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Large st. austell brewery pub split into 2 halves, one side is more of a restaurant, while the other side is more pubby. (You can eat in both). can get very busy but also has a large beer garden on the harbour to escape to. Popped in here saturday night for a few pints of Korev, good atmosphere mix of locals, and visitors finishing their meals. saturday nights are quite loud as they have live music on in the bar.
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Stayed in the hotel for a couple of nights. Lounge bar is more of a restaurant, but also has a busy public bar. Lovely pint of Trelawny and food was good and very reasonable. Friendly staff. All round nice place.
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Exellent, I have been in this
pub on and off over the summer, the food has always been good and the staff friendly, I like all the st austell ales but my favourite is the trellawny, it can be a bit busy at times and if you eat out on the harbour be very carefull of the gulls as I have seen them take one chaps gammon off his plate . Apart from that I would recomend this pub.
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Prime location on the harbour front and split into 2 halves,a more foody half and a bar which seemed to attract the younger element.
Sadly like a few StAustell pubs we've visited the beer was pretty average and it's a shame that given they have no guest ales they don't stock their full range - no Proper Job which is by far my favourite of their beers.
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ale was very good - Trelawny and Tribute - pub pretty clean and staff were friendly - yes noisy - dunno if it was locals or pub crawls from Helston but they were just having a good time and no harm done. Food average/expensive for what it was.
odbod - 12 Oct 2011 12:47 |
Large working pub, nice beer & staff were friendly enough, too many screens for my liking but still OK
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A spacious and attractive looking pub in a prime position on the harbour front. Although the staff were friendly and efficient and the drinks (Tinners and Rattler cider) fine, the food was of a low standard and slow to arrive despite it not being a busy time. The food wasn't particularly hot (between us: lukewarm burger, peas, scampi) and soggy chips. The salad garnish was good though.
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Agree with some of the previous commments about the service. I went in there every night last week and Monday the service was shocking, the rest of the week the waitresses seemed more intent on swapping local gossip AT FULL VOLUME instead of actually serving. The food was good when it eventually arrived and the beer excellent; Tinners, Tribute, HSD and a monthly special of Cockle Roaster which was the best beer I've had in months, totally fantastic. The reason I went there every night was the Cockle Roaster!
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Have had many a good afternoon here. The staff are always very pleasant and helpful.
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This pub is in need of some TLC and definitely trading on it past glory days reputation.
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Don't bother... cross over the harbour to The Ship instead. This place is a classic example of a potentially excellent pub ruined by corporatisation.
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Excellent quality Proper Job ale from St. Austell Brewery.Service quick and efficient. Good quality sandwiches!
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Good beer but terrible service. Go to the Ship instead!
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Had been looking forward to visiting the pubs in Porthleven ever since passing by, sat on the bus, during a visit to Cornwall in 2004. The Harbour Inn is in a great location. Was excited to get in there and try the ales. Unfortunately, my excitement was short lived - waiting at the bar for ten minutes with no acknowledgement from the staff started the excitement to subside. Seeing the range of ales available, raised my spirits a tad. This went down hill again - the 'service with a scowl' attitude of the staff needs looking at. Games machines and the token plasma TV ruins the interior. Appart from the ale and the location on the coast, its a so so boozer. Could be better. Start by replacing the staff that were there last November. Will pop in again this Nov to see if any change.
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We were totally appauled by the service in this pub. The food was served with key ingredients missing and when he asked for the food to be added we got nothing. Literally nothing, no replacement for the forgotten food which we had payed for. No apology, no smile, NOTHING!!! (Well she did shrugg her shoulders) The atmosphere was dead. Avoid this pub at all costs!!
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What a pity.
Had an evening meal in the "quieter bar." It seemed that the staff couldn't wait to get rid of us so that they could set up for breakfast in the morning. It's also a hotel.
So we went into the other bar. No connecting way through, so you have to go outside and go in again.
It's a large bar with fruit machines. pool table at the end. A band "Bucket of Blues" were playing. Might be all right if they sack their drummer!! He seemed to think that it was a 'who can play loudest competition.' Several people came and went because he was so intrusive.
Skinners beer was good, but wasn't impressed with the 35p charged for soda in a white wine spritzer.
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My wife and I visited several times during the week commencing 14th June 2008. Good modern day pub - nice enough venue with mos cons such as quiz machines etc. Ate outside by the harbour once - chose it because the other options seemed so expensive. Had two straightforward meals - nothing fancy - and they were very good.....with outstandingly quick service even though they had a wedding reception going on inside. Also went to the quiz on Thursday evening - great fun (though a rather dour presenter). For the non-arty-farty types an overall good pub (see also my comments on Atlantic Inn and Ship Inn). For the purists I can see that it wouldn't suit, but I liked it.
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What a disappointment. We opted for this venue for early dinner on a windy and rainswept June evening. Just the sort of venue ideal for the conditions and spectacular scenery.
Sadly, we found that its outstanding location on the historic Porthleven harbour is all it has going for it (oh, but it does sell draught Cornish Rattler cider!!).
Awful food, very bland which matched the lack of atmosphere within the premises. Avoid at all costs - there are far more beautiful places nearby. Don't be swayed by the relatively inexpensive menu or specials board. The bad experience left a nasty taste in the mouth together with the blandness of the dishes.
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Back in the day, I am assured this was a great pub. Now, however, it's no more than a boring chain pub with little or no atmosphere. There's nothig wrong with it, but there's nothing right with it either.
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good food good service all you could ask for a lot better with the new lay out
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Over-rated. Food industrial. Good views from the tables outside.
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GREAT LOCATION GOOD BEER GOOD STAFF VERY POOR FOOD
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I visited the Harbour Inn several times with my girlfriend in September 2004 and thought it was a fantastic place. The welcome was always warm and sitting on the harbourside with a few pints watching the sun go down is a lovely way to spend a couple of hours of an evening. It is definitely one of the first places that we are heading to when we come down agaion this year!
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Idyllic harbourside location. Full range of St Austell Brewery beers. Spoilt somewhat by the recent refurbishment that did away with the old, traditional look and replaced it with modern sofas & coffee tables. However, if you didn't know it before, you'll probably like it.
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Good food. Stayed 3 nights B+B. Would highly recommend. Only downside not much atmosphere.
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One of my favourite pubs anywhere in Britain. Great beer, good food, and a fantastic location. Nothing better than a beer on the harbourside on a warm summer evening!
David - 17 Nov 2004 10:54 |
