The Kings Head in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Great Sunday Lunch Pork Yorkshire Pud and vegetables, pan cooked Hake and a magnificent orange cheesecake dessert in the cosy pub.

We've been coming to Cornwall for over 10 years and just found this gem! Roaring fire, good beer on tap and fabulous food. The food is local, fresh and home made - not a frozen fish or burger in sight! Would highly recommend.

Sunday lunch was absolutely delicious, both the lamb and the nut roast were fabulous. Everything home cooked and perfect. Highly recommend this lovely cosy country pub. We’ll be back!

Staying on the Roseland in south Cornwall for 2 weeks, weather being awful.. eaten out most days mostly in the local pubs that do food.. in the main all average at best, some terrible ones as well.. We have just had dinner at the Kings Arms in Ruan Lanihorn.. absolutely wonderful, a cold wind blowing outside, roaring fire going inside.. best meal of the 2 weeks by a mile. Excellent Steak, moules mariniere delicious, the plumb, raspberry, pear & plum crumble with custard just the best ever!! All at a sensible price, served by a lady who makes sure you’re happy. Don’t miss this, it’s in a gorgeous small hamlet off the beaten track.. most definitely worth a visit. At moment, mid September 2024, the lane from Tregony is closed, but satnavs will find it from Ruan Highlanes. You will not be disappointed! So

lovely gem of a pub, very special place

Had a great meal here. Simple menu but excellent quality. not just the normal chips with everything you seem to find these days. Friendly service and good beer Well worth seeking out as hidden away

Absolutely delicious meal and friendly service. Our dog was welcome and even got given some treats too! Lovely evening out.

So glad we stopped at the pub for dinner whilst out on a bike ride. Vegetable tangine was excellent. Thoroughly recommend

A great find, sadly affected by ongoing local roadworks but it doesn't stop them! Very tasty food, great, friendly service. Highly recommended.

Great little pub. They got 8 of us in at the last minute due to a cancellation. The food and service was amazing.

Lovely meal at the kings head. Staff were really friendly and chatty. Good was delicious and the cheesecake in particular was amazing.

Lovely pub in wonderful remote village, brilliant food, well worth the short drive off the beaten track to escape the hordes!

We are a family of four and came for dinner on Saturday 20 July. We ordered 2 sea bass linguine and 2 pork tenderloin- both dishes were excellent. Desserts also fab, we shared the brownie and the panna cotta as we were full, again excellent. Wonderful food with friendly staff in a beautiful tucked away Cornish hamlet. A hidden gem!

Lovely roast dinner, even better service from the bar maid Jo, would give more stars for her if I could! definitely recommend!

Located in the centre of the village of Ruan Lanihorne, almost opposite the church is this gem of a pub. It is quite unspoilt and, although it is currently in need of a coat of paint outside, the new management of only a few weeks (reviewing late June 2024) is currently concentrating efforts on the interior where, if it doesn't move, it has either been re-painted or re-upholstered or if it hasn't, it will be very soon. Then work will begin on the exterior. The big surprise here was the food. The menu is not huge but there are specials. The quality, however, was exceptional. Sophia, the chef, who is also one of the partners in this venture, really knows her stuff and has a history of working in top class restaurants - and it shows! Local beers are served and the wine list was small but seemed well selected. The pub is dog friendly and child friendly. Parking by the pub is limited but there is parking nearby. There is an outside seating area and a small shady garden opposite. Both are on the "hit list" for improvement. I can only wish the new management success. They deserve it, so it is well worth the short drive off the main road to find it. Opening hours are currently limited so please check in advance.

Eaten here a couple of times and loved it on both occasions. The mussels on our first visit were among the best I've ever had, so was disappointed when they didn't have them on the menu second time around. But everything we've ordered here has been delicious. Lovely old pub too.

Imaginative and relatively short menu with venison, pheasant, ghoulash was good; food was well presented and service was friendly. The dining room was a little soul-less - perhaps partly because we were eating late and the only people in there - but also there was little decoration or interest in the room. Just a bit tired.

Magnificent food in a relaxed atmosphere. Locally sourced food especially venison and steak beautifully cooked Certainly worth the trip Restaurant would probably benefit from some updating at some point but doesn't detract from the dining experience Thank you

Very disappointed, had smoked prawns which were awful. Steak could have been lovely but way overly seasoned so left burning sensation in mouth and couldn't taste anything else! Husband faired better with his meal but still wasn't worth the £120 + we paid for three people, two of whom had coffee instead of a sweet. Atmosphere was lacking and we weren't asked if we would like more drinks. All in all we consider it a waste of money and won't be going back .

Great pub with good food and nice service away from the hustle and bustle! Absolute recommendation!

Oh my goodness please save yourselves and do not go here! Except maybe for a pint. The food is disgusting and a rip off! It is 100% false advertising on the website as they do not have anything like that being served. Very disappointed. We couldn’t eat the food :( we and the kids left hungry and cooked a meal at home

We booked weeks in advance as our arrival was at the height of summer only to find when we arrived they weren’t serving food. No one contacted us to cancel the booking. As you can imagine you can’t get anywhere booked for short notice on a Saturday night at the height of the season. Very disappointed as we could have made other plans with our family.

We booked weeks in advance as our arrival was at the height of summer only to find when we arrived they weren’t serving food. No one contacted us to cancel the booking. As you can imagine you can’t get anywhere booked for short notice on a Saturday night at the height of the season. Very disappointed as we could have made other plans.

Lovely food and service. Received a friendly welcome from the bar man. Had Sunday lunch which was great, so we returned a second time and received equally delicious food. Portions were just right too. Definitely return again.

Excellent food in a cosy pub in a very peaceful village. There was a good range of starters, and main courses, with an emphasis on seafood, and a daily specials board. There was the option of trying a BBQ menu too. The food was beautifully presented, plentiful, and very well cooked. The service was exemplary, down to the doggy bag for the surplus (and delicious) chips. A lovely meal in a proper country pub with better than average food, and not too expensive

Lovely local pub. Great atmosphere, good locally sourced food. The Fowey mussels are delicious!!

Not sure how anyone could rate this place less than five stars. From the friendly conversation when booking it was a lovely experience. Beautiful setting, family friendly, v good ales, but the show stopper is the food. Five or six elements of the roast were a total cut above the norm. Exquisite trimmings, I’m a veggie and it was a really good nut roast. How often can you say that? My wife had the pork and she said it was glorious. All this tiny village in the back and beyond. What an effort. It’s my second visit. And I can’t wait for the third. All the five star reviews totally justified.

We booked for Saturday lunch for 7 people as it was our friends birthday and we had seen reviews. After seeing the online menu, we were looking forward to a nice meal. Unfortunately, I am not the best of eaters, but I was looking forward to a good burger which is always my fall back position. The menu was on an A5 piece of paper. They also had a specials board with a Cajun Lamb burger, I cannot do spice food so ended up getting a ploughman’s with portion of chips as an extra. It consisted of a small bowl of olives, some chutney, salad and one slice of ham, a small piece of cheddar and a small piece of Camembert and two slices of bread. £14 plus the chips! Some of the other food that my friends chose was good, mussels, Pollock and prawns. Desserts were also on a small piece of paper but were ok. As it was my friends birthday, which our server picked up on, when her dessert came out, the chef had written Happy Birthday in chocolate sauce round the edge of the plate, very nice touch. Service was very slow, considering the place was empty, it took nearly 2.5 hours to have lunch. So on the whole, very disappointing.

Stopped in on the off chance to see if they did a Sunday roast. We were cutting it fine, but the lady behind the bar managed to squeeze us in, albeit outside. Nice, independent selection of beers and cider on tap. The roast was lovely, only two roasties, but this was more than made up for for a plentiful portion of lamb and a massive Yorkshire pud! Very good selection of veg brought out and everything was super tasty (top marks for the gravy!) Only marked down for loos, bit dark n dingey and no sign of mint sauce! (outside so couldn't take the time to go and ask for it as my food would go cold!) All in all, a cracking little pub, well worth the diversion!)

Fabulous Sunday lunch - Thank you

Stopped here on the way back from Mevagissey for Sunday Roast. Dog friendly and gorgeous food very tasty roast lamb. Perfect.

Delicious impromptu summer lunch in the sunny garden. We had the ploughman’s & grilled mackerel & salad… generous portions, fresh & very nicely presented. We were made to feel very welcome.

Sunday lunch at this unpretentious but ideal pub in a lovely area was beautifully cooked with proper food from REAL LOCAL producers was how Sunday lunch is meant to be and a choice of local beef , pork or venison was ideal. Good puds as well

Yet again this fabulous chef at Ruan surpassed himself . A birthday meal the best mussels for me and beautifully cooked hake for the birthday boy .

We last visited this pub six years ago with friends and had a fantastic experience. The food was delicious and as we were back in Cornwall we decided to go back and hopefully have another great night. We even booked a cab which cost us £65 so we could have a few Tarquin’s gin’s as this was where we discovered our favourite gin all those years ago. Unfortunately the place has changed out of all recognition and looks dilapidated and in need of seriousTLC. The outside needs a bloody good tidy up and jetwash if only to get rid of all the bird poo on the seats and umbrellas and a can of fly killer inside wouldn’t go amiss. The menu was dramatically reduced to the one on the website and the choice was sparse to say the least. I had A Venison burger which was okay to be fair but my wife’s Katsu Curry was served with soy sauce and not curry sauce and was bland and unappetising. The website promised Lobster and Partridge as well as Hake Mornay but none of there were available. Luckily we managed to get the cab to pick us up early and we won’t be returning in the future. The one positive was the girl behind the bar was pleasant but as we were the only couple eating when the place was jam packed the last time we visited shows how this pub has gone downhill and won’t be coming back. Very disappointed!!!

Recommended by our holiday cottage hosts at Benallack Farm, this was just ten miles away and well worth the easy trip. Friendly and accommodating welcome from Glen, front of house, and shown to an intimate table for two in the restaurant area. The boss had standard fish and chips -well cooked and presented with a generous portion of excellent chunky hand-cut chips. I enjoyed the venison carpaccio, served with a very good, creative rocket salad dressing, enhanced by a thoughtfully piquant sauce. The venison thinly but generously sliced and melted in the mouth. It was not a large meal - just what we needed- but a feast of colour and flavour accompanied by an attractive Portuguese merlot. In all, a most welcome holiday find for us both.

Wundervolles Ambiente, sehr leckeres Essen und eine sehr freundlicher und zuvorkommend Gastwirt

It was an awesome experience. Don't let the look intrigue you. Dog friendly, great food, wonderful service. The catch of the day really tastes like fresh from boat into the pan. We got introduced to one of the most refreshing Pilsener and a superb gin. A hidden gem and definitely on our list for our next visit to Cornwall.

We had one of the best meals we’ve ever had in a pub. The seafood linguine was delicious and my son loved his Venison burger. The service was good and the atmosphere was friendly.

Amazing place! A must see for traditional pub - nothing better than this authentic place! Solid drinks and ambiance!!!

Had a lovely meal at the kings head mid-week whilst on holiday Traditional pub not very busy other than locals Very attentive service, not rushed. Food of high standard/quality including for vegetarians, would say it was all cooked from fresh - would recommend Narrow lanes, some parking available worth the journey

Had my doubts about this on first seeing the pub but don't let appearances fool you - the food is fantastic! I had whitebait followed by rack of venison. The whitebait were so tasty with a lovely homemade sauce tartare and salad. The venison was...

I read the reviews on tripadvisor & WOW the sunday lunch was unbelievable. Everything about it was totally devine, in fact nit had one as good in a very long time. The meat, gravy, veg & vegetables knock spots of anywhere. I didnt take a...

Enjoyed excellent evening meal, Sunday lunch and special Mexican night during our stay. Delicious chickpea and coconut curry, top rate catch of the day haddock and proper homemade chips with specially-made salad for two fussy people; Sunday beef roast and haunch of venison with good...

Wonderful Sunday lunch. Quality of food was very good.

In the middle of nowhere you’ll find this little gem. Old and rustic pub with the landlord wearing a groovy shirt and shorts for the evening. He didn’t stop moving, catering to everyone in the bar and dining area. Nearly every table was reserved which...

As a family of five we went to The Kings Head especially for their Sunday roast, as two of us have eaten there before (a few years ago) and it was lovely then. This time their roast was even better, infact it was the best...

Very very special old Pub! Unassuming location and place. Quintessential, bygone boozer, with roaring fires and delicious food!!

We arrived on the dot to find what we think is the owner and chef rocking along to some excellent music turned up high, they immediately turned it down but it set the tone for an unusual and excellent dinner in a convivial atmosphere. How...

nine of us had a Sunday lunch there yesterday 13th the roast was the best we have had for ages Lovely pork belly crackling to die for and the venison was tender juicy and a good helping . All nine of us enjoyed the roast...

We went for a family dinner & the food was delicious, all presented beautifully & really tasty. Our 2 boys loved the puddings! So did I.

We highly recommend this lovely & cosy pub with a warm welcome from the lady behind the bar. We were able to sit in the bar area next to the open fire. It was quick & easy to book a table online. My hubby had a starter of homemade rosemary bread (just out of the oven) & roasted tomato & pepper soup. Venison bourguignon & mash & Chocolate brownie & ice cream for dessert. I had 8oz Sirloin steak, chunky chips, mushrooms, tomato & onion rings & Rhubarb crumple with cherry ice cream. All in all we had a delicious & tasty meal which was really good value for money.

Sunday lunch and Nearly 2 hrs from ordering… really? And when we asked when the food was coming twice all we got was we are super busy. If you think you can’t cope with the volume of people then don’t accept the reservations. We did...

Nice find, great food, interesting menu all freshly cooked. Friendly service, thanks for the Espresso Martini 😀 Dogs welcome inside too

Great village pub. Booked Sunday lunch for 4 adults and 3 dogs and great food delivered. Fully recommended.

A great Cornish country local pub. Excellent food and service

Very poor service. Wrong meals and a very long wait. Would not return or recommend

Food was really nice. Very friendly staff. A hidden gem of a pub. Will definitely be returning. Thanks for a great evening

The pub is a hidden gem, and is recommended to pay a visit. Food excellent worth every penny and great potions. Friendly staff very helpful. Well done will be visiting once again when next down here. Thanks.

3rd time I have been here in the last 18 months. The first time was great, 2nd time was average but to show suppport for a local rural pub decided to give it another go. Wish I had not bothered. Arrived on time and within...

Well I would like to send a huge well done and thank you for a lovely meal tonight and to the gentleman who was run off his feet due to staff issues but still tried his best to serve drinks, wait tables and get out...

Wonderful little find. Warm and friendly welcome at what was clearly a busy time. Food was amazing. Clean plates from us all including the kids. Highly recommend to friends that are down this way and hopefully we will get to have a return visit next...

Best meal I have had in years. Lovely and inventive starters. Absolutely incredible risotto and seafood dishes. Bar knowledge was very impressive too.

Some of the best food I have had in a long time served by a friendly owner who had fantastic bar knowledge. Would go out of my way to visit here again. Complete hidden gem!!

It’s been a while since we visited. New owners and approach. Great food and service. Specials change based on what’s available. A hidden gem of the Roseland. We will be back

Ordered Lobster in advance. The presentation amazing, variety of vegs and salad on large plate and freshness of all was perfect. Plus the lobster was cooked in different flavours. Could not have been better. Steak burger was also impressive. Staff very helpful and the whole...

We visited this lovely village pub on our recent holiday to the Roseland. What a great find, greeted by friendly staff and service/food excellent. Good variety to the menu with a local flavour to many of the dishes. Will certainly be returning next year.

A bit off the beaten track but well worth the time to find, food is excellent and the beer well kept, friendly and helpful staff with nice outside seating, parking can be an issue.

Great free from fish and chips for my fellow gluten and dairy intolerant folks! Friendly and helpful staff. Lovely little local.

£16 for fish and chips, not much fish, batter was nice, but won't be going back in a hurry. Have had much better elsewhere

Great staff,opened up just for us after we had cycled 17 miles to visit

Ordered the Prime Steak beef burger and it was amazing, the chorizo jam was a perfect match with the special burger sauce. Had the dark chocolate brownie with biscoff ice cream and it was fresh. Service was pretty good and the food came in about...

Lovely pints while catching up with friends followed by a beautiful steak burger. Staff were very accommodating to my picky order :). Yummy and big portion of brownie and biscoff icecream for dessert. A wonderful, friendly pub that I would definitely visit again. Safe to...

Cycled from st austell,found they were closed,a member of staff took pity on us and sold us 3 pints,lovely............

Amazing service. Tip top food. Nothing is to much trouble. Love this cozy pub in a lovely location. Daily special boards and great menu.

Really sorry to say the food this time was not great! Burgers came out dry and the bun was rock hard, onion rings cold. Curry was dry with no flavour. Flowers on the table dead with holiday water! Really needs to ups its game. Shame...

We booked for dinner on Sunday evening,when we arrived the service very slow to even get a drink, finally we were shown to our table that had 1 paper napkin each and the lights were not working on the back wall. We ordered pint and...

Came here last year on the off chance and had the best Moule Marinier ever! Returned to sample them again and not disappointed. Fantastic again!

Unwelcome host. No specials board offered. Service very slow - waited an hour for main course which was then very poor. Food served cold, undercooked and overcooked. When complained made to feel it was our fault. VERY DISAPPOINTED. Would not recommend and will be returning.

A pub, in the middle of nowhere, with a typical British pub menu. Unfortunately the food just wasn’t what we’d hoped. It looked great with lovely presentation but the quality was lacking. One of us ordered a burger and the only way they would serve it was well done, for prevention of illness 🤔 The pub itself was big, plenty of seating, has a beer garden and a small car park (so be careful on busy evenings) The service was good, just the food was the drawback!

WOW without question, the best beef braising steak dish I have ever eaten. Good local ales and a nice ambiance about this little pub tucked away in Ruan.

A cosy, clean pub serving Very good food welcomes you. Large portions of very good food. Friendly smiles, polite guests. Taken then up than to a large, very clean and tidy Room. Definitely recommended.

We love this pub, beautiful peaceful setting a little off the beaten track. Great food , especially recommend the smoked haddock, poached egg main. Thanks for a great meal

Excellent food and customer service

I haven't been to a restaurant in a good while where diners were asking to speak to the Chef whilst walking out the door. Not to complain but to compliment and thank the Chef for a wonderful meal. We did this too, as we enjoyed...

Not a spot that you're likely to come across by accident, though that's exactly what happened some years ago when The King's Head was under different ownership. This is really tucked away but worth seeking out. The mere fact that it is still popular goes...

In September 2021, my husband and I stayed at this quaint, lovely, friendly pub. We had read the awful review previously written in August 2021. What we have established over the years during our short breaks is that one person’s review is not always a...

Lovely pub with great food and service.

Kings head in Ruan Lanihorne is what British pubs and food is all about. Stuffed pheasant for me and Hake Morney for my husband. Ample vegetables. Everything perfectly cooked. Sauces delicious. Service excellent. This is a pub we should all support...its a rare find and...

Im a fatty right, I end up eating out a fair bit around Cornwall so it’s fair to say I know what’s good and bad. Me and the other half went there for Sunday lunch. Food was absolutely amazing, both of us had starters and mains and we couldn’t get as far as a dessert. EVERYTHING was really well presented and tasted amazing, this is definitely at the top of a very short list of places I will visit again

Absolutely fantastic lovely food and staff

Just had the most fantastic lunch at the Kings head roast beef done to perfection pork succulent, 2 of our friends had the fish which in thier words was delicious. Staff so friendly. we are 8 locally people who live in Ruan if you want a good Sunday lunch or a fish dish this is the place to book. Well done Dean and staff. thank you, Gary, Jeanette, and friends from Ruanlanihorne.

New owners since we last went. Superb food, we were a party of seven for lunch. Fish was locally sourced and really fresh. Chose the fish special, baked John Dory, so good, firm, fresh, and with a good vegetable accompaniment included. The tide was turning,...

We came as a large group of 7. The staff were incredible, the food was incredible and they did their upmost best to make our time there amazing.

After some research for a nice Sunday roast, we found this little gem. Call upfront to reserve a table at last minute, and the staff were really nice. Very typical pub, can be dark but very cozy. Friendly and helpfull staff. Food took some time...

Excellent food and service. The restaurant was a little on the chilly side

What a stay! My boyfriend and I stayed at the pub in their accommodation ‘the loft’. Which definitely lives up to its cosy title. Just like a home away from home. Mini breakfast area, with home made granola, tea, coffee, fridge and plenty of storage...

Food lovely although quite a long wait what was most disappointing was it was so cold the door had to be left open as the fumes from the fire were so strong that you had to dine with coats on which was not ideal and...

We were really impressed with the quality of the food. I had the pheasant which was without doubt one of the best meals I've ever had. We also liked that the children's menu was basically anything from the adult menu but half size, so our...

We had a family get together here on a Saturday night, it’s a little out the way but worth the effort complete with real fire in the winter. There was a nice amount of choice, and local fresh fish on the menu. The staff were...