The Weir Bistro Reviews Summary

Location & Setting

Pros:

• "Lovely location overlooking a lake, car parking, children's area and good choice of food."
• "It overlooks a wildfowl full lake and views up to Marhamchurch and around."
• "Nice views over the lake from the cafe."
• "Lovely situation overlooking a small lake."
• "Finally made it to the Weir after a beautiful walk along the Bude canal. Lovely location for this cafe with great views of the canal."
• "This place is gorgeous, a proper little gem! So beautiful with the lake, geese and ponies."
• "Tucked away along a valley with lovely views over a lake, this grill restaurant offers steaks and kebabs (among other things) freshly cooked over a fire pit / giant bbq."

Cons:

• "Outside furniture tired and dirty/broken."
• "Sad though that outside eating areas show a sign of neglect. Grass unkempt, benches left out all year and not maintained."
• "Only negative was the outside terrace could do with a clean as quite a few cobwebs around, that look to have been there a while."
• "Outside shed in need of a coat of paint and round tables not in good condition."
• "Unfortunately there’s a really big issue with wasps on the site, you’ll be hassled and swarmed on by 5-10 wasps at your table."
• "The jam for the cream tea came from Essex, for the price should be locally sourced."
• "The other thing I noticed was the Farmer Tom's Ice Cream hut, it was shut despite being after 12 when it wasn't supposed to be open."

Food & Drink

Pros:

• "The sea bream cooked over the fire was absolutely amazing and so were the accompaniments."
• "Food is fresh and tasty."
• "Everything was great value for money as well so we would happily return to the Weir on our next visit to the cottages."
• "Tasty menu and larger portions."
• "Have had a couple of cream teas here first class."
• "Fabulous cream teas and well worth a visit."
• "The food was lovely and plentiful."

Cons:

• "Portion size has decreased."
• "I chose the Smoked Salmon and scrambled eggs, when it arrived the smoked salmon had a rather shiny (slimy) sheen, it smelt and tasted disgusting!"
• "Food not worth money and glass of coke tiny."
• "Average food considering the prices."
• "Thank goodness for the 'eat out to help out' scheme, as if I'd paid full price for my dry, overcooked burger, I would have really complained."
• "Breakfasts were nothing more than average."
• "Soup was mediocre for the price."

Service & Staff

Pros:

• "Good service, great cake, and coffee."
• "Staff was polite and quick to serve what we ordered."
• "The staff were very welcoming and made us feel very safe with all the protective measures in place."
• "Staff were extremely helpful and pleasant."
• "What an amazing place. Child and dog friendly. Real fire glowing beautifully."
• "Service is fairly quick and staff are friendly."
• "Staff friendly, very clean, reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "Extremely slow, almost not bothered service."
• "No one should have to wait 45 minutes for a piece of cake & a drink."
• "Beautiful setting, but miserable staff at the meeting place."
• "Gone are the warm and friendly faces who used to be here - replaced with waiting staff who seem deeply unhappy."
• "Waitress had to come back twice as our ordered food had sold out."
• "Hot drinks were cold and when we told the waitress she was unapologetic and rude."
• "Walked out after standing in the queue to be served for over 15 minutes and not even acknowledged."

Cleanliness & Maintenance

Pros:

• "Good rest rooms and play area for kids."
• "Bathrooms are clean and well maintained."
• "Lovely clean, tidy and friendly. Brilliant customer service and lovely food and drinks."

Cons:

• "Very dirty toilets. A real shame as you can see this place has potential."
• "On visiting the ladies there was no soap, the hand dryer was not working and according to the cleaning sheet the toilet had been last checked on 20th December."
• "Then the lunch time menu..... See the photo.... This might be a good menu for a food van, but it is a bit disappointing for a restaurant."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "Not the cheapest but you do get plenty so it's good value for money."
• "Prices reasonable."
• "The view and scenery are incredible, the food is super tasty and great value, the staff are friendly and welcoming."

Cons:

• "Sadly gone down hill and needs a shake up."
• "Really unimpressed with prices."
• "This is overpriced which is such a shame as the local pub doesn’t sell food anymore."
• "The Weir is like most places in Cornwall now, selling cheap products at the highest price possible."