Cornish Arms in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Great place with a good selection of drinks. Staff were welcoming.

So sorry for the low rating. Maybe at 15:30, you're staff are tired. My rating is based on how you made us feel, and staff approach. The barmaid looked stern, and the garden table's was dirty.

Fantastic find, went for Sunday lunch with family, food was delicious and ample portions, we have large appetites !!

Lovely little pub in our favourite part of the country

Having eaten here many times over a few years, we were taken by surprise by the hiked up food prices and more importantly, the welcome (not!) we received when we walked in. There were a group of “locals” leaning on the bar in what we assumed to be the “snug”, who, when we said hello, just glowered and stared at us as if we were not welcome! The young man behind the bar was very courteous and took our orders for food and served us drinks with a smile. We understand that this establishment has recently changed hands, so that could account for the increase in prices. Our food was very tasty and there was a good choice of drinks, but we won’t be going in again as we felt as though we were trespassing on the “regulars” territory! What these people forget is that without us “foreigners” spending money in Cornwall, they probably would not have a pub to be rude in!

This pub is unlikely to win any awards for its food but if staying locally after a long drive the food served is reasonable pub grub. Its a bit pricey i.e. scampi chips and peas £19. The burger and sausage and mash filled a hold and were quite tasty.

Lovely Cornish pub , food was nice , the lady who served us was also nice . What let’s this pub down is zero atmosphere and it came across as not a very friendly pub , unless you were a local , it was a bit clicky!! And there was an elderly lady ( she doesn’t work there ) that randomly comes up to your table asking if you have finished with your glass/ cutlery etc ( she wasn’t quite with it !! ) she was a nuisance and even came to our table whilst we were eating , made us feel a bit awkward we told the lady that served us and she said she is in here all the time doing this and that they tell her ask her to leave and that she just comes in again but then then she is given half price drinks !! So that doesn’t help to discourage her

Very clean smart place not very busy when we called

Went as a group of 4 for the Wednesday quiz night and dinner. The good stuff: Food was tasty, well presented and served in a timely manner by cheerful, well mannered staff. Drinks were slightly on the pricey side but no more than you would expect in any other holiday area of Cornwall. Other stuff: The quiz was entertaining but it would be difficult to describe it as General Knowledge. More like a music/entertainment quiz with the odd general knowledge question thrown in! We were shown to our table when we arrived and then went to the bar to order some drinks. We were told, quite insistently, that someone would come to our table to take a drinks order. Thought nothing of this, and they were good to their word, the order was taken quickly and drinks arrived promptly, and this continued throughout the evening. When the bill came we were slightly dismayed to find that the 10% service charge had been added to the food AND drinks order which made quite a difference to the bill. I know the service charge is discretionary and, in typical British style, not wanting to make a scene we paid it. It did leave a slightly sour taste though as we had made it clear by our actions that we were quite happy to order our drinks and pay for them at the bar.

We came here for dinner after reading the good reviews. A lovely little pub with friendly and attentive staff. Menu was varied with lots of choice and nice vegetarian options. My friend went for the veggie curry and enjoyed it very much. I had the vegan lasagne which was yummy! We both had the treacle pudding, which I'm not sure if it was homemade but it was certainly very tasty! Reasonably priced food & drinks. Would return and recommend.

Had a lovely Sunday evening carvery, superb. Beef was delicious. Very accommodating of are dog .

Traditional English food with lots of peas. Decent

Drinks quite pricey for an average standard publ

We are local but have not been for sometime as we had heard differing reports about it since its been under new ownership. What a very pleasant suprise then to be greeted by friendly attentive bar staff and an interesting range of beers. Food menu is good basic pub food, and aĺl the better for that. We shared a panko prawns starter followed by sausage and mask and a fish pie my wife asked for a side of veg which wss served hot and tasty. Will go again.

Decent pub that does food as well. Good amount of seating inside. Has an enclosed courtyard out back. Pool table towards the back. Toilets clean and a decent pint. Worth a visit.

Sunday Lunch was one of the best we’ve had it was delicious, great portions for adults & kids, service was excellent & friendly we will definitely visit again when we visit St Ives Thank you

Really good size pub, staff were really friendly and took intolerances very seriously. My wife is Gluten free and there was plenty of options available. My wife had the fish and chips, luckily she ordered the small option as it was a very generous portion! I had the fish pie which was fantastic. If you like a good sized meal then this is a must. The pub was fully booked so booking in advance is definitely advised. We look forward to heading back.

Great place, food was good and exactly as described. Beers and ciders very good. We will be back

Excellent pub Excellent service lovely food

Lovely friendly pub. Great beer and service. Would recommend.

Lots of positive reviews but I don't see why? Long long wait for food, the portion size was small and the big kicker, they add 10% service charge automatically, no mention of it at all, but it's on the fine print on the bottom of the receipt. I guess they do it that way because after the wait, you would not volunteer it. Disappointing, avoid and go to better places in St ives!

Great service, great food. Definitely recommend

We popped into this pub on passing and have been back 3 times in the last 4 days. We ate here tonight and joined in the Wednesday quiz. (We came last in the quiz!!) But had an amazing evening. The food, service, staff, ales were all exceptional. Thank you for contributing to a fantastic holiday.

Lovely food - home cooked and generous in size. Short walk from Tregenna castle worth a visit if you are staying there. Friendly service will defo go back!

We had a wonderful holiday and ate in the Cornish Arms a couple of evenings. The food was amazing, the service was quick and friendly. Will definitely visit the Cornish Arms again.

Friendly place. Great beer. Perfect place to watch election night 😃

Roast dinner on a Sunday afternoon was lovely, staff were nice and a friendly atmosphere

Staying 2 mins walk from the pub had a great meal on Saturday X4 people and went back on Sunday night for the roast, the roast beef was supurb, if your not a big eater the child's portion £9 is plenty,

Called in (hoping for food) not very welcoming but ordered drinks when asked about meals was told finished at 7.30pm .. it was 7.33pm !! And the sign outside says 8.00pm so basically screwed us for drinks ..note to self check before ordering overpriced drinks !!

Just really good food. Large portions!!

What a great pub. Good homemade food, friendly staff. Dog friendly. It's a good traditional pub. Would happily come again.

Quality of food poor. Curry could have been out of a tin. Fish pie was suspiciously like a microwave meal bought elsewhere & heated with a gritty salad. Really disappointed.

Great pub food, had the best Guinness and steak pie ever. We enjoyed a game of pool too.

Little gem, deceptive from outside - please try

Arrived as a group of five which caused a problem straightaway as tables for a maximum of four. Young man (Joel?) rushed off his feet and tried to sort a table. Asked if games room would be ok but table too small and beside pool table so no room. Ended up outside on picnic table so had to put up with smokers. Before this an older gentleman came to show us to a table of four and when we pointed out we were a group of five he huffed at us and said he couldn’t sort it and walked away. Food - don’t order ‘home made’ curry. Awful. Tepid, soggy, no flavour. Fish and chips were deemed okay until a hair found in it. Drinks - given a wine list. Ordered a Sauvignon - didn’t have any! A pub on a Friday night and no Sauvignon! There’s a Tesco 1 minute away, go and buy a few bottles! Then a 10 minute wait for drinks to be brought to the table. Overall, made to feel unwelcome This , food poor and service below standard . But Joel, you were trying. Perhaps more staff. 2 obviously not enough. Won’t be back. This is the first time I have ever written a poor review which shows how disappointed we were.

Great visit to this lovely pub. Cosy and characterful, food was simple, home cooked, and delicious. Shout out to the staff who are friendly and welcoming.

We had a fantastic family meal at the cornish Arms in Hayle, everyone had a lovely time. The food was fantastic and the 10 meals we had ,everyone was perfect. Also a few of us had a dessert which were all delicious. We were recommended the Tirimasu, so two of our party had it and thought it was so tasty ,as were all of yhe desserts.

Home cooked food reasonably priced and comfortable atmosphere

Good food lovely bar ,staff excellent especially our server apologies for not remembering name she will know who she is ! Dog friendly even cooked a sausage just for our pooch Quiz night on wednesday (not for us )but good crowd and nice atmosphere throughout bar Highly reccomend if local . Even loved the sweet old dear helping out the staff !!

Vile owner/manager.. was made to feel so unwelcome because we told him there was 3 of us instead of 4. completely unorganised and overbooked with only one person on the floor(who was incredible) been coming here with family for years, and it’s always done amazing Sunday roast, however that clearly changed along with the ownership! Will not be returning.. most definitely would avoid!

Service was fast and Rushed Our table was located next to a stack dirty plates and glasses. Staff were flustered and a little rude. Rushing and carrying other peoples food past our table felt uncomfortable while plates passing at head height. Food was very overpriced. Wine was also very overpriced and very poor quality. Potatoes were undercooked and meal as a whole quite bland and was most definitely microwaved. We normally tip well but we couldn’t wait to leave. 1 Star. Would never visit again or recommend.

Sunday lunch, a choice of roast turkey/beef/etc. It was great! It came with all the expected trimmings and tasted just right. Service quick and friendly. Never eaten here before but will return if in the area again.

Great local pub. Good pint of Doom Bar. Friendly service. Food was good quality pub grub. Children's portion only slightly smaller than adult so good value. Bit cold in the pub. Pool table and games area. Dangerous exiting the pub if you've had a few too many as fast road straight out side! Support your local!

Always good. Never disappoints.

Fantastic! Fail to see how anyone could give this traditional British pub a bad review ?? We were a family of eight celebrating the wedding of our last son to leave the nest at the Carbis Bay Hotel . On the day after the wedding we asked the pub to fit us in for an early evening Sunday lunch. They moved heaven and earth to find us a spot . Food was great -traditional Sunday lunch and lots of it . Great atmosphere and no pretensions of being anything other than what it is. 10/10

We were staying at Tregenna Castle and fancied something simpler and less formal for dinner one night. The service was above and beyond and the food delicious, definitely worth the 8 minute walk, and they have Doom Bar (and other ales) on tap, a pool table and a quiz every Wednesday at 8.30pm

Proper good pub food. We were a little sceptical before our visit because of a bad review but found it welcoming which had a good selection of food and drink. Annie was particularly welcoming and funny.

Lovely, friendly little local pub, nicely done out with a good selection of local beers. Can't give stars for food as they weren't serving when we drooped in, but lovely smells coming from the kitchen. Definitely worth a visit and a pint.

A family of four we attended the Cornish Inn arms for a Sunday roast. Having read other comments places on here I was a little concerned, however, I’m pleased to say we had a great meal, there was plenty of food, well cooked and the staff were polite and attentive- all in all a good and enjoyable experience.

Standard pub food… food quality and value. Nicely lit pub. Good selection of beers on tap.

It is a charming, friendly pub. The landlord was very helpful. We were staying at a large hotel nearby, but the atmosphere in the hotel bar was none existent, so we went to The Cornish Arms. We had a nice night and will pop on there again. They introduced us to a pub game, I won't spoil it, but it involves 6-inch nails🤣 Thank you, Cornish Arms.

Our plan was to have a few beers, play a few games of pool and then have an evening meal, well that didn't happen. First round and the San Miguel was off. We returned this to the bar and reluctantly after tasting it the lad behind the bar replaced it. He replaced it with another larger he tried before serving. The IPA was flat but our other drinks were ok. Obviously aggrieved by this he must have gone to tell the owner and he announced himself by speaking to us in a very kurt and rude manner. Well his manner sealed the deal for us and we left after finishing our drinks. We moved up to the Gannet and had a super evening. Never again you arrogant .... The last time we were in this pub was 1998 watching England play when some Plymouth fans wrecked the joint afterwards, i thought it was because England lost but maybe it was the landlord?

My family and I drove past this little pub on our way to St Ives and saw they had a pub quiz on the following night so we booked in for a meal and the quiz! The customer service was great, we had a waiter named Mason serving our table and he was friendly and attentive! The food was exactly how we envisioned - good portions, great taste and was very much good pub grub. The quiz was done really well too. Barry does an awesome job at creating the quizzes every week and his wife Annie is such a character and made us feel right at home. We will be back if we make it back to this side of the world! From - The Haast Eagles 🦅

We stumbled upon a little gem. Great atmosphere. Lovely staff and customers. Very welcoming. Will definitely return when in the area again

Great food and excellent cask ales, great landlord who appears grumpy at first but really he’s a great laugh, so much better than the badger inn up the road, the Cornish Arms pays attention to detail, we dined there 8 nights out of 14, fantastic staff also

We visited with my husband and 2 well behaved kids. We were met by Dave, the owner. He was rude to us and unnecessarily unkind to my son. We were told to sit in a corner and made to feel most unwelcome. We’re not local but we are Cornish. I would not go back and neither will our family who live in carbis bay!! It was shocking and a really horrible experience.

A really lovely pub. The food is delicious. highly recommended.

Beautiful place, great atmosphere, food amazing and gorgeous. Staff very friendly and welcoming definitely will be going back there next year.

Good pub food in friendly atmosphere

When there for Sunday dinner 18.00hrs. I had Turkey partner had Beef. Looked amazing, but both dinners were bland and tasteless. Roast potatoes were hard and hadn’t seen an oven, no taste to the meats, veg or the fabulous “ looking “ Yorkshire pudding. Really dissatisfied and very disappointed.

Spotted this place while out walking into St. Ives on a Sunday morning. They had a sign out the front advertising Sunday roast, lunch and dinner. So back we came in the evening, very busy , we got the last table, the place was booked out, very popular. A young staff looked after us well., had the roast pork and roast beef with plenty of vegies. A lovely meal and very filling. Give it a go for sure but we strongly recommend you book before hand .

I might have been barred for saying the main man looks like Clive in Miranda!! However we'll be back.

Just got back from the best ever pub Sunday dinner that I’ve had, honestly. I wouldn’t normally recommend eating out for a Sunday dinner but considering that we are on holiday and decided to book for this evening I was glad we did. The food was great, the size of the meal was amazing and the staff were fantastic. I would totally recommend and I would believe that we will visit again before heading home. Dogs are welcome so we visited with 3 adults and our dog.

Our place for the Sunday Roast. Great value, good selection of beers and lagers. Cosy atmosphere. Been coming here for years and hopefully many more.

Rubbish. Booked a table for Sunday lunch day before and had confirmation, when we arrived were told they were fully booked and didn't even seem bothered, but hey ho that's the way they run their business. Good luck to them. We found somewhere better 😀

Food was very nice but thought it was very expensive for what it was.

We booked this by email yesterday as their website asks for Sunday lunch at 1300 today. We received the reply that it was all booked fine. We arrived at 12:50 and they seemed a bit awry. Said hold on a minute we are just checking a table then came back and said they were fully booked and tried to put us on a tiny round beer table in the bar with just enough room for two very small plates and just room for a little stool to sit on on one side. We are 70 and cannot, nor want to sit on a bar stool for Sunday lunch when restaurant tables were there but they would not sit us at one, although many were not taken at that point. Utterly useless. No apologies or anything, the young girl just said they were fully booked and we pointed out, yes and we were booked also. She then made the excuse that she was not there yesterday, as if that makes a difference. Steer clear as it was difficult to find anywhere else without going in to St Ives. Numpties!

Nice friendly pub with quiz on a Wednesday. Good pub food.

Great pub serving good local real ale

Smashing fish and chips and the biggest portions. First time visiting and won't be the last. Very friendly staff too

They were short staffed so the food took a while but the roast was delicious

First time eating at the Cornish Arms, lovely little pub, very welcoming staff. food was good just wished they had mushy peas with the fish n chips!! will definitely visit again

Called in at the cornish arms last month. It was fairly quiet and not much atmosphere. Overwhelming fragrance of lillies. Ordered a couple of drinks and asked if we could order some food at about 8pm. The barman maybe owner ummed and arrd for a moment then said no. No sorry or even a reason just looked at me and said no!! How rude! ST Ives is a lovely place nut I would give the Cornish Arms a miss.

Well it's a shame having a lovely old pub but the atmosphere duff. Wasn't very busy but told to book for a meal, but we didn't bother as the guy who served us..not sure if he was owner/manager...was a bit of a misery!! But enjoyed our drink n went on our way.

Went for Sunday roast,was a nice home cooked roast, ☺️

Cute local pub to where we were staying

We visited in May this year and paid £11 for 2 pints of beer and 2 packets of crisps. We visited again yesterday and we had to pay £14 for 2 pints and 2 packets of crisps 😳. -This is either hyperinflation or sheer greed. We won't be back.

Great Sunday lunch, nice beer and some great tunes, thoroughly enjoyed it.

We went about 1pm during week, it was empty and beer quite expensive £6.50 a pint on average, didn’t have food. Pleasant outside space

Lovely warm welcome, Good choice of food and drinks, the Sunday roast is amazing & plenty of it, Proper cornish pub, You have to park up a side street as the pub is on a main road, Definitely worth a visit

We ate at this pub twice during our stay and they could not do enough for us. My brother thought he had made a booking but transpires it was for another Cornish Arms in Hayle but they were not perturbed and pulled out all the stops to accommodate 7 plus a fur baby, despite being fully booked that night. Food basic but tasty and good value for money would definitely recommend.

Visited twice! Once just for drinks and to get a feel for the place and then the following night we came back for food and it really didn’t disappoint. For a party of 6 nothing was too much. Quick efficient service and very friendly! Absolutely loved it! Thankyou guys keep it up 👍

Excellent service and food. Children's menu was varied. Would go again.

We visited on a Saturday night, great service and hot tasty food. A great no frills pub with good pub grub and a great selection of lagers, beers, wine, spirits, including their own lager. Staff are always helpful and friendly. A good selection of bar nibbles if you don’t want a meal. There is a pool table, darts and a small beer garden with about 5 tables. Sunday lunch is good too, worth a visit if your are in the St Ives/Carbis Bay Area.

We have been here 3 times this week the food is fantastic staff are so lovely especially the young man who is here helping his uncle out for the summer. He is so polite & never stops taking orders cleaning tables serving food, for a young man he definitely is an asset to the pub. Definitely worth a visit.

Great food. we went on a Sunday and had a Sunday dinner it was absolutely fantastic 😋 Staff were very friendly 👌

Highly recommended. Nice place for a quiet drink and food. The price is very reasonable and atmosphere is great.

A few weeks ago I went here and I myself have tried many Restaurant and Carvery place that near to where I live in Zennor now and I must say the food is Excellent and the staff are very Friendly and help full well should have gone there sooner as the Food I had was great so The Sunday Roast is very Tasty. If your looking for Good Food then your going into the right place. I have tried so many in and around a 15 mile Radius this is one on my list I would now choose 3 First's. The staff are friendly and Yet got Free WiFi use while I was there, the Beers are nice. The place is clean so I do have a list of place I do and will go for meal but this is my first choice from now on.

We popped in for a drink last night and chatted to the locals who were really friendly & welcoming. Bar staff were lovely. We visited again tonight & had 4 x Sunday Roasts (2 beef & 2 Turkey) and puddings. All delicious & hot. Fab. We will certainly be back again before the end of our holiday here. P.s. Have just read the review before this where the guest said they had crayfish linguine. I don’t know where they dined as this wasn’t even on the menu!

Lovely Sunday lunch. Would recommend

Landlord is a joke…a proper misery, and he needs a lesson in how to be welcoming to customers. Walked in for a drink and he showed no warmth whatsoever. He later turned away a large family because he said there were no tables. The place was half empty. This man should sell up to someone who wants to make a difference. Cornwall tourist industry, this place lets you down.

We had a drink first night we arrived as the kitchen was already closed . Friendly locals and you can bring your dog.We did have a meal in another time and enjoyed the food.

Nice Sunday mgeals 😋great food 😋 very nice 👌

Nahe des Tregenna Castle Hotels liegt dieser traditionelle englische Pub, Sehr nettes Personal, gute Bierauswahl und leckere Pub-Gerichte (Auch 🌱 vegane Gerichte werden angeboten) in rustikaler Einrichtung. An manchen Tagen spielen Live-Bands, es gibt einen Pub-Quiztag, alle Infos dazu findet man im Internet. Es gibt in einem angrenzenden Raum einen Billiardtisch und einen Aussenbereich mit Tischen, dort kann auch geraucht werden. Wir haben im Tregenna Castle gewohnt und der Pub liegt nur wenige Gehminuten vom Hotel entfernt, ein Auto wird keineswegs benötigt. Ich hatte Bangers & Mesh und meine Begleitung ein vegetarisches Gericht, welche beide gut geschmeckt haben. Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis empfand ich als sehr gut, auch die Preise der Getränke. Reisetipps Cornwall - Reise

The food is so good, we have eaten Sunday roast here which has to be one of the best we've had. We have also eaten through the week, and the food is just as good. They are very friendly and it has a great atmosphere.

Good traditional pub,good pub food,reasonably priced,staff helpful,good atmosphere

Went here for a roast on Sunday great food great service just the ‘home style’ roast we were looking for !

Really friendly pub with great food and excellent service 👍

Very helpful staff and great dog friendly pub. Served fantastic fish and chips after a long walk and sorted us a taxi

Fantastic evening spent at The Cornish Arms. Nathaniel was a fantastic host and everyone loved their meals…The mussels were amazing. (Thai style/coconut) We will definitely be back when next in the area. Thank you.