The Watermill in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

This is a good place to visit. Beers are generally a little cheaper than other public houses in the area. Staff appear young (perhaps that's because I'm a bit of a fossil), but all of the staff are friendly and helpful. The one aspect of this pub that really lets it down is the lack of heating. I've visited several times, admittedly in autumn and winter, and the place is, well, freezing. I sat next to the woodburning stove on my last visit, but even then, after awhile, the cold became uncomfortable. I noticed that most of the other guests, many of whom were dining, did not take off their outdoor coats. Everyone is different and I'm sure that others will not be deterred by this, but for myself, I prefer to enjoy my beer in comfort AND warmth.

Very cosy pub. Food was lovely. Service was great

This is a lovely old pub and I'm sure it would appeal all the more in the summer time when you can enjoy a walk along the river. The other thing for me was the excellent Sunday roast. The food was very enjoyable indeed and one of the best I've had in a while. Sunday was my first visit and I'll be heading back there soon. Highly recommend.

The food was very nice for the price and the staff and locals are very friendly

Overpriced shoddy tourist trap.

On our recent holiday in Cornwall we ate at the pub twice , once for a Sunday roast and a midweek meal , on both occasions the food and the service was excellent and the staff very friendly. We did book in advance as this pub seems to be a popular place to drink and dine.

We were travelling back to Looe and found this treasure of a place just minutes off the A30. No booking needed, although we were early! The food was delicious, good sized portions and extremely good value for money. The staff were excellent and friendly and I would highly recommend this restaurant. I would probably book if you want to eat later than 6 !!

Really disappointed .Revisited after a few years. Well we didn’t even get to order food . We found an unreserved table after a few minutes the waitress appears asks us to move as a family wanted our table . We moved the family apparently had complained about some guys who were having a post work beer . So the staff moved them the member of staff didn’t check to see if any one was sat at the table she had been told to move them to . Moral is don’t just sit down at an unreserved table. . Staff not very good in resolving an issue . Shame really sure food would have been good .

Pleasant atmosphere good food good service would highly recommend

The roast dinner was out of this world. It was divine!!! Best I've had in a very long time. If I lived so much closer, I'd be in the every Sunday.

Came here for a roast dinner and it was delicious, staff helpful and friendly.

Well what can I say,we are down for a long weekend for my wife’s birthday. We went to the watermill to celebrate her birthday,we arrived at the watermill with not booking a table but it was ok because the lady behind the bar said it was quite quiet and we could sit anywhere we liked,so we did,it then all started from there,we were waiting sometime to be served,we had to make a drink order along side ordering our food. We both ordered ribeye steaks,my wife having hers cooked medium and myself ordering mine well done and yes I like mine cooked 😬. When they arrived we were presented with sirloin steaks,I mentioned to the waitress that we had ordered ribeye steaks and this is not what we have in front of us,she went back to the kitchen to ask and come back with a reply from the chef that they are ribeye(I do know the difference between ribeye and sirloin as I bet most people do),so I said ok no problem no point ruining our evening,I then cut into my steak and oh my days it was more like rare-medium 🤮,so upto the bar I went,telling the lady behind the bar my steak is under cooked,the waitress came to the table asking what would I like to do,my reply was I’d like another cooked correctly,we also said could they recook my wife’s meal as she didn’t want to sit there eating alone while I was waiting for mine to be recooked,which she did,oh and what a surprise when both meals came back out they were both ribeye’s and both cooked as we had asked for,why couldn’t they have just done that in the first place.

Very quiet on a Wednesday evening as expected. The food was great and service was quick.

Great food, very friendly service

Good atmosphere, great food and drink and nice staff. Dog friendly and a nice beer garden with plenty of tables.

Really friendly staff and the fish pie just so fabulous

Had a beautiful meal this evening we had not booked but was graciously accommodated. We sat at table 10 we have been here many times over the years . I had halloumi fries for starter hubby had pate he is fussy so should have said no salad dressing but I loved it on mine . The roles belly pork is a winner and the homemade burger lovely. We finished the meal with homemade raspberry cheesecake and a apple and caramel tart with custard. The girls were very pleasant they must fo some steps going up and down the stairs . So glad we went back

Nice old pub/restaurant. Very close to the road. Parking is limited and pretty tight as is most places in UK. Took a while to be seated. Food was good and prices are inline with similar pubs/restaurants.

Classic pub, good food, good drinks, good atmosphere

Absolutely amazing food, booked a Sunday lunch with the family. 14 of us in the party, we we're catered for extremely well. Food came out quickly and staff were brilliant

Nice garden with good food and beer.

Oh my days!!! Where to start? The menu was not as advertised on this site & although asked when i made the booking about allergies this was not followed up when we arrived. The steak was over cooked… i asked for mash but it came up with chips… no choice of a side salad or veg… there was Nothing on the desserts menu our (adult) grandson could have (allergic) a complete disappointment after reading the other reviews on here… I Would NOT recommend this establishment to anyone

After reading reviews I booked a table. We waited over an hour for our starter, when we saw people arrive after us and getting their food long before ours. When the mains arrived the chips were luke warm and 2 dishes arrived much earlier than the other 2 which were also luke warm. I have to say the food was under whelming and I left feeling disappointed.

Food okay but beware when booking in advance as staff do not write booking down or make note

What a awesome place food was delicious staff are nice and friendly and the food was served quickly.i would definitely return here if I ever come back to Cornwall.

This is such a cute quaint little pub and the food was amazing! The staff were super friendly and helpful, and we didn't wait long at all for our food. The environment was very cozy, and comfortable. Ate here while kn vacation and I'm glad we did!

It is a local pub in Cornwall that hasn’t improved with the times. The service was what let it down for myself and my family. When you have to wait up to 45mins for your food when there were only about 8 other tables and not all of them ordering food. The quality of the food was hit and miss so not even worth the wait.

Lovely little pub! We visited on a Sunday after doing a long walk nearby, we did call before arriving and luckily we managed to get a table within the hour. Only serving a roast on a Sunday, which we were more than happy with. Meat was delicious, as were the veggies and extras. All staff were friendly, pub was quaint. Definitely worth a visit if looking for good food.

Pub was nice, however, the food wasn’t great chicken was rubbery and fish didn’t seem fresh. On top of this they did not accept our cash to pay as they didn’t accept 50 notes.

Staff were amazing. There were 18 of us, and they were so accommodating, they helped with allergies. Great garden, too.

Lunch time menu was perfect. Enough choice but not so much to overwhelm. We have the ciabattas and wraps all were polished off with no issues from the kids (some feat!) Lovely couple of pints of cider to wash it all down. The two bar maids were attentive and polite but not overbearing. All in all a great lunch. Great place if you are in the area for lands end.

We went on Sunday and we went for a roast dinner and it was nice, however I think that we didn't get told when booking it was just a Sunday roast we were holidaymakers so definitely think this should be said when booking

Really nice food, will definitely come back when in St Ives again

Not a bad place of the track but if go you be worth it

Called in ...6 people...to have dinner. On arrival we asked for a table for 6 for dinner. Staff gave us menu and we sat down to choose our meal. Whilst ordering drinks we overheard staff say kitchen had said no more walk ins. We politely checked that we were still OK to order food, and explained that if food weren't an option, we did not want to order drinks and would move on to find dinner elsewhere. We paid £28 for 3 alcoholic drinks , 3 soft drinks and a coffee. The barman delivered the coffee and told us there was miscommunication...no food available No refund or discount on drinks that we had just bought either....not happy. We are locals not on holiday...so won't be returning.

I’m sorry to say we had such a poor experience at the Watermill last night. We tried the pub for dinner but were very disappointed. When we arrived the pub was relatively quiet, we went across to the empty bar to explain we had a reservation and must have been stood there 2 minutes or so before any of the 3 girls behind the bar, all stood with their back to us chatting, acknowledged us. Even then we weren’t seen too, one girl said she would be with us shortly and walked away and the other two girls went outside and stood by the back door and continued chatting. One of them came back in after around a minute and asked if she could help, before showing us to our table. We were given menus and a further 10 minutes passed without anyone coming to our table to ask if we wanted any drinks. At this point again the pub was still quiet. My sister went to the bar and asked if someone could take our orders, the girls were again stood behind an empty bar chatting, but they did then come and take our orders when we asked them too. The starters came (2 out of 5 of us ordered) and in fairness they were both nice. Our food then arrived - 3 out of 5 meals came together and then the last 2 came around 5 minutes afterwards. Two of the meals were cold, my toddler had sausage and mash and the sausages were very burnt. I ordered a prawn linguine from the specials board and something used in the sauce was definitely off. It was completely sour and left the most awful taste in your mouth. I am 7.5 months pregnant so after a few mouthfuls and realising how off it was, I didn’t risk eating anything further. By this point the pub was very busy and it appeared only one waitress was attending to everybody. Nobody came to check if our food was ok or ask if we had any problems, or offer us any further drinks. We got up and left, my father went to the bar to speak to the staff and was asked if everything was ok. He explained it wasn’t and told the bartender what had happened. She apologised and then presented a bill of £137, which we paid. I woke up at 11pm last night vomiting at 7.5 months pregnant. No idea what on earth has gone wrong last night or whether this is a usual occurrence but the whole experience was awful.

Near to Hayle we had a great roast Sunday meal in a lovely garden atmosphere served quickly and friendly by staff. Great for all kids dogs adults. Throughly recommend

What a fantastic gem place! Huge, beautiful garden with a stream, flowers all around, playground and even a bouncy castle! Food was great, especially steakes and kids pasta. Overall very happy we found it on the way!

Decided to go because reviews were ok and pictures looked lovely so very disappointed food was awful deep fryer chips last bits from frozen chips to crispy to eat mushy peas from a tin fellas burger over cooked bacon raw nothing like pictures the couple in front of us the lady left her mash saying it was so bland very disappointing payed around £55 really should be 2 for £12 servers lovely but not worth money at all

Good pub, decent food and a functioning water mill by the door which was pretty cool

Nice food very nice staff made us both very welcome

We were there at 5pm and our meal took a while to come..possibly because they don't start serving till 5 anyway. The food was worth the wait though. It was delicious. We had one small issue with a cup of tea being not very hot but they dealt with it swiftly. All in all a lovely pub and will definitely go back when we're in Cornwall.

Food top and nice ambience rustic English

Very picturesque place, really nice staff and good food.

We booked a table and we were asked if anyone had any allergies or intolerances, I'm vegan, so it was promising that they could cater for me. The menu online showed a couple of potentially vegan options The venue is an interesting building but parking in the car park is very tight. The menu, different to that online, doesn't highlight veggie/vegan or allergens. I had to ask what was suitable for me and the waitress had to go and ask the kitchen. They could make me a vegan-ised version of the linguini with roasted vegetables. I'm not a fan of pasta but that was the only option. It was a big portion and the sauce was very tasty. A vegan pie or burger could have been doable alongside the rest of the menu. My partner had a rib-eye steak which was, he told me, amazingly good and perfectly cooked. The staff were friendly and welcoming and the service was quick. Not sure we'd go again though. An up-to-date menu on the FB page, or a website, would be good so people know the menu beforehand.

As we remembered from our last visit 14 years ago. Still great food. Value for money friendly barman. Quick service. Bought back a gd memory. Lovely feature of the water wheel.

Don't waste your time or money, the table was sticky, the menu very limited, the steak was okay, my wife had the steak and ale pie, the steak was tough and the vegetables were uncooked, we're locals and they need us in the winter months, well not us, we're never going back

Had a lovely lunch at the water mill, friendly staff, quick service & delicious food! Also allow dogs which is a plus!

Best pub meal we have had in the UK. Super staff, lovely beer garden. Fantastic ribeye, beautifully cooked pie and the desserts were tasty and a nice size to finish.

Very disappointed with menu choice also quality of food and poor service .

Had a lovely roast dinner. Staff were friendly and quick to help. Lovely looking pub inside and out

Best Sunday lunch I've had really quick service lots of tables inside and out.new chef apparently lots of veg,meat and a boat full of spare gravy.will be back next time in Cornwall.

Great pub, love casual drinks here!

Lovely place in- and outside, quick service, fab food and dog friendly with free parking

We ate here a year ago on a previous trip to Cornwall. We returned Tuesday evening about 6:30pm. We waited by the entrance/bar but were ignored. We asked a waitress if we could have a table, but we were asked to go find out at the bar. Two people behind the bar, one serving and one looking at the till. After 10 mins of standing awkwardly, we departed and ate at another local pub. We are unlikely to return.

Unfortunately we had a terrible meal here. The burger was inedible, awful quality and over cooked, could barely chew it. The chips however were really good! The falafel was also really dry and flavourless. We told the front of house staff when asked how everything was and the chef came out who then told us they had just taken over last week and were using the previous owners/chefs food up. The chef gave us a complementary drinks as an apology. We paid in full for our meals, which we wish we hadn't as £15.95 for some chips, a burger bun and a small dollop of coleslaw on reflection is awful. The pub itself is really nice with a lovely garden and the staff were all friendly and polite.

We will not be returning to the Watermill. This pub needs more staff when it's busy. The waitress was rushed off her feet when we were there. She forgot about our drinks order, a trip to the bar and a gentle reminder that we had not received our drinks. we got a lot of apologies and the price of the drinks knocked off our bill. The greens I received with my meal had been seasoned with something that resembled curry powder. We had finished our meal and waited for someone to come and clear our table, after 30 minutes we paid and left. The people who we dealt with were all very pleasent but customers service was poor.

Really good find. Would thoroughly recommend.

Desperately needs a refresh. This pub could be fabulous with a truly awesome garden. Unfortunately it's sad and tired.

Great food service and atmosphere. Recommended the pork belly draft and bubble and squeek... Took me back to my childhood

Came here for a family meal for 4. Could not fault anything about this place. Set in a pretty location with a lovely garden. Quick service, lovely staff....very helpful and accommodating. The food was perfect. We will definitely come here again for a meal or even just a coffee.

Just had a takeaway Sunday roast. Top notch, highly recommended. Thank you

Absolutely lovely cosy place, with the fire lit. The staff were friendly and helpful, a really nice place. We chose the fish and chips from the special £10 lunch menu. We had sticky toffee pudding with custard which was good. My reason for marking the food down, was because the fish and chips was not quite it. We had 2 goujons of fish each and there was not much fish, mostly batter. Perhaps better advertised as small goujons, rather than 'fish' as we expected a piece of fish. The chips, tartare sauces and peas were lovely. I will go back but won't order the fish and chips again.

Great outside space when the sun is shining

8 of us spent a lovely Sunday lunch here. Food was delicious the service was great. Nothing was too much trouble. We all would highly recommend this pub.

Great location, great food & amazing service

Didn't eat there so can't score on food but other people we've met say the food is good.. Nice cosy pub. We had dogs and they are allowed inside on leads. Good selection of drafts and bottled beers. Driven past it numerous time so thought it was about time to pop in for one.. Will do so again asap..

Have a lovely meal and service was excellent. Landlady and staff are very welcoming and friendly. Most certainly will visit again.

We had a wonderful staff meal here this evening. Could not fault the food and service. I highly recommend 👌

Extremely rude staff at the bar. Disappointing.

Really nice looking pub Food was ok but very understaffed and having to wait 30 mins for a bowel of chips was a joke

Lovely lunch was very busy and service was great perfect for what we wanted and having a littleun with us wasn't a problem! Happy days

WOW. What a turn around, last time I visited here it was not a shadow of what it is now. The new management clearly care about the pub and the people that are in it. Just been for a Sunday lunch and could not fault a single thing. The food was delicious served hot, and absolutely delicious. Very attentive staff, check ups on table and just generally a sense of care and compassion. Looking forward to see this place take off again under the new staff that clearly love what they do. Hats off to the Chef and hats off to the management and the lady behind the bar ( I believe her name was Emily?) 10/10 what more could you ask for from a pub!!!!

A very nice place, the staff were very polite, professional & welcoming. The Sunday lunch was very tasty. I have never had such crispy, tasty roast potatoes the dinner was delicious!! Definitely would recommend it.

Having experienced some difficulty in locating a pub that was actually open/serving, the Watermill came to our rescue. Tasty steak and ale pie, neatly presented and efficient service.

Nice restaurant/pub, but limited on menu. Food and service was great.

Good Sunday roast - not the best, but a close enough 4 out of 5. Call in ahead to book - very busy! Get a table in the restaurant upstairs if you can!

Lovely country pub tasty food, good beer and friendly staff, what more can you ask

Good beer, great food, enjoyed the music. The working water wheel is fantastic and the building is stunningly appointed.

Would recommend this pub to anyone. We were on holiday and happened to find this gem while driving around. Me and my husband stopped for a coffee then booked a table a few days later when meeting up with my uncle and cousin. The food was absolutely delicious, the staff were great and the landlady was the perfect host. She said they only took over 2 weeks before, but there doing a grand job. Keep up the good work. There's nothing negative I can say about this pub. Highly recommend.

Food cooked fresh to order, lovely friendly staff. Rustic pub. Will definitely go again.

Amazing service by the staff. The meal we had planned to go for was unavailable but a close alternative option was presented which was nice. Really nice atmosphere lit up by candles and fairy lights.

Absolutely delicious food & service at the Watermill, Hayle. Rounded off our visit to beautiful Cornwall just nicely. Steak special was cooked to perfection. Fish & chips and scampi & chips all cook with a lovely light batter. Steak pie with Stilton, creamy mash & vegetables is to be recommended too. The service was so friendly and we would definitely return.

The Book Fairies needed refuelling so we came here, what a beautiful spot. Sat beside the inner workings of the mill. Great atmosphere, good food, lovely staff!

Lovely food friendly staff with great service

Food was beautiful, well presented and tasted amazing, the staff where great and very friendly… my pregnant wife decided spontaneously and indecisively (as is now becoming unpredictably predictable 😂) decided a roast dinner was calling her name, after a few failed attempts to find somewhere I stumbled upon this place… although they where shortly stopping the roasts they where happy to cater for us and it was probably one of the best roasts we have had in a while! Beautiful setting also. Highly recommend a visit if you are local!

excellent Sunday lunch, only criticism I wish there was more mash!!

We’ve been coming here every year for the last 5 years whilst on holiday. Sadly, after tonight’s visit it will be our last. Gone is the old hearty, extensive pub menu - it has now been replaced with an extremely small menu which doesn’t even feature starters. After ordering drinks we were informed of a 45 minute to hour wait on food. Great. When it arrived, I had a relatively small piece of dry lasagne which lacked any sauce. My partner ordered fish, chips & mushy peas - no mushy peas on the plate, just garden peas with no explanation why. The cost of these two meals and a lemonade & lime/soda water was £38. Nowhere near worth it - and no, we are far from tight. Looking at all the previous reviews from the last few months they have all gone from highly rated, to poor. A real shame.

Lovely looking pub but - seem to be short staffed who are full of apologies, over 30 mins wait for food, not much choice on menu on updated menu, ordered haddock & chips - small haddock covered with soggy batter, a thimble of mushy peas, a teaspoon of tartare sauce & 1 sachet of ketchup in the whole of the pub😤

Lovely location and embiance. However food took an hour to come out. Had the slow cooked pork which was very dissappointing. Mash bland, pork definitely wasn't slow cooked, very chewy and had great lumps of fat that were in-edible. Hubby had ham, egg & chips which was supposed to come with peas but didn't. He also paid extra for cheesy chips but they forgot so gave him a bowl of cheese. 🙁 Won't be going back.

Very nice pub.. food worth every penny.. had beer battered fish on the Saturday night and wife had chilli beef.. then a Sunday dinner.. like I say worth every penny and worth a visit.. had beer garden too.. but limited parking.. and closes about half 9 ..10

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Disorganised. Chaotic. Awful. Avoid.

We was a party of nine people and the food was outstanding with brilliant service and welcoming atmosphere. Highly recommended, thank you!

Lovely pub serving great Sunday roast dinners. Friendly staff and obviously popular judging by the reserved tables. Keenly priced, too.

Shocking service! I called in the afternoon to book a table and was left with a voice message to leave a clear message with phone number which I did stating I would like to book a table for that evening…. I did not receive a call back and tried again about 1 1/2 hrs later to no avail so we arrived at 6.15 thinking it would be ok. No tables available and then to be very quickly dismissed by a young staff member named Josh who said after we told him we had left a voice mail “well I’m busy with things to do” and after explaining they leave a voice message asking you to leave a message he says “well that’s the way it is…” wow, never have I experienced that kind of service with no apology whatsoever and being extremely blunt and rude with a definite ‘I don’t give a toss attitude!!’ So far this has been the only bad experience of Cornwall we have had so far… don’t bother attending, they definitely don’t warrant your time or money…. To add… attended The Badger PH after this experience and staff were amazing and great food to boot…. Def recommend and would return.

Food was awful. Greasy fried fish with no discernible flavour. The chips were supposed to be skin on, but were frozen chips fried to the point of burning. I nearly broke a tooth they were so hard. Tartare sauce from a jar and mushy peas from a can. Horrible. The pub itself was a bit of a dump trying to be old-fashioned. One bar staff was good, the rest were ignoramuses.

Great find on our way back from St Ives. Food was lovely and was served quickly. Lovely atmosphere and just a great little spot to stop at. Definitely recommended 👌🏼

Great food. Lovely place. Will defo be back once in Cornwall again.

Was looking forward to going here. Had some issues in the day so decided to go out for food. I emailed, sent a FB message and called 3 times to see if they could accomodate and couldnt reach anyone. Arrived just before 8 and was advised food was served until 9 but the chef wouldnt take our order. Staff didnt seem friendly and got an unwelcome vibe.