Teign Cellars, Newton Abbot

This is a nicely appointed bar with a bit of a continental feel to it, located on one of the main roads through town. You enter into a nicer, broad front seating area with stone tile flooring to the right and bare floorboards actress a split-level space to the left. There’s a mix of seating options here including some comfy padded chairs, high stools and matching sofa and armchairs, all under half panelled walls with plain and whitewashed brick upper sections. Nice windows along the front wall have the pub’s name picked out on them in decorative lettering and there’s a fireplace to the rear left, with a TV screen above that lists the pub’s full draught range. The room narrows a little as you move towards the bar in the rear right corner, passing high tables and stools on either side. The bar, which is slightly hidden behind a large structural pillar with another TV on it listing the beer range, has a nice curved, dark wood counter with a modern bar back, a decent pump clip collection making its way across the lintels above and an ancient looking one-armed bandit to the side. To the left of the bar, steps lead down into some sort of lower rear room - probably the closest this place gets to a ‘cellar’, despite the pub name - which appeared to have some additional seating, although I didn’t explore myself. The whole pub has been decorated with modern breweriana, various railway themed signs, a few potted plants and the odd painting here and there. A lounge-style soundtrack played quietly in the background and there were a fair few customers coming and going, without the place ever really feeling busy. The beer boards implied a vast range of draught beer options, but sadly only two of these were on cask - Hanlons Yellowhammer and a strawberry and lime beer from an unknown brewer which didn’t sound too appealing to me. All the other beers were on keg - probably around a dozen or so in total - from a mix of local and nationally respected brewers such as Thornbridge, Solitaire and Deya. There were also five or six real ciders available as well, making this a good double header with the nearby cider bar if you’re a fan of the apple. I liked this place and thought it had a nice, relaxed vibe that was conducive to settling down for a session. The place has been nicely fitted out and will certainly appeal to those looking for an eclectic selection of craft beers, although the limited cask range could be a limiting factor for some. Definitely worth seeking out if you’re in town.

This is a split level pub where the lower level is described as the "Beer Cave". I found the whole place a bit trendy especially compared to the Olde Cider Bar just down the road. The four hand pumps had just three beers on all Locale but all around the 4% ABV mark, hardly inspiring. They were Hunter's Half Bore, Hanlon's Yellowhammer and Exeter Avocet. I went for the Half Bore (£3.50) which was in good nick but very dull and too expensive. I wouldn't pass the Olde Cider Bar again to visit here.