Reviews in Cornwall

My first of hopefully many visits to the Harbour Restaurant was a delightful experience. The ambience is warm and welcoming with a very friendly atmosphere, all the dinners seem connected in the experience and yet there is still privacy. The meal was excellent with delicious flavoursome fish, beautifully presented and with a wine list to compliment the food. Altogether a must visit restaurant.

Best pizza in town, friendly staff and really pleasant atmosphere- you haven't lived until you've eaten in da vinci!

We stumbled across this gem of a pub one cold wet night,its a proper old fashion inn with great conversation,we decided on eating after seeing the full varied menu, i settled on a home made chicken Madras and the wife had the salmon,all i can say is first class food ,great real ales and the friendliest landlord ever.

Went last Sunday to try their lunch and we had a really nice time, everything was good, the welcome, service, atmosphere and the food. Slow roasted pork belly, leeks with pernod and fennel was excellent, as were the desserts, especially the pistachio,almond and cardamon tart. We felt it was great value.

The worst restaurant experience my wife and I have ever had. Having been a chef myself, I was appalled at the service and owner/chef of this establishment. We ordered a seafood pie and a risotto to share, both tasted ok. After a few bites of the pie, I was biting into an unchewable piece that I found was a scale. Each and every bite thereafter contained scales. I looked at the salmon and found it covered in scales. This was unacceptable. Descaling a fish is a basic culinary rule (for a dish like this), that was not followed. The worst was yet to come. I asked to speak to the manager; the chef/owner came out. I politely told him about my displeasure and asked to have the pie removed from bill (we had only had a few bites), he refused and became very angry, rude, and unprofessional. I felt like I was on an episode of "Hell's Kitchen. Do yourself a favor and avoid this restaurant.

This restaurant looks OK from the outside but is hugely overpriced and the food is appalling. It has a huge menu with about 100 different choices on it (this should have set alarm bells ringing!) which can't possibly be freshly prepared. Most of it must be microwaved. We went for the 'freshly grilled fish' option (at about £20 per head). I should have noted that the menu was careful not to state 'fresh fish'. When it arrived it was overcooked, had been allowed to go cold and was quite rubbery in texture. The fish was served with chips which were OK but we had to buy vegetables separately as a side order (for £4.00). We were presented with a few bits of old (slightly brown) looking cauliflower, inedible and limp brocolli with carrots which were completely tasteless (I think these came from a tin). The staff at least had the good grace to take these off the bill when we complained. They also charge £1.50 for a childs blackcurrant squash and £5 for a bottle of water. On the menu, it is made clear that none of the items contain GM products. However, I think the management of this restaurant should be more worried about the fact that they are serving virtually inedible food that would be overpriced at half the amount we paid. This is a restaurant pretending to be something it's not. One to avoid.....

Having not been to this part of cornwall before i was eager to sample some of the beautiful fresh fish and seafood on offer. I was so impressed by this family run bistro in the heart of this quaint seaside town. There is a lovely warm finish to the decor of the traditional oak beamed restaurant area and it has bags of character, which only add to the dining experience. For starter i ate mussels which was recommended by friends who visit regularly. They were bursting with flavour. My main course of sea bass was cooked to perfection and nothing like some of the bland fish dishes i have tried elsewhere on my travels. My only regret about my visit to The Harbour Restaurant was that i only had time to eat there once but rest assured i will be back.

Homemade Honey & Jams at breakfast…wonderful, thank you

Thank you for a wonderful family celebration, exceptional service

Food was superb and friendly, hospitable staff

Excellent service, food & rooms, thank you

What an amazing place! Beautiful, unique hotel, very tastefully and individually decorated. Fabulous staff, with service second to none

I recently visited Chantek with my wife and eighteen-month old son and had a fantastic meal. They found us a quiet corner and made us all feel very much at home. There was a perfect menu for our little one (he LOVED the food and the staff LOVED him!!) and we were spoilt for choice, too. We were both amazed by the spicy Thai papaya salad with lime juice, dried shrimps, chili and green papaya. I also really enjoyed the tom yum soup with prawns. It's the kind of dish that could ward off the nastiest of flu bugs, with its hit of ginger and chillies - clean, hot and fresh flavours. Mains included a sublime Thai curry and a Chili Beef from the specials board made with prime Cornish Beef. I'd recommend Chantek to anyone heading down to Cornwall (in fact, we've already spread the word as far round our hotel as we could manage!). The food is great, the atmosphere relaxed and friendly and the space is lovely.

It's not often that you find a restaurant where you want to try everything, but that's what we discovered on holiday in St Ives. St Andrew's Street Bistro offers the freshest ingredients, expertly cooked and presented. It was so difficult to choose that we had to return the following night to sample more of the imaginative menu. Their prices are very reasonable, the atmosphere comfortable and welcoming, and the service friendly. What more could you ask!

This is a lovely pub with great food. The only problem is the 'family room', it's like sitting in a giant shed. No atmosphere and quite cold. Otherwise this place is a real treat!

Used this place regularly on our holiday. Great place for good food while in hayle, cornwall. Friendly staff and relaxed atmosphere.

My wife and I live in St. Keverne and when the Leoni and Neil opened their Greenhouse Organic Restaurant we could hardly believe such exciting menus could be found right here on our doorstep. We wasted no time in becoming frequent diners with them and since then we have had the pleasure of sampling some of the most delicious and imaginary dishes available in this area - or anywhere else for that matter. They must be the most hospitable hosts we have ever met. We are fortunate indeed.

we recently got married in Truro and whilst browsing the Internet to find suitable venue to take our guests who had travelled down from Lancashire to celebrate with us we came across Tabbs. We had no prior knowledge of Nigel & his reputation but on contacting him he went out of his way to help us with our menu etc. On arriving at Tabbs the whole party was bowled over with the decor & we all agreed that the food was he best we had ever tasted anywhere. A big THANKYOU to Nigel & his staff for making our day extra special. We will definitely be visiting him on our anniversary.