Loowena in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Popped in for lunch whilst visiting for the day. Excellent food enjoyed burgers and loaded fries between us. Certainly good size portions and piping hot Well worth a visit

Quaint little eatery on the back street of Looe, prettily decorated. Food was a bit average, we ordered a BLT which was toasted but it went a bit slimy with the lettuce and the bacon wasn’t very hot inside, shouldn’t really be offered as a toasted option, just doesn’t work. Loaded fries were nice though. The young girls working there were lovely.

Just off the beach, my family and I were wanting lunch. The food was good & as a gluten intolerant person, they were happy to amend, which ended up being yummy

An absolute delight This cafe is just off the seafront amazing Cornish tea and the owner was very welcoming stunning food freshly cooked can highly recommend lovely interior don’t just walk past go in will definitely be returning

Amazing food. service was amazing. Made to feel welcome. Price was good Friendly would definitely go back Feeling in side was super and clean

Very welcoming. Lovely interior. Excellent food. Don't walk past go in!! Will definitely be returning.

Disappointed. Looked lovely from outside, but should've thought about the red flag of no menu outside. We had burgers and jacket potato. The burgers were cooked, but lukewarm, measly portion of skinny fries, jacket potatoes only slightly bigger than an egg. And don't ask for the loo! Apparently, they only have to provide facilities for staff. We were told the nearest loos outside were closed and to go up to the co-op, 5 mins walk away. They were also closed. No loos in Looe! As a North coast girl, I won't be venturing south anytime soon. Sorry.

Came here for a cup of tea and a bite to eat. The cream tea my daughter had was nice, decent portion of clotted cream and jam however she did say that the scone was on the drier side. The toastie was really tasty, really nice thick bread and a good amount of filling, served with crisps which my daughter happily helped herself to. Friendly waitress who greeted us with a smile and a warm welcome. I would recommend, thank you.

We only wanted a drink, so the service was fine and the prices were standard. It did feel a bit weird in there - we were the only ones in, and it's right off the beach - should be busy, you'd think? Asked to use the toilet, to be told there wasn't one. This is so wrong! Any establishment that serves food and has seating for more than 10 people has to provide a customer toilet - fact. We weren't tempted by the food, but the drinks were fine.

Miserable staff who us feel like they were doing us a favour.Sign displayed suggested that the food was home made.We ordered soup with french stick.Got served tinned soup with regular bread.Our cream tea arrived before the soup.Over priced and not as advertised in menu.

Food was OK to be honest felt a little pricey for portion but not massively. Maybe I'm mistaken but thought seat down eateries had to provide toilet/handwashing facilities

Popped in for a coffee & cream tea . What a mistake . Thirty minutes later, there was no coffee or cream teas .My husband had to ask where our order was, too the uninterested young lady serving. Her response was , sorry we had forgotten. 17.50 daylight robbery. Won't be paying a visit again .

I hate to write a poor review but I genuinely cannot stress enough, how poor the food was - we walked around the town and everywhere was buzzing, busy and full… and found this cafe in the corner… I should have stuck with my instinct and walked out. It was almost empty. There’s a reason for that! Grotty grubby exterior, dirty menus, Filthy condiments, and the food!! It was truly awful. ‘Loaded Fries’ with Southern fried chicken, cheddar cheese and sour cream.. Anywhere else, you might imagine something a bit appealing, attractive, a bit of colour, perhaps a dressing or a leaf or something…maybe lightly grilled, I had imagined anything but what was served up. And at £12.50!!!! I felt gutted, absolutely fleeced. Had I not been in compony I would a) not have stayed when I saw the revolting looking food and b) would queried that bill. A small breakfast bowl portion of undercooked soggy chips, topped with congealed, glutinous pale melted cheese (microwaved?!?) and a small piece of breaded chicken sliced into a few bits on top, under a squirt of sour cream. 1cm of vinegar in the almost empty filthy bottle, apple juice no ice, (or offer of it) just, Yuk. The reason they were empty is because the food is AWFUL. Partner had steak sandwich with caramelised onions and salad & fries, & our lunch companion gammon chips, egg. Lacklustre, tepid, underwhelming, incredibly small portions and it was genuinely incredulous to see this low a standard in 2023. They’ve got some gall to charge those prices too. We sat amidst our uncleared plates long enough, then I delivered my feedback at the till to one of two startled and disinterested waitresses both of whom were sat ignoring their customers whilst on their mobile phones. Amidst uncleared tables outside, filthy condiments, No check back, no offer of dessert (we wouldn’t have prolonged the agony, but still it’s usual to be asked) . I urge this establishment to open their eyes, make the most of their situation - just steps from the seafront, and drag this standard up off the floor. Or stop. It was hideous, and dirty. There’s no excuse for it. And no customer toilets? Nowhere to wash your hands? I thought that was a basic requirement.. Awful at best & surprised that this exists in 2023. (We are fairly local.)

Lovely little café with lovely service. Have been here many times and always had great food and very relaxed atmosphere.

Popped in for a cuppa while in Looe. Wish I had not bothered. Terrible customer service - very unfriendly :-) And no customer toilets.

Visited twice and ate during my visit to Looe. Good food at a reasonable price but the premises was very cold inside with absolutely No Other customers. The food was spoilt by stone cold plates on both occasions leading to the food being cold underneath where it sat on the plate. Lovely Young Lady serving.

Visited here as a party of 4…..weren’t impressed. High tea comprised of a shop bought scone, shop bought cake and cheap cream and butter - the tea was one bag in a big pot so even after we’d finished our food it remained anaemic. It was £10 which was fairly reasonable for Looe but not for cheap, synthetic produce. No skimmed milk either.

Looking for a cafe to have a full English before a long journey most everywhere …was closed! How lucky we were therefore to find Louwella open, with a lovely smiley chatty host who served an excellent breakfast replacing some items for unwanted carbie ones.

Excellent service very friendly and super hot fresh food with lovely coffee great choices and lovely surroundings we highly recommend

Nice looking little place, good variety on the menu but over priced for a cafe. The cafe was freezing. We had to eat with our coats on, even the staff had big fleeces on whilst they were working. We enquired about heating as there was a fire on the wall but got no response. I had a toasted sandwich with 8 crisps on the side (£8.50) and a latte (£3.50 for a very small cup) which I enjoyed. My son had a small breakfast (£8.50) which had 5 mediocre staple items and a piece of toast and a glass of apple juice (£2.00). We had to ask for cutlery. We had to ask for serviettes. Then we had to ask for condiments. There was no customer toilets and we were served by 3 sniggers teenagers which I thought was quite rude. The worst thing was the ‘smeech’ of cooking fat. There was clearly no extractor fan or airflow. It was disgusting. Our eyes were stinging and we couldn’t wait to get out of there. I had to wash my coat when I got home. Today was actually our 2nd visit. The first time we arrived at 11.35 to order breakfast but was refused even though was advertised as being served until 11.45. We left and ate elsewhere. Avoid. Will never be returning.

The owner of this cafe, has refused to give my 86 year old neighbour a refund on a bill that should of been £17 but was accidentally put through as £170. My neighbour only saw this after the fact, and when queried was told it was OK, transaction was cancelled. Then asked to pay the £17 again. So, 3 weeks later on her bank statement, the £170 was taken. The owner has flatly refused any liability and has told her he basically tough luck. Unfortunately her bank is been unable to resolve the problem because she never kept the card receipt, as she thought it was cancelled at point if sale...... AVOID THIS ESTABLISHEMENT

Having stumbled across this establishment, with the advertisement of fresh food we decided to go in. On entering it is a very small place, and please note there are no toilets, you have to walk to the beach ones which we thought was odd. The...

This place could be a little gold mine but it is let down by unenthusiastic staff and mediocre food. We stopped to eat here because of the sign stating that he food was made fresh. The soup obviously came out of a tin and the...

We ordered the special - mackerel burgers. We had about 6 small chips each and they tasted like they’d been fried in old oil. Mackerel that was a very small piece and I could taste it for the rest of the day. Very cheap quality...

Popped in to Loowena's as there was a sign outside that said dogs were welcome. We were shown to a table for two and was left with a menu to look through. There was no rush, everyone was really kind and helpful. The cafe was...

Contrary to others, this place is amazing, the owner Nigel always has a smile and a joke, like he says it's not fast food, it's good food cooked as fast as they can from fresh, the breakfast is absolutely delicious and the cream teas are...

Mackerel burger & chunky fries £14.00 Picture is self-explanatory. A small mackerel in a pappy white bap (the kind you can buy from any budget supermarket). Chunky fries…again photo speaks for itself. Diet Coke came to the table in a can with ‘75p’ on it....

My wife went into the cafe and ordered drinks, they came in due course, delivered by a very pleasant member of female staff. I had occasion to go back into the cafe to use the toilet facilities, they were in the corner of the room...

Popped in for lunch. The burger with pulled pork was delicious as were the chunky chips. The service was good as was the suroundings

Well most people seem to think that this is a good place. Not on our experience today Sun 29/5. We went in and spent 45mins waiting for our food, and that was just part of the problem. Now it was a busy day in Looe...

Come here on holiday and was looking for a great place to have a birthday breakfast super friendly staff and a amazing little cafe a great place to have a bite to eat.

Excellent quality, freshly cooked food in Looe delivered to the Lovely and super efficient Tabby. This is undoubtably the "Come to" eatery in Looe😊

Had a thoroughly enjoyable lunch with our daughter here today. We’ve been coming to looe for a long time but this was the first time since the pandemic started. I noticed that some of the pub type eateries we had gone to in the past...

We stopped here for a bite to eat ad all had a cream tea. The food was delicious and the staff friendly. Dogs are allowed inside which we find odd but seems to be the norm in Cornwall!

Superb little cafe, good food at a reasonable price (visited 3 times during my week in Looe) Lovely and very efficient Waitress. Be aware there is a naredowell that lives in the hostel opposit Loowena that has no doubt left bad reviews for this and...

Clean tidy nice food freshly cooked and comfortable venue to relax over coffee and breakfast owner very hospitable nice smile

Expensive/poor quality Customer service below average Poor overall experience Shame as great location

Came her for food took a while to be seen and served when we got the food the jacket potato was cold and the pulled pork chips were basically chips and cost £7 there was only a spoonfull of pork wouldn’t visit again

Very accommodating, friendly and speedy service. Staff helpful with menu choices and happily made adjustments . Definitely visit again

After a gorgeous morning of pony trekking at Polmartin we arrived in Looe to find that we were too late for our much anticipated breakfast, however Loowena Cafe duly responded to our disappointment although it was 13:00pm and breakfast finished at 11:30am by cooking a...

I recently took my visiting family for lunch and am disappointed to see it has gone downhill. We all had a jacket potato and they were microwaved and soggy. Everyone else’s had a nice little salad garnish, but mine didn’t. I asked the waitress if...

Wait outside in front of the half open stable door for staff to let you in. Choose a table and someone comes back to take your order. Inside and outside seating available. Face coverings and social distancing taken seriously. Pay at the counter when your...

Escaped the rain and came in here! Had cream tea with hot chocolate, very nice and tasty. Both our dogs made welcome whilst we ate.

Lovely fresh tasting food, friendly staff and lovely atmosphere. Decor was wonderful, with a seaside theme, especially the big dog in the corner! Would definitely come back next time we are in the area! Thank you for a lovely meal.

Ordered five meals none of them worth the money, 2 burgers which were very greasy, 1 chicken and bacon pasta with over cooked pasta stuck together and rock hard chunks of processed chicken, but by far the worst were the 2 cheese ploughmens we ordered...

This is a small cafe not far from beach myself am my wife decided to try walking back from the beach as my wife has back issues and can’t walk to far without sitting down, found a table sat her down and the waitress acknowledged...

A delightful little cafe in the heart of Looe. Great ambience and really friendly helpful staff and proprietor. Sandwiches and cream tea were excellent. Loved the way the owner was still polite despite having a customer who was not happy because they couldn’t get alcohol...

service was very good as was the quality of food. a few seats outside great for a quick lunch. a stones throw from the beach.

they serve beautiful breakfasts there and it is relatively cheep for the quality, it is just amazing

Nice place. Clean and tidy. Food good. Staff friendly. Tasty cheese & onion toasted sandwich. Dogs allowed

Been past this cafe several times but have not used it before. Went in for a cream tea and was greeted by a very sociable waitress who is an asset to the business. The inside is not that visible from the outside but it is...

We ordered a pulled pork baguette and cheese burger with chips. Although not massive it was very tasty. We also ordered the cream tea. The scone was very light and the most tasty we have had on our visit to Cornwall. This place is just off of the sea front and well worth a visit.

Only tiny but food excellent and spotlessly clean. We would recommend it as it is very close to the beach and it's nice to get away from pasties and fish and chips.

This is only a small cafe with a few tables outside. it is very near and we stopped for a drink and had a very nice Cream Tea, we sat outside and order was quickly taken and out cream tea was served which we thoroughly enjoyed.

Went for a light lunch and coffee. Pleasantly formed inside with interesting artifacts on the walls. I had a chibatta with pulled pork in a barbecue sauce while my wife had a chicken, lettuce and Mayo sandwich. Very fresh and tasty. The pulled pork appears to have been home produced. A pleasant location for a light lunch near the seafront.

This cafe offers take away, sit in or sit outside. The street is pedestrianised so few cars go past. Very busy thoroughfare with people going into the front. It was nice to sit outside and sample their cream tea. The scones were oh so light. Staff were friendly and swift to clear and wipe down after each customer.

Some of the staff were lovely, polite, patient and helpful. One member of staff was clueless, i respect she may of been new but she had no clue what she was doing and made me question whether i’d visit there again. The same girl could of presented herself nicer and took more pride in her personal hygiene as it wasn’t a pleasant smell. She also didn’t follow social distancing guide lines she came and lent on our table so another member of staff asked her to step away. Apart from that i had a lovely cream tea and was welcome politely by a young girl.

After a lovey walk around around the town we needed a spot of light lunch and came across this little gem. Social distancing is in force but that has to be a good thing given the current climate. The food we had was good enough, some sandwiches and toasties, and we had a little chuckle about the spelling mistakes on the menu. If you want somewhere warm, dry, friendly and good food then it’s worth a try.

Staff were rude and unhelpful, making it very obvious that we were an inconvenience as we ordered. We sat down and both waitresses and owner muttered about wanting to close (we had 40 minutes before the advertised closing time). Slow to receive 4 drinks as both girls milled around chatting or glaring at us. Coffee was nice but they didn't do the EOTHO scheme rather annoyingly.All staff were great advocates for the company- don't waste your time.

We visited this cafe early lunchtime (around 12.15) as our 2 young children needed lunch. On arrival we sat at one of the four tables outside (all were empty). We were given menus by the friendly young waitress and my husband was advised by an older guy (presumably the owner) that there would be around a ten minute wait before our order could be taken for food. This was fine, and we were more than happy to wait. After a few minutes our 2 year old needed the loo, so I went to the door to take him. As soon as I was stood at the door, the older guy literally pounced and very rudely and loudly just said "NO, NO, NO". When I asked what he meant, he said "we are full". This, I found surprising, whilst I fully understand the current climate and the need for social distancing, all 4 outside tables were empty! When I explained that we had just been told there would be a wait, and we were happy to wait, he was just even more rude, literally closing the bottom half of the cafe door on me. I know a negative review will probably not affect this cafe's trade, due to its position and location in Looe. However, we will not be lining this guys pockets with our hard earned money, he is clearly in the wrong profession, if he cannot cope with serving 4 inside tables, with another member of staff! Both myself and my husband have previously worked in hospitality for years and have never experienced such rudeness. Had he simply apologised and been polite there would have been no issues whatsoever. Surely politeness is a basic requirement of a cafe owner?!

We sat outside at lunchtime, lovely decaff coffee, simple tasty food (jacket potato, chicken goujons) nice staff.

Popped in for a meal and drinks (licensed). Varied menu, spoilt for choice. Excellent service, everyone extremely friendly. The food was faultless , tasty, and plenty of it. Good value for money. Lovely atmosphere with warm fire glowing, lots of interesting things to look at it, beautifully decorated and furnished, very comfortable. Will definitely revisit.

Called in for afternoon tea. We were a little suspicious as the place was almost empty.However we have no complaints, lovely surroundings, service from the young lady was very friendly, and the food and drinks were all absolutely fine.Can't work out how they have so many poor reviews. Wouldn't hesitate to return.

After a lovely day on the beach my family of five wanted dinner and we soon found this gem of a place. We walked in after briefly reading the menu on the window, we were welcomed and sat at a large window table. We all chose what we wanted from the menu and ordered with a very friendly lady who advised us which dishes could be served as smaller children’s portions. We ordered the jug of sangria to share which was delightful and refreshing. All the food arrived, well presented and really tasty. So much so all five of us devoured it and cleared a plates (a first for my family)After our meal we got chatting with the hosts who were lovely and I know we had made the right choice of venue, we will absolutely return and I would recommend to everyone! Thank you for a lovely experience.

Visited whilst on holiday in Looe for a late lunch. Service was friendly and quick. Prices were quite cheap compared to other places in Looe. I had the cheesy chicken pasta which was lovely. My husband had the pulled pork pizza which he enjoyed but he said could have been hotter. Overall good value for menu and would go again.

We visited here twice while on holiday in Looe. First time was for coffee and second time for lunch. Decided to return as felt staff were very friendly and welcoming.

Went here for a late lunch after walking along the coast from Polperro. Very disappointed. Limited menu and the bread used for the sandwiches was presliced cheap supermarket bread. We won't be returning - there are plenty of other places we've tried which are all better!!

Visited today, 8 of us ordered coffee and sat outside, half an hour later the owner/manager started to bring to drinks out in a completely different order to how they were ordered. Lattes were luke warm and eventually my Cappuccino arrived at which point the bloke asked if everything was ok at which point I replied “no, half an hour to get 8 coffees is ridiculous”, he started to have a go at us as scooterists and was quite rude. Avoid this place, there are cafes nearby run by locals that are a lot more friendly!

Popped in for coffee and cake but unfortunately no cake. They have lots of small snacks though and the coffee is lovely. Very friendly service. Think they should have cake though.

This is a lovely little cafe/restaurant with very accommodating staff who also welcome dogs . We had a cream tea (albeit in the morning!) which was delicious and also had fresh strawberries added , a nice touch. Delicious. Nicely decorated surroundings which make it very homely.

Had lovely sausage babs and jumbo fish finger sandwich and teas and coffee everything was tasty and delicious

We have been to Looe a few times and decided to try Loowena for the experience of a "cream tea". First impressions was that the man serving (presume the owner) was not very friendly. We were a table of six so ordered three cream teas to share. When I cut into my scone I found that it was still partly frozen so sent it back, a lady took the scone back to the kitchen without even an apology and a few minutes later bought out another one, again I found that this was also partly frozen, my mum and daughter also had scones that were very cold in the middle. I took this back to the counter whereby the women took the scone back "muttered" something then disappeared into the kitchen never to be seen again. We were left waiting at our table. In the end we decided that we would pay for the drinks, not the cream teas. I went to the till and explained this, the owner was extremely rude stating "so you are eating our food and not paying", I advised the gentleman that we had not eaten the food as it was uneatable but that I was prepared to pay for the drinks. Another young waiter took the payment for the drinks and I have to say he was very polite and apologetic. The owner of the cafe then proceeded to make comments as we left the cafe. Awful atmosphere, very unfriendly, awful food, saving grace, very polite and helpful waiter.

Visited on a wet Sunday afternoon. The menu looked nice so we thought we'd pop in for a drink and a snack. As soon as we walked in it felt like the entire cafe glared at us..staff included..a very awkward and unwelcoming atmosphere and we quickly left...never to return.

We popped in for a quick lunch. The cafe was very quiet though clean and functional. As with other reviews I did notice that the staff seemed a little quiet and not super smiley as would be expected in a tourist area. I had a ham sandwich and tea and it was most satisfactory. Nicely presented with a salad garnish and crisps. The tea was served in a nice white tea pot with matching cup and saucer. What more do you need? All four of us enjoyed our lunch.

Kann die negativen Bewertungen nicht teilen, die Inhaber Familie war super nett zu uns, der Cream Tea war excellent, wir haben nichts auszusetzen

We visit Looe regularly and my kids love this place. I have read some of the reviews and they do not tally with our experience. The seafood basket and platter are our favourites, lovely fresh seafood served simply. The burgers are great as well.

Me and the fam had a quick breakfast in here on our last day in Looe. to say we were disapponited in putting it mildly. Strange atmosphere in the cafe, owners (?) rather rude and distant and the food was pretty poor considering the price. Very sad.

I’ll start with the positive, it’s freshly decorated and clean. Unfortunately that’s where it ends which is a shame as it could potentially be a little gold mine.

First i ordered the seafood platter to be told they have no squid, then i ordered the steak and onion baguette. No choice of granary or white baguette, it came without salad and crisps as stated on the menu. Overpriced for meal size. Chips tasted of used fish oil, so clearly all thrown in same fryer. Staff have no ability of customer service, no atmosphere, no politeness and no apologies of food not being on the menu. Would not recommend this establishment at all. Still hungry after 'meal'. Very poor indeed for a busy area.

Came in with family for that awkward brunch time. It was quiet but atmosphere relaxed. Between us had a couple of cooked breakfasts, sandwich and scrambled egg on toast. Breakfasts looked great and no complaints from family, scrambled egg really fluffy and sandwich tasty with good, crispy salad and crisps. Was surprised to see such negative reviews on here as they don’t accord with my experience of the place. Didn’t find the owners to be anything but friendly. We would visit again for sure.

I’ll be brief. We visited Looe last summer & thought this place looked nice. It was empty so we sat at the prime window table which had just been vacated. We were rudely told ‘can you sit at a clean table’, without even a ‘please’, so we left. I mean, why not actually clear & clean the table where the (only) customers choose?!

We popped into this delightful little cafe to eat and warm up on a windy day in Looe and were pleasantly surprised.

Food cooked to order. Lovely and fresh. Lovely atmosphere and great attentive staff. Definitely will eat here again.

I moved to Looe last year and having now tried most of the eaterys here I am very disappointed with what is on offer. As a foodie I'm beginning to regret my choice of town to retire to and feel disgruntled that I have to get in my car to find decent food. I have reviewed all the places I've visited over the last six months if anyone is interested in reading my other reviews.

I have been there 3 times and each time it is different. Food sometimes good and sometimes not. Atmosphere quiet. Staff ok. Overpriced.

One weekend in Looe and with two cafe visits. All full of smelly dogs. This place is also very badly run by people who cant seem to summons a smile or welcome between them. If you don't like customers don't open a cafe.Never seen such a miserable family.

We came across this place on a wet and windy Sunday morning and were after a nice breakfast to start our day off. The people who run this place gave us a great welcome and were really friendly and we instantly were made to feel 'at home'. One thing I noticed straight away was the delightful decor inside - the place has been recently decorated with a 'seaside' theme and my wife and I thought it was lovely. We ordered 2 full English breakfasts with extra toast and tea and they soon came out and were very good indeed with everything you would want. I would happily return when in the area again.

The people running this cafe are completely unsuited to dealing with the public. While we were there a party of ten walked out because the owner was rude to them. You are ignored when you walk in and there is an uneasy atmosphere. My wife ordered an egg mayonnaise sandwich which contained salad cream rather than mayonnaise. The bread was supposed to be granary but was just brown bread. I could put up with the discourteousness if the food was good - but it's not.

I've stopped here a couple of times now and loved it. Good coffee and freshly made breakfast on one occasion and lunch on another. Very good soup on a cold day too.

called in on Sunday afternoon - It was empty.