Reviews in Penzance

I love it~ its fantastic definitely recommend it to anyone!

Had heard about the new chef owner and wanted to try this place. We went this sunday for lunch. The food was excellent. We both had the Jerusalem Artichoke soup with truffle oil and I had roast sirloin with veg my partner had a risotto. We enjoyed it very much and shall probably return.

The Alverne represents a very good dining experience. The food might be characterised as modern British with European influences.It was well presented in proper proportion. While not cheap, the food represented excellent value. The ambience was very pleasant; tables sufficiently far apart to allow privacy but not suggesting a hushed atmosphere. The decor and wall hangings were fresh, modern, eye-catching and pleasing. My only quibble was that the wine was opened away from the table. But the waitresses were so personable and unobtrusively keen that I did not complain, particularly as the wine was as it claimed on the bottle.

recently had lunch and then came back for evening meal, it was fabulous, they have a lovely garden at the rear. the pub itself has so much real history. the food was great, so much choice, lovely staff (very friendly)and for such a small pub the selection of real ales were great to see. I would highly recommend this lovely pub.

We had a fantastic evening at this little restaurant. It is located to the right at the top of the main street opposite the bingo hall, look out for the red, white and blue Thai flag that flutters above the door. The set meals are fantastic value, the most expensive being just £17. Well worth a visit one evening, and Have just seen that they are now open on a lunchtime and for takeaways as well.

Relaxed and informal. Had a private feel which would be welcome come high season. Beautiful food - fresh produce from the surrounding area (both land and sea). Absolutely delicious. Good service. Well recommended! I plan on returning this year whilst holidaying down that way. After two weeks away and not eating how you'd like, Sophia's was a God send. Thank you!

Our New Years Eve was fantastic!! We have eaten in the restaurant many times and been delighted with both food and service but the Bay really excelled even its own very high standards for this event. In fact we all agreed that we had not eaten better quality food anywhere...and we have travelled far. The staff were superb, attentive, friendly and fun, maybe the pea shooters were a step too far but hey it was New Year, and one that we will remember.

What a great restaurant - the food is superb with wonderful vegetarian options, delicious deserts and gorgeous bread. There is a lovely atmosphere and we'll definitely be back.

Good food for vegetarians

Excellent! best food and best views, staff made us feel so welcome and great music too, will definatly be back next year.

Wow a hidden restaurant in a residential area with superb view across Mounts Bay. We booked a table a couple of weeks ago on a busy Saturday night. The food was excellent with vibrant colours and flavours. The Knowledgeable staff recommended the perfect wine to compliment the meal. It's well worth the visit, I for one will definitely be going back.

Wonderful food, excellent service. A lovely intimate cafe, I'll certainly be back.

This is a great place for dinner. Good food and a wonderful view.

Nice place, a little lacking given the £80 price tag for a dinner for 2 with a bottle of wine and a shared desert. Would probably head elsewhere if I were to spend that dough again as at the price I reckon there is probably better. We did enjoy our evening here and the food was good to very good. Service was with a smile though a bit lacking in knowledge and very informal, which suited us fine. they just seemed to forget to do all the right things at the right times, and this was on a Monday night in October.

Excellent and dedicated Health Food Shop and vegetarian Cafe. Great salads, inexpensive meals.

Brilliant all around.

We had heard about this place so we drove down from Devon, parking can be a problem in the town but the building was great, it was a bit windy so we ate inside. It was a very busy lunchtime and the staff were flat out and a little overstretched, it may be teething trouble but they didnt seem to be very confident and fluid. Anyway the food options and the drinks were excellent and the interior smart. We had a decent brunch and will probably return when they have settled in.

Friends brought us here while we were on holiday. The setting is spectacular. The structure was made entirely of wood which had a fabulous smell. The food was very good and if the service was a wee bit haywire it was just due to teething problems as they had just opened. Plenty of staff though. It will be on my places to visit list when I return to Cornwall.