Address: S Cliff, Mousehole, Penzance TR19 6QX, United Kingdom
Phone: +441736731234
Rating: 4.4
based on 180 reviews.
Staff and Service
Pros:
"Back here after a year away. Fantastic friendly staff, great location, and terrific food."
"Our experience started with the friendliest greeting we have received in ages."
"The staff were fabulous, good wifi, and a good location right next to the harbour."
"Great barmaid (bar person?) with a bit of personality, friendly locals and tourists alike."
"Friendly staff, reasonable food and great beer."
"The staff here were amazing with our Schnauzer puppy, they got him some snacks and sausage and made a fuss that really helped calm him down."
"The staff were brilliant and welcoming, I'm sure I'll revisit the next time I'm in Mousehole!"
Cons:
"Place was nice enough and most people friendly but the barman was rude."
"On the other hand the staff was not attentive at the bar."
"In the evening whilst watching the football the manager came over to me and in front of others told me I could not put drinks on the room and I had to pay there and then."
"The food was nice but… waitress also very rude."
"Was told rudely and aggressive we only do breakfast if your staying here."
"Think the staff were having a bad day when we visited. They were rude, combative, aggressive so we left."
"Food was nice but apart from the front greeting lady, staff were unfriendly and did not feel welcome."
Food Quality
Pros:
"Delicious food at a reasonable price."
"The food is great and they serve up a home made cereal which is streets ahead of anything you can get from the major cereal makers."
"Had a fantastic lunch; comprising of the catch of the day in beer batter, chips and mushy peas."
"Food is great too."
"Had fish and chips which was amongst the best I've had anywhere. Batter to die for."
"Dinner at The Ship Inn, a delicious crispy batter coating succulent and flaky fish."
"The catch of the day, with amazing chips and homemade tartare sauce was the best I've ever tasted."
Cons:
"Worst Sunday lunch ever. Potatoes and Yorkshire pudding had been cremated, black as coal."
"The chicken that I've ordered was little bit dry."
"Food was quite poor, we ordered two Cornish pasties which did specify on the menu that they were small but the size of the ones we received was ridiculous and did not live up to the cost."
"The ‘Catch of the Day’ was battered and rubbery."
"The food was awful, the mash potato seemed dry and old and everything was microwaved for sure! My husband's fish was disgusting, smelled horrible."
"Very poor we had Sunday lunch it was cold and we sent it back."
"The burger was rubbery and made from very poor quality meat, so bad that we simply put them in the waste bin."
Atmosphere and Location
Pros:
"A lovely traditional harbour side Cornish pub."
"harbour front location, salt air surrounds you. a picture postcard area, stunning village."
"Mousehole is a beautiful harbour town. Highly recommend!"
"What a super charming old school pub, with the most welcoming staff and great atmosphere."
"Mousehole is a village with a soul and steeped in history - The Ship Inn is the natural hub and is a great place to enjoy some drinks while you watch life go on."
"The pub itself is a traditional one, seems to be steeped in history, overlooks the harbour."
"This really is a traditional Cornish pub right on Mousehole harbour with excellent food and superb little sun terrace hidden upstairs."
Cons:
"Nice place, too bad about the racist discriminatory locals that dwell at the bottom of the bar."
"Parking can be tricky as it's a small harbour village."
"Driving around Mousehole can be quite stressful for travellers."
"The pub itself is quite nice. We had to sit outside in the upstairs area and it was quite smelly because of the cooking."
"Mousehole is a hard area to drive around as the roads are tight."
"Ghastly. Don’t go there. Completely inhospitable."
"The pub itself is pretty gross feeling."
Accommodation and Facilities
Pros:
"Recently refurbed, comfortable rooms, some overlooking the harbour."
"Our room was spacious and modern."
"We loved the room (Room 5) with the lovely Harbour views."
"The hotel is right on the water so location is perfect to explore this pretty village."
"The rooms are lovely, very smart bathrooms with attention to detail throughout the room."
"Perfect views from our superior room."
"Lovely stay in a small room right across the street from the small harbor."
Cons:
"I'm sure the other rooms are lovely... but the one we got was tiny a bit scruffy and has zero view."
"Views from our room were gorgeous but we could only open the window a few cms so the room was quite warm and stuffy."
"Rooms rate 4 stars - not their fault...it's a very old building."
"However, we were in room 4 and could hear talking from the pub downstairs and banging from doors."
"It looked like the crack in between the seats and the backrest had never seen a vacuum cleaner, full of food and hair."
"Only issue was the changing facilities for the little one in the bathroom meant I blocked all access for the loos but that could perhaps be amended."
"Left my ray bans in the pub, i called them and they said they would hold on to them for me until i can make it back, but someone from the pub has obviously stolen them as they were not there when I went back to the pub."
Value for Money
Pros:
"The price was reasonable for a pub on the sea front, and the ale well kept."
"The Ship Inn where prices were fair (£145/night with view), and not absurdly over-inflated for the season, view and location."
"First class on all accounts, and great value for money."
"Booked for valentines & stayed in the 'stargazy room' it was fantastic, the bed was super comfortable with a wonderful view of the harbour."
Cons:
"Stopped in for lunch today. I think £42 for 4 sandwiches and 4 soft drinks is way too pricey."
"The cost of £25 was clearly a joke, we should have gone to MacDonalds !"
"Everything is overpriced and the starters are small."
"Food portions are really poor for the extortionate prices."
"Drinks were very very overpriced at a pint costing just under £5."