The Cove, Restaurant and Bar Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was absolutely perfect - a great varied menu and excellent tastes."
• "Never had fish cooked that well before it was like a fluffy ocean cloud dancing with angels on my pallet - amazing, a real delight to have been part of!"
• "The food is very well presented and all the dishes were cooked to perfection."
• "Without a doubt the best monkfish I have ever tasted!"
• "The food was excellent, I had the tempura prawns to start and the place for main. Both were cooked beautifully and presented well."
• "Truly amazing flavours."
• "Every course a banger."

Cons:

• "Very over priced small portions but very sickly with all the sauce ect.. not good value for money needs to be more customer friendly menu would not return with this menu, very limited."
• "Tasty food, imo, not value for money, even on low end of prices it is expensive."
• "Incredibly overpriced for what it was! Roast was average at best!"
• "Service ok! Food awful from appetisers to main, didn’t bother with sweet!! Everything tasted the same Bland x Salty."
• "The shared charcuterie was disappointing, it was expensive and the three salamis were very 'run of the mill' and lacked imagination."
• "Food was bland."
• "Disappointingly average."

Service

Pros:

• "Our servers were all polite, timely and professional."
• "The team went out of their way to ensure that we had a good evening."
• "Lovely staff - well drilled and engaging."
• "Attentive staff."
• "The service was exceptional, attentive and well timed."
• "A warm welcome on arrival and excellent service throughout."
• "The service we received was faultless!"

Cons:

• "When the bill came it was approx 50% more than what I was expecting."
• "Service slow and inattentive possibly due to 12.5% service charge being added to the bill by default."
• "Stood waiting at the entrance with no acknowledgment for 5-10 minutes."
• "The service was extremely slow, we waited over an hour for starters."
• "Waited 20 minutes for drinks order."
• "Service not so great, was left waiting and had to ask again for finger bowls."
• "The service is last at best! Waiting around for a ridiculous amount of time."

Value

Pros:

• "Had a wonderfully tasty, and excellently priced (£26.50), 3 course prix fixe lunch."
• "Any 3 courses £55 very reasonable."
• "The lunch menu is excellent value."
• "The lunch menu is excellent value and the food is delicious."

Cons:

• "Not 5 stars as the wine menu is ridiculously overpriced. £28 for the cheapest bottle."
• "Overpriced with slightly better than average food."
• "The food was good but not worth the cost (£45 for 2 courses)."
• "All in all the food quality was good but I expect better when paying £135 for 2 people having a starter, a main and 2 drinks each."

Ambiance & Location

Pros:

• "A great eating experience with a beautiful view of the surfers riding the challenging waves."
• "It is in our opinion the best food in the Falmouth area below £70 a head."
• "Fantastic food, incredible location and great friendly service."
• "Location is stunning... Atmosphere chilled and classic."
• "Beautiful setting. Great decor, and really friendly staff."
• "The view from this place is really amazing."
• "Stunning views over the beach from our table."

Cons:

• "The restraunt were arrogant about the fact that we shouldn't expect it to be perfect when the kitchen and waiting staff were so new."
• "Restaurant has no atmosphere and was cold even though it was August and we had to ask to have heater on."
• "The atmosphere was a little dead (some music would be nice)."
• "However being seated by two tables full of extremely noisy under 5s was not conducive to a quiet conversation."

Staff

Pros:

• "Visited The cove today with my wife and our dog after a quite a few months, and wow what a change to see a fresh, lively, young and charming manager Carl."
• "Really friendly staff."
• "Waiting staff brilliant and friendly."
• "The staff were very friendly and professional presenting a very relaxed atmosphere."
• "Staff were so nice as well, especially with our little 2 year old causing havoc!"
• "Helpful and friendly staff too."

Cons:

• "The staff seemed young & inexperienced."
• "One staff member was a bit unfriendly and didn't hand a menu to my mother, she had to ask for one."
• "Waiters were poorly dressed in old denims and add a 12.5 per cent service charge to make it a very expensive dinner."