Porthcothan Bay Stores in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Fantastic coffee and pastries set us up for our walk along the coastal path. Didn’t have time to return for ice cream sadly.

A absolute gem of a little shop at Porthcothan Bay. Lots of "essentials" like bread, eggs and jam. Beautiful ice cream and very good coffee, smoothies, pasties and sandwiches, which you can enjoy in the seating area next to the shop. Perfect to take a break at. Good, friendly service too!

We used to visit Porthcothan when I was little and hurtling down the cliff path to the beach shop is one of my happiest memories. We started coming back to the bay a couple of years ago and the shop has evolved into an absolute gem! Yummy pasties, Roskilly’s ice cream and the best service. Defo worth a visit. I love following them on insta to get my Porthcothan fix year round. Keep up the great work and can’t wait to see you next summer.

Great coffee and cake served with a smile. been here a number of times and always excellent. Plan to return in few weeks

After a disappointment at Berryfields (it was shut) I was grumpy because I was set on a cream tea. We went into Porthcothan Bay store to see if they did one. Answer, no. But then the very helpful and friendly staff did say they could do a 'DIY' one.?? 5 minutes later I had 2 great coffees, a packet of 4 scones, a jar of excellent jam and a huge pot of clotted cream. They happily lent us plates and knives and we enjoyed the best, most indulgent (DIY) cream tea EVER..... for about £14! So much so, that we went back a couple of days later to buy the same ingredients as friends were visiting. The stores are well stocked with goodies, but what makes this place is the staff - great people, great attitude. Thank you,

Fabulous shop/cafe just at the entrance to the beach. They sell absolutely anything you could need from hiring of wet suits to Gin !!! Really classy little place & would definitely recommend.

Great little shop and cafe on the beach - super friendly staff and great selection of food, drinks and anything else you could need for the beach. We booked in for their pop up dining on Thursday evening and was blown away. Amazing!

We use the store most days either for bakery, coffee or ice cream. Always excellent service and friendly staff. We also hired wet suits this year too. Plenty of provisions available as well.

A lovely little beach shop on the main walk down to the beach, but this isn't tacky plastic buckets and spades, it's a nice store selling food etc but also has bakery items, ice cream and good coffee. There's seating outside, the highlight of sitting there was listening to the local old ladies who'd met there for a gossip about local life. It was fascinating, like when they interview the neighbours in an episode of Grand Designs.

We stopped here for an icecream on our way back from Padstow which we left early as it got too busy. What a surprise when we found a beautiful beach and fantastic place for an Icecream. The staff we really good and helpfull as I didnt know what to have. Their suggested a flavour of fudge was out of this world... the best icecream Ive ever had. We will be back. Well done x A great find x

We recently visited Porthcothan Beach and what a good choice we made. The beach is stunning with beautiful clean golden sand and a blue sea. There is a gentle down hill walk to the beach from the car park but it is fairly easy going.

Enjoyed a really good coffee after a cliff too walk, along with flapjacks which were scrumptious. Very clean organised pit stop. Wish we were here longer to try more of their tempting food.

We first encountered this lovely cafe nestled in the sand dunes a couple of years ago and have been eager to return. The revisit lived up to expectation! While the cafe was a few minutes short of closing, we were not rushed and were offered everything on the menu. Very friendly and good quality food and coffee. We enjoyed a delicious pasty and wrap.

Really lovely place to grab a coffee and yummy pastries. Plenty of provisions as well if needed. Being covid compliant couldn't go into shop to browse.

We’ve been coming to Portcothan Beach for nearly 40 years and always visit the stores. The last couple of years have seen huge improvements. The staff work relentlessly, the week we were there the queue was continuous all day long. Despite this, all of the staff were incredibly professional, friendly and cheerful! Fantastic high quality produce including pasties, wraps and amazing cinnamon buns! Lots of vegan options and oat decaf lattes - delicious! Great measures in place to ensure social distancing as well. Thank you to all the staff who supplied us with such tasty food all week- it really did help us to enjoy our holiday! As an aside, the loos in the beach car park cost 20p, unfortunately we saw lots of people nipping in and wedging the doors open to avoid paying. We were quite happy to pay to allow them to stay open, I gather the car park charges go to the district council and the loos are funded by the district council - we would happily donate a fiver or tenner towards the cost of keeping them open- I don’t know if the shop could accept donations for this?

This is a small shop on the way to the beach serving great coffee and wonderful ice creams from the local dairy.With the current covid situation nobody is allowed inside but the kiosk and collection from the doorway is a great service.The staff are super friendly and really helpful and make the each experience even better.Thank you for another fantastic beach day made better by your service.We haven't eaten here, but have also heard wonderful things about the food served from the stores.

We’d spent a lovely morning hiking the cliffs from Trevone and lusted over a pasty and (good) coffee. Our criteria were met :)The pasties were super - beef and veggie - and the coffees excellent. The two young women servers were super helpful and pleasant. Outside is a lovely eating area/patio. Handy access to the beach and city toilets which apparently are persistently awful!One caution is the location isn’t obvious - walk over the bridge and take a little lane off the road.

Fantastic shop for whilst you’re on holiday. Ice cream was delicious; all general provisions were there; local jewellery and crafts were also lovely. Lunches were very tasty. Children’s rolls for £1.50. Salad boxes and rolls were reasonably priced too.They hosted a ‘curry on the beach’ night while we were there which was a great idea.

The porthcothan bay stores may not sell everything- But the staff and atmosphere they create and the care they take with young children is second to none.

This has to be one of the best beach shops in the UK - good coffee (they even do an oat milk latte), great takeaway salads, sandwiches and pasties, good ice cream - and incredibly reasonable beach items in a shed at the side - well made childrens wetsuits for £25. Amazing.

A lovely little find in the dunes behind the beach.The friendliest staff, with an excellent array of food, drink and other essentials.Enjoyed some lovely coffees and snacks, sitting in the sunshine.And a Chough's steak pastie to keep us going...Just one complaint - I wish it were my local corner store :(

Really handy store on Porthcothan bay with really tasty snacks on offer. But also great service and friendly advice. I camp nearby and use this place for breakfast. The staff have helped me out just from conversations

We were not disappointed by this shop which provided hot pasties and sausage rolls and filled rolls as well as a large range of ice creams. A sitting area outside, partly shaded, was very welcome after our stride out along the path. There is a loo nearby for which you need twenty pence.

We usually walk to the Porthcothan Bay stores from our camp site a couple of miles up the coastal path, visit the beach and then pause for lunch. They have a good selection of ice creams and hot drinks, plenty of local produce and supplies if you are caught short, and pasties from the Chough Bakery in Padstow. The staff are always fabulous too.

On a recent trip to Porthcothan beach we have several opportunities to purchase refreshments at Porthcothan Bay Stores. This lovely little shop has a surprising variety of treats including artisan coffees, Cornish pasties, sandwiches, ice creams, crisps etc. In fact pretty much everything you need for a beach picnic. The store is modern and very clean with staff that a friendly and attentive. They also have things like buckets and spades, magazines. Well done little store you have style and quality.

Great service, reasonable prices for the convenience, all essentials. We even managed to buy decaffeinated tea-bags.!

Staying in Porthcothan this week we visited the stores most days. The staff were really friendly and welcoming and very helpful especially when it came to hiring surfboards, bodyboards and wetsuits from them. The coffee is just the best - wish we lived closer! - and the ice creams and pasties were really delicious too. Lovely selection of gifts and general supplies too. The perfect beach store.

Little beach store supplying visitors of the most perfect little Cornish beach. Lovely friendly owners who provide a wonderful welcome, and a great local service, in both the shop, and supporting the beach. Its not Tesco Extra, so wont have everything you want all the time, but it does have most of what you want most of the time, but more importantly, the owners are friendly and welcoming. Been returning here for over 40 years, and its the best its ever been, keep up the great work guys!

We went in at lunchtime hoping to get a pasty. Cornish cafe, right by the beach, seems like a reasonable expectation that they'll have some pasties. But they had run out! For the whole day! Running out of pasties is unheard of in my significantly experience of Cornish eateries. They said they didn't sell them all yesterday which is why they didn't get so many in today, which clearly shows all they care about is money, not the customer. More evidence from this comes from the fact that they suggested we buy rolls, a block of cheese and a tub of margerine rather than pointing out their (albeit limited) sandwich selection). Lots of promise but delivery on these which would Postman Pat would absolutely abhor.

Everything you need, beautiful shop selling fresh produce and everything for a day on the beach. Beach is amazing but the shop makes it! Well done whoever has stocked this shop - it’s amazing

Such a lovely beach when the tide is out. We come out of season and had said it always needed a small shop still open in October. We had lovely coffee from here that we drank on the beach. I even bought one of their bamboo coffee cups for remind me of the beach when I am back in the office

A lovely little Oasis serving good food and excellent coffee. All served by a very cheerful couple happy to please.

We had walked along the cliff path from Constantine Bay so were ready for a coffee. My wife was delighted that she was able to have a gluten-free Brownie, which she declared to be excellent. I had the Apricot slice - also excellent. Supplied by Choughs of Padstow I believe. All washed down with an excellent cup of fresh made coffee whilst sitting outside on one of their benches. You can also buy all sorts of bits & pieces for the beach here. The couple who run the store are very friendly & helpful.

We have sampled the delights from this store on 2 days down on the beach. Friendly staff, great products and lots of choice. A real gem!!!

Really a great place for coffee, cake , ice cream and more. We walked there every morning as they were opening for coffee. Nothing like starting the day with a coffee on the beach.

We have been going back for the past few years , the shop is well stocked and the staff are really helpful and friendly. They make a great cup of tea and of course stock delicious pasties and pastries. The setting is great. My only complaint is not about the shop but about the public toilets across the road, we were there in July / August (busy time) but the toilets were clearly not cleaned on a daily basis ! There is a charge of 20 pence to use them which is fine but you do expect them to be cleaned and stocked regularly. This has no bearing on he shop Which is great (full marks to Emma & Barney)

Absolutely fabulous little shop which made visiting this gorgeous beach feel like even more of a treat! Good service and brilliantly stocked - cold beers, wine, newspapers, magazines and a great selection of food. We loved getting our lunch here and treating ourselves to the fabulous cakes or scones! (Tip - bring your own jam and a knife, can buy clotted cream with your scones!) Can hire surf and bodyboards for a reasonable price too. I really hope this little place survives. We hope to be back!

Great little beach cafe with amazing ice creams- try the gooseberry! Friendly, efficient service. Well stocked with holiday supplies. Drinks and good looking cakes available and good picnic tables outside to sit at and enjoy ones purchases.

Very handy for picking up essentials, including beer and ice-cream! Coffee and pasties also excellent.

Great shop full of local produce,coffee and smoothies plus the ice cream is superb as well! Exceptionally friendly service.

Porthcothan Bay is a large bay when the tide is out (approx. 300-400 yards to the sea).There is a car park nearby which tends to be very busy on sunny days. Crossing the road from the car park, the Bay stores are situated on the approach road to the beach. The store is well stocked ranging from food, drinks, newspapers etc. The pasties are excellent.

A real gem of a cafe - brilliant pasties and very good coffee. But what a shame that the rubbish/dog waste bins are placed in front of the cafe. On a warm day like today the smell was unpleasant. Spoiled what is otherwise a lovely little cafe.

This cafe is perfectly located if you have just walked from Pastow. Hot chocolate is available, great on one of the more drizzly days. The apricot slice is awesome. The owners are really friendly, and will happily recommend from the great selection of local bottled beers. A great stop for picking up snacks for the next day's hike.

We were tempted by a board advertising Cornish coffee near the roadside. The shop had a range of goodies, including locally sourced food. We ordered two lattes and thoroughly enjoyed drinking them in the outdoor seating area. The ideal start to a ramble on the coast path.

I visited Porthcothan beach with my son in the summer and after a few hours on the beach an ice cream was well needed. I couldn’t have been happier when we found Porthcothan Bay Stores, they had an amazing selection of ice creams (so many we had to go back the next day), staff were so friendly and welcoming and had lots of patience for my son, who took forever to choose!! The seating area inside and out was also well presented, clean and tidy.

Porthcothan bay stores catered for all our needs when we visited the beach there in June 2017. They offer a wide range of food and drinks at very reasonable prices. The coffee there is particularly good and we managed to sample most of the flavours of icecream during our visit too!

Our family love visiting Porthcothan Bay Stores and the gorgeous beach. Barney and Emma are so friendly and the food is always spot on. Would highly recommend.

This is a little gem of a spot. All their produce is of the highest quality, with lots of lovely local and independent brands. It's the perfect location right by the beach at Porthcothan Bay. The coffee was excellent, as were the delicious baguettes and salads we ordered. They also sell local beers!! The owners were super friendly. We are most definitely going back.

I have just returned from a wonderful couple of days in Cornwall.