Steam Packet Inn, Totnes

Situated on the banks of the River Dart. A dining pub really but the cheerful young barmaid poured a really good half of Exeter's Falls Over Xmas ale (NBSS 4) with Salcombe, Dartmoor and Sharps as the other options. U shaped interior with a passage to the rear and done to a nice standard. I preferred it to the King William and Albert, but maybe on another day when full of diners that might not hold – but you play the cards that are dealt and this was a good hand. 7.5

To the right of the entrance in the Steam Packet is a serving counter that faces banquettes with copper topped tables along the front wall. To the left is some seating behind a weirdly placed curved waist high wall and a fireplace sits on the left-hand wall that is stacked with lots of chopped logs. At the rear is a dining area and out back is some riverside seating that I didn’t visit due to my visit being late on a winter evening. Premium keg was available alongside Brixton Lager and three of the four hand pumps were in use drawing Jail Ale, Salcombe’s Devon Amber and Doom Bar. The Amber was a very good pint. I liked it in here and can see why there were so many other customers when the other pubs in the area were maybe not so busy.