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I’ve had mixed experiences here. While some staff are friendly, others come across as quite miserable, which can make the overall atmosphere unwelcoming. What’s particularly concerning is how certain minority customers are treated—it’s hard not to feel that there’s an underlying bias in how some people are handled. I hesitate to use the word "racist," but the behaviour I’ve observed is edging dangerously close to that. The food is decent, as you’d expect from reheated meals, but the cleanliness of the dining area leaves much to be desired—tables often aren’t cleaned properly between diners. If you’re lucky, you might catch one of the more pleasant staff members on a good day, and they might actually treat you well. Otherwise, it’s a gamble.

Picked up take-away to take along to friends. Totally embarrassed when food was dished out, odd dish was ok, but majority was very poor, in particular the Special Curry, which was nothing but a pinkish goo, shocking. We picked up early at 6pm, so not sure if normal cook/chief was not in till later, but will never go back.

We popped here to have a browse and a hot drink. Found a table in the window and almost gave up getting a drink until wen to another till and magically an assistant appeared when my friend had told them no-one was there. Coffee was good and the shop was light and airy and a pleasant place to enjoy a drink.

Excelente desayuno y panecillos para llevar, el personal siempre parece feliz y servicial. , también buena relación calidad-precio

Waiting over hours for dinner, fair enough it was busy but the issue is they don’t have enough staff on. Stop cost cutting and get more staff this is unacceptable, I’ve eaten here the last 5 night as it’s convenient after work. It’s always the same short staffed

Banned from Exeter with assistance dog. Sign in window says they are allowed. Rude assistant manager NO correspondence from customer care.

Awful meal. Extremely bland and tasteless. The excessive amount of rubbery chicken was terrible, think it may have been supplied by Dunlop! Couldn't chew it for love nor money. Genuinely could not eat it. Will not try this place again.

Terrible overcooked, greasy and poorly cooked sadly. Staff didn’t seem interested how poor the food was. We will not be going back and I wouldn’t bother

Nos detuvimos aquí para un almuerzo rápido en un paseo familiar frío por la mañana. Buena comida y servicio rápido. Buena comida de calidad y buen precio. Lo recomiendo encarecidamente, aunque mi difunto padre podría ir ya que estaba en su scooter y estaba bastante concurrido y no solo con gente

Second time I ordered from Mario Pizza and pieces of plastic were found both times. Very dangerous!!

I booked Exe Restaurant for my Birthday dinner with twelve of my friends. After visiting the first time for a Sunday and receiving such amazing food and service, I knew we had to book it for my 25th Birthday. We had the most amazing evening, the food and service was impeccable. They even went to the extra effort of decorating the table and making it feel super special for my friends and I. Thus is one of my favourite restaurants in Exeter and if your looking for somewhere where the food is amazing and you feel really well looked after this place is for you. The staff are amazing, so friendly and helpful. They really do go that extra mile so thank you so much for having us. We can’t wait to come back.

Turned up to watch the football and there was 1 person in the bar. No atmosphere at all. But the match we wanted was on . So sat down few drinks and watched the game. All was well until 15 minutes to go and because some other people arrived and as they wanted to watch the Formula 1 race we were told by the barman he was changing the channel. Just because they outnumbered us. When we then spoke to the manager they stuck to the story of us being outnumbered. So we had to leave. And with only 15 minutes to go we could not find another bar in time and missed 3 goals scored. Just be careful when you enter this place and other people come in after you . Would not recommend at all.

Very average coffee at a very high price! Poor snack choices and nothing for vegans! Worst of all, they don’t take cash, as if they were trying to usher in the New World Order or keep out the poorest in society. I won’t be coming back.

Good tasting food and quick service. Nice open area in the back to sit down as well. However, it can be quite loud and busy during peak lunch hours. Overall, worth a visit.