King William IV, Totnes

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A traditional looking brick built with an unusual curved frontage, which also featured some attractive old stained glass windows depicting the pub’s name, although I would hazard a guess that the signage above this mentioning en-suite rooms, burgers and cocktails is not so original.

Internally it’s quite long and narrow, and is perhaps a little more contemporary than might be expected, but certainly not at all unpleasant. It’s divided in to three sections, although they all run in to each other, with a small raised area at the front of the pub just inside the curved window which was certainly a good spot to sit and watch the world go by, and a room at the rear that was perhaps more geared up for dining, although many of the other tables were reserved on our Tuesday evening visit. Sanded wooden boards are on the floor, with plain, whitewashed plasterwork on the ceiling. Some exposed stone walling was off to one side, although I’m not convinced this was original; certainly it did not match the brick used on the exterior. There were also areas of dark blue wood panelling, and the rear room was a little more elegant in style with some sort of cladding on the back wall and blue paintwork elsewhere.

Beers on tap were Dartmoor Legend and Jail Ale, along with St Austell’s Proper Job. Ciders meanwhile were Thatcher’s Haze, Thatcher’s Gold, Lilley’s Gladiator, Inch’s Medium Apple and Lilley’s Crazy Goat. The barman was very efficient, dealing with all drinks orders, showing diners to their tables and even noticing and dealing with a split drink on the floor. Overall, a pretty decent pub and I’d happily pop back if in the area.

On 17^th May 2026 - rating: 7
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