The John Bull

Walk into The John Bull and you'll immediately feel like you've stumbled into someone's local rather than a tourist trap—which, frankly, is exactly what Torquay needs more of. Nestled on Chatto Road, this is the sort of pub where regulars prop up the bar, conversations flow naturally, and nobody's pretending to be anywhere else. You come here for straightforward drinking, honest pub food, and the kind of atmosphere that only happens when a place stops trying so hard. It's got that warm, lived-in quality that makes you want to linger longer than you'd planned, nursing your pint and getting stuck into whatever's on.