The Lounge

08/06/2026

Games night Tuesdays
All welcome

02/06/2026

Pubs are not closing because people suddenly stopped loving them, they are closing because the numbers no longer add up. We've already seen the news of two beautiful local pubs closing their doors, and rising costs are the sole problem.

Across Plymouth and beyond, pubs, bars, restaurants, brewers and the wider hospitality trade are coming together to call for VAT on hospitality to be reduced from 20% to 10%.

The campaign is called , and it has been launched with the backing of people across the industry, including chef and publican Tom Kerridge.

For local pubs, this is not an abstract argument about tax. It is about whether they can keep the lights on, keep staff employed, keep the pumps pouring and remain part of the communities they serve.

Pubs are already facing rising costs from every direction. Customers are paying more at the bar, landlords are left trying to make impossible figures work, and more independent venues are being pushed towards closure.

A reduction in hospitality VAT would give pubs and other venues breathing space at a time when many desperately need it.

The petition is calling for one million signatures.

I’ll put the link in the comments. Please sign it, share it, and give the people running our pubs a fighting chance.

27/05/2026

Next Monday 1st June the monthly quiz

24/05/2026

Bank holiday Monday open from 2pm
Don’t forget steak night deal on 🍻

26/04/2026

Live with Russell Sinclair and friends today 4-6 last Sunday of the month

23/04/2026

13/04/2026

Quiz tonight

02/04/2026

Easter weekend starts today
Open from 3.00 today 🍻till 12
Friday 12-12
Saturday 11-12 an earlier open as the the Plymouth pub roam Plymouth on Tap
Sunday 2-11
Monday open at 2 till 12

25/02/2026

Wednesday means one thing at the lounge steak night mid week treat 🍻