The Old Bakery in South Hams

I've been going to this place for a few years and the coffee shop used to be lovely after a browse in the second hand clothes shop. Unfortunately the coffee shop has now closed but the second hand shop remains open. I am having a spring clean a nd found two pairs of shoes and two dresses from Monsoon I have never worn and were quite expensive so thought I would try and sell them there. I was made to wait whilst the very snooty up her own backside woman finished writing. When she deigned to look up she took one look at me, hardly looked at my shoes and dresses and said 'oh no definitely not'. I had just come back from a dog walk so she probably thought I wasn't posh enough to shop at her second hand clothes shop. I will never go there again and neither will my friends who used to use it regularly. That woman needs to learn some manners I was absolutely appalled.

Oh dear. Great cakes, awful staff. Waitress constantly ignores customers whilst carrying on in the kitchen, on the phone, making drinks, chatting to “the boss”. It makes for an awkward experience. They’ve also pushed prices up and reduced the size of servings. Food served in takeaway cups which is at odds with the presentation of a pretty tea shop. Odd place.

Stopped for a cream tea over Easter weekend. Beautiful cakes on display. Disappointed to be served tea in paper cups and a cream tea on paper plates with plastic cutlery. The scone has clearly been microwaved and was inedible in the middle. Really disheartened to see paper plates and cups being used when the milk is served in a fine bone jug. Serious improvement needed.

We had a lovely coffee and an enormous piece of delicious coffee and walnut cake here. Nice service and pretty interior. You can also browse in the dress agency shop which is joined onto the cafe. We liked it all.

Looked lovely through the window. Beautiful teapots and cake stands. So so disappointing when given cardboard cups and paper plates and microwaved scones with hardly enough jam. Not offered sugar for drinks, had to find it myself. One to avoid!

Very disappointed. It all looked so appealing - pretty tables and chairs, beautiful looking cakes but when our coffee and slice of cake arrived it was served in takeaway cups and plates!! We didn't want a takeaway, we wanted proper china! Not impressed.

Having driven around the local area we decided to stop by and enjoy a real Devon cream tea. All I can say is disappointing! Firstly everything was served in paper plates and paper cups, if I'd wanted a tea from a paper cup I'd have gone to McDonald's (not that there is one nearby). No selection of teas offered. The scone was reasonable, nothing special equal to a supermarket own brand. The clotted cream and jam was lovely. It would appear that unless your local service is minimal. Overall quite a disappointing experience, and to top it off we were asked to clear our table, never have I been somewhere like this and been asked to clear my table. It's a shame, it could be so much better

My partner and I stopped in for a coffee and cake whilst on holiday and had a lovely experience. The cafe is beautiful with delicious cakes and very clean. The owner was lovely and friendly and even let our spaniel puppy meet her lovely king Charles 😊 . 5stars- the biscoff brownie was delicious and our coffees lovely and hot. Lovely experience we would definitely recommend and return.

I have visited The Old Bakery on a number of occasions and always had an amazing experience! Friendly staff, amazing sweet treats and milkshakes. A perfect little spot for a bite to eat on the way to the beach or just for a look around the shop which is next door. Would definitely recommend visiting!

I visited this beautiful takeaway and shop last week, the cakes were incredible and the owner explained they were all homemade by a local lady, which made it even better! We had milkshakes which were made there and then, with delicious toppings! The service was fab and I really couldn’t fault this wonderful place 😍 we will 100% be back for more amazing treats!

I have had the pleasure of visiting the old bakery in Modbury on more than one occasion. The staff are always so warm, friendly and welcoming and the selection of cakes is amazing. To have a shop selling beautiful second hand clothes attached to it makes it such a unique spot. Could reccomend highly enough and will definitely be returning!

decided to pop in here for some coffee and cake about 2ish, was really disappointed to be greeted in such an abrupt manner by the lady working there, and to feel very uncomfortable throughout our visit. The cake and coffee was fine- but much better service and coffee can be found in the cool beans cafe very close by.

I & my Friend often use this venue for morning coffee or light lunch we understand the owners have had to adapt to the COVID-19 restrictions and in all fairness the cakes on display looked : Very Colourful: but not homemade! It was about 12.30 we wanted either a sandwich or a filled roll - sorry was the answer we’ve sold out , just a filled roll left -Oh Dear how disappointing there was no mention or effort to make anymore - we went across the street to the cooperative store and bought two lovely sandwiches and found a bench to sit on and enjoyed our picnic

The place and cakes look fabulous, and the town is lovely. We visited twice, the wait time was long on both occasions and sadly I can’t say they were particularly welcoming or friendly… they do work at an excessively leisurely pace. There was only me and my friend in there at the time.. Milkshakes were lovely though, and they made these close to their closing time so we were grateful, they then had a few more customers so I guess it worked out well for them to stay open a little later than 4pm. The cakes looked amazing, really amazing! So we popped back 4 days later, and many of the cakes looked as though they were the same batches.. which is fine I guess but some we’re half used on our first visit so I did wonder how long they’d been there in total. Nevertheless, I tried to pick a few bits that I didn’t recognise as being there on the first visit to bring back for family .. Hummingbird Cake was delicious.. but a real shame on looking in the bag en route back home the same morning - the danish apple cake they had given me had mould down one edge. Really disappointing. 1 less gift, waste of money… I am a big fan of smaller independent cafes and restaurants and the place really looks the part but needs some attention to detail.

Such a disappointment, lovely display of china tea pots and cups and delicious cakes. But why serve the cakes on paper plates and tea in take away cups?

A friend and I drove to Modbury from Plymouth for a coffee. We found the Old Bakery which is part 2nd hand clothes as well which was interesting. The bakery was very nice with wonderful cakes on view but the lady behind the counter had a real chip on her shoulder. We were very polite but still she was abrupt certainly couldn't get a smile out of her. You would think in these strained times she would be happy to have customers spend money and we certainly did that. 2 coffees and a brownie £9. We felt quite uncomfortable in there and were glad to leave. Before which we asked if there was a toilet on the premises, the answer was NO but she did qualify the retort with telling us to go to a public loo further up the road. It was lovely to visit Modbury for the first time but the lady of the Old Bakery rather let the town down. Like a previous respondent we won't return to this establishment.

Having visited The Old Bakery several times when it was a coffee shop, I was so happy to see the alterations that have been made to turn it into a fantastic busy take away. I would recommend the delicious, outstanding cakes which are presented in lovely packaging and for a savoury bite the pasties are very traditional and must not be resisted.The owners have worked extremely hard in these trying times to enable us holiday makers to have a special take away treat. They are also very helpful in directing you to places of interest.

I saw some pictures of the pasties and cakes on Instagram and I thought I must try this place out. I stopped on the way to the beach and purchased pasties, cake and pastries for the 3 of us to take to the beach. We also had some drinks 2 coffees and a freshly squeezed orange. I don’t normally right many reviews but I have to say this little shop is a hidden gem.The pastie was one of the best I have ever had, the cakes and pastries we had to share as they were all amazing and we all wanted to try a bit of each.The coffee and OJ topped it off nicely.A must recommend definitely my newstop on the way to the beach

Walked away feeling offended buy the owner twice. Will never visit again and will advise any one not to visit.

Fantastic place,friendly staff,excellent food,crockery all different,teacups and saucers,teapots very interesting to see,with a boutique in the same building,very interesting,well done to the staff.

A lovely little place, the two ladies were wonderful, had a nice light lunch, some excellent cake and great coffee.

Plymouth ladies avoid this clothes shop. I have shopped here may times they have a good selection of second hand clothes.But unfortunatly i was in tbe shop browsing and overheard the snobbish owner and her friend call Plymouth women " bag ladies", when confronted she would not apologise, saying it was true.Also there is a cafe by the car park that do better coffee, and you get a better service with a smile and friendly chat.

The owner of this shop really needs to get that plum out of her mouth so had her friends you are selling second hand clothes at a very high price ladies from Plymouth we are known as the bag ladies look up and see what that means tried to defend the comment but not nice when you are in her shop going to buy something will never venture out to modbury and visit this place ever. Also better coffee shop in the car park no snobs in there

The service was excellent, lovely china tea cups, teapot and milk jug, coffee served in lovely mugs. Very clean and presentable. The cakes to die for. I bought a piece of ginger cake to eat at home, this was the best I’ve ever tasted, I just love ginger. I would recommend this cafe to family and friends when they visit Modbury.

Stopped off in Modbury for a coffee ( a lovely place to stop ! ) friendly service and nice coffee and a cake !

been here twice , 2 excellent cream teas , hot scones , lovely cream and jam , attached shop also excellent . very relaxing environment to sit in and enjoy. will definably go again.

We often use this establishment for Morning Coffee/ Light Lunch/ or Afternoon Tea we recently popped in with friends for a light lunch Cathy served us & she was so polite and went out of her way to produce a lovely toasted ham & cheese sandwich so we thought we would go in again in the afternoon for afternoon snack unfortunately Cathy wasn’t on duty and quite the opposite re service, the lady on duty was not at all helpful in fact very rude, it was only three O Clock & no toasted sandwiches were available and we were not offered any thing else apart from a slice of cake, I don’t think we shall be rushing back, we left without eating or drinking and within minutes we visited very nearby to be met with a smile and shown a extensive menu whereupon we enjoyed a wonderful sandwich and a pot of tea, 10 out of 10 for everything we enjoyed at this establishment

Clean and tidy cafe with 5-7 stunning looking cakes. We had the cream tea which was lovely with hot scones - £5.20 each with tea. Don’t be late as cafe appeared to close 4pm but you can browse the shop longer. Clean and tidy cafe 5* cleanliness. Would call again if in the area to try the cakes.

We thought we’d visit this place for tea and cake as it wasn’t very busy. No wonder! We walked in, no greeting. We sat at a table and you can see from the title what happened. One of us went up to the counter and you've guessed it. So we left. The Lazy Cow around the corner is much, much better.

I have no words to express my gratitude for being such kind and lovely people! The best cream tea I’ve ever tasted! Thank you so much! It’s been a pleasure to meet you! Good luck!! Best wishes!

What a great little find as we drove around Cornwall and Devon - best flat white we had had on our trip so far - food was yummy and loved the shop connected to it !

Coffee and milk shakes ok, but cakes expensive and poor portion size for price. Daughter had Toffee cake which turned out to be heavily allspiced carrot cake with toffee icing. Didn't impress her in the least!

We had the choice of this place, the Old Cow coffee shack or the pub.

I sometimes wonder why we go back. Well, the coffee is pretty good and the staff in the cafe are usually fine. Otherwise, no reason at all.

It is a nice concept to mix a cafe with a clothes shop. We were driving through and fancied a coffee. Service was friendly and prompt. Cakes are made locally and looked delicious. Would call again if we were in the area.

Nos gusta visitar Modbury y visite la antigua panadería por una buena taza de café y una lectura de los papeles de cerca es imprescindible. Las mujeres son amables, siempre he ido y ordenados mi café en el mostrador y nunca tuve problemas. Hay una mezcla de turistas y lugareños. Nos alojamos y tomamos un almuerzo ligero en el 13 de mayo, y la comida era buena y muy bien servido. Que se lo recomendaría.

Me temo que no puedo aguantar. Llegamos a buscar agentes de vestimenta y luego tomar un café. Mesa marido encontró y esperamos y esperamos mientras el personal parecía más interesado en charlar a sí mismos detrás del mostrador. Así que después de 5 minutos de un par sirvieron y otra persona quien se acercó el contador directamente a pesar de servicio de mesa. Ambos dieron sus cafés de primera. Pasaron otros 10 minutos y uno vino y platos de última los clientes aclararon a la izquierda y fuimos a caminar lejos. Tuvimos que coger su atención a básicamente pedir 3 blancos plana. Ninguna disculpa. 10 minutos más tarde apareció con las bebidas, no ofrecen para el azúcar. Una media lunas y que podemos (y no) describe como utilizan. Leche quemada, aguada y sin sabor de café a pesar de que teniendo una edad. Una única vez que nos hemos decidido a rechazar las bebidas y todo. Servicio diabólica y café imbebible. Una verdadera decepción y vergüenza para Modbury.

Clean pleasant surrounding although cramped, however, prices were expensive and cappuccino was not the best tasting.

Nice coffee, pretty good cake but I felt that we were interrupting the ladies who worked there as they caught up on gossip!

Visitamos este pequeño café para almorzar. Fue anunciado en un Brie y cranberry muffin tostado con tocino por £6. 50. Había cuatro de nosotros, y todos pedimos lo mismo.

. Este Café es perfecto para el macho de la especie, en lugar de ser dejado afuera en el frío, mientras que las hembras de ir de compras podemos sentarnos dentro de una cafetería/tienda de ropa. El café estaba delicioso y la tarta de limón llovizna era fantástico. Tenían un buen menú variado y a precios razonables, lo visitaremos de nuevo.

Vino a Modbury con la intención de encontrar un lugar para tomar un aperitivo por la tarde. Quería un té con crema si es posible y otra cafetería me dijo que yo estaba en el lado equivocado de la temporada. Nos fuimos allí y vine aquí que tenían una merienda y mereció la pena! Bollo encantador, sirvieron té en tazas de té vintage y ollas. Mi marido nos dieron un pastel de té y encargarían algunos de mis mermelada. Disfrutó su chocolate caliente demasiado, y él es bastante exigente! Mi hija tenía un bebé chino, pero realmente quería el chocolate. Teniendo en cuenta que éramos los únicos en que podrían haber añadido un poco de cacao en polvo para que sea chocolatoso, añadimos algunas de chocolate caliente de daddy y ella era lo suficientemente contento!!

Had a delicious cake and coffee, home made carrot cake and walnut cake were delicious. Friendly helpful staff. This cafe also sells clothes and accessories. Parking fairly close by in public carpark.

Smooth lattes and elegant handbags; what a great combination! Super smiley welcome from lovely girls who know just how we like our cakes! And if that's not enough, you can go shopping for ladies clothes at the same time, fantastic!

Looked inviting from the outside - very clean and with an olde-worlde flair.I didn't realise it at first, but half the shop is an up-market 2nd hand clothes shop, which impressed my wife no end.Very pleasant staff and a good selection of cakes - all of which looked delicious (I have the frangipani and the mem-sahib had the walnut).Not too expensive either.

Just popped in for coffee and scone - great place for coffee - great choice of cakes a must visit place

I can safely say that I have had a more friendly welcome from a pit of vipers! No hello no welcome no nothing just a glare! Sandwich board menu looked expensive and lacking in choice. Could have been the best cream tea in Devon, I know one thing I will never find out.

The coffee was disappointing and the scone was microwaved which is not the best. The service was good but we noticed food being handled with no evidence of hand washing. Would be reluctant to return

We called in for a coffee, coffee was good and as we waited I wandered around looking at clothes, Husband thought coffee was expensive but I didn't agree.

There is no sign across the front of the wide shop unit. Two thirds of the front inside are given over to a tea shop. Behind the counter hangs a sign 'The Old Bakery' which may once have been a self contained food shop here. There is a sign referring to 'The Top' on the glass of the front door and the right side of the interior which also goes back some distance is a used, predominantly women's clothes, shoes and accessories. When we visited on youngish well spoken woman was trying hard to tend to both cafe customers and clothes browsers.it may have been an unexpectedly busy drizzly February morning. They ought to have more staff it is always like this. They ought also to decide what name the combined enterprise should have so as not to confuse customers like me just passing through.A reasonable cup of tea and a chunk of chocolate brownie were both good and together cost me just under a fiver. There were a few (Hello type) magazines but no newspapers or any sign of WiFi but to be fair I didn't enquire. The general ambience is relaxed, perhaps a little faux genteel but no harm there.I have written a shorter review on the parallel Top of the Steps listing here on Modbury Tripadvisor but I think TA ought either to combine the two threads or move the second hand clothes bit to 'Shopping'.

I went here with friends late on a wet Saturday. The cakes were pretty good- possibly a little pricey. Food coming out to the other tables looked very nice. The draw to this place was the interesting little vintage clothes that were alongside the cafe. I liked it.

Have called in here a number of times when cycling in the area. Lovely light, airy tearoom, and nicely furnished. Always excellent. Added attraction is the pre-loved designer range of clothes and accessories on sale. The owner has a real flair for high quality clothes and this is a great place to visit for a bargain. You can be sure of a warm welcome - the coffee is very good, but the cakes! Well, they all look so good you are spoilt for choice! Huge portions too, so big that Mandy (the owner) very kindly cut a slice in half and wrapped it so that I could eat half and take the rest home with me.

We enjoy eating at The Old Bakery food is good service varies a bit but if we go early in the evening its good.

Went here with my husband, niece and very young nephew and they were so kind. It's a fairly adult coffee and tea shop menu but we managed to entice the 6 year old to drink a lovely milkshake, crisps and a delicious cupcake ( which was broken apart but eaten delicately with a fork thereafter!). So thanks for some excellent service.

Visiting modbury for family tree research. Wanted a coffee and found the old bakery. The waitress was friendly and the coffee was excellent. Didn't have food, but the cakes looked delicious as did the sandwiches.

Nice coffee shop . . Loved the frock exchange shop they share. Would have 5 stars if they had wifi. Great service with friendly staff. Dog friendly too

We came across this very pretty coffee shop in Modbury serving fabulous cakes especially the lemon and almond. The added addition of fashionable second hand ladies clothes, shoes, hats and handbags were a total surprise. A real bonus. Not only this but the staff are so friendly and very helpful recommending other places to visit in the area. We wish them all the best for the future.

Called in for tea and a slice of cake. Both the Coffee & Walnut and Apricot & Almond cakes were exceptional but the service lacked warmth and finesse 'Sit where you like' 'That's not available, it hasn't defrosted yet'. We did get a top up of the small teapot but only when we asked. Our experience appears to mirror that of a number of other reviewers - Come on team , raise your game! At £10.30 for 2 cups of tea and 2 slices of cake, overall the experience and value only felt average.

Passionate about what is being served - very good A full detailed explanation of all the menu - I then said surprise me and left it to the owner Wise choice

We stopped here for a coffee on our visit to Devon and for me the bonus was i could browse around the shop whilst my husband sat with a coffee. We chatted to a local lady about her life and the owners chatted with us too. Very friendly and welcoming would stop here again if in the neighbourhood. we didn't sample the cakes as we were still full from breakfast but they looked delicious.

Lukewarm buns spread with awful second world war margarine-like substance. Tea for two does not allow for more than one cup each. Hot water would have been welcome. Very poor value.

Beautiful cakes and lovely decor all served on vintage crockery. Service slightly ad hoc. A little oasis on a shopping trip which showed Modbury to be a little to sleepy.

Visited this lovely cafe on a recent trip to Modbury after first been attracted to the clothes. After placing my order my husband was very happy being able to sit with a lovely fresh coffee, the paper and some peace while I found myself the perfect Christmas outfit with shoes to match!The lunch was lovely - I had the chicken and bacon wrap which was presented beautifully and clearly freshly made. My husband had the homemade soup - also beautifully presented. We also couldn't leave without sampling one (or two) slices of the fantastic cakes (apparently locally made). The staff were very friendly and welcoming. Don't miss this little gem if you are visiting Modbury and we will be returning - there are not many places that my husband is happy for me to go off shopping in!

This looks a lovely little coffee shop from the outside but don't be mislead! We rather felt as if we had interrupted the social life of the lady that served us who was preoccupied with chatting to friends rather than serving us. Waited a very long time for a few drinks which mostly were served in cracked cups, you can take the vintage thing a bit too far! Wouldn't go back or recommend .

Lovely looking small cafe just right for a quick coffee on our shopping trip around Modbury. Managed to find seating for our group of nine and then placed our order at the counter thinking we'd make life easier. Had a rather odd comment that we had 'spread ourselves about'. Seeing that most tables seated two it was really the only option. After placing the drinks order some of us took the opportunity to take a look around the shop whilst waiting. Slowly but surely the drinks arrived but they weren't exactly piping hot. We would have mentioned it but the young lady serving was too busy chatting with a colleague about another customer who comes in. Sadly the general feeling was luke warm drinks and luke warm service.

We visited this lovely tea shop today and we're impressed by the ambiance. As we sat admiring the gorgeous china and whilst placing our order we were asked whether we were on holiday. Explaining that we were from Plymouth we made our choices and we're delighted with the food when it arrived. There was one other table occupied, as it transpired by a German family. They too we're asked if they were on holiday. Lucky strike, yes they were! Where else had they been? Plymouth? Ah you didn't like it? The waitress then went on to say that she didn't much rate it either as 'most of the decent stuff had been bombed during the war".... How to offend both sets of customers in one sentence! We all paid our bills and quickly left! For info Plymouth offers a wide range of historical attractions, charm and culture. The gentleman you were talking to was clearly interested in architecture "How about Saltram House" I was willing you to say but no you suggested a National Trust garden near Salbombe. Though it was slightly better than suggesting the 'fake Plymouth' over near Wembury built to confuse the Germans in WWII I guess!

Five stars for service at this lovely cafe in Modbury. The owners and staff could not have been more welcoming nor solicitous during our recent week long holiday in the area. We visited four times that week, and had excellent coffee and good cakes each time. Lunches are also available. They were family friendly and obviously had a good local following too, judging by the welcomes to each new person who came through the door. Please note that this is the new premises for Top o' The Steps (also reviewed for Modbury) - the owners moved to these new, more accessible premises on Broad Street late 2013/early 2014.