Amélies at The Smokehouse in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Wanted somewhere special for my birthday a couple of week's ago. We booked for Sunday lunch and we booked well in advance and asked for a good harbour view table. Was a bit disappointed to arrive and find the table at the back of the dining room directly in front of the wood burner (was a tad hot). That being said, the roast lunch was exceptional - we would go as far to say probably the best roast we've ever had. Restaurant is looking a little shabby around the edges (when I pulled my chair out to be seated there were crumbs/debris on the chair), a table leg being held level by a serviette and generally could do with a tidy (downstairs loo a bit shabby and the door handle is broken). I suspect after a busy summer season they will shut for maintenance. We would recommend and would return - just needs some slight improvements. Food cannot be faulted and staff were lovely.

Amazing food and excellent service

Lose 1 star I'm afraid for cleaning. Youngsters ( who are most staff in these places) just don't know how to clean. Table had food/ sauce stains that I cleaned off myself with a hand wipe. Floor under table had bits of food spillages . I saw waitress ' clean' a table and just sprayed and wiped top, pushed bits of food onto floor and no sweeping it up!!! Sides of tables need wiping too and a tall dustpan and brush to clear floor under and around tables. Get cleaning right and this place is pretty perfect.

Attentive staff and excellent food. Pizza was delish. Will be happy to visit again.

Portion sizes. Lack of service. Didn't wipe tables between courses. For the price, expect more attention to detail and better management.

Portion sizes. Lack of service. Didn't wipe tables between courses. For the price, expect more attention to detail and better management.

The food quality is good and the atmosphere is nice, but there is no parking space provided.

The food quality is good and the atmosphere is nice, but there is no parking space provided.

Excellent place to enjoy fresh seafood with a view. Sea front location. Honest food, efficient service and good wines to match. Would recomend if you are in the area. Whole sea bream was cooked perfectly.

Had a lovely evening celebration x

Amazing service in an idyllic locale right on the harbour at Porthleven. Great food, well priced and fantastic service.

This place is consistently really good. Well presented and thought through food, great wine list and really good service.

I ordered caught fish of the day (hake) with potatoes and samphire. The fish was ok though the skin was a little on the slimy side. The potatoes, though, were hard and tasteless. I sent the dish back. The second dish arrived with a shrunken hake portion and potatoes with a marginal improvement, though the size of the portion overall did not warrant £24. You decide for yourselves ...

Three of us stopped for an impromptu lunch. My dad is 90 years old. The staff we really accommodating and helpful. The food was delicious with prompt service. There was a lovely relaxed atmosphere and beautiful views over the harbour. Would thoroughly recommend 😊

Really lovely space, great staff, incredible starters, lively food and kids menu too. We sat in the covered outdoor area and had a beautiful view, loved it.

Really good seafood right on the coast! Somewhat expensive but that's the case in this part of the country. I would certainly come again!

Excellent food with a superb view, served by really friendly staff.

So I booked a table some time ago knowing it was going to be my birthday while we were in Porthleven. I wasn't disappointed. Our meal was perfectly cooked, the service was excellent and we washed down our meal with a fabulous red wine. If you find yourself in Porthleven you should give Amelie a try.

Outstanding seafood right on the harbour front. Friendly helpful service. The mussels were to die for. Sorry the photo was taken half way through

Food was amazing, staff friendly and welcoming. We enjoyed it that much we went back the next day😊 we would recommend this as a definite place to viait on your NC500 route 😀 👍

What a great little place. A wonderful location overlooking the harbour, really friendly and helpful staff, and a fabulous meal. It doesn't get much better than this. Would recommend the makeral pate and especially the Catalan fish stew.

Good menu, tasty food friendly staff

Visited The Quay House for lunch today and the food was delicious. My son said it was the best fish he has ever eaten 😃 The baking was also amazing and I enjoyed a look around the gift shop. We would highly recommend a visit if you are in Kinlochbervie 💚

quite brilliant restaurant with great fish and seafood options overlooking the harbour at Porthleven. I started with the shellfish bisque which was tasty but the only imperfection, there was a tad too much chilli which slightly obscured the flavours of shellfish. For mains I had the Porthleven fish (see picture) and this was one of the best things I’ve eaten in a long while, better than the turbot at the two Michelin star Hand and Flowers in Marlow. Superbly seasoned and every aspect of the dish was cooked the perfection. So good was the fish, that I had the Cornish scallops to follow and again, cooked to perfection with the creamy scallops popping in my mouth, beautifully contrasted with the spicy chorizo. I then had the creme Catalan for desert. The rhubarb was delicious and the crunchy, caramelised topping also great. If I was staying longer in the area, I think I’d eat here every evening!

This place was just the ticket for a snack after our mornings adventure at Cape Wrath. Lovely clean toilets and a gift shop too, we indulged in a sausage roll and a piece of coconut and lime cake with drinks and sat, enjoying the eclectic mix of people enjoying the food and drink this place has to offer. Very clean and the numerous members of staff were very friendly. Enjoyed our time here

Waited 1h30 to be served after customers arrived after us. No excuses and no regrets from the manager. Never set foot there

Arrived on time and shown to table by pleasant front of house staff. Ordered a bottle of wine and after that had arrived ordered our starters and mains. The very pleasant scallop starter arrived quite promptly, and was very nice. Sourdough bread to mop up the creamy sauce. All good so far. And then the wait. And the wait. And the wait. Nearly an hour before some complimentary olives provided some respite from the dreadful level of service from the kitchen. Another 10 minutes or so before the mains finally arrived. Trio of fish with "roasted" new potatoes and buttered green beans, with a cream sauce and samphire. Two hot plates delivered by one waitress, only fish and veg present, so assumed the sauce would arrive prontissimo! After a few minutes with no sauce in sight, we asked for the sauce. "Oh! So sorry". Whilst the sauce was being made we complained, and refused to pay for the main, but happy to pay for the scallops and wine of course. Finally the sauce arrived and we said... clearly we wouldn't eat it as we weren't paying for it, though the waitress did say we were free to eat it. We chose not to, paid and left. Actually, the fish all looked a little worse for wear, certainly overcooked, or left waiting for too long. Didn't try it, so relying on appearance. Felt so sorry for the front of house staff......not their fault. Perhaps the chefs could come out and face the customers when the service is so appalling. Won't be going back.

Excellent food and professional service! We celebrated our daughter’s first birthday and my father’s birthday. We had brought a small cake in for our daughter and they were happy to store the cake and light it to bring out with the desserts. All of the food was excellent. We would highly recommend visiting if you’re in the area!

Always best to book. I'm sure on less busy periods they'll do walks in. Menu is not run of the mill. Unusual ingredients and presentations. Excellent fish selections. Deep fried olives as the maitre d' said, "eat them and it'll change your life." They will accommodate intolerances or tell you if they can't. Good wines and pression beers. If unsure of anything on the menu, then ask. Mot cheap, but very good value for money.

Delicious local seafood, great service and amazing view. Dog friendly but limited so you need to book at busy times

It's one of my favourite go-to restaurants in Cornwall. Good food cooked well. It's not a vast menu but is there to cater for all tastes.

The food was good but the service was very slow. The staff didn't write our order down so the food came out wrong even after confirming the order a second time. We had to go up and order our kids deserts.

Not the best meal we have had during 3 weeks on Holiday.

Amélie was a fantastic place to visit. We ordered two of their delightful pizzas and they were some of the best we have tasted in a long time. The service was top tier. It is very rare these days where you get service as good as you get here. Very professional and friendly! I eat out alot and have been sitting at a table waiting for service or have empty glasses sitting there to the end of my meal not being removed. This wasn't the case here. Highly recommend!

Came across Amelie on a spontaneous visit to Porthleven and we're attracted by it's harbour-side location, with an outside decking terrace. Very handsome and professional manager served the most amazing food. All credit to the Chef for a very imaginative and thoroughly delicious menu. Highly recommended and would go out of our way to come here again 😃

The food is under seasoned. The whole baked fish hardly tastes anything in the middle. Nonetheless, there's a good view from where we sit. We enjoyed the meal overall.

The food was top notch. The seafood linguini was superb. Nice local bottled beer too. The service was excellent and they're dog friendly.

Had a lovely dinner on my mums birthday. Amazing service

Lovely lunch there highly recommended the place

Had a lunch there over Easter generally ok

14 years after going here and having a mediocre meal we decided to try again. Wish we hadn’t bothered. The main issue here is the atmosphere; there just isn’t one. Food is not great, over priced for what it is. Not sure how this place survives, but well done for still being a going concern when other places have gone. Think the location has a lot to do with it. Don’t think we will be going again.

Food was delicious and made with high quality ingredients and reasonably priced. Beautiful restaurant and excellent service, dog friendly and very welcoming! The baked feta starter is incredible and I highly recommend it

Food is always spot on and staff are always polite.

Superb Sunday Roast, great service and atmosphere with live music. On a grey day, the view of the harbour was still wonderful!

Delicious Fish and chips! Great service lovely people Worth a visit but check their hours for when they are open.

We went there for lunch, it said open on google and their website but it was closed.

Sorry this is a low score but we were disappointed on our latest visit, (We are local). We had gone especially for their fig desert which is usually lovely, this time however it was very obviously a different chef as it was not only half the size but nowhere near as nicely presented or tasty. Service was friendly but slow and although the restaurant is in a prime harbour front location there were no other diners, a bit pricey!

Have visited this place many times over last few years recent experience not very good had the mussels at least 40% where closed not one of my better visits.

Lovely restaurant in Porthleven serving Italian food with a Cornish seafood twist. The seafood linguine was standout, mackerel starter also very good. We went in the off-season and it was still busy so it’s well worth booking ahead. Porthleven harbour looked great at nighttime, lit up with multicolour lights. Couple of things letting it down from 5 stars: one main was a little cold when it came out and the atmosphere could have done with a bit of something.

Best mussels I’ve ever had, excellent bouillabaisse! Wonderful service

Lovely restaurant serving a range of dishes but with a definite seafood emphasis. The seafood pizza was delicious and the seafood linguine was divine. Fantastic views across the harbour from the conservatory with attentive and friendly service. Also welcoming to well-behaved dogs.

Food was excellent, we sat by the door ona Coltishall night and it wasn't great getting a cold drafteith customers in and out all the time. But still a great position overlooking the harbour. Big and airy.

Absolutely superb Sunday lunch. Great atmosphere with live music -pianist/ guitarist called Jonathon. WOW ❤️ HIGHLY RECOMMEND

Incredible food & wonderful staff! I will be back again soon :)

Ottima cucina, uno dei migliori posti per mangiare qui in Cornovaglia

Amelie's was very quiet when we visited. Small menu, but superb cooking and great service. Not cheap!

The 4 of us enjoyed ourselves immensely. The local pilsner was really good.

Found this place after a fruitless drive around Durness, getting upset at misleading advertising and rude staff. It was worth it. Friendly from the moment we walked through the door, very helpful with my dietary needs, cakes looked so good the wife had chosen hers before we ordered lunch! Gluten free breaded haddock for me, real fresh haddock as it should be from the factory across the road, homemade tartare sauce that had some taste.. Toastie for the missus. Too full to eat cake, took one home as a takeaway. Clean and modern cafe, spotless easy access toilets. If you are in the area, cannot recommend more highly. Thanks to the staff, I hope you know how good you are.

Love this place, very tasty food, not cheap but worth it once in a while, epic location and atmosphere

Had lunch yesterday and it was simply superb. Brilliant freshly prepared imaginative dishes and wonderful cakes too. In a place not renowned for quality dining this place was a delight. Also to note, the service was very friendly and utterly professional 10/10. With thanks John and Elaine

Have eaten here many times over the last few years on our visits to Porthleven and had high expectations last night, only to be bitterly disappointed. We both ordered the surf and turf which arrived before our starter plates had been taken. The steak was dry and over cooked. Had to ask for condiments, nobody asked how our food was. One particular waitress was quite dismissive. We only left a small tip which obviously didn’t impress but they were lucky to get anything. Won’t be coming back for the foreseeable future.

Nice dog friendly restaurant on the harbour. We both had enjoyable meals.

Wanted to go for a long time. Explained to very nice waiter that I've just been told likely diabetic (got letter when I got home) and I am really watching diet. Waiter understood and took order for fish with the instruction of no butter or oil. Sadly, kitchen staff seem incapable of taking this instruction -not just here☹️ It's not hard, won't return.

Absolutely beautiful location, matched by beautifully fresh, delicious food! The oysters were outstanding, the lemon sole special I had for a main was fresh and full of flavour and my daughter actually ate all of her fish, chips and peas (except the bit of fish I tasted, and even that was fresh and delicious!). Very welcoming for myself and my toddler as well as a few pups who were visiting on the day. Highly recommend and already look forward to going back again!

Stunning restaurant just by the harbour head in Porthleven! Great views if you can get a table in the conservatory. Food was excellent and reasonably priced, and staff were very helpful and friendly.

Every time I visit Porthleven I visit Amelies and I am never let down. Food, service and atmosphere are second to none. I cannot recommend this restaurant high enough

Lovely food, friendly staff, brilliant location with a great view of Porthleven.

Lovely food served by very friendly and attentive staff. Very pleasant evening.

Had a nice meal but very disappointed in what they served my daughter . Shame on them to think im not going to notice gray sharply shaped machine cut so called fish fingers that didnt smell or taste like fish..lovely staff sorted problem but shouldnt have been given in first place😡children are youre next paying guests

The food was amazing .staff very friendly .dogs were welcome too

Lovely meal on Mother's day best lamb I've ever had it just fell to bits mmmmmm were local so we will be back 🙂

Due to CODID we haven’t visited Porthleven for a few years but we were excited to celebrate Mother’s Day at Amelie’s having really enjoyed our last visit but we were sadly really disappointed! We love the fact that they welcome dogs as we wouldn’t have dined without our girls with us and the welcome glass of Prosecco for the ladies was very thoughtful! However, the food was a real disappointment - my wife ordered prawn cocktail and received a ramakin sized dish with just a few prawns cut in half lengthways!!! If they were short of prawns why put it on the menu. Or perhaps they felt that a lady couldn’t eat a whole prawn? Bizarre! I had salt and pepper calamari to start and it was fine but nothing to write home about. My wife then had scallops for main which was more the size of a starter whilst I had a trip back to an 80’s Bernie inn with a surf and turf consisting if a mini steak and a couple of prawns, basic fries with a hand full of rocket! Where’s there ambition! And at £28 I would have expected at least a whole steak, triple cooked chips and some asparagus with a contemporary presentation. Service was attentive but the whole experience was sooo average. By comparison and for a quarter of the price we’ve had fabulous meals at both Dan Dan the lobsterman’s shack and the Muscle Shoal so sadly we won’t be returning to Amelie’s any time soon.

Had a nice meal. Good wine choices. Service attentive. And dog friendly.

Amazing food, gorgeous location & fabulous staff!

Extremely disappointing. Lacking atmosphere, the squid was rubbery and tasteless, the king prawns over cooked and smothered in cream with no flavour of the promised garlic and chilli. We hoped for better with the over priced main course. Mussels and fries..half the mussels were hot on the surface and cold underneath the other half was cold. Drowned in cream with no flavour. The top layer of chips were hot, the rest were cold. Bread was like cardboard. Surf and Turf..chips were hard in the middle, steak was cooked well but same issue with king prawns. Rocket salad was drowned in oil and soaked Parmesan. Wait staff were attentive and fair, refunding the cost of mussels, but sadly we will not be returning.

Had a delightful lunch overlooking the harbour. Very friendly service by the young surfer waiter. Food was good too and they went out of their way to ensure that the crab aranchini were fried in the chip frier so that our friend with an allergy to prawns was effected by cross contamination.

We went there on Saturday evening to celebrate our wedding anniversary, big disappointment, very salty mackerel pate, fish pieces dry from being over fried, small pizza ordered which came like the toppings had been served on a poppadom, overall presentation very poor. We didn't complain because we didn't want our evening completely ruined, we will go somewhere else and celebrate our wedding anniversary again as it was one of the big ones . We did tell the waitress we were bitterly disappointed, but only when she asked if everything was okay when we paid the bill. We noticed her telling the manager as we were leaving, but he didn't approach or stop us .

Nice and warm wood burner, good helpfull friendly staff. excellent food

Change of management since we last dined here a couple of years ago, and it shows: it has vastly improved. Attentive, prompt and friendly service. Delicious food, well cooked and beautifully presented. We sat in the conservatory overlooking the harbour. Our little dog was welcome too. We hope to return.

Starters were tiny and lacking punch. We were advised to try platter on the express basis they were full size. Then we get told if we ordered separately it would be same tiny portion size but just spread out on the plate. Bruschetta was cold / very hard. Babaganous came with the smallest piece of flatbread. Mains came out just luke warm - not hot. Didn’t have the energy to complain as the feedback on starters was somewhat ignored. Defo do not recommend. Lacked any feel of putting client experience first. Feel dissapointed. Even the children’s ‘ fish bites’ felt processed rather than flakey fish.

Lovely food, unusual tastes, really good cooking 😎

I saw the show on TV where the owners had to find a Chef. We always pop into Porthleven whilst we stay in Cornwall. It was decided that we should pay Amelies a visit. We wasn’t disappointed, the food was excellent , the service was great and the view of the harbour was of a 1st class setting. Reasonably priced as well. Covid compliment which I was happy with. If your in Porthleven you must try Amelies, you won’t be disappointed Thank you

Lovely food, really enjoyable. Staff friendly I would highly recommend

Lovely food. Great service would highly recommend

Fantastic food, friendly staff and gorgeous atmosphere

We were last here pre covid times...has there been a change of ownership perhaps? Very disappointed by the total change of menu and style of food served. we have been very regular twice yearly visitors for several years...i guess nothing stays the same. The reorganisation in the bar area works ok but for me...why fix what aint broken 🤷‍♀️

Great food and service. It was so good that we went twice in a week 👍

I don’t usually write reviews but I had such a terrible time here that I feel I should. Prosecco: I opted for the more expensive one but it tasted like Babycham from the 80s! Vile. Nevertheless I was still optimistic the evening could be salvaged. I had olives to start. I know it’s a fish restaurant but I honestly thought I’d be able to be vaguely veggie/vegan without too much hassle (DH eats fish 🐠 so I am happy to try). However, only starter available was padron peppers. For main I opted for panzella salad. I say opted. It was the only one really. It was utterly disappointing. It was the kind of. Salad I imagine that non vegetable eaters dream of when thinking of punishments for vegetarians and vegans. Dry, sour, bitter. I won’t be going back.

Great delicious food, nice atmosphere and food services. Well worth it.

Accommodating, friendly and good service. Food is exceptional and the prices are very reasonable for what you get. Highly recommended.

Very good restaurant with a great location on the harbour. Friendly staff and good food. Highly recommended!

Went on Sunday lunchtime. Food very average, wifes meal luke warm. Poor value

The nicest thing was the view. The food was awful, the staff looked like they didn't want to be here. Gave off a uncomfortable feel to the place. The squid was like rubber the sauce that came with it had a thick skin layer on top, the scallop dish was awful and burnt the gem lettuce was slimy the side salad was coverd in a dressing that was very bitter. The other main dish was a selection of fish all over cooked, couldn't shell the prawns, squid again was like rubber, the white bait In it was soggy, the grill fish was mush. My husband is a fisherman so we know fish and how fresh it should be. Both of us couldn't eat more than 2 mouthful. All we got offered was a dessert not even to eat some money off the bill. We will not be visiting again.

Ordered the charcuterie board starter and omg it was so over priced, 2 tiny pieces of bread drizzled in olive oil a bit of rocket and 3 very small slices of salami and it was £9.50, Total rip off!!! The burger was good but unless you like pizza or burgers not much choice of anything else.

Just had the most delicious meal, never liked olives and capers until I had them in my porthleven speciality tonight. Perfect meal, perfect view, perfect service. Thank you, we will be back.

Beautiful setting and pleasant enough staff but unfortunately that's as far as my experience went, food was of a very low standard and very highly priced scallops overcooked squid overcooked whitebait soggy prawns overcooked so much we couldn't even shell them grilled fish soggy and not the freshest either I'm a fisherman and I know what fresh fish is! Was so looking forward to this meal as was a treat for our honeymoon.

The staff and the service were wonderful but were let down by a sub-par meal. The only vegan main on the menu was a panzanella salad that was overpriced and so vinegary it was almost inedible. I left hungry. My partner enjoyed the hummus starter but thought it was expensive. Such a shame as a great view of the harbour and friendly people but wouldn't reccomend.

Great setting on the harbour . Excellent food , friendly staff and dog friendly too . Highly recommended

Lovely Frito misto and brilliant Sloe gin negroni's. Friendly service.

Excellent food and very friendly staff!