The Slipway, Port Isaac

Pilchards At Port Gaverne

➤ Port Gaverne, PL29 3SQ, PORT ISAAC, United Kingdom

Carte • Pizza • Kebab • Mexican • Fast Food

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"We have been bringing the kids here for years a special meal out in a fantastic spot. But sadly, this year may be our last. As recently as 2 years ago you could get 'tapas ' style small plates from £6 £9 each, this year we were a little shocked to find the cheapest plate (a modest serving of cured mackerel) priced at £13, with most small plates at the £17 mark. In the past we have also enjoyed the large plates, most of which were priced from £16 £18. Currently, they are priced at £70, £75 and £130 perhaps the portions are larger than previous years, we did not order any. The food is of course delicious, but on the whole, the small plates did not feel quite as varied nor satisfying compared to previous menus. The BBQ puffed bread was dry, the sticky ginger crab was disappointing compared to other fresher crab dishes, the Octopus not as memorable as previous years. It would have been nice to have been offered the option of some bread or rice to go with all the Panang Curry sauce leftover. The pork belly (the only meat option on the menu other than the £130 surf and turf) was possibly the dish that disappointed the most. We tried all of the small plates and enjoyed the Prawn Panang, Red Mullet Tartare and the Cauliflower Kung Pao. £270 for a family of 6 with a few soft drinks and no desserts. With Nathan Outlaw 's up the road perhaps they feel the need to set the menu and prices in order to compete. But may well price out some families from enjoying this special spot."

Pilchards At Port Gaverne

➤ Beachfront, Port Gaverne, Cornwall,Isles Of Scilly, United Kingdom, PL29 3SQ, Cornwall,Isles of Scilly

Carte • Vegan • Seafood • British • Vegetarian

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"As long standing visitors to Cornwall, we never fail to stop at Pilchards for lunch or dinner. Even if we are not staying in the area, we always make a detour to enjoy their wonderful food and ambiance. Well what a shock we got on our visit earlier this week! It was 12.30pm and at first we thought it was closed, then we noticed another couple having a coffee. Admittedly, the weather wasn’t the best, but in previous years there could have been a force9 gale and you’d still struggle to find a table during the day or night if you’d not made a reservation. We sat outside to take in the beautiful view even in the grey skies it looks amazing. A very uninspired waitress came over and gave us the menus, didn’t say much and just put them on the table. Menu was different from last time we came but nonetheless we were still looking forward to a treat. There wasn’t a huge choice, again that was fine. We ordered three small plates squid, a chickpea onion bahji, a prawn and mussel Thai green curry and a portion of fries. Drinks were a bottle of water and pint of Korev. Food arrived and plates were tiny (saucer size, not even side plates). Fries were in a small bowl a bit like a cup. Good job we weren’t too hungry! My husband had the squid and said it was ok albeit a bit over cooked and chewy. Bahji was not warmed through fully and mushy in the middle undercooked. Thai prawn and mussel curry was inedible! It resembled a bright green oil slick with two prawns on the top and few tiny mussels mixed in. There was no Thai inspired taste. It had a real bitter taste like green vegetables blended up into a thick smoothie and drizzled with oil. I picked out the prawns and mussels but the sauce was luke warm and inedible. I mentioned this to the waitress when she collected the plates. Not because we wanted it taking off the bill (which it wasn’t), but to give the chef some genuine feedback. If I were a chef and it came back virtually untouched, I’d want to know why! She mumbled something about sorry you didn’t like it and walked off. The bill was £60 for what was less than £10 worth of food if you were to make it. Now, I know that isn’t how to look at it and I wouldn’t have done if the service and ambiance had been top notch and I didn’t have the knowledge of how fantastic it used to be! I asked if it had changed hands and was told it was still owned by the Port Gaverne Hotel. We were shocked, because for it to become so bad, they must have worked really hard at bringing it down! After we left I checked Trip Advisor and saw some mixed reviews of late. This says it all really as some of them were long standing customers like myself and were cancelling future reservations. I imagine if they don’t do something quickly to revert back, it won’t be long before it loses its excellent reputation, if it hasn’t done so already. It needs a new menu don’t try to be a Michelin Star restaurant there’s one in Port Isaac already! Plus that would need an experienced chef which Pilchards doesn’t appear to have. Just go back to serving fantastic fresh food and freshly caught fish. Not precooked or frozen. It needs to review its extortionate prices or produce quality food to reflect them. Finally, employ staff who look like they want to be there and ready to engage with the customers!"

The Angry Anchovy

➤ 10 New Road, PL29 3SB, Cornwall,Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom

Carte • Fish • Pizza • Pasta • Coffee

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"Really disappointed by the owner’s attitude. We tried to eat in this restaurant yesterday and while the member of staff was really helpful the owner blatantly ignored and to be frank treated my wife l like something on the bottom of his shoe. While I have no doubt the food is excellent we will never eat in this restaurant out of principle. Service: 1 Atmosphere: 1"

Trevathan Farm Shop And

➤ St Endellion, Port Isaac I-PL29 3TT, United Kingdom, PORT ISAAC

Carte • Sushi • Asiatic • European • Vegetarian

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"This restaurant is ideal for people of all ages. The outdoor play area for kids is fantastic, with plenty of activities to keep the little ones entertained while you enjoy your tea. We visit this place every year, and I would have given it a 5-star rating if it weren't for the food, which is just average. I suppose it’s hard to be perfect in every aspect. Overall, we really love it here!"

Outlaw's Fish Kitchen

➤ Port Isaac, 1 Middle St, PL29 3RB, PORT ISAAC, United Kingdom

Carte • Kebab • Cafés • Seafood • Mexican

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"The set menu is £88 and left us hungry. We had high hopes for the flavours but they didn't meet expectations apart from dessert which was delicious. Most courses consisted of tiny amounts of raw fish (cured or pickled but still transparent with an unpleasant jelly like texture with small amounts of wonderful sounding accompaniments which were actually quite bland; e.g. there was a mushroom sauce which didn't even taste of mushrooms. The meal wasn't balanced; the only carb was a few bits of brioche with blackened stripes from the griddle as the starter with cod roe (this was shared between 2 : and the only real portions of veg in the whole meal were a thin wedge of undercooked drumhead cabbage with Cornish cheese crumbs (which only tasted of charcoal and there were some thin slices of raw cauliflower with one dish (a very small portion for 2 . Another dish was fish tails bits of bone with the most miniscule amounts of fish on I found them unpleasant and left them. The drinks were extortionately priced £55 for a bottle of the recommended wine; £5.50 for one third of a pint of beer, and £17 for a small cocktail. The waiting on staff were professional and pleasant; and the service was excellent (you are limited to 2 hours at your table, but faultless prompt service enabled the meal to be completed in this time . The produce seemed high quality and fresh, and was beautifully presented, but even so it was mostly inedible to us. The restaurant was atmospheric but very cramped, and as everyone is seated at a set time (ours was 6 o'clock this caused congestion in the door way at the start. The tiny toilet had no hand washing facilities and opened straight into the restaurant close to a table; very unhygienic. Obviously from other reviews a lot of people like this kind of food but we didn't. Sorry... but we wouldn't recommend it. A £450 bill for 4 and to go home hungry is not great!"