Teignmouth:
As the name suggests, a basement pub near the seafront, and co-incidentally very near to the first place we stayed on holiday together, many years ago. We didn’t drink anything like as much then, so couldn’t remember if the pub was there back then. Inside felt a bit dark after the bright sun, but there’s a nice terrace to sit on in the sun, and they had Proper Job on and in fine condition, and outside you could hear the live music (which was OK) and still talk comfortably.
Teignmouth:
A hotel, but the bar felt like a pub, as did the beer garden. We finally got some lunch 🙂 – they were stopping lunch service, but did us a sandwich, which was nice. Traditional, olde-worlde-ish interior, extensive and comfortable beer garden, great, friendly staff, and good beer and food.
Teignmouth:
Lovely pub back in the town, with a great choice of real ale, including something hoppy (I was getting tired of “ordinary” bitters), and outside seating in the sunshine. Sadly most of the food had gone, so we only stopped for one drink: I’d have like to stop longer. Friendly staff, too.
Teignmouth:
Not far from the station, and very close to the ‘spoons, but we fancied a proper pub, and got it. The friendly landlord explained they didn’t do food anymore, as the ‘spoons was too much competition. Inside was traditional, and pleasant, with decent ale, and it had a laid-back feel- though this was Sunday lunchtime. A few more customers turned up just after, so hopefully this place will survive as an alternative.
Torquay:
Back in the town, away from the seafront and tourism, but fairly close to our flat for the week, this looked quite traditional, but was a bit family feedbag, but it wasn’t a bad place to stop for a drink: we were tired after the walk up from the far end of the harbour. For some reason, Google Maps has it as a microbrewery, which is patently untrue, but there were several real ales, and what I had was fine. Food menu pretty standard Marstons, staff friendly. It was busy on a Saturday night, and one nearby family provided the “entertainment”.
Torquay:
Torquay’s Irish theme pub (and the only actual pub, as opposed to bar) on the seafront/harbourside. There was one ale, in decent condition, and the staff were friendly enough. Plenty of outside seating at the harbourside too, which is quite a plus.
Beer:
We visited earlier in the week and discounted it- the hotel bar is a very bland hotel bar. However, we missed the public bar on one side, which is traditionally pub-like, and was a nice place to wait for our restaurant booking just up the street. Good staff and beer, As the Rugby World Cup was on, so was the TV, but not so loud you couldn’t talk.
Seaton:
We’d not been given a good impression on a prior walk past, with pissed-up, shouting blokes, but visiting on a weekday evening it was OK. There was ale, and the TV wasn’t too loud, but given the better choices in town we only visited once; this was a bit sports-bar.
Lyme Regis:
A walk along the Cobb from town brought us here. Standard modern food-orientated pub inside, pleasant seating outside, decent beer, and good prices for the location, and an almost-pubcat over the road, who seemed to be willing the traffic to try to move him at one point.
Beer:
This was a traditional pub, overlooking the bay, as per it’s Google Maps description. I suppose it still is, but it’s been hit with the Greene King pubco stick of Old English Inns.
By no means bad, but it’s got the middle-class-green, the over-polished lanterns outside, and the pubco-slick but trying to be pally food menu. As it was, the food was OK, but a little expensive and not exceptional, the beer not bad at all, and the staff were fine; it just lacked atmosphere a bit.