Patisserie Valerie Bristol in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

After a lifetime working in 5-star international hotels I admit to being a tad picky and usually shy away from what I call 'generic' type cafes. What a nice surprise I had. Our brunch was stunning. I had juicy, fat fish fingers in a brioche bun with a nice mix of fresh salad leaves on the side with a lovely dressing. My friend had cheese & ham in a crispy roll & loved it. The coffe was also very good. The chairs, goodness me, what comfort plus back support which is very unusual. Menus were in pristine condition, the staff were absolutely great - what can I say, it was just amazing & we will be back!

Absolutely perfect afternoon tea! We had a voucher to use. The staff were great, talked us through the plentiful drink options which were refillable and interchangeable. They asked about sandwich fillings, checked for allergies and were very accommodating with preferences. The scones were warm and they didn’t scrimp on the cream or jam. And it just got better with the cake layer with the macaroons being perfection. It was just the right amount of food - no left overs for us! Lovely restaurant, and very friendly and helpful staff. Will def return.

Had afternoon tea voucher for my birthday. What a lovely pleasant afternoon. Staff were great & couldn't do enough for us. We were served by Lucy & she was so polite & friendly. She is an asset to your company. She even boxed up what we couldn't eat so we could take it home. Will definitely be back soon

Christmas shopping trip. Got a table had to order via the app, rather than a person. Asked waiter (terse and unhelpful) how we could give food allergy warning. Told at the end you can put in notes to the chef. Automatically took £5 tip!!! Drinks arrived after about 15 minutes food took almost 45 minutes by which time we had finished our drinks. Food allergy information had been ignored. Took back to kitchen arrived less than 2 minutes later and it was obvious they had just taken the unwanted items out of the baguette. No apology we said to take it away so 3 of us had food 1 nothing Food received was mediocre at best. Had to ask twice for refund plus insisted tip refunded. Overall it was dreadful.

We purchased a Groupon afternoon tea and were looking forward to a lovely time having experienced it previously in Stratford Upon Avon. How disappointed we were. They were not very accommodating when it came to providing vegetarian sandwiches- plain cheese and only 2 fingers. This meant my wife was shortchanged. The wouldn’t change a hot drink to a cold one. The scones and cakes left a lot to be desired. The cake display looked magnificent when we arrived, macarons, eclairs etc all looked amazing BUT you didn’t get to experience any of these. Tiny eclairs that were tasteless. Both the chocolate and strawberry slices while moist sponge had cheap tasting fillings and toppings and the scones were dry and over cooked. It wasn’t worth the Groupon price but SO glad we didn’t pay full price. Service was very slow as well. Only good thing was the breakfast teas and latte but costly for 2 drinks. Won’t be returning.