The Floating Ducks Ditty Cafe Bar in Mid Devon

Lovely peaceful spot, canal barge tea rooms friendly lad served us in period canal costume. In fact all the staff were dressed in person canal costume which added to the wonderful atmosphere.

Really quirky place to visit for drinks by the canal! Staff are super friendly and the place itself is lovely and peaceful!

After the ride on the barge we went to The Ducks Ditty Bar for a ice cream and a sit down very nice ice cream very relaxing

The best around by a million miles. Much better than the disgraceful Canal Tea Rooms. Well done all involved :)

We stopped here for a quick glass of wine and couldn't fault the service. The mum and daughter were so welcoming and although we were near closing time, they didn't rush us one bit. Lovely drinks had by all and a great price. Thank you

I only stayed for coffee here. I was cycling the towpath route & this was the mid point before I returned. Location is wonderful. It has been done out quite cosily inside. There were lots of outside tables so I expect it gets very busy in the summer & at weekends.

Coffee stop on a recenty bike tour. Floating barge cafe/bar with an ice cream window to the tow-path. Friendly service and very nice ice cream - I tried the blueberries in clotted cream, highly recommended. Worth the walk up from the car park!

I have had Tea and a Pasty several times at the Ducks Ditty, I love the way the Staff dress up in original Barge style clothing. It has a lovely atmosphere and the Staff are great

I’ve come here quite a few times as it’s one of my favourite places to go for a pasty and a pint! Over the last couple of times I have been I have noticed that 1 girl in particular clearly don’t care if the business closes by the way she acts and stands about! But this one time I felt I need to to talk to one of the waitresses and the attitude was horrendous I don’t know the name of the young lady but she has short hair and a sour look on her face! Considering I myself work in the catering industry this is not a the kind of People I would want as the face of my business! The only reason I have given this review 3 stars is because of the young lady that served me she has ombré hair! Amazing service and even a nice conversation! Can’t quite remember her name but she was an absolute joy to have serve me! May think about coming again depends on staff!

Great team teas and very nice staff, really clean toilets. Public car park expensive which may put people but but nothing wrong with the tea rooms.

We were so disappointed to find they were awaiting a new delivery of pasties when we stopped here for lunch to break our journey at midday. We settled for the cake on offer and what a good decision! Generous, moist and tasty. It was a first for us to take tea on a canal boat and what a delightful spot it is in good weather.

We actually had a pasty first, which was very tasty. The service was helpful and friendly. Topped by a yummy, reasonably priced ice cream which is sometimes rare.

My wife doesn't eat pasties and is not keen on cake or ice cream for lunch, and that is all they had.The tea and coffee were good and the surroundings were clean and pleasant, it is a shame they do not serve sandwiches or paninis.

We arrived at opening time and as the main item on sale for lunch is pasties we hoped that the full choice as per the menu would be available to purchase, but rather oddly were told that a member of staff had gone across the water - a few seconds journey it appeared - to get stock and we could either have the two choices available or wait for the rest - for as long as it took basically. Well we got a little fed up with waiting so eventually chose one of the options that were available. It might be a good idea to replenish stock prior to opening time at 12 midday not while customers are actually standing waiting to order and pay! Once microwaved (presumably, as we heard a ping) the pasties were then handed to us in paper bags and were far too hot to eat. I asked for a knife to cut them in half so they could cool down a little before we could eat them. However, once they were cool enough to eat we found them to be delicious. As one of my party commented, it would surely be easier for the cafe to provide plates which could be washed up, rather than have to clear up all the crumbs that eating from a paper bag made. The decor was nice, the staff pleasant, the setting lovely, the pasties very enjoyable, just the above points stop me from giving it 5 stars.

Only used for ice creams, but they were very good served by a 'wench' (sorry if that is politically incorrect, it's meant as a compliment!) dressed in period costume.

Excellent food and drink friendly welcoming staff. Dressed in traditional clothing of past times. Inside and out side seating.

Beautiful location on the Grand Canal at Tiverton. We enjoyed ice cream cornets with Cadbury flake. A perfect way to enjoy sitting in this lovely spot, watching ducks, swans and boats. Friendly service with a smile.

Excellent food and drink. Pasties excellent and very reasonably priced and the staff were friendly and served us at our table with the pasties.

Friendly staff in a café with a difference, that it is on a canal boat. The location is lovely as it is situated on the canal at Tiverton. you can sit on the boat or on the bank.

Very friendly staff serving great coffee and (according to my wife, who is a professional pasty maker) the best veggie pasty she had tasted. A word of warning though, they come in paper bags and are very very hot. Best let them cool for a while before tackling them. It will be worth the wait. The prices are very reasonable as well, so a double bonus.

This is lovely on a nice day with kids play area, picnic benches and a beautiful canal surrounding it. Ice creams are reasonably priced and you can grab lunch or have a drink if you like. Staff always friendly and happy to help . Bring my kids here a lot in the summer and they can't wait to go back

Mid Devon are blessed to have this magnificent asset, the setting is lovely, now complemented with a children's play area (so no more nagging by small people to leave). The Duck's is ideal, the Brind's have kept things simple, buying local where ever possible, what more could you want? A local beer, a pasty, a cream tea, not forgetting a the scrumptious ice cream.

The best ice cream I've had in a long time and at a reasonable price too. Lovely staff serving too, perfect.

Great walk along the canal. We stopped for lunch here we had hot pasties and a pot tea. The pasties are delicious, although a bit expensive. The service was brilliant, the staff were very friendly and helpful.

Visited canal side mid summer and greeted with excellent local food and ciders, Friendly and particularly helpful service. Well done all.

You can have a meal, snack, drink or ice cream either on the ample tables on the bank or on board the moored barge. An unexpected find and good for people watching as well.

What a wonderful setting, right by the beautiful Tiverton Canal, just idyllic on a warm summers day- not to mention unique.

Had a cream tea at this establishment which was lush - lovely warm home-made scone and plenty of jam and cream all at a reasonable price

Popped in for a snack whilst waiting for the horse drawn canal barge. Nice and friendly staff with a good welcome. Coffees were very good. We both had the cheese potato and onion pasty. Exceptionally tasty. Sat in the verandah area of the barge. Watched...

Lovely cafe and the staff are lovely, we had a pasty which was fantastic but would like to have a plate and cutlery. The pasty was very hot and difficult to hold in just a bag, a great idea but not practical, won't stop me...

On holiday in devon decided to visit,what a delightful place this is, we had homemade pasty,absolutely delicious, staff are really friendly and happy ( don't understand some of the reviews so unfair to lovely staff). Sat for few hours chatting to Philip while he was hanging flower baskets, very friendly chap seemed he had all the time in the world for us. Definitely be back next time we're in devon.well done to all involved keep up good work and ignore negative comments,absolutely not true.

¿Qué potencial tiene este lugar, estando en una ubicación fantástica, pero necesitan personal mejor dando un mejor servicio. Todos los 10 de nosotros sentimos Evitar hasta corregido decepcionado

Llamamos para el té de la tarde del viernes 28 de julio de 2017. Fantástica ubicación peculiar. Té era un poco débil y a £2 por persona parecía un poco cara. Preguntaron si los endulzantes eran disponibles, pero no estaban, así que tuve que tener azúcar.

We went in hear to have lunch but decided to go to the Tea Rooms as there was very little choice of food on the menu - pasties or cream teas.Lovely setting and comfy seating

popped in for a snack and was pleasantly surprised. Lovely friendly Devonshire welcome smile, courteous service and most of all a pint and pasty. well done. you wouldn't expect chips and sarnie's and you wont get them . you will experience a pasty with a smile, or a cup of real tea.

Lovely canal boat converted into a coffee shop.You could get Cornish pasties and other pastries.We sat outside and had a lovely cup of coffee.

There was nothing better than sitting on the decking of the duck ditty sipping on a lovely made Americano with the sun shining, beautiful surroundings and lovely staff

we went on a canal trip and when we returned to shore we decided to have lunch in the Ducks Ditty café it Is in beautiful surroundings and has seating on board and additional picnic areas on the canal side. Friendly staff and lovely pasty well worth a visit

Such a nice location, quite strange being by a canal on a hill, that's the beauty of canals I guess. The actual barge, come bar is lovely and really well looked after. My issues were the way the food is served and the prices they charge, a £4 pastie almost thrown at you in a brown paper bag, very poor, but it tasted fine. Think I'll have an ice cream if I come again .

Canal boat café with outdoor and land based additional seating and tables. Lovely location. Likely to be the first weekend of opening (Easter), but the service was so slow, 35 mins in the queue to be served and I was only no 6 in line. Staff did apologize, but even that didn't make me feel better. Others were more vocal in that food was not appearing, or only half of the order apparently. I would return because the location is good, but maybe later in the summer when they are firing on all cylinders

Went in here for a pastie before we took the barge down the canal had a lovely chicken and chorizo pastie< They warmed the pastie in the oven unfortunately this meant we had to wait quite a while before we got it which nearly made us miss the barge so give yourself at least an hour before you go on the trip if you want a snack before you go on the trip down the river.

We were walking by the canal so stopped for a pot of tea. Very expensive so won't be going again. You pay for the "cute" factor.

I always love going on the Ducks Ditty when up visiting the canal, not only for a coffee but the lovely pasties they have not just the usual ones but all different styles of filling my favourite is the Lamb

To sell pasties for £3:99 but not take plastic is a mistake. To say it's because we on a barge is strange. We were at a cheese festival in a field they took plastic. Oils do better.

My Mum and I went in for a nice drink, I had wine, she had coffee. The service was great, nothing was too much trouble.They only do pasties, sausage rolls etc.It was clean, tidy, warm and nicely run. We sat outside on the "boat deck".

We took a walk along the canal and stopped at the Ducks Ditty for some lunch before heading back. Would advise against arriving at opening time - seems some people couldn't wait to get in the door and the poor members of staff were struggling to get set up. Not a huge range to choose from for food but having looked in advance was aware of this. We had two different pasties and have to say they were great. Being from Cornwall we have tried a variety of pasties - these were definitely worth a re-visit! Seemed to be a nice selection of locally sourced cold drinks on offer too.

We had a short walk, I am disabled but access to the barge cafe was easy. The view was of course, lovely and the cup of tea welcome.

Try the ice cream it is delicious and on a sunny day just the thing. Savoury menu quite limited though.

Went for a morning walk up to the canal, stop at the Duck Diittie for a coffee very busy as the horse drawn barge was loading with people for a trip along the cancel. Had to wait in the queue for ten minutes as only one serving sat out side I the sun very nice the coffee could have been hotter, the girl serving was good

What a find! Wether your just visiting the I formation center,walking/cycling the canal path, waiting for a canal trip or hiring a row boat do stop for coffee and if you have the time a pasty! The staff are friendly outgoing and make this stop a pleasure. Sit in and watch the ducks/swans swim past at eye level, or outside and watch the comings and goings of the canal. Tea and coffee are both brilliant and the pasties huge on flavour and sizes! From steak to chicken and chorizo there all fabulous, but don't delay they sell out on busy days!

This is a spectacular site alongside the horse drawn canal barge. Unfortunately slow service for cold coffee. They do pasties and scones but warn you of a short wait. We figured the barge would have sailed by then so did not bother.

After cycling some 8 miles along the canal, what a treat it was to arrive here....cheery staff, great cake/pasties and a fine cup of coffee....recommended!!!

Lovely to sit outside on a sunny day, great location at the start or end of your walk. Brilliant that dogs are allowed inside if the weather is not so good. I did email them via their website approx 3 weeks before our visit as my mother is a very fussy eater, so i wanted to check they had something she would eat on the menu, unfortunately i didn't get a reply. The only hot food they do is pastie's which my mum doesn't like so she ended up with a slice of cake but would have prefered something hot. The pasties were very nice but they don't come with anything, a small side salad would have been appreciated or coleslaw. Very friendly staff.

could not ask for a nicer place to visit on a really sunny day, you can also get a nice meal before going on the barge trip

Dog friendly! Coffee to drink in this little cafe, or take away. Freshly cooked food too, right on the canal. You can walk along the canal or have a peaceful trip on the horse drawn barge.

None of the red wines listed on the menu were available (why not?) except the 'house red', which was undrinkable. Shame.

A beautiful setting but on the day we went they appeared to be waiting for deliveries. All they could offer us was a pasty or a cake. Afraid it coloured our opinion a little. The staff were polite but the service none too fast. They are trying but when you think of the beautiful area they are in and the proximity of the canal boat trip catering for parties they could do more. Pleasant surroundings to sit and relax.

Before we went on the horse drawn barge we had coffee and pasties on this very quaint cafe made from an old barge. Inside and outside seating areas were available and prices were good.

Went here today we found it ok, nice coffee, the fruit scones were lovely, husband had the steak pasty, all tasted freshly made and were served warm, staff were all very friendly and welcomed us and our little dog we were allowed to even sit inside which was surprising

Nice coffee reasonably priced with a friendly smile. Lovely location on the canal watching the horse drawn barge set sail!

What more could you want when visiting a cafe. The staff are friendly and welcoming. The food is lovely and reasonably priced. There is a wide range of drinks and the best ice creams in Tiverton!! The atmosphere is lovely and the view from the cafe is beautiful. If you are visiting Tiverton this is a must on your places to go.

You couldn't ask for a better service and a really down to earth. It is not too far out of Tiverton where there are shops of all different goods.

we went to the ducks ditty today with Bella the lab (on a lead)the service was as expected , excellent as always . super friendly staff . Food was great and Bella especially appreciated the welcome and treats from Tina. well done guys have a great season.see you all soon

My son and I found this place by accident at the beginning of our walk along the canal. It is absolutely delightful. The staff are warm, friendly and welcoming. The menu is simple, offering a variety of pasties, cakes and biscuits. We both had the steak pasty which was delicious and freshly baked - not reheated in a microwave. They serve real ales and have a good coffee menu. The setting is idyllic and well searching out. The weather was overcast and a bit cold when we were there so we didn't sit outside but I imagine that on a sunny day I could spend several hours just sitting with a beer or two watching the world go by. We spoke to the proprietor as we left who was very friendly and grateful for our feedback. A place we will return to again and again now we know it's there. Don't tell everyone though because it's only small and we want to make sure there is room for us when we go back!

Lovely, unusual little coffee spot at the end of the canal path. Coffee is great value for money and delicious.

This lovely cafe can be found floating in the canal in Tiverton. It is delightful, the menu is simple, which is ideal, great to see local beers & ciders. We opted for the tea & scones, which were delicious. We are looking forward to Easter, when it reopens, so we can have our scone fix

Spent a nice day here back in the summer relaxing with a few local ciders by the canal. very friendly staff. a nice little detour if your in the area.

This little cafe/bar is a gem! Situated right on the canal, you can sit inside, or out, and watch the horse-drawn barge and the world go by! The staff are very welcoming and the menu offers good choices to suit appetites and pockets. It is an ideal spot for some lovely refreshments before a horse-drawn canal barge ride or before (or after a canal walk). Remember though, to avoid any disappointment, check the cafe/bar opening and closing times, then enjoy!

Lovely loose leaf tea, delightful ambience and delicious cheese scones. All served by ladies in period costume in keeping with the general celebration of a bygone era.

After the disapointment of the barge being full, the sun was shining so we went on to the floating ducks ditty cafe bar next to it. A bottle of wine and a pastie was heaven, and we fed the swans and ducks. What a great place we will be back.

We stopped here while camping in the area.We only had a quick coffee and a slice of cake but it was very lovely and relaxing.The staff are friendly and the cake was delicious.When the rain stopped we sat outside and it is perfect for watching the world and ducks go by.Thanks

we regularly walk the canal just to stop at the Ducks Ditty for a blackcurrant & clotted cream ice cream, they also do really good coffee and hot chocolate drinks. well worth a visit.

this is a fabulous place to stop for a snack a chat and to find out more about the canal . the staff are great and very friendly they will allow well behaved dogs on board together with the well behaved humans. the food is scrummy and the coffee is good too dont take our word for it get down there and see for you self .

Travelling up and down the M5 you get fed up of the usual motorway service eateries. Go a mile or two further to the Floating Ducks for great personal service with friendly staff. Ducks Ditty have great snacks and lovely coffee in relaxing atmosphere on the canal. No WiFi is a great bonus! Just switch off for a while. Brilliant place!

We cycled here and gosh did it rainA welcome pot of tea a slice of cake and friendly staff on this floating gem

We had wonderful quality coffees but we had to wait 15 minutes for them and no queue. They offer pasties, cream teas or ice cream and no gluten free food which did not help a member of our group. So we chose to eat at the tea room down by the end of the car park which did. Parking was easy and the canal was very well signposted. Parking charge was either £1.50 for two hours or £3 for all day. Lovely peaceful location.

Great location to either sit inside the barge, out the back, or on the bank where there are plenty of chairs and tables. Good selection of bottled ales, generous servings of PROPER coffee, and a tasty range of snacks and nibbles.

Lovely floating cafe on canal serving light snacks. Friendly service, some seating under cover if wet, but mainly picnic tables on canal bank.

A lovely floating cafe / bar located at the Grand Western canal basin in Tiverton, Devon, with the best beer garden for miles around! Sit out on the benches or in the barge itself and relax with a cup of something hot or a glass of something cold - just bliss! All the staff are soooo friendly and attentive, nothing is too much trouble. Delicious Devon pasties and ice cream is sold, there is so much choice you won't be disappointed. Even visiting dogs get a treat (my dog Sid has left a review, you may have read it...)! There is nothing more to say other then YOU MUST COME HERE!!!!

hi my names Sid the dog. I love going to the ducks ditty every Sunday. lovely surroundings and very friendly staff. they give me doggy treats every time I visit. would recommend it to any dog

What a dear little place to enjoy a snack (no meals) and a drink - a permanently moored floating cafe on a peaceful canal in lovely Devon countryside. Very nice friendly ladies running it very efficiently, spotlessly clean and reasonable prices. If it's a bit chilly sit inside the barge and gaze out of the big windows, or a couple of tables are on the rear deck - also some tables an benches on the bank. Loved it.

Briliant little café and we managed to grab some seats up on deck and soak in the sun over a coffee (only two tables, but there are also some benches on the grass verge). They also offer light snacks and pasties along with alcoholic beverages.

A barge on a canal with a café/bar, tables outside or seats on the barge itself, horse-drawn barge trips nearby, ducks, etc - what's not to enjoy?The ginger beer was good, as was the hot chocolate and cake. My only gripe is that the pastry on the pastie was a bit on the tough side.The staff are dressed in Victorian costume, and the whole thing is a lot of fun. Go there for a snack or afternoon tea - they don't do full meals.

Great setting right on the canal side. Good menu and a really lovely Devon lady running it. Dog friendly Too!

I totally recommend the pastys they have they are all fresh and homemade, they have a number of unusual fillings my favourite is the Lamb, they also do a lovely Roasted Veg one for vegetarians but I have it as my second favourite

Basic but OK. Its fine for the novelty but there are better cafes in the town. It is very busy in the summer and can can overcrowded. You can take the drinks, etc and sit by the canal so that's quite nice.

A very relaxing place to go if you are up on the canal, the pastys are very tasty and not just the usual ones but very unusual as well. You can either sit inside the barge and watch the swans gliding by or sit out on the grass outside tables with benches available. They also have top class ice cream cones or tubs available

Very limited space here for a restaurant (kitchen space small) but the setting is lovely and peaceful. We just stopped for a drink and the staff were both friendly and chatty, a great place to unwind. You can either sit outside the barge at tables on the grass or you can sit inside the barge or the back of the barge outside, its just something different in good weather. Yes the menu is limited but the location makes up for it

Very limited menu, mainly pasties - very tasty. Order a pasty and that's exactly what you get - nothing else!! Would have been nice to have had a salad garnish. We ate at picnic tables provided on the grass and sadly we were plagued by countless 'jaspers'. Serveral days on I still have the swelling to prove it!!!!

Discovered on our way home from holidaying in Cornwall. Fantastic location and great food/drink. Make sure you try some of the ice cream! Service can be improved and when we visited it had limited opening times.

Visired this place after a lovely walk along the canal with family who rarely meet altogether as we are at opposite ends of the country. Was a total disaster from star to finsh which in principle started with the fact that they don't accept payment by card (no sign of payment by caah only anywhere on the premises) we weren't advised of this and the lady continued to take a big order for six of us regardless. Once being told that it was cash only we dug deep into our pockets and scraped together 51p short of the £23.70 owing including my husband having to give up his unopened bag of crisps to help settle the bill. As there was still the 51p owing they wanted my father to drive to the cashpoint and leave his driving licence there as effectively collateral! My dad refused to do this and volunteered to give his name and address in good faith and he would send a cheque. This was refused and the manager was summoned by the staff who equally was dead set on getting her 51p back. She refused to accept responsibility for lack of signage or staff negligence for not ponying out cards are not accepted. All in all this put pay to what would really be a nice round off to our family weekend. The pettiness that was made by this company for the sake of 50p was completely unforgivable.

Popped into the Ducks Ditty on a drizzly summer afternoon for a snack after our walk along the canal. The barge has been beautifully restored and decorated to a high standard with comfortable seating. It was very quiet but I would imagine on a good Summer's afternoon it would be packed. Good choice of menu. Liked the nice touch of the duck stencilled on my cappuccino! Highly recommended.

I love coming here for a nice ice cream made by Marshfield farm .The prices are the going rate and the service was great. They have very friendly staff which is rare to see at other places.The decoration in the boat was lovely and traditional for the canal. A great place to go for everyone

Firstly, to use either of the tea rooms at this location, you have to additionally pay to park too.Having seen how cute this floating cafe looked, I duly paid my parking and climbed on board. Theres no denying it is a pretty boat and pretty setting.The young man that served me was very pleasant and friendly. I ordered a coffee and one of their slightly differently filled Pasties, which were a bit pricey. I expect no less than for it to have been microwaved or "super cooker" cooked but it was overcooked. The filling was so hot I would have scalded my mouth had I not realised and none of the crust was edible because I couldnt get my knife into it. Very disappointing. They were not overly busy....However, when I pointed out the issue to the young lady who was serving there she did without hesitation offer to do me a fresh one or to give me my money back and I took the latter option. Hopefully for others visiting, I was just unlucky.

This converted barge is beautiful and there are plenty of things to choose from on the menu, it would be awkward for anyone disabled to get over the step down into the barge but there is good outside seating too. Definately worth a visit when in the area for morning coffee with a difference

Please read my review on the Tiverton Canal (Grand Western Canal) and enjoy good food beers and proper tea, coffee ect

We have been here several times. Fantastic setting on the Grand Western Canal. For great ambience and lovely beer a visit is a must. Very friendly welcoming staff and if you check out beforehand you can fit in a trip along the canal on the barge. A beautiful way to spend a day. The scenery is spectacular.