The Packet Inn Smokehouse in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Great choice of ales, good food, nice old pub. Big car park.

We had a lovely BBQ with a live band in garden. Friendly pub with good food.

We popped in for a drink but ended up ordering food as the reviews are so good. The pies 🥧 are delicious! We will be back. Thank you 😊

Very pleasant pub with excellent service and a great selection of food and beers.

Nice pub, food was ok too, nothing to blow you away but good honest food. Extensive specials board.Slow service, had to go to the bar & pay while main plates were still on the table, but it was quite busy.

Enjoyed the surf an turf kebab of the specials board. The haddock could have been a bit bigger portion but was very tasty.

Great place to eat! Super clean and friendly and the food was really good. Definitely recommend if you are near by!

Came for a drink and meal while on holiday, can't fault it.

Dog friendly pub on the side of the road between Helston and Marazion. Portions were a decent size (pasta is a half portion) and good value. Staff were friendly and pub was pretty busy for a wet midweek lunchtime. Nice.

Visited Saturday lunchtime, some sun appeared so we sat in the beer garden area. Great pub, fabulous fish and chips, lovely staff Nick and Josh, thanks guys, and we hope to return! Best wishes, Deb and John 😃

Fantastic food, good choice on menu. Staff brilliant, ample parking off the road.

We spontaneously ate here on the way back from Cape Cornwall. The service was very friendly and helpful and the food was really tasty. There are great vegetarian options too. We would go again in a heartbeat.

Very tasty food. Very friendly and helpful staff. Recommended if you are in the area.

Beautiful meal , fish and chips chosen by the four of us followed by dessert. Highly recommended and dog friendly.

The chef here is AMAZING. For an unassuming ordinary pub (that btw doesn't have any smoked dishes -guess name is from historical origin) the quality of the food was excellent and not expensive. Definitely recommend

Popped in for lunch.Not overly busy but that's down to just opening.Lovely well presented meal.Very tasty.

Was waiting for the bus to Penzance and I went into this pub for the toilet as there isn’t any public toilets, and the man behind the bar was arrogant with me because I didn’t ask to use the toilet but it’s a pub what did he want me to do when I was busting stand and wait for him to serve people before I could ask him!! Saying all it takes is manners!!

It was as if we were not welcome, we waited a long time for our order, and they didn’t bring everything at once. The soup was very sour. The Caesar salad was okay. On the plus side, dogs are allowed and there is parking.

More relaxed and comfortable since changing hands.

Nice meal. Friendly staff. Fair price. I will go here again.

Lovely, warm and friendly pub. Great location, excellent food and drinks. Highly recommended.

Stopped for lunch after leaving St Michaels Mount. Warm and friendly greeting. Made to feel very welcome. Food home cooked and every meal was delicious. Couldn’t ask for more. Would give more stars if could. Definitely worth a stop if passing. We will stop again when next in the area

Lovely pub with very welcoming staff and delicious food. The quality of the food is great and the prices are affordable. 100% recommend !

Fantastic little pub, friendly service for just a drink or sitting down to eat. We had the burger which tasted just like homemade, delicious.

Great food, ale, staff & location !!

We only popped in for a drink and to meet a large group of friends

Amazing pub, super nice and great food!

Very busy and noisy pub. Just what the landlord needs. We opted to eat in the conservatory, pie and chips and mushy peas. Really nice. Normally have salt and vinegar on me chips, but not this time, really nice tasting chips. And the mushy peas 🫛 had an extra something, really nice. Found out afterwards, it was a bit of mint mixed in. Its a bit far to go back, just under 400 miles, but worth a visit if your on holiday like we were.

This is a very nice pub. The landlord is friendly and very welcoming. The service is second to none and food good value for money. I highly recommend. Will be going back soon.

Staff were welcoming and friendly. Food was delicious. Great atmosphere too, will definitely visit again soon!

Stop off and have some food and a jar. You won’t do better locally - great food and menu, friendly staff and deserve a shout out. Top marks

What an amazing place!!!, the food is totally amazing, I can highly recommend the steak and Stilton pie, the people are lovely and extremely welcoming, we enjoyed it that much that we have booked again before we go home. A very big thank you,

Good food, limited but delicious menu, friendly service. Good value for money, relaxing atmosphere.

Basic food pizza chips pies etc but the pies are exceptional worth a visit.

A great inn to visit. Friendly staff and excellent food!

Very disappointed, decided to try this place due to the reviews and photos of the food. Well I have to say I'm not sure where these reviews and photos come from. Upon arrival was told they are low on lager, asked if they were doing roast dinners to be told no, was given a menu which consisted of different pies and ice cream, nothing else, the pies were nice but overall the experience was nothing compared to the reviews and photos others have left. Not sure if it is under new management.

Sunday lunch here was insanely good, by far the best pub food I've had in years. Very good service too, attentive where needed but not over the top. *edit - we've been back since and it was just as good :) I've also seen reviews that say the building is fully wheelchair accessible, this is not strictly true, there is a tight turn and a step down through the front door but if you can't manage this they will open the extra bit on the conservatory door at the back for you no problem, this way in is fully level. The conservatory itself is very spacious but I wouldn't like to try and manoeuvre a larger electric chair or scooter through into the main building. Parking could also be an issue if you need to open your door wide, there are no disabled spaces.

Very oily fish dish for main course. Unnecessary amount of oil along with pesto on my main course made it very inedible especially when there’s mashed potato on it too. Cauliflower cheese on my friends very skimpy meat roast dinners had seen better days. We have been coming to the Packet Inn for years and this has been the worst food I’ve eaten there. Very disappointed and sadly we won’t come back

The food here is amazing. 1st look at menu makes you wonder as not traditional pub grub. I had the butternut squash and the flavours where fantastic my partner had the pasta ragu and that to was amazing. Desert was sticky toffee pudding and milk pudding with rhubarb. The whole meal and atmosphere was very good and again complements to the chef for a wonderful menu. And very good service form the serving team. Will visit again.

Great place, had lunch with a couple of friends. Food delicious.

Visited on a cold Thursday night in March. Couldn't have received a warmer welcome! The food, the ambience and the service were fantastic. Lovely to see a really foodie pub that is so dog friendly, and so well supported by its locals (we happened to be there on quiz night - it was a great atmosphere!) The smoked brisket. . . oh wow! Highly recommended.

OG Packet burger was awesome, kids fish and chips too, friendly staff and dogs welcome.

Such a lovely restaurant with amazing food 😋 totally recommend 😊

Great food, lovely staff, good prices. Been 4 times this year, excellent every time.

Great atmosphere, staff and beer . Menu is a little conflicted with plastic burger menu attached to a fine dining menu , as a smoke house you would expect more ribs/ burgers / steaks. One of the best puddings I've ever eaten saves this hence the 4 stars! Great little pub with alot of potential.

The meal was delicious would recommend 😋 would go again enjoyed the evening. Thank you to staff.

Wonderful meal. Lovely surroundings. Friendly and helpful staff

WOW what great and unusual and imaginative food, fantastic guys, thank you. Small menu but the food was great. Lovely staff and the dog was welcome too. We will definitely come here again next time we are in Cornwall. One member of our party is local and will be putting the word around about how great the food is.

Our favourite local pub. We have taken many friends & family always had a lovely flavoursome Sunday lunch

Exceptional roast dinner, I would highly recommend.

We visited here for lunch midweek as we keep hearing how good the food was. I ordered burger and drippy chips with a beer. The food was served promptly and all tasted lovely. You can tell that everything was made from scratch non of it processed at all. It definitely was worth the trip! It was family friendly and very welcoming. Highly recommended 😊

Best Sunday lunch around,bit more expensive than anywhere else but you get what you pay for excellent 👌

Amazing pub in Cornwall. Highly recommended. Great atmosphere for drinks and/or food, a delicious menu offered and brilliant service

Lovely pub, dog friendly. One item we wanted wasn't available, but what we did get was nice, especially the squash main course and desserts. I loved that there was a Cornish wine on the wine list as well!

Absolutely brilliant.. excellent service..and the food is amazing.

Friendly service and very good food. Personally I would prefer a slightly wider variety on the menu but that's just a meat eaters view.

Perfect Sunday roast,highly recommend great hospitality and customer service the staff were very helpful and friendly.

Really welcoming staff, excellent choice on the menu. Amazingly good food! Had a great experience and would highly recommend and return!

Excellent pub that is more of a restaurant. Small but nice menu and everything is homemade - including the fries and mayonnaise! The focus here is on the craft of cooking and it's just fun. Service very attentive...we have already been here twice and will come back again at the end of our Cornwall holiday.

Lovely light lunch. Beautifully prepared lemon sole, and a rich chocolate mousse for dessert.

Great food, anything smoked is done in-house and we tried a lot of their menu, all top quality good. We recommend the Ragu(?) Can't remember now if it was that or some other beef pasta dish, but it was amazing (and was only one on the menu).

OMG! Beautifully seasoned fish cakes, with unusual twists of tarragon. These guys absolutely know what they're doing, and the value flavour over huge portion sizes (which were absolutely filling enough as they are - and I like my grub). Best recommendation in the area on our 5 day trip to Cornwall by far, and super reasonable prices too. Oh, and they provided a blanket for our whippets to sit on too :)

Welcoming and friendly staff with a fantastic menu. Food was absolutely perfect, cooked to a tee, tasty and excellent portions. A must to visit but I'd recommend pre-booking as it's always busy; a very popular place.

Definitely a 1* review for the behaviour of the owner.

Staff amazing pint even better 👌

Excellent first ever meal in Cornwall. Highly recommended!

Just had the Sunday roast which was extremely good. Also for kids on the kids menue with a very reasonably price. Advance booking recommended as we had to sit outside.

Unfortunately one of the owners is extremely unreasonable, I would steer well clear of this place if looking for somewhere to eat!!!!

We wanted to go to a gastropub in West Cornwall and chose the Packet Inn. The food was fine - not blown away but no issues - however the setting (far below average) and menu (a bit of an odd selection and had to order lots of extras) were not commensurate with the price, which was far too high in all areas relative to the environment and feel. Would not return.

Excellent service and amazing food

Visited for an anniversary meal. Absolutely fantastic food, wonderful staff. Looking forward to returning!

Amazing food, lovely staff...a hidden gem!

This is the best place I have ever eaten and I am 57 years old . The food is out of this world . My hubby had veggie food and it was incredible. I had beef and Yorkshire pudding, wow , wow , wow . Book early as its extremely popular.

best food ive had in a long time,Fantastic packed with flavour, staff very friendly and dog friendly, great will be back

A beautiful Sunday roast. The staff couldn't do enough to help, very accommodating. Thank you all.

Sooooo good. Excellent food an service. Lovely staff. Will be returning soon.

Poor service. I left after several minutes standing at the bar waiting to ask about having dinner. Rude of the staff not to acknowledge me with just the briefest of courtesy.

Blown away by a terrific meal at the Packet Inn this evening - stellar service and delicious dishes. Salted Cod fritters were amazing, as well as the lamb rigatoni and burger & chips. Completely unassuming from the outside - a hidden gem indeed! Don't hesitate, get yourself down to the Packet Inn Smokehouse.

What a wonderful find. On a short break in Cornwall, where to eat. Let's Google. Packet Inn came up, fully booked according to website. Phoned and bingo, booked for 19:30. I had hake, he had sole. Beautifully cooked, service was perfect. A great experience, would certainly recommend the Packet Inn. Do try and book in advance if you can.

Owner is rather arrogant. Up his own A**, cleaning standards in the place are not good and food is just re labelled constantly, wouldn’t be surprised if half of it is out of date..

Excellent food, the vegetarian dish was amazing. A real treat for a smokehouse to make the effort for the vege dish.

Excellent food. Burger was immense

Interesting menu, lovely food, beautifully cooked 😎 all good!

Far exceeded expectations. High quality food, very friendly and knowledgeable staff, dog friendly, great atmosphere. A true hidden gem.

The Packet Inn has probably the best food in Penwith. We have been there a lot over the past few years, taking friends down for a holiday when Covid prevented overseas jaunts. The menu is not long, but it is varied with flavours from all over the world. You won't find any bland pub staples - even the hamburger has a definite upmarket twist to it. And the quality of the food itself is consistently outstanding, the service friendly and competent.

Had roast dinner, tasty and lovely roast potatoes. Very prompt and friendly service at a reasonable price. Will visit again. Busy would advise to phone and book.

Literally the best Sunday lunch ever! ❤️

Limited seating at the bar, should be called a restaurant. $$$

The staff were very welcoming and the food was absolutely delicious. My family agreed that it was one of the best roasts we have had. Really couldn’t fault a thing. Dog friendly, had two boxer dogs and staff even treated them to some dog treats! Would definitely recommend.

Fabulous meal, friendly attentive staff.

Very good service and all staff friendly and helpful

Best roast we've had in a long time. Great service from the team and a really nice atmosphere. Perfect

Great food good atmosphere poor chairs / table's where we were sat all a bit rickety but food made up for this excellent

We had lunch here with friends and the food was some of the best we’ve had in the area. The service was excellent. I would definitely recommend It. Excellent fresh fish and such delicate flavours. My husband had a meat pasta dish which he thoroughly enjoyed. Then we hit the sweets! Doughnuts to die for with condensed milk ice cream. Will definitely be back.

Beautifully presented food. Mine was a bit on the salty side for me. A little pricey for a pub atmosphere, at £22+ for a main except the veggie option. Staff very polite.

Read the good reviews and booked as we were staying at praa sands. I ordered the (over priced) steak and was told that they are all boiled before cooking so I could have it rare or medium rare as they were cooked medium at a minimum due to the “water bath” obviously I took their word for this and ordered. It came, very small and I’d say 40% rind and fat. The meat itself was tough as leather and the table opposite me sent theirs back. Not wanting to cause an issue I ate what I could and when the waitress cleared the plates and asked if everything was ok my reply was ‘yes, it was ok, but nothing more than ok’. She then took the plates and a minute later another guy brought the bill, put it on the table and walked away. This is extremely bad service and frankly plain rude. My partner was planning to order dessert and maybe another drink but we’d obviously hurt someone’s ego in the kitchen because we weren’t overwhelmed by their boiled beef so were made to feel uncomfortable and left. Such a shame as we had high hopes. But I suppose in a tourist spot like this they don’t need to rely on repeat custom. Would be 1 star for food and service but I’ll give 2 as they had a good selection of beers on tap.

This was the best roast I’ve ever eaten. Everything about the meal was perfect. We even turned up without a reservation and they squeezed us in quick. I’d give this place more stars if I could. Thank you!

I usually find pub roasts disappointing but this was definitely the best pub Sunday lunch I've ever tasted! Lovely tender pork, perfect crispy roast potatoes and great veg followed by a delicious sticky toffee pudding. Staff welcoming and efficient, the atmosphere relaxed Couldn't find fault (which is unusual in itself!) planning to go back later in the week. Thoroughly recommend it.

Slightly pricey but definitely worth it. Extremely tasty food and perfect portion sizes, would definitely recommend, staff also very friendly and helpful 🙂

Stopped in for the third time in three visits to Cornwall this year and once again was not disappointed. At lunchtime, the menu is a selection of various small plates, all of which extremely tasty and well presented. Unfortunately for dinner they seem to have reverted to more convention “starter, main course, dessert”, apparently because some people did not understand the concept! This is a shame because the variety of different dishes on the menu means that it is difficult to limit oneself to just a single choice from each section of the menu! Staff are friendly, the beer is well kept and the wine list is varied and offers something for every taste. Highly recommended and we will be sure to return if we are ever back in this part of Cornwall.