The Express Pasta Company

The Express Pasta Company is a small family-run cafe on Bank Street in Newton Abbot, built around one idea done well: hot pasta pots made with fresh sauces, ready quickly whether you're eating in or taking away. Tomato and basil, and creamy chicken and bacon, are the two that come up most often as customer favourites, though the menu shifts with what's fresh.

Outside the pasta, there's jacket potatoes, beans on toast and toasted teacakes for anyone after something simpler, plus hot and cold drinks. It's open Tuesday to Saturday, 9am to 3pm, closed Monday and Sunday, and delivery runs through Uber Eats for anyone who can't make it into town. The food hygiene rating from Teignbridge Council sits at the full five stars, and the cafe holds a strong 4.7 rating across sixty-plus reviews - a small operation that's built a loyal following on consistency rather than variety.