The Birdcage in West Devon

The layout of this cafe is so much better now the counter with the cakes and coffee machine is in the front room. We only went so I could have a quick machiatto, and I thought the drink was expertly prepared. It was generous and hot and the price was good. When I finished I looked closer at the paintings and went down the stairs to see more. Someone working in the back could see we liked them and she was friendly and informative. I wish I could go back with enough time for cake as well because they looked tasty and it's a very nice place to be

The waitress is so hot here I quit my job so I can come and stare at her all day. Also she is really strong I saw her push a car with little effort. Would recommend

Excellent little cafe with really good coffee and dog friendly.

Really cosy place, sat up by the window and had delicious coffee and cake, from a good selection

The food in this delighful friendly place with a wonderful cosy atmosphere is simply superb for vegans, vegetarians and omnivores alike. Highly recommended for food, value and wonderful froendly service.

Delicious food and great service.

Lovely food but surprisingly expensive. £25.50 for two salads and half a quiche each (we shared a single portion) - no drinks. The salads were supposedly large but I'd say that's a subjective description up for debate. I'd recommend though if you've got the cash to spare.

A gem. We had delicious sausages on fresh ciabatta and bought cakes to go. Lots of really high quality, locally sourced ingredients.

Pleasant small place on Chagford’s central square. They use really delicious ham, which I enjoyed in a ham and salad roll. Great cappuccinos too. Friendly service.

A lovely family lunch. With a range of nice food to suit all our tastes, and really nice staff it was a pleasure and would definitely go again. Fantastic sausages!

We really enjoyed the salad and quiche. Excellent food

A Monday morning delight in July for a Full English, tea and cake... lovely spot, absolutely delicious breakfast. The quality of the ingredients is evident... Yummy!

Absolutely Delicious... Full English and a yummy cuppa tea! The quality of the ingredients is evident and a really stacked plate. Much needed to face the day of hiking...

Lovely delicious cakes, kind and helpful staff

Absolutely delicious homemade food. Had the best quiche / soufflé and salads ever. Super tasty , great coffee, dog friendly , local business. So good I bothered to leave this review !!!!

Lovey cafe, but the waitress working here was to hot I was very and frightened of her…

Delightful cafe offering excellent food and superb service. We live locally and will definitely visit again!

Not sure what's happened to this place as last year we enjoyed a lovely coffee and cake. However, yesterday morning was a disappointment. I ordered a cheese scone. Looked nice enough but when it came to eat it, it was stale and having been warmed up in a microwave, it was chewy. I asked for a refund on the scone which I received before leaving. If you are paying £3.50 for a scone, it should be freshly baked that day otherwise sell it for half price and tell customers. Won't be returning to this place again. Has it changed hands in the past few months?

Came across the Birdcage at Chagford and met owner Nick A great menu at great value prices I enjoyed one of the tastiest Bacon andEgg rolls- superb Nick was interesting and helpful Definitely 5 star and we’ll be back soon Thankyou

Really tasty breaky/brunch. Friendly service.

Great little coffee shop and bistro serving great food and excellent coffee

Lovely friendly cafe. Coffee was very good and the rosewater & pistachio cake delicious.

A lovely little cafe in a beautiful village. Quirky and cosy with excellent food. We went in on a Thursday and the staff were amazing; helpful, friendly and funny - they made us feel completely welcome and at home. Can’t recommend it highly enough

What an amazing place! Went in last Thursday, such lovely staff and the food is amazing. Highly recommend a visit! Thank you so much.

A really special little cafe. The breakfasts we had were perfectly portioned and cooked. The hot chocolates were some of the nicest I've ever had. And I've had several. The owners also run the pizza can on Thursday nights, which was equally delicious. Clearly very popular with locals, understandably so. Great work!

Brilliant. Full English Breakfast with toasted soda-bread and meaty farm-style sausage. The beans were a little hot, but better that than too cold. Service was unhurried, but pleasant and friendly. Coffee was robust and tasty. Chagford has many attractions, and The Birdcage is up with the best of them.

We popped in for a light lunch and what a find. I have a small vegetarian quiche just the right size and the salad wow so tasty not like your normal green lettuce and tomatoes on the side. Would definitely recommend it. Value for money.

Probably the best oat milk hot chocolate ever! And amazing regular hot chocolates! Really lovely staff and dog friendly too 😊

We were staying in Drewsteignton for the week & had seen the reviews on trip advisor so popped in for a coffee & hot chocolate. My flat white was the nicest coffee I’ve had in some time and my husband said his hot chocolate was the best he has ever had! We then returned the next morning for a full English & more coffee & hot chocolate! Both the ladies serving were extremely friendly & made a fuss of our dog. Would definitely recommend this cafe and am sad we don’t live closer to visit again.

Great coffee and breakfast roll. Always welcomed by the staff and dog friendly, highly recommended.

A great little cafe in Chagford. Friendly helpful staff and a good menu. Ideal for a coffee and cake or a snack. Well situated in the centre of the village close to the shops, bus stop and gallery.

This place is perfect. Lowenna and the team are wonderful and so are the ingredients they use.

Went in for breakfast, the full English was extortionate so instead opted for poached eggs. Was handed 2 plain eggs that looked as if they’d been microwaved on 1 piece of bread sliced in half. Rations for what they charge, will never order food there again. The coffee however is very good, otherwise it would’ve been 1 star.

Fabulous little coffee shop.. Friendly staff, great coffee and wonderful home made cakes... Don't miss this little gem...

Popped in today for a light lunch. Very nice and very friendly. Easy recommend. We took advantage of sitting inside on a hot day.

So friendly and welcoming!! We had a lovely light lunch (quiche with beetroot salad) and a cream tea to share. We got chatting to a number of local people who were also very friendly…we will definitely be back.

A little gem of a place with delicious, different food and wonderful flavours. Can highly recommend and we will be back soon. Lovely staff and a warm welcome

Lovely coffee and lemon drizzle cake this morning,thank you 😊

Happy to take your money and send you away with take away cups but not let you sit outside if you are not local. When we politely enquired if we can have coffee and a cake we were told you can but you have to take it away because we are closed. This we happily did and asked if we could sit outside to be told no we’re closed. It is somewhat galling, to walk past 15 minutes later and see people who were behind us in the queue, sitting there being served with coffees teas and cakes. I do wonder if they were local? They certainly gave that impression. Really disappointed in you, we have eaten at this CAFE half a dozen times and will think again before we do again.

Great coffee and cake. Super quality and warm welcome.

So accommodating before we even arrived - took a booking & reserved a table for us via FB. On arrival really friendly. Quaint, clean and welcoming. Food & coffee were delicious. Highly recommend.

Messaged the team at Bird Cage to ask for a gluten free cream tea and they came up trumps! Lovely scones, a lovely venue, good service and good value.

Lovely place, delicious coffee and yummy slice

Great coffee, amazing lemon drizzle cake

Really liked it. I felt comfortable and the food was obviously homemade and was great

Welcoming staff, good food served in their tiny restaurant. A haven on a chilly day!

Great coffee superb nitty caramel fruit cake.

Lovely small cafe. Very welcoming. We had the curried carrot and ginger soup, delicious. Other options including salads and quiches, lots of lovely looking cakes.

We love this little cafe! Smashing super friendly service, great coffee and really excellent cakes. Today we were treated to a vegan gluten free cake and the team were happy to share the recipe. Thank you! Highly recommend.

Good service, coffee, and lunch menu. Worth a visit. However, on a return visit the coffee wasn't to my liking. I suspect they have changed the beans, and to my taste, was below average.

We only popped in for a quick break from sightseeing in the quaint little town. Lovely cakes on offer and tea brewed perfectly, though other items being served around us looked tasty too!

We had quiche with beetroot salad. The quiche pastry was light & crispy, and a delicious filling. The salad was equally flavoursome.

Later breakfast early lunch. Coffee was hot and excellent.

Wholesome but modern cafe right on the square with lovely people serving superb food. Great selection of teas and cakes! We had a scone and apple cake 👌🏻 lovely quaint English village to potter around in after and see the Dartmoor ponies.

We arrived after cycling up the biggest hill ever, stopped for coffee and cake and were met with such a lovely welcome. The cake which the other half ordered (sour cherry and pistachio) was just gorgeous Will definitely visit again

Popped into today to dodge the rain and we were not disappointed. Lovely friendly service and the lemon drizzle cake was to die for. Will definitely be back soon. Thank you

Excellent little café, pleasant staff. Well worth a visit.

Good food but de or a little sparce

Very welcoming and a good coffee in the sun.

Lovely little cafe. Gorgeous homemade apple cake and great coffee. Brunch menu looks particularly good - can’t wait to try.

Delicious baguettes and cakes, including some great vegan options. Staff were also really friendly and helpful.

My wife, our friend and myself were lucky on last Sunday to find this place. Food was delicious with really good choice for vegetarians. Friendly and welcoming staff/owners even though we arrived late. Highly recommend!

Lovely quaint place that fitted in well with Chagford, a real asset. After many shares from a relative that visits regularly, we decided to pop by on our day out on the moors. They provide the perfect option to takeaway, doing a ‘picnic deal’ (for ~£10) of a wide choice of generously filled baguette, amazing selection of freshly baked cakes that the gentleman kindly explained (you could tell the great amount of passion they have for their business just from this alone) all of them, a packet of crisps and a drink. A foodies dream!! 💭🧁 Cannot recommend highly enough. 💫

Recommended by our B & B owner. Really lovely little cafe. Lovely staff and really tasty lunch and cakes.

Loved this little cafe. We stopped here for breakfast before a walk and I am glad we did. They have thought carefully about making it Covid safe without it feeling sterile. The breakfast was good and the cakes looked so nice we took a couple for the road. Absolutely delicious! I would especially recommend the chocolate topped flapjack with cherries in it. Well worth a visit

Dropped in to this lovely little cafe whilst staying at Bovey castle nearby.The service was fantastic, really welcoming, efficient and friendly.We had teas served in cute little China sets, soft drinks and a latte with homemade baguettes which were fresh and tasted divine. The fresh salads,homemade coleslaw and tarts on offer were being enjoyed by others and also looked amazing.Would definitely recommend.

Fabulous breakfast and very welcoming hosts. Cosy venue in the centre of town that can cater for special dietary needs.

Very friendly and helpful staff, lovely food and very nice atmosphere.

Beautifully decorated, really friendly waitress, great range of food options, and oh my word our brunch was delicious. Cannot fault it and I only wish we'd been in Dartmoor longer so we could've returned!

It’s very much worth taking a little diversion to visit The Birdcage in Chagford. A short drive off the A30 I have now been there a few times and it never disappoints. Great tea and coffee plus large selection of homemade cakes 🍰 and lunches. Try the carrot cake with a cappuccino - delicious.

Such a fabulous cafe, great for tea and cake or a light lunch with quick, efficient and friendly service and only a ten minute drive off the A30.

A very nice lunch with very nice service.

Visited three times during our recent stay. First day soon after arriving in Chagford we popped in just before 15:00 when they were closing but we got our order in and very tasty it was. Tuna and sweetcorn and a toasted bacon, brie and cranberry rolls came generously filled, very nice. Next visit; a sandwich and (half) cream tea to take away. I had the roll and wife had the scone with jam and clotted cream, I'm sure they tasted even better after stopping in the heart of the National Park to eat. Last visit was to buy some cheese scones to bring home. Can't comment on them as we popped them in the freezer as soon as we got home (bought for someone else). Only comment would be I thought £10 for four scones a bit steep.Nontheless, very nice rolls and scones from a very tiny cafe (current seating inside for 7 and two tables for 2-3 outside)

We visited twice in our short stay because we loved it. Breakfast was delicious and the lady that served us was really friendly and helpful. Soo many delicious cakes to choose from. We would definitely go back if we were in the area.

I read another review that said this place was a hidden gem and I couldn’t agree more. Hospitable staffs, delicious treats, and FRESH ingredients. Couldn’t have been happier.

We only stopped in Chagford as our planned route was not that good we were welcomed well by the staff and had a pleasant surprise when the menu was read out tp us, very good. We stayed longer than we would normally all in the Birdcage was very good and making us welcome and we spent less than"£20 the food was excellent value for money.

Booked birdcage for tea with family today. Amazing food and service.. Lovely lady serving us worked non stop. We had a mixture of all day breakfast, beautiful filled rolls served with salad and coleslaw and warm home made scones with jam and cream. Could not fault a thing. Amazing place to eat with exceptional service. Well done to all.

This is a lovely cafe in the center of Chagford. The staff were able to provide for a mixture of Gluten-Free, vegetarian, and 'normal' eaters. The menu choice was almost overwhelming as EVERYTHING sounded delicious. The staff made an effort to add extra things to our meals to make up for things we couldn't eat. The food itself was SO tasty! Everyone was happy with what they got. They even offered gluten-free cream tea! We were shocked that such a small place could provide so much. The waitress serving us was a delight. We really wish we had found this place earlier in our holiday! Some of the best food we had for the whole week.

This little cafe produces fantastic food and brilliant coffee. We popped in twice for a picnic and coffee to go during our recent week in Dartmoor. Both times we drove out to the moor for exploring with a delicious lunch packed up. Staff were so friendly, accommodating and happy to be there! We had the most amazing beef baguettes; which came with a drink, crisps and slice of whichever cake we chose, all for £9.95. We have 2 young children and they happily whipped up a sarnie for them to share, filled with whatever we wanted. Everything is homemade, the cafe smells delicious when you walk in and it’s set in a beautiful village. Without such a young energetic family we would have defiantly spent a few hours inside the cafe. Absolute corker!

What a find. Staff were delightful and food was excellent. My husband had rare roast beef with horseradish in artisan bread and I had Veggie frittata with Salad. Soooo tasty. Molly is a fabulous asset.

Amazing food, extremely friendly and welcoming staff, perfect little spot to sit outside in the square for a peaceful breakfast. The lovely waitress even gave our dog a couple of dog biscuits 🥰

A lovely stop for lunch on our ride around Dartmoor, on our first visit we tried the delicious cakes. This time we had a panini each. Great service and food on both occasions. Highly recommend.

We arrived on our bikes after the opening time stated to a rather disappointing and unfriendly welcome. I tried to get contact twice with staff and to be honest felt as though I was being ignored. I then asked if the café was open to be told “we are just finishing getting things ready”. It was pouring of rain at this point. We decided not to stay and cycled to a much friendlier café. We sadly won’t be returning here as part of our cycle routes. It costs nothing to welcome customers with a smile - especially when they have planned to cycle to your café.

Fantastic service, cake was amazing and food was hot and fresh, would love to return.

Popped in a couple of times for coffees while staying locally . Also took home some delicious home made cakes that included coffee and walnut, carrot, choc brownie

Oh my goodness. My partner and I stopped here after our walk, and had a delicious breakfast and then a slice of their carrot cake. It was made by one of the owners, and was the most amazing cake I’ve ever tasted! I went inside and asked who had made it, as I wanted them to live with me. It was spectacular!! And the two gentleman who own the place are sooo friendly, welcoming and easy going ☺️ Immediately loved them both! Also, the cake was Vegan. Not that it matters, but you wouldn’t have known! It was incredible. Thank you to you both for being so lovely and for allowing us to have a piece of your beautiful cake. Now, I mean it when I say please live with me ☺️

We found the Birdcage by chance, and popped in for a cream tea. Excellent value for a start - I had a "half" tea, while my partner had a full one (1 scone for me and 2 for him ☺️), costing £5 and £6 respectfully. The tea was loose leaf, in a proper pot, and strong enough to taste. The scones were freshly baked, obviously homemade and came slightly warm. Lashings of clotted cream and jam were served in a ceramic dish (no nasty peel-off plastic tubs), and the waitress offered extra cream and jam if needed when she delivered the plate (we didn't, but it was good to know).The crockery was delicate china and everything was scrupulously clean. A real treat.

Friendly, clean, good coffee, relaxed.

A friendly, lively, cozy place for coffee, tea, breakfast, lunch, and more. Huge variety of delicious food. Plenty of vegetarian options. Free WiFi. Although it was completely full, the service was excellent and the food was served quickly. Very affordable priced for large portions. We are so glad we found The Birdcage on our trip through Chagford.

Finding those little places that you want to keep going back to again and again is a rarity. I love this small quaint happy Kitsch (very pink) paradise, We felt so at home (it was my birthday) that I realised that I'd very happy to move to Chagford in an instant and become a member of this vibrant community. Thank you.

We did not need a coffee as had just finished breakfast but we did not want to leave the area without a pop into birdcage where it is run by two very charming men who have time for everyone. They are so dog friendly also. We came across them last year and had lovely freshly made foodDon’t miss out.

My favourite place for breakfast, brunch or lunch in Dartmoor. Just the best food and great coffee. Very friendly and cosy too!

Lovely food, great, very dog friendly, very friendly people and comfortable.

I’ve eaten here twice now, had the cake which is amazing and also had a Brie and cranberry sandwich, so delicious. Would always go back and also great prices.

Wonderful food and a relaxed atmosphere.

Menus are a on the blackboard from breakfast and lunch to afternoon treats ,What i did notice is that they had two puddings available Gluten Free one was a crumble and the other was a chocolate orange sponge pudding . As it was lunchtime on offer was sandwiches / jacket potatoes etc with lots of choices for fillings , They have GF bread rolls so I went for a ham filling with a side salad . Nice cosy little coffee shop .

Very accommodating of our large group of 14. And quick service with good tasting food.

Great location and fantastic food

Small. 100% standards met for the past 100 visits in 2019. The menu is glorious. Staff know the menu, can advise and are suitably friendly. The food is fresh and prepped in the moment. The menu includes bejeweled salads, hearty stews with herby dumplings,homemade scones/cakes and a daily special which has without exception been outstanding in concept flavour,content,creativity and presentation. Service is quick and the atmosphere is colourful. Clients include walkers with dogs and local people dropping in who seem wonderfully relaxed and happy to talk, making it perfect for solo walkers.In 2020, The Birdcage in Chagford are due for a performance award for being the only place in Devon where I have never had to complain about a single thing ...it's run so professionally that it's simply a joy to relax and experience perfection!

Lovely staff, excellent food the only minor thing is they don't have any high chairs