Brookside Café & Restaurant

Brookside Cafe & Restaurant sits on Station Road in Bovey Tracey, with its own car park and the public Station Road car park just fifty metres away - a practical detail in a town where parking can be tight. It runs seven days a week through the daytime, covering breakfast, coffee, lunch and afternoon tea rather than opening for evening service.

The menu ranges from smoked salmon and sausage sandwiches through to corned beef hash, alongside ice cream, puddings and creamy cakes for the afternoon-tea trade - a broad enough spread that it works for a full breakfast stop or just a coffee and cake break. It holds the top food hygiene rating, grade 5, and there's a dedicated area for well-behaved dogs, making it a natural stop for anyone walking on Dartmoor nearby and coming back into town. Winter hours run shorter, closing by mid-afternoon rather than late, so it's worth checking ahead outside the summer season. It's a straightforward, reliable cafe rather than a destination restaurant, and its dependability is likely why it's kept its loyal local following.