Grand Central Bar in Torbay

Been coming here years and always great service and food. It's our go to family favourite pub.

Great breakfast and great dinner best pub in Paignton nice too sit outside with locals and people watch.very nice pint of thatchers gold

Went in to watch champions league, staff really helpful, miss the watershed for food, but after the young lady spoke to the chef ( which I didn't ask for ) came and said they would cook me a meal, hospitality not dead yet this living proof 😀😘

Cracking place for beer food football Dog friendly too

Omg just had the best roast pork dinner I’ve ever had in my entire life here just how my mother used to cook it, all fresh vegetables and not a frozen roast potato in site, magnificent Yorkshire puddings, stuffing and gravy and mealt in your mouth meat, unbelievably tasty, could not believe it for the price, still in shock of how good it was,

Excellent food and very friendly staff. The VERY large breakfast is a challenge but you can’t waste quality food. Evening meals were equally of a hi standard, we will be back.

Always good for sports, multiple sports on multiple TVs

Was able to watch the Welsh football match on S4C in this bar,so I was well pleased, £4-50 for a pint of lager wasn't too painful & the locals were friendly enough & created a warm atmosphere. All in all a decent time was had by all.

Good choices for breakfast. Friendly staff and good quality food.

We're frequent travellers to Torbay and made our first visit to Grand Central in August and have been back a few times since. From our first visit here we were made to feel welcome not just by the staff but all the regulars too who are all to happy to have a chat and let you stroke their dogs. The service is great and we can highly recommend the sunday roast although booking a table is recommended especially if there is football on.

Brilliant place for food and drinks been a few times for drinks but we never had the until this August and it was fantastic will be back and will recommend.. Richie and Carol..

Had a couple of breakfasts here during our holiday in Paignton, nice and friendly place to eat and drink, good reasonable priced food, good value

The best Sunday roast we ever had. Found this place late evening, they still had a good choice of roasts. Served huge plate of meat melting in your mouth along with vegetables. Delicious food and helpful staff.

Brilliant place for food and drinks will be back and will recommend.. Richie & Carol

The service was genuinely so friendly and welcoming, no one in my group felt awkward to ask for anything, not that anything extra was needed however as the food and drinks were fantastic, there's a selection of meals for children too so there were no issues there, portion sizes are generous, even for side dishes. It was relaxing and not too loud too, despite it being a decently-hot day at lunch time, music is kept at a gentle volume so you can still hear conversations, overall amazing experience and would definitely recommend to all, 5/5 across the board

Excellent service, friendly staff

This was our final morning in Paignton, and thus far we’d found none of the cafés had fried bread on their breakfast menu – but Grand Central did! The waffles were excellent and plenty of them with maple syrup and our other youngster really enjoyed the cheese on toast, but why for breakfast? My niece had a full English which was excellent whilst I enjoyed my fried bread at long last with a couple of eggs and some baked beans. Hurrah! Thank you Grand Central. We’ll come again!

Add a really nice vegan meal which was served in good time and was piping hot

Good food excellent service good value

Popped in several times for a pint or coffee, lovely food

I ordered a double espresso the coffee tasted good but it was not properly made it had a lot of water the cup was full so the coffee loses its essence. I ordered a double espresso the coffee tasted good but it was not properly made it had a lot of water the cup was full so the coffee loses its essence

We went here based on reviews and they were not wrong. The staff were great, even when my 6 year old split the best part of a pint of drink, quickly on the clean up. The food was lovely. The child can be a little fussy but she wolfed down the spaghetti bolognese. My roast was delicious, as was my partners buffalo chicken burger. Definitely be going back.

Me and my wife popped in for a drink on Sunday and immediately Daisy engaged with us very well as new customers. The food looked great so we booked a table for the following evening. My wife uses a wheelchair and Daisy was very thoughtful in suggesting that we had table 14 as there is no table leg in the middle, giving more space. Our dinner on Monday was lovely, and there was plenty of it. Great staff again, and Richard was very welcoming so we look forward to returning for our breakfast on Thursday. Very accessible venue.

My favourite place for a cooked breakfast in Torbay. Everything they do, they do it well with good portions, good quality, clean, friendly and reasonably priced. Ordered the full English breakfast with extra bubble and squeak (99p), lovely as always. The bacon is exceptional and thick and not everywhere does fried bread but Grand Central does and nicely. Black pudding nice and a good amount of beans + tomato not watery, hash brown notably crispy and not average like many places. The sausages were just "ok" but not bad at all. Proper Heinz ketchup in a bottle + a nice flat white coffee. Daughter had pancakes with maple syrup with a nice hot chocolate with marshmallows which she loved. Place clean and tidy and tables always cleaned and tidied quickly by the efficient staff. Even though lots of TV screens and sport it is not a blokey den and has a nice atmosphere with low background music and young, old and families there. Licensed bar and change over time for breakfast about 11:30am-ish as they clean the kitchen ready for the next menu. Parking get there for 10am and you usually get a spot outside on the road, unless top high season then get there a bit earlier.

Very comfortable environment and great food!

Lovely pub great food friendly staff great service

Good food served piping hot food and drink served by efficient knowledgeable friendly staff.

Amazing food, friendly atmosphere and attentive staff. Slow cooked belly pork for me and home made humoungous steak pie for my Partner. I want to kidnap their chef!

Service was bit slow fir breakfast but decent, unfortunately no black pdding

Excellent and friendly restaurant, we all went for breakfast, one veggy, one gluten free and two full English The food was brilliant and the staff was friendly and helpful, I would recommend this and look forward to calling again

Stopped for a quick lunch. We all had toasty’s. They were delicious and lots of yummy cheese in them. Great value. Staff are really friendly and it’s dog friendly.

Consistently good breakfast with speedy service. Always love the bubble and squeak as an extra

stayed in Paignton for a long weekend, had breakfast here every day. great service, great food and clean. Will definitely recommend to others

Always a decent and friendly pub. Never eaten here but the food looks delicious. The best place in Paignton to watch live football matches.

Great food , good choice of drinks. Nice relaxed atmosphere and a very good Sunday dinner as well as the staff are very welcome and friendly and helpful

Food was just ok and a bit expensive for what is essentially pub grub. Service was prompt and friendly.

A sports bar, large and comfortable. The Chilli loaded fries were tasty, as was the pork belly loaded fries (flavoured lightly with BBQ). Staff were efficient.

5 stare breakfast-ish . maybe I'm just picking but please sort the sausages as you've got a really nice cafe,nice staff and c..p sausages...everything else is 5 star

We set while it was full and loudly because of a soccer match but it was great! And the food was incredibly good!

Tuesday afternoon so was not expecting much.

Arrived in Paignton by train looked on Google maps for a place to eat, Grand Central came up good reviews, so that's where we went. We weren't disappointed. Very friendly and helpful staff, clean and tidy. The food was very nice, hot and plenty of it. Would highly recommend. We will definitely eat here again if we come back for the day.

Working away and stumbled upon this place, food is excellent, been every night I'm here, great service. Cannot fault the place

1st visit here. Lovely friendly happy staff food was good also 😊

Even though did not eat here food looked good. Polite and friendly staff. Nice and clean all round

Always busy. Lots of screens for sport. Live music.

Great breakfast at a great price

Fantastic breakfast will definitely be going back 5+++++

Excellent full English. Priced well. Nice coffee. Very polite and friendly staff. Well worth a visit. Ideal if staying at Fiveway Apartments. Saves cooking your own.

Sunday lunchtime is a must absolutely tasteful a gorgeous Sunday lunch

Nice town pub with cheap drinks and sky sports how ever . There was a older gentleman perving on younger women and not behaving himself. There was door staff but unfortunately he was a lone worker and this rude man should of been banned from this establishment .

The Breakfast has definitely gone down in my estimation, the sausage and bacon were of poor quality and hash browns. I felt rushed as I was still eating my toast when my plate was taken away from me. I will be going elsewhere in future.

Nice cafe, helpful staff,good food 😋,

Without a doubt this is the best roast dinner ever. Fresh, hot, tasty and loads of it. Tender meat, nicely cooked veg and a great yorkie. Staff and service great. Wish we lived nearer!!

Great place for food and watching sports. Very friendly staff.

Amazing full english breakfast..

Sunday Roast was excellent, good service as always

Very nice staff, they even put the big screen on for the 1 Leeds fan to watch the game on the weekend. Good beers to.

Great place to watch sport and have a drink. They also do food from the establishment. Mainly attracts drinkers and can be a good atmosphere on a Friday and Saturday night. The locals are all very welcoming and the staff are really nice and helpful. Perfect location for a night out. Outside is covered and there is a lot of seating throughout. Good value too.

Good place to watch Champions League football.

Enjoyed quite a few evenings drinking and dining here this holiday again. Friendly staff and good service. Excellent food each time. Beer and cider kept well. Tables cleared and wiped down good between each customer. Very busy inside and out with both locals and holidaymakers most times as a very popular bar, but service still very efficient . One of our favourite drinking and eating bars in Paignton.

We've enjoyed our visits on previous holidays , and yet again enjoyed quite a few evenings drinking and dining here this holiday again. Friendly staff and good service. Excellent food each time. Beer and cider kept well. Tables cleared and wiped down good between each customer. Very busy inside and out with both locals and holidaymakers most times as a very popular bar, but service still very efficient . One of our favourite drinking and eating bars in Paignton.

Really doesn’t disappoint such good value for money Other places you can pay at least £6 for a cocktail and it be terrible so watered down and hardly any alcohol in it whereas here they do a proper posh cocktail that would be worth at least £8-10 for £7 or 2 for £12 which is amazing

Visited on Friday and Saturday evenings for a couple of beers/food and to watch the rugby World Cup. The bar staff were all excellent- friendly, helpful and welcoming. The food was perfectly good bar grub- simple but tasty and good portions. Jail Ale was too cold, flat and very poor. To be honest I didn’t think much of the Thatchers Gold, Guinness or Poretti either. The bar was very quiet on both nights and I wonder if the poor drinks quality is a factor as the venue, staff and food were all good. Special thanks to Megan (I think that was her name!)

The food was really nice, but they brought our starters and main out together, which was odd. They took mains back but it was a strange thing to do, Having eaten here before, this has never prev happened, staff were as nice as ever though

Less said about the landlord, the better.

Food was good and filling, the staff were very attentive as well. It was medium busy the day we went, but the sun was shining and the place was well presented and clean. Good place to go if you fancy a nice burger, decent portion sizes too.

We called in here on both mornings of our recent weekend break in Paignton on the recommendation of our guesthouse owners,an absolutely top notch fry up and great friendly service.

Food was lovely and well priced! Service from waiters and bar staff were brilliant. Only issues we had was tables were very sticky and there were a few flies in the restaurant but can be expected on a hot day when doors are open. The bar is very busy and quite loud as it is a sports bar but a good atmosphere all in all. Would return.

Malc and Tracy plus staff are the perfect hosts. Look forward to seeing them each year and always welcomed. Food is top class and they will go out of their way if you request certain fish, steaks etc. sometimes have to reserve a table but that is because of their popularity.

Food was fantastic unfortunately I didn't get photos, but my partner had the vegetarian lasagna, I had the house burger with chilli, It was decent portion size, worth the money, food tasted well and presented well, atmosphere was nice but we were here during lunch time on Friday. Will be back again at some point in the future when visiting Paignton again.

Absolutely bang on place to eat. Great attentive staff, lovely food, reasonably priced and couldn’t be more accommodating … absolutely everything on point !!! Will come any time I’m in town again.

We visited for a Saturday morning breakfast. Been lots of times before and it was the same great quality breakfast. Good variety, hot, and friendly service. Always recommend to family and friends.

Nice pub, nice people, good food, clear recommendation

Walked in on the off chance with 2 dogs, still serving Sunday Dinners, I had the Lamb my husband had Beef and my Daughter had Turkey. All 3 dinners were so nice! The meat was cooked to perfection the food was hot as well as the plates, would definitely recommend. Thank you for the great service.

Tasty food and massive screen to watch F1. Lovely attentive staff and efficient too. Took time to chat with our F1 mad son about the race. Relaxed and happy atmosphere . Definitely recommend

Fantastic food staff are so welcoming that's we always come here for our evening meal after 18 years

Away on holiday and we came here for breakfast and watch the women's football. Great friendly service from the staff. The breakfast was good too.

8.50 for the sorties chicken wrap I've ever seen. It was clearly microwaved using cheap ingredients and utterly frankly was trash. The staff were friendly, with one even showing me to a table where I could charge my phone. I nearly asked for my money back and won't be returning. The 1 star comes from the fact that I was insulted by microwave food worse than Whetherspoons

Myself and 2 work friends visited last night for some drinks and food. We decided to all have Tapas and wow! They were so nice, great portion sizes and tasted great! Was a really chilled evening and the staff made us feel really welcome. Highly recommend!!

This an amazing chilled bar. Excellent selection of drinks, food and always such friendly staff. Big screens with sports on that aren't intrusive. Food seemed especially delicious today. Great place to bring the family and the dog along. Absolute little sun trap to watch people go by. Top marks today as always but most definitely worthy of 5 stars 🌟

Love this bar. Great food and a chance to eat and watch football games. Malcolm and his staff are very friendly and the service is always good.

Very welcoming. Waitress took our order very accurately. Food just as ordered. Good WCs. Easy pavement. Good value for money.

Great bar with amazing staff very friendly atmosphere food we ordered arrived quickly and cooked just how we like , would recommend this bar to anyone ....

Stopped off for breakfast we were seated with a friendly approach and left to look at our menus. After about five minutes our order was taken no issues and very pleasant service. I ordered a full English and my husband had the avocado with poached eggs. Food came out quickly hot and delicious 😋 would definitely recommend 👌

Brilliant staff, great food at reasonable prices, well worth a visit.

Superb bright and airy bar with Sports TV screens and top staff ….can’t fault the place….

arrived too early for lunch, so had a mocha, which was good. staff friendly. would try lunch next time we are in town.

the beef roast dinner was very tasty and great portion size, I will definitely be returning next time I'm down that way, thanks guys 10/10

Staff are very welcoming and friendly. The food is delicious and we were not kept waiting long after ordering. There are lots of TVs around to watch the sports if you would like too. We were very happy with our Breakfast we had, we also...

Really well presented food menu was varied, great choice of options. Start really friendly and helpful

Consistently excellent quality and service.

Great atmosphere ✌️ friendly staff fantastic energy live music a great night by all 💃🕺

Best food and staff in the bay it’s that simple !!

Great breakfast and very reasonably priced will be visiting again when in Paignton

Great food, great staff, had a fantastic night. Sport and banter can't beat it

As always excellent service - friendly and speedy! We visited as a group of friends for drinks and Tracy, Jamie and the staff couldn’t do enough for us!

Consistently good food and service, food arrives hot and good portions too, and all the staff are welcoming and friendly, love it, will be back again soon, many thanks

Great fresh food. Reasonable prices. All in all well done all at Grand Central. Thank you for another great breakfast.

Called in here with my daughter's to watch the rugby lovely atmosphere and service was excellent, will definitely be back again soon.

Excellent service great friendly staff lovely fresh food well worth a visit