Chapel Rock Beach Cafe in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

We chose to ignore the bad reviews and try it anyway. In a positive note, my son enjoyed his Full English breakfast. However, my veggie sausages were 'cremated' rendering them inedible and my eggs were burnt on the bottom. My husband's fried egg bap had cheese in it. Glad he's not dairy intolerant. I only enjoyed the bottled orange juice. Definitely a tourist trap because of where it is and people probably won't read reviews before going in. Young staff were pleasant enough but looked like they'd rather be somewhere else. £38 for 3 of us for breakfast, pretty awful really.

£14.50 for a crab sandwich that was literally crab scarped out of a pot and plonked on a margarine (!!) covered roll. It was so bland, not even a hint of any dressing, salt, pepper, mayonnaise, salad, nothing!!! They did kindly chuck a quarter of a lemon in the bag, but honestly even that squeezed on didn’t save it from the overpowering sweetness of the margarine. Took one bite and left the rest it was so disappointing, worst, most expensive sandwich ever. Unfortunately we’d bought two so felt totally ripped off

A lovely spot and a reasonable range of food. It really is quite expensive though for the portions you receive. Service was fine.

I don't normally write reviews but I feel like the staff deserve some praise. To whoever owns this cafe please give your staff who worked on the morning of Tuesday 6th August a pat on the back! They were lovely! We have visited this cafe before and admittedly recognised both girls from our previous visit (they were lovely then too), we couldn't fault them. They were the only two front of house staff members when we came in for food around 9:45am. I'm not sure if it was short staffing or if other staff simply hadn't started but both girls were lovely. The girl in shorts served us at the till, she was very friendly and really knew what she was talking about. The blonde girl also spoke with us the second time we ordered and was just as helpful and friendly (I'm sorry I wish we knew your names). The breakfasts were good value for money and tasted great. My compliments to the chef. The coffee was also delicious. We'll be back again soon!

Went to this cafe on Saturday morning before we started our long journey home from Cornwall. Having read other reviews I have to say I agree, the owners need to wake up and make some changes. I ordered a full English, two bacon baps and a sausage bap. One of the bacon baps was for me but on arrival I realised it was smoked bacon, the menu didn’t state this and I hate smoked bacon. Thankfully hubby happily swapped and I had the sausage bap BUT I was shocked…. One sausage on a small bap. ONE sausage…… ONE. Yes it was big but one?!!!! That must cost pennies to make, that’s some mark up. Not impressed. When ordering I asked if they did mushrooms …. The young lady serving looked at me and replied ‘mushrooms?’ I said ‘yes, mushrooms?’ She replied …. ‘Like, what for?’ I began to lose the will to live but carried on… ‘ for the sausage bap, could it have mushrooms on?’ She looked around at her colleagues and then replied ‘mushrooms?’ I just gave up… I said ‘forget the mushrooms’. Was I being totally awful asking if mushrooms were available?!!!! I was going to ask for a poached egg for one of the bacon baps but didn’t bother. I’m glad I didn’t as a few minutes later a lady behind me asked for a poached egg ( the menu states it’s fried or scrambled, no mention of poached) … she was told that they’d ask the chef and then minutes later confirmed that no, she couldn’t have poached egg. I mean for goodness sake…. Get a chef who can cook poached eggs!!!! It’s not hard!!! The breakfast, as above, plus two croissant’s and an apple juice cost me over £60. That’s a lot for what we had. What we had was nice but I wouldn’t return, too many other cafes that I could probably get mushrooms and poached eggs!!!! Agree that staff seem miserable, disinterested and as if they don’t want to be there. Such a shame.

I can't understand why this cafe only has a rating of 3.9!! The staff were super friendly, the food was great. We had a lovingly prepared crayfish tacos and pastrami, cheese etc sandwich. Reasonable prices too for the quantity. Highly recommended

Nice cafe in central Marazion location with good views of the sea. The prices however are ridiculous. A simple cheese roll is £8.50. Adding 3 small falafel to an already expensive salad is an additional £3.50. A simple crab roll is £13! It looked really basic. It does feel as if the owners are trying to extract every last penny out of tourists. London prices on most items! The staff are also a little abrupt. Appreciate they are busy but a smile can help. I won't visit again. Highly recommend avoiding and instead go to the cafe on Mount St. Michael. It's National Trust, with good food at much more reasonable prices.

£8.50 is a lot for a ham and cheese roll but appreciate it’s a prime tourist location. However, 3 wafer thing 10 pence size pieces of ham and a wafer thing slice of tasteless cheese from a package of slices by the looks of it. 98% of the roll was a horrible coleslaw type thing and a chutney. The owners should be ashamed of themselves

Wonderful little cafe. Excellent coffee and food. Great views of st Michael's mount very clean and the staff very friendly.

This is great for takeaway. Food lovely and good size portion. Great salad and cheese and chutney roll Carrot cake lovely and so was banana cake. Service quick

Queued for our table with high hopes as it was busy…utterly disappointed after receiving our food and drinks. Milkshakes were not real. The menu said they used Moomaid ice cream, but they tasted like milk and syrup. Sandwich had minimal fillings, but at least it didn’t come in sliced bread as other reviewers have written. Crab loaded fries were nothing special, and the toppings tasted pre-made. For the price of the meal I expected more. Will not be returning as a local.

When a crab sandwich at £13 cones on sliced bread, there’s something wrong. I ate here a few years ago and have good memories. Sadly today was poor. The menu has plenty on it and we opted for the crab on white. Plenty of crab meat does not make up for soggy sliced white bread. Staff were friendly and service good, though the woodwork on banisters and tables felt sticky to the touch. Maybe this is the proximity of the sea, but it’s a shame. Could be so much better.

We decided to eat lunch here as they advertised locally made pasties. Having checked with the young man behind the counter that the cafe is dog- friendly, we placed our order. After a protracted wait, the pasties were served with a “salad garnish”,this comprised approximately one dessert spoonful of leaves with a French dressing….it was quite tasty. The pasties were obviously bought in ready cooked, then re-heated when required, this process leads to them becoming dry throughout, both the pastry and filling were overcooked and not very pleasant, add to this the price (£7.95) we did not consider them anything like good value. Sorry to say this establishment has gone on the list of those to be avoided on future holidays!

Me and my husband came into the cafe on Mon 4th September we ordered 2 pastys 1 cornish and 1 chese &onion we were so looking forward to these as we're hungry after visiting st michaels mount.we waiting aside for about 15 minutes for them which was fine then walked down to the beach to eat them..my husbands which was the cornish pasty was lovely and he only had to wait a few minutes for it to cool down and eat.mine on the other hand the cheese & onion one was so hot I had to wait at 10 minutes to eat it but when I did it was so overcooked I tied to eat a few bites and it actually tasted of nothing and definitely not cheese and most of the inside was missing due to being overcooked also the pasty awful..I asked my husband to try it and he spat it out..we then opened the pie and and it was horrendous and wasn't fit for consumption..I took it back to the shop and showed the young lad discreetly as not to embarrass the cafe as these things do happen especially as my husbands was lovely and just asked if I could have a please have a replacement and i showed him the Burnt pasty..he said of course and disappeared out the back..to then come back and say we can't give you a replacement and I would have to pay for a new one as I'd eaten half the pasty to which I explained I'd had 2 bites my husband one and we broke some off opening it to look inside..I explain to him that it was burnt and he should not sell food like that to the public and as I work in customer service I would have definitely given the customer another one..he still replied no and got very rude to me and was smirking to the lad working with him..I left the cafe very upset as I have been coming to Cornwall for years and I have never been treated or spoken like that before as everyone is Cornwall are friendly and polite ..I don't the boys name but he was young with ginger hair and I would definitely not want him working for my company with the soft of attitude and rudeness

Very friendly service for the two young men behind the counter and lovely Sandwiches. Situated in good area, with good views of St Michael’s Mount.

Whilst holidaying in Lands End this past week, my wife & I visited the Chapel Rock in the afternoon of the 3rd September and dined upstairs, both enjoying a very tasty portion of fish & chips. Service was also very good and we were prepared to recommend to friends. However we returned again on the 6th at 4pm and asked for a table for two if available upstairs again. The young man told us that the upstairs was closed with no explanation so we asked if a table downstairs was available which looked like there was but was told that there was not for the moment and they would stop serving indoors shortly. Subsequently he told us that they would only be offering take away service. Baring in mind they didn't close until 6pm I was surprised to hear this but as it was a nice afternoon we accepted a take out meal. We were not impressed with the young man's manner and for not providing an explanation for not accepting further customers at such a time during the afternoon. Hence, based on the two visits this is why I have given an average score and not a very good score as would of been the case based on the first visit.

Popped in for lunch with my mum and daughter after swimming. It was delicious! Loaded crab fries - incredible, could eat them all over again, and again, and again! The staff are super friendly and offered to help me in with the pushchair, nothing was too much trouble. Coffee was good also. Friendly chilled atmosphere with a view of the sea :)

We went for lunch, ordered fish and chips and ordered pasty to take-away in advance to save time as we were in rush. However, we were told that only after paying for lunch, they could put pasty in oven!! We were eating lunch, hence, no one is going to run away without paying. I ate quickly and paid for lunch + pasty and asked me to go outside and wait for it while my family is still upstairs, not finished yet. I was told that it is different price for eat-in and take-away!! Ridiculous, I cannot eat pasty anymore after fish & chip. DO NOT BOTHER - TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE, PRICY AND NOT VERY GOOD FOODS EITHER. There are plenty of restuarants at town-center/ near train- station, right on the beach.

Pleasantly situated in Marazion with a view of St Michael's Mount. A simple menu of good food, reasonably priced and served by polite, helpful, cheerful staff in clean surroundings. Totally recommend it. Much, much better than its neighbour - The Godolphin.

Great small cafe, we had breakfast plate and mussels. Mussels were large and you get a good plate full. We didn’t wait long to be served and staff were friendly. They even let you take your dog in. Only thing was they didn’t have any scones and it was only 11, I guess no one baked that morning. However we would go again and you can take cakes away.

We stopped off here for lunch, very friendly service, nice atmosphere, great food, nice views. Well worth a visit.

Popped into the cafe today . Was told to go to a table ,and they would come and take our order . After 10mins of waiting ,had to find someone to take our order.who begrudgingly came over as if we were more of an inconvenience. Ordered coffee and cake for two . Then waited....... We eventually got our coffee but no cake . No one about to ask . So decided to leave. The young lady ,asked what table we were on and proceeded to charge for cake and coffee. We kindly told her ,we didn't receive the cake . Her colleague offered to put in a bag to take away . No opology offered . Definitely avoid this cafe . Staff rude ,service not existent, place needs a good clean.

Ordered tea and cake. Tea arrived but no cake ..had to chase. Young staff not overly bothered but when it did arrive it was nice. Sat upstairs...tables were dirty and sticky. Although tables were then cleared they were not wiped over. Arm yourselves with plenty of serviettes as the teapots don't pour properly. Came here nine years ago and cafe was beautiful with friendly staff. Shame it's gone downhill.

Terrible coffee and indifferent service. Well…although the service is indifferent, the coffee doesn’t taste like coffee—or anything else, for that matter. Save yourself before it’s too late!

Looked nice but table dirty, served a glass with salad on it, staff unprofessional. One member of staff went to the toilet in his serving apron, came out and then went straight back in again , which made me wonder if he had a stomach bug. He later spent more time checking his appearance in a mirror and on his phone, when he had been asked to clear tables. Ciabatta needed more filling and mayonnaise. When I went to pay , staff were so busy having their own chats , that I felt like an inconvenience.

Not much to say. Good central location if you've just done St Michael's Mount. Small and attractive.Ham, cheese and pickle sandwich was delicious but the fish and chips was extremely unimpressive (but then we're struggling to find good fish and chips in England - compared...

Staggered in here after St Michael's Mount-ain climbing to a well cooked repast and friendly staff in attendance. Good value for good sized portions as well.

Nice stop for a drink and cake. Nicely priced and good selection. Was not too busy when we visited. But seating is limited.

I went upstairs in this cafe for a sandwich and and there was very loud music playing. I asked for the music to be turned down but it stayed the same. I then went downstairs to ask them again and I was told to move...

4 of us visited last week for lunch. We sat upstairs, lovely view of St Michael’s Mount. I had a cheese and chutney baguette, which was very nice. My daughter had the same but with the addition of ham. My friend had red pepper soup...

Nice cafe food lovely. The view was amazing. The cafe was bigger than l expected . Nice bright. Nice selection of food . Coffee was OK.

What a terrible experience!! Dreadful customer service…staff couldn’t even be bothered to go to the small effort of moving two tables together so that our family with 3 small children could sit together. They refused to make my daughter toast saying that they stopped serving...

Attended the cafe and purchased a flat white, cup of tea, hot chocolate along with a piece of caramel shortbread and a cheese pasty (£19) Firstly I couldn’t work out how that had come to £19 but was then approached by a member of staff...

We live in the area and have always looked in the cafe as we passed. Today we ventured in for a drink and a slice of cake. It was very expensive (£6.95 for a pastie) which is only £4.50 if you take it away? I...

I don’t normally write negative reviews but feel I have to on this occasion. We ordered 4 lattes & 4 pieces of cake at a cost of £24. We were not on holiday but decided on a treat. Bearing in mind I work as a...

Popped in for a late lunch time snack. Service was friendly. Crab sandwich was generous and the pasty tasty. Would visit again.

We asked for any gluten free options and they said they would make a sandwich with gluten free bread. When my husband took the sandwich out of the bag the bread was covered in mould!!!! The very young staff clearly didn't want to be there...

We stopped here for lunch having visited a few times over the years , expensive but tasty food . The couple of young waitresses were friendly and polite & offered to find us a table for five plus our small dog . Would visit again...

Over priced for microwaved food, very small portions too. glad we didn’t pay extra to sit in and eat it. It’s a shame as the location is lovely.

My only purpose for joining Trip Advisor is to write this review. When I say this place is run by kids, I really mean it. We visited on Wednesday and it was clear from the moment we arrived that the three girls stood behind the...

Very over priced and run by kids.which isn’t necessarily a bad thing but at least train them right. Very poor customer service and two sandwiches and two drinks cost £18. I would be worried if this was my business as the level of service is...

Nice café with a good few, however received terrible customer service, and the food here is terribly over priced for what you get! Definitely look elsewhere if you're getting a small meal.

Well, where do I begin… walking into cafe at 4pm we were told we were not able to sit down just take away. So we ordered fish tacos and 2 portions of chips. First of all the rude teenager who took our order overcharged us...

Both my husband and I have mixed feelings about this place, we visited on Wednesday 20 July. The young girl who initially served us at the till was very pleasant and polite, she was happy to have a conversation with us. She was so genuine...

This café is probably the closest one to the car park. A busy day and we ate upstairs where we had a great view of St Michael's Mount, run by young staff who were extremely helpful. Tasty and substantial baguettes. Great that it's an independent...

Popped in today for some takeaway sandwiches which were ok. Both my wife and I were surprised at the pressure the two (very young) staff were under. It was obvious they were the only two front of house runners trying to do coffees, cakes, bring...

Upon popping in today to buy a crab sandwich which I really fancied eating I was met with really unfriendly staff whom seemed like they didn’t want to be there. Im surprised with their demeanour as everyone we have engaged with in Cornwall have been...

Entered cafe and was asked 'if we were from one household" - and then asked to wait outside - just like 2020. I'm fully jabbed up and not some anti-vaxxer, but I had really hoped we had moved on from this weird nonsense by now....

We dropped into this place for lunch because of its convenient location for our visit to St Michael’s Mount and were very pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food. They offer a great selection of soup, sandwiches, salads, hot and cold drinks and more...

Popped in to Marazion to deliver some artwork to a gallery and decided to stop for some breakfast. On arrival my first impression was how fed up and miserable the staff were, clearly hate their jobs. The downstairs was empty, so they weren't exactly rushed...

We walked from Perranuthnoe to Marazion and intended to have breakfast when we got there. Our usual pit stop is no longer there so we tried this cafe. We ordered a sausage baps (£4.95 each) and added a hash brown for an extra £1.00 (thought...

I visited recently with my dog who had just been attacked in the street and was on high alert and making a bit of a fuss. She barked a couple of times so I took her outside to calm her down. Literally 10 or so...

Popped in for some lunch on our arrival to Marazion. The staff were super friendly and helpful advising us how to order. We had a sandwich each and shared some fries. The sandwiches were on fresh italian style rolls and were packed full of filling....

Don’t order the fish and chips. Was a freezer meal with oven chips and frozen battered fish warmed up. Awful. Captain Birds Eye at best.

Popped in here for coffee and cake recently. Dog friendly, the young man welcomed us in and couldn’t have been nicer. Lovely to see service with a smile.Keen and enthusiastic! Coffee and carrot cake was delicious too! Thank you

Great little inexpensive cafe which was well run - should stay open longer though (shut at 1700 when we were there).

We were treated unpleasantly from the start. And it’s pretty expensive and the food is nothing special. Moreover my child experienced two bouts of painful diarrhoea soon afterwards. They also allow dogs in which is never good in a food serving place. See photo. I...

We started visiting here on holiday 10 years ago. We love it their veggie sausage bap is the best. Staff have only ever been courteous and welcoming r I don’t recognise the place from some of the reviews Lovely staff and lovely food

Regular work visitors to Marazion and just wanted a quick lunch bite. Ordered 2 pasties to takeaway. Staff could barely be bothered to pay attention while serving, then after a long wait outside in the rain two soggy, half empty apparently microwaved pasties were handed...

As the husband of a coeliac its often difficult to find somewhere to eat when out and about so finding this cafe was a revelation. Good quality food, good staff and good value along with several GF options made for a very happy family visit.

Was about to go in when on holiday a couple of weeks ago. While waiting outside we witnessed a member of staff (who from further social media contact may well be the manager/owner) cough into her hand and then lean on the counter. No attempt...

Ordered tea and 2 scones with clotted cream was expecting a scone cold but was surprised it was freshly baked and piping hot

Walked 4 miles along the coast path from Penzance and stopped here. This could have been an amazing place but it is expensive (although the food is good) and has adequate to incredibly poor service. The location is very good but we weren't allowed to...

Amazing food and customer service. We will be coming back when we are in Cornwall next. Best cafe in the area, amazing food and an amazing view

The pasty tasted nice when I eventually received it after a massive wait just for a takeaway! If I hadn't of already paid then I would not have waited.

On arriving pretty young lady with a friendly smile welcomed us, that was the high point of the visit. The service was slow and I can only describe as 'Fawlty Towers' like, it was so bad it was funny! The drinks eventually arrived, delivered by...

How disgusting, myself and my partner went to this restaurant to ask if they would seat my family. The waitress didn’t even look up at me and said no I’m not seating that many (keeping in mind the restaurant was empty at the time). Wouldn’t...

Was so looking forward to a crab sandwich my husband ordered cheese & Ham sandwich and got a bap? Too late to take back as we took back to our rental £17 for this? Totally overpriced

We had a nice breakfast, eggs on toast and veggie sausage sandwich. Staff friendly and place was clean and decorated nicely

The one group at a time rule is an absolute joke. Soon as you enter the place there is a blonde hair woman working there screaming at elderly customers get out i will bring your order out! So rude and unprofessional. I felt so sorry...

We ordered the pizza which was really bad quality (clearly came oit of a pour quoi let) and it was ridiculously over price. Don’t go.

A lovely little cafe in the picturesque Marazion. Very friendly staff and delicious food. Try the sausage bap- delicious!

We just popped in for a tea and coffee, we where seated quickly and order taken quickly, Had a nice crab sandwich and a scone and tea and coffee. all good quality. Price was as expected in the hight of the summer season. Staff were...

Food was lovely and good value for such a well located place. All the wait staff were friendly and helpful. Beautiful views from the upstairs windows out across the sea and St Micheal’s Mount.

Popped in at around 12:30 on Sunday to just have 3 coffees 2 cakes and a cream tea. The order was taken only for another server to come back 2 minutes later and tell us that we could not have cake at this moment in...

We had a take away order from the café but have eaten inside previously. Very friendly, clean, delicious baguettes. All enjoyed our different ones and the meals we have had inside before were tasty too. Staff were very polite especially as they were up against...

Lots of places in Marazion sell ice cream BUT this place is about the only one who sell in proper crunchy cornets with amazing flavours and textures. So not your run of the mill plain tub with a wooden stick, but chunks of caramel, strawberries,...

The food was good . The staff absolutely incompetent. Totally screwed up our order and went on to make this one of our very worst experiences ever . I was given a pepperoni pizza , I dint order . They insisted I did and insisted...

We had takeaway sandwiches & chips though the staff said we could sit inside as it was lunchtime. All very nice & served fairly quickly

We visited this cafe last week after a visit to St Michael’s Mount castle and gardens. Unfortunately we would not recommend or visit again. Our 2x sandwiches were extremely basic for the hefty price and we both agreed that we’d been ripped off - rather...

Nice busy cafe. Their chips were excellent and the coffee not bad either. Probably need to wait on busy days, but worthwhile

1 tea, 1 coffee, 2 small cakes, £11.25 to carry out and we waited 15 mins and had to go back in to say the order no before ours had been called. A total rip off and a warning to all - so overpriced for...

One of the few places to find a real Cornish Cream Tea, very friendly staff, great value, and very clean..one to visit after St Michael's Mount...other great food was on the menu..

Chapel Rock Cafe makes the most lush, full granary bread crab sandwich in Cornwall. I have tried many from various places, but none worthy of a 10/10 that I give Chapel Rock. Although it’s a pricey option, it is worth every penny. The steak pasty,...

We had a nice lunch (sandwich, pizza, coffee) here mid-week in June. The staff were friendly and the place seemed clean.

Looks like a nice cafe, however the food is extremely over priced for what you receive. Left feeling ripped off for spending over 20 pound on some salad leaves and a tiny pizza that looked like it was from the freezer… never visiting again!

TOURISTS BEWARE!!!!!! I very rarely write reviews but if I do there tend to be positive as I have no desire to damage a business owners reputation, particularly a small business. However this is an exception. Quite frankly this cafe operates in barefaced extortion of...

Ordered 2 coffees and toast. Waitress had to come and check our simple order twice (perhaps a note book would help). Coffees arrived. Had to ask for teaspoons and made to feel it was an imposition! Coffees not very warm. Toast arrived 20 minutes after...

Disappointing breakfast only redeemed by lovely waitress. Bacon deep fried and over cooked, all a little greasy and not very tasty. Nice coffee. Didn’t try the cake.

A simple cafe with all aspects done well in a friendly way. Good lunchtime service from hardworking staff. I had used it for a take away yesterday which prompted my return.

While on holiday we visited this quaint little cafe after we stopped to have a quick look at St Michael's Mount (which was closed due to filming apparently) As soon as we walked in, it had a friendly atmosphere. It looked a small cafe but...

Visited this coffee shop for a coffee and a cake. On appearance this shop looked amazing and looked like it would serve great coffee. Obviously everyone’s tastes are different but the coffee tasted extremely burnt. Something you’d expect for £1 in a lay-by cafe. The...

Called in for a takeaway coffee during a long walk along the coast. Great service and safety measures in place.

Definitely won’t be visiting this cafe again. Rude staff who are more focused on getting people through the door then creating a safe enjoyable environment. Definitely felt unwell after eating food here. Please visit the other pubs and cafes in marazion!

Called in for snack at luchtime. Great little cafe, good choice of sandwiches etc. All freshly prepared and tasty. Covid procedures all in place and staff very helpful and pleasant. Only small entrance to the premises but plenty of seating at the back and upstairs.

After a bracing walk along the beach found Chapel Rock Cafe and enjoyed a warm drink and scone Cornish style - perfect !

We went to this cafe firstly for a coffee. The staff (two young girls) were very friendly and efficient. It was the best cup of coffee I’ve had in a while. There was a lovely atmosphere in the fairly small dining area. We returned for...

We stopped here possibly over hungry as a family of four, not knowing what we may experience, what I can say, we were more than delighted, my BLT was prepared to perfection, my Wife loved her Greek salad and the kids ate all their Pizza,...

Looking at the menu which had little vegetarian options and rather expensive. Ordered a chips and a coffee. Waited for along time I fact walked back to the car while my wife waited. Waited so long l walked back only to find my wife still...

Popped by this morning after having a lovely brunch at the copper spoon the other day , we thought this place looked nice and we should give it a try , unfortunately we won’t be back because of the staff , both of them serving...