Smokey Joes in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Dined here on a reccomendation whilst visiting Cornwall to see friends. First thing to note was how busy it was. I was there around 2pm on a Saturday afternoon. Very busy diner for a busy road with nothing much around and no surprise. They had a very extensive menu which isn't always a good thing. From T-Bone steak, lasagne, salads, paninis. sandwiches, breakfasts, roasts and deserts. Every plate of food I saw come out from the kitchen was HUGE. I went for the Hungryman Breakfast at a little over £10. It was substantial to say the least and served on a massive oval plate as evidenced by the two side by side slices of perfectly cooked and non greasy fried slices. The whole thing really should have come with an emergency phone number - 999, it was that big. Everthing on the plate was top draw in quality and taste. I particulary liked the Hogs Pudding (those 3 brown things in the pic). I didn't have a single gripe. My friend did however. He had the mixed grill, which although good on taste defeated him as all the meats were too tough to be acceptable in my opinion.. I'd rate his choice at a 2 out of 5 for that reason.

Love this place return to all the time.

Good old fashioned greasy spoon. Man sized portions at a fair price. Popular with construction people and dusy at times. Very happy we went there, deffo a place to visit again.

Food great as usual. Used to have old music which was turned right down. Turn the music up for better atmosphere

Absolutely, you must give it a go. It was my first time there and I had the hungry man's breakfast, which was truly a thing of beauty.

Good home cooked food and plenty of selection

Lovely truckers stop Massive meals very friendly

So stayed here a few months ago and had a problem as in I can't have egg as I have a bad allergic reaction to it .but fair is fair so thought I would give it a try again and tonight after paying 25 pounds to park on a scruffy car park or lay by as I would call it .and told food was included. I got charged a tenner for my food so .35 pounds to park on a lay by that's caked in shit . Absolute joke

Food was really good but the peas and swede where stone cold and let the meal down The staff was really friendly and the price was good for what we had and couldn’t resist in taking some desert home with us

Great stop for a full English. Food was lovely although couldn't eat it all. Been a few times now and food is always consistently good. Great for truckers Will be back again.

Look, I know some readers will probably feel a bit annoyed by this review due to this place for whatever reason being a “county-wide sensation” but I don’t care. Yes, this place certainly has heart and the accessibility is great but there’s just no texture in the food. I went with some family members and I ordered the standard roast with beef (feel like I need to explain that the beef was wet and a bit dull). Family member explained that their chicken was ‘soggy’ to the rest of the table. Puddings are massive and hard to eat since they are rather sickly. Just not a great time overall.

Most trucker friendly place. Same kindness to bikers, tourists and other visitors. Portions are huge, food is tasty, staff are very friendly. Place where you definitely want to visit again!

Always lovely food. Very friendly staff. Brilliant for eating in or taking away 😀

Good food first time there for 15 years used to go regularly when we lived here will definitely go again now we are back

Great value and good food and service

Highly recommended lovely food and great service

Great place for a good meal . Staff are very friendly and helpful

Love this place always top notch food

Best steak in Cornwall.friendly staff. Best restaurant. I ate my body weight and still couldn't finish my plate. For less than £20 too. Smokey's is a local favourite of literally everyone i know and always has been

Nice food. Can be very busy at times. Reasonably priced.

Friendly great homemade cake will be back for a breakfast they look amazing

Been here a few times food brilliant and enough of it lovely staff would recommend smokey Joe's redruth

Went today with mrs and step daughter, had the steak and ale pie chips and veg. I’m from the midlands and 48 years young 🤔 so had a few pies in my time and I would say that this was easily as good as Mad O'Rourke's Pie Factory in Tipton. I popped in the kitchen and said this to the kitchen staff before we went. Well loaded with steak it was a very generous portion, lovely gravy and pie crust. Veg cooked perfect cabbage, carrots, swede and garden peas. Nice chips. Struggled to put it all away at £13.30 and £1.10 for a mug of tea this is probably the best quality and value meal I have had in recent memory. Mrs had the chicken mushroom pie.. had to try it and it was just as nice as mine. It’s a truck stop so dont expect the ritz but I couldn’t care less, the food was 10/10 and served quickly.

Great place to eat service and atmosphere was great to

great food super yum super cheap for what you get, large portions top notch

Good food, massive portions, helpful friendly staff. Definitely will go again

This is a typical truckers cafe friendly atmosphere and great food non greasy

Lovely, friendly staff. Nice food. Great value! Really impressed and will for sure be back!

Brilliant place to eat. No frills but great staff, great prices and fantastic atmosphere. Been open since the mid 1930's

Absolutely amazing! Portions are huge too

Great cafe quick service and excellent breakfast 👌

Very lovely place to eat with family and friends, friendly and fast staff and also amazing food! the portion sizes definitely take the spotlight here

The food was great, staff very helpful and kind when we come back to Cornwall again will definitely be paying them a visit or too.

Ansom Food Huge Portions Kind Friendly Staff Would Recommend To Anyone For A Good Munch

Exceptional. Fresh wholesome food, great portion sizes, you don't leave here hungry.

Waited over an hour in a filthy restaurant

Brilliant hand made food and the staff are delightful

Friendly fun welcoming good staff good priced food and the prices are correct on the menu on the site but big portions as you will see

Would recommend as a place to visit, very friendly staff.

If you are hungry and looking for a good cooked breakfast in Cornwall, Smokey Joes is the place to go. This is the first place I visit when visiting Cornwall👍

I can never complain about this place, I'm an outsider down here, even after 45 years, but I've seen this place grow since I got down here, always busy, staff always friendly, food always excellent, don't complain about the car park, it was still is a truck stop, don't complain that the guy in working clothes get served before you, you been in longer than him them, they run there days by tachos, priority will be given to those guys.

Visited with a group of 14. The service and food were both equally amazing. Would definitely recommend. The portion sizes were large which was great for us foodies. Pudding were homemade with a Great selection.

Looking around for a place that offers daily roasts, not just a sunday, as well as a large menu choice, then this is the place. Great value and friendly staff. Food was tasty. Service was slow at a busy time on a bank holiday, but was worth the wait. Staff were great in helping us celebrate my sons birthday with singing and a delicious slice of chocolate cake. Will 100% be back.

Best cafe in Cornwall...no more,no less.

Terrible customer service, cold food, wouldn’t take anything off the bill for the poor quality food, now claiming i didn’t pay even though I have my receipt!

Food was cold went to complain and got shouted at by the manager or owner

Fantastic breakfast. Great value for money.

Food was under cooked and cold, staff rude when we tried to talk to them about it and didn’t help resolve the issue at all. Wouldn’t recommend, the place has gone down hill massively :(

Nice people the meals are great very large helpings l have used Smokes many times strongly recommended

Went there with the kids today had the hungry mans was bleedy ansome

Very busy, massive portions, proper old school style cafe. Very friendly staff. Excellent value for money. Took my dog, they made a huge fuss of her and even treated her to a sausage.

Been here many times always friendly staff and excellent food even when super busy

First time there won't be the last time a great breakfast 😋

Our first an won't be the last, settled for a hungry man's breakfast before we set of up country and it didn't disapoint. After being told so many time we waited 45 mins because it was a busy period but the staff were awesome and the food is well priced and delicious. Was tempted by a cake but couldn't eat anything else after a large plateful and coffee. Defo recommend if you that way worth the wait if you have too. Please try just over £10 for the hungry man's and worth every penny. Well done

There was 23 of us and we was served in a timely manner and the food was delicious and hot not one mistake (which is difficult with that many people) food is amazing here well done smokeys

Our first visit to Smokey Joes with friends who live in Cornwall. What can I say ? "OUTSTANDING, EXCEPTIONAL" We will definitely be visiting again before the end of our holiday.

It is a truck stop but Really good food and nice staff and it's open from early morning to late evening. Well worth a visit 😊

I recently dined at Smokey Joe Café and was thoroughly impressed by their English breakfast. The plate was a generous and beautifully presented assortment of perfectly cooked eggs, crispy bacon, savory sausages, grilled tomatoes, and baked beans, all served with thick, buttered toast. While my food took a bit longer to arrive due to the busy atmosphere, the staff remained friendly and attentive, making the wait feel worthwhile. Once it arrived, the flavors were spot on, and the portion size left me feeling satisfied. With its warm ambiance and exceptional food, Smokey Joe Café is definitely a must-visit for breakfast lovers!

I Had the baguette the breakfast one it was lovely 10/10 friendly staff very clean and one had the turkey s and gravy he said it was great 😊

My favourite place to dine in and the staff are amazing!

Closed at 20:20 on a Wednesday.... Google said 22:00 and even their sign at the entrance showed 21:30. Dissapointing

Been here many times over many years and just love each visit. Superb food, great staff never anything other.

A staple of cornwall.always visit when I'm down in Cornwall!

Good price for what you get.cook from scratch so you have to wait a while.so it's all fresh.i had small breakfast.husband had the large.

Great food, great service will call again.

Great place, big portions and good price. I’ll be back

Went here, with a work colleague, ordered a slimmers breakfast (£10)with an extra order on top...didn't receive tomato or extra order ! Toast was diabolical. They knocked the price of toast off apparently but I still got charged £10...entire order around £24...paid in full, disgusted with the attitude of staff. It was like I'd done something wrong. Pitiful. Won't be going here again !

You won't be Disappointed if you Dine here great menu and prices are very good truly value for money meals and service is very good and the staff are very friendly today I ordered Gammon and got a massive piece of Gammon fried egg 3 large onion rings peas salad and a good portion of chips for just £12.50 amazing my wife ordered Scampi and that also was a big plateful thanks to all the staff and my thanks to the chef this was our second visit and will certainly be going again

Very nice place. Very good food and friendly people. As a lorry driver you pay £25 for parking. For that you will have dinner, shower and coffee in the morning.

The food was lovely, the portions incredible, the staff friendly and warm and the whole experience out of this world. If you like pub grub (steaks etc.) why go somewhere else and pay the same for half the portion and poorer quality?? Every time I visit Cornwall Smokey Joes will be one of my stops at least once!!

The food is lovely, the portions excellent and the staff warm and friendly. If you like pub grub (steaks etc) why go somewhere else and pay the same price for half the portion and poorer quality?? I had the mixed grill (the photo was taken half way through eating so please don’t treat as a full portion as it was nowhere near!) This place is a truck stop so I had preconceptions about what it would be like - I was wrong. If you like good traditional food in large portion sizes you simply have to go here.

Asked to take a seat which we did , then the same women who seated us served people who came in after us and ignored us so we left , very poor service will never be going again , terrible

Very nice food and brilliant portion sizes, staff were nice and a cool atmosphere

This isn’t the first time we have eaten here. As usual the breakfast was of high quality with first class customer service either a smile.

Great atmosphere, great food served up in generous portions and staff are the best going.

The #1 parking place in the scorrier area 😎 Emmet's not allowed

Omg , pork belly all triming fantastic. Was going have desert. No room full yo the brim. Staff fantastic. Only thing car park not best

10 pound for the biggest breakfast, portion sizes are huge. Great value for money. Staff were great. Look out for the cake slices they are enormous 🥰

Had the most delicious pie here great homely food and at a good price. Certainly will be back

The breakfasts here are absolutely amazing everything tastes good very good value for money, the staff where very good. Thank you

Yum yum yum. Great food (I love the steak and kidney pie with mash and peas) with a thick gravy. Great service with helpful staff. I'll be back when I'm in the area.

Visited after recommendation and did not disappoint. Staff were very friendly and helpful and a great choice on menu including specials board. All home cooked including amazing cake and desert menu. Portion sizes are huge to suit anyone's appetite. We had mixed grill and chicken pie and was best we've had in a long time highly recommended. Victoria sponge and lemon cheesecake to take home

Quiet place for lorry parking overnight

Brilliant choice of economical food, freshly cooked. Pies, salads, sandwiches and much, much more. Plenty of free parking and seating. Great service from friendly staff. Toilets on site and on a level. Huge meals for the price, but they will provide a box if you can't eat it all.

Quite truckstop @ £25 including any main meal off the menu. Food and friendly service are plentiful and excellent quality. Facilities are basic but what do you expect for what is essentially £12 to park up for the night.

Great meal at good price. Thanks

Had the hungry man's breakfast. All I can say is wow 👌

Breakfast was ok, but took over 40 minutes from when we ordered

Amazing hearty food With a great range of food for everyones needs Good value for money Great children's menu Be back soon Thanks

I forget how good the food is at Smokey Joe's. We had steak and Stilton pie with veg and roasties and steak and ale pie with chips and peas. Could not be faulted - other than no room for dessert ☹️ Not surprising its always busy.

Always welcoming,food is fab , steaks are amazing !! Defo recommend!!!

Cracking food and reasonable prices

Popped in for breakfast and wasn't disappointed, that's for sure. The food was cooked to perfection and was very tasty. I had the hungrymans breakfast it was plenty, even for me! Lol. The Mrs was pleased as they even had hogs pudding included on the breakfast. The staff was very helpful friendly and polite. There was plenty of parking outside and it was very easy to find. I can highly recommend a visit. I took some photos of the main menu if you want to take a look to see what's on offer. They even have daily specials on a black bored that all sounded lovely. Keep up the good work. We will be returning to try out the steak next time. Top job 👏 👌 👍

What an absolute gem of a place! Breakfast was top nosh. It's so nice to see a proper cafe still, grew up with proper cafes, and are hard to come by these days. I will definitely be back again when crossing over the border. Thank you very much 👌

Great truck stop, food is home made with plenty of choice

It's ok Food is average and a bit overpriced. Most places in Cornwall seem to be like this so maybe this is the new bormal

Recently moved close by. Tried it , loved it, will be using regularly. Great food , great staff, good prices. Dined in and takeaway, both quality.

Top quality food from a transport cafe

First time we went food came out separate about 5-10 minutes apart. No big deal could see past it. Day after. We went again. Waited over 40 minutes for food to be served. While we was waiting 3 other tables came in ordered and was served before us. We left before the food came out. Never again. Don’t waste your time or money.

Great food lovely roast dinner or full breakfast