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Name: Cafe Catalan
Address: 15 Magdalen Road, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom, EX2 4TA
Telephone: 01392 436107
Price range: £25 and under
Rating: 4.5

Cafe Catalan

4.5

90 Reviews

£25 and under

Tapas / Small Plates

15 Magdalen Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 4TA

About this restaurant

Romantic
Innovative
Good for special occasions

Welcome to Café Catalan!
Situated on the corner of Magdalen Road in the hubbub of St Leonards in Exeter, Café Catalan offers its customers and community a unique Spanish experience in an exclusive location.
Presenting authentic Spanish tapas from an AA rosette winning chef and award winning restaurateur, there's no need to journey to the Mediterranean to experience the exotic flavours.
We take care in sourcing our fresh ingredients, whether they be locally provided or, in contrast, the finest quality imported from Spain itself!
From cosy evening meals to lunchtime parties; from chocolate churros mornings to quick and delicious early dinners, Café Catalan has much to offer.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Tapas / Small Plates, Spanish, Mediterranean
Hours of operation
Mon–Sat 6:00 pm–9:30 pm
Phone number
01392 436107
Website
http://www.cafecatalanexeter.com/
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
15 Magdalen Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 4TA
Neighborhood
Exeter
Parking details
None
Additional
Beer, Wine

Pan£3.50
bread, oil and alloili
Misto Olivas£3.50
mixed olives, home cured
Judias con Ajo Blanco£4.50
flash fried green beans with garlic and almond sauce
Champinones con Queso£4.50
mushrooms, garlic, Cabrales blue cheese
Esparragos
preserved white asparagus, smoked honey and Manchego
- Without Ham£5.00
- With Ham£6.00
Patatas Bravas£4.50
fried potatoes, spicy smoked paprika and tomato sauce
Patatas Cabrales£4.50
fried potatoes with blue cheese dressing
Patatas Mojo Verde£4.50
fried potatoes, green herb garlic mayonnaise
Queso de Cabra£5.00
grilled goats cheese, grilled pears, apple balsamic, salted cashew praline
Vegetales Asadas£5.00
roasted Mediterannean vegetables with feta and red onion salad
Garbanzos£4.50
hot and spicy chickpeas, spinach and cumin
Pequenos Pimientos£5.00
spicy, feta stuffed baby peppers with beetroot and peashoots

Pescados y Mariscos

Boquerones£4.00
lovely little silver marinated anchovy fillets
Gambas Pil Pil£6.50
fat prawns with garlic and chilli
Tigres Rabiosos£5.00
grilled mussels with spicy tomato sauce and garlic crumb
Pescaditos£5.00
fried whitebait, allioli
Almejas£5.50
clams with garlic, white wine and parsley
Calamari Frito£5.50
deep fried calamari, smoked sea salt and chilli
Tortilla Eglefino£5.50
smoked haddock and onion Spanish omelette

Carnes

Jamon Serrano Reserva Con Manchego Y Higo£6.00
ham, matured manchego, sweet and sour figs
Pollo y Morcilla£5.50
chicken, black pudding, rioja, apple and smoked paprika
Albondigas£5.50
pork and beef meatballs and potato in red wine and tomato
Panceta con Jerez£6.00
slow cooked pork belly, Pedro Ximinez sherry vinegar
Higado y Tocino£6.50
pan fried calves liver, rioja, honey and smoked bacon
Conejo al Sidra£6.00
rabbit slow cooked with cider, onions and prunes
Croquetas con Tomate y Chorizo£5.50
sundried tomato and chorizo croquettes, allioli

Postres

Créma de Catalana£6.00
lemon and nutmeg infused
Leche Fritas£6.00
deep fried milk, vanilla ice cream, Canarian Bienmesabe
Chocolate Pica Pica£6.00
chilli chocolate brownie, white chocolate espresso shot, blackberry beetroot sauce
Ruibarbo y Romero£6.00
rosemary panna cotta, poached rhubarb compote, ginger crumbles
Tarta de Dulce de Leche£6.00
sweet milk baked cheesecake, brandied prunes, banana sugar
Churros y Chocolate£5.00
Spanish doughnuts with dipping chocolate sauce
Manchego, Cabrales, Dorrea£7.00
selection of Spanish cheese and biscuits with membrillo

What 90 people are saying

Cafe Catalan reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.5

4.5 based on all time ratings

4.6Food
4.5Service
4.4Ambience
4.3Value

Noise • Moderate

90 Reviews

IH
IanH
Hampshire3 reviews
4.0
Dined on April 25, 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
A very pleasant final meal before the Catalan moves to a new location in Devon far away. The Sea Bass special was excellent as well as the inevitable Calamari. Otherwise, good tasty stuff in good measures. We shall miss it and the very busy staff kept fit by those stairs...!
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AndrewR
London6 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 14, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food, good wine list, attentive friendly staff. We had a great time. Highly recommended.
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KarenW
London9 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 30, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Our favourite restaurant in Exeter with gorgeous authentic Tapas. Service is great and the atmosphere is really welcoming.
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JamesD
London2 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 23, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great Tapas, fantastic service, lovely wine, superb ambience. We will be back!
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OpenTable Diner
London2 reviews
3.0
Dined on March 17, 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Food good but tapas plates a little on the small side. They recommended 3/4 per person. We had 5 per person. Cost of tapas a little on the dear side given the size of the portions. The seating is quite cramped. But we had a good meal and would go again.
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RichardS
Devon6 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 16, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
Another great meal. Authentic tapas prepared and cooked really well and great value for money.
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MKB76
London18 reviews
4.0
Dined on March 10, 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Great find. Great range of authentic tapas, decent sized portions and veggie options. Homemade olive bread was delicious. Highly recommend the churros and Pedro Ximenez sherry to end your meal.
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Belle
Devon1 review
3.0
Dined on March 3, 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
The dishes were tasty and imaginative and at a reasonable price. The service was polite but didn’t really add to our experience. Cafe Catalan is a tapas place which involves numerous dishes being brought to the table. We were sat at an absurdly small table for this and consequently only received two dishes at once. These needed to be finished before the next two were brought. We weren’t given a choice in the order of the dishes, so some of the combinations would not have been my choice. The restaurant is small and did feel quite cramped. We sat near the bar where the lighting was quite harsh. The ambient music was ‘Spanish’ if you imagine yourself at a beach bar in Torremolinos listening to recycled Euro pop. It was too loud and was by far the most annoying aspect of our evening. It made us laugh though, so not all bad. It didn’t really feel like an authentic Spanish experience. It may be right up someone else’s street though. I don’t think we’ll be rushing back.
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AustinW
Devon2 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 14, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great restaurant. Good food and service. Happy with price as well
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RichardS
Devon6 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 12, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
The ingredients and the prep of the food was superb. But then, it always is!
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15 Magdalen Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 4TA

Additional information

Neighborhood
Exeter
Hours of operation
Mon–Sat 6:00 pm–9:30 pm
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Tapas / Small Plates, Spanish, Mediterranean
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
None
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Beer, Wine

Website
http://www.cafecatalanexeter.com/
Phone number
01392 436107

Cafe Catalan

About this restaurant

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Additional information

Vegetales

Pan£3.50

Misto Olivas£3.50

Judias con Ajo Blanco£4.50

Champinones con Queso£4.50

Esparragos

Patatas Bravas£4.50

Patatas Cabrales£4.50

Patatas Mojo Verde£4.50

Queso de Cabra£5.00

Vegetales Asadas£5.00

Garbanzos£4.50

Pequenos Pimientos£5.00

Pescados y Mariscos

Boquerones£4.00

Gambas Pil Pil£6.50

Tigres Rabiosos£5.00

Pescaditos£5.00

Almejas£5.50

Calamari Frito£5.50

Tortilla Eglefino£5.50

Carnes

Jamon Serrano Reserva Con Manchego Y Higo£6.00

Pollo y Morcilla£5.50

Albondigas£5.50

Panceta con Jerez£6.00

Higado y Tocino£6.50

Conejo al Sidra£6.00

Croquetas con Tomate y Chorizo£5.50

Postres

Créma de Catalana£6.00

Leche Fritas£6.00

Chocolate Pica Pica£6.00

Ruibarbo y Romero£6.00

Tarta de Dulce de Leche£6.00

Churros y Chocolate£5.00

Manchego, Cabrales, Dorrea£7.00

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