Halfway House Inn Restaurant in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Called in unexpected 12.30 Sunday lunchtime. Warm welcome. Fantastic meat and veggie options. One Turkey and one Veggie Roast...absolutely lovely! Good choice of real ales. Attentive service checking all was well. Great staff. Only wish you were near out home. Thank you all!

Welcoming friendly nice rooms good pub grub.

Popped in for tea and cake,fire was roaring and a warm welcome.

Positives, good value, great staff and food. Negatives, room noisy, bed too small and no shelf in shower. We were in room 6, maybe other rooms would not be so noisy. Overall it was good value but with challenges.

Walkabout stop for lunch - Welcoming with great service. Fish and chips and burger meals were well presented , excellent quality and quantity - looking forward to going again when in the vicinity.

Staff could have been a bit more friendlier food was ok although waited half an hour

Lovely Sunday roast and friendly service on a charming pub!

Cosy welcoming pub with great friendly staff, good beers, and excellent food, particularly the Sunday Lunch. Nice atmosphere, very relaxing and enjoyable.

Better than average but not ‘very good’. Ate there twice. Presentation very good. What you actually get left me deflated. Sunday lunch good but let down by the pork. A lot of fat. Next day had trio of fish special. Again looked good but fish was tiny and not the freshest . Not convinced there were 3 types. Other two in the group liked what they had hence 4 out of 5. Service good

Great pub with friendly and helpful staff. Food and beer also lovely look forward to a return trip.

Love coming here..the food is always top notch 👌 Although today I wasn't too happy.. As we were coming from Plymouth, we were a little late to our booking due to traffic but called up en route to let them know we were running behind, out of courtesy. Didn't expect to be guilt tripped by the manager about it on arrival, and then felt rushed to order. Traffic can't be helped but customer service can. Left a sour taste..

Breakfast awful rooms with dark and awful bedding would not stay there again not what we expected

Known locally as 'The Halfway', the stream at the rear of the premises once marked the border between Devon & Cornwall and now denotes the central point at which the twin villages of Kingsand and Cawsand meet, hence the name. We are a dog friendly pub. We are a dog friendly pub with a beer garden and a Cask Marque Award for serving great quality real ale. We also offer Bed & Breakfast accommodation all year round.

Arrived here for lunch, walked in and said hello to the barman who ignored me and walked away. It was fairly busy, but seemed grubby, chaotic and disorganised. I was eventually acknowledged and told we could have a table, that we'd spotted ourselves. I went and helped myself to the paper menus and realised they were not exactly the same as what we'd seen on line. Nothing was marked as gluten free. When I asked the barman for a gluten free menu he went to ask in the kitchen and was told they were on the menu! He then managed to find one that had asterisks marked in pen by some dishes. By this point we were not feeling very confident, but this was the third place we had tried! My husband had the pork belly, son had fish & chips and I had a crab sandwich as the salad I wanted wasn't on the menu. The food was fine, although the chips were obviously frozen. My hubby hasn't been ill, so far so good! On the whole the food was ok, but the unfriendly welcome and lack of organisation were off putting.

Possibly the worst roast I have ever had, it was cold, I had one green bean, soggy stuffing, there wasn't one nice thing on our plates, never again

Very attentive staff, good place to go, food was good,

Lovely place, least time we were there we had fantastic takeaway sandwiches, just popped in for a pint this time. A good selection of beers, nice menu choices and a delightful beer garden. Certainly go again.

We really enjoyed the food we had here. Very well cooked and presented. The chicken caesar burger was amazing as was the homemade fishcake

Can't comment on the rooms because we didn't stay here, but have just had an awesome lunch, Ceaser chicken burger and the fish cake, generous portions and friendly service would strongly recommend.

Went for food and drinks, burger wasn’t amazing but other reviews say the fish and chips are great. Good range of drinks on tap, lovely staff, big outdoor area with some covered & heated area

Turned up without a booking for a quick bite and a pint prior to a concert at the awesome Cawsand Guitar festival. The lovely young waitresss immediately spotted us and got us seated despite most tables being reserved. So friendly, charming and relaxed and gave no hint of being rushed off her feet, , that's class. She selected 2 plates of tapas for us and they were absolutely delicious,, huge prawns, delicious pork, absolutely faultless. Other staff, from the server to the Manager offering a doggy bag as we left were totally charming, super efficient and awesome. Thanks guys, you're something special 🙏👏

Eaten here a couple of times during our week in Kingsand, although the food was nice enough, we felt the problem was the attitude of the staff, miserable and remarkably rude, the chef in particular, he left the kitchen to go to the gents, we were waiting close by for a member of our party before leaving and our dog, who was on a lead, barked at the chef, he turned around and said can we get out if he's going to bark at people and said what a horrible dog! I'm sorry but if you don't like dogs then don't have your pub as dog friendly! We won't be going back.

Rooms small , extractor fans from kitchen vw Very noisy

Best pub around, best staff around. Shout out to Emily, what a badass, above and beyond. Give this employee a raise!!!!!

We had the most wonderful fish meals yesterday and the service was second to none all produced on a busy bank holiday Sunday thankyou

Location between two small seaside towns. Attached to the parking lot. Comfortable room, even if they ring at 11pm you can't hear anything anymore. Clean bathroom. Cuisine worthy of note, breakfast ok.. but dinner was top! Well done.. young but friendly waiters

Great atmosphere and friendly staff. I visited with my humans and got to taste the fish and chips which was spot on. I tried the crab pate but preferred to roll in this as it smelled awesome. We would definitely go again.

We had a lovely meal out in the sunshine! Scampi and chips were lovely and just what you want by the sea. The roast beef was a tad over than what we are used too but the flavours were fantastic, and the cauliflower cheese is next level! Overall good portion sizes and great value for money means we will return when we are next here!

Disappointing and overpriced food with rather a rude manager that ignored us when we tried to complain about a clump of hair in our coleslaw. There was a lovely young woman who tried to rectify the issue by removing the meal off the bill - we very much appreciate it wasn’t her fault!

We stopped here today for a quick bite to eat before hitting the beach! The food was lovely and reasonably priced but the real reason I wanted to leave this comment was due to the hospitality my family and I were shown. Nothing was too much trouble and we felt really welcome. This is a lovely little pub with excellent staff, don’t change a thing! Thanks for the yummy lunch and your excellent, attentive care.

This is the friendliest pub that I have stayed in whilst walking along the SW coastal footpath. The dinner menu offered a great choice and very good value-for-money. The pub restaurant was full but staff managed to make all customers feel that they were important. Excellent service.

Does good food, the room that I stayed in was clean & bed was comfy It's my second time that I have stayed, will go again in future. Can fully recommend The Halfway House. It is also dog friendl I can also recommend eating at the Halfway House. The food is good & I struggle to finish but I am a small person. Staff are very helpfull 🙂 There us a public car park just around the corner but it quickly gets filled up in the summer. Kingsand/Cawsand is worth visiting, has several small beaches but get there early re parking

The staff need to learn some manners. Continuously referring to us as 'guys' and 'you guys' is not polite. It's even worse when there are women sitting at the table. Spoilt what could have been a pleasant dining experience

A nice pub situated just off the beach in Kingsand with an outside area too. Friendly staff and a good selection of beers and wine - very accommodating. Great atmosphere and we watched a couple of games of the Euros football on several screens (winning made it even better). They cater for breakfast and takeaway food all day which is a plus if you are staying local. Rooms are available too. The food is average bar menu but unfortunatly not as shown on web site. Certainly worth a visit if you are in the area.

Excellent customer service and experience 👍

Sunday Lunch is one of the best I've had. Everything hot, fresh veg, tender meat and large yorkshire. The veg option (quorn chicken?) was great too and made a nice change from the usual nut roast etc. The veg was really tasty and really well cooked. The plates were overflowing so no problem with portion sizes either. From arriving there with three (small) dogs and a dog pram nothing was a problem. Lots of places are dog friendly but this felt like they really wanted you to be there and to enjoy your food. The person that served us was really polite and friendly. A great place for Sunday lunch at a more than fair price for the quantity and quality. Must try the weekday menu soon. Absolutely RECOMMENDED.

Lovely place, great atmosphere, we had fish and chips and pork belly. Both meals were massive and amazing!!!! Service was fantastic too, very attentive team! Also coming to a table with a dog treat was a lovely touch! If I had to say one bad thing, it would be the chips were fries… but it was still great!

We were staying in the village as a group of 6 and headed here for food and drinks and we cannot fault any thing. The service was fantastic, the staff really friendly, the food was fantastic. The roast dinner was absolutely perfect. Really good selection of drinks too. Would totally recommend this place.

Delicious food Very friendly service Rooms are ok Parking a short distance away

Lovely lunch, friendly and efficient staff. Saw a new member of staff having his induction - a young guy, clearly nervous and it was good to see how the staff made him welcome and talked him through his duties.

Spent 3 nights in Bed and Breakfast at The Halfway House. Also had evening meals there as well. What can I say. Fantastic place with brilliant staff. We went on a mid week break with our two dogs, Duke, an English Pointer and Winnie, a mini Daschund. The dogs could not have been made more welcome. Fussed over, treats from the bar, sausage for breakfast. They loved it. The room was quirky and uneven which you would expect from a quite old building but it was clean and tidy and, to be honest, you are in such a spectacular location so why would you want to be in your room. The evening meals were superb, great menu, freshly cooked using local produce (the Haddock just melted in your mouth). A nice variety of beers as well which were very tasty. All this and the location, in my opinion, makes The Halfway House a great place to stay. All of the above though would not be possible without the wonderful staff. We will be back.

Great village pub, good range of beers & food, good covered outside area

Helpful staff food good warm.and friendly plus dogs 🐕

Lush little pub based right in the village just off the seafront had one of each of the platters (cheese and meats) also a side of cheesy chilli bites and salt and pepper squid Owner was a delight and very attentive the food was good enough though could of had a bigger portion for the squid dog friendly which is a huge plus when you have 3 dogs would recommend to anyone visiting Kingsand and Cawsand didn't stay in the hotel or any of the rooms so can't comment on those

Had a lovely stay here recently. The staff and owner were friendly and accommodating. The food in the pub was tasty and plentiful. We had a nice, warm room and everything was very clean. Would definitely recommend.

Every body’s smoking weed there

Good service and a real good old fashion pub

Can't comment on the rooms but husband and I shared an amazing meal. We had the veggie dirty fries and the seafood platter, with both being absolutely delicious. Decent portion sizes.

Only a quick stop here for a pint and a dessert after having mains elsewhere. The crumble with custard was lovely. Would return.

Nice quiet room. Breakfast fine. Evening food was good value - spicy parsnip soup and the pie of the day (with a good sized serving of veg) were good. Friendly staff. Kingsand is a lovely place to stay while walking the coast path. The only improvements might be a choice of teas and biscuits in the room.

Absolutely lovely place to stay for a weekend....kingsand was fab place ...the staff were super helpful and couldn't do enough for you ...food was all so tasty ....will defo be back ..thank you for a great weekend.😊

For January in Cornwall just having a pub open is great for it to also be great value for money food is very much appreciated thks

Always drop in for a drink. Good range of beers and the place is dog friendly too. Particularly liked the dirty fries that filled a gap.

Good food good service great location

Great menu & lovely atmosphere in the pub. Open fire makes it even better

The staff are superb. The pub itself is really lovely. The food was fantastic. Couldn’t recommend this place enough. I would definitely be coming back even though it’s out of my way. Well worth the journey.

This was a great experience! We discovered this restaurant while looking for some place to have dinner after 21.30. A few of the places in the area don't serve food after 21, but this place accommodated us. I would definitely recommend this place!

Genuine old style pub. Great food, great atmosphere

Our room was above the bar and eventime the pub door was opened it shut with a BANG causing a massive reverberation through the floor to the room. This only stopped at 10.30pm when the pub shut for the night. Mattress has stains and the mattress cover was dirty 😞. Full English breakfast was fine if you like everything deep fried 😕. Great location though. I kept the slices of Sunday roast to re-sole my hiking boots.

More rough and ready pub than others but decent pint of Proper Job and friendly locals. Worth a visit

This is the most dog friendly place I have stayed in. The room was comfortable & warm and very clean.

Low quality food and disappointing, unprofessional service. I won’t be returning or recommending.

I'm not sure what has happened to this place. It used to serve good, gastro-pub level food. Recently (Sept'23), though, when I visited, I found they had changed their menu to basic pub meals (think scampi, steak, chips, etc). The quality of the food seems to have nose-dived, even on these comparatively basic meals Perhaps a change of chef?! Anyway, very disappointing, especially if you're after something better than a basic bar meal.

Very nice pub with rooms, very nice food, great breakfast, dog friendly through out.Just make sure you don't get room 3. As over the beer coolers!!,( noisy )

Visited for evening meal on a busy night. (The local male voice choir were scheduled to appear later in the evening.) Good selection of dishes on offer as well as decent beer and wine choices. Waiting staff were very busy but we did not have to wait long for our order to be taken or indeed for the food to be served. The food was well cooked and tasty; better than the average pub and the portions were just right. Seeing the local choir later was a great bonus and added to the atmosphere.

We stayed here for the night. Loved it. We had a lovely welcome and shown to our room. We stayed in Room 2. Very clean lovely bathroom and bath. Bed so comfy. Room overlooked the front. So close to the beach in such a quaint village. Had a ploughman's lunch to share really nice. In the evening we had booked and I advise as it was rammed. As we both wanted steak and ale pie we were worried they may sell out, pre ordered and it arrived promptly. Best pie I've had. Breakfast was equally as delicious, hot and lots of it. Loved staying here and already looking to stay again. Beautiful area. Car park adjacent to the pub, payable but good value. It was packed when we left at 10am in the morning, get there early if the sun is out. Sorry I didn't catch the names of the fab staff

Excellent food and friendly staff with a really good atmosphere. The chef is gluten free, so the majority of the menu can be made gluten free at no extra charge! Added bonus is all the puddings are gluten free too! Good size portions at a reasonable price. Staying in the area for a week and have eaten there 3 times, so that says it all!

Fabulous little pub, fantastic food. Mike is a superb host. Emily who runs the bar is priceless, funny, polite and just lovely 😁

We were staying at the Inn and had a lovely dinner. I had the fish pie and it was delicious, the scallops with chorizo were also very good. Service was considerate and perfect. This is a very good local pub.

We popped in on Saturday for dinner and a few drinks after travelling down from the Cotswolds. All staff members were incredibly friendly and chatty. Food was lovely and came out quickly. Dog friendly too, with lots of fuss and treats included.

Had a very good meal, in a cosy pub with a wonderful open fire. Husband watched the rugby in there earlier in the day and said it was packed, which is a good thing for the sport watchers - great atmosphere, but by the evening it was back to feeling like a nice cosy Cornish pub by the sea, great after a day of exploring the sights of Cornwall in this very special village

Called in for lunch the most friendly welcome you could hope for amazing food and great value Cosy and great atmosphere

We ate here sunday evening 15th January, I had steak pie with chips and vegetables. Well that how it was described. The pie came in bowl with puff pastry top, the plate was cold and the pie dish was molten, the brocoli was cold and the chips didn't arrive. Had to ask the waitress to get them, which turned out to be a childs portion. when I put my fork into the pasty it dissintergrated into a layer of dust. Don't get me going on the meger chilli that my partner ordered. Complete ripoff should have asked for a refund.

Stopped in for a couple of drinks and the ale was really good and well kept, staff were very chatty and the pub itself was lovely and warm and really nicely decorated. When returning in the warmer months to Kingsand we will definitely go back to the halfway and have something to eat.

Friendly and welcoming, especially with our dogs. The pub was really clean and cosy. Food excellent pub grub. Great winter pub.

We used to stay in Kingsand a lot, so have visited the Halfway House a few times over the years. We hadn't been in a while, so dropped in for a lunchtime drink and a sandwich while visiting Kingsand. A very friendly last working there, who also brought over a drink for our dog. One of.our group had a sandwich which they enjoyed, and the rest had a drink. Nice to come back!

I was lucky to spend a week in Kingsand with my grown up family to celebrate a significant birthday! A couple of doors away was The Halfway House - a bustling pub which we had a sneaky drink in a couple of times and loved the atmosphere.....and the fire! However, a meal was definitely not so pleasant. We were stuck in a brightly lit room at the back next to the toilets, the smokers door to the garden and the kitchen. My seat was in the corner next to a pile of boxes, spare chairs and other general "rubbish" - we had been led through the warm and welcoming bar to get here which just seemed to rub my nose in it! The food was OK, typical pub grub, The staff were busy but cheerful - we did get 2 wrong drinks though! However, I was so disappointed with the experience that I cannot give more than "average". How can a beautiful characterful village pub get the evening meal experience so wrong - yes, before you ask, there were people eating in the bar and had we known we would have specified a table there! I hope our experience was unusual and as I am unlikely to holiday again there - too far my home! - I hope others have a better experience!

Attended the Halfway on Saturday after a walk in Cawsand/Kingsand. The Halfway is a lovely pub but the same can't be said for the Barman called Jason. What a surly rude individual. Unable to smile or be welcoming and clearly not made for work in...

The Rame peninsula is my happy place in any case, we stayed at The Halfway House for a few days and used as a base. The accommodation is a room in a pub and it was fine. The staff were friendly and helpful, breakfast was...

Just spent a very enjoyable week at Kingsand and once we found The Halfway House Inn, we couldn’t stay away. Kingsand gin and excellent real ale including Dartmoor Brewery Jail Ale. Fabulous food (including gluten free) (I had the shepherd’s pie twice). Superb service from...

Breakfast baps on the beach very nice. Good beer selection. Excellent crab sandwiches - expensive but really well filled and worth it. Also visited for a drink one evening (when mens choir were there) which was great atmosphere. Would return!

Me and my friends came in for a few drinks. The bartender (a man in his 40s with a ponytail) gave a very rude and impatient service. I asked for the wifi and he said “isn’t it obvious “. He was rude to me and...

Convenient, standard food at best. Verry poor service and underage bar staff. We visited 3 times because of convenience and never received a thank you. Bar staff extremely rude unless your local.

We had three sirloins and the kids chicken goujons . The wine (Malbec) was lovely. The sirloins were all requested to be medium rare. However only one turned up like that. The others much nearer well done. No argument and taken back. Good older guy...

Food was fine, atmosphere was relaxed and friendly. However, call me old-fashioned, but I didn't appreciate being served by a waitress who was on the scuffy side of casual who was chewing gum. Euch!!

We had two meals here when we’re staying in Kingsand. The Sunday Lunch was fabulous, enormous portions of the tastiest ingredients. We then ate in the evening and yet again the food was fabulous. The food is outstanding The portions are more than adequate The...

We went for lunch. Friendly staff. Good menu choice. Food well cooked. Dirty Fries starter was enormous - definitely a main course. Clean, tidy, hot pub food, no complaints from us.

The food was uncooked The chips were dry and hard The cod had a taste of ammonia Prices high Merely an apology Go somewhere else...

We had a lovely lunch here, food was tasty and service great even though it was a very busy day. Sandwich was freshly made and my husband enjoyed his burger too. Prices a little expensive but it is the location that you are also paying...

We recently stayed in kingsand and have stayed in the halfway house many times previously and usually we love the place. We visit every year for February half term and usually enjoy at least one night if not more in the halfway for drinks and...

Popped in to get out of the cold on a Sunday afternoon with the dog. Lovely warm bar with open fire and relaxed atmosphere. Good portions especially for the gluten free options. The chef is coeliac so felt safe too! We will be back!

Lovely place. Clean & warm with open fire. Not too busy.Food excellent . Quick service with a smile. Highly recommended

Friendly pub and great staff especially Jade who is funny but efficient. Food is spot on no complaints and good portions. Really impressed

Great evening, staff were super - friendly and efficient - great pub food, good size portions and great value - proper Cornish pub!

We stayed in Cawsand and visited this lovely cozy pub on a few occasions. We found the staff were very helpful and the bar had a very good selection of drinks. The food was first class and we enjoyed our the Scallops, Mussels and fish...

Had an absolutely superb roast dinner here on 17 October. We went for the 'small' option, which was plenty for two hungry walkers. Deliciously tender beef, excellent yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, vegetables, oodles of gravy and - parsnips. Smashing!

We had a really good meal in a friendly pub. If you want somewhere to go to in Kingsand with good food in a relaxed atmosphere this is a great choice. Interesting menu which lived up to its promise. We will return happily

Crowded with no atmosphere whatever. The fish and chips at the Halfway House was awful. It tasted like oven chips and the fish seemed to be out of the freezer and through the oven. We can do this, a lot better, at home! Prawn cocktail...

Really impressed by the food and the service. Our meals came quickly, the scallops were perfectly cooked with a fresh and interesting salad, the chicken burger was served with plenty of hot tasty fries. For dessert we had chocolate mousse and lemon posset. Both were...

We all ordered scallops for starters which actually was quite tasty until I found a long blonde hair in the middle of it, then came the four mains of fish pie which was absolutely disgusting, burnt topping and basically tasted like cheesy fishy dried smash!...