The Clipper Cafe in Torbay

Went there for a drink and and an ice cream, view, amazing,staff amazing ❤️ booked our last evening meal there, so lovely and accommodating for my mum (early onset of dementia) perfect 😊

We had a half decent breakfast here on a cold September morning with a lovely view across the estuary. We wrapped up warm so we're able to eat outside, I had the big breakfast and it was ample. The food was pretty good but I think they really could do with getting better sausages and please render the fat off the, bacon, it makes all the difference. A weird herb in the mushrooms too. But it was warms, eggs cooked perfectly, lovely hash brown and great toast and coffee. The service was quick and friendly and it was a lovely location and atmosphere. Would I go back? Yes but would probably avoid the sausages until they changed supplier.

Not hotel. They do have rooms but don't know anything about them.

Very friendly and helpful staff. Great food, cakes and coffee.

Stopped in for a coffee and cake late morning. Very nice coffee, and welcome dog-free seating upstairs.

Fantastic cafe overlooking the harbour opposite Teignmouth. Good range of drinks and excellent cream tea.

First class brunch ...would recommend to anyone lovely quality food.

Called in for breakfast. Great range of options and stunning views from the upstairs dining area.

Really substantial breakfast quality ingredients and friendly staff

A lovely lunch in a perfect location. Food was freshly prepared and large portion nicely presented. Great coffee and worth the little wait for such a nice lunch .

Lovely bread rolls with excellent soup.

Excellent service good quality food

Very friendly good food eat in or out dogs allowed our favourite place

Returned after 7 years to find it just as good as before. The food was extremely good. The service was excellent and fun. Good value for money. The view over the harbour from the upstairs room was the icing on the cake.

Lovely food and drinks with a great view. Service was polite and welcoming, food for all diets. We really like the breakfast served until 4pm. Loved the spitz cocktail menu. I would definitely return. The price is fair in today’s climate.

A late afternoon lunch in a lovely spot with beautiful views. Although the cafe seemed popular and busy throughout the day we managed to catch that afternoon sweet spot after the much rush but before evening dining. The downstairs is bright and clean and welcoming with an outside terrace serving ice cream, overlooking the harbour. Upstairs also had seating and an outside balcony with tables offering an elevated view of the estuary - beautiful at golden hour. The classic burger we ordered is a LARGE portion with a big juicy burger cooked perfectly accompanied by plenty of chips and salad. All the food was prepared fresh on order but didn't take long to arrive. The service throughout was friendly and welcoming and I would while heartedly recommend a visit to the Clipper Cafe..., if you can find your visit just right on a late-summer evening just as the light begins to turn (with a glass of their own Clipper Gin if you like?) then you won't be disappointed.

Breakfast bap, bacon, like leather, huge sausage the should have been spilt in two rather than stuck on one side, it was tasteless anyway, egg was good! Bap £6.80 £3 for the two extra things. Total £13 with an americano. Not impressed. No mention on their menu or website of the additional cost for the extras, I don't mind paying for them but I think I should be informed before ordering.

A brilliant weekend with a BBQ in the outside seating area, the food was amazing as usual, the staff really got into the 80s theme, all dressed in bright colours. Lovely 80s music today, the sun shone and the atmosphere was great.

Nice ice creams for vegetarians. Eggless.

Beautiful place to eat food was absolutely beautiful service was really good slightly pricey

Lovely grilled fish and an amazing spot, sea view

Lovely spot overlooking Shaldon beach. The weather was beautiful so we made the most of eating outside overlooking the beach. The food was delicious. Two vegan paninis is and two large bacon baps. All very tasty.

Stunning location located at the port of Shaldon. Ordered a captains breakfast (full English breakfast) which was brought over relatively quickly. Food is fresh and well prepared. Overall would recommend.

Cafe is great, busy at times but perfectly located on beach. Has indoor and outdoor seating.

Amazing spot overlooking the Teign

Pricey, but you can always count on good food here. Beware of seagulls if you are seated outside. Coming from a local.

Beautiful location and no request was too much trouble for the staff.

Brilliant views and tasty food.

Nice location on the estuary. Inside and outside equally pleasant. Portions generous. Straight forward food, unlike some of the other establishments. Recommend. Just watch out for it gulls if you are outside.

We have visited the Clipper Cafe frequently during our holiday and every time the food has been superb in terms of quality and price but the main thing that stands out is the friendly, professional and really helpful team. On every occasion they have made our experience really special. The location of the Clipper Cafe is great with fantastic views over the estuary so it makes a great place to eat breakfast, lunch or dinner - in particular, the dinner menu is top restaurant quality. Well done to the whole team!

Great cafe/restaurant with great views... Food was fair price but great..a little difficult to park... but i highly recommend this place

Second time here, fantastic veiws even in wet weather 💖staff very friendly and helpful. 😊😊😊😊

Excellent food and a lovely view.

Always a great meal and good service. The place is very relaxed and the views to die for .

Food amazing. The staff is polite and friendly. Top location. And Devon red cider.

A very popular restaurant with amazing food and views! We were very fortunate to fall upon this restaurant. On entering it became very apparent how popular it is. There was lots of food to choose from and an array of non and alcoholic drinks. Staff worked together well to work through serving the long queue of customers without showing any signs of stress. We chose the seafood sharing platter which looked amazing and had lots to share and lots of variety. We decided to sit outside under a wooden gazebo which gave stunning views of the harbour and towards Teignmouth, although we were outside we still felt cosy due to how beautifully decorated the outside is. You can catch the little ferry from Teignmouth to this location. We definitely recommend the visit.

Popped in for early lunch yesterday. Clipper is always very popular but plenty of seating inside and out. Lovely staff, immaculately clean. Food excellent, wrap and Captains breakfast, both very well presented with good quality ingredients. Rather lovely sat watching Teignmouth and the estuary boats.. Perfect spot.

Lovely clean cafe with plenty of seat's indoors & outdoors with a fabulous view. My partner had breakfast with fried bread & loved it. I had a special pastrami toasties. Great service, great view & worthy of a visit. Cakes looked amazing

This is just wonderful. Great location, great staff, great food

Very nice place to enjoy a relaxing lunch or afternoon drink

Great spot they have there, plenty of Harbour front seating with cover of needed plus a choice inside. Friendly and helpful service team. Foods great.

1 star is down to one member of staff when ordering. We’ve visited 3 times within a week & no improvement. It’s a real shame because the waiting staff are lovely and deserve the tips

They have a great selection of food for gluten-free. The food was really tasty and delicious. All the food is sourced locally, and the staff were so nice and friendly. We sat out on the balcony with lovely views over the estaury. We will definitely visit it again. There is parking throughout Shaldon, with a small walk to the cafe. The prices for food are very fair

Meal out with all the stevedores from the port at the Clipper. Really great meal with fantastic service and friendly staff. Thank you all the Clipper staff for making it a great evening!! Thoroughly recommend.

When the sun is out, no better place to one. Only tried breakfast here & clearly it’s very busy when the weather is good

Had a lovely meal with friends. I am coeliac (gluten free), the lady who took my order was very knowledgeable about this and my meal was delicious.

Great place for a bite to eat and the views are amazing

All day breakfast was just what hubby wanted and he certainly got what he ordered. All items on plate quality and plentiful. I had the haddock and chips , lovely. Coffee was as it should be. Staff were excellent. Would definitely pop in again, especially as the cakes looked amazing😋

Great place to stop off for a drink and a bite to eat, especially if it's a sunny day. Good views of Teignmouth's back beach. Just watch out for the occasional seagull if sitting outside. Don't let that stop you visiting. Good food and coffee. Friendly staff.

Enjoyable eatery, with an excellent menu, and helpful , motivated waitresses. The Clipper proved to be a well managed cafe /restaurant, and a major draw for locals - which is always a good indication of a choice place to eat. It was a pity that the adverse weather made it impossible to eat outside and enjoy the everchanging view.

Just brilliant. Love this place

Enjoyed a lovely cream tea here

A lovely cafe with really good food served by friendly staff. The views are spectacular if you sit outside or upstairs.

We enjoyed a lovely breakfast beautifully cooked using high quality ingredients. We would particularly like to thank Kelly and Alma for returning my dads glasses that were left on the table so promptly. Thank you.

Perfect spot to watch the Teign estuary with all its splendour on a blustery day. We were able to take shelter and ordered lunch. Our Granddaughter is vegetarian and was disappointed with the choices. But in the end was happy to settle for cheesy chips. Portions are big. Smoothies lovely. Would have welcomed more choice of sandwiches.

Lovely location beside the mouth of the River Teign. Very good opening hours, good selection of cakes and the menu is good too

OK food but over priced - you're obviously paying for the view !

Had the Captain's breakfast, well worth the money. Considering it was mid week in March, the Clipper was very busy, we got the last table. Be aware if you want to sit upstairs to get the best view, then order downstairs before you come up, to save the walk. Service was not the quickest but probably due to being so busy. Still a great place to grab a bite in Shaldon

Fab morning, great weather, sat outside, cooked breakfast and hot drink, reasonable price, very tasty, friendly staff, beautiful view across to Teignmouth...

Did not stay here but gave the rooms a 5 stars as I'm sure they are as fab as the cafe. Great service and super tasty cakes. Dog friendly too which is a massive plus. Pity it was raining as we could not really enjoy the outdoor area with their superb views of the ocean. Must come back in summer.

Really friendly people and nice food just over looking the river with a nice view

Second time at this cafe for dinner. The food has been really tasty both times. The staff are also very friendly and the views over the Teign estuary are stunning. Now they were light up by February's Full Snow Moon.

We arrived at the Clipper Cafe mid morning and had one of the best cappuccino's we've had in a long time. The venue was busy, the service was good and the atmosphere nice, friendly & relaxing.

Loved this place, food and service was excellent. Little treat for the dogs too. It brighten up our day even with a wet day outside.

This place is clearly run by a greedy self-consumed money grabber. Absolute rip-off and embarrassment to the owner. Nearly £11 for a cream tea! Clearly pricing as high as they possibly can and trying to get away with it, until someone writes an honest review .. Shame on you! I bought a slice of cake today. Had to take out a second mortgage, but woman behind the till took great please in telling me that the slice was ‘much bigger’ than the usual pre-cut slice. She said ‘don’t expect that next time time you come in’. I kid you not! Jeez. Luckily for me there won’t be a next time. Luckily for them these ignorant tourists will keep paying these extortionate prices and filling these Jewish pockets.

Fabulous location, great service and plenty of choice. My salmon and scrambled eggs on soda bread was delicious and cooked to perfection. We all enjoyed our meals including my nephew who managed to eat every single drop of his pancakes, not even one blueberry was left.

One of the best cream teas we've had. Very nicely presented too

We often eat at this very friendly cafe but recently we went after a short absence as my youngest daughter has developed food allergies. The staff and chef were so accommodating and helpful. I can’t explain how grateful we were.

Love the clipper been going since it first opened

We loved it here so much we came back! Great service, views and lush food!

Looked everywhere for a breakfast with a view and found this lovely place, friendly staff, great food and wonderful views. Would recommend this cafe.

Great little cafe . Fantastic food x

While passing through Sheldon, we came across this cafe and decided to stop for breakfast, we decided to sit outside with a view of the sea and without a doubt it was the best choice. The breakfast was delicious and worth it. I recommend the visit.

I always go to the Clipper, good food, good atmosphere, friendly staff!

Gorgeous hot chocolate after our dog walk today. Always a pleasure to visit The Clipper.

We were literally staying next door in one of the beach huts, and decided to pop in for brunch on Remembrance Sunday after the local service. It was very busy - we must have grabbed the last table upstairs, but the staff were unflustered and smiled throughout. Service was quick, however, and the food spot on.

Has to be one of the spots in the area, absolutely amazing views, and if you eat outside the ambiance is even better!

Massive portions and lovely tasty food - loved the vegetable croquettes and the best gingerbread latte ive had.

This is a wonderful little cafe with food to rival the best food you can expect from local pubs. The staff are friendly and I would highly recommend a visit.

Staff were lovely - friendly and efficient. There was one vegan cake option (tiffin) which was very nice and we had the burrito and soup for lunch which were also very nice. Gorgeous views over the river.

Popped in for an early lunch because of the bad weather. What a wonderful find. A very organised cafe, lovely seaside decoration throughout. Excellent service, great food, friendly staff. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Delightful café and justifiably busy on a wet Saturday lunchtime. Dogs are welcome and if their owners are coeliac then they can cater for them too. They have a separate fryer for gluten free and will substitute across their menu. They do gf bread and have a menu available via QR code where you can select allergens. Food was delicious, staff super friendly, patient and helpful. We had brunch - great variety including lots of vegetarian options. The atmosphere was lovely and areas have clearly been updated recently. Plenty of seating upstairs and down, right by the beach and a stone’s throw from the Teignmouth foot ferry.

Lovely cute cafe with seating overlooking the sea. Lovely dry up, decent coffee.

Great little cafe with fresh food and a lovely view.

I haven't been here for a couple of years but had a walk over from Teignmouth to Shaldon. Now holiday season is over it was quiet. I sat outside with the nice view down the estuary. Only had a cappuccino but this was one of the best I have had for a while. Service was quick and friendly.

Nice spot but terrible coffee. Extortionate, tasteless coffee. Don’t rate the service either. More staff than customers and it still took a while before I was even acknowledged. Not particularly friendly.

After a visit to Ness beach we walked back to Shaldon & a seafront café recommended by Ethan's grandparents who live locally, that we'd driven past, on our way to the car park. The welcome was friendly and there were some inviting cakes to tempt us before we selected a table outside overlooking the estuary yards away and sitting in the sun and the shade mid to late afternoon, seating was comfortable & well located. After checking the menu we all elected for various seafood dishes & ordered & paid at the till, prices are not cheap but the quality of food and service we received, offers a very definite value for money. Portions are generous, lots of cheese on the cheese & garlic bread, a good portion of scampi for me, generous well cooked chips and a large portion of mushy peas, no skimping, the sauces were exemplary. The guys enjoyed their seafood platters, generous whitefish, generous everything, again with stunning sauces, we shared & ate everything & the drinks, Earl grey tea, a good pot, three cups, expensive but superb, Ethan loved his beers and Chris enjoyed his lattes. So much food, the guys declined the option of sweets or cakes & I politely agreed, but they'll be every bit as good as the generous starters and main courses I am certain. The environment was pleasant and quiet, the staff so friendly & attentive, everything was cleaned & cleared as quickly as possible and they were busy even though it was well into a Sunday afternoon, deservedly so. Highly recommended I will be taking my seafood loving sister & family there when they visit me in Exeter in future & together with the enchanting village of Shaldon, we'll all be back visiting & make a bee-line for this amazing café.

A great little beach side cafe, often quite busy but worth the visit. Good food options and plenty of ice cream flavours.

Lovely views and very friendly staff. A place to revisit

It’s been a while since I could be bothered to write a review but after arriving home from a weeks holiday in Shaldon I feel compelled to praise The Clipper. We visited here most days, whether it was for breakfast, coffee, a cheeky afternoon G&T or for evening dinner. Since we have a couple of fussy non adventurous ones in the family, the evening menu is perfect as there’s a lot of safe options but there’s also some more adventurous options on the main menu and on the Specials Menu. I’d highly recommend the Seafood Stew ! Great views from inside (on the upstairs balcony) and outside on the terrace both during the day and at night. One of the best things though in my opinion are the staff who are very friendly and attentive but also very efficient. Thanks very much, you made our visits even more enjoyable and we look forward to returning again next year.

Hi having stopped off at Shaldon this afternoon for a walk around the village decided to stop at the cafe for a drink, it was very clean and i was somewhat surprised that on the boards at the back behind the counter were all the menu prices for the edible food but no prices displayed for hot drinks which i found quite unusual. Well i'm not surprised as i ordered a pot of tea for one and a small cappuccino, when told the price of £7 i paid and couldn't believe the total cost. On leaving the premises i took a look at the menu on one of the tables only to be quite shocked i had paid the same price for a pot of tea as a small Cappuccino, £3-50 each i have never been to an establishment and seen the price for a pot of tea was the same as a small cappuccino. I'm sorry this is not right we thought about going for a bite to eat when we first walked past but i'm sorry after being charged what i was for a pot of tea wont be visiting the cafe again, i have lived in Torbay for 31 years and i don't mind paying for items which are good value for money but i think there is an over charge in this instance.

Decent fish and chips, with an excellent view.

Consistently good and great views over the estuary. Despite the miserable weather we had a wonderful breakfast. Full Sailors with everything and it was delicious. Even my partner who is vegetarian rates this as a great breakfast. For me though the one shot Americano is too strong especially if you don't take milk and I onnly had half a cup. Otherwise its well recommended by us.

Always come here for lunch, great food

We arrived in Shaldon late and wanted to grab dinner. We walked to a local pub and it was rather loud and I could not be bothered with it so with time being late we walked to the cafe as it was close to our stay. I was not looking forward to my dinner in a cafe, greasy chips, cheap burger and terrible service. All the things a cafe in a large town/sea resort bring to mind. Thats why you need to bin the cafe from the title as you are selling yourself short and must be loosing customers which may not be the case in the evenings as it was packed. We were greeted at the bar by the most helpful lady, with the sad news of have you booked this evening? Erh NO we have not. Just a mo, and a quick look on the cameras and there was a table that she sent us to up stairs. Great view and the menu and drinks order was quickly delivered and taken. Starters, Whitebait, not a complicated dish and hard to get wrong. How many times have you had rock hard deep fried whitebait in a tiny dish with bread and butter thrown on the side? This arrived and was perfectly cooked, plenty of them, lovely fresh salad with peppers in, coleslaw (sadly this was very slightly not quite the best and cost you the star as i could not do 4.5), lemon and tartare sauce. Really lovely dish and so much you could share and not begrudge letting others tuck in. Mains, the children went for scampi and chicken- each with beans and chips. You know how you normally get 2 scampi and 3 or 4 bits of chicken, 6 chips and the worlds smallest pot of beans because its a children's order. Wrong!! You get half a tin of good quality beans, a great big portion of chips and plenty of scampi or chicken which ever you go for. My children were stuffed by the time they finished which is very rare when we go out. I plumped for the burger, I know not very exciting but I was starving. Expecting a cafe burger, similar to one you get at a show, dry bun, hand full of chips and loads of bits in the burger to make it look big. Wrong again!!! I will put it here it was the best burger I think I have ever had. The quality of the meat and seasoning was amazing. The cheese was melted to perfection, the bun was excellent, the chips were fresh and crisp, the salad seconds from being picked from the fields it was just fantastic. Sadly because the children had taken so long to eat so much food the kitchen had closed and I could not order my pudding. Have no fear they did a takeaway at the till!! What a great evening in a cafe! The staff deserve a pat on the back for excellent service from the bar, the girls serving, the chef who nipped out to see his kids swimming in what must have been the coldest looking water i have ever seen, to the pot wash team. Just something about the coleslaw that cost you a half star but I cant put my finger on it, but it certainly did not spoil the evening. We may have to nip back this evening, but we may book as it is a Saturday night.

Had breakfast on Saturday morning overlooking the river Teign and Teignmouth, I had a Sailors Breakfast which was very good and wife had Vegan Breakfast which she enjoyed.It arrived more quickly than expected. I WOULD RECOMMEND ARRIVING EARLY AS IT GETS VERY BUSY

Dropped in for a quick breakfast - very good. Seems popular with both locals and tourists which I think is a good indicator of consistently good food and service.

Great location on the beach in Shaldon. Parking can be tricky. Service was v good, although portions not huge. Would recommend.

Lovely friendly cafe with a varied menu to suit everyone from those wanting just a quick snack to a 3 course meal. The food is prepared to order but we didn't have to wait long at all. Food is reasonably priced and nicely cooked but the alcoholic drinks were expensive.

Lovely view of the boats. Great food. Had the Sea bream. Beautiful.