The Weir in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Recently went to the weir for Sunday lunch. Beautiful setting, Restaurant was busy when we arrive but staff were very polite and helpful in accommodating us . Food was quick to arrive and presented well and very tasty Couldn’t fault our experience.

Popped in for lunch as was staying at Whalesborough. Staff appeared friendly enough. Waited ages to place our order. We could see a couple who had arrived after us sitting there patiently waiting to be served but they waited and waited. Food was fine although £12 for a sandwich is pushing it. We had a few pizzas (takeaway) and they were very nice but disappointed that they now serve nothing but pizza every evening. Also stopped for a drink one afternoon; sat outside and went in to order as nobody appeared. Drinks did not arrive. Got them eventually after chasing, but one drink was incorrect (could not be bothered to wait for it to be changed).

Used to come here often, but the service now is very poor. The staff look miserable and the waiting time, even to put an order in, is horrendous. We gave up and came home after talking to people who had been there longer than us and still hadn't been able to put an order in after 15 minutes!

Great food and great service! Lovely atmosphere, in a scenic setting. Will be returning again soon!

So we decided to stop off for a quick bite to eat and a coffee here as we occasionally do every couple of months... and it's changed! I'm not sure for the better either. Firstly the cafe service has disappeared and has been replace by very slow table service, the prices seem 25% more expensive (£12 for a sandwich?) than before and the coffee has gone down hill a fair bit. On a positive note the chicken sandwich was really very nice but I'm not sure it was £12 nice. Is any sandwich? Much as I love the place, and have been popping in since it opened, I'm honestly not sure I will be back for a while. Shame really.

Arrived for lunch approx 12.30 and found a nice table out the front looking over the stunning views. Popped up to a staff member to ask for a few menus which she happily gave us . The four of us,two adults and two teens( plus are two doggos) deliberated for sometime over what we were wanting to eat. The menu has lovely options! I popped in to make our order but was greeted with a chalkboard sign saying’ No service at the bar’. So I found another member of staff , who informed me it was complete table service. Fantastic! However rather surprised that if that was the case why had we be waiting in excess of 35 minutes for someone to come to the table. Eventually someone came to take our order. I also asked for a bowl of water for the dogs. 20 minutes later our (wrong) drinks order arrived. They offered to change it but at this point I was just grateful to have a drink . I asked again for a bowl of water for the doggos which they provide. Food arrived 15 minutes later (so at this point we had been waiting over an hour) fish and chips, which was absolutely delicious, nice and hot and really yummy , once we got to eat it as it arrived with no cutlery! After finding a staff member it was another 5 minutes before our cutlery arrived. While the food was scrummy, the service ruined the entire experience. The Weir was recommended by a friend who is local so I have a feeling the poor service is a new thing. It wasn’t a staffing issue as there were plenty of staff around and the bistro wasn’t busy . When you are paying in excess of £120 for lunch you expect decent service . Its a shame really as it’s perfect location to go with dogs and kids as there is also a playground

This was not good. Went for lunch. Sat and waited 10 minutes with no staff acknowledgement. Asked for a menu to while away the time as we could see they were busy, they had none to give us. Waited another 10 minutes with no staff interaction, then left. Was told upon our leaving that they were busy and short staffed. All it needed to keep us there would have been a 'hello' and a menu. Very disappointed.

The food was excellent and the service was very friendly and helpful, but when the bill came we were amazed at the price,more expensive than we thought, so although we enjoyed it, we will have to think twice about coming again, sadly.

Stopped here for a bite to eat while walking from Bude. Excellent service, from a friendly team, decent food at a reasonable price. Indoors or outside on the terrace, we found a spacious environment with room for our large dog to relax. Beer on tap, local produce aplenty, there's little room for improvement at this price point.

Being local, we often go here after our walks. Food is not the same . Why change the menu when it actually worked. Bring back paninis and good old sandwiches. What's this flat bread!!. The chef and manager need to listen. Bring back the old menu. And pay at till while we order. I will look at menu before deciding .

Wasn't very busy but took a long time for ordering to be done, salad was only lettuce and rocket no tomato, cucumber, peppers or onion, very expensive, and not like it used to be, burger and chips was £17 and nothing special. Very disappointed

Excellent place to visit. Beautiful views by the weir

Went there for lunch but they only had pizza. When mentioning online menu they said that needs an update. Ordered just a Cappuccino then but got an espresso.

Lovely setting for breakfast after a walk and dog friendly. Excellent sett

Breakfast was fine, however when we called in for lunch they were only offering sandwiches. Technical issues in the kitchen was the explanation.

really good place to sit with good atmosphere

Rather nice place but went in and was rather hungry. Sat down and went to order some food. I was told i would be seen in a minute and staff didnt seem to want to deal with us. After standing for about 7 minutes, realised that wasent going to happen. Ended up disappointed and walked out. Would understand if they were busy but there was hardly anyone there. Sad as have visited before and thought it was a nice place.

Really enjoyed a late breakfast here. The food and staff are super and nice place to relax looking out over the lake.

Love the food especially the new Sunday lunch menu the best belly pork ever

Really lovely. Local to where we live Highly recommend

If you are using the Atlantic Highway on your journey in to Cornwall, then the Weir makes a great place for a break. It’s set slightly back from the main road with a fishing lake in front. Car parks are small but adequate. Pleasant walks along the towpath to Bude. The Bistro is modern with inside and outside tables for eating or just a coffee. There’s a small ish lounge area in front of a winter log fire. Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome (even my Great Dane). Free children’s play area. The excellent food is nicely prepared and presented by helpful staff.

Limited menu, very expensive and long wait. Had to wait ten minutes for one cup of tea.

Such a shame about the weir. Since the weir has changed ownership the weir has gone downhill. The latest, replacing their batista operated coffee machine with a push button ( bus station style ) machine. So disappointing.

Very clean, good food, great cakes and a lovely view. Update: The coffee here used to be spot on especially when John was working. Really good latte art and lovely foam and rich coffee. They have recently replaced the coffee machine with an automatic machine with no human involvement other than to press a button coffee now is like what you might get from a vending machine sadly this is a step backwards in my opinion.

Food is ok Friendly staff Nice atmosphere

Went to the Weir on two occasions early August, once for a snack lunch with my wife and then an evening meal with my family. The lunch was very nice - sitting outside with relaxing, wonderful location, relaxed service and a lovely ploughman's that we shared. Decided to visit the following Friday for evening meal with my parents so booked a table for their BBQ evening. Unfortunately a different experience. After about an hour my father enquired about our food. The waiter was very apologetic advising that it was being plated shortly and gave my father a complimentary glass of wine. There was a lack of clarity on the accompaniment's to the pork dish - I heard the table beside us also query this, so we were give a complementary portion of chips. The brown butter on the pork tasted just like oil - no buttery or nutty taste. Everything that had been put through the fat fryer tasted very oily like the fryer was not up to temperature. A sign of things not being right was the children leaving chips and onion rings!! Five mains were had and unfortunately only one did not receive questioning comments. We raised this when settling the bill and while serving staff were apologetic and discount was given the senior managements attitude was very dismissive.

I absolutely love this place! We have been visiting for cream teas, meals etc for years so decided this would be a wonderful place to celebrate my 60th. Nicole was absolutely amazing making that happen. She made sure everything went smoothly, there were 43 of us! Nicole and Issi (I hope I got your name right) were SO busy all night but somehow managed to make us feel like we were VIP's receiving first class service! The food was out of this world! Everything was beautifully presented, fresh and very very tasty! What an amazing team The Weir has! I would highly recommend this place anyway but after last night it sealed it for me and my guests, who I'm sure will be returning! I can't thank Nicole and her team enough! 🥰🎖🏆👌🏻🫶🏻

Plagued by wasps - could not enjoy cream tea - shame

Slowest-ever service! At 11.50 we were told lunch orders couldn't be placed until 12.00, so I waited - on my own, then first in the short queue. At 12.00 there was some query as to whether my order could be accepted; though after consultation among staff it was decided my order could be placed: 2 drinks and a small salad. It's now 55 minutes since my order - remember I was the first in the 'lunch' queue - and still no sign of our salad. When I queried the long wait I was told 'orders are delivered randomly' and they couldn't say when it might come. It's now coming up to a full hour and the other members of our party want to leave, so I'm going to demand a refund. Let's see what happens...

Menu offered to us was not the same as the one on line for dinner. However there was a wide selection to choose from and the food was very good. Just don't go thinking you know what is on offer from the web menu.

Can be a Long wait for a roast but very worth it

We went to the Weir tonight for dinner, not knowing what to expect but oh my goodness we were in for a treat. The service was excellent, the food well what can we say was by far the best we have had since being in Cornwall. Sent our compliments to the chef. My husband had the chicken liver pate and I had rhe smoked salmon with chilli and lime mayo plus bread and pesto. Then we both had the belly pork on a potato cake with red cabbage and black pudding with a jus, this was just the BEST. We then had biscof sundae and white chocolate cheesecake, absolutely beautiful. A ma zing

We went to the Weir tonight for dinner, 24th August not knowing what to expect but oh my goodness we were in for a treat. The service was excellent, the food well what can we say was by far the best we have had since being in Cornwall, and only 8 mins from where we are staying on our honeymoon. Sent our compliments to the chef. My husband had the chicken liver pate and I had rhe smoked salmon with chilli and lime mayo plus bread and pesto. Then we both had the belly pork on a potato cake with red cabbage and black pudding with a jus, this was just the BEST. We then had biscof sundae and white chocolate cheesecake, absolutely beautiful. A ma zing Food: 5

High five for great service, very tasty food and most importantly, we could still eat something before 9 p.m. The only comment is that the strips for children are a bit too spicy ;)

We visited the weir for the first time and I selected the seafood platter and my wife the chicken gyros . The gyros we adequate but the platter was very poor. A selection of overly battered food and very little seafood! The service was poor and was only asked about our food when we decided to put our coats on a good 30 minutes after we had finished. I have only posted a handful of posts in the past but felt spending £25 on the platter , needed to be pointed out of the lack of quality . Having recently purchased a holiday caravan in the area , the weir will not be on our recommended list to family and friends . So disappointed ☹️

As we were staying in the cottages at whalesborough we booked the ‘grill and chill’ for the Friday evening. It was our one meal out on our holiday so we were really looking forward to the ‘live music’ and the menu looked great. It couldn’t have been further from expectations. ‘Live music’ is a speaker under a gazebo in the garden We ordered our food while sat in the garden but the wait (it wasn’t busy) was close to an hour so we had to move inside as the temperature had dropped. It was challenging to find a table not swarming with flies around the sauce bottles left on the tables. Eventually our food arrived, my daughter’s pasta and my chicken gyros were both cold. I mentioned to the waiter, no apology just that they would recook it by which point my children were too tired to wait so we ate it cold. The chicken in the gyro was so overcooked (ironic as it was cold). It was almost inedible. Definitely not worth £19! Ridiculously overpriced, even if it had been hot. I told the waiter when I paid that I wasn’t happy with the price we were paying for cold food and again, no apology, just told they could have recooked it. On reflection I should have pushed harder as I can quite believe how much money I have spent on such poor quality food and service. I heard another couple saying they were unhappy and were letting them know as others wouldn’t be so friendly about it. The Weir is a beautiful location with so much potential but there is zero management or quality control.

The food was good, the staff were nice, and it's a very pleasant environment.

Really great lunch food with the family. Burgers were excellent. I had salmon and crab - very nice.

We wish we would have found this place sooner. 10 minutes from bude and looks over a little lake I think or weir like the name suggests. Dog friendly. I had the crab salad which was nice and my partner had the ploughman’s lunch which again she really enjoyed. Food came quick and didn’t disappoint. Would recommend going.

Just had an awesome rib-eye steak in The Weir Bistro.

STUNNING! Cream tea 5💫 and choice on menu superb 👌🏻 😋

We come here every year when staying with family, we like the walk along the canal, we visited yesterday and were a bit dissapointed with the new menu, not as much choice as previously, limited cake selection and had to ask twice for knives for the Ploughmans. Will still come back but not as good as usual.

We’ve been coming here for a few years but it looks like the menu has changed. It really needs a children’s menu with set prices rather than the ‘we can make anything’ approach as it ends up being really expensive for individual items. My breakfast came with fried eggs. They were swimming in oil and I also had a complimentary black hair in it. The toast came dry, with no butter. The latte was lukewarm but was nice. Food service was not quick and drink came delivered split in the saucer. Nice venue though. Just a shame the menu and service is now lack lustre.

We were staying in Bude and walked along the canal from Bube to the Wier ( a couple of miles) and called in for a coffee, we sat outside and enjoyed the view over the lake. The drinks were lovely and the staff was very friendly and helpful and also the Wier Bistro is dog friendly. Relaxing place with outdoor and indoor seating options, a kids play area.

Lovely place for a quick "pit stop" whilst walking along or near Bude Canal. Beautiful outdoor seating with views over large fishing lake. Clean, modern indoor seating also available. Dog bowls scattered about outside for use of four legged friends. Outdoor play area for children. Lovely good quality snacks and meals available all day. Evening dining also available.

Absolutely amazing vegan burger! Need to know what that plant based brisket was made from and how it was cooked... please? :-)

Food looked a little basic. But it was cooked well and tasted good. We at around 3.30pm. It was surprisingly quiet.

The Weir very kindly accommodated us with having our wedding there. Not only were we able to have a fantastic reception there, we were also able to say our vows in front of the beautiful lake. It was a beautiful evening. They provided a BBQ buffet with steaks, burgers and salads and the food was really good. The drinks were at a very good price as well. Their service on the evening was amazing. Thank you to The Weir for hosting an evening we will never forget!

Breakfast lol. Really rubbish . I have had breakfast in every place in Bude over the years I have lived in Bude and yep honestly nope not even a 2 on my out of ten list . Sorry but it's not hard cooking breakfast . But it's easy to bugger on up . Old mushrooms will do just that twenty minutes after eating I was thinking omg I need the loo and I only just managed to get to the loo .. Not the best experience. The tea came out with the young lasdes thumb in the cup. I observed the counter staff Constantly touching their faces and even pick the nose.. Lovely ,! This was my experience so I'm sure others have had better , and I really do hope so.

Beautiful place and always good food

Lovely location overlooking the lake at the canal. Food was amazing, not your typical lunch menu. Highly recommended.

Friendly and efficient staff. Good coffee and a really well sized breakfast (we had the smaller farmhouse breakfast). Great quality products. And a lovely view of the lake.

Nice place to stop for coffee and cake on a stroll along the canal.

We decided to pop into the weir this morning for some food and a nice hot drink whilst out for a walk. I ordered a hot chocolate and a strawberry milkshake for my daughter, I found the hot chocolate tasted extremely watery so I went in to ask and I found out they are charging £3.85 for a hot chocolate out of a machine. It’s such a lazy way to make a drink in a cafe from a machine and I’ve never seen or heard anything like it before. They have a huge barista machine there perfect for making drinks but I can only assume the owners have advised otherwise. I wasn’t thrilled that the milkshakes were crusher syrup either, they are disgusting. My sister ordered breakfast at 11:45 and I was just after her at 11:46 to be told the kitchen was closed until 12, I didn’t get my food until well after my sister had finished hers. I work in a busy kitchen myself providing breakfast, lunch and dinner and there is no need to close for 15 minutes in between each service, it wasn’t very busy but the people who were here trying to order food at the same time were extremely disappointed by this. I am local too and we pop into the weir occasionally for food and drinks but I have to say I will not be rushing back and when I do return I will be checking the drinks aren’t made from a machine.

Very attractive spot next to a lake with a play area too Relatively limited menu but the food arrived quickly and was tasty. Very pleasant staff and a great place to stop off when walking along the canal towpath

Great staff very attentive was not sure after reading reviews my son talked me into it because the reviews really put me off and we had an absolutely tasty roast dinner happy we went 😃

We love this place but very disappointed with the new menu being so fancy for lunch and prices seem to of gone up! Will only be stopping in for coffee in future which is a real shame.

All good. Dog friendly. New updated menu very good.

Had chicken burger outer was overcooked Not burnt but very well done and cooked in fish tasting oil Have used weir many times but it can be very hit and miss

Had a cappuccino which was OK but needed to be hotter. Good place for a pit stop.

We stopped here at lunchtime (just after 12), having walked along the canal from Bude - takes around 50 mins. It's a lovely setting, by a fishing lake, with ducks and geece grazing. There's a small children's play area with table and chairs outside. You make your choice and order at the counter. We had 2 cream teas - 1 with plain scones and 1 fruit (£15.90), took around 20 mins to arrive. The scones were warmed, small pot of jam for each scone and plenty of delicious cornish clotted cream and a big pot of tea.

Nice food. Good service. Nice views dog friendly.

Food was good, service was slow, ordered four coffee’s and had to chase them after 20 minutes, then ordered a double tia Maria and coke and landed up with two separate shots of tia Maria and no coke, had to go ask for the coke . Not a good experience.

We had lunch here on a rare rainy day during our week holidaying in North Cornwall. It was lovely to get a table by the window and be able to look out onto the canal/nature reserve. We were attracted to eat here by some of the different veggie options on the menu. My partner had the Louisiana Cajun veggie burger which he said was tasty. I had the roasted red pepper and feta flatbread with wild garlic pesto. It was very tasty but let down a bit by the flatbread which for me was too large and would have been much nicer had it been warmed or toasted as it was a bit chewy cold. Can't fault the flavours though or the presentation and it's nice to see some different options on the menu to the usual run of the mill veggie burgers.

Really lovely and scenery was stunning

Large space with good choice of drinks. Limited but decent vegan options. Friendly service

Went today expecting the usual lovely jacket potatoes/baguettes very disappointed that whole menu had change Hubby would have had breakfast but it finished at 12, so we had bloomer sandwich which was lovely but far more expensive than the great baguettes we had a few times before 😫

Came the other day and had a 5-star experience with some amazing sandwiches. Breakfast today but became more like brunch. The food is great quality but it looks like they overextended themselves with a large takeaway order to the neglect of those inside. While waiting our 45 minutes, the music was pretty awful the a loud bass sound booming away, more fitting for a nightclub than a relaxing meal. Farmhouse breakfast tasted great but it wasn't hot except for the sausages. The toasted teacakes was good. Will go back next time we are in Devon so I hope this issue is sorted by then as I think the place is lovely, the staff looked a bit harassed but I guess the wait didn't help them, and the food seems really good.

Lovely little cafe that do good simple food and drink in a great location just outside of Bude. Walkable down the canal path.

Food was okay. Ham egg and chips was a bit grey and needed taking back. Otherwise was pretty good.

What a lovely place for brunch.

It was quiet, but it took 45 minutes to get our food,we weren't the only ones. Two more tables had the same problems , and the food came out so greasy.

Dog friendly.. great food... the fish and chips are fantastic... this place must go on the tick list..

Expensive. As a family on low income only fed the kids. Long wait for the food. Staff nice and friendly.

Good food, great atmosphere and a great start and finish place for a short walk

The meat and potatoes were hot the rest cold after 45min weight not good

Very welcoming and dog friendly. A lovely stop at the end of a canal walk.

Love it here. Whether for coffee, BBQ or food the service is always a bit stressed due to being busy but the offerings are fantastic. The BBQ evenings with their tomahawk steaks and equally their veggie offerings are not to be missed, the local DJs they bring in give a nice chill vibe. During the day there are lots of dog walkers, so dogs are welcome. Fun kids park for ages up to around 10 or 12 plus a fair amount of grass for older kids to knock a ball about etc. Parking is at the bottom of the hill on the left, walk up the road in winter months as the suggested path is often very boggy.

Another establishment providing very good food. Staff are friendly also.

Ordered a vegetable pizza expecting it to be homemade, the pizza base itself was definitely store bought and for the size was not worth £14 the weir itself is a lovely setting but just a shame about the food.

Lovely cream tea, great setting and venue.

Birthday lunch, very nice food, helpful staff.

Popped in for Brunch, the venue was spotlessly clean. Prompt service and the food was delicious 😋

Great food a lovely place with great views

Nice food but very long wait times and also very expensive

A return visit; one of many. Always excellent.

We ordered a toasted tea cake, it took 30 minutes for it to arrive and was only luke warm.

Beautiful lake/ countryside views, food OK, standard brekkie fare, but on the expensive side. Staff pleasant, atmosphere a little sterile.

Lovely location, nice open space in the dining area. There's a lake and children's play area outside (perfect on a good weather day) The food was lovely and the staff were friendly. My granddaughter was so happy, she told the girl behind the counter that she lived her 😂

Disappointing visit compared to last time. Lack of coordination between front of house and kitchen. Lunch ordered, after a while was no they had no jacket potatoes. Two cheese teas arrived, had to ask for milk for tea. Had to ask about sandwich order to be told, cheese teas completed by bar staff everything else is a kitchen order. Waitress asked and never returned with a expected time for other orders. Sandwich and other order followed, cheese teas almost eaten. No other reason given why 4 orders couldn't come out at the same time, wasn't that busy. Disappointing, will think twice before returning.

Been here several times but was quite disappointed yesterday, although there was quite a few staff members about none greeted us with a smile or attempted to make eye contact and acknowledge our presence there. The young lady on the till was quite miserable no smile whatsoever. When our drinks were brought and cutlery, the forks were dirty, the glass for s cold drink all marked so wasn’t used, and the floor all around table was very messy. Staff really need some training on how to deal with the public, maybe it’s because they were young but still they need to be more pleasant.

Lovely relaxing atmosphere, and really good food

Breakfast was extremely good quality cooked to perfection

Limited hours in the Winter, but nice place for a brunch

Lovely breakfast, worth the walk up the canal from Bude. Tasty food and lovely setting, would recommend.

Visited with family members for lunch and left bitterly disappointed. Superb Location, nicely presented as long as you don't look too closely. There are lots of seating options inside and out. Placed order where I was gruffly reminded that 'Its cash only, did you know that?' Of which was I fully aware with all the tatty paper signage everywhere. Food was served relatively quickly, but when I say served I mean thrown down at the table by a most grumpy female team member who rudely snapped at us when we identified we were a portion of chips missing, she stated quite loudly 'I've only got 2 hands you know' so we expected her to return fairly quickly, but soon became apparent they had forgotten and we waited for them, by which time I had almost finished my sandwich. When they did arrive, the team member rudely stated,'there, that's your order' Food is overpriced and nothing more than average, and you are purely paying for the location. Staff training needs addressing, manners cost nothing, and each and every customer should be acknowledged politely. Common courtesy works both ways. Not sure I'd rush back for another visit. There are equally many nicer cafe/restaurant venues in the area. But as I've only rated this a 3 star review, I'm not expecting a reply as the business only ever responds to 5 star reviews.

Nice walk along the canal from bude to Weir. ( THE WEIR BISTRO Food just basic)

Disappointed. The restaurant wasn't prepared for a busy Saturday. Sunny day, people about. Slow service, lack of staff. Some food good, some average.

First impression lovely light bright building with great views then it went down hill !! 3 young staff trying to cope , we stood to get to our reserved table but the staff were to busy to acknowledge us and a queue formed all being ignored , one person was told just go find a table and they sat at ours ! ( we asked after waiting serval minutes ! ) So my partner got them to move . No menus for us or the other 3 tables beside us , our table was full of dirty dishes and nobody was clearing up , our friends came and we grabbed a few menus as no staff were greeting anybody around us or taking orders , we then learnt we had to order from the bar , they said theres 1 hour wait for food and 30 mins for drinks . 3 of our friends had breakfast which they said they would not have again, my partner had a burger very poor he said for £15.00 he would not have paid £5 it stated £14.50 on the menu but was charged £15 ! The webside menu was out of date and items were not on the menu we had looked before arrival , when our food arrived the lad did not ask if we wanted anything else he was clearly fed up , complained it was to busy ! A very poorly run service , inexperienced staff who could not cope , a manager is needed to organise , communicate, welcome customers please , the food is overpriced for the quality , we expect better so sad .

After a walk along the canal from Bude, to a gem of a cafe, excellent food, atmosphere and courteous staff, great seating area outside.