What lovely little shop and cafe. Lots of nice high quality products, service wuth a smile and really tasty pasties. We had a great snack, drink and wander around the small store. If you are in the area definitely worth a visit.

Date of visit: November 2023

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Thank you for your lovely review of Johns! Really happy to hear you loved all our homemade/local products. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Lauren & the Appledore Team :)

Netty137

104 reviews

Reviewed 25 September 2023

Good selection in the deli

Shopped here for some treats from the deli. Really good choice but rather expensive. However as we were on holiday felt we could indulge ourselves a little.

Date of visit: September 2023

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Thank you for your 5 star review of Johns, really happy to hear you loved your homemade, local and artisan products we have to offer! Many thanks!

ASJ127

11 reviews

Reviewed 23 August 2023

Delicious but pricey.

Only dropped in for a takeaway pastry sausage roll, but ended up with a crab baguette as well. Utterly delicious and highly recommended, if a little pricey.

Date of visit: August 2023

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Thank you for your 4 star review of Johns. We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your takeaway goodies! We look forward to welcoming you back.

Joel C

1 review

Reviewed 7 August 2023

Delicious Carmel coffee!

Had an amazing iced Carmel Coffee I’ll never forget. Also the girl with short blue hair who made was gorgeous

Date of visit: August 2023

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Thank you Joel for your review of Johns of Appledore. Really glad to hear you enjoyed your iced coffee. Lauren & Appledore Team.

Pioneer62474632439

6 reviews

Reviewed 6 August 2023

Ice cream and coffee

Beautiful deli and cafe. Friendly staff, gorgeous ice cream and coffee and well worth a visit when in Appledore.

Date of visit: August 2023

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Thank you so much for your great review of Johns! So happy to hear you enjoyed all our goodies we have to offer! We look forward to seeing you again :) Lauren & the Appledore team.

joshuawI653FF

27 reviews

Reviewed 29 July 2023

lovely food. service disappointing

Amazing shop with great choice. food was delicious and quick to come. crab baguette was full and lovely. pasty was hot and full of meat. brilliant. service was a bit lacking in joy and both people I interacted with didn't seem happy to be at...work.More

Date of visit: July 2023

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Hello and thank you for your review I am so pleased you enjoyed all of the produce and our great store we are very proud of it 😊 Its such a shame you didn’t receive great customer service I have had time to chat to...More

Jet61129832450

7 reviews

Reviewed 6 July 2023 via mobile

Lovely Food But Mean Spirited and Bad Atmosphere

What a shame, food and drink is lovely if a little expensive which would be fine if the people working there weren’t so miserable with customers and each other. The people working there seemed to actively be sniping at each other in front of customers....We are local and would love to support small business but won’t be back. Also wish they would reconsider - I feel that if you are happy to take £8 for 2 sausage rolls asking for a little tap water is quite reasonable and denying this is rather mean.More

Date of visit: July 2023

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Thank you for your review and sorry to hear you were disappointed about not being offered tap water free of charge to take away. Yes, in some circumstances we should be offering this, and we do have a system where when asked we have glasses...More

Jim S

168 reviews

Reviewed 13 June 2023

Great selection of quality local produce

Wonderful selection of local products and home made food, helpful and knowledgeable staff and we enjoyed the lunch items we purchased sitting on the quayside.

Date of visit: June 2023

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Thank you, for your 5 star review of Johns! So happy to hear you enjoyed everything we are so proud off!

Jim R

11 reviews

Reviewed 31 May 2023 via mobile

Nice local shop and food.

Lovely place with nice groceries, local products, gin, cheese, bread etc. Nice service, good little cafe and ice cream place there too as well as post office. Lovely to have in the town, we have visited lots.

Date of visit: May 2023

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Thank you Jim for your 5 star review of Johns! We really appropriate your lovely review! We look forward to seeing you again soon. Lauren & Appledore team.

19whitfield

7 reviews

Reviewed 20 April 2023

A miserable experience

A very expensive cream tea served in a carboard box. We were told that we could eat-in but the scone, jam and cream were a take-away. Imagine trying to serve that on your knee on a seaside bench. We sat in. No plates, weak coffee...in a cardboard beaker and the scone (just one each) was made of cardboard too. This deli used to be very good but we won't be going back in a hurry. We are locals not tourists.More

Date of visit: April 2023

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Hello there. Thank you for taking the time to leave us some feedback, I am sorry you feel our cream tea is expensive, we strive to keep our prices competitive with the area. Since covid began a few years back we removed the café area...More

Flackadder

329 reviews

Reviewed 19 January 2023 via mobile

Really nice

Nice shop and cafe. Food and latte great. Clean and tidy making this a great place for a coffee and a little rest after walking for a while.

Date of visit: January 2023

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Hi, Thanks for your great comments, we really appreciate it! Hope to see you again soon, Oskar and the Appledore team

Eastmidlander20

45 reviews

Reviewed 22 October 2022

unfriendly staff, "gluten free" sausages weren't! avoid.

I asked for something gluten free for lunch and was offered gluten free scotch egg or gluten free bacon and sausage sandwich. I chose the latter and was quite ill later in the day with classic gluten ingestion symptoms for coeliacs. My daughter bought food...for 2 adults and 3 children and we all felt rushed and unwelcome. Plus their drink order was incorrect even though it was on the receipt. She has lodged a formal complaint on all issues.More

Date of visit: October 2022

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Hi, We received the complaint from this and have been in discussion with your daughter, following an investigation. Please be assured that this has been fully looked into and we have understood how this momentary lapse has occurred. Please let me apologies again, we aim...More

322rosieb

93 reviews

Reviewed 28 September 2022 via mobile

Scrumpy, do not walk by!

Lovely Sunday wander flowed by a tasty snack from John's....what a fantastic cafe /deli. Stock fab foods and provisions. Instow too.

Date of visit: September 2022

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Hi Rosie, What a fantastic review! We're so glad you enjoyed your trip to Johns and we hope you'll come by again soon. Many thanks, Oskar and the Appledore team

Z4555VOmikef

1 review

Reviewed 15 September 2022

Mr

Go to john's when we visit appledore every few weeks, always have a well done vegan pasty to take away and sit on seat facing water. Really lovely pastys.

Date of visit: September 2022

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Thank you so much for you great review about our Appledore store. Glad you enjoy our vegan pasty. Lauren & the Appledore team.

caroline387

35 reviews

Reviewed 1 September 2022

Friendly service

All of the establishments were friendly and efficient, the food choices were varied and suited everyone, highly recommend.

Date of visit: August 2022

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Thank you Caroline for your great 5* rating of Johns of Appledore. Glad you enjoyed our serve & are varied food choices. Lauren & the Appledore team.

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David G

Could i buy their homity pies frozen for delivery to me in Croydon.

11 February 2018|

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Dear David, Im afraid I dont know the answer to that as Ive only been in the once. Id call them & ask on: 01271-860310 Goodluck. A

HannahLB

What time is the deli open until?

2 August 2017|

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Open until 8pm during the summer!

raycooper16

Hi I have visited both your cafes several times in the past four months. I have been very pleased with the food and service which has been absolutely excellent. I have a couple of issues, firstly, I have hesitated to purchase certain cakes, as they have been uncovered and I have seen members of the public touching the cakes - would it not be possible to use the glass domes that you use for some for all your cakes? I have also noticed on the last couple of occasions that dogs have been allowed inside the café - is this normal policy? Look forward to your comments.

21 March 2017|

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We’re delighted that you’ve been enjoying the food & service in our deli & café. Thank you for your enquiry and please find answers below: Our cakes are self-service but we provide sets of tongs for customers to use to... More

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Yes, Johns of Appledore offers takeaway services.

Johns of Appledore is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:

Food: 4.5
Service: 4
Value: 4
Atmosphere: 4