Rockets and Rascals in Plymouth

This was just the best breakfast. The team were so friendly and the food was amazing I completely recommend this, especially on a lazy Sunday morning 😁

Absolutely charming little breakfast spot with lovely decor. My family had the Racer’s and the Sprinter’s Breakfasts and they were both amazing. The staff is absolutely lovely and I recommend.

A relaxing way to start a Saturday morning. The team are always friendly and the atmosphere at this time of day is chilled.

Great spot for breakfast! The staff are absolutely lovely and the cafe has a really nice atmosphere.

Love stopping here for coffee and lunch! Coffee is very nice and strong and the food is lovely and well priced too. Staff always nice and being dog friendly it’s very convenient!

What a find! Group of six looking for a coffee and lunch stop and Rockets & Rascals was perfect for us. Great venue where we all enjoyed great coffee and a variety of the lunch options, all of which were delicious. The staff were lovely and kindly ran through the great choice of cakes, freshly baked that day. All were scrummy and we left extremely satisfied! Wouldn't hesitate to recommend and will definitely return next time we are in Plymouth. Thank you!

Always stop here when visiting family in Plymouth. Staff are lovely food excellent and best coffee we have found

Popped into here for breakfast whilst visiting Plymouth for a long weekend, not disappointed & as a mountain bike rider, the cycling theme is great. They sell tshirt etc for the cycle enthusiast so I got one as a souvenir. The food was top notch & not very expensive, about £25 for two persons including drinks.

Great coffee and wonderful cake in this fun, friendly and good vibes spot in the Barbican area of Plymouth. Definitely worth a visit!

Wow ! What an amazing place .. the food is to die for .. smashed avocado with poached eggs .. chilli flakes , honey dressing amazing and so tasty .

Have eaten here previously with snacks.This was our first lunch.We both had toasties with doorstep toast and the fillings were belly-busting.Served with potato salad and ordinary tasty salad (Thank goodness it did not have rocket leaves!) The two toasties came with two flat whites and cost £24.

Popped in recently whilst visiting the Lido nearby and was pleasantly surprised. Lovely, friendly service, great coffee and a great lunch (we had the wraps). The Barbican is full of places for lunch, but this one is well worth a visit. We sat outside too as it was a nice day and it was very pleasant. Would definitely recommend.

Probably the best flat white in the south west in my opinion. Great staff to boot. NB had to have another one just to make sure 😀

Haven’t ridden a bicycle in decades, but have got a boat berthed in a nearby marina and having been visiting local cafes for a while now for breakfast/brunch/lunches. The one we keep returning to is R&R, the combination of freshly cooked food, interesting menu and friendly staff is a winning combo.

Came here today with my wife for a coffee and cake pit stop whilst walking through the Barbican. We’ve always noticed how busy R&R is or appears to be from the outside whilst wandering around and today was our first time visiting. Both my wife and I loved the decor and the whole vibe of the place. It’s very deceiving from outside, in that it’s a lot bigger inside than you’d think! The merch and cycling gear looked awesome. I loved the art on the walls. Our coffee and cakes were top notch, we’ll definitely return.

Friendly service, good coffee, great for a light lunch - toasties and wraps are particularly good. An easy going atmosphere, great for a casual visit.

This café/ bicycle shop as an excellent location by the harbour in the Barbican area. There is a pleasant outside seating area and a deceptively large interior. It is characterful and quirky, the service was very friendly and we enjoyed two excellent flat white coffees.

Popped in for a coffee ,ended up having two and the best bacon butty iv had in ages . Nice chilled atmosphere, friendly staff Cafe perfection !

Really cool vibe and nice staff. We had the Banging brioche stack which was delicious! Definitely one of the best places in Plymouth.

I booked a table over Instagram, as I was aware how busy they get. When we arrived no table had been reserved for us and we had to wait for someone to vacate. No apology was given and we felt as though we had put...

Popped in for simple quick sandwich and a coffee. Had the bacon and cranberry with brie. It's all sourdough in here I think so if you're not a sourdough fan then avoid. Cappuccino arrived about 10 minutes after ordering, I was a bit bemused as...

Shared a wrap, rocky road, dirty chai latte and a smoothie-all delicious and the staff were so friendly. Lovely atmosphere, will definitely be going back 🙂

Back at this unique café featured in the Independent Coffee Guide. Near the harbour. Excellent food and coffee with a difference. A cheesy burrito wrap today, generously filled with egg, bacon, beans, cheese and hashbrown. Doggy friendly. Bike friendly. Lycra-clad friendly. Alcohol friendly. All friendly....

I went with friends today 5th Dec 2021 we had good food coffee and lovely service would highly recommend The3 ladies from Barnstsple

Friendly staff and good value. Great sitting outside in the sunshine enjoying the Barbican view. Cakes sizes big and good value. Try Dave's Rocky Road Cake. Very big slice! Will certainly call in again

Went here twice for breakfast and both times it was excellent. Staff are friendly efficient and obviously busy. We managed to sit outside in the sunshine watching the boats and coming and goings on the Barbican and the second time sat inside as a cool...

Popped in whilst passing on a wet n windy day for brunch & so glad we did... Very friendly welcome & first class service added to the wonderful food & drinks made us wish this was our local ! 3 of us had scrambled eggs,...

These people own “Black Cat Surf Club at the Broadway Plymouth What can I say other than do it - the Banging brioche stack is absolutely banging combined with great tasting coffee from the Devon Coffee co.

We have always enjoyed our coffees here.....it’s our favourite cafe on the Barbican. The coffees were their usual excellent standard and we were served by a friendly young lady. Sitting outside it was rather cool, so we look forward to when we can sit inside...

Great place coffee was outstanding had to have a second. Food was very good. Great vibe with the bike theme and very warm welcome and staff very friendly

Tuvimos una velada encantadora en general, música en vivo con Vince Lee. El personal fue muy amable y servicial, especialmente Damien (lo siento si está mal escrito). El café como se mencionó fue excepcional, el lugar se ve increíble.La única decepción fue la comida. Pedí la completamente cargada, una hamburguesa mediana con queso azul, tocino, chorizo y una hamburguesa casera.El pan estaba excepcionalmente empapado y todo sabía a queso azul. Nada más en absoluto. Era tan fuerte que ni siquiera podía decir que había otros ingredientes involucrados. Eran 14 solo por eso, un tazón pequeño de ensalada y una ensalada. Excepcionalmente caro para lo que tengo.No quería mencionar nada ya que el personal en general había sido genial y disfrutamos nuestra noche. Volveremos pero no pediremos hamburguesas.En general, lo recomiendo, pero no pidas las hamburguesas: D

We went for breakfast, coffee really good and a selection of breakfast items were on offer also they had some great smoothies

Me senté afuera una mañana soleada y disfruté de un delicioso café y pastel. El café era de buena calidad y sabroso; y el gran trozo de pastel de zanahoria húmedo, su dulzura sutil justo al nivel adecuado para compensar mi café sin azúcar.No tiene que ir directamente a la cafetería si no quiere, ya que hay un pequeño mostrador de pedidos y pagos justo al lado de la puerta principal. Después de eso, el servicio de camareros le traerá su bebida y comida. Así que se sintió como un lugar seguro para visitar durante la crisis de COVID. El personal fue amable y rápido.El café está ubicado en el extremo interior de la plaza adoquinada que sale del paseo marítimo de Barbican, por lo que no da directamente al agua. Pero toda esta área es un lugar pintoresco y pintoresco en el que disfrutar de su dosis de cafeína o lo que sea. Lo encontré más pacífico que el bullicioso y corpulento ambiente más allá del muelle.

Good coffee and friendly service. Husband also had a piece of cake which he thoroughly enjoyed. Recommend!

Very nice environment, great coffee and I enjoyed a tasty chicken/pesto wrap, delicious. Highly recommended.

Alquilamos dos híbridos desde aquí para recorrer Devon de costa a costa; están convenientemente ubicados a 3 minutos en automóvil de Hoe Park, donde termina el sendero. Las bicicletas eran geniales, pero lo que fue aún mejor fue que mencioné que estaríamos acampando entre los dos días de ciclismo y Steve amablemente nos dio alforjas con las bicicletas, ¡lo que nos salvó la espalda! Definitivamente les haría saber las cosas que necesita (cerraduras de luces, etc.) y luego sabrá lo que pueden prestarle.También se nos permitió dejar las cosas que no llevábamos en la tienda, lo que aliviaba enormemente nuestra carga.Cuando regresamos agotados pudimos descargar las bicicletas, devolver las maletas, recoger nuestras cosas y tomar un buen café, no podría haber sido más fácil.

Gran café, gran café pero lamentablemente mal servicio después de perder mi pedido de bebidas. Los errores ocurren, por supuesto, pero se hizo poco esfuerzo para conseguir mi bebida a pesar de que pregunté 3 veces. No soy uno de esos después de cualquier reembolso o alboroto, solo servicio y café decentes. No me sentí bienvenido como individuo en comparación con los grupos que comenzaron a llegar y tuvieron la atención de todo el personal.Definitivamente lo intentaré de nuevo, con suerte fue una vez.

Llamado para un pequeño bocado en el desayuno. El personal fue muy amable con los asientos organizados muy bien durante estos tiempos difíciles. La comida era muy buena con el servicio de primera clase. Este lugar parece ser el favorito de los ciclistas, por lo que fue agradable charlar con algunos lugareños. Gran cafetería / restaurante, especialmente si puedes conseguir una mesa afuera

Only place open in the Barbican (except Jaspers) so we stopped. Two flat whites - strong, bitter, velvety steamed milk - perfection! Hubby also demolished a piece of carrot cake for breakfast and said it was very good.

After months of lockdown it was nice to get back to our regular coffee stop on the Barbican. We were able to sit outside....which at the moment we are more comfortable with and were served at the table with our coffees by a very pleasant young lady. I did query whether she should have worn a mask, but apparently they didn’t need to?! The very nice coffees seem to have gone up in price since our last visit....£6.60 for a cappuccino and vanilla latte. The table and chairs were cleaned as soon as we left them. We look forward to a return visit.

I go to this place regularly as they have beautiful coffee, their cakes are also really yummy! Very friendly staff too, love a good chat with them 😊

Hemos tenido varias visitas a este café y en el pasado hemos sido felices, pero nuestra última visita fue decepcionante. Como otros han mencionado, el café es muy bueno pero caro. Pedimos dos sándwiches de tocino y, aunque no estaban particularmente ocupados, tardaron mucho en llegar; el café ya había estado borracho y las tazas en las que llegaron eran muy pequeñas. El sándwich era bastante indescriptible: pan demasiado grueso para la cantidad de tocino; el tocino en sí también tenía muy poco sabor. Intento apoyar los cafés locales e independientes, pero tienen que ofrecer una buena relación calidad-precio y me temo que fallaron en este caso.

Another return to our favourite cafe on the Barbican, which has now been enlarged, and most of the bikes removed. Service was very good as always, but we did feel the coffee wasn’t the best anymore. We should have asked whether they had changed their brand! There are now more tables and they were all occupied, but, not being cyclists, we felt that it had somehow lost some of its appeal and atmosphere.

As well being the place where I know I'll get a fantastic cup of coffee, I also love the relaxed vibe this place has and the food and service is also excellent. This is my favourite place to go if I want to enjoy a coffee alone and do a couple of hours work on my laptop or meet friends for a catch up.

Nuestra visita de regreso aquí fue tan buena como siempre. El café es lo mejor que pensamos. Pero, como dijo otro crítico. . . . El café no es barato. . . . Latte pequeño y capuchino son 2. 80 cada uno y porque son buenos, realmente necesitas el siguiente tamaño, que son 3. 10 cada uno. Creemos que están ampliando el café, lo que será bueno, porque algunas veces si hay muchos ciclistas, puede ser difícil conseguir un asiento.

Siempre podemos buscar un café independiente en lugar de una cadena si podemos apoyar a las empresas locales y estábamos visitando el área durante las vacaciones.Este es un café peculiar con un tema de bicicletas y bicicletas en venta. tuvimos la última porción de un gran pedazo de pastel de pera y jengibre y la señora que nos sirvió se ofreció a calentarlo y servirlo con crema y fue encantador.El café tiene un ambiente agradable y es un buen lugar para observar a la gente con mesas afuera y adentro.

El personal detrás del mostrador es eficiente y amable, y la ubicación de R&R en la Barbican es buena con una gran cantidad de intercambios comerciales, por eso me resulta difícil entender por qué los precios son tan caros para una taza de café. Te sientes un poco engañado, si soy sincero.

¡Este es siempre nuestro café preferido cuando damos un paseo por la Barbacana, especialmente si podemos sentarnos afuera y ver pasar el mundo! Mi esposo casi siempre tiene un capuchino y yo tengo un café con leche de vainilla. . . . . Son los mejores de la ciudad. Odio mi café hecho con leche casi hervida (como parecen hacer muchos cafés). . . cambia el sabor del café con leche y aquí lo hacen perfecto para mí.

Una guía muy útil, similar a The Good Pub Guide. Lugar muy especial. Ecléctico. Gran café como uno esperaría. Excelentes e interesantes opciones de comida de un menú corto (siempre es una buena indicación). Mantequilla de maní en masa fermentada con un toque asiático. Con licencia. Música en vivo en nuestra segunda visita un viernes por la noche para una copa de vino. Precios bajos. Excelente ubicación en Barbican.

Brilliant location right on waterside Dog friendly and good coffee try the builders tea it refresh’s you. Sit outside and watch the world go by

Barbican was very busy but remembered this place. Had some lovely cakes and coffee. There is inside and outside seating.

Shame they have had to close the bike maintenance part of the shop and now it’s even more a coffee shop with a few bikes and spares. Nevertheless it remains cycle orientated. Great coffee and cakes as well as other foods. Very warm welcome from the staff et al.

We keep coming back to this cafe as we think it's some of the best coffee around. The staff were excellent and so friendly, although we do think it might be time for a little revamp.......it is quirky, but now perhaps needs a rethink?

Have just had the misfortune of having a coffee in this lack lustre place ! The service was appalling almost too much effort to serve us. Expensive for a below average cofffee and cake ! I live in Plymouth and will not be visiting again.

Stopped in as I had heard good things. The staff were very polite and the service was good. We turned up at a busy time however this did not make a difference in waiting time or quality. Would highly recommend to anyone in that area.

Was pleasantly surprised to be greated with happy staff members saying hello.

I’d planned a 100 mile ride with 7 friends and thought it would be good to start from here. I emailed in advance to let them know but no one got the email. One person was on duty, no bread and no apology. I felt a right idiot with all my friends there as we waited an hour for the food and coffee to arrive.

This is a regular haunt for us and the reason is the coffee and the customer service. Rocket and Rascals coffee shop has increased in size over the last couple of month, which gives it a more relaxed feel. The team behind the counter are a asset to the shop.

Apart from the rather unmemorable name, everything here is excellent!

Friendly staff, great coffee and funky bikes! Lovely place to have a coffee on the barbican, the staff are always super lovely!

We are frequent visitors here and it was lovely to be able to sit outside with some of the best coffees in Plymouth and listen to the live jazz being performed on the stage at the Barbican. The service seems to have slipped a bit lately.....there seem to be different members of staff that don't give it the friendly vibe it used to have.

My partner and I came here, and I ordered a Flat White, which was really nice, whilst my girlfriend ordered a green tea. We shared a lemon drizzle cake and absolutely no complaints about any of it - recommended.

We have just had our lunch in Rockets, the service and food was excellent, the barista Chris is amazing, the Cappuccino is first class. It is a cycle store and repair workshop with a Cafe at the front, and outdoor seating, they are also dog friendly, if you are on the cobbles at Plymouth Barbican look out for the bikes parked outside and sample the food on offer, you won’t be disappointed.

We have visited this cafe on several occasions. The food is very tasty and in general the staff are friendly and polite. Just one thing - on a couple of occasions when we have placed an order and made a polite enquiry about whether we could have sugar for our drinks we have got a slightly sarky reply from the same person as in’ I’ve only got two hands’. Not nice!

I have visited this cafe on several occasions and have always found the staff extremely friendly and welcoming, The coffee is so far, the best in Plymouth. The food is excellent, but a little pricey. It is always busy and if I ever was to buy a bike, I would definitely consider this place. They are clearly very knowledgeable and host a lot of events for the cycling enthusiast.

We still feel that they serve the best coffees here and try and visit every time we are on the Barbican. We were pleased to see it so busy on a very cold winters day - mainly the cyclist brigade. The staff didn't give the usual friendly service we had come to expect and some of the chairs are now looking a little worse for wear.

Finished our cycle ride back here in the Barbican, actually organised by this cafe / shop.

Please, please, please employ someone that is already trained on making coffee. Your standard of coffee has gone down hill in the last month or so. And, I work hard for my money and don't like wasting it on badly made coffee. We come here for the good atmosphere of the place, but then are turned off by the coffee and then move on.

I love coming to Rockets and Rascals for a catch up, breakfast, coffee, light lunch AND if you want they can service your bike too. Great atmosphere, nice decor and a fun place to hang out with friends.

Wether I'm riding there on my bike, taking my daughters or meeting friends it's a great place to catch-up with the addition and of superb coffee and food.

This cafe has quickly become my favourite in Plymouth. As a cyclist, me and my friends started coming to Rockets and Rascals because they allow bikes not only to be stored in the racks outside the cafe, but also inside. Incredibly handy during the weekend before going on a long cycling tour! The food is fresh, tasty, and filling, and the cakes are delicious. And of course the coffee/tea/chocolate is excellent as well. Give it a go, it's located right in the Barbican!

This is my favourite coffee stop in Plymouth. As a cyclist, I may be a little biased as they are always welcoming, there is plenty of space to bring your bike inside, a mechanic and repair shop, plus plenty of new goodies to feast your eyes on. Cyclists love it, and so does everyone else. The coffee is great as well!

Best coffee in Plymouth and a wonderful place to drink it Love the Cycling vibe, music and events too. The staff are really friendly and it’s an easy place to while away a few hours or catch up with some work On the free Wi-fi

Best seat for a coffee on a sunny day in Plymouth. You're by the Barbican fishing harbour and the coffee is good. Top tip is to ask for the single origin coffee fir that warm glow. They have really nice pies and some good cakes too and, if you're a regular ask them to keep a note of your purchases to get discounts on coffee or to use in the bike shop for cycling accessories

A nicely quirky cafe and bike shop with excellent coffee and a great vibe from the mix of young, old, lycra clad and more natural fibred enjoying a relaxed natter. The coffees took their time, but the carrot cake was excellent as a cake and a time filler, but when they arrived, they were excellent. Nothing to dislike at all!

Great cafe full of cycle memorabilia, really good atmosphere. Very good service and tasting coffee. Room to bring your expensive bike into the cafe to keep an eye on it or to lock up outside. Plus you can browse for your next expensive toy!

Great coffee, good food, friendly staff. All the basics covered. And an exceptional bonus is the bike shop attached to the front. Although you could say it's a bike shop with a cafe attached, but that depends which door you come through.

Cool place. Independent. Quirky. As a keen cyclist myself I love this place. Range of bikes limited and gear is expensive but the cafe is great. Lovely bacon sandwich and coffee. Worth a visit.

Great place to drop into for a coffee. It is a bicycle shop and quirky café combined. Great décor, chic and interesting. Fantastic coffee and there’s tap water available which has orange, lemon, grapefruit and mint. Fab. We didn’t eat but the food looks good. Definitely worth a trip.

Every time we visit this cafe come bike shop they always deliver a great experience. Today the drinks were great as normal and the friendliness of the staff excellent. Took our grandson and dog. Both were welcomed with smiles and greetings.

Great place for coffee in large airy cyclists' paradise. We always rate our coffee against our favourite back home and Rockets and Rascals comes close 2nd.

The is a great little find on the Barbicn, They serve great coffee and in my view the best in Plymouth. It is really only a place to get a snack in the cakes are great and it is worth going there for the cakes alone. The staff are great and very friendly. It is a must when ever you visit the Barbican.

We like to walk round the Barbican quite regularly and this is our favourite place for coffees. My husband declares it as the best coffee in Plymouth and the staff are always so friendly and polite. It is a rather unusual cafe, doubling up as a bike shop/repair and it was a shame on our last visit we couldn't sit outside, as unusually for us, it was too hot and there were no umbrellas and the blinds were broken!

Wer im Barbican ein gutes Café sucht sollte hier einen Stop einlegen. Sehr guter Kaffee und leckerer Kuchen zu fairen Preisen. Wer zusätzlich noch Fahrradverrückt ist hat noch einen Grund mehr dort einzukehren da gleichzeitig auch noch ein Bikeshop dabei ist.

Stopped here recently on a sunny evening for a beer outside. There was some live music which really added to the chilled atmosphere. Good drinks and a good location. Will keep coming back now I know it's there for evening drinks.

With one half of us being a keen cyclist (and the other being ‘encouraged’ to get a bike), this coffee shop was a must when we visited the Barbican. It is comfortable, with old cycling tops stretched over the seats, and decorated in a modern style with bikes hanging from the walls! The coffee was strong and creamy, and the cakes fresh and home-made. Our flat whites were served in branded cups with the milk decoratively poured. The coffee shop doubles up as a bike shop, selling road, mountain and battery operated bikes (Genesis and other brands), and the staff appeared to be knowledgeable and passionate about cycling. They also sell gels, Mule energy bars, Garmins, colourful cycling socks, Cinelli cycling jerseys, tops and hats, cleats and helmets, as well as other bike parts. Will return (with each of us on a bike!), as there are organised cycle rides from the shop on Wednesday and Saturdays.

We've stopped here once before and remembered it as a great place to relax and eat.

Whether you cycle or not this place is superfriendly and serve lovely food and drink. Its always buzzing when I go there for coffee. Love it

You don't have to be a cyclist to enjoy this cafe and really nice to find somewhere that isn't part of a multinational chain where all ages mix comfortably. Staffed by young trendies wearing their own clothes and serving fabulous coffee and homemade quiche - a good find!

Best coffee in Plymouth, hot chocolate lovely!! friendly staff!! My daughter liked the parrot costume, made our pirates day complete.

I come in here for coffee whenever I'm in the Barbican. It is the best coffee in Plymouth !! The interior is quirky and cool and they rent bikes too. The service is always friendly and the atmosphere is very relaxed. Overall I would highly recommend !!

R&R; has certainly improved over the last few months, the staff are more chatty and friendly and that is a big improvement from years past. The coffee has also gone up in my eyes too. The only negative side is lack of bicycle racks outside, as it does get rammed inside with bikes and really annoying sometimes.

Stop in rockets and rascals whenever down the Barbican in Plymouth and in dire need of coffee and sustenance. The coffee has to be some of the best in Plymouth and the selection of cakes would suit anyone with a sweet tooth.

Unusual venue but best coffee I've ever had. Delicious food, I had smashed avocado on Sourdough toast ans my partner had smoked salmon and scrambled eggs. Good was excellent.

My business partners and I are lucky to be based on the barbican and we are spoilt for choice

Top place, great products and a nice atmosphere in a lovely part of Plymouth, my son and myself love this place.

Great venue in a lovely part of the Barbican, and we have used for both social and business purposes. Half cafe and half bike shop, means it's a great stop off for any biker riders - has racking indoor and out for you bikes as well.

This is a fun little coffee shop in The Barbican .... half bike, half trendy coffee shop. Worth a visit.

Great coffee, brilliant staff and simply loved the Guinness Cake which sadly is no longer available! Fond memories!!!

This cafe has a nice relaxed atmosphere. Service is a little unhurried. There is a good selection of cakes and coffee was excellent. Breakfast is good, a nice inventive menu, but wait times can be long and the kitchen is obviously not big enough for the cafe size and menu.