The Cornish Arms in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Having eaten here many times over a few years, we were taken by surprise by the hiked up food prices and more importantly, the welcome (not!) we received when we walked in. There were a group of “locals” leaning on the bar in what we assumed to be the “snug”, who, when we said hello, just glowered and stared at us as if we were not welcome! The young man behind the bar was very courteous and took our orders for food and served us drinks with a smile. We understand that this establishment has recently changed hands, so that could account for the increase in prices. Our food was very tasty and there was a good choice of drinks, but we won’t be going in again as we felt as though we were trespassing on the “regulars” territory! What these people forget is that without us “foreigners” spending money in Cornwall, they probably would not have a pub to be rude in!

This pub is unlikely to win any awards for its food but if staying locally after a long drive the food served is reasonable pub grub. Its a bit pricey i.e. scampi chips and peas £19. The burger and sausage and mash filled a hold and were quite tasty.

Lovely Cornish pub , food was nice , the lady who served us was also nice . What let’s this pub down is zero atmosphere and it came across as not a very friendly pub , unless you were a local , it was a bit clicky!! And there was an elderly lady ( she doesn’t work there ) that randomly comes up to your table asking if you have finished with your glass/ cutlery etc ( she wasn’t quite with it !! ) she was a nuisance and even came to our table whilst we were eating , made us feel a bit awkward we told the lady that served us and she said she is in here all the time doing this and that they tell her ask her to leave and that she just comes in again but then then she is given half price drinks !! So that doesn’t help to discourage her

Went as a group of 4 for the Wednesday quiz night and dinner. The good stuff: Food was tasty, well presented and served in a timely manner by cheerful, well mannered staff. Drinks were slightly on the pricey side but no more than you would expect in any other holiday area of Cornwall. Other stuff: The quiz was entertaining but it would be difficult to describe it as General Knowledge. More like a music/entertainment quiz with the odd general knowledge question thrown in! We were shown to our table when we arrived and then went to the bar to order some drinks. We were told, quite insistently, that someone would come to our table to take a drinks order. Thought nothing of this, and they were good to their word, the order was taken quickly and drinks arrived promptly, and this continued throughout the evening. When the bill came we were slightly dismayed to find that the 10% service charge had been added to the food AND drinks order which made quite a difference to the bill. I know the service charge is discretionary and, in typical British style, not wanting to make a scene we paid it. It did leave a slightly sour taste though as we had made it clear by our actions that we were quite happy to order our drinks and pay for them at the bar.

We came here for dinner after reading the good reviews. A lovely little pub with friendly and attentive staff. Menu was varied with lots of choice and nice vegetarian options. My friend went for the veggie curry and enjoyed it very much. I had the vegan lasagne which was yummy! We both had the treacle pudding, which I'm not sure if it was homemade but it was certainly very tasty! Reasonably priced food & drinks. Would return and recommend.

Great place, slightly out of the main area but cabs are very reasonable and the walk is nice. Had the squid which was excellent, followed by the fish and chips of course! Beer is kept really well, had a good choice and a guest beer, plus had a nice really rose with dinner. Great mix of locals and visitors, dogs welcome which is great, and has a really friendly bunch of staff. Thanks for your hospitality Joel, Kat, Terri, David. Will definitely visit again

Landlord is a joke…a proper misery, and he needs a lesson in how to be welcoming to customers. Walked in for a drink and he showed no warmth whatsoever. He later turned away a large family because he said there were no tables. The place was half empty. This man should sell up to someone who wants to make a difference. Cornwall tourist industry, this place lets you down.

Very good food, very good value, very relaxed just perfect. We would visit again when in the area. First class meal. A.Draper. 😊

Wow...what a roast! Excellent. Great food, great service! Choice of meats,but couldn't decide so went for a slice of each. Will def be back!

Went today with my Mum and Dad for farthers day. Booked a table via email which was very easy and had prompt reply. Booked for Sunday dinner. The staff was extremely helpful and accommodating and the food was outstanding and great portion sizes / value...

Visited for Sunday lunch after making a phone booking. Had a nice pint of Patchwork Rocket. Big servings of the piping hot roast pork and beef with lots of veg, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pud, stuffing balls, and gravy. Would definitely recommend for Sunday lunch. Handy...

Lovely little local pub. Friendly and helpful staff. After visiting the beach we couldn’t find where we had parked our car. Popped into this little pub to ask for directions and they were so lovely and helpful. They didn’t know Where the car park was...

We visited this pub when we were staying in St Ives and had a Sunday roast. It was amazing, one of the best roasts I have eaten. There was loads of beef and the gravy was gorgeous. We will definitely be back when in St...

Visited mid week out of main season but felt very welcomed and very well looked after. Menu looks basic, BUT the food was amazing. Burger and chips was gourmet style, beautifully presented, the fish pie was very tasty too. Free desserts in January a real...

What a lovely welcome and a great evening ! We both had home made meals and they were generous and tasty! Great atmosphere and we will come again !

After reading some good reviews about this place, I can only think that they have been written by the staff or owner! Customer service is non-existent as the staff couldn't give a damn. The food is mediocre at best, being overpriced for the quality of...

Very tasty Sunday lunch, the meat and gravy are outstanding, the best locally. The veg is also great, perhaps but more required if your hungry but overall and excellent choice for a Sunday lunch. Will be returning again and highly recommend

Thought we would treat the kids to a proper pub lunch, arrive at opening time (4.30pm) to be told food isn’t served until 6, given menus on arrival. Couldn’t get on the pool table because it was so busy. Went to order food at 6pm...

Rip off prices - avoid! We were charged £9 for a glass of tap water with a splash of lime, one pint lemonade and lime and 2 packets of crisps

My fiancé ordered roast pork and I ordered roast beef dinner. It was lovely. Served quickly and food tasted great and was hot on delivery. They are allergy aware. Nice little place to visit.

Refused to raise a toast to our late Queen and new King, despite a number of requests from fellow customers in the pub.

I visited the Cornish Arms twice during my recent stay in Carbis Bay. The first time, a Sarurday evening, I just turned up and was found a table even though most were reserved. The second time I had booked in advance. Just as well because,...

Amazing roast dinner! We both ordered the beef roast, amazing and delicious, lovely friendly staff and good value for money. Highly recommend!

Welcoming and friendly staff with good pub food and atmosphere. Not far from our AirBNB for a meal without going all the way into St Ives.

Awful fatty food, the pub was a bit scruffy and smelly. Friendly staff. No parking facilities in the near vicinity. There was a little terras where you could have a drink. You could also play darts and biljart.

Well have read some of the reviews and was quite amazed. We spotted this little gem ad we drove past and decided to give it a go. Owner and all staff very friendly and welcoming. So we decided to eat in! The steak and ale...

Visited this pub several times over the past few years but was astounded to be charged £11-50 for a large gin and tonic Not been charged that in London or north Hampshire where I live When queried the young lad behind the bar who claimed...

We were lucky to secure a table at the last minute as the pub was pretty full when we visited. Lovely food and very friendly professional staff . Thank you for a good evening.

We've not been here since the new owners and judging by reviews we were a little hesitant. However, we will be back as had a lovely pleasant evening. Staff very attentive and friendly, perhaps a little OTT but would rather this than being totally ignored....

Found this pub not far from my accommodation, very strange place ok for a quick pint ,as you walk into pub when food is on smells of hot fat,looking towards kitchen the door between kitchen and bar has massive gaps so that why it smells...

Food from Tescos and no steaks due to no butcher delivery. Waited hour for desserts with 4 children which were also from Tescos!!!!! Unbelievable. Avoid this sham of the traditional good food pub

Went with friends we met on holiday for a drink. This is a really nice local pub just outside the town centre. Good choice of beers. Pub much bigger inside than it looks with a number of rooms and a pleasant courtyard beer garden. We...

Excellent Sunday roast, really good portion size & every part of the roast was tasty and well cooked. Lovely staff and welcome.

Great hospitality, welcoming bar staff, great food and service. The gentleman that organises the Wednesday quiz was very friendly. Lovely atmosphere. Would recommend.

Walked into pub at 6.30pm the pub was quite busy. I asked tge landlady if we could have a table for 3. We were shown to a table and were told there may be a few minutes delay as we hadn't booked. Our food, fish...

Friendly and efficient staff. Good food and drink at reasonable prices. Easy walking distance up from the town. A very pleasant pub with a lovely interior.

We booked ahead after reading reviews and can understand why they are so popular. Lovely, warm and friendly pub. We had our big St Bernard dog with us and were made so welcome. They had even made sure we had an extra large space so...

This is our second Sunday meal at the Cornish arms in the last several months. The food is excellent, and the portions are very generous and very reasonably priced. It’s always nice to have turkey as an option outside of December. The staff are always...

Booked Sunday lunch on the strength of a guest book entry and we’re not disappointed. A warm welcome from the landlords , an extremely generous and beautifully cooked tasty Sunday lunch . The only downside was we had no room for desert! . The pub...

Popped in for a couple of drinks on a Wednesday evening and ended up staying for the quiz. Great atmosphere, friendly service and great Verdant beer which I wouldn’t have expected to find in a traditional pub. Our dogs were brought a bowl of water...

Possibly the forth time visited over a few years this friendly Pub' always oozes welcome. The staff on this visit again were welcoming to "non locals" and the ambience and decor were traditional. The food, I had Steak and Ale pie, was great and tasty.

This is really our local (although we frequent another pub further away). Due to the pandemic we have not visited this pub for over 2 years but today we went in for a spontaneous visit for a drink. This place had been spruced up and...

Always go here when in town. We had the Sunday lunch which was a very tasty roast pork for me and beef for the wife. The food is always delicious and we are always made very welcome by the staff.

This pub was a really pleasant surprise. The food was delicious and we really enjoyed the Music and atmosphere too. Would definitely recommend.

Fantastic little find…booked here last minute on a Sunday for a late lunch & we not disappointed! The Sunday roast had a choice of 4 meats & a veggie option…loads of fresh veg & homemade Yorkshire puds! The owner was lovely, he made the whole...

Visited the Cornish arms recommended by our b&b host .The chap behind the bar was very friendly and welcoming as was the young lad waiting on pub had a lovely fire going which on a cold wet January night was super.The food was exceptional and...

Visited for the Sunday roast which was excellent. The food was well prepared, tasty and the portions generous. The staff were pleasant and helpful and the table layout was well set out.

That day travelled over 200 miles from Bournemouth which is rather a hard drive. Once they opened could not get in as needed COVID app so had to jump through Those hoops which was understandable. The place did not seem that friendly and I remember...

As usual I was at the Wednesday quiz last night. There were around 50 people in the pub of which 42 took part in the quiz. After the 30 questions there were 2 teams with the same score of 18. This was higher than the...

Fabulous food in a friendly and comfortable pub. Staff were excellent and proper portions of good home cooked food. Excellent

The food served was good, steak pie, mash and peas (a bit too light on the pea quantity) but enjoyed it. Service by the young waiter was efficient and speedy but, unfortunately, the quiz, which is why we went to the pub in the first...

We went to the Cornish Arms for a meal prior to the quiz. Started off well food arrived and was good although you couldn’t go wrong with a dish of beef stew with a pastry lid. The quiz started with squabbling about the microphone which...

I had roast beef my wife had roast chicken, both came with yorkshire pudding and a good selection of vegetables, everything tasted really good. We both had sticky toffee pudding which was a special, that was excellent, the sauce was really nice. Booked for next...

We had been recommended this pub, but hadn't booked - we walked in and were initially told they were full so had a drink, then the landlord came over and said if we ate then, the chef would happily cook for us - GREAT result...

Had a traumatic day and wanted a few beers at our local pub to unwind. The beer was good but the communication skills of the staff was shockingly bad. Didn’t have a clue. Got to ask myself why they have chosen to do hospitality. Nevertheless...

Sadly our visit wasn’t the best, landlord was not welcoming when we arrived & made us feel really uncomfortable as if we were in the way - once seated there was no mention if we would like a drink & my husband ended up going...

Lovely evening and lovely food. We all enjoyed the evening Sunday dinner. Very friendly staff and great atmosphere. We were a large group and we would all recommend this pub.

The landlord maybe thought we were holiday makers. We are not. We live around the corner -- but we will NEVER go back as long as we live in Carbis Bay and we will be telling anyone we know down here as well as guests...

This bar has got everything you need. Pool table, darts, and excellent food. Me and my partner both had rump steak and it was amazing and melted in your mouth. We stayed for the quiz which is on a wednesday. Great atmosphere but we didn't...

Wow! The food and the service at the Cornish arms in carbis bay was remarkable! Table for 6 was booked for a Thursday evening meal on the last night of our Cornwall week away. The manager and his staff were polite & on the ball,...

Made us feel very welcome. The staff were friendly, the food and drink good. The pub was kept very clean and I can understand why Joe Biden was keen to visit!All in all, excellent!

My wife and I attended for Sunday lunch and were not disappointed. Nicely cooked beef and pork with good vegetables and Yorkshire pudding. Piping hot! Very tasty. On the basis of this experience we returned for a midweek dinner .... both having the steak pie...

Where to start...this was our first meal out....on holiday in Cornwall...dreadful experience on every level. On arriving I asked for the menu...to be told ..it’s a Sunday roast...and that we should have been told this...yes I said but we have 2 vegetarians “...oh he said..well...

Had Sunday beef dinner ….. and wow !!! The beef was beautifully cooked , vegetables were very tasty , gravy amazing - just everything was perfect !! Fabulous & efficient service too ….. will definitely return !!

We were on holiday staying round the corner from The Cornish Arms. Thank goodness we found this lovely friendly pub it saved us walking all the way into St Ives. All the restaurants in St Ives were fully booked and extremely busy. We were able...

We booked a meal here during our holiday for 8 people with kids. They accomodated a table for us. Very good selection of food was on offer and we couldn't fault our server. Food was delicious everyone had a lovely meal and pudding! The following...

After reading some rather negative reviews on the Cornish Arms we decided that we would give them the benefit of the doubt and booked a table for 7 for a evening meal on Sunday. We arrived and was shown to our table. The table surface...

Don't know why there are negative reviews about the landlord not liking locals,I'm from London and spent 2 evenings in this pub and he and all the staff couldn't of been more helpful and polite Very welcoming, the food was really nice and the bar...

Very relaxed atmosphere, friendly service, great food. All round excellent value for money, great pub. Well worth a visit.

Great service. Staff personalities shone through. Felt very welcome. Good menu kept mum, dad and kids happy. Couple of nice pints of local IPA.

We came here for a Sunday lunch. Booked the evening before and there were a few spaces left. There isn't parking but we found a space on nearby residential streets. Food was lovely and pretty reasonable for Cornwall! £12.50 and then £5 for dessert...all home...

We stopped by at the Cornish Arms on our way back from an amazing day at Lands End. We were hungry & my husband popped in to ask for a table for 6 Adults a baby & dog. We parked up at the top of...

A really nice visit. This has changed ownership since we last visited but we still really enjoyed it. The menu was limited but that’s the same anywhere at the moment with Covid. Both our starts & mains were really ni e tasty and well priced....

Tried this pub on a first time visit in Cornwall. The food was delicious and staff were lovely which made the visit even more enjoyable!! Highly recommend

The landlord and staff need to wake up and smell the coffee. When two different tax drivers ask passengers 'Are you sure you want to go there?' you know it must be bad. Very rude waiter who shouted at us after we had waited a...

As many others have said, the landlord of this pub is extremely rude and totally uninterested in customers. Food looked unappealing. Waited for half an hour for a drink before giving up.

We'd booked weeks before owing to Cornwall being full and no restaurants having any availability. It just so happened that England had qualified for the Euros final. We were booked in for 6pm, so we thought we would get finished before the rowdiness kicked in...

We had just arrived in Carbis Bay, we thought we would check out the local… well first off it was very hard to get passed the Door man/ Waiter/Bar man.. said they were fully booked.. I had check that meant for drinks too… he said...

Went here a few days ago and the guy behind the bar was arrogant and not very polite when we asked if we could order food.. so we left ana decided to give it a go again be we condone actually get in anywhere else…BIG...

What a find - last minute decision to visit this pub. Couldn’t fault anything - first class hospitality, food and drinks. Even with COVID restrictions - felt safe and assured that all that could be done was done. Thank you so much for a fantastic...

Tried to go here for a drink but very rude man on door would not let us in as I didn’t have track and trace. Offered to give details and all of my family who were with me had app but he still refused. He...

I would have thought that after the hard times hospitality has had due to COVID they would be trying to attract and keep customers despite the current restrictions. Not here though! After arriving and sitting down in the back yard we were totally ignored by...

We arrived here excited to do a pub quiz at 8.30pm on a Wednesday Evening. We were standing at the entrance rope for a while, poking our heads around to be noticed and saw elderly men staff working who appear to have noticed us waiting...

Fantastic find, great pub nice atmosphere, friendly staff, fantastic landlord and superb reasonably priced pub food! Set on the main road between Carbis Bay and St Ives, Cornwall has a nice little beer garden to the rear next to games room to keep the kids...

Booked a table for 5.30 on a Sunday for their Roast and we had a great meal. Lovely friendly atmosphere with welcoming Landlord and staff. I had Roast turkey and my wife had Salmon, both were excellent with generous portions and lovely fresh vegetable's. Good...

Didn’t get past the tape at the door, landlord basically ordered us to download track and trace app, we asked him to take our names and numbers but he told us to update IOS on his Wi-fi and download the app. No thanks, covid jobsworth....

A gem of a local pub serving great food and superb ale. Over a number of visits have tried a number of meals from the menu and all have been great, though the steak and guiness pie is truly tasty

Great atmosphere,lovely pub food,good selection of drinks, friendly & efficient staff,good outdoor area, very covid safe.

We were in Carbis Bay for a friends wedding and the night before decided to get some food and try to watch the England vs Scotland game. The warning signs were there from the moment the taxi driver asked us ‘Cornish Arms? Are you sure...

Popped in for a drink. Experience was more like airport security than a pub. Way too over the top with Covid stuff, seemed to be using it to near enough bully some customers. We had a further booking which we cancelled as a result. People...

absolute terrible customer service. If it wasn't for the England game i would of gladly walked out of this pub. Dingy. The Landlord was atrocious. He asked me to leave because i didnt have the NHS track and trace app, i have not been out...

Went here with some work colleagues, was sat outside in the beer garden with 6 of us on one table. We were enjoying our drinks keeping ourselves to ourselves when some others who we knew also came into the beer garden. We merely exchanged pleasantries...

Been trying to come here for years, but the previous owner was rarely open. The new owner is great, the pub has a really nice relaxed feel. Very reasonably priced food and drink, great selection of draught beers. The Sunday roast was absolutely delicious!! The...

it is a realy nice pub but we booked a table due to it being child freindly and when we got ther the place was empty and wonderd why the taxi driver had seid why are you going there you sould go to another pub...

Managed to book a place in St Ives for a week - found the best pub going (we tried a few!) Welcoming, friendly, very covid safe - all masked up one way systems and hands free powder rooms. Excellent fish and chips (better than the...

What a great pub this is...Very friendly..great selection of food and drink...when we visited we took part in the pub quiz..great host and good fun .The fact that locals go here as well is real vote of approval... recommended!

We have visited the pub with a few friends for a meal. Amazing atmosphere, just a feel good pub! The team was so friendly and helpful! Highly recommended 😊

Fantastic warm welcome from all team, traditional Cornish pub with excellent food and great staff, exactly what you would want from a Cornish experience. Whoever left the bad review has got it all wrong.

Expected lots from the reviews... Ordinary pub .. food out of Iceland !!.. staff disinterested... Unless everywhere else is booked avoid this place!

I phoned to book a table in advance as were arriving at our holiday cottage late in the afternoon and I wanted to be sure we would have somewhere to eat. We arrived at 7pm and at the door there were signs relating to safe...