Welcome to Babbacombe Bay Café

We are situated in Babbacombe’s prime location sitting proudly on The Downs.

Babbacombe is in a picturesque corner of Torquay in South Devon. Beyond the palm-fringed downs and unbroken coastal views, sits the perfect tranquil spot with plenty of charm and views from the highest clifftop promenade in England.

Serving breakfast, lunch, afternoon teas and a seasonal dinner menu, will be complemented with our beautiful bi-folding doors to accentuate your relaxing al-fresco dining experience.

Eat & Drink

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Vouchers

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Food

Babbacombe Bay Cafe is proud to serve fine local ingredients with all meals, from breakfast, to lunch to dinner. Book a table and enjoy food with family and friends.

Drink

We are licensed to serve alcohol on our premises, and have some spectacular gins and other alcoholic beverages available.

Afternoon Tea

There is nowhere more special than Babbacombe Bay Café to enjoy the Devon cream tea experience.

All our afternoon teas include delicious homemade scones with lashings of jam and Devon clotted cream.

Doggies & Places of Interest

We love our well behaved four-legged friends, who are welcome at Babbacombe Bay Café, and can enjoy a little doggie treat or two.
We can offer catering for a variety of special occasions. With over 20 years extensive experience, we can help create a menu to suit any event.
Indulge with a lasting memory for friends and loved ones. Our personalised vouchers can be purchased for any amount and are valid for 12 months. You can choose to have your voucher delivered in our beautiful gift packaging, or via email.

Online Reviews

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Jen T
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Top clack service What a delightful experience. The coffee and cake were absolute perfection! Jess, the manager was welcoming and friendly. I highly recommend this place.
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Kevin S
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Fantastic October Family Lunch We went to the Babbacombe Bay Cafe for lunch yesterday. It was the first time I had been but we have already booked to go again. The ambience was stylish and the staff were friendly. The food was amazing. Between our group we had the bacon and brie sandwiches which were perhaps the best we have ever had, the chicken strippers were to die for, the focaccia fish sandwich got rave reviews and the soup was thick and delicious. We watched what other diners had too and every meal looked fantastic. There was a range of soft drinks too. The apple and elderflower could be recommended. All in all we had a memorable lunch. The place, food, drink and staff were all great.
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Sion L
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Excellent eggs ! Excellent eggs !! Very accommodating and extremely busy so did well to let my and the dogs eat without a booking.
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richard l
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★★★★★ A Babbacombe gem: breakfast done right I can't recommend Babbacombe Bay Cafe highly enough. The breakfast was absolutely delicious: generously portioned, cooked to order and piping hot, with fresh ingredients and real care on the plate. Every mouthful hit the spot. The service was first class from start to finish. The team were warm, attentive and genuinely welcoming, and everything arrived promptly without any sense of being rushed. It's the kind of friendly, professional service that makes you feel looked after. Add the lovely Babbacombe setting and you have the perfect way to start the day. I be back very soon, and I'd happily recommend it to locals and visitors alike. Five stars well deserved.
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Incredible, delicious, 10/10! My partner and I visited this weekend, and couldn’t believe the quality, presentation& absolute deliciousness of the food! It was so good that we went back 2 days in a row and tried new dishes, that were also incredible. Consistency, high quality & a real luxury feel at a very fair price! We wish we lived closer as we’d become new regulars for sure. Lovely staff, outstanding chefs. Genuinely the best food we have ever eaten. And we eat out a lot!
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Kay C
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An absolute gem of a place What an amazing place. The staff were amazing they couldn’t do enough for us. The food was amazing the atmosphere of the whole cafe was first class. Not only was the food super delicious it was great value. I have allergies and they couldn’t to enough to cater for me. The cafe was ideally located on the front over looking the sea. We will be going back again it could soon become our favourite place. An absolute gem.
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Nick
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Exceeding expectations Fabulous welcome from Jess the manager to our cycling group. Great coffee and then Paige filled our water bottles with ice! Thank you
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Timothy D
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Super Jess and Page and all the rest of the fab staff thank you Amazing stop for us again, we cycled from Exeter, knowing the great smiles and service we would get when we arrived kept us going up those tough climbs. Jess is always super efficient and friendly, which we appreciate, alongside with Page also. Well done to all the team very friendly and serving great food and drink. Thanks again Jess, Page and team.
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Mark Hatherell
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An excellent little cafe with good food at reasonable prices. I have been here several times and it is my favourite cafe on Babbacombe Downs.
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Tina Savelle
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Best breakfast I have had in years. Gorgeous restaurant, in a fantastic place.
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Cari Dennis
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Lovely warm, welcoming, cafe. Great for catch up brunch with friends.
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Chris Hardy
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Always a warm welcome, excellent staff and a good menu.
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Lyn Woodman
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Arrived just after 4 for a cream tea - well how accommodating the lovely friendly staff were considering we were outside the usual serving time !! Scones and cream provided in a lovely setting - well worth a visit folks 👍
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Petra Howard
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Wonderful staff, beautiful location and amazing food