Cracking Crab in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

This was from our visit last summer: Great spot. Lovely seafood. Go here.

Surprisingly an amazing place to see the waterfront and eat. Definitely worth a visit. Very pleased.........last cream tea before leaving the district.

Always perfect when my wife and I visit

Great seafood. Good portions. Place needs a freshen up but don't be put off as v friendly team and great views over the beach. V dog friendly.

Absolute tourist rip off for bland food offerings at over inflated prices. Nothing special give it a miss.

Beautiful location and great interior. The staff work hard and make you feel welcome. We shared the cold seafood platter, popcorn shrimp and chips and there was well more than enough. Plenty of seafood on the platter including a huge crab. Really pleased with the whole experience. Only negative - Draft beer (Estrella) was the most expensive we have paid in Cornwall for any draft(£7)

Best crab sandwich we have ever tasted. Would highly recommend

That's greatest and the beautiful location and I really loved him

Popped in for a quick drink, can't knock the views, 5 star and plenty of seating and an easy relaxed vibe, very surf chilled no shirt vibe. Which we were cool with. Plenty of options for lunch, very popular and not too pricey. Service via a QR code and quick.

Totally unexpected quality. Well done.

Lovely cafe overlooking the bay.

Loved this place, great find. The food was amazing & the staff were really friendly and wow, what a setting looking over the beach at sunset, a must try.

Lovely food, both lunch and dinner.

I was recommended to try the Monkfish I was very disappointed especially with the bacon, it was undercooked and fatty.

Delicious 😋 Poy Boys, Atlantic prawns, and cajun mackerel from the Crab 'n' Go at the Cracking Crab Beach Cafe. Amazing cliff-top views of Polzeath Beach, and stellar service from Crazy Pete behind the grill / decks. He could sell ice to eskimos! 🦀

Excellent seafood and a great view

The whole crab was fabulous and we weren't disappointed with the food 🦀🦀🦀

Very expensive for what you get. Can't fault the location and service.

Insisting everything is done on line lovely view but didn't have anything to eat or drink

We decided to give this place a try for the first time. Very disappointed with the food. Fantastic views from the garden! We called a member of staff and addressed the issue, she’s said she would call a manager, we waited 20 minutes plus, no one came. Was all paid online as you scan a QR code to order and pay for everything before it arrives so it wasn’t like we could request a refund or dispute when they brought the bill. Restaurant was busy inside but not outside and plenty staff could have helped us but were all inside. Waved a few staff members down but ignored. We left all our food as all the prawns were covered in eggs and we were not eating that! Very expensive.

Lovely place with a great view of the bay. Loads of seating, loved the paint effect on the benches. Service was absolutely top notch, so lively and chatty, kept us fully informed about delays, offered other options, put up with my daft menu choices, it was a breath of fresh air from the busyness of polzeath

Restaurant vibe and service do not match the price for food here. Wouldn’t choose to return.

The prices are now utterly nuts. Used to eat here all the time and I don't know if they put up prices for the summer but £26 is the minimum for a fish dish and most normal dishes are £26-29. What???? Even a chickpea tagine is £22. This is a beach cafe next to a camping site and it is charging more than the expensive meal in London I had last week. I am so disappointed.

The location is excellent. The food was middling in our opinion, I think it should have been better for the price we paid.

Terrible service. Came here for breakfast and waited 1 hour for 6 coffees and 2 fried eggs. When we went up to the bar to check on our order we were met and unbelievably rude manager who refused to acknowledge our presence there. There was no apology for the wait once our order did arrive and despite the presence of some lovely waiters and waitresses the whole experience was totally let down by management. Would not recommend and despite years of loyal visits we are now unlikely to return.

Really nice food. Easy to order using the app and food was brought fairly quickly. Lovely location. Only negative is be prepared to pay as the price, which for lunch of just sandwiches, is expensive.

Great fresh seafood and a fun environment. Overlooks a beautiful beach and if the sun is out then it's a great place to sit and have a drink at.

I can not fault anything. Food was to die for 👌

Food was very tasty and fresh. However, the price of the food was so high for what it was!

Great food, well organised friendly service and fab view (through the rain!)

Fantastic location with fantastic views but bear in mind you pay for this with really fantastic prices

We had the Fruits De Mer platter which was incredible! Lovely spot overlooking the beach.

An unfortunately disappointing experience at the Cracking Crab. The service, while a little slow to start, was prompt and warm. We opted for the Fruits de mer with half a lobster, and sadly this was one of the most disappointing seafood meals I have had. The lobster, clams and mussels were incredibly bland, while the prawns and shrimp had signs of freezer-burn. The crab was fine, but nothing special. The seared scallops were good and well charred. I don't think we'd come back here unfortunately.

Stunning setting, friendly bar staff. Pay for parking. Sunsets are fabulous. Large beer garden.

Food was so so, but sticky toffee pudding was divine. Service was excellent, with views you can’t beat. Wonderful vibes. Worth a trip.

Great place to enjoy a drink with spectacular views.

Brilliant buffet style breakfast, very good quality ingredients, excellent service and an amazing view ..what more do you need 💕

Food was okay, seafood was quite fresh but could be slightly better. Service was kind of awkward, was repeatedly offered desserts and appetiser and was frowned upon by staffs when we rejected extra order as we were too full for more.

The food was divine, the staff were incredibly friendly and the view was gorgeous. What more could you want. I highly recommend this lovely restaurant to anyone in the area. Even if you aren’t, it’s so worth the drive. The scallop starter was great. The lobster (which we’ve never eaten before) was just absolutely amazing. Flavoursome and cooked beautifully. Everything was just perfect.

First meal of our holiday. Wow, we couldn't have been more pleased with this place. Food, service etc were excellent as were the views.

Lovely lunch. Staff were very friendly, dogs were welcomed. The seafood sharer was amazing. Highly recommend

Last summer, I spent a few hours here enjoying the view of the beach and good food and drink. I couldn't wait to return this Easter, but when I did, was very disappointed. The member of staff who was at the door was dismissive and quite rude, and I did not feel at all welcome. I had gone for lunch, but instead, ordered a coffee and left. We ate and drank elsewhere in Polzeath for the remainder of our holiday and were treated to friendly service and delicious food.

Really lovely evening here with my partner. Food was delicious and the servers were fantastic and very accommodating. Will be coming back again!

Tried to order drinks £30.60 using the auto from table system but found I had to be connected to WIFI for it to work. My daughter ended up paying for drinks and food and we were told the system had not recognised my order and would not take the money. Alas, they were wrong and it did take my money. That was in 5th April. Still trying to get my money back. Grrrr! Food was ok

Food was disappointing. Overpriced for what we had and how it was presented.

Visit here regularly when we come down for the holidays , food has always been outstanding and service has been great , view and atmosphere is lovely

Been to the Winking Prawn in Salcombe loads of times - this is very similar and so it’s highly recommended! Fresh fish and friendly service.

Had some great meals at the cracking crab. Specifically I had grilled fish one night which was cooked to perfection. The location is absolutely perfect too, overlooking Polzeath beach.

My favourite restaurant. Great food. Thoroughly recommended.

Great food, fabulous view of the beach and sea. It was quiet out of season but I imagine this place will be very popular in season, and deservedly so.

Lovely but very expensive only had coffee. Lots of sea food if you like that sort of thing

Great views, service and prices.

Had the seafood platter, shared between two. There was plenty for the two of us and it was delicious! Having seen other restaurant seafood menus we thought this was well priced for the amount on the plate, variation and flavour. Lovely view and good service

Everything fantastic. We will be back

Very disappointed we ordered the fruits de mer. plus the lobster. Everything including the mussels came out cold. Apart from 2 warm scallops No dressing No thought just two tubs of mayo and cocktail sauce complete cop out. The crab nor the lobster where dressed. And although we all love aunatural the remainder of the shell food had it been served warm or at the very least with a dressing or sauce would gave saved the day. The only item on the plate that wasnt cold was the salad and that was limp and dry and again NO DRESSING ... the whole plate was taken item by item direct from the chiller straight to plate... we left most of it on the plate unable to face it. At these prices you expect the quality and attention. Great situation with fantastic views . Service was perfect.

Great place to visit, especially if you like fish. Good views.

Got a nice view but I was very disappointed at a scone serviced with whipped cream, not clotted cream. Scone wasn’t even warm, and whipped cream was very loose that it was almost like a milk once spread.

Great seating area outside, staff nice and polite and fast serving your food

Wonderful seafood, wonderful views, wonderful staff.

Great views and lovely fresh fish very friendly service and doggie friendly so perfect

Excellent food, not just your normal basic salad but lots of variety, my friend had the scallops which were cooked very well. And of course great views over polzeath. This is a regular haunt as they also do take away . Plus great hot chocolate for a cooler day watching the world go by

Embarrassingly poor quality food for price. Paying for view only. Drink selection also not great.

Lovely location but the food was terrible and overpriced.

Fantastic views across the beach.

Great food and service with a lovely view over the bay

Really wish I’d taken a picture of the massive prawn Marie Rose baguettes we had but unfortunately they were so delicious I just went straight in. The prawns were big, juicy and fresh, the bread was crusty and soft and sauce very tasty and definitely home made. Staff were fab too. The gentleman on the door was lovely, as were all staff. We will be back! Dog friendly too.

I booked for dinner with my wife, we arrived about 8.15, were sorted to by staff quickly and service throughout the night was good. The meal started relatively well with starters, i had fried prawns which were decent, light ish batter which was not over cooked, i could still taste the prawns so they were nice, my wife had mackeral which was a good portion size but food taste was so overpowered by the red pesto which was dumped all over the bowl. Moving onto the mains the food was a huge dissappintment however. Simply put, it is not worth the price you're paying. I had monkfish, decent portion size of fish, but all i could taste was the salty streaky bacon it was wrapped in, sauce was tasteless. The worst part was the mashed potato that came on the dish, it was dreadful. it was dry and had developed the hard crust on the outside that mash does when it's been stood under lamps for a long time or reheated. for nearly £28 for that course alone i expected considerably better. the menu said our mains came with our choice of vegetables or salad, we were not given a choice, we were told it comes with fries and a selection of vegetables, when we asked they said it comes vegetables only. The fries were soft, mushy and dry as if they had been cooked and left out for a long time or reheated in a microwave or something. The vegetable bowl that came, the only way to describe it was hilariously bad, and we had to laugh at it for the price we were paying. It was a wet soggy sloppy bowl, it consisted of 3 slices of corgette, 10 peas and a full bowl of leaks, which were so sloppy and over cooked we didn't eat any after trying them. Overal, good service, food leaves so much to be desired, and costing just under £60 for 2 main courses, you should receive better quality food. I would not return for food again and wouldn't reccommend

The best sea food I have ever had.

First thing, the food was absolutely sensational. A massive Fruits De Mer sharing platter with half a lobster - incredibly fresh, plentiful, and well presented. It was not very busy when we came in, but service was non existent. We were told to order through the app, which I suppose is quite normal for many places these days, but there really was no connection with the staff, no welcome, no interaction at all. Even on the way out, no thank you for coming etc. Toilets were filthy. Men's and women's. There was a baby changing facility in the women's toilet only which was so high up on the wall you had to be about 6 foot to use it. The door to the women's toilet was so dirty when you pushed against it it was sticky to touch. I think we'll try somewhere else next time.

Absolutely gorgeous. Went 2 days in a row & had the crab, delicious.

Delicious food and the staff were friendly and welcoming. Makes a difference positively to us.

Amazing food as always Such a perfect location Staff friendly but didn't seem as on the ball as previous visits

Fantastic food, best seafood I have eaten in ages, fab views over the beach and such friendly staff.

What a delightful place right on top of Polzeath beach, good food service and the sun was out!!

Had to cancel due to illness in the morning. Cancelled at 9am for our booking at 5.15pm. They charged us £15 per person as we didn't cancel within 24hr. Total rip off. Beware.

Brilliant location to watch the sun go down with a beer and fantastic fish on the menu.

Great food and atmosphere, would highly recommend.

Food was amazing as at the winking prawn , only dropped a star as we will never visit Polzeath again due to a parking fine from Alliance Parking in the sea view car park we had paid but as we didn't have the ticket we couldn't prove this and are currently being taken to court , I feel the local business's being visited and losing trade need to know this a real shame 🙁

Love their fruits de mer. Prefer table service to App ordering, but sometimes it has its advantages, like during the busy season. Perfect view of the waves at lovely Polzeath.

A view like this to eat lunch is hard to beat. With really delicious food and brilliant, quick service it makes it quite a perfect place.

Understaffed. Poor service. Mediocre food. Overpriced.

The manager was really lovely and agreed kindly to move our table time but that was where the highlight of the experience ended. The food was mediocre. The only veggie dish on the menu cost I can imagine around £1.50 to make and is something and is something I would knock together on a lazy day. The starters arrived 10 mins after the mains with no apology, i had already finished my main meal. The desert was so ething you would expect in a Weather Spoons. The staff all looked nervous, there was no friendly conversation. Atmosphere was stressed. We waited 10 mins to choose desert and couldnt catch a waiters eye to get the bill. I have managed restraunts my whole life and it is clear this place has got lazy and too cocky for its own good. Go to the Atlantic Hotel or the Mowhay if your staying in Polzeath, you'll get a more genuine experience and actual vaue for money.

Such a great place...friendly staff...delicious food!

Very overpriced for the food portions and quality. I appreciate it's a seafood restaurant but one vegetarian meal to choose from and it was tasteless and mediocre. Service was painful, The guys who looked after our table made us feel very unwelcome and unwanted. We spoke to a blonde lady at the end while paying who apologised for the service who was great! And we had to pay for parking.

Our favourite spot for a delicious lunch. Never much of a wait for a table or food. Fresh food and very friendly service.

Having read some of the other reviews, we feel like maybe we went to a different restaurant, as they were so far from our experience of last night. The staff were incredibly friendly - amusing even, helpful and very attentive. The food was positively delicious, well presented and all really fresh. Two of us had fish and I have to say I think my rib eye was the best steak I've ever had. A really enjoyable evening and a great start to our holiday...

Lovely setting overlooking Polzeath Beach. Good friendly service, lovely food.

Nice place, delicious food, friendly waiters, amazing view. Be prepared to order and pay for food by phone. Huge parking around.

We’ve been coming here for years but unfortunately this time wasn’t a great experience. After ordering the fillet steak rare and it being sent well done, I was then sent another basically raw. The chef was kind enough to come to our table and apologise and offer to pay for our entire meal, I declined, and just paid for the food and drinks we had and left.

Always quality fish and seafood, locally sourced and well prepared. Cracking views of the beach and friendly staff, happy to help. Thanks.

This delicious cold seafood platter Fruits De Mer was seriously amazing. Sweet juicy and so incredibly much of a feast between two. We could have had two platters between the six of us but we wanted to gorge and it was worth it!!!

I love the cracking crab and the service and food is always amazing here!

Great food, relaxed atmosphere and great service with a view to envy.

Very nice food. The only thing we disliked is the online ordering. You have to tip before you get to see anyone... Very impersonal as a first impression.

High price for mediocre food. the mackerel in the salad had no taste, just warm fish, you get more flavour from the one in the shop. Cheese chips unreal bad, no taste, soggy most likely cooked in microwave. Service and atmosphere great.

Great views great service and great food! What's not to like. Reccomend the half pint prawns and lobster 🦞!

Amazing seafood selection and views 🤌🏼

Great coffee and delicious cake 🎂

Lovely location with views across polzeath beach, plenty of seating with picnic tables and parasols. I love the fact they've kept the order on an app service, they also took orders for people who didn't want to do that. Good selection of food, we had the crab baguette and sandwich with chips. Very good quality, were coming back to try other bits on the menu, it's on the pricer side but this is to be expected in the location and of course seafood is expensive. Thanks for a lovely lunch!

Delicious fresh seafood at very reasonable prices. Great selection of drinks including their own IPA beer. Friendly staff and good service. Dog friendly. Amazing views of Polzeath beach