The Kents, Wellswood, Torquay

Official site of The Kents - www.thekentstorquay.co.uk

Official site of The Kents - www.thekentstorquay.co.uk

Didnt really feel the love for this place. A couple of benches outside. Inside, rooms at different heights with the only comfortable seating a chesterfield sofa down the bottom. Other furntiture/decor a bit of a mish-mash with Mrs M commenting that "it didnt know whether it was going for modern or retro" Otter Ale in good condition. Not really enough going on to get me to stay for a 2nd.

A comprehensive review from Mr Monster below and not much has changed in the intervening year. Kents looks like a very tidy outlet from the outside and is also very god inside too. Enter through a nice front patio area. Down a couple of steps on crossing the threshold takes you to the bar with a dining room to the right and up some steps to the left contains a nice loungey seating area. Tasteful modern décor inside, quite upmarket but not off-puttingly so. Ales at the bar: Dartmoor Jail, Cottage Sunset, Doom Bar and St Austell Tribute (fairly decent, perhaps a little towards barrel-end). No mention anywhere of a CAMRA discount. Food is heavily pushed here and we liked the sound of some of the menu – were tempted to stay but decided to keep our plan of doing a fish dish at the Buccaneer. Other points of note included a list of ‘Gin specials’ and a selection of daily papers. Interesting to note that on a Friday lunchtime the place was doing a decent trade. One minor downside is that the gents were somewhat cosy. All-in-all a lovely little place that’s worth seeking out if you’re in Torquay.