Hells Mouth Cafe in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

I found this establishment both friendly hygienic and served lovely food. The staff were friendly. Ample parking to leave your vehicle and enjoy the area

Had breakfast rolls here today. Good quality produce being used, very tasty and great service. Lovely coffee and hot chocolate was excellent!

Terrible, and so disappointing. Walked to the cafe along the footpath queued up, full menu displayed, ordered but told no fish, ordered alternatives, told 20 min wait, ok. 15 mins later told no wraps (50% of orders), offered ciabatta ! Having ordered a breakfast Burrito and a Falafel wrap, ciabatta didn’t cut it really, but went ahead, resulting plates of food were terrible ciabattas being dense and dry, falafel tasteless and burrito coming with a bowl of microwaved rice. By the time we left they had no fish no chicken no wraps no chips. Thought we would finish with an ice cream, nice ice cream but not a please or thank you. I feel the food over priced. As a local I will never go there again

Always visit this cafe whenever I’m back in Cornwall. Friendly staff, excellent food and THE best ice cream. And in an enviable location.

Nice for a spot of lunch whilst out walking. Very welcoming, even for our rather muddy dogs! Good variety of hot and cold food.

Visited after a long walk from Portreath. Food was so excellent , we visited two more times. Each time the food was so tasty and the staff were just so lovely. I have never left a review before had to after such wonderful food and service. My nieces loved it so much, declared it “best food of the holiday!!”

My first impression was what a courteous young man served me. We ordered a couple of full englishes before the trek back to Bristol. Lovely breakfast and some of the nicest Sausages I've had x 2. Rate this place A1

Stopped off here on the way down to sennan, great little place and fantastic cafe food. Great service, free parking and the food was just as described. Could not fault it and reasonable prices . Will deffo call in again

Stopped off for some breakfast and wasn’t disappointed in the food at all. The quality of food was good. Price was excellent too and staff pleasant. Well worth a visit

Went here for the second time this weekend and loved it again! The staff are lovely, the food is delicious (the butternut squash soup was amazing, and the lemon drizzle cake was to die for!) They also do lush ice cream! And after you've eaten it's the perfect location to go for a walk to burn some of it off lol

Lovely food, well priced and fabulous front of house staff. The service couldn’t have been more polite and efficient and they were really helpful with a couple of special requests we had. Thank you!

We popped by as we were driving around the area, got some drinks and the staff were really friendly and helpful.

The cafe is a shadow of it's former self having been taken over and modernised. The photographs on this page therefore are no longer the fabulous menu that used to be available. When I was there this summer I found that the only indoor seating available was on high stools - totally unsuitable for older or disabled people. At the best of times it is windy at Gwithian and though there is plenty of outdoor seating it will only be suitable during good weather. The wraps I had were nice, as was the coffee - but the food and atmosphere now lacks the charm it once had.

Stopped off for late lunch/early dinner after a day on the beach at Godrevy last week. Seven of us in two families on a glorious summer day. I ordered a falafel and hummus wrap - I can honestly say it was the finest wrap I have ever eaten. My wife had a breaded chicken and her reaction was very similar - in fact everyone’s meal was fab! We will definitely return next time we’re in Cornwall.

We stopped off here, for lunch, nice friendly place, good service, even though they were very busy, and good food. Well worth a visit.

We stopped off here at coffee time to see Hells Mouth and have some refreshment. The staff were friendly and welcoming but the service wasnt great. We only ordered two hot chocolates. One with marshmallows and one without but it was 10 mins before it arrived and the place wasnt busy and there had been no other orders. Shame really.

We have visited the Hells Mouth Cafe on a few occasions and have never been disappointed with the coffee and food. It’s a lovely little stop off on your coastal road journey down to Lands End. If your luckily your can pop over the road and see the seal family at the bottom of the cliff line. Well worth a visit

My wife and I live in Cornwall and this cafe was always our "go to"cafe for lunch on a day out . Our recent visit was very disappointing . The food was good and service good but the facilities were poor . Two toilets are now one , not enough for the numbers visiting the area . Add to this there was no running water for hand washing . The bin for rubbish was inside the entrance so I had to enter the cafe to dispose of rubbish then leave via the queue for food . The staff said the cafe was being renovated but it has been for some considerable time . All in all a very disappointing visit .

Hot chunky chips and tasty fish in crunchy breadcrumbs. Cheesy chips could have done with more cheese. Cold drinks (Rattler's berry cider and Fentiman's ginger beer) chilled but not ice cold. Unusual hot weather for mid September. Would visit again. Enjoyed the field views whilst sat on a picnic bench outside in the hot sun. No recycling bottles, paper cups, cardboard.

Ordered chips, can of pop. Can of pop was about £2.60 and chips were reasonable at £3. Chunky chips ended up quite dry on the inside. Lovely location. Had quite the trek afterwards to Muttons Cove and back.

Nice little place situated across the road of a stunning cove. They had a wide selection sweet treats including interesting cakes and flapjacks, as well as ice cream. They also served chips which were slightly odd, quite pale and had a strange taste to them...

Been visiting this cafe for many years just for their cream teas. Unfortunately this visit was horrendous. Staff couldn’t careless attitude. And the cream tea has disintegrated from a tray with individual pots with a choice of scone to one in a cardboard box with...

Read all reviews nothing like what I expected poor selection of food no where to sit in side part curtained off it not very inviting, so did not stay.

Friendly staff even when very busy Great food - best cheese sandwich I have ever had We walked from Gwithian camp site to here on the coastline but also has lots of parking

This cafe is one of our always return to places on our annual Cornwall trip in particular for the seafood chowder, however today I was really disappointed not to find it on the menu. However despite this disappointment the food we did eat, tuna melt...

A superb cafe on the road to St Ives on the coast, very helpful and a great view of the Hells Mouth, Cream Tea, hot drinks and helpful friendly staff...

Don’t bother to stop at the sign advertising ‘cream teas’. You’re better to keep going! For £5.50 we got one plain scone, small pot of jam, tub of Roddas clotted cream- all served in a polystyrene container! And a paper cup of tea that tasted...

Great little place. Simple menu of things done really well. Best veggie burger I've had in a long time and the falafel salad with feta, olives and sun dried tomatoes was tastier than a lot of fancier places in St. Ives. Lots of seating out...

A lucky find on a walk from Godrevy point to Hells mouth. A lovely cream tea. Although it was served in a takeaway container, (due to Covid), the cream tea was delicious, the scone was lovely and light. My husband says the pasty was the...

Great food, beautiful scenery, staffed by Cornwall's most accommodating and polite servers. Love this little cafe, recommend it to everyone visiting the area. Food, coffees, and cake selections are delicious and plentiful, catered to many eating requirements. Honestly just a perfect coastal cafe.

We popped in here for something to eat and drink and were not disappointed. The service was good, the flat white excellent and the sandwiches and chips cooked/done to perfection. Plenty of outside seating, clean and tidy with a one way system operating within the...

Stopped on the coastal walk for a cuppa and a cake. Salted caramel flapjack amazing. Good tea and coffee. Nice friendly service. Great place to stop

After a thoroughly enjoyable walk along the cliff tops, this cafe was a perfect place to refuel. The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful, the information on allergens is encyclopaedic and I have to confess this was the freshest scone I’d had in an entire...

On a stunning coastal walk I stumbled across this hidden gem hoping to find some caffeine and a bit of grub. Oh boy, I got more than just that, the whole experience was very very satisfying and the food/drinks were the best around. The mocha was perfect and so smooth (the perfect a mouth of chocolate and coffee) and being a coffee snob myself, I can safely say that Hells Mouth Cafe does not mess around - It was a mug of pure delight! The brunch roll was so insane I ended up buying 2. In my first roll the bacon was cooked just the way I like it and the egg was succulent. In the second, the veggie sausages were phenomenal and have never tasted anything so scrumptious. The bread roll it’s self was the perfect amount of soft and crunchy - very obvious they were fresh to the kitchen today. I will definitely be back very very soon for a cake and an ice cream!

My visit to hells mouth cafe was all around perfect. Amazing veggie breakfast, fast service and lovely staff. 100% would recommend and will definitely visit again

Stopped by at end of Oct here for a final holiday treat. Proper gem. Wonderful fresh menu with really helpful and friendly staff. Given the circumstances great to see business like this working so hard for their customers. Well worth a visit.

The friendliest staff. The yummiest food. The most surreal views. Despite all the COVID measures, the staff made the place feel like home and honestly made us forget about all the corruption going on outside! The food was divine. I ordered a oat milk latte and you can safety say it was done to perfection. The burgers was the perfect, honestly faultless. Full of flavour! The homemade cakes also hit the spot, having to pick was our only problem today! Very very proud of this little cafe keeping afloat after all the uncertainty at this time and being able to put a smile on so many peoples faces. Thank you so much to Hells Mouth

Very disappointing visit to hells mouth cafe today. To start with we were told that there was no water and therefore the toilets were closed and no coffees could be done, however they were still able to serve food... can’t be very COVID safe if staff can’t wash their hands and no cutlery or dishes can be cleaned! They cannot open a cafe with no running water ! Minuscule portions of fish and just overall was not a nice experience. Just not as good last year. Will not be returning.

Super friendly, and some great simple food.Sadly, they still charged us for a burger that was terribly overcooked dry and rubbery - and therefore mostly uneaten, which was a shame. If they’d offered to replace it or not to charge for it it would have been 5*. Definitely worth a visit and the location is excellent.

We stopped here on a walk from Godrevy to Hell's Mouth and have actually used this cafe on many occasions in the past. Always been excellent food and so it was this time - very nice sandwiches washed own with good coffee. Contrary to some other people's experiences, this was excellent. Thoroughly recommended.

After reading recent reviews, we were sceptical about visiting but decided to take a look for ourselves.The cafe was in a perfect location to enjoy the cliff walks near by, we even spotted a seal in the sea.The cafe was friendly and inviting, using strict COVID rules, we had coffee and a breakfast bap, good service inside and outside.Well worth a visit

Visited here recently for some lunch with friends eating outside due to new regulations.We had Mexican wraps a Nachos with chilli beans.We were disappointed that the wraps were only Mexican due to a cold chilli salsa and the Nachos were cold by the time we got to the table a few metres away.However difficult times at the moment, we know the food is generally a lot better than this.

Reading some of the negative reviews about this place we decided to try this little place out ...no problem with service time took 15 mins from order to table the breakfast was very hot as well as for covid safety yes they need hand gel but everyone in staff was wearing masks when dealing with customers in all a nice experience

The cafe is nothing like the website. Grubby and has seen better days. No hand sanitiser, no link to track and trace app and our contact details weren't taken. The waitress/cook wore a loose fitting scarf as a mask which slipped down as she placed our food on the table. Waits were long and food not great.

Awful food. Misrepresenting what is on offer by using previous owner's website. Like eating in a prison cell. Decor terrible. Waitress wearing a flimsy scarf instead of a proper face mask.Food was warm only and was unappetising. Outer toilet door would not close onto restaurant. Grubby pass around menu. We have been coming here for years. No longer whilst these clueless people are in charge. Covid laissez faire at best. Shockingly bad.

On arrival we were given a grubby perspex menu which set the scene. The waitress had a scarf (not a mask) around her face which trailed into my husband's food when she delivered other plates. We were asked in a very cavalier way to provide telephone details on a scrappy piece of paper alongside other diners details (data protection obviously not an issue) which was left on our table for ages before I asked her to remove it. No sanitizer in sight or toilet roll when we arrived. The scrambled eggs and cheesy chips were tasteless and unappetizing. I could go on and on. We have been to this cafe several times before and loved it. It has obviously changed hands recently and really needs to up it's game if it is going to stay in business. Such a shame.

We stumbled across this cafe on our walk to Tehidy from Godrevy, Great food , Lovely cakes, very helpful and friendly staff. A great place for a stop off. Will definitely stop in here again.

It wasn’t too busy when we arrived. We sat outside and waited forever for our food. We were finally called over and the food we had ordered was already cold. My bacon sandwich was a cold bacon bap and it ruined what could’ve been a good lunch. Staff just seemed like they didn’t care

Duchy Capri & Classic Ford Club visited on Saturday 5 September. Really friendly staff and excellent food served to 21 people. We can't wait to return hopefully early next year.

Friendly smiling staff , but really slow service, our tea came quickly but food took 40 minutes... basic burgers & onion rings, nice when eventually arrived, other customers were complaining, one was so fed up with waiting demanded a refund, I would return but making sure I’ve got plenty of time .

Trip advisor you need more stars for this place definitely 10 out of 10. Lovely surroundings lovely ice-cream and produce and very friendly staff especially nthe lady serving Stella I think she was called. Can't wait to go there again. Thank goodness they survived in current circumstances. Please people keep this place going a Cornish national treasure

We were delighted to see this cafe with a hatch open in such a nice location, thought it would be safe. Unfortunately not. We witnessed 2 incidents of people concerned enough about covid safety to to speak out. There are virtually no covid precautions there, I was shocked to see. It would be easy and virtually free to set up a covid safe system here, there is plenty of room to do so. Staff were dismissive and rude to a family trying to observe social distancing - it was quite unpleasant. I wouldn’t feel safe returning.

We visited here when lockdown was eased a little, purchasing a selection of ice cream and homemade cake to take and enjoy whilst admiring the stunning view. Everything was delicious, friendly lady serving. Look forward to visiting again soon

We ventured in to escape the rain and found a table for some coffees. Service was friendly but very slow and felt a little forgotten! Bit of a shame because it is a nice place.

Waited 50 minutes for very basic food. No table service. Limited menu. No local produce. No apologies. Don’t bother.

With all that is going on this place is a breeding ground for covid , no cleaning of tables or benches which are all wooden and crammed in . No one social distancing .

Called into this cafe right on closing time , staff helpful , accommodating .Happy to serve coffee and cakes , no problem. Menu looked interesting , would certainly make another visit.

Stopped here for a coffee and a brief walk to the cliffs. Very welcoming and a good cup of coffee. A perfect place to warm up after a blustery visit to the Hell's Mouth viewpoint.

The food here is really good, we had the beef ciabatta and chunky chips, it arrived quite quickly, and came with an added bonus of a jug of gravy and horse radish, it was really tasty, and plenty of it.Staff were friendly.Very reasonably priced.My only complaint is it was freezing in there, I know it is only February, but it was warmer outside than in.Also only one toilet, and as we were sat at the back, we had a queue waiting for the loo right by our table.This probably won’t be an issue in the summer as you can sit outside.Plenty of parking, and great views from across the road.Well worth a visit and we will be back.

First visit was fine, the best Ciabatta I ever tasted. Then we went for Sunday lunch but the place was freezing. The heating was switched on when we arrived at 12pm so it took a while to heat up. The Sunday roast was fine except for the nut roast which was mostly rice. Might give it another go but go for something else.

Don't let the outside put you off. It doesn't look that inviting but it's much better on the inside. Service was excellent, very friendly and professional staff. Dogs are welcome, food is excellent and plenty of it. Prices pretty good. The only things that stop it being a 5 is food was brought out over quite a long period as we were a group of seven and I found a piece of plastic in my chili. Would come back though.

So website and notice on door says open all year but not open today. I can understand not being open if not worthwhile for staff but be honest about it.

First time we have visited the cafe.. We ordered 2 Americanos and 2 scones with jam and cream. Whilst the coffee was very flavoursome the cream tea left alot to be desired. The scones were no bigger than a cheap supermarket brand with little taste, alongside a tiny pot of cheap strawberry jam and an equally tiny pot of clotted cream. There was barely enough for one scone never mind two!(I wish I'd taken a photo!) At £11.40 I felt ripped off.

After arriving just after food stopped serving... the lovely gentleman saved us from hanger and made us some awesome fish finger sandwiches! Such a nice place and couldn’t recommend it enough! We will be back!

They have some great veggie options and still have some of the classics like seafood chowder. Veggie burger, sweet potato fries, yum, and a Offshore beer to wash it down with! Staff are great, friendly and efficient! Desserts to die for and some lovely cake washed down with lovely coffee and hot chocolate. Ticks all my boxes :) Good value for money too!

As with most people who visit this part of Cornwall regularly the cafe is a regular stop off.Arrived on this holiday to see an obvious revamping and restyling outside.The menu had some nice more modern dishes which were much appreciated and the draught beer went down well after a tramp along the coastal path.Service was efficient and friendly.The change for the worse though is to the toilets. Down to one cubicle for men/ women/ accessible / baby change . Nowhere near enough with the expansion of covers and badly placed so that two tables have to eat with a line of queuing people towering over their meals.Well worth going but don’t take a table in the back of the cafe .

Cream tea has pretty poor. The jam must have been supermarket cheapest, jelly type. Cream appeared to be squirty type. Coffee is good. Garden seating needs attention. Broken benches, what appears to be a small stage and bar! Deck chairs not very easy to use when eating as no small tables and only 4 large bench tables. Needs a face lift. Didn't try a meal. Outdoor area definitely needs improvement.

Conveniently located at the side of the B3301 opposite the car park for Hells Mouth bay. A good range of drinks and food are on offer at competitive prices. Our drinks were promptly served and were good quality. Prices are good

Myself and my son stopped here for breakfast and it was fantastic. Lovley service and amazing pancakes. My son is a fussy eater but he just tucked in and scoffed the lot. Great food, great drinks, great staff and great location, cant say more than that. We will be back!!!

Just had tea and cake, they tried to pass of squirty cream as fresh, what else are they cheating with? As a veggie once suspicions are raised it puts you off.

This was a surprise find on my walk with the Dog to Gwithian.

We live in Cornwall and Hell's Mouth Cafe is a favourite place for us to visit once the holiday season is over but this time we were worried as we had read a couple of bad reports on TripAdvisor since the new owners had taken over. Reports stating that the staff were very unfriendly and the food and beverages were poor. In our opinion and as a result of our visit today, these reports were found to be very misleading. On arrival we were greeted with a smile and friendly welcome. The coffee and food was brought to us by a happy and friendly waitress, the coffee was hot and the food delicious. We then asked a young waiter if it was possible to have an additional item, this he brought to us very quickly and when I went to pay he told us not to bother now but to pay when we were leaving. To sum up the food was great and we could find no fault at all with the staff or service, in fact every thing was perfect and it still remains our favourite cafe in Cornwall.

We had stopped for drinks a couple of time and took the plunge and booked for an evening meal. The pork and sea bass dishes were very good. My lemon tart dessert was very good. There is a limited but very good wine list. Service was attentive without being intrusive. I always felt that this site had potential and it was nice to see that being realised. It would have been good to have seen some clearly defined starters on the evening menu. I look forward to seeing how the business develops. Well worth a visit.

My second time back since the new owners and the customer service is still non-existent. The three chaps at the till did not look up to see me arrive or say Hello. No smiles either. They had to ask us who was next as they hadn't looked up. Won't be going back. If this is modern customer service then I don't like it! Shame I have to give 1 star.

Been coming here for years .....family tradition last day of holiday after we pack up enroute home. We stay at Churchtown Camping...caravan stored there so this tradition occurs several times a year.

Good food in a great location. A pretty rough and ready cafe serving good food. Good staff and fabulous ice cream.

Stopped off here many times for coffee, cake, ice cream or lunch. Visited this year to find it has changed hands and become a “kitchen” with a more restaurant style menu. Advertised hot food until 5pm but couldn’t get any chips at 4pm as the kitchen was closed. Had soft drinks (just gave us cans with no glasses) and cake (ok but more supermarket quality than homemade). Sat inside and had someone mopping around us with very strong disinfectant. Despite them not being due to close for nearly an hour felt like they wanted rid of us.

Love the revamp. Had the £30 special on a Friday evening. 2 mains and a bottle of decent wine. My partner had the fish ragout which he said was delicious, I had the hake which was amazing. Staff were really friendly. A lovely evening.x

Called in on the way home for an ice cream which we have done previously, today however I dont think the assistant had her glasses on as the one scoop ice cream was more half a scoop than a whole one ! Will make sure we dont go to her again, best part of a fiver for less than one scoop in two !

Great scenery, surrounded by green fields and just across the road from the cliff edge. Friendly staff and delicious caramel flapjacks! Not the most comfortable seating if you were planning to stay for a while but other then that it's good.

We all had a fantastic lunch today and the new owners have transformed the place. The food 🍲 was spectacular and the atmosphere was amazing. Well worth a visit a little gem 💎

Every year for the past 8 @ least we make a pilgrimage here & it never fails ....I thoroughly recommend the Seafood Chowder with the great doorstep of Granary bread ...if that doesn’t entice your tastebuds then the savoury tea with cheese scones & clearly more cheese is to be eaten.

A great little stop off cafe when walking around the area. Delicious food at reasonable prices. Outdoor and indoor seating, beautiful coastal views just over the road. Friendly and helpful staff. Not a very big place but worth waiting for a seat! Would thoroughly recommend.

Had a lovely evening meal and drinks here with friends. The food was really really good and great selection of drinks too. So happy it's opening during the evening. Great location and the breakfast is pretty good too!

Had a great brunch at Hells Mouth Cafe this week. Very good selection. I had smashed avocado on sourdough with bacon! Extremely good value for money. Very friendly staff. Definitely will return and thoroughly recommend it.

Come here every time we come to Cornwall. Has been recently taken over and I have to say the food is even better. Will definitely be back again. Staff all friendly as well. Excellent value!

Great breakfast, quantity, taste and presentation all good and staff very amenable to adjustments in menu. Also, good coffee with choice of milks. We will be back.

Me and my fiancé came in last week and a young boy politely told us it was closed, returned yesterday to see the new look and the staff were all so lovely, a bit of shouting from one of the ladies in the back but that is standard in a restaurant! The same lad served us at the till, did our drinks and took our food over to us and gave us recommendations for where to go. Will definitely be coming again next year and maybe even try out a couple of evenings that they are doing. Lovely staff and lovely breakfasts.

We came to Hells Mouth with 50 classic car members for a coffee or tea stop with Saffron Buns as part of our days driving. The team were very friendly and attentive and coped well with 50 all coming at the same time. They have a good sized car park and the view of Hells Mouth is certainly worth a visit. We would highly recommend this cafe.

As a local and regular visitor to the cafe I was really disappointed to go to the cafe this Saturday to find it closed. I checked the internet and it said open from 9:30 and when we saw the chalk board outside it said it opened from 9:30 until 5pm, however it was closed. So after a lovely 2 hour coastal walk we were extremely disappointed to find it closed, needless to say we won’t bother to go again. There must have been 4 other disappointed potential parties of customers that also arrived in the few minutes we were there who also left and spent their money elsewhere.

Popped in to see if I could see the new owners. The three young chaps at the till were not accommodating and were frankly rude and uninterested in my questions about the take over and new menus etc. I will need to reserve my judgement until they are up and running. I did not stay for anything to eat or drink, as I felt un-welcomed. I will go back in a few weeks.

Had a lovely late lunch here after a little stroll to see the seals. Well prepared food, friendly staff. Can’t ask for more. Might go back to get breakfast here later in the week.

Thank you from the Gay classic car Group for looking after 50 of us for morning coffee and saffron buns great start to our day. Good luck to the new owners have a good season

Lovely cafe with delightful saffron buns and Earl Grey tea. The cafe has just been taken over the new owners were very friendly and couldn't have been more helpful. Prices reasonable. A lovely spot.

Lovely little cafe in the midst of glorious fields. A place to rest and refresh on the way to or from the beach. Serves hot meals, sandwiches, cream teas, coffees, teas and hot chocolates. There is a place to eat inside and out and parking. On a warm day it's lovely to sit outside and admire the views.

Siamo arrivati in una mattina di sole in cui la nebbia non si era ancora alzata e ci siamo fermati a bere un caffè co un un dolce. Tutto molto buono, ma il posto vince su tutto, con le sue panche di legno in mezzo all'erica.

Had a late breakfast here, excellent. Somewhere to stop off during or after walking the coastal parths. Or to cool off, Ice Cream - Rum and Raisin is my favourite.

Nice little cafe with good homemade cakes. Excellent view of Hell's Mouth across the road from the cafe.

Stopped off for some coffee and cake at this little gem of a cafe, would recommend the lemon drizzle with clotted cream on top it's really gorgeous! Scenery is stunning a little walk over the road. Well worth a stop!

Our last visit was very poor so only took coffee on this visit. Beautiful sunny day and sat out on the field with the picnic benches. All ok but as I say only took coffee. Better to go on a nice sunny day and enjoy the walking and scenery.