The Pirate Inn in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

A very welcoming place to stay lovely staff but in room 1 a bath mat for the shower is a must also a grab rail for us that are a bit shakey on there feet and a larger bathroom mirror please .

Lovely pub ,busy with friendly staff .Nice food ,reasonable prices .Would recommend .The crumble and custard was yummy .

Sadly the worst roast I’ve ever had. Garden is nice and perfect for family’s. Nice for a drink, if the rest of the food is the standard we were served, then that’s probably all it’s good for.

We didn’t stay here, but stopped in for a late lunch on our way to Land’s End. Traditional pub, super friendly staff, and delicious food! Easy to get to from the A. Highly recommend!

Stopped here for lunch while staying in cornwall. Both had the Lasagne. Unfortunately the food was tasteless and seemed to try to fix this by smothering in cheese. I couldn't even find any pasta! The garlic bread was so hard I couldn't bite into it. Really disappointing.

Worst roast I’ve ever had. Cheap (10.90} but my god it was the most disgusting food, chicken was a water-pumped breast out of a packet and the potatoes were undercooked and beige. Don’t offer to serve roasts if your hearts not in it guys l

We came for a Sunday roast. When I booked over the phone, the lady was very personable . I told her it was going to be a big number of people to which she said was fine. However when the food arrived it was barely warm with under cooked vegetables. Everything was drenched in insipid gravy and the chicken was cheap and had a spongy texture. Nobody enjoyed their meal and couldn't finish it. We mentioned the disappointment to the girl behind the bar she didn't give much of an apology as she was young and maybe didn't know how to rectify this. Overall it wasn't a good meal which was disappointing as it should have been a lovely family meal out

Just walked in. Friendly staff. Good food. Dog friendly. Something for everyone. Beer garden as well. A wonderful experience.

As a family, we visit pubs all over the country, so I do rate fairly. This is a fantastic pub, great food, and reasonable price 10 out of 10

The staff here aswell as the owners are amazing warm kind and friendly. They went above and beyond to help myself and husband to facilitate our first dance after a vow renewal. This made our day to finally have it filmed after being married in covid. The food is amazing as is the atmosphere here. Highly recommend this pub to everyone. Thank you Nicola and Elliot youre amazing

Pretty dark shop. We ended up there by chance, looking for a parking space. Children's portion was enough to fill you up...

First off all, I would like to say that we were disgusted by the way we were treated by the old woman who worked at the pub. We booked a table three weeks in advance for the four of us and then were told that we were not allowed in because it was illegal and against their license to serve us (bare in mind this was at 6oclock, which is before the 9pm lockout time for minors, and we were only after food). After explaining to the lady that I booked it and the staff who kindly accommodated us said that we could, she then turned around and said that she guessed we could stay but as soon as we finish our food we needed to leave as soon as possible. In addition to this, everything about this pub was disappointing. Apon walking in, the decor was cheesy, the tables were old and dirty, the barmen were unprofessional and dismissive and there was obvious bias to regulars. Once told to go outside I was flabbergasted to see how disorganised the tables and how old and decrepit the furniture was. Also, the website gave completely wrong prices and even wrong dishes. We had to go the counter to order (having to deal with the grumpy and dismissive staff). The food itself was completely mid. The gammon was fatty and thin. The fish was tiny and I could have made the burger at home for £1. We couldn’t order drinks and so was given cheap tap water with thin plastic cups. On top of all this, we were never given apologies for our mistreatment and the bill was MASSIVE. However, our waitress was very nice. DID NOT TIP! (Sorry queen)

Had food here with friends. Good parking, lovely garden. The food menu is very good, I am vegetarian and there were plenty of choices for me. I ate off the tappas part of the menu and was surprised how much food was given for each dish. Good value for money.

Food. Not very good looks like it’s microwaved

The food was awful we waited an hour for it and it was all cold when it came out. We asked a refund and they gave it us but they were so rude about it! The lady at the bar basically said whatever bye. Avoid at all costs. We went to McDonald’s and that was nicer

This is the 2nd time we've been to the Pirate Inn. We came last year and now we love here so much we just had to come back. Food was amazing staff are fantastic friendly nothing is too much trouble. Big shout out to Liam and Riley they looked after me and my hubby so well. Cheers guys we'll see you next year all being well! ☺️😁

5 Star service. 5 star beer garden. Daisy at the bar was friendly and a fine example of Cornish hospitality. The Steak Pie was glorious. As Arnold Schwarzenegger once said... 'I'll be back'

I would not advise anyone to stay at the Pirate Inn. It smelt of dog and there was dog hair all over the carpet. We were supposed to get breakfast but were told they didn’t do breakfast, when we queried this we received a tray with a few pieces of cheese, croissants some crackers and make yourself instant porridge. Not what we were expecting at all. On Saturday afternoon a band started playing the most terrible head banging music so loudly we could still hear it when we walked to the promenade. Mercifully they stopped playing at 9 pm. One meal in the pub was ok but the fish was dried up and more batter than fish.

Great pub, staff, indoors and a superb beer garden. Just needs a greater range of beer.

Nice pint in the sunshine, watching a Rock band playing, very busy and very enjoyable.

Nice, clean without any problem. Nice staff. Car park.

Large pub with great beer garden.

Stayed overnight as we were taking ferry to Isles of Scilly in the morning . Room basic but very clean tea and coffee facilities available. We arrived late, and food ordering had ceased. Despite this the chef very kindly made our meal which was very tasty and we were very grateful.

Oude Inn/Pub met veel locals als klanten. De Inn heeft 3 kamers. Onze kamer was wat aan de krappe kant en het schoonmaken had wat meer aandacht mogen hebben. Meer dan voldoende gratis parkeerplaatsen en met een grote beer garden. Lekkere bieren en het eten was ook prima met een vriendelijke service van twee dames. De Inn ligt op ongeveer 10 minuten lopen van de zee en het centrum. We hadden geboekt en betaald voor een kamer met ontbijt maar ontbijt werd (niet meer) geserveerd. De wat norse eigenaresse probeerde dit weg te wuiven en dat gaf ons geen goed gevoel. Uiteindelijk is het goed opgelost maar dat had wel wat vriendelijker gekund.

Old Inn/Pub with many locals as customers. The Inn has 3 rooms. Our room was a bit on the small side and cleaning could have received a little more attention. More than enough free parking spaces and a large beer garden. Tasty beers and the food was also excellent with friendly service from two ladies. The Inn is about a 10 minute walk from the sea and the centre. We had booked and paid for a room with breakfast but breakfast was (no longer) served. The somewhat grumpy owner tried to wave this away and that didn't give us a good feeling. In the end it was resolved well, but it could have been a bit friendlier.

We were very disappointed with the food here, poor quality & little flavour. . Starters 3x Tapas, meatballs were tasteless & watery, pork was tough with no flavour, prawns were passable. Main course pie was ok but gravy very thin. Fish & chicken platters weren't very good just tasted like value supermarhet frozen food. Service was good & staff very friendly giving a good atmosphere to this local family & dog friendly pub but let down by poor quality food.

You can’t reply to previous reviews so I thought I’d write my own. Firstly I’d like to say, Elliot, your response to a family member is disgusting. You may need to take a course in customer service! Pre order or not surely you can cater for 20 people? How many people do you cater for in peak seasons? If not, perhaps you should have said no to our booking. Yes, apparently we were asked to pre order our meal blah blah blah. Our table order was the first to be taken,yet we were the last to have our food, and one persons food arrived….he had finished and then the other 3 people’s food arrived. Having not pre ordered should not mean food having to be sent back cos it was cold in the middle. Should not mean starters are brought out after mains? Clue is in the title. STARTER. Another order was sent back because it was inedible. The comment to staff was praising the ones who were there,not to bash. My family member was asking where management was. I am not one to bash a business as I understand how detrimental it is. However I am appalled at your response, lack of compassion and understanding,prompting my review. I am hoping you take the feedback as constructive. Take a course in customer service Force people to pre order if a large group you can not handle Or don’t take a large group if you have a “tiny kitchen”

Brilliant pub with very welcoming staff They serve the second best burger 8 ate in my 50 year on this planet

Booked table for 12pm for 20 people. Food arrived at 1.30. Some people had finished lunch while others waiting for starters. One meal sent back not cooked properly. Two sent back cold. Very disappointed. Very young staff who did their best but where was an appropriate manager?? Won't be returning.

Greatplays landlady so entertaining

Great place to stay friendly staff good food

The breakfast was outstanding and delicious and tasty too eat and enjoyable to eat and the staff are friendly and helpful and polite

Great local in packed with charm. Loved the food including the gammon! A warm cosy inn with excellent money for value.

I can't vote above 5. As a businessman who stays over at places on a regular basis The Pirate Inn is the best. Borderline diabetic they even let me order pizza when the kitchen was closed - and as for the complimentary continental breakfast tray!!! Fantastic! All this for £50 a night.

Loved this inn, staff are so friendly, liam your a star...Great pints and food was lovely. Rooms are clean and comfortable. Booking here again for next month.

Hair in my food(hunter chicken) i complained that there is a hair in my food and the waitress came and said they are going to replace it she said that it would take 5mins. I asked if she could put in take away box instead as its nearly 8pm and its bed time for our 8months old baby. She came back and gave me the food in the box and when opened it ITS THESAME OLD HAIRY FOOD I HAD the chef just add on 2 new tenderstem broccoli and mash potato. If i only knew they would just retuned the food that i had. I would rather had a refund instead. The issue there was the hunter chicken not the bloody broccoli and the mash potato cause thats where i found the hair or its more look like a pubes. chef and waitress are luck of communications. Waitress taken an orders then came back ohh sorry we don't have chicken strip.looks like they don't talk about whats missing in their menu.

The breakfast is outstanding and the staff are friendly and helpful and polite and amazing and brilliant and fabulous and fantastic

A big big thank you to this business we were on a new year break in the area and were struggling to find any pubs open on New Year’s Day evening that were serving food and dog friendly after around a dozen calls to other establishments in the area that weren’t serving food or couldn’t accommodate us the Pirate inn came to our rescue. We were made very welcome and nothing was too much trouble for us the food was great and the staff even phoned other pubs to find out who was showing the evenings football. A big big thanks also to the staff on duty tonight you are a credit to your employers. Wish you all a very happy new year and I hope you all have a great 2024. We will be sure to visit again next time we are in the area. Thanks!

Perfect carvery, staff were so nice and helpful, the whole place had such a nice atmosphere

Absolutely fantastic 3 course Christmas meal ,very tasty from start to finish and at such a great price too.We were a group of 10 some had food that wasnt on the Christmas menu and they all thoroughly enjoyed there meals too.The service was fantastic very polite efficient staff ,we highly recommend and we will defientely be back.

Had a fabulous works dinner today the food was wonderful great Christmas dinner and off the menu. Thank you for a lovely time x

It is a good place to go for a meal and a beer and meet friends

This is without doubt the smallest room that we have ever stayed in anywhere in the world! Barely enough room to walk around the bed - had to put our case in the bathroom as there is just no other space for it. The bathroom is very worn and quite grungy and the heating is connected to the pubs system so you are unable to set it to your own needs. The breakfast was a sad revelation - should not be listed as a B&B - tray with instant porridge, yoghurt cup and mandarin left next to the bed The food in the pub was OK - they had a world cup burger offer on with a drink included and it was not bad. A concerning point was that none of the staff seem to know much about what is going on - or maybe just don't care - seemed to be more interested in what was happening around the snooker table that about addressing our enquiries Would advise looking elsewhere when in Penzance

Hi marc kitcher I come he with my dad I love say he it was lovey very lovey staff and frendly staff and lovey meal marc kitcher

Down this way on holiday and came here for dinner. Friendly staff, good selection of drinks, comfortable environment, clean, large car park and nice food.

Good home cooked food. The only serving waitress did a top job of serving even though it appeared to get busy.

Food and friendly atmosphere was so impressive that we came back the following night to do it all again!

Just stayed a couple of nights. Basic room ,continental breakfast. The staff were really friendly.Had a nice meal in the pub really tasty

“Avoid This Place!!” I’m utterly shocked with The Pirate Inn my 40 year old Danish Down syndrome son was face timing me to say goodnight and I could hear the bar staff bullying him in the background and then they kicked him out because they said their policy doesn’t allow Down Syndrome people. A pub in Penzance called (The Crown) was very nice and accommodating to my son so 5 stars to them

We were there for wedding reception meal. Meal cooked beautifully and staff very friendly and helpful. All went very smoothly.

What’s better than delicious food in a charming place, with helpful staff. Really enjoyed our visit.

Staff really helpful, food was good with quick service.

It's a nice old pub but not a Hotel/B&B

Stopped of as wanted sone food very nice friendly pub

Popped in for a bite to eat on the way to the rugby. The young staff members were happy, friendly and helpful. They made you feel very welcome. The food was very tasty and reasonably priced. Highly recommend popping in if you are down this way.

A nice find, on the outskirts of Penzance, a nice split level interior, with a good drinks selection. The large garden is very attractive.

Best beer garden in Penzance. Great good too!

Ich möchte mit den positiven Dingen beginnen: die Lage der Unterkunft ist sehr gut, nahe an der Promenade und in wenigen Minuten ist ein großer Supermarkt zu Fuß erreichbar. Das Zimmer ist sauber. Aber: die sanitären Einrichtungen sind zwar sauber aber das WC macht üble Geräusche... und vor allem die Dusche: sie hält keine Temperatur, ständiger Wechsel zwischen kalt und sehr heiß! Das Frühstück besteht aus industriellem Croissant in Folie verpackt und etwas Marmelade, Honig und Joghurt. Alles industriell verpackt und ohne Liebe ausgelegt. Und wenn man das triste Frühstück "genießen" möchte - es gibt nicht einmal einen Stuhl im Zimmer! Frühstück im Bett stelle ich mir anders vor. Wenigstens gibt es aufgrund des Joghurts gezwungenermaßen einen kleinen Kühlschrank im Zimmer. Dazu kommt dass ich mich noch nie so unwillkommen gefühlt habe wie in dieser Unterkunft!

Good pub grub and good portions, really good value for money, we are a family of 7 and just wanted some proper food ! , staff were all really nice.😁

Visiting Land's End from Lostwithiel and needed a family friendly place to eat that didn't cost a fortune, this place was perfect. There are 6 of us (2A 4C) and we didn't book a table, the staff were very accommodating. My young daughter has a specialist medical diet and then lovely lady that took our order was fab! Between us we had steak, burgers & gammon and the portion sizes were generous to say the least. They had a small park outside with a big tree swing, which was a hit with the kids! Would definitely recommend and visit again next time. All in, the bill was £88, bargain!

We stopped for an early dinner, served from 5pm (no food 3pm till 5pm) and ate in the good size beer garden. Staff were friendly, the food was tasty & reasonably priced. Would eat there again.

Very helpful and friendly staff. Food was good. And there is a little playground for the kids.

A very good pub. Great atmosphere. Great staff

Went for a quick bite to eat. Food was beautiful! Nice area outside. Woman who served us was really nice and friendly too. We will definitely be returning!!

Atrocious food & appalling accommodations. Room was tiny, could barely walk around the bed. Towels need replacing, a dirty pinky/brown. Clearly not the original colour and just look dirty. My husband actually went down to the car and brought his own towel to have a shower. Shower does not work ran no 4 blue/cool but it was burning hot! so hot I scalded my hand putting it under to check the temperature! Shower screen mould horrific and clearly not been properly cleaned the shower was either scalding hot or cold. Bedroom carpet needs washing or replacing- a grey carpet so filthy it was brown. ironic a carpet cleaner was on the landing!! Pub with rooms advertising as a B&B , but no cooked breakfast?? should not advertise as a B&B if a cooked breakfast is not provided. Yoghurt, a ready pot of porridge and a 200ml carton of juice plus a wrinkly old apple. Longlife croissant 🥐 in cellophane plus 1 jam 1 honey 2 butter and a marmite. We had 1 teaspoon to make drinks eat yoghurts/porridge. The mind boggles!!! A rubbish bin right next to one’s head is totally unacceptable. The only saving grace a great selection of hot beverages. If we had not if travelled 9 hrs had to awake very early in the morning we would have declined the room and left. To be honest sleeping in the back of a car would have been preferable. Dog hair on the bed linen! Bathroom filled with mould due to zero ventilation-Grimy tiles/shower screen and mildew all over the ceiling as no window to open and no air-vent. We only booked as it was walkable to Scilly Isles Park n ride- What a mistake! we read reviews that stated it was exceptional/amazing great staff. We did not have the same experience. We ordered dinner after a 9hr drive exhausted. When a dish states served on a bed of lettuce one expects lettuce and maybe a bit of dressing- Oh no peppers and onions! I’m allergic to onions. So i picked items with zero onions. But each dish had onions with it! flatbread came with side salad full of onions, chicken tenders on bed of lettuce came with finely chopped onions and peppers, baked mushrooms topped with summer vegetables came with peppers and onions!! i picked onions out of the lettuce but could not remove them from the baked cheese on top of the field mushrooms. No staff came to enquire about our meal except to clear plates I explained I had clearly picked items without onions on the menu. Staff did not ask about allergies and as no one came to check our food was ok and no staff around the dining area (they were behind the bar or washing up) so i was unable to eat the mushrooms. Wait staff just threw them in the bin. Did not inform bar staff who created the bill so we had to explain once again the issues. Staff need better/more rigorous training! 1) Always ask re:allergies 2) always check back with customers once food is served 3) pass on any issues with food. we sat down at 7:30pm and heard wait staff share the kitchen had run out of x,y z do no dessert for us. The only saving grace was the steak & ale pie. Flatbread - was a cheap pizza not a flatbread at all! chicken tenders verging on burnt (a lot of burnt edges) measly portion of 3 too! Menu description does not reflect the food brought to the table. The menu needs updating to reflect the actual ingredients. Chef clearly obsessed with peppers and onions! . A very poor do! and not cheap either! £12 for pie and chips.

Wow, we came here previously and enjoyed the food so much that we came three times during a previous holiday… Never again! Three of the party ordered gammon, but it was like leather (see the picture for how dry and arid it was)… even the eggs were burnt, and the pineapple that was promised on the menu wasn’t available! Genuine shocker of a meal… Only gave it two stars, because one of those was for posterity! Had a Greggs breakfast which was better this morning!

Good choice of pub food and good outdoor space

Very friendly staff, amazing food, we had the garlic and chilli prawns for starters, I can’t recommend enough. There was so many prawns, unlike any other place we have eaten where you search for the prawns 🍤 main course delicious, can’t speak more highly

Had dinner here yesterday. Quick service and amazing quality of food. Love band in the garden. Would highly recommend and will be returning

Had evening meals here on two consecutive nights whilst on holiday in Cornwall in our Motorhome free stopover when meal purchased.Great choice,good quality at a very reasonable price. Extremely friendly helpful staff. Nice safe beer garden for families. Also on a bus route,bus stop just outside. Would definitely recommend and will be back.

Stayed in our Motorhome in carpark. Free as long as you buy a meal. Good quality home cooked reasonably priced food. Staff very polite and attentive. Right next to a bus route, to Mousehole or Newlyn. You can also book a room at the inn

Great pub Great food also put a bouncy castle up for the kids 3 times a week

Food is absolutely fantastic, staff are polite and helpful

Great, friendly service. Lovely outside seating area. Only went for drinks, didn't stay.

Fab food. Fab beers. Fab service.

Went to see a live band and to eat over the coronation weekend. I rang and booked in advance as my partner has mobility problems. Lovely seat by window, food was beautiful and staff bent over backwards to help us. They booked a live band and bouncy castle too. Lovely welcoming atmosphere.

What a great little find. We initially drove past this place in search for a meal out, went into the town, didn't find anything we fancied so came back. This pub has a great atmosphere, the staff are great and food was absolutely amazing! It was by far the best meal out we've had in ages. 5 main meals, 2 sides and 4 alcoholic drinks, all served to our table with expected waiting times for freshly cooked meals for under £70. The quality of the food was amazing and the portions were decent sizes too. There was a bouncy castle and adventure play ground to keep the kids entertained whilst we waited for our food too 👌 We were in Cornwall for a little holiday but we'll definitely be back if we're ever near again, well done to all the staff!

Well. What can I say, bar staff unpleasant and now the we go on to the food!!! That was appalling, uncooked meat that came from a microwave meat and potatoes was only thing that was cooked, veg was really hard not boiled at all, parsnips wasn’t roasted they was rawish, yorkie pudding was black burnt and so was aunt bessys stuffing balls to, and no offer of Apple sauce or Horseradish sauce or mint sauce either and we paid £60 something pounds, what a total Rip off. Won’t be coming back again!!!. And for your information I’m an Undercover food critic and I will be contacting the food hygiene colleges tomorrow.!!!!

Had a fabulous stay- good band playing in garden - excellent cocktails - good pub food - nice comfortable bed nice linen and pillows - loved the room very good tea coffee making facilities with cheese biscuits apple yoghurt cereal and juice left in room - toiletries and towels - everything much better than I expected - extremely good value for money - first place on our cornwall trip that I would like to come back to

Terrible, I think I could've done better and cheaper buying food from Iceland

Small room blowing a gale through the window no heating in the bathroom which was freezing cold continental breakfast was waiting in the room when I checked in at 3pm so I'll leave you to make up your own mind as to its quality but staff were friendly and the bar food was quite good

Had an amazing night at the pirate inn, reviews made me skeptical at first but after being recommended by friends thought would give it a go. Had the steak pie and was to die for, and a friend had fish and chips. Couldn’t recommend the...

Very disappointing. We are a family of six, having placed our orders, two of us choosing fish & chips, approximately 10 minutes later were told there was no fish. We quickly chose alternatives. When our meals arrived, all looked well but when we actually began...

Really welcoming staff, family and dog friendly. Great food. Lovely garden area. Didn't stay over so can't review the rooms.

We had a lovely stay here. Great bed, best night’s sleep in a long time. It’s a pub so you’d think it would be noisy, but they close around 10pm so it nice and quiet around bed time. The staff and locals are really friendly and welcoming. Good shower too with decent shampoo and conditioner that made my hairy very shiny. Will definitely stay again. Thank you to all at the Pirates Inn. See you soon, Rita and James.

Warm and welcoming. Wood burner going. Very pleasant on a cold and wet March evening. Menu looked good although we were just in for a drink

Lovely pub to go to. Nice and quiet and service from staff is top class

Great place to stay. Awesome food and service. Lovely warm and welcoming landlords and staff. Highly recommend.

Fantastic Pub, the owners are so friendly and engaging, and the bar staff are brilliant

We arrived on a very wet day to a lovely warm cosy room, although small there was enough room for the two of us, with storage and hanging space for our clothes. The bathroom was large and again had enough storage for wash bags. There were various teas and coffees provided with hot chocolate and biscuits, something you don't see much these days but really appreciated. The breakfast provided was a porridge pot, croissant ( on day three, pain au chocolate), apple, yoghurt, savoury crackers and cheese. There is a mini fridge in the room which was handy and kept the cheese and yoghurts fresh. The location was good for a walk into Penzance and although the road outside was busy at times we really didn't notice the noise. Hopefully we will return.

Always welcoming and good pub grub, evening meals start at 5pm which is great for families

Brilliant, good Pub great music, really appreciate the effort x

Bedroom above the bar and the pool table so noisy but comfortable, well equipped and plenty of Cornish teabags

We stayed at this hotel as well as had lunch and drinks. We loved it! The room was small but had all you needed. It included a great breakfast in the room - fruit, yoghurt croissant, coffee, juice etc. - loved it! The pub was also great - good choice of food, really nice outdoor space, great service, very pleasant experience- would recommend.

Comfortable room and friendly reception. Fairly priced for the room and the evening meal. I would stay there again

If you like food that is sodden in salt, hair in your meal, and a rubber egg that looked as if it was salvaged from someone elses plate, then this is the place for you. Add to that a "manager" who cant make a decision...

Meal very microwave style- yes we heard the ping ! Place dirty - bag of food rubbish in car park We could hear staff play fighting and swearing from kitchen Won’t be returning

Excellent crab linguine at the Pirate Inn. Great atmosphere and friendly staff. Recommended

Visited here while on holiday in Penzance. Called prior to visiting and booked a table. The interior is a standard pub with some wooden beams and wooden tables. The bar staff were friendly as was the waitress. We were a bit unsure if it was...

Had a lovely stay with you! Nice evening meal, then back to our room to chill out. Room was nice and clean, comfortable, breakfast is nice simple but alot of choice! Wil be using again!