Address: Sennen, Penzance, TR19 7AD, United Kingdom
Phone: +441736871680
Rating: 4.2
based on 169 reviews.
Atmosphere & Decor
Pros:
"The place is 17th century and steeped in history."
"It's an old interesting pub with lots of history."
"Really nice place with so much history, building dating back to the 16th hundreds."
"Decor gives you a relaxed atmosphere, very welcoming."
"Pub is a great modern, yet traditional pub with a real smugglers feel."
"Lovely pub with a great atmosphere & service."
"It's very popular due to its location and historic building."
Cons:
"It was very busy and felt a little uncomfortable due to the current covid situation."
"The room full of cooking smoke."
"Looks a bit run down. Need moderation inside."
"Interior decor a little dated."
"The pub itself has been distastefully renovated making it look like a new build pub with no character at all."
"It was early but there was absolutely no atmosphere and the tables stark, there was a fusty smell."
"Also please notice that the pub is empty in all photographs."
Service
Pros:
"The staff were very pleasant and helpful."
"The staff and landlady couldn't of been more helpful highly recommended."
"Staff spot on with a friendly welcome for a lone diner."
"We've been greeted warmly and served almost instantly as we approached the bar. The staff is extremely kind and joyfully."
"Very friendly staff, lovely looking pub inside and out, and a nice atmosphere."
"Staff were polite and helpful."
"Although busy staff were very attentive and friendly."
Cons:
"Kate had no intention of resolving and turned multiple people away but then to laugh and joke it is not strong management."
"Mediocre food, poor menu, Rude manager."
"However the menu is tiny, the staff were not interested and there is zero atmosphere."
"Strange experience as barman told us they were fully booked for food but we watched folks wandering in and ordering food."
"The manager audibly remarked to the girl serving us that ‘if we didn’t like our table we could [expletive] leave’."
"Very unhelpful staff, wouldn't let us prepare our own food in our camper van due to them not having any good available to eat with our drinks outside."
"The staff was very rude and also refused to allow us to talk with the manager."
Food Quality
Pros:
"I really enjoyed their dry Cornish cider."
"All the meals were excellent."
"The food was perfect."
"Great food great service. Best place I've been for food in Cornwall by far."
"The food itself was really nice."
"Home made pie hot and delicious."
"The meal was marvelous. The fries were freshly cut and served, rich in flavor. The meat was tender (had a burger) and juicy."
Cons:
"We didn't think much of the food, unfortunately."
"The food was below average and also quite pricey."
"Ordered soup- came cold with burnt French bread, complained and had a replacement. This was so weak and greasy we simply walked out."
"I had a beef burger which in my opinion was ok but dry and definitely not worth the price charged."
"No sign of any vegan puddings..."
"The food was barely edible... it just tasted of coal."
"The chicken was chargrilled but the grill obviously hadn't been cleaned as the chargrilled parts were black and clearly burned, it was dry and tough."
Value for Money
Pros:
"They also had some offers available which meant you got real value for money."
"What we got was a wonderful, flavoursome meal, reasonably priced."
"Food was lovely and very reasonably priced."
"Great food and a decent range of beers served by friendly staff at a reasonable price."
"Food was lovely and very reasonably priced."
"The food was really good, hot, enough and well worth its price!"
"Exceptional food, great service by really friendly staff."
Cons:
"This place unfortunately trades on its location and history, if this pub was anywhere else it would be out of business by now."
"The food was very nice just over priced."
"Over priced food of low quality."
"Food is over priced for what you get plus served on paper plates!"
"It's expensive imo £4.50 a pint and £3.50 for small bowl of nice chips but it's a tourist spot so I guess that's the game."
"Okay maybe a little overpriced, but it is the First and Last pub in England!"
"Not good food unless you want everything deep fried."
Facilities & Amenities
Pros:
"Very comfortable inside and if the weather is with you a nice bear garden as well."
"Garden for kids with nice clean play area."
"Great selection of drinks to choose from."
"Oh, and they allow dogs inside."
"Great for all the family, my children love the play area!"
"They have a large carpark to the rear, a lovely outside seating area, and also a great play area for children to play on."
"Has a playpark for kids which is nice and large carpark."
Cons:
"Dog friendly but not enough space for tables, lunch finished early as not all day serving meal."
"Handy stop off after visiting lands end but probably worth driving a bit further to find a less tourist trap of a pub."
"Quick service and good range of Cornish beers/ ciders but NOT EVEN ONE vegan option on the menu."
"We rang up before our visit to check if they were doing food... So, we arrived at around 7.30pm and were then told they were not doing food."
"They only had a limited menu comprising of Pizza, Burgers and fish and chips available."
"Service was reasonably quick under the circumstances but a shortage of seating due to the amount of people there for funeral."
"Sadly our experience was far from it.... The menu we were given offered a choice between pizza and burger."