The Community Waffle House in East Devon

Friendly relaxed atmosphere, attentive and accommodating staff and volunteers Excellent food, waffles made from scratch

This place is awesome, amazing waffles,lovely friendly staff and a nice chilled atmosphere. Good size menu sweet and savoury waffles. Will be back as we don't live far away thankfully 😋

We visited Community Waffle during half term, and it was clear how popular this place is—on our first attempt, there was a queue out the door! We decided to return the next morning for breakfast, and it was well worth it. We ordered three different types of waffles, each one delicious, and the staff were warm and welcoming, making the experience even better. What makes this venue truly special is that it’s more than just a café; it’s a fantastic community hub. There are various events held here, creating a space for people to connect and support the town. We loved the opportunity to contribute by purchasing a "Pay It Forward" meal, knowing that someone else in need would benefit from it. Our son also had a great time playing on the mini arcade, adding a fun touch to our visit. It’s wonderful to see a business that not only serves great food but also brings people together and gives back to the community. We’ll definitely be back and highly recommend it to anyone visiting Axminster!

We visited Community Waffle during half term, and it was clear how popular this place is—on our first attempt, there was a queue out the door! We decided to return the next morning for breakfast, and it was well worth it. We ordered three different types of waffles, each one delicious, and the staff were warm and welcoming, making the experience even better. What makes this venue truly special is that it’s more than just a café; it’s a fantastic community hub. There are various events held here, creating a space for people to connect and support the town. We loved the opportunity to contribute by purchasing a "Pay It Forward" meal, knowing that someone else in need would benefit from it. Our son also had a great time playing on the mini arcade, adding a fun touch to our visit. It’s wonderful to see a business that not only serves great food but also brings people together and gives back to the community. We’ll definitely be back and highly recommend it to anyone visiting Axminster!

Such a fantastic find. Great food and a great concept. Well worth a visit.

We all had lovely waffles, waited a while to be seated and then served but it was half term! So expected that and you can’t book. But my issue is the toilets, they were disgusting. Really dirty wall under hand dryer, smelted, no toilet paper in dispenser, and generally needed a good clean. I had to question myself if I was actually going to use it!

We visited Waffle Lyme and had a fantastic time. It had only been open a few days but was ran very smoothly and efficiently. It was very busy when we arrived but we were served very quickly and the staff were very friendly and warm. The lady at the ice cream stall even gave my toddler a free ice cream sample. The food was really tasty and the atmosphere was relaxed and comfy. I would recommend a visit to anyone.

Lyme regis New waffle house/café Bare with me im dyslexic. We went to lyme regis today to try the newly opened waffle house and honestly I was really disappointed. When we arrive me and my partner were stood for a while being ignored. One of the girls behind the ice-cream station gave us a dirty look and walked away to the kitchen. Two other girls were stood by the kitchen chatting and laughing looked at us and continued their conversation. It wasn't because there was no table because there was 3 cleared and clean tables, it just seemed like nobody wanted to seat us. After waiting a bit longer me and my parter left because we felt like we weren't supposed to be in there. Later in the day we went back with some friends to try to get in one more time. The four of us were shown to our table and when we got to the table we were all thinking the same thing. The tables are so cramped togeather that we could barely pull our chairs out to sit down. When the people behind us moved there chairs so we could squeeze in, we started looking at the 3 menus we were given. A few minutes later another girl asked us if we were ready to order yet ( obviously not, we hadn't decided in the 2 minute gap ) Now, I understand that restaurants run out of thing but to run out of one of the main ingredients in over half of the milkshakes and foods is insane. There was no vanilla ice-cream which ment we had to rethink 50% of our order because we weren't made aware of this at the beginning. When we received our food it was good. But the milkshakes didn't taste as nice as the other waffle house we've been to. They tasted watered down. Also we received one fork for 4 of us ( 4 knives) Not only that but the music way too loud. We couldn't have a conversation without say "what?" Or "repeat that" Another thing that disturbed our visit was the fact that one of the girls was rude to an old man who came in and tried to order but she just said he'll have to wait because she has other orders to take. This man came in just after we did so he should have been served before anyone who was after him. Also, you could hear everything that was going on in the kitchen. It was very loud and not thought about. And my last complaint will be the "Disabled" toilet. There is only one toilet in the whole facility. Now im not intelligent but if im wrong correct me, legally a disabled toilet should be disabled friendly, however this toilet is not. My partner has a disability and the toilet was very difficult because there was no support bars on either side of the toilet nor was there an emergency pull cord in case needed. Which I'm pretty sure is illegal because it has a disabled toilet sign on the door. Not only that but when we looked for some hand soap under the sink there was a box of loose screws, where children could very easily access them. there was also a bottle of toilet cleaner sat on the bin next to the toilet. Again, accessible to children. So, I think we'll be sticking with the axminter waffle house from now on.

The Beasty Waffle Fries bang big. £16.95, definitely at the top end of the price point, but will happily feed 2 people. Waffle fries terrifically loaded with southern fried chicken, streaky bacon pulled pork, melted cheddar & mozzarella, onions & peppers. What more could you want

A lovely venue in central Axminster for a catch up with friends. Our young children could play in the dedicated area, the food tasted & looked great and was reasonably priced. Will definitely return.

delicious waffles with a large selection to choose from. Both savoury and sweet! I had the bueno one and my chad boyfriend had the honeycomb one. we loved it!

We went to the waffle house in the evening. We thought it would be quite busy but it was quite quiet. Really nice people who work there, the food and drink was really good.

Nice place with good meals. At reasonable price s.

Lovely place to unwind. Plenty of tables, fast serving, clean toilets and lovely staff. They have a nice place for children to play as well. Lovely atmosphere.

Lovely place to eat! Young children kept occupied with small soft play area. My dog was able to accompany us. Also holds a lot of community projects. It is on the first floor but has a lift or stairs

A find on our holiday to have a treat while between fossil hunts. Food was amazing and the staff were friendly. The initiative in itself is fantastic and I was really impressed with the little attention to detail that really benefitted the community. We wished we had the same at home!

Really lovely place to go to enjoy waffles. And has a lovely play area for children.

Amazing waffles! great atmosphere. nice place to chill with friends and children.

Just superb. Had their wonderful southern fried chicken and bacon waffles with maple syrup - and it was just amazing. Great place, loads of free board games and the staff were lovely and friendly. A really great place!

The best place for waffles ever and warm welcoming staff and the athmosohere is lovely I could sit there for hours and as for the waffles wow wow worth the journey

Staff are very friendly and even if you are on your own there is always someone to talk to in here

Been recommended to go a few times and so glad I did because it's soooooo much more than a waffle house. The entire purpose behind it is great, but the waffles are also amazing, staff so friendly, the atmosphere great. The place is set up very very well with a children's area. Can't recommend enough, I'm from another town but I will definitely be a regular here!

Amazing place i love the ethos behind it

What a GORGEOUS Place I saw it and then thought ‘no way a waffle house would be gluten free’ but it WAS! A shame they charged a little extra but I do understand. And what a fabulous mission to support the local community as well? I feel so lucky to have stumbled across this treasure! Thank you Waffle!

Lovely place community based lovely atmosphere somewhere you can just sit feel safe some food is better than others

Perhaps a little hectic, being the summer holidays, but the food offering and welcome were both very good.

Absolutely adore this place, the food is off the chain delicious and gorgeous coffee. The community vibes are so wholesome and the staff are always super welcoming and lovely. I had the gluten free/vegan waffles with dairy free ice cream, bacon and maple syrup and it was absolutely mind blowing how tasty it was! Had such a lovely time playing games and catching up over yummy food. Will definitely come back 🙏✨☀️

Really cool place. Food is amazing. What a great idea.

What an absolutely delightful place. All comers welcome, including visitors like us. Although it’s evidently also very community based. If you’re in need of some company or just want a light lunch or sweet treat, I heartily recommend this place. Everywhere should be blessed with a community waffle house

This is a hidden jewel, the atmosphere as you walk in is friendly and warm. The servers are similarly warm and friendly. The menu is focused around waffles, having both a savoury and a sweet one, we were blown away by the quality. To top it off, the coffee was lovingly brewed and hot chocolate delightfully luxurious. The waffle house is a true gem. And we will be visiting on our next pass through.

Had a random stop and needed lunch. What a lovely place this is. I'd highly recommend it for the cleanliness and smartness of the seating area, the lovely food and friendly staff. Thankyou so much!

Food and atmosphere was nice . Waited 40min for food

Friendly waffle house, great waffles and fabulous coffee. Sensible prices. Nice relaxing atmosphere. Definitely recommend and will be visiting often.

A thriving waffle house / café / community hub in the middle of Axminster, serving a wide selection of waffle based snacks, hot and cold drinks in a comfortable, air conditioned environment. It was a really hot day when we visited so waffles and ice cream, iced lattes and milkshakes were the order of the day. All of it was of a very high quality and served with a smile. I had a honey and ginger ice cream with homemade honeycomb, which was delicious. A nod to the community hub aspect which definitely adds to the positive vibe about the place and gave us an insight into Axminster life. I left with a smile on my face and we’ll definitely be back here before the end of our holiday.

It was a great experience & that was with a long wait for my milkshake, but it was worth the wait & the cowboy waffle that I had was sooooo nice . I will be back, that's for sure.

Lives up to its name, it really is a pro0er community hub. With a welcome for all.

Bloody amazing place. Gotten even better since I last went a year ago. Worth the travel 🧳 f your not local to the area

This place is great, run in a good way and with a great atmosphere, the food is very tasty, and with a good selection, I had the avocardo and pesto on waffles and a biscoff milkshake which where both very nice. Wish I could have gone again before leaving the area.

I had a break in my journey to Lyme Regis and was recommended here as somewhere I could do some work. I loved everything about this place, the milkshake, the food, the ethos behind it. I did a pay it forward for someone else, and you should too!

Absolutely superb. I worked remotely here for the day and was blown away by how this little gem supports a whole community with great food, plenty of places to socialize, and work. Every town should have one! Highly recommend.

Super spot for coffee, tea and, of course, waffles. Very friendly team. Great to see this building being put to such good use.

Great place for food and dog friendly. Would definitely recommend.

We were amazed by this hidden gem. Am assuming doorway took us through to a staircase and lift. Upstairs a huge area opened up. So well resourced. Lovely play bits for children, office space that could’ve hired/borrowed. Games, books, etc.. We were offered a comfy sofa (perfect). And then the food… The best waffle I’ve ever eaten, and the coffee was just fantastic! Staff were friendly. Very happy, relaxed atmosphere. What more can you ask?

The only place worth visiting in Axminster. A wide variety of sweet and savoury waffles in a relaxed space.

A community waffle house, has to be good right? Well it's great. Great atmosphere, very relaxed, great volunteer staff, great food, great coffee. I don't go for sweet stuff, but the savory avocado and hummus waffle was perfect. The special coffee of the day was excellent too. The open mic music event is well worth a visit too.

What a find! Outstanding community project done right, coupled with lovely staff and delicious food and coffee. Lots for the kids to do, wonderful bookshop below, just great. Can’t wait to go back

Community based very welcoming. Great food very affordable. Family orientated. Dog friendly to!

I love coming to the waffle House it's amazing the food is amazing the service is amazing the staff are so kind the atmosphere is so nice I love the music that they play

This place is fabulous! We had a delicious breakfast. Will definitely return. Staff are super friendly too. Comfortable, relaxed environment

What a great place! I wish every community could benefit from having such a venue. And the food was amazing. The best burger I've ever had. Great service as well, kudos to Kate!

Delicious food and friendly staff. Even better was the Dairy free/ vegan waffle I was able to order. Definitely recommend!

Overpriced, basic food! Although we had the savoury ‘burger’ waffles, the sweet options did look better and much more reasonably priced. Unfortunately, service was very slow - but we did visit on a Saturday (presumably the busiest day)

Lovely local community eating place offering lots of activities.

Amazing coffee. Fab menu, with something for everyone. Gave been many times and always had great service, even when it's super busy. Very family friendly, with a soft play corner for the littles, and retro arcade machines for the big kids.

The food was as delightful as the staff were! 5 stars all round!

Not the best of places for a cup of coffee or tea. Wouldn't go there again.

I have not been to such a lovely place for such a long time. I had to go as I was taking my laptop to Lawson Computer Repair, highly recommended as well, has a nice setup off of the waffle house. So while waiting , coffee time. Unfortunately, the sight and smell of food got the better of us, so cheesy waffles it was. You had better have a good appetite or share. I can not remember going into a restaurant/cafe, which I am happy to recommend. Fabulous food, freshly cooked, service with a smile with mums, dad's,children, and old wrinklies like me and all this while I'm in my wheelchair. Yes wheelchair accessible via a lift. If local to Axminster, please give it a try. I don't think you will be let down. 🙂

First time visiting and thought it was great.! Great staff, great food, great atmosphere.!! Highly recommended if you haven't been yet..!!

This woeful house may look good but I assure you it is horrible a rip-off would never recommend it I would highly suggest you go somewhere else even tesco would be better than this awful waffle house

Stunning waffles and coffee, my wife and I had the breakfast burger, stunning, stunning, stunning. Great food, excellent coffee, my wife's mocha was really great. Staff friendly , prices good, what more could you want.

Fantastic community cafe. Very friendly staff. Fab waffles!!

Such a lovely café with community at it's heart. Waffles are delicious, evening events with music and open mic nights are fun. There is also a small toddler play area, everyone is welcomed.

Great menu and gets the community together with the extra events they advertise

Never got served! Friendly chap took order but failed to add it to system. After 45 minutes we asked where our drinks were, only to be told they hadn’t been ordered! Promised they would come in 2 minute's but no! Waited and waited while they served others who had arrived long after us. Left without ever receiving our drinks! Do not bother with this place!

Great place, great service great food.

Served a soggy waffle and tepid coffee.Waited a long time to be served and longer for the order to arrive

The best coffee shop in Axminster. Friday night live music so cool 😎

Tasty food, good varied menu and catered for one of us who was gluten free. Friendly service and food came out quickly.

Great place and love the idea of a non profit making business that supports the local community 👍

Promised waffles by a friend when I had completed a summer of medical treatment. I chose "The Naughty One" - wow Banoffee heaven!! My first visit to the Waffle House but definitely not my last!

Went in with mum dirty tables very loud wouldn’t recommend to take you family as full of kids

Lovely place. Breakfast was excellent.

People are fabulous. It is a real community place.

A good family and community environment. I would recommend a visit, if you are in the area.

On holiday here and stumbled across this place. Inside is decorated beautifully and the service is excellent They have a nice little play area for little ones which my son loved. The food and drink come out fast and easy very well presented. Would highly recommend this place over the bigger chain cost a lot places. Will definitely visit again Well done staff see you soon

A large group of us had drinks/ tea cakes/ cakes and waffles today! What a fabulous place for the community. Great service and fabulous food/drink. Would return

Great place for lunch or to work. Frequent events that seem really fun. So many options for really delicious waffles!

I left feeling very full, waffley full. Brilliant community waffle cafe, can be busy, a short wait for a comfy sofa but worth it. Thank you !

Visited while on holiday in the area and came for daughters 13th birthday breakfast. Didn’t realise you could bring dogs in otherwise I wouldn’t have left my husband at home with the puppy! Absolutely delicious waffles and vibrant ambience (Thursday, market day I believe) . Great to play a couple of round of Dobble while we waited for our waffles. Wished we hadn’t been rushing off to an activity as it’s the type of place I would have like to have stayed longer to play another game. Reasonably priced I thought too. A real asset to Axminster - thank you!

Good took a while to arrive, but it was very very busy on a Saturday

Popped in for drinks only but couldn't resist the warm waffles which were fantastic. There was a wide variety of milkshakes. My wife had a mint choc chip milkshake. Would return again if in the area.

Waiter was lovely, only table left we had too share was OK not really keen but did it,, with first 3 people fine but by time food came we shared with a mum and 2 children let just say mum had no idea on personal space or watching her children!! One child sat so close I had to move my daughters plate in fear of her hair in it, got the cards out and all playing snap banging the table etc,mum including. Fine if your on a table on your own I guess. So sharing tables not a great idea, food was OK but average. £42 not really worth the fuss.

I went on a very busy afternoon bit the staff where lovely and my food was perfect! A lovely little treat! 💕

I ordered Olives and pulled pork What did I get. No olive's,didn't have any.pulled pork it never arrived even after 3 attempts.the rest of my party had had theirs but I was still waiting. When my son went to pay they only charged for the Olivers which was out of stock

This is a cafe with a very meaningful purpose to connect the community and serves tasty waffles! The atmosphere and staff members are incredibly friendly and helpful.

First time coming here in Wednesday it was so nice

This place is amazing , food is great

Waited 17mins for a seat, then when got seat waited ver v another 27mins, decided I had wasted enough of my life in there so left with nothing

Love this place, great food, gluten free options too!!

We came here whilst on a visit to Axminster during our holiday in Lyme Regis. They were really busy, but we didn't mind and happily waited for a table. We ordered but was warned food would take half an hour. No bother for us, our youngest happily played on the arcade games and my husband, and our eldest and I just chatted. We were waiting for 40 mins just over for food and we were given some free drinks as a goodwill gesture and we didn't even mind. The food was absolutely amazing! We all ordered waffles except our youngest and was not disappointed, the halloumi fries were lovely too. Exceptional food, brilliant and friendly service and a great unique place. Highly recommend going here.

What an amazing place,The food is outstanding..Highly recommend if your in the area, it's definitely worth a stop.

It was my first time there, and I'll definitely be going back. I am gf and it is hard to find places to accommodate me. I had the waffle burger, and it was delicious. The waffle fries are exceptional. Staff very friendly. Was a lovely evening.

Fantastic place, great atmosphere, great food, very helpful and friendly staff

We came down from London and were so delighted at the service and prices. The waffles were out of this world. Cant wait to come back

Nice food, good service and a pleasant atmosphere. Would recommend.

What a great place!! We were looking for some gluten free lunch and the Waffle house came up. Safe to say we were NOT disappointed! Food was amazing, and very generous portions too! The community spirit is very much alive here with local events, clubs and activities, the lego sculpture of the week firmly fixed to the wall, and community projects on display birth in the Waffle House and around the town! What a find!!

Great space, good food, nice atmosphere and feels very much part of the community. Check out the retro games while you're there!

Best authentic Belgian waffles. All varieties excellent, especially simplicity of maple syrup. Lively atmosphere and games to borrow to keep you entertained

Visiting Axminster and saw the Waffle House. Popped in for coffee and have to say that it is a lovely place to have a drink. I was tempted into having one of their waffles with berries and all I can say is delicious. If in the area well worth a visit.

Lovely place for family and kids. The food was really nice and such a good atmosphere