The Box Kitchen & Bar in Plymouth - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Lovely space but really disappointed with the food!!! Halloumi salad was lettuce leaves and onions only, no other salad items. Come on guys that cost £11 and was not good enough. The vegan breakfast was poor too. Sausage,hash brown, beans and tomatoes only. The toms and beans weren't even hot. Again £11 and again just really disappointing. I know you can do better. Whats going on.

I have been to the Box on a number of occasions, but not for a while. I found the service to be good, particularly the male server who brought our lunch to the table. However, the food was only OK, and for the price that's not great. I went for the salad of the day, which on paper sounded nice - a cauliflower and pepper salad. However - surprise - it was not... I'm not sure if they had run out of cauliflower but these were not florets - more like cauliflower crumbs. The main flavour of the salad was vinegar, which became more and more unpleasant - I ended up not eating it all. The only reason I didn't say anything was because I was taking out a family member for lunch and they had enjoyed their lunch. Based on this, I wouldn't return very quickly. A salad of the day is a great idea, but it should still be thought through.

Lovely cafe with lots of natural light flooding in! The coffee and shortbread was just what I needed after a look round the amazing museum.

There has clearly been a significant change here. The menu is nowhere as good as it used to be. The specials board is plain and sourdough seems to be the go to accompaniment to most things Due to a lack of choice I ordered the tomato soup with, you guessed it, sourdough. However, when it came it was with two pieces of cheap brown bread that had been toasted. I pointed out that the specials board, a chalk board, stated it came with sourdough. So the young server went away to check and came back to say they were out of sourdough. Instead he offered brioche. Now in fairness this was a better partner to the natural sourness of the tomato soup. Yet why was the board not updated? My wife had fries with cheese. The fries are £4, look as if they come from a certain cheap German supermarket and come in a small bowl and look anemic. The cheese, an extra £2, was a measly portion. As for my daughter, she had the child's fish finger meal because the last time we were there she really enjoyed the home made fish fingers. This time they, and the beans, seem to have also come from the same German supermarket. Indeed, the juice cartoon that came with it was the same as those sold at the same supermarket. All in all she was deeply disappointed. Unimpressed, my wife spoke with the manager who stated that they were running out of food. When she challenged him about the sourdough he insisted it was that, despite the server saying something different. She then took a bite of the brown bread to prove what it was. In fairness he did refund the two other meals. At present we will not be returning here. It needs a rethink on the menu. A toastie at £10.50 with an egg on top was renamed Croquette Monsieur. What is that supposed to be????? Honesty is the key.

Food is not cheap but pretty appetizing and nicely done (apart from soup has always been over-salted) and the venue and facilities are pleasant, and handy if you are going into the museum. The main problem seems to be a bottleneck in the kitchen which means that what is quite snacky-type food has taken forever to arrive whenever we have been there, so really not a great idea if you are on a lunch break or have children with you.

Food was alright, burger was a bit bland but service was shocking. We ordered two drinks and some food within 10 minutes of being seated but after an hour and 3 reminders we still hadn’t revived any drinks. There seemed to be 3 people working the whole restaurant so everything took forever. Spoke to the manager and got the drinks taken off and we’re offered complimentary drinks but by this point we just wanted to leave the restaurant. The staff were polite but basically useless.

Really small portions, asked chef to add some more cous cous to the Tofu salad, when it came back it had a very small amount added, very disappointed, will definitely not come again for lunch.

Only wanted to post the photo of the party but we have to do a review so this is to say that it was a warm balmy May night and the doors opened out onto Tavistock Place and a lot of smartly relaxed jolly people were having a good time. Looks like a useful venue.

It was tipping down with rain we called into the box what a great visit nice coffee great service with a smile

This has a good atmosphere and a reasonable choice of light snacks and specials. We were warned that the waiting time for food at that time was 20 mins which was reasonable. Food was cooked just right and neatly presented. Price wise it was average for what we ordered; the order arrived on time, we were aware that they could do with more staff, particularly as the place was vey busy at lunchtime.

We took our small grandchildren for lunch, high chairs were easily available and everything was clean and tidy. There was an excellent choice of food and staff were very friendly. Service was quick and the quality of the food was high. When a glass was broken staff were on hand immediately to clear up and were very understanding. Will definitely return.

Highly recommend this lovely place, clean and bright, excellent food, excellent service. I don't have anything negative to say... Special thanks to Ryan for always delivering excellent service with a smile.

Came in here on February Saturday. Smart well fitted format. Apparently just a few weeks ago they started getting their selection of sourdough loaves and several different buns etc from Lloyd Inman’s excellent Rise Bakery. First rate as was the coffee. The fully glass sided structure overs good views up, down and across Tavistock Place. Although there was a board with some hot and cold drink etc choices and prices, none of the breads or toasted sandwiches or wonderfully flavoured buns had visible pricing. The polite hospitable server told me after I’d settled with my coffee and cinnamon/caramel flavoured bun that there was a fiver deal on coffee and cheese and onion toasted. Too late for me today but they’d sell a good deal more if people could see the prices and deals.

When will cafes realise that serving cheap refrigerated guacamole as a smashed avocado brunch option results in cold poached eggs and toast. Not pleasant to eat especially when eggs were slightly underdone - watery egg white. Fine for nachos but not for a nice breakfast. Doesn’t take too much forethought to order avocados regularly and smash quickly with some lime and chilli. Disappointing. Kids breakfast was ok, latte was a bit watery.

Minimum menu. Vegan items removed and hardly anything there now. Maybe it’s a Sunday menu? Don’t mention the price hikes. Look at them in the pictures! £6 for a vegan sausage roll. How presumptuous! If you wanna charge high prices then reflect it in the menu because everything looks like simple microwaveable food not put together by a chef like it used to be.

Was hoping for good things at The Box Cafe. Sadly the menu is very limited for vegetarians, no veggie breakfast! My mountain burger was a mass produced product with a few cold chips on the side. Overpriced and underwhelming.

Pasta was meant to come with vegan parmesan cheese but came with grated cheese, we weren’t sure if this substitute was vegan or not, and to be honest it really lowered the look and quality of the dish, it looked like something an untrained chef would throw together, ie your parents haha We have had this dish in the past with the advertised Parmesan cheese and it was displayed and tasted wonderful. We were also disappointed to find the portobello mushroom chips are no longer vegan as they now contain egg/dairy. Why? It’s not necessary. If you are stumped for vegan dishes just go online where you will find people have done all the hard work. Overall a nice place. We like it, will return as we have also enjoyed the vegan breakfast and cakes.

It looks nice. The figurines are a bit scary, but ok. Service was slow and he staff were a bit sharp and unhelpful. Everything I ordered they were out of except coffee LOL I would might go again just to see if they have food...

Today's visit was an eye opener. £46 for two light lunches and a £14 larger bites fish and chips, which quite frankly, was a children's portion. Appalling value for money. Eat first if you need to and avoid!

We have had lovely food here in the past. Today was a disaster though! Our hot drinks were barely warm. Poor male Waiter service didn’t initially apologise. They used to serve the tastiest skinny fries- different today, weren’t really skinny, had skin on, which we...

This café is located on the ground floor of the Box museum in an attractive area at the centre of the museum. It has good quality coffee, pleasant staff and is a very light and airy space.

Lunch looked as if it had been thrown on the plate, very unappealing. Chicken was not spicy as described, the harissa yogurt was just 2 pink blobs, and the flatbread was rock solid as though it had been zapped in the microwave. When I indicated...

We’ve been here twice with young children for coffee and cake and found the staff very professional. They were so kind and calm when I accidentally spilt hot tea, providing a cold cloth and ice pack for a minor scald. The cake was lovely too!...

Had been one before and enjoyed it. Last night it was a completely opposite experience. I had booked online as I did last time. We arrived and were seated in a draughty, grim entrance area. We were offered a glass of fizz and then some...

Lunchtime visit. Really good food and fast, friendly, professional service. Can't ask for much more!

Good choice of food and drink. Staff very welcoming. Light and airy and astonishingly good acoustics. (Why can't motorway services and other large, hard-surfaced venues be as good?) Good quality foodstuffs and reasonably priced, except for the over-priced (small) cream tea we had later. A...

Stopped here for a light lunch. A notice asked people to wait to be seated - it was quite a wait! A rather off-hand lad eventually came to me and asked (or rather, instructed), me where to sit. Another long wait to give an order,...

This restaurant is fantastic! Food was beautifully presented, delicious and filling. The surroundings of the historic maritime exhibits was unique and the service was first class (waiters were friendly, helpful and fun). One of the best dining experiences I've had in a long time.

Just wanted to say a big shout-out to this amazing restaurant that sits inside Plymouth’s lovely The Box museum. After a few hours of marching with the rest of the COP 26 group, myself and two other friends from Exeter Greenpeace decided we needed a...

I visited with friends tonight, we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The food was superb, we all very much enjoyed it, so much so we are eyeing up the Xmas menu.

Very interesting and varied media exhibition. Coffee and lunch both very enjoyable. Service provided by Kim, polite, efficient and very friendly.

As a solo patron i was told that there was only room for me on a lounge chair depsite asking for a table or bench, anywhere other than where i was directed to which was actually just a walkway next to the entrance. I then...

Today was our first visit to The Box, Plymouth. We tried to get a coffee before going in and were told by a young man “There’s no space! Go and get a takeaway over the road!” After visiting The Box, the cafe looked more than...

An absolute treat. A pleasure from the moment we entered until the time that we waddled out. The service was delightful and the food was the right side of spectacular. We were not expecting this kind of delicious when we booked but will remember it...

It’s easy to confuse the evening restaurant with the daytime cafe, but they are not the same. The restaurant is a real treat, which you should visit before it becomes too hard to get a table. The food is prepared by a super-talented chef and...

Everything about our meal this evening was great. Would recommend the kitchen & bar for food, service and atmosphere.

We had a delicious evening meal at the Box restaurant. Attentive service and ideal city centre setting just minutes from the station. Very reasonable set meal.

Booked a table for 6 for a Birthday celebration and we were not disappointed. The food was excellent and the service was second to none. Really good value for money too. Will be booking again soon

Great experience eating there. Food you would never cook yourself. Great ingredients. Relaxed but atmospheric setting. Portions are deceptively filling but hubby scoffed his quickly.

Fantastic evening out. Lovely food from Ben and the crew. Service was five star. Plus the price was really good. Looking forward to going again soon.

Nestling unobtrusively under some trees on the eastern side of Tavistock Place just up from St aLukes, is a small but thoughtfully equipped slightly precious snack counter (with booze) selling not just grab and go food but also servicing some outside tables. It’s a sunny...

We came for dinner at the Box last night as a group of 6, thinking it would be a bit different and enticed by the two courses + wine for £20 deal. Oh my goodness it was amazing. The food was absolutely sublime - really...

Just enjoyed a special seafood evening at the Box restaurant. Delicious food which was beautifully presented. Staff were very professional, friendly and plentiful. Lovely atmosphere. We are looking forward to returning.

Fabulous food, great service. I booked a table at their last available time and never once felt rushed even though we ended up being the last table there. Stff were all very friendly and service was super efficient. The chefs even help to deliver the...

Came tonight for supper in the foyer restaurant under the suspended figureheads, on a deal, relaxed atmosphere. A bottle of wine between two, three choices for each course. Not bad. We also had a cocktail (rose gin, herbs etc for £7.50) on arrival. Not full...

Just a quick lunch. We booked, and weren't put off by the statement that they'd need the table back after 45 minutes. Service was very quick and efficient, and drinks served within minutes. We ordered soup and a flatbread, both of which were delicious. The...

Good menu with a wide range of options. I had a very generous plate of crab pasta served beautifully hot while my companions had a salad and first class chipped potatoes and mushroom chips, both excellent. Very friendly and helpful service.