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The Old Friary Inn, Plymouth, Devon has been reviewed 27 times and has an overall rating of -82 points out of a possible 135, or -60.75% negative feedback.
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| Review Date | Reviewer's Name | Review |
| 20/11/2009 11:32:41 | Ralph Mendoza |  |
| Well, I have been back. My congratulations to the new licencees and staff. This pub is 200 per cent better and deserves its success. I hope you go from strength to strength, Old Friary, and I look forward to sending people to you for food and drink. Merry Christmas - Doubles all round![Report for Removal] | Ralph Mendoza Plymouth Devon |
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| 25/04/2009 10:31:56 | Dean Riches | |
| Review hidden, pending approval.[Report for Removal] | Dean Riches Hastings East Sussex |
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| 31/01/2009 12:39:35 | tina matt |  |
| this pub was taken over seven weeks ago by new owners it is a lovely clean warm friendly atmosphere, the food is all freshly cooked on the spot, and is very tasty. such a good range of food also. there is live music on different nights of the week all you need to do is check out the whats on in the evening herald. also they are doing a new evening menu totally different from the day well worth a visit.[Report for Removal] | tina matt plymouth devon |
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| 27/11/2008 11:39:49 | smeg head |  |
| I UNDERSTAND THAT THE OLD FRIARY INN IS UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. I WENT TO THE OLD FRIARY INN TWO YEARS AGO AND THATS WHEN IT WAS TERRIBLE. I THEN RE-VISITED LAST WEEK AND IT WAS BRILLIANT THE FOOD WAS GREAT, I GOT A WARM WELCOME FROM THE STAFF THERE AND THE LIVE MUSIC WAS REALLY GOOD ASWELL... BUT BEST OF ALL THE ALCHOHOL WAS GREAT IF YOUVE NEVER TRIED A TERMINATOR TRY ONE AT THE OLD FRIARY INN THEY DO THE BEST IN TOWN.....[Report for Removal] | smeg head plymouth devon |
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| 17/05/2008 09:45:15 | Dean Riches |  |
| I re-visited this pub last week. There has been no improvement, the same people are still 'running' the place, and I discovered that the entry made by 'Roxanne' on this site was written by one of the manageress's friends at her behest. What a joke! Sorry, Old Friary, but the game (and your time) is up. Anyone wishing to contact me about this or any other pub, please email me at surrey.pubwatch@googlemail.com [Report for Removal] | Dean Riches Dorking Surrey |
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| 28/11/2007 15:05:16 | Harry and Louise | |
| Review hidden, pending approval.[Report for Removal] | Harry and Louise Plymstock Devonshire |
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| 27/11/2007 14:15:32 | Oliver Kingston | |
| Simply the worst. Your reviewers are spot on with their assessments of this doghouse, and the sooner we get a new broom the better.[Report for Removal] | Oliver Kingston Plymouth Devonshire |
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| 22/11/2007 12:36:14 | James Parker | |
| WHY DON'T THEY JUST PULL THIS PLACE DOWN, BURY THE MANAGERS BENEATH THE RUBBLE AND START AGAIN? THE OLD FRIARY LOWERS THE TONE OF WHAT IS OTHERWISE A NICE PART OF PLYMOUTH, AND A GROUP OF US ARE SENDING A PETITION TO THE PUB COMPANY THAT OWNS THE BUILDING (AND THE BUSINESS). WATCH THIS SPACE![Report for Removal] | James Parker Epsom Surrey |
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| 20/11/2007 12:02:47 | Linda Spencer | |
| I wasn't even going to bother to review this establishment, but the staff were so smug when I complained about my meal that I decided they deserve a few words. Ambience: Drunken rednecks (including the manager and his wife). Food: Inedible. Don't bother trying. Beer: I doubt it very much. Appearance: Brown. Suburban railway station waiting-room, circa 1959. Prices: Wouldn't go there again if they gave it away.[Report for Removal] | Linda Spencer plymouth devonshire |
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| 20/11/2007 11:57:05 | Roger Johnstone | |
| I have to agree with the other reviewers here: a drab and boring pub, with few redeeming features. The food is just grease on a plate, the bitter was sour on the night we went, and most of the customers were well past the point at which the law states they should not be served further alcohol. We won't be visiting the place again.[Report for Removal] | Roger Johnstone Totnes Devonshire |
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| 26/10/2007 11:11:43 | LISA & JENNY | |
| Review hidden, pending approval.[Report for Removal] | LISA & JENNY Penzance Cornwall |
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| 18/10/2007 16:17:46 | Ralph Mendoza | |
| Foodwatch U.K. has recently revisited this pub and found it to be no better than it was on our reviewer's last visit. Clearly the managers are ignoring customers' comments and very soon they will have no customers left. We are again contacting the company that owns The Old Friary to ensure that they are aware of this website and the remarks posted on it. Let's hope they appoint a new broom and the Friary is soon brought up to the standard of the other pubs in the area. [Report for Removal] | Ralph Mendoza Exeter Devon |
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| 17/10/2007 14:00:15 | Dean Riches | |
| Unpleasant atmosphere, lots of drunks and foul language. Food is just fried artery-cloggers and the beer was sour (clean those pipes). I wouldn't go there twice.[Report for Removal] | Dean Riches Dorking Surrey |
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| 19/09/2007 12:49:36 | Jason Thomas | |
| My girlfriend and I went into this pub last night, just to see if it was really as terrible as your reviewers are saying. It was - we didn't even bother to finish our drinks. Next door (almost) is the Notte Inn, and across the road are the bars, restaurants and pubs of The Barbican. Leave The Old Friary off your itinerary and head for one of them. [Report for Removal] | Jason Thomas Plymouth Devon |
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| 19/09/2007 12:22:47 | Alan Todd | |
| I agree with this pub's rating. It may not qualify as the worst pub in the West, but it does run a close second. Our Sunday lunch was dreadful: beef like a boiled mattress, potatoes the size of canoes, and overcooked veg. If Plymouth pubs want to take some of the Barbican's trade, they will have to do a lot better than this. [Report for Removal] | Alan Todd Plymouth Devon |
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| 12/09/2007 12:30:26 | Tim Bloomer | |
| This is now unquestionably the worst pub in the West. Greasy and unpalatable food, drab interior, sour beer (someone please clean those lines) and a very strange pair of managers who would much prefer to be running a private members' club - or that's certainly the impression they give. As a visitor to Plymouth I would go in preference to the Notte Inn or to any of the pubs in the Barbican. The Old Friary is simply not worth the effort. [Report for Removal] | Tim Bloomer Dorchester Dorset |
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| 12/09/2007 12:26:09 | Tim Bloomer | |
| Review hidden, pending approval.[Report for Removal] | Tim Bloomer Dorchester Dorset |
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| 03/09/2007 14:58:53 | andy steele |  |
| I was at The Old friary this weekend a i was given a warm welcome and very supried to find such a calm and relaxed atmosphire and as for the food well........It has a very tradinal menu with lovley style of home cooked food and presented well to and i must say its worth a visit[Report for Removal] | andy steele princetown deven |
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| 03/09/2007 14:58:53 | Roxanne | |
| I HAVE STAYED AT THIS PUB AND HAD A MEAL I THINK IT IS A VERY WARM AND WELCOMING PUB. THE FOOD WAS VERY GOOD JUST LIKE TRADISIONAL HOME COOKED FOOD. AND THE B&B IS WELL KEPT IT WAS CLEAN AND FRESH ITS ONE OF THE BEST B&BS IVE STAYED IN. [Report for Removal] | Roxanne yelverton plymouth |
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| 15/08/2007 15:58:01 | Lachland Munn | |
| In all my researches for Foodwatch UK I have never come across a pub as dingy, dirty and depressing as this one. Surly staff, a licensee who is thicker than molasses, and food that I wouldn't feed to my labrador. At least it is close to the Barbican, where you can find excellent food and drink.[Report for Removal] | Lachland Munn Ludlow Shropshire |
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| 19/07/2007 11:02:56 | Peter and Helen | |
| We didn't think that any pub in Plymouth could be as bad as these reviews have suggested. Fascinated, we ventured there last night. It is run by a redneck from Devon's bumpkin belt and his very strange partner. A seedy, run-down, brown pub. Full of drunks and smells of chip fat. Thank you reviewers![Report for Removal] | Peter and Helen Plymouth Devon |
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| 18/07/2007 18:42:20 | Frank Dobson | |
| The five stars say it all: Terrible. Writing as a licensee myself, with three pubs in Surrey, I can honestly say that if I ran this place I would hang my head in shame. Other comments are spot on.[Report for Removal] | Frank Dobson Dorking Surrey |
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| 18/07/2007 10:24:33 | Alan Bell | |
| Review hidden, pending approval.[Report for Removal] | Alan Bell Salcombe Devon |
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| 18/07/2007 10:16:46 | Tanya Jackson | |
| Review hidden, pending approval.[Report for Removal] | Tanya Jackson Plymouth Devon |
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| 13/07/2007 18:40:39 | Mark Peters | |
| I wouldn't be at all surprised if someone is poisoned here before too long. They have already received a visit from Environmental Health, and Foodwatch UK is waiting for the result. In the meantime, avoid this pub like the plague - it very well might be![Report for Removal] | Mark Peters Exeter Devon |
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| 13/07/2007 18:36:10 | David Sanders | |
| Review hidden, pending approval.[Report for Removal] | David Sanders Plymouth Devon |
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| 12/07/2007 10:46:30 | Emma Sanders | |
| Review hidden, pending approval.[Report for Removal] | Emma Sanders Brighton East Sussex |
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