Blinis - East Devon

Very tranquil and a lovely atmosphere. Warm and friendly and attentive staff. Menu lots of choice and great quality. Would highly recommend visiting there.

I have been to Blinis a few times and have always been happy with the food and the atmosphere. This time I tried the 'grilled halloumi in a toasted bap with hummus, roasted red pepper sweet potato fries '. Not being a sweet potato fan I switched to 'aspen fries; skinny skin-in fries with truffle oil parmesan '. The grilled halloumi was cold and tasteless: halloumi needs to be properly grilled/pan fried to bring out its flavour, and preferably served hot. The 'skinny fries ' seemed to be standard catering pack chips with no obvious taste of truffle oil and precious little parmesan, and not particularly skinny. Blinis has an interesting menu, why should it be beyond the the capabilities of any chef to peel slice a few maris pipers and make proper chips/fries? Rather than pudding we decided on cake coffee. The Devon Apple Cake was dry and distinctly lacking in apple. Although the restaurant was 'fully booked ' and a number of people were turned away, fewer than half the tables were actually occupied...I can only surmise that, like many establishments, they are suffering from staffing problems. As I say, I like Blinis so that 's why I am probably being generous with 3 stars.

Was here several years ago and whilst clean and friendly this time the food was poor. The prawns had been nuked and my partners tempura weren’t great. Probably still good for a coffee and sandwich but would stay clear of the ‘cooked’ mains.

It was so good to find a cafe/restaurant with a different and interesting menu. Reasonable prices for the location, the quality of the food and the service. Lunch really felt like a special treat. A special shout out for the key lime pie zingy and delicious.

Watch that deal for two courses on the main menu. More expensive than buying some dishes individually. About 15 20% more. Food was great though.