The Coldstreamer in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

If you see my comments on the room you might think I didn't like it. We had no milk with the complimentary team/coffee. Only a single bath towel for a couple/double room and no AC in a very warm room. Yet for all that it was still an excellent place to stay. Me and my wife travel quite a lot so I've stayed in a variety of hotels. If I hadn't I'd probably have given it five stars as it was very reasonably priced and lovely. Just a few small niggles that stopped it being excellent but I will certain book another room next time we're in Penzance.

Stopped in yesterday afternoon on a bike ride to get a few drinks and some food. The lady behind the bar was so friendly and helpful and the food was great. Best service in a pub for a long time . Thanks

Great pub watched football and had lots of beer very friendly atmosphere lovely folk to talk to.

I cannot recommend this place. This was a most disappointing hotel. On arrival at 8 p.m. there was a sign on the bar that the kitchen was closed; apparently some kitchen issue had occured just before we arrived but that's not what other guests said, and the host failed to message us. The bedroom was reasonable and the bed comfortable but there was no shower or other bathroom products provided, the washstand and bedside lights did not work, we had to ask for toilet paper, there was no suitcase stand and to top it all, the route to the main exit was locked at 10 p.m. and we were expected to navigate a dimly lit upstairs, downstairs route through a fire escape with stacked beer barrels to another locked door. The host was clearly a stressed one man band as he was on his own in the evening and he appeared in a chef's top to cook breakfast, which was very average. The whole place had the air of being run down: few customers, no staff and low on stock. There was so much wrong.

Gulval is just great. Typical English village with pub. Coldstreamer Pub is cult. Super delicious food. Beer and cider. Kids menu.

The Sweetest Friendliest little getaway but so close to everything! Fell in love with it, the room the service the atmosphere. Definitely not the last stay❤️

Stayed here for a night whilst in Penzance and we couldn’t recommend more. Very good price, the people are super lovely and the room was very nice. The bed super comfy and we would definitely come back whilst in Cornwall <3

went in for a drink and staff friendly and accommodating and later for a evening meal and I had fish and chips/mushy peas the chips fine but fish was non-existent in a heavily laden batter so couldn't taste what fish there was between the batter.. It could of been a one off but my partner had similar fish/chips but left the batter ... would go back for a drink as resonable priced but not eat again as staff friendly and a relaxed atmosphere.

Excellent choice to stay. Josh and his staff have been the perfect hosts. Friendly and helpful we were made very welcome.

Very disappointed,no meals served on Monday or Tuesday as a new landlord you got to put the hours in you turned down 4people who would of bought drinks aswell, apart from that it's nice to have it open again

Popped in for a drink, which was a good price. Limited menu at the moment as new landlord. Place was quiet, clean and landlord offered help getting babybuggy into the bar. Will go again. Family local

Support this pub! Josh and his team are great! The food is good and Quiz night Tuesday is highly.emtertaining - reserve a table as it fills up early!

Great food and drinks but unfortunately has now closed permanently on the 23/10/23.What a shame another fantastic pub closed due to rising costs.

Nice and clean place, with very friendly host. Got a really good fish in the restaurant. Good and homely atmosphere.

Top Sunday roast , turned up and was sorted a table immediately, great roast beef ,nice beer ,good staff ,can't fault it!

Beautiful experience, sitting outside in the drizzle (through choice), enjoying the lovely Sea Fury, from Sharps Brewery - one of the highlights of a lovely week in Kernow!!

Lovely place.!! Smashing service, very welcoming Been twice.. Beer battered cod, and Sunday roast, both delicious....

First visit. Interesting history of Bolitho family willing it to Coldstream guard association in honour of their son who was killed in service with said regiment, in Tunisia 1947. Very friendly pub in quaint cornish village

We periodically visit the Coldstreamer for food and events. The staff are always welcoming and pleasant. The food is superb and today we tried the new menu and some new specials which were all fantastic. Would highly recommend the bingo at the end of each month. 🥰

Absolutely stunning place! Staff are extremely nice, genuinely one of the nicest places and the food looks great

Being a Pz born lad I'm ashamed to say I had forgotten about this charming place ... Stubled upon it the other day and took the wife for lunch today... was not dissipated.. lovely decor looked like a pub ... felt like a pub .. lost a tenner on the fruity.. had a couple of pints had a really good burger and amazing chips... and the wife had beer battered fish and chips ... both were banging ..the portions were generous and we passed on pudding.... all in all a banging lunchtime treat.. and if memory serves me correct an all female cast .. so we'll done ladies I doth my cap ....

Shame really, I wanted this to be our local but we went for a meal there yesterday and my fish and chips were dripping in grease, so much so that the fat dripped over off the fish onto the table, even the chips were soggy and greasy. I think they just needed draining for a bit. Hubby loved his steak pie but he's not over fussy, 😂 the sticky toffee pudding wad nice though. Barmaid was very polite and efficient. Not sure I'd go back ***UPDATE*** NEW OWNERS AND THE FOOD IS LOVELY!

Great pub, food all day every day, excellent choice and quality, great service, happy staff great atmosphere. Under new management, and good value. We will visit again for sure...

Rude staff & horrible roast meal let's hope the new landlords make things better when they take over

Went last Wednesday lunchtime, very quiet but excellent food. Definitely be going again when next in Cornwall.

Great ales and great food. Well informed staff Very friendly atmosphere. Recommended

Fish and chips were truly awful I’d of never let it out of the kitchen , at £14 each you want wots on the menu which was locally sourced cod in beer batter . What we got was thin dried up fish and basic packet chips just disgusting , we’re local but won’t be setting foot in there again

Tucked away pub ... Drinks prices ok .. you can eat there too but haven't eaten there so cannot give an opinion ... I hope they start having the live music again as it lacks atmosphere

We had dinner in this very pleasant pub. The food was excellent and the portions very generous. The staff were also helpful and chatty without being intrusive. Due to social distancing tables were well spaced and all Covid regulations adhered to.

THis is good, well run pub. We had good food and the service was good. I had steak, a portion that was huge and could have fueled me for the next day...

Well set up for covid. Lovely looking place. Welcoming staff. Clean toilets. Its worth fasting for 3 days before ordering a meal. Huge portions of very tasty food. Good selection even with covid restricted menu. Wish we had come across this place earlier in the holiday.

Disappointed at the quality of food served. The chips were very greasy and floppy and the burgers were dry. Staff were very pleasant but sadly they are being let down by the poor food. Situated next to a lovely church but unless we hear of a change of chef will give this a miss for food

Very welcoming atmosphere and service, delicious home cooked food and a massive portion of Toblerone cheesecake with strawberries, half of which I took home and was kindly given extra strawberries in the takeaway carton . Thank you for a relaxing, chilled and tasty evening. 🙂

Only one word - disgusting!Avoid at all costs even the coffee is like dishwater. A surprise to find somewhere as bad as this surrounded nearby with lovely eateries.No vegetarian but given dried up stuff don’t know what it was. Others in my party felt same about meat dishes. Absolutely inedible, we all left our food.

Lovely country pub. Menu short because of Covid 19 Limited staff, but they were really nice and worked hard Food was great and very accommodating for my grandchildren. Dog friendly Great pub for the family to eat out

Great food, good atmosphere. Lovely staff. Proper pub.

It was a limited menu because of COVID 19. We were a family of 6 adults and 2 children.We ordered and 4 of us had paella. The meal was nice, except there wasn't enough of it and for the price we paid there should of been more food.Staff were friendly and no other complaints except the quantity of food.

Due to power cut needed takeaway meal. Had Sunday roast (1pork 1 chicken). Both amazing, tasty and plenty. Thank you very much

Wir gehen seit Jahren regelmässig in den Coldstreamer. Es ist immer alles frisch und gut zubereitet. Der Sonntagsbraten ist sehr empfehlenswert.

Avoid this pub. The service is dreadful. Staff rude and unhelpful. Absolutely no customer service. I am not surprised the place was empty. Why would you waste your money and effort going here ???

We stayed one night. Originally booked two but had to cancel second night. Despite two phone calls and an email before we arrived to confirm this we had no response.On arrival room was cold. We tried to turn radiators on but with no response. Room was large with two rattan (outside) chairs and coffee table, a bed with two mattresses( incredibly soft and unstable) mismatched bedside cabinets( one of which was a bathroom cabinet), a built in frame wardrobe, and TV on wall. Tea and coffee making facilities provided. Bathroom was large, cold with cubicle shower, water was warm when you turned tap fully on. Nice clean white towels. Room had no charm, finesse or aesthetic appeal. Modern curtains and mismatched prints, modern bed, mismatched furniture. It really wouldn’t take much to improve. Sea themed curtains , white bed linen, sea prints, few knock knacks in bathroom, white bedroom furniture. Room was clean but mildew/mould around window, above shower and in corners. Needs a fan, heating and window opening.We came down to breakfast. They weren’t expecting us!?!? Why not? We had paid for B&B. They said a full English(no choice) was quickly delivered. I asked for orange juice and coffee. That was delivered straight away before breakfast. Plenty of toast but no gluten free bread for me. Suggest choice of yoghurt, and always keep individual slices of GF bread in freezer. Staff were lovely and rose to challenge if getting breakfast out.No heating on in morning. Would I stay again? Yes if I had to, but would look elsewhere first.

If you are looking for a great Sunday Roast then look no further. Big portions at great prices. Loads of meat and a choice from pork, beef, chicken and nut roast served with fresh vegetables and delicious gravy. £8.50 and £10.00, the smaller one is plenty and the larger one will satisfy a larger appetite. If you can manage a dessert then they are £4.50 each and large. Can recommend the homemade apple crumble. Service is excellent and the premises are typical country pub and immaculately clean. Would recommend a visit you will not be disappointed.

The place was very clean and tidy, staff where kind, friendly and helpful, I'd happily recommend it to anyone ^_^

I stay in Gulval on mini breaks frequently...have had a few superb meals here in particular a roast in April this year which was stunning. Needed a doggy bag to take the delicious roast potatoes off with me. Has the pub changed hands again.? We were driving around Cape Cornwall in the rain today desperate for somewhere nice for lunch....my husband said....Gulval. cold streamers. ........we love weatherspoons....butthe one in penzance is past its sell by date..never had a bad meal or service there. Also Had a 90 year old with us....Coldtreamers is a great pub but the food today really let it down. My husband is a particularly good cook and was very disappointed with the burger....the cheap bun fell apart....homemade beefburger was tasteless... My vegetarian curry was what id expect from a teenager bringing home from cookery class..I make a delicious sweet potatoes veg curry regularly. Which is delicious......I'm sorry but this wasn't enjoyable. It was edible and my husband delicious chips meant it was eaten.. Nannies prawn cocktail was fine. We always support these type of businesses....but left very underwhelmed with a £40.00 bill inc drinks. 2nd time in 2 weeks we have had this experience.....somewhere else. We never have a bad meal in a well known eatery...we get value..we get enjoyable meal each and every time. Would certainly try the roast again.

Missing our roast dinners this summer! so my friend and I went to the Coldstreamer for a roast. We were early around 12-20pm and the young lady took our order and we didn't have to wait long before our meals arrived but what a disappointment. I ordered a duo meat meal which was pork and beef that was sliced so thin I think if you held it up to the light you would be able to see through it!! It looked like it came in a tray with gravy from the cash and carry, the potatoes tasted like they had been warmed up time and again and were hard to cut. All in all a big disappointment. Needles to say we will not be returning.Complete waste of £13-95!!!

Good pub reasonable range of ales.

Really nice pub with lots of local history &amp; we had been told by a friend to visit. Nicely done inside &amp; the drinks are good value. We felt as if we were outsiders &amp; the locals are obviously the main clientele here so looked after first. We were going to eat here but decided to go elsewhere as we felt we weren’t welcome. Nice place to visit for a couple of drinks.

Here are some pictures . I have plenty more. I wont put them all up , unless requested. The place is in my opinion lacking in any detailed cleaning and attention.

Went here on holiday, fancied somewhere new. Our friend Ang works here so we decided to try it, staff were lovely food was brilliant, burgers were amazing and there chips are homemade. Came here a couple times as we liked it so much. Ang is fab defo recommend it

Booked a table for 5 adults and 2 children. The interior of the pub is quite nice with lots of references to the local history, but we were there for the food. Generally the meals served were average, but my meal in particular was poor. I had the steak pie and chips. Greasy chips and chewy inedible steak filling. Did I complain, no. Why, because I came to eat with my family and if my meal was replaced I may as well have come on my own. I have family who live in Gulval so am a frequent visitor to the area and have eaten here in previous years, but I think this will be my last meal visit.

lovely pub, great attitude and very tasty beer and Gin plus onions rings light and crispy. Can’t recommend enough

Unfortunately, zingy burger lacked "zing" and chips were huge and not enjoyable. Accompanying salad with chicken meal was covered in a dressing with fenugreek (curry powder) that absolutely did not meld with flavour of chicken with a mushroom sauce. No other veg with meal except chips which again, were not very palatable.

We stayed on a neaby campsite (ponsandane) who recommended this place and it didn't disappoint! Great pub food and selection of local beers. Dogs are welcome and great for families to go and have a meal. Limited parking around but not hard to find a spot. If you're looking for a nice quiet place to eat, skip Penzance and go to Gulval!

A recent visit was met with welcoming friendly staff lovely atmosphere and location, locals also were welcoming and as for the food real top quality.

My Wife and I along with a family friend called in for lunch.

Just returned from our meal and was awful. We had 2 steaks, one requested very well done and the other medium to well, needless to say both were extremely well done, dry and chewy. ‘Seasonal’ veg consisted of peas and broccoli ( not sure they really constitute seasonal), salad consisted of lettuce and tomato! Overall just an unpleasant, over cooked, luke warm plate of food!

Recommend by a friend, we visited on a Tuesday afternoon and I must say it was very quiet but that was ok for us the landlady's little one was playing in the corner and it was nice to hear a little one in the background

I've been a few times for weekend lunches and always had good service, good unfancy food at a good price. Nice pub.

I checked the place out on Tripadvisor before booking and it has some excellent reviews. Maybe we caught them on a bad night. I think they probably struggle for staff and what they do have are very poorly trained (that is not their fault).

For families it is perfect, it does not have a tourist menu, you will not find a pastie here. Prices are Weatherspoon level so if you have kids it's a good place to hunt down. Historic, busy, pretty and very family orientated. As it is so busy you will find a good atmosphere. Not a guy's pub or a dropout hangout. Menu has a lot of options. Parking can be tight but within a two minute walk there will be something, no matter when. Tables outside let you catch the sun.

Just visited the Coldstreamer pub / hotel have been before and enjoyed good food in particular a very good steak pie unfortunately on this visit although the food was acceptable the wine was not , a very poor merlot supposedly a british merlot from imported merlot grape juice concentrate for me undrinkable sent the bottle back,

My partner took me and my son here today for a mother's day meal. After hearing such good things about it, I was really looking forward to it. I ordered a veggie nut roast and our son had a KIDS veggie burger and chips. When the roast came out I ate a little and it tasted odd so I tried a bit of the gravy and it tasted the way meat smells (I've been veggie almost 27 years so can tell when something's not veggie) I asked my partner to try it and he said it was definitely lamb gravy. We told the waitress who said it 100% wasn't and they didn't make lamb gravy. To which we pointed out on their specials board that today's special was lamb roast with lamb gravy. She then changed her mind and said they did do it but they'd ran out at lunch. Another waitress bought out a replacement roast. The gravy smelled of meat again, my partner tasted it and said it tasted exactly the same, it even had bits of meat floating in it this time!! We sent it back again and asked for a veggie burger instead to be told a while later they actually didn't have any left. So I ended up with a bowl of chips that were dripping with grease and covered in massive chunks of salt so couldn't eat hardly any of them. When we came to pay, the chef came out and started arguing with my partner saying it was vegetarian and trying to say the piece of meat was potato... I've personally never known potato to be fibrous and fleshy!! He also tried to charge us adult price for the kids meal, his reason being he wasn't charging for the 2 roasts that were sent back!! Bearing in mind I only ate the tiniest piece of nut roast off of the first one so we shouldn't be charged for them anyway as they were inedible! He was incredibly rude to us. If you are vegetarian or have any allergies I definitely WOULDNT recommend as the chef seems to have an issue with vegetarian as they apparently served over 80 veggie roasts today with that exact same gravy on it!

Took my partner and won out for a nice carvery for mothers day so she could have a nice meal for her special day only for her to order the nut roast as she has been vegetarian all of her life but when the food came out the gravy on the meal had lamb juices in it, she could tell that it was and asked me to check as I've only recently gone peskitarian so know what meats taste like and could confirm it was the taste of lamb in the gravy, we asked to have it changed only for the lady to tell us it's definitely veggie gravy but the next "veggie roast" came out only to have the same lamb gravy on it but the is time with added bits of lamb in the actual gravy this time, completely disgusted with the service as well as the chef if he thinks it's ok to serve the same thing twice to only to hope we wouldn't notice.

Steak was perfect. Special burgers stumped two of our party!would highly recommend. For a family meal.

A fabulous evening meal, everyone able to find something they liked.. Staff very helpful. Would recommend and visit again if down in Penzance again.

Dropped in on a quiet Monday lunchtime having seen good reviews. Nice warm welcome and a great selection of ales, had a nice friendly chat with the locals enjoying a great pint. Pity it was a Monday because there was no food but a good excuse to return one day !

We visit this pub every so often for a drink an the odd meal, find all the staff friendly and very pleasant,

Lovely welcoming village pub Christmas decorations are great food and service very satisfactory a lovely visit truly memorable

Warm welcome when you arrive. Staff are friendly and attentive. We booked but there were available tables. We decided on the Sunday roast and there were several options available including size. We didn’t have to wait long and our food was served, piping hot and plenty of it! Personally I would have preferred more vegetables but I certainly couldn’t complain. There was plenty of meat and the quality was excellent! We will definitely be back!

Friendly welcome from attentive staff. Food well prepared and very tasty. Service throughout was great. Large building. Parking can be an issue as street parking combines residents parking in this village.

We visited to today with some family 3/4 of us had the Roast Dinner. It was absolutely superb, lots of meat, potatoes and veggies and really tasty gravy. Fantastic value for money.

We have driven/walked past The Coldstreamer numerous times whilst staying in the Penzance area - this year we actually went in and were pleasantly surprised. The property is far more spacious than it looks from outside and is full of interesting memorabilia concerning the origins of it's name. The bar itself has a good selection of drinks and the Sunday lunches are generous and well prepared. There is a choice of eating in the designated dining area or in the bar. Staff were friendly but courteous. There is a pleasant outside seating area where you can enjoy a drink whilst watching the comings and goings of Gulval village life. Highly recommend.

Good surroundings but would not advise Sunday roast in the evening, reheated & overcooked veg with meat that looked & tasted like it came from a freezer bag. Plus was there was plenty of it!!

Only went here for a drink, the woman behind the bar wouldn’t win any awards for hospitality ! She gave us our drinks but both were terrible ! It’s basic things in a pub ... To welcome your customers and decent beer .. the cleaning of beer lines would help !

Unfortunately very slow service let the place down. Its a lovely place which has so much potential. Food was ok nothing amazing. Kind of got the impression the staff just couldn't really be bothered. I would give them a 2nd chance and would go back but others in my group disagreed with this.

Visited here last night with family some of who were visiting from Essex. There was only 4 of us. Restaurant wasn't too busy. Both pork chop meals were very dry and tough to eat, the mixed grill tasteless, my steak pie however was lovely. Apple pies/crumbles ordered for dessert...where was the crumble? And the pie was soggy so all were returned. Charlotte the waitress was very apologetic but considering we had pretty much complained about all of our food, it would have been better if Nick, the chef/owner had also come out of the kitchen and apologised. Yes, I'm a local and live in Gulval and had highly recommended this place to my family because my previous visits here have been very good. Hopefully this was just a blip, I will go back again just to see coz it's good to support local businesses when most are failing in Penzance.

A fairly extensive menu, good food, generous portions and atmospheric low beamed ceilings are the selling points. Dark with no views and inattentive service are the drawbacks. If your focus is the meal it’s a 4*. For those for which waiting staff proficiency matters, this is no better than average.

Good friendly atmosphere from a local village pub, excellent choice with menu and meals good portions. Friendly staff and also dog friendly

Great meal after a morning out and about. Kids age 13 & 11. One ate from the adults menu the other from the kids menu. Enough choice and all 4 meals were lovely. Lasagne, fish pie, burger, bbq chicken.

There seemed to be a lot of hype about this pub! Food, views of Michael’s Mount etc.

Beer was good, people were nice, wifi worked! Not much more to say or need from a local pub. Did the job for us.

I went here last night with my partner, we had been in a few times but never ordered food just went in for drinks. However, we were very glad we did. My partner had the XL burger and said it was gorgeous and one of the beat he’d had in a while - huge portion too! I had the beef lasagne and it was lovely, it was just like perfect comfort food. It wasn’t too busy and could sit where we liked, staff we’re very helpful and friendly and the bar is well stocked! Will be coming back for food before our holiday ends, thank you!

Leckwres Essen ... guter Service!

Lots of people in Penzance but the Coldstreamer is tucked away in Gulval. Good beer, very good food and service in a relaxed atmosphere for lunch. The evening menu look worth a try as did the Tuesday tapas evening special.

Tidy pub in a charming hamlet just outside of Penzance. Well kept bar & good if basic, food. Visited on a weekday for lunch. Though there are tables outside, chose to sit inside. There were three or 4 other parties enjoying lunch, one barmaid. She clearly told us to sit where we liked and to order at the bar, which we did. We did not have to wait long for the food to come out but instead of two classic cheeseburgers, two hamburgers came out. When questioned, we were told we had ordered classic burgers, not cheese. We were were offered two slices of cheese to rectify the situation which we accepted. The lettuce on the plate was past its prime. The chips were good. When we went to pay, we found that cheeseburgers HAD been input to the order/billing system and we had been charged for them along with a lemonade that we Had NOT ordered no received.

Four of us went for Sunday lunch a week ago, I had not been for a long time but friends had told me the food was good. We were seated immediately and ordered four roast beefs, the pro’s were that food arrived really quickly and it was a huge plateful. The cons were that the waitress asked us if we wanted anything else and we asked for some horseradish, she was gone for a while and then she came back in saying that she couldn’t find it in the kitchen! The other problem was that the potatoes were burnt and had obviously been reheated, there was a lot of beef but it wasn’t very warm, she did pop back later and ask if everything was okay I said that the potatoes were burnt and she apologised and then removed the plates. I was disappointed cause I recommended going there, I have heard good reviews from my friends, but they didn’t have the roast. Perhaps we were just unlucky.

Our party of five met a friend here for dinner recently on a Wednesday early evening. The pub was not crowded. We had a variety of dishes and all were good. I had the bangers and mash in Yorkshire pudding. It was massive--definitely an entree to share. Bangers were flavorful. We had a pleasant time.

The Coldstreamer pub is a great place to drink and eat, Sunday Lunch was fabulous, and the burgers amazing! Lovely friendly staff, very helpful, would use this pub again.

Booked a room. They got the booking wrong and were very reluctant to correct it. Don't bother staying here. Probably ok as a pub and somewhere to eat.

Visited for an early Sunday dinner. Had the OAP roast and boy are we glad we did, we would never have managed a full roast. It was an excellent meal and the staff were brilliant, very friendly and helpful. We are down here for 2 weeks so will definitely be back for another visit.

Had a delicious Sunday lunch last weekend! The plate was brimming full of yumminess and at £9.50, you wouldn’t cook at home! Was divine and plentiful!

On holiday nearby we were advised that the Coldstreamer was a good place to go for dinner. Although we already new last orders was at 9pm; we went early and were not disappointed.

Had a lovely meal tonight (fri 4th ) at coldstreamer, food fantastic, good value for money , staff were polite and pleasant, and the young man who served us was great . Thankyou for a lovely evening.

Been many times nice and friendly people

Warm and friendly pub serving really good food

Great pub grub and good atmosphere.

Certainly not fine dining but the usual pub grub. No homemade chips or anything like that however, the portions are massive and for the prices, you really can't complain.

Enjoyed a lovely lunch.good service.

Tuvimos nuestra primera comida, mientras que los nuevos propietarios han estado allí. Tuve tarta de hongos, carne y mi esposa tenía chili y las comidas eran excelentes. Raciones enormes, gran precio, excelente servicio todo lo que puede esperar y mucho más.

Fui con mi esposa. Yo estaba aburrido y fuimos para filete. Fue cocinado a la perfección. También fuimos a la comida asiática, me un entrante, plato principal y mi esposa. Todo lo que diré es que este establecimiento se pueden celebrar su cabeza con el mejor de ellos en el país. Bien hecho y volveremos pronto y no tener carne.