Greendale Farm Shop Cafe in East Devon - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

We have visited many times . It certainly is a great place to take children. The shop has a fabulous selection of products. Sadly we have found over the years as the restaurant has expanded it has lost its charm , feeling more like a holiday camp restaurant. Could certainly do without the piped music.

After half an hour wait for take away fish and chips, the fish has got to be the worst I’ve ever eaten, overcooked hard dry rubbish, I certainly wouldn’t recommend this place for fish and chips

This place has gone downhill and we shall not be returning. Waitress was rude as she delivered our food, dairy free butter alternative not provided as asked, decaf coffee was not decaf and disgustingly strong plus food really was not up to standard.

Just the worst. At least a forty minutes wait upon ordering, for some of the disgruntled queue much longer. Sloppy service. Poor food. I'd give it one star but wouldn't wish anyone to filter a genuine review out as malicious. Poor all round, save your time. Oh and the farm shops silly overpriced and full of crap.

Awful, awful, awful!! Food ordered in advance for 7:10 for collection…40 minutes later it’s STILL not ready. If I hadn’t prepaid on line I’d tell them where they could put it and head to somewhere that can manage to fulfil an order. Ironically the order confirmation said ‘your order is being prepared’ .

I am still go smacked at the response I got at the till on Monday 20th Nov. I ordered sausage roll, beans and chips. At £8 I wasn’t expecting gourmet but the pastry on the sausage roll was rock hard. My friends enjoyed their jacket potatoes so I didn’t complain ( not that anyone came to ask if all was ok. So when I went to pay I mentioned that the pastry was rock hard and inedible…. The girl on the till said “I’m not surprised it came from our Deli”. I walked away and had to ask my friend if I’d heard correctly….. astounding! Needless to say I so t be back.

Went in for Breakfast, and waited for approximately one hour for breakfast. Actually puts you off the food . Dirty cutlery didn’t help , food ok when eventually it came 😩😩

Visited the shop only an was amazed at the number of dogs bought in by the customers. I was appalled however to see the dogs sniffing at the foo items on the shelves near to the floor. I watched dogs sniffing around muslin covered Xmas puddings for example. It was stomach churning and the dog owners made no effort to restrain them. It makes you question the hygiene standards of the place. As in the country I would not want to eat any food item below two feet from the ground in any event from this shop. Yuck!

I’m not on to complain normally but…. Have visited twice in the last week, ( I live locally), firstly to the cafe, table booked online for inside only to be sat outside on arrival, when I pointed out that I’d booked inside the staff member just shrugged and said they were busy and outside was all they had. (Frankly he was rude and had a couldn’t care less attitude) What is the point of them having a booking system then?! We did get moved inside as soon as a table became available. Secondly, was for takeaway fish & chips, thankfully the food was its saviour but again the service was poor, I’d preordered online, turned up for collection at my allotted time slot only to have to wait 20 minutes, people walking in to order got served and left before me. Both times staff were rude/ surly…come on Greendale you can do better than this. At least give your staff some training and put decent systems in place.

Popped in for a cream tea as had been here before and it was good.However this time it was a different story. It was busy and there were lots of staff milling about but none of them seemed to be doing anything. We found a seat outside and went to order to be told we don't serve on the seats outside. So, we asked for a table and the young lady walked away and said someone will see if we have a table. Tom soon found us a table. We walked past tables that hadn't been cleared and food was covering the floor. I went to the counter to order to be told it was table service. Back I went and then after another ten minutes we finally waved down a server and had our order taken. When it arrived the young server laughed and said, these cups are dirty. She went off to change them and returned with clean cups but no cutlery. We had to go and find this for ourselves. None of the staff seemed that bothered in working, clearing tables or taking orders, they just wandered around looking bored. When we finished we went back inside to pay where there was someone who took our payment. The single scone was very soft and light and you did have a generous portion of jam and cream but service was awful. It just seemed chaotic and unorganized. Unfortunately we won't be returning. We we will give the Mill in Otterton a try.

Terrible service, drink order was brought out wrong, dirty glass, then wine measurement was very lacking. Waitress attitude was disgusting. Suggest some staff training. Food was so so, items missing. We will not be returning. It's a shame, this place has alot of potential.

Me and my boyfriend, not local to the area, thought we’d stop for breakfast. The cooked breakfast was great. Local produce:

Decided to give Greendale cafe another visit, our last visit two years ago they had no crab sandwiches despite having crab for sale in the shop. This time we both ordered the cream tea (when someone eventually came to take the order) When it arrived the scones were hot, so waited for them to cool, they were quite chewy. On one plate the cream and jam were in ceramic pots the other it was in little paper pots, the tea was quite weak too. There are a lot of staff here but despite that the service is very poor, the staff are mainly young and seem to lack training. I like stopping off here and looking around the farmshop, but they don't seem to sell the same range of local products, honey, chutneys etc that I used to like to buy. Don't think we will be back.

We had lunch at the cafe on 10/09 which was a disappointment. We sat down, waited 10 minutes before we had to ask twice to take our drinks order, then the drinks arrived half way through our meal. Food was disappointing; roast potatoes were shrivelled up rocks, soggy Yorkshire puddings, fish was overcooked. We finished our meals with the intention of ordering a few desserts but waited 30 minutes with no service, even our plates were not cleared away so we gave up. Overall the service and food means we won’t be recommending.

Very disappointed with food this visit. I have food intolerances which I have identified via NHS using the low FODMAP diet. This means I can’t eat peas. Previously Greendales have substituted the peas but this time were ‘unable’ to other than baked beans! This is a farm shop with many vegetables for sale! Next I asked for grain mustard but they only had English, again they sell many different ones. The gammon was over cooked and the chips mediocre, mostly small bits not full chips. We are unlikely to visit again as there are better farmshop facilities in the area.

We went for a meal ahead of going to a show and have never receive worse service. We were at first given a table where the air conditioning was blowing on to us, we asked to move and were given a corner table. Twice we had to ask if we cold order - one order was for olives and the waitress looked as if she had never heard of them, our main course was very good after finishing we sat for over twenty minutes waiting to order a pudding and coffee, not one of the waiting staff came in our direction and there were only five table in use. Two were at the reception and half a dozen behind the counter chatting as they did things including pushing one member of staff around in a trolley. We decided to give up and went and paid the bill - we were asked if we enjoyed our visit - I said it was terrible and he replied sorry. as we walked out he wished us a good evening

Fish and chips. Amateurish, staff that will not make eye contact and always face away so they don't have to talk to anyone. Just witnessed the greendale chef roasting them over serving burnt food. Used to be really good. Now at best average.

Visited here in holidays Wow Wow Wow food was outstanding lamb shank served with seasonal wedge over rosemary . Best meal all week boys has the scampi and chips and cod and chips freshly made from there famous chip shop on site . Thank you for lovely food great helpful polite staff . Clean place . Also have farm shop all local produce. Well done to the farming family who run this and all there staff . We most definitely will visit again next time we are passing . Unfortunately we live 7 hours away . Next holiday it’s on my list

Popped in on a Saturday lunchtime around midday and it was busy. We were shown to a table and left for quite a while, we had to grab someone to take our order. Food came fairly quickly and was really good. Only thing lacking was cutlery and napkins which we needed to go off and find ourselves. Would definitely return, but feel maybe a couple more members of staff to help things run a little more smoothly would be of benefit to the service being offered.

Decided to pop out for a late Sunday Lunch and chose Greendale A great choice Friendly helpful and professional staff team Delicious food freshly prepared- I had Haddock and chips with baked beans - perfect With a very tasty IPA beer with low alcohol at just £3.50 per pint Thank you especially Simon our server Back again soon

This is the second time I’ve had what I can only describe as small bits of gravel embedded in my chips which is very unpleasant! When I first called them to let them know they said they’d had no other complaints (which I find hard...

Not the greatest selection for breakfast but what we had was very nice and well cooked. Would like to see more options such as beans on toast, granola etc to make it a wider choice.

We came to lunch on a very busy Sunday, The service was inexperienced but not too slow. However the food was extremely poor quality with the result that two of the meals went back half finished. We will not be back.

Good meat from the butcher purchased, but Harrods prices. Great cheese and pies purchased. Ambient food incredibly high priced for example, a pack of Doritos in supermarkets all year round about £2, not here £3.95 just madness.

Just received through delivery service from greendale it’s self! Ist time fish n chips! Very very nice! Throughly enjoyed.ordered online easy,quick delivery.gentleman who delivered very nice.food came hot and scrumy will defo order again.it’s fish n chips so yeh greasy but not overly greasy .very...

We are local and often eat very happily at Greendale. However, this time didn't work for me. I ordered the mussels which arrived with about a tablespoon of liquor - made the 5 slices of bread look a bit redundant. My son also had mussels...

Stopped off for breakfast. Delicious locally produced food served and presented efficiently. Nothing too much trouble. Had a look around the shop and the produce was displayed well and of excellent quality. Greendale Magazine is well worth a look too. Love the atmosphere and ethos...

Came here for a family birthday party which was amazingly organised by Selina, food and service was perfection. Would highly recommend to anyone! You’re the best Selina, thank you for everything!

What a difference to the last time I visited about 3 years ago! I was reluctant to visit again after my last visit when the manager at the time would shout across the store to her staff which I thought was very unprofessional & that...

Fantastic, friendly service, as always. Meals were delicious. Nothing was too much trouble and even brought out a sausage for our dog.

Exceptional food, menu to suit anyone. Wednesday two for the price of one on the fish and chip option.

The service is very poor (we had to ask to be served). Food quality was not good- fish and chips was overcooked, steak (in a baguette) was cold.

We had visited the Farm Shop for the first time the day before after leaving the nearby Theme Park and made some purchases in an excellent environment. As we were going to be in the area the following day (Bicton Gardens) we decided to have...

We had planned to eat here on a Monday evening for fish and chips, as one member of the group was gluten free. The website clearly states that Mondays are gluten free fish and chip day and the signage on the premises advertised this ‘event’...

Absolutely woeful service and food. Took 15 minutes to even acknowledge us at our booked table to take our drinks order, the restaurant was very quiet (now know why!) after waiting for over an hour for the food with no explanation to why there was...

Excellent breakfast. We had scrambled eggs and sausage sandwich which were both great. Service was quick and they were very busy. Lovely coffee too. A very friendly cafe which is consistently good. We will be back .

This is the 2nd time I have visited the cafe I was disappointed the 1st time but decided to give it another go and I wished I had not. I arrived with my children around 12 and was dismayed to see dirty crockery everywhere, I...

Long wait for very average fish and chips. Very rude waitress who apologised for her rudeness but overall impression was negative.

Beautiful farm shop purchased quality items on arrival we had booked a table .we were shown and told it was table service no one came so I went and found someone. Our meals arrived but we had no cutlery so we had to ask for...

Myself, daughter and two grand children visited on the 3rd April. We had not booked so took a chance on being able to get a table. We was told they had a table but we would have to be finished in 55 minutes. We said...

Had bacon roll and a sausage and egg roll and tea and coffee. Just the best quality simply done breakfast. Food was amazing and looking around the full breakfasts Looked fabulous too. Staff were friendly and efficient. Who could ask for more !

Did not expect to buy anything but had to from the meat counter and their range of balsamic vinegars and oils. The blood red orange, wow. You will see a lot of the normal stuff and more of the unusual. You will I guaranteed buy...

Very impressed - good, fast service even though busy. Great prawn jacket potato and brie, bacon and cranberry toasty.

We've been before and had lovely meals and today, the fish (in the fish and chips meal) was lovely but my wife's chips were like yesterday's warmed up. They were tasteless and not nice at all. I opted for the fishcakes on a bed of...

Came here for takeaway fish and chips on Thursday lunchtime as our usual excellent chippy was closed. Really wish we hadn't bothered and just made a sandwich! Batter was soggy and unpleasant and chips were small and bitty with lots of black bits. Huge amount...

Went for evening food for a change, usually go during the day. Myself and my guest both had the same Steak Baquette. Food arrived in good time staff very busy. Chips were ‘warm’ and the side salad was undressed, no oil nothing. However the steak...

Always stop at Greendales on our drive home and always have a lovely time (although an electric charging point would be a bonus!) We've recently been served by Benji a few times and she's a great addition to the team. Really great to see Greendales...

We bought a variety of items for our first purchase from this business. Primarily orange juice , advertised as freshly squeezed. We received 6 glass bottles of juice. On opening the first we were met with a strong rubbery smell , very unpleasant , on...

Recently Waited ages at the Butchery counter to be severed even though i was obviously SEEN by the two butchers they chose to ignore me and chat amongst themselves.. i don't expect immediate attention but at least a “I will be with you in a...

Attended at 11:45 this morning. We were seated by the lovely Lizzie who got my little boy a highchair, colouring and crayons and she was the only highlight of the visit! Donna came over to take our order as it was almost lunchtime and attached...

We have been to the farm shop many times which is always stocked with high quality meat, freshly baked bread and good quality fruit and vegetables and on many occasions have tried to eat in the cafe. It has always been very busy and we...

Lovely staff but disapointing food. Dont expect chips brought over from the takeawy luke warm and soggy. Sweet Chilli on outsoide of roll on sweet chilli and halloumi burger made for an unpleasant sticky mess. Salad a little limp after a full day out. Dessert...

I can’t comment on the food or drink as we didn’t get served. We were told it was table service so having chosen from the menu we waited patiently for over 20 minutes for a member of staff to take our order. I wouldn’t say...

Changed my Christmas food delivery date .I couldn’t be available for the following day delivery were not prepared to support customers and deliver when I was available. Had to deal with a rude shrill obnoxious customer services assistant who told me it was there busiest...

Six for breakfast brunch, around 1030hrs on Monday 5 Dec, lovely food, gluten free toast available. Good quantities, hot tea and coffee, nicely presented eggs. Good service.

My wife & I have frequently visited Greendale over the years. The mix of quality foods great coffee, friendly staff & even animals for the kids has brought us back time after time. We've noted a steady decline in service. Still the great shop and...

We visit Greendale often but it seems to be getting progressively more disorganised. There seems to be lots of youngsters employed walking around with no real purpose or management. The coffee was very good but the apple pie tasted a bit of fish! though a...

Booked a table for 4 for 5.45 food order taken at 5.55 food arrived 6.30. The cafe was not that busy and not many staff about. Nothing great about the food considering it’s a farm shop/cafe ( never had such awful chips, that looked like...

We come often for breakfast as you won’t find a better breakfast locally. Today we were served by Lucas who is an absolute credit to the company. So polite and helpful and with my daughter being coeliac, he was very careful with her order. We...

Food took ages to come and not particularly tasty. Staff pleasant but chaotic. There never seems to be a front of house to coordinate staff efficiently. Coffee lukewarm despite asking for it twice to be hot. Charged £1 for a shot of vanilla syrup… criminal...

From the moment we ordered the afternoon Tea things went down hill. The food arrived.. No cups only mugs had to ask for cup and saucers no side plates too, no milk and a really poor service. The afternoon tea was poor and uninspiring no...

I have to say, the breakfast we had at the cafe was very good value. £9 for 2 bits of gluten free toast, beans, tomato, mushrooms, a gluten free sausage, 2 pieces of back bacon and 2 poached eggs. It took a while to come...

Not impressed I liked the old Greendale Farm cafe when they had all the chickens outside and the kiddies cafe area with toys. Gone very expensive a slice of small lemon meringue was £4.25. Need to be seated now and table service. You use to...

Had a table booked on line and when we got there, no record of it. Lucky enough a table was free. Ordered steak with potatoes and had to pay £2 for the potatoes. When food came to table I had to wait 5 min. Steak...

We went for breakfast today ordered 2 coffees , when the coffees arrived both cold. We told the waiter he said he would see what he could do. He returned sometime later with 2 coffees asked what we were drinking and went off again with...

Needing a central venue for an informal meeting that would have food and drink we chose Glendale, and so pleased we did. Although the restaurant was busy we found a table in a quiet corner and immediately were welcomed by Donna a waitress who looked...

2 weeks running we have shopped at greendale farm shop and both times we have brought out of date dairy products both milk & yogurts I brought them yesterday 11th sep and the expiration date was 6th sep same happened last weekend not impressed considering...

Tonight me and my partner visited Greendale restaurant very impressed with the service, very polite and helpful staff especially being a coeliac myself ,was well catered for my dietary requirements . The restaurant manager selina very helpful , and came around making sure we were...

Lovely produce but a bit expensive. Good things for young children to see. Lovely evening menu. No shade when it is hot.

I arrived at Greendale hungry and fancied fish and chips, the woman stood behind the counter acted so incredulous when I asked if they were open! The look I got was scornful and perhaps next time she is asked she could just say no, sorry...

Just left Greendale Farm shop, my first visit and probably my last. Having bought food and feeling hungry, I ordered cod and chips at the front of the shop. I asked if I could eat it inside, the man behind the till said he didn’t...

Called in for lunch. It was very busy and menu not as inspiring as it used to be. Surprisingly there were no crab sandwiches left at 1.15 pm, although plenty of crabs in the tank in the shop! Opted for the club toastie - one...

Wow. Excellent setting. Lovely clean place. Great farm shop attached large restaurant. Wonderful breakfast and lovely large tea pot hot piping tea. Friendly helpful staff and very quick service. Lots of their own products. I will be returning for lunch next time. Evening open also

Greendale - we love you but sadly tonight was not a great experience. We often holiday in Devon and have used both the shop and the restaurant many times. It used to be a challenge to get or even book a table at a time...

While the farm shop is well stocked and seems to be efficiently run, this does not seem to be the case with the restaurant. We waited for sometime to be seated despite numerous staff passing us by and ignoring us. When we did get seated...

Been here before for breakfasts. So returned with friends (on our recommendation) for evening meal. It’s a cafe. It’s not a restaurant. So don’t expect restaurant service. Whilst the food was very good. The staff are useless. Very slow and knew nothing about the menu...

Table for 3 - Sloppy waitress service - Cleanliness - poor. Dirty cutlery in cutlery stand on the table. Lady sweeping the floor then using the brush to sweep down the chairs! Food - not great. Fish & Chips very, very disappointing - it resembled...

We popped in here for a bite to eat in the cafe. We come here fairly often and particularly enjoy their crab sandwiches! They are definitely the best crab sarnies around, and we have tried lots! What has stood out for us on our last...

Had breakfast at this cafe, which has undergone a major refurb since we were last there. We sat out on the deck, the food was excellent and the staff were very helpful and friendly.

Firstly, I love Greendale. I’ve bought produce here for a while and always had exceptional goods and service in the farm shop. This is the first time I’ve eaten in the cafe/restaurant and I think I’ll stick to the using the farm shop for food...

Had a lovely walk to the farm shop from our campsite in nearby Woodbury Salterton and loved the vibe of the place and the outdoor space as well as the car show in the car park. Sat in the restaurant and had a drink coffee...

We arrived as a family, 4 adults and one toddler aged 22months. We sat down at and ordered at 1755 but didn’t receive our food until 1910. I complained twice, was told ‘sorry the take away is really busy have complimentary drinks.’ Drinks ordered, never...

We always drop in for a brekkie, Roast Dinner or an evening meal. The food is always freshly cooked and delicious. The staff are always friendly and welcoming. I want to make particular mention of Lucas. He is an absolute gem and we first noticed...

Me and my family went in to have some dinner and 6 tables go served before us and they arrived after and we still were not served so we left

Excellent food they do a great breakfast choice and excellent fish and chips in the evening. We liked the coffee so we bought some Buzz Coffee from the shop to take home this was excellent we have now used a kilogram this month.

Called in for a brunch on a recent Saturday morning. Quality of the food was superb but I won’t be returning soon. The portions were huge, way to big unless you have a very hearty appetite & there’s no option for a smaller size meal...

First time to this farm shop. Well laid out and everything is local and very fresh. Even a bottle and buy your own fresh milk machine. Restaurant is not very attractive, but seats outside if it is sunny. Fish and chips were excellent, especially the...

Called into the Restaurant for Haddock and Chips this evening.. The service and meal was first class..

I’ve been a fan of the farm shop for many years snd popped into the cafe today which was extended during the covid lockdowns to accommodate more dinners al fresco . With good quality ingredients how can they get it so wrong ! Steak &...

As we are staying close by, we called in with the intention of buying some food from the Farm shop, but it was lunch time so we went in to the attatched restaurant. We had our dog who was welcomed with open arms - literally....

Was staying nearby in Crealy park so popped down for some takeaway fish and chips. Excellent food, prepared freshly and reasonably priced. Recommend it.

Having always enjoyed the fish & chip takeaway service, we thought we’d sit in for a weekday lunch. Only be completely let down by the appalling quality of service, a sticky table, and a broken chair. We both opted for the steak baguette, one without...

The food wasn’t great and none of it tasted very fresh. Meals got delivered and we asked for cutlery. The waitress sighed and said she would have to try and find some as they were very short on cutlery!!! 10 minutes later we were eating...

Having messed Greendale around over our numbers for the booking, on arrival our table was ready, we were quickly seated, served drinks and food efficiently. Our server dealt with the various changes to our drinks order, everything came quickly an no complaints from the eight...

Pop in for breakfast did not make reservations but was able to get table order there Standard breakfast with a flat white and toast service was great and nothing was to much for any of the staff. Great money for value of service and food.

we were really looking forward to going to the tuesday steak night where there is 15% off steaks ...the butchers in Greendale is amazing but the steaks in the cafe were very underwhelming ( and two of them overcooked) we had to wait for ages...

What can I say. A lovely stroll round looking at the animals, coffee from the coffee van, a further stroll with the animals and exploring the tractors followed by some extremely tasty food in the cafe and a stroll round the stunning array of produce...

My friends and I visited here for brunch. When the "barn" breakfast arrived, we were extremely disappointed with the standard and quality of the food, miserly portions (that looked like a child's amount) and the food came out barely warm (not hot) . When we...

Visited the farm shop cafe today and was quite taken back at how poor the service was , we ordered a tea and a coffee and then waited for in excess of 20 minutes for it to arrive. When our food arrived it was nice...

Having been to Greendale before I invited my friend for lunch. We waited over 50 minutes for our food to arrive. At no point we’re we approached to explain why there was a hold up or when we could expect our food. The food arrived...