Cadgwith Cove Inn Reviews Summary

Value

Pros:

• "Reasonable prices."
• "Always love a visit here. And for Cornwall the car park is really cheap at two pounds fifty for 24 hours."
• "Food is excellent and not too pricey."
• "Great food with daily seafood specials fresh off-the-boat plus well kept beer all served by friendly staff."
• "Good food though a little pricey for what you get."
• "Food was fantastic in presentation and full of flavour but lacked portion size."
• "Had a wonderful 2 night stay here, beautiful location good to be able to be around more traditional Cornwall, staff were lovely and food was amazing...will be going back for sure."

Cons:

• "The food could not be more plane and uninteresting."
• "Whilst the food and drink were great, the portion size was a little small for the price."
• "Very poor choice of options on the menu."
• "We stayed in Cadgwith for two weeks I found this pub to be pricey for a small village."
• "Slightly overpriced food."
• "Food was OK but limited selection."
• "However, we ordered the chicken burgers for our kids and one for me. These were SERIOUSLY overpriced for what we got."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "We were in room 3 and it was nice. Clean, comfortable and with a decent view."
• "Room was very simple, but most of the days we spent outside anyway so was good for what we needed."
• "We stayed in a lovely room, with a beautiful view. The room was cosy, comfy, clean and the breakfast in the morning was delicious."
• "Rooms are well fitted and clean."
• "The rooms are unfussy, clean and warm."
• "Basic but totally adequate room, nice ensuite."
• "We stayed in Sharkeys Cottage in Cadgwith Cove it was a wonderful holiday and I can highly recommend the cottage and the rental company."

Cons:

• "The sea view was quite limited by surrounding properties."
• "The ensuite had no complimentary shower gel etc."
• "Shared bathroom and toilet with two other guest rooms, which wasn't obvious from the advert."
• "Rooms smaller than expected."
• "We booked a family room, three people, got a double small room with a damaged folding bed for our son, which was impossible to sleep in."
• "Our room, sat right above the outside bar area, was a 3/5 (good), good size, an uncomfortable and narrow double bed, but a decent shower, and the room was clean enough."
• "The room was tiny, just enough room to walk around the bed."

Service

Pros:

• "All staff was friendly and really enjoyed the stay."
• "Special mention to Jacqui and Denise who made us feel right at home."
• "Staff were efficient, friendly and we didn’t have to wait longer than 25 mins for our food."
• "The staff were very friendly, service was fast."
• "Staff were lovely and chatty."
• "Really helpful & friendly staff."
• "Staff very helpful, friendly and jolly."

Cons:

• "Covid or not, asking people to stand at the gate like sheep, for minutes on end, without anyone showing to at least greet and share availability is a no-go for any venue."
• "Didn't seem to know we had booked..? Not very welcoming when we arrived."
• "However staff were totally disinterested in engaging with us."
• "However staff were totally disinterested in engaging with us and menu was quite pricey."
• "Ultimately the way we were served was actually quite cold and rude so we left."
• "The food was alright but the serving staff wasn’t too welcoming."
• "Unfortunately the fisherman singing, was a very bad local who stood and murdered the tom Jones Delilah, then sat back down."

Location

Pros:

• "Cadgwith is beautiful."
• "Idyllic seaside village. It feels like going back to bygone days."
• "A lovely little cove, unspoilt and uncommercialised. Beautiful scenery."
• "Beautiful little fishing village on the lizard peninsula, lovely walk from the car park through the thatched roof houses, past the blue tin church down to the sea front."
• "Fabulous area to walk the coastal path."
• "A beautiful village to sit and enjoy the scenery."
• "Lovely example of a working fishing village. Beautiful walk from the car park which takes you straight to the harbour."

Cons:

• "The roads are rather steep and narrow, owing to the location."
• "Parking is limited, only 3 or 4 reserved spots."
• "Parking is very limited but there is a village car park up the valley with scenic walk down narrow footpath to the harbour."
• "Narrow lanes means car park is above the village and visitors have to walk down a footpath."
• "If there was a down side it would be the parking. We were lucky as we found a single dedicated parking spot on the way down into the village."
• "Be mindful of parking and use the car park at the top of the village."
• "Facilities were a 2/5 if we're being nice. The 'WiFi' at the Inn didn't work more than a few minutes every now and then."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "On Tuesday they have folk music playing in the pub, but it was lovely to listen from the room window seat!"
• "Would love to return in the summer to really appreciate the beautiful cove in daylight."
• "We were also lucky enough to experience some live music which was great to hear."
• "We were lucky to catch a folk music performance which takes place every Tuesday at the bar."
• "Music and singing twice a week, a really good atmosphere."
• "This place is a slice of history and the village and pub is like stepping back in time."
• "There was much singing, playing of instruments, laughter and merriment."

Cons:

• "Sticky table which was a bit off putting."
• "However, this time we were very disappointed to find the quality of your crab sandwiches has changed."
• "Shared bathroom an experience."
• "Just like they don't care now they are selling."
• "We ate it but both commented that the sandwiches were not the same as usually, less crab, not as tasty and very expensive for what was basically crab pate."
• "The chips I had were very greasy."
• "This was when we decided to put up a review of the inn in the first place, having been TOLD OFF by the breakfast lady, for bringing our suitcases down to the pub."