THE HALFWAY HOUSE in Cornwall

More of a local drinking pub than a restaurant. Food not up to much unfortunately - incredibly bland across all meals. We won't return. Staff were friendly albeit a little inexperienced.

Lloyd and Kirsty are great host's and made us feel welcome. The food was top notch and portions were generous. Recommended!

Had my birthday meal here. Fantastic food, lovely staff. Best pub in the area

Food was lovely and freshly cooked , the rooms were spotless , beds comfortable and the landlord's were really welcoming , would definitely recommend.

Pleasant staff and tasty food at reasonable price .Great place to stop iff if driving to Cornwall. Hope to go back soon .

At 7.15pm we had asked at the bar whether there was a table for 4 that we could book, and were encouraged to do so, though we had been warned that there was a large table booked so could we have a drink in the bar first, absolutely fine.An hour later, still in the bar, after having to listen to very loud rock music and watching a dog wee against the piano, we were taken into the much nicer dining room. There were 3 tables already seated but all were quite small covers, and we were aware of the larger group upstairs. Even though 4 staff were serving, it took 15 minutes for a waitress to come to the table, offering to take our order except we still hadn't even been given menus or offered drinks! Another wait.Finally having our order taken at 8.30pm (all 4 of which were some form of fish and chips) we waited, and waited, and waited. As did one of the other tables near us. Checking with the waitress a couple of times she said "oh we've got a big table so it'll be a while longer" but didn't offer anything to tide us over as we sat for the next hour, still waiting, even after the food had gone through to the big table upstairs. Upon asking her again, she said it would be maximum 5-10 minutes, so we waited for that time again, by which point it was nearly 10pm and we decided to leave without eating. Equally the other table also hadn't eaten, and they'd ordered both starters and mains.I get that sometimes kitchens have disasters, but the bit that was most disappointing was the fact that when telling the lead waitress we were leaving there was not one word of apology, she just seemed annoyed along with her younger waitresses pulling faces at each other behind her and then she still felt the need to present the bill for our drinks (most of which were soft!!).If there had been any word as to why there had been an issue tonight, or any attempt at apologising for the enormously long wait, I'd have totally understood. However, to encourage us to join a table in a near empty pub, and then not provide any food for nearly 3 hours is completely unacceptable and we would definitely not recommend visiting.

A group of 4 of us had a delicious lunchtime meal. A little bit of a wait but well worth it. Delicious.

This place helped make our holiday by being so friendly and generally giving fantastic customer service. Lovely staff , local beers and cider and great food. Recommended

If I could give the staff of this place 8 or 9 stars I would. They make you feel so welcome. The breakfast is amazing and the dinners are so relaxed. We were held up on our journey down and had to order dinner over the phone, no problem and service just got better and better. Dinner is at a very relaxed pace, no rushing. Food simple but excellent.

Love this place! Spent 5 of 7 nights of our holiday in here. Great food, amazing local cider. Service is very good (thanks Kerry!) and the landlords (Lloyd & Kirsty) are most welcoming. The locals are a good bunch who really love their pub and create a great atmosphere. We will be back!