WAX Watergate Bay in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Wax is located in a great spot and didn’t disappoint. We went there on a sunny day but got a table and enjoyed the views from the upstairs outdoor area. Food and service were excellent, burgers very good and also special mention to the fried squid. Would recommend for a chilled lunch

Great spot for a few drinks and nibbles after a walk on the beach. Friendly staff and atmosphere, we had a lovely time, thank you!

Great food, we especially loved the pizzas and the desserts were a firm favourite with the kids. Friendly staff and an excellent location- we also enjoyed drinks here- a crisp white wine and a view of the sea- perfect. Thanks for the lovely holiday memories, until next year..

Well, where do I start!! My whole experience from start to finish was phenomenal. This isn’t my first time here and certainly won’t be my last. Me and my friends come every year and sometimes we spend an entire summer here. The staff are amazing, especially Harry what a credit to the business, I’ve never had customer experience like this. We came for some beers and burgers and it did not disappoint, was greeted by two of the loveliest girls Myla and Issy and shown straight to our table with a great view. Harry (the one with the Best mullet I’ve ever seen, definitely the best Wax has ever seen) made me feel like I was family, nothing was too much for him to handle and he strived to make us all happy and content. Hot food arrived promptly after ordering and it was delicious! The price isn’t bad at all especially with the view. One of my favourite places to eat from here on out and the key takeaway is we should all be more like Harry!!!!

Had a fantastic night at Wax last night. The old Time Sailors were playing and the place was buzzing. We had booked a table over looking the band but unfortunately because of the wet weather the band played inside. This did not affect our evening at all ! The food was fantastic one pulled pork burger and one wax pizza both were fresh and tasty. The knickerbocker glory for dessert was big enough to share. Another great night at wax 😄

Great food & another time enjoyed a glass of wine on the deck looking out to the beach!!! Stunning scenic view.

Stunning location, great food, drinks, music and friendly staff

Best place for a drink and food Watergate Bay Win More Work Less and Enjoy Life! www.easymoneysite.c o.uk

Fab service. Fab food. Fab views.

We visited Newquay from London and wanted to eat at the beach. We couldn't get a reservation and I'm actually glad. We stumbled upon wax and I have to say this place was amazing! Great food, wonderful service, great view of the bay from the terrace outside (we didn't realise there are 2 to choose from!!) and we were even blessed with some afternoon entertainment and he was wonderful! Toilets were clean and there's an accessible toilet downstairs. I would definitely reccomend eating here or having drinks. It's also dog friendly. Cocktails were great and 2 4 1 and the price of food was reasonable too. Sadly didn't take photos but the food quality is great and theres a good choice from the kids menu

Quite nice location Sunny terrace Burger type cuisine and the like but correct

Had a lovely lunch at Wax with a selection of small plates to share the food was done well, served in good time, nice and hot and tasty so it ticked all the boxes for a bit of lunch with a nice view in the sun. We walked there from Newquay along the beaches at low tide so had earned a beer and some food. Certainly better value than the £22 taxi back. Staff were good, plenty of outside seating. There is local car parks so a drive here is trouble free. Would certainly go back.

Awesome location, amazing service and the food is spot on! Great times in a great location!

Great place food good old time sailors excellent 👍.

Great spot. Really dog friendly. Food was excellent although a bit mystified why the 'small plates' couldn't come as a starter. Minor issue though and overall very good. Burgers are very good as are the pizzas.

Great food, great atmosphere, great location!

Great place, fabulous views and lovely food. We had burgers which were really tasty.

we had a couple off meals here and both times they were absolutely delicious, we had a drink most nights during our holiday as the staff made us feel so welcome and were so friendly and Ethan always had a smile of his face. Highly recommend

Great food venue, staff were welcoming and quietly efficient. Plenty of food to choose from and what we ordered came out fairly quickly and was very tasty.

Lovely polite staff, good brilliant excellent service.

Great staff great food and drinks

Thank you to Matthew...help to make our meal perfect...he went above n beyond...excellent service 🙌

Went for dinner after an evening on the beach. Food was amazing, staff were so friendly and really helpful! They were so lovely to my 3 year old, really made an effort to talk to her. Cannot recommend enough!!

The food was amazing! We visited during the beer and burger fest, i had the kangaroo burger and Ostrich burger, which were both fantastic. My son also had a Kangaroo burger, which he loved. The loaded nachos were the tables' favourite, though. The staff were absolutely fantastic and they were all extremely polite and friendly. It was a lovely atmosphere to be around!

Did not stay so cant comment on rooms. Food was wonderful especially the cauliflower bites

Visited for some burgers for lunch today! Classic wax and wax mex….Both were epic! Very friendly woman on the bar. We even managed to speak to the chef to say the burgers were excellent! We will definitely be back.

I stayed close to WAX for a couple of nights recently and ended up eating there both nights! Lovely food (pizza one night and a legendary WAX burger on the second visit). The staff were friendly, polite and actually smiled (which seems a rare thing these days in some places). I shall return and definitely recommend if you want a chilled atmosphere and lovely grub right by watergate beach…

We are a rowdy bunch so we sat out on the terrace. Brilliant cocktails to start the meal off, I was very impressed with the Gin, Limoncello and freshly squeezed lemon cocktail which the owner invented himself. Food was fantastic and arrived with speed. Staff are so friendly and as the night drew on it got cold. Blankets and patio warmers were offered which was amazing and we ended up staying for sometime. Lots of giggles and banter was had and they never made us feel like we were an annoyance - 8 mature ladies drinking cocktails :-) We thank you so much Wax!! When we are next in the area we will definitely be coming back.

My friend and I got caught in a downpour last week while we were out with the dog. We have eaten here plenty of times but thought we’d just have a hot choc to get warmed up. The food looked that good going out we ended up getting a pizza and some nachos to share ! Food was delicious, hot choc was lovely and the dog enjoyed his bonio 😂

I only popped in for coffee, staff were nice, prices reasonable.

Sadly I was a but disappointed to be honest. I've been wanting to try wax for a few years and finally got a chance to yesterday. I found the food looked impressive but lacked in taste and definitely lacked in seasoning. Was also very dry. Definitely didn't live up to expectations. Everything looked quite rundown as well sadly.

Lovely evening good food and great service. It was only a Monday evening but it lacked any real atmosphere. Not sure why it was so quiet it never used to be.

Called in for hot chocolate and some nibbles after a morning up on the beach. Matthew just goes above and beyond every time we’ve visited here. Always ends up being our go to for our last night meal in Cornwall, great pit stop for hot chocolate (baileys hot chocolate is a fav) and Matthew even let the kids add their own toppings to their hot chocolates yesterday. Just all around amazing, food amazing, staff amazing, location amazing! Highly recommend Wax! We’ll be back again in August no doubt!

Popped in for coffee and ended up eating. Shared the vegan wax buger and cauli bites. Food was epic, atmosphere was vibin and the staff were friendly and on point.

Love this place, great views great food and lovely polite staff

Amazing team. I booked the Easter egg hunt and got the wrong day. Turned up and the team were amazing. Had one very upset girl and they pulled out all the stops. We got free drinks and the staff even gave her a slice of Easter cake and let her put on the extras. They even found and Easter egg. She got to spend time with the staff who answered her questions about sea life. Thank you so much we loved it. And will be back

Excellent food and service. The pizzas were amazing. The staff took the time to interact with our kids too which was appreciated. Portions are good. Will visit again, a lovely find.

Great spot for a bite to eat. Nice atmosphere.

Must try the food. Location is amazing. Nothing to touch it. Cannot wait for Boardmasters.

Really lovely out of season stop off, free parking due to time of year. Lots of seating, nice covered 'outdoor' spot. Great prompt service and good selection of drinks. Baileys hot chocolate was lush!

This is not a hotel, it's a beach bar and restaurant.

The best welcome and the best food as always ! We got a feast of choices and are so happy with it all! The pizzas are perfectly crispy and everything is super tasty!

Visited on a lovely sunny February day for lunch. We were greeted by a lovely smiley attendant who made us feel most welcome. The food was quick and tasty. The pizza is excellent and cannot fault the other items we ordered. When we are holidaying again, we will certainly make a stop again.

Great food and drink in a great location. Staff were super welcoming.

Lovely staff. Great location. Wonderful atmosphere.

Came for dinner today, table of 6. Everything was great, food was lovely and Matthew was brilliant, he was on his own behind the bar yet still managed to provide excellent, friendly and efficient service. Highly recommend 👌

Went on a 50% off pizza and burger day, lovely location, nice views, pizzas were thinner than a tortilla, thinnest pizza I ever had and minimal toppings, couldn’t taste the tomato sauce. Order was misread by the chef so we had to wait a while for our correct order with no compensation. If it hadn’t been 50% off I would have asked for reduction in the bill, maybe it was just an off day as families burgers and kids meals looked nice

Always visit Wax when we’re in Watergate Bay, very good food & drink selection, dog friendly too, they also do Waffles(Waffle House) as part their menu.

Definitely a favourite go-to ❤️

Been visiting Wax for many years. Out of season so very quiet on both of our visits. We didn’t eat but had many drinks. Matthew worked hard cleaning and sweeping. It was my birthday and I had a great evening. Matthew played our favourite songs and sent photos of our evening to me (upon my request). We will return.

Staff were so friendly, ordered a take out and it was ready quickly and tasted amazing.

We have been visiting Wax for nine years but this year will be our last visit sadly. We have always loved Wax and feel like it’s like revisiting an old friend however this year the legendary nachos were were dry and had obviously sat under a heat lamp for ages before being brought out you had to literally fight with knife and fork to separate them and the portion size was so much smaller than previously. Restaurant was very quiet so cannot blame it on being busy but main courses same thing maybe nice when they were first prepared but seemed like they had been sat somewhere before being served pizza crust cold and Rick hard pizza tough the seafood linguine had virtually no sauce as all sunk into pasta. The place seemed scruffy and tired and in need of a revamp won’t return

Some friends and I visited last night (Thursday) for the Tapas menu. We were blown in the door by the wind ! But they had the log fire going so sat by that. The lady serving us was very friendly and helped with our choices....

Sadly I felt the cheese pizza was tasteless I feel tomato sauce needed seasoning and maybe sharp cheese sorry to moan but I wouldn't return

Great place with great sea views and very close to the sea

Absolutely delicious food again! This is a consistently good restaurant with food that never disappoints. The staff are friendly, kind and attentive. They check your food is okay and always ask of there is anything they can get you. I love that nothing is too much. I will often go for a long walk along the shoreline with my 3 dogs. Then come in for some food, my dogs are wet and sandy but they are always attentive to them too. There is a water station for the dogs and biscuits. And when mine make a mess (having a drink) they don't get cross. They give my dogs attention and that means so much to me that they are welcome too. They host lovely events, such as point break cliffside cinema...which was on phenomenal!! Dog walk events and support local charities and businesses. Really is a lovely community of staff and patrons. Could not ask for more.

The new Sunday roast wrap was THE most amazing thing we’ve tasted, and we traveled from Bristol to try it! Is didn’t disappoint, neither did the service 😊 would recommend !

An absolute amazing place, the food is amazing… sometimes you have to wait if it is busy but that’s what you would expect for freshly cooked food. If you want fast food go to McDonald’s! The venue is second to none and the staff couldn’t...

We booked for a meal. Had great friendly service and food arrived as quickly as I'd expect. Was dog friendly and fairly buzzing. Wonderful location. Yes you order at the bar, not a problem. We had the chicken burgers. Wings and a special the bonfire burger. All good quality hot and fresh. Perfect after a day walking and surfing

Beautiful Cornwall you did not disappoint❤️ people are so friendly

Great for a casual night out - food was delicious, fish of the day (haddock) was very tasty, the pizza was also very good. Very pleasant staff & reasonable prices, so would highly recommend.

Brilliant food!!! I recommend!!!

Okay so I’ve experienced Wax’s pop up’s many times and although pricey I’ve always bought their food as it’s always been of great quality. So today! I went to their latest pop up at Watetgate and choose them over their competitors because I’ve had a...

Poor service on this occasion,seemed like a lot of errors coming from the kitchen , over 45min wait on food ,wooden knife and forks ??

Awful. Chicken wings were ridiculously spicy it was burning our mouths. The squid was clearly frozen from a big food supplier. They were cold and barely fried. The pizza was edible but disappointing. £58 down the drain. Avoid.

Food looked great when bought out. Shame it was all out of a packet. Salt and pepper squid was clearly frozen, tasteless and over cooked. Beef brisket on the nachos was dry, cold and flavourless. Guacamole and other toppings where clearly out of a squeezy...

Pleasant staff bring our food but otherwise sadly disappointing food. Tasteless salt & pepper squid (couldn’t even taste the salt or the pepper), ditto the mozzarella sticks. Standard frozen chips which were fine but expensive. There are better places to eat in Watergate Bay

Beautiful bar, fabulous staff and wonderful views. Food is amazing and very reasonable. Love the events they put on and can't wait for more

Down in Cornwall again on holiday at Watergate Bay. Couldn’t resist booking for WAXWednesday when it’s 2for1, glad we did. We both had the Sweet Smokey Sour burger, amazing, honestly the best burger I’ve ever had, you will have to let us us know how...

Great bar. Wonderful coffee and a decent selection of beer and lager. The food looked really good as well (though we didn't have the chance to eat there).

Had a lovely meal here, the food was really tasty with gosport sizes and such a lovely atmosphere! There was good music playing and the staff were all really friendly! I had the Bay burger which was delicious as were the chips it came with. Say outside watching all the surfers come and go from the carpark.

Nice place to eat just up from Watergate Bay Beach and over the road from the main car park. Average menu of burgers, pizzas, nachos and the like. Dogs are welcome. Food was served quick even for a Saturday night. Friendly service.

Food is always banging and isn't too expensive. Staff are lovely and all of it is dog friendly. Location is right by a public car park and a 3 minute walk down to the beach.

Been to WAX more times than I can count. At Christmas they have a log burner going - perfect after a dog walk and chilly surf, in the summer it's chilled and lots of seating available. Food is always great, service is always fantastic. We'll always be back - seems like the "bad" reviews are when the whole place is heaving, and everywhere will be struggling to keep up.

We booked a table for 5 we found the outside dining area untidy with loud music , the down stairs dining area looked very poor and it was empty, the upstairs dining area looked tired , we had to book and serve our own food and drinks , the food took over 3/4 hour to arrive and we had to ask for the cutlery, the quality of the food was of the poorest quality and 3 of us did not finish our meals. We noticed a least 3 other pairs of diners had only one of the pair of diners receiving their meals and the other ones receiving their meals 1/2 hour later. This is the worst dining experience we have ever had. AVOID

Don't buy a portion of chips £5, and u can count them

We’ve been coming to Wax most years for the last 10 years (was the Phoenix previously) We love the fabulous spot on Watergate Bay, the views and chilled vibe. Noticed a few annoyances this year- hope the owners look to invest in this bar as...

Always great food and a chilled experience in the wonderful Watergate Bay.

Location is fantastic, food is great and the staff are lovely. We were looked after a very nice staff member whom took pity on two of us being injured. He was very handsome too (I know that has no bearing on the establishment, but makes it that more enjoyable)

Visited for lunch with family. On a positive note the staff were friendly and efficient. The downside is the food. Overpriced with often poor quality ingredients. £16 for a plant burger, with quite a poor quality roll, hardly any salad, and 2 hash browns put...

You need to book this one before hand, right next to Porrenporth Beach. Lots of cheap parking. Lots of starters, mains and desserts to choose from. Family of 7 with a large dog, pizzas are divine, burgers are massive but nice, fish was lovely too,...

Was a fine place. Buzzing with people. Had an interesting situation where the waitress handed our order of food, (which was one order of chips that took about 40 minutes to someone else), some food was taken by the other person, it was returned to the waitress as that person didn’t order it, and then about 2 minutes later it appeared on our table. They didn’t take it off the bill, never said anything, no apology, etc. (maybe they didn’t realize I watched the situation) etc. I’ve never had a situation like this happen. She laughed when it happened. Nevertheless, tasted fine. Probably just a fluke and perhaps the young lady was new to the job.

My 9 year old and I had the pizza. Thin and crispy, very tasty. Husband was delighted with his stack burger. Cheesecake was light and fluffy and the brownie super sickly. Perfect. Service here was excellent. Nice easy dinner for families. We'd definitely go again...

Great food cooked fresh great service.

Amazing setting overlooking the beach. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Gluten free options / alternatives are available.

Having just arrived in Cornwall we came straight to our favourite beach, and decided to have dinner at wax, we were not disappointed! The staff made us feel really welcome, and even gave our dog a treat! Food was fabulous and the views amazing, watergate...

We came late and where fitted in which was really good. The maitre d was super friendly and very welcoming. They explained that they where trialling table service as they had enough staff. They did nt and it went a bit wrong o ce everyone...

Great food at a reasonable price, good vibes and friendly staff. Recommend the wax stack, a real piece of art!

Great pizzas & desserts. The other food being served looked great too. Very friendly helpful staff. Would be totally happy to return or to recommend

Lovely meals Had bbq wings, fish and chips and pizzas are beautiful. Nice staff lovely views lemon sundae was delicious.

Lovley place, great drinks selection. had the fish and chips and the fish was very well done crispy and moist. Thanks

Absolute lovely time at wax, couldn’t fault any of it! Lovely food, and amazing staff. Chicken wings were a favourite and even though there was 12 of us the food came out all at the same time nice and hot! Fish burger was delicious! Staff...

We had a lovely family visit there last night, the kids options were good and they loved their freshly prepared pizzas. We also had a pizza, chicken wings and the salt and pepper squid which were all tasty. Nice location and friendly staff. Would recommend!

The location is good and if you can get an outside table or front row of the balcony it’s lovely views. Staff were pleasant but the food was mediocre and my chicken was dry and tough Ok place for one night to see but there...

Had a lovely lunch meal yesterday at Wax. Service was super friendly and food was incredibly tasty and quick.

Had a lovely lunch meal yesterday at Wax. Service was super friendly and food was incredibly tasty and quick!

Upon our arrival, despite having a reservation, we found our table was not ready. The staff attempted to accommodate us in the less desirable bar area. We opted to wait for a proper dining spot which, surprisingly, became available within a minute/2. After being seated, we were informed we had to order from the bar since there wasn't any waiter service available. Our drinks were promptly served but our food took an excruciatingly long hour and a half to arrive! The food, when it did arrive, was far from satisfactory. The burgers were overcooked to the point of being tough and burnt, albeit still edible. The pizza, on the other hand, was disappointingly undercooked. And the children's meal? It was akin to charcoal, which was incredibly frustrating. It was evident the waitress felt awkward, as she hesitated to inquire about our meal. In what seemed like an attempt to justify the situation, she mentioned it was only the chef's third shift. If the restaurant is keen on retaining its reputation, it might very well be his last. The experience was marred further by the sight of numerous customers returning their unsatisfactory meals, with management offering full refunds and complimentary drinks in an attempt to prevent negative publicity. While the overbooking issue possibly lies at the management level and might contribute to the decline in quality, it doesn't absolve a professional chef who is expected to perform under pressure. Given this horrendous experience, it's unlikely that we'll revisit the establishment.

I love this place. Great service and belting grub. Value for money and a wonderful view. Have been coming for 3 years and will be back next year❤️

Great lunch dishes. Simple but delicious after a dip in the ocean.

Fell upon wax by chance whilst out for a walk and weather turned rubbish. What an amazing find. Lovely dog friendly restaurant with great burgers and beer. We would highly recommend.