Main Sail Tea Room in Torridge

I love this cafe. As local I can vouch for the take away coffee. Best in Westward Ho! Always steaming hot and strong enough. The guy who owns it is super lovely too.

We had breakfast here four times this week. We were met with a warm Friendly welcome every morning,great choice of food on offer. All staff were lovely and kept the cafe clean and tidy. We didn’t try the cakes but they looked delicious.

We ate in here as a family of four. Really nice food, really good simple food and really Friendly people who made a fuss of the kids. Wish we had found it earlier in the week.

Lovely. Hot drinks arrived quickly. Booked a table for 4 people. 2x large breakfast, 1x small veggie and 1x pancakes. Produce was of good quality and the portion sizes were good. The place was clean and tidy. Highly recommended.

I wasn’t sure where to go for lunch, but I’m so glad I came to the Main Sail tea rooms. The food was fresh, delicious & a very reasonable price. The staff were very friendly & accommodating Definitely worth a visit

An excellent tea room with excellent home made cakes (and the bacon quiche was delicious). Nothing was too much trouble.

What a lovely little tea room, was quite busy when we got there but plenty of space for us to slip into the corner. Lovely gent serving us a delicious cream tea for my birthday!!! Wonderful scones Just wish we could have eaten other things on the menu as it looked great. Will definitely come in again when we up north lol

We decided to have breakfast here this year as we could not get in Rockpool cafe. This was a bit of good luck as it turned out as we enjoyed it so much we have been several times during our stay.There are not many tables so it is advisable to book rather than turn up on spec.They offer small, Large and Extra Large breakfasts, including vegetarian versions.We all so far have had small and this includes 1 egg (fri/scram/poach) 1 bacon 1 sausage (delic) tomato (tin or fresh) beans toast n drink. Mushrooms and has brown extra. This cost £6. Very reasonable.The guy is really nice n friendly. The breakfast is the thing though. Really well cooked and not swimming in grease.We haven't had other meals here but just to say that the cakes look lovely.

very friendly and efficient staff. Great menu and food. Very good distancing and clean down. Will visit again

Absolute gem of a tearoom. We stopped by for a cream tea. The scones were delicious and warm, with lashings of clotted cream and jam. The service was friendly and welcoming. Highly recommended

Just what we need to kickstart our relaxing stay in Westward Ho!There are a few tables outside in the sunshine and the service was, as always, genuine, authentic and friendly. The coffees are very good and the vegetarian breakfast is super tasty and great value for money. We highly recommend Main Sail tea room for breakfast!

Popped in this afternoon for a cream tea, it was delicious!!!!! Best scones ever, so light and melt in your mouth. The man who served us was a delight and we even bought some art that was on display. Forget Tea on the Green, this is the must go to place for tea in Westward Ho.

Found on a blustery day and glad we did. Welcoming staff and great menu which was excellently priced. My daughter had the chicken nuggets child meal which at £3.95 was excellent and a really good portion and not your average frozen nuggets either. My husband had the gammon, egg and chips which also was brilliant and I went for a baguette. We will definitely return. Thank you

Had my first socially distanced large breakfast this morning whilst on holiday in Westward Ho! It was perfectly cooked and excellent quality. Highly recommended.

Restaurants now open after lockdown and these guys have got it right. Social distancing but still friendly and safe. They take your address for track and trace. Tables with plenty of space around. Hand sanitiser as you go in and by the loos. The food was delicious. 2 slices of smashed avocado on toast with poached eggs, 4 large American style pancakes with bacon and sausage, a vegetarian sausage in a soft roll and a bacon and egg bap. 2 coffees, fruit squash in kilner jar glasses with non removable straws for the kids and a can of pop. £22ish and we’ll worth it. We will be back.

Fab to see a decent gluten free offering. Food was tasty and served quicly and staff were friendly and attentive. Prices were very reasonable too. Will definitely visit again if back this way.

Such a friendly cafe, spotlessly clean, nice tables, tasty food, lovely tea and coffee, tempting cakes and so reasonably priced. My friends and I go quite often and are always welcomed with friendly faces and great service.

Best breakfast, wonderful freshly cooked food, and you have to try the home made cakes and cream teas. Lovely owners and the facilities for all the family plus disabled patrons excellent.

This cafe is a delightful find, a little gem hidden away. Great, friendly service, brilliant prices and good home cooked food. Ideal for breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea and cakes. Children catered for too with toys.

Very pleasant staff great selection of cakes good prices very clean recently decorated to a high standard. no dogs allowed.

Very reasonably priced cafe with nice home cooked food. Spotlessly clean and friendly service. What more could you want?

Stopped in for drink and cake. I had lemon drizzle cake as I have dairy, gluten and soya intolerances. Nothing shop bought here, good atmosphere, and great food. Even do takeaway! Cannot recommend enough. Thank you.

Came here for breakfast With 2 adults and 4 kids everyone really enjoyed the food , the staff were amazing and really welcoming would definitely return

Realy lovely friendly tea shop/cafe. Staff really friendly and food was good and plentiful. great value.

The Main Sail Tea Room is a perfect place for a quick lunch, I have always ask for a bucket of black coffee as I need a decent amount to wake up my brain cells. The man behind the counter, sorry I do not know your name, serves it up in the biggest cup I have seen, perfect. Every meal we have had is beautifully prepared and presented. Well worth a visit.

Loved the food so much we got takeaway sandwiches and cakes for lunch nearly every day. Especially appreciated having tasty gluten free bread for (triple decker) sandwiches

I visited this cafe on a wet day, when my normal cafe on the green was full. The service here was excellent and luckily I was able to park directly outside. Another table were having a full afternoon tea that looked fantastic. I opted for a much more simple cream tea which was great except that the scones were a tadge on the dry side. However, very edible and sensibly sized portions. I will definitely visit again. Liked that there were magazines to look at.

Amazing range of dairy AND gluten free cakes - we actually had choice - and not the same every day! Scones and afternoon teas possible as well. All at the best prices we have found and friendly, courteous and empathetic service in clean and good for hard-of-hearing surroundings. Children's toys attractively set out. Went the extra mile to make a particular cake gluten free as well as dairy free for us.

Best cafe in town! Go and eat cheap, good food, big helpings, big selection of cakes. Good place to go. Well recommended.

Visited with two friends for my birthday Had a fabulous high tea amazing array of sandwiches quiche mini cakes and scones jam and clotted cream all prepared on the premises I would definitely recommend this tearoom as being the best value for money in the area Excellent service and scrupulously clean environment

Reviewed this tearoom soon after it opened last year. Returned again last week and great to see it thriving and keeping up the excellent standard. Other reviews prove it.

We had a lovely lunch today at The main sail. There were 10 of us in our party, ranging from 16 months too 72. The 5 children loved the toys and kitchen play area. The children had the kids lunch meal, sandwich, crisps, fresh fruit, juice and 1/2 slice of cake. Lovely fresh bread for the sandwiches and beautifully presented. The children felt very grown up. They couldn’t decide which cake to have so the staff gave them a small piece of each cake. Nothing was to much trouble. The adults meals were just just as nice. The staff were so friendly and helpful.

Really good cream tea and friendly staff. Nice and clean too. Love the little area for kids to play with toys too.

Great value, good courteous service, great food freshly prepared and we'll presented. Can't fault then on anything!

We went for breakfast nd thoroughly enjoyed the vegetarian breakfast. Well and truly satisfied. The service is friendly, genuine, with a smile and a joke. It is just off the main area around the beach but well sign-posted and worth the extra minute walk. Thank you Main Sail for a great breakfast and having seen the homemade cakes.....we‘ll be back soon. They look and smell delicious!

Lovely café. Warm Welcome. Clean, bright & comfy. The cakes are really, No REALLY good. The Afternoon tea was a real treat. Saves having to decide what to have, a bit of everything. Although everything else looked amazing too. We'll be back again

Me and my boss went for breakfast on Tuesday and wow what a breakfast. Service and fantastic the owner is a real down to earth we will recommended to people and our new favourite place for breakfast. Keep up good work.

My wife and I visited the Main Sale Tea Room with our 18 month old daughter. On arrival the tea room was busy and the staff helped us get seated very swiftly. We ordered the high tea and it arrived to our table within 15 minutes. The sandwiches and cakes were lovely, well worth the money. We’d highly recommend a visit, the staff were great.

Stumbled across this little gem as the cafes nearer the beach were full. Glad we did. Staff were friendly and welcoming and there was a good choice of lunches and cakes, all reasonably priced and home made. Me and my mum had a savoury cream tea and my dad a traditional cream tea both lovely and fresh. Would definitely recommend this cafe.

Lovely selection of sandwiches and cakes served on a large cake stand. Service was excellent. Very reasonably priced. Will definitely be back.

A lovely place to grab a small bite and relax. Great choice of savoury and sweet, and very reasonably priced. Great service too and even a play area for the little ones, if we lived locally this would definitely be a regular place to visit.

Hubby and I called in for brunch, a lovely cheese and onion sandwich and a bacon bap. The homemade London cheese cakes are delicious. Very clean and nothing is too much trouble. I would definitely recommend this place.

This tea room is lovely, everything has been thought of, a good choice on the menu and lots of toys for children. We had a ploughman’s and a Brie and bacon bagel, both were delicious. There’s a huge selection of freshly made cakes and they all look fantastic. Very reasonably priced. All staff were friendly and polite. We definitely recommend coming here, we will be back soon!

My friend took me for High Tea and it was very delightful the gentleman server was very pleasant and helpful the sandwiches were lovely and fresh and the cakes were plentiful, a box can be provided if you don’t manage to finish it off, would definitely recommend and I will return during the summer for sure.

Visited with family after walk on beach and we were delighted with the quality of the coffee and the large slices of cake we ordered. I had coffee and walnut cake which would order again when we next visit. We also enjoyed a selection of cakes recently at a silver wedding party we were invited to supplied by Main Sail so would bear in mind for catering in the future.

Three friends and myself spent a delightful afternoon at the Mainsail yesterday . We enjoyed a "festive tea" of fresh sandwiches, pigs in blankets, hot mini roasties ,brandy snaps , mini Xmas puds and mince pies & cream & more . It was beautifully presented by friendly staff. We will be visiting again to sample all the other delicious homemade cakes.

We called in this afternoon for a cup of tea and a slice of cake. Well, what a gem! We were amazed at the huge range of proper and definitely all homemade cakes.... not a factory made cake in sight! Decisions, decisions..... an extremely yummy date slice for my lovely husband, and I chose a bakewell cake - the bottom layer was mincemeat. Oh the fabulous taste of this cake. The almond filling was to die for. Oh and also they have a good selection of gluten free cakes that looked very good too!

Great place-great food-great service-just great cakes!! Well recommend-go!? No visit to the Ho! is complete without a visit here. Did I mention the place, cakes and staff are great? The prices are good too!

Totally delicious range of home made cakes all at very good price. Also eaten here at lunchtime great paninis. Great friendly service.

We stumbled into this tea room almost by chance, but it was a great decision to go in. All of the food was fantastic, espcially the afternoon tea. The selection of freshly made cakes was amazing, and we tried several, all of which were delicious. We'll definitely be back when we return to Westward Ho! next year.

Had dinner today jk potato, soup and egg on toast. Couldn't fault the food. Gluten free/dairy free cakes large selection carrot cake beautiful. Great for children, toys and mini kitchen to keep them entertained. Staff friendly and helpful. Highly recommended a visit.

After reading the many positive reviews about this new tea room in Westward Ho, we thought we’d give it a try.

If you like a snack, the selection of sandwiches, wraps and paninis are excellent, but love a coffee and cake, this tea room is just for you. The selection of cakes is amazing, from your usuals, such as carrot cake or a chocolate brownie, to the most enormous slice of Biscoff or Mars Bar Cake. All are made by the owner, on the premesies, and if you can't fit one in, take away is available. Be warned though, there is so much choice that you may need a slice of everything to go. They even do loyalty points, so going back for another slice becomes even easier!

Heard about this new tea room from a relative and paid a visit at lunchtime today.

Thanks very much for your hardwork! All food homemade and delicious, proper cup of coffee as well. We had homity pie and what a delight. This little cafe is not on the sea front but if you want proper homemade food and homemade interesting cake for after go for it! We definitely will come back and will recommend to all our friends.

Visited this lovely little cafe in the summer holidays with my family, it was very clean with great customer service, they couldn't do enough for you!

We’ve just been here for a lunch and cakes. The savoury food is very good and very reasonably priced. The cakes are absolutely fantastic - really very good. The staff are really nice and nothing is too much trouble. There are other cake shops in the village but I think that the cakes here are as good and there is more space and less stress here. I’d really recommend you give it a try.

We both had a bacon and egg cob and two cups of tea. Cobs served with salad on side which I didn't really want at breakfast time but maybe that's just me - my husband was quite happy with his! Friendly service - cooked to order. Good value for money. Very clean - would definitely go back. Cakes looked lovely.

What a great café, but at the end of the main shops so be careful not to miss it; we saw the notice on its wall from the car park. On timing, watch out because although it’s called a tea room it actually closes at 4pm, which may be around the time that you might like to have tea, though it is open for breakfast stuff and lunches, not just tea! The service was very friendly and the café was spotlessly clean. There were no flies or wasps at all (unlike many other places we have visited this week) but nevertheless all of the cakes are covered, which was really good to see. It has a really nice play kitchen and some other toys for children which is an imaginative touch. The cakes were superb and the drinks great. Now, the prices … well, very reasonable indeed. We had two cakes (one a half portion to help with watching the calories – and I’ve never seen a café offer that before) and two cups of tea, and the total was just over £5.50.

Perfect little tearoom for a light lunch or slice of homemade cake. Stopped by yesterday with our 4 children. All more than happy with the options available. As were we. Staff were very friendly and helpful too.

This is my second review of Main Sail. First time we didn’t manage to try the cake as too full from the ploughman’s but a quick visit for afternoon coffee gave us an opportunity to try the wonderful cakes. Service was friendly and swift and the selection of cakes was mouthwatering! Oooo what to choose. We both had blueberry and lemon and it was lush, huge portion, really fresh and moist which is definitely not the same experience as we’ve had in a couple other establishments in the village. If you enjoy your cake - this is the place for you!!

Visited with friends and were thrilled with what we found. Excellent coffee and fabulous homemade cakes make this recently opened cafe a “must visit place.” The place was spotless, the staff very friendly and the total bill for 4 people for drinks and more cake than we could eat was £16. A winning formula. If the slices of cake are too large they are happy to cut them in half for you. Excellent cafe to add to Westward Ho!’s great range of assorted eateries. We will be back!

An unpretentious very child friendly family run cafe in the heart of Westward Ho. Is worth the walk into Nelson Road, Staff are extremely obliging and what made it great for us was that they made children feel so welcome.

So glad we found this tea room What a treat. Home made cake absolutely gorgeous and so reasonably priced at £2 for a generous slice. Would definitely recommend this place, We are most certainly going back,

We stopped for tea and cake and it was excellent. We had a pot of Earl Grey tea for 2 and 2 slices of home made cake and it came to £7.00. excellent value. The slices of cake were large and we were told all cakes are made in the premises. Definitely worth a visit. It's up on the main Street next to the butcher.

A small cafe in the centre of the village. Suitable for all. We originally stopped by for some cake but had menu envy after seeing another customers ploughman’s. Service was impeccable, swift, attentive and friendly. The ploughman’s was lovely, beautifully fresh and very generous - slice of homemade quiche, ham and cheese, yummy chutney. Good enough for us both to proclaim ‘that’s the best ploughman’s I’ve ever had’! I can’t remember the exact price (sorry) but 2 very generous ploughman’s and 2 soft drinks was under £13 - we couldn’t have our cake as we were too full - but my goodness they looked amazing! Again very generous portion sizes (we were ogling at everyone else’s).

Lovely cafe offerings many scrumptious delights. On this first visit only had tea and cake. As an avid fan of cake eating I was well happy with my large slice of Malteser cake. Almost had to admit defeat but managed to finish it. Apparently you can ask for a small slice which I am sure would have been sufficient. Not sure the words ‘can I have half a slice of cake’ are in my vocabulary. Looking forward to trying other menu items!

I often go here for lunch or coffee & cake.

We walked up from the seafront past several other cafes it was well worth it. The cake was homemade and delicious my husband has lime and coconut cake. There was a good selection. I had a cream tea which I enjoyed but next year i will definitely have cake.

We live in the village but had not tried this one before as newly opened, we will visit again for sure- Delicious pastries, nice layout, reasonable prices, little tip, the slices of cake are large but they enable you to buy half a slice if you wish. Nice range of sandwiches, teas coffees as well served by pleasant staff.