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
Since 1st Jan 2019, we have sold;
What our customers think
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We had English breakfast and it was one of the best we ever had! We were served very quickly by very friendly staff! If you are looking for a breakfast... read more 
Ema D
8/09/2021 -
Were looking for a spot of Sunday morning breakfast and couldn't have found a better one than John's. Friendly and helpful staff, dogs welcome, EXCELLENT bacon, free wifi. A latte... read more 
smilymel
8/09/2021 - Visited here as a group of 10. Food was excellent, service good and I would highly recommend the mighty one if you're feeling hungry. Even as a group of 10... read more
Woody0459
8/07/2021 - Sat at an outside table in the sunshine watching the world go by. Staff were friendly and COVID rules compliant. Ordered sandwiches which came quickly and were fresh, very tasty,... read more
Sharon B
7/30/2021 - this was our first visit having walked by many times --food was fab and cooked to order --friendly staff --highly recommend
ro1865
7/30/2021 - Visited here many years ago but under differant ownership. managed to get and outside table in the sun. menu was very good and the prices were good. Our order was... read more
adyval
6/26/2021 - Visited here in June, breakfast was fantastic, dairy alternatives catered for, great staff, covid safe, would definitely recommend
cat-lover-xxxx
6/22/2021 - My wife and I called in here for breakfast on a very wet morning in Dawlish. The service was both quick and good. The food was excellent, I had the... read more
potter75_11
6/21/2021 - After a bit of research and being drawn in by the website and menus we visited today for breakfast.
Clean, friendly, COVID guidelines adhered to and a lovely breakfast... read more 
ceejay1
6/15/2021 - Went here for breakfast Friday based on the reviews from here. Wasn’t disappointed! Excellent breakfast, great value and friendly speedy service. If your in the area highly recommend.
Natashal40
6/13/2021
