Birdie's Kitchen at the South Devon Railway in Teignbridge

Had a lovely day at South Devon Railway, and went into cafe for a sandwich and cup of tea, what I thought was 3 ham sandwiches turned out to be one ham two JAM none of them had any spead on the bread and the JAM as just a small amount in the middle, you couldn't see. This cost was over £14 very expensive for what it was. Will think twice before going again.☹

Mac and cheese recomemded lovely great service.

A really lovely place to visit and have something to eat. The breakfast is amazing! Would definitely recommend a visit! JJ and the girls that served me were friendly and helpful! Will come again!

Top service from the young lady behind the counter, a bubbly demeanour, and a sparkling personality, top job guys, oh the food is great also... the "Full steam breakfast" is particularly worthwhile...

£14.40 for a small bottle of prosecco and a bottle of beer. Served in a plastic party cup. Seems a bit of a captive market with the railway. We headed to the pub in town where the same order was under £8. Good location.

Had a super tasty, filling vegetarian breakfast at this place today, what s find! The smoky beans were delicious. JJ was very welcoming and friendly. Highly recommended and the local steam train station and otters and butterfly’s sanctuary and river walk make this a great day out.

Spent the day on the railway and stopped here for lunch, ham egg and chips was delicious and very plentiful. Very reasonably priced and didn't have to wait long for the food so would definitely recommend it while enjoying the railway

JJ was very kind and helpful the nicest person our food was cooked by Denise and was yummy we had eggs on toast with bacon and a full English both were delicious lovely to find a dog friendly cafe with wonderful staff and excellent food thank you

Good food good staff but so expensive infact it's a tourist rip off.

Great breakfast, well cooked, hot and tasty

What a treasure! We were looking for the Buckfastleigh services and stumbled upon Birdies Kitchen at the South Devon Railway Station. The "Full Steam Ahead" breakfast was possibly the best breakfast I have ever had! Amazing quality ingredients along with excellent coffee made this the perfect brunch. All the staff were friendly and helpful. Our dogs were welcomed and made a fuss of. Highly recommended. Thank you for a lovely unexpected treat.

Very disappointed when we arrived at the restaurant that you only take card payments only and not cash as well. We are old age pensioners and had to wait until some younger friends came so we could have coffee and food of which was very nice thankyou, we think you should have a rethink about your approach to card only as I feel as a business owner myself you are missing out on some vital trade in these pressing times.

It's a great location and a nice cafe, but two things really let it down, IMO. One is no cash accepted, and the other is charging quite a lot more for oat milk instead of dairy. That business decision is not worth the cost in a loss of sense of hospitality on that point, IMO.

Went yesterday, ordered ham eggs and chips. It took only 5 minutes to arrive, the chips were not chips but fries. The fries would have been okay if they hadn't had been cooked twice. They were very greesy and overcooked. Have been going there for years but won't be paying nearly £12 for awful food.

Went here yesterday for lunch with my daughter and granddaughter. Very impressed with the child's lunch as it included sandwich, drink, crisps, piece of fruit and a veggie snack pot. However, my sandwich was out of date, the bread was stale and the contents were sour tasting. I went and complained but was told it couldn't be like that as they sell so much they don't get food left over. Tried to eat it but it was awful, my daughter tried it and also said it was definitely off. Before we left I complained to someone else and he did give me a refund but I left having had no lunch when it should have been replaced the first time I complained!

Good food, plenty of seating. Lady initially overcharged me but I came back later, explained and she honoured (more than) the difference with a free cake. It was seemingly an honest mistake and the gesture was appreciated.

I had ordered two breakfasts for £12 each and when they came to the table both were stone cold, when i went up to get the attention of the workers they were actively avoiding me and generally seemed like they didn’t want to be there. Great area around the cafe, and all the locals are super friendly.

I tried the Moroccan Breakfast which was absolutely superb, it's exactly as described, and was extremely tasty. Very happy I tried something different. Husband had a "Full Steam Ahead" breakfast which had everything you could possibly want in a full-english, and very nicely done. We'll be back later for the cream tea / cakes which looked very inviting. Perfect start to our day. Thank you Birdie's Kitchen.

Love this place! Great food, and friendly helpful staff. The tacos are awesome!

The best smashed avocado I’ve ever had! Gorgeous art deco style cafe with mouth watering tacos, juices and smoothies. Definitely coming back for more! 💕

Lovely place to visit in any weather surprisingly large menu too

A huge variety of food, cake and hot drinks. Staff were very attentive and friendly. Good amount of entertainment for the small human, especially with a model shop attached next door. We had the carrot cake which had avocado in. Yum. Good coffee too!

WOW, what a lovely experience to visit for breakfast today. It was busy but my superb breakfast arrived beautifully cooked and presented within 10 minutes of ordering. Even my coffee was still warm! Which is a pleasant novelty compared to many establishments. Any previous criticisms are now definitely past history, following an incredible makeover and revamp. Can't recommend enough, well done to the owners and staf. 👍👍👍

Jay Jay and gabs were lovely today when we visited. Great ice cream and food! P.s enjoy little mermaid 🧜🏻‍♀️

Fabulous place! Had a makeover and is looking fantastic! Amazing food and really friendly hosts Birdie and Jonathan! You can't come to the railway without visiting Birdie's kitchen! A selection of locally made gifts too!

Amazing cafe! Super friendly and helpful staff. Will definitely visit again.

A very early put stop for us on our way to a funeral in Plymouth in absolutely pouring rain. Hot drinks and some sausage and bacon baps set us up for the next stage of our journey. Plenty of filling in the baps and they were warmed through for us while we waited. Good natured and friendly staff prepared to have a joke with you! Very glad we opted for here, not the golden arches a couple of miles up the road. I have pinned it on Google maps so I don't need to look for it next time. If there is a negative comment it is the fact there were only two accessible disabled bays, the other two made inoperative as a ramp had been put over them. The main car park is quite a hike from the café and shop. Hopefully this will be sorted before we return in a month or so. Hence only 4 stars.

Always have lovely food here when we visit the railway.

Lovely staff , good food worth a visit. Thank you for helping me celebrate my birthday. Can recommend the carrot cake.

Absolutely 10/10 service, from the lovely staff members. Clean and tidy inside and succulent, moist carrot cake. 100% would come here again. X

Glad to have found this place as the train doesn't run very frequently, and the Cafe at the Otter Sanctuary was closed. Decent selection of food + drinks in fairness. Little run-down, but not too bad. Soap pumps in the Gents weren't working so marked down a star.

We had a lovely lunch while waiting for the train, the homemade sandwiches were absolutely delicious 😋

Terrible service and food availability. Teenage staff that looked like they didn’t want to be there, didn’t know what things were on the menu and basically had no idea what they were doing, l heard one girl ask how to make a milkshake!! I felt embarrassed that we still have places like this in prime tourist locations that clearly aren’t managed or run properly. It fortunately didn’t spoil our ‘Day out with Thomas the Tank engine’ but my advice would be to BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH!

Visited Birdies kitchen for the first time after seeing a lot of advertising on Facebook. The staff were very welcoming and friendly, as it is part of the South Devon Railway in Buckfastleigh there's lots to see and do. I had a half steam english breakfast and the scrambled eggs were delicious and the breakfast was reasonably priced. There is also an amazing model shop on the side, which is great to look at, I definitely will be returning in the future to try some of there other great food on there large menu.