The Dog House, Ottery St. Mary

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Substantially changed since its days as The King’s Head, it is now more of a sports bar, probably better suited to a city, than a small town pub. The front bar has been formed by opening out two of the front rooms, leaving a central chimney breasts around which 4 TV screens are hung. New timber flooring and canteen-style gave it a fresh look. There are multiple other screens, all showing live football when we arrived. There are two pool tables on one side, a jukebox, and a dart board in the bar at the rear. It was quite noisy, the TVs competing with rock music from the jukebox. There was indeed a neighbour who had come in to harangue the very patient barmaid, unnecessarily so. There were a couple of local lads in, friendly enough, and the staff were quite jolly. Only one ale on, Doombar, which was in good condition. A second pump was clipped for Jail Ale, though this had just gone off. On keg were Thatcher’s Haze, Aspall’s Cider, Guinness, Madri, Carling and two from Hawkstone. Fine for a pint or to visit their quiz and music nights, but don’t expect it to be peaceful.

On 7^th October 2026 - rating: 5
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