Pura Vida

Visited 05/03/2023 12pm-ish: Came in with another person who had been there 5 months ago and enjoyed their time, unfortunately it had changed for the worse. Service was quick but the portions were small (considering price), no napkins, no offer of condiments, drinks were especially too much e.g. 3 plain hot chocolate in child-size mug. Staff (maybe due to kitchen overheating?) were impolite by opening the main door on a windy cold March morning after customers had closed it (several times) and did not apologetically inform anyone about why - customers began leaving and putting on coats - can be easily resolved by a backdoor or fan system. Did not meet expectations from recommendation. Hope to see improvement as it is mostly staff based issues.
Mar 13th, 2023

Honestly amazing. The owner (Howard) is a good looking young man but has appalling fashion sense. If I could give one star for fashion I would. We only ventured out into Exeter as we were on our way back from Cornwall and my girlfriend and I loved the vibe, coffee and food. Amazing gluten free options and the staff were so friendly. Will definitely come here again!
Mar 12th, 2023

Ordered waffle at 12pm, half an hour later I was told that they dont have enough waffle. Ended up getting mix of pancake and waffle. Waited for 45 minutes and portion was tiny! I expected more than only four raspberries when it said waffle with fresh fruit. Waffle was clearly a store bought Belgium sugar waffle. Overall, disappointing for the long wait. Whats worst, the cafe was full of a very very strong oily cooking smell, feels like eating in a KFC kitchen. However coffee was great and my friends sandwich was okay, just a bit overpriced for a 9 sandwich.
Feb 5th, 2023

Food : 4/5 | Service : 4/5 | Atmosphere : 5/5 More
Dec 12th, 2022

The coffee was good! Service was slow and inefficient. The food was badly cooked and the dishes had small portions. The potato hash was semi-cooked, the avocado was hard, and the meal took a long time to arrive. Would not recommend, unless you got a coffee to go.
Dec 11th, 2022