Hooked on the Rocks Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Fish was perfect 👌"
• "The food is sublime."
• "Incredible food in a stunning beachside location."
• "The food was fabulous, I had the 1/2 lobster, which was beautifully fresh, sweet and buttery."
• "This place serves up tasty dishes, like whole crab, half a lobster, scallops, prawns etc and all sensibly priced."
• "The seafood was unbelievably fresh."
• "The food was absolutely delicious."

Cons:

• "The triple fried chips had tasted like they'd been in the fat a few extra times."
• "The crab was practically non existent, claws presented in an empty crab shell and despite hunting for the meat I gave up."
• "The food, which was quite mediocre."
• "We ordered hake, which came steamed, served with boiled potatoes and salad. It was pretty tasteless."
• "The only disappointment for me was the lack of meat on an expensive, half lobster."
• "The food was really disappointing. I liked the place a lot and will definitely give it another shot, but I paid 90 for one drink each, some water, 3 ok scallops each and a very disappointing, rather empy 1/2 lobster with some nice fries."
• "Expensive disappointment... the delicacy of the sea food was ruined by overcook overall everything we ordered."

Service

Pros:

• "The rest of the food was good, the service was excellent and the views stunning as always."
• "Staff were friendly as soon as I arrived."
• "The waiters were very friendly and helpful."
• "Lovely food and staff very friendly."
• "Can't recommend this place and its wonderfully attentive staff highly enough."
• "The staff were very friendly and extremely professional."
• "The staff are very, very friendly and professional."

Cons:

• "Staff were mediocre and tip was mandatory."
• "The service was very friendly, but also massively sporadic."
• "I felt the restaurant was clearly understaffed and the quality of food had gone down."
• "It took long for our starters to arrive (30mins) and another 30mins for main course."
• "The service was very slow and poor with the waitress unhelpful."
• "On the whole, service was disjointed. Lots of delays ordering drinks, then food; people waiting at the entrance for a period to time to be seated constantly."
• "We also ordered a side of focaccia to mop up the mussel sauce, but this never arrived and we had to ask twice for it to be removed from the bill."

Value

Pros:

• "Kids menu is great value."
• "The bill was pricey for 4 of us but it was a special occasion and well worth it, the food was incredible."
• "I don't often spend a lot of money on food and feel like it's worth it but the meal here was definitely worth the money we spent!"
• "This place serves up tasty dishes... and all sensibly priced."
• "The price is very reasonable for the quality of the food you are getting."
• "It is expensive, but I would say that the service and quality of food is worth it."
• "Slightly more on the high end but worth every penny!"

Cons:

• "Limited menu, pretentiously priced, with long waiting times between courses."
• "Two burgers and chips, one fish and chips, two soft drinks, a lager and two coffees just shy of £100. Sorry just too much for an ok lunch."
• "Prices aimed at London visitors for nothing-special food in shack like ambiance."
• "London prices are cheaper! I live locally and thought I’d help a local business. Expected to pay extra due to location etc but not £17.60 for a glass of wine and a bottle of Korev."
• "The bill was also a little eye wateringly high compared to other places in Falmouth."
• "All in all not worth the £70."
• "£125 for two people for mid week meal."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The setting is beautiful overlooking Swanpool Beach."
• "Great place, perched up above the beach, perfect on a sunny day for lunch."
• "The atmosphere was lovely and the decor inside the restaurant was beautiful, they could have overdone it with the beachy theme but they didn’t it was nice and simplistic with a subtle nod to the sea."
• "The views breath taking."
• "The scenery has to be some of the best for dining on our damp foggy isle."
• "The location is fabulous with the most beautiful views."
• "Absolutely beautiful place, and if you are a seafood foodie this is THE place."

Cons:

• "The decor is very dark, not much lighting and our table and floor underneath was dirty."
• "Cold breaze constantly blowing through. Over head heaters not switched on which they should have been without the customes having to ask."
• "Dessert menus were soiled with food stains which is not acceptable when you have disposable paper menus under covid."
• "The food also took over an hour to arrive."
• "Left a bit disappointed. We were passing and fancied a coffee and a bite to eat. We were told that there was only space outside which we could understand as we hadn't booked; but a couple after us (who also hadn't booked) were offered a place inside to the table that was free when we arrived."
• "We sat at the tables within the enclosure; we asked if we could sit on the sunny side and were told that these were reserved for locals."
• "Very disappointing. We arrived one hour before the kitchen closed at lunchtime. The place was barely half full."