Pandora Inn in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Visiting the area and wanted to eat out Monday night in winter very happy to find the Pandora Inn. Ancient building with fans in at in history right on the waters edge. Friendly efficient team and piping hot delicious fish n chips. Very quiet night but still felt welcome and no rush to leave. Will return in the summer when we can sit outside on the jetty.

Service ok, lady at bar rude and grumpy. Food was ok but portion sizes ridiculous. So much waste as we couldn't eat it all so you did yourselves out of us ordering pudding. Vegan burger patties nice, but for £19 some cheese, burger relish and maybe a slice of tomato or gherkin would have been nice. Plates not cleared. If you are hungry and want a huge plate of carbs this is your place

We decided to pop out for a relaxed drink and so glad we came here. A fabulous relaxed atmosphere in such a cosy romantic old style pub with eclectic seating flag floors and dark wood. The drinks were great, service was great and the food coming out looked delicious. Estuary views are a delight and during the day setting is also available on the pontoon/walk way reaching out into the estuary.

Huge portions and good food - just what was needed after a long walk. Lovely old-world meets good food and vibe in this Inn. Plenty to enjoy!

Excellent service and food was delicious. Had a table upstairs with a fantastic view over the jetty and sea way. Highly recommended

What a beautiful place to dine out! Filled with rustic energy, nautical history and delicious food; what more could you ask for. On a sunny day you can sit outside by the water or you can dine in style upstairs with table service. All staff were friendly, great atmosphere and happy to alter the menu for dietary restrictions. Would most definitely visit again!

Lovely atmosphere eating out on the jetty. You can buy crabbing gear for the kids to catch crabs

The food was excellent good portions of food excellent staff excellent friendly

I do love the Pandora, have been coming for years. The food has gone down abit and prices up, don't change their menu much either but it is lovely on the pontoon with the tide up

Went for a cream tea, on a Wednesday afternoon, yes the place was busy, but not rammed and told there was a 1 hour wait for all food! How difficult is it to put a couple of scones, jam and cream on a plate! Walked out!

We kayaked to this pub from point and only stayed for drinks. But a nice looking pub. Big outdoor seating on the pontoon.

Location great, mediocre food. I'd recommend for a drink after a walk but not to eat. We ended up staying to eat as we'd booked online.

Beautiful location but let down by the food- it was OK but quite expensive for a standard pub offering

Wonderful pub full of character. Great food and drink. Kids enjoyed crabing on the pier. Top place to go

Lovely out of the way, but very popular, pub. Food was lovely, staff were friendly. I would recommend and I would go again 😀

Great place for a drink and watch the boats and wildlife from the pontoon. Crab fishing too.

Lovely service and great atmosphere

Good location. Added fun provided through crabbing activities. Fish and chips for £20 is a little too pricey I think. Even in the current climate. Some of the staff could be friendlier.

Second time visiting and it didn’t disappoint. Top notch pub food in a wonderful setting.

Lovely place to chill out and look down the harbour

Great place. Eat out on the pontoon you won't regret it!!

Excellent outside area including pontoon with fabulous views. Slowish service on busy days but well worth the wait.

Amazing place for a couple of beers and a bite to eat. If possible done on the Jetty and watch the world go by

A fantastic Pub. Full of character, and a lovely view across the river.

Great place, great service good food brilliant setting

What a beautiful place. Food was excellent. I had the seafood platter and my friend had the fish & chips. Great portion size, very generous. Will definitely visit again if only to eat my way through the menu. Very family & pet friendly.

Fantastic meal incl for the vegan!

Stunning historical pub with beautiful outdoor seating area on the water, we sat outdoors on a Summers day and spent most of our afternoon here. The food was fresh and local, served all afternoon (in the summer). Had a wonderful day out here and the staff were all very friendly 🙂 would recommend to anyone, lots of family's spending their day in and out of the water whilst having drinks and lunch 🌞

Pandora Inn is an absolutely amazing place food is excellent a great selection of beers all served with great service and the location is just beautiful sitting on the Pontoon on a hot summer's day life is amazing when you are where you want to be cheers Vince x 💜

Great setting, very busy when we visited - told 1.5 hour wait for food but arrived in 30 mins. Large portions for fish & chips, nicely presented and tasting. On pricey side but probably no worse than many other places!

This is one of the most idyllic locations in Cornwall. The sea is on its doorstep, there’s seating on a pontoon that juts into the bay and there’s a small beach to paddle up onto if you kayak or row. Because of all those things, the car parking is extremely stressful, it’s hard getting a table and the food, after a long queue, takes a while to turn up. It’s also worth the wait. And the staff, having to deal with a daily invasion, are excellent.

Wonderful pub, upstairs dining room was very peaceful whilst the bar area down stars was busy and vibrant, the outdoor seating area holds spectacular views which we enjoyed in the rain under an umbrella after our meal. The food was amazing, great portion size I had the chicken and chorizo gnocchi and my wife had the fish pie. 100% will return

Great local pub that I've been visiting for over 25 years

Fantastic place on tge waterfront. Great menu, but be prepared to wait for your food. Worth it when it comes ! If a nice day it is not hard to wait with such lovely surroundings !

Just a drink but the food looked amazing Staff all very friendly Recommend getting in early as car park fills up quick

Probably the best pub in the world, picture perfect, waterside, lovely food, great service, parking is tight ish so get there early, you won't be disappointed!

Gorgeous pub right on the waterfront. Highly recommend a visit

A brilliant place to dpend my birthday, lovely views ,only downside didnt do espresso martini's, but i.ll live 😉

We kayaked here from Loe Beach for a beer. Lovelly location. Did not eat on this occasionb ecausev food is served from noon, but previous meals here have always been great.

Ordered on the app as advertised on tables, on one occasion we waited 30 minutes for just one drink, went to the bar to see where it was and the staff were chatting behind the bar, asked where my drink was and they had passed me a wine sat behind the bar. On a different occasion I again ordered a wine, payment came out, waited half an hour and went to the bar to see that again they were chatting behind the bar and hadn’t even looked to see if anything was ordered via online. All staff look like they don’t want to be there, one woman in particular who shot deadly looks at me the whole time I was there and proceeded to laugh at me when I said about the drink not turning up to the table. Looked like she could possibly be a supervisor or manager, wearing white and black stripped shirt. Really made me feel uncomfortable. Used to really like it here.

The best paddle board ever and the best fish and chips after, absolutely beautiful

Traditional menu, cooked well, but limited. App based menu didn't work, service good, limited to taking your order and running your food. Dog friendly, but you can't book if you are with a dog, so you take your chances along a long winding road or boat ferry to access.

It's in the Domesday book!? Ancient and cool. Great food, order from the bar and they bring it to your table. Reconstructed after a fire, still has a thatched roof.

A very nice pub to have fish and chips in.

We lunched here as it’s a pleasant spot to have lunch and amuse the grandchildren by crabbing off the pier when the weather is nice. It’s not cheap; my daughter paid for lunch, £170 for food, not drinks, so we were a bit put out when they charged us an extra £1 for swopping the accompaniment to the fish pie from salad and garlic bread for new potatoes. Would have seemed to me like a equal deal. Anyway the food was OK, but cold. Must have spent a bit of time waiting on the counter before being served. It wasn’t that busy so no excuse. I would probably grade it a three star. If you want a decent pub meal go the Lemon Arms in Mylor.

Great place to eat food was very good, sat looking out across the estuary

Brilliant place to visit by boat. Long pontoon. Shallow water though so take account of the tide. Fab food. Large portions. Fully dog friendly.

The Pandora Inn, nestled on the shores of Restronguet Creek in Cornwall, is perfect for a relaxing lunch. Good food and picturesque views.

This is our 2nd visit to the Pandora Inn. This time we sat upstairs with a wonderful view. It rained all day, but it didn't stop our enjoyment of going out on one of the worst weather days. Lovely, friendly waitress. Delicious food, couldn't fault it and generous portions.

It is such a wonderful place with fantastic food and location - plus, don't forget to buy the crabbing bate and get your bucket ready

Great meal here for dinner. Excellent service and very quaint restaurant!! Definitely recommend.

Excellent service great quality food

Fantastic old inn, so much history, and the location is is accessible by road or water, with is own pontoon. Food was excellent, staff very pleasant. I would have given a rating of 5, had it not been for a mistake on the bill, we were charged for a bottle of wine, when we only had one glass. That said they rectified it, over the phone, as we had returned home, even sending me a photo of the refund. Despite this I would highly recommend this place, if you are in the Falmouth area.

Love this place..the sea food platter was so good... Will definitely be coming back for more. Thank you 😊

Great plentiful food. Location and views fantastic. Friendly efficient staff. Plentiful outside seating by quay. Recomended.

We enjoy coming to Cornwall to visit and the Pandora is always on our list. The building is a historic gem and the staff are always friendly. Even on a busy day they managed to keep up with a smile. We love coming to the Pandora and sitting on the pontoon. The food is always remarkable and reasonably priced for its location. Even when busy the food wait is not long. The staff are attentive and helpful. My wife always enjoys a good scampi dish. A must visit to those adventuring around Cornwall and is not a far drive from Falmouth. We look forward to this one every visit. Thank you for making our holiday memorable.

Great pub. Very busy but plenty of seating inside and out. I felt the menu a little restricted but really enjoyed our fish and chips!

With lovely weather... there isn't a better place to be

Great food and amazing location

Amazing old inn with lots of atmosphere fantastic food and service will be back

Always a pleasure to be at this inn. Scenery fantastic as us the food and service .

Great pub, hood good, superb views.

Quick service and delicious food. Recommend.

Lovely picturesque location which has a great history and atmosphere

Beautiful pub good beer and food has car Park and first class jetty if arriving by boat

We last visited the Pandora Inn around 40 years ago. And despite fires and pandemics, it's exactly as we remember it. (Well, the pontoon is bigger). Superb setting, just lovely.

Shocking service!!!! Went for lunch yesterday, on arrival it was nice to see it was busy and space available to sit outside. After taking our seat I went inside to order drinks and get a menu. The bar was empty, except the bar lady was finishing off serving one person. Bear in mind the I was the only person at the bar, and the bar area when empty, I waited politely for a few minutes for her to finish serving, with the menu in hand. As she finished serving the gentleman, two customers came in from outside and stood between me and the bar lady. When she finished, she then asked the two guys. “What she could get them”…I was gob smacked. I was the only person at the bar for a few minutes, there was no way she could not have noticed me? Or if she had, she wasn’t doing her job properly. I was disappointed the guys didn’t say anything either to be honest, suppose it’s the way the world is today. I left promptly after telling them how rude I thought that was!!!Such a shame as I’m local!

Seafood platter for 1 is excellent, and the Hicks bitter is smashing too, sat outside in the sunshine gazing at the water-idyllic also dog friendly

Wonderful pub on the water. Lovely and friendly atmosphere out on the pontoon and the food was also great. I'd heard parking was a problem but we went at 5pm on a Sunday and there was a reasonable amount of spaces next to the pub.

One of our favourite spots to go to eat, lovely views, but parking is a bit of a faff

We went to Pandora for lunch today , we had scampi & chips, they were absolutely delicious golden scampi and a lot, the chips were light golden thick chips, the best we have had in a pub, it came with a lovely fresh salad & Tartar Sauce. Just beautiful and the service from the young staff were so lovely and polite, standard outstanding. Just beautiful, well done.

Service was okay little bit slow and we had the wrong food brought over twice. we sat upstairs nice quiet room good vibes, had the catch of the day (bacon wrapped ling) wasnt the best dish overall slightly greasy unfortunately

Friendly and efficient staff. An unbeatable location for an outdoor lunch on a sunny day. The ploughman's lunch was excellent, generous portions and very good quality for a moderate price. For the best experience park at Mylor Bridge and follow the path along the shore to work up a good appetite.

This is a hidden gem!! Food was pretty good and the portions were very generous. Summer I can this being a very popular spot but well worth it Highly recommend

Fabulous little pub with a historic look and feel. Great staff, reasonably priced drinks. Free and easy parking. Right by the water. Beautiful on a sunny day. Didn't eat but all the food looked and smelt amazing! Cannot miss if your in the area

My sister and I were in Penryn for the day and decided to pop into the Inn for lunch as we hadn’t been here for years. We had forgotten what a lovely setting it was. We ordered lunch at the bar and got drinks and because it was a lovely day sat outside on the platform. We ordered a sandwich between us after asking how big they were with a side of chips to share. I can honestly say I have not had such a good, tasty sandwich for years, anywhere and the chips were as I remembered from my childhood, real, chunky and so tasty. That said, it wasn’t cheap but so worth it in terms of value for money. The staff were lovely and very helpful. It won’t be so long until til the next visit and I highly recommend a visit.

Lovely place by the waters edge and good food

The staff are so lovely and couldn’t be more helpful but unfortunately the food has gone seriously down hill. Very disappointing

Class pub! Very nice inside and outside. The food is fine and taken care off and the drinks cold. Will be back!!

Fantastic pub with a huge jetty of outdoor tables on the water. Gorgeous in the sunshine! The food was great. We had the fish of the day and the seafood platter and they were delicious. Highly recommend!

Popped down to hear will keatin sing and had a couple of drinks. Love the location. Great spot to relax and enjoy the view.

Thought we would treat ourselves to a nice lunch after having our covid boosters this morning , Chose the Pandora !! big mistake .. do they not realise when they are ripping off the visitors they are also ripping off the locals . Over priced very mediocre food , fish & chips at £20 . inedible ! overall £57. for 2 drinks and two lunches , not on. when my wife pointed out that the fish was not cooked , not a bit of interest was shown. Not the only local on the planet so wont be going there again .

Evening meal while camping across the road. Good food, the homemade steak burger was very good. Interesting collection of old pictures and photos inside. May look a little rough round the edges on the outside, but inside it's a proper pub service good food.

Never Benín person but i Will son

Lovely and cosy pub with a very nice view! We really enjoyed our dinner here. Burgers were especially good! And very kind staff. We only missed a kid’s menu because the meals are quite big for kids.

Great food and fantastic friendly service. A lot of history. Definitely would go again

Our first time visiting the Pandora Inn, It was well worth a visit. The staff and atmosphere were excellent. The food was really good along with the resident singing staff were entertaining !! 👍😊 We'll certainly be coming back when back down in Cornwall.

Lovely pub, only stopped for some drinks whilst out exploring the area and had heard good things about this place. Great spot to sit and relax on the pontoon, unique little find. Didn’t eat so couldn’t comment on this, hence 4/5 stars. Would recommend and return if we find ourselves in the area again. Thanks :)

A most pleasant dinner with wonderful service. Great options on the menu and staff patiently explained to we tourists what the things we didn’t know were.

Perfect place for kids to be crabbing whilst adults are chilling with a brew

Fish pie was absolutely gorgeous. Really attentive staff. Thankyou

Really friendly staff. Cosy interior with a modern twist. We had cheesy chips and they were thick tonnes of chrrsr and delicious.

We were greeted by friendly staff and a charming atmosphere on the ground floor, making for a cozy evening. However, the upper floor's decor felt somewhat spartan, detracting slightly from the overall vibe.The food ranged from good to just okay, with a minor hiccup when an item listed on the concise menu was unavailable and substituted without prior notice, leading to a returned order.Despite these issues, my overall experience at Pub Pandora was positive, thanks to the hospitable staff. Future attention to the menu's accuracy could enhance the dining experience. For those seeking a place with character and warm service, Pub Pandora is worth a visit.

We visit The Pandora 3+ times every time we visit Cornwall and can’t recommend it highly enough. The food is absolutely fantastic and consistently good. We’ve been staying 5 mins by foot away for the last 4 days and have already been 3 times. Best fish pie I’ve ever tasted, the pies are absolutely delicious, kids portions are fantastic quality and the service is laid back but friendly. We called in for the roast dinner on Sunday and that was excellent too. Special mention goes to the guy with the shaved head and tattoos (sorry I don’t know his name) who goes above and beyond and clearly loves his job and you don’t get that kind of service very often 👌

Booked a table in the restaurant as the pub was advertised as dog friendly however we were called up on the day of our booking to say there are no dogs allowed in the restaurant. We asked to reserve a table in the bar however we were told that they don’t reserve tables in the bar. So we decided not to bring our dog. Upon looking around we were told that you can have any table that isn’t reserved in the bar and we saw a couple reserved signs on tables. This was quite confusing as we were told multiple times we couldn’t reserve a table in the bar. The place itself is very quaint with low ceilings and candle lights - it felt very cosy. We grabbed a couple of menus and a drink, the special boards was out with more courses to look at. We all decided on a Sunday lunch, however we were told oh we aren’t doing that anymore - no apologises that the board had been left up. So back to the table we choose again and the board subsequently taken down. The menu was very limited and didn’t follow a theme. We chose the meals and then order. Food came out fairly quick. It picked up with people arriving and a lot of families started to arrive with children. It did get quite loud with children crying and shouting - obviously nothing that the pub could do about that but it did create a quite stressful atmosphere as opposed to the previous relaxing calming environments. The food and wine was ok a bit in the expensive side for the quality. I don’t think we will be returning, nothing went really bad but just not what we were expecting. It would be great to get clarification on the reservation situation in the bar…

No where near what it was! Visited here on Easter Monday and have visited here so many times before. Always used to be a “go to” place for food but now it just seems to be relying on its “celebrity status” and not actually worried about the quality of the food or the service. Ordered the hot roast beef sandwich with chips off the specials at £15. Cutlery was brought the table but only one set for two of us!! Our food arrived with crisps not the chips that we had paid for, the beef was so tough it could be chewed, it couldn’t even be pulled apart with your fingers, the ciabatta was less than fresh, and the salad less than inventive!! ! It was really disappointing and when I mentioned it to staff, they just said “oh” and walked off!! Yes they were busy, but no more than any other decent pub in Cornwall…. Sadly as a local pub we wont be rushing back which is sad as we were very regular visitors up until 8/9 months ago when we had another poor meal, but today we thought we would give it another try!! However nothing has changed ….. a reputation takes a long time to build and a very short time to lose… even in Cornwall.

Stunning location for a very nice pub. Food was delicious and pretty reasonable for the huge portions. Car park is a bit tricky, but this place is definitely worth the effort to get to.

Been coming here, boy and man, since the late 1960s; this pub never disappoints. Great food, beer and friendly staff plus a location to die for.

Amazing place, Excellent location, Good food.

Kind and helpful staff. The food is absolutely delicious 😋 It’s a bit out of the way but definitely worth it! So lovely and atmospheric inside.