Flying Fish Restaurant in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

I haven't found what I was looking for: service below average and low value for money. Good food and cosy interior

Service is dreadful (not often I do a bad review) I’m living in Spain ☀️ where service is second to none... Called in the hotel for a drink and a bite to eat. Waited ages to get anything so I opted for 2 glasses of wine, one packet of crisps and one bag of nuts OMG £27.95 way over the top. Didn’t stay for more went over the road to the Gylly beach x Whilst taking the drinks a ‘full on’ waitress came swanning around collecting glasses... Very disappointed as I enjoy the spa 💙

Had been given a £30 afternoon tea voucher as a gift. Ordered one gluten free and one other afternoon tea. Gluten free 4 half sandwiches, defrosted sliced bought bread,filled with lettuce!!! Other cream tea salmon,ham and egg sandwiches. Had not asked for vegetarian. Scones, jam cream nice. Cakes disappointing. 2 small chocolates. 2 cups of coffee no pot. Very disappointing not worth £20 never mind £30.

Took 27m to answer phone for a booking Crab risotto starter was overpowered by lemon - tasted sour, no taste of crab Main sea bass dish was a consommé that was watery, no flavour. Fish was cooked well

Visited this restaurant one Friday evening. Ordered our food and wine, only to told later that the wine was out of stock. My wife's starter was crab risotto, but what arrived was a rice mush. I find it hard to believe that any chef worthy of the name would have let this go out to the customer. Her main course was plaice fillets, which she found bitter to taste. My starter was pigeon breast, pan fried and the main pork belly. The pigeon was the best, but quite simple. The service was pleasant and reasonably attentive, although the wine service was slow. Overall it was a disappointing meal for £90 and we won't return given the wealth of good restaurants in Cornwall now.

The service and organisation was very poor. The birthday girls tea with 70 on it was put at the far end of the table to where she was sitting.There was huge 7 0 baloons attached to her chair. The teas were put on the tables haphazardly even though they were given details weeks in advance as to who was having what.The teas were doubled up instead of individual. It was a free for all.The tea and coffees were served 30 minutes after the food. It's in the name AFTERNOON TEA!!The teas were poor value for money at £16.50 a head. The bad service continued at the bar where getting served took 15 minutes and 20 minutes to receive change!!! I would not recommend this hotel for such an occasion.

I took my sister and friend for an afternoon Tea. It must be the most expensive sandwich I've ever had. All very plain, the prawns still had some shell on.. we never ate any of the cakes, they looked very boring. The choices was poor. I've had much better and more reasonable priced in lesser hotels. The hotel is lovely decorated but I think it's overpriced.

I visited the Garden restaurant today Very disappointed firstly it was very noisy due to a table of very loud ladies which I know is not the restaurants fault but nearly left but instead we moved into the bar area Well I wish I had left my husband and I shared the cheese sharing platter well what can I say not enough for my 4 yr old grandson let alone two adults we had 3 small slices of bread a ramekin of chutney and one of cheese for £12.50 unbelievable what a ridiculous price for such a small platter I did mention it to one of the staff and was told ‘oh sorry’ not good enough Beautiful hotel but food terribly overpriced do not eat here I certainly won’t be again!!!!!

i dont know much about this place but food only was a let down from the outset they was vary busy and told they what we can and eat and can not eat due to allergic reactions. to fruit vegetable but i thought they understood about food but how wrong was i i have cooked for so so many years and never had food so bad. let me start saying beef was like it been stewed or been in hot water not nice one bit but vary bad solid Yorkshire puddings its so dyed out and gravy was to much water but there was some sort of thing one the plate that i cart describe but did not look nice but my first and last time

Been here a few times for food whilst staying at the hotel. First time a few years ago was fantastic, amazing food, lovely complementary bits and pieces that came with starters and desserts. The most recent time however we were in a different part of the restaurant with a set menu, no show of the price anywhere, not much choice at all, too many different staff coming up to your table, it was a strange quiet atmosphere and a bit awkward, my steak was lovely and tender but nothing special about any of it. Breakfast in the morning was good, some of the items were empty which was a shame but apart from that it was okay!

Our School had it’s Christmas party at the St Michael in December, we paid £38 per head so we’re looking forward to something special- how wrong can you be !!! The evening event had many different parties attending and as the evening wore on it was apparent there were too many people attending. I had the gravlax for starter, my wife had the soup, we both had the black leg turkey for our main, I had the chocolate ‘torte’ and my wife had the Christmas pudding. The starters were ‘passable’ the mains were very disappointing, the turkey was ‘pressed’ with little or no gravy so we asked if we could have some more for those who had the turkey, we ended up with half a gravy boat for 8 people, the sprouts were ‘soggy’ as they were frozen, the carrots were practically raw. The chocolate ‘Torte’ turned out to be of a ‘bombe’ shape, jellyfied, and tasteless, the Christmas pudding was floating in yellow water which supposedly was to pass as custard. Coffee was being served at 10.00 pm by one waiter, two waitresses were drifting around handing out cups and another waiter was dancing around handing out spoons. There didn’t seem to be any direction from senior staff so the impression was off staff drifting around. Overall a very disappointing evening from what we thought would be a prestigious event, needless to say there won’t be a follow up next year. This is my interpretation of the evening but there were others in our party who were equally of the same opinion.

We paid a good price for a 3 course Xmas meal with some good friends and their partners to celebrate Xmas and our sporting year. The starters were good and so was looking forward to the main course but what a disappointment it was. As we had pre-booked our meals you would have thought that the servers would have some idea of who had ordered what but with no seating plan it was a case of take your pick?! We had 3 tables and we had just 6 on our table the main came out and we were served last and so waited for the veg and waited and waited. After at least 5 of the staff had asked how we were and we replied we are still awaiting our veg no one took any ownership. At least 20 mins later after complaining our veg, which just consisted of undercooked carrots and sprouts turned up, so not really worth the wait, by which time our main was now cold, don't worry they said you can have hot gravy to warm it up! The servers insisted it was not their fault but the chefs so not good practice but he has apologied and you can have a cheese board on the house, bearing in mind we still hadn't had our dessert this didn't really meet our expectations in terms of the poor quality of service and food provided, obviously they had not made enough veg and had had to hastily cook some more, or not as the case may be! We agreed to some complimentary drinks, which we were told we had to go to the bar for, which we questioned but eventually they brought to the table but then about 10 mins later asked how we were going to pay for them....?! Had it been a smaller party and that we were trying to have an enjoyable evening and didn't want to make anymore fuss we would have refused to pay for the main as for £38 per head this was just not acceptable for a hotel that should provide a quality service and exceptional food, sadly this was far from being even close. Clearly there was far too many people for them to be able to manage, the right arm didn't know what the left arm was doing and absolutely no leadership or anyone taking any ownership to rectify any issues was evident. I'm afraid to say that we won't be coming back to the restaurant in any hurry as it was a very poor and disappointing evening, luckily our company was of a much higher standard that the food and service we received that night.

Myself and 4 friends recently chose St Michaels to have an afternoon tea and sadly we were all disappointed!! We called to book 3 times, yet when we turned up they had no booking! We were then given two tiny and very low tables which didn’t have enough space for the afternoon teas, let alone pots of tea and plates etc. The waitress seemed to really struggle with the concept that there was 5 of us so would therefore need 2 afternoon teas for 2 and one single one. The food looked and tasted nice but was overshadowed by the fact we had to ask for plates, knives and cups for our tea!

Recently went for a Xmas party night and found it VERY disappointing! Having arrived at the newly refurbished hotel, which I must admit is looking amazing, we were seated at our allocated tables. I noticed that there was no table plan and therefore couldn’t understand how they knew where people were sat and what they would be eating! The waiters/waitresses came out with various starter dishes for the six peaople sat at our table and asked who was having what.. These were delivered, eaten and enjoyed. However when the main courses came out we were given our chosen mains and was told the vegetables would come out shortly! We waited and waited, asked at least five waiters/waitress for the veg and yet we still waited! Our mains by this time had of course gone cold!! Eventually when the vegetable dishes came out we were presented with rock hard sprouts and rock hard carrots and nothing else! We called the waitress over explained we were very disappointed and that our mains were cold but she said that that was the chefs fault!! Eventually a lady who I assume was the restaurant supervisor ( I couldn’t say as she didn’t introduce herself or have a name badge on) came over and offered us a free cheese board! This was declined as we were also having desserts! We were then offered a free drink! I feel that after spending £38 per head this was a very poor service and a complete let down on what was meant to be a very enjoyable evening! A shame as the hotel is looking lovely after its recent refurbishment.

Visited for lunch. Staff were friendly enough, but so so disorganised. Not busy and plenty of staff on but ignored uncleared tables and paid scant attention to customers, while they chatted and relaxed behind the counter. Our meals came out separately. 3 or 4 minutes apart. And our drinks came after the first meal had been served. Pizza very tasty and location and decor really nice, but sadly totally let down by poorly trained staff.

Popped in for a late lunch. This hotel looks really cool on your approach and when you walk in. What isn’t cool is the service!

We are staying in the hotel and use the restaurant every night. It is very consistent in terms of food quality but the service lets it down from some of the waiting staff in terms of delay and forgetting items off the order.

I saw the advert for couples one night deal and regularly use the hotel spa sobthought it would be a lovely night away but I was disappointed. The room was not as advertised, altho the bed was comfy and hygienic it just felt a bit out the back and not special.

Had dinner here one evening at 8pm but all the homemade seeded breads had been given out and we were promised some new breads which never arrived. Scallops as a starter was lovely as was the sea bream but for 2 rosettes , I was expecting a better presentation. Taste wise it was all very good.

Booked a table for 7.30pm for two was informed on booking that a large group also booked for sametime but would do best to accommodate us ,this didn’t pose a problem we were seated quickly and all staff were very attentive and made the evening meal a special one for us service was efficient food arrived promptly was tasty and hot

Visited by booking ahead to celebrate my oldest daughters birthday.

We had dinner and breakfast here. Breakfast was very average buffet. Dinner menu had a good choice and the food was good, but the service a little slow and the waitress didn't have much idea about the menu.

A last minute booking as our favourite restaurants in town were fully booked. The location is good and the restaurant itself is pleasant enough. It wasn't very busy. The food for what we got was very overpriced. £70 for two without wine or coffee, including a small tip. The waiter was on a roll promoting the scallop starter at every table. They must have had a job lot of the smallest scallops I have ever seen and only three on the plate at that, this at, I think £11.95 for the privilege. The main course I had was fillet of stone bass with a risotto. This is a new marketing name for a rather unappealing, large farmed fish unrelated to sea bass. The dish was edible but not appetising. I just felt the restaurant had pared down the cost of ingredients to a minimum, while charging top whack for the dishes.

Varied menu and lots of fish options. Must admit I’d never have thought of combining rhubarb and celery, but that dessert was gorgeous!

We stayed at the St Michael's. Our meal was lunch in an otherwise deserted restaurant. Service was very average at best. We both ordered fresh fish off the menu for Starters and Mains. Superb presentation and winning flavours. Off to a "Flying" start. But all rapidly down hill from there on. Breakfast was a thin affair. The toaster only toasted one side. The food was a very very average not upto 4star standard or even close. The coffee was vile. Service was patchy. The dinner was a scene from Fawlty Towers... We eat a plant based diet. The Hotel restaurant had 7 days notice of this. On arrival in the restaurant we were told the vegan menu is still being printed. It took 20mins to "print"!

I ate here with my boyfriend for his birthday and the food was delicious! We each had three courses and the food was so tasty and beautifully presented. Our waitress was also so so lovely and attentive. I can't fault it!

It's a hotel restaurant, so I imagine the primary target audience is hotel guests, but it's actually good enough to be a destination in it's own right. We stayed in and dined here one of our three nights at the hotel and we were very...

We dined here on valentine's day and the food was amazing and so was the service. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who is staying in the hotel and those looking for somewhere special for dinner Absolutely fantastic, thank you for a wonderful dining...

We were staying at hotel and as it was raining decided to stay in and eat at restaurant. We were a bit cautious as people had told us it wasn’t very good and you get tiny amounts of food. We decided to give it a...

The restaurant is clean and tidy and not over crowded. We were seated quickly and the order and drinks arrived very timely. Our order was confused with the people sat next to use as they ordered the same. However when the mistake was noticed the...

We stayed and were pleased with the accommodation,,,,,,and were pleasantly surprised at this restaurant. The menu choice is varied and interesting ..... the wine list is good........ the food preparation and presentation was first class and it all tasted delicious. If you book in advance you get all of this for an excellent price...... we will eat here again....

1st night at St Michael’s and 1st time in the Flying Fish. Good service and exquisite food. We ordered the Brill and the Bass. Both presented extremely well albeit with some confusion over delivery when we received each other’s meal. However this did mean that we managed to taste each other’s meal without appearing plebs. Green apple brûlée to die for. Well worth a visit.

While staying at St Michaels hotel we had dinner here one evening.All the staff were very friendly and helpful.The menu was varied so something to suit everyone,with 3 vegetarian options as starter or main which i thought very good.We were checked on throughout our meal and were never rushed even though the restaurant was busy.The deserts we had were especially yummy. The food reminded me of master chef and certainty tasted very good.

The food here is amazing from starters to sweets, fantastic chefs on site. Service was efficient despite being busy. Great...

A took three work colleagues here and wasn’t disappointed. The place had a great selection of meat and fish. The...

We had a family evening and after research of restaurants near Falmouth decided that the positive reviews of the flying...

Had an enjoyable meal but bit dissapointed with menue, we went there a couple of years ago and it was...

Fairly chaotic surface. It took FOUR attempts to get my wobbly table fixed and service generally was slow.Whilst the meat on my belly of pork was well cooked the "crackling" consisted of a piece of hard leathery skin. When mentioned to the manager her only comment was "i'll mention it to the chef" with no apology. My glass of wine was served in a small glass with the wine right up to the top. I asked for their most expensive wine so I would have it expected it to be served in a decent glass. The small glass totally spoiled the wine.When mentioned to the manager she just said "I know that it spoils the taste of the wine - we are going to get some fat bottomed glasses in the future" again no apology.

The whole thing seemed chaotic with trainees giving the wrong cocktail.Not being shown to our table when ready, staff chatting & not attending tables for orders, no mention as to the specials available.Very lacking in general service & atmosphere.The restaurant used to be our favourite & this was a return to retry after a break from visiting, so disappointing.Food good except £15 for fish & chips not as good as a Fish & Chip Shop!

4 of us came for dinner at the restaurant. Food cooked to perfection and the dessert sharing platter was incredible! Something for everyone. Would recommend booking up and getting a table by the window. Overall a really pleasant experience!

Great restaurant located at St Michael'sFab seafood restaurant that shouldn't be missedStaff were ultra friendly as well

Menu look so interesting it was difficult to chose.I plumped for beer battered fish and chips. Goose fat fried chips,pea puree and fresh made sauce accompanied a tasty piece of fish.My wife had poussin chicken which although looked good actually strangely had no taste, so left her a little disappointed.We didn't stay for desserts so a limited and mixed experience.Having aperitifs against the view was fantastic though.

We live in Falmouth. Dined here on Saturday night. 2 of us ordered Skate Wing and side orders of skinny fries and beetroot salad. Skate wing turned out to be skate middle in both cases. Skinny fries were leathery skin on and looked like oven chips. Beetroot salad was chunks of dried up beets but the star of the show was the skate. It was dark undercooked and stank of ammonia and was completely inedible. The smell was so strong I can't understand how it wasn't detected by the chef. It was so disgusting and the rest of the food on the plate so unappealing that we decided to forego dinner and just finished our drinks paid for them and left disappointed and hungry. Holly the waitress handled the situation with professionalism and respect so thank you Holly.

This review isn't to put people off going, it's to give feedback to the restaurant in the hope they can change people experience at the flying fish. On arrival at the bar I had asked for a San Miguel... I was served a carlsberg. I asked if it was the right beer and immediately the bar staff went to throw it away, which I stopped her doing as it would of been a waste. Usually a mistake is a free drink and you don't get charged. Especially the same price as a San Miguel. My friend had a San Miguel but served in a 1970's classic pint glass, where the beer doesn't perform or hold it's taste. You can't serve premium lagers at £5 a pint and say sorry we have ran out of glasses. That really is not good enough at all. When the starters arrived there was a little mix up on the order but was dealt with quickly. I had ordered calamari with sweet chilli sauce.... now I don't know about you but when I hear sweet chilli sauce I don't want a 1/4 of a teaspoons worth dotted on the plate. The dish was crying out for some sauce!! I would of asked for some but nobody came over to check if everything was ok. Drinks down, 12 people sat empty glassed and not a sign of anyone thinking oh maybe we should see if they need anything else?!? So we had to ask a waitress if we order at the bar or what? It's not as if they were under staffed either. Most of the main courses were good but a couple were overcooked, like the turbot. I had ordered a gurnard madras.... which to me would of been a curry?!? Don't get me wrong the flavours of the dish worked well and were great tasting.... but I have never seen such a small plate of food. Hardly any fish on the plate at all and it took literally around 90 seconds to finish. Not my idea of a main meal. Again I had to leave the table to go and ask for some mayonnaise for a friend as she couldn't get anyones attention. Again nobody asked if everything was ok?!? Eventually the mayonnaise arrived.... when we had pretty much finished. As it was a birthday party we had brought a cake down. I had mentioned cream a few times and shared a joke with one of the waiters making sure we could please get some cream out with the cake..... it did finally arrive on my last mouthful. Little things like that had just accumulated over the course of the evening and were starting to really get to people. I have to class it as the worst service I have ever received in Falmouth, which I don't like to say but last nights meal wasn't a pleasant experience at all. At the end of the evening again I had to get up and chase the bill up as nobody was there, they were just chatting at the bar. The bill wasn't even typed into the till! It was a pre order!! Why is this not sorted out already I thought. 10-15 minutes later we got the bill. Then the fun started.... paying for our meals was a absolute shambles and took the best part of 15 minutes! Took up most of my patience too! We were told we had to pay at reception if we wanted to pay separately, but pay for the drinks at the bar? Mine and my girlfriends meals and drinks were £46 which I had in cash so I paid and left to wait outside. The confusion and unorganised mess that followed was unbelievable. I don't know the exact conversations that went on but not being able to put a total on the table and then subtract each persons payments?!? Well I have never seen anything like it. Was a complete embarrassment for the st michaels hotel. They may serve some nice food at the flying fish and have beautiful views, but yesterday was shocking. Give the calamari some sauce, get some sort of structure with the staff, maybe a calculator too. This had scored 1/5 but in truth and sorry to say my experience was 1/10.

Spent 40 minutes waiting for a table - although they did apologise for this. The food was ok but you would never get fat on it and the deserts were just ridiculously expensive - £7.50 for a scoop of ice cream!

Food of a high quality and standard served by attentive staff leisurely and happily. Open to non residents of the hotel

The food was of a good quality which I really enjoyed and the staff were friendly. The view from my table across the beach was stunning.

We took our daughter here for dinner whilst visiting her at university, as she had heard good things about it. Sadly we were a little disappointed. While we could not fault the quality of our food or service, it was very expensive. It seemed to try and market itself as a fine dining restaurant, but due to the surroundings and casually dressed waiting staff, it doesn't quite work. Also we couldn't help but notice, that whilst our service was excellent, some guests who were staying in the hotel didn't receive the same standard of service.

While staying close by to this Hotel we decided to book their restaurant for the night and glad we did. Super setting overlooking the bay, very professional waiting staff and above all excellent food and wine list.

We ate lunch here as well as dinner whilst we stayed over the Easter holidays. The restaurants overlooks the hotel gardens and the out to sea. It is very tranquil. The food is fine dining and very tasty it is too. The menue is varied and reasonably priced too. Whilst the waiters and waitresses were a little clumsy at times they were nevertheless polite and very attentive.

Great views out to sea from this restaurant and very friendly staff. We ate a delicious vegetarian meal here and would definitely recommend it.

We had booked an afternoon champagne tea for two. We were shown to a table in the lounge by a gentleman we assumed was the restaurant manager. We passed to him a gift voucher we had been given for a champagne full afternoon tea for two. We were asked if we wanted tea or coffee with the tea, we also asked for a jug of water - this never came despite asking for it twice. The champagne didn't come either and so we asked for two glasses of fizz and were told we would have to pay as it was not included in the voucher. I asked the manager to check the voucher and he came back and said it was definitely not included. Ok, fine, so we ordered two glasses of fizz, in fact we ended up having a total of 4 glasses of fizz, (2 each).The tea arrived about 20 mins before the food, so wasn't very hot when we ate our food. We requested another pot of tea once we had finished the first one, this also took an age to arrive. There wasn't enough sandwiches and the fillings were quite poor apart from the smoked salmon which was excellent. There were a total of 4 scones, 2 plain and 2 fruit, they came with a very small pots of jam and odd looking 'clotted cream'. Now being cornish and being in a cornish hotel one would expect them to know how much jam and cream you would need to cover 8 halves of scones. We had to request more jam and cream and after a while it came. I would also like to add at this point that not once did a waiter or the manager (who showed us to the 'table') come and ask us if everything was ok. Each time we wanted anything ie., extra tea, jam, cream and fizz we had to get up and go and find someone to order it. The service was very poor.When we came to leave and pay for the champagne we asked to see the voucher we passed over to the restaurant manager on arrival, as we were still pretty sure the fizz was included. He was quite flustered and produced the voucher and sure enough there it was written champagne afternoon tea for 2. The manager didn't make much of his mistake and practically brushed over it with a mumbled apology.With afternoon tea being the trend at the moment, if this hotel wants to cash in on this then it needs to address these issues. My husband and I really enjoy our afternoon teas and we think we know what they are about, we often have afternoon tea at 5* hotels and though this hotel isn't in this bracket it still has a lot to learn. We hope they address these issues and make improvements and they could make a start with the restaurant manager's attitude and poor service.

Delicious meal venison perfectly cooked, daughters vegetarian options were perfect. Only criticism was the service slowed towards end but a perfectly cooked fondant is worth the wait!

after been here on many occasion before Saturday was the worse meal i have had here.after ordering in the bar i was shown to my table which was set for 2 and not for 1 and it was like that full the whole of my meal at night.I order ham terrine which was ok and was looking forward to rump of lamb with olives and pesto.Wish i didn't it was tough and you couldn't get a knife through it mind eating it so sent it back.When it came out the second time it was the same rump of lamb but sinew taken out and well over cooked and so tough.So i complained again and waitress said that what you get with rump of lamb but i can change it for beef which i excepted.By this time i just felt i was been a problem and felt uneasy even thought the problem had been resolved and sorted out when i payed the bill.but just left a bad experience and wondering if i would return or not

Ate here three nights while staying at the hotel. There is a lovely relaxed ambience in the restaurant - staff are marvellous and the food is really excellent. All three courses each evening were delicious.

Unfortunately we found the afternoon tea at the Flying Fish restaurant disappointing. In comparison to other local hotels/eateries offering afternoon tea (I have sampled a fair few!), it was not up there at all to the same standard, quality or quantity. Most places give you two scones per person, usually a fruit and plain scone, but there was just one each here and a small pot of jam and cream. The sandwiches were ok - egg mayo, tuna mayo and smoked salmon. Butter was spread so thick my husband thought we had cheese in them. The cakes on top were pretty dry and bland. However the biggest issue of all was the cream. Everyone knows a cream tea is served with proper clotted cream, but these came with a little pot of what looked and tasted like whipped cream. The waitress told us that it was clotted cream that the chef had whipped up to be able to pipe it into the pot. I'm not sure I quite believe that, as it didn't taste like clotted cream at all, it was lighter and thinner consistency like whipped cream and nowhere near as rich. It was not right on top of the scone anyway and it did not taste like a proper cream tea. In any event, I don't think Rodda's would be too pleased to hear that someone has been whipping (and ruining) their signature clotted cream! Complete sacrilege in my opinion. Overall we were disappointed with the afternoon tea. Afternoon tea should be a nice treat, slightly special and indulgent but sadly we didn't get this. On the plus side the staff were very welcoming and friendly, and the service was without fault.

We are in this restaurant last night and it has a new head chef, and he is developing a new menu so we must give it time. What we had to eat was very good and the wine was excellent, reasonably priced.

We stayed in the hotel and ate here in the evening. The food is very good served in a beautiful room. Staff arez very pleasant and attentive.

Had a fantastic dinner here during my stay in Falmouth it was amazing. The food was beyond what was expected and the views from the Resturant were beautiful. All you could see was the Cornish coast. Fantastic.

We had a fabulous three course supper with family. The restaurant had great sea views and the service was excellent too.

We have just paid a visit to the Flying Fish Restaurant. Really enjoyable. Very friendly and accommodating staff, good food and lovely décor with excellent views out over the sea. Everywhere clean, tidy with a calm professional air about it. The food itself was very tasty and freshly cooked. We were a party of 10 which included a young child and he had a choice off the children's menu. Thoroughly enjoyed our visit.

We ate here on Sunday when the hotel was having a Sea Shanty lunch, a group of singers providing a suitably nautical theme. The lunch cost £21.50 for three courses with a choice of four dishes per course. My wife's gravadlax and my crab bisque were both delicious and we both followed with hake which was excellent. Nice desserts and good cheese board at, unusually, no extra charge. We had a great table overlooking the hotel garden and the bay with the sun streaming in. Good service despite the restaurant being quite busy.

I'm still undecided on exactly how I feel! I love the setting and the staff were excellent. I think the lunch menu is a total let down though. I was very disappointed at the limited menu. That being said, I have heard good things about dinner.

Great service and fantastic food..... much better quality and value than the cafe in town that is run by a guy from Padstow :-)

We at here two nights, both were very good in terms of food, I was especially impressed y the attention to the vegetables and other side dishes with the exception of the bread which was very average,

excellent menu in a lovely restaurant. Good wine list and knowledgeable , attentive staff. Most seats give a view over the beach and sub tropical gardens. A real gem

Quality food at a reasonable price, service was very good, we had a lovely sea view from our table, would eat there again without question

You watch programmes like Masterchef and the food never looks enough. How wrong we were, the A'LARTE menu is a must try, however is slightly expensive. You will not be disappointed, the dishes are presented so beautifully and taste amazing and very filling.

All the restaurants were packed but this one squeezed us in and gave a lovely table overlooking the sea. We had drinks on the terrace before hand and the staff were lovely.

We came to Falmouth for my mothers 60th birthday. We chartered a wonderful boat through Falmouth motorboat charters and then came here to end a wonderful day. I don't impressed easily but the staff were fantastic and the food was amazing. Beautiful setting and a complimentary dessert for my mums birthday. It really was a treat, could not complain about a thing it was perfect

We had a lovely family meal at the Flying Fish at St Michael's Hotel. The staff were friendly and attentive, with a relaxed atmosphere, and the food was delicious. I should add, a year ago our experience wasn't great, but we were encouraged to try again, and this surpassed our expectations. Many thanks to Will & the team for a lovely evening.

Great place for a nice meal with friends or family. Lovely dining room, light, airy and spotless, with great view out over the hotel grounds and Gylly beach beyond.. Great welcome from friendly staff - the restaurant manager deserves especial praise indeed. Lovely food, beautifully presented. Not large portions, but plenty enough for the discerning diner - the quality is excellent. Only disappointment was the Eton Mess pudding, which took deconstruction to an unacceptable level - it looked like the component garnishes dotted around the plate were missing the slab of proper pudding in the middle. Can't imagine anybody would find that reasonable. Good wine list and special local ale. After dinner drinks in the very pleasant lounge adjacent. For the overall experience the price is very good.

We enjoyed dinner with our kids. From delicious mussels to tasty fish & chips we -most importantly- had good conversations in a distinguished but still comfortable atmosphere. Likely to come back!

Can't believe we hadn't visited before now...lovely bright dining room (also a large terrace to the side) with nice views of hotel's garden and the sea. We popped in for an impromptu and late lunch. The staff couldn't be more accommodating as they would have provided brunch (big breakfast) usually available until 14:00. We went for two kids meals (nice selection and price points at either 1, 2 or 3 courses). The portions were a good size and the food looked lovely. As it was late, it was nice surprise that the specials menu was still available £12.50 for two courses and £15 for three. The portions were not large (beef medallion, confit potato and shredded greens and husband had a yummy looking mackerel nicoise), however, they were perfect for lunch and beautifully presented. Pudding was equally delicious, delightful raspberry sorbet. The kids and both of us really enjoyed this meal and the venue. No kidding, it was less expensive than some of the usual pizza chains, nicer food, lovely environment and we will certainly revisit. There's a decent loyalty card, too, which is worth enquiring about if visiting.

The pool and spa area are in need of a makeover to bring it up to date, it looks very tired.We had our afternoon tea for two served in a pleasant reception room just off the main area. All was well until we went to leave. We were asked to pay for one of the tea's!It was a champagne afternoon tea for two, clearly stated on the gift card. Unfortunately the member of staff who attended to us leaving, did not understand such, and thought that we had had tea for 4! She argued with me despite trying to explain to her!The restaurant Manager, who fortunately served us, and who understood that tea for two meant exactly such, tried to calm troubled waters. But unfortunately the damage had been done, and what was to be an wafternoon's treat/gift, turned sour!Morale of the story:'always get your gift card clarified before you dine, as tea for two may only mean tea for one in certain countries'!

A treat of a swim and use of the facilities followed by a champagne afternoon tea! Sounds idiotic, until hour voucher is not understood by the staff working in the restaurant! Be warned! Make sure that the staff understand that a champagne cream tea for two means exactly that, and that they do not try to charge you for one as you leave!

I ate dinner here on business last week. The service was impeccable, with very friendly and well trained staff attending to our every need. The restaurant overlooks the hotel's beautiful, lush, green gardens which slope down to the beach, so there is a wonderful sea view from your table as you eat. The food - I had the sea bass, followed by the lemon tart with raspberry sorbet - was delicious and the fish was perfectly cooked. However, the portions were very small. I am not someone who usually finds restaurant portions small, nor do I usually eat things like potatoes on the side of my fish, but here I gobbled up the accompanying potato as well as a bread roll which, again, I wouldn't usually have, and even considered buying some crisps from the bar immediately after my meal as I still felt very hungry and there seemed to be nowhere close to the hotel to find food in the evenings (I was staying overnight). The sliver of lemon tart (an inch long at the wider end) was very tasty but demolished in two bites. This is a shame as the food is very well prepared and presented, and the prices are also high.

This restaurant had wonderful food. Breakfast had a varied selection of meats, fruit, yogurts, with eggs, potatoes, cereals and breads.

Had booked an anniversary meal for my wife .On arrival Restaurant manager who has exceptional manners meet us with a glass of champagne and showed us to a lovely table . The staff are all very professional and helpful, the meal was first class and at the end of the meal we were given a happy anniversary cake . We will return in the near future .Thanks

The menu isn't extensive but the quality of the food is exceptional. Everything is cooked from scratch and there are some really inventive dishes on the menu too, very creative.

My friend & I ate lunch here 2 weeks ago and it was divine. The service was excellent & the view to die for. I would certainly recommend this restaurant.

Have been a couple of times now, since moving to Falmouth. Each time the food has been exceptional. The service is attentive and friendly, and the bar area very pleasant to sit in for cocktails. The prices reflect the quality provided, not cheap but worth it.

We went on a Saturday night, so the bar/restaurant was busy from 7pm, but, they coped easily. There was enough staff, they were organised, well trained, and very pleasant to talk to. The cocktails in the bar next to the restaurant was a great start, then our table, in fact all tables, have a beautiful view of the bay. The fillet steak is expensive - £24 each, but well worth it. Melt in the mouth tender and perfectly cooked. Try to keep space for desserts... Amazing!!

A very good selection on the menu, all freshly prepared so sometimes a wait but the chiefs are highly competent and presentation is superb.

I enjoyed a fantastic meal at this restaurant. The staff were all super professional, friendly and efficient.I chose the crab and salmon starter, hake and samphire main and home-made ice cream trio. Food was well-presented and tasted excellent.Wine waiter was fun too, but the other waiters also seemed to have extensive knowledge about the menu and wines.For a Monday evening, they were surprisingly busy, but not that you'd think so - the service appeared non-hurried/flustered.Excellent experience and will return/recommend.

Haven't eaten here for a while, but good recommendations from friends made for a Sunday lunch booking with best chums. On a lovely Spring day the view from the restaurant over the mature hotel gardens and out over Falmouth bay bode extremely well. Decor and furnishings now very smart, light and bright, and the restaurant nicely laid out. Waiting staff very smart , friendly and knowledgeable made us very welcome, taking our orders most efficiently . Excellent menu, with great choice of dishes. Lovely ingredients, very well cooked and beautifully presented. Good wine list. Post prandial drinks enjoyed comfotably in the adjacent lounge. Good value for money. Will certainly visit again.

Went there for a meal and for what we got was very very overpriced was nice but not worth the money drinks were overpriced aswell would not recommend Staff were great Service was great. Had a nice time partner had a spa treatment and enjoyed but still very expensive

Visited here for a formal 3 course dinner, it was a black tie event and the staff did not fail to impress. We were entertained with drinks at the hotel bar until we were led into the dining room. The food orders were taken promptly and the staff were very accommodating. The food arrived quickly, and as far as I am aware, no one had any complaints. The Chefs had managed to produce a range of masterpieces which really did hit the spot!

A really good restaurant - being part of the St Michael's Spa complex with excellent sea views. A very comprehensive menu - reasonably priced but Masterchef presentation and quality served by an excellent Chef and front of House team. I personally recommend the Bouillabaisse starter! Mmmm!

I ate at the Flying Fish this evening as I was a resident at St Michael's Hotel & Spa. The food was excellent but I have never felt so rushed to eat and get out as I was tonight. If it was rammed I would understand but it was far from it. Good food, disappointing experience.......

Breakfast was really good and lots to chose from.It was a buffet style with everything you could wish for a good breakfast.The evening meals however, lacked choices on the menu and were way too fussy and there was a lack of food on your plate for the prices! I was very disappointed on the first evening. The service was a little slow and I felt that the waiters/waitresses were very false. It came over that it tried to be a real up-market place but unfortunately, I don't think it really works! If there had been more local places to eat out, I think I would have done so. So glad I took some munchies for in my room!!

Stayed here for 3 days on a special offer and found the breakfast ok - had better elsewhere for the same price though. Also, what is described on the menu as 'eggs' is awlays just one egg! Get reading the trades descriptions act, guys!

Had Mother's Day lunch here with my Mum and Gran. On arrival each of them were given and flower in a pot and we all had complimentary champagne, I wasn't expecting this as it's never happened when I've taken my mum out to other places on Mother's Day, it was such a nice touch and put a smile on our faces straight away. We were promptly taken to our table and the service was first class from all the staff throughout. The food was amazing and nothing was too much trouble, we asked for two of the roast beefs to come out cooked a little more and when the mains turned up everything was cooked to perfection, sorry to the chef for being fussy! The bitter chocolate tart was to die for and possibly the best dessert I've ever had, looking for an excuse to go back and have it. Thank you very much for making Mother's Day the best ever

Hello... This week me and my girlfriend are staying at St Michaels Hotel and decided to try out the restaurant... All I can say is WOW. The food was incredible, the cocktails we started with were just stunning, and the service was the best I've even seen. I work in restaurant management and would hire Balazs in a second (may of spelt that wrong), he and his staff were perfect. The food was brilliant (I'm a veggie and that is the best meal I've ever had in a restaurant) and my girlfriend loved her lamb. Just wanted to offer my thanks to the whole team both FoH and Kitchen. What a find this place is. :-) Thank you all for making my Birthday so special.

Fantastic food served here and portions were more than ample. The ham hock is particularly nice! The fish is also amazing!

We stayed here at the hotel & ate in the flying fish on our 1st night- the meal was simply superb. Scallops perfect & steaks one of the best we have ever eaten. We squeezed in a trio of ice-cream to share- home made & a delicious end. Would highly recommend this restaurant.

I ate here as I was staying in the hotel, great looking restaurant with good service, nice menu choice and my food was very tasty, definitely recommend

The restaurant looks across the gardens to the beach - attentive friendly staff and beautifully cooked and presented food.

Seriously please bring back the St Michaels we used to have. Since the nearby Falmouth hotel burnt down a few years back, this hotel has been complacent over it's previously second to none customer service, in all areas including it's gym and leisure facilities , bar and restaraunt food and service. We have watched food portions slowly decreasing in size but not price and service decreasing in speed. We used to be proud to take visiting friends and relatives St Michaels for a drink or a meal because of it's cleanliness. Now the bar area is dirty with food and tumble weed on the floor, under chairs, around the sofas and fireplace. It's also very off putting when the coffee is now very hit and miss. Please Mr Carpenter... pull your socks up. :O

This smart restaurant is perfect for a special night out but you could still dress "smart casual" without looking out of place. The service was second to none, the menu was concise, but it still had a great selection to choose from and the cooking was spot on. Recommended.