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Plymouth Restaurants

Cap'n Jaspers

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Good for: atmosphere, food, Groups

Not good for: service

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Lonely Planet review for Cap'n Jaspers

Unique, quirky and slightly insane, this cabin-kiosk has been delighting bikers, tourists, locals and fishermen for decades with its motorised gadgets and teaspoons attached by chains. The menu is of the burger and bacon butty school – trying to eat a 'half a yard of hot dog' is a Plymouth rite of passage. Try the local crab rolls – the filling could have been caught by the bloke sitting next to you.

 

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    You don't have to be mad to eat here, but it helps.....

    madmonster recommends this,

    You need to be ever so slightly mad to eat here, and judging by the queues every day then most of Plymouth must be bonkers.

    This is not your normal eaterie. For one it's a glorified shed, decorated in a very eclectic style of shipwreck and nostalgia. There are no toilets, no where indoors to sit and eat, they only serve burgers, hotdogs, and giant baguettes. If you're lucky you can get a bench outside, next to the rubbish bins and the scavenging seagulls, where if the wind is in the right direction you can eat to the accompanying smell of the fishing industry taking place right next to you.

    Yet despite all this I can't get enough of the place and I'm not alone!

    I obviously have a severe death wish as these burgers are a heart attack in a bun just waiting to wrap their greasy claws around my arteries, but they are so delicious, you just have to do it.

    Don't go expecting anything fancy, napkins (an absolute necessity here) are in the form of torn off kitchen roll suspended on a string above the counter, mugs of tea are sloshed at you over the counter and the service amounts to being handed a raffle ticket and told to wait for your number to be called! But if you're looking for lime milkshake together with bacon, pineapple, cheese and curried coleslaw burgers, this is the place to come. Show me any pregnant woman that wouldn't kill to visit here.

    More normal fayre is of course on the menu and it's all very reasonably priced and well cooked. As long as you're not expecting chips, side salads or a glass or ice for your drinks go with the flow, relax and enjoy a totally english experience.

    Good for: atmosphere, food, Groups

    Not good for: service

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