Old Town Cafe in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Great place to stop off on our walk. Cakes, drinks and ice cream all good, and with the bonus of sparrows waiting to hop onto your hand.

Called in for lunch. Friendly and efficient service, lovely steak pastry & salad, and good sausage, eggs &chips (sausages the weakest link). A bottle of beer and a cup of tea completed a lovely meal.

We love this cafe!! We make sure we come here when we stay on St Mary’s. The staff were extremely accommodating and were just lovely! We will be back soon!

Lovely and picturesque cafe overlooking old town beach

Best ginger scones ever!! and great waiting staff, great debate between Scillonian girl ( Cornwall) and Devon boy on how to eat the scone -both worked well!! Went again today and Rob’s pasties are probably the best in the world!! But you have to be quick - Devon boy and Scilly girl were serving again and both are a credit to Rob…..

The ginger scones are superb and the waiting staff really enjoyed their job, great debate with Scillonian girl and ‘Devon’ boy on how to eat the scones - both ways worked and they were delicious!

Probably my favourite cafe on the island. Rob's handmade pasties are amazing, as are the ginger scones. Not too busy, though there are only 6 or 8 tables and it's not unusual to wait for one to become free. It's a real sun trap and surprisingly sheltered. No trip to the islands is complete without a visit.

lovely people and lovely ice cream. 🍨

Highly recommended. A wonderful little cafe on the edge of the inlet. Nice indoor and outdoor seating. Delightful staff, lovely food and coffee. Such lovely little touches such as the gratis beach toy shed - see photos. We had an excellent breakfast 😋

Very relaxed atmosphere. The patries were sold out unfortunately, but the ciabatta salami mozzarella was very good indeed. Warm, tasty, great. The OTC platter was very nice also. Friendly staff. Will come back.

Went for a pasty and the famous ginger cream tea. Service was fast, friendly and in an ideal location overlooking Old Town Bay. Been coming in for years and never had any reasons not to! Definitely recommend giving it a try if you’re on your way out of Hugh town.

We called in here when on a day trip to the island, and how pleased we were to stop here. It's a great location with great views. Table service is provided and we ordered a cream tea (2 scones, jam cream and a pot of tea) and americano coffee. It was served at the table and was lovely. The staff were great. Although we did not have dogs with us, a nearby table did and the young member of staff gave the dogs treats with the owners consent, and that was a touch that really stood this place out. They have beach items you can use for free, and that speaks volumes for how good and friendly this place is. As for the cream team, it was delicious, light with nice jam and cream. When we paid, they undercharged us, so when we realised we went back in and paid the extra couple of pounds. These places are absolute gems, so when you come across them, if mistakes happen tell them, it's their livelihood and important they continue. Service with a smile and pride in what they do. Going here made the day just that bit better, thank you.

Were received wonderfully. Very quick and friendly service. Enjoyed the original cream tea with all the trimmings. We enjoyed it very much. The Old Town Cafe is highly recommended, also in terms of price!

A hidden treasure on the island, would recommend it.

If you happen to be passing don't hesitate to drop in. Delightful surroundings, good service and coffee and cake well up to the mark. I thoroughly enjoyed my elevenses - thank you.

After visiting this café when we first visited the islands it was a must do on our return and it didn't disappoint. Wonderful freshly backed scones with home made jam. Perfect.

Very good get there early they run out of food quickly.

Great little cafe in a gorgeous location. Fantastic ginger cream tea, delicious!!

No cream teas available at 2pm. They 'might' have them if we come back tomorrow. Suggest this should not be advertised as the key offering on a board outside the cafe if not available.

Had full English twice here, lovely.

Arrived for lunch and asked for a sausage sandwich, told it was only on the breakfast menu. My friends ordered sausage, egg and chips, and a sandwich. I questioned why they could provide all of the ingredients for a sausage sandwich separately,IE bread and butter, and sausage and was told that they could only do them for breakfast. I went back to our flat and made my own!

£30 for our 4 take away pasties with very little meat in them was a tad OTT we all thought.So please don't be so tight with the filling in future especially at those prices please. It was a case of hunt the steak in what was supposed to be a steak pasties.

We walked from Hugh town , which was lovely. What a little gem of a cafe . The staff are delightful , the cake’s very nice indeed . You must sit outside if you like birds. The sparrows are very bold and eat cake from your hand . It’s just so heart warming to sit in the sun drinking a hot cup of something and eating cake with the sparrows. We brought pasties to take away for lunch , and OMG they are very very nice . We will go there again for sure

Lovely welcoming place. Friendly, prompt service with a smile. Delicious breakfast

What a wonderful place. The draw was the concept of a ginger cream tea, which proved to be ginger spice flavoured scones studded with crystallised ginger, and rhubard and ginger jam with the cornish clotted cream. The scones were fresh and delicious. The cafe is full of charming little touches: the children's beach toys loan shed being one.

Lovely cream tea as usual. We visit every time on holiday. Lovey ginger scones and rhubarb jam. Friendly staff. Great location.

Lovely cream tea. Atentive and helpful

I'm all for supporting local small businesses, but when they start charging £6 for two teabags that's disgraceful. The menu said it was £3 for a one person pot of tea. We ordered 2 teas so they just stuck 2 teabags in a small pot! It wasn't even loose leaf tea or anything.

A pleasant stop in the old Town in St. Mary

Lovely sandwiches and prompt service.

10/10 brownie! Ended up having 2. The generous scoop of clotted cream was perfect

First tried a gluten free pasty from Old Town Cafe 3 years ago and were still talking about it so knew we had to come back. Make sure you preorder! Also the GF cream tea is excellent and worth stopping for. Thanks, we will be back!

Lovely! Go there for the chocolate brownies...

Superb location, superb cream tea and great service. Never had a ginger cream tea before and it was a delight ! Pot of nice tea with delightfully light tasty ginger scones, clotted cream and a wonderful home made Rhubarb and Ginger jam. Perfect !

Old Town, St. Mary's is probably one of the atmospheric places I've been to in the UK. A stroll around the graveyard provides the history. This little cafe situated at the other end of the gorgeous beach sells great ice creams and a small selection of lovely food.

Recently popped in on a Sunday for a late breakfast. I Wish we hadn’t! If faulty towers was a cafe it would be this one. Very over priced food, £11 for an English breakfast I was expecting a little bit more than I received as the breakfast was very small which I could understand if the produce was good quality but it wasn’t. One very cheap sausage and even cheaper bland baked beans, the staff seemed to be either very new or all lacking in common sense should possibly pursue an alternative vacation. The table next to us also had multiple issues receiving a pot of tea for one!! After several attempts a cup, pot of tea and milk arrived. asking for some tomato sauce became a problem too as this did not arrive. we then came into the counter inside to pay, they couldn’t find our tables ticket I had relay what we had ordered 4 times as the waitress messed up what we had ordered. I would waste your time or lots of money going here, there’s some great places to eat on the island unfortunately this isn’t one of them.

Busy due to poor weather but service random and food ok but expensive even by island standards. Much better places to drink and eat on island.

Really enjoyed the cream tea - ginger flavoured scones, cream and rhubarb& ginger jam. Lovely people running the cafe, definitely worth a visit.

Had a GF cream tea it was delicious 😋

Good place to stop for a tea icecream friendly staff

Lovely people and the perfect location for a leisurely cup of tea. Sit outside and enjoy this picturesque cove.

Stopped in this charming cafe on a walk around the island. A nice selection of things on the menu. Had a coffee and slice of cake washed down with a cold cider

On our walk along the coast path we stopped for a cuppa. Young Harry was learning his trade as waiter. Delicious ginger scone.

Had a ginger cream tea - which was a pleasant change - with lovely rhubarb and ginger preserve. The scones weren’t “large” as described on the menu - in fact compared to others we’ve had, I would say they were “small” and a bit on the crumbly side, but you did get two of them for £6.50 including pot of tea for one. Free beach toys - use and return Lovely position in front of a small sandy cove

Pasties made on the premises and absolutely delicious but they run out by 11.30 unless you order in advance. Recommend pasty and lemon drizzle cake for afters.

Food is okay, staff weren't very attentive.

Lovely cafe with very reasonable prices compared to some of the others. Enjoyed the ginger cream tea. Excellent service and fabulous view.

Love this little cafe food and coffee is brilliant.

Idiotic location, sat outside, friendly staff and a reasonable selection of the us usual cafe favourites. I didn’t try the pasty - next time! A nice spot to stop on a walk.

We stopped here for a drink and snack on the St Mary’s coastal walk. Limited alcoholic drinks menu (a couple of beers, wine, one cider) and, at 4 pm, they had stopped selling food. They did, however, have a left over home-made Cornish pasty which was amazing. The staff were very pleasant and it was sunny so we were able to sit outside. A recommended stop on the walk.

Great food and drinks and super friendly staff. 😊

Had a brilliant cream tea service was fab food was lovely absolutely brilliant

Good was fresh and very nice. Seating available outside as well as inside. Reasonably priced.

The pasties are fantastic - homemade, but get there early or miss out! I have to disagree with the other reviewer about the cream teas. The ginger cream tea was unusual and very nice, as was the traditional one. We recommend this cafe as a great stopping off point.

We had been told that the ginger scones here were to die for so we went and tried them and they were gorgeous. We'll definitely be back for more when we come back next year.

Lovely place good food maybe a little expensive but all in all recommended

Great service clean and friendly

Very good cream teas here and a lovely location

Best latte on the island. Scrummy cakes, missed your toasted teacakes though.

Asked for 4 different items none available ended up with coffee and walnut cake and a dried up cheese and tomato sandwich and tea. No plans to return again in the near future. The birds are a pest they carry diseases and the owner does nothing to discourage it asked for sunshades none available.

Came to the cafe after my vegetarian son could not get anything suitable to eat at the pub (only doing roasts today and he dislikes nut roast). He had a very tasty looking salad and a treat-laden hot chocolate, which made him very happy! Pleasant place to sit and pass a couple of hours. Good selection of food and drinks and although it was busy the staff were friendly and helpful.

Great location, and the pasties looked amazing

Lovely place with good food and scenic views across the harbour

Very disappointed when we arrived for coffee/lunch today. All the tables had reserved at 12.30pm. Other tables already had customers.

Had a lunch sandwich here very nice especially when we reminded the waiter we had ordered a bowl of chips

Good options on the breakfast menu, only able to sit outside, which is ok on warm and sunny day, but not so good when it's windy... also sell some really tasty homemade pasties.

Lovely food and good location. Good service and staff

What a lovely little place. Lovely food, lovely beer, friendly staff beautiful views. You are not going round the world are you?!

£6.50 for the most lamentable ‘cream tea’! Hubby thought shop-bought scones but to me they just looked like very poor homemade ones; hardly enough cream to cover one scone and flavourless jam. Not even worth half the price.

Staff helpful ginger scones yummy

Really nice pasty in a great location

Wonderful cream teas. The ginger cream tea is gorgeous. Hi fry sparrows also enjoy a cream and jam pudding.

Lovely homemade pasties and a perfect coffee. Just the spot to rest and enjoy the view. Highly recommended.

Very nice quiet spot on the edge of the bay. Good service and a decent menu choice. I had the homemade past which was extremely tasty.

Lovely place and a picture perfect setting. Good food and reasonable price.

Truly the second best hot chocolate I’ve ever had only top with one in France that have Kirsch in it 😉

Lovely spot, gets very busy, only outside seats

The Ginger cream tea at this cafe is amazing and I cannot recommend it enough! The service as always friendly and efficient even when busy, we ate here a few times having Lunches and afternoon teas and every time it was very enjoyable

We experienced the most unique cream tea ever and also the best. Ginger scones with ginger and rhubarb jam and clotted cream was heaven on a plate. The home-made pasties are also a triumph. We experienced eating in some of the best restaurants on St...

Called here most days when on St Marys as we knew we could generally aways get a table and the view food and drinks were good. We ate the sandwiches, pasties and scones and flapjack and not one complaint all cooked fresh and all tasty....

Lovely place to stop for a drink and a bite.

The C-19 ordering process for OTC was published on the Scilly Facebook group and I immediately rang up to secure our booking. Lucy was brilliant and it made us feel confident to know we had food booked ahead, as at this stage we were unsure...

Had a fantastic breakfast delivered today. If you are like me and love a fry up then you will enjoy it as much as I did!

Very disappointed in the home made pasties considering they do classes in making them. Uninspiring pastry, underseasoned and over priced - what a shame

They wouldn't take payment by card so I went away disappointed

Sitting outside enjoying the food, view and entertaining sparrows (watch your cake!), in glorious warm September sunshine, what could be better? The staff are friendly, polite and very efficient too.

Lovely, friendly atmosphere. Food delicious and would recommend visiting. The pasties were hot straight from the oven and smoothies perfect.

Lovely little Cafe that's runs a pasty making masterclass in the evening for £25 a head..you get tuition, two pasties to take home and a drink of your choice. It is to be fair a tad expensive but was very enjoyable and gave us all a good insight to pasty making - who knew you put lemon juice in your pastry mix.

Helpful with good refreshments.

We stopped here as part of our walk with Chas. lovely cake and coffee. Was pleasantly surprised to see Chas helping out to deliver our orders to the tables.

Our first stop on the Island after leaving the ferry, good sandwiches and cakes, lovely location and friendly staff, the sparrows have got a good thing going too, as they appear if you're outside to hoover up any crumbs...

Took a stroll around St Mary’s on this day visit and, as usual, managed to arrive at the cafe again in time for an afternoon cup of tea. It’s so peaceful sitting outside on a sunny day here and it gets rather hot in the...

Great couple of hours preparing and making pasties. Lovely glass of Rattler to end the session. Great teacher. Really lovely guy. Learnt lots, proving you can teach an old dog new tricks. Lol. Verdict on pasties was 10 out of 10. Thank you so much...

Great ginger cream tea. Coffee average though

Perfection home made pasties. Beautiful view. Excellent value for money.

Nice place, good tea and coffee. Cakes are nice. Save your crumbs and feed the sparrows, they will eat from your hand.

Excellent crab sandwich and good for tea, coffee and an afternoon tea. Good service and can sit inside or out.

Had a quick snack while visiting the Isle of Scilly. Lovely staff, very pleasant and friendly. Food was very well cooked and plenty to eat.

Breakfast We walked to Old Town from Hugh Town along the coast and so were ready for a good breakfast. There were six of us so we had a range of dishes from the menu, from a simple poached eggs on toast to the full...

Love sitting outside this little cafe in Old Town! Fabulous home made Cornish Pasties (best ever) and fabulous homemade ginger scones with homemade rhubarb and ginger jam with clotted cream. Taste amazing! Lovely, friendly staff too