The Carew Arms in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Brilliant went today all four of us mixed ages said excellent will go back... Thanks 👍😊

Amazing meal here again with friends for a birthday, Woogies @ the Carew is delicious. The food and seafood is so fresh the wine delicious, but what really makes it shine (even above the food) is the service. The atmosphere and the team working there are great a proper family run feel where they can’t do enough. I thoroughly recommend supper there. Steak and wine night is something else!

Late Sunday lunch- very enjoyable.

Woogies at Carew Arms is fantastic, amazing food made fresh for each order. We had a table of 6 on a busy night and every meal was fantastic. We had gf fish and chips, pie, fish thai green curry and belly pork. All amazing. Absolutely recommend going and meeting amber and the team!

Woogies top of the ranger food great vibes lovely staff put it on your bucket list

All the signs outside however it looked shut on a Saturday!

Wasn't open on a Saturday at 4.30 when the website said they were? Wasted journey

Great little pub in Antony. Walked from Wacka Quay and stopped off for lunch. Food was amazing and reasonably priced. Great service and brilliantly decorated.

Beware that the internet’s menu is different. A nice welcome and good atmosphere. There was a limited menu, compared to what we expected. The menu had 2 chocolate desserts and non of the others on the menu. It had no bread and a number of other items were not on. The fish was dry. The pasta was good. Pleasant service and attentive but just very disappointing as it was recommended.

Empty on a Saturday afternoon in half term is never a good sign, then we were told that there will be new owners imminently by the barmaid so probably should have read the signs. Children had chickens nuggets and chips that turned up with potato smiles which youngest didn’t like. Husband’s scampi was average. Surf and turf platter was inedible- pan fried scallops were stone cold (manager stated they were meant to be?!), ribs were all fat (excuse was that you can never tell with ribs if they’re good quality?) 2 prawns were ok, lamb skewer was cold and dry. Stated we would be happy to pay for drinks and first two meals but as we had eaten literally none of the platter we were not happy to pay but were told we could only have a 10% discount on the one meal as they were happy to cook us something else. Tried to explain that we literally didn’t want anything else as the food was terrible! The manager was dogged and wouldn’t move at all. Eventually just paid as little ones were upset and we just wanted to leave. Awful experience, such a shame was we’ve eaten there a few years ago under previous management and the food was wonderful. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid.

Walking into an empty bar was not a good sign. Very unwelcoming person serving. Zero % Heineken was warm. Diet Pepsi on tap was flat and left a bad taste. We opted for cheesey chips to share. We asked for the cheese to melted through the chips. This was not done when presented to us. The chips were undercooked and the £5 charge was unacceptable for what we had. The overall experience was was poor and not to be repeated.

Country pub doing what country pubs do best. Great beer and tasty food. Summer early evenings, the picnic benches outside still get the sunshine.

Quite possibly One of the worst meals I’ve ever had in my life - our starter was meant to be bbq ribs .. well they was microwaved chewy disgusting bits of slimy pork! The chicken burgers was just deep fat fried freezer food .. for £22 each burger I was expecting something better. Also asked for cheese in our burger and the chef said she doesn’t have time to prepare the cheese, what the hell does that mean 🤣 - only positive was the waitress she was lovely

Very expensive and not great. Small fish & chips. Fish smaller than a child's portion, 44 peas, 26 chips, old (slightly ammoniacal) cod, and gelatinous tasteless tartar sauce. Good points, the chips were hot. Would not recommen.

I’ve just moved to the area and of course, checked out my local The Carew Arms several times. I’m absolutely thrilled to be living next to such a great place, the staff go above and beyond for their customers, the atmosphere is friendly and inviting and I really felt welcomed. What a wonderful pub, have done the random pint, weekend pop-in, and roast on a Sunday and am impressed all round. Thank you Carew Arms for everything and see you soon!

We were there for the Sunday lunch , not for the first time . It was really good and some of the regulars nodded to us . We dont live far away and do like to have a Sunday lunch out . This one is really good and not far from Antony House and Mount Edgecumbe .

I wish we'd been long enough to try the grub. After a long walk, rocking up muddy, cold and with a pooch, we were welcomed and settled by the log fire. Staff were helpful, offering the doggo his own water, and letting us sit in the restaurant area, even though we weren't eating. Would love to come again when back in the area

Lovely choice of food, except no nut roast anymore ☹️ scrumptious meat roasts and lovely staff

Staff are very friendly and helpful, food was delicious for both us grown ups and the kids.

After reading good reviews was disappointed, had the pork belly at £17.50, pork was tasty but dauphenois potatoes were undercooked and the crackling tasted like it had been deep fried in oil long overdue a change. Other guests had more pork on the pork belly bite starter (while was lovely) than we did the main. Also had creme Brulee that was overcooked, taste was okay but texture was quite unpleasant. Finally two of our party were overcharged, appears the system failed to recognise they had the meal deal, this was swiftly rectified without issue, service was otherwise good

Awful food, packet soup and chicken burger pretending to be home made (freezer burnt and inedible) chef needs to be trained, I never thought rubbish food could still be served I was wrong. Waitress very pleasant and that was it.Avoid for near future. Incredibly expensive for nothing

Personally left feeling very disappointed by my weary visit to the Carew Arms. We booked in advance for a large table and were only informed upon arrival about a large number of missing items on the menu meaning a few members of the group did not eat. The carvery was very dry and not enjoyed, while the battered fish had a poor aftertaste that made me uncomfortable to eat. The service also took roughly one hour to have food delivered from point of order which felt long considering the lacklustre output. Might be a one-off bad day in view of largely positive reviews, however unfortunately didnt hit the mark on this occasion

Called in as we were passing, last available table! Good food!

Had the most beautiful Christmas lunch, staff were fantastic & food was amazing. Thank you for making our day special

Great tasting and well presented food, excellent friendly service and good value for money..

Food was lovely and service was great but a very loud female from Raleigh was reasonably close to our table and very opinionated.

We went with friends had 3 course lunch, it was absolutely fabulous! Had the tomato & basil soup starter, pork and stuffing pie w/ chips which were some of the best I've had. My partner had pork belly bites as starter and chili w/ rice main...perfect portions and finished with a delicious dessert of sticky toffee pudding with a sauce that was decadent and a chocolate mousse w/ cherries perfect ending to a delicious meal! Definitely would go back Seating was extremely comfortable and we sat by log burner, as it was cold. If you haven't been I highly recommend. Service was great and staff very kind! : )

Incredible food, lovely atmosphere, quiet and a nice place to be. Would definitely recommend the Roast amazing! 😍😍😍😍

We had the set three course meal. Excellent choice of menu, food was hot and absolutely delicious. 👍

Had Sunday Lunch....It was really good not expensive, great staff, good beer. The wife liked the place because the tables were NOT sticky ...it was nice and clean and the cutlery was shining, thats a rare find :)))) Yeah nice pub.....

Really lovely place for dinner, delicious food. I could have ordered everything off the menu! Service was excellent

Fab Sunday roast, loads of beef, and a plateful of delicious roast potatoes, carrots, parsnip, runner beans (sweet and perfectly cooked), Yorkshire pudding, and pot of gravy. Service was polite and discrete, and the bill very reasonable. We booked over the phone, and were also able to choose our meat beforehand. Looking forward to trying their other special evening deals, pies & curry! See you again soon.

Really nice staff, good beer and a decent dinner.

Service and food really good. We were allowed to order small roast each and share a pudding. As seniors we can't eat huge meals and hate wasting food. Highly recommend this as all round friendly pub.

Can't fault the food we had a mixed roast dinner everything tasted great portions where to big for us, I would definitely recommend it by

Great atmosphere, wonderful food, nice and friendly service. I highly recommend

Where do I start. I had the set lunchtime menu yesterday. Mackerel pate to start and mini pie as mains. The Pate was fine, although topped with a good covering of Butter... Which I had to query as to what it was... The Mini Pie (miniscule pie) of lamb and mint. I literally found no more than 2 pieces of lamb, well cooked, over cooked. I complained initially to the barman about my food experience - who took at least 2 attempts to refer to the chef. Eventually I managed to get a face to face with both the chef and landlady? When I expressed my disappointment I was told in now terms of no payment but here's where I feel very distraught and unhappy " don't bother coming back" And I won't. And that's not why ladies and gentlemen the place is always EMPTY!!!

Just came from Zero star Brightside. Stopped here for food. Made so welcome from the door. I got asked how I would like my drink. Taken to our table ordered. Food came out beautifully cooked and presented. I think I may have found my new local go to for food!! Lovely people real pub. With restaurant food!

Looking for somewhere local to where we were staying for a family meal. We came across The Carew Arms whilst investigating places to go. This was a certainly good choice. A small selection on the menu but great food, atmosphere and service.

Food was proper tasty.. had pie of the day, very filling.. however, background music was soooooooo awful we had to request it be changed

Delicious food.The portion size was just right for lunchtime.The waitress was friendly and helpful. A thoroughly enjoyable lunch.

Had a nice meal here, good service and reasonably priced. Recommended

Delicious food, the pies are exceptional definitely need to try, lovely staff with a very relaxed environment, top service, thank you.

Perfect fish and chips and delicious cider

Excellent set small menu, although some choice.

Had to work outside the pub was unable to leave site so they brought a Sunday lunch to me was fantastic well worth the money

Awful... served fake salmon... And to really rub it in only got 6 pieces of it! Won't be going back here again.

We ordered the steak and ale pie and the steak and kidney pie. They were the best pies we’ve ever had. They are delicious! Homemade at the pub. The staff were so friendly and lovely and helpful. The pub is so dog friendly as well. When we are back in the area we will definitely be visiting again! What a gem of a place to find

Great lunchtime menu. Will be back lots going on!

A busy pub offering 3 real ales.

Absolutely fantastic bar/ restaurant, the staff are so lovely and welcoming and will do anything to ensure we was all okay, the food was fantastic, honestly don’t have anything bad to say about the place, amazing prices for the size of the meals! Will definitely be back often.

Not good food at all. My husband had the macaroni cheese and it was far too buttery/oily. Made him feel quite sick for quite some time afterwards. It also included the smallest side salad we’ve ever seen, consisting of 2 tiny lettuce leaves, 2 halved small cherry tomatoes and some cucumber. My fish and chips were just okay, which is a let down since it’s right by the coast, so would expect very fresh tasting fish. Service was friendly enough.

We went to a baby shower on the Saturday, it was held upstairs in the small but very nicely done function room,and then we popped Infor lunch the following Monday, between four of us we had two cheese burger meals and two fish and chips, all very nice and well presented, the host brought our food out to us, as we were sat in the beer garden, very reasonable prices, there are set two or three courses, we weren't that hungry so just had off the menu, definitely worth another visit.

We stopped in here on the way home was absolutely disgusting I had belly pork bites which where so dry and over cooked cheese garlic bread which was so oily I still have the taste in my mouth my wife had a mini beef burger which was a small paty in a massive stale roll and a fish pate which had what looked like a solid piece of lard on top of it and bread so stale you wouldn't feed it to birds stay well away from this place

Glad we found 'The Carew Arms' at Antony. Homemade pie's were excellent and so any the choose from. Lovely decor light & airy inside. Staff couldn't do enough for you. Pity it's not our local, but will be when we visit the area again.

Lovely Sunday roast good service and pleasant atmosphere

Second time off eating here in 5 days. Food was beautifully cooked and well priced. Staff were friendly and attentive.

Had amazing Cottage pie. Would have taken a photo of it but I didn't think of it till it was gone.

Nice meal and very bright open space. Staff were friendly and welcomed us with our dog.

Several attempts to get served food. Each one was a failure. Feels like a money laundering service for the owners rather than a welcoming public house. But I am biased, so take this review with that in mind. I miss the Ring O'Bells.

This was our first visit to have lunch. Very friendly staff and excellent food. Will definitely visit again.

What a find. The Menu is set and is perfect. The sizes are excellent. If you are a vegetarian they will assist if you contact them beforehand. The owners and staff are lovely. Will definitely be going back.

ABSOLUTELY WOW, beautiful food and when I say beaut I mean it, I’m the guy who torpoint hate because of my bad reviews but just wow, I never eat lamb and when he come back with lamb on my plate I was gutted (takeaway) but when eating it a was so amazed at how well it fell apart in my mouth and the flavour was like no other roast I’ve ever had, Carew arms roast is the best by a mile that I’ve ever had. 10/5 from me. Keep up the good work. Never do I empty the plate with roast but this time I wanted MORE hehe it was delicious. Good work team at the Carew arms.

This was a group lunch with 18 people. We had a function room. The lunchtime menu was good. The staff were friendly and helpful. They did a fantastic job of serving everyone in a timely fashion. Everyone commented on the good time they had.

Waited hour and a quarter for mains which was nice but cold and beef tough. Gave up on pudding as the wait to be asked what we wanted was so long loss the will to live.

Some of the dining area is in the bar, so not a nice atmosphere with large group of locals swearing etc. The food wasn't great, pork belly that was all fat with a sliver of meat so not very enjoyable. You expect fat with pork belly but it was way too much with no crackling just soggy. The service was fine, polite and helpful staff but overall I wouldn't recommend.

Absolutely beautiful meal at the Carew Arms. Food was delicious and staff were so friendly and really made us smile. We will definitely return!

Had a very tasty Sunday roast last night. Very good price too. We shall be back very soon.

Beautiful home cooked meal Lovely bright and fresh restaurant Fantastic staff

We had sunday roast on new years day. Food was really nice, tasted very nice and staff was friendly, pub was beautifully decorated for xmas. Will go back. Thanks

We had a family Xmas Bfast with Santa. Santa was the best. Our Grandchildren loved the whole atmosphere and experience but the adults were extremely disappointed with the awful breakfasts. The total bill of £105 was simply not worth it! The poached eggs were so hard and like rubber, the toast was so hard couldn't even cut with a knife. Even though my daughter in law pre booked this and had asked if there was a vegan bfast and told yes, the girl serving said she didn't know if there was! After waiting 1hr 30 our bfasts finally arrived and what a disappointment. The two vegan bfast were hard toast a few mushrooms n a tomato no vegan spread no vegan milk available for coffee either. What a shame as the Santa n atmosphere n decor were lovely. So We would not be able to recommend this to anyone!

Friendly attentive service, we both enjoyed our meals and our evening, however the seafood tagliatelle had some funky tasting salmon bits, so had to pick those bits out. Aside from that can’t fault them, great little spot!

What a lovely Pub! Colin the owner is a real gentleman, very warm welcome and very cosy friendly atmosphere, cherish this pub, there's not many like it about 5***

Had a fab lunch today from the small menu. The service as always was great and the food - all three courses - were cooked and tasted fantastic.. Thanks for a lovely experience everyone

Steak was amazing. I've been about 5 times now and every time the food has been very good.

Nice little pub, took kids fir a bite to eat, parking can be difficult if it's busy as it's on a busy village road with limited space to park, went again for a lunch still amazing as ever thankyou

Outstanding food and presentation..want a master chef experience..make sure you pay this carew arms visit..the restaurant is refreshing decor and comfortable..perfect and pleasurable..thankyou..

Despite a few recent bad reviews we found the food very good and service also very good and attentive. Came twice, second time Sunday lunch, lovely. Must be a few entitled moaners around!

Vegetarian burger was inedible - other food ok & the place has a good atmosphere.

We went to the carew arms on a Tuesday night which was grandma's pie night, they allowed dogs in the dinning area and were very polite but, I believe that you have to be local to get good service we arrived at 6pm got starters at 7pm and main at around 8pm very undercooked fillet steak (when asked for medium) after returning it to the kitchen I waited a further 20 minutes meanwhile family had finished their meals and were waiting to go as we had a 3 yr old and a 6 month old. Meanwhile many locals came in ate and left. I left without eating at 8.40pm very disappointed. Could have and should have been a nice family meal

To sum it up food and service was appalling. When it comes to the food seems that the only ingredient the chefs know is salt! The beef was as tough as leather and once again everything completely covered in salt one of us had the burger and ordered a side of onion rings and the bottom 1/4 of the bowl was full of oil. The waiting staff seemed to be unaware of the running of the pub and unenthusiastic. The table next to us had to ask 3 times for their drinks to be refilled. I would definitely not return neither recommend.

Very nice place to visit & eat. Staff really welcoming & helpful.

Lovely staff, disappointed with the Sunday dinner we received ,the gravy was very salty(which made the meal inedible) and the potatoes were bland. Really struggled for parking as there is no car park, street parking only. There was also an event on which made it very busy and not enjoyable. Not worth the money spent.

We rented the loft room for two nights for bed and breakfast, as offered by landlady. Breakfast was supposed to be 11am. To me thats more brunch than breakfast. My wife went to have a shower on the first morning and it was stone cold. No hot water. We reported this to them they said they would get it sorted. Got up the next morning went for a shower and it was scolding hot. Couldn't cool it down even if you turned another tap on. We didn't get there untill 2200 on the first night and there's was nothing to make a cup of tea or coffee. It would if been nice to off been able to do that after a long drive. The coffee and sugar that was in the tin was unusable, it had got damp and there was streaks of wet coffee down the inside of the tin. Bad experience really so won't be booking there again.

What a friendly bunch here! Good food with appropriate pricing, Dog friendly and some great event nights. get yourselves down, cheers.

Amazing food and ambiance, comfy surroundings, well worth a visit

Booked for our final Meal in Cornwall which coincided with a birthday. The food to be honest was all nice, however the service was far from good and in fact the worst I have experienced. Three times I had to go to the bar to ask for drink, empty plate to be removed and condiments to be brought. The final nail was when they brought the birthday cake we had taken, unfortunately the person who’s birthday it was had gone to the bathroom. When we said they were not there the reply was I hope the candle done burn out. They need either more staff, better trading or maybe staff who give a dam. Would never go near the place again. EDIT:- for the point of accuracy, yes the food was good and yes you did reduce the bill. At first offering a 15% discount which you thought was more than adequate. However the bill came to £102.00 not the £114.00 stated and I offered to pay half. To put this in context, what I paid would have more than covered your costs, why you feel you need to argue still, it was not just us, we all felt ( our table and the other two in the “function room as you call it “ ) all felt let down. But yet on all my visits to the bar the three staff working where always stud at or around the bar. With one of them stud talking to a couple at a table by the bar, while we were all looking at empty plates and glasses. No offer of pudding menu, and yes you did offer a drink, but we had had enough of sat looking at dirty plates and had booked a taxi to get out the place.

The food is excellent but I would book for a table before going

Wow drive past this place a couple of times a week untill now never been in . Where to start. Food fantastic . Rattler on tap mmmmm. The cleanest Wc,s I've ever been in staff so polite. Beer garden on the side of a busy road but safe. Think I will pop in more often

Lovely food received today, great service too. Really great staff.

Nice independent menu with good combinations, including the specials. Very friendly staff. Dogs welcome. Be prepared to book in advance though. Parking is a bit of a struggle, the only downside.

Popped in for dinner. Lovely atmosphere, clean, bright and welcoming. Food was delicious Lady who single handedly managed the bar and table service is a credit to her employer. First visit on 07/06/22, will definitely return

Took my gorgeous little niece out with her two boys (and my own mobility/assistance dog 🐕)without making any bookings and the manager couldn't have done enough for our group (4 adults + 1 dog) we had great service and great food I would recommend this place B 1st Bn RHF In God we trust

Drove past this pub on the way to somewhere else, thought it looked great, the other place was closed so we came back. Chuffed about that as the Carew is a wonder, high end, interesting flavors that wouldn't go amiss in a London tasting menu, yet at great prices. Not sure how that's happened but I'm not complaining. Burger literally made me go 'wow.' Chef was even kind enough to give me the recipe! Couldn't recommend it enough.

Had breakfast here this morning, the food and service was great. Going back again Friday for round two.

Beautiful food in a lovely atmosphere.

Lovely friendly staff... food excellent and good prices. Thoroughly recommended!

Friendly staff, great beer and lovely food.

Missed our bus connection this morning and as a cold wind we went to the pub to see if we could get some tea - joy oh joy they were actually serving breakfast so tea, hot buttered toast and jam - marvellous. It was really great to feel so welcome and have such friendly hosts, they were extremely kind and even took us to the start of our walk as there were no buses for about two hours and frankly that saved our walk today. Would highly recommend.

Cannot fault any of the food. The fillet steak is so tasty. Loved the salad and chips too! Very clean and friendly service.