The Dining Room in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

We continue to visit this restaurant regularly when we are in this part of the world. It is quite simply outstanding. Whilst all the newspaper articles about the area will talk about the Mariners in Rock, the Seafood Restaurant in Padstow and Nathan Outlaws 2 gems in Port Isaac (all of which are excellent), this place is my favourite - the food here is simply outstanding and tremendous value for money. Having had the privilege of eating in excellent restaurants all over the world, the locals don’t know how lucky they are! Why so special? Firstly the service is excellent, with a limited number of covers, the team are both friendly and efficient. The wine list has been thoughtfully constructed with some excellent choices. The food though tops it all. The menu is regularly updated, with what is in season and there is always a choice of 4 dishes for each course. I invariably choose the fresh fish on the menu but with venison in season last night, I couldn’t resist and it was an absolute delight!

Our second visit & it was as good as the first. The staff were so attentive from entry to service & leaving. The food was superb, expertly cooked & presented. The trout was excellent & the venison melting in the mouth. Finished with a lovely cheese course & washed down with great red wine - fantastic all round. See you again!!

Wonderful meal and creative menu washed down with a lovely Cornish wine - I’m going to have to try to recreate the Beetroot meringues!

We received a warm welcome on arrival. The restaurant is elegant with well spaced tables and the service was excellent. The food is amazing, inventive and absolutely delicious. We had a fabulous meal and would love to return.

Probably some of the best, if not, the best food I’ve ever eaten. From presentation, to detail and then taste, we were blown away. Thank-you!!

Understated restaurant on the outside but the food and service on the inside was absolutely excellent. From amazing appetisers, awesome homemade bread, and superb food all the way through the 3courses. Excellence is so rarely found these days but in this restaurant it is alive and well. Our compliments to the whole team front of house very professional and friendly. To the kitchen team the highest of praise and thanks for your food.

Absolutely delicious food and excellent service combined for a delightful experience in Rock. All my compliments to the chef and waitresses who were exceptional. I would highly recommended the Dining Room.

Every mouthful absolutely delicious full of beautiful flavours, exquisitely served. Thank you we enjoyed a most wonderful evening

Charming restaurant Top notch food and service. We could all do with a restaurant like this near our homes. One to keep returning to.

Excellent food, lovely staff. I wish we got the name of our waitress as she was fabulous. Probably now our second favourite restaurant in this area but Paul Ainsworths No6 is first so hopefully that isn’t considered a slur.

Really excellent meal for two. Highly recommended. ***** Crab and beetroot to start. Both had lamb main and one chocolate and one strawberry dessert.

Once again a wonderful, delicious, dinner. The cuisine is extremely well presented and very tasty. The staff are very efficient and friendly without being intrusive. Would highly recommend a visit.

The best meal we've had so far in our fortnight trip. Was Michelin standard, beautifully presented and flavours were sensational. Go for the 3 courses would be my tip!

Another wonderful meal at The Dining Room. The crab starter and the fillet main were just out of this world.

Beautifully presented simple interior, with tasteful art on the walls. Greeted by a lovely front of house person. Service was friendly and prompt. The food was beautifully presented, well seasoned and obviously fresh and locally sourced. I would highly recommend this restaurant. Compliments to the chef and staff.

Excellent restaurant, on a par with the likes of No. 6! Food choices very interesting and very well presented. Will definitely return. Thank you.

A fabulous restaurant. A small but interesting menu. Amazing food. Everything including the bread and butter is made in the kitchen. Extremely good value.

Fantastic food presentation, the amuse bouche, particularly the beetroot meringue and Jerusalem Artichoke, were a great start. Asparagus - not sure if local St Enodoc - was super tasty. Small niggle was quite a staid, formal atmosphere for Cornwall and felt a little rushed at the end with music switched off etc but food and surroundings were perfect.

Friendly welcome and an extensive menu for a fixed price. Food was superb, a real cacophony of flavours. Very good value as March is reduced price, so £55 for 3 courses plus amazing canopies and home made bread. Highly recommended!

WOW ...very good . I have been lucky enough to eat in some very good restaurants , this place is right up there. Can't fault it , Georgia looked after us very well .... Fine dining for 55 quid for three courses......how do they do it . STUNNING

Absolutely fantastic restaurant, food and lovely staff. Our meal was just amazing from start to finish. Looking forward to our next visit.

Incredible food and great service! The local produce, fish, vegetables are amazing. Presentation was a work of art. Service....impeccable.

The most wonderful restaurant food I have eaten in years. Four of us for my birthday dinner and every course was a delight. I cannot recommend this restaurant highly enough.

The Dining Room has a stellar reputation and going by Google reviews, exceptional in every way. And I will continue to beat that drum. I had the absolute joy of dining here last night. Meticulous attention to detail wove through the evening, through the food and service and ambience, pulling all the elements together into a work of art. The visual beauty of the food did not set you up for a disappointing mouthful. Every flavour and component was there for a reason and played off each other purposefully. My highlights were the truffle cheesecake with balsamic, the smoked cheese custard with Beetroot, the perfectly-cooked-melt-in-your-mouth venison and the rum poached pineapple cheesecake. I tasted many more from people at various levels of willingness to share and can vouch for the rest of the menu too. The value for money is worth mentioning as I left absolutely satiated, happy and not lacking anything. What a treat.

Whenever we stay in the area (usually at Trewornan Manor which is excellent) we book to eat here. The food is outstanding, the service excellent and the prices are a steal for this quality of fine dining. It is a real treat. You need to book as it is quite a small restaurant.

This was exceptional food wise, tastes, portion sizes (amuse bouche & breads to kick off). Venison was perfectly cooked, but all other dishes were excellent also (we cross shared on the table, often frowned upon but with every dish, we all wanted to share how good they were!!!). I would also make mention that the pricing was v good - both good and wine. Service was also excellent, attentive but not fussy or intrusive. Exactly what you want. Most definitely returning!

Superb and challenging dishes, expertly prepared and beautifully presented. Fabulous home baked bread with either a Clotted Cream butter or Marmite infused one. A trio of Amuse Bouche was a tickler to the taste buds. Crab was chosen by 3 and I had the Beetroot as a starter. Fabulous smoked cheddar custard with mine. 1 Sea Bass and 3 Venison followed. All dishes are a full frontal assault on the taste buds. Finished with each of the puddings. Coconut one was too sweet fo mu taste but the Hazelnut and Chocolate is a stunner.

The Dining Room staff and food never fail to impress. Another fantastic meal - only wish I had had room for pudding! I defy anyone to visit this area and not have a meal here! Thank you again to everyone at The Dining Room for yet another superb meal.

We had a lovely evening, staff were amazing so nice and friendly. The food was impeccable. They happily catered to me even though I am vegan, which I really appreciated. So many nice small touches, will be back.

Gorgeous & beautifully presented food. A warm friendly atmosphere & the staff are fabulous, going above and beyond to really look after their customers. Thoroughly recommend & we will be back when we’re next I. The area.

Everything was simply outstanding. Exceeded all expectations both with the food and the wine. Affordable fine dining, absolute highlight of our holiday. Thank you

My husband book this fabulous little restaurant as part of our anniversary weekend in Padstow…what a gem! We both loved the simplicity of the menu choices. Very reasonably priced for such high quality and beautifully presented dishes. The extra little amuse bouches were equally delicious! The marmite and onion butter was to die for! All the staff were also very friendly, experienced and attentive. Absolutely fabulous meal. My crab starter beat Rick Steins 😉

Delicious food and an excellent wine selection. Attentive and relaxed service. Wonderful ambience. Highly recommended. Venison was a particular highlight. Beautifully cooked with great flavour. Will return very soon.

This was our first visit having driven past a number of times and always saying that we should visit. Our mistake was that we did not visit earlier as this is a fabulous restaurant with great food and a friendly, efficient front of house. The menu consists of choices for 3 courses at a set price. It is a format we like as it both offers some choice and allows the kitchen to focus on the dishes available for that service. Good wine list at reasonable prices. We will not make the mistake of driving past again!!

My wife and I visited The Dining room for our child free Date Night. We received a warm welcome on arrival and were shown to our table. The lady took our drinks orders and shortly after the amuse bouche arrived, we had beetroot macaroons, aranchini balls and a bream dish, they were the perfect start to the meal. The starters arrived, my wife had had the cod and I had the duck, both starters were amazing For Main I had the pork cheeks and my wife had the lamb, the meat was cooked to perfection and melt in the mouth tender, it was so delicious. For dessert my wife had the chocolate ganache with passion fruit ice cream and I had the strawberry with Honey Parfait, these were the perfect end to the meal It was a fantastic restaurant with amazing staff and food to match, would highly recommend visiting, you won't be disappointed

Excellent food, drink and service. Would highly recommend

Another stunning meal at our favourite restaurant in Cornwall. Fantastic food and service. Great value and lovely atmosphere as ever. Hats off to Donna, Fred and Georgie

We always have a great meal here - the food is delicious! We visited early August and received a warm welcome and the food was as good as ever - the amuse-bouche are so yummy. Definitely recommend going here.

Once again a perfect meal. The food is fabulous fresh and very tasty All dishes were of high quality always very impressed with this restaurant. lovely atmosphere and service.

You must visit this restaurant, the whole experience was delightful and the food is a joy for the taste buds. A relaxing evening, great service from all the staff, we thoroughly enjoyed everything, the canapés, the bread and all our dishes were so beautifully presented, thank you for making our holiday. Kath Hatch and family.

We have eaten here twice previously. They serve Good food but the restaurant itself lacks atmosphere - it is basically a room

Classy restaurant with a discreet service and freshly sourced food. Great ambience and makes this perfect if you are visiting the area with friends or couples and want a more refined evening. Canapés and treats amazing and halibut fresh and cooked perfectly.

Have now eaten here twice. An amazing family run restaurant. Undoubtedly the best in Rock. Attentive service with amazing food. They made an amazing effort to cater for my food allergy. Attention to detail second to none. Quiet location. Cannot recommend enough.

Recommended by friends, an amazing meal. Food, wines and staff could not have been better.

This is was our first time visiting and it was truly all that. Family had been before and said it was lovely.. it didn’t disappoint. Lovely clean, quiet area to dine. Sat at our table and got a menu to look at.. all the food...

What an outstanding place, once you enter the staff show you to your table and give you a menu to look at, all easy going, not rushed. Great value for this stunning presentation of the food and it taste delicious. Like a picture on a plate. It puts other’s restaurants in the area to shame.. we were with family, who had been before and so glad we got a chance to experience this gem of a place.. Donna and Fred .. you should be super proud of what you are serving.. I beg others to give this place a try. You will not be disappointed.

Absolutely amazing meal! Great service, friendly staff. Meal was absolutely beautiful, the amuse bouche/pre starters were delicious. All meals very tasty, presented well would highly recommend

This was our fifth visit to the Dining Room and it continues to delight. The setting is a little quirky and it genuinely feels like sitting in a Dining Room. The food though is outstanding and very good value for money. It compares admirably with...

Wow! I can very easily see why there are so many 5 star reviews and virtually no bad ones! We had 4 evenings at different local restaurants and all agreed this was head and shoulders above the others - one of the best I’ve ever...

Well , you get what you pay for, The food is absolutely delicious, I think it's the best food I've ever had! We've visited this restaurant a few times now to experience the lovely food served here. Including the tip our last bill was £180 for 2 including wine & champagne , but wow, it's so worth it. they take cash as well which is refreshing. Advance bookings ensure it's not overcrowded,and take note of any allergies prior to your taylor made dining experience. the staff are super attentive. just perfect in my opinion.

Once again delivered amazing food, first time back after covid restrictions and thankfully nothing had changed

Exquisite fine dining experience- cannot find fault with anything - amuse bouches , breads all add to the impressive experience. I’d rather go here than anywhere if I’m in the area. The atmosphere might be a bit hushed for some people though there is soft...

Echo the reviews, the food was amazing, great taste, fresh, vibrant colours and the smell was mouthwatering. Great service from Donna and her team. Deserved of local and national accolades, Nathan Outlaw, Paul Ainsworth and Rick Stein need to take note.

Echo the reviews, the food was amazing, great taste, fresh, vibrant colours and the smell was mouthwatering. Great service from Donna and her team. Deserved of local and national accolades, Nathan Outlaw, Paul Ainsworth and Rick Stein need to take note.

This is a fantastic restaurant. The food is wonderful. Thank you

Absolutely first class. We were a table of four, all with experience in the hospitality industry, and I have to say everything was first class. As a dining experience we couldn't fault, and some of the dishes were simply sublime. The cured Bream canapé and...

This is our third year visiting, and it’s a highlight for our trip to Rock. Fresh, delicious, artistic dishes that deliver flavour and leave you feeling comfortably full. We went twice in our week visiting, and both times delivered. Thank you Donna & team, we look forward to visiting again!

Exceptional food at one of our favourite restaurants. Visited The Dining Room for the second time when visiting Cornwall from Kent and we both agreed that the food was 10/10 perfect. Would definitely return, a real treat for our anniversary. One of the best restaurants in Cornwall!

We have been a few times before and this restaurant never disappoints it is first class in every way, with the highest quality ingredients and cooking, great service, and reasonable prices for the quality of food and wine, the best value in the area where...

Delicious food, incredibly well priced. The staff were knowledgeable about their wines and very friendly. Will definitely return and recommend to friends & family!

Whenever we come to The Dining Room, we know we always in for a treat. The food is delicious and beautifully presented. The service team is attentive and can be as formal as you want it to be, or more relaxed - ultimately, that's up...

This is not the first time we’ve eaten here and we were so looking forward to our visit. This place is a wonderful little gem. We almost don’t want to tell the world how fabulous the food here is in case it gets so busy...

Another amazing meal. Still one of the best restaurants I have ever been too.

Still our favourite restaurant. We've been to some incredible restaurants, but hands down this is our favourite all round every time!

A fabulous dinner with my husband for our anniversary. We were made to feel special and the service was great. We visit the area every year but haven’t tried here before. Would recommend and will return again!

We stayed in Rock in 2021 and walked past the Dining Room but sadly missed the opportunity to dine. This year my wife booked very early to avoid disappointment as it was a special birthday. It was everything we read on reviews and hoped it...

Superb food, service good, surroundings to match. You get what you pay for, and our meal was well worth it. Whilst the menu is (quite sensibly) limited by the use of seasonal/local produce, the amuse bouche beforehand extended the taste experience dramatically. Compliments to Donna and Fred on running an excellent restaurant.

Superb food and setting. Donna and her team at front of house are attentive but not over the top. The food is full of flavours and an absolute treat for us. Thank you Julie and Tris

Just brilliant from start to finish. Service was attentive but not intrusive, the food was beautifully presented and delicious. We felt comfortable and well taken care of. Thank you so much. Highly recommended.

A lovely experience. Very accommodating from the start as we were running late. The food was excellent and the service was faultless.

This restaurant was amazing from start to finish. I booked for Valentines day and had contact throughout about preferences and tastes. My wife was pregnant at the time and they took this into account for us. Then on arrival the restaurant was cosy and bright. There was a good atmosphere and we were welcomed inside. The food however speaks for itself. I think my eyes lit up with every bite and the flavours were all perfect and went together so well! I had the Venison which was exquisite. Its a shame I live 300 miles away from this restaurant or I would return as often as possible!!

Totally amazing dining experience. Stunning food artistically presented. Lovely ambience with attentive yet unobtrusive service. Would highly recommend for a super special evening.

We visited on a Saturday night and the restaurant was obviously full. The owners are great hosts (you can tell they develop relationships with regular guests) and also knowledgeable of the menu and can explain all the dishes very well.We had two courses each and wine. We’re also offered canapés and amuse-bouche (that spiced pumpkin soup was delightful). There are four options for starters and mains which in my opinion is great since a short menu raises the expectations in terms of execution. We had the artichoke risotto for starter followed by hake and pork for mains. All dishes are very well thought and complete in terms of flavours, sauce, textures. Execution was spotless. Fantastic meal overall. The only development point (not enough to miss the 5 stars of course) is the wine list where I felt some more/less popular winemaking regions are under/over-represented given the length of the list.

Amazing food and service, thoroughly recommend. Can't wait to get back here in a few weeks! Only downside, there's not really anywhere close to drink first.

Simply the best balance of value and quality around. Never fails to please. Better than many Michelen starred establishments.

Food is simply stunning. Treated like royalty. The price for the food is unbelievable. You would probably pay three times more for the food if the restaurant was in London or another major city. Why can't there be more places like the dining room? Simples - pure greed 11 out of 10. Get yourself down there. Now

Food was excellent, though I feel there is better available elsewhere in Cornwall. The real let down was service. Perhaps we didn't look as though our wallets were as large as other customers? Hopefully better next time, we will return!

We had an amazing meal here on the last night of our holiday. The restaurant is modern, comfortable and informal. The menu was seasonal dishes full of flavour, textures and beautifully presented. The staff were lovely, very friendly. Everything we'd want in a restaurant, it's just a shame we live 300 miles away but will definitely call again if we're lucky enough to be in the area.

Excellent service and meal, staff very polite and friendly. Food is all excellent and having eaten at various Michelin star restaurant's cannot understand why this has not a least got one star. Would highly recommend a visit.

Our 4th visit and as in all our previous visits absolutely exceptional food and service. This place is so understated it totally lets the food do the talking. Faultless and beats by a country mile all the other ‘big noises’ in the area.

Such a lovely menu and brilliantly executed food, really does deserve a Michelin Star. One of the best restaurants in the area. We have been coming for years and will always come back as the food is fantastic. Also represents very good value for money based on the quality of ingredients.

We ate with our friends while having a few days in Cornwall. Great attentive service, delicious wine and absolutely stunning food! While not cheap it was worth every penny. Thank you The Dining Room for a truly memorable experience!

A lovely welcome greets you as you enter what can only be described as classy, impeccably styled fine dining establishment. Service was first class and the food just as good. If you are in the area and want a quality/special meal then look no further.

What a lovely restaurant! From the moment I saw it from the car park it had a lovely warm glow and buzz. The service was very attentive but discreet, the food was extremely well executed and delicious and I'd definitely go back! Enjoyed the nice touches... The milk bread, the clotted cream butter, the beetroot and horseradish cream macaroon.... What a treat!!

Everything that we could hope for:- great service, relaxing ambiance and food to die for! Although we had three courses, these were interspersed with two additional bon bouches and were served at exactly the right tempo, neithet too fast nor too slow. Athoroughly enjoyable and relaxing evening.

What a wonderful dining experience. The food was amazing, the service was great and no time limit on the table. A truly lovely evening. Thank you

A lovely restaurant with well cooked and presented food. It was a joy to be there. Wine choices were every good too. Well worth a visit

Fantastic meal as always, 5***** food and hospitality.

Celebration meal for myself and husband. Totally amazing from start to finish. Food, service, wine selection, location. Everything is brilliant. We will return.

The finest dining - beautifully presented and great tasting food with staff who were attentive but not intrusive. Difficult to beat and we will hope to visit again when we are next in Rock.

We had a wonderful evening at The Dining Room. Not only was the food out of this world with beautiful presentation and fabulous flavours, but the staff were very attentive and helpful without being intrusive. The scallop & pork belly starter was a dream on a plate and the lamb starter was equally well received by our grown up children. Puddings also perfection. Slight disappointment from my husband with the sea bass & crab cake (latter tasted only of potato). Everything else was a wonderful mix of finely tuned flavours and exquisite artistic flair. A simply brilliant evening for us all and one we will remember.

My husband and I dined here recently when staying locally. I am a vegetarian, but I forgot to mention when I was booking that I have a very serious allergy to truffles. Cue concern on my part when I realised that the only vegetarian starter included truffles! The kitchen rustled up a wonderful alternative and we both enjoyed our dinner so much - my husband is still raving about the cheese-board!

This was one of the restaurants that our daughters booked for us whilst on our holiday in Rock. We were looking forward to our meal because of the insight of the menu before we went. Having been to various Michelin star restaurants in the UK The Dinning room in Rock produced excellent food all prepared on site and to a very high standard, I find it hard that this restaurant has not been awarded a Michelin star.When I compare this restaurant with other restaurants in the area the cost of the meal was half that we had paid else where and there were no hidden extras apart from drinks even coffee was included. Well done you are definitely our our list for a return visit.

Absolutely superb restaurant with an exceptional menu prepared by excellent chefs.

The restaurant itself was nice and clean, the food on the whole was good, some of the dishes seemed to lack seasoning. The staff were pleasant, but I feel the atmosphere was abit stuffy and because of this I wouldn't return.

We celebrated our wedding anniversary here and my it was wonderful. The food tasted amazing and looked outstanding, art on a plate, the attention to detail was of a very high standard. Staff were very friendly and attentive. What a great find!

My wife and I dined at The Dining Room last night. What an amazing discovery fabulous food and wine selection and charming service. Will now make it a regular visit on our holidays Rock.

We had a really lovely meal here - the food was excellent, really delicious and beautifully presented. The service was friendly and warm - Beth was fantastic and made our evening really extra special as we were on our honeymoon. The extra bits made the experience really stand out too - amuse bouche and delicious home made bread and butter. Just so lovely.

Another absolutely delicious meal at The Dining Room - never disappoints. Attentive service - Beth was friendly and helpful - a real delight! All our courses were beautifully served; real works of art, and the flavours were spot on. We will be back again!

Amazing - food, service, ambience all exceptional. Thank you for a lovely evening!