Reservoir Cafe in Plymouth

I came here for the first time, and it was pretty good. If you are looking for a quick bite to eat, this is probably your place. It did give me canteen vibes as you are eating out of a brown paper bag or paper cup, but everything was still quite nice! I had an oat hot chocolate and brownie which came to £5.25 which is kind of expensive but not horrible. Everything was clean and tidy, and the whole place looks really nice as well!

Reasonable prices, friendly staff but even better - lovely view and right next to pretty gardens to chill out in.

Cheapest student coffee shop on campus. Good between lectures and can get work done in here.

Good portion sizes. Fast and efficient service, even at really busy periods of the day. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Coffee was exceptional.

Quite stingy with portion sizes, food is decent but the staff are really slow no matter the time of day so not great if you’re rushing in-between classes.

Lovely café with kind, patient staff. Helped me to see what was gluten free and dairy free, which I really appreciated! Thank you :)

Great food for anyone Vegan. Great view and location and relaxing space inside.

Came here on a university open day. Nice cafe however the chap serving was abrasive and rude. If you don’t like people I’d suggest you would be happier taking another career.

Who I think is the manager is rude. Has a way of saying things that is aggressive and is always shouting to customers.

Took one of my residents for coffee and cake and the staff were very friendly and helpful.

We were back in Plymouth and out for a Coffee. We recalled we had been to Reservoir Cafe on our previous visit and so popped in. Good choice as it turned out as the Welcome and Coffee were equally welcoming. Flat White and Latte were our choices and the boss had a Raspberry & White Chocolate Muffin.All very nice and at a great price. Plenty of Comfortable Seating and Free WiFi makes your visit a pleasant one.

Tasty food at a good price. Student discount, so great for a between lecture snack.

Delicious food and lovely staff

Great food for a lunch if your out & about. Lovely location in the summer. I'm a regular there. The staff are really friendly. Have self service recycling bins for your waste. Not too pricey.

Food good. Friendly atmosphere. Excellent all round.

Great little cafe with fab friendly staff,never disappointed on my daily visits.

It does what it's supposed to do but that's about it. Functional rather than friendly

Great place for a coffee and a light snack. The staff are really friendly. The cafe is situated next to Drake's Reservoir where there is outdoor seating.Every thing is normal after covid.

Very good company and evening with very good friends from work.

Lovely food, & nice place to sit.

Wonderful affordable meal, fresh and tasty, can’t wait to come back! (It’s not just for students!)

Lovely location even in winter can't wait to visit in summer

Great cafe, really lovely staff and some gorgeous treats - everything at very affordable prices!

Great views over reservoir. Good choice of healthy options.

Only just realised how long North Hill is?! Good place to break for coffee or even lunch. Lots of healthier options in amongst the offerings. Looking out on to the old reservoir makes it feel rather restful.

Salads and coffees pretty good.

Not the biggest number of lunch options but lovely location and atmosphere and great for coffee and snacks

Student land. Different prices for students versus normals.... no indication of which.

Me topé con el reservorio (el cuerpo de agua real) y di una corta caminata alrededor de él y de los jardines, aprendiendo algunas cosas interesantes de los paneles de interpretación, antes de decidir tomar un café y pastelería a modo de merienda a media mañana. Ambos eran muy agradables y el clima lo suficientemente cálido como para disfrutarlos afuera. Al estar en el campus, la mayoría del resto de la clientela eran estudiantes, lo que probablemente también explica los precios relativamente modestos.

Great coffee in small friendly cafe on campus

Good vegan options, cheap prices

It's one of the more interesting cafes on the university campus. It seems more reserved than other locations, and is a great place to meet a lecturer for coffee or catch up. There is also a Pokemon Go Gym right on top of it meaning it's cute to sneak in some gameplay while there.

Almuerzo animado, a menudo bullicioso - pare justo al lado de North Hill en el complejo Uni. Es una especie de cantina de la escuela secundaria, una especie de parada para estudiantes / profesores, una especie de refugio lejos de la sucia North Hill. Es agradable. Las opciones de almuerzo van desde ensaladas increíblemente sabrosas, bruschettas y papas tostadas / a la parrilla y hay varias bebidas frías y calientes que se ofrecen. Pero, como con la mayoría de los cafés y bares en Plymouth, no es un lugar para ponerse al día con el trabajo o los correos electrónicos, ya que no hay wi-fi que funcione ("oh, no ha funcionado por mucho tiempo", fue la respuesta a mi pregunta) y los asientos están tan lejos de ser cómodos como se podría desear (tal vez ese sea el objetivo): es un lugar de transición, no una larga estancia. ¡Bastante decente!

The food here is very good. It's a shame the lady with short blonde hair is quite rude (carol?). Deciding to charge for the cutlery when it suits her (and then b*tching about the customer she had just charged for cutlery to another member of staff when there was a full queue of people who could hear everything), giving out free drinks to her friends who were in front of me in the queue and charging me full prices after I have shown my student card multiple times. I don't come to this cafe anymore.

Just a good sensible cafe. Friendly service.

Nice food, good quality service and atmosphere.

Good coffee, good price, friendly staff and a coffee and cake deal. Joy!

Nice food. Decent price. All veggie, but they don't go on about it, which I like.

Welcoming, family friendly and modestly priced. Serves a range of vegetarian & vegan hot & cold meals, snacks & cakes.

Reservoir Cafe is within the Ground Area of Plymouth University & Drakes Reservoir. Ideally situated for the Students and those who are looking for a Coffee and maybe a Snack to enjoy whilst taking in the normally peaceful Reservoir area. Good selection of Coffees and Food with good customer service and good prices.

Good selection of vegetarian food. Outdoor seating also

Lovely Café situated close to campus with friendly staff. The food varies, but is the best option for a healthier snack or meal.

Great vegetarian and vegan lunch!

We had the homemade beetroot & kurly kale soup with brushetta & a Salad pot. Both delicious, both homemade. Salad was filled with chunky butternut squash, leaves, sugar snaps & so much more. Bought a takeaway pot to take home for dinner to have with grilled chicken. 10/10, sat outside with lovely views.

Amazing vegetarian and vegan food,lovely location

A very warm day creating a perfect sun trap beside the reservoir and the two gentle fountains. Good selection of healthy food particularly veggie options. Pleasant friendly feel but still busy even after a lot of the uni regulars have left for the summer. Peaceful spot set back from North Hill

Good value, an excellent location.

A buzzing little cafe, staff are ever so friendly and welcoming; informal relaxed atmosphere inside, and the food and drink couldn't be better - especially the excellent generous mixed salads, and cake. Run on sustainability principles. Nice setting.

Really nice cafe. Great for vegans.

Great food choices and atmosphere

Great location with the buzz of student life, reasonable prices and an attractive location, really love it! Somewhere different to go for a coffee

Friendly staff, good range of products.

Called in for a late light lunch, so the soup & bruschetta on offer fitted the bill. We were lucky to get served as there were only 2 portions left; the reason they'd nearly run out was obvious when we tucked in - the mushroom & tarragon soup was absolutely superb. The soups along with 2 excellent coffees cost relatively little (c.£9). No surprise that most of the customers were students/lecturers - they obviously no a good place when they see one! Recommend anyone to try this place - it's only a 5 min walk from Drake's Circus but is a relatively calm oasis on the edge of the in the hubbub of the University. The reservoir gives a really good outlook on warm, sunny days.

Really friendly staff, and awesome smoothies. Not very much to choose from, though.

friendly staff, great coffee and meal deals at the best prices. Easy to miss this little gem off North Hill, the other side of the reservoir. They do BBQ Thursdays and feature a monthly food/drink.

This cafe is perfect for a sunny day as you can sit on the benches outside overlooking the reservoir. The salads are really nice and big for £4 and the cakes and other treats are also delicious! A really nice place

Great Location, service is good, mostly well priced.

This is a nice cafe situated slightly out of the way on campus serving fresh, healthy food. The staff are friendly and the coffee is tasty. When the cafe is full to capacity it can get a little too noisy to hold a quiet conversation, but I'm sure that can be said about most places. If the Pizza is available, I'd highly recommend it.

Great food and coffee. Brilliant staff and nice views and seating outside looking over the reservoir.

Took a which to absorb that this is a public cafe despite being on campus but right beside and overlooking the North Hill reservoirs and the skilfully restored Drakes Place park. It has a good feel, is entirely friendly with a healthy range of dishes. It is also part of the Sustainable Restaurants Association which not only waists caters with sustainable sourcing but also with training, waste reduction and general advice and guidance. If you are walking down into town or lurking around the shops and precinct it is only few minutes stroll in here. Sadly Sunday opening in the winter is limited.

I like this place and have been here a few times particularly for a snack late afternoon. Came today at lunchtime and lurked for a while firstly waiting for a bench where we could sit with the dog and secondly while we thought about the choice of lunchtime food. The latter was the killed. Only a biggish select of salads and I think a couple of choices of soup. OK for some but not all the time and we just weren't up for the salad on a breezy day. Still highly recommend this place and will be back but if you are not a salas person you may wish to wait for the winter menu.

Delightful location, though alas not warm enough to sit out on this occasion. But really good quality food: home-made mushroom soup, tasty mixed salad that included chunky pieces of avocado, horribly tempting tray bakes (try the shortbread with a layer of real cherries in it) - and amazingly reasonable prices too! Wish I lived/worked in Plymouth, I would go every day . . .

Uni cafe open to all with pleasant inside space good selection of food and welcome benches on the terrace by the reservoirs and their fountains.

Came in today, half full, full selection of food, pleasant feel and welcoming staff. Lots of folk out on the benches, even when the sun went in.

You might see it if walking along North Hill. But otherwise you may nebpver know it exists. Started it seems a s a student cafe but now used by all comers. Best when you can sit outside by the water. Don't think it's open evenings unless it's a special event.

Not just a uni snack bar but a good cafe beside the north hill reservoirs. Open to the general public and all year round. Good range of food and sensible prices. Friendly.

Come here often to snack and relax lunchtime or early afternoon. Pleasant setting just far enough away from traffic and bustle. Drake's Place restoration hascworked very well.

Not known by many, this cafe is on the university campus but entirely open to the public. You can see it across the Drake's Place regeneration and reservoir. It's on the corner of the Astor Building level with the paved area around the reservoir has many picnic benches overlooking and down the side if the reservoir. The food is not bad and improving. I believe that there has been at least one other listing for a year or two for the same premises, possibly including 'Cultural Cafe'. We need some photos.