Halfway House in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

What a delight to stumble upon this place! I was the first person ever to try their Cornish Pie and I must say it hit the spot superbly! Great good, friendly staff (thanks to Kate) and an all round brilliant atmosphere!

Excellent country pub and restaurant. We were made very welcome and the pub food was good. Excellent service. Would have gone again but sadly our holiday was over.

We had the pleasure of eating here on the off chance on route to our accommodation in Looe. Was impressed enough to return a few days later. On both occasions the traditional menu was cooked to perfection. I would especially recommend the Steak, Fish & chips, Hunters Chicken and the Scampi dishes. All cooked fresh, to order, with no long waiting period and all dishes arriving together. The Landlady Kirsty, waitress Tracey and young Chef Chloe(?) were all extremely skilled at their respective roles and very welcoming and friendly. No request was too much. The setting is 'cosy' as part date back to 15th Century, so don't expect mid cons, but rather lots of wood and cushions. I would happily eat there every evening, but would have to size up my dress size at the end of my holiday!! Although, we did not have room for desserts, I hear the Brownies are lush. So if you are anywhere nearby, give them a chance to impress you. Thoroughly enjoyed our experience.

First time visitors. We had not booked but were given a table despite the establishment having a large family booking a short time after we arrived. Very relaxed atmosphere. We were greeted and served by Kelsea, who was lovely and very attentive. Food was very well cooked and servings were large. The Scotch eggs in particular were perfectly made. Very good value for money. We enjoyed our meal and will definitely return with our family. Highly recommend a visit.

Great Saturday with excellent service from Tracey & Kelsey. Good food, great quiz night with bonus sing song at the end of the night as a local played the piano 😊

A GREAT PLACE TO STAY DOG FRIENDLY STAFF WERE VERY FRIENDLY AND THE FOOD WAS SUPERB .VERY GOOD BEER AND A GOOD CHOICE .GREAT LOCATION FOR EXPLORING MEL COLIN & LILY

Friendly pub with fab quiz night , good range of beers , ciders and attractive menu .Thanks to Kelsey and Tracy for great service.

Great food and service. Recommend the steak :)

The staff where so friendly and welcoming and the food was out of this world, will definitely be returning, big shout out to Kerry our waitress who was absolutely brilliant! Thank you guys for a wonderful evening.

Excellent food served. Highly recommended establishment 5*

So happy we found this little gem in Polbathic .We had a beautiful lunch which consisted of garlic mushrooms to start followed by fish and chips and monkfish tail with vegetables absolutely fabulous and well worth a visit We were served by the charming Kelsea and the chef was Fraser well done guys top marks for everything will definitely be back 😀

The food was very nice and the staff were polite and friendly. I had the Hunter's chicken and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

This was a great place to visit and eat out of my husbands surprise week with his friends for a special birthday. Service was good and the people very friendly. Food was also excellent and they were more than accommodating with any changes to the items on the menu. Highly recommended.

Second year staying here for tunes in the park weekend. As always clean comfortable room. Was over the moon we got room 4 same as last year. The food is absolutely delicious and really reasonable priced. The staff are so friendly and i was incredibly touched they remembered us from the year before. Massive special thanks to kate who went above and beyond her job role to not only make sure we had a pleasant stay but that we got home safely from the festival. Using her own time to make sure we got there and back due to taxi fully booked and the country roads being far to dangerous to walk. I can't wait to come back for pie fest!

We had an all round fantastic experience at The Halway House on Saturday night. The customer service was exemplary from booking a table to paying the bill. When calling we were advised that they were having a pie and ale festival, which meant some changes to the menu for the evening. This was alright by us as there was still plenty of choice available. On arrival the staff kindly found us a quiet nook to accomodate my older father-in-law. From there our 2 attentive servers, Izzy and Viv looked after us with patience, professionalism and good humour, even laughing at my father-in-laws predictable jokes. The food was also outstanding with cooking skills and evident care taken in the kitchen a big step up from usual pub dinners. Burgers, made with local beef and perfectly cooked to medium as requested, were juicy and full of flavour. Accompanying fries were deliciously crisp as was calamari, scampi we had for starters and we've not had better halloumi outside of Greece. Puddings - a white chocolate and lemon tart balanced perfectly with a generous scoop of blackcurrant sorbet - were also excellent! I can't wait to return to try dishes from the full menu. Getting 'basics' right is not 'basic' at all. If it was, all pubs would be this good. The Halway House is a cut above in every respect.

Family visit for the Pie and Ale festival. We visited on the Sunday when the children’s entertainment was on - Wishy Washy. Absolutely brilliant show for the kids, allowing the adults some respite. The food was great, loved the pies and ales. Really great event.

Great food reasonably priced good location on the main road

Lovely friendly pub Starters main and puddings all delicious something for everyone Great service Definitely eat again Wish we were here long enough to try the Sunday roast

This is a nice small pub with welcoming, friendly staff. We popped in for an early evening meal, we were asked if we would prefer to sit in the bar as it would be quieter. Having a hearing impairment, this was very thoughtful and much appreciated. The staff were really attentive and fun, our food arrived in reasonable time, we weren't in any hurry. Unfortunately, the standard of the food did let the place down. My cheese and bacon burger was cremated to the degree that is was burnt solid on the outside (I'm sure burger's are not meant to be crunchy!) a shame, as it looked home made so should have tasted good. My wife had a chicken a leek pie served with vegetables. It was a good size portion but, didn't taste great. They advertise special 'pie' evenings, so you might expect maybe homemade or at least advertising locally made. A nice place to pop in for a drink, maybe we just had an off day with the food?

Good selection of ales Old fashioned pub with pleasant staff and reasonably priced food

Great little pub, nice ales on tap and good pub lunch....

Had dinner here on a Thursday night. Food is delicious! Cosy restaurant area with friendly, attentive staff (and cute pub dog!). Highly recommend the curries, full of flavour.

Friendly country pub. Picnic tables to the side. But beer garden was up the road a bit at the back of the pub.There was steps up to the top so no good for wheelchair users.

We went here as a group of 4 adults plus a toddler for an evening meal. Staff were very friendly, helpful and checking on us frequently, would definitely recommend

Went there for beer and buses day lovely pub and staff

Went for meal in bar friendly staff good food and varied menus good quality and average prices would go back bar atmosphere great

Great food and service would highly recommend

Popped down with family for a bite to eat at the weekend and it was excellent. The peas were smashed to perfection as the menu suggested, the monkfish scampi tasted of monkfish scampi, and the chicken pie had chicken in it and was also pie shaped. Quite extraordinarily good and will be back soon to taste food as expertly described as on the menu. What’s not to like?

Great little country pub, friendly staff, and customers. Very pleasant dining room complimented by the nice food. Well worth a visit. They do have letting rooms, B&B.

Excellent service and food . Dog friendly and landlord is brilliant. Very highly recommend a visit. 5 star for sure . Chef amazing

We stayed overnight room was lovely and clean and very quirky, dinner was superb and breakfast delicious very nice hosts

Excellent service by waitress Kate & delicious food by Lloyd. Both very friendly & keen to know that we were happy with our meals. We will definitely be back!

Amazing cheese chips served by a lovely lady

£3 extra for the beef? There wasn’t £3 of beef on the plate! We specifically asked for medium rare! It was two slices so thin you could see through them - which had been boiled in gravy all day! Mustard and horseradish came as we finished our meals.

Reasonable pub food but difficult to park and building and surroundings very tatty

Came for Sunday lunch meals were cold and sent back meals were slow coming Menu stated £22 for 2 courses bead or belly pork sweat was slow coming on paying the bill was told there is a£3 supplement for bead absolutely dissatisfied don’t bother try somewhere nice

Sunday lunch is always a hit at this place. Lovely atmosphere in the pub and a flawless Sunday lunch. Will return to this place over and over.

Perfect Easter Sunday lunch for 9 of us. Amazing food, lovely local beers/ciders all backed up with superb friendly service. Couldn’t fault it… genuine, proper food. Highly recommended.

A really excellent village pub serving local ciders (and all the usual drinks too) in a friendly atmosphere. The food is fantastic. We had fish and chips and a homity pie with walnut salad. The fish and chips was hot, fresh and crisp and the homity pie was yummy especially with the contrast of the salad. Well worth the visit and we will go back if in the area again.

Great atmosphere and excellent food

Had a nice meal, beer good and very helpful and welcoming staff.

Food was stupendous, Server Piper was lovely and chef Chloe cooked for real. Would come back again, dessert was spiffing

Excellent location for party. Separate room provided and excellent food with friendly helpful service! Well done!

Big thank you to the staff of the Halfway for accommodating my family and making my mum’s 80th birthday a great day. Lovely food and friendly, helpful staff. Highly recommended

We enjoyed a large, family birthday lunch in the upstairs function room. Lloyd and Kirsty were really attentive during the planning. The meal preorders meant the 3 course meal for 21 went smoothly. The room was really nicely set up and we were able to come early and add some extra decorations. Nothing was too much trouble and we were able to use the room for the whole afternoon. The food was excellent, the service was really fabulous and the whole experience was very positive and helped us create some really happy memories. Thank you 😊

The service was excellent as was the food and we enjoyed our evening. Served by Kate and kelsea. Kitchen Stephen and Chloe. Thank you for making our evening feel very special to us.

A fantastic place for our grandmas 80th birthday! We had a private room which seated all of us. Service and food was just fantastic, quality food, portions and ingredients, couldn’t fault anything! Thank you for having us.

A fantastic place for our grandmas 80th birthday! We had a private room which seated all of us. Service and food was just fantastic, quality food, portions and ingredients, couldn’t fault anything! Thank you for having us.

It was okay, little bit disappointed by the pies which is why we went there in the first place. Mixed up the special so I ended up with a steak one, my Brother got my pigeon pie I was really looking forward to. Average.

Lovely welcome, great service, great food

Although we live in Cornwall this was our first time here and from the moment we walked in we were made to feel so welcome, a choice of great beers and 0% aswell. The food was incredible beautifully cooked and sooo tasty compliments to the chef (Jago). We'll certainly be back again

Absolutely fantastic food.All good value for money and friendly staff.Cannot fault it and I would highly recommend it

Room very nice and staff very friendly but breakfast was very disappointing

Excellent food, quick and friendly service, all at reasonable prices. Very enjoyable indeed. Will definitely be back.

All of the ratings said the food was good and the staff extremely friendly I can concur that that was very correct. There was a wake going on in the pub that day and they were Very busy but still very professional I will definitely return for another visit

Really friendly staff and good food. The perfect place to kill 2 hours while my car was having a Valet. Unfortunately we didn't get a chance to use or see the rooms.

The food was delicious and ample. Cooked well and all delivered hot. And so cheap! Lovely friendly staff. Thank you to Piper,Kelsey,Ellie who served us and Stephen,Chloe and Jago in the kitchen.xxxxxxxxx

Enjoyed a lovely roast with the family served by Ellie and Kelsey. Between us we tried a variety of the meals and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it! We will definitely return!

Great Sunday lunchtime at the Halfway - relaxed atmosphere, really good food and real ale, open fires and live music. Excellent service from Lowenna too.

The Halfway House is a place of individuality, character and hospitality where we enjoyed generous breakfasts and really good dinners. Our room was comfortable (and not over the bar), with a modern en suite bathroom. The only downside would be for people with limited mobility as access to guest rooms is up a steep flight of stairs. Kirsty, Lloyd and their staff are friendly and helpful and the pub bar is lively with lots going on, there is also a small lounge. Outside there is a bar and big tables and benches for the better weather in a big garden set amongst trees. The Halfway House has improved immensely since we lived in Polbathic 50 years ago, Kirsty and Lloyd have plans to make it even better. There is limited on road parking outside and a village car park diagonally across the junction. For electric car users, it's worth knowing that, just a few miles en route to the west country at Buckfastleigh is Strawberry Fields, just off the A38 a multiple rapid points charging station.

We had an excellent roast meal on a Sunday afternoon with another couple, and our little dog. As always, the food was excellent, accompanied by a good beer. Our server Lowenna, and of course the rest of the team at the half way were welcoming and friendly.

Wow, What an amazing evening, thanks so much to the team for making it just perfect. Thanks to kelsea for serving us. AMAZING STEAKS!!!!

lovely meal last night, Lowenna our waitress was excellent, changed our table without any fuss and Jago the chef cooked our meal to perfection, we were able to change some of the ingredients to our preferred choice, Thank you

Visiting the area with friends for a week and found ourselves in the HWH everyday. Either a cheeky breakfast, a quick lunch or a late supper. The staff did a great job and put up with our shenanagines. All fun, great food. ❤️

Sunday lunch was delicious and every bit was eaten by both of us, thanks for a fab meal. We're here for the live music later too, looking forward to that.

Superb sirloin steak cooked to perfection by Jago followed by a delicious tiramisu. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal this evening and would like to thank Ellie N for her efficient and friendly service. Definitely will return.

We have been meaning to try this pub having read recent reviews. We were not disappointed. We received a lovely warm welcome on arrival and shown to our table by the radiator. A good start as it was a freezing night. We had delicious starters...

Just had a fantastic steak and bottle of wine on the steak night deal for 2. Also enjoyed a starter and dessert. All delicious 😋, beautifully cooked and friendly staff. The pub was really busy so would recommend booking.

Highly recommend The Halfway House! Food, staff and owners are amazing. This is a proper ‘English’ pub with fantastic home cooked food and dog friendly!! Holidaying for 7 nights locally, we were recommended this pub. We popped in for a beer day one and felt very welcome so we booked the set dinner on NYE. Great night, although our 18 month old wasn’t happy. Kirsty the LL offered to take her for a walk so we could enjoy our meal. Visited again on New Year’s Day as the food was so good, this time we had the roast and again the chef smashed it out the park. The pâté & tomato chutney is incredible and the apple crumble was divine!! Great pub, lovely staff, decent beer and fantastic friendly locals! Thank you Lloyd and Kirsty for your hospitality!

Thank you for fitting us in the restaurant at such short notice. Lovely staff and delicious food at a reasonable price. Will definitely be back. Thankyou

A really welcoming and friendly pub. Fantastic owner and waitresses. Myself, partner and Harry (the fox red lab) were on holiday in Cornwall and let down last minute Christmas Eve by another pub in Looe, and Halfway House saved the evening 😊. The team really...

Always a lovely welcome and really good food. The Sunday lunch is exceptional and the menu has ‘something for everyone’. A truly brilliant local pub with lots going on. What a asset to the village.

Good food good company good service...good good good Feels like a central part of the community but always welcoming to visitors. Jago's special (Belly Pork with Cider sauce,) was excellent

For the second year running we have come here for our Christmas Dinner, due to working Christmas day we had it a few days early. The food is amazing, the most beautiful roast Turkey. Thank you Piper, Jago and Chloe!

Lloyd and his team did us proud, serving up eight deliciuous Christmas dinners. All excellently presented with nothing too much trouble. Thanks guys.

Friendly staff and the fish and chips was excellent

Just had a really delicious meal here tonight. A lovely atmosphere in the restaurant and we were served by two delightful girls, Kelsea and Madi.

Fab Sunday dinner . Great service and lovely food . Thank you to chefs Lloyd and Chloe and to Kelsea for looking after us so well .

Celebrating a birthday. Prosecco in the bar set the evening off with a pop then into the restaurant. We had pate, steak and ale pie and roast belly of pork, all beautifully cooked. How lucky we are to have this gem in the village.!

We booked a table at short notice, however got stuck as the road was flooded which took us forever to reverse all the way back up the lane! On arrival, the staff were kind and accepted our apology for the late arrival. Excellent service by all and the food was perfect! PS. The fish and chips is huge! But oh so, good!

Had a lovely evening here with friends; food amazing and Elizabeth and Kelsea were excellent waitresses. We'll definitely be back.

This is my regular go to as the chef Chloe does me a special gluten free fish and chips - the fish is gorgeous lovely and crispy and perfectly cooked - the chips are to die for! My friend had the stroganoff and said it...

Had a lovely time at the halfway, food was delicious had the steak and stout pie perfect for a cold day. Cooked by jago, served by a very friendly and polite young lady kelsea. Nothing was too much of a bother all and all lovely...

Absolutely amazing especially Loweena, 30 years ago we had our wedding reception here so wanted celebrate here again . There were 15 of us and were we had a lovely time, the food was amazing as was the service. Thank you to Lloyd and his...

I cannot recommend this pub highly enough. The staff went above and beyond to accommodate us and made us feel very welcome. We had dinner in the pub and it was delicious. The room we stayed in was spacious, clean and very comfortable. In the...

Had a meal with the family, we have a 17 month old with an egg allergy and it was amazing!!! The staff were very friendly, helpful and the food was great. Great for families, highly recommend

Excellent food, nothing was too much trouble for Lowenna who served us. Will come again next time we are on holiday in tha area.

Great Monday evening supper at the Halfway. We had tomato, spicy pasta, was very good as was the garlic bread. The service was great too. Sorry ladies it’s a point each to kelsea and chloe!!

An early birthday lunch for a friend and myself. We were treated to a very special meal courtesy of chef Chloe, thank you! Everything was delicious. We loved the Cornish mussels and the Cornish Egg with special tomato sauce was delicious. The salmon was also...

WOW Sunday lunches to die for fresh vegetables and the meat was cooked to perfection will certainly be calling back here next time we visit

Fab Sunday dinner . Great service and lovely food . Thank you to chefs Lloyd and Chloe and to Kelsea for looking after us so well .

We had a lovely meal here on our way home from a walk. The open fire was lit, very cosy, clean and the food was amazing a great menu. Lowenna the waitress was polite even offering our dog water. Would definitely return. Many thanks!

We stayed in a lovely and very cosy room. The staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming. Kelsea was super helpful, serving our evening meals, food was delicious cooked by Stephen and jago.

We had the most wonderful lunch here, the vegetable homily pie with apple and walnut salad was one of the best I have eaten , so good to cater so well for vegetarians. My partner had the teriyaki salmon which he praised as sweet and...

A return visit and the food was excellent once again, especially chowder, mushrooms in garlic and mussel starters, salmon teriaki mains, and sticky toffee pudding dessert. Good service and good value for money. Perhaps the dining room was a bit cold, but this did not...

Came for the famous "hot Cornish egg" it didn't disappoint! Served by kelsea who was very friendly and the food was amazing by Chloe will be back again!

A real Cornish pub! Lloyd, the landlord made us feel very welcome and the food was super. Freshly cooked with generous portions, I understand that Jago cooked the chowder which was so good that we barely left the pattern on the dish! A good looking...

Visited for Sunday lunch today. Wow, what can we say ?! It was absolutely delicious. Pork belly was the best we have ever had, meat was so tender and the crackling perfectly cooked and well seasoned; vegetables were so fresh and perfectly al dente, spuds...

Such a lovely pub, very friendly. Fish & Chip Friday is a bargain - £9 for fresh haddock, triple cooked chips, mushy peas, & home made tartare sauce. We had starters too, all food was freshly prepared by Debbie the chef, and served with a smile by Niamh & Madi. Can recommend.

I have visited this pub on a number of occasions . I was delighted to discover that they have now started serving their own real Ale called Pride of Polbathic . They can be justifiably proud of this new addition to their roster of fine draught ales . All in all this pub and restaurant is well worth a visit . Friendly staff , great food which is reasonably priced .. and like I said a superb range of well kept proper cask conditioned ales which are often sadly lacking in the majority of hostelries . I shall be back for more !