Sam's On The Beach Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was absolutely wonderful, beautifully presented and generous."
• "Absolutely fantastic food and atmosphere!"
• "Such tasty and fresh food and drink matched with some amazing views of the sun setting across Polkerris Beach."
• "The seafood is out of this world, the children's meals great, as were their pizzas!"
• "The food was really good and tasty, and the portion was more than enough."
• "The food again was amazing and fresh."
• "The food was delicious and the price reflects it's location, on a beautiful beach at Polkerris."

Cons:

• "All the food tasted like it had just come out of the freezer!"
• "Calamari was a little too tough on this specific day."
• "Had sea bass and mussels special. Tasty but sadly wasn't special and simply not worth £17.50."
• "Charcuterie was like half a packet of Aldi antipasti."
• "We didn't order pizza but we saw them being served and they looked dreadful - all priced around £12-15."
• "The pizza was OK, not the best I had."
• "Food is sub-par and expensive."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were perfect and couldn’t do enough for you."
• "Service was very pleasant, everything done with a caring air."
• "Friendly and helpful staff."
• "Fast service, friendly staff."
• "Excellent service very nice staff the atmosphere was lovely and the most important thing is the food was well executed."
• "The staff are just lovely, casual but very attentive."
• "Staff were very friendly and service was fast."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately we had a negative experience here. Was with my husband and our food came out separately, twenty minutes apart."
• "Food was good, we were only a little disappointed with the service being slow/inattentive despite the number of staff around."
• "Not worth visiting. A typical tourist trap."
• "The staff were friendly but not attentive despite being so many of them."
• "The staff were too busy chatting rather than serving."
• "Also understaffed so service wasn't great unfortunately."
• "The waiter was a bit meh with us."

Location & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Delicious. Lovely view."
• "Got a table with a lovely view of the beach."
• "Good views of the beach, and across the water, very atmospheric in winter."
• "A fabulous location with a lovely view out to sea."
• "The decor and ambience is modern and fun, the setting on the beach just can't be beaten especially when the sun shines."
• "Beautiful view, very friendly staff, young guys and girls doing their work in a very good way with a big smile, that is super important, coming from London to Cornwall in a 6 hours road trip needs this kind of places to makes you feel all deserve the time."
• "The setting in front of the bay is just beautiful and doggy friendly too."

Cons:

• "Only thing that is a real pain is the road down to it."
• "There is no parking so need to park at top of hill and walk down to the beach."
• "Small warning: there in no parking next to the restaurant, you need to park in the paid lot up the hill and walk down."
• "Views from inside blocked by parasols on tables outside."
• "Only downside can't be helped at all since it is an open space, doors open so expect insects if you are outside or near the door."
• "On a dark winter evening that there are no lights outside so you can appreciate where you are."
• "No dedicated place to park and quite out the way from anything but Polkeris."

Value

Pros:

• "Extremely reasonably priced."
• "Reasonable prices."
• "Reasonably priced."
• "Tip top food, good service, amazing location - and for the quality, good value."

Cons:

• "A bit overpriced and not remarkable."
• "Probably a bit overpriced for what it is."
• "The prices are insane now £30 for surf and turf and £20 for a salad!"
• "Food is expensive but is nice."
• "I felt it was a bit pricey."
• "Price is fairly high but the location makes it worth it!"
• "Food is sub-par and expensive."