Exeter
Cowick Barton

Cowick Barton

121 Cowick Lane, Exeter, United Kingdom

Fish • Steak • Mexican • Vegetarian


"We recently had lunch at Cowick Barton on the 12th of June, eagerly looking forward to catching up with friends after a long time. The anticipation of enjoying good company and trying out this restaurant was high, but sadly, the experience left us with a bad taste in our mouths. The restaurant itself is quite charming with lovely interior decor that sets a pleasant ambiance. The food was well-presented and tasted nice, which initially gave us hope for a great dining experience. However, the staff’s attitude and inflexibility marred our visit. One of our friends had recently undergone stomach surgery and is only able to eat small portions at a time. When we booked our table, we noticed on the website that the restaurant offered a kids' menu, which seemed like a perfect solution for our friend’s dietary needs. However, upon ordering, we were informed that they couldn’t serve anything from the kids' menu, even after we explained the medical situation. The staff's suggested solution was to serve a small adult portion but still charge the full price. This felt unreasonable and dismissive of our friend's health requirements. It seemed like the restaurant prioritized their profit over accommodating a customer's special needs especially as all he ordered was ham,egg and chips. Overall, while Cowick Barton boasts a lovely setting and good food, the lack of empathy and flexibility from the staff made us feel undervalued as customers. It's disappointing that the restaurant couldn’t adapt to our situation, leaving us with the impression that what mattered most was the amount we paid rather than our dining experience. Not sure if we will be back."

Marcello

Marcello

32a Fore Street, Exeter, United Kingdom

Pasta • Pizza • Steak • Italian


"I and my mother went a nice dinner together and when we first went in we waited a few minutes until we sat and then got told everyone table, they have covers in there restaurant and there was only we had not been busy as I expected it was as it had been since the fire reopened. we had the bottle Tosti-Prosecco, for which was beautiful. then we decided to share our whole food. for the appetizers we had the garlic bread, the olives and the mac and the cheeses. the garlic bread was standard and so were the olives, but the mac and cheese bite were not so cheeky and looked like frozen, which they received from the co op on the road. they got from them how half a bag mixed leaves for weren not overly impressed by the starters, for the main we had the proscuit rucola pizza and the penne zuchinne pasta. we thought the pizza was not good, the crust seemed to be brought along and the cheese on the top was definitiw preflections dacheddar pizza as the saß the pasta on the other side was beautiful could be seasoned with more and the courgette and sunk tomatoes to be cut a little more so u with most mouthfuls they have, we have the sun-dried tomatoes cut us and it was much better. for and in the pasta are not large lumps of sun-dried tomatoes. with the netzen we had the truffle and parmesan fries and the insalata said what mozzarella and tomato was with balsam and olive oil. the fries tasted like frozen, which had been boiled and then was put on parmesan, it did not taste or smell as if there were any truffles, disappointed. and the salat had tomato that were rocky as they just come out of the refrigerator, and the mozzarella slices were tiny and saw and tasty business brought and it was with what looked like a rake. we ate about half the pasta and had each disc of pizza and that was enough. we sat in front of a table of ladies and they asked the waitress to share the Bill Way, and she was very rude and said I can't put the Salat in the game, but I don't think she understood what the ladies said. they finally paid we went up to the time to pay as we had enough, and then we said good night to those who had raised eyebrows on us. we paid and our total bill was what I think was for what we had, that went off. we will not come back and we have even said to the waitress before we left that a smile helps with good customer service and it goes for us native. very dissatisfied."

Plant Cafe

Plant Cafe

Exeter, 1 Cathedral Yard, EX1 1HJ, United Kingdom

Cafés • Coffee • British • Breakfast


"I just want to admit that I'm not a vegan, but I have reduced my consumption of meat and milk products. my partner founded her diet on vegan, so on a visit to exeter she introduced me into the plant cafe! we were warmly welcomed and found a place in the window, it was a beautiful day, so was nice, lunch with a view of the cathedrale green. I had a look through the menu and it was filled with incredible sounding feeds and drinks! I was stubborn what to choose! we decided quickly for a coffee. my goodness, the coffee was beautiful! rich in taste and I was blown away! better than a few coffee houses. we finally decided for a homity pipe. the presentation was amazing! I just couldn't wait to dig in! we had a long look around more exeter, so it was nice to finally recover and have something nice to eat. the cake was nicely light, really tasty! they get a lot of beautiful aroma, taste break for their palette. as it was a nice bite, we decided to get the carrot cake. one of the best decisions! my goodness, it's the best carrot cake I've ever tasted! the aromen were perfect, beautifully moist and also not too dry! you say that every quantity goes carefully into every dish! everything beautifully presented and prepared. I can't recommend this place enough. for everyone will not love vegan and vegan eating! incredible and beautiful workers who were very helpful and beautiful. they recognize some amazing recommendations for us, especially as our first visit. we're coming back a few points!"