Isaac Merritt in Torbay

Went in here tonight for a few drinks before going to the local Indian restaurant. My wife and daughter sat down and i went to the bar where there was no one waiting to be served, I waited whilst the staff continued talking to other customers sat drinking at the bar but was ignored. A couple came in behind me and they must have been regulars as the bar staff went to serve them, only when I stated I was next the attitude I received was not that of good customer service. There are far better pubs in Paignton, give this one a wide birth

No food, very run down. If this warrants a 4.0 rating I daren't set foot in the other lesser rated pubs on the area. Screaming kids running riot too. Obviously have no homework to do!

Good range of beers etc, reasonable prices. WI FI useless. not much food anymore

Great place. Welcoming of kids during the day, drinks are super cheap, and free pool on certain days. They're also upfront about not serving food. What's not to like? Will return in future.

Really tidy, smart with excellent staff

They do cobs with ham or cheese or onions.

Great place, with beer at decent prices, and fantastic staff. Can’t understand the negative reviews. This is a proper pub, without the food. The bar maid and was really friendly, smiley and the customers that I saw thought she was great. Forget the negative reviews and give the Isaac Merritt a chance.

Spotlessly clean and tidy, great beer too...!

Nice pint nice surround nice price What more do you want? Great staff and pool table, it's got that too.

The reviews seem quite unfair about this place. It is an ex-wetherspoons. Sadly the kitchen is currently permanently closed. Service is friendly and quick, although pricing a little off, shandy is more expensive than a pint! Music is a tad loud now I'm in my late 30s!

Very disrespectful staff. Was astonished by the way one of the female staff was speaking to another customer while visiting for the first time. I will never be visiting again. Was rude and looked like they didn’t want to be at work

Nice friendly place with cheap beer and a good atmosphere.

EDIT: Zero Stars! Because I put an honest review, the owner replies with lies. You (owner) do not know me & did not know when I visited this pub & had to resort to LYING to try and make this awful pub look good and me look bad. Shame on you! Since Wetherspoons sold it, this has gone down massively. The place is dirty & needs a good clean everywhere, the glasses are stained with lipstick & smears, even after asking for it to be replaced, another dirty glass. The ale tasted like it had gone off and out of date. Hardly any customers on a Saturday night with music blaring loud. The staff didn't seem to give a damn and just wanted to close early and go home. Such a shame as it used to be a great pub. Don't recommend going.

Great local well looked after by the bar staff all customers are catered for. Can’t understand the negative comments has been my local for over 10 years long may it continue

I don't understand all the bad reviews u people have posted up against this bar. I go in here often and always had a nice quiet pint.. I don't get any bother at all. The staff are always nice polite and friendly. I know they allow dogs In and again I don't believe dogs should be allowed on the seats which are for customers and that's something quite simple that management need to sort out. There's always a good choice of real ales. The pool table is in the wrong place to play pool but could be move somewhere a bit better than where it is. They have music and karaoke nights also a game called find the joker... maybe soon a quiz night too.

What a dive. Place is filthy ! Carpet stuck together with grey gaffer tape,stairs to toilets look like they have not been hoovered for 6 months... not a good first impression

What a shame ...when this was spoons it was great...much as other reviews the places only saving grace is the reasonable priced beer ...needs a deep clean..and some reparation. Thursday night and bar closed at 10pm ...no mention of this on the Facebook site nor in the bar . Potentially a great venue but an unnannoced 10pm closure is unacceptable.

Beer is okay, but the rest of the place needs a make over. Also, why do people with dogs think they have the right to allow their animals onto the seats especially when they are dirty and wet. I do not mind dogs being in the pub! The staff didn't bother to tell them to move. Poor. They would have got a score of 3 if they had sorted out the dog issue. Other people may sit on the seat which is now dirty. I doubt that it will be cleaned!

Myself and my partner came to Issac Merrit on Monday for a quiet drink. Sorely disappointed by the staff, in particular the pregnant lady with blonde hair. Quite clearly inebriated not only whilst pregnant but also on duty. It was quite clear there was drug usage, and free drinks being given out freely. Outside smoking, not washing hands and serving customers.

Good beer .stopped serving food now...

Our group of friends were regulars when it was a Spoons. Sadly the loud, random music forced us to find another venue. We tried it again tonight and it was worse so we shall not return. It is not a friendly local with welcoming staff so it does not encourage you to feel any loyalty.

Lively place to go for night out

No food, but a really lovely ex-wetherspoon pub. Pool table, dart board and juke box makes it more of a local than it ever used to be. Bit of a hidden gem in Paignton I think, being off the high street right at the top of the town.

Been a couple of times recently and staff have been lovely and informative. The toilets are spotless and smell nice showing the dedication of that dedication. Reminds me of that old family pub feel from 20 years ago but cleaner

Former spoons run by The Crafty pub group, one of a few ex spoons they have taken over, zero investment in the building or tired interior, drinks are good value, which is their saving grace.

Helpful staff, good selection of beers. New owners and it looks very good with varied selection of food on the menu. Plus specials, which look appetising.👍👍

Good atmosphere, I liked the vintage aesthetics. No food served at venue.

Visited on a very rainy afternoon in July. This is a former Wetherspoons pub (now a bit tatty round the edges). It was playing loud modern "music" when we visited, a completely off putting experience. Beer was OK. We didn't go back!

Located in an ex Wetherspoon pub retaining the decor. Sat by the window and had a drink while chatting to a nice local couple which was probably the most enjoyable part of our visit to Paignton.

Good deals on drinks, reasonable prices, friendly staff. Can't comment about food as I haven't eaten there. Decour is looking rather tired though

very good value for money no food available

Good price but staff dont seem to engage

Dirty. skin sticks to tables never been cleaned properly

We visited here last day, super experience

Didn't do food in the evening, nothing on the website to clarify. Went back later for a drink. Table was really sticky. Staff were rude and unwelcoming. Closed at 10pm, told us to go at 10.20. Dreadful place, make it into flats

Nice enough pub, small beer garden. Served a nice glass of cider. Helpful staff

Good, cheap pub. Old Wetherspoons bought over. Don't do food but have cobs and hot pies etc. Excellent beer and spirits choice and very welcoming as well as being dog friendly

Locals came first. We were ignored by staff if locals came in. Bar staff unfriendly! Unless a local. Rude. Would prefer to pay more for a drink and treated with respect! Bar staff swearing. A degrading place to be. Drunks swearing and unruly children riding around on scooters! Doesn't even deserve a 1 star!

This is a good pub, they do good food, great drinks and friendly staff

Nice pub with loads of choice when it comes to beer. Friendly staff and the landlord is very good and knowledgeable

Quiet place but was 9pm on Tuesday. Good choice of beers. An OK place.

Ok reasonable price quick service

Waited for our order for three. The orders came out. The two were acceptable at best. My dish of fish and chips (being by the sea thought why not). It came out way way overdone. Fish didn’t flake at all it crumbled. And was Newmarket all batter with the smallest piece of fish when I could find it. It was the worst fish and chips I ever have. Stay away at all costs when it comes to food.

Nice pub, Love to visit just a shame no food, Big mistake, will be difficult to get people back if you start food again,

A bit disappointed. We don't come to Paignton very often but had looked forward to lunch here. Unfortunately the kitchen was closed. We just had a drink. A decent selection of real ales but not the usual range of ciders.

Our favourite find on our weekend stay. Visited 3 times for drinks. Nice atmosphere . 👌

It sells beer and you can have a great time with the wonderful staff

Have used the pub on a few occasions but decided to eat here. The food was lovely but it took over 30 minutes arriving at our table and considering it was quite I had to go and ask how much longer it would be as we had drank the drink it came with. Finally arrived and was worth the wait.

Needs a good scrub everywhere but the beer is good and priced fairly, the pub has a good feel since being taken over from Wetherspoons, its busier than expected as well. They've introduced a pool table for £1 a go and music now plays. Food is average, priced fairly also. Overall a good local drinking pub, which let's doggos in (yay!)

Went there this evening, we ordered 2 x burger meals and soft drinks for the princely sum of 13.99 ! Very friendly staff , drinks full to the brim and not too long a wait for the food. Hot and delicious, music in the background, it was a lovely evening. We would definitely go again , thanks isaac merrit.

Had a breakfast here on Sunday 2nd Oct. It was very good indeed. I would now say that is in the top two breakfast venues in Paignton Town (Grand Central being the other). Proper butchers sausages and bacon. Cooked to perfection. Great value at £4.99 too. Highly recommended.

Just had a brekkie wrap and it was top notch. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Good rival to weatherspoons. Cheap drink offers. Food OK. Had to send wife's mash back as cold. My fish and chips nice.

Nice pleasant pub. Reasonable prices. Good alternative to Wetherspoons. Well worth a visit.

We popped in last Sunday morning for a breakfast. The barmaid was very friendly, only one menu available at the end of the bar, which was ok. We ordered a small veggie and a small traditional breakfast. After a good 25 minute wait (only three other people in there) we heard "you've forgotten the sausage on this one", and our breakfast arrived. My partner had two veggie sausages instead of one, I was missing mine. And it never appeared. The bacon was overcooked, and even for 'small' the portion was tiny. Hot drinks unlimited but more expensive than Spoon's. Tried it, but won't go back.

Drinks were served quick. Food was a little late. Waited 35/45 minutes. When it was served it was lovely. The music was lovely and the tvs were entertaining

NOT A WETHERSPOONS ANYMORE. Drinkers pub, sticky tables, sticky floor, sport on the telly's. Weird smell like they're trying to cover something up. Shame was the less busy of the Paignton spoons where you could always get a seat. Come back spoons, all is forgiven.

Amazing breakfast very well cooked even an extra large option the men had quiet friendly staff will definitely visit again

This is a good fake wetherspoons

Bloody awful bar that used to be really good and fair at karaoke better off in jds bar torquay do not put your name down 4 karaoke in this bar u more than likely won't sing a song only 4 the tourist

Quiet place to go to for a mid-afternoon weekend drink. Friendly staff, but decor needs updating. I understand the pub now has new owners, so hope it gets a good makeover.

Bar staff very welcoming. Great choice of real cider too 👍

Very good service and friendly staff.

Excellent pub, food and Drink very good, would recommend to older couples, try it out,will return, Cheers,K

Been going for 8 weeks.. Good pub grub.. Staff helpful and good beer.. Thanks

The staff very pleasant.I had couple pints.The beer was good.The best thing was I could take my dog in.

Fantastic food Put on a sauce which contained egg took away plate Changed fresh chips Provided more ketchup The customer service was over and above Will eat these without hesitation again and again Goof food good value defo a 5 star

A great local pub that has a reasonable range of local real ales

One of the best Roasts in the Bay , and believe me I have tried a lot , food plentiful and you can tell it’s all home cooked , great Yorkshires with piping hot amazing gravy . Good prices and good staff , See you Sunday

Had a roast. Asked for beef got lamb,. Seen more meat on a discarded carcass on dartmoor. Was warm at best, cold Yorkie pud and cold hearted staff with overpriced food. Avoid and find somewhere else.

Really enjoyed it in the afternoon played some pool and the music was nice in the background

Great friendly clientele fantastic bar staff great atmosphere 👏

Love this place. Even more accomodating than when it was a Wetherspoons. They allow dogs 👍👍 Kept cheap beer prices 👍👍 Good food 👍👍 I make altered books and they went out of their way to donate some books for me to alter. How kind. Thank you 🙏🙏

Good bar service with plenty of real ale choice. Plenty of seating areas in a roomy pub. Good food menu

My 77 year old dad loves the Merritt and so do his mate's

Fish and chips Friday. Nice piece of fish.

Wow what a transformation, place looks lovely and tapas are great , we have avoided this pub for many years and now I think this will be our new local . Great friendly staff , a great night out . Thanks

Absolutely the best place to go meet up with friends for a drink,meal all the staff are absolutely amazing cool

Decent breakfast and good service.

Fab place. Great atmosphere and staff were very nice

Excellent very clean friendly staff.

Good friendly service, and good beers

Always a nice atmosphere with cheap pub food and drink, its cheap and cheerful with nice staff.

Fun atmosphere, cheap drinks and as a driver my coffee was free, clean tidy friendly staff.

Nice place for a drink good atmosphere nice friendly staff definitely worth a visit

Good local pub Nice atmosphere Helpful friendly service Good value food and drinks... I like this place, you can buy a coffee and refill as many times as you like :)

In need of a refurb' and staff training ☹️

Great food Great staff Great value

Nice quiet pub with a good selection of real ales and a server who knew her malt whisky's so had a pleasant chat!

Awesome breakfast and fine ales!!!!!

Called in here several times during our week in Paignton. We were served fast + the drinks were reasonably priced. You can tell it is an ex-wetherspoon's as you have to go up stairs to the toilets

Good value pub with decent range of local real ales. Decor is old school spoons but clean and tidy nonetheless.

one of two wetherspoons in Paignton Isaac Merritt Singer was born on October 27, 1811 in Pittstown, Schaghticoke, New York. He was the youngest of eight children born to German immigrants Singer built the world's largest sewing machine factory built between 1882 and 1885, by George McKenzie in Kilbowie, Clydebank In 1871, Singer purchased an estate and settled in Paignton, Devon, England and commissioned the 110-roomed Oldway Mansion as his private residence,

Lovely atmosphere Staff are great beer is good think this is going to be our local

Visited for lunch yesterday, menu has changed and not for the better. They had food delivery issues which meant options weren’t available until you went to order. My MIL finally got her third choice after scampi and jacket potatoes were unavailable. Ordered fish, chips, peas and tarter sauce and two fish finger sandwiches with tarter sauce. Orders turned up with no tarter sauce. Not really a problem with the fish and chips but left the fish finger sandwiches very dry and not what was ordered ir expecting to receive. In fact they weren’t fish fingers but fish gougans that came with a limp looking side salad and again no dressing. To top that off one of our orders was missing as is hadn’t been put through at the till so member of the party had to wait for their order as we ate ours. Perhaps issue receipts so that the customer can check?I did suggest to the person behind the bar that they should perhaps get some essentials in as there is a Tesco’s around the corners but they acted very disinterested and not bothered at all.The pub is ok for a drink as they are pretty cheap for an independent pub but we won’t be visiting again which is a shame as the last review I left was very complimentary so I don’t know what’s changed.

Great food great atmosphere will definitely come back soon.

Good pub let's not hope you closed

At Tim Martin's Paignton venue. Amazing to see no less than nine real ales on pump. Our friend Malinda is sniffy about Spoons but she certainly enjoyed herself! Busy and atmospheric on a Friday evening. My only gripe Tim is that you have banned dogs in all of your pubs. You went to school in Aotearoa but the dog at a British pub is traditional. Very friendly team and great prices of course.

. nice little shop has almost everything

Very well worn. Carpets sticky. Staff very pleasant.