Sainburys Restaurant in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Went in with family after a hospital appointment I’m so glad they named the breakfast “all day breakfast” It seemed as though we waited all day for it to be served A very quiet time , no queuing ,plenty of tables vacant , no excuse ! It wasn’t worth the wait either Won’t be returning

I work 3 ten hour night shifts every week and on my last night I like to have a fried breakfast before I do my shopping, but today there was no hot food so I had to walk for 20 minutes into town when very tired after my Night Shift. This is the second time this has happened and will be the last as I will not be using this cafe again, option for more reliable sources which is unfortunate because the breakfast tastes very good.

Steak and kidney pie and mash - pie pastry was like slush meat tasted ok but everything cold. Ham egg and chips - both eggs hard ham no taste and chips just cooked both eggs and chips cold. Left both of the meals had to get to hospital down the road didn’t complain as didn’t have the time to, so doing this review instead

This was our first visit since C ovid started. We used to go once a week and have the fantastic fish and chips that were served then. This time we ordered it and were served the most disgusting meal that I have had in years. Whatever the fish was it was cheap and nasty, we did not eat it. Tea was in a huge cup, very weak and undrinkable. We were so looking forward to it but it was a total let down. We will not be back. I felt totally conned. Staff were as usual brilliant but the food was disgusting. You had a thiiving business in that cafe, you have killed it. What as a Company are you thinking about. Bring back our proper Cod and Chips.

Such a shame as this cafe used to be so good. First visit back since covid began and the difference is incredible. The food is just awful. Kids meal 3 measly nuggets but actually more akin to 3 pieces of popcorn chicken bites. No longer allowed chips with the kids meal you now get a ‘jacket potato’ I would use the term jacket loosely as it’s essentially a discoloured boiled looking sorry excuse for a potato cut in half. Avoid the cod and chips, it’s no longer the freshly battered experience it once was. It was a frozen portion deep fried and even the chip supplier has changed-no longer chunky fluffy chips but poor quality chewy ones. Talk about a bad advert as surely a supermarket cafe should reflect the quality of produce available to buy in the shop and this is an embarrassment. Even the peas were awful and it’s pretty hard to get them wrong. Sad really as all the staff in that cafe are lovely, it must be sad for them as I’m sure they were once proud of the meals they were serving but now I expect they just get moaned at all day for the poor quality they’re serving up!

Had breakfast there two mornings running and it was hot, freshly cooked and delicious at a fraction of the price our hotel was offering!!

Full English Breakfast served all day for £4 you can't beat it. Such good value the breakfast is cooked fresh they start at £1.50 for scrambled egg on toast. You would struggle to cook at home for this. We haven't tried any other food but will be back to put this right.

Very surprised with menu, no Vegan options other than baked potato without butter and beans was only option. Disgusting in todays climate as people are changing to planet based foods. What a let down and will definately not go there again. People with dairy allergies can only have a cup of tea or coffee as they do provide soya milk. What are you playing at Sainsburys, you are falling behind.

We called into today for a quick lunch. Seemed to be short staffed but the staff who were on coped very well, despite clearly being rushed off their feet they were polite and friendly. Our food was brought out quickly, whilst eating we heard the manager come out and praise the young girl who was clearing tables. So lovely to hear a manager full of praise despite clearly being so busy himself. Will be back for sure

Go here now and again, usually have the breakfast, nice clean & tidy cafe, good selection on the menu, good, tasty food, good value for the price, friendly staff, good service.

Been here a few times usually have their fish & chips which are pretty good and not over priced. Even when crowded like this visit service was fine. It is a cafeteria so you get what you get. Staff very pleasant Plenty of parking.

The restaurant was very quiet. Perfect! Ordered our food and drinks at the till. Paid. Stood waiting for our drinks to be made by the ONE member of staff, who appeared to be multitasking to then be told that the food we ordered had sold out?!? So why wasn’t he told this by the people cooking the food?!? Anyway... not to worry, we didn’t make a fuss, just ordered something else instead. The food eventually arrived, everything correct, except one of the meals... the wrong meal, the one member of staff had got it wrong! So the meal brought out was then returned so the correct meal could be served! A bit of a disaster in all fairness. Yes the place was quiet, but not quiet enough for there to be one member of staff at the till area.... come on Sainsbury’s, this needs to be sorted out! The prices charged do not reflect the type of meals being served to your customers! £25 for 3 measly meals is NOT cheap. Lower the prices or up the game! Should have gone across the road to The County Arms where we ALWAYS get good food along with exceptional service.

Talking to the people in the restaurant queue it was agreed that these were the best fish & chips in the area. What more can I say. £5.50 for fish & chips & mushy peas. Plenty of parking, clean & pleasant.

If our breakfast looked or resembled the picture on the plate for the main post which it has previously we would have been happy, sadly it dint both meals contained hard eggs, akin to a rubber in texture, the hash browns tepid and limp, not freshly fried and hot, bacon tough, sausages not great, toast limp personally believe the majority of the breakfast had been kept warm for way too long. Certainly NOT worth the £12 for two meals, it was not busy so not as if the staff were struggling to cope with orders so can only assume the decline was down to standards and not keeping attention to what was being served. Wouldn’t recommend eating here at present, plenty of better options in or close to town.

Came in when stuck in the snow. Needed food so decided on a bacon sandwich. It was tasty and good value. Staff friendly and plenty of choice for all tastes.

Just had breakfast, the old chef lady with glasses wouldn’t swop 2 eggs for a single rasher of bacon! So I paid 80p for the scrawniest rasher I’ve ever seen, and the portions were small anyway. Also the toast had been cremated, the immense crunch nearly cracked my tooth in half, not to mention the taste of charcoal... noticed all the chef lady’s had glasses on, I think a check up is due ASAP. Thanks

Always call in for lunch usually have Fish & Chips while car is being serviced. Never had a bad meal yet.

Nice clean bright cafe, good selection of meals & snacks on offer, food freshly cooked, fairly quick service, friendly staff. Well worth a visit

Sainsburys Restaurant went down the nick a while ago but they have pulled it back up as you can see by my previous reports and the current one.

Called in for breakfast while car being serviced nearby. A regular in Newquay Sainsbury but not often here. The breakfast was Ok, but dearer than Newquay and plate swimming in grease. Would think twice about having it again here. Service and staff however were first class.

well back again working in truro , so back in for my brekkie , only to find they have changed the menu , they now call the bekkie the" taste the difference " basically saying they have pimped the meal , or dare i say the rebranded it so they have put the price up !!!!!!! up till now the brekkie was great value , £4.50 for 1 fried egg, 2 sausage , 2 bacon , hash brown , fresh tomato,baked beans and a slice of toast , now the price is £6,00 for 1 egg , 2 sausage , 2 bacon , 2 small vine tomatoes, 1 mushroom and a piece of slightly better quality toast , not alot of difference i hear you say , yes £1 50 's worth in my mind and to be honest no different in quality , also hash browns are an extra as are beans at a £1 , coffee £1 70 for large filter which i think is good value , but wont be going back there again and judging by the lack of workmen in there today , i think they think the same , so will be wetherspoons next week with unlimited coffee , cant understand why they need to change what was obviously a great deal ,

Been here quite a few times before and had great breakfast but they have changed the breakfast menu, no baked beans, vine tomato with the vine on, bacon thin & over cooked, toast cold and the butter rock hard. Staff are friendly, but the menu is trying to be too posh, expensive for what you get.

Had breakfast at Sainsbury's, they have changed what was once a fantastic breakfast into something you wouldn't even give a dog to eat! the sausages are like eating sawdust, they call it their finest menu! it's disgusting and I know they have lost a lot of trade because of this, bacon like shoe leather, eggs cold, toast cold, no hash browns or baked beans now, and like I say sausages that even a dog would turn it's nose up at! you should be ashamed Sainsbury's to serve up such rubbish! bring back the old menu at least that one worked!!!

The breakfast menu changed and with it we shall be going elsewhere to conduct our shopping. You start the day off right with a good breakfast at a reasonable price. This is no longer the case. It was as if the breakfasts were a loss...

Slowest and longest service ever. Waited ages for everything.from ordering to waiting for order. Nearly died of boredom

Excellent service great food very helpful staff I have visited on different times if a day but still been impressed

My husband and I were ready for a bite to eat and so popped into the cafe. Felt strongly that they deserve huge praise on the service and food. The coffee was especially good. We have eaten at alternative Sainsbury's cafes and had to wait much longer. Congratulations to you all on a great job.

well back in truro working , so back to sainsburys for breakfast . today i had the big brekkie as per , but thought i would ditch the sausages and exchange for another egg, NO, not possible but i could swap for extra bacon , fine no probs , i also didnt want the hash brown ,surprisingly i could swap this for an egg hahahaha ,must be logic in there somewhere , or a jobs worth lol , apart from that i cant fault the brekkie , tastes good , good value , nice hot coffee , bargain

This is quite a large sainsbury in truro. Cafe is upstairs which you can reach by a life if necessary.

We stopped in here whilst shopping in the area for something quick and easy.Although there appeared to be a bit of a queue at the till, in reality there were only a couple of people in front of us (the queue appeared worse due to my pet hates of whole familys queuing to order and people playing on their phones! (not Sainsburys fault!!)).The staff on the till were friendly and quick with the service, the food was served in a timely manner and waiting staff were friendly and helpful.I had ordered the fish and chips which was lovely, and my husband the fish finger sandwich which was quite large!!Overall good food, good service and good prices!

Just popped in for breakfast was very nice, went down well. Recommend you can get two cups of tea from there pot of tea, very nice.

as working in truro ,popped in here ,breakfast consists as per photo,£4 30 ,good value and tasty for the price also had a coffee and cold drink , total £750 , cant complain at that ,

There England breakfast is a fair price 4.25 full a big one and also the coffee is the best i have had in a long time that why i keep going back to them and also very good customer service

Only thing I have from here are chips in a take away box. The coffee is ok, but is really thin, as their 'soya' milk is not as good as in other coffee places. We both said it wasn't the greatest but it filled a gap! The chips are in fact ok, big thick and vegan!! They were very kind to us, as they gave me a sachet or two of mustard for the hotel room, save me buying a whole thing in store!

Been having breakfast here for a while but today was awful.. a shrivelled up piece of bacon and scrambled eggs that could have fitted on one large spoon.. I complained and was told the eggs come out of s standard packet.. well I think my packet must have been split into 2! Won't be eating breakfast here again.

How hard can it be to get a pot of hot tea and a toasted tea cake? This is not a one off occurrence ....... by the time the tea cake arrives you have either finished your pot of tea or it has gone cold! For goodness sake sort out who does what in the kitchen and have someone dedicated to the toasted snacks, this is a simple but effective solution. Having toasted snacks fitting into cooked meals is madness.

Go there for hot chocolate with all the trimmings, just delicious! Especially go there on Monday lunchtime as the lady behind the counter makes the best one ;) ! And veg lasagne, go there anytime for this one! Served with chips AND garlic bread AND salad! Portion size is generous, meals are hot to the table and prices are hard to beat. A regular tea-stop when in Truro.Family and disabled friendly, polite helpful staff, nothing is too much trouble.

well back here yet again , what can i say , a great value breakfast as usual , and steaming hot coffee , all nicely cooked , tasty , pleasant staff

Visited there yesterday lunch time. Wonderfully clean placed (tables cleared when customers left!). Foot excellent, staff friendly, clean and efficient. Very reasonably priced. Keep it up

Regularly have breakfast here and the food is consistently good, service is friendly and efficient and it is great value for money.

I used to have breakfast at sainsburys quite a lot a few years ago and was always happy . However on my first visit for a while last week i was shocked by the decline.The cups and plates were not to clean and the cutlery was dirty . The food when it came was luke warm and of poor quality Sorry sainsburys but i wont be back

Falmouth Sainsbury's Cafe....quite happy to take our money but then we were told we can't have mushrooms they didn't have any....oh and no tomato.....they are based within the main store I could have walked and picked up the mushrooms and tomatoes and handed them to the girl on the till to pass to the "chef" !! We will never eat here again, we went elsewhere for our breakfast.

have been going here from work for a few fridays now , you cannot beat this for value for money£4.25 for a big brekkie, 2 sausage , fried egg ,bacon ,hash brown beans , tomato and toast , cooked to order and delicious , i also had a large filter coffee with hot milk , £1.75 , and it sayed hot all the way thru the meal , none of this luke warm one gulp and its gone rubbish , also an elderflower presse . £1.50 , so for £7.50 was well pleased , will keep going there till i move to another job prob in a few months

Used to often go for lunch here after a shop , was great back then (a few years ago now) . Now the choice on the menu is rather small . Everything isn't of a good quality which you can taste , even with the drinks . Always find after having lunch here I and family members feel very unwell . Been twice or three times now over the last few months and every time we've all felt very unwell . Prices aren't cheap , based on the quality id say the prices need to be put down substantially

Tried their Ham salad at £3.85 which was just the job for a quick light lunck. coffee £1.45. Decent free car park with no having to put your reg number in like at Tesco's, thats why I do not go there. If I cannot park outside I shop where I can.

Always stop here after a 5 hour drive to visit my family. Big breakfast and a coffee hits the spot very nicely!

Gone here regularly throughout the years , used to be amazing , great sized portions and great quality and ample choices . Visited recently and what used to be a very large meal was a 'sausage sandwich' , used to be fresh thick sainsburys bread and at least 8 sausages within the bread , now there's no such thing , a 'sausage buttie' is the closest which I had which was a small plain roll with maybe 2 sausages in . Not many choices for dessert either . The coffee is very good tho !

Meals are fine for the price you pay had the lasagna which was good as it was not "sloppy" in other words to my taste, on another day had the fish and chips which I did not rate too much, good clean restaurant with friendly staff ideal if you are on a budget.

We have had breakfast on several ocassions here, when staying in Truro. Good value food. Served very quickly and food nice and hot. Would definately recommend.

Nice place to have something to eat in Truro, they do hot and cold food, soups, I think they probably cater for most palettes.

Often used this for BF when visiting the town early morning. The staff are a cheerful bunch,place clean and the food well priced. Also handy for the yong mums who seem to congregate in fairly large numbers.

Rather than eating at the restaurant at our hotel, we took a quick trip over the road to Sainsburys. We found a team of staff who were happy in their work and enjoyed conversations with their customers. Breakfast was served promptly, was hot and nicely cooked - and all at a fraction of the price we would have paid at the hotel. We were so impressed we came back every day of our stay!

Have stopped for a quick lunch here on a couple of occasions. Much better than many supermarket cafés. I've had their salads, one with ham, one with quiche and one with tomato and mozzarella and they have all been very good, above the standard I would expect from a supermarket café.

Had breakfast before facing the big shop! ..... I had Scrambled Eggs & Bacon, which also included mushrooms, a tomato and toast. Not bad for less than £4. My partner had a bacon sarnie and chips. Nice coffee. Clean, tidy and pleasant staff.

It is reliable food but staff a bit hit and miss. They have good deals on and for the sort of place it is has quite good views from the windows.

i seem to be a regular here judging by the number of reports I have written about this supermarket restaurant. Its handy for a quick and easy meal, parking outside the door and its cheap enough for what it is.Their fish & chips plus mushy peas which I castigated a while ago have improved back to where they were; they are back to using a plate instead of a bowl. Price is now £4.50 and a pot of tea 50 pence, i would like to think the manager has been reading Trip Adviser?? and taken note of my comments.Service was swift and the lady who brought the food over smiled. Service at the till was slow, seem to spend a lot of time on Nector cards which I consider a waste of time, they should take money off the items like Asda.Parking is adjacent to the entrances with no messing about like Tesco's in Truro where they have a machine to clock you in and camera's to catch you out. I do not go there because of this. Plus they are expensive.

Was here in October; see previous report; however its handy if you are in the area, sorry to say it was indifferent, had the pulled pork which camr in a long roll with chips which were well cooked and Colesaw, not much pork and it was covered in a tangy Bombay tasting sauce which was all you could taste, fortunately I like hot Indian food, but the roll was too big for the meal. Give it a miss. My other half had a ham salad which was fine. Coffee a bit weak. Fortunately its not very expensive in their restaurant. Service was OK. It is popular at lunch times there was a queue at 13:00. No competition in the area so for an alternative you need to go into the town.The Sainburys in Exeter is much better for food.Sainburys is an expensive supermarket with lots of things where you have too buy two of something or pay through the nose, There is an Aldi just up the road with much cheaper prices on basics.

Went in here a couple of weeks ago and am sorry to say it has taken a turn for the worst from my previous report. We usually have there fish & chips but this time the plate size is down so is portion size. Even the fish was a bit dubious, was it cod??They seem to have cut back on every thing, even the condiments, not good enough for a supermarket restaurant, times must be hard a SainsburysI would be interested in a management response.

Thought we would give this a try as we were in a hurry we had been shopping in store. My it was Awful the presentation was so poor the taste was like nothing I have ever tasted left hungry because we could not eat it !!

Service is appalling, very unclear where to queue for what, not enough staff to cope with seating capacity at lunchtime and food distinctly average.

Definitely one of the better restaurants in a supermarket, its not a cafe but a proper sit down restaurant. Food is cooked to order and brought to the table. Not plush but clean and efficient, very popular as the prices are keen. Fish & chips with mushy peas £5.30. coffee £1.30. 100% better than Morrisons in Bodmin. Good car parking. Located just out of town opposite the Town Hall.Truro is a lovely City, Visit the Cathedral and museum. Plenty of shops.Beware of parking in Tesco's they have a strange ticket charging system and cameras to catch you out. I refuse to use it and the store now.