Drakes Farm & Cafe in West Devon

CAFE IS NOW CLOSED PER THE WEBSITE

Had my little girls third birthday party on Saturday, Kim was absolutely wonderful with the children. We went for the Little Farmers party, so the children all got to be farmers for the day, feeding the animals and then Kim organised some tuff trays of farm themed activities. Honestly we are all still talking about the party now..would highly recommend for all ages. We had ages ranges from age 1 - age 6 and all catered and entertained! Thank you again and see you soon!

Closed Mondays I expect when open all good

Lovely little farm shop. Great cafe fab breakfast 👌

Animals good for kids, but food was poor, service slow, and prices not cheap. I didn’t think it was possible to mess up a tuna mayo baguette, but the filling was liquid dripping out of the bread. Coffees and sides were fine. We were hoping to get some meat at the butchers, but it looked old and the facilities weren’t the cleanest. Would only recommend going if you have a little one that wants to see some lovely farm animals, which were all extremely friendly and tame.

Stopped for a break after a long drive heading for Cornwall . Lovely coffee , great little area of animals for children and adults alike to pet and feed and I love seeing chickens roaming free outside amongst the seating area.

A lovely little place! only negative was there was a lot of staff on, standing around doing nothing. There was a lot of wasps outside (can’t be helped) but non of the tables were getting cleared attracting more. i ended cleaning tables myself and when i went to the counter with all the stuff, the staff were all in the kitchen chatting.

Great places, especially for toddlers as lots to play with and many animals to see. Great cafe, the girls were so helpful and the food was excellent. Definitely going to visit again. 5 stars well deserved.

Great place for coffee and lunch with lots to do for the kids including a play area and farm animals to see and feed!

£5 for bacon roll - very stale bread . Uninterested response from staff - dont bother ! Adjacent farm shop staff very friendly and helpful , lovely selection of produce with good prices

I’ve been here a few times now as live locally. Large gravel car park. A brilliant location for young children- lots of play equipment and animals to look at. Great covered sandpit for when the weather isn’t great. The cafe is expensive but the coffee is usually good. Lots of high chairs. Cakes are a tad disappointing- I thought they might have been homemade/fresh as there is an adjacent farm shop and local cookery school, but they taste like processed, bought-in rubbish 🤢 Stick to the Farmer Tom’s ice-cream- it’s delicious!

Just what we were looking for! Real bacon in the bap and plenty of it! Really friendly and helpful staff

Great food. staff sooo friendly. Came in for breakfast. Had breakfast bap. Lovely thick bacon & the best sausages I’ve ever had! Will definately be back!

Friendly staff, great views. Lots of animals to talk to. Would recommend

They were very friendly super food

Local produce lovely staff, great coffee. Great for young kids small animal farm with animals that kids can see, plus nice play area. Food was nice and tasty. Only gripe was the sausage was overcooked (badly) chewy. If they are working on kevlar jackets for sausage then they have achieved it. If they want customer satisfaction they have not.

We were staying at a neighbouring campsite and walked over the the shop and cafe. We came twice during our stay - once for breakfast and once for lunch. Both were delightful - big portions, good quality food and great prices! During our breakfast visit, we saw the little farmers session taking place which looked amazing! We also made a visit to the shop and bought some chutneys and sausages that are served in the cafe. Lots of local produce available which was lovely.

Had a lovely breakfast with my hubby today. Beautiful little gem ... met a lovely young lady who served us who is originally from Porthcawl which is not far from.where we live and came to Devon for a holiday. Met the farm animals and met the piglet who was an escape artist...highly recommend .... to the young lady who served us, good luck with your masters degree

Great food, superb shop & staff. Good measures 👌👍

What a great place , we stopped here on the way to cornwall, well priced tasty food, animals to feed and sandpit/play stuff. Fab for familes.

We always have an amazing time here! My children love the animals, the sandpit, being able to feed the animals too, and I love the safe friendly atmosphere and the coffee! We also do Little Farmers here once per week which is just fantastic. Perfect for little ones. We usually stay for lunch which is always quick to serve, and great quality too. Love this place! 😊

Really happy we found this place. Desperate to get away from service stations on long journey home we used Google Maps and found Oinkers. So glad we did! Food was excellent, top notch, staff very welcoming and farm shop well stocked. Amazing if you had toddlers or young children - they would love it here, lots for them to play on

Nice place for kids to see farm animals outside with a park, food was greasy, service was excellent but the place had no atmosphere, you'll also need a pair of wellies unless you want to end up with muddy footwear.

Excellent food and wonderful family friendly environment for all to enjoy - brilliant value for money - hands on animal experience - highly recommended

Lovely little place. Not many farms let you feed their animals and for my toddler that's all she wants to do. The sand pit is under cover which is helpful during winter and against the summer sun. I'm assuming it was the owner who came out to chat to us, which she didn't have to do but a lovely touch. Will be back again

Simple but lovely. We're vegetarian so Sunday lunch out can be difficult as sunday roast dominates. A lentil based slice was fine but vegetarian gravy, roast potatoes and vegetables were great. All while we watched the farm animals enjoy their day.

Farm is brilliant. Cafe quite pricey but a great hour or so for kids and young families.

Great place to take young kids under 6 probably best. Food at cafe is nice not loads of choice but nice for a lunch or breakfast with young children and plenty of farm animals for them to see up close

Great place for the kids and the food is good too!

Food was lovely, massive portions. Lovely friendly staff.

Very good food lovely friendly staff.

Great cafe with excellent food and play facilities for 3yr olds and under.

Lovely little farm shop cafe/restaurant serving good quality local produce at sensible prices. Staff were friendly and polite, especially Lisa who took the time to come over and chat. Food was good and tasty, generous portion sizes. I had the 6oz special burger which was lovely but perhaps could benefit with being a little flatter and more burger shaped rather than a meat ball in a bun. Just some friendly feedback. The trio of fishcakes and Halloumi burger were excellent. Great play area for children with animals to see and interact with. Sign says 'Don't feed the white pony, it bites!' Recommended if you fancy something different from all those chains of restaurants you find in all the services.

Lovely little place for the kiddies and family to be up close to the animals. Lots of play area space covered and uncovered from the sun. The food and drinks are slightly expensive though you can deal with that when you get to see the animals for free. Though I feel a donation box would be useful if you wanted to bring your own packed lunches with the cost of living at the moment. However, the changing facilities for baby were dirty and nappy bin overflowing with flies. If the toilet facilities were checked more thoroughly I would have rated higher.

Excellent stopover on our way home from Cornwall. In fact best meal of our holiday. Divine arancini balls and halloumi fries. Friendly staff. Would highly recommend

Enjoyable place if you have children, food average.

We waited an hour for our food we where not told of the wait when we ordered and as we had a 2 year old with us this was difficult for us food only ok would not return

Covered outdoor play area, animals to pet, good loos, nice coffee, lovely spot nestled in the fields. Just needs the addition of a 50kw electric car charger to reach perfection 😉

Great stop off on the way to Cornwall beats any services by a country mile. Animals to pet and feed for the kids and a play area. Great food (and vege options). Couldn’t get the kids back in car 😆friendly staff/farmer!

Great little farm shop and cafe. We had breakfast there most days ( we were staying at the camp site across the road) Every Friday evening through the summer, they open their doors for a evening meal. I had the steak which came from the very farm the cafe is on and it was without a doubt, the best steak I've ever had. I highly recommend this place.

Fantastic Sunday roast in a beautiful setting

Can’t recommend this place enough! Had my daughter’s 3rd Birthday Party here - Kim was fantastic, the children loved it and the pony rides really topped it off. Even the party food was high end. It surpassed everyone’s expectations. We wish we could do it all over again!

Great place to stop for a chilled out break en route to Cornwall. Super friendly owner and staff. Will stop again.

Lovely hidden gem found on our way home from Cornwall , staff fantastic waitress went out of her way to help us pre fill some bottles for baby as major delays on motorway thank you never got your name but massive thanks for your kindness we got Arlo home with a pitstop , food was delicious 😋

Lovely place. Farm setting for breakfast or lunch. We had a complicated order (dietry requirement wise) and they got it spot on

Go hear regular, foods always good ,service is good,,kids love the animals

Lovely food and great for the kids, lots of animals and even had some baby chicks for the kids to see. Sand pit is easy to let the kids play in while waiting for lunch as you can see them clearly from inside or outside. Would recommend as a stop if you’re heading to Cornwall as it’s just off the A30, 5 minute detour and it’s safe to let the kids out of the car for a run.

We had a lovely full English breakfast here the other day. Ample portions and cooked really well. Vegetarian option had lots of choices. Prices are reasonable and good for what you get on the plate. Highly recommend for families as there is a great play area outside and farm animals to interact with further away from the cafe. You also have a great little shop with local produce opposite and a cookery school next door too. This is ideally located within walking distance from the camp and caravan site. It’s also just off the old A30 road so worth a stop off for a bite to eat and entertain kids on a long journey to e.g. Cornwall. Owners and staff are lovely and friendly. Some tasty ice cream on sale too but we were too full to try it out, maybe next time. Noticed that they also do a Roast dinner on Sundays.

Love this place, close to where I live the food is lovely and my daughter loves visiting due to seeing the animals, and the out door play area

Great place for little ones. It was nice how the outdoor seating was under cover and the kids play area too. The team were short staffed so only doing sausage and bacon baps, but they were delicious.

With only one thing on the menu I was rather disappointed and had to miss lunch as I'm not fond of turkey. It was only 2pm so there should be some sense of choice. Instead I settled for a rather good chocolate fudge cake, moist inside and with a thick layer of icing. I thought the coffee was a bit above average though my travelling companion was disappointed and left half, finding it tasted burnt. The staff were friendly and engaging and it was clear that it's a nice place to take the kids to look at the animals.

Really nice food and nice to have all the animals. Its no to be able to go somewhere you can let the kids have a bit more free range and enjoy some food.

Excellent for families with youngsters as there are many farm animals in pen's and surrounding fields pluss a play area to keep them amused. Staff very friendly oh yes and dog friendly.

Great place to go with children, there are animals to feed & a great big sandpit to play in. Good selection of drinks and food

What a gem. Great food and we were made to feel very welcome. Well worth a visit

Lacking in cosy atmosphere. I'm sure it's lovely in the spring/

Great value for money. We were a party of 7 and all enjoyed our food. Not our first time, but definitely not our last

Fab place, really friendly staff and great atmosphere. We were a big table there for a Christmas meet up and were all throughly impressed. We have been lots of times and never been disappointed

Enjoyed lunch here. Most of the food was very good. Scotch Egg a particular highlight. Chicken in breadcrumbs overcooked and coating was a bit bland, hence not five stars. A great place to take kids; a lovely farm park alongside the cafe.

Very clean, polite girls- breakfast total rip off but tasty. Toast was £1 a SLICE…. I pay for quality anytime- but toast !!! £1….

Love the farmyard view from the cafe. Very tasty breakfast.

I visited Drakes Cafe last Saturday and although extremely busy with children's parties found the staff to be very friendly and helpful. The food was good and reasonably priced. The kids loved the sandpit and being able to feed the animals.

Paid for a coffee that I didn't get. They were really busy with a group hire. The waitress first hadn't taken the order property then when I asked I then paid, but again after another wait no coffee. Fine you're busy, but I was left feeling erked because the waitress didn't care so the experience was unpleasant. Yeah, maybe I forgot to order the one thing I was looking forward to, which I only have on a few occasions per year, but I didn't. In my industry kindness and patience are key. I could have waited all day if that staff member had just been professional. Now I'm off to find a farm that is a bit nicer with there customers. I couldn't see how to reply to your reply other than here. Hope that's okay. I could see how busy you were, and wouldn't have minded waiting, but I resented a situation where I was expected to wait while being treated in a certain way. It's fine. I'm sure yours is a nice place, but that wasn't my experience. I didn't ask for a refund for the delay. The delay wasn't the issue for me. Your member of staff who took my order is probably still adamant I didn't order coffee I'm sure. I know she's wrong. We all make mistakes. I didn't want her to apologise, but I didn't expect to be made to feel I was a problem. I get that they were busy, but anyway, there you go.

I absolutely love this place the staff are so welcoming and perfect place to take little ones. Would def recommend!! It feels so relaxing and welcoming .It has everything - farm animals, undercover sandpit, and amazing food. I can’t wait to go back soon x

Amazing child friendly eatery, helpful, welcoming staff. They have gluten free options, hearty breakfasts are gluten free too, great covered outside play area and sandpit. Can also feed the cute farm animals with access from the cafe. Highly recommended.

Fantastic breakfast for 11 walk ins . We'll done

Fantastic stop on our way to Cornwall. Nice food and great space for the wee one to burn off some energy before we went on our way!

Staying on the campsite over the road we wandered down one morning for breakfast, They were a little short staffed but the girl that served us was very friendly and we didn't have to wait that long for our breakfasts, another lady who I assume was the manager/owner also came over to apologise and offered us another drink. The place was really clean and tidy, they are also dog friendly. Food was really nice and well portioned but isn't the cheapest and probably a lot more than you would pay in other places, but for a one off whilst on holiday it was great.

We visited as a treat as we used to go for breakfast before lockdown. Sadly gone downhill since Covid. The breakfast portion sizes were not balanced properly. The sausage was the largest one ever seen but coarse with no flavour and could not eat it. They used to do smaller sausages. Why not make smaller sausages and add a few herbs, allowing people to make a choice. The bacon was thickly cut, not our taste and difficult to chew. The toast order was wrong. Bring back the build a breakfast option so you can choose what you want. The cleanliness needs improvement, dust/dirt around the table where we were seated, needs a good hoover.

Quality of food was amazing, so good we bought some sausages from the farm shop opposite! Service was quick, it was dog friendly and lovely to get up close to the farm animals 👌

This place is a little gem. We arrived without booking a table and was greeted warmly by a lady who quickly checked her booking and found us a lovely table outside by the sandpit. We were shown where the animal feed was and where to leave the money and told to relax and enjoy. Whilst our 3 younger children aged 8, 7 and 7 yrs old went off to explore we sat down and ordered drinks and food off the light bites menu which was delicious. One of the best homemade scotch eggs my husband has tasted! We then had a local made ice cream which was very good quality. We spent a couple of hours here and could have stayed for longer as our children were occupied playing. There is a small variety of animals to see including pigs, sheep, ponies, and chickens and bags of feed are available at 50p each. There is also a big sandpit and tractors to play on. The care do have a sign up saying no packed lunches for children which as a small family run business with all of the animals to see free of charge this isn't unreasonable at all and they do offer children's meals for around £5 or children's sandwiches with crisps and side salad for £4. We would definitely visit again.

Very friendly service, Drakes big breakfast was very tasty. The cafe was very clean as well. The parking is spacious and the food is top notch. Highly recommended

Visited as a family. Ordered food and order was wrong, food average, lots of dirty tables and staff uninterested in cleaning the tables. Play area is ok, animal part and feeding the animals was nice. Wont be back which is a shame qs its a lovely location and the shop looks quiet.

Really nice experience for the kids and our boys love the under cover sandpit. Only issue we had when visiting was the amount of food that was available from the menu. Every time we went to the till to order or ask for something the answer was “sorry we haven’t got any of that”. This was a little hard to fathom as at the time it was booking only so there wasn’t a huge footfall of customers that could have caused this kind of shortage? Apart from that the food was nice, the staff were polite and the kids had a great time.

One of our favourite Sunday outings. Menu is small but varied and the breakfast is great. Ice cream, cakes, coffee and soft drinks. Can buy bags of food for the farm animals. Enough there to keep kids entertained for a few hours.

Generally great food lots of children family place.

Well what can I say. Firstly from start to finish Kim was amazing, we booked a party for our end of year toddler group today and we are not disappointed. Kim went out of her way to make us welcome changing and adapting activities to suit our party. Kim and her team made us feel welcome and couldn’t do more to make us feel part of the experience and all children had an amazing time doing the Little farmers session. It’s not everyday you get service which is second to none and they deserve every word. I would highly recommend and will definitely be back. Well done to such a great team keep up the fantastic work. Owlets Toddler Group

Great concept, delicious and fresh breakfast

Great place to visit with or without children but an especially great experience for little ones, who som lunch and coffee while the children play in play equipment and then off to feed the animals and play on the tractor! We travel around 45 minutes each way to visit, the owners are so lovely and the food is good, well worth it!!

Nice little place to take your little ones. First visit today and we enjoyed our afternoon.

Great place, great food, great owners!

Great for families, not much on the menu. The food was ok. The service is acceptable, a bit slow

Lovely choice for breakfast, really clean and covid aware, added bonus you can visit the petting farm and feed the pigs and chickens. They even have a little balance bike track and balance bikes for the kids.

Excellent cafe, couldn’t fault it! Extremely friendly, clean and safety conscious plus our lunch was tasty and reasonably priced. As if that wasn’t enough (it was), we then purchased some (50p a bag) animal food and had the pleasure of feeding the pigs (& gorgeous piglets!) and the poultry. A special place (especially with children, I imagine) but us three adults loved it. Definitely worth visiting. 5/5.

Great coffee, friendly staff, loved the spacious cafe and picnic benches outside. My 1yr old loved the sandpit, grass area and petting the animals. Will definitely be back on our next Devon holiday!

I needed a good hearty breakfast to set me up for a day cycling in Dartmoor, and was not disappointed. What set this one aside was the quality of the ingredients, really outstanding. It was early and i was the only customer, but still the cafe, staff and general environment was friendly.

Lovely staff, great coffee, delicious food, lots of choice, plenty for the kids to do.

Stopped here for coffee with our two young children to break up a journey. Delightful place. Good coffee, amazing ice cream. Kids loved the play area, tractor and animals. Facilities clean too. Highly recommended. X

Great stop off place on the holiday drive to the coast, much nicer than the generic services, worth driving a few minutes off course for. Farm animal walk around a welcome leg stretch for our 6 year old.

We found it by accidentally. It's treasure. My little one didn't want to leave. Nice play area, it can feed animals. I had a lemon cheesecake it was delicious really nice. It's a number one

Great fun, great atmosphere, great service , good food, reasonably priced. Very friendly staff. definitely not just for the kids! There is good little farm shop too.

Great place for a relaxing coffee and bite to eat. Caters for all from little children to grandads like me. Pop along and check it out for yourself you won't be disappointed.

Great little cafe, good variety of snack food/light meals stocked from farm shop next door and other local sources. Friendly staff. Reasonable prices. Food was tasty and just what you would expect. Play area and petting farm added bonus! All just a few mins from A30.