Address: Harlyn Rd, St Merryn, Padstow PL28 8NP, United Kingdom
Phone: +441841520303
Rating: 4.4
based on 241 reviews.
Staff and Service
Pros:
"Great staff and absolutely excellent food."
"Had a lovely weekend stay. Friendly staff and very clean rooms."
"The staff were very friendly and helpful and attentive."
"Lovely staff, nothing too much trouble.... I've been going in the Farmers since 1983 and this is the best meal and service I've ever had.... everyone on our table we're equally impressed."
"The staff are amazing."
"Very friendly bar staff."
"The staff were wonderful and very accommodating with our 2 young children."
Cons:
"We booked a table and were met by a man with a clip board. He showed us to a bare table and then just walked off."
"Bar staff not overly friendly."
"Ate there yesterday there were 8 of us, 3 of us had the Farmers Cow pie which was pretty dreadful."
"Staff who served us were friendly but their aprons were dirty and hair all over the place."
"Service was shocking on our last visit."
"The man serving the carvery was irritable."
"When complaining to management they just said that they were busy and walked away while we were still trying to talk to them."
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food was really nice and tasty."
"Carvery’s and buffet curry night were both extremely good value and as delicious as any other meal I’ve had."
"The food was outstanding, one of the best rib eye steaks I’ve ever had."
"Best carvery I have ever eaten. The beef was succulent and thickly sliced. The gammon juicy."
"The food was amazing, decor was cozy and warm."
"This food was lovely and fresh but not too spicy."
"Food was absolutely beautiful."
Cons:
"Visited 16:30 on the 10th of July 2022, food was terrible!!"
"If you are vegetarian or vegan the choice and quality of food is not great."
"Dreadful is about right the dinner I had roast beef and gammon the gammon wasn't cooked the beef ok."
"The triple cooked chips were soggy and had a funny taste to them."
"Absolutely appalling carvery here today. The beef was inedible, very chewy and we couldn’t even cut it."
"The carvery itself wasn't very good, my partners nut roast was burnt and the meat itself was overcooked and fatty."
"Nice place, had the carvery and was terrible! Mashed Potatoes that weren't mashed and undercooked, couldn't taste anything but cheap butter."
Atmosphere and Cleanliness
Pros:
"The bar area was lovely to sit and chat."
"Visited a number of times during another holiday in St Merryn, we only had drinks in the old pub side which had a nice old pub feel with old stone floors and plenty of original character."
"The food here was great! Good selection of veggie options (the best I've seen around here!) really friendly staff, nice atmosphere."
"The staff were very friendly and helpful and it had a nice atmosphere."
"Love it's friendly atmosphere."
"The place was nice and clean the staff were friendly. Good choices on the menu."
"Extremely friendly and polite staff and just a nice atmosphere in general."
Cons:
"Stayed here for 2 nights whilst walking SWCP. Friendly team of staff, clean comfortable room, though noisy from both the road and the pub. Our room had an intermittent smelly drains problem too."
"But it feels and looks dirty."
"I noticed a few cobwebs above our heads while collecting our food, that needs a quick clean as I don't think it was part of Halloween decorations."
"There were old dog biscuits down the back of the fitted seat and everything is very tired and could do with a renovation."
"The Yorkshire puddings were also very dry an unappetising."
"The only negative is that the interior could do with being updated a little to make the experience even better."
"A locals pub, ok food unless you're a veggie. Beware of exposing your kids to some really bad language."
Parking and Accessibility
Pros:
"Large car park at rear and smaller one opposite."
"Good, extensive choice of menu. You can eat outside."
"Lots of outdoor seating and a big car park."
"Would definitely return because of the warm welcome and the location and free parking of this Pub."
"Great place and a very vibrant atmosphere that is dog friendly."
"Fantastic family pub and Carvery. Went on spec on a bank holiday Sunday (Jubilee weekend) and we were so welcomed."
"Great seating area and space."
Cons:
"I drove 7hrs to end up in the car park of this pub, when i got home I’ve discovered I had been given a £100 fine for parking my car."
"And now I’ve received a parking ticket."
"We now have to pay a £100 parking fine (it would have been £60 but we appealed!)."
"I have been to the pub on many occasions when staying in the area. I called in for a drink one night. I did not see any see the signs about registering your car when parking and the staff did not say anything. I had 2 pints and ended up with a £100 parking fine."
"No member of staff told us to register."
"Been going in farmers arms for past 4 years and now they decided to put camera in Car park the staff and more importantly the manager there did not inform its customer of these camera which had give a lot of people 100 pound fine."
"Certainly wasn’t aware of the ridiculous parking arrangements."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Carvery’s and buffet curry night were both extremely good value."
"The service was friendly and helpful. Not a single complaint here, well worth the advance booking and the reasonable price."
"Giant portions. We got a fish and chips and calamari to share. And to take out. Reasonable price for the area and portion size."
"The carvery is one of the best I've had and very reasonably priced."
"Travelled 314 miles for this carvery and it was so worth it. I've got to say, one of the best Sunday roasts ever!"
"Fabulous carvery! Price great at £9.50."
"The 2 steaks for £20 is great value for money."
Cons:
"We bought two corona beers take away We were charged £8.80 for two bottles."
"Over £18 for a burger? A pint of lager and a small bottle of zero alcohol beer £10.90?"
"Total cost with some drinks was around £71 for the four of us."
"Food was Wetherspoons standard but three times the price."
"The menu is now very limited, I believe it is under new ownership, and extremely expensive."
"The bed and breakfast was poor."
"Then to make matters worse they overcharged us and tried passing it off. £20 service charge for NO service, not impressed."