March 2025 by Rachelle Bridger-Tierney
Found this little gem this afternoon. Ordered 2 x savoury cream teas which consisted of an amazing cheese scone with a choice of brie or stilton plus chutney.
Lovely staff and excellent value for money. I will certainly be returning.
October 2024 by Vicki Somerton
Wheelchair accessibility: Wheelchair accessible and has a large bathroom, too, but main door is heavy and needs help to open if you're on wheels.
October 2024 by andy briner
Used this little cafe as a bus driver for a stop for food if have a layover and toilet break too.
Very friendly staff, always clean including the toilets. Great food (especially the breakfast) but good cakes too. Highly recommend
September 2024 by Neil Gathani
Was in town for two days for a conference and had breakfast two days straight. Super friendly, amazing food (vegan options) and a lovely cute cafe! Staff were sweet and the vegan cakes were just as sweet! Will highly highly recommend! Thanks so much!
Vegetarian options: Vegan breakfast, avocado on toast and vegan sandwiches for lunch. Furthermore almond/oat milk for teas and coffees! Great place
September 2024 by GB B
Good service and good food.
September 2024 by Molly
Discovered this lovely place on a day trip had a breakfast absolutely gorgeous poached egg was perfect you won't get a better breakfast anywhere highly recommend ?
August 2024 by Dumitru Tiberiu Cioara
Very pleased...
Thank you very much...
August 2024 by Nuggles Cuy
Food was good, but this is not an ordinary cafe where you are welcome to charge your phone or laptop and do a bit of work even if you make multiple purchases. I was there the past couple of days as a tourist visiting Tiverton. The food was reasonably good and the staffed seemed friendly at first. The first day, I worked in the cafe for 5 hours and made around 6 purchases totalling around 20 pounds. All seemed fine. The second day, I returned because I had a positive impression. The reception was much chillier and in the middle of my brunch they put a reservation for 1PM sign on my table even though the cafe was nearly empty. I moved tables before 1PM to respect the reservations and continued to work. Around 2:20 PM they came to me and asked me to make another purchase or I would have to leave because I was using the wifi. I obliged immediately without complaint and then left at 3:45 after finishing my pot of tea and food. I made around 15 pounds of purchases over 3 orders and stayed from 9:30-3:45 this second day. The third day, I ordered a big breakfast and a pot of tea for breakfast. In the middle of my meal and when the cafe was nearly empty, a staffer came up to me and said that she was told by other staffers I had been there for the past couple of days, and that I needed to leave when it gets busy. They told me I should go to bigger cafes where turnover isn't as much of a problem.I apologized and said that I assumed it was OK to work in cafes, because that is the culture in the US (and other countries I've traveled to). They said, "Not in the UK," which is rubbish. I said I understood and that I wouldn't come back. They said I could stay a bit longer, but I already felt very humiliated. I then immediately left even though my big breakfast wasn't finished.
They should put up a sign about their expectations rather than single people out with passive aggressive actions, because I felt rather humiliated. I understand the policy as they explain it, but it was implemented in a rude and ad-hoc way that makes you feel singled out.
July 2024 by Lisa L
Staff went out of their way to make us feel unwelcome. Food extremely average. Please don?t waste your money and time in this miserable place
July 2024 by Angela Radford
Bet coffee snd scones in town. The only thing that lets their fabulous scones down is not having real butter. Such a shame as the scones are awesome
Parking: Not an issue
June 2024 by Janet Holder
I found the staff extremely friendly and polite, the coffee and cake were lovely. I would like to have a meal here at some point. A very pleasant visit.
June 2024 by Jan Coppinger
Awesome home cooked food. Lovely service.
May 2024 by James Slattery
Hard working and friendly staff. Good choice on the menu and very competitive prices. I'd definitely return.
May 2024 by Dan Saltman
Great cafe for breakfast, decent sized portions. My wife and I enjoyed the food
May 2024 by Kay
Thank you everyone at Elsie May's today. We had high tea for our daughters birthday today and it was fantastic. The service was really friendly and quick and the food and drinks were all delicious. One of the kids was dairy free and this was catered for no problem. Everything was very reasonably priced too. We cant wait to come back to try your breakfasts and cocktail nights too!
