No.1 Coffee Shop in Teignbridge

Usually a good bet to seek a café or restaurant away from the centre of town and waterfront. Modern interior, excellent coffee and sandwiches. A hearty soup of the day. Friendly crew and doggy friendly. Supported by locals. 🇬🇧🇳🇿

This cafe is ok, and we valued the fast service from staff. The coffee was nice and the cakes. We might go again, although there are so many cafes in Dawlish we were spoilt for choice. Very nice location near the park and there was a giant car park within walking distance.

I am a dog lover but there were 5 in the other day, in a small area that is quite a few. The number of dogs allowed inside should be limited or they should have to sit outside with their owner(s) on the terrace. You should also bear in mind that some people have a fear of dogs which might stop them coming into the cafe.

Now called Woodies….why has Tripadvisor not amended it? We came before with the old owner ..it’s still good. Warm welcome clean and tidy. Best cooked breakfast in Dawlish Warm welcome & hot tea..and toast too

This used to be our favourite cafe in Dawlish but the lady in charge most days isn’t at all friendly. Young girl who brings your food is very pleasant. Now charge for dog treats. Shame really as will look to go elsewhere.

Now known as "Woodys" due to the owner's name. Same staff, improved menu Excellent service and value for money. Regular haunt.

Visited this cafe two days after it had been refurbished and renamed to Woody's cafe, apparently the owners have been looking to rename the cafe for a while. The new look is very bright and modern but not sterile. We ordered brunch and had an eggs and mushrooms and toast and a sausage and egg bagel. The food arrived promptly and was lovely and the staff friendly. The cafe is at the back of town away from the beach so you will need to go looking for it but it's not far and worth the walk.

Called into No.1 Cafe for a bite to eat with the mutts. On entrance were told it was dog friendly but they must remain on the floor with leads on. My wife picked up our smallest dog and put her on her lap and was told quite sternly that she must remain on the floor which she did. The meal wasn't worth the money and the atmosphere unpleasant. Would avoid this cafe.

We had outstanding sandwiches Coronation and a BLT. They were packed with high quality ingredients. The service was very friendly and it was good value. My wife says it’s the best BLT she has ever had. Dog friendly, nicely laid out but easily missed. It’s opposite the Dawlish library. Cannot recommend more highly!

I’ve come here a few times now and I always look forward to having this as a treat. The panini’s are amazing here and always so yummy😋. The food is always very well presented and the staff are very friendly and polite too. 10/10 customer service ✅ and would definitely recommend to anyone who fancies a nice light lunch as a treat 😊👍

We had a lovely lunch at this place with my family, very friendly staff and a lovely atmosphere. Would highly recommend .

First visit to the No 1 Cafe based on reading the menu outside and the pleasing look of the interior and small outside terrace. The food (sandwiches, breakfasts etc) were all decent, sausages a bit over-cooked on the breakfasts but good eggs and bacon and plenty of it. The staff need to work out what is gluten free on the menu as they didn’t know and didn’t attempt to find out — clearly are GF options like jacket potatoes, eggs etc. Apart from this, good service and food and I would visit again.

I visited the No1 Cafe in June 2021 on a family trip. The staff are very friendly and welcoming and happy to help with anything. It's not the biggest place and being in a place like Dawlish - popular with tourists - I can imagine it's difficult to get a table at really peak times in summer. The main thing that struck me was the size of the portions! I had scrambled eggs and beans on toast and it could easily have fed 2 people. The other meals I saw being brought out were the same as well, really generous portions and fantastic value for money! It also came out piping hot and fresh, but without too long of a wait. Overall I would very much recommend stopping here if you are in Dawlish.

We came in today for a late lunch, ordering a jacket potato and cheese, children’s 1/2 cheese sandwich, milk shake, coffee and cake. Firstly the milkshake wasn’t brought out as machine broken, but of course fair enough. My jacket potato came out with ham, so sent this back, the Child’s sandwich was stale and dreadful quality, especially for the price. . I had to chase my husbands cake three times. When I pointed out my child’s Sandwich was stale the waitress was so incredibly rude and argued it wasn’t, she eventually brought a fresh one but her rudeness was horrendous. When we chased my husbands cake for the third time after our food and been corrected we were met with rudeness again. We then had to chase the milk shake to be told machine is broken and what we would like instead. Then a second waitress came to say now fixed. The service was dreadful, food quality horrendous, but the rudeness has put us off completely! Shame as the coffee is good!!! I really would avoid this cafe. Other customers were also moaning to us about the slowness and attitudes of staff. I don’t like to leave poor feedback, but due to the staff I feel it had to be done and maybe management can put some training in place for customer service.

Usually I have had good service and coffee etc here , but today customer service was at an all time low. I was with my friend who ordered a panini , there was no mention on the menu that the panini bread was covered in sesame seeds . My friend would never had ordered that as she has an allergy to sesame and some nuts . The answer was that they always use that type of bead for the panini .No apology etc , The manager / Owner said did we want it otherwise she would throw it away . So I said it would be a shame to waste it so another friend in our group said that she would take it for her son. We were not offered the money back at all and when I ordered my friend something else the lady said that I should have told them of any allergies etc and then proceeded to take payment for the new sandwich ordered . The waitress brought the sandwich over and it was given in a rather rude manor . Good customer service would have been not to charge me for the sesame panini and say sorry that it did not mention the sesame seeds on the menu. I won’t be returning and neither will the 3 other people in my party, shame as we are all local. If customer service had been good we would return , but it was rude and does not want to make me return .

This is our local cafe & we are regular visitors, lovely atmosphere, dogs welcome, great selection of food & cakes & the best coffee in town... we love it x

Tea and cake at 4pm on a bright day. Friendly staff. Relaxing . Seaside town cafe recently under new ownership.

Nice place to bring your dog and to sit down and have a cuppa . Friendly staff ,newspapers available . Good location

I call in here quite often for a quick coffee and a cake. I am gluten-free and they can usually come up with something I can eat. This is not the place for anything more than a snack but it is comfortable and popular with locals as a place to meet. It's dog-friendly too. There are a few tables outside for those who smoke or wish to take the sun in warmer weather.

A nice quiet cafe with excellent, polite service and lovely coffee. Gets a bit busy sometimes so it’s good to choose the time of your visit. Not keen on the presence of dogs. There were three of the. When we went in. I’m not keen on dogs in restaurants or cafe.

Stopped at No1 café after walking from Starcross to Dawlish with my friend. Ready for a cuppa and some lunch, we chose this café as it had a simple menu offering just the type of thing we fancied to eat. Jacket potatoes, soup, fish pie, lasagnes, toasties. I have a plant-based diet and the only choice was the soup...that said, it was delicious. The place was almost full which was great to see. Pleasant atmosphere, cheap(ish) eats, enough of it and well presented. Good value for money and would recommend for a coffee or light lunch stop in Dawlish.

Found this charming coffee shop after wandering around Dawlish gasping for a cup of Coffee . Lovely outside raised seating area which on a warm day was most agreeable . Great cup of coffee served by a friendly waitress .The shop is clean , the food looked great too , but we had just eaten , so maybe next time we will give it a try . Prices are very reasonable .

We were spending a couple of hours on business in Dawlish.I have been to this cafe on previous visits. The weather today was stunning. Warm, sunny and relaxing. Sat out on the ‘patio’ area with a very tasty cup of coffee and excellent toasted tea cake.Oh and guess what? ......No pesky piped Muzak!I am certainly coming back to this peaceful and tranquil place.Thank you.

We have been using this little cafe in Queen Street Dawlish for a few years now. It’s under new ownership and is a very nice welcoming place to for a break. Good coffee, nice simple food properly prepared, and friendly staff. Will certainly go again

Friendly staff coffee always hot. Delicious cakes? Gluten Free available. Always a good welcome. Dogs welcome, great place for familiar too. Treat yourself to the breakfast , tasty & filling.

Whilst out walking on a sunny winter’s day we came across the No 1 Cafe and were delighted Delicious coffees and tasty home made cakes Friendly, helpful service which made us feel welcome We will be back soon

A great place for coffee, cake and to watch the world pass by. I went here with friends from Dawlish on their recommendation and the new owners are really nice, food great and the coffee excellent.

We were out walking the dog a couple of weekends back and decided to call in for a coffee to drink on the way home. My parter has been in a few times with his friend and was raving about it so I was quite eager to try it.

NEW OWNERS AS OF 07/08/2017!!! Please disregard any reviews posted before this date. New owners in place, cafe has been...

Visited for lunch as Dawlish seems bereft of decent pubs.

Found by chance and very glad we did. Great coffee and food with excellent service to match. We will definitely be back

Well worth a visit. Kim has done so much to improve this place since she took over. Always a welcome for you and a good range of food and hot drinks. Ideal spot if you live in Dawlish or are a visitor.

Met a friend for coffee and had a slice of the gluten free lemon palenta cake and it was delicious. Kim who has recently taken over the cafe has done a good job so please pay her a visit.

I used to live in Dawlish and in my opinion this was the first proper coffee shop, so went there again while on holiday in Devon

Just had great Earl Grey tea and fab cake but the iced tea last week was delicious! If you haven't tried this cafe since the new owners took over, give it go!

Enjoyed a lovely lunch here with nice coffee and a clean spacious environment it's at the back of the town away from some of the crowds but is worth seeking out.

we wanted just coffees and to share a cake as it was near lunch time. walked passed this café , so glad we went in. great décor reminiscent of an old provisions store. lots of lovely baked goods - we had a delicious almond danish - and great beverages. would definitely go back for lunch next time we're in Sidmouth.

This is a nice place to have a drink, the only problems is - in my opinion - that they only have one size of cup and it's small... this means that to get a decent size coffee you need two and have to pay twice for it.Other than that it's a nice venue and the staff are polite.

This was our second visit. Quite compact, steps to enter. On a bad corner. Across from Dawlish Library. Friendly staff artistic use of coffee decoration. Various cakes and delicacies. Reasonably priced.

Got off ferry thirsty so went straight here as was first place came to. Staff polite and friendly service very good. Highly recommend the drinking chocolate

Always a welcome, if only for a coffee. daily papers available. Can be busy on a Monday morning but you can always find a space. Staff very pleasant. Buy 9 coffees and get one free by using a Loyalty Card.

A great place for a lunch time snack, especially if you like a panini! These ones are Nigella's and they're about as tasty as you can get! The coffee is good too!

Lovely coffee shop with a good variety of cakes. Unfortunately only a small coffee shop, but worth a visit as very friendly staff and reasonably priced drinks and food.

Coffee and Earl Grey tea were fine. Table was dirty and when we asked it was cleaned with a bleach based spray, the smell of which was not very pleasant.

I have been using no1 cafe bar for over 7 years now. Great coffee and plenty of free magazines and newspapers to read. I do seriosly think that its time for a refurbishment job now! Dont think its been refreshed in the time ive been using it so looking a bit tired. The bonus is theyve got a lovely outside terrace and its a fantastic suntrap!

Friday afternoon and what a great place for coffee - probably the only good place for a coffee in Dawlish - slightly harsh on others but true. Two hot chocolates (which were amazing) and two white coffees. We were able to sit outside in the Sun on a small terrace and chat away. Café also serves alcohol!!

This cafe at the back of town is a great place for a coffee and sandwiches or toasties. The selection of cakes isn't great but the coffee and savoury food is very good. The service varies from average to very good depending on who is serving. Yes I have visited a number of times. There is a small terrace where it is nice to sit on a warm day. When I go for coffee in Dawlish this is the place.

The no 1 cafe bar offers lovely coffee, fantastic food.. And a great atmosphere. Definitely the best latte in Dawlish.

Its small but very friendly with quite a buzz about it. There is car parking outside but you can park for 30 minutes in the nearest car park for free (just remember to get a ticket). The cakes are very good and the food looks fine (but I've never tried it). There are tables outside in the summer

The coffee here was recommended to us. It was certainly good and served by a friendly young man on his own. A top coffee bar/lounge should ooze a warm, welcoming atmosphere. But, for the self-proclaimed No 1. Coffee Shop, the atmosphere was mournfully dreary and off-putting to us. The leather-type fabric seats we sat on at the available table were splitting and the inner material was visible. Decor was basic and tired-looking and in desperate need of freshening up with a new coat of paint, preferably a warmer colour as befitting a coffee bar/lounge. Little on the walls by way of decoration. The owners (Baileys?) should go round the 7 charity shops here in Dawlish and buy a few colourful prints - we've picked up some delightful ones for peanuts including one of ye olde Dawlish- framed! - for just 50p in Snooky Trust on Queen Street. A few prints would heighten the atmosphere and help a few local charities.

creamy Italian cappuccino with scrumptious millionaire's shortbread on a sunny terrace at the top end of the town -the most attractive part of the resort away from the sea front. A pleasant surprise out of season

I went in one morning hoping to have a cappuccino. The two staff members insisted on continuing their inane conversation about night clubs and refused to even acknowledge me. I stood there for quite some time and then headed to the door. The cafe was not busy; only one person was sitting in the corner having a coffee. As I went outside I looked back inside to see what the two staff members were doing; they saw me do so but did not bother to apologize or ask me to come back in. I would never return there as clearly the staff have no idea about customer service or common courtesy. I have no idea why the owner condones this. It's a shame, because it's in a good location and looks nice from the outside.

A nice relaxing cafe to have a yummy cappuccino and cake with friends. Also has highchairs and is quite roomy, so a good place for taking young children.

the no1 coffee shop was like a haven for me to get away from the crowds of people watching the air show red arrows and more planes, i could see the show sitting outside relaxing with my drinks and news papers in the sun, the staff were friendly,will be back the next time i am in dawlish well worth a visit.

The staff here need some customer service training very badly. Coffee very good but their miserable faces are enough to curdle the milk!

Great coffee and service. I love going for a quick coffee and chat with family. Lovely atmosphere, a great place to go during the day for a catch up with friends.

Tinned "Big Soup" spoiled what was a fab little friendly coffee shop. Hot chocolate was best ever said my son.

I am a regular here, mainly because its the best coffee shop in Dawlish.Lovely place to sit and chat with friends, real coffee shop atmosphere. Coffee itself is lovely, always fresh, and the staff take a real pride in their coffee presentation.Always helpful, to the extent of one of them will always run over to nearby shop to get soya milk for me as soon as I walk in. Nothing too much trouble.