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The First & Last Inn, Exmouth

10 Church Street
Exmouth
EX8 1PE

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Exmouth Central

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Real Ale Ray left this review about The First & Last Inn

I do agree with Danny, the outside does look slightly off-putting. Once you walk into the courtyard and into the pub, it's fine. The two young barman on our visit were very mannerly and welcoming, plus the prices were great at £3.60 a pint. Three pumps Otter Ale, Dartmoor Jail Ale and Teignworthy Brewery Neap Tide. This pub has a large interior and lots of screens for watching sport.

On 13^th October 2024 - rating: 6
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Danny O'Revey left this review about The First & Last Inn

Not much to look at outside, to the extent the area and look is unwelcoming. Better inside, lower bar and sports area t the rear and courtyard outdoor space. Real ale

On 27^th June 2023 - rating: 6
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Pub SignMan left this review about The First & Last Inn

This place came to my attention as the birthplace of the Checkstone Brewery in 2016, although they have seemingly now moved to a new premises, leaving behind a spacious, sports-led pub with an opened out interior across split levels. You enter the pub through a courtyard seating area with plenty of picnic benches but not that much of interest to look at, before emerging into a large, open plan, bare boarded room with the bar directly opposite the entrance and sizable seating areas to either side. The servery is along the rear wall and has a very plain counter front and uninteresting bar back with a couple of plain mirrors and a few miniature bottles. The space opposite is relatively open, with a row of pillars through the middle and high tables and stools in between each. A drinking ledge on the opposite wall had one of several TV screens above it, showing live football, whilst over to the left of the bar, there is a lower carpeted space which is very much empty except for three tables around the perimeter and a stage in the far corner, which was being set up for live music. There is one large pillar in the middle of this part of the room, which might impede your view of the live music, but a few folk were arriving in anticipation of the evening’s entertainment and I could imagine it working well as a decent venue. To the right of the bar is a large raised area with comfy lounge furniture to the front and a pool table and dartboard to the rear. Any background music that might have normally been playing, had been turned off in favour of the Cup Final commentary which was playing to a small interested crowd, whilst most other punters were content just playing pool.
I’d hoped to find some Checkstone ales on the bar, especially having seen the large brewpub sign outside, but there was none to be found, with the handpulls instead dispensing Otter Ale, Teignworthy Neap Tide and Dartmoor Jail Ale plus a real cider and two unused pumps. I took a half of the Neap Tide, which was a decent enough drop, served to me by a rather disinterested barman, and watched a bit of the football whilst chatting to some of the friendly locals.
I wonder if this place has passed its prime as a destination for ale drinkers, now that the brewery isn’t featured so much, or whether I just caught it at a bad time, with the Cup Final dominating proceedings and no Checkstone beer in sight. It seems like a decent enough place with a few decent beers to go at, but the all-conquering TV screens and live music may be off-putting to some.

On 5^th June 2022 - rating: 6
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