The Atlantic in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

We usually love the Atlantic, we have been visiting for the last couple of years and the giant pizza and can of cloudy fizzy apple (sadly now changed to appletize) encourage my children to go in a good hearty walk with this treat at the end 🙌 it’s usually friendly, chilled, clean, good service and a great food. Food is great quality, pizzas always fab and mains superb. However on the latest occasion we stood waiting for more than ten minutes to even be spoken to, we were then met with a curt comment that we had to be out within 1hr 15 mins - fine but fairly rude and we had been waiting and booked a table. My children continuously asked me the time during dinner as they were worried. It was 45 mins from entering to getting a drink. To their credit they did take this off the bill when I went and asked if we could have our drinks. The food was faultless but the service was poor, one excellent girl was left to serve everyone eating. Another lady turned up half way through our service and she was also lovely. Nothing quite made up for the rude arrival. We will try again - the Atlantic was and could be amazing. Fingers crossed it finds it’s special feel again this summer.

A lovely spot to park and go for a surf with the friendly locals......not

UPDATE 15 3 24. I have had to remark the Atlantic down to one star as they have cancelled Guinness and are offering some horrific dark brew that was fermented in a local bath tub. This is not on! I am on holiday near by and am horrified to lose the Guinness. Mr Manager if you read this PLEASE reinstate Guinness and I will restore the 5* rating. The Atlantic is a prime location overlooking Polzeath beach and has been refitted to a high level. It offers a wide choice of beers and a food pub menu. The young staff are very jolly. An ideal spot for a drink and a light meal.

A little multi day tour in the old Jensen saw me walking some of the North Cornwall coast and resting my head in this hostelry. First impressions were good. The restaurant faces square out to the Atlantic. One can watch the full force of the ocean battering the headlands and spending itself relentlessly on the beach. Most impressive indeed. The restaurant is rather modern and informal with that slightly loud modern music the youngsters play these days. No Mantovani here I am afraid. I wasn’t quite sure if the music was being played for the staff or the patrons. Most of the staff were lovely. One or two dudes though couldn’t quite be bothered and just wanted to get back out in the surf cheeky blighters. Never mind. Can’t blame them. An interesting menu. Italian based for the most part. I had an interesting beef and horseradish ragu with a ribbon pasta on the first night. Pleasurable but not outstanding. Very warming upon my jowely chops. The ribbon pasta reminded me vaguely of tripe, which is no bad thing. This was followed by a chocolate mouse. The presentation could have been better. I wondered if the poodle at the neighbouring table had produced it. But it tasted good if a not quite dark and bitter enough for my seasoned tastes. The next night I had Cornish clams. As Mrs Haller knows Clams are one of very my favourite things but I was a little disappointed at this. More garlic and a bit more seasoning please. The old sod has a well seasoned pallete. Salty please, clams live in the sea. All however was rescued by the burnt sugar and boozy prune cheesecake that followed. A thing of wonder, I nearly climbed my portly frame upon the table and layed in it. It was utterly delicious. Bliss. Pruned up, all was forgiven. The food was good. The Atlantic has fine dining pretensions. It’s not far off fine dining prices either. Never mind you will have a nice meal. But do try the cheesecake. I would gladly sell the Jensen to eat nothing else for an entire week.

Amazing setting for a weekend away. Not just a superb hotel / restaurant but the staff team are brilliant - we did the “pasta and pizza making” experience while we were here with Grant and Victoria which was brilliant! Highly recommend it.

A group of us attended a pasta and pizza making lesson at Atlantic - it was brilliant! Really relaxed but we made some amazing pasta from scratch. Grant and Vicky were really supportive and talked us through each step. This was followed by a short break for drinks and some charcuterie before pizza dough making. We finished the session by cooking our own pizzas to eat.

Great atmosphere is a modern and fresh location. Friendly and welcoming staff and a great menu. I had pork belly which was superb! A great place that caters for couples and families, for a special dinner or walking in off the beach!

Just had the most delicious Sunday lunch at The Atlantic. The food was absolutely phenomenal, and very good value. It’s a perfect venue, and the lovely staff couldn’t have been more charming and helpful. Hats off to the chef. Can absolutely recommend.

The very best Sunday lunch I have ever had in England. The staff were so pleasant and helpful We met the chef to congratulate him - he was charming telling us that they sourced their ingredients from within five miles. I will always go there! Totally loved everything about it.

Great location, Great Food and Great Welcome. My Wife and I always try and have lunch at least once if we are on holiday in Cornwall, at this lovely location. Very friendly welcome from the staff who always make you feel valued. Very tasty food (we had the pizza, sardines and mushrooms). The location is one of the best in Cornwall. You must try if you can!.

Bit of a curate’s egg, but no reflection on the staff who were welcoming. However the restaurant itself has a refectory/canteen feel, not the sort of place that you would want to linger over a romantic dinner. Definite lack of atmosphere despite the fireplace. Food selections were decent and the location terrific.

Hasn't this changed it's name. To harbour inn. Anyway very nice guys there. Great service and very good drinks. And of course the sea to look at. What more do you want. Worth a visit.

We stayed at the hotel for a night and enjoyed a fabulous Sunday lunch. The Cornish beef was excellent with lashings of super vegetables included. The staff were incredibly helpful. We’ll come again

We have just returned home from a lovely night away at this beautifully modern hotel. We did Dinner, Bed & Breakfast for the night. The rooms were ultra clean and beds super comfy. The room had all the things you needed, TV, kettle with tea & coffee making facilities. Lovely walk in shower. The staff were all amazing, really friendly and helpful from start to finish. I can’t credit them enough for their exceptional service. Food! Wow! Our dinner was amazing, local produce & not out priced for the quality & quantity. Fresh made pizzas, pasta & local favourites. My husband had the Rib Eye Steak & it was amazing. Great selection of local beers, spirits and lovely cocktails. I recommend the Limoncello Spritz! Good non alcoholic selection too if you are driving but want to feel included. All in all it’s a 10 out 10 from us. We will be back.

Visited with a party of 11 for Sunday lunch, pre ordering food as requested. The roasts here are amazing with generous servings and a fantastic selection of vegetables. Absolutely loved my Porchetta, so tender and the stuffing definitely had the wow factor. The beef got a big thumbs up from everyone, I was a bit envious of the Yorkshire puddings! The Panna Cotta and Tiramisu were hot favourites. Service is as good as the food really friendly and helpful and nothing too much trouble. Highly recommend, thankyou Team Atlantic x

Enjoyed a great evening meal at the Atlantic Restaurant, Polzeath. Excellent food & drink, great service, comfortable surroundings & a bill that didn't break the bank. What else do you need ??

Visited with a party of 11 for Sunday lunch, pre ordering food as requested. The roasts here are amazing with generous servings and a fantastic selection of vegetables. Absolutely loved my Porchetta, so tender and the stuffing definitely had the wow factor. The beef got a big thumbs up from everyone, I was a bit envious of the Yorkshire puddings! The Panna Cotta and Tiramisu were hot favourites. Service is as good as the food, really friendly and helpful, and nothing too much trouble. Highly recommend, thankyou Team Atlantic x

We booked for Sunday lunch on 29th Oct. Last time we ate there was night time & dark. This time, albeit awful weather intermittently, what a great view. From the Roast Lunch menu, between us we chose the Roast Beef and a Cod & Mussels in a tomato based sauce. Roast potatoes & vegetables came separately & were fresh & tasty. The Roast beef was pink, as we like it, and just melted in your mouth. It was wonderful. The Panacotta was to die for. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal. The service was brilliant. Thank you 😊

Simply the tastiest Sunday Roast beef I have ever had. Most generously portioned with all the delicious trimmings, cooked to perfection and presented beautifully. Couldn't recommend it more. Had the most wonderful meal in the beautiful restaurant looking over beautiful Polzeath - what a perfect Sunday!

Wow Wow Wow. I visited a couple of weeks ago and my gosh! I loved it. The etiquette, knowledge and passion of my bartender Laura made me feel so at ease with the service. My drink was made to perfection, Ian’s it was so sweet with a touch of zest. I have fallen in love with the Atlantic because of her service. It was a truly splendid experience and would highly recommend to anyone who would like sophisticated service x

Wow beautiful setting friendly staff great food very welcoming and everyone enjoyed the experience highly recommend can’t wait to return this was our 5th visit better every time thank you Atlantic ❤️

Came to this restaurant for my birthday and we weren’t disappointed. We sat outside with an amazing view over the beach. The service was great and they really looked after us and nothing was too much trouble. Overall the food was superb with a varied men. I had the most authentic and delicious Italian pizza I’ve ever had outside of Italy . Thoroughly recommend.

Pizza was so good we took the leftovers home and had it again for a late-night snack. Great food, excellent service, amazing views. Highly recommended.

Absolutely disgusting restaurant. The slurs used by one of the barmen was appalling and beyond anything I've ever heard before. Avoid!

Went over the weekend with my young family. Friendly atmosphere especially for families. Food was great, nice selection on the menu, the choice of starters we had were all very tasty and presented very well. The pizzas stole the show. They were amazing! Genuine ingredients...

Lovely table. Lovely crisp clean choices of interior decor - looks 5 star. Sunday lunch 3 star. A standout horror was smothering a somewhat dodgy Porchetta (stuffing was sausage meat!) with the dense unimpressive beef gravy. Yuk. Veg sides were okay. Presentation was good. So was the service. Prices reasonable. Beef was bigged up but wasn’t tender, or tasty. But wasn’t terrible. Some veggie arancini were delicious. Nice beer offer. So v mixed.

The food is awful, don’t go! Shambolic service. Not friendly at all. Wish we hadn’t gone here. Avoid

Had a terrible experience. The food is not good at all. The atmosphere felt weird, lit felt like we were an inconvenience for the staff. Will never go again.

Complements to the chefs at the Atlantic! We had the Sunday roast dinner, which was absolutely Gorgeous ! All home-made, and the perfect amount. Seasoned beautifully, perfect crispy potatoes… one of Cornwalls hidden gems for sure! I would definitely recommend. The staff were all amazing...

The Atlantic is a favorite of ours. Their food is wonderful. Service and staff are always very good. Highly recommend and will always return when I am in Polzeath.

Fantastic food and staff especially Emma who served us. All the staff were helpful and pleasant with nothing being too much trouble. Fabulous views across the bay added to this amazing experience. Highly recommend.

Went for dinner for my sons 24th birthday as he loves pizza and all the food was delicious. For starters we had olives, sourdough, pork bruschetta, sardines and I had the arancini which were amazing, so rich and creamy. For mains we had the fish...

Amazing views. Great beer. Great staff!

Came here for a drink with my business partner was a nice sunny day, bought myself a drink and went to buy my friend a drink as well sat out side after 1 sip the bar tender decided he hadn’t seen Id for my business...

Seriously outstanding food. We sat in the sun overlooking the sea eating the most delicious pasta with mussels and mackerel what more could you ask for …

Great food, accessable, dog friendly, local beers (that seemed to all taste quite similar) but good atmosphere and helpful staff

Don’t eat the mackerel pizza please thank you

Loved visiting here with my family. It was super busy at the time, but that’s understandable with the great standard of food and atmosphere here. The kids loved the pizzas, will definitely return next time we come to Cornwall!

Avoid the mackerel curry pizza at all costs

Perfect spot for dinner and a view can't rate this place enough .good beers selection too got our food in good time and was tasty can't wait to come back.

Was given no cutlery or a pizza cutter for the pizza, no napkins, wasn’t impressed by service. I had the seaside tagliarini and the pasta was dense and chewy, little to no pasta about a few mouthfuls, I’m still starving after my meal, there was...

This place is v good. We’ve been here a few times. However, we visited tonight, nine-ish, and was told they stop serving food at 9p… since when?! So we decided to get drinks…. They was told last call for drinks at 10p. Okay, cool. The after 5 minutes, was told they’re closing. Online says, closes at 11p?!? And when we usually come, kitchen closes at 10p. I couldn’t bother arguing with the staff as I’ve just told off “Beach Box” lousy service.

Great evening in tonight, was served by a lovely young girl, who was chatty and attentive. Our food was lovely, we tried the new sweetcorn pasta dish, which we were told was a new dish on the menu for that day! Service was prompt, they...

Had a lovely meal. Great location and nice pizza. Nduja pizza is unreal. Definitely worth the money. Staff are lovely. Great review

We have had a couple of great meals here. Pizzas are fantastic - dough so fresh and light! Tapas amazing especially the crab and fish. Great atmosphere and sunset spot! Staff really friendly and helpful.

Great spot for a relaxed dinner the place was rammed, but the staff were attentive smiling, which is all you could ask for this time of the year the standard of food is very good the menu is Italian based which was fine with us...

Great view and location. Service not fast (90 mins for mains) and manager agressive when we chased. Nice beers. Portions more like starters but nice - we had to order more as everyone hungry after just one main.

The best views right by the beach, really efficient, friendly service, top food. Great vibe all round!

We booked for dinner a couple of nights ago for anniversary with our daughter.The service was relaxed and friendly, as it should be when you're by the sea, and we appreciated that. Our food was delicious and being from an Italian family the pizzas here were as good as Italy. We were treated to a lovely dessert and 2 glasses or prosecco as a gift for it being our anniversary which was organised by my daughter and the manager on duty which was very generous. I can highly recommend if you're visiting Polzeath to eat, drink or both here. The food and service is fabulous. Thank you for making our anniversary a memorable one ❤

Extremely poor service. Pizzas were poor quality and expensive. The staff are badly trained and inexperienced. I would avoid.

Great food, but the service was lacking, even after the place emptied out.

Arrived 8:15 food (pizzas) arrived 9:30. Overpriced average food in a lovely setting. Service was OK. Waitress took olives and bread off bill cause food took too long, which was fair.

Great pizza and a lovely location. Friendly staff and a good meal. Sunday lunch sorted.

Lovely drinks outside with gorgeous view

My favourite restaurant. The views, service, food and many happy memories. Luckily we have a caravan just down the road. We visit every time we stay.

Stayed at Polzeath Beach House above and had drinks here on a few occasions but ate tonight. Great service (from Emma C) and the pizza was amazing - so was my wife’s mackerel. Lively atmosphere and a great experience.

The Atlantic Bar and Grill is a brilliant bar and restaurant combining great food and excellent service with amazing views over Polzeath beach. Couldn't recommend more highly!

Best place in the area without a doubt. Great food, especially pizzas and selection of outstanding beers. Views are really special and super friendly staff. Equally great to drop in for a drink after the beach / surf / walk or have a full meal

Best place in the area without a doubt. Great food, especially pizzas and selection of outstanding beers. Views are really special and super friendly staff. Equally great to drop in for a drink after the beach / surf / walk or have a full meal

Stayed a few days in this excellent hotel. The service was great and the rooms are really nice. We ate in the bar and restaurant most of the time because the views are wonderful and the food is very good. Recommend the Arancini as a...

I will continue to come back to this restaurant time and time again due to the consistency in quality. An incredibly friendly team, food beyond the standard I would expect and views that beat any other restaurant in the area. This visit I ate steak,...

Love this place. The location is great with stunning views even on a wild windy day. We arrived early to our booking and our table wasn’t quite ready so we took a drink at the bar and the staff were great at making it a...

Great food. Great service. Was seated very promptly by our amazing server Billy - he took care of all our needs. The food came in a good time although they were busy and pizzas were brilliant 👅. The manager also made sure we were all...

I don’t normally bother with reviews but felt this was such a disappointment, I had to say something! We went to the Atlantic bar as we knew that this was the sister hotel to the St Tudy inn which we visited a year ago on...

We had a fantastic meal here tonight. Highly recommend the Hake starter and mackerel main. The service was great and although the restaurant was packed, it was really well managed and we were made very welcome. Thank you!

Pizza apparently very tasty but the pasta was really bad and my ribeye steak was definitely not like any ribeye I have ever seen before, and I used to farm cows! Cheap meat so badly cooked I sent the first one back and gave up...

What a Gem! Great food & Attentive Staff! Came here with the family for a Friday night meal, we sat outside on the terrace and had a wonderful evening together we then wondered down onto the headland and watched the sunset into the bay. The...

What a wet and rainy July but thankfully we had the most scrumptious dinner.. we had the crab and spicy mayo very good indeed and the fettuccine pasta was nice and balanced very fresh well done guys can’t wait to return ..

Dreadful ...the cider and beer pipes had not been cleaned nasty tasting (one of our party is a landlord). Poor staff had no training and if they did it was poor. Poor choice of wine and incredibly expensive

First time here and the food was really good. A good selection of beers too. Fresh made pasta which tasted great and the pizzas looked really good. The head chef was a student of Jamie Oliver. Really worth a visit. After, you can have a walk on the clifftops or on the beach.

Avoid if you do not like crowded places and noisy talking from everyone

Chilled vibe, great food, awesome views, what's not to like about this place.

Had heard great things about this place but our first impression was very disappointing. Total chaos when we turned up for our reservation, no welcome, other families in front of us stood waiting to be seated, those already eating getting irritated by those waiting to...

Had a lovely visit - the pizza here was fantastic. Service was a little slow, did not seem to have enough staff for the number of customers and even though we had a reservation we did have to wait for almost 10 minutes before being...

Great location, great food, great drink, amazing pizzas, steep prices (Central London levels) but you get what you pay for. Can get horrendously busy in peak season but the cheerful staff cope very well. On last visit, with vegan in party, was very impressed by how they tweaked the menu to make sure she had a good meal.

Nice bar, amazing views. Shame the beer selection is only Harbour beers

Love this place. Been here a few times and we always leave happy. Great vibe, good food, friendly service and excellent value for money. For relaxed family meals this is the best in Polzeath.

I walked into an empty restaurant, I asked for a table - was told No they were all fully reserved. I'm pretty sure they were not all reserved at the same time - 5pm . We asked for split toppings again No. Then my Bf...

Another pub in Cornwall with beers ‘off’. This time the Hazy IPA and the standard IPA were off. It’s a Friday afternoon, I’d expect this to be in hand. Place was deserted with a couple of kids running the bar. Bad smell from gent’s loo...

we love this place and like the idea of sharing small plates and pizza. we had arancini, pesci fritters, burata, a 20 inch nduja pizza and some fries. Not a morsel remained and all was delicious. The restaurant has the most fabulous view and offers...

I ordered crab risotto and my husband belly pork. Both were delicious. Service was good, we weren't hurried to leave our table. The view is fantastic from the terrace although as the weather threatened rain we sat inside but it was fine with a good atmosphere although a little noisy. Would definitely dine there again but its best to book in advance to guarantee a table.

We ate an early dinner as we were with our Grandson, and were a table of 8. The service was really good with children food being brought quickly. We have eaten here before and know that it is a popular restaurant and gets busy but...

New find for us on New Polzeath and we were very impressed. The views are great and staff friendly. The pizza was excellent the best we’ve had down here. I loved the espresso too (Origin) Definitely will return!

Enjoyed a large and satisfying pizza on the terrace overlooking the estuary, in the sun. An excellent experience. There is a large car park about 100 yards up the hill which was useful.

We were spoilt for choice on the menu. Kids had great, interesting pasta choice. We had superb sea bass. Good service. Good food. Thank you. We’ll be back!

Booked in advance as it gets busy, justifiable though! Great food, location and vibe. Our fantastic waitress “Tash” was the cherry on the cake. Good knowledge of the menu, drinks and helped our kids navigate the best choices for them. Give it a look folks

My partner booked this restaurant for my birthday. We were just talking about it and I realised that I never left a review. The giant pizzas were amazing but the baked chocolate mousse with blood orange sorbet was something else. I think about it more...

Great food and phenomenal view but service was VERY slow- just need a few more staff or better awareness of tables needs rather than cleaning empty tables then it would be perfection.

The best place for a drink in Polzeath and the food is delicious too. Service always friendly and fast. You cannot beat the view.

I highly recommend The Atlantic Polzeath for anyone looking for excellent Italian food and local beer in a beautiful location. With its delicious pizza and stunning view, it's the perfect spot for a relaxing lunch in the sun

Yet again a fantastic dinner at one of our favourite places to eat and what an amazing sunset it was very busy but still an amazing experience

Very good food, friendly service, fabulous view of Polzeath Beach, very nice family outing.

Not sure how to rate this place. The position in New Polzeath is to die for looking straight out to sea and down over Polzeath bay and beach. The outside space is good but to me appeared grubby and not well looked after. The floor...

We went for a birthday celebration as we hadn't tried this venue since it was redone several years ago. Apart from the fact it was busy, they were short staffed and didn't have anyone to separate booked diners from people just queuing for the bar...

Came here today on a whim as was just visiting the area and pleasantly surprised! The atmosphere was great and I loved the decor. Service was great and they’re dog friendly. The menu had lots of choice and was reasonably priced. We had the lemon...

We stayed in Polzeath for 9 nights, this wasn’t the first restaurant we tried but head and shoulders above the rest. The lady who ran the front of house was extremely friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. We were offered bread, olives and padron peppers as soon...

First time visiting today. Welcomed to our seats and offered water without asking which is always a good start. We had our dog with us who was a bit nervous of the owner but he was extremely kind and patient which made us feel much...

Great food and a lovely location with an amazing view. Would recommend!

Best pizza I have ever had! Food is very good, generally fairly expensive but you get what you pay for with the view and the food quality, drinks were a bit too expensive if you ask me but again on par with location and other places near-by. The garlic bread listed as vegetarian when it is not vegetarian as it has Parmesan on is frustrating and wasn’t great without it, was too oily. People are nice and the food is lovely, will definitely continue to visit.

If you are looking for a great Cornwall restaurant and bar, this is one you should visit; my family and I are frequent visitors, and we have all always been tremendously impressed. It has everything. The location is spectacular with uninterrupted and unspoiled views over...