Family run, friendly cafe.
Situated in the heart of beautiful Dawlish, overlooking the iconic lawn where the black swans in Dawlish live on the stream and have been a major tourist attraction for decades, being used as the town’s emblem.
John’s offers outside covers for 29 with a further 30 inside covers. We are a family run café, that prides ourselves on offering and sourcing high quality local ingredients and exceptionally welcoming friendly customer service to all of our customers.
In the Summer we open from 08.00, 7 days a week with our menu consisting of delicious, freshly cooked breakfasts, lunches, afternoons teas, freshly baked homemade cakes on the premises and much more at very reasonable prices. We are also fully licenced.
Here at John’s we look forward to welcoming everyone, young, old and inbetween, and our furry friends are also welcome inside. We are fully disabled accessible with a disabled toilet and baby changing facilities.
We are fully committed to supporting local farmers, producers and suppliers here in the South West and enjoy supporting all of the local events and activities.
What we do
Our Breakfasts
If we have a reputation for anything, its our breakfasts. Rated on Tripadvisor as number 1 in Dawlish.
Smooth locally roasted coffee
Voyager Coffee based in Buckfastleigh, Devon blends coffee from Brazil, Colombia & Peru for a superb coffee called “Road Trip”
Locally sourced ingredients
We actively use locally sourced ingredients where possible leading us to win Gold for the two years running from Taste of the West.
Events
Friendly customer service
We will go that extra mile with a smile on our faces. We pride ourselves in being friendly and very customer focused.
Our business in numbers
Numbers up to date as of 28th of March 2024.
What our customers think
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Good for a quick brew - We went in for a quick drink and found it to be quite a nice place to stop at for a bit, the staff were welcoming and it wasn’t too... read more busy.
22nd October 2024 -
Great food served with a cracking sense of humour ! - Six of us for breakfast today . Served by John himself and nothing was too much trouble. Breakfast menu altered to suit each of us ( pick n mix /... read more mix n match ) great service with a sense of humour and the food was delicious. Will 100% return .. if John hasn’t already banned us ! Thank you guys .. too notch !
13th October 2024 -
Lovely Breakfast - Visited a couple of times while on holiday set us up on the last day for our long drive home. They were extremely busy but you don`t mind waiting for... read more quality. spoke with John was greeted like an old friend can`t wait to return in 2025.
22nd September 2024 -
Beautiful food - Been to Dawlish many years, this year on arriving went to John's when I looked up where to eat breakfast in Dawlish what a find the breakfast was value for... read more money, beautifully cooked, service was brilliant nothing to much trouble for the staff, definitely recommend it 10 out of 10
21st September 2024 -
Wonderful Home cooked English Cuisine in Dawlish - Excellent cooked breakfast served with lashings of hot coffee and hot chocolate. Every cooked breakfast item was perfect. Wholesome food, generous portions. Very friendly helpful staff. Definitely worth visiting. Iseal... read more location next to the green and by the sea.
21st July 2024 -
Highly recommended. - Delicious food, great atmosphere, courteous and friendly staff.
I loved the local produce board to see where the ingredients are sourced. Manager apologised that food might be a while, it... read more was only 15 minutes and the cafe was packed.
15th July 2024 -
Friendly service and delicious food - We really enjoyed our visit to John's. It was busy inside, but we managed to get a table straight away. We visited for lunch and had a cheese and ham... read more panini and chicken strips, chips and beans. Both meals were brought out very quickly, especially when considering how busy it was. We both enjoyed our meals. The staff were very friendly and chatty. We would definitely return if we are in Dawlish again!
28th June 2024 -
Amazing food and Staff - Amazing place for food. Our 8 year old grandson and us agreed the best sausage we had eaten. Service & friendliness first class. Would highly recommend. So good went 2... read more days in a row
20th June 2024