The London Inn in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

It was a grey overcast January lunchtime so there was a chilly/damp feel in the pub as soon as we entered. Having the fire lit would’ve solved this problem, and also added a bit of ambiance! The staff were all friendly and very welcoming! Great selection on the carvery - the vegetables were all lovely! Same price (£10) for vegetarian carvery (no meat, just vegetables) - thought that was a bit unfair. One huge area that needs working on is the toilets. The ladies toilet was dirty and damp. An old rusty looking toilet brush, no sanitary bin so the normal bin was overflowing and you could see used sanitary items. With a good mop and simple spruce up (fix toilet roll holder), it would be much improved! The food was great, just a shame it was cold inside the pub and not the most hygienic facilities 🚽 Carpark right outside.

Very hospitable pub with loads of character Had a nice pint of Cyder Will definitely be back as the food smelt delicious.

We went to have a family meal tonight for a 40th Wedding aniversery and what a great meal we all had and home made food and hot plated meals which were great value for money and the pub was full, dont miss out on a table make sure you book in as its very busy and with home cooked food that is worth a wait as you will leave full up for ages after, great meal and would deffo say its worth a visit, good meals, warm welcome, good staff, well run team, thank you

Great little local pub serving good food at reasonable prices, portions are huge, pizzas are good but share for 2/3 as big with lots of topping. Visited with daughter son-in-law and grandchildren and ate here 3 times out of our wks holiday.

Went in this evening as the kitchen was closing as we had only just arrived to where we were staying. Despite this the kitchen still cooked us the most lovely meal. Dog friendly, lovely atmosphere. Strongly recommend.

12 of us went for a birthday meal. The portion of meat was really small on my plate, I literally got scraps then when I sat down they bought out fresh meat. And others in our group got much bigger servings of meat. The servings didn't seem to have any continuity for the same price.

Excellent sunday carvery, great value and friendly staff . What more you could ask for . Being fairly local we will most definitely be back . Thank you 😊

Absolutely amazing meal cooked by the new chef, superb steak cooked to perfection, Would def recommend visiting, Maybe for breakfast on a Saturday morning or for a carvery. ... Thank you 💜

This is a quaint traditional pub. We were camping a short walk away and used the pub whilst there for something to eat. We found out that Lauren and Aron had only took over six months previously, our first meal was the Sunday Carvery which was excellent. The menu is varied and good value for money, I think between us we covered most of it! Not one bad meal totally enjoyable. Also the pub is dog friendly which is a bonus as we have a small pooch.

We visited the London Ian in St Neot for lunch and we weren’t disappointed. Very welcoming on arrival by the staff. Order our drinks on arrival and we’re shown to our table and given time to order our meals. We order garlic mushrooms, posh fish finger sandwich and fish and chips. We can not fault the food nor beverages all really tasty and enjoyable. We will definitely be returning to try more of their menu.

Food blackened due to frying in dirty fat; bacon on the burger covered in a black residue though Chicken & chips tasted ok

My husband and I went to the London Inn with friends, we had a lovely tasty meals Can highly recommend the London Inn stack burger. They do breakfasts from 10.00 on a Saturday which was very nice too.

Couldn't tell if the it was gravy or soup the worst Sunday roast I've had eating out very poor .dog's sat at bar near the carvery wouldn't recommend to anyone very disappointed 😕

Take away roast absolutely delicious!! Thank you Aaron and Lauren ! Massive portion roast lamb potatoes Yorkshire puds cabbage cauliflower cheese broccoli cabbage parsnips and turnip

Proper Sunday evening, live music, great pizzas and drinks - new owners, and new ideas 👍 Keep up the good work Lauren & Aaron 🙂

Thank you so much to the lady who managed to secure a table for myself and my boyfriend after a cancellation. A wonderful Sunday roast, so friendly and welcoming to us and the dog. Thank you x

Phoned ahead to book for Sunday Roast after reading other reviews. So glad we did, the food and service were excellent and reasonably priced too. Highly recommended.

Fabulous find. Food is amazing, all cooked fresh and the quality excellent. Friendly and welcoming staff. Highly recommend

We were staying at the nearby campsite and gave the pub a try for dinner. The food was delicious and such good value that booked to eat here 3 times during our stay. Our group ate Fish and Chips, Fish Cakes, Steak (Sizzling on a...

Walked into pub for a table was told they were fully booked. Phoned and booked a table for the next night. Absolutely gorgeous food. Husband ha a mix grill everything cooked to perfection Medium rare steak succulent chicken and lamb chop. Huge portion with Homs...

Booked a table on way back from Eden - waited an hour for food after ordering - the waitress did apologise 50 minutes in and offered more drinks while we were waiting which were subsequently added to the bill! These should have been free as...

Our first meal out since lockdown finished. We live locally and had not been here for many years, we have been missing out! Roast beef tender and tasty, veg comes in a separate dish - apart from the cauliflower cheese, 7 lovely fresh veg in...

A good honest local pub with good food, beers and wine. A good sign is that it is used by locals who were coming and going during the evening. The food was good and very generous, so much so we couldn't look at the sweet...

Amazing service friendly and to top it all best breakfast ever eaten out 😍 highly recommend will go again and again great value for money

Let me start bu saying not the most comfy of places. we were on holiday in Mitchell and had an evening meal here after booking a table before hand ..Felt very covid secure which is paramount at this moment in time . The meal was...

We visited this restaurant on 5th & 6th September 2020 and although the food was good on both occasions, the difference in the service on Saturday (excellent) to Sunday (no service) was remarkable. A very pleasant young girl served us on Saturday and nothing was...

My parents have visited this pub a few times before lockdown and loved it so we thought we would go. This was our first meal out since lockdown as we are a very nervous family re covid, but wanted to go out for a treat....

The COVID 19 precautions were amazing and made us feel really comfortable. The food was fresh and delicious. There was a bit of a wait for the food but the quality balanced it out. We would recommend this pub and will be visiting again.

The food and environment is outstanding. Lots of choice and first class service. Read the review from a previous customer. We were there that night having a meal. The people was given a menu and they said they just wanted to drink. The landlady apologised...

Booked a table for 2 for drinks and when our first drinks arrived we were told they only want diners and if people wanting food arrived we'd have to leave. If that's your business model fine, but we clearly stated this when we booked over...

We had a table booked elsewhere and didn't like the menu there. Rung here and was booked in quickly. When we arrived the staff were friendly and welcoming shown us to our table and bought over menus and took our drinks order. The food is...

My family and I were holidaying in Cornwall staying in Ladock nearby and stopped in on the way back from a day at the beach. The food was excellent as was the local ale. The portions are truly huge and the roast beef was lovely and came with a wide selection of vegetables. The pub is very traditional on the inside and they have good COVID systems in place. When we visit Cornwall again we would definitely book a table here.

We have eaten here quite often as its our local. That said, we sadly won’t be eating there again. The food is always lovely but the same can’t be said of the service. We ordered our food at 6pm and had to ask at 7:10pm where our food was?!! We were told “I told you there were only two of us!!!” Actually, I simply commented that they didn’t have the usual amount of ‘Specials’ on the board and was told there’s only been two of them for 3 months. I wasn’t advised that our food may take over an hour because of this. There was only 1 other table of 3 eating and were served at least 30 mins before us. We had no apologises for the wait, despite having to ask how long our food would take. My partner wanted to leave but we were so hungry we stayed purely through hunger. Even on service we were just given the food, no apologies, just ignored!!!! Very sorry to have to give a bad review but to be honest I’m utterly disappointed. There was no need to speak to us in the manner the landlady did! She’s always been ‘offish’ but tonight takes the biscuit!!!!

I've known landlords from other pubs so knew that the carvery would be excellent. Also excellent value for money. I had small adults which was perfect size . Pub was warm and cosy and Derek and Joan were good hosts .

very welcoming and very good atmosphere in the pub , the food is 100% recommended and very nice and big portions , Highly recommenced to vist when on your travels .... ⭐️10/10 ⭐️

The food is so yummy, big portions and very good value for money. Definitely will be back. Lovely pub. 10/10

My sister and I travelled down from Devon for an afternoon meeting and decided to take lunch locally. We couldn't fault the (lunchtime) food here: I had the fish and chips and it was, by anyone's standards, excellent: lovely crispy batter, delicious fish (huss) and good chips. My sister had the smaller steak option and said it was well cooked. However, the welcome we received on arrival was barely lukewarm. The woman behind the bar couldn't have been less interested in us, even though we'd booked a table for lunch for which we were the only customers! As she checked the booking her only comment was, 'I thought there were three of you.'She didn't show us the menu - it took the only other person in the place, a local having a pint at the bar, to do that - and her over all demeanour was not one of 'good hostess.' Good points? The fire was lit and warming on a cool autumn day, the beer was good (I had the guest 'Legend') and the food excellent value. Later the owner came out to deal with our bill and he could not have been nicer. But I would recommend they leave the grumpy staff in the back.

This pub is a wonderful little pub/restaurant. It’s a real old pub. Its so reasonable in price. The meals are huge. But cooked perfectly. I had a seafood selection and my husband had a gammon both perfect. It’s a really nice little place.

OMFG, the best pizza ever! Whatever you want can be made to order. If you don't want this, want that instead, no worries. The 32oz steak was another thing! Absolutely cooked to perfection. The chips, onion rings and the rest of the stuff was amazing. Recommend this place to anyone.

As locals with family visiting we can always rely on excellent food and good beer. Although I'm not a fan of Keltek ales there is always a guest ale. Quiz night was well attended and very well presented, great pizza and good ale.

Friends and Family so we sampled lots of different food from the menu, everyone enjoyed the food and we loved the bill - value for money !! (and the beer was good too!)

Not good for a relaxing drink as no comfy areas just loads of tables crammed in. Pizza was absolutely great, highly recommended, wish we had tried before and will certainly be back and recommend that dish

What a great find on our holiday!

Ate here and had a monstrous fish and chips, with lovely fresh salad. Beer choice from Keltek is great, and there’s a nice under cover area to eat in if you have a doggy friend. Oh, and the puddings are great as well!

Won’t say much except fantastic food at decent prices so what more needs to be said top notch plenty of parking space too

Visited this pub whilst in the area for business.

Having driven past this pub many times and ignored it we decided to give it a go on recommendation. The steak was absolutely superb, cooked to our taste, and served on a sizzling platter with mushrooms, tomatoes, onions and onion rings. The quality was first class and what good value £20 for two rump steaks which were of a very generous size and nice and chunky. Definitely be back.

Went down to the local for some great tasting food and a few drinks with friends! You have to have the carvery on Sunday if your staying local! This time we had Gammon, Fish & Chips, Pizza and Ribs everything was delicious nobody left a thing!

Our local has certainly upped it's game of late. The food is top quality, well cooked and always plenty of it too. The pub is clean , quiet and the owners welcoming . Nice to have such a traditional pub in the village . Would recommend to anyone looking for value for money .

My friends & I (ladies of a certain age) go to lunch every Thursday & try different places

A great pub serving superb freshly cooked food and a great Sunday Carvery. Friendly staff and a very well priced "smaller appetite" menu, which is a very good sized portion. Fantastic Pizzas.

Had a table booked for 7pm Wednesday 21st November arrived walked in was told we didn’t have table booked then lady decided we had but go and sit down in back corner said we had better have a menu didn’t feel welcome at all we went to sit on a reserved table the lady came out from behind the bar saying I told you to sit on any table down the back not on the reserved ones even though we had reserved a table there were 2 people sat at the bar it was very embarrassing we sat down the lady disappeared a man the came behind the bar we were completely ignored we weren’t sure whether we had to order at bar or if someone would come over and take our order after 15 minutes of being ignored we got up and left obviously these people didn’t want our custom would never go there again

Superb steak and food. Brill service forget your big restaurants this is the place to go for food you will not be disappointed cheap and very good size portions if not a big eater you can order smaller portions well done to all

Ate here twice during our short stay at Carvynick.

We visited the London Inn for dinner as we were staying in a local village and this was within walking distance.

Our meal was delicious great value plenty of salad and proper home cookedchips not the oven baked . Very friendly staff and very helpful barmaid beer was exceptional . We will visit again soon .

Stopped on our way through to the cider farm as our children were hungry. Friendly welcome from all. Not too busy and food was delicious.

Had the mixed salad beautifully prepared fresh ingredients absolutely lovely tasty good selection of beers Appleshed was very refreshing friendly staff and locals will definitely return if I find myself in the area again

A brilliant pub serving really good food and great choice of well kept beers, lagers and ciders. Lovely mine hosts and brilliant staff and locals. If in the area make a visit, if not in the area still make a visit you will not be disappointed.

Stopped here for lunch. Food was served quickly. Excellent quality for a pub lunch and reasonably priced. Went back in evening for a beer. Only thing lacking was a bit of atmosphere. Evening customers were mostly eating. Good pub though for food and real ale.

Went to the pub for the first time had ordered food then waited a hour and a half for it to come food was over cooked and we will not be going back waste of money

Our group had the pâté’ and prawn cocktail starters which all agreed were very nice followed by the carvery. Choice of four meats and a good selection of vegetables all cooked beautiful. A very pleasant lunch in a relaxed atmosphere attended by friendly staff.

Just to update those looking at the negative comments ref' the land lady. The pub has now changed hands and the new landlord and land lady are perfectly nice.

I had called up at 5 pm to see if I needed to book, I was asked how many of us there were, I said two. I said so "Do I need to book"?

Have been to this pub several times for food and it never fails to impress. The Sunday Carvery is excellent. The veg is on the Carvery in small serving bowls so is refreshed often ensuring the food is always fresh and hot. Always a good choice of meats too. It’s always busy on Sunday lunch time which proves how good it is. So recommend to book in advance. Highly recommend.

Lovely ❤️ Called in to see the landlord & landlady as they are very good friends xx Great pub in an idyllic village. Stayed for dinner which was delicious

Called in here last week as we wanted a countryside village English pub instead of a large commercial chain. All we wanted was a nice meal with the friendly locals in a nice friendly pub. Well that didn't happen. It looks cheery enough as you go in, but there was no hello welcome, no ambiance no atmosphere at all. A few locals at the bar and the bar lady was surly and abrupt. The food should have been good. It said on the exterior ' Fresh cooked food. Umm, wrong! I ordered the lamb shank which certainly was the two for a fiver frozen variety similar to supermarket. The mash I suspect was leftover from lunch,reheated in microwave and the gravy well that comes in the bag with the lamb, so where is the 'home cooking' there then. No staff member checked that the food was okay until the plates were collected. On mine was nearly all of my dry flavourless lamb, most of the lumpy mash and carrots again not fresh. Why advertise fresh cooked food when it clearly isn't. I told the girl who collected my plate that I couldn't eat it as it was dry and flavourless and the reply I got was, 'ah bless you never mind it doesn't matter'!! Nothing from the kitchen. Mind you I did get some glum looking stares from said bar lady. Customer skills??? not in this pub. A friendly smile, no sorry probably not that either.

The best I can say is the food is lovely the land lady is rude, abrupt and down right unhelpful with no people skills myself and my husband went for a meal he ordered two drinks and when he asked if he could order food she replied " I'm very busy " mmm really there was four people sitting at the bar who had all been served, anyway the way she had spoke if we hadn't got the drinks we would have left, saying that the sizzling steak made up for her attitude.

Went here with some friends.. four of us in total.....

Excellent food with a good menu, daily specials, also a Sunday carvery. The real ales are kept really well and are the best I've had in a long time. Dog and child friendly with a good sized car park.

Stopped here for a bite to eat this evening..what a lovely place..coal fire burning..bloody lovely food..(highly recommend the pie and chips) cracking pint of still cider (and stout according to the hubby!!) and very friendly landlord and customers..well worth a visit..if you're in the area...

My daughter and son in law live nearby, We went as a family of four adults for Sunday Lunch. Actually 2 of us went in for a pint on Friday, and then booked a table for Sunday.

My wife and I live in Newquay. We walked our dog and was returning to the car and decided to have lunch here. The Inn was taken over in May this year so it appears that a lot of hard work has been done and is ongoing, The dining area and bar was very clean and fresh with no stale beer smells. A varied selection of bar meals.The ones we had was well served and well presented. It was lunchtime and very few people were in side.

Stayed in Summercourt and found this place to eat on Trip Advisor. Lovely selection of food, families welcome and it was quite busy when we turned up on a rainy Friday night, but the lady behind the bar found us a table quick enough. Upon ordering, we had to wait a while for the meal to arrive, but they were busy and it was freshly cooked so it was worth the wait! Good size portions and lovely chips! We went back again for another meal during our stay and enjoyed more great food there.The burgers are stacked high and my other half had a tender juicy steak! Definitely worth visiting.

The best take away fish and chips I've had in ages, crispy batter and real chips.Handsome.A good pint of real ale whilst waiting as well.

excellent meal in the evening. made to feel welcome. good choice of home cooked meals we all had different meals and all extremely good. children really enjoyed theirs.good choice of drinks. as a diabetic was well impressed with no sugar flavoured waters. we are from london and nowhere seems to cater for diabetics. my son has just moved in to village and the landlord and his wife have been very helpful.

Loved it had a carvery for dinner ended up staying all day! Had a curry for t.Fabulous daring would definitely go again

We had friends around and decided to pop across the road for a meal as we had heard good things about the new owners ! When we arrived the main door was open as it was a humid day we later learn't ! As soon as the last person walked in , out of politeness he closed the door, only for the landlady to shout "Why have you closed the door" in an abrupt tone ! We duly re opened the door and booked in for our meal. We were not greeted with a smile , more of a grimace. we were told where we will be sitting and decided on the carvery. The meal was average to say the least, the gravy bland, the potatoes were aunt bessy specials and all in all it was alright but not anything great ! After the meal I went to the bar to pay and was totally ignored by the landlady for a full 5 minutes even though she was constantly walking past and doing other things, a simple " I'll be with you asap would have sufficed" . When she finally decided to attend to my payment . It was the total asked for and not as much as a thankyou for your custom or how was your meal ! All in all I felt very let down by my local and will think twice before going in there again !

The landlady of this pub let's it down, she is rude and abrupt! We had a carvery there and it was okay, the waitresses made up for the landlady and it was nice to have a variety of meats, but the potatoes were ready prepared and tasteless as was the gravy. I won't be visiting it again, as although the food was ok the attitude of the landlady is abysmal.

Our local pub has relatively new landlords (3 months) The food is now delicious!!! 2 Rump Steak sizzlers for £18 is a bargain. Steaks are delicious if you like medium/rare on the sizzler ask for a rare as it obviously keeps cooking. Keep up the good work!

A proper, no-nonsense pub with a good selection of beer, including Cornish ones (the 7.5% was nice as far as we remember!). We only went in for drinks but the food menu looks good with plenty of choices. The staff are friendly and there's a nice local feel to the place which is always good.

Our visit to The London Inn was lovely. Phil and Linda were very welcoming and nothing was too much trouble. The pub itself was really quaint with a sweet courtyard. The menu was extensive and had options of traditional basket meals through to A la carte. We had a cooked breakfast which was gorgeous and included free tea and filter coffee. Will definitely be going back when we're back in Cornwall.

Great pub in a nice village. Real ales, home cooked food, a warm welcome and a lovely roaring fire in the winter.

This is as pubby as a pub can be. The food was lovely. Bar members really helpful. It was not busy and it's a shame. Beer is good and fresh tasting. 9/10

Turned out to be THE place to go for a traditional roast lunch. The food arrived promptly, was hot and the serving was ample. Good choice of small, medium or large portions all at very reasonable prices.

The fish soup was a vegetable broth. Very bad. The staff was rude and annoyed. Wall deodorants by the scent very intrusive too close to the table. Pubs unwelcoming. Deprecated

We came here for dinner on a Sunday night. The service was abrupt and restricted (you can order food but have to get your drinks at the bar) and the food took a long time to arrive. My "home-cooked" meal (rack of ribs) included off-colour veg that looked like it had been reheated. As I couldn't have my original choice of pudding (they were completely out of fruit), I had chocolate fudge cake that had been microwaved so it was hard in places. I understand microwaving food is common practice in lots of pubs, but if you're going to do it, at least do it well. Staff came to clear our plates while two of our party were still eating.I didn't drink any of the ales but I've been informed by those who did that the rotation isn't very impressive either.One positive was the range of meals available and the fixed price menu. However, until the quality of the food and service improves, I'd recommend you go to one of the many lovely pubs elsewhere in Cornwall.

We recently travelled down to Cornwall on the A30 and were looking for a convenient lunch stop. The London Inn was very convenient, take the Summercourt exit and the Pub is on the left just before the village centre traffic lights. Pass the Pub on your left and then turn left into their large car park. When you leave exit the Car park, turn left, straight across the lights and you re-join the A30 about 1000m down the road, very convenient.As for the pub itself, very welcoming staff and a good menu. Lunch menu was a mixture of Sandwiches, Burgers and Fish meals. We had the Burgers which were very tasty with chips and salad (also very good). Highly Recommended would use it again.

What a lovely little pub, the only shame was the amount of tables given over to eating. Not very helpful if you just wanted to pop in for a drink. Nice selection of real ales and good selection of wines.

Fantastic food. Great service. Nice outside space. Very friendly staff. Fresh prepared food quick service.

Decided to give the London inn a yet after passing it numerous times over the years and saying we must give it a go.Mother's Day loomed large & so the reservation was made. 4 adults & one 3yr old. The food was delicious & generous portioned. All opting for the standard portion of a roast for which there was also a large so goodness only knows how big that was. Choice of 4 meats & appropriate condiments ready on your table. Service was excellent & timely, the deserts were as delicious as the main & the warm, friendly atmosphere was so delightful. I could see it will be one we will most certainly be visiting again. Highly recommend it.

My family was over from France we live quite locally and went here for a bar meal Tuesday night food was lovely my dad said best meal he'd had since being back in UK Bubbles our chef and waitress was awesome as is Phil the landlord friendly, helpful and funny give it a try you won't be dissapointedn

Stopped here on the way back home to west Cornwall after a rugby weekend in Exeter. We wanted a quick, filling and satisfying Sunday roast and this was spot on - a great value plate of wholesome food washed down by some excellent Keltek beers. Welcoming and buzzy we left as very happy bunnies.

Went for a spontaneous Birthday meal, had a very nice Surf & Turf, cooked just right, everyone in our party enjoyed their meal, clean plates and no complaint sums it up. Great Keltec Brewery beers for real beer lovers too.Staff are great and Cassie the dog has to know what is going on with everyone. All round great experience.

Today we went to Summer court fair. Late afternoon we thought we would have a cup of tea. Awesome cuppa and bought out to us in the van we were trading from.Then we fancied a pasty. Sincerely the best Pasty I have had. Proper hot. Hygiene was impeccable.Well done guys!Don't know if the pasties were made onsite or not, but 10/10 from this visitor!

Fantastic friendly welcoming pub great food and the landlord, landlady and staff are lovely proper traditional pub

Me & my boyfriend were camping up the road at Resparva. The pub is about a 10 min walk down the road. The landlord, landlady & Cassie the gorgeous chocolate lab are lovely. It's a dog friendly pub. We had a lovely cheese board :-) & played a few games of pool. Highly recommended.

been meaning to eat here for a while as saw signs saying they prepared fresh local produce.tried it tonight, wow what a gem. Great food great atmosphere just like a perfect pub should be. The food was excellent and believe me I'm a fussy maid so would be the first to complain if it wasn't up to my standards. If you're looking for value for money, great service and great food this place is fantastic. Don't all crowd in though as we intend to return really soon.

Down in Cornwall for my Son's Wedding. This venue is in the village where my Grand-Son lives so took him for an early dinner on Saturday evening. Not many people dining for a Saturday but it was early and more were coming in by the time we left.Good food and drinks menu. Home-type cooking. Very enjoyable. Try it.

We stopped here on an off chance and so glad we did the bar man Was so helpful and friendly he couldn't do enough for us. The landlord was great to he rang the local campsite for us to get us in for the night and was also the chef. The food was delicious really good standard and fabulous service. We enjoyed it that much we went to the camp site and went back for a drink and a chat with the landlord til 11. He was very pleasant unlike his wife who wasn't as cheerful and was miserable. I would go back there cos the food was lovely.