Exeter Phoenix Cafe

I came to the restaurant for an event tonight and spent a lot of time talking to the friendly bar staff. The team working there is truly great - even when they... read more I came to the restaurant for an event tonight and spent a lot of time talking to the friendly bar staff. The team working there is truly great - even when they were busy, they still made time for everyone and provided excellent service.

Good food and drinks, reasonably priced Pleasant bar staff. Outdoor seating available. Super events and exhibition site read more Good food and drinks, reasonably priced Pleasant bar staff. Outdoor seating available. Super events and exhibition site

Quirky little cafe/vibrant night life bar! The staff are more than accommodating and the atmosphere is perfect. Fab sunshine lunch spot, just round the corner f... read more Quirky little cafe/vibrant night life bar! The staff are more than accommodating and the atmosphere is perfect. Fab sunshine lunch spot, just round the corner from work.

We have been regular visitors to the Phoenix Bar and Café as it has a lovely atmosphere and is very child friendly. In the past we have enjoyed a range of food... read more We have been regular visitors to the Phoenix Bar and Café as it has a lovely atmosphere and is very child friendly. In the past we have enjoyed a range of food from an interesting menu, presented well and served by friendly staff. We were all the more disappointed, then, to find that the cafe's kitchen has now been closed and the new menu is a selection of tired looking salads which are stored at the end of the bar and pies and mash which are microwaved there as well. The staff were friendly, courteous and professional, but after waiting 25 minutes for a children's pasta bowl and one pie and mash to be put in a microwave and brought to us, we gave up and had our food refunded. If you just want a hot drink or something from the bar this is still a good place to go nice atmosphere, plenty of space, pleasant staff. However, we definitely won't be going for food again, and judging by small number of people in the café at lunch time during the half term holiday others think the same. Such a shame Phoenix you have a remarkable resource, funded in part by the city council, and this poor decision making will keep people away from the building.

A visitor may well miss out on this little gem. More a bistro than a café we dropped by for late Saturday lunch and just had a bowl of soup but the brunch menu... read more A visitor may well miss out on this little gem. More a bistro than a café we dropped by for late Saturday lunch and just had a bowl of soup but the brunch menu was very interesting with Middle Eastern overtones and standard burgers.All I can say is if in Exeter go!