Live Music Pubs in Exeter

Monkey Suit

161 Sidwell Street, Exeter EX4 6RH

This is a large pub with comfortable sofas and also a horseshoe type bar. There is live music one Sunday a month. Upstairs there are two private hire only rooms available.

Angel

32 Queen Street, Exeter EX4 3SR

This traditional pub has comfortable red sofas amongst its seating and has a small fish tank in a cabinet on the right hand side as you enter. There are two guest ales which normally come from Devon breweries. All ages frequent the pub and there is also music. For details, check the pub's website. No under 18's after 9pm. Please note, opening times are 12 to late.

Bishop Blaize

Commercial Road, Exeter EX2 4AB

A traditional, locals pub with a friendly atmosphere tucked away in the re-development Quay area of Exeter.

Black Horse

Longbrook Street, Exeter EX4 6AB

Situated just off the town centre behind the John Lewis store. this Greene King house is popular with locals and students alike. Good-value food is served all day until 9pm, and three real ales are usually available. Very spacious with soft furnishings, and popular with sports fans.

Bowling Green

29-30 Blackboy Road, Exeter EX4 6ST

Originally an 18th century pub called The Ropemakers, the Bowling Green is a cosy local situated away from the main city centre close to Exeter City Football Club at St James Park. It has an extensive selection of reasonably priced pub food including pizzas and gluten free and vegetarian options. Four real ales are available, three are rotating and supporting local breweries. Live music every Saturday night and Sunday afternoon followed by a quiz in the evening. Opens at noon on match day Saturdays.

Cavern Nightclub

83-84 Queen Street, Exeter EX4 3RP

Live music venue, that is a platform for local and international bands. Live bands and DJ's seven days a week. There is a cafe that opens from eleven to five from Monday to Saturday.

City Gate Hotel

Lower North Street, Exeter EX4 3RB

A fine Georgian building on the site of one of the old gates into Exeter, the pub has part of the ancient city wall in its cellar. There are three eating and drinking areas off the main bar, a cellar bar and a large paved and decked garden with its own bar in the summer. Beers on offerare Young's, with seasonal variations. Good-quality cuisine is served from breakfast time through to 10pm (9pm on Sunday). One can eat throughout; more informally in the airy conservatory on sofas or, on warm sunny days, outside in the spacious landscaped garden.

Fever & Boutique

12 Mary Arches Street, Exeter EX4 3AZ

Open hours dependent on student terms. Other nights available to hire.

Barnfield Theatre

Barnfield Road, Exeter EX1 1SN

Formerly Barnfield Hall, built towards the end of the 19th-century, converted into the Barnfield Theatre in 1972. The Colleton Bar is fully licensed, and opens an hour before evening performances until an hour after the end. M the Cafe Bar is situated off the main foyer and opens from 10am to 3pm serving food from 11.30 to 2, and also opens an hour before evening and weekend performances until the end of the interval. You must order food for the evening beforehand.

Corn Exchange

Market Street, Exeter EX1 1BW

EX4

162-163 Fore Street, Exeter EX4 3AT

Puerto Lounge

38 Commercial Road, Exeter EX2 4AE

Henry's Bar

Mount Pleasant Road, Exeter EX4 7AB

Pub situated on a busy road junction. It has a central bar with several eating and drinking areas. There are lots of wood-panelling and objects of interest.

Hole In The Wall

Little Castle Street, Exeter EX4 3PX

The venue is set over two floors; the Chesterfield and Sports bars on the second floor and the Dining room on the first floor. It has recently been extensively refurbished (following a major fire). Each room has supersize HD television screens, bespoke solid oak furniture and leather Chesterfield sofas. For food, they offer their standard three course menu, grill and signature 23" pizzas. Their team of chefs can devise bespoke menus for parties/functions, from canapes to banquets. Also on offer is a comprehensive drinks menu, including gins, whiskies and local ales. Can be hired for corporate events or private parties.

John Gandys

23 Gandy Street, Exeter EX4 3LS

There are two levels with the upper one mainly being a spirit and cocktail bar. There is live music and sports and the pub has a mix of clientele. They also do mid-week deals.

Kings

173 Cowick Street, Exeter EX4 1AA

Friendly welcoming pub that opens at 8am for breakfast. Has no permanent ales, but one constantly changing guest, and a second when greater demand is anticipated.

Lucombe Oak

Cowick Street, Exeter EX4 1DG

This large open-plan pub, formerley the General Buller and prior to that The Longbrook, has recently been refurbished. Four real ales, predominantly Greene King, on handpump. Food served seven days a week.

Little Drop of Poison

154-155 Fore Street, Exeter EX4 3AT

After several years of closure this city centre pub reopened in 2018, a single large room with one bar it serves between three to six cask ales. There are three, changing, gravity dispensed ciders which are located on the back of the bar along with a vast amount of taps serving keg / craft beer. Entertainment wise there is live music on Fridays, a quiz on Tuesdays and also a pool table that is free to use. Happy 'hour' from 4-6 every open day, and probably all Sunday.

Oddfellows

60 New North Road, Exeter EX4 4EP

Narrow on the street front, this Victorian building is very deep and till features the original 19th century conservatory. Small areas off the main room make for an intimate atmosphere including a cosy snug area, leather chesterfield sofas and rustic style furnishings. A cocktail bar on the first floor is open in the evenings. This is a friendly gastro style pub, with clientele ranging from students to business people. The open kitchen enables you to watch your locally sourced food being cooked. The TV's sometimes screen quirky black and white films from the 60's and 70's.

Old Fire House

50 New North Road, Exeter EX4 4EP

Popular city center pub serving good-value food lunchtimes and evenings as well as late-night pizzas. Up to six ales are available on gravity including beers from Exeter and Hanlon's breweries, and four real ciders; regulars include Sam's and Sandford Orchard. Live music every Saturday and Sunday evening. The pub is close to Exeter High Street, bus stops and Central railway station. No children under ten allowed, due to licence restrictions and over 18's only after 5pm.

Old Timers Bar & Restaurant

Little Castle Street, Exeter EX4 3PX

The former home of Timepice Nightclub, which these days is across the courtyard, Old Timers Bar & Restaurant occupies two floors. An interestingly decorated bar with informal dining on the ground floor, it also has a large upstairs restaurant which can be available for functions, parties and weddings. Real ale is always available on handpump, usually two Cornish beers from Sharp's and one more local beer from a Devon brewery.

Oriental City Lounge Bar & Restaurant

1 Station Road, Exeter EX1 3SA

Prospect Inn

The Quay, Exeter EX2 4AN

Popular and friendly pub situated on Exeter's historic quayside, offering good-value food all day, and up to four real ales. The changing beers are usually Hanlons Citra or Yellowhammer and Otter Ale or Amber. Cider is Sandford Orchards Scrumpy.

Queen's Head

270 Pinhoe Road, Exeter EX4 7JQ

Large, friendly, one-roomed pub close to Polsloe Bridge station. A carvery is served on Sundays, and roasts on Wednesdays.

Rendezvou's Wine Bar

38-40 Southernhay East, Exeter EX1 1PE

Royal Oak

79-81 Fore Street, Exeter EX1 2RN

This historic 1800s roadside, thatched, multi-room pub is on the B3183 through Heavitree, and is close to two public car parks. A relaxing lounge area is on the right, and the public bar on the left has several rooms and areas offering a variety of seating options. Meals are served every lunchtime, while pies and pasties are available in the evening. Outside, there is a rear courtyard with benches. A popular quiz night is held every Wednesday, and the team hope to make their summer beer festival an annual event.

Ship Inn

1-3 Martins Lane, Exeter EX1 1EY

A historic city centre pub situated along a narrow passage way between the high street and Cathedral Green. It is one of the oldest pubs in Exeter and Sir Francis Drake used to visit. Four regular ales feature along with two guests, mostly local, and up to three ciders. The pub offers good value food served all day including a children's menu. Live entertainment features on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Winnie

90 Buller Road, Exeter EX4 1AU

Coaver Club

County Hall, Matford Lane, Exeter EX2 4PS

A pleasant club for Council employees and those resident in the immediate area. There are four real ales on at any one time, no regular one.

Exeter Rugby Club

Sandy Park Stadium, Sandy Park Way, Exeter EX2 7NN

Cooling's

11 Gandy Street, Exeter EX4 3LS

Coolings is a bar and restaurant situated in Gandy Street, an attractive old cobble stone street just off the main Exeter shopping centre. Freshly prepared home-cooked food is on offer daily with a varied menu, including daily specials, vegetarian options and a children's menu. Hot drinks and a selection of cakes are also available. Live music is featured every Thursday night, and sometimes on Friday's, usually in the main bar, occasionally in the cellar bar. There is usually a 'pin' of real ale on the bar, often Dartmoor Legend.

Exeter Brewery Tap-Room Bar

Unit 1, Cowley Bridge Road, Exeter EX4 4NX

Part of the Exeter Brewery, offering full bar facilities, including Exeter Brewery ales, wines, ciders and spirits; some food is also served. The bar is open to the public every Thursday evening from 5pm, and is also available at other times, by arrangement, for private hire, corporate meetings etc. There are always four Exeter Brewery ales on handpump, plus Green Valley cider is available.

GWRSA Exeter West Railway Club

172 Cowick Street, Exeter EX4 1AA

This is a members' only club. Non-members (including CAMRA) need to be signed in by existing members, plus a £1.00 non-members entry fee.

St Thomas Social & Working Mens Club

67a Cowick Street, Exeter EX4 1HW

St. Thomas Social Club is a popular local club in the suburb of St. Thomas at the far (Dunsford Hill) end of Cowick Street on the left, set back from the road, as you leave Exeter. It is a members' only club, with no special arrangements for CAMRA members. Non-members can gain entry on Monday, Friday, and Sunday for £1.00, and for £3.00 on Saturday. The club is popular with skittles and darts players, hosting local music arts usually every second Saturday, except bank holidays. There is only one handpump, and there are no plans to add a second, due to the limited opening hours.

Stable

Unit 32, Guildhall, Exeter EX4 3EB

Promoted as a cathedral to cider, The Stable is spread over first and second floors and boasts what is claimed to be Exeter’s finest roof top terrace... complete with caravans! Located at the eastern side of The Guildhall, the main entrance is on the Queen Street side with a second entrance at first floor concourse level next to M&S Guildhall. Pizzas and pies are the primary fare; a vegan and gluten free menu is available.

Zinc

Mary Arches Street, Exeter EX4 3AZ

Open other nights by demand/hire.