The Crusty Cob in East Devon

Lovely eat in and takeaway. Family breakfast for a family of 5. Great service, even had a lovely warm bowl of bread pudding 😁 as a taster. Great value. Will definitely visit again when we're in Exmouth

Sought this bakery out for our breakfast stop. We had two “croissants”. They were buttery but completely stodgy. We were expecting something light and flaky. Coffee not bad and hot chocolate was OK.

We visited the crusty cob on the 3 of june. And was very disappointed at what we were served . on the menu , it states quarter pound beefburger , but the burgers were wafer thin , and didn't come close to resembling a quarter pounder . Had two today from. A ones stop store , and they were what they should be , thick and meaty. And the potatoe in the chips? . Unfortunately tasted undercooked ( raw). Allow yourself more cooking time. ( Under pressure??). But please , if your going to serve quarter pounders ( burgers) make sure they are quarter pounder's. . I mean our money's good enough to take , so it's vice versa ain't it ? . Look after your customers, and they will look after you ok?. Yours sincerely a chef

We had lunch here for the first time. Coffee and food were good but some of the tables and floors were messy after previous customers had left which made the cafe look untidy.

A friendly, busy spot for tea and cake. Welcoming feel matched by cheery staff. Nice choice of cakes, a little expensive but they are quite a size. Strangely shaped tables but they give space for lots of individual areas.

Poor. Orders bacon Brie and cranberry panini. Asked for no onion on salad due to allergy. As plate was bough to table could see onion on it. Sent back. There was also no cranberry sauce on the panini didn’t send back as on a time constraint and lost faith in staff by this point and no one asked how the food was. Will not return. Panini was poor in general would say a cheap imitation not genuine more of a roll.

Disappointed Have always stopped here for lunch when visiting Exmouth. Sadly the chicken panini I was served was overcooked and burnt. I relayed this to a member of staff to show I had eaten around the burnt bit. I expected a member of staff to come and discuss my complaint but was ignored. Not very good customer service. Sadly will not be returning 😞

Popped in for breakfast on a Thursday morning I had breakfast bap bacon, sausage,, egg very nice and hot My wife had the small full English all fresh Good value for money Open for lunches Afternoon tea

Great food and service. Always a pleasant atmosphere. Staff are friendly and professional. Never a disappointment

Visited with my wife, sat at a table to be informed it was taken by staff. No sign it was taken. Ate an average sausage roll, returned to the counter for a cake, the same staff member looked at me at the till,and walked away. Moody local staff.

Visited a couple of times with my partner when we were on a weeks holiday early July: had their all day veggie breakfast, coffee included (no extra charge for soya milk unlike some of the coffee shops in Exmouth), excellent quality hot food, friendly staff, pleasant and clean surroundings and very good value. Would recommend.

Staff friendly enough but food quality very poor. Garlic bread was dried out and chewy. Jacket potato had been baking for many hours. The cakes and pastries looked better but wouldn’t recommend lunch here.

The location of this cafe and bakery is very convenient for the shops, buses etc, which is why my wife and I popped in for a quick afternoon drink. Having been totally ignored by the first two of the three staff behind the counter, the third one finally asked what we wanted. I’d seen apple juice on the menu outside and asked for it, only to be told to go back to a chilled cabinet by the door and pick up what was a very basic plastic bottle of juice. I was then given a cheap glass to pour it into. My wife’s pot of tea was ok. We then had to suffer listening to three of the female staff chatting together very loudly for most of the time we were there. Disappointing.

Called in for lunch on Monday, staff were lovely, friendly and helpful. I had a prawn salad and coffee, very reasonably priced and delicious.

Me and my husband were looking for somewhere for lunch and we saw The Crusty Cob. Went in & sat down, we then chose our food. We ordered with the grumpiest server. Then as we were waiting for our food, looking around majority of the staff were young girls, just standing around, chatting and laughing whilst looking at customers. A smile goes a long way.

Very disappointed to be served a oat flat white that I believe had been prepared heating the milk In the microwave !!! This is meant to be Coffee shop . To top it off they charged £4 . I couldn’t believe how expensive it was . It’s very run down and needs a complete revamp . The toilets need a complete renovation . You can’t charge prices like that and expect people to return .

We were so lucky to come across this gem of a cafe and be able to sit outside in the pedestrianised Square in the unexpected November sunshine and enjoy an excellent brunch! The staff were friendly, helpful and efficient, and our generously-filled bacon & sausage crusty rolls and coffee were just perfect. I definitely recommend the Crusty Cob and look forward to returning soon.

Food is lovely and good size portions. Jam donuts are the best! Only thing I would suggest is that its in need of a refurb

Third visit and as always great breakfast. On the day of leaving we pack-up and then have breakfast here before travelling home. Would recommend, we've had no issues.

Completely and awfully overpriced. £7(something) for a cup of tea and a small pie!! Bad service, poor food quality, and bad attitude. Was looking for a warm and cosy environment to have a small bite to eat, to get out of the cold. Will not be returning and do not recommend to others unless you have some gold bricks to spend or you have no taste buds.

This review is for the market place crusty cob. Usually love this place but very disappointed no vegaterian options for breakfast. Now days there really isn't a excuse for this. Last year I went to the crusty cob in littleham and managed to get 2...

Went here today after abit of shopping (we hadn’t eaten breakfast so we’re pretty hungry!) Firstly we were pleasantly surprised a bakery had quite a large seating area (although abit of an old fashioned strange lay out). Luckily it wasn’t to busy so we grabbed...

Lovely little cafe I quite often pop in for a light lunch or sometimes one of there amazing cakes with a cup of tea. The bakery is amazing with lovely fresh bread and cakes. The service is also great and nothing is too much.

Popped in for drink and snack. Seemed popular destination. Service friendly, tried pasty. Have to say preferred Chunk pasty elsewhere personally as pastry tastier. Comfortable place to grab a drink. Cakes looked good especially the carrot cake.

Reasonable prices, excellent food and service. Friendly staff and also went to the one just down the road

Visited here twice whilst staying in Exmouth, both times the staff were so friendly and helpful, lots of choice on the menu and the food is delicious. Only downside is it is quite warm to sit inside.

I have visited several times with residents from the care home I work for. The staff are so friendly, were delightful with the residents and very helpful. Really great staff - very good cakes and coffee! Thank you!!

Wish I brought more pastey to bring home the best I tasted on holiday I bought one from painton whish bet in bin after one mouth full

Called in last week and bought 2 traditional pasties costing £4.30 each which I don't mind paying if the pasties are nice which you would expect at that price. I can honestly say they were the worst pasties I have ever had. The pastry was...

Nice atmosphere good food 4 staff behind counter nice young polite girl served me great service while waiting for coffee watched the young lad cut 2 slices of coffee cake then proceeded to wipe cake slicer with a napkin instead of washing it as it...

Came in on Monday afternoon. It wasn't busy, 3 staff members were standing around with their hands crossed. We asked for vegan pasties and a marshmallow cone for our daughter who is not a vegan. While waiting to pay, we overheard grumpy woman serving us...

Always a treat, this is a cosy friendly bakery shop and cafe. Often visit to buy bread and ( naughty ) cakes for a treat! The cafe is a very pleasant place to take a break from the shopping

Walked in sat down, nobody came up to serve us, after 10mins we asked for a menu only to be told they had stopped serving food, shockingly bad service and dreadful attitude from the staff, will not be back.

We popped in for a quick bite, varied menu though still pretty straight forward tea room style. Food was fast to arrive, hot & fresh. Only thing was the decor felt a bit odd and like it was letting the place down.

Wouldn’t usually comment on a simple bakery / cafe, but last weeks visit worthy of report. We decided to grab some sandwiches and cake for lunch and our Daughter noticed a takeaway cream tea and asked if it was available. Apparently this had to be...

Visited on a very wet day. Nice old fashioned but well maintained tea room. Very generous portions , friendly staff , good tea.

Excellent bacon Bap and highest standards of hygiene, well worth a visit if you are on holiday in Exmouth

Visited lunchtime of Sunday 26 September. Visited before and food is always good. Today a number of staff stood around without welcome or apparently prepared to offer ready help.

All the usual lunchtime offerings and some; sandwiches, fresh salads, pasties and cakes. So good we went back for takeaway lunch the next day as we were leaving for home.

Stumbled across this cafe whilst on holiday in Devon! Lovely friendly young staff who were all very pleasant, Had the Victoria sponge which is cooked on the premises My husband tried the Devon pasty which was full of meat & very tasty!

Disgusting customer service and even worse food. A presumable regular customer got served before me,even though I was in front of him waiting. I think the lady serving used all her pleasantries on him as I was not welcomed or served in a friendly manner....

I visited the crusty cob on the strand in exmouth and bought lunch for me and my mum but the reason I'm writing this is because the staff let me pay something forward, it wasn't much but it helps makes someones day. I didn't get...

Whilst on holiday with friends, I had just bought drinks from cafe Nero when my friend rung to say we had been allocated a table for 8 at the Crusty Cob. Feeling bad about arriving with our own coffees the owner didn’t comment, she took...

We visited today, my birthday. Lovely staff, delicious vegetable pasty and cheese scones. Thank you! We enjoyed eating them on the beach .

In for coffee with a friend. No greeting..good morning etc just a would you fill in the nhs contact trace form. Ok. This place has never had good service, but for goodness sake crusty cob, pull up your socks and start giving good customer service....

Due to COVID-19 conditions we as a party of 5 could not sit together so the experience was quite off and so I’m sorry if I give a not very good feedback. Anyway we ordered a regular cream tea and although it arrived in good...

We received what we wanted- tasty food. We experienced what we always hope for but don’t always get- welcoming and super friendly staff. We had a surprise- beautiful stylish building.

this was a lovely visit and the cream tea was excellent value - friendly staff - definitely come here again

My wife and I had takeaway pasties from the crusty Cob. Very tasty, hot and served by delightful staff. We chose to sit in the middle of the square and watch the world go by. We enjoyed he so much we returned the following day.

Managed to find a table in the very full cafe. The very helpful lady behind the counter offered to serve me at my table so I wouldn’t loose my place. Everything was clean and tidy. The meal was tasty, hot and very enjoyable. The tables...

Average bakery, poor service verging on rude. Laughed when we enquired if they had anything on their menu for the member of our party who is gluten free. Try elsewhere.

A takeaway service operates on a limited scale ie one customer per time allowed in the restaurant. You are permitted to buy essentials eg bread, pasties, scones, hot drinks etc. and is a welcome refresher for a town otherwise in the throes of lockdown - there are no frills; but a friendly, efficient service anxiuos to be of help in the emergency conditions we find ourselves under: I make it part of my daily 'exercise' routine in the morning

Michelle went way beyond the call of duty to ensure my mother had a chocolate brownie on her 90th birthday

Plenty of choice to eat in or take out The staff were friendly and helpful The food was as expected and also the bill Will call in again

My Husband and i visited Exmouth a couple of years ago and had a snack here, and when we visited about a month ago with other family members we were very pleased it was still here, as the food is so good and the staff are very friendly and welcoming.Because the size of the size they cut their cakes you are offered a box to take some away with you. The portions are very generous.

Just popped in here for a sandwich at lunchtime and my wife had a bacon and brie sandwich with a mountion of filling and she really enjoyed it.

First time visit ordered all day breakfast was happy with the food just not so sure about the service. Too many staff all chatting amongst themselves rathing then sorting out orders

Called in here for a cake and drink and was not disappointed. The cake was lovely and lots of choice. I had an orange juice and my husband a coke. Good value for money and a nice little cafe with very clean toilets. Worth a visit

An outstanding bakery serving one of the best cream teas in devon! Very friendly staff, lots of helpful tips on places to visit. Also try their shortbread, its incredible.

Popped into this place today and paid nearly £12 for 2 filled rolls , a slice of quiche and a can of coke, on a positive, the food was fine, I was really surprised to see a place that looks to be on point with its home made food, then to be served my take away food in really bad polystyrene take away containers, nowadays the choice of environmentally friendly take away containers is huge, the cost I paid you could easily ditch the polystyrene

Coffee plus Scones with clotted cream and jam were scrumptious. Lovely friendly staff, good service and value.

A nice cosy cafe with a great selection of cakes, breads and large enough menu. Chose the large full-English breakfast and thoroughly enjoyed every mouthful. Good coffee and took away some premise-baked crumpets and traditional Devon pasty for gifts. Would definitely return.Gluten-free and dairy-free requirement was easily satisfied as a milk-free omelette was ordered and delivered to the table, apparently equally delicious.

Good place for coffee cake or a meal nice atmosphere with the cakes that come from the crusty cob bakers in shop

I've used this cafe a couple of times when staying in Exmouth, the food is plentiful & freshly cooked. The staff a very pleasant. But oh dear the service is unbelievably slow even when the restaurant is virtually empty. The whole thing has an air of unhurried about it. Fine if you don't mind spending a couple of hours there!

We stopped for a coffee and a bite to eat.

Went into crusty cob today and found the staff friendly and extremely helpful. Food was piping hot and very tasty. Would recoment this to anyone who wants delicious food at reasonable price and in a friendly helpful atmosphere 10 out of 10

This place was a great find on our holiday to Devon.

We stopped in here during a tourist visit to Exmouth. We found the staff very friendly and the cafe very comfortable and relaxing to enjoy a coffee in. I enjoyed a huge slice of victoria spounge cake, tasted home made. We will certainly drop by again if we are visiting Exmouth.

Lovely to sit outside in the warm weather with a hot latte and a wonderful Eccles Cake. Returned again during our stay. Fully recommend this establishment.

Lovely little corner shop bakery (although it seems to be part of a larger chain) with a little restaurant inside the shop serving small - medium sized meals and snacks. Lots of fresh local pasties, home-made soup, bread and jacket potatoes on the menu and a lot of friendly and efficient staff.

Great breakfast for little money, great value and service deco is a little tired but them aren’t we all. Great central location for the town and has out door seating.

A coffee and a pastry was the original intention and then my daughter decided to try the cheese straws and loved them.

I always pop into here when I visit Exmouth. The cakes are amazing and huge which is always a bonus. My particular favourite is the iced bun but there are so many choices it can take a while to settle on what to have! Staff are polite, chatty and friendly. I will be back again in the future I'm sure.

I always pop here every year to have a cake and a lovely hot chocolate. cakes are huge and are all lovely and hot drinks all are tasty. lovely friendly staff!

Visited here for a coffee break and decided on the cake too the portions are huge and cake is delicious coffee is also good my husband had a pasty and how meaty it was too

A very chatty young man called Reegan made me a great coffee and was very polite and really made my day. Great job!

Used this cafe for lunch. We had a pasty and a sandwich both very tasty. Staff very willing to help and advice on menu choices

Popped in here on Sunday first time thoroughly recommend a visit we had jacket potatoes excellent menu freindly service and value for money would definitely visit again.

Sunday morning coffees plus hot sausage roll and fruit scone brought to our table by pleasant waitress. Sixteen tables and all looked clean with smart upholstered bench seats. There is a very long menu of breakfast and light lunch options - see photos I took of the menus. A small number of veggie choices.

My family and I had lunch here on a Friday during half term. The restaurant was busy but not overcrowded. We ordered food and it was brought out promptly with friendly service. The all day breakfast (Small) was more than enough for me and I could not finish it all. Food was tasty and the pot of tea just the ticket to go with it.

We popped in here for lunch on bank holiday monday. The kitchen was just about to close but they squeezed in our order and I'm very glad they did. The sandwiches were huge and really tasty, they come with a lovely fresh side salad too. The cakes looked amazing, but after the sandwiches we were too full to try one :-(

Went to the crusty cob today with my partner just to have a coffee and piece of cake but then we saw the food and it looked amazing we had never have eaten in this place before so thought we would give the food a try and we was definitely not disappointed and will be returning again,the staff were very Professional and polite!

Went for a family meal at the crusty cob and the service was amazing! Food was above and beyond my expectations. Arrived hot and good presentation also a lot for your money!! Well done to the outstanding cook!!

Have visited before over the years and have witness the place going down hill at a rate of knots.

On holiday at nearby Devon Cliffs came across this place in Exmouth by chance. Totally agree with previous review. Clearly a place for the locals as when we walked in it was like we had just upset the entire staff. Very unwelcoming strange atmosphere inside staff were not friendly and appeared to even begrudge serving us. IF YOU ARE A TOURIST AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

Die Bedinungen waren nett, das essen sah sehr gut aus und der Kaffee war richtig gut. Es ist zwars etwas eng aber auch gemütlich.

From the outside this looked quite a tempting bakery. I stood at the counter only to be looked at as if I was a bad smell before being rudely asked what I wanted. I can take someone having a bad day but the food purchased was revolting and grossly overpriced. Don't buy any of the hot food in bulk before you have tasted it first.

The people working there seemed like they didn’t wanna be there, then it took ages for my paninini to come out and then it wasn’t warm at all so I’m not sure what the wait was about

The test of many an establishment is how they handle things when they mess up. Visited this corner café, when on the way to the train station...with a fairly tight schedule.

Located on the strand in Exmouth, this bakery and cafe sells very good varieties of bread and rolls. Haven't ate in the cafe part of the shop but the bread bought in the bakery part was very good.

Dont bother wasting your money stale scones and dirty inside . The sandwich didnt come as asked will not be going again.

Nothing better than sitting outside in lovely weather with a coffee and people watching! Excellent coffee with offers.

Great place for a full english breakfast, bewared the large breakfast will keep you going for a few days, the breakfast is large but well cooked

Used to love this place.the prices were great and got a lot for your money. Now the prices have shot right up and the plates seem a little to empty which is a shame as I was a regular here for a breakfast for a while. Exmouth seems to be catering more and more to the wealthy retired

excellent bread, go every tuesday for the Spelt loaf. you know it is good when the bread sells out quickly

Came across this place while looking for somewhere to eat and I'm so glad we did. The staff were brilliant and the food was amazing.

nice coffee shop with a larger light lunch menu, good bright and vibrant atmosphere generated by the happy, smiling servers. Good spot.

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Essentially a Restaurant specialising in attractive fresh bread and savouries; all locally baked to a high standard. It also has an extensive Cafe area providing British cuisine of quality and variety at reasonable prices - either for a full meal, snack or just a cuppa, it is ideal fare

If you want an affordable all day breakfast in pleasant surroundings, this is your best bet. Three different sized breakfasts to choose from and a sliding scale of good value prices. Tea or decent coffee included along with fresh thick cut hot-buttered granary toast.The pastries in the window looked sensational. I was too full from breakfast to try them, however. I would definitely go back! Popular with local senior citizen regulars, which is always an excellent sign!