Smokey Joes Reviews Summary

Accessibility

Pros:

• "Situated on the old A30 near blackwater and easily accessible."
• "Plenty of parking is available and even an electric charging point for E.V's."
• "Sat inside and socially distanced in individual cubicles."
• "Truck parking for approximately 6 trucks but getting in can be difficult."
• "Plenty of free parking and a garden where you can take your meal if the Cornish weather is favourable."
• "Large outside seating area, beautiful hanging baskets and dog friendly."
• "Plenty of parking for cars and trucks, outside tables good in the summer."

Cons:

• "If you are in your Posh car beware of the pot holes in the car park."
• "Parking isn't very big about enough for 10 artics."
• "Wheelchair access is not good and would require some manhandling but I'm sure the staff could and would do their best to ensure access."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff are so happy and helpful, singing in their work, it's so lovely here 😊"
• "Friendly and professional staff, huge portions on well cooked, delicious food."
• "Service is quick, pleasant and efficient."
• "Staff are great too."
• "All the staff are all lovely and friendly and it's somewhere I will always go to time and time again."
• "Staff were very helpful and friendly and the place was full of locals eating as well as other drivers."
• "Great service, friendly staff and really nice food."

Cons:

• "Waited over an hour for 2 breakfasts... people who ordered well after us were given food so can only imagine we had been forgotten."
• "Claims to be open until 10pm... but even though we pointed out that it was 9, they would not serve us - apparently having closed up early."
• "Service was very slow and there was no atmosphere!!"
• "Been going here for a number of years but lately the service has been on the decline."
• "A very busy cafe. Too many impatient members of public waiting to get served and be seated."
• "The young girl that served us was offhand and rude."
• "Super slow service from unfriendly disinterested staff."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "They do the best tasting tea I've ever had."
• "Expect good food from a truckers café for good value."
• "The 'Hungryman's' breakfast is a thing of beauty, and has certainly helped cure many a hangover on a Saturday or Sunday morning."
• "I had the chicken curry which was on the specials board as part of the deal for hgv drivers parking, and it was really delicious."
• "The meat baguettes are very good."
• "The amount of food served was generous and very tasty."
• "Very reasonable prices. You get a lot of food for your money."

Cons:

• "The fried egg was the smallest that I have seen since British Rail days."
• "The mushrooms however seemed like they had been cooked in a tumbledryer."
• "Payed 9.50 for a sausage, egg, and hogs pudding baguette but only got 1 get and 3 small slices of hogs pudding was not happy."
• "Only one problem I am allergic to egg ordered steak with didn't say came with egg."
• "Also found a hair in the food and then realized that none of the staff in the kitchen was wearing a hair net/hat."
• "My food didnt taste nice, there was a weird after taste to it."
• "It was the worst Mixed Grill we ever had. Poor quality suspect it was also cooked using old oil, tasted was terrible."