Reviews in Cornwall

Visited initially following a glowing recommendation in the comments book of the cottage we stayed in, and then again later in the week just to try more of the menu. A very unusual place, a very quaint old mill building (complete with water wheel!) serving what I think after eating has to be the best fusion cooking I've tasted - very rare to find such a diverse menu which is all very authentic. The baltis were superb, the chef individually chatted to us about the heat we required which was a nice touch especially as it was spot on. On the second visit Jules had the beef wellington (ater seeing someone elses on the first visit) she loved it. My Panang duck was very good too. All in all highly recommend a visit we'll certainly be going back first chance we get.

Yes St Ives is a great little place to kick back for a week but the main attraction has to be the excellent seafood. Alba is always our first stop on our first night and every year the restaurant delivers the goods. I am not going to drone on but will say that the composition of the food has a wonderful light touch, which comes from food cooked by a chef with natural talent who lets his food do the talking.

Lovely welcoming pub, recently taken over by new owners which has been for the better!!. The decor is beautiful and compliments the pub better than the awful green that the previous owners had kept. Fantastic food, service was outstanding staff couldn? do enough for you. Definitely will be returning, can recommend to any one as the pub is suitable for any age. They also do quizzes and karaoke and have local bands playing which makes it a perfect and fun filled night out.

I absolutely adore this pub, its staff are extremely capable, polite, chatty and helpful. They were good with the children, and let us choose meals that would accommodate us. I am very glad that we chose this pub to come to on our holiday. We came here once before, but were not impressed at all, but then found out that it had changed ownership, so decided to try it out again. I am so glad we did. I will definitely be returning. The new owners should be proud of their excellent pub!

It is located in porthleven cornwall, The food was wonderful. The staff were very polite and made us feel very welcome. I highly recommend people to eat there.10/10 top marks.

Having recently revisited the restaurant, I was very impressed with the standard of service, quality of food and friendly atmosphere. Having strolled in at 8.30pm on a Friday night, we were assured of a table, were not kept waiting long and the food was served promptly. My husband plumped for a very good chick. tik. mass. and I had an unbeatable Coriander Lamb which is a complete meal in itself and can't be rated highly enough!! The only gripe is that the spanking new glossy menus are a bit pants. Unfortunately they are virtually indecipherable due to the gold colour with silver or white font. At £50+tip for two with wine and soft drinks, the meal was more expensive than a takeaway but if you want takeaway prices bloody stay at home!! Highly recommended

We visited here on 19th April 2006 and at first thought we had made a mistake. As the evening went on, we realised that this was a very different dining experience and that our first impressions were very wrong. I can't say that I would rush back but Chris and Steve went out of their way to make our visit memorable and I guess I can say that they succeeded. Thanks and good luck to you all there.

Well worth a visit - great fun and excellent menu choices - should give Rick a run for his money!!! Well done!

We come here every year, I dont know why I haven't reviewed it before. Its always a great experience eating here, they get everything right, top fish and chips, mussels and squid at good value or more exciting specials if you want to trade up. Good balanced wine list and genuine caring service.

best fish and chips in bude

It is fantastic!!!!

Definitely my favourite restaurant in st ives, food is fantastic - and staff very good. The parma wrapped Monkfish with Thermadour sauce is outstanding. especially good value when they do the 14.99 two course early bird - fab.

I can strongly recommend The Talland Bay Hotel, Porthallow PL13 2JB. The food equals that of top London restaurants

I go to the scillys every year. We go to juliets garden at least 3 times per visit. The food is excellent. I recommend the Farm House Pate Salad with a glass of Elderflower cordial - Perfection on a hot summers day looking out over st Marys harbour.

A night to remember! This restaurant unknown to many but is the hidden gem of north Cornwall, myself and my family came from North Lancashire, to jazz week last year and many years before and we have eaten in virtually every place and I can say the Ben offers such wonderful delights and price is good for the largest plates ever! The service was wonderful, with a young male waiter who seemed to make the whole meal at ease and I am sure ill see him running something like this in the years to come. With the home form home charm, don? miss it... recommend in the busier period book in advance but sometime just pop in and they will try their best to seat u!

I went to Gulshan some years ago when it was in Grampound & I remember the food being good. However, on our visit tonight, the food was excellent! I had a really delicious lamb balti, with lots of tender lamb & a lovely thick flavoursome sauce. Really good portions of pilau rice (about the same price as Chantek, but at least 4 times as much!) The naan bread was cooked to perfection, unlike some leathery offerings I have been presented with at some Indian restaurants! I would even rate the house wine highly & I am quite fussy about my wine! A bottle is £10.50 & there is a reasonable selection of other drinks. Service was good & unobtrusive; the only criticism I have is that we booked for 7 & it was nearly 7.30 when we were shown to our table. Still, we were served pretty promptly. A good sign was how busy it was for a Sunday, with a steady stream of people for takeaways as well. The restaurant used to be a coffee shop & it is very light & airy. There is a small bar area & white leather sofas to wait on. Very clean toilets!! We are already planning our next visit & will pop in for takeaway if we are returning from a shopping trip in Truro.

Went to Chantek for the first time last night - it was absolutely packed on both floors, really buzzing, but the staff could not have been friendlier. Our waitress just smiled all the time! We were lucky enough to sit right next to the kitchen, which is great fun, especially when flames shot into the air from the woks!! I chose red duck curry, which was wonderful, but I think I would have been more than happy with any of the dishes. Mine contained fresh pineapple & grapes! I only had a couple of minor gripes - the rice is overpriced for the size of the portion. It is £2.50 for jasmine rice & you only get a very small bowl, so you are left with loads of sauce. The noodles are also a bit pricey at £4.50. Also, the winelist is short & a bit ordinary eg Jacobs Creek, Blossom Hill etc. We paid £20 for a bottle of Chablis, which was nothing exceptional. My best friend is booking a table for Saturday on the strength of last night & we can't wait to sample another superb meal!

We have eaten here several times and found it excellent, overlooking the harbour at St ives this is a fantastic place to eat, if you are going at the weekend its best to book as its always full, there is also another in the same chain as this in St Ives called Peppers further up the main street , also excellent.