The Tasting Room

Featured reviews

• G

  Google user

  ·2 months ago

  “I ordered a balsamic onion and avocado bagel. It was absolutely amazing. The venue and service were brilliant. I shall be going back 😃”

• G

  Google user

  ·4 months ago

  “This was a random lucky find. The cafe is small but lovely. The staff were wonderful, polite and helpful there is a great selection of food and our breakfasts were lovely. I'd recommend the coffee, fresh squeezed orange juice and pancakes. The bathroom was thoughtfully stocked.”

• G

  Google user

  ·5 months ago

  “1 star to match the hygiene rating of this establishment. Why not display your food hygiene standards certificate in your window like every other business? Oh yes… because it’s recently been downgraded from a 3 to a 1, neither of which are acceptable. How can you allow your standards to be this low? I have previously found hair in my food and now it all makes sense. Do not eat here unless you wish to be highly likely to get food poisoning.”

• G

  Google user

  ·5 months ago

  “Food was very fresh and came out fast! The staff were lovely and welcoming towards me. The matcha was one of the best I’ve tried and will definitely be back!”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “Good coffee but no food available as the chef wasn't in. People complianed about the heat but were told by the staff that they couldn't turn the air con on (!). Also someone complained that they had forgotten their drink. Overall not a great experience, could be so much better if food was available, the air con was working and they didn't forget drinks.”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “Sadly it was quite underwhelming. The staff was lovely but the food was very sad and quite expensive for what we got. The pistachio croissant was a big let down too. Edit (in response to the cafe’s reply): Thank you for taking the time to respond. I acknowledge that my original review may have been brief, so I’m happy to provide further detail. I do believe my experience was underwhelming. My dad ordered the poached eggs and bacon on sourdough and when he received the food, it was a big slide of sourdough with two rashers of bacon and two poaches eggs falling to the side. The presentation was quite poor, the bacon was on the drier side and the meal was overall a little tasteless. I can appreciate that he got the exact order - poached eggs with bacon on sourdough - but having eaten that making other times, today’s meal was just underwhelming in comparison. I had the eggs royale, they weren’t bad but again, it was underwhelming. I found the hollandaise sauce to be quite industrial tasting. My mother had the eggs Florentine and she shared the same opinion. None of us said the food was bad. Rather, we found the food to be lacking in some regards, especially considering the prices charged for such. I live in London and was visiting for the weekend; for similar prices, I would expect a higher standard. The pistachio croissant was particularly disappointing for me. The pastry was stale and the creme did not taste of pistachio. Again, given the £4 price tag, I expected better. I did not indeed ask the staff to remake anything and perhaps you are correct in suggesting I should have. Of course, no place can please everyone, and I accept that this may not reflect the typical experience at your café. Still, I wanted to share my honest experience. That said, I do want to emphasise that the staff were absolutely lovely and contributed positively to our visit.”

• G

  Google user

  ·1 year ago

  “Nice and cozy café with a few breakfast options. I visited specifically to try their granola bowl, as it’s my favorite breakfast and quite hard to find in Exeter cafés. It was good overall, though I would have preferred it with less jam, which was a bit too much for my taste. My friend had the avocado and eggs and really enjoyed it. We ended up staying all morning to study, and the atmosphere was calm and welcoming. The staff were friendly, and the bathroom was clean—which is always a plus.”

• G

  Google user

  ·3 years ago

  “Excellent customer service and dog friendly. Tasty food and drinks with a lovely smoothie and coffee. The portion sizes were generous and very filling. Lovely customers who were friendly too. Would really recommend!”

• G

  Google user

  ·3 years ago

  “Lovely little cafe, dogs welcome, little book corner for children. Food was good and staff were friendly. Took some cakes to go which all looked lovely but haven’t actually tried them yet! Would happily go back 😊”

• G

  Google user

  ·3 years ago

  “I have been to the tasting room a few times to meet with friends. The atmosphere is very pleasant and the service if really warm, friendly and prompt. The food is also fantastic and always temptingly delicious. I had their sausage rolls that were amazing! I don't know what they put in the pork but omg! They were tasty. Got to try the sausage rolls......”