The Grapes Alehouse & Kitchen in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

This is a pub that sells drinks not food. I can only comment on a pint of Tribute being £3.35 at weekends and £3.15 on weekdays (dynamic pricing). A great pint at an amazing price being almost £2 cheaper than where I live!! The pub also shows a lot of sport having 5 or more massive TVs dotted about. Always good to find such a venue. A few tables have a good view of the harbour but most don’t There is also a pool table

A lovely friendly Real Pub. Excellent views and great choice of drinks. Will definitely call in again.

Was such a lovely pub serving hot food,no food now or hot drinks.Seems more focused on having 3 tv screens in 1 room.So sad as was such a lovely family pub

It has been re-done so well, the interior is one of the most pleasant out of most nightlife/pubs in Falmouth. Fresh and clean and welcoming to dogs. The staff are fabulous, so smiley and even joined in on tonight’s Karaoke!! The vibe is great as it’s locals and a mix of ages which is just great. Love the pool table and darts, the new seating is also great. Prices were: £5.15 for Rattler, £4.35 for one of the lagers, and £5.50 for a double vodka (Smirnoff) and cranberry juice. Also worth a note they have feminine products in the female toilets, deodorant and body spray in the men’s and dog towels, treats and water- really accommodating. Overall a fantastic and welcoming pub with really good prices.

Popped in for a drink and instantly had a feel this place felt more like a social club than a real pub. Was ok for a drink but bar staff seemed more interested in chatting to mates the other side of the bar rather than collecting the countless empty glasses scattered around most of the vacant tables. In the hospitality trade you need to be on the ball with these kind of details. Not amazing but would probably pop in for a drink in the future just out of curiosity if things have improved any.

We visited this pub for lunch and drinks on New Year’s Eve and selected a table with nice waterside view. Then I went to the bar to order lunch and drinks. Unbelievably, I was told that there was no ale available, despite the board outside advertising craft beers. Surely, on New Year’s Eve of all days, you would ensure that beer was available at the bar? We changed our minds and walked out feeling disgruntled. Fortunately, Wetherspoons around the corner had beer and food available and provided us with much needed refreshments after our 3 hour coastpath walk.

Really poor experience. We went with our three kids (and two friends who also have three children). We ordered food and drinks…food took an absolute age, mainly because there was only one member of staff working tirelessly but without support. One of our kids leant across our table to grab a sweet from the far side - cue manager (who had previously left his only staff member to deal with an increasingly busy bar on his own) to jump up and rebuke us for what our child had done. I’m still not clear what crime they had committed by the way, lying across the table? Feet off the floor for a second perhaps?This was quickly followed by by another finger wag from the manager because another of our children performed a couple of rolls on the floor - the area in question was empty - and then carried on and walked back to the table.Now if you don’t want kids in the bar, that’s fine. Say this on entry and don’t take the money. However, if you set yourself up to accept families, you take our money (I wont keep mentioning the wait on food) then you need to accept that kids will be kids. We’d be the first to be all over them if they were running around screaming or being disruptive - they weren’t : six kids for over two hours and the “worst” behaviour was leaning-gate and a forward roll.I also take issue with how the manager handled it in terms of tone, approach etc. First up, as above, he should have let it go but to be quite bullish and pointed about our crimes wasn’t ok. I’d suggest in future that rather than sit and chat with his mum he helps his poor overworked staff and takes a long hard look at what kind of pub he wants to run.Really poor experience.

I visited this pub last night with a group of friends out for a 50th birthday celebration.One of my friends had her drink accidentally pushed into her face, so she and a couple of other friends moved away from the busy area we were stood in to stand in a quieter area.However, unbeknownst to them, they were stood in a forbidden area and so were asked to leave by the manager, in a rude manner so they told me.I spotted them through the window, stood outside in the rain, so went up to the window to indicate to them that we had bought them drinks. While I was doing so, a man put his hand heavily down on my shoulder and barked, "out", at me. This surprised me, so I replied, "what?", and he again barked, "out" at me. Long story short, I was also stood in the forbidden area and the man was the manager.I have no problem with pubs wanting to keep certain areas clear of customers, but I do have a problem with people being rude, and in my opinion this manager was extremely rude and there was no need - a simple explanation would have been quicker in the long run and wouldn't have lost him customers.

An impromptu visit to escape Christmas shopping in the rain! We were given a warm welcome by staff and the abundance of Christmas lights added to the cosy atmosphere. We enjoyed mulled wine and mince pies whilst listening to a great music selection. Staff were helpful, courteous throughout our visit but not pushy. Would like to visit again and sample the menu.

What can I say about my experience!The bar man seemed pleasant but had no idea how to run a pub.The tables seemed to be broken, the sign for Sunday lunch on a Sunday…… not available.Many of the items on the menu were not available.The men’s toilets stank and the whole area down stairs looked very dirty.Don’t go to the grape go to Quay side it’s so much better.

Dropped in for basic meal & drink. Drinks ok & reasonably priced. Food, waited 45 mins for scampi & chips. Poor quality. Will not be here again.

Stopped by a couple of times for a few drinks whilst staying in Falmouth couldn't fault the staff drinks were great, we would stop by if staying again

What can I say but ...AVOID we sat outside drinks in plastic glasses food served on plastic plates we had a cheese & ham toastie minus the cheese Couldn't wait to get away

Conveniently located in the centre of Falmouth, yet also from its rear terrace the pub offers a panoramic view of the river Fal estuary. The staff were welcoming and customer responsive, and a wide range of real ales, ciders, spirits and non-alcoholic beverages is available. The pub grub is served in generous portions, and is palatable. There is scope for improvement in its presentation on the plate.

£16 for the "special" seafood pasta with 3 prawns like rubber, too much pasta and not enough sauce accompanied by three sad uncooked corgette shavings. Very disappointing. The Macaroni cheese my husband had was edible, but at £12 we were expecting something much better.

My wife and I had lunch at this pub.We both had a Ploughmans lunch.The only nice bit was the cheese, the rest of the plate was awful.I have children younger than their salad! To top it off even the beer was old and stale.There was a young waiter "steralising" tables with the dirtiest cloth you have ever seen tucked in his belt.

We had lunch here at a table overlooking the harbour. The staff were pleasant and service swift. The food was piping hot and delicious.

My husband and I visited here for fish and chips one evening. We both ordered the fish, chips and peas. The staff were polite and the food arrived quickly however, we did not expect the food to arrive in plastic bowls lined with fake newspaper which made it difficult to cut the fish and ended up ripping due to the grease. The fish was nice but there were only a handful of chips and the peas were the proverbial bullets. We would not go again.

Rubbish is a strong word but this was.We wanted the specials but they were not available, so we looked at their evening menu which appears to be the same as their day menu and ordered their fish and chips. Well just look at the picture, fish and chips in a plastic plate, the chips were obviously oven ready frozen ones, the fish was tasty but that was about it. The cost was £12.50 for something you can get in wetherspoons for £7 not worth the money. If you are in Falmouth go somewhere else

Staff were brilliant, choice of the beer was limited due to the barrels being finished, sat in the car park over looking the harbour which was nice but grim

Really enjoyed the outdoor offer of thirst quenching drinks to take in the falmouth ambience with views of the waters. Staff extremely friendly and covid sensitive. I presume the Vineyard is a pop up that may not be permanently there but excellent choice of beers from local breweries. Sorry to read a 1 star review and hear you had to put up with ignorant selfish individuals who clearly feel above governmental advice about masks.I am a medic and stand by your stance. Well done.

Don't be fooled by the robust and traditional exterior. Within lies incompetence, blame culture and utter contempt for customers that have even the most meagre expectations. The staff proved incapable of taking a food order but excelled in accusing patrons of not knowing what they ordered despite repeating the order three times. Contracting malaria was genuinely more enjoyable than visiting here. I want to point out that I did not get malaria here, and I doubt I ever could. That would require some degree of efficiency.

I’ll keep this short - they are sitting everyone too close together. I had 3 cheese and ham sandwiches which cost £20.00. They were awful, was expecting a little salad garnish but no, nothing. A complete rip off.Was going to book are party of 10 in here for evening meal but now going elsewhere.

We stopped for lunch during a day trip to Falmouth. There was a good choice on the menu also the pasta on the specials list was very bland but everyone else enjoyed their food. Good view of the harbour, enjoyed the visit.

Stayed in Falmouth all week. Walked past the Grapes on multiple occasions. The menu looked great so looked on Tripadvisor for reviews. Don’t let the Karens put you off. This place has friendly and quick service with extremely tasty food at a great price. I can’t recommend enough!

On holidays and very little restraunts with space, called in this one, had a table straight away, nice view, good selection, table service, food arrived quickly, nice and tasty, very friendly staff who checked a few times if we were enjoying. Would pop in again for food. Covid safe

We spent a couple of days down in Falmouth and really enjoyed our time there apart from when we came here to eat. We noticed that getting a restaurant booking in Falmouth was tough going due to the holiday season, but after trying a number of restaurants we were happy that The Grapes had a table for us, sadly thats where our happiness ended. The service was really poor, we were shown to our table and then bascially forgotten about, we wasn't given any menus or asked if we would like any drinks until we decided to find the staff ourselves, this should of been a red flag for us, but given the hassle in finding a place to eat we decided to stay.Once we ordered the food this then took an age to arrive, which surprised us as the restaurant wasn't busy and we all had prawn linguines and this isn't that diffitcult to cook, the food was bland, under seasoned and came out on what i can only describe as plates you would eat off in prison! Noone asked us if the food was ok or if we needed anything else, which seemed strange given that they knew we wasn't happy with been forgotten about earlier on, a good member of staff would have been trying to make up for earlier.After the meal we left straight away, timing for us is really important as we had a 9 month old baby with us, so we need to eat in good time, but that wasn't why we left, the whole experience was terrible and we just wanted out of there. Thankfully we had half of our bill refunded.Service is king and all basic levels of food and drink service were forgotten here. The staff either need to be given more training or replaced, because this isn't good enough for paying customers and over time this will kill your business.

Walked in with my family and in laws,and were warmly greeted by a lovely young lady who promptly asked me if I was exempt from wearing a mask or just had a problem ??? I was literally six feet from the front door and barely even entered the place !!! (apparently some of the staff have underlying health conditions ? Apart from the barman who didn’t have a mask on but was pouring everyone’s drinks ???)This basically set the tone for what I can only describe as the worst meal we’ve collectively eaten EVER.Fish and chips served in a plastic (yes honestly) basket lined with grease proof paper,which means all of the grease/oil from the fish just sits there Skin on chips,sorry I mean potatoes because it needs to be cooked to be a chip ,toasties served with stale crisps etc etc.Best of all you pay upfront for your food and drinks so even if it’s garbage which it clearly is,you’ve got next to no chance of any refund.Do yourself a favour and just eat somewhere else,there’s loads of better places just walk past and find somewhere else.

Beautiful place, so my partner and I popped in for what we thought would be a nice quick drink en route to dinner.However when entered (without any notice outside) we were greeted with 'Where's your masks'My partner is exempted and I after the 19th choose not to wear one. We were ordered out. And then shouted at across the bar by the appalling woman worker who has obviously taken to the pandemic like a cult follower.'PEOPLE STILL DIE' was shouted as we left and was heard from outside. So imagine what the customers inside had felt.The bizzare thing is that it's a small place, you don't have to wear masks sitting down, we was next to a table but because we didn't have masks to sit down we were refused service.This and the fact its now past the 19tb of July.I'm taking this as discrimination. And the bar will be in touch.

Had lunch from 'specials' list, pomodoro pasta, was bland, tasted like it had come out of a tin, complained to chef who threw a wobbly! Deff not going back.

Visited tonight, totally disorganised, we waited 15 minutes for pint and a half, others waited similar times with food being delivered before drinks. Staff didn’t seem overly rushed, just unorganised. Witnessed other families walking out after being unhappy about something and another member of staff dropped a tray of drinks right by us and didn’t even acknowledge whether any of it had gone over us. Would not visit again.

We enjoyed a lunch here. The fish dishes were imaginative, the vegetarian option hearty and tasty but the pasta dish sadly was not good. My son ate it, he is really into cooking and said the tomato sauce had not been cooked for long enough to absorb flavours. Staff friendly and Covid guidelines followed nicely. Great view of the harbour if you have a table by the windows.

Visited at about 2pm and it was incredibly quiet - not a good sign. No wonder - the food was utterly dreadful. Bland and served in a red plastic bucket and enamel ‘dog’ bowls. Small menu and small portions. Poor presentation. Total waste of money. What a shame as we normally visit when on holiday and it has gone completely downhill. Food delivered to the table and then we had to wait for a few minutes for the cutlery to be delivered. Waitress was very pleasant and offered to refund my dish but the refund has not gone through. Won’t be visiting again as there are much nicer places to eat.

I’d probably agree with majority of recent reviews for the grapes.We managed to get a table here after escaping the rain. We stood waiting for about 10mins before we were noticed and were shown to a table.The 2 out of 5 is for the waiting staff who on 3 seperate occasions, by 3 different staff, we were asked if we were ready to order, literally within 2 mins of being sat.Keen, and polite.We had lasagne and garlic bread, and a fish and chips.Garlic bread was a halved baguette with half a jar of chopped garlic on top. You could smell it from the kitchen. It burned my mouth just taking a bite.The lasagne was over cooked compared to the under cooked chips. Or soggy potatoe sticks. Which ever you want to call them. It was a pretty naff meal but we had to laugh after getting caught in torrential rain we didn’t think it could worse, but it did. I imagine though that when there’s entertainment or football on tv it’s probably a raucous atmosphere and not a bad place to be 5pints in.

After reading the negative recent reviews we were hesitant. However as we were reading the menu a chap started talking to us - we later discovered he was a waiter - and in we went. It was clear that covid / furlough/ staff shortages have badly affected the sector but the staff were attentive and welcoming. There were issues with the electronic ordering but we were kept informed and the food was typical of decent plentiful hot pub grub served with a smile. The puddings were great too and the staff were really cheery and friendly. What let it down were the toilets which weren't terribly clean - tho that says more about the customers than the staff.

Walked in no one spoke to us could only find a small table that was half clean the waiter looked like he just got out of bed, took over a hour to get food absolutely disgusting place avoid

after coming here as a holiday treat for god knows how many years - what a disappointment today wasStaff walking round like zombies not sure who’s ordered / who’s waiting Boring menu choice, no roast and don’t ask for a soft drink! Look at you gone out

Omg... the worst experience I have ever had... our first night in Cornwall falmouth to be exact and I have never experienced someone so rude as the waitress in charge tonight... we had a reservation and asked at time of booking to be seated near to tv for the football. We turned up waited to be seen and seated after 10 to 15 min of all staff walking past us a nice young lad asked if we had a reservation. We said yes and he seated us. After ordering our drinks some lady put a bit of paper on our table and it had reserved for 7pm on it. We called the rude lady to say we had a reservation she then tried to move us to a table right out of the way where you couldn't see the screen. We explained that we had already booked and ordered our drinks and food and dining think it was fair that she was trying to reseat us in a corner behind a big post. To which she then blatantly said well if u don't like it you can leave. Well gobsmacked is an understatement.. we couldn't understand why we had to move and why they could not seat someone else there we were settled and waiting for our food.. she is extremely rude and considering this is a seaside town and people coming to Cornwall or falmouth are tourists as such I think it was absolutely disgusting at her attitude towards her customers and feel she needs to gain some serious customer service skills... if u want to be spoken to so disgusting then this is ya place to go.. I wouldn't even bother giving it any stars if I had my way....

Very cute pub with fairy lights and bright tables. It was clean and service was very quick and efficient. Really lovely and relaxed atmosphere and food was simple but good! Would definitely recommend as a casual spot for drinks/light food.

So let’s support our local pubs. Sit at a table observing the COVID rules. And the wait 40 minutes and no one takes the order!! We are one of many people who left and went elsewhere Shame

We popped in here for lunch while visiting Falmouth. We loved the festive decor and also the other decorations!! Our food came quickly and they asked us to pay when we ordered the meal which suited us as it meant we could leave once we'd finished and not wait around for the bill. The food was yummy and we enjoyed our visit.

Best chef about fal and served by a lovely ginger spice of a barmaid. Highly reccomended place for pub grub especially the tuna melt and fish finger burger 👌

We popped in for lunch and ordered chicken and ham pie (my husband has a pie addiction) and scampi for me. The pie was well receivd, but the portion (from a larger pie) could have been a little larger, I'm told. The scampi was fine, much as one would expect in a pub. But importantly, Covid measures had been put in place, which was reassuring.

Possibly the worst meal of the year.My husband burger and our boys chicken nuggets were ok. However the fish and chips were just awful. So much grease on and in the fish that it had sunk into the chips congealing them, sticking them to each other and the paper below. In fact there were areas where it pooled. The food was inedible, even the fish inside the batter had been affected.When I explained this to the barman after I called him over before we left,said that he would tell them in the kitchen so that it didn't happen again. No attempt to put it right. So this left an additional sour taste in our mouths!This pub could be lovely, the ambience was great and we liked the music, but we will never attempt to eat there again.

A group of 4 of us ordered food and drinks. 3 meals came out together, one was a tasteless soup and another toastie was in burnt bread and wasn’t hot. The 4th meal came over 10 mins later, and this was just a cheese toastie so not sure why the delay. Ordered drinks, waited for 5 mins and was then told that they didn’t have one of the beers, had to go to the bar and point out the beer was available. Won’t be visiting again.

Poor food, beer and staff are good. Went for evening meal, £10.95 Caesar salad was laughable- gritty lettuce, a tomato cut up, slices of pale (defrosted for me?)chicken on top with a squiggle of Mayo. The mushroom penne (nearly £10) was small & equally pathetic, so no cook on the premises we thought.

Pub comfortable I ordered thatchers gold cider first they bought me haze and then replaced it with what they said was thatchers gold I started drinking it then realised it was not gold there where 3 other people in the group who at times also drink thatchers gold who all agreed with me we are from the West Country and drink thatchers cider the waitress came to the table to ask if we wanted more drinks I said this is not thatchers gold she said it is I poured it myself we drank up and left did not bother with another on leaving I looked at the pumps could not see a thatcher gold one do not like being lied too shame nice pub well used with Good atmosphere

We stopped for lunch here on Monday 5th October after visiting a few times for only a drink over the years. We managed to grab a window seat with the most perfect view looking out over the harbour. We ordered a Brie, cranberry and bacon toastie along with a chicken and bacon sandwich. Both were very nice and came with an undressed salad garnish. My only criticism is that they were both served in cheap, tacky, unattractive, red plastics baskets!! Why?! They were ordered from the adult menu, but looked like a cheap lunch from a kiddies soft play centre?! Apart from this, great service and decent food! Will return.

We visited on a rainy lunch time walked in very proffesional staff all safe restrictions in place ordered our meals which were lovely not expensive had a good time would highly recommend

Couldn’t find any baby-changing facilities (perhaps there are some, in which case they are poorly signed), had to change toddler on filthy toilet floor. Toilets unusually dirty, especially in Covid age. Felt like the whole place was in need of TLC and better cleaning regime. Not a place we wanted to eat, so we left and got a pasty instead.

We sat outside for a bite to eat and the meal was very small for £10 and had no real taste lots of better options would not go back

Stopped here for lunch, ordered a falafel salad and have never been so disappointed with anything, red plastic basket with iceberg lettuce, 3 strips of pepper, a half of a tomato and literally one slice of cucumber and a broken falafel over the top, was so miserable, dry and flavourless and it cost £11!!! Complete rip off, this place should be disgusted with the food they deliver. My husband’s burger and chips was equally dry and rubbish. Don’t even think about going for food, highly discourage this place for food.

Nice staff and view from some tables, food not great. Fish n Chips supposedly their signature dish, but really no better than from that you would get from a freezer in the supermarket, sorry!

In all my years of visiting pubs and asking when they stop serving food, I have never ever had a barmaid come over to me to check if I wanted to order before the kitchen closed. It was just a casual remark as I ordered a beer. But they remembered and cared enough to ask. My £5 for a pizza was never going to make much of a difference to their day I’m sure. They just cared. As was evident with every conversation with all the members of staff. Super service. Made me feel very welcome. Thank you ladies!

I can’t comment about meals because we didn’t have any.But the drinks choice was diverse, interesting and well-presented include some local beer and ciders which is good for the Cornish economy of course.The staff were friendly and polite - would definitely call again.Thank you!

When we saw the food coming out in red plastic baskets we were a bit put out and rightly so. My partners burger was rubbish with a piece of bacon on it so hard that it could have broken a tooth. My ploughman's had a couple of very thin pieces of cheese and a bit of ham that looked like the cheapest ever with 1 round of bread, rubbish value at £8.95.

We had a day out in Falmouth and stopped for lunch. My husband had one of the real ales which he thoroughly enjoyed. We ordered scampi and a ploughman’s. The food was excellent, but the portion sizes were smaller than expected for the price. Otherwise, the staff were friendly, the place was clean and welcoming.

Visited the grapes bar located in the car park by the sea yesterday. Tables well spaced out with lovely views of the harbour. The bar is in the car park as well as inside the actual building. A shame there was no red wine but had a lovely Prosecco cocktail instead. Very relaxing sitting here watching the world go by. The car park is not being used it is just used for tables at the time we visited.

Enjoyed a number of visits to the car park masquerading as a beer garden. What the heck, lovely view, lovely beer (and Tarquins gin).

We understand that it's the last day of Eat In To Help Out, but we do not accept 50% quality on the food also.

Made this place our own regular pub while on our holidays , the staff were great ,polite and fun , the outsude bar area was a great laugh with the guys out running the bar were soooo much fun and it was great to look out on the harbour area and chill , lovely all round great British pub x

We were a party of 4 who called in on the off chance for a table. Amber who met us at the door was soo helpful. we were given a very comfy table in the corner. We could see a lot of effort had been made to space tables and put in place an ordering system. The food was very nice especially the mussels. Amber was very attentive ensuring we had everything we needed.

Staff pleasant enough but food was cold, fish a little dry and portions were on the small side. Nice enough for dinner.

Stoped for a bite to eat with our dogs.we were all made very welcome.Great place friendly lovely staff very helpful. I ate a vegetarian meal was lovely my partner had a burger which he enjoyed much to our dogs horror. will definitely will go again when in Falmouth.

Lovely place but most of the food was a massive rip off - £10.75 for a tiny Caesar salad which would probably cost less than £2 to make, it was so small that I could see more of the paper that it was served on than the actual food, same with the toastier. No wonder the food came to us so quickly they were such tiny portions for the price you pay. Even a rabbit would of come out of their hungry. Won’t be returning unless we get double portions. From table no. 4

Visited ‘The Grapes’ last summer and had great fish’n’chips. Returned today....very disappointing. Staff were friendly and CV info was ok, but the food was poor. Will try somewhere else next time.

This pub is a lovely place to sit and have a meal or drinks. With lovely views of the docks, the pub as a great atmosphere and the staff are so friendly.

This pub offers a range of places to sit, and at present there is a large outside area. Covid precautions are obvious and well done. Ordering food and drink was very easy, done in person at the till. The crab sandwiches were very nice, but expensive if you are not on a Eat out to Help out deal. Excellent drought cider.

Nice looking pub, with lovely view onto the sea. The staff is friendly and helpful. They also offer a small range of food for a reasonable price.

We decided to stop off here and have a drink and some food. When we entered, we were confused by the one way system they have in place. It is not very clear that you have to enter, go around a central partition and then back round to the bar to order food and drink. We noticed the menus were printed on paper which was disposed off (probably only because I asked if they were disposed of) after we ordered. As we waited for our food, we noticed the place had undergone a bit of a revamp during lockdown and it seemed cleaner than other times we have visited. However, I was appalled when our food arrived. There was no knife and fork with the food and when I asked if we could get some, we were directed to two tupperware boxes to the bottom of the bar. One contained knifes, the other forks. I would hate to guess how many hands have been in there and felt sick at the prospect of having to take them out. Fortunately, I carry anti-bacterial wipes with me so after carefully taking out two knives and two forks, I ensured both were cleaned thoroughly with the wipes as well as sanitising my hands. I didn't want to touch the sachets of sauces or vinegar that they also had placed out so anyone could smear their hands over them. To say I lost my appetite is an understatement. I was also aware of the loud music being played which meant people had to sit closer to each other to hear what was being said. Not good when you are supposed to be socially distancing. On that note, the benches and tables by the window at the back were so close together, if you dared sit on them, you would not be able to socially distance. Seems this place hasn't bothered to check what is acceptable and what isn't. I for one will never go back to this place again. Even now, I feel sick.

After wandering around Falmouth we ended up in The Grapes, my husband had the steak medium rare and I had the crab burger. We weren't given a steak knife and actually there was no need the steak was perfectly cooked and cut with an ordinary knife. My crab burger was well presented and very tasty. It took a little while for the food to be cooked but worth the wait - delicious.

Pouring with rain so popped in for lunch. A few others in which was nice rather than packed out. Ordered the ploughman's but swopped the ham for brie which wasn't a problem, it was freshly prepared and so filling. My husband had the haddock and chips and again was fresh, tasty & hot. Only 1 girl serving behind bar and food but was very capable and friendly. Served local ales and ciders.

Myself and a friend popped in the grapes as we were looking for somewhere to have a coffee. We sat down at a harbour view and gathered a few games to play. Lots of different games to offer. We ordered two coffees and it did take about 15 minutes to get to us however we were to engaged with the games to worry. Sat behind us were a table of four people who were having a roast dinner and it looked AMAZING. My friend and I had roast jealously so had to order one, this came within 10 minutes and was beautiful!!!

We popped in at lunchtime and the pub was practically empty. We had two Diet Cokes that were served out of a three quarter empty bottle and was flat: great value at £2 a glass for half a pint! We ordered two soups and a toasted sandwich. The soup eventually arrived cold thirty minutes later and we asked where the second soup was! This took another fifteen minutes to arrive with the now warmed up original bowl of soup! Will not be going back and would advise others to avoid. We now know why it was practically empty! Very disappointing!

Beautiful pub friendly people awesome food and made you feel welcome like you weren't a burden lovely atmosphere feel at home.

Called in for lunch at 12.30, no one else in the pub. Ordered the crab sandwich and were told they hadn't any crab. Ordered another sandwich with a bowl of chips, we left half the chips as they were burnt. The pub was cold and could do with a refurb. Very disappointing

Nice view if you can get a window seat and it has a pretty good atmosphere. The food is pretty good, but the service is a bit hit-or-miss, whether you want to eat or are just trying to get a drink.

Stopped for a family meal 6 of us restaurant half empty food took over an hour childs chicken goujons cooked to death burgers raw and still bleeding no pork pie on the ploughmans lunch and if you sneezed would lose the rest of it seriously find some where else to eat really not worth the money or your time waiting only positive is they are dog freindly

Staff made me feel forgotten about and unwelcome. Food was below average, dripping in grease. Won’t be coming back.

Went with a friend for lunch. The bar was roomy with lots of tables to choose from with plenty of areas were you could see the sea. My friend chose a child's meal as she has a small appetite and she enjoyed it. I had the vegan mushroom risotto which was huge with lots of mushrooms and was lovely. The staff were friendly and efficient and our meals arrived quickly. Well worth a visit and one entrance has no steps, which is a bonus for the disabled.

Great customer service, the bar staff was exceptionally helpful and enthusiastic which made me feel comfortable. The pubs atmospheres is super chilled with views on the harbour and the food portions are big enough to fill you up, not to mention taste! #valueformoney #familyfriendly good music!

Two of us had lunch at The Grapes, choosing it for its promising specials menu and harbour view. However, when our food arrived it was not of the quality we’d hoped for. We’d both ordered fish, as in Falmouth it should be fresh. The lemon sole fillets were the smallest we’d ever seen, and rather dry. The sea bass was somewhat better, but not outstanding. We suspected that both might have been from the freezer. They were accompanied by a large quantity of plain boiled potatoes and a rather dull salad. It was not a cheap meal, and very poor value for money.

Called in for a quick sandwich lunch on our last day in Cornwall. We chose a table by the window to take advantage of the cracking view over the harbour and went to the bar to order our drinks and food. We didn't have long to wait before two huge doorstop sandwiches were brought over to us. They were well presented, full of the requested filling and tasted delicious. Hope the young lady who served us recovers from her broken bones and can get back on her horse again soon!

Absolutely awful customer service, found a hair in my chips, was offered a replacement but declined as had others who had almost finished their meal.in the party.I ate the scampi whilst i waited for the waiter/managers response. They informed me that as i ate the scampi they would only refund the chips. Nothing else was offered apart from an apology.

Visited this establishment and was served what can only be discribed as glup and sick in a bowl!

Just waited 45 minutes for a sunday dinner.....what can I say! Really poor and child like size portion. Never again

We came for lunch on a not particularly busy Saturday. The sign said there may be a 30 minute wait due to the high volumme (sic) of orders. We were happy to wait so we ordered. And wait we did. After over 50 minutes and having seen 3 tables who ordered well after us receive their food we asked for a refund. The lovely girl behind the bar proceeded to sort this whilst an elder gentleman (Manager? Owner? Who knows?) quizzed her as to what the problem was. Unfortunately he couldn’t be bothered to address us, merely mumbling that “good steak takes time” - I nearly asked whether they’d gone to a nearby field to procure the cow for me! He also muttered something about wasting food which I’m afraid to say was not my problem. At this point the kitchen rang to say it was ready but there was absolutely no way that this establishment was getting another penny from us, so we left (to another mumbling of “they’ll just have to wait in a different place.” ) We did - for 20 minutes, in a restaurant with courteous staff who are obviously schooled in customer service, as well as common decency. I wish I’d read the reviews first, as a long wait seems to be the norm here but having seen them I’m now quite thankful we didn’t hang around to try the food! Luckily there is a wealth of places to eat in Falmouth so, if you value prompt, efficient and courteous customer service, I strongly suggest you vote with your feet and try one of them instead.

The Grapes is convenient for shopping as it’s in the street in front of the waterfront. It was 2.05 pm when we went there for lunch and only about 20% of the tables were occupied. Ordered fish and chips and lentil soup - and they had gluten free bread which was a nice surprise. While we waited at our table husband had a pint of cider and I had an americano coffee - very small cup indeed but the milk in the accompanying jug was hot. Bar man said he didn’t drink when asked to recommend a dry cider, I think he should still know his products. 3pm came and we still had no food. I don’t think 55 minutes is an acceptable wait, especially as the place was pretty empty. We asked where our order was after 40 minutes and were told the bar staff would ring down to the kitchen but no update came. Just as we were about to ask for a refund the food arrived. Husband said fish and chips were really tasty. My lentil soup was ok but I only had one small pat of butter for 2 large slices of bread. Couldn’t make it cover both. Everything was hot but the long wait made us both grumpy as we only had one day to see Falmouth and didn’t want to spend it waiting for lunch!

Nice little pub over looking the Bay, food was good the fish and chips was huge. The mussels tasted great the only down side was the onion rings and garlic bread didn't have much flavour. The onion rings where very oily and the garlic bread didn't taste much like garlic and was over cooked however you can't take away this from the main meal which was very good and tasty.

After visiting this pub on our last visit to Cornwall two years ago, we couldn’t wait to find it again. We love it here. The chefs are gluten intolerant we were told so almost everything could be made gluten free. The kids had gf fish (lovely and crunchy batter) , chicken strips also lovely. We tried gf squid starter and the halloumi plus the grapes burger (gf), mushroom risotto & crab sandwich. All lovely and full of flavour. Only “negative” comments were a little more moisture in risotto needed although it was packed with flavour and more crab in the sandwich wouldn’t have been a bad thing. All in all a top lunch with great service from all the staff and lovely drinks available. Would visit again definitely.

We went here on a wet Friday in September. The wait time to order food and drinks was far too long, more staff required. We waited 50 minutes for food when they said it was a 30 minute wait. The ploughmans has what looked like half a slice on packet cheese on and a mini pork pie, had to send the pasta back to be warmed us and sandwiches were mainly bread. No positives, not even the advertised view as it actually looks on to the car park.

Wonderfully friendly staff, we had very good food. A very generous burger topped with lots of bacon and good home made fries. It was a bit quiet so can't really comment on the atmosphere but I would definitely return.

Great friendly pub fantasic views and good choice of drinks. Sunday roast dinner was great and you got plenty but gravy needs to be thicker. Would defo go again if we ever went to Falmouth again.

Looked really nice but once we ordered the food came but our chips were cold and we waited 30 mins for a portion of chips. Maybe if the bar man wasn’t bothered about drinking Juan pint at the bar the service would have Brennan better .

We stopped here and had a range of meals from fish and chips to salad. The food was all very nice with zero complaints. The fish was very fresh and the batter nice and light with minimal grease. I had a child’s portion of fish gougons and chips which were extremely nice and perfect for a smaller dish. Reasonable price and a nice setting with a good view over the harbour.

Slow service, cold food and lack of a local feel. We asked for a refund which we've never done before.

Husbands fish and chips cold, my mussels were full of grit... environment could have been cleaner. The view is nice. Staff friendly thats the only thing going for it. Would swerve it next time!

Our roast came, I had lamb my partner had beef. The meals had obviously been microwaved. They were lukewarm and the potatoes were obviously frozen potatoes that had been cooked then warmed up in the microwave resulting in a hard crispy outside which were hard to cut and nothing on the inside. I asked for mint sauce and a jar was banged on the table with only a little in the bottom. This along with 2 drinks cost us £35.00 when I complained we were offered a drink each. I'll never waste my money in there again. It would have been the same meal if I'd gone to a local supermarket and bought a microwave meal. I live locally and am horrified to think that visitors to our area are served such second rate food. Shame on you!!!!

On the main walk parallel to the sea, The Grapes looked inviting. The inn offers eating with a view out to the sea, which we took.

Siamo entrati quasi per sbaglio ma è stata una piacevole scoperta, il locale nonostante era affollato ci hanno fatto accomodare e servito molto velocemente. Il pesce, noi abbiamo preso il filetto di merluzzo in padella, è ottimo ed è accompagnato da verdure fresche. Anche le birre e i dolci non sono da sottovalutare. Non do il massimo perché la pulizia lascia un pò a desiderare ma questa è una costante nei locali inglesi.