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Mandy and Helen were brilliant, they were the best thing to walk down and get breakfast to absolute rays of sunshine!

We have visited Trelawney Carriages restaurant for many years and visiting for a pre Christmas lunch was something we always did with our kids and now the grandchildren. Unfortunately yesterday's visit was the worst, we had to wait for a table which is totally understandable but a family got taken in first who arrived after us in the queue. My husband pointed this out to another staff member who just shrugged! Once at a table, no menu's, when I asked a staff member, I was told there should be one on the table. No help,a stack of paper ones found back by where we had to queue. The system now is once at a table, queue again to order and pay. By now ravenous grandchildren and a 30 minute wait for food. We then changed to a picnic bag each for kids and cake/coffee for us. Ringing each picnic bag item up individually took an age, but no sandwich or fruit available the kitchen staff did make two up fresh which arrived after they had eaten everything else! Hot drinks were brought to us but noone said we have to get the cakes ourselves which eventually we realised and did. Cakes after that a bit dry and tasteless. I then took the children to the toilet, (we had already visited the ladies which has no flush buttons in certainly 2 out of the three cubicles. The middle cubicle had a gaffataped toilet seat, which may or may not have been ok to use!) The disabled/babychange one was really unpleasant, an overflowing and smelly large bin for nappies which was no way only filled on that day, a grubby pulldown changing platform that has no ability to adjust the safety belt to keep a child secure, I struggled to keep my grandson safe on this. We spent £26 on snacks and what should have been a nice trip, really wasn't and we have left saying that we won't return. Carriages staff were all stressed, yet the customers are still prepared to queue but there needs to be a major rethink of how this restaurant is being organised alongside how the customers are looked after!!

We absolutely love visiting Tortworth Court and enjoyed another delicious afternoon tea served in the beautiful main dining room. There was a good selection of tea and coffee. The sandwiches were varied, the chicken and pesto wrap was our favourite as it was full of flavour with plenty of filling. The egg and truffle and the smoked salmon sandwiches were delicious. Our least favourite were the pastrami and gherkin rolls only because they were very dry. We really enjoyed the sweet treats too. The chefs are always flexible with dietary requirements and they very kindly made a delicious Eton mess for my elderly mother instead of the cakes which she would have struggled to eat. I have to mention the staff who are delightful especially Scott who was making sure everyone was well looked after, topping up our drinks and checking everything was in order. He has such a lovely friendly disposition and really makes the dining experience so enjoyable.

We had Sunday lunch here in May 2025. The service was a bit slow, but considering they had a large coach party at the same time, it wasn’t bad. The welcome was warm and friendly and the waitresses were efficient. The starter of salmon marinaded in beetroot was very nice and refreshing. My hake, asparagus and new potatoes meal was lovely, husband enjoyed his sirloin but found it a bit weird to have stuffing with beef. If you like a traditional old hotel with dark wooden panelling and a pianist playing nondescript music in the background, then this is for you, but I am afraid it wasn’t to our taste. We particularly didn’t like the numerous paintings of hunting scenes, perhaps they could be replaced with landscapes of the era?

Stopped in the stores for a flat white and brownie and both very nice. Very helpful server who also gave us directions to Tivoli Fountain and gardens. Beautiful, peaceful waterside village with picnic table and FREE parking. That's a first for Cornwall.

A lovely friendly little cafe with lots of choice. Delicious breakfast and drinks ❤️ grandson loved his hot choc! Would go again for sure!

Thought the women was very nice and the food was good. Chips could of been bigger for a large though. But overall really good

Booked the accommodation for my partner, the room was absolutely appalling, very dirty and not what it looked like on the website

El pub parece haberse deslizado cuesta abajo. Todavía está razonablemente limpio y ordenado (excepto el inodoro de caballeros) pero el ambiente no es bueno. El personal del bar parece muy desinteresado y se escabullen en una habitación detrás de la barra. Ser atendido es complicado. La comida está bien, pero en realidad no es demasiado La clientela parece mucho más antigua. En general, muy lúgubre.

A wonderful down to earth cafe with simple and delicious home cooked fare. Very generous portions at a very reasonable price. We will be back.

Un encantador café espacioso con algunas excelentes opciones veganas y delicioso café. La única decepción fue el personal de guardia cuando visitamos, todo parecía ser un inconveniente a pesar de que somos las únicas personas allí.

Good coffee sat in the sun with beautiful flowers and the Totnes buzz. The staff are friendly and the food looks good. Good to see there are parasols for some shade if needed.

Great fish and chips. Have not bought before but having tried it we will be making this our regular place. Very friendly staff and all cooked perfectly. Prices very competitive too. Many thanks

Habíamos estado esperando para tener una comida especial para celebrar y elegimos TPH para nuestro lugar.

Sorry to say it had gone down hill I am local but now avoid eating there as the lady cook always looks miserable and don’t dare to ask for a slight change on anything because the answer is always no, I’ve been in the cafe business and we did all we could to make people happy. I always had an egg and bacon sandwich at the cafe and when I asked the girl (very pleasant) she sheepishly said no only baps. It could be a great cafe if only they tried harder.