loved the sourdough bread. However the prices are pretty high... there's lovely walk around the farm too

There can't be many places where both: A) A bottle of olive oil costs £45 (not a joke or exaggeration, actually true) B) The toilets are filthy.

Visited on Wednesday 16th Oct. Busy but not overly so. We found the staff attitudes sullen. No cheerful greeting. My husband’s tea cafetière would not pour. Two others were fine, on inspection the filter had been put in upside down, but too hot to do this ourselves- server took it from us ( as if we were making a fuss) saw her alter it, then just placed it heavily on the table, no apology or explanation or even a smile. Just an unwelcoming unhappy environment to be spending time in. Will be looking for alternative places to visit for a ‘treat’ as this was not one!

Great farm shop selling fresh produce, deli products with lots of other retail therapy opportunities. It also houses an excellent Cotswold Outdoor shop and has several eating options, including a fairly high end restaurant. As a bonus it also has a bank of Tesla Superchargers

What a great place to visit. If you've visited Gloucester services on the M5, it's like that but larger and cheaper. If shopping doesn't float your boat there are walks through their nature reserve. Cotswold Outdoor have one of their largest outlets in the country, RSPB are there, Fired Earth, 3, I think eateries, a large farm shop which should be able to supply food for all tastes. The cheese deli and butchers counter leave little to be desired. There literally is too much at Darts Farm to remember with one visit, we will be back. Thanks.

They have made a nice place to come and visit which restaurants, wine, grocery store and lovely outdoor seating. Everything is expensive as you would expect but worth a visit.

Hot chocolate tastes of warm water! Would not know it was chocolate except for powder on the top.