Summer House Reviews Summary

Location and View

Pros:

• "Gorgeous view! Absolutely stunning, capturing an amazing sunset."
• "Great spot overlooking the beach, relaxed vibe, great service and well priced."
• "Views were amazing as we looked over the incoming ocean at sunset."
• "Fantastic setting watching the sunset over the beautiful beach."
• "The views at The Summerhouse are fantastic."
• "Enjoy friendly staff, great food and stunning views of Perranporth Beach whilst you eat."
• "Amazing lobster rolls. Great atmosphere on outdoor terrace with sunset views over the beach."
• "Beautiful sunset dining spot on Perranporth Beach."

Cons:

• "Such a shame as it promised so much and delivered so little. The view is incredible but it really ends there."
• "The reason this lovely place did not get five stars is because of the price."
• "Sadly the drinks menu didn't give the sizes of drinks you were getting in mL."
• "This is a lovely restaurant with a great view over Perranporth beach and sea. The outside terrace is lovely, though it’s no good if you need shade from the sun as there are no sun canopies or awnings."

Food Quality and Menu

Pros:

• "The food looks pretty and all round tasted rather good too."
• "We have a lovely lunch here. The food is appealing, fresh and delicious."
• "Some dishes hit the spot right on, the Buddha bowl, whitebait and fish tacos were all top notch."
• "The calamari is absolutely incredible and the portions of the small plates are very generous!"
• "My partner and I both had the vegan feast (served on a roasting tray), but it was honestly the best food I had had at a restaurant for a long time!"
• "Top quality food, excellent service from the relaxed but professional staff."
• "Food was lovely, amazing crab but I was still envious of my wife's monkfish."
• "The food is faultless, the staff so friendly and helpful, with genuinely great cocktails and coffee."

Cons:

• "Ordered the burger and it literally came on the plate on its own, without any garnish."
• "The calamari was most certainly a bought in frozen product, likely from Brakes, whitebait the same, you have most definitely had them in every macro chain pub in the country."
• "Overly priced is how I would rate it. Not many choices either to choose from."
• "The worst food I ever see it, horrible services, we was waiting 30min for some beers and they forgot the order."
• "Food was OK, chips were overdone and inedible."
• "1 star is to high for here. Do not eat at this restaurant the food choice is bad but the food is worse."
• "The menu is quite simple but what they do is done well."
• "Very disappointing. The Summer House looked so inviting from the beach, but it quickly let us down."

Service and Staff

Pros:

• "The service was decent, everyone being nice and chatty, but maybe a little slow."
• "Staff are friendly and attentive. Good choice of wines and beers."
• "The staff are amazing very friendly and welcoming. The coffee is amazing."
• "The staff were knowledgeable and friendly, genuinely wanted to serve."
• "Lovely location, great outdoors with views across the beach. Service was good, all staff were polite and joyful."
• "Attentive staff with prompt professional service. To boot it's a women led business, what's not to like!"
• "The staff were so friendly, the food was delicious and the drinks were amazing. Highly recommend this bar."
• "The staff where able to recommend wines to go with my dish and the deserts were equally amazing."

Cons:

• "Slightly disorganised service with us being offered other people's food 3 times."
• "Items were missed off our order, it was over an hour wait for food, no member of the team came to check on our table throughout."
• "Terrible service, they clearly couldn't give a **** to serve us correctly even though there were empty tables."
• "Staff weren't busy, standing around but they could open door to all of us to say go round if you want entry."
• "Whenever any questions were asked, there was a massive hesitance to provide any answers or clarity."
• "Terrible customer service, we arrived via the beach steps and couldn't find an open door to enter."
• "Worst experience ever… 2 hour wait just for my girlfriend to be directly insulted by the staff after injuring herself on their glass door."
• "We had friends dining in yesterday lunch, went to meet them for lunch. Refused entry and we went up some wrong steps???"