Friend and I went to The Patriot for a catch up my friend decided he would buy me dinner,to our suprise the dinner menu was ridiculously over price for a bar menu ,the pricing i would expect at a top restaurant anyhow we settled with wedges ,took long enough when they arrived i was shocked they look like they had been microwave hot we both dug in,i nearly puked the wedges were hard tasteless like cardboard .I felt like going back and telling the waiter but my friend told me not to bother,he felt the same about the wedges too.Since he brought them i ate them quickly drinking my beer,did’t wanna waste his money. I won’t be going back again for a feed,for a drink or 2 yeah but for a bite no,i will go elsewhere.

I have previously eaten here and enjoyed the food but the last two experiences mean I will not be back in a hurry! I can only assume the manager does not work Saturdays! Firstly, the chips are usually really good but last time they were cold. Secondly, listening to the waiter flirt with the waitress right behind my shoulder was distracting. I heard a woman walking past say to her friend ‘they’re still at it’, so it had obviously put off other patrons.
Thirdly, we waited a long time for service while the staff stood on the steps talking- and after 10 minutes, we got our own menus.
The previous occaision I tried to dine there, they stopped serving food on a Saturday two hours early.
Their food is great pub food, and the service can be great, but lately they just seem to be getting worse.

Decided to stop in here over the Christmas break for a quick meal before going to a movie and found the service friendly and efficient and food great.

Not expecting much from a pub for a meal especially over this period we were quite taken by surprise.
My wife had the fish and chips and I had the pie.
The fish was fresh and tasty, the batter crispy and not at all oily and the chips were the best we have had for a long time, fat, salty and tasty. While not the healthiest meal was most enjoyable.
My pie was very tasty and of course I had the chips as well.

I would recommend The Patriot as a good place to stop off for a pint and a feed, even if it’s for just a bowl of chips, when you’re in Devoport.

Cold, fast flowing beer. Tasty fish & chips. Good service nice people, reasonable prices.