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Based on 108 opinions finded in 2 websites

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Nº 3052 in 3395 in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Nº 927 of 983 British in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

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This building is an eye-sore really, and needs repairing and turning into something good. Maybe a pub chain, art hub, or houses for local people.

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Alice Alice . 2024-04-08

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The service here is good, but the staff try their best but are set up to fail - for example, it’s a massive venue, and the coffee machine is at the back. It can take 15 minutes for the staff to sort it while dealing with the bar. Great staff, shame about function. It is an incredibly unfriendly space because of management who have put up random signs like the attached. Food questionable - believed it is purchased for events. Drinks might be what they say on the táp. I can't wait for a response from some wench. Lol.

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Josh . 2023-11-13

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Great location and cooked breakfast.

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Brian Mackie . 2023-10-27

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Very friendly and helpful staff, good service and good food

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Robert Anderson . 2023-10-19

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My family and I stayed at the Howard’s’ White Hart Hotel in Launceston from 18th to 21st of August 2023 in room 22, and we had a lovely time. Our room was newly renovated with a beautifully light decor, which was spacious and cool at all hours of the day and night. We were also pleasantly surprised with a smart TV and good internet access which was flawless throughout our stay, which is something we’d never had in Cornwall hotels before. Our room was also far enough from the bar area to never hear a thing, nor other guests, once we were in our room for a peaceful night’s sleep. The staff were incredibly friendly, and surprisingly so were other customers/patrons whom constantly offered to buy us drinks and pay for our games of pool. There’s obviously a whole bunch of regulars that happily frequent the White Hart and see it as home. Sincerely I’d never experienced such a welcoming community to strangers on a trip like this before. Each evening we were offered the opportunity of having our own choice of breakfasts made for us the following morning at the time of our choosing, there was always a car park space available for us whenever we arrived back at the hotel, and we were pleasantly surprised on Saturday night by a live band, performed by the owners of the hotel in the bar area, which got everyone in high spirits. I also found the local area very safe to traverse at night, with no disturbances and little light pollution, inviting you to take a walk around the town at night should you feel like it. I would absolutely stay there again and highly recommend Howard’s at the White Hart hotel for anyone looking to stay in North Cornwall. I genuinely don’t understand some of the negative reviews I read on Google, this place was incredibly friendly, clean and welcoming for my family.

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Chris Frost . 2023-08-21

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The staff are clearly not fans of 'outsiders' - I was welcomed with a look from the bar lady that implied she thought I said I was going to take a dump on the floor. Served the worst pint of Guinness I've ever seen. The ambience is best described as 'abandoned funeral parlour'. No crisps. Toilets were gross. Don't bother unless you've been going since you were 10 and you're related to the staff and all other possible customers.

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Leo Garcia . 2023-08-16

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If you are looking for a mid priced hotel look no further

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Noel Francis . 2023-07-19

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Well what can I say! I haven't ever actually been to the pub, landlord Mike booked my band to perform there this evening about 3 months ago but informed us at around 3pm today that the pub may be closed this evening due to a cellar fault and therefore had to cancel!! Real unfortunate. I thought it sounded a bit odd so I phoned the pub anonymously and asked what time the band were performing to which he replied "we're not sure if they're playing, we're waiting on them to confirm". Just to let you know Mike that if you want to run your pub like a circus that's your business, but don't try and drag hard working local musicians down with you. Absolute clown.

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sam gabriel . 2023-06-23

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This place has really fallen off in the past year or so. Had Fish and Chips here recently, the chips they PREVIOUSLY served a year ago were the best in any pub from town, but now they've served me what seems to be coop crinkle chips and no peas, definitely not worth 9.95. Not to mention, they serve coke out the bottle from coop and constantly nothing on tap. The Westgate is almost next door, just go there.

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Gweilo . 2023-05-12

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Amazing! Shame about the other businesses in the area making fake nasty reviews out of jealousy.

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Standing Ovation Productions Official UK . 2023-05-08

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We were down for a long weekend and had a meal here. Being history buffs the building is fascinating and the staff and service were superb. It's in a central location and a great asset for the area and I am hoping that it becomes a real focal point for the town once again.. Given the age and history of the building it's great to see such buildings in daily use and hear that the owners are sympathetically refurbishing it.

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Hits Shah . 2023-04-17

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The white hart hotel is an early 18th century heritage building that did not disappoint. I recommend this place to anyone that likes to learn about the Cornish history and culture, good food and friendly staff. The owners of this recently renovated hotel have maintained the regal appearance in the rooms with a keen eye for detail which I recommend to families, business and solo travellers.

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Ollie Standing . 2023-04-10

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Had a really nice stay nothing was to much trouble Jason was a great host

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Mark facer . 2023-04-10

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Owner driving multiple vehicles with no tax or valid mot, some even sorn! Thinks he's above the law in many aspects but threatens anyone with the police and acts like a man child when confronted. Absolute joke who I'm surprised hasn't been ran out of the town yet. UPDATE: previous reply from the landlord mike saying someone was a liar and was being investigated by the police.... Turns out mike has now had a county court judgement raised against him and now owes this person £890 🤣🤣

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Tucker 89 . 2023-04-08

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Food was awful and seating arrangements for a meal wasn't really good and never had any of the drinks we asked for it is one of the worst pub I have been to

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Donna Smith . 2023-03-01

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The White Hart featured in the Daphne du maurier novel "Jamaica Inn". An interesting landmark in English literature. I can't give any reviews about present day hospitality service levels.

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AJ “Tone” C . 2023-01-29

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Toilets were blocked spilling out onto the floor, tables and bar were sticky and dirty. Overall was an unhygienic and unsatisfactory experience.

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Daisy Wilby . 2023-01-13

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Was meant to be staying here as a wedding guest at a local wedding. Was let down last minute and had to arrange other accomodation.

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John Harris . 2023-01-12

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P#ss warm beer out a can brought from co op, and the meal looked and tasted like it had already been thro someone....if you like being ill or ripped off this place is for you.

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Paul Smith . 2023-01-12

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I had booked 10 rooms for wedding guests and the wedding band which was arranged in person with the owner Mike Howard and confirmed with the manager Chris. This was organised 3 months prior to the wedding on the 10th September 2022. A week before the wedding I checked in to make sure everything was still going to plan and was told that only 5 rooms would be ready as the owner hadn’t paid the tradesmen so they had downed tools and walked off the job. I managed to get the only 4 rooms at The Eagle House Hotel to accommodate the band. On the day of the wedding the hotels management and communication with the reception was non existent causing several issues, worst of all they didn’t have the rooms ready they had said the previous week leaving two of the wedding guests with nowhere to stay. I can’t stress enough the disappointment and distress this caused.

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Steven Calvert (Bridge Tools) . 2023-01-12

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Great staff and accommodation with its own parking. Right in the centre of Launceston. Good food too! I will be coming back.

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Seven Watson . 2022-12-29

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Great local pub, amazing food at great prices & bar staff couldn't do enough to help us out very polite and helpful. Would highly recommend visiting.

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David Green . 2022-10-30

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What can I say about this hotel apart from fige star this is a family run hotel with the most amazing staff and a building that has so much character the food was absolutely excellent! And the room was perfect if you are around this area this is the hotel for you I can honestly say u will not be disappointed jj 100% recommend

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Mike Jewrll . 2022-10-25

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Called in for lunch in week Amazed by selection and quality available on buffet bar .Superb and reasonable price Dining room with white tablecloths Very helpful staff Well behaved dogs allowed Clean toilets

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Jane Scantlebury . 2022-10-07

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Constantly out of everything on tap. Cans of beer. Bottles of coop coke. don't have half the menu. No hot water. No heating. Avoid at all costs

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Master 1 . 2022-10-06

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Friendly staff and dogs welcome

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Terence James . 2022-09-27

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Staff are great, very helpful & hospitable

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john Martin . 2022-09-15

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Staff great! Nothing is a problem , will definitely be back 5 star service!!!

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Terry Murphy . 2022-08-07

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Popped in here for lunch. The staff were extremely pleasant and helpful. I kind of got the impression that this is a "work in progress" place. I didn't like the quality of the ham in my cheese and ham sandwich. Mike the manager took time out to explain where the ham came from and that it was local ham, just cut thinly. However, when Mike said that it wasn't the sort of ham he would eat I did question why he then thought it suitable for his customers?!

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Hilary Walls . 2022-07-31

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Just had a lovely ribeye steak and it was excellent for £15 you cant go rong im definitely going back again

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ian back . 2022-07-02

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Popped in here for the first time since the refurb and I have to say they have done a great job ! Tried their hot food buffet and thoroughly enjoyed it, nice selection of diferent foods ( I haven't tried pork schnitzel before but it is definitely a new favourite of mine ) The staff were brilliant , very friendly and extremely helpful.

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Sloppy Sausage . 2022-04-28

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Live music, good beer, nice atmosphere!!!! Thx))))

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Dmytro Velykoivanenko . 2022-03-15

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Wife and I had an excellent evening meal last night steak was cooked to perfection and chilli prawn dish was excellent

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Michael Hunt . 2021-11-03

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We had a lovely meal at your place food staff every thing about it was lovely we were celebrating our silver wedding anniversary with my brother and his wife it was there anniversary as well the young man in the bar was excellent his name was Chris will definitely be back.

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Doreen Milburn . 2021-10-15

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We came here to celebrate my birthday with a couple of friends. The food was very good and it wasn't too expensive either. The background music was however a little loud and didn't need to be quite so high in the restaurant area.

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Paula P . 2017-09-07

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Pleasant staff, good atmosphere, tasty hot food, plenty to eat, can't knock a carvery ! Enough said!!

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D38lawn . 2017-07-25

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Parecía a almorzar, Menú principal bareason estaba muy deteriorada de mill y el idioma digamos coloridos de otros usuarios! Nunca pedimos como nos fuimos a otro lado.

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JaneClive . 2017-06-10

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Nos llevaron aquí un asador domingo por amigos con los que estaban alojados localmente. Que lo utilizan mucho.

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TauntonBob . 2017-05-31

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Haber evitado este lugar durante años, que decidimos almorzar aquí con la esperanza de que había mejorado desde mi última revisión. No ha sido así. La comida era comestible, pero el entorno y el ambiente general es sombrío. El hotel necesita un fondo y actualizar. Parece ser atrapado en una cápsula del tiempo de 1970. Será un largo tiempo, si alguna vez, antes de regresar.

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anne t . 2017-03-08

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He estado aquí varias veces para eventos y almuerzos con mis amigas y cada vez que he estado allí me quedé muy contenta con el personal amable, buena relación calidad-precio y la comida deliciosa. Parece tener un montón de grandes eventos últimamente así seguiré buscando más xx sin duda continuaré viniendo aquí y recomiendo encarecidamente xx todo bien hecho que tome un papel activo en mantener un gran lugar para visitar xx

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Lee4des . 2017-02-19

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Un grupo de amigos y me gusta salir a comer la mayoría de las semanas, esta semana decidimos probar el White Hart, y ojalá no lo hubiera hecho.

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pyke999 . 2017-01-21

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Excellent food and excellent service. 70 guests, and not one complaint! A lovely location in an ambient, simple setting.

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Christine R . 2016-11-21

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Este hotel está convenientemente situado en la plaza de la ciudad de Launceston y, particularmente esencial, tiene su propio aparcamiento en la parte trasera. Es un hotel histórico con una interesante historia. He estado allí a comer muchas veces y lo recomiendo para buena comida honesta con un servicio amable, especialmente el asado los domingos, que pasa no sólo en el almuerzo pero en la noche. El restaurante también es adecuado para los niños, y ofrecieron una nieto exigente exactamente lo que él quería, aunque no estaba en el menú.

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Jill P . 2016-11-20

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We eat here at least once a month, the carvery is one of the best around with a fantastic offer of children's carvery only being £1. I would suggest booking a table though as restaurant was very busy.Very friendly staff who are always willing to help. We look forward to going back

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Berwick20 . 2016-11-09

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Fuimos allí para un asador familiar en domingo. La comida era carne atroz fue hecha y muy grasos, Yorkshire budines estaban secas y duras, muy mala relación y nunca volvería a ir a la comida. El restaurante es muy viejo y en decoración y aparece sucio. El personal era amable, pero la coca-cola/Pepsi era casi potable, el kronenburg lager estaba mal, pero podría mejorarse.

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stephenoasisg3 . 2016-10-31

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Very generous breakfast & the waitress was very attentive.The breakfast was fresh & quality products.

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kinnaton . 2016-10-20

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Ate here last night. To be truthful the food wasn't great and u struggled to get served at the bar because the barman was to busy talking to he's mates about football as there was a match on the TV. Not the best experience so won't be eating there again!!!

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tuvkergirl . 2016-09-15

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Lovely staff fantastic pub atmosphere. Know all their regulars by name. Food is lovely, especially the sunday carvery

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mickybarr . 2016-09-05

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Launceston doesn't seem to be a place that has many family friendly pubs, so it is good that the most centrally placed pub accepts children and serves food and cask beer. It looks good from the outside - indeed, almost too good, as it gives the impression of being a slightly posh hotel, but once inside it becomes clear that this is a relaxed and welcoming place, popular with working class families. The central room is airless, dark, dank, smelly, scruffy, and noisy. Children were running around enjoying themselves. The front room is also smelly and scruffy, but has the advantage of windows, giving a light and airy feel. While the place does cask beers, on our visit there were no local beers, just London Pride.There are plus points about the White Hart, and if you are a family with active children, and you are not too fussy, this will serve well, but it's not a place we would generally recommend.

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RunningSteve . 2016-08-25

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Very gloomy, the food was lovely but its very dark and dated, such a shame really, smells of stale beer :(, no beer garden

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Sarah D . 2016-08-16

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We booked several rooms for a family wedding taking place just outside the town. Yes the Hotel does need some TLC and general updating but for £55 per night for 2 people including breakfast, this was good value for money and location ideal.The room was large & very clean, linen beautifully crisp and the bed was comfy. The decor did need sprucing up a bit but we had no intention of spending much time in the room!. The shower worked well and there was also plenty of tea and coffee on the amenities tray.Pam the Manager of the Hotel, was very hospitable and really did go out of her way to ensure our stay was enjoyable. There are quite a few stairs to some of the rooms and some are also a fair way down corridors so those with walking difficulties would struggle a bit as there is no lift.You could not fault the breakfast, there was plenty of it and the cooked breakfast was of a good quality.There was a loud disco when we returned from the wedding on the Saturday night, but was all finished and the bar almost empty by about 12.30am. It did not bother us at all.Launceston itself is lacking in Restaurants, but there a few nice pubs. I cannot comment on the evening food in the Hotel as we did not eat there.For £55 a night peak season, this was good value for money, as for all the moaners about the Hotel on Trip Advisor, you get what you pay for!!!!

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Nikki H . 2016-08-10

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The White Hart has a 5 star hygiene rating but we would only give it a 2 star eating rating. The food was adequate, but not much more. The carved meat was going dry and they were not over generous servings of it. The roast potatoes were possibly the worst I have ever eaten, soggy and overcooked. The choice of veg was very basic and condiments were ordinary. The chef who was carving was only visible when the sole waiter fetched him and when he appeared he did not go out of his way to be welcoming or eager to please. The waiter did his best, he outshone the chef and the food!.

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Valerie K . 2016-07-04

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Have eaten there on many occasions with friends and family. Good value food which is fairly consistent with odd blip when eating with large groups. Great steak deal for 25 quid, 2 steaks and bottle of wine. Pam is excellent and works very hard to make the experience good. Have recovered well from a poor period, we now visit regularly again.

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steve p . 2016-06-27

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Excellent price carvery for Sunday lunch, especially with the children's meal at £1 with an adult meal. Good selection of real ales available & an interesting building to dine in!Great midday stop on a long journey :)

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Matthew P. W . 2016-05-22

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A warren of passageways creecky floors BUT Starr fantastic not they wouldn't do to help you, the room was clean comfortable and quiet. The bar was a busy noisy place with groups of young people and families but this did not interrupt your quiet nights sleep. The food was very good, varied and hot. Which is important to me I dislike warm food. Overall my husband and I enjoyed our one night there will defiantly stay there again.

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carol d . 2016-03-27

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Went here for some drinks with a friend on a Saturday evening and found this to be one of the best places to go in Launceston. The bar staff were fantastic especially Haley. She made our custom really appreciated. I would recommend this bar to any one who visits Launceston. It is a clean friendly hotel. We will be going back.

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Sam M . 2016-03-13

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fixed price 2 stakes and a nice bottle of white £25.00 not a bad price and great food, finished off with apple pie and custard yummy. waitress was very friendly and a credit to her job and employer.

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WandT2016 . 2016-03-08

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A friend and I went here for a couple of drinks on a Thursday night. There was only one bar man working from what we could see. At first he was ok with us as he served our first drinks but this did not last. We decided to have some more drinks in some other public houses in Launceston with the intention of coming back for our last drink of the evening at the Hotel. When we returned around 10:30 P.M. we found a large que of people at the bar waiting to be served, after about 15 minutes had lapsed some of the customers got a little impatient because no one was behind the bar at all. One or two of the customers started to ring the large bell on the left hand end side of the bar with no avail in order to try and get a member of staff to serve them. Another 5 minutes passed so I rang the bell to see if I could help to get someone to serve all the customers waiting along with myself. All of a sudden a young bar man with tattoos all over his arms came into the bar and was very rude to me and my friend and then told us to get out! We left straight away as I did not want confrontation. We went to the ‘West gate inn’ just down the road and got served straight away and they made our custom feel like it was valuable. The Hotel its self is a very good place to have a drink I feel, but they do need to get some staff there that are customer friendly and want to work there in order not to lose any customers. Without customers you don’t have a business. We will go back one day, but hopefully the management will read this review and do something about the poor service we encountered here along with many other customers on this night.

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Stephen B . 2016-02-26

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Popped in last month because it was raining had jacket potato with prawns over priced not that good and the place was just horrible carpet yuk bad staff will not be going back

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lady l . 2016-02-10

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This clearly used to be a fine old building in the market town of Launceston but has fallen foul of the changing modern times and therefore is in desperate need of modernisation. The service was good and the baked potato with chicken and chilli sauce also good but the scampi was apparently average.

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David M . 2016-01-09

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We have eaten here many times for Saturday lunch, the menu is good, lots of choice and the food is well presented when it comes. My husband likes the steak sandwiches and they are pretty good. We usually eat in the bar area and that's ok apart from when there's sport on the tv. There's a nice restaurant area too.

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Tracianny . 2015-12-11

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Situated in the centre of Holsworthy this proved to be a good bolt-hole on a miserable day. An excellent fish pie and a pint of Holsworthy beer did wonders.

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Tobywebb35 . 2015-11-08

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We ate here on 2 nights during a long weekend to the South West. The food was excellent on both occasions. The portions are huge, which suited my husband but I found I wasted some food as I couldn't manage it all. The barman was very friendly and we enjoyed a few drinks in the bar after out meal. Nice little pub.

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cruise_kitty_44 . 2015-10-21

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We went to lunch here and it was very nice. It is also a hotel but we did not stay. The pub is a little old fashioned in style but clean. The food is very good and very good value for money. It seems to be busy with mostly local people. Ideally placed in Launceston town centre.

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eddon1983 . 2015-10-11

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Popped in for a evening meal and was not disappointed. Great menu and great food , nice staff.. Recommended

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Holidayer164 . 2015-06-07

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If your eating in Launceston town centre there is not a very wide variety of choice but the White Hart has now become the worst of all which is very sad considering it's long history here. I used to like coming in for a pint and a game of pool when there was a good range of ales but now there is usually 1 or sometimes 2 and no bottles of proper beer just stuff like Sol. The food is very bad. The last time I was in I had some sausages that were only cooked on one side. They also seemed poor quality and didn't taste like they had much meat content. If you want a game of pool and some beer and food then Harveys and the White Horse down the hill at Newport are much better. I hope it will get better again because it used to be a good night out. I can see from the other reviews that other Lansonians feel the same. It's low position down the rankings on trip advisor is justified.

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Lakey123 . 2015-02-01

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I visited launceston today and went to the white Hart for lunch what a delight we were greeted by two members of staff Charli Lake and Dan Pearce both polite attentive and friendly the food was delicious well presented and cooked exactly the way we asked it's an oldy world hotel but has character which matches the ancient town of launceston .

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shauna4419 . 2014-08-27

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Recently visited family in Launceston. Went for a meal with them and had an unpleasant meal here and my brother was ill after a steak.Very hit and miss. Have heard bad reports from other friends who live locally.Would not eat here again.

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Goldengate66 . 2014-08-24

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I visit The White Hart with my family when they come to stay (at the White Hart) and we always sit down for a meal. The receptionist is lovely and gave us a warm welcome and also asked if my family got home okay when I saw her a few days later. We were aloud to move tables to seat us all and the waitress was lovely. The food is delicious! I had the steak and ale pie which just melted in my mouth! We had a little mix up with my sons desert and the waitress went out of her way to make sure it was corrected which landed him two deserts free of charge! The price is very reasonable and I love coming back!

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DaNi3ll3 _ . 2014-08-22

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After a complete fail a few weeks ago with our evening meal,I'm pleased to see a standard has been brought back. "New chef?" I asked as I left, to a very friendly lady on reception. The reply...."Yes and no... our long term chef is now back in charge and it all seems to be in hand!" Fabulous food as I ways used to receive! Decor needs attention still, but I'm happy to come back soon Very well done to the team!

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Suzanne O . 2014-08-20

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Full English breakfast as it should be served and filled me up for the day of work ahead . Served with a friendly smile and piping hot

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Razz M . 2014-08-04

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Weary and hungry I took a place at a table in the White Hart after searching for somewhere more contemporary to eat. The decor was dull, dated and deteriorating, the menu was vast and left me lacking confidence that the kitchen could truly produce such a wide range of food to a standard of quality. Sadly I was proven right; it was back in the 70's when I last experienced such an overcooked and indifferent plate of food.

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Munrospun . 2014-08-03

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First impressions matter - we overrode ours out of hunger. The lounge was funky, settees repaired with gaffa tape, table dirty. Long wait for our orders and disappointing meals. Everything was overcooked and unappealing. Our impression was that the kitchen staff either does not know how to make a decent lunch or doesn't care. Now we know better.

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markls3 . 2014-08-02

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Very few eateries are open on a Sunday evening in Launceston, but The White Hart more than satisfied our appetite with good food at a reasonable price. Regrettable that the ambience was not quite fitting for a large hotel in the centre of town.

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buggzee . 2014-07-15

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The service in this place is getting worse, the staff are friendly, the food is good when it turns up, the waiting time between courses is agonising, we went for there for Sunday lunch, the waiter said its a 3 course set menu for £12:50. which is a good price. the starter was great, but then came the long wait... 15mins, 20mins, the waitress asked the table next to us what they'd like for pudding, they replied we're still waiting for the main.an elderly gentlemen on that table had fallen asleep, crumbs I thought. 30mins the wait goes on. 35mins our waiter says we can have our dinner now but with no cabbage, or we can wait till they cook some, because I didn't want to wait another decade for the cabbage to arrive we said we didn't mind, thinking the lunch would come out.... no we had to sit for another 10 minutes. at last it arrived, it was ok, very tasty. so far we'd been in the restaurant for about 1hr 20mins and we still hadn't had dessert. when we ordered our puddings we asked for the coffee as well just to try and speed things up, 20 mins later the desserts arrived, again very nice food. what crossed our mind is that the menu was a set menu, a basic Sunday lunch menu, 3 starters, 3 meats, plus a veggie lasagne, and about 5 desserts, nothing complicated, so why the agonising long waits in between courses, then running out of veg as well,. there was less than 10 people in the restaurant. its not as if it was their full menu on offer or the place was packed out. I think some training for the kitchen staff needs addressing, as we was leaving a table of 12 turned up, with young children too. god help them I thought... I think it will be a long time before I use this restaurant again, or until they get a faster chef.

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Simon Marie B . 2014-06-29

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We had the lasagne and ale and beef pie. Both home made and delicious. Meat comes from butcher next doro who obtains from local farmers. Only complaint was the wait but it was worth it. Would go there again.

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mbreary . 2014-06-26

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We stayed here fri sat night room was extremely comfortable nice and clean breakfast was average service was average overall I would recommend a stay here

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Treglown . 2014-06-08

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we had a splendid meal at the white hart hotel Launceston.I had the 3 cheese ploughman's, it was nearly more than I could eat. the other meals were lovely and plentiful too. service is a tad slow, but overall a great experience and at a good price,

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Simon Marie B . 2014-05-28

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There was nothing terribly wrong with our meal in the bar, but no one in our family of five are all their food, either. Two of us ordered cod and chips, one ordered lasagna, one ordered vegetable curry and the last had sausages. The price avid portions were decent. You can stop in if you are hungry. Everything will be ok even if nothing really stands out.

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John F . 2014-05-24

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We visit Launceston 6/7 times a year, and always have lunch here. Very Friendly staff, overall really pleased each time. Nothing is ever to much trouble and we can see improvements happening! Menu very pleasing, good value and a young lady chef even had even took the trouble to personally explain new items to us.

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Sharonizza567 . 2014-04-13

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Thank you to all the staff and especially Dan, for a wonderful lunch yesterday for Mother's Day. My fiance & I treated both sets of parents to the set 3-course lunch with tea/coffee, all for the very reasonable price of £13.50 a head. We had a lovely time! The food, especially the roast dinner options, was all fantastic, generous serving sizes and really tasty. Lovely staff, cheerful & smiling, even though it was a very full lunch sitting. Our every request was granted with willingness & charm. But an especial thanks for Dan who went out of his way to make wine & liqueur recommendations, and looked after us so well with such charm - he was the highlight of our visit and really made our day. Can thoroughly recommend the set-lunch here, we are regulars - celebrated my Dad's 80th here 2 years ago, also came for Father's Day lunch last June, so this was not a one-off. We will keep coming back! Thank you again for a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon :) Jenny & Andy xx

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AndyandJen25 . 2014-03-31

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Service and value for money was OK, but decor/seating in bar area is very tired and food not that great - I had the chicken in barbecue sauce, but the chicken was overcooked and the sauce was sickly sweet. My colleague asked for a medium steak, but it came well done.

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RM65 . 2014-03-14

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This Hotel is past its prime, it is scruffy as are the staff, it is tired and frequented by the teenagers and lads of Launceston who use the lovely big bar as a meeting place to watch football on a big screen. The restaurant is from a different era all together and serves very good food which is inexpensive. The Reception is horrible and the lads all stand in the entrance doors smoking, totally off putting. It could be a stunning place to spend a lovely evening, Maybe a different entrance to the restaurant would be a good idea away from the Bar. I don't know if any body ever stays there. It gives out a vibe of sadness.

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Leigh H . 2013-12-26

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An ok place to go to for a meal. The staff where really good and friendly, as for the food it was a works party of about 22 people. Everyone enjoyed thrie meal but a few found the wait between courses to be rather long and felt the dessert had just been nuked. The decor is rather dated and in need of updating but other wise ok.

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René Andre B . 2013-11-06

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The place really needs a bit of refurbishing, it looks really nice from outside then you are disappointed when you walk in, quite a varied menu, would recommend for a quick lunch but because of decor not the sort of place i would want to stay for dinner.

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Ramsey99 . 2013-10-04

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Although the property looks run down, the food was very nicely cooked and well presented. Portion was very good size.

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polinyip . 2013-08-29

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Staying at Woodovis caravan park we fancied a trip into Launceston fo a light lunch. We found the White Hart right in the centre of town. A hotel with a country pub atmosphere. Very friendly staff, great value for money food and ice cold beer. Highly recommended.

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beerandtools . 2013-07-19

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good old coaching inn that has seen better days and could do with a total overhaul however the food is fine and plentiful

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Karenza777 . 2013-05-17

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Good food although a bit on the expensive side for vegetarian dishes. Nice place inside & central location. Good menu but the meat dishes were better value than the vegetarian dishes

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moochmiss . 2013-04-30

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remember it is the food and drink not the place.I went to a birthday supper party would I like a steak yes please a T-bone OK ! it was wonderful cooked as I like it on a large plate of chips, toms mushrooms Etc. all there at the end I would have had it all again but I was to full. the staff are friendly and responsive and it all made for a grand time.

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jeep10_11 . 2013-04-25

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We visited as a family for a Sunday lunch. Reasonably priced, a decent plate full and friendly service. Nothing to write home about but good enough.

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Finnemore . 2013-02-25

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My husband and I with 5 other friends enjoyed a superb Christmas Lunch in the Ballroom at the White Hart Hotel on Christmas Day. The cost was extremely reasonable for champagne and canapes, starter, sorbet, main course, dessert, coffee and mince pies. The atmosphere was relaxed and the service just right - not rushed but not too slow. The food was excellent. The hotel had taken trouble with the table decorations and room decorations and it was tasteful and festive. The best part for me was not having to prepare the meal and, even better, not having to clear up afterwards. I would recommend Christmas Lunch at the White Hart to everyone and would certainly boook us in again for Christmas 2013.

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Jill P . 2013-01-04

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We have had two lovely meals here since moving to the area. The welcome is lovely and it has a wonderful menu selection, anything from lovely sandwiches or bagettes, to full meals - the portions are very generous, the food it piping hot and excellent quality. You will not be disappointed if you decide to dine here. You will have three different options of where you would like to eat - in the restaurant, bar or quiet bar. We will be back again very soon.

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Gully87654 . 2012-12-11

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This was a very average meal, but as I was tired and hungry and the meal deal was priced well, there was nothing to complain about.

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jackieandCharlie . 2012-12-03

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Came here for my friends birthday lunch, our first mistake was walking in. We went to the bar to get our menus no one greeted us, asked us to take a seat, so we sat ourselves. We both orderd chicken,bacon and pesto pasta with garlic bread, It arrived after 20 minutes waiting without garlic bread so we asked the waitress she replied 'oh didn't know it came with garlic bread ill ask' she then came back to say the chief had forgotten it. We tucked into our pasta to find the chicken still bleeding pasta cold and the bacon was just fat. The waitress came back with our garlic bread to which we turned round to say the food was disgusting, they offered to make us annother but after that we felt physically sick! DO NOT GO HERE!

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kitty S . 2012-10-19

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