Smorgers in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

In a town that is pretty runs down, this place is a little diamond in the rough. The service was fantastic (small request to change a meal which was dealt with really well). Staff great and friendly with our kids. Food was excellent and the portions very generous. Would highly recommend this place to eat.

Went to Smorgers for a surprise 80th Birthday celebration with family and friends. The food was excellent, the service was first class, the ambience was just right. Mandy and Ken made it a special night. Thanks guys.

Very annoying today. Went into Smorgers for lunch. The first three tables after the door are for people with dogs. Two of those were taken by people without dogs and the third was a tiny tiny table with a sofa so you couldn't eat without bending over. We had to sit there. When I went to the loo, the rest of the restaurant was practically empty! Non dog people had all of those tables to choose but sat at the dog tables. However, I blame the restaurant for not having a sign asking people to leave those tables if possible for dog owners with dogs. I got terrible indigestion from bending over to eat, my husband had to keep taking breaks to sit up straight and we had to put everything else including the teapot on the floor as the table was so tiny. 😖 Food was nice but it wasn't comfortable, staff nice. A little sign asking non-dog people to populate the numerous other tables would be incentive for us to come back again whereas at the moment we are a bit reluctant.

Fantastic service and food good menu cooked to order at a fair price also very good coffee and sweets treats the restaurant is clean and well set out

Shame about the water leak in the ceiling. Good atmosphere on a very wet day. Very clean. Efficient service. Really nice hot lunch reasonably priced. Refreshing to find a nice cafe that is not part of a multinational chain

This was the worse wee cafe - the Rock bun was a stale, these cheese scone too salty and the tea too strong. The service was slow with zero personality. I got the impression it was a place for locals proven when out Scottish note was refused at the counter. Won’t be back - couldn’t recommend. So much for United Kingdom… 🤦‍♀️

Very friendly staff and very tasty drinks. If we had been staying in Cornwall longer we would definitely have gone back for food. We will definitely go here next time though.

We went today 15th Aug 2022. Very clean, friendly staff and a good menu. We we very happy with the food we had with smaller size portions for the kids. I would happily visit again. Well done staff.

Quite surprised to have paid the best part of £8 for a sandwich and have no garnish, little pile of crisps etc on the side. Haven't visited Smorgers in a few years and to be honest although the food was tasty, having waited 40 mins for a sandwich I doubt I'll return. Not very family friendly although this seems to be the patrons, most of the staff were okay.

This is St Austell’s best kept secret. It is a delightful oases. Great food, nicely presented and pleasant staff. Well worth a visit if you are in town.

A random visit without pre booking, got shown to a table straight away. Very friendly service. Very clean and inviting cafe. Covid safe feeling. Breakfast was very hot and delicious, we are looking forward to another family breakfast together.

Waited almost an hour for a below average, over priced ploughman's lunch at a relatively quiet period. The coffees were nice though.

So we ordered and waited 40 mins for a panini and a ploughman’s there were 6 staff and about 40 covers so not busy at all as a catering manger of old !!!and when it eventually came it was rubbish food £9 for a sandwich is disgusting when it looks like this. They cut it long ways which pored out the filling and the garnish was slimy off leaves!! Do yourself a favour and save your money. Go somewhere else.

A nice little spot for lunch in St Austell, simple food done well. Good selection of locally sourced food, not fancy but tasty.

Found this little bistro in at Austell which was quite nice. Service was fine and prices for family of four for lunch was £60. Food was quite nice and catered for gluten free. Covid restrictions still in place and this was clean. Overall probably one of the better places to eat in st Austell town centre

a lovely experience food was excellent the ambience is a warm experience thoroughly enjoyable lunch would recommend the restaurant without hesitation.many thanks staff margaret and geoff

I have an allergy to cucumbers that informed the server about when ordering food. My food came out with cucumber on the plate, leaving me unable to eat the food as it had cucumber in the roll and on the salad. Basically I ended up having the partners plough mans with the salad removed, which left a slice of bread, pickles and cheese and a slice of pear and apple. It was pointed out that my meal would have to be recooked and it was nearly closing time. I was charged for the meal that I couldn’t eat, not even had any amount deducted from the bill. Usually we tip well, but not this time as this restaurant tried to poison me

Absolutely stunning food and a great atmosphere. Enjoyed every mouthful! Would recommend crab salad and fish finger sandwich ...in my opinion the fish rivals that of Rick steins cod bites!

A lovely and welcoming venue. We only stopped for a drink but they had a good selection for something to eat. Staff were friendly, and it was very clean and pleasant place for a quick pit stop to rest the feet for half an hour...

What a superb place to chill and eat and a great find as we were wondering through the town. Just called in off chance and tried the lunch menu which was nothing short of superb. The food was first class and was food off a...

Imagined St Austell to be a pretty Cornish place, nothing further from the truth. Very grim. Couldn't find anywhere attractive to eat so in desperation went into Smorgers as showed a brie, cranberry & lettuce sandwich on the board outside. However not on menu shown...

I ordered a Savoury afternoon tea/picnic takeaway for 6 people. It was beautifully made, fresh that morning and came in individual boxes complete with knife and serviette . It was well received by all of us and left us feeling full . We had finger...

Really lovely freshly cooked food, friendly service, easily ordered online. It's so nice to have something a bit different from the pasties or subway available in town.

Just eaten my first takeaway from this restaurant. It won’t be my last ! Delicious chicken pie with 3 vegetables and creamy potatoes. Dessert- warm brandied banana with salted caramel ice cream. It was ready on time, carefully packed and delivered to my car with...

Had lunch in Smorgers for first time since they reopened. Not only impressed by very tasty lunch but also new decor, attention to safeguarding customers and caring staff. Excellent place for lunch/ coffee and cakes in St Austell

After an extensive and fabulous refurbishment and the lockdown it was a delight to find Smorgers Reopened and enjoy their extensive lunchtime menu only to have to change to take away but on finding them open for takeaway it was easy to order on line...

Delicious! Well done Ken and Mandy for providing such an excellent service during lockdown. Food amazing

Just back from a visit to Smorgers. Visited with my husband, two teenage daughters and the dog! Very good Covid system in place. Tables distanced enough to make you feel safe. The food was delicious.....empty plates all round!! Can particularly recommend the chicken chilli......fabulous!! Very...

We have visited a few times since the re-opening of Smorgers. The place Looks lovely and fresh and well spaced out. Lovely food served and always excellent service. Highly recommend

Always Great Food and Friendly Staff Too ! Good Selection of Specials on the board. Thoroughly Recommend Smorgers Bistro.

We ordered the club open sandwich and the chicken chilli. Both dishes looked great, they were nicely presented with really fresh looking garnishes. We were pleased with both our meals, they were very tasty and we would happily order them again. I also had a...

I visited Smorgers on a Saturday lunchtime not long after the bistro reopened. We had a wonderful lunch which arrived quickly despite being clearly very freshly made. Service was swift & friendly. Tasty yummy ingredients, clearly prepared by someone with a passion for food &...

Myself and my partner went for lunch here recently both have never tried the place before but had heard good things about it. Could not fault the staff very efficient, polite and friendly, social distancing with tables very good and track and trace all in place. I had the open sandwich with brisket.....amazing and my partner had gammon,egg and chips only comment on that would be chips needed to be hotter and maybe 2 eggs....other than that in these trying times I could not pick fault I would definitely return....

Best Coffee shop in St Austell !! Fresh cakes, great choice! Nice idea to have fresh fruit available, and good GF choice Would Highly reccomend!

We dropped in for a coffee and tea cake. Tea cakes lovely, large and buttery. They don't seem to have it right on the drinks front though, hunny had a cappuccino which he said was ok but the chocolate on top was too thick. My drink was unpleasant. I had a chai latte but what they gave me was a normal tea bag in frothy milk with some cinnamon sprinkled on the top, that it not a chai latte so was disappointed for the price.

I’ve just had a very nicely cooked full English breakfast here. The service was warm, professional and friendly. Excellent coffee, really fresh ingredients. I will probably come in again next time I’m in the area. So much better than any big corporate venue can offer. Support Local business first.

Was told this was a good place to have brunch, we ordered two coffees and gammon ham egg and chips! Service was slow wouldn’t recommend gammon ham it was fatty and veiny and not fit for serving to paying customers. Nothing special at all. At its best it was mediocre not worth £6.90.

Stopped here to have a quick bite. We sat outside in the sun and enjoyed a nice lunch, the hummus is probably the best I tasted, and with the sweet potato fries were delicious and really reasonable.

My wife tried a rock bun with a cappuccino and I had to try the Cornish cream tea. Both were very good. This is a very popular place with good reason

Very nice décor and very friendly staff. Late morning break which consisted of 2 coffees, one hot cheese scone and a superb bread and butter pudding with custard.

My colleague and I went to Smorgers for lunch, we decided to eat in - as we had come to St Austell for work for a few days. We ordered our food which was very quick and speedy. However we were a little hit by the pricing, £9.50 each for a lunchtime sandwich and can of Diet Coke, is a little steep, however the food was nice - one slight criticism is the bread, the image of the bistro suggests freshly made sandwiches - which they were but you kind of suspect it will come with freshly baked bread or rolls, unfortunately the sandwiches are offered with two types of bread, both of which are from a packet - which lets the side down massively. I would recommend George’s on Trinity Street, they are reasonable and have freshly cut bread for sandwiches. But thanks to Smorgers for an ok lunch, but pleased we found George’s from day 2.

No welcome from any staff member. Atmosphere zero. Waited 10 minutes until waitress asked for our order. Ordered scrambled egg and bacon. Scrambled egg obviously microwaved and solid, toast was only shown to a toaster, not toasted at all. Big plus the Coffee was excellent, I thought I was back in Spain. Way overpriced.

I was supporting a woman with learning difficulties on day our on St Austell and having walked past several closed shops we happened upon this place and decided to give it a go. I was really impressed with the menu and the service. The waitress was really patient and kind with the person I was supporting. The place was clean and inviting. There was plenty of space between tables and we were able to safety park a shopping trolley.We had two lovely lunches with drinks for £10 each. I was pleased with my vegan meal which was a platter including nuts, olives, roasted veggies, salad, hummus, flatbread, garnished with endive and pomegranate. Lovely and fresh. Nicely presented. I will head back there next time I'm in St Austell

Have started to use Smourgers fairly regularly now.

As a local with a young baby (7 weeks old) I used this place regularly when in town for a coffee/bite to eat and breastfeed my son well no more! Me and a friend popped in last week with our two babies, it was really quiet so we took a small table at the back, we both had pushchairs as our practically newborns were obviously in them.. we had to half block one table but there were many more left in the restaurant and two people could of still sat on the other side of it.. to my disgust the manager came and told us we couldn't be in there with two pushchairs and stood there untill we left!

Visited this place after winni g a voucher from a charity raffle and what a nice surprise it was the place was quite large on the inside and was very busy but the waitress found us a table and brought over menus .There was a very varied menu and also specials to choose from. Service was excellent as was the food it was delicious..will visit again and recommend this place if your in town .

The breakfast was excellent. Freshly scrambled eggs. Minor gripe coffee cup was only 2/3 full but i should have mentioned it. Service leisurely do don't be in a hurry.

Thought I'd try something different for today, so if to Smorgers, an independent trader in St Austell.

Have popped in quite a bit over the summer with my children, there’s not many restaurants left in St Austell!! But the food & service is always outstanding so why try anywhere else. Just what the town needs, thank you Smorgers!

Took my father out for the day and popped into Smorgers as we hadn't been there for a couple of years.

Arrived in St. Austell for a late lunch and decided to try Smorgers based on reviews! I liked the gluten free sandwich options but honestly my tuna sandwich was nothing special. It was okay but I prefer my gluten free bread toasted(just my preference)! My son really liked his burger and especially the onion rings, but my husband’s jacket potato looked like it had been sitting in the oven for far too long! He decided not to send it back because he was hungry! We had also asked for some water when we ordered our drinks and were promised a bottle but we had to ask again before it actually was brought!

Not overly impressed with St Austell, but Smorgers was a great find. Friendly, efficient staffing a clean, comfortable cafe. A wide variety of meals and snacks at a reasonable price. When in the area again will definitely return and would recommend it to all.

Excellent coffee and cake place. Sofas and table/ chair arrangements cater for a variety of customers, and the overall ambience is quiet and refined. The meals are fresh and tasty. This is one place where they know how to bake a spud properly. The salad bar is to die for! Take away, too.

We were on holiday in St Ives, Cornwall and went to St Austell for the day.

We were staying in the area and stopped here based solely on the trip advisor reviews.

I've eaten here twice recently and the food has been fresh and tasty. Jacket potatoes are baked and come with plenty of filling. Staff are friendly and the cakes look amazing!

I was in St Austell so called in Smorgers for a coffee and a scone. They have an extensive menu offering breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea and home made cakes. A great place what ever time of day you visit although it does close at 4 so don’t leave it too late.

We've been customers of Smorger's for years, since they were the deli and through to the now-Bistro. We have always been very happy indeed with the quality and range of the food. We've eaten in & had takeaways - and fully satisfied either way. Everything always seem fresh and tasty & knowing how good they are, we've felt encouraged to try things we wouldn't necessarily risk elsewhere. The cakes are truly the best ever, from anywhere. We've seen several members of staff and the current team are very good indeed with a thoughtful measure of friendliness, professionalism & respect. Really can't fault them - I even rather like the background music! Used to be in every week, now just when we're visiting - but it's lovely to see they're maintaining their consistently high standards.

My cousin and I visited this bistro for the first time last Wednesday 24th January, I had the Chicken and Bacon sandwich with side salad and crisps, it was magnificent, the staff were professional, yet very friendly, the service was Class A, our lunch was in front of us within 15mins and I can't say enough about the lovely cappuccino, great tasting coffee!!!!

A nice quiet, well it was when we were there, eatery.

Friendly atmosphere, excellent service, delicious food, great choice on menu, excellent value for money, cannot fault them, happy to recommend to anyone, will be back.

Smorgers has the best breakfast money can buy in St Austell consistently excellent! Why go to Spoons if you can go to Smorgers!

Went here for a spot of lunch after shopping in St Austell. Was recommended to me by some friends who get their sandwiches there every day.

We were put on to this resturant by local people, when we asked a good venue for lunch. We opted for a takeaway as the weather was good.

Walked into this place on a busy saturday afternoon dubious after reading some recent reviews....THEY ARE WRONG! i walked in and was greeted by a lovely girl who took me to a table and gave us menu's, then swiftly she came back to take our order, (being big people watchers) we could see how competant the staff were with people in specific roles and a young man(supervisor/management maybe?) to organise them from behind, ensuring everything is running smoothly! He seemed to keep all the staff going! our food was a little longer than expected but we were told of a slight so we understood, (we both had the veg tarts!) Food was definitely up to scratch and our tables were cleared shortly after we were offered desserts and cake but i couldn't eat anything else...if only i could!! The cakes looked lovely!

Went in hungry three staff front of house none of whom seemed to want to serve. After ten minutes of no action left still hungry.

We use Smorgers almost weekly now and the food and service is always excellent. Probably the nicest, most polite and helpful staff of anywhere I can think of. The food is always Good, fresh and served in a decent time. Top marks

Husband insisted that we try a proper Cornish breakfast rather than Hotel breakfast on our visit to St Austell, this family run restaurant did not disappoint on the west end of the pedestrianised central shopping street of St Austell, the owner leaves a selection of cook books on the tables with newspapers for customers to read which is always welcome, background music is different to the usual but most of all the breakfast was very good, staff are friendly and all in all an enjoyable place to have a breakfast.

A friend and myself had lunch here a couple of days ago, and found the place very pleasant. When you walk in you notice how clean the floors and tables are, as are the staff. My friend had the Cumberland sausages, home made (we think) roll, and chips, and I had a really great prawn salad. Smorgers has a narrow frontage, but goes back some way, and is bigger than it looks. Definitely recommend this place.

As I live more or less above this place and have never visited it I thought it was about time I did. I was welcomed by a young lady who showed me to my seat and took my order of a Cornish breakfast and tea. I waited approximately ten minutes for my breakfast and loved every mouthful, stand outs for me were the sausages and the egg on top of the toast, delicious. I will definitely be returning again. I forgot to ask if it was dog friendly I assume not. Overall I rated Smorgers very high and I will be back soon...

Always nip in smorgers when in st a good pot of tea and huge amazing t cakes the staff are loverly and always listen when I ask for my t cake well done loads of butter!!!!

When walking into Smorgers the staff were excellent with a smile on their faces and made the time there very enjoyable

I'll admit to a certain bias here. This is probably my favourite place to eat lunch in South East Cornwall. A family run restaurant at the West end of the pedestrianised shopping street in St Austell. Food and drink ranges from a simple coffee and a cake up to sandwiches, light bites, hot or cold lunch with wine or beer and it doubles as a Tapas bar on Thursday and Friday evenings. The venue is very unassuming from the outside. Clean and well laid out within. It can look a bit 'old fashioned', but that's fine. It isn't really and it all adds to the ambience. The staff are friendly and helpful and the owners work in the kitchen and behind the servery. Sandwiches are generous, the meat or vegetable platter with bread is a fantastic lunch and hot food including Chilli, sausage and chips for a 6 year old and salmon goujons have all been excellent. The restaurant has a welcoming atmosphere and clientele ranges from parents with small children to teenagers and young couples through to the blue rinse set! There really is something for everyone here. Lastly and for me the real clincher, the piped music, which is always at just the right volume, isn't your usual pop radio or irritating noise but Pink Floyd, maybe a spot of 'War of the Worlds' or some other grown up music. A thoroughly enjoyable place to eat. I would give it 6 stars if I could. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Visited twice this week, once for breakfast & another time lunch. Food was great on both occasions, nice atmosphere. Would recommend to anyone.

Popped in for brunch with my mum midweek. I had the brunch, mum had the Berlotti bean soup. Very nice, lots of locally sourced produce. Milano coffee too. Recommended.

The weather has not been kind to us this week and having travelled to St Austell for ANOTHER spot of retail therapy we popped in for a light lunch...Fabulous!Between us we had sandwiches , jacket potatoes , chilli and the much envied Sharing board of Baked Camembert (On the Specials Board )-( with asparagus,sugar snap peas and other dipping batons).The cheese was plentiful and oozing with flavour..We would recommend ! .

Went here on a Saturday morning, beautiful fresh food, lovely coffee, friendly attentive staff, lovely clean bathrooms and clean bright airy restaurant with enough space between tables..simply perfect, can't fault and look forward to going back.

Very friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Food was lovely. We ordered sandwiches which were served very generously with lots of salad and coleslaw. Will be returning

This is the 2nd time that we have visited Smorgers for brunch / lunch. Initially started off poor by the quality of food served, but after a quiet word with the manager the food was replaced without any hassle or complaint.

Friendly staff were quick to take our order. The 'small' Tuna sandwich was quite large, freshly made and tasty. Good coffee. Very reasonably priced. I would have liked to use their WiFi hence only four stars.

I am very impressed by the overall quality of this establishment. The food is excellent, the staff are friendly and efficient and it is by far the best place to sit down and eat in St Austell main town; unless you prefer the soul-less homogenised Americanised mass production line standardised franchised type of outlet, I suppose.No, this is a family run business with a high standard of customer service and food quality. My kind of place.

Great to find a such a thriving independent cafe/bistro. Food fantastic & great service. Don't bother with anywhere else in St Austell.

We headed into town early one Monday morning and on the way decided to have breakfast and then wondered where do you have a good breakfast in St Austell.....????.... Smorgers.. Of course...Its welcoming, fresh, hot and delicious served with fresh coffee and a smiling face with a cheap price tag and time with my husband, what more could you ask for that early in a morning.

Great efficient service by friendly staff. Food was fresh and lovely to eat. Would recommend this a place for lunch.

Had to be in St. Austell for other business and stopped in for a bite of breakfast. Had a great full English with all the trimmings. It was well prepared, and the coffee was good. Our server seemed a little distracted but didn't leave us alone for too long. Not much on atmosphere, but a solid hot breakfast. Would definitely eat it again!

Who would expect to find fresh, hand baked, flatbreads in St Austell high street? Soft and golden, lightly flavoured with nigella and fennel seeds. DELICIOUS!!! What a treat. A perfect match for the hummus, feta cheese, olives and marinated peppers / aubergines. If the vegetables had been slightly warm the flavours would have been even better...Lost a star for the coffee (I can't judge but mum said it was disgusting) and the ham (which was disinteresting compared to my plate of deliciousness). Costa may do a nice Cortada - but this cafe serves REAL FOOD.

Called in at lunchtime for a snack. Good choice on the menu. Food very good and filling, service very good. Only drawback I found was with the coffee, had a burnt taste.

An excellent way to start the day with a freshly cooked breakfast. The are always happy to help and the service is always the best, very highly reccomended and great value for money

Service spot on. Welcoming with a smile. Tasty fresh food. And the coffee 5* . Always clean our plates. Full belly. Happy customers.

We stopped in here for breakfast and had a superbly cooked meal. There are plenty of tables and we were surprised it was not busier because we couldn't fault the food or the service.One thing does let this down big time is there is no public wifi as they use it for their order taking service. This is a trick missed in this day and age particularly as I suspect more people would go there if this was available. My score therefore reflects the lack of wifi as this impairs the overall experience.

Clean stylish restaurant, with very appealing decor. Comfortable seating. Very pleasant, efficient staff. Excellent lunchtime bite, beautifully presented. Well appointed position in the town for shoppers to stop for lunch or just coffee and cake. Great selection of bread and cakes. Full marks.

I've visited Smorgers on several occasions and on each occasion I can not fault the cleanliness, it's nice lay-out,the friendly atmosphere, efficient service and a fantastic large selection of meals, snacks, cakes and drinks.It a fantastic place to met up with friends or family for a light lunch,meal or just a cuppa. I would strongly recommend a visit, it's a credit to St Austell

Only been here to get takeaway lunch and to be honest only ever had a salad bowl and why not a great choice of salad toppings - and whilst more expensive than a premade one from a supermarket you can choose what you want in your bowl and then get a topping. Only ever cheese for me as I'm a veggie. The only fault I can find is it really depends on who serves you to the standard of the salad - a couple of the staff are really quite stingy when it comes to adding to the salad Yes you know who you are and fortunately so do I !!!!!!

I love it here. Everything is delicious and it's got a lovely atmosphere, I always try to visit when in town.

Fantastic find! Lovely food, friendly staff and reasonable prices. Will definitely call again when in St Austell!

Absolutely delicious food. Top quality. Also great service. We would definitely recommend for a lunch.

I have lunch here quite often and I'm never disappointed. Ken and his staff are always friendly and helpful and the food is always fresh and tasty. As well as eating in there are salads and sandwiches to takeaway. Keep an eye out for the evening food events . They are a real treat.

We've visited here a few times over the past few weeks and have always really enjoyed our meals. Great menu, very tasty, good portion size and lovely service. Everywhere always been spotlessly clean. Keep up the great work guys! We will be back :)

Called in today for a quick coffee,what a fantastic place.This bistro is spotlessly clean,the seating is really comfy and the food is great.We have been in a few eating places in St Austell but have to say this is the best by far,the staff are so smart and really friendly,will be going back again.

Went here for lunch a few months ago and was very impressed. Had a light lunch which was really good and good value for money, couldn't fault it. Was clean and staff were very friendly and helpful. Food come out fast and good size portions. Would recommend if your after a good quality lunch, will visit again when in St austell