Twelve Twenty — Restaurant in Teignbridge

A catastrophic bottomless brunch betrayal!!!

Twelve Twenty in Newton Abbot isn’t a bar—it’s a cautionary tale. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to pay good money to be gaslit by a bottomless brunch, then welcome to your new nightmare.

Let’s start with the fact that they promise 2 hours of bottomless drinks, only to snatch your glass away at 90 minutes like some kind of brunch dictatorship. Not a warning, not a heads-up, just a passive-aggressive “that’s your lot” from the staff as they start clearing your table like you’re some stray they accidentally let inside. Two hours? You’d get more honesty from a politician.

Now, onto the spicy margarita lie, which deserves its own crime documentary. We were explicitly promised a final spicy marg to end the experience. You know, that sexy, fiery little finale that makes the overpriced food worth it? Yeah, that never came. Just hollow words and a ghost of a cocktail that never was. They might as well have promised a unicorn ride home for how much they delivered.

And those so-called “tacos”? Don’t insult Mexico like that. These were wraps. Flaccid, uninspired wraps that had as much spice and flavour as a damp napkin. I’ve seen more Mexican authenticity in a Doritos advert. If Gordon Ramsay saw these, he’d launch them into orbit.

The staff? Lost. Unbothered. Barely present. We spent half the time flagging people down like we were marooned on an island. The vibe was trying so hard to be edgy and cool, but landed somewhere between “year 11 prom afterparty” and “TikTok bar that peaked in 2021”.

Twelve Twenty is a fraud. A hipster façade over hollow service, shoddy food, and broken promises. Save your money, your time, and your dignity. You’d have a better brunch experience licking condensation off a bus window.

Brunch here isn’t bottomless—it’s rock bottom. You’re much better off visiting Social bar and...

A 1star for zero customer service skills, but 1 star for getting the food order correct. We went for lunch here yesterday at approx 13:15. On arriving, the table states that all food and drinks are to be ordered via the website, no problem with that. We ordered two drinks and our food immediately. We waited thirty five minutes for the drinks to arrive at our table. During the period we were sat waiting, not one member of staff came over to check that we had managed to order, if we were ok or even to offer a polite 'hello'. One elderly lady came in and sat down, she had no idea how to use the mobile site and waited patiently twenty minutes pasted and she left. Staff did see her, but not one approaches the lady and asked if she was ok. The food arrived after 45mins since our arrivals and had a lot to be desired. I ordered a goats cheese and balsamic salad. Four giant slabs of goats chees with some salad leaves and a few peppers thrown on top. Oh! and a gesture tub of coleslaw on the side. A very expensive bowl of lettuce. Once again no member of staff asked if we were ok for drinks, if our food was ok, nothing. After being there for ninety minutes we left, hungry, cold, £30 worse off and disappointed. I can not imagine a single member of staff even noticed if we had been there, just found two empty glasses and...

We are a regular of this restaurant/pub although we haven't visited all summer as we noticed prices had increased a hell of alot. Today we visited for the first time in months and was very disappointed I ordered a child's meal and asked for only cucumber as my 5 year old dose not eat peppers, onions and lettuce that was served with the side salad was told you do not do cucumber i asked for peas and was also told u do not do these. we ordered the roasts and they were cold vegetables over cooked and we were served a portion of vegetables for one, we ordered two roasts, I asked the waiter for some spoons for the vegetables to serve and he looked at me very strangely he never returned with the spoons and carried on serving other customers. Such a shame as twelve twenty has always been one of our favourite places to eat in N/A we will not be...