Harbour Restaurant at The Metropole Hotel in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Been coming here for many years, it is an absolute joy every time we come for a meal. Today me and my mother came for afternoon tea and everything was delicious and delectable, as it always is. The service is absolutely flawless, all the staff are exceptional and extremely welcoming, especially the manager. Would recommend to anyone who is looking for a perfect meal out.

We booked afternoon tea for family celebrations. Afternoon tea was presented beautifully and was delicious. Our waitress Pinka was friendly and looked after us. The special offer was a bonus too. Highly recommended!

We were greeted in the dining room by a lovely, friendly and helpful lady. She immediately made us feel comfortable. We chose the set lunch menu as it looked great value and we were impressed with the choice. Both starter and main were amazing and we would definitely choose to eat here again.

We went for afternoon tea...I'd booked for two but one was more than enough between us.Service, surroundings and food really good.Would book again next time we are in Padstow...just a lovely treat!

Steven was extremely attentive , all his team amazing. The food exquisite , the atmosphere perfect. From beginning to end you soak up the high end dining experience

Opted for lamb. (Cannot remember the dish name) Very tough and I was unable to chew it. I did complain but was told, “well you ate most of it”. Waiter was rather rude to me. In fact I ate the vegetables but not the lamb as I was hungry. Did they offer a refund? No. Would I have dinner there again ? No. Shame as the hotel is well worth the stay but I would not have dinner there again.

Fantastic afternoon tea yesterday. Every item on the tea stand was lovely especially the sausage rolls! The views from the restaurant were great and all the staff very professional. Will return soon.

We dined here lately and have to say wow what an experience we sat looking out at the spectacular views and were well looked after by a gentleman who's name we didn't catch but who made our visit even more memorable. The food was delicious. Thank you we shall return

Best cream tea ever (or since the last time at the same venue!). Perfectly balanced with amazing savouries, scones and patisserie to die for. Service was exceptional (as usual). Thank you.

Great food, friendly staff and incredible views over the estuary. Well worth the visit and will definitely be back again.

We returned to the Harbour Hotel for our last night's meal before we left Padstow. It has been great on previous visits, however, this time we were disappointed. The waiter spilt our drink on the table and walked away, we had to ask another member of staff to wipe the table. The starters were lovely, although the prawn cocktail was served in a bowl which made eating the food difficult. We had a long wait for our mains. The monkfish dish was very bland and the side order of potatoes did not arrive and we had to ask for them to be removed from our bill. Our dessert was served in a narrow glass and the spoon was too big to get to the bottom. We were told it was the launch day of The Jetty ad there would be teething problems. Sorry but that's no excuse for poor service. They then have the audacity to add a 12.5% service charge.

Great value, food service & view & no dogs. The service was excellent & the price was good. Remember to log in your parking!

I was not sure what this hotel restaurant would be like! Was it to be a Fawlty Towers or good! We were pleasantly surprised. The restaurant was light and airy and the staff all very pleasant. The mackerel starter was tasty and beautifully presented. We both had sirloin of beef for the main which was beautifully rare, tasty gravy, and a good selection of veg. Grouches; one of those wretched gigantic rubber yorkshire puds which was thoroughly unpleasant and the roast potatoes were only just on the acceptable side but certainly were not crispy! I was disappointed that the fat had been cut off the beef, in my opinion its the tastiest bit however I suppose there are many who do not eat the fat my companion being one of them! Overall the meal was very good though I was utterly bemused that I was the only diner who was able to have horseradish sauce on the day as being the first to be served I got the last dish of it and apparently they had no more! Seems poor planning when the main roast you are serving is beef!

Fantastic Sunday lunch with good portion sizes , fantastic service in a lovely setting. Our only criticism would be the lack of non alcoholic beverages on offer. We could see one beer or soft drinks. With such a growing area of the market with beers, ciders, lagers and spirits this was a surprise.

We stayed at the hotel overnight and ate here for our stay. Food was good, views/location excellent, staff and service outstanding. Look forward to returning.

Although we were staying at the hotel, we only had one meal there in our first night. We were both quite disappointed but I cant find the bill to tell you what we had. We had dinner at Harbour hotel (3/5)Rick Steins (4/5)St Petroc (4.5/5)Cafe Rojano (5/5)Mariners (5/5)

Whenever down in Cornwall this is a firm favourite as a lunch spot ! Tables look out with great views which provides a calming place to enjoy food. Cheese soufflé is fantastic and I rarely venture far from having several of their wonderful starters !! Look forward to being back and enjoy full range

Decided on a visit to the hotel for afternoon tea for my partners birthday. On arrival we were quickly welcomed by reception and told where to go to get to the restaurant. In the restaurant we were quickly shown to our table with nice views of the padstow harbour. We ordered afternoon tea for two and a couple of children’s meals. My partner is gluten free and I’d ensured they knew when I booked. At reception the lady had confirmed this on arrival. So far so good!!! On ordering the waitress informed us the kitchen were not told about the gluten free requirement and it would be a half hour wait to give them time to rustle something up!! Kids meals were lovely, maybe a little over priced, afternoon teas were delicious. Only complaint on food was the gluten free sandwiches, they came out toasted apparently due to gluten free bread being notoriously quick to go stale. I’d suggest due to the mistake in informing the kitchen of our requirements they either only had stale bread or maybe it was frozen hence why they needed to toast it!! The only other complaint was we were initially over charged as two teas were added. Had I not checked the bill before paying we would have overpaid. All in all the hotel interior is lovely, service was good and food delicious. Only issues are the small things that I mentioned which takes the gloss off the visit.

We stopped here in the evening after suffering the WORST service ever at The Old Custom House down the road.Food was excellent, truly couldn't be faulted, unfortunately the service was a little stale and the waitress very stressed. The barman was awfully cocksure and unhelpful.In comparison to our lunch time at the neighbours Harbour Hotel was very good. There are much higher levels to judge a restaurant however.

We had an amazing seafood dinner this evening. Service was fantastic. Thank you for a lovely evening.

Booked this restaurant for lunch. Firstly really Covid secure, felt really safe, secondly the staff were really friendly and accommodating. The quality of the food was fabulous and at no point were we rushed which was lovely. I would certainly recommend to anyone looking for a great restaurant in Padstow.

Fantastic fish dishes, served with very friendly staff, all was perfect thank you. The location is also beautiful.

Had an excellent afternoon tea visit at the Harbour Kitchen. Service wasn’t too fast so we didn’t feel rushed which was lovely, man serving us was very chatty and made us feel really welcome. I really like that their afternoon tea menu is so varied and offers different choices - I had the afternoon tea with a gin and tonic. Food was great and I couldn’t finish it all (unlike me!) it is a lovely clean restaurant with nice views, would recommend. There is also a free car park for guests, albeit a small one.

This is a review for Lunch but we had called for morning coffee on several days and it was most enjoyable. The attention of the staff was excellent. Had lunch on another day and again the service was superb. The meals were well cooked and adjusted to our taste, as requested. The meal was lovely and plentiful.Only one adverse criticism - the background music was awful and too repetitive. It was too intrusive. Even some variation in genre would have been preferable. This could not be classed as background music.

The food is really very good- but the people who work there must have been trained in how to be just gorgeous. We were served by Ellen and Jade who were just brilliant. Couldn’t be more helpful kind and sweet. The sunsets are the icing on the cake. We will be back for more.

We recently spent a fortnight in Padstow in an apartment literally a minute away from the Harbour hotel. We booked in advance for dinner on our first night for the 2 of us and a table for 4 for when my son and his partner visted later in the week.On first night meal was very good. I had Chicken and Prawns and my husband had the Cod dish - both were very tasty. Service was good and the Covid precautions also good in the restaurant ( I thought it was a bit crowded in the bar area so we didnt use this.) My only complaint would be that when spending £120 on a meal for 2 I don't really want to be turfed out after an hour and a half, but in fairness I did know that when I booked and the manager was apologetic.The meal for 4 was also good and as we came at a later time( 7.45 instead of 7) we were not hurried. Incidentally we were alloted 2 hours for that meal,so I guess that the more there are of you the longer you get!At the last minute we decided to book table for the 2 of us on our last night - we could only get 9pm. This was an expensive mistake. Service was still good but the food was terrible. My Onion and Cider soup, which I had so enjoyed on my previous visit, was so tart from to much cider it was irritating my throat and my husband's mussles were not hot. My main of fish and chips was inexplicably served on a tiny plate with the fish in batter sitting on top of the chips. This made it difficult to eat and the chips became mushy from to much fat soaking into them from the fish. My poor husband's Seafood linguine was almost inedible and he left most of it. My son's partner had the same dish on our previous visit which she enjoyed - the meal my husband was served beared no resemblance to this in terms of appearance or content. We decided to skip pudding and just pay the £90 bill ( we had a bottle of wine as well).We didn't complain as it isn't our way, we just vote with our feet!I was sad it ended this way but I think the moral is avoid late service at all costs - it was nearly 10 pm by the time we got our mains and I expect the poor chef had had enough!I like the hotel though and we did have 2 good experiences so I would recommend with caution.

I appreciate things have changed now when dining out but that doesn’t mean poor service can be excused. We arrived early so expected a wait so had a drink. 15 mins after our table was booked we were asked did we want another drink , not your table is ready as we expected. 40 mins after our table was booked we had to ask and circa 5 mins after were seated. We actually got our food an hour after we had reserved our table. No apology for the delay nor explanation and then a discretionary service charge added to our bill - what service? The manager overseeing the restaurant did seem to be a little stressed but it was full. Good customer service starts with keeping your guests updated.The setting is lovely and the food was good, although whilst I know the cutlery is in a sealed packet trying to decant curry, with no spoon, onto the plate when the rice bowl and curry bowl were piping hot was difficult and we didn’t see anyone to ask for one as they were clearly overwhelmed by the number of people they were serving.

A fab meal and service too in such a nice setting. We both had the seafood linguine which was nice, my only recommendation would be that the sauce was thicker and more tomato based because it was slightly on the thin side - but perhaps that’s just my taste. Dessert was incredible, both the white chocolate Eton mess and the lemon meringue cheesecake were very very good. Top quality homemade desserts that looked fab too!

We booked here as a family of four. The food was modern and cooked extremely well. Moreover the service matched with solid recommendations and attentive staff. A great place to eat for fine food and we will return.

Visited on a Sunday evening for a family meal. We had Chicken & Duck & really enjoyed our meals. The service was good & the views from our table over the harbour were superb. Overall I would thoroughly recommend it

Had a lovely meal here tonight- the food was better than rick steins seafood restaurant last night! Cheese soufflé was a highlight and the views were fab. You can tell a lot of money has been spent on the bar and restaurant as the fixtures and fittings are gorgeous even down to the loos! Only tiny gripe was that the staff were a bit under resourced so we had to chase a couple of things but on the whole absolutely lovely!

Amazing food lovely restaurant, over looks the harbour with parking. When we first stepped through the door the hotel looked beautiful, we sat in the bar at first which was very pleasant then we had 3 couses of deliscious food with really nice staff would definitly recommend. Amazing.

I was a little unsure whether to take my family here for dinner as I thought it might be a little formal. I shouldn't have worried. The staff were great, kids well catered for and a lovely view over the estuary. We ate out every night of our stay in Padstow and this was amongst the best.

Book ahead. Nice place with a New England feel inside and a touch of class too. Linen napkins and nice tableware. Really accommodating service. We had lunch and dinner. Parking is available. Great harbour views overlooking gardens. Dining room was busy so we were offered seating in the adjoining room, window table, airy too. Don’t be disappointed if you’re offered this room we preferred it. Nice menu with some lovely choices, the chicken prawn bisque was the star. My fillet was disappointing and a bit too chewy and tough. The Cod crab fillet was excellent as were the truffle fries. Try the Cheese soufflé to start. Desserts could have been better and strangely served in large Gin type glasses. Far too big for the portion sizes. A gripe for us was the Wine glasses, they had none for the Red wine! We were told they only had 6 in the whole Hotel. Reluctantly we had to drink a lovely few bottles of Red from tiny white wine glasses. Note, service is automatically added £32 on our case. It does say discretionary. Excellent hand sanitiser.

We were staying at the hotel, on a short break, and after checking in we popped into the bar area, first to take in the views and to have a snack.Menu is interesting my wife went for the sausage sandwich, while I went for toasty with a side of chips and a glass of wine. This was a great experience, even if we were missing the vinegar, due to an accident in the hotel that morning where they has spilled the 5 gallon bottle..Breakfast the following morning (included in our room rate) was good mix of continental and English options.

Chose to have Christmas Day lunch here after a friend recommended. What a disappointment. The food was dreadful and atmosphere not much better. The food tasted highly processed, we left most of it. No one enquired as to why! There was a token Christmas cracker but otherwise no mince pies, coffee, petit fours, absolutely nothing to make it special. We left £180 poorer and feeling very ripped off! We have written to them twice to complain but they haven’t even had the courtesy to mail or context us. Never agian!

The hotel is so different it now has new owners, they have spent a lot of money on the money on the hotel and it really looks great. The new bar area if pure quality. Food really good also. Smoked Haddock Souffle was lovely and egg custard tart

I took my nan here with my mum for a surprise birthday afternoon tea. We were greeted at the door and shown to our table with a beautiful harbour view. Shortly after we were presented with 3 elegant glasses of champagne. The afternoon tea was amazing, an arrangement of yummy sandwiches and Devine cakes. All the staff, especially cassie, Sami and Fabio were so polite and friendly and went out of their way to assist our every need. I would highly recommend.

Lovely modern, new and fresh set up, with stunning views of the harbour, great for parking too. Well priced food. Friendly staff. Great healthy salad for me, chicken club sandwich good too. Crab sandwich short on crab and heavy on mayonnaise making them taste even less of crab, very disappointing for the price.

My friend and I visited today with our husbands and had a thoroughly enjoyable lunch. The newly refurbished hotel has a calming decor and the staff were so professional and attentive, without being intrusive. Special mention to the young guy from Yorkshire and the Italian manager - they really looked after us. Three of us had starters: mushroom soup, a mackerel dish and the prawns, all very good. Then we had salmon, fish and chips, lamb and the Harbour burger. Everybody enjoyed their meal. Overall we all felt is was a lovely afternoon; a table in the window looking out at great views, reasonably priced food and drink and excellent service. We would definitely recommend it.

We dined at this restaurant Wednesday evening. The guy working the bar was fantastic. Made great cocktails in a timely manner. Was shown to our table overlooking the harbour great table. Our starters goats cheese and soufflé absolutely brilliant. Wine great. We decided on a burger each, oh dear, how can a chef who has worked at j. Sheeky and Scott’s in London (and we have dined several times at both restaurants) let a burger cooked so badly out of his kitchen.. I mean I cook better homemade burgers than that!! I could only eat half and I was being polite. Yes that bad, we were so disappointed. Service could have been better and was rather slow. Would I recommend this restaurant, probably not.

We had dinner here I got pulled pork burger it was cold and did not taste fresh I left most of it, my husband meal wasn’t much better won’t be going back can’t comment on hotel part bar was very busy and had to go downstairs to order and stand in huge queue

Prices reasonable-high but for the setting I guess it’s expected Menu needs attention. If you have a meal on the menu as basic as steak, chips and bernaise sauce it needs to be executed perfectly. To serve an unseasoned steak is unforgivable. Day 1 of college they teach you how important seasoning is, especially on grilled/seared meat. Triple cooked chips barely cooked. Bernaise sauce perfect, as were our starters. Training to service staff urgently required. It took around 35 mins between us finishing and having our plates cleared and getting the bill. Could be amazing if a bit more attention to detail both front and back of house is addressed

We were very disappointed with a meal in Salcombe but wanted to try Padstow as we’d rented a cottage for a week. Beautiful evening and beautiful window table with view. Tempura prawns were crumbed as opposed to the light tempura batter (sort of same problem in Salcombe). Sea bass was ok, veggies undercooked for me. Took a long time to clear plates. Meanwhile we’d struck up a conversation with people at the ‘very close’ next table. Nobody came near us again. No offers of dessert menu or coffee or another drink. Eventually we flagged down somebody to pay. Food needs to be better and waiting staff need better training. Too much choice in Padstow. Can’t say we’d be back. Shame.

My partner had taken me down to Cornwall for the weekend to show me around as I had never been since I was much younger.He told me I could any restaurant I wanted to in Padstow and after looking through trip advisor I settled on the harbour, not to many poor reviews and the food looked spectacular. He called and asked for a table with a view, when we arrived we were seated at the bar and told that the waiter would collect us when our table was ready. At the time the restaurant was quite busy but from where I was sat the service looked exceptional - I couldn’t of been more wrong. The table we were given was not one with a view of the bay that we had been hoping for although there were initially two in the window that had no one on it and by the time we finished our meal there was even more. When we sat down we had already been sat at the bar long enough with the menu to decide what we wanted.. we were ready to order however we were told me needed to wait - ok? Our starters came out and we were both extremely pleased, the scallops I had were perfectly cooked and my partners salmon although tasty could of been made even better with lemon mayo or something to just add the presentation. Unfortunately, it was down hill from there. I ordered fish and chips, the batter was tasteless and too thick, it had been cooked too ok so the fish was dry rather than moist and flaky. The chips were on the border line of being cooked and being sent back - needless to say they were left along with a big lump of batter.The other half’s steak well, to say it lacked flavour would be an understatement - there was no flavour and although perfectly cooked to a medium rare requirement it lacked the wow factor that even bit of sea salted and cracked pepper would of given the dish, it was a very bland looking plate with nothing of colour on it. The chef could of easy achieved this with some roasted vine tomatoes. The plates were then left in front of us for a good 20 mins with our waitress constantly going past us to attend to everyone else but us. When she finally did make it to us we explained the issues we have had with our meals to which she said she’d speak to the chef and bring us our bill. Whilst paying we were told that the chef was very angry to hear about the steak and told her to tell us it was perfect - sorry but it was not. For some where that has been newly renovated and oozes sophistication it is not demonstrating that in its restaurant.My partner is a chef and I come from a family of chefs - we both knew what was wrong with the meal. A new refurbishment but a tired, dull and bland menu. Think management should take a look at the inside. Will not be visiting any time soon - Rick Steins next time!

We had read about this restaurant from Cornwall Living magazine, so popped in early evening and they kindly managed to accommodate us as long as we left by a certain time. I would suggest you make a booking for a good table as they get very busy.

As regular Padstow visitors we decided to give this restaurant a go. There were positives and negatives. We were warmly greeted and seated and left for some time before eventually an order for drinks was taken, along with our food order- some 20 minutes. Our drinks took a while to arrive too. The table near us had two out of three meals delivered with apologies and told the third meal would arrive shortly. They said this several times and delivered the meal once the others had completely finished. Our starters arrived. Soup nice but tempura prawns were not, they were heavily breaded, more like chunky scampi. I explained this to the server who checked with the chef and explained that they had lightly tempura’d them and then breaded them. Bizarre and heavy. The main course of porchetta however was outstanding, served with perfectly cooked sides. So sort your poor service and describe your food properly then maybe we’ll come back. This place could be very good.

We ate here on our final evening, interested to take a look at some of the refurbishment going on in what used to be the old Metropole Hotel. We were given the window table which I had requested by email and thus had a lovely view over the Estuary. Service initially was excellent, as we were shown to our table by the very charming head waiter who brought water then three complimentary glasses of prosecco to celebrate our silver wedding anniversary which fell earlier in the week. After that, however, we waited quite a long time for further drinks and then our food. When it came, the order of half a roast chicken with gravy and chipolata, rib-eye steak with chips and Bearnaise sauce and a seafood burger was nicely presented but only good in parts. The chicken was verging on dry and the steak, although tender, strangely lacked much flavour. Also, the dishes all required sides of vegetables/salad or potato dishes to be ordered in addition to each dish. Odd for a roast chicken dish in particular to be on the menu minus any kind of potato accompaniment. The steak was absolutely huge; might have been better to put a more modest steak on the menu and concentrate on the flavour rather than the overwhelming portion size? We wanted to love this restaurant, but service has some way to go and the food was ok without being as good as we'd hoped. We would definitely give this another try on our next stay in Padstow, though, as these could just be teething problems.

Friends had advised that the restaurant at the hotel was very good so we tried it and were not disappointed .

After having been a customer at The Metropole for 15 years we decided to visit again this time we were staying in a local cottage

I’m a great lover of Harbour hotels & restaurants with their sense of attention to detail & quality of food & service & was excited to be able to visit this one while in Padstow. Sadly it has a long way to go to meet the standards I expect from there hotels, service was slow & clumsy, dirty chair & floor and a steak that was ordered as rare served over cooked & then when sent back told we had to wait for 20mins for another one - needs to smarten up & be more on the ball as it does not match the others in any way

What a fabulous hotel. Warm welcoming, friendly helpful staff with a restaurant/bar with fabulous views over the estuary.. We ate here on several occasions and the food and service was great.

This bar has recently been renovated and the decor and atmosphere are very cool. The staff were excellent and very friendly. The scallops were delicious and made a great starter before I demolished my burger, served in one of the best gluten free buns I’ve ever had. Great choice for lunch and would highly recommend.

Hotel is undergoing refurbishment which I was interested to see as used to stay here regularly as a child (25 years ago).

We booked a table for 5 people and 3 of us ordered the full monty afternoon tea. We were a bit disappointed to be honest because we were given 2 very odd wooden shelf like platters of very small desserts, bland mini sandwiches, scones and cake in pots which were muddled in the sense that one platter was for one person but had sandwiches for 2 people and the other platter for 2 had just 2 sandwiches so we were all having to ask each other do you mind if I have that sandwich or do you mind if I have that cake!!. Would have been much nicer to all have our own little display of goodies. Nice location and views.

Excellent food. Tempura prawns to die for. Turbot absolutely wonderful. Staff extremely friendly and helpful. Food was hot and beautifully served. Breakfast Wonderful with great choice. Food cooked top order and served hot.

The Metropole provided us with a first class afternoon tea inspite of being in the throws of huge renovations. Yes, there were a few knocks and bangs, but we really couldnt fault the service provided by staff. We were celebrating my friends special birthday so attention to detail was much appreciated.

Stayed at the hotel and breakfasted and dined for 2 nights. The restaurant was closed so we ate in what was the bar dining area. I thought the menu was limited and not as good and varied as it used to be. Also The room was very cold. Disappointing.

We have visited the Harboour Restaurant on many many occasions whilst staying as a guest at the hotel and not. The recent refurbishment of the hotel is very much over due but the phasing out of the fine dining in the restaurant is a huge mistake.

We love this place we’ve stayed on several occasions. However this time on our stay in padstow we visit for a drink as we normally would to soak up the lovely view from the outside terrace, NO real Cornish ale ???? We opted for a Scottish IPA ?, which I know is sold in my local Coop for 3 for £5, so was a bit bemused by the price tag of £11 for two 330ml bottles. We love the metropole and truly hope they go back to their Cornish roots after the refurbishment.

We had dinner whilst staying in the hotel. The food was cooked to perfection. The waiter was attentive and took time to discuss the wine options before giving us a small glass to taste before we ordered. His recommendation about how much vegetables and potatoes to order was spot on. The view over the water added to the evening but even if I was sat staring at a brick wall this is a restaurant I would eat at again and again.

Stayed at the hotel for a week and decided to try their restaurant. Dont normally like hotel food and tend to go out to local restaurants. Glad we decided to have a meal there on Saturday night. My wife and I had Entrecote steak and it was sublime, cooked to perfection and if I was on a blind tasting I would have said it was prime fillet. The bread was home made by the Pastry chef and absolutely delicious. THe staff are so friendly and helpful. Will def be going there more often when we return next year

We have enjoyed several good quality meals in this restaurant with lovely views of the estuary. Excellent and polite service.

We recently ate at The Metropole and must say that there fish and chips was amazing ! Excellent service with stunning views over the Camel Estuary and Padstow

very nice food and excelant service and very helpful lovely view over the bay nice experiance i will be back

The Metropole Hotel is an iconic landmark in Padstow. There are few better places to enjoy a glass of wine whilst the children play in the fantastic Swimming Pool 👍

Had first meal in Padstow at the bar; it was nice to relax after a long day of traveling and enjoy the lovely view. Had an amazing fish dinner and thought we would return on the last night. It was just as bad as the first experience was good. Great service/bad service, great food/ bad food. The only redemption is the probably the amazing views over the estuary.

This wasn't our first time at the Harbour Restaurant and it won't be the last. Every time we are in Newquay we visit this restaurant. Every meal we've had has been amazing and now there is a cocktail bar upstairs looking out over the harbour and sea. It wasn't warm enough to sit outside but the room is a comfortable place to have coffee after your meal. We had cocktails and gin + tonic though. Excellent food, excellent, friendly service. My main meal wasn't very warm and they were very quick to put it right but the quality of the food is excellent.

A place to eat with a wonderful view. Good food, good service. A place which I will return to. Very attentive and friendly staff, a place to relax and celebrate.

We had dinner here whilst staying in the hotel (although you don’t have to). The food massively exceeded my expectations as I was expecting a good meal, but it was simply amazing and excellent value. YOU MUST TRY THE TRIPLE COOKED DUCK FAT CHIPS. Best chips EVER!!!!

Though I live locally, I visited the Metropole Harbour Restaurant for the first time in December 2017 for lunch with my mum and after an excellent experience, returned again in January 2018 with my Fiancé.

Just got back from a stay at THE METROPOLE HOTEL in Padstow. We booked in for a Murder Mystery evening and extended the stay by another night. The Murder Mystery was brilliant. All guests for this evening were put onto circular tables of 10 which meant that you could meet other people. The proceedings were led by THE CANDLELIGHT THEATRE COMPANY (or some similar name?). They were a really smart think on their feet Team, all ‘dead’ (forgive the pun) convincing in their roles.

Everything about it was perfect from arrival to departure. The food was excellent, the wines supurb, the service was exceptional and the ambiance was good. It'a a shame it goes dark so early in winter as the view over the harbour would have been fabulous as well, had we been able to see it.

Our first visit to The Metropole Hotel and its lovely restaurant. We were a small group of friends meeting up to celebrate a birthday and from the moment of arrival were very well looked after and catered for. The food was quickly served and beautifully presented, our waiter was very pleasant, helpfull and even arranged a complimentary dessert for our birthday guest ! The wine list is excellent and we can definately recommend the Malbec. We certainly look forward to returning again very soon. Many thanks to all the staff for ensuring we all had a lovely lunch, much appreciated.

We ate lunch here today and were able to take our dog, sit at a table with one of the best views in Padstow and eat delicious food and be served by lovely friendly staff. Couldn’t recommend it highly enough!

Friends and family had a lovely lunch in the Brasserie. We had traditional English fare: fish and chips and beef burgers. The fish were cooked beautifully and were fried in a crisp, light beer batter. They were accompanied by crushed peas and a home made tartare sauce. The burgers were chunky and were served with bacon and home made tomato chutney. We had local draught beer (Windjammer) and gin with the meal. Service was a bit slow as they were short staffed.

Visited here during the Christmas Festival and had a great view of the fireworks, from the restaurant, that evening. We have been going to Padstow for many years and never really considered the Metropole as a place to dine. However, we were pleasantly surprised with the service and quality of the food. We will definitely return.

Sadly over recent years the food and service has declined in choice , quality and service. At least the view has remained constant. The starter was crab with tomato , well hardly any crab and a lot of tomato. Our main course was duck, it was dry, overcooked and stringy, the vegetables were also overcooked with the exception of brussel sprouts which you could hardly cut with a knife. A very poor meal and overpriced, .The menu is unclear exactly what you are getting for the price , why is there not a Table d hote menu with the choice of an a la carte menu .Secondly for a 4 star hotel the dining room staff that served us are not well trained, with the exception of Pip and the head waiter they need to go on a training course Breakfast was the best meal nicely cooked and well presented

Another amazing meal enjoyed here yesterday evening, great service, beautiful views of the harbour and food that is simply stunning. A varied menu with something for everyone.

If you want good pub grub and a good pint served with a smile this is your place. Chips are great, top steaks cooked as you request (rarely accieved). Really enjoyed every meal we had there.

Our starter was poor, main meal OK, pudding good. But way over priced, staff polite but not helpful or friendly. didn't know the menu at all

Nice dining experience, wonderful views, and very good food. We had a good choice of dishes from the menu which were well presented and very good.

Metropole Hotel has its own carpark. Restaurant has panoramic views of the River Camel and estuary. Menu has a good selection of food which is well presented and cooked.

We were lucky to get a table by a window, and to get a space in the car park, as we had not booked in advance for Sunday lunch. it was a very pleasant experience; delicious food was served efficiently, and it was good to get away from the crowds that visit Padstow each day. Thank you.

Had a lovely 3 course Sunday roast lunch (£18 for 3 courses) there yesterday with family & friends. This is the second time I have visited the hotel and had a lovely lamb roast & a definite must while in Cornwall.

Good food and service family friendly nice place to eat in a pretty harbour town x can get very busy in summer season but not to much of a problem

We visit the metropole often both as staying guests and as evening dinners. Last night the food was perfect as normal and the bar stuff were great but the service in the restaurant was very poor. Such a shame that what should have been an enjoyable experience was spoilt through lack of attention and service in the restaurant.

After visiting for tea and cake last month and so enjoying our visit we went for dinner last night. Amazing food. I had deep fried Brie followed by Crab Cakes and then chocolate and banana sundae. Great value great food and outstanding service. All with incredible views. A must visit.

The views from this restaurant were breathtaking! The owner and Chef of the restaurant introduced himself and wished me Happy Birthday! The food was delicious.

As a previous reviewer mentioned , the Padstow area is well known for its top chefs , Stein , Outlaw, Ainsworth , etc, but the Metropole is more than a match for any of them .Our meal was superb,far better than you expect from a hotel restaurant.Also very good value for money and the best views from the elevated position across the Camel estuary. My bread and butter savoury starter being the highlight, as well as the Assiette of deserts, the chef including sticky toffee on our request .It really is an unsung hero in this foodie area .

Brilliant service, excellent food, stunning views, highly recommended. Best place in padstow if you want beautiful vistas of the estuary.

Good choice of lovely cooked food, with local produce. Menu for dinner changed daily. Fillet steak was beautiful.

Very good quality food in all 3 courses and very good but reasonable wine. The meat and fish dishes we tried were all very good so we ate there again on another night and that was just as good. Not too expensive considering the quality.

The hotel main restaurant was excellent with a great choice on the menu which changed in parts every day. A good seafood selection as you would expect but something for everyone served by very friendly staff. A pleasant surprise given we normally like to eat away from the accommodation and Padstow has some great choices. But this was really good quality and very much enjoyed.

A comfortable venue for a sunday lunch.The restaurant has lovely views and is spacious and comfortable. The lunch menu is quite simple but delicious, the smoked haddock risotto is particularly good. The staff are attentive and helpful.

With all the foodie establishments surrounding this hotel, Rick Stein, Paul Ainsworth and Nathan Outlaw across the estuary, this restaurant has to be good to compete! And it does in spades. Not only is the food presented well and the menu innovative, the flavours are very good too! And all at a very competitive price! The wine list is good too with many good wines that won't break the bank! Well done, we'll be back!

Excellent freshly cooked food, obviously created by dedicated chefs. Tables overlooking the sea were an added bonus. The staff were professional yet friendly.

Excellent food and amazing good selection and value with brilliant views across the estuary. The staff are so helpful and friendly.

Don't be put off by the austere appearance of this place! Over Xmas and new year we went twice for lunch in the window area and I can't praise the place highly enough! The food, the drinks, the staff were all first rate and the views to die for! See you next year, a must!

We decided to let others do the cooking and booked in here. It was expensive, but any place would be for Christmas lunch too so we were prepared for that. The portions were small but delicate so we didn't leave feeling stuffed with bad food, and the opportunity to have lobster thermidor as an alternative to turkey for Christmas Lunch is good in my book any day. Charming staff who seemed to want to be there...always a plus.