Masons Arms

Head up Babbacombe Road and you'll find yourself in one of Torquay's most genuine neighbourhood spots. The Masons Arms feels like the kind of place where regulars actually know the bar staff's names, where you can nurse a proper pint and actually hear yourself think. It's the antidote to the seafront tourist traps—unpretentious, welcoming, and run with the kind of care that comes from actually giving a damn. The food's straightforward pub classics done right, the sort of place you'd bring mates for a Sunday roast or pop into midweek for something that doesn't require a mortgage payment.