Driftwood Spars Hotel

I loved the chilled out vibe of the Spars. Just up from the cove, it is a traditional pub but post surf place to hangout.
They have a reputation for their own microbrewery, but also stock local labels such as Korev lager and Rattler cider. there is also a decent wine list and a medium sized glass of wine is around £4-£5 depending on what you get.
It is popular — the sunday lunch sold out when we were there as it is available between 12 – 2.30pm but fear not, the excellent Lewsey Lou’s is positioned opposite and staff there will call out your receipt number so you can squeeze in a quick pint between ordering and getting your food.
I had lunch there one day mid-​week. Standard pub food but a good value portion and staff are aware of dietary needs so I had no issues being gluten free. Tasty, well cooked burger (minus bun) and chips and salad on the side was a decent portion that I din’t finish it all. My friend had a sausage sandwich was was rated as very tasty and as it was the special was only £5.95 — sausage in ciabatta with onion relish with chips and salad, so again another big portion. Also on the sunday, left over roasties, veggies and meat were on the bar — not enough for complete portions and I would say on the basis of my limited sampling (beef, bit of parsnip and a roastie, that the Sunday lunch would be well worth a booking!).
So, I’m not a local and it’ll probably be a year before I go back, but I’ll be definitely heading back to try more of the menu and just hangout there after a day of boarding :-)

This is a truly truly wonderful place. I regret that I do not have enough positive adjectives to do this place justice!
I had a few of the beers there present (Trouble+Strife, Rebel 80/​and Montol for anyone interested enough!). All were top notch.
If there is something that I love almost as much as beer (apart from badger baiting) it is cheese. So I chose to challenge them by ordering their cheese plate, but dammit if that wasn’t delicious too.
Anyone visiting the area should come to this pub. I haven’t even got into how good it looks!
I made a note during my visit that I saw the ghost of Rick Stein’s dog, Chalky. I must confess that I have no idea what I was on about! I hadn’t had that much to drink! Logical explanation must exist.