Cornish Arms in Cornwall

Rude bar person when checking in. Main meal sent back. Undressed salad which was best before date, cold doughy flat bread, overcooked lamb. Serving staff polite. My husbands steak was delicious. Beautiful environment.

Gave 1 star as the chap that served us drinks was very friendly. We were really looking forward to eating here especially as it’s in Rick Steins empire. Food was very poor and it wasn’t cheap. It’s so disappointing but just another example of places in great locations getting away with rinsing the public. Not great for your reputation Mr Stein, you need to up your game!!

It was going OK till dessert. June menu: chocolate brownie, sticky toffee pudding, pavlova, or strawberries. Went for pavlova but they were out. So no choice but strawberries (it's summer... take the winter desserts off?) And they were literally just strawberries (with a blob of clotted cream, which every dessert came with). They were served cold, which I thought a decent chef would know strawberries are best served room temperature. And they tasted no different to your average supermarket strawberries. Starter and mains were nice, but non-TV-chef-associated pubs do this kind of food without the price. Overall, not value for money.

Second (and last) visit here. Massively underwhelmed. Nice building, ambience and staff. Very uninspired menu of boring dishes that really are not up to average pub grub standards, let alone an expensive place like this. I'm amazed that a celebrity chef would be associated with this mediocre boring, poorly presented 1990s pub grub serving pub.

We had a lovely lunch, the food and service were excellent, and we love that our dogs are welcomed. Very nice ambience. Reasonable cost. Have to book now, which we did the day beforehand...but could only book for lunch not dinner. This was our second visit and we will always make a point of coming here for a meal when visiting Cornwall.

Fantastic place. Quaint bar and magnificent, large, restaurant at the side and back. Amazing service at the bar and restaurant. Smallish menu but varied and surprisingly normal restaurant prices. Fish and chips - fish was fabulous and batter was special, normal thin chips, lovely mushy peas and butter.Will definitely be visiting again. Somewhere you need to book in advance.Outdoor pizza ovens were being installed for this summer.

Hummus starter was fresh and delicious. Had the cod curry which was excellent! Could have had a tad more rice with it, but overall a really great dish. Would definitely recommend and order it again!

Absolutely lovely staff who went out of their way to make us feel comfortable and nothing was too much trouble. The food was delicious and the staff really did make the experience there so enjoyable. Very family and dog friendly. My 5 year old son lost his first wobbly tooth there by coincidence and they made him feel so special and brave so thank you especially the lady at front of house and lady who served us. Sorry we didn't get your names but know it meant a lot to us all.

I was really looking forward to my visit to this pub whilst on Holiday. To my disappointment it was very average. The Food was average and it took the waiter 3 goes to get my drink right. They even try to serve a Gin and Tonic in a pint glass. The staff where very unwelcoming. Chips where under cooked and the fish was very average. We went to another local pub the same week and it was better food and better service. Would not go back to the Cornish Arms for the money they charge.

We went here with friends on a Saturday. We thought the food was very good. All of the dishes we ordered were great. I had the grilled squid as a starter which was delicious. The staff was very welcoming and kind. I had a feeling that they were seasonal hires which means they weren't as 'well oiled' as in other places but this was overly compensated by their attention and friendliness. The place itself is quite big and seems to be set up for larger events as well which means it was not as intimate as other inns and pubs. All in all we had a great and warm experience how ever and I would recommend this for a reliable and friendly lunch in a nice environment.