The Cornish Arms Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Really really good food! Kind, hardworking staff."
• "The food was delicious and plenty of it."
• "Food was amazing a proper little traditional pub!"
• "Every time, the food is gorgeous."
• "Simply stunning food to die for, we got the nacho starter which was huge and very tasty."
• "The food was delicious and very fairly priced."
• "Amazing, went for Easter Sunday lunch and I have to say one of the best roast lamb dinners I've ever had, couldn't fault it."

Cons:

• "The food portions and pricing were good, but any of my group could have done better ourselves at home."
• "The food is over priced for what you get."
• "Food arrived and my Mac and cheese was nice, if a bit bland."
• "The food was nice but not worth the money we paid."
• "Food mediocre and a little overrated for what you encounter on these reviews."
• "The portions were not only small but tasted horrible, deff not a pub food roast, all the veg was marinated, not boiled or grilled, some burnt, fat on the meat and carrots had stalks on."
• "The food here used to be of an excellent standard but is now just adequate and overpriced for what you get."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Bar staff attentive and friendly."
• "The staff are lovely and helpful."
• "Staff were very friendly."
• "Staff members absolutely fantastic."
• "Staff attentive nothing is too much trouble."
• "Service was excellent."
• "Staff were really nice and got us a table, despite being mostly booked up."

Cons:

• "We found the owner to be less dog friendly and more dog tolerable and was quite rude when we first arrived to us about our dog's."
• "Upon arrival, the hostess was very abrupt."
• "The pressure from the owner to pay was immense. She wouldn't leave us alone for 5min!"
• "The staff are nice and polite, but were not very attentive, had to go up to the bar to ask for things/report issues because they never checked back in with us after dropping off the food."
• "Disappointed with attitude of staff who still added the returned food to bill and then were confrontational when we refused to pay for what we had returned."
• "Rude & curt response from manager."
• "Unfriendly staff and thought it a bit off when I was given a cloth to wipe up after the drink I ordered was slopped over me by a member of staff."

Atmosphere and Decor

Pros:

• "It's dog friendly with indoor and outdoor seating, great decor, and very friendly service."
• "Tastefully decorated and spacious rooms for dining. Great big colourful beer garden, even has a dog zone."
• "This was a real hidden gem of a pub. 3 real fires going and great staff."
• "Great atmosphere, great welcome, lovely place."
• "It's got a lovely warm atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere was welcoming."
• "Such a lovely experience to enjoy possibly the best Roast Lamb Dinner I've ever had... The staff were so welcoming and friendly had a real warm atmosphere about the Pub."

Cons:

• "They seem to be currently operating as a restaurant rather than a pub which has turned away most locals who I know used to drink there."
• "The Cornish arms is now a restaurant, when I have visited Cornwall in previous years it was a pub for locals. It's certainly lost the welcoming feel it had previously."
• "The route to the toilets through an unlit bar area."
• "The amount of dogs in this pub is a joke. My son is frightened of dogs no matter what the size and this made the experience really poor, they shouldn’t be in the restaurant."
• "Atmosphere was dingy and wooden tables and chairs not comfortable."
• "Atmosphere is very poor and uninvited due to a roast dinner cannot be eaten in a garden."
• "The beer garden was really abysmal."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "The £50 bill represented excellent value."
• "Had a wonderful roast at The Cornish Arms today... this was by far the best, absolutely delicious!"
• "The food was delicious and very fairly priced."
• "Excellent value for money!"
• "Their seafood and poutine was excellent and the portions were large - excellent value for money!"
• "It is excellent value for money."
• "Really good value, loved it."

Cons:

• "Charged £4.60 for a pint of cider and had the temerity to be rude/defensive when I suggested that for that price, I ought to receive a full measure."
• "Seems a 3-500 % mark up very very expensive."
• "Drinks are very expensive a glass of Prosecco £9.50."
• "The food is over priced for what you get."
• "Took forever to get a pint."
• "Poor service, food was expensive flavour less and small portions."
• "Very expensive for what was delivered, agree with previous reviewer regarding portion size."