Address: Polmear Hill, Par, PL24 2AR, United Kingdom
Phone: +441726812540
Rating: 4.2
based on 144 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"Food was very nice, good portions and quick to arrive."
"Food was good, service excellent, couldn't fault it."
"Food was excellent, freshly cooked and very tasty."
"Had the steak both times and can honestly say they were in my top 3!"
"Amazing pub food, good range of ales and beers and wines and reasonable prices."
"The chef did a brilliant Cod & chips with special vegetables & a proper freshly made Tartare sauce."
"We had a lovely meal here - Sunday carvery. Loads of food - well cooked and served at a reasonable price."
Cons:
"Sorry won't be returning feel really let down that we wasted our money on tonight went home made dessert !!"
"Food over priced. £8 for a tiny bit of brownie. Mixed grill £24 not exactly big bits of meat."
"Very disappointing. Good under cooked and bland and a slice n a half of meat which a child would eat was appallingly."
"Food terrible chicken dry chuck it was last Tue or wed hunters chicken was. Dry a lot of money for nothing steak pie not nice all pastry no filling."
"The lasagne was poorly made with what appeared to be a pureed meat and was bland."
"Disappointed with the food this year have been here before and the food was excellent."
"Nice food but very overpriced."
Service
Pros:
"Brilliant pub... Food was good, service excellent, couldn't fault it."
"The service was brilliant and the food was so good!"
"Staff friendly and knowledgeable."
"Staff were excellent, and the place was clean and tidy."
"Friendly staff (but could have done with more, queues at the bar)."
"Friendly welcoming atmosphere and helpful and attentive staff, without being intrusive."
"The staff are very helpful and the selection of drinks are excellent."
Cons:
"Staff were rude, abrupt, and inattentive."
"Stood for ages at bar while barmaid chatted n faffed about, and another barman chatted away whilst stating cant serve me lol absolute joke ended up leaving."
"Incredibly rude manager!"
"We were then confronted by the deputy bar manager who shouted at us in front of other customers saying we needed to pay."
"Fell flat on its face as the manager took to arguing with us."
"Service was very slow."
"Unfortunately really rude departure in the morning after agreeing with the bar staff that a stop over with Motorhome was OK."
Ambiance and Location
Pros:
"Lovely beer garden, very clean and lots of tables."
"Lovely pub set just a walk away from Par beach."
"Nice pub with plenty of character...in a prime position."
"A nice small pub on a wet overcast day, which makes excellent use of the outside area on hot days in summer with various bands and events."
"Just 200 yards from the beach."
"The pub outside has a very good idea to put individual like huts in a circle to look inwards at the band stand."
"Lovely Cornish pub with a very good cellar."
Cons:
"Not what it used to be."
"After a trip to the local beach on a hot day we decided to stop here for a couple of cold pints. It was very quiet when we arrived so we felt a bit on display in front of the four extremely miserable locals who were propping up the bar."
"Also do not go upstairs in the restaurant to eat.... we were put up there for a meal and it was more depressing than being at a wake."
"Lovely beer garden and a quirky bar but dreadful atmosphere."
"however the place felt dirty just being there I felt filthy."
"Public toilet dirty."
"The pub is good and gardens lovely but it was let down by my food order I had or rather didn't have crispy calamari well defo not crispy it was raw."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Good food reasonably priced."
"We ate here twice and the staff were great food was great also good size portions at a reasonable price."
"Great drinks, good food for a fair price."
"Amazing food! Dog friendly, reasonable price!"
"Wide selection of food at reasonable prices."
"Good food and cold beer."
"A bit cheaper than most other places so not bad overall."
Cons:
"Nice people who work in the pub food is good Drinks are way over priced as it is populated mostly by holiday makers they see this as a golden opportunity to rip you off."
"Food over priced. £8 for a tiny bit of brownie. Mixed grill £24 not exactly big bits of meat."
"The food cost £39 this is for lunch..it well below standard..the only thing hot on the plate was the frozen fries...chicken was dry and not even luke warm."
"Very disappointing. Good under cooked and bland and a slice n a half of meat which a child would eat was appallingly."
"Food terrible chicken dry chuck it was last Tue or wed hunters chicken was. Dry a lot of money for nothing steak pie not nice all pastry no filling."
"As a tourist we got charged 10p extra on a pint of beer and 15p on a glass of wine above the menu price."
"Nice food but very overpriced."
Pet-Friendliness
Pros:
"Provide free water and bowls for doggies and some sausages etc. Dog treats available at bar to treat your pooch."
"It's also VERY dog friendly ❤️"
"Very dog friendly even have Doggy Ale for them."
"Lovely family & dog friendly pub restaurant with lots of different indoor & outdoor seating options."
"Very dog friendly too. Great location for Par beach and anyone staying at Par Sands holiday park."
"Dog Friendly."
"Staff are so attentive and careful with the covid19 rules."
Cons:
"I was very concerned that upon asking for the allergen matrix and speaking to a chef directly, there wasn't one on site."
"No positive comments regarding allergen information."
"The only thing that kind of put us off was that you had to pay as you go."
"No positive comments regarding the payment system."
"I really think the owners need to re-think their booking system to keep it fair and not alienate visitors to the area."
"Big NO NO can't get lunch after 2.30. What's the matter with pubs these days, do they think we don't eat after 2.30pm."
"Was disappointed after booking a table for 7pm to be told at 7.15pm when going to the bar to place a food order, that they had now stopped taking food orders as the kitchen was closing."