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The Gog & Magog (JD Wetherspoon), Plymouth

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57-59 Southside Street
Plymouth
PL1 2LA

Phone: 01752264160

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J D Wetherspoon

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Barbican, Hoe

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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Gog & Magog (JD Wetherspoon)

Put a branch of Wetherspoon's in an area reknowned for its nightlife means this becomes a magnet for local and visiting youngsters, along with a few older folk and families attracted by the cheaper prices too. In fact, all walks of life were present, including a transvestite.

The building is set back from the road and is entered through an outdoor courtyard with several tables. There is then a small drinking area to the front of the pub, with the bar and a larger room up 4 steps to the rear. A disabled lift is available for access. With the bar on the left-hand side, it really reminded me of the layout of the Sir Michael Balcon in Ealing, West London.

The usual 'spoon's regular ales were all on - Greene King Abbot, Ruddles Best & Sharp's Doom Bar. Dartmoor Jail Ale is also a regular here. In addition, there was Greene King Abbot Reserve & Coach House Blueberry Bitter. Ciders were Cock Eyed Monkey Mango, Healer's Flattler & Flattler Strawberry and Lime, Gwynt y Ddraig Black Dragon, Weston's Old Rosie & Rosie's Pig & Thatcher's Stan's Cheddar Valley.

I found this an interesting place for people watching and I'd never tried the Flattler Strawberry & Lime. So, a win win for me!

On 26^th June 2026 - rating: 6
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Strongers . left this review about The Gog & Magog (JD Wetherspoon)

The Gog and Magog is a Wetherspoons located up a small side passage off Southside Street. A busy courtyard full of seating separates the pub from the main drag. Inside the entrance are a few tables before steps, and a wheelchair lift, that lead up to a long bar that runs down the left hand wall. This bar faces seating along the right hand wall of this comparatively small Spoons. There are two banks of five handpumps amongst the standard and premium keg. During a recent midweek afternoon visit these were drawing Sharp’s Doom Bar, Greene King Abbot Ale, Salcombe Island Street Porter, Ruddles, Lancaster Brewery’s Lancaster Black and Castle Rock’s Raspberry Ripple. The usual JDW menu is in operation. The service was polite, but I don’t plan on rushing back.

On 22^nd August 2022 - rating: 5
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E TA left this review about The Gog & Magog (JD Wetherspoon)

As described below, this slightly unusual JDW is in a relatively modern building on the site of a much older pub called The Blackfriars. Ales on were Abbott, Ruddles, Doombar, Walkers White Gold and Black Gold, and Jail Ale. There is a paved Garden at the front which opens Until 9pm. The staff were functional at best, the clients mainly rowdy students and screeching, drunken women, and the beer was in very poor condition. Not worth the effort.

On 16^th August 2019 - rating: 5
[User has posted 3816 recommendations about 3774 pubs]

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