The best restaurants in Roseland Cornwall, Isles of Scilly South West

Whilst the setting is lovely and the staff were very good the same cannot be said of the food, which was very disappointing and very over priced. My friend had checked that they could cater for a vegetarian, which was confirmed but there was absolutely no options other than a dreadful 'roast' vegetable salad, which had virtually no roast vegetables, a few roast auberges and peppers but otherwise it all came out of a jar, mozzarella cheese and rocket. I ordered place, which I am sure had been frozen as it was tasteless, soggy spinach, good tender stem broccoli. My poor friend put up with the 'roast' veg salad. We both had French fries which were of poor quality and not very nice. Puddings were good. Such a pity, so much scope to have provided a better meal. This is not a cheap restaurant and I could not recommend it unfortunately.

Just had the most fantastic lunch at the Kings head roast beef done to perfection pork succulent, 2 of our friends had the fish which in thier words was delicious. Staff so friendly. we are 8 locally people who live in Ruan if you want a good Sunday lunch or a fish dish this is the place to book. Well done Dean and staff. thank you, Gary, Jeanette, and friends from Ruanlanihorne.

Totally great for what it is! It's a members club with a slightly excited barman but does what it says on the tin! Was made better by the company of the locals. 3.5/5

We went to the watch house last week for lunch, new staff there, a friendly girl called Amy served us, me and my partner both had fish and chips, was amazing as always. Love coming back to st mawes, definitely my favourite restaurant in Cornwall

We always have Supper at this hotel on the Upper Deck when we are staying in St Mawes. Ben and his team are so friendly and very efficient too. Ben is a great Manager with a great sense of humour. He and his team always have time to spend with us and this makes a difference to our time spent in the Restaurant. The food is very good and the presentation too. So pleased the menu will be changed at the end of this week. See you soon. Best wishes Angela and Geoff

Disappointing. The dining room is a little stark but comfortable. A table on the terrace would have given us a lovely view were it not for the chilly wind. Anyhow, what could be helped was that the menu didn't correspond to the website (we were fobbed off on the availability of some fish) and the portions were ridiculously scant considering mains were in access of £40. Had we known about the menu we would have used our 60 mile round trip drive to go to the pricey Rick Stein's in Padstow rather than the pricey Tresanton.

The welcome was warm and the food was delicious. It isn’t difficult to see why this pub is so popular with both locals and tourists alike.

The spot is an usual for us to grab a coffee as the views are great. Unfortunately the outside cafe was closed so we went to the nearby inside cafe. The two female staff were very unfriendly no manners and looked like they did not want to be there. The drinks were lovely shame they did not dry the seats outside as it was lovely and sunny and we did not want to inside, had to sit on coats. Hopefully the outside cafe is open in the future where the friendly staff seem to be.

I’ve been visiting The Rising Sun in St Mawes regularly over the past year, and it’s become one of my favourite spots—not just for the great food and stunning location, but because of the consistently exceptional service, especially from Bridgette. Every time I come in, she greets me like an old friend and goes out of her way to make sure everything is perfect. Her warmth, professionalism, and genuine care create such a welcoming atmosphere. It’s staff like Bridgette that turn a good meal into a truly memorable experience. Highly recommended!

One of the finest lications gor excellent good. Seating inside fir those rainy Cornidh days. Ckose to the Falmouth / St Mawes Ferry. Good coffee and excellent food.

Had Sunday lunch here was ok, no stock behind the bar and was made to feel uncomfortable by the loud locals whom was trying to engaged in our conversations. Shame because a nice little pub

Had takeaway chips today - what has happened??? Normally have takeaway chips from here when visiting St Mawes and they have always been lovely traditional fish and chips. Today the “chips” were chunky frozen wedges style potatoes . Knew it wasn’t going to be good from the smell when waiting - not the normal chip shop chips. Awful - won’t bother again. Have also previously eaten in the restaurant but would not again after this experience.