The Shire Inn in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Most carveries have a good choice of meat just as The Shire does. Excellent quality and absolutely brilliant roast potatoes today too. A full selection of vegetables too but a shame that cauliflower cheese is an extra! Service good and speedy.

My favourite restaurant near me, Lovely place, great food, friendly, efficient staff, amply parking, i go here often with friends and family.

We had a family meal and the food, service and ambiance was excellent. That's all I want to say, but must say it, apparently, using more than 100 characters. Done

having heard great things about the shire carvery, we both ordered steaks, they were very tough, flavour was good, but didn't eat much as value keeping our teeth, the fries were dry and overcooked. We ordered deserts, which are just pretty much cakes, mine was ok but my husbands was awful, they did change it, but we took them home and put them in the bin, the dog was delighted with doggy bag of steak, but a bit pricey for dog food really. It is great looking place, and the carvery looked spot on, so will return to try the carvery option in the future.

Amazing food, also found out its family run. Food was cooked to order, allergies were taken seriously. Staff were very accommodating. With thanks from the Torquay 3.

Excellent food in good quantities, very attentive staff

Excellent staff and great food!

Food Luke warm and glasses cleared before drinks finished

Both had a lovely meal, staff were good.

Absolutely amazing food and service.

The carvery was very good value for money the meat was great with a good selection of veg . Sweet's you must try if you can't manage to eat it all don't worry you can take it away for later.

We hadn't booked a table but we're seated quickly for a party of 3. The area we were 1st put in was busy with a party of young children enjoying a Halloween party. We are all "Old" people and asked to be moved. This was no trouble at all and we were soon seated in a nice alcove just off the main bar. Our drinks order was taken straight away and brought to the table quickly. Food ordered was Fish Pie, Beef Lasagne and BBQ Ribs. All 3 meals were of a very generous size and of excellent quality. Waiting Staff were a very young team and were very good, keen and attentive asking if everything was to our s atisfaction. A very pleasant surprise having never visited before and a much needed evening meal after a long day in St.Ives. Would thoroughly recommend and would visit again. Thank you.

Gets busy but worth the wait for the lovely food

Everything is always perfect .... That's why we always go back there and always recommend it to friends..... The Best Carvery in the Area by far 👍👍👍

Whenever I'm down in Cornwall, the Shires is a must. The best carvery in the uk and the most polite and efficient staff. Well done everyone.

We had the carvery was excellent, they have a great selection of puddings. Service was fantastic, all happy & very professional. I will definitely be going back.

Best Sunday carvery in the area also great value. The beef just melts in the mouth! My husband is a retired beef farmer, so we know good quality meat! It's a VERY popular place, so book early to avoid disappointment! We were a party of 12 and they looked after us very well, even gave the two (2 )year old grandchildren a free meal !!

Really impressed with the choice of lunches. Very good portions too. Nice atmosphere All staff friendly and you can take the dog!

Four of us met for lunch, our order was taken quickly, the pub wasn't busy and the food and drinks arrived quickly. The food was underwelming the worse being the Nachos which consisted of salsa cold and straight from the fridge, burnt nachos and no sign of any jalapenos. A shame because we have had carverys there before and although hectic the food has been ok.

Felt rushed., food cold and tough. This had good reviews so went.staff want you out the door quickly. I won't be back. Had better meals at a regular pub.

Had the carvery which was enjoyable and tasty. Nice building with a lot of differt eating areas.

Distinctly average experience. If you're after sheer volume of food then this is the place for you. However, the carvery was bland, the beef was cooked to within an inch of it's life with no option of pinker meat. There is a big selection of veg to accompany but they were all fairly meh. On top of this we were put in what was essentially a through way, so people walked past our table roughly every 30 seconds. When I asked if we could be moved we were told it wasn't possible as there were no other tables (although there clearly were elsewhere, that they'd obviously decided to leave clear). They have shoe horned as many tables in as possible. I think perhaps profit over atmosphere and food is the winner here. Pretty disappointing.

Small cozy room and great service

We went for a carvery and found the whole experience quite underwhelming and a bit manic. Firstly there is a large amount of car parking available however because it was so busy the car park was extremely full and people chose to park like idiots by blocking people in, parking taking up two spaces and blocking access around the parking area. After finally getting parked we went to enter the premises but there was a queue forming at the small reception area which meant we had to stand outside in the rain whilst everyone funnelled in and were taken to their tables etc. We finally get into the premises and are asked to stand at the bar whilst they get our table ready. When finally seated we are asked “what sides we would like with our carvery?”, I thought I’d misheard and questioned “size?” And said two adult and one child please. To be corrected she did say “sides” it turns out if you want cauliflower cheese, roasted parsnips or pigs in blankets with your carvery they are classed as side dishes and are charged at £4 a side and not included in the £15 adult carvery. We ordered some sides and were invited to start queuing. Whilst queuing in what can only be described as school canteen chaos we were asked “why are we queuing?”, we explained we were told too but apparently we were told wrong, when ordering “sides” you have to wait at your table until the sides are prepared and brought to the table then you get up leaving your food unattended and going cold whilst you join the long queue to be served. We were told that on this occasion we could continue queuing. It felt so chaotic with customers and staff cutting through the queue with hot plates of food and drinks etc. We finally get served the plates are very hot and you need a napkin to hold them. The food was bland, mushy and quite underwhelming. We get back to the table where our sides are already waiting. We eat our lunch and decide we just want to go as it’s absolutely carnage with noise and people everywhere. We ask for our bill and are told to pay at the bar. So we now have to queue at the bar with everyone else who is queuing for bar service and it took quite awhile to just be able to pay. We sadly won’t be returning, from the parking, the lengthy queuing for everything and the poor service. We were looking forward to lunch but couldn’t wait to leave. The staff all seemed overwhelmed and no wonder. Certainly not a great dining experience.

If you love a good carvery then this is the place to go. Been coming here for years despite not living in Cornwall but when we holiday down here then we always come here at least once (sometimes more😎). Service is always really friendly and efficient and the food is superb. Meats are all cooked beautifully and a great choice of vegetables. The deserts on offer are worth another review all on their own🤣. Despite it always being busy and clearly set up for a high footfall and swift turnaround the place is a great place to eat. Highly recommended and see you tomorrow (27th) for our second visit this week 😁

Absolutely fabulous!! Our first visit to this grand looking place and it certainly won't be the last! Everything about it was brilliant, the venue itself, the staff, the food, the whole shooting match!! We had a more modest lunch on this occasion, which was beautifully cooked and presented, I had scampi with all the trimmings and my partner had vegetable lasagne and both were very ample portions! Many other diners were enjoying carveries, which looked and smelled amazing too, and were extremely popular!! The staff were lovely, our server was on her 2nd day there and still learning the ropes, but, to her credit, if she didn't know the answer to a question she asked another staff member rather than fluff her way through it, which to me scores big points. The young lady concerned already has customer skills aplenty, the rest will come with experience I'm sure! Anyway, to summarise, if you want really good food which isn't stupidly expensive, you really must give this place a try, but be warned, because it's so good you really must book in advance, we arrived just after midday, and even then they were fully booked til after 2pm!!

One place it gets an all round 5* absolutely amazing food , staff and very friendly

A very nice dinning experience awaits you here. The carvery was one off the best i have ever tasted. Everything was cooked to perfection. One of our party had a steak and the plate was full. Great portions, tidy and clean friendly staff and good value for money. Would recommend this establishment to anyone. If you are on holiday in the area as we were. Than this is a must place for you to have a meal at. Will be back next time we are in the area.

Superb accommodation at Robin’s Nest, everything you could wish for to enjoy a great holiday. The Shire inn was excellent - best pub carvery ever. Very friendly staff especially Jordan the barman who went out of his way to make us feel at home Would highly recommend both accommodation and the pub

Have visited twice so far this month. The staff are all excellent and a real asset to the business (this includes the friendly cat I met). The food is great too, but it is the people and the overall atmosphere that makes this venue quite special. Hope to be back soon!

Carvery was banging has always. Shame we never seen any service after our plates were removed . We would of had more drinks and desserts. But gave up waiting .

Absolute brilliant one of the best carveries I've ever had and excellent staff

Table for 4 and the dog 🐕 (dog has to be on a lead ) brilliant service and carvery was excellent 🌟🌟🌟🌟😊

I come here every year on holiday and will be back! The carvery is the best I've had in the UK and you can tell everything is cooked from fresh. The staff are friendly and were very accommodating to dietary needs we had on the table

We booked months ago. We’re local, we were told to “order” our food in advance, now part of going to a restaurant is to order food when your there as it’s part of going to such restaurant. so I wasn’t impressed with that part. Secondly, was told we could have the table for 1hr 15mins. This was a party of over 20 including disabled members! Was very rude about it and wasn’t told this until we were there! Thirdly. If I pay £17 for a carvery, I expect high quality food. Not tasteless turkey and soggy Yorkshire puddings with over seasoned potatoes. Tyacks just down the road charge £7 less and have way better food! I will not be going here again for anything. Shocking food Shocking service Overpriced.

First time I’ve been here. Lovely carvery with very tasty meaty gravy. I’ve never seen such enormous puddings before 😁

Very nice food and good portion , service was nice Very welcoming staff Definitely recommend Good value for money We had dinner for 2 people

Try the curvery. I think it’s the best food you can have. Great the pool even for the kids

Absolutely horrendous food, came here due to decent reviews, but the worse meal I've ever been served, started off with greasy table tops, finger prints on cutlery, flat tasteless beer, ordered the rump steak, rump was decent a little fatty but edible, the rest of the meal was appalling, reheated chips from what looked like the day before, soggy onion rings a non-grilled tomato, and mushrooms that I have never ever seen served burnt and charred, to top it off, to grab the attention of waiting on staff was a nightmare, the restaurant looked like they had taken too many bookings with not enough staff, the photo attached says it all, avoid at all cost!

Fab meal , steak cooked to perfection, lovely staff and added bonus of dog being allowed in separate designated dining area , highly recommend

Went with 1 of my sons who was back from teaching in China for Christmas with his 2 daughters and my husband. The lady Waitress was amazing considering our meal was booked for 7pm and she had been working from 10.30 that morning with only a 45 minute lunch break.

Disappointed by poor customer service, unprofessional manner, lack of respect to the customer.

The staff very friendly and the location is pretty but unfortunately the food was below par and clearly frozen and even under cooked when it came to the chicken. The garlic bread was obviously frozen as it was cold at the bottom and the bread was mushy from being in the microwave. Wouldn't recommend for food.

Really great food and good portions.

We ate here 3 nights out of a possible 6. Carvery is available every night and I've had a few caverys - this was the best carvery I've ever had. We also had steak, cooked to perfection and lasagne which came with garlic bread,.salad,. coleslaw. We are used to big sizes and these are big sizes! We did manage to squeeze in dessert one night which are equally generous portions. I would definitely go again and definitely recommend

Had carvery, absolutely perfect, possibly the best I've had. Highly recommend A+++

Great food, superb sweets and reasonable prices.

Couldn’t recommend this place enough. I have been twice now and the first time we went my 2 years old daughter was asleep as we went in and they offered us a booth so that she could lay down and even gave her a fluffy blanket to sleep with which was so lovely of them. I went back this time because the carvery I had the first time was that nice and it definitely didnt disappoint the second time around! Food is fresh and tastes lovely. Only downside is they don’t offer mashed potato on the carvery but that is the only thing I could say. Other than that this place is brilliant and the staff are lovely. Especially with lady with the orange/red hair, I can’t remember her name but she is amazing

Fantastic carvery - best we've ever had! All the staff are friendly, the restaurant is super clean with fresh food at the carvery stand! Highly recommend, absolutely delicious and top notch service!

Fabulous food. Hubby had cod mornay, I had a rack of ribs. The meals were huge, the desserts even more so. Delicious lemon roulade and a chocolate éclair, which we both failed to finish. Lovely place, very nice staff. Service was a little slow.

Always receive great food and friendly service here. Never had a bad experience. So glad we live so close. Definitely recommend this place!

Very disappointed, all food tasted reheated, restaurant was way too hot, not great

Always a good meal at the Shire. Carvery is excellent, but the sizzling chicken is my favourite

Have visited here a few times and always had a lovely time. Had a wedding here last week and the food and service was first class. Recommended.

We always like the Shire. It's fairly basic in seating arrangements and decor and clearly designed for maximum footfall but the point of going is the food and the carvery never fails to disappoint in quality and quantity.

The main course was brilliant, gluten free Ribs and poached salmon linguine The pudding was a let down mass produced cakes, not home made. They forgot our side extra dish until prompted. Nice people, clean and tidy. Would go again but check your pudding first, you can’t miss it as you go through the door

First time for carvery today ,after many years.excellent food and service ,certainly will go again

Amazing service, amazing food, very attentive to dogs and great value for money, best carvery we've been to ever, went on a Thursday evening, will definitely go back when back in Cornwall, will tell everyone I know visiting Cornwall to go here

Me and my now wife have been here a few times over the past years and never been disappointed. This year is no exception, perfect Carvery, the best I've ever had, the leek sauce is amazing. The staff are polite, courteous and chatty. The deserts are to die for, and I can recommend the Korev. We will definitely be back again....maybe tomorrow 😁😁

Always come back as such great food and lovely service

Nice venue, amazing afters, nice carvery. Only down side was since our last visit they now individually charge for some items normally included in a carvery. Used to get a colly cheese in the carvery line up with a pig in blanket, also parsnips were next to the spuds as most carverys do. If I remember correctly all are now £4 each as an optional extra! All you want is 1 pig in blanket and a few parsnips with a scoop of colly cheese. An extra £12 on top for this is a bit much

Food was ok, garlic mushrooms were over cooked as was the fish from the fish & chips. Everything else was spot on, won't discourage us, will definitely try again.

Excellent food. Good service. Booking essential.

Wow... superb Sunday lunch. The carvery had choice of 3 meats loads of veg and the best roast potatoes ever! Only issue is we are on holiday and it's too far away otherwise would be there many times. Definitely recommend 👌

Fabulous carvery and pudding. First time visit. Will be going again.

Good service. Really enjoyed the Roast dinner. Best Carvery potatoes I have ever had. The puddings were great too. Would like to go back and try a meal off the main menu. UPDATE, have been back lots of times. The food is delicious and portions are big!

Went here for a birthday.... Food was good, the service was outstanding by our waitress....atmosphere was a bit flat but there wasn't many people within the pub itself

Decent British pub food. Kid friendly and relaxed atmosphere

We havnt been here for years but thought we would give it a go. 6 of us had different meals and all were excellent. The service was great and we had a wonderful time.

We dined at the Shire Inn for my daughters 18th birthday. Both the waitress and the young waiter that served us were very polite and professional. The wait for the food was about 45 minutes which personally I thought was too long but they were extremely busy so we accepted it. We ordered two carvery’s, two different burgers, a rump steak and a rack of ribs. All of the food was excellent, I can’t fault it.However I will say the portions were huge! I find it off putting to see so much food on a plate. I asked for a peppercorn sauce to accompany my steak but there was so much I could have bathed in it! For bigger eaters this place is excellent! The cost of the food was excellent too, very reasonable for the amount of food you get. Maybe small/child size portions could be an option on the whole menu? The desserts looked lovely but no one could eat one as we were too full! Oh well you can’t please everyone. Will we go back? Yes definitely! Just won’t eat for two days beforehand 🤣 A lovely evening, thank you!

Lovely place for a meal. We came with a large party of 10 and service was great. Meals are very generous portions and well priced. Several vegetarian options on offer as well

Fresh environment to chill out .......best service 👌🍺

Really good can't fault the service

We visited The Shire for a birthday meal. The service provided was excellent and we were well catered for. The team couldn't do enough for us and were very welcoming while serving us. The food was excellent and great value for money. Highly recommend!

Oh my word what a fantastic find!!! Awesome food Awesome staff!!!

Fancied a roast . Went for a roast . Was a great Roast job done👍 Desserts were good too

Really excellent food at a reasonable price. We rarely go out and all of us have such a lovely meal. Had a great evening.

Mother's day so very busy. Had a wait and at the carvery. Food was okay, paid extra for cauliflower cheese and parsnips.

Beautifully cooked, the roast beef was perfect! Vegetables hot and desserts were amazing! So much so we had one in the restaurant and took another home for later!

Great carvery! We came here for a Sunday carvery and thoroughly enjoyed the food. We had the turkey and beef, which was perfectly cooked and the choice of vegetables was great too. The gravy was amazing 👏 It gets very busy, but worth the wait if you can or book a table in advance.

A nice evening, slightly disappointed with my meal however didn't complain as didn't want to cause upset. I had off the special menu, had steak and ale pie however it had mushrooms in it, not mentioned, should have been mentioned on the menu due to allergies and I don't like them, put me off it tbh, sadly, rest of family enjoyed there meals though

We came here for the carvery on a Sunday and though there was a queue for the food and the server forgot one of our drinks and got one of the drinks wrong. The food was great. Thoroughly enjoyed it. We had the turkey and beef. Moist and and tender. It was very busy so it was lucky that we had booked a table in advance. I also had a vegan sticky pudding to take away. It was nice however, portion was a bit on the small side for the price. We will definitely be going there again. Forgot to take photos because food was so good just got on and ate.

Just turned up without a booking and was asked to wait for a few minutes,by the time we bought drinks, a table was available ,we chose the carvery with extra sides, and what a beautiful meal it was, the sides are big enough for 2 people,the young man that served us and kept checking to see everything was ok was excellent and unobtrusive,got chatting to other people whilst waiting and it made the atmosphere very relaxed and enjoyable, my partner and I will definitely be coming back soon. Kind regards Alan Lovelock.

Roast dinner was yummy 😋 would recommend anyone to try it 😋

Lovely food and custimor service

Is what it is! I give it a 4 because it is a consistent feed every time. Always leave well fed and watered. I had the carvery, bit of each on the meat because I'm a growing boy (AKA greedy) and the portions of each would equate to a serving in most pubs. Roast potatoes were crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside and there was a good variety of vegetables and sides. The amount of people they cater for throughout a sunday, I dont know how they do it and still up hold there standards. Not Al a carte, but they don't pretend to be, good wholesome roast and I don't have to do the dishes. Guiness was pretty decent to! Not far off a 5 if I am honest as The Shire never comes up short!

Very seldom do I leave a review but get down to the shire. We had the tomopork and sea bass on specials amazing this is a game changer 👌

Lovely carvery as always, and also lovely selection of homemade desserts.

Lovely meal in the conservatory, nice vegan / vegetarian options, friendly and helpful staff too.

Depends if big crowds of people from one group are making alot of noise, other that that a lovely restaurant

Lovely food and a lovely service. Thank you again.

Really nice pub with great choices of good food, great deserts and excellent staff

Beautiful restaurant and nicely presented. Food (Carvery) was plentiful and tasty as expected but nothing fancy. Staff were professional and courteous. Sunday Lunchtime was very noisy so hard to hold a conversation but overall a fairly good experience.

Staff lovely, carvery lovely again.

Great food and staff are very helpful. Go quite often for a carvery and have never had a bad meal there.

Visited today for the first time. Presently surprised at the size of the venue. There is plenty of parking behind the frontage and the staff are really friendly and helpful. Great selection of food including local produce and there is plenty to choose from. The portions will satisfy the appetite of even the hungriest diner! We only had 2 courses and skipped the desert as too full! The dessert display was impressive and we will definitely be back for more

I have been for a meal deal lunch with my church group. Would highly recommend, very pleasant surroundings and helpful staff. Many thanks, Judith

We ordered 4 different meals and all were cooked perfectly. Good portion sizes, prompt and friendly service.

Lovely lunch today, couldn't fault it

The food is always delicious here. Reasonable prices & friendly staff.