Gulliver's Fine Coffee Cakes - Exeter

I visited this restaurant to try the amazing cakes I had seen on Facebook. I ordered the coffee and walnut cake, while my partner had the lemon drizzle. Both were delicious, though the portion size was a bit small. The coffee was very nice and the service was friendly. The restaurant was a bit chilly, so they may need to turn up the heating a bit. I will definitely be returning to try the chocolate cake!

A cosy comfortable cafe with a warm friendly service. Gulliver, the young owner has jetted the reputation of this cafe to such a high standard in just one year of opening, he is to be heartily congratulated. Gulliver is surely a chef entrepreneur of the future. . Everything selling like 'hot cakes '! What a an enjoyable meal.. Thank you.

I’d heard great things about this place so decided to give it a try go for coffee cake with a friend just after Christmas. I’d emailed them the day before to check that they were open in between Christmas New Year. We arrived the cafe around 11:00am and it looked welcoming, with nice comfy seats. We ordered coffees wanted cake too but the only cake on display was chocolate brownies, the other cake stands were empty. We asked what other cake they had was told there was none, said he was going to bake two cakes but hadn’t so far. This was really disappointing as we had high expectations of delicious cake to go with our coffee. So we ended up with the chocolate brownies which were somewhat rich for our taste quite expensive. It was a chilly day we sat furthest from the door but they didn’t appear to have any heating on we spent the whole time there with our coats on. There was a sign in the toilet saying ‘please close the door to keep the heat in’ but the little radiator that was in there wasn’t plugged in! Overall a disappointing first visit. Perhaps we were unlucky caught them on a rare bad day. In view of its previous good reviews I may consider going there again, but I’ll certainly check out the cake they have on offer first.

I have eaten at Gulliver's several times, not only just cake and coffee (which is second to none) but splendid jacket potatoes, which are finished off in an oven, giving them a crunchy outside perfect. He has also supplied Exeter Historic Buildings Trust with excellent cakes for an event we have just held in St. Nicholas Priory. Needless to say, they were soon eaten up and we had to order some more... Well worth a visit if you are in or near North Street, or even if you're not.

This restaurant offers excellent coffee, delicious cakes, and comfortable seating. The friendly staff make it a hidden gem worth trying out!