The Cider Press, Plymouth

Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Cider Press

I was intrigued as to what this pub would be like. Only open 4 days a week and only from 5pm on 3 of those days, I arrived at the right time to pay it a visit.

I was expecting something similar to Ye Olde Cider Bar in Newton Abbot. So naturally, I was a little disappointed in what I found. The interior is basic with barrels for tables and a limited number of stools for seating. The walls are painted a peach colour and several pillars have horse brasses on them. There was a fruit machine in one corner. Ladies toilets were signposted upstairs. There was perhaps further seating on that floor.

Overspill seating can be found to the front, overlooking the harbour. Fairly loud pop music was playing inside. My visit was on a Wednesday, which is supposed to be Open Mic night. Luckily I was too early for that but bar staff were taking it in turns to stand outside promoting the venue. It felt a little like San Antonio in Ibiza. Incidentally, Thursday is live music night, whilst DJs appear on Friday and Saturday nights.

The bar has 5 handpulls. However, cask ale was discontinued many years ago. All pulls were clipped with ciders but none were anything new to me - Lilley's Somerset Scrumpy Dry, Sunset & Mango Cider & Hunt's Wobbler & Bull Walloper. There are many more bottles in the fridges behind the bar too.

I did quite enjoy my Bull Walloper, which was sweet and very drinkable, despite being 7.2%. However, don't go here thinking this is a traditional west country cider bar. It's more of a late night drinking den that happens to major on cider.

On 26^th June 2026 - rating: 6
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