Old Inn & Restaurant in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Lovely pub, great food, log fire and lovely staff. Had a lamb shank and apple crumble with custard, it was delicious. Highly recommend. Theresa manager was helpful and friendly.

Great friendly staff, couldn't do enough for you and the food, wow, huge servings and tasty 😋

Lovely inn, we had the carvery with lovely cuts of meat, the stuffing was like cardboard and disappointing. nice atmosphere, the car park was small and full but found parking in the village. Was a good price and only just managed to finish the meal

An amazing find, amazing village pub, food is outstanding. Staff were equally brilliant. Highly recommended

Best roast I have had from a pub in a very long time, I am usually quite critical as I can rustle up a good roast myself, but I couldn't find fault with any part of my meal, all veg hot and well cooked, cauliflower cheese very tasty and meat tender and flavoursome, very busy even at 3pm so best to book, thinking of going again next Sunday instead of chancing disappointment elsewhere

The highest pub in cornwall. Lots of choices on the menu and had some lovely food..generous portions..reasonably priced..we always visit when on holiday at Hengar Manor..

Great experience here. Staff excellent and hard working couldn't do enough for us. Food choice plentiful main menu plus many specials so something for everyone. Ordered homemade pie with mash and an all day breakfast with a side of chips. Food was excellent, lovely quality, and huge portions, more than ample. A must visit in this area.

We've been going to The Old Inn, St. Breward for the last 9 years. It's our goto place on the last evening of our summer holiday in beautiful Cornwall. The welcome and food never disappoints. It such a charming pub in one of the most lovely locations. We always enjoy the drive there as apparently it's the highest pub on Bodmin Moor. Anyway, the food is always delicious using a lot of fresh and locally sourced produce and there is so much of it, and an extensive menu to choose from. The staff have always been attentive, very friendly and welcoming, a real credit to the pub and the area. Next year's visit can't come soon enough! A big thank you to all the team at The Old Inn and Restaurant, St Brewers for always making our last night so special. We look forward to seeing you all again next year.

Best carvery I've had! Had the large, and 3 thick cuts of meat. Great!

Gone downhill. Too expensive for poor food. Total disappointment.

Called in for something nice & cold to drink after a long walk

The place is good, people were friendly, but the food wasn’t that good enough and portions were huge and therefore prices were a bit spicy. I would go there only for sweets.

Update 25/08/2024 Reduced from 5 to 3 stars simply due to pricing. I booked a table for four for late lunch on August Bank Holiday for my wife and I and two friends who were holidaying in Cornwall at the Old Inn at St Brewards, I believe that the pub/restaurant is under new management. We have visited this pub/restaurant many, many times since my initial review. It has been our go to place for a Sunday lunch. I was surprised at the availability as it is usually booked up well in advance, especially for this popular holiday weekend. On arrival I was unusually able to park right outside (a first) and the restaurant was almost empty although the bar area was quite busy. I soon realised the reason why. The price of a two meat carvery has gone up from £11.95 to £17.95 in two years, that is an over 50% increase!!! That said, the meat portions were really generous, even more than before. The quality was still excellent, as was the service, but with these prices there is an awful lot of choice out there and the footfall appears to have fallen dramatically. £17.95 is quite a lot for a carvery and we will not be visiting this pub/restaurant quite as often as we have done. It is clear that many others are thinking likewise. Original review from 2 years ago. My wife and I decided to have our Sunday lunch at the Old Inn & Restaurant after reading all of the good reviews of their carvery. This is a very busy place and booking for Sunday lunch is a must especially if eating outside is not an option due to the weather. Well it did not disappoint. I did worry that with many carveries the vegetables can end up soggy and tasteless and the meat can be of poor quality. All my worries were unnecessary as here at the Old Inn all of the vegetables were crisp and tasty and the meat was succulent and tender. The choice on our visit was beef, lamb, turkey, pork or gammon. The pricing for a choice of one meat is £9.95 -, two meats £11.95, and four meats £16.95. The meat is served generously and the vegetables are help yourself and on this occasion they included broccoli, carrots, suede, cauliflower cheese and roast potatoes, Yorkshire puddings along with rich, tasty gravy and all of the sauce accompaniments. We will certainly be making this one of our regular eating places and whilst I really struggled with the four meats, despite only a moderate helping of vegetables, so I shall plump for the two meats in future. As an aside, I cast an eye on a neighbouring table and I saw that they had chosen the mixed grill which looked tremendous. I can't wait to go back!!

Just had a drink but lovely place.

Fine Inn in St. Breward on Bodmin Moor, very friendly service.

Highest pub in Cornwall. Great choice of well priced meals. Good vegetarian choice too. A hidden gem in a lovely old village. Can certainly recommend.

Lovely pub with great food. Very busy so book in advance

Perfect place to have nice food. Good service and fair prices.

Fantastic food . Fantastic staff and brilliant atmosphere will definitely be using again

Best carvery I’ve had in a long time! Local produce and delicious. Staff were all great too.

Top Nosh ! The carvery is excellent but beware, don't get greedy. The portions are large and the food excellent. I had a three meat meal and could not finish it all, it was really good. Make sure you book as they are busy and it is not a quiet cosy type of restaurant. That said it was great for myself and my family. Highly recommend

We come for food here every year when we camp close by, you cannot fault these guys. ALWAYS a friendly welcome and they are always accommodating. The food is wonderful and the menu is very varied with a large specials selection too. Couldnt recomend it enough! A must visit.

The Old Inn stands out as the best restaurant, for food quality, quantity and cleanlyness of the dinning room. Highly reccommened.

Brasserie with a typical atmosphere. The dishes are simple, very generous and good. For the price, it's reasonable. Inside, we are very promiscuous with neighboring tables.

Wonderful vegan lasagne!!! Absolutely delicious. Expensive but very large portion sizes. Definitely would come back. Local ingredients and several vegan options on the specials board

So happy we found this place on our holidays, proper pub grub! The burger bap was huge! Great kids portions, friendly staff! Very welcoming. Missed out on the puddings because the kids were tired but saw them on other tables and they looked a dream. Thank you very much

Best carvery ever - meats amazing, even the vegetables were displayed beautifully - pleasant staff - have booked a table ready for September! Highly recommended

Excellent carvery. Very stingey on the roast turkey.

Huge portions, great tasting food, lovely team.

Lovely meal again, well cooked and lovely staff, thank you

Very good food, large portions, good choice of beer

Read a review on tripadvisor for places to eat in the area not being local and pick this place . It was a lovely meal and the price was good as well if I was local I would come again. I would highly recommend it to anyone.

Great local pub. Service for food at the bar. Food will be brought to the table. Portions are very very large. Burger and chips could feed 2 and I’m a big eater

Great choice of food at good prices, helpful staff.

Been coming here for years when we visit on holiday. Portion sizes are enormous so certainly value for money. The milkshakes and smoothie are a new addition this time round and they were fantastic. The stake and ale pie could have easily served 2 or 3. Hi unters chicken had a very generous portion of chips

Fabulous food and plenty of it! Can get very busy so you may have to wait a while, but it's worth it

Reasonable prices, locally sourced ingredients and possibly the biggest burger I’ve ever had. The burger was perfectly done, not burnt not undercooked and was simply good meat, cheese and not overdoing it with sauces or other stuff. Simple and tasty

Delicious food, portion sizes massive and friendly staff. Highly recommend.

WARNING!!! Do not visit this place if suffer from asthma or have lung issues. Vaping has been permitted INSIDE the premises, spoke to manager as table of 5 was vaping next to us whilst we were eating a Sunday lunch that needed to be paid upfront. Response was owner allows vaping inside and that it's not against the law, terrible customer service response as was not even offered an alternative table to move away from them. No signage inside or on website to state that this is their policy, im guessing the reason for wanting to allow vaping inside is due to pub selling vapes from behind the bar to teenagers. As you can imagine will never be coming again and will not be recommending it to anyone. Food and customer service is definitely not worth the price would choose a different pub as plenty of better ones close by.

Wonderful place. And such generous portions@

The Vegan Lesagne was out of this world even for a meat eater, just a great change. The service atmosphere is very good. Car parking can be a challenge.

Amazing mid week meal and thought we’d reserve Sunday for the carvery too. Both meals were excellent. Huge portions and well priced. Staff friendly and accommodating.

Booked here for Sunday Carvery and we were very pleased we did. Food was excellent hot and plentiful. Staff were lovely and what a fabulous pub !!

We just ate here today and will definitely return. Carvery was excellent, couldn't of been improved.

We decided to have lunch here as it's an old favourite from childhood holidays on the moor. A fantastic old pub with really good food and lovely staff. There were so many tasty looking things on the menu that I wish we could have returned for dinner!

Thank you for a lovely father's day treat. Carvery was exceptional all 3 generations thoroughly enjoyed their choices. Staff were excellent and helpful

My partner and I really enjoyed our visit. Great service and great food!

Love this pub . The food and staff are amazing and friendly. Highly recommend. If you want a real feel for a proper Cornish country pub make the old inn a must

A great selection of meals and good prices.

The best carvery ever! Love this place a lot will definitely recommend 😊

Very nice pub highly recommend. The staff polite and excellent at there jobs, the food is amazing.

Lovely service, great location and cracking food. Absolutely huge portions. I had the Huntsman Lunch which was huge slabs of beef and ham, along with a monster homemade sausage roll that was a meal in itself. 100% would divert here if I'm ever within 50 miles.

Unbelievable staff and unbelievable food. Can’t wait to come back !

Great place for Sunday carvary lunch...pre-book to avoid disappointment

Not our first visit and certainly won't be our last. Excellent food was served by the most friendly, helpful staff. The Old Inn has a charming historical feel but also has a beautifully set-out restaurant behind the main more cosy and traditional old-world bar. Just to top it all off, they have an outdoor terrace area for dining with spectacular views.

Dog friendly highest inn in Cornwall the meals are generous and tasty. been a couple of times and will go there again soon you will not be disappointed

The best food far and wide, we were very satisfied and positively surprised. Be sure to reserve your space well in advance during the holidays

Absolutely lovely experience prawns and steak was bang on!

We were staying in Hengar Manor just down the road and decided to try here for dinner as the restaurant on site looked less than appealing. So glad we decided to visit. It's only a few mins down the road but the food is really lovely and homemade chips! Portion sizes were huge. We are vegetarians so we had the butternut squash and lentil parcel and Chickenless hunters chicken which were both amazing. My son had the children's chicken nugget meal and ate it all, so empty plates all round. Staff were welcoming, friendly and accommodating. The restaurant decor was really nice as were the surrounding views. If we're in the area again we would definitely make a return visit. Blasus iawn, diolch yn fawr. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Food always excellent, large portions & outside dining has great views

Absolutely lovely pub. Staff really friendly. Food is fantastic Definitely would come again and recommend

Lovely friendly pub with a good choice of food.

Very friendly staff, for it being reasonably busy our food came out quickly, well cooked & hot. They are also dog friendly & likely to greet the dog as well as yourselves 🙂

Omg, don't miss this place out, great food, great service, and the size of the food is great if you're a good eater

Each dish is big enough for two adults to eat. Steak is good

Beautiful old pub. Fantastic lunch and atmosphere.

Fantastic carvery, meat what fabulous, all very hot👍Staff were very efficient, nothing too much trouble.Very busy and plates were empty, so that says it all.Keep doing what you are, you have got it right

Gorgeous old pub, atmosphere is friendly and warm. The food is amazing and well worth the money

Had such a lovely meal here tonight. The food was lovely and the staff were absolutely fab!!

Thoroughly enjoyed Sunday carvery lovely homemade food will be back

Decent carvery, pretty chaotic inside as you have to queue to buy a ticket for the carvery, and the queue again for the carvery itself. Place itself is accessed via single track roads and has very limited parking.

Really nice place to go. Staff friendly. Very busy but well managed. Highest pub in cornwall. Carvery was great and looking around the other meals were also very nice. Big portion sizes.

Fantastic local pub. All the staff are fantastic and friendly, and clearly enjoy their work and want to do everything they can for the customer. Wide range of drinks at the bar and a very good menu. Portions are a very generous size, so fab value for money. The food is also delicious and well presented. We look forward to coming again soon, thank you for a wonderful meal 😊

The moment we came in we felt so comfortable and welcomed, it's a beautiful old building and the staff were super attentive and friendly! I definitely recommend booking in advance (there is a £10 deposit) but is worth it as does get busy. The food was gorgeous and very generous portions. I only had a bacon sandwich it was very filling and delicious about £9 for price range. WORTH IT!! The cheesy chips are unlike any other they were homemade and golden a MASSIVE portion for £6 like HUGE. Easily feed 3-4 with it. Definitely worth a visit!

What a fantastic, unpretentious pub! Can't wait to return. Will bring my son from America.

Stumbled across this pub whilst working locally in the area, that good, we went twice in two nights, fish and chips were that good, I had them twice, in two nights! Standard of food is belting, cannot recommend enough....if It wasn't an 8 hr drive from my house id probably go there twice a week 😂

Roast dinner was good, although the bar staff lacked people skills, (comments overheard - I much prefer dogs) Disappointed with the included desserts not have custard or cream option

Top marks for this authentic old Cornish village pub. The food menu is A1 pub grub with loads of unique items thrown in…. ‘Chip shop curry sauce’, which we tried with their excellent home made chips. They offer ‘Irish curry sauce’ aswell which will be tried on our next visit. We took full advantage of the January ‘2 steaks for £20’ and… WOW! Also had the lamb shank with mash & tenderstem broccoli off the extensive specials board for about £17. 3 of us ate a main course, added an extra chips and curry sauce and had a couple of drinks each for about £70, not a chance of fitting pudding in but next time I go I’ll make sure that I’ve skipped breakfast that morning! Other positives were…. really friendly and outgoing staff, pool table, dart board, really dog friendly, log fires and it also had a seperate restaurant. This place is such a great find as we are always passing through on the A30. If you want some real home cooked food that isn’t the usual pub chain stuff then head here and you won’t be disappointed.

Lovely food beautiful surroundings albeit wet and foggy, very atmospheric love this pub

Thoroughly enjoyed our lunch beside the log burner. The Steak & Kidney pie was delicious! Friendly welcoming staff, nothing was too much trouble. We won't be waiting another 7 years to visit this lovely pub.

Lovely food large portions On cold day December grate service.

A truly lovely welcome, I'm disabled and they went out of there way to make sure I was 😊 happy. Our carvery was perfect and plenty of it. I'm sure we will become regulars 😊😊😊

Amazing find, great menu, great food and they accept dogs.

Not the best. Chips seem to have been kept warm since lunch. Pork loins very tough and needed a steak knife to cut them through. Broccoli boiled to within an inch of its life! When asked if we enjoyed our food I replied with sorry but it wasn’t the best to which I got a smile and a thanks 🤷‍♂️ Not the greatest pub meal I’ve ever had.

Amazing food , friendly staff , we will return!!!

Gr8 pub with fantastic food. Don't eat breakfast!!

Excellent food astounding service , will definitely go back again! Parking can be restricted

Stunning. The BEST value for money I have had in Cornwall. Pub food at its finest, quality and quantity. And all the staff are lovely. Came out for a birthday meal, special board is realy good, the lamb shank with mash was stunning.

Can't rate the food as we didn't eat here great beer and atmosphere

Great best roast I have ever had

Great place with friendly crew and vibes. My kids loved the food so we had to come back again... And it was even yummier! Solid 5 star. Would have given 6.

Up on Bodmin Moor in the middle of nowhere but so very popular. And no wonder why. Food delicious! Very friendly staff! Beautiful location on the moors and the best carvery (although I'm a vegetarian so I can't speak for the meat), but the vegetables are all just very yummy! Hoping to arrange a private event there soon 😃

This place is just perfect Friendly staff Relaxed atmosphere, food is just unbelievable I can't think of anywhere that rivals this place I just love it I like real pubs old pubs with history that haven't lost their charm and been turned into boring restaurants with no atmosphere The old inn has kept its real pub feel and the food is unbeatable

Very nice food and attentive staff

We stayed at Hallagenna Cottages and were recommended this place by the others. It certainly didn't disappoint! We visited the pub three times in the week, and this should say it all! A brilliant selection of food and drink. The portions were huge and, at times 'Man Vs Food' size. We ordered Chips and onion rings as side dishes and feel these were the equivalent of a whole packet of both! A great selection of beers and ales and great prices too. Staff were all very friendly and welcoming! A gem of a pub.

Booked a table for 18:00, was placed on a small table when I requested the table for 7 people so we were all cramped together. The restaurant was so crowded with customers you couldn't even get to the bar to order your meal and drink, the meal was very over priced. When getting the carvery the chef

Escaped from the torrential rain in here and enjoyed a top notch cappuccino. Friendly staff, cosy pub

Love this place, amazing food and great staff.

Lovely old pub. Friendly helpful staff and the best sunday roast in north cornwall.

Delicious food, huge servings, make sure you wear loose clothes 😂😋