Port Gaverne Restaurant & Hotel Reviews Summary

Category: Pub

Address: Port Gaverne, Port Isaac, PL29 3SQ, United Kingdom

Phone: +441208822973

Rating: 4.3
based on 130 reviews.

Location & Scenery

Pros:

  • "This hotel is stunning! The location is stunning with gorgeous Cornish fishing village scenery."
  • "Quaint hotel/restaurant in the heart of Port Gaverne overlooking the water."
  • "The views toward Port Garverne itself are second to none and make you feel as though you are in another world entirely."
  • "The hotel is situated on the edge of a small, picturesque cove."
  • "It's in a great location with some wonderful local walks and if you're fortunate with the weather you can enjoy a great sunset from the bay."
  • "Situated right by this beautiful cove, it's an ideal place to stop and have a bite to eat."
  • "A nice friendly establishment nestled in a small scattering of houses with a beautiful little beach right over the road."

Cons:

  • "Great location, although dreadful parking."
  • "Disappointed with the parking arrangements; six spaces available on a first come first served basis with other non residents also using."
  • "Bear in mind that the tables are very close together, and the walk back up the hill back to Port Isaac is *not* for the faint-hearted!"

Food & Drink

Pros:

  • "The food could not have been better; the creativity of the kitchen is unrivalled by anywhere I have previously visited."
  • "Good drink selection and good quality food, prices are higher than the average in the area but definitely worth a visit."
  • "The food was really sensational."
  • "For me, this was Michelin quality food at half the price."
  • "The best fish and chips I have ever tasted - starts and desserts also worthy of a Star."
  • "Absolutely excellent meal. Been quite a few times, & never disappointed."
  • "The food was stunning! Both visually attractive and filled with some amazing flavours at a very reasonable price for the quality!"

Cons:

  • "Visited for refreshment on a seriously hot day... the menu seemed pricey and aimed at a more upmarket clientele."
  • "Ordinary fish and chips £25."
  • "The menu is limited and doesn't change. No Sunday roasts!"
  • "After visiting last year and having an creative menu with tasty well prepared food this year's visit was very disappointing."
  • "The breakfast also incredibly disappointing."
  • "The cooked breakfast is greasy with poor quality bacon."
  • "Slow and poor service and rancid muscles spoilt the evening."

Service & Staff

Pros:

  • "Staff couldn't have been more helpful and accommodating."
  • "The service was great, attentive but not pushy."
  • "Fantastic pub with delicious food and super friendly service!"
  • "The crown jewel of this establishment however is the customer service by their wonderful staff who took such good care of us."
  • "All the FoH staff were very friendly and talkative."
  • "We were well attended by several friendly staff and absolutely nothing went awry."
  • "Excellent service... Really friendly.... Prompt and attentive."

Cons:

  • "Service was a little slow to be completely honest and it wasn't that busy."
  • "If you just stop by for a drink service can be a bit slow depending on which staff member is on duty."
  • "Absolutely rude manager and the worst service I’ve experienced."
  • "Food great, service poor."
  • "The table next to us waited over an hour and a half for their food and were a bit miserable."
  • "Especially as the service was bad."
  • "No one came to the table to check our order."

Rooms & Accommodation

Pros:

  • "The room was well furnished with a double bed, TV with Sky channels, wardrobe, drawers, and an on-suite bathroom with a bath."
  • "Cosy room, excellent food good service and superb location."
  • "This is a wonderful and charming hotel which achieves understated luxury."
  • "The room was spotless and well maintained."
  • "The rooms are on the small side but nicely decorated and with huge flat screen TV’s."
  • "Room lovely clean tea and coffee provided right down to a jar of sweets."
  • "I had a very good nights sleep with no noise from other rooms or outside."

Cons:

  • "Our deluxe room was far from it."
  • "2* at the most the bed was very uncomfortable both me and my husband had back ache we had a room in the eves and kept banging my head room very hot even with a fan."
  • "The rooms are a mixture of characterful and rundown and the hot water on the top floor seemed to stop after a short shower."
  • "The bathroom was very dated."
  • "The room was really basic, the shower was intermittently hot."
  • "The room was filthy, we couldn't believe it, nothing learned from all the lockdowns."
  • "Room very hot and noise from adjoining residents meant I got very little sleep."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

  • "A little on the pricey side but well worth every penny."
  • "Really reasonably priced."
  • "This food is AMAZING. Really reasonably priced, the friendliest staff ever and again, unbelievably good food."
  • "Would certainly recommend to anyone looking for great food locally sourced, cooked to perfection, amazing service, & at a price that's extremely reasonable."
  • "Both visually attractive and filled with some amazing flavours at a very reasonable price for the quality!"
  • "Prices are around mid-range and the portion sizes are good for that quality of food."
  • "Great English food at the restaurant: local oysters, kipper for breakfast, salmon with eggplant 3 ways, fish & chips, choc dessert, and sticky toffee pudding."

Cons:

  • "I can say that this is now the most I have paid for a large lime and soda... £4.40!"
  • "Not fun. Had to ask specially to order only one course - the two prices being £38 for two course and £48 for three courses."
  • "Food is fine but prices are extortionately high."
  • "Meal was, in my opinion overpriced."
  • "The room tariffs are drastically overpriced."
  • "Unbelievably expensive for what I had eaten."
  • "Outrageous prices for drinks, we were shocked at being ask £12.90 for a ginger beer and a pint of pale ale."

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