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It’s no secret – Exeter is known for its delicious, locally-sourced produce, which you'll find in its farm shops and on the menus at many restaurants across the city. There is also a great selection of restaurants offering cuisines from all over the world. Whilst we can't enjoy the full experience of dining out during the lockdown, there's no need for this to stop you trying new flavours and enjoying your usual favourites this festive season, as many local eateries are offering takeaway and local delivery instead. Below is a list of restaurants and cafés who are offering takeaway for your foodie fix, don't forget our food retailer's products would be perfect in gift hampers!
The Shack at Darts Farm
The Shack at Darts Farm is open for takeaway! Pick up a heart-warming chilli or stew, a juicy burger, a freshly-baked Devon cream tea and much more! Not to mention you can grab a cup of coffee, local cider or gin plus refreshing non-alcoholic alternative to accompany your scrumptious food.
Emma’s Bread at the Boatyard Bakery and Café
Emma's Bread is a small artisan bakery specialising in sourdough bread with integral café overlooking Exeter's historic ship canal. Freshly baked bread every day, homemade soups, salads and cakes – sound delicious to you? This delightful café is open for takeaway drinks and bread sales! The Boatyard Bakery and Café are also delivering with Co-Bikes on Tuesdays and Fridays, order online! Customers also have the open to click and collect Monday – Saturday!
On The Waterfront
On The Waterfront offers a selection of tempting lunch and dinner dishes – from their well renowned pizzas to fresh fish, meats, pastas and salads - while their extensive bar offers a selection of wines, beers, spirits and soft drinks. The popular pizza restaurant is now offering delivery and click & collect on their website.
The Daisy Café
A warm welcome and local, home-cooked food is what The Daisy Café is all about. Enjoy a coffee and a cake or two, indulge in an English breakfast and enjoy a light lunch! This friendly café is fully-licenced has featured in the BBC Good Food Magazine and has received the Taste of the West Gold award. Now available for takeaways on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 8:30-1:30pm and Saturdays 8:30-1pm!
Harry’s Restaurant
Harry’s Restaurant has been gratifying appetites since 1993. It’s the ideal setting for laid back brunches, lunch times dates, intimate dinners, celebrations and quick bites. Wherever possible, the family run team source ingredients from nearby farms, producers and suppliers, including locally reared meats, and seasonal fruits and vegetables. The ‘Harry’s a Home’ collection-only takeaway menu will be live to order from 6 - 8:30pm everyday Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening in November. Visit their website for details.
The Oddfellows
Only a stone's throw away around the corner from the hustle and bustle of Exeter High Street is The Oddfellows, this relaxed and friendly gastro bar will be sure to please. The stylish and eclectic mix of old and new decor will soon have you feeling quite special and perusing a mouth-watering menu of English style cuisine that has been given a modern twist. Fans of this authentic restaurant can still enjoy their delicious Sunday roasts by click and collecting between 12 – 5pm every Sunday!
Route 2 Café
The Route 2 Café takeaway Hatch remains open seven days a week, 8am-5pm. All food, coffee and soft drinks are served in takeaway form and you can call ahead on 01392 875085 to pre-book or pop up to the hatch to place your order with the team. On Fridays, fish & chips night will continue but with extended hours and extended menu, open until 8pm for the foreseeable future. The takeaway menu includes:
All items are £8.50 (except the Sausages, £6.50)
Pink Moon Café
Enjoy a taste of Cali in Exeter’s new social space, Pink Moon! We’ve got something for everyone with our lively Grab ‘N’ Go Café, modern brunch space and social restaurant! We’re passionate about sustainability, health and good quality products, which is why we’re striving for a zero-waste and reduced single-use plastic operation. Both vegans and meat eaters can enjoy our delicious food and an encompassing atmosphere when on the go. Great news – Pink Moon is now open for collection on Saturdays between 5pm and 9pm and delivery available on Deliveroo!
Southernhay House Hotel
Southernhay House Hotel is a relaxed and friendly boutique hotel with a touch of retro-style! Their menu is packed with simply cooked, clean and delicious food, with ingredients which are locally sourced and freshly prepared by chefs Paul Brinicombe & Matthew Hallett and team. In aims to beat the lockdown blues, this chic hotel is offering takeaway jam jar cocktails. What's even better is that you get a packet of complimentary fudge with every order! Call 01392 435324 or arrive at Southernhay House Hotel with you cocktail choice in mind (warning - it'll be a difficult decision!)
Taco Boys
In the mood for tacos? Of course you are! Visit the Taco Boys website to see their scrumptious menu and check out their Facebook page for updates on takeaway, delivery services and their brand new Exeter store!
The Sandwiched Inn
We’re pleased to offer you the best in sandwiches, baguettes and wraps. Artisan coffee, pastries, tray bakes and cakes. Open for takeaway throughout lockdown. Check out out Facebook page for more information!
Devon Coffee
Sitting proudly in Exeter’s historic Queen Street you will find the lovely Devon Coffee. Unmissable thanks to the bright orange paintwork of the façade, the wood-panelled interior of Devon Coffee is warm, relaxing and so very cosy. Open 10am-4pm daily for sourdough toasties, soup, pastries, cake, coffee, hot choc and more! Visit their online shop for a treat for a loved one or for yourself - you've earned it!
Bar Venezia
From the moment you walk into Venezia you cannot fail but to be impressed by the individual Mediterranean ambience and the historical unique location situated on the famous quayside beside the beautiful river Exe. We can proudly say that Venezia Exeter pioneered the romance that is associated with Italian cuisine in the UK. We started our journey as Bar Venezia at a time when very few people in Exeter knew the taste & authenticity of this cuisine. Click here to view their delicious menu and order it for collection! You can also order your food to be delivered through Just Eat, Uber Eats and Deliveroo.
The Prospect
The Prospect are firing up their ovens on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings between 5-7:30pm, for people to order and collect their scrumptious pub grub! Take a look at their menu and find out how to order here.
Gourmet Peri-Peri
Our local restaurant and takeaway is here to deliver. Choose the food you fancy and track the order to your door. Order now! Delicious food, delivery, pickup available. Fresh & fast delivery. Tasty offers. Specialise in peri peri chicken – We use a range of different spices to bring you the best flavours of chicken Exeter has to offer. Try our lemon and herb, medium, hot and for the brave customers out there.... extra hot. Burgers, wraps, pittas, chicken wings, strips, half or whole chicken, vegetarian options we have quite a range to offer. Meal deals have never sounded better than we do at the restaurant recognizes the fact that we are in hard economic times but people have to eat good food. Check out our website to find out more.
Queen Street Dining
Princesshay Shopping Centre
Kenton Park Estate
Kenton Park Estate was once part of the Powderham Castle estate and is surrounded by sweeping countryside - a truly outstanding area of natural beauty. The south facing slopes & sandy soil, together with the mild and sunny climate are ideal for wine production. The estate has previously grown all of its own grapes and made wines in its purpose built winery building. New vines are being planted & the 1st vintage will be ready in 2021. With over 15,000 vines, the Estate will produce more than 40,000 Bottles of Wine annually. Visit Kenton Park Estate’s online shop for free delivery within a 10-mile radius!
Darts Farm Shopping Village
Darts Farm’s food hall is filled with hundreds of hand-picked local and artisan suppliers; the best Westcountry cheeses, incredible artisan breads, pastries and pies, luxury local wines, craft beers and much more! Their Master Butchers Phillip and Alastair, are experts in sourcing and hand selecting the finest quality, locally reared meat. Whether it’s their own Ruby Red cattle, or animals from one of their passionate, local farmers, they oversee the whole process from field to fork. They only buy whole carcasses and use traditional butchering techniques, skill and great care to ensure minimal waste. Visit their online store, where you can shop with UK delivery!
Exeter Gin
Recently crowned the winners of The Great British Food Awards 2020, distillers have carefully selected 16 different botanicals to create Exeter Gin's unique flavour. In line with Exeter's Roman heritage subtle tones of Tarragon, Basil, Cardamon and Marigold combine with a light spicy finish from the Pink & Black Peppercorns. High quality Juniper berries give the gin a full depth of flavour balanced with the other botanicals resulting in an exceptionally smooth and desirable gin. Shop our city’s gin and others including Granny Garbutts gin with delivery!
One Mile Bakery
One Mile Bakery Exeter delivers delicious homemade bread, soups and preserves through subscriptions. Also available are a range of baking at home classes, so that more people can bake amazing bread and bakes at home. Over the course of a fun, relaxed day, you’ll learn to bake three recipes which incorporate all the core skills and knowledge for bread-making and leave you confident to tackle any bread recipe. Fresh goodies are delivered within a one mile, order here!
Otter Vale Products
Otter Vale, producers of the celebrated Devon Chutney (onion and pineapple) and Devon Fire Chutney, are the third generation of a family making food with dedication and passion. The small team make a range of delicious hand-made gluten-free chutneys, savoury jellies, mustards, and marmalade, suet-free mincemeat, piccalilli and our renowned Coronation Sauce. Many of their products have earned Great Taste and Taste of the West awards. They can be used as accompaniments, and as ingredients in stocks, sauces, dishes and baked treats – order your favourites online and have these delivered!
Crank House Coffee
Crank House Coffee in artisan micro-roasting company focusing on purchasing amazing coffees from around the world. Our coffees are selected from speciality importers who support and care about the farmers and cooperatives through ethical and sustainable practices. Shop on their website for free delivery over £20 and click and collect services!
Butter Bike
Back in 2017, our Chief Peanut, Jeni began blending her own recipe butters to keep her fuelled on every adventure the beautiful South West had to offer - cycle, surf, stroll and paddle. She then took to her bike to share jars with other nut butter lovers across the city. Today, you can find our jars of joy on shelves across the South West and beyond, helping you make tasty, nutritious choices for breakfast. And elevenses. Probably lunch too. Oh heck, good choices ALL day. Take a look at the Butter Bike website and choose your jar! Enter the code ‘LOCALNUTS’ at the checkout for free delivery in Exeter by bike! If you live slightly further afield, your goods will be delivered by your local courier.
Figgy's
We make all our Christmas Puddings by hand in our small bakery near Exeter in Devon. We’ve always made puddings for our friends and family and so have perfected our recipe over many years. We don't try to be clever and reinvent the wheel - this is a traditional British figgy pudding (not at all like the mass-produced supermarket version!) Order your 2020 Christmas pudding here, with standard shipping only £1.95!
The Hidden Treasure Tea Room
The Hidden Treasure Tea Room is an independent vintage style tearoom in the heart of Exeter’s artisan West Quarter. Free local delivery for cream teas, afternoon tea picnics, celebration cakes & vintage china gift sets!
Pullo: Wine, Cider, Coffee and Cheese
Pullo is paris Street’s dedicated space for all the best things in life. Natural wines and ciders, British cheeses and sustainably sourced coffee are all available in this relaxed space. Open during the day, and often running special evening events keep up to date with all that is happening by visiting the Pullo website. Free local delivery in a 2 mile radius every trading day, and up to a 10 mile radius twice week. Nationwide deliveries too! During this period while unable to open the shop, Pullo has launched an online delivery service with other independent traders in the city. You can place your order here.
Doctor Ink's Curiosities
Victorian Inspired Cocktail Bar, Absinthe Parlour, Gin Joint and general den of iniquity. Located in The UK’s Oldest Customs House on Exeter’s Quayside. Order your cocktail box online and join in with their Stir Crazy Drinks Live every Saturday!
Quayside Easy Brew
We’re a family owned business established in 1991 and have unrivalled experience in all aspects of home brewing (we produce several thousand litres of wine each year ourselves). Order your ingredients, beer kits, liquour kits, wine kits and more from Quayside Easy Brew's website!
Roly’s Fudge Exeter
Roly's Fudge is a handmade boutique fudge pantry in the heart of Exeter. Our fudge is based on a recipe passed down by the founder's family over generations. Using carefully sourced and highest quality ingredients, we craft by hand a mouth-watering crumbly fudge, available in a range of unique flavours. Now stocking dairy-free vegan fudge too! Roly’s Fudge is closed during lockdown, however they’ll be open for click and collect. Please get in touch on 01392 276711 to confirm your order and set a collection time. If you can't get through on the phone, please send an email to rachael@rolysfudge.co.uk with your order and telephone number, and someone will get back to you. Please contact the email above to enquire about delivery further afield.
Ben’s Farm Shop
Ben's Farm Shop are bringing good food that comes from good farming to the city. Our shop boasts a traditional butcher's counter, fresh, organic fruit and veg, dairy products, craft beers and wines and some fantastic store cupboard essentials. We source directly from small, local producers so you can be sure that our food is truly local and deliciously fresh. Click and collect is available to make your shopping experience easier.
Cotley Farm Christmas Shop
Cotley Farm Christmas Shop is offering an online shop selling their Christmas trees, locally produced turkeys, a selection of foodie hampers and other essentials for your tree. There is an easy Click & Collect option from their site or delivery to local areas if you cannot get out to visit them this year. People can order their Christmas tree and have it delivered, up and decorated by 1st December! Visit their website to browse their shop.
BAKE
A baking and sugar-craft supplies in the heart of Exeter. Everything you need for making cakes, biscuits, pastry and bread, with a good selection of cake decorations and all the essentials to make your own. For the home baker and the professional. At BAKE we love to chat about baking. We also offer a hire service offering the rental of cake tins and display stands. Click & Collect available, click here to start shopping!
Boatyard Bakery and Café
Pick up your freshly baked mince pies, Christmas cakes, festive DIY kits and more from the Boatyard Bakery and Café this December! Visit their website for more information how to get your hands on these treats!
The Salutation Inn
This year Christmas shall be a little different like the rest of 2020, and we have taken the decision to be closed on Christmas Day this year but would like to offer you a foodie experience at home… Treat yourself or loved ones to the Salutation experience with our Salutation Christmas Day at Home Kit. Save the hustle ‘n’ bustle of the mad shopping, avoid the 5am turkey in the oven alarm and discover our Christmas in a box! All you need to create a festive feast for Christmas Day; a selection of Salutation favourites, using stunning produce from our local suppliers, cooked by our wonderful team. Meals require some cooking and reheating; detailed step-by-step instructions are included in the box - click here to find out more!
Lockdown Exeter
Lockdown Exeter is a website highlighting what our local businesses are offering during the current national lockdown. Take a look at their food and drink page - for takeaway, delivery, gifts and more!
If Lockdown 2.0 has left you with a bit more time on your hands, then why not brush up on your culinary skills with some of these mouth-watering festive recipe ideas from Exeter?
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