The best restaurants in Exeter South West

Finally made it to Red Panda 🐼 and they didn’t disappoint! Super kind Customer Service, delicious bao buns (pork and chicken) what I really loved was a salad box and all the flavouring and texture from it!!

I visited Taco-Macho for a family birthday recently. The restaurant is in the upstairs of the Cuckoo Taproom so plenty of of opportunity for pre and post dinner drinks. Gustavo, Taco Macho owner, is a really generous host, his food really is utterly delicious and I could probably eat there every day! :) Everything is very reasonably priced and the restaurant space is small and chilled. There is also the option to have your food in the pub downstairs. Highly recommended!

Service was great, very polite, very enthusiastic Food was nothing short of stunning, very much agree with the comment of "Michelin-Star quality at under £30". Had 3 courses (Crispy Whitebait, Steak Sandwich, Chocolate Brownie) and a drink for £21. Very good for price Very suprised by the presentation, very excited for future generation of chefs and front of house!

Perfect oasis away from the high street with friendly staff and delicious food. The rocket, parmesan and prosciutto ciabatta is particularly recommended!

Enjoyed my first burger at beginning of summer Thought I’d try again Wish I hadn’t. As nearly half an hour for a burger that didn’t fill me up Must be using smaller burgers such s shame.

We went to Pop on a Saturday early evening. Not from the area, we were struggling for a place to eat with 2 hungry small children. The guys at Pop welcomed us despite no reservation. The food and drink was out of site (the ribs and wings!!!!!!) and the kids were treated to an on the spot made dessert while they watched! We felt so welcome! Can't recommend highly enough. If ever in Exeter again we will be back!

We had lunch here today, in the garden. We chose the sweet potato burger (with a yummy brown roll and a delicious sriracha mayonnaise) and the Buddha box (brown rice, falafel, hummus, veg) and thought both were excellent for vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike - tasty and healthy and not expensive. I don’t know when I was last so impressed with a meal in a cafe! Service with a smile, too.

Great atmosphere. Great service and amazing freshly made food! Authentic! Been many times and will continue to go because the shawrma is unbeatable.

Perfect ! Such friendly, helpful staff with a great menu . Made me feel very welcome . Good quality sausages , will definitely be going back again .

Oh my goodness, what a lovely cafe very glad I discovered by accident Delicious tasty food, great staff, and a fab atmosphere.....very glad I'm local and have no hesitation in recommending and will definitely take the right hand turn off Queen street again !!!

We celebrated my daughters 18th birthday here with cocktails and lunch. Neil and his team were lovely and really went the extra mile. Friendly place with great atmosphere. We were really lucky with the weather and sat outside with blue sky. Can't wait to go back! Thank you guys!

Consitantly Great food and service

What a fabulous place! Excellent host, great food, lovely wine and stunning white port! Highly recommended

Generally don't submit bad reviews - life too short, but was quite offended by this place. First ever visit here today, tho I often come to Exeter and go to lots of cafes with my laptop to work, and generally have a good experience. So went in and approached the counter, where the staff quite honesty looked annoyed at my presence. Was curtly told to take a seat, which I did, and then come back and order. Found a seat and went back to counter and asked for the £6 bacon sourdough sandwich and hot drink deal. Again, staff were quite unfriendly and then rang up the order and asked for £8 something. When I pointed out that it was £6 they looked really fed up and the manager tried to make out that I was ordering the wrong thing for the deal, which I wasn't. I then went back to my table and asked if I could work on my laptop and plug it in (something I always do out of basic curtesy). The sandwich came and had one rasher of bacon in it, and the cortado I'd ordered was the worst rendition of that Spanish classic I've ever tasted - 6 quid for that!! Anyway, I ate (as was hungry - this was my breakfast), worked for a bit on my laptop and left about 40 mins after I'd gone in. The staff completely ignored me as I left, even as I attempted to say goodbye. The bad food I can accept - its basically for students who know no better, so the place can rest on its laurels - but I was treated by the staff as though I was just some enormous turd that they didn't want in there. They were clearly students, and I guess it being Exeter, were of the spoilt, self-entitled variety who feel that basic manners don't apply to them? Who knows - anyway, won't be going there again!!

Husband saw a review somewhere recently which said best bacon bap in Exeter was from Buttylicious. Had to visit furniture store earlier today which is just down the road so thought let's give it a try. What an amazing choice of food at very good prices but decided to stick with our original choice. Three very large thick slices of lovely bacon in a soft bap. Had to go back to the lady to say how lush the bacon was. We will definitely be back but not sure for what as so much to choose from. Maybe a cheeseburger as another customer was just being served one and it too looked delicious. Don't anybody think this is just another butty van in a car park, it is so much more!