Ryans Bar, Torquay

I thought that Ryan’s Bar was closed when I swung by early on a recent midweek evening as the lights were out the opening times given in the window were from 20:00 until late. It was just by chance that I walked down the narrow alleyway to the left of the building and found the actual bar entrance and some signs of life. I later learned that this is the proper bar and the street level part is for live music/entertainment. This isn’t the biggest bar, but the management have managed to squeeze in a pool table and a dartboard. There is also a plasma screen but I didn’t record seeing any Sky Sports advertisements. There was some rock music playing at quite a high volume off the jukebox. The bar supports two hand pumps but one of these was unused leaving Otter Ale as the lone cask option. There is a standard draught selection and cheap pub grub is served from opening at 10:00. I thought it a little gloomy in here and would walk past if I found myself in the area again.

the pub has changed hands and is now called the ryans bar