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The Jolly Sailor Inn, Looe
West Looe
Postal town: Looe
PL13 2EP
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Soup Dragon left this review about The Jolly Sailor Inn
This is a fantastic looking pub that also does accommodation. It is a detached placed, spread over two buildings, a three story and a two story cottage. The pub is in white render, with blck paintwork and although it claims to be one of the oldest pubs in Cornwall, it looks more in Georgian style from the facade. Near the harbourside, i can't say i noticed any patio area.
The interior has two rooms. As you enter through the main front entrance into the main bar
the serving bar faces you. The whole pub is decorated in cream and beamed walls and ceilings, with a stone flag floor. It is easier to feel the place is older when inside, as general tables and chairs mix with settles and traditional bar stools and there are a couple of stone fireplaces with stove fires. There is a side bar off to the left, here there is a pool table and a TV, which wasn't on at my visit. There are some naval pictures and beer memorabilia dotted about, as well as an old barrel or two for effect. The service was fine and there was a mixed clientele. The background music general at a decent level.
Beer; usual tap stuff with St Austell Tribute, Courage Best, a decent enough Sharpe's Doombar and a very good Rev James on handpull.
I really liked this pub, definitely worth a visit for more than just the one.
On 30th November 2011
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Blackthorn _ left this review about The Jolly Sailor Inn
This is reputedly the oldest pub in Looe, and it's easy to believe that this is indeed the case. It's an attractive old pub from the outside with white stonewashed walls and plenty of hanging baskets and inside it continues the olde worlde theme with a haphazard arrangement of slate tiles on the floor and lots of black, bowed beams on the ceiling.
There's a long wood panelled bar in the main room with a row of bar chairs along the front. Off to the left there's another bar with a pool table, and a further room beyond that which although we didn't go in there seems to lack some of the atmosphere of the main bar. Landlord seemed friendly enough.
Beers on tap were Exmoor Gold, Abbot Ale, Doom Bar and Spitfire. Ciders were Strongbow and Addlestones.
On 21st September 2010
- rating: 8
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peter ashworth left this review about The Jolly Sailor Inn
The oldest pub in Looe yet to see it from the outside you would think otherwise.Quite a few original features still intact.Quiz nights and entertainment are provided on various nights.
On 8th July 2009
- rating: 8
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