The Fish House Fistral Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was amazing and prepared perfectly."
• "The food is amazing, so many flavours and fresh seafood!"
• "The food here is simply stunning!"
• "Fantastic flavours, high quality love the food here."
• "The seafood linguine and seafood platter but both were the tastiest meal I've had."
• "The food was so fresh, and the flavour combinations the best."
• "The food was absolutely delicious."

Cons:

• "The garlic fishy butter was a little strong for me so kind of put me off."
• "The food isn't that great considering the price."
• "One Of The Most Overrated, Over Hyped Restaurants In The Area! The monkfish were in 8 small pieces on two skewers and tasteless and the linguine had shrimp the size which you get from a local Tesco value bag."
• "The seafood platter as an appetizer... was disappointing."
• "We were slightly disappointed with the food, we both had the linguine but found that it was over powered from the chilli."
• "I had the special fish of the day and I was disappointed it was turbot but I found the fish bland."
• "The food however in my opinion is decidedly average."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was attentive and welcoming."
• "All staff were so friendly and welcoming, great playlist too!"
• "The staff are friendly, helpful, polite and efficient, we were never left looking around for service."
• "Staff are always nice and helpful."
• "The staff are great and very friendly."
• "The service we had was excellent, the atmosphere was fantastic."
• "Very friendly and attentive staff."

Cons:

• "We had to wave down the staff quite a few times."
• "Very rude staff. Waiting 20minutes to be given a menus and heard staff asking females to cover up from the beach."
• "However, the service was below any rating, I would give ZERO stars if I could."
• "Service was initially very slow, over half an hour before our first order was taken."
• "The waiting staff had the social skills of a loaf of bread as the food and drinks were just dumped at the table with no annunciation or communication no check back on the food either."
• "The ordering process was slow because 'the kitchen was overloaded'."
• "Then it took over 30 minutes to be served main, our 1year old baby was crying but no one cared to ask even ask if things were ok, and surprisingly not even apologies."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Amazing food with a relaxed beach vibe."
• "Lovely spot to enjoy the sunset 🌅 from the outdoor tables."
• "Beautiful setting over the waterfront and a great atmosphere too."
• "Great location with a brilliant view of the bay."
• "An outside table on a sunny day; blazing sun on my neck; good company, light & white Cornish wine (not bad), and heaps of delicious seafood."
• "A quality and intimate dining experience with a casual atmosphere."
• "An outside eating area overlooking the beach and perfect for catching the sunset."

Cons:

• "Cosy restaurant with some delicious choices but lacked atmosphere and service was a little clinical."
• "It was like eating in Battersea Dogs home."
• "Unfortunately, the wind blew cyclically a stench into the restaurant."
• "We felt like we were treated differently in comparison to other guests - is it because we looked like tourists and spoke foreign language?"
• "The whole area outside at the 1st floor, filthy, rubbish, weeds growing, looks very dishevelled, windows need a good clean tables outside filthy."
• "Not ideal to be situated directly next to the public restrooms/ bathroom."
• "But was sat in a small corner with my partner next to a table of two (small again) with 3 DOGS medium sized not little at all."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "Best meal for a long time, fish curry. Really great, reasonably priced, lovely staff."
• "Premium prices match premium quality, locally sourced food."
• "Given the location and quality of food it's also very good value."
• "It's not cheap but good price for the quality."
• "Quality food with suited pricing."
• "Expensive but feels great to pay a lot for something and it actually turns out really good... feels well worth it."
• "Small friendly restaurant serving excellent food at reasonable price."

Cons:

• "In the end, the experience was disappointing and in no way matched the asking price."
• "Wouldn't be bothered about coming back, but is a hotspot for tourism so probably doesn't matter to this money milking business."
• "For the price of 29 pounds not special which was a shame as other meals looked so much better and better presented."
• "Thought it quite expensive for what we got."
• "But why putting £0,95 extra on the bill for an extra slice of bread when I take a 2 course meal?"
• "Paying £1.75 for a small tub of aioli and the same for a small pot of gravy seemed a bit unreasonable."
• "It is a bit expensive yes but does live up to its high reviews."