please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Popped in recently on a trip back to Plymouth. I'm a local boy who moved away, and had never visited the pub, so I gave it a go on the back of the BITE reviews.
Admittedly I was there on a mid-week day, but I was the only person in the place, and I got the feeling that I wasn't at all welcome. The girl on the bar seemed to consider me a rude interruption to her telephone call. Another chap, who I took to be the Landlord / Manager, skulked around in the rear area looking miserable.
The South Hams beer that I had wasn't particularly spectacular, got the impression that it had been sitting in the pipes for far too long.
I love the decor and undoubted atmosphere of the place when it is busy - the Country needs to support this sort of Boozer and make sure it survives - but I got the impression on my visit that the staff just don't really seem to care.
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Once home to Sutton Brewery, it is still the tap for their beers now brewed as South Hams. Quiet when we were there, but I imagine it will be a lively pub in the evenings.
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Have just opened a Thai restaurant at the back. Good if visiting the National Marine Aquarium as jsut a few yards from the car park. Live music most weekends
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As an update, I had to leave this pub after less than an hour recently. The overwhelming cloud of cigarette smoke drove me out of the door. Absolutely repugnant!
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Great pub. Loads of good beer. Friendly staff.
A bit shoddy looking but in keeping with the atmosphere.
Basically a proper pub.
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The only place I know in Plymouth, where you can get a selection of traditional, cloudy ciders. Almost everywhere else, all there is on offer is fizzy, chemical-ridden, mainstream muck. Good on it for that! Only real drawback - as with every pub - is the stench of cigarette smoke. ROLL ON THE BAN!
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Not bad for beer, bit of a skank-hole.
anonymous - 4 Jul 2005 01:45 |
This is without doubt the best pub in Plymouth. The range of draught ales is excellent, as are the obscure (and often unpronounceable) bottled beers. The ambience is very laid back during the week. Saturday nights usually boast a live band of some sort, and the place can be rammed as a result. However, since this pub attracts the more mature drinker, the atmosphere is friendly and sociable. That's the great thing about this place - you can have a chat with anyone. This pub is a haven in a world of chromed up mega chain bars.
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Thank god for the Thistle. I think it's the only decent ale pub in Devon that stays open til 2 on a Saturday. Chilled, and usually pretty quiet on weeknights, unless theres a band playing. Unexplained paintings of Nadia Sawalha on the wall though.
Mel - 2 Feb 2004 01:13 |
Old-stlye pub, lively at the weekends (sometimes with live music). Rough n' ready but allways sell good range of real beers, including guest brews. Good for serious beer fans.
Steve - 30 Jan 2004 19:32 |
More than just the best real ale pub in Plymouth (City centre) but also good for live music and a late license at weekends. Brewery next door and idiosyncratic but v friendly Springbok landlord. If in the suburbs also try the Prince Maurice at Eggbuckland if you're into ale.
Joe C - 4 Oct 2003 18:15 |
The best real ale pub in Plymouth
Chris - 22 Sep 2003 09:27 |
