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this pub looks more like a food outlet that serves alcohol
I prefer pubs
I looked in , did not stay
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A very well run pub,on the Cobb so prices are very high.
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A very pleasant experience for a large pub serving so much food. We were looking for a dog friendly pub on Mother's day to eat at after a walk around Lyme Regis. Booking a table was efficient and met with an equally efficient welcome on arrival. Massive menu and the food was quickly served and huge portions. Beer was Palmers and as good as I have come to expect from these parts.
All in all a great experience for a tourist.
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I'm sure everyone in here was having something to eat - as I was as-well.
Plenty of food choice, good price and generous portions.
The beers have been well documented on this site, I don't suppose they change that much from Palmer's Gold, Best, Copper and 200.
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Popped in for a pint on Saturday lunchtime. Both the Palmers' Best and the Copper were excellent and, unusally for August, served at the right temperature. No problems with the service.
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The porthole full of fish atop the bar background is a nice touch in this place that presumably once welcomed grizzled old fisherfolk and perhaps still does – rumour has it that any surplus fish from the daily catch finds its way here. Food looked serviceable apart from scallops in a kind of mornay sauce and the word ‘fresh’ peppers the menu. A pint of gold from the Palmers stable was good.
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Visited in Aug, Plenty of tables available. Service prompt, Palmers ales all good, very expensive �3.60 a pint but then this is Lyme Regis. Main meals all around the �10 mark, very good sized portions. Pub is definately geared up towards food and perhaps suffers in the atmosphere department. Nonetheless, good service, good beer and good food.
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A large pub in a prominent position at the end of the Cobb, this can�t help but attract a large number of visitors simply because of it�s location, although there looks to be fairly limited outside seating.
It�s a good sized, U-shape pub with wood flooring which is clearly trying to orientate itself very much towards food rather than wet sales � on a recent visit we found every table in the main bar to be laid up for food, even a very low coffee table by some sofa�s which would have been very uncomfortable to try and eat at. Next to these was an old brick fire-place and there were a couple of plasmas around the place, although these were just showing notices about the pub, e.g.; food served all day and accommodation offered. In a concession to anyone who didn�t want to eat there was at least a pool table in the lower part of the bar. Decor wise, there was a rather vibrant turquoise paintwork on the upper part of the walls with a straw type matting lower down.
Food menu was extensive and was divided in to sections such as baguettes, sandwiches, jackets, etc., with most of the main course options being around the �9 - �10 mark. A board above the fire-place advertised morning coffee and muffins. Service at the bar was poor with nobody there for several minutes, and I was ignored by a couple of staff on their way to or from the kitchen � even a �be with you in a minute� would have been better than no acknowledgement at all. Eventually a barmaid turned up and went straight over to serve a punter who had just arrived - to be fair, she hadn�t walked past before so probably didn�t know that, and she was apologetic when I pointed it out. But she could have asked, and if the other punter had any manners he would have said something.
Beers on tap were all from Palmer�s with their Dorset Gold, 200, Copper Ale and Best Bitter. The solitary cider was Thatcher�s Gold.
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So 'Jester' stayed ashore and had his pint, 'Maverick' and 'Ice' went out on the charter boat. 'Jester' made a good call, apparently the diving was very low visibility - seriously pish.
And 'Jester' enjoyed the Palmers so much, he had another pint - "top job".
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Only nipped in for a cocoa and some change for the carpark (For March thats a rip-off) before 9 in the morning. Good service, helpful staff.
Nice outlook - 'Jester' wants to go back for a Palmers - soon matey back in May.
'Goose'.
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Had an ok pint of Palmers 200 in here yesterday lunchtime, very slow service but just one bloke serving on a warm sunny day seems a bit stupid to me. Expensive too.
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A total utter rip off of a place.
Nothing special at all apart from it's location near the beach and cobb (hence the name!)
Haven't been in this year yet but a pint must be nearly �4.00 by now.
2/10
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Usually go on holiday at least once a year to Lyme and this is overall our favorite pub if we are eating. Went in with the family mid-week, found a table easy enough. Service was very good from the polite young ladies behind the bar. Has the usual range of Palmers but sadly on this occasion no Tally Ho. I only get to drink Palmers when I am in this neck of the woods and think this is better than many of the posts I have seen. Everything more expensive this year but food tasty and decent portions all washed down with a couple of pints of 200.
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hi rob i can assure you im not the land lady of this pub but we do go there often as find it just a nice place and so many people these days complain about the most stupid things and i just thought about time someone put something rather than doom n gloom about somewhere that we like thats all i know everyone has a right so im just using mine lol
flo69 - 15 Feb 2011 17:36 |
Review below perhaps a thinly-veiled reply from the landlady who has the a**e?
In fact the Cobb Arms is not at all bad and pretty much as described below.
8-9/10 for me.
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An obviously highly commercially focussed pub, catering specifically for the tourist trade in Lyme Regis. The pub is generally decorated in a nautical style, not unsurprising given its commanding position in a very pretty part of Lyme Regis, overlooking the harbour and the world famous 'Cobb' breakwater.
There are two main bars, though one is set up more for dining than drinking. A pool table is wedged into a side bar, but the place generally feels roomy. Staff just a little slow at times but friendly.
Apart from nautical nick-nacks, the d�cor was rather spoiled by walls covered in blackboards announcing rather expensive food, and a multitude of flatscreen TVs intrusively and unrelentingly advertising numerous other opportunities for buying something or other.
We didn't get time to eat, but what I saw was not appetising. I saw someone dismantle a steak baguette that came to a nearby table and it certainly seemed far more bread than steak. The lady did not look like she was enjoying her meal.
Cask ales were the usual Palmers offerings, a pint of Copper Ale seemed fair at �2.80 and was well kept and drinkable if you like that odd 'Palmersy' taste (I don't know how they do it - pretty much the same wholesome hops, barley, yeast, water etc as other brewers, yet somehow all Palmers beers taste just slightly unpleasant to me - a purely personal thing as I know some people who seem to actually enjoy that taste).
It was when we ordered some other drinks however, that it all went so horribly wrong. A pint of Guinness was a hefty �3.65 and Heineken an unbelievable �3.75. Without doubt the most I have ever paid for a pint anywhere - including London with heavy pub overheads.
As we spluttered our way through our expensive fluids we were told by a lady (who had heard my incredulous questioning of the barman over the price), the incredible news that she'd just been asked �3.15 for a pint of postmix coke - that's 40p more than their draught beer !
This is the kind of seedy exploitation that gets the pub trade a bad name. It is commonplace to hear industry representatives on the radio complaining about how many pubs are going bust each week because of cheaper supermarket sales. At prices like these, are they really surprised ?
I always enjoyed the TV series 'Two pints of lager and a bag of crips', but in reality its less amusing when you don't get much change from a tenner for that little meal deal.
I suspect the reason that the Cobb Arms is able to charge such huge markups on its beer is because tourists are not repeat trade, and thus will wander off (as we did) muttering 'never again'. The next week, will bring a fresh crop of tourists to rip off.
Avoid - unless you have a good overdraft in place.
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I was a little disappointed with this pub.
It is in a great location so it is rather touristy and there was not much in the way of outside seating.
I did'nt take to the interior or the layout inside.
Very expensive for drinks but then again this is Lyme.
Would give it 5/10
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We really like this pub because they have a great Gluten free menu and their GF Battered Fish N Chips is the best we've evert tasted. Beer and non GF was good too although staff were somewhat rushed.
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Good pub, good location. Somerset gold cider �3.55, perfect for a sunny day watching the world go by the harbour.
Would visit again when next in the area.
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My whole family love this pub - we usually meet up here as it's central to where we live, the food is always good, quality but not too expensive, and the staff are brilliant. They always make us feel welcome and bend over backwards to accommodate our various needs.
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A Sunday night out of season might partly explain it, but this was an odd place. A badly planned day meant that we arrived about 7.30pm, trying to grab some food and a few jars - the nearby Harbour Inn closes at 6pm on Sundays. Ordered the steak for about 12 quid and sat down. Then noticed the young kids doing shuttle runs in and out of the main door every 30 seconds, that the only others in the pub seemed to be their uninterested parents, and the strange choice of headache inducing music (OK I'm an old git, but it was definitely wierd). What a pleasant surprise when the food turned up, it was good quality, and the portions were huge. Unfortunately, couldn't stick the place for too long, so finished up and moved on.
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A large detached pub on the seafront, with central entrance (with porch), beer batio and in yellow render, with green paintwork.
The interior is in general open plan with partions, around a central bar, executed in green and white decor, with wood floor. Much space is given over to the dining, but there is a bar area as well, where there was a pool table. There are lots of photos of Lyme, other pictures and prints and other ephemera dotted about. The so-so music was supplied through Sky TV channel, but was at a decent level. Service was functional, but it was very busy with a mixed clientele.
Beer; usual tap stuff, with the Palmers 200, Bitter, Copper Ale and one i hadn't yet seen, Tally Ho! on handpull. The Ho! and 200 were fine.
Far better than the modern Harbour Inn, near next door, which left me nauseous. Yes, i would return, sloid enough place.
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This pub is right on the front at Lyme Regis, so obviously gets pretty busy during the tourist season, though we didn�t have any trouble getting a table inside at lunchtime on a very sunny and warm Thursday. It sells Palmer�s Ales, the quaffing of which was a new and very enjoyable experience for me. The ales on were Best Bitter; Copper Ale (the session beer at 3.7%); 200; and Tally Ho. I had a couple of pints of the Best Bitter, which was superb. This is as you would expect, as the Cask Marque accreditation was in evidence on the pump clips. My wife wasn�t impressed by her Pimm�s however, which consisted solely of Pimm�s No1, lemonade and an ice cube.
There are a couple of bars, and both seemed to be used for diners, except that the one on the left as you go in has a couple of large sofas in it. D�cor is pretty nondescript, except for some nautical paraphernalia littered around the place, as well as a clockface on one of the walls bearing the name of a London station (forgotten which one) and the year 1852. It looked genuine.
We ate in there, and considered the food to be of a good standard, and reasonably priced with mains at around the �8 - �9 mark. This is the only pub I visited in Lyme Regis, so can�t offer comparisons with the others, but taking into account the ale quality, I thought that was a good pub, and a lot, lot better than most seafront pubs that I have encountered over the years.
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Nicely situated on the harbour (cobb) watch the French Leiutenants Woman to see how scenic the position is.Everything else works well without ever being better than good.
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called in a few times while staying in the area this week. good pint of thatchers Gold, friendly staff who were also very nice to my Dog...
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Great pub in a brilliant location right on the Cobb. Food was excellent and the service was friendly and efficient. I tried the Lyme Bay Scallops which were brilliant value for under a tenner. The portion was huge and I couldn't finish it! Crab sandwiches also highly recommended as is the Copper Ale.
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Basic seaside pub - good in season but better out of season when all the tourists have gone. Staff friendly and efficient, food OK but basic, beers kept well but limited range.
BobOs - 19 Aug 2008 14:10 |
Went into this pub while on holiday in April. A party of 15 of us strolled into the pub early evening to celebrate my sons birthday. They were so accommodating and helpful, rearranging the place so we could all sit together. The bar staff were extremely welcoming and friendly and the food was FANTASTIC, tasty, fresh and plentiful. I'd like to book a holiday in this region simply to re-visit this pub! Well done to them.
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Popped in last weekend a couple of times.
Dry Blackthorn Cider, didn't eat but the food that I saw looked okay. The music turned a bit loud on Friday night especially as the place wasn't particularly busy while we were in.
Nice sofa area. Not my favourite but not bad all in all.
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Smokey, can be loud but fair enough!
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Having checked out all the alternatives for a weekend 30th birthday party, this was easily the best pub in Lyme Regis. Great location with an enjoyable range of Palmers beers and some great offerings from the kitchen. Sunday seemed like a quiet night compared to all the events chalked up on the boards and on a more pleasant evening, sitting outside on the Cobb would have been a must. Only downer was the video jukebox, with an expensive selection of crud.
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Love a large one and this place has it all...Situated within spitting distance of the famous 'cobb' and the calming waters of the english channel ( ooh smashing ). Fantastic atmosphere in particular on a friday, saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday - but to narrow it down - the weekends are when things really liven up! Great beer, great service and fantastic food - cooked mainly by a man with rather odd sideburns - well worth a look! If ever you're in Lyme Regis it would be a sin not to visit this establishment. In or out of season ( and there's a log fire in the winter ) this boozer gets my vote again and again....
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Large, smokey, not much atmosphere.
Good beer and reasonable food though
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